There were countless boats sailing on the shore. Fazheng was sitting under a pavilion with a table in front of him. There was a boy cooking wine beside him. Fazheng was wearing very thick clothes. He thought that the winter in Yangzhou would not be too cold, but no.
Thinking that it was colder here than in his hometown, he could only wear more clothes. He sat here, waiting for the arrival of his friends. He sat in the pavilion and looked at the sponge in the distance. There were countless ships coming and going. Unfortunately, they were all
These small boats were not the people he wanted to wait for.
This was the first time he had some free time since he and Zhou Yu established the Overseas Department in Yangzhou. When he first came to Yangzhou, he had no financial support or support from local officials. Even the Yangzhou Navy was hostile to them and felt that
They came here just to seize power and take credit for their achievements. Under such difficult circumstances, he and Zhou Yu still managed to find a way out.
From an unknown institution to a government office that even the governor of Yangzhou, Jushou, dare not despise, Fazheng has gone through too much. He and Zhou Yu arrived here with empty hands, got money from the governor, and opened their own
The mansion did not have any manpower or any help. Zhou Yu was indeed very talented in terms of commanding and swordsmanship, but he could not build a large-scale yamen.
As a result, everything was planned and implemented by Fa Zheng. He first invited powerful and powerful families from all over Yangzhou to participate in the banquet, and directly killed those who did not come as a warning to others, and forcibly gathered a group of powerful and powerful families.
Under his own command, and with the financial resources of these people, he built large-scale ships and recruited more than 30,000 sailors. Zhou Yu took these people to sea and did not interfere with the Yangzhou Navy.
Zhou Yu did not live up to Fa Zheng's hard work. He commanded the ships of aristocratic families and went on overseas expeditions, bringing a large amount of wealth, countless gold, copper, iron, gems, and even slaves. Zhou Yu brought these back.
It was to be handed over to the temple, but Fazheng refused. He persuaded Zhou Yu that only by using his wealth on overseas divisions and letting the overseas divisions develop first could he bring greater returns to the temple!
With Zhou Yu's consent, Fazheng left half of the wealth, and the remaining half was just given to the temple. However, what Zhou Yu didn't know was that Fazheng actually kept nearly 70%, but handed over less than 20%.
Of course, Fazheng would not tell Zhou Yu these words. He knew Zhou Yu's temperament. Although he was smart, he blindly adhered to those so-called nonsense. He left 70% to build overseas divisions and 10% to use it.
In order to manage the officials and figures in various parts of Yangzhou.
Zhou Yu was also puzzled that Fazheng acted so violently, but his relationship with Yangzhou officials and powerful officials was getting better and better. They were like brothers. They all respected Fazheng so much, and he had not done anything to harm them.
However, it does not have the status of Fa Zheng.
Fazheng relied on his own means to build Yangzhou's largest shipyard in Qiantang County in less than a year. More than ten large ships can be built here every year, and various smaller ships can be built.
There are countless, Fazheng suppressed the rest of the shipbuilding industry, and wanted to take over the entire Yangzhou, and even the entire Han Dynasty, shipbuilding industry in his own hands. The powerful or wealthy people in various places who wanted to build ships needed to buy from him.
There are countless slaves in his shipyard, and he is protected and supported by officials. He can be said to be the hegemon in the world.
And going to sea became more frequent. He built countless ships and gave them to the powerful. Large ships had to follow Zhou Yu out to explore, while some small ships were for trade with Jiaozhou, some to Yizhou, and some were fishing boats.
, In short, now, Fazheng and Zhou Yu have become one of the highest-status officials in Yangzhou. No one dares to look down upon them. Even the captain of the Yangzhou navy has to smile and bend down to salute when he sees them. After all,
, their boats also need to be purchased from here.
Fazheng thought about these things in his mind and couldn't help but smile. That is to say, he came here. If it were someone else, there is really no way to achieve the current situation. The wine has been cooked, but the waiting person still hasn't come.
, Fazheng had no choice but to drink a drink by himself to warm himself up. While he was drinking, he suddenly heard screams from the crowd. Fazheng slowly raised his head and looked into the distance. Countless ships were slowly heading towards the shore.
Driving along.
The boats almost filled the entire water surface, and everyone on the shore cheered. They were all here to wait for their families. Every time they went to sea, they would be very nervous. Fire and water were ruthless. No one was sure that this time they would be able to go to sea.
Come back alive, not to mention that there are various diseases at sea. Many sailors will die of illness at sea. The cause cannot be found out, but they can get better after returning to the shore. Everyone wonders, maybe there is some plague at sea.
A plague that can be cured by getting on land.
Fazheng was also a little nervous. Every time Zhou Yu went to sea, it was not just for trade. Occasionally, he would also greet the ships and natives he saw on the way. It was inevitable that there would be bumps and bumps. And Zhou Yu was always
He likes to take the lead, which is really worrying. Fazheng is watching. The ship has docked, and the officials on the shore are busy. Fazheng waited for a long time before he saw the most handsome Zhou Lang among the crowd.
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Zhou Yu stood in the sloppy water, which showed his peerless appearance. When he walked towards the pavilion gracefully, he could always hear the sound of quarreling among the crowd greeting his relatives.
"What are you looking at?? Ah?? Are you here to greet me, or are you here to see our general!!!"
"Why are you so dazed! Go home!"
Ahem, there are always many women standing on the shore, some come to greet their husbands, and some simply want to see Zhou Yu. When Zhou Yu passes by, these people will always stare at him with their eyes wide open, motionless.
This made Zhou Yu very distressed, but Fazheng was very...angry. He felt disappointed for the women in Yangzhou. They were a group of superficial people who only valued appearance. Humph, they were extremely disappointed!
Zhou Yu walked to the pavilion. Fazheng didn't get up, and Zhou Yu didn't say hello. He sat directly opposite him. Zhou Yu picked up the wine cup, raised his head and drank, sighing, then looked at Fazheng and smiled.
Then asked: "Why, you are not happy at all when you see me? Could it be that Takanao wants to take charge of this overseas department alone??"
"That's right, the wine you drank just now was poisonous wine!" Fazheng said coldly.
Zhou Yu laughed loudly. Zhou Yu seemed cold, but in fact he was kind to others. Although Fazheng was harsh, he was also able to take advantage of the friends he recognized. The relationship between the two was very close. There were no cumbersome etiquette, and they were close to each other.
Like brothers, Fazheng looked Zhou Yu up and down, and then said: "You are taking the lead in charging into the battle again? How many times have I told you that the general is not the one who rushes at the front, that is called the vanguard! You just don't listen!"
A long scar appeared on Zhou Yu's left arm. He smiled and said: "They are just barbarians. How can they be said to be rushing into battle? They were bitten by a bow and arrow. It's nothing serious!"
"Haha, okay, I don't care about you, you can charge as you please. If you die on the battlefield one day, I will be able to control this overseas department by myself!"
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "You don't understand, as a general, how can you hide behind the soldiers? It is the minimum to lead the soldiers. Besides, there are soldiers around me who will not kill me. You
Don’t worry, my master has been in the army all his life and has suffered more injuries, but I have never seen him die on the battlefield..."
"Your master did not die on the battlefield, but in the end he was tortured and died painfully due to the injuries he sustained during the war..."
"It's worth it!" Zhou Yu waved his hand and took another sip of wine, feeling warm.
"Tell me, how was the harvest this time?" Fazheng looked at the ships in the distance and asked. When Zhou Yu heard his question, he immediately laughed and said, "You don't know, this time,
I took people to explore the island below Jianning Changdao. I couldn’t believe it. There were exposed gold mines on the ground, hahaha, and there were all kinds of slaves. By the way, I
We also captured a dozen strange natives..."
"Oh? Strange natives??" Fazheng was stunned, frowned, and asked: "I have seen a lot of barbarians. There are blondes, curly hair, and even faces as black as ink. What's so strange about them?
ah?"
"There was something strange about that island. I first caught a few elephants. Those elephants were not even up to my knees. I thought they were young, but it turned out that many of them were like this. Later, when we went in to explore,
Someone attacked us, we went to chase them, and ended up catching thirteen dwarfs... These people were very short, about the same size as ten-year-old children. They looked different from us, spoke differently, and seemed to be eating raw food...
Not wearing any clothes, very barbaric..."
Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Fazheng was really shocked. There are still such indigenous people who look like children?
"The world is so big, there are really many wonders!" Fa Zheng said with emotion.
"Yes, I am going to send these dwarfs to Luoyang. Ahem, let's talk about the harvest. This time, I took the fleet and even reached the vicinity of Kushan. This car and ship are much faster than the building ship.
, Hahaha, you don’t know that along the way, the ships were full and could hardly carry any more items. As a result, I took my people and encountered the Kushan ships. The Kushan people’s ships were small and very backward. As a result,
How dare these Kushans attack us!!"
"I took my men and captured all these people. Unfortunately, I don't understand the Kushan language. There are a few sailors who understand a little, but not much. I can only identify them as Kushan people. I don't know the others, so I use
Their ships came to load the goods, but unfortunately, their ships were not good enough, and several of them sank before they could reach Jiaozhou..."
Fazheng nodded. Zhou Yu has brought back so many goods. The shipyard should be expanded again. With more ships, more wealth can be brought back. Well, the temple should also pay attention to the development here.
Let the temple provide financial support, Fazheng thought, just hand over 40% of the harvest this time. He looked at Zhou Yu and said: "I haven't been idle since you left..."
"I wrote letters to several surrounding governors, asking them to come to us to buy boats. Haha, many of them agreed. From now on, we will no longer worry about money... By the way, when you leave,
The temple also runs a newspaper. I want to write a letter to Hua Xiong with you and ask him to help us promote the Yangzhou Shipyard. From now on, we can build ships for all those who need ships, and the benefits will be huge..."