Taking advantage of Wang Bo's spare days in the preparation of materials for the new ship, Yang Er took Chuchen, Zhong Jian and Abeiyi to every place along the coast of Laizhou Prefecture, of course, Wang Dai, who was accompanied by Wang Dai, who had restored her female costume, and this Wang Dai was able to disguise herself as a man and she had her own differences from ordinary girls. Compared with the generally short women in this era of the Great Sui Dynasty, this Wang Dai is obviously a giant, even in the later generations Wang Dai's height is also considered high, when Yang Er leaned on her side, this Wang Dai was only less than ten centimeters shorter, even more than the height of many men. It makes it easy for her to be a man. Although the height is different from that of an ordinary girl, the personality is completely the same as that of a teenage girl, and it is more outgoing, which is the complete opposite of Izumi compared to the dust. Yang Er likes such a girl very much in his heart, so when he accompanied the patrol for a few days, the two of them didn't feel unfamiliar at all, but they both had a good impression of each other.

In the bright spring light in the afternoon, the sea breeze blows through a burst of warmth. Standing on the cliff by the sea, overlooking the end of the sea, a group of seagulls skim the sea from time to time, and the sea water constantly beats the rocks under the cliff to stir up layers of white waves, what a magnificent picture! It was the first time he saw this azure unpolluted sea, and Yang Er was a little intoxicated. This sea is the Bohai Bay of China's inland sea, and the invisible land directly opposite is the Korean Peninsula, most of which is now occupied by a country called Goryeo. To the north is the Liaodong region, which now belongs to the jurisdiction of Yanshan Luoyi, which is ostensibly the land of the Great Sui, but in fact does not belong to the Great Sui. There are several barbaric regimes of ethnic minorities such as Goguryeo and Khitan in the entire eastern and western Liaodong and other large territories, and they are now beyond the reach of the Great Sui Whip. Yang Er couldn't help but sigh a little when he thought of this, and looked forward to becoming stronger even more.

"Sister Dai, I heard that Wang Fujun does not charge land tax to the people under his rule, but only collects a small business tax from the merchants in the jurisdiction. If this is the case, wouldn't the tens of thousands of troops in Donglai rely entirely on the sea trade to feed? Yang Er turned to the side and asked Wang Dai on the side.

Wang Dai was wearing a light cyan thin shirt skirt, with high temples and a little powder, her skin was white and ruddy, and her figure was tall and tall, standing beside Yang Er like a goddess in ancient costumes, which made Yang Er feel very moved by her.

"My brother's land in Dongnae is extremely fertile, and the grain produced is quite high, and the grain harvested in the autumn of each year is shipped to the country of Goryeo, where he is full of mountains and barren, and he can always sell it for a good price. Then he went to the land of Fusang in the open sea to exchange grain for local specialties and returned, and handed over to local merchants to sell to various states, and he could also make huge profits. Fruits, vegetables, silk, cloth, etc., which are all in short supply, are all in short supply, and every time the fleet returns from the sea, the ships are full of gold and silver, so they can also raise troops and officials. It's just that every winter when the sea water freezes, it can't go to sea, and the summer monsoon is strong and the loss to go to sea is also great, so the sea trade business is only strengthened in spring and autumn. Last year, there were many large ships that capsized and were damaged, and now we have to step up the construction of new ships. Wang Dai said lightly.

"Well, if a new ship is built and there is no fear of strong winds, the annual time at sea can be extended. Moreover, if it is best to build a port in Jiaozhou Bay near the sea in the south, where it can be built into an ice-free port, thousands of ships can be stationed, but it is a little farther to Fusang, but it is indeed possible to go south and open sea trade with Chen State, Ryukyu and Nanyang countries, in the long run, this sea trade can make your brother and sister rich and rival the country, if you go to sea to occupy a large island to build a country as a king, it is also possible, hehe! ”

After Wang Dai heard Yang Er's words, she smiled and said: "Although the idea is good, the Jiaozhou Mansion in the south now belongs to the Tangbi forces of Jinan Mansion, and it is not owned by my brother, everything is just a fantasy." If we build more large ships, it will be impossible to complete the cross-sea trade of several surrounding countries. Besides, my brother's territory is only this projectile land, which is close to the sea on three sides, and the goods and commodities transported abroad must be purchased from the mainland of the Central Plains at a high price, and every time he must pass through the territory of Tangbi, if he occupies his Jiaozhou Mansion, it will undoubtedly close my trade route to the mainland, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Huh! What Sister Dai said is that she has an idea for her brother, but I don't know if I should talk about it? Yang Er asked Wang Dai in a low voice, and invited her to walk slowly along the grass on the edge of the cliff.

"Brother Yang, if you have something to say, it's just wrong, and the little sister can't do anything to you." Wang Dai walked with small steps, her face flushed, and she hurriedly looked down at the wildflowers under her feet.

"My brother's family has lived in Chang'an Capital for a long time, and the family is quite powerful, both political and business. This trip was originally to find greater business opportunities for the family, dissatisfied with my sister, for my brother is interested in investing in the fleet, and doing this sea trade business together, I don't know if your brother and sister can accept it? ”

"Oh? For this? Brother Yang can discuss with my brother after he goes back. With Brother Yang's drawing of the sea boat, my brother would not refuse. Wang Dai listened to Yang Er's thoughts, first of all, she was happy in her heart, in fact, she had a good impression of Yang Er, and what she was most worried about in the past few days was that after the shipyard started, Yang Er and his party left Laizhou. I didn't know how to leave him behind, and I didn't know how to tell my brother about it, so the person I secretly liked in my heart gave me the idea of staying in Laizhou for a long time, how could I refuse. After going back, he happened to tell his brother first, so that his brother must use this to keep Yang Er in Laizhou.

"With my sister's attitude, my brother's heart is much more steady. Okay, go home. With that, Yang Er turned around and beckoned a few people not far away to walk down the cliff.

When everyone returned to the palace, they saw Wang Bo walking back and forth in the palace, looking anxious, and they didn't even notice the people who walked in outside.

"Wang Fujun, why are you so anxious?" Yang Er came behind Wang Bo and asked in a low voice.

"Oh! Mr. Yang came back, and he was worried about his brother, so he said to listen to Mr. Alas! After Wang Bo sighed lightly, he beckoned Yang Er and his sister to sit down, and then said: "In the past few days, all the timber for the construction of the new ship has been placed, which is enough to build more than 20 ships. Ship nails, ship glue, etc. are not a problem, but the amount of fine iron used to lay the keel is very large, but I can't take it out in Laizhou County! Hence the anxiety. ”

"Huh! Is this actually the case? Yang Er was secretly happy in his heart when he heard this, and he shook the folding fan and drank the tea lightly.

"Sir, is there a solution to the iron dilemma?" Wang Bo's eyes lit up when he saw Yang Er's expression, and he intuitively felt that he had a way.

"Huh! Lord Fujun, here Laizhou Boat Port is a stone's throw away from the mouth of the Yellow River, and the younger brother can buy a large number of fine iron from Chang'an, Jinyang and other places to go down the river to this is very convenient. The adults forgot that the younger brother's family was originally in Chang'an, and it was extremely easy to get this marine iron. Yang Er fanned the fan and said slowly, thinking to himself, Zezhou, his territory, has already mined a large amount of iron ore, of which the refined iron has been used up to the end, just can be used in the early stage to build sea ships, which was originally prepared to be used for shipbuilding after the unification of the country, and now it is nothing more than the start of the "state-owned shipbuilding enterprise" in advance.

"That's great, it's just that the amount used is huge, and this iron ore transaction is controlled by the imperial court, I don't know --- Mr. Yang" Wang Bo calmed down a little and couldn't help but start worrying. Iron ore is a strategic reserve resource strictly controlled by the imperial court, and the output of the whole country is not high, and it is not enough to make weapons, so how much can be used for shipbuilding. Even if you have money, there is nowhere to buy it. Thinking of this, Wang Bo couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

"Huh! Wang Fujun doesn't have to worry. But at this point, the younger brother has something to discuss, if the prince agrees, everything will not be a problem. With that, Yang Er raised his eyes with a smile and looked at Wang Dai sitting beside Wang Bo. Wang Dai was looking at Yang Er stupidly at this time, but she didn't want Yang Er to suddenly look at herself, she was embarrassed for a while, she hurriedly lowered her head, and her face was hot.

Wang Bo glanced sideways at his sister, only to see his sister-in-law with her head down, her face was weird, and she didn't realize something, she suddenly smiled, turned her head to look at Yang Er and said, "Mr. has something to say, but if you ask for something, this king will promise you." ”

"Huh! Hold on. Yang Er was naturally happy to see Wang Bo refreshed, and the atmosphere of this conversation was really good. So, he quickly dipped his finger in the cup of water, and sketched a map of the sea around the Shandong Peninsula with water on this big table. For a military fan, the first island chain, the second island chain, the South China Sea Islands and so on are too familiar, casually sketched a detailed map of China's surrounding waters on the table, since the drawing to India, the table is not big enough, can not draw other places, but it is enough to explain things.

