The three days of getting together with Cui Zhouping are probably the most relaxed three days for Liu Yi in these years, not to talk about the world, most of them are just a few jokes, talk about the past, talk about children and grandchildren, and remember those deceased people.

This is two feelings with his wife, the feeling of letting go of all shackles, I haven't felt it for many years, after saying goodbye to Cui Zhouping, Liu Yi feels a lot more refreshed.

At the beginning of the sixth year of Yanxi (242 AD), Liu Yi took Lu Lingqi to start running on the Yangtze River, more than a dozen steam ships were built successively, and the progress of the Yangtze River Bridge began to officially begin.

Because of the large size of the steam engine, the steam ship made was much larger than the original largest building ship.

In the following year, steam ships began to sail along the coast, and at the same time, Liu Yi's disciples began to cooperate with Liu Yi to help build water conservancy and lay rail cars in various parts of the Central Plains.

In the eighth year of Yanxi, the sea division of the Han Dynasty successfully crossed the Bohai Sea and arrived at the land of Sanhan, and arrived in Fusang in the same year, officially opening the maritime trade.

Instead of spending soldiers, horses, food and grass, it is better to open trade, especially after Liu Yi took a boatload of glass beads from the land of Sanhan and Fusang in exchange for a large amount of gold, silver and sea treasures in the eighth year of Yanxi, many people seemed to see a way to make money.

Glass beads are not a rare thing for the Han Dynasty, and now in the basic county-level cities, not to mention that every household uses them, but it is also very common, but before Liu Yi fired out the glass, this kind of thing is called glass, which is priceless!

Liu Yi's approach has opened up many people's minds.

In the past two years, the Han Dynasty has been frantically engaged in construction under the auspices of Liu Yi, although there are a lot of taxes every year, but almost all of them have been invested in the construction of the Central Plains and other places, not to mention Liu Chan, the ministers of the DPRK and China receive the Yulu every year to take grain, and use cloth as Yulu, although there are a lot, but who can get so much grain?

Most of them are still sold by these courtiers, and now under Liu Yi's operation, the people have a lot of money in their hands.

Now I see a way to make money, not to mention the silk and porcelain in the past, