Chapter 0245: The Canal Is Completed
Zhang Jiao and these believers stood in front, and those soldiers did not directly use weapons, but they were inevitably beaten, and they were arguing in front of the tent, and Wang Fu's deep voice sounded, "Bring that priest in!" ”。
Hearing Wang Fu's words, the soldiers also let go of those believers, Zhang Jiao walked out slowly, several believers looked at him with some concern, Zhang Jiao smiled at them, if Wang Fu wanted to be unfavorable to himself, he could kill himself at any time, there was no need to be afraid, Zhang Jiao was taken to the small camp by two soldiers, and Wang Fu was still staring at the map.
Zhang Jiao bowed to Wang Fu and said, "Julu Zhang Jiao, meet Wang Jun." ”
This tent was very Zhang Jiao was a little unbelievable at first, this was the camp of the famous traitor Wang Fu, but after seeing the majesty of the person in front of him, he believed it, Wang Fu slowly raised his head, glanced at him, no words, continued to lower his head, looked at the map, Zhang Jiao saw that he did not reply, and there was no embarrassment, and bowed to him again.
"Okay, let's go, why did you come to see me?"
"I was sent by Dong Jun, and his purpose is to find Penglai Immortal Island and seek the method of immortality!" Zhang Jiao said solemnly, Wang Fu couldn't help laughing again, laughed for a moment, saw that Zhang Jiao was not a little ashamed, and asked, "This is what you came to me to say?" ”
"Okay, I know, I wish you to find the immortal as soon as possible and send off the guests!"
Seeing Wang Fu's attitude, Zhang Jiao was shocked, and hurriedly said: "Wang Jun is slow, this Penglai Immortal Island is real, there is an elixir for longevity on it, if you can find it, you can make the position of the Son of Heaven forever!" He said some words taught by Shijun, Wang Fu obviously had displeasure on his face, he didn't have any interest in Zhang Jiao's words, and he didn't want to listen to them more.
"Tell you, I came here because I was sent by the Son of Heaven!"
"Didn't you just say that Dong Zhuo sent it? How did you become the Son of Heaven again? ”
"This letter was handed over to Dong Jun by the Son of Heaven, and Wang Jun can check it in person." Zhang Jiao took out a crumpled letter from his sleeve and carefully handed it to Wang Fu, Wang Fu's face became cautious, took the letter handed by Zhang Jiao, and read it carefully.
After reading the letter, Wang Fu's face was gloomy, and he was instantly furious, threw the letter on the ground suddenly, and scolded: "Looking for immortals and visiting the Tao, is it what Ming Jun did? A few days after I left Luoyang, the Son of Heaven became so unbearable?! He scolded so loudly, the soldiers around him lowered their heads in horror, covered their ears with their hands, and didn't dare to listen, and Zhang Jiao also looked at Wang Fu in dismay.
Is this guy trying to rebel???
Wang Fu looked at Zhang Jiao angrily and scolded: "It's all you who can't wait for the monks, bewitching the Son of Heaven, coming here!" Take it with me, pull it out of the tent and cut it! ”
Zhang Jiao was in confusion, so he was taken down by the soldiers who were like tigers and wolves, and then walked towards the outside of the tent, Zhang Jiao shouted: "Wangjun, Wangjun, are you looking for slaves?" I learned that there is a salt field all over the place, and a subway mine all over the place! I can take the fleet with me! ”
Hearing Zhang Jiao's shout, Wang Fu immediately stopped the soldiers, frowned, slowly walked in front of Zhang Jiao, leaned over, stared at Zhang Jiao's eyes, and asked, "What you said is true?" Zhang Jiao nodded frantically and said: "There are hundreds of people on the boat, and they know it completely, and what they say is not the slightest false!" Hearing Zhang Jiao say this, Wang Fu ordered the soldiers to let go of him.
"What do you want?"
"I don't want anything, I just hope that Wang Jun can give me a fleet, I am willing to go to sea, I want to search for immortals, and if I find an archipelago, such as iron mines, salt works, slaves, etc., it will all belong to the king, and I will not take a penny!"
Wang Fu laughed and said, "You treat me as a lowly businessman? He laughed for a moment, squinted his eyes again, and said, "You should rest here first, let me think about it for a few days, and take them down, so that I can watch them!" The soldiers escorted Zhang Jiao and his followers out of the naval camp, and Wang Fu sat and thought slowly.
