"Hou ...... Master Hou, you ...... You're not scamming...... Lie to us, right? Cao Shen felt his mouth dry, and his mind went blank.

"What are Ben Hou lying to you, this map Ben Hou has already dedicated to the emperor, otherwise why would the emperor do something to the Yue clan!" Chen Xu said with a smile.

"I see, no wonder!" Chen Ping tugged at his beard and muttered to himself, "I'll just say why the emperor wants to attack the Yue clan all of a sudden, it turns out that Your Majesty already knows that there is a wider world in the West......"

"There are all kinds of speculations about this matter, but there is no clue, even the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are still in the dark, so you don't want to spread it, the matter of navigation is very important to the future of Daqin, but at present, the domestic people's livelihood is rampant, so Ben Hou does not plan to reveal it, Ben Hou has also been looking for some people to go to sea by boat to slowly go to the East China Sea and the South China Sea to do some voyage experiments, familiar with the control of sailboats, and at the same time can also accumulate some voyage experience, since Cao Shen you are interested, then Ben Hou will give you this task, I don't know if you have the courage to lead the fleet to a place tens of thousands of miles away to raise the prestige of our Great Qin State, and at the same time bring back the gold, silver, jewelry and specialties of the Western countries! ”

"Dare...... Dare...... Why don't you dare, it's okay if Master Hou doesn't say it, as soon as he says that he can't hold back his ginseng, he wants to return to the East China Sea today! Cao Shen stammered and clutched his chest and nodded.

"Master Hou...... I...... I also want to sail ......" Xiao He waved his eyes and lit up.

"Yes, Brother Xiao is the best with me, Brother Xiao is smarter and more stable than Sen, if we have your guidance, we will definitely be able to reach the distant western country in the future!" Cao Shen excitedly grabbed Xiao He's arm.

"I ...... I want to ...... too"

"Don't think about it, Keju Square is in full swing now, you have to help me take care of it!" Chen Xu interrupted Liu Bang's words.

If the three of them all go sailing together, they may soon run somewhere to establish a Han Empire, and when the time comes, they will benchmark themselves with the Great Qin Emperor, and Chen Xu, as the initiator, will have to suffer in the middle.

Therefore, Xiao He and Cao Shen can go, and Liu Bang must stay in Xianyang.

However, the navigation thing is not something that can be accomplished overnight, it is a very large system project, and it is also a very expensive thing, and Chen Xu's ability alone cannot support this huge project.

According to Chen Xu's idea, since Cao Shen likes to sail, then he can first build three or five sea ships to move around the Bohai Sea in the East China Sea for a few years, and wait until there is a chance to occupy South Korea and Japan first, in fact, it doesn't matter if South Korea is occupied or not, it is not a big problem, and it can also be reached by land, but it is more difficult, but Japan is rich in silver and sulfur, both of which are materials that are in short supply in the Central Plains, as long as Japan is occupied, it will be of great help to the future development of Daqin.

At present, there is already sailing technology, with rudder and compass equipment and technology that were only available in the Tang and Song dynasties, plus there are navigation telescopes that have surpassed the times for nearly 2,000 years, it is not difficult to find the two places in South Korea and Japan, which are only a few hundred kilometers apart, but it takes a lot of time, and the safety is relatively guaranteed, which can accumulate a lot of experience for future voyages around the world.

However, this matter is not something that needs to be solved urgently at the moment, you can take your time, Chen Xu is not in a hurry, and he is not in a hurry.

Half an hour later, Chen Ping, Xiao He, Liu Bang, and Cao Shen came out of the Qinghe Marquis Mansion with red eyes as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

Chen Ping returned to the newspaper office, and he was still jumping around the room like a spring, causing Fu An, who was about to report to him, confused.

"Why is Secretary Chen so excited and restless today, could it be that Mrs. didn't let you go to bed last night?"

"Brother Fu came just in time!" Chen Ping excitedly grabbed Fu An's hand.

Fu An shuddered slightly, and quickly shook his head: "Secretary Chen, don't worry, this is the office ......"

"Hehe, you can't shirk this matter!" Chen Ping laughed a few times.

Fu An's face turned pale at once, and he hurriedly retreated to the door and said with a nervous face: "Secretary Chen, don't make trouble, there is no good Longyang!" ”

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment and came back to his senses, pointed at Fu An and laughed: "Okay, you Fu An, what kind of person do you think of as a certain person, you are not interested in your bearded guy, there is something big happening now, go and find the Book of Mountains and Seas, I have an extremely secret thing for you to do!" ”

Fu An breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What do you want to do with the Shan Hai Jing, it's a vain book, what's the use of finding it?" ”

"Oh, you don't know, I'll tell you something...... Well, forget it, Master Hou told me not to spread it! ”

Chen Ping stopped talking halfway through, but immediately hooked Fu An's interest, grabbed Chen Ping's arm and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, don't sell Guanzi, since it was said by Hou Ye, I must listen to it, otherwise my heart will itch and suffocate uncomfortably, and I won't be interested in going home to my mother-in-law!" ”

"Can't say can't say can't say!" Chen Ping waved his hand again and again.

"Brother Chen don't say anything, I'll go to Hou Ye to ask!" Fu An also turned around and left.