"Lord Fujun, you see, this is the Shandong Qijun Peninsula, this bay is here Laizhou Bay, this is Laizhou Mansion, the westernmost part of Laizhou Bay is the mouth of the Yellow River, here all the year round calm waves, your flat-bottomed boat can go all the way west to the mouth of the river, after entering the inland river, you can go upriver to Hedong County, the little brother's fine iron will board the boat here in the east of the river and return to Laizhou, it is very convenient and fast. Looking at this again, the new ship can be built from Laiju Port all the way south along the coastline, where there are many small overseas countries such as the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Luzon Kingdom, and the Sulu Kingdom, all of which are rich in gold. In addition, sailing all the way west from this narrow strait, there are many continental powers such as the Tianzhu Kingdom and the Sassanid Kingdom, and the silk, ceramics, tea, etc. here can be exchanged for a whole shipload of gold and silver. This business Wang Fujun's family can't eat, and there is no fleet in the entire Great Sui Dynasty that can go to these places. The younger brother intends to join forces with the adults to monopolize this huge maritime trade business, I wonder if the adults are willing to take the younger brother with them? Looking at the tea chart on the table, listening to Yang Er's shocking rhetoric, not only Wang Bo was stunned, but Wang Dai on the side was also speechless.

After a long time, Wang Bo woke up from the shock and couldn't help but applaud again and again.

"Good! Mr. Yang, we have done this business. If this king pushes it, you will also look for someone else to do it, so you might as well brother and I will work with you. What do you think? Wang Bo reacted and hurriedly agreed. On the side, Wang Dai looked shy, what is "our family"? Wang Dai felt strange when she heard her brother say this.

"Hehehehehe!" Yang Er just laughed at this time and didn't answer.

"Why did Mr. Yang keep talking again? But because of the matter of the shares? Wang Bo felt strange when he saw that Yang Er suddenly stopped talking.

"Yes and no! That's all for today, please think more about the matter of joining forces, and it will not be too late for you and me to discuss tomorrow. After speaking, Yang Er got up and turned to the door of the hall, and Zhong Jian, Izuchen, and Abeyi hurriedly followed to the residence in the house. Leaving in the hall, the brothers and sisters of the Wang family watched him and his party leave and were puzzled.

Seeing that Yang Er's figure had completely disappeared, Wang Bo seemed to remember something, and hurriedly pulled his sister to his study.

"Sister, where did you go with this Yang Gongzi today? Did he tell you anything? After entering the study and closing the door, Wang Bo hurriedly asked his sister.

"Big brother, Mr. Yang didn't say anything more to my little sister. It's just ----" Wang Dai spoke in a slurred manner.

"Just what? Speak quickly. Wang Bo asked impatiently.

"It's just that the little sister thinks that this Yang Gongzi is not like an ordinary man here! This person is outstanding and well-informed, big brother, have you seen the people who accompanied him, all of them are people with high martial arts, and they are not like ordinary big family guards. Wang Dai recalled in her mind her interactions with Yang Er in the past few days, and at the same time expressed her feelings for Yang Er, but after a casual stroke, even she felt that this person was both familiar and unfamiliar. I was full of affection for him, my heart was moved, and I felt a kind of fear.

"Oh? For the sake of his brother's performance, he is by no means an ordinary person, he can draw sea ships and sea maps, and he is so familiar with overseas countries, even if it is the entire Great Sui, there is no second person. After Wang Bo was inspired by his sister-in-law, he couldn't help but reminisce about the master he knew.

"Ahh The two siblings cried out almost at the same time, as if they had thought of a crucial point for a moment.

"Iron!"

"That's right! Big brother, it's this fine iron! The refined iron of the Great Sui Dynasty cannot be used for private transactions, it is under the exclusive management of the imperial court, and it is sold privately by the people, even if there are a hundred heads, it is not enough to cut it, how can a rich merchant get a large amount of refined iron? ”

"Yes! Sister, this Yang Gongzi's surname is Yang, could it be that he is from the royal family? Thinking ---of this, Wang Bo couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat with fright, and looked at his sister blankly and didn't dare to say more.

"Big brother, it's not just this supply of fine iron. And my sea boat here enters the inland waterway, and there are many dock checkpoints along the way, is it easy? The river port of Wang Shichong in Luoyang alone is not allowed to pass by our boat at will, and what he said is like child's play. It must be from the Yang family of the Great Sui, there is no doubt it! The more Wang Dai thought about it at this time, the more she felt that the person in her heart was born extraordinary. In fact, there is another point that I am embarrassed to say, that is, there have long been rumors among the people that the emperor's second son Yang Guang is the most beautiful man in the world. Could it be this person?

"That's it! My brother and sister are not guessing nonsense, and they will meet tomorrow for their brother to verify in person. Girl, you've been out for a day, and it's time to go to the room to rest. ”

After sending away his sister-in-law, Wang Bo was alone in the study and thought silently. This noble Yang Gongzi must be from the royal family, and it is very likely that he is a noble prince. If it is true, he is cooperating with the government, how should he deal with it?