Half a month later, Fan Li and Zimei returned to Huiji.

When King Yue heard about the magic and danger of Shenmu Mountain, he exclaimed, "Young uncle, you are the only one in the world who can accomplish this. It is like a legend to listen to you tell you what happened. Zimei Fairy Gu has also worked hard, thank you. ”

Zimei said: "The king doesn't have to thank me, Fan Jun is kind to my whole family, Zimei has nothing else to do, just repay the favor." ”

King Yue said, "Young uncle, what are you going to do next?" ”

Fan Li said: "Please send someone to find the literature Xiangguo, and find the two technicians of Gongsun Zhi and Wu Ban, and let's discuss the next step together." ”

King Yue said, "Jiang He, you can do this." ”

"Yes! The minister will do it. Jiang He agreed, bowed and withdrew.

Fan Li saw that King Yue was still living in the stone house where the horses were raised, still sleeping on the grass bunk, and there was still a bitter gall hanging above, so he knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "King, the minister has something to do. ”

King Yue hurriedly pulled Fan Li up and said, "Young uncle, please get up." Please say something. Although you and I are kings and ministers, we are like brothers, and although the young uncle works hard, the widow is very poor. Nothing is given to you. ”

Fan Li said: "It is also appropriate for the minister to do something for the king, and it is not enough to worry about it." What the minister wants to say is that the palace of the king of Yue has already been cleaned up, cleaned, and it is idle to be idle there, why don't the king move into the palace to live, where the place is spacious, and it is convenient for the ministers to discuss matters. ”

King Yue said: "Thank you for the kindness of the young uncle, the widow is small-minded, and he is afraid that he will live too comfortably, so he forgets the hatred, forgets the bullying and insult he has received, and if the widow slacks off, then the great cause of recovering the country does not know how long it will be delayed." If the widow cannot revive the Yue Kingdom in his lifetime, how is it different from death? ”

Fan Li said: "That's also for convenience." ”

Zimei and Yayu were talking in front of the loom, and she saw that although Yayu's hair was combed in a mess, she used a bamboo branch to make a hairpin, so she plucked the hosta from her head and held it in front of Yayu with both hands: "Queen, Zimei has read a lot of people, and I haven't seen that queen with a bamboo branch as a hairpin." Zimei has a hosta here, give it to the queen, please don't dislike it. ”

Yayu took the hairpin, held it in his hand, rubbed it gently, his face showed a favorite expression, and said softly: "Ouch, it's so beautiful!" ”

After playing with it for a while, he put it back in Zimei's hand and said, "Thank you sister for your kindness." This is a baby, Yayu can't accept such a valuable gift, the country has not yet been revived, how can Yayu be qualified to wear gold and jade. This hairpin, please take it back from my sister. ”

Zimei said loudly: "King, queen, big things are in the chest, and you are high-spirited, why must you be so strict in the details of life?" ”

King Yue said: "Zimei Xiangu, the widow and the queen are extremely ordinary people, the will is the easiest to wear, if you are indulged in pleasure, you can get by, God will not bless me!" ”

Zimei sighed and said, "Okay, okay, the country is not prosperous, and the way of heaven does not allow it." ”

Two days later, Wen Chong, Gongsun Zhi and Wu Ban arrived one after another, and the monarchs and ministers sat on the ground in the stone house to discuss matters. Zimei and Yayu went outside to talk.

Everyone listened to Fan Li talk about the process of finding the sacred wood, and they all sighed, and they all felt thrilled when they heard the section where the sacred wood forest was burned.

King Yue said: "Now, the young uncle has found the Shenmu, and Gusutai can continue to build, which is a wonderful plan to consume the national strength of the Wu State, and the effect is better than fighting with Fucha." In this matter, the general should take the first credit. Young uncle, tell me about your next plan. ”

Fan Li said: "Fan Li just proposed such a plan, and the main ones who can contribute to this matter are the three girls of Xi Shi Zheng Dan and Luo Jiang, Xiang Guo, please note their contributions, in addition, please give special benefits to their families." ”

Wen Chong said: "We are all doing these things. Yue is a country, and it should be worthy of three girls. ”

Fan Li said: "Xiangguo, before I left, I once called for the organization of a team of 300 senior carpenters to prepare to process the sacred wood, are they ready?" ”

Gongsun Zhi said: "We have prepared 500 people, ready to set off at any time. According to the pre-design, it can be completed in no more than three months at the latest. ”

Fan Li said: "We can't work for King Wu in vain, we have to use this opportunity to knock him hard." ”

King Yue smiled and was very happy to see: "Young uncle, what do you have in mind?" ”

Fan Li said: "Xiangguo is now looking for a person who has strong ability to do things and can speak well. Hurried to Wu State, and directly said the following words to King Wu: Yue Guo organized thousands of people, searched in the mountains and forests for several months, and finally found the Shenmu Forest in the deep mountains thousands of miles away, and the Shenmu needed to build Gusutai can be collected, because after a month of felling, the Shenmu is as hard as iron and cannot be processed, so it must be processed into finished products on the spot, and then exiled to Lingyan Mountain by water. There are 3,000 sacred trees used in Gusutai, which are cut down and processed and exiled, and it is estimated that it will take a year. Two plans, first, King Wu quickly sent 1,000 senior carpenters to Huiji, led by Fan Li, to Shenmu Mountain to cut down and process and exile Shenmu. When I came, I had already greeted Brother Lu Hai, and he would definitely not let him go. Because he sucked so much carpentry away, the family's work was about to stop. Then implement the second set of plans, and Fan Li will recruit the world's senior carpenters to go to Shenmu Mountain to cut down and process and exile Shenmu. But the Vietnamese treasury does not have a small amount of money. There were no taxes for several years, and there was not a single grain of grain in the treasury. If you want to implement the second plan, ask him to send 100,000 loads of grain quickly. ”

Wen Chong took a breath: "General, this is too ruthless!" Can King Wu be reluctant? ”

Fan Li said: "If he doesn't come to the grain, we won't do it." ”

King Yue said: "Young uncle, this is the military rations of an army of 100,000 for nearly a year." You're good enough. ”

Fan Li said: "Let's say this: there are not enough carpenters in the Yue Kingdom, and most of them have to be recruited from other vassal states, which is to pay salaries. In this way, 100,000 quintals of grain in a year is not much. ”

King Yue said, "Okay, let's just go and toss him." ”

Fan Li said: "Xiangguo, who do you think can be the most important task?" ”

Wen Chong pondered for a moment and said, "Doctor Ji Ni can be in charge." ”

King Yue said, "Okay, just send Ji Ni to envoy Wu." ”

Fan Li said: "Xiangguo can prepare a gift for Dr. Ji Ni, before meeting King Wu, go to visit Dazai Boyao, and say that Fan Li greets him." This will happen. ”

King Yue unconsciously praised: "The widow has a young uncle, and he has a prince more than the king of Wu, fortunately!" Luckily! ”

Fan Li bowed down and said, "The king praises! How dare Fan Li compare with his predecessors, just do his best. Okay, let's talk about logging in the mountains. Mr. Gongsun, Brother Wu Ban, the largest Shenmu is more than 20 girths thick. Are your tools ready? ”

Gongsun Zhi said: "It will take five days to do this. ”。

Fan Li said: "Okay, it will take five days to rectify the team and prepare the grain, grass, carts and horses, and we will set off into the mountains and woods after five days." ”

After the meeting, Fan Li walked out of the stone house, Zimei was talking to Yayu, Zimei said, "Fan Jun, come over for a while." ”