"Don't go, don't go!" Chen Ping had no choice but to grab Fu An's arm and drag it back, smiled bitterly and lowered his voice and whispered a few words in his ear, Fu An originally smiled proudly, but soon his face was surprised that his mouth was wide open and he could stuff a big duck egg, Chen Ping came back to his senses for a long time and jumped up and said, "Brother Chen didn't tell me?" This matter is too unbelievable, and others will definitely not believe it when you say it! ”

"What Master Hou said will be false? It's just that Hou Ye ordered that this matter should not be spread at the moment, for fear of causing chaos among the people, but Hou Ye is already ready to build a sea ship in Langya to start acting, and the newspaper, as a news communicator, must seize this opportunity in advance, and when the time comes, these news will be published in the newspaper, which will inevitably cause the world to shake, Brother Fu doesn't want to take the lead? Chen Ping lowered his voice with a serious and serious face.

"Self-...... Naturally, if this is true, the front page of this newspaper will be occupied in the future! Fu An's face flushed with excitement.

"That's good, there are only a few people who know about this matter at the moment, Brother Fu hurriedly arranged for someone to go to Langya in the East China Sea to go to sea with the ship for an interview, maybe he will get clues soon, if he waits for the newspaper to publish the news of Yingzhou, I don't know how crazy the people in the world will be!" Chen Ping also shook his head excitedly.

"But what does this have to do with the Classic of Mountains and Seas?" Fu An was puzzled.

"Brother Fu doesn't know, although the Qinghe Hou Yan Shan Hai Jing is a strange book written by an anonymous person, it seems to be unscrupulous, but he thinks that this book records the geography of mountains and rivers in ancient times, because the ancient gods and demons war led to the collapse of Buzhou Mountain and there is a record of the sky falling northwest and sinking southeast, after the flood swept away a large number of land and plains, so there is a huge difference between the geography of Kyushu and the Book of Mountains and Seas, but although the geography has changed, the terrain is different, and there are many unsubmerged lands overseas, That Yingzhou is only two thousand miles away from Langya, there may be ancient immigrants on it, and there are a large number of scarce gold and silver things in my Central Plains, if you can find Yingzhou, it must be a major geographical discovery that has never been seen in the ages, Brother Fu, this is a rare opportunity, my newspaper must take the lead in this matter! ”

"What does Brother Chen mean......" Fu An still looked at Chen Ping in confusion.

"I'll wait to study the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and then find some famous people who have studied the Classic of Mountains and Seas to discuss, and then write some speculative articles based on the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and publish the overseas catalogues contained in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which will inevitably attract the attention and discussion of the people, if you really find Yingzhou and bring back the strange products of Yingzhou, you can refute the theory that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is not a false book, then the world is big, and the east, west, north and south are all in line with the Book of Mountains and Seas......"

"Ahh Fu An was stunned for a long time and a spirit came back to his senses, and nodded excitedly, "Yes, yes, although the Classic of Mountains and Seas is all said to be false, but there are many believers, if it can be confirmed one or two, then the geography of the world will inevitably open up, and those magical kingdoms and strange beasts will inevitably reveal the truth, Brother Chen doesn't need to say it, this matter will be left to me, I will go to find the oldest version of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and then start collecting discussion articles......"

Fu Anxing rushed away, Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief and sat down at the desk, but he was still excited and couldn't sit still.

This matter was told in Chen Xu's study that they could not spread it, but as the actual controller of the Great Qin Metropolis Daily, how could he let go of this kind of opportunity, and he could also guess some of the plans of the Marquis of Qinghe, saying that the purpose of telling him was not untargeted, and he must have hoped that the newspaper could hype it up in advance, just wait for one day to suddenly discover that there are countless wonderful countries in the east, west, north and south of Great Qin, this great geographical discovery will make countless people crazy, and the Great Voyage Age that Hou Ye said will come to the face, Countless warriors of the folk expedition will flock to sail out to sea to find opportunities, and countless overseas treasures and rare birds and beasts will be transported back to Daqin in a steady stream......

The more Chen Ping thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but swing lightly.

And after fooling Chen Pingxiao and others, Chen Xu did not stay idle.

Since Cao Shenxiao He is willing to be the pioneer of the voyage expedition, Chen Xu must also make some arrangements in advance, although the cost of navigation is huge, but it is also an extremely profitable good deal, once you find Japan, there may be a steady stream of silver ore and sulfur transported back, and if you can reach Indonesia and other places, there are all kinds of rare animals and plants and minerals and tropical fruits, etc., and as long as you can reach Indonesia, then the time to cross the Strait of Malacca to Central Asia and West Asia will not be too far, If it can stimulate the people's enthusiasm for navigation, then a vast world will be completely displayed in front of everyone in Daqin, and once a huge picture of overseas colonization is opened, it will be like opening Pandora's box, which can no longer be covered.

And as for the safety and sacrifice of navigation, it was inevitable.

The people are so restless, when the time comes, they can vigorously promote overseas colonization, and in the name of the Great Qin Empire, they can allow the princes and nobles of the six countries and the rangers to find an opportunity to exert their light and heat, so that they can bring disaster to the West Asians or Europeans.

Okay, that's good!

Chen Xu smiled and rode to the headquarters of Huaxia Qianzhuang.