Going to sea can make huge profits, for Yangzhou, and even the coastal land of the Han Dynasty, it is an opportunity, this is what Wang Fu firmly believes, but the people who go to sea are not easy to find, just because they go to sea, a few months, for the soldiers, it is okay, after all, as long as the money is enough, Wang Fu can take care of their homes for them They are willing.
But the generals, it's not easy, they don't want to leave for so long, not to mention the unknown sea, which makes them a little afraid, they would rather directly lead the troops from the south to attack the south by land, Zhang Jiao took the initiative to ask for the sea, it is still rare, for the immortals, Wang Fu does not believe it, but Zhang Jiao, it seems that he can really use it for himself.
Of course, when considering these things, he also had to make sure that what Zhang Jiao said was true, and he sent You Tu to ask the sailors under Tai Shi Ci's account, and confirmed that Zhang Jiao was not lying, they had indeed encountered a large salt farm, and Wang Fu secretly had an idea in his heart.
The next day, Tai Shi Ci wanted to return to Qingzhou, when he was about to take Zhang Jiao, but was blocked by the Yangzhou Navy, Tai Shi Ci didn't know what happened, wanted to find Wang Fu, but did not see, and finally You Tu told him that Zhang Jiao was ready to borrow a boat from Wang Fu to go to sea, Tai Shi Ci was naturally helpless, so he could only lead everyone to leave and return to Qingzhou.
Zhang Jiao stayed in Yangzhou, Wang Fu placed him in the Yangzhou navy, and asked Lu Fu to tell him some known sea areas, Lu Wei belonged to the officials who were forced to go to sea by Wang Fu, and heard that Zhang Jiao intended to take his place, he did not have any anger, but was extremely happy, and told Zhang Jiao about these things one by one, and Wang Fu quickly prepared for the next sea.
He was going to explore all the seas around the Han Dynasty, and if he had enough manpower, he would have wanted to establish some strongholds in the south to better transport supplies, but this would have to be done later, and the canal was completed while Wang Fu was training his naval army in Yangzhou.
It took more than two years, dug through the canal of Youji and Qinghai three states was finally completed, which is still under the hard work of a large number of foreign laborers, so quickly completed, after the opening of the canal, Dong Zhuo was extremely excited, Youzhou this year's grain tax, through the big ship, from the sea directly to the river, and then from the river all the way up, through Gaotang, Puyang, Guandu, Baima and other places, and finally arrived in Luoyang.
Countless wharves appeared on both sides of the canal, the car and boat money levied in the early month reached most of the money needed for the construction of the canal, the materials of Youzhou were transported to Qingzhou, Yanzhou and other regions, and the same is true of the materials of other states and counties, the influence of the canal, after the completion of the canal, has shocked the hundred officials, Zhang Wen sent 10,000 soldiers who had just completed the training, through the canal, rushed to Youzhou and other areas, to make up for the vacancy of the northern army.
In less than a month, these soldiers have rushed to Youzhou, this marching speed, so that the Han hundred officials can't help but sigh, if there are a few more such canals, the old general Zhang Huan will not be dead without a corpse, after seeing the benefits of the canal, Wen Renfeng naturally put forward the next idea, he wants to dig the canal in the northeast of Luoyang.
It is necessary to use the tributaries of the river to link Luoyang with Yongzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou, so that the amount of troops transported in the northwest region in the future will no longer be a headache for the Han Dynasty, because there are still some Qiang people in the northwest who are enemies of the Han Dynasty, and the Son of Heaven quickly agreed to the request of hearing the attack, and he also had to use the treasury money.
Of course, the Great Sage will not allow such a situation to occur.
He cried: the treasury is empty!
And put forward the idea of letting Yong, Liang, and the three states, and the areas through which the canal passes to share the construction costs, and pointed out that the canal is of great benefit to these places, and it is very appropriate to let the local counties pay for the future benefits, not to mention that there are so many merchants in Liangzhou, since the Han is protecting their safety outside, then they should contribute money and efforts at this time!
Hearing Wen Ren's suggestion, those businessmen who were far away in Liangzhou were in tears, and sighed, Wen Renjun is really a good official, we all hid in Liangzhou, and this guy hasn't forgotten to take care of us? !