"Mingzhou is located on the coast of the East China Sea. It is recorded in historical records that as early as the Xia Shaokang period, it was used as a shipping port and was part of the ancient Yangzhou City. It has a history of more than a thousand years, and the geographical environment of this place is
, it is also very suitable as a seaport. It has flat terrain, sufficient rainfall, and four distinct seasons. And don’t underestimate this distance." Li Mu gestured at the water inlet and said: "Just this distance determines the location of Mingzhou.
A freeze-free port, but Yangzhou Port is not."
Wang Rui couldn't help but ask: "Master Hou, in terms of not freezing the port, it is indeed as you said, but it is not harmful. Even if Yangzhou Port is frozen, it will not be frozen for long..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Mu. Li Mu glanced at him sideways and said, "Who else do you think you are? Isn't this the one who wants to kill me?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Wang Rui's face turned pale, but also the expressions of everyone present changed. Everyone looked at Gu Sizhi. You must know that when Wang Rui said these words, he was in Gu Sizhi's garden.
Logically speaking, if there is no problem on Gu Sizhi's side, Li Mu should not know these words. Now that Li Mu has made it clear, doesn't it mean that Gu Sizhi has surrendered to Li Mu a long time ago, and the gathering that day was a
A trap?
Gu Sizhi felt really miserable when faced with such a questioning look. He wanted to say loudly that he was really wronged. How could he have colluded with Li Mu? Before he met everyone today, he also
I have never met Li Mu, nor do I have any connection with Li Mu's people.
But now, with the facts before him, he couldn't explain clearly even if he wanted to say there was no connection. No one would believe it, and he couldn't explain it in front of Li Mu. If he explained it, wouldn't it mean that the Gu family was with
Mr. Hou is not of the same mind, so why is he holding back and plotting?
The most important thing is, how did Li Mu know? Just as everyone doubted him, he also doubted the people who accepted his invitation to attend the meeting. Everyone was suspected. They might have betrayed him and ruined the Gu family.
To fulfill their own people.
Therefore, facing the questioning eyes of everyone, Gu Sizhi opened his mouth and quickly reacted. He glanced at everyone, sighed, and looked away. What he wanted to express with this sigh
Yes, the Gu family is open-minded. But he has no control over how people understand it.
On the other side, Wang Rui was also panicking to death. He wanted to slap himself a few times now. How anxious could he be to open his mouth and say such words? If he didn't say anything, wouldn't it be okay? How could he know?
, there is nothing wrong with people who are targeted by Li Mu. Sooner or later, Li Mu will come to the door.
But for Wang Rui, being approached by Li Mu is better than being targeted like this by him. He is obviously a teenager, but somehow he can bring such great pressure to people, making people breathless.
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As the eldest son of the Langya Wang family, Wang Rui is a little arrogant, but he still knows what to do and how to react when things happen. Explanation is tantamount to sophistry, and he has no ability to fall out. For the current plan, he can only
Maybe he was begging for mercy, so he knelt down in front of Li Mu and said: "Master Hou, please forgive me. I was drunk yesterday. I was under too much pressure and talked nonsense. I don't dare to think nonsense in my heart.
I don’t even dare to take action.”
"The power of the marquis is compared to that of the villain, just like the scorching sun is to the fireflies. They are incomparable. After the villain woke up, he blamed himself so much that he rushed to the dock to plead guilty." After a pause, Wang Rui added: "Gift
The Marquis's food box is also a double portion, so I apologize to you."
Before Li Mu got angry, Wang Rui quickly added another sentence, saying: "Master Hou, the villain has never wanted to escape from anything. The villain has offended Master Hou, let him deal with it, I just hope not to implicate my family."
With such sincerity in his words, Li Muruo's aggressiveness seemed a bit excessive. Li Mu really didn't want to do anything to him, so he lifted him up with a slight arc in his mouth and said: "Why bother, I am just joking.
That’s all. Who doesn’t know that I have always loved my people like my own son——”
Wang Rui also risked his life and was shameless. He prostrated himself in front of Li Mu and said loudly: "I would like to recognize the Marquis as my adoptive father..."
"Hurry up!!" Li Mu was startled and was too lazy to act. How could he become a foster father? He was twice as old as me and had to turn around. How could such an old son be born?
Wang Rui saw that Li Mu was angry and quickly put away the farce. He secretly praised himself in his heart for using retreat as an advance, which was considered a success. He also expected that Li Mu would not recognize him as his godson, so he lowered his attitude.
That's enough apology.
Li Mu glared at him and continued: "As for why we established a port in Mingzhou, there is another reason. In the future, the proportion of maritime trade in the Tang Dynasty will definitely become more and more important, so protecting the caravans and maintaining order will become a hiding place.
However, I have asked your Majesty the Ministry of War to consider establishing the Datang Navy. Mingzhou will be the home port of the Datang Navy. With the flat terrain, military camps and shipyards can be built. In the future, this will not only be a seaport, but also a military port of the Tang Dynasty.
"
After a slight pause, Li Mu's expression seemed to be hesitating. After struggling for a while, he finally said: "There is another intention. I am considering whether to tell it. Your mouth is not that strict."
The implication was clear. It was hard for everyone not to think about what had just happened, especially Gu Sizhi. He was already sure that there must be a traitor among the people who attended the rally yesterday.
"Forget it, let's just say it!" Li Mu sighed and said, "If you don't say it, you must have doubts in your hearts, but if you say it, the ugly words will be spoken in front of you. If the news is leaked, none of you can escape, and I must settle the score.
of."
Everyone was thinking, is it too late for me not to listen? But who dares to say this, so they all had to bite the bullet and promise not to reveal a word to anyone.
Li Mu stretched out his hand and clicked on the map. The location was very blurry, but on the Japanese territory: "Here, there is a big silver mine. How big is it? Let's put it this way, I will start digging from now on, and my grandson will be sixty."
If you are old, you may not be able to dig it clean."
"This..." Everyone gasped, how could this be possible?
"You don't believe it, do you?" Li Mu chuckled and said, "I know you don't believe it, but it is the truth. The port was built here because there is a route that can avoid the ocean currents and reach the Japanese country directly. The silver mine in the Japanese country must belong to the country.
Tang, do you understand?"
I understand, of course I understand!
Why do people go to sea? Isn't it to make money? The Japanese country has such a large silver mine, which means that it bypasses all the intermediate links and gets the money directly, without a middleman to make a difference. Who doesn't like this kind of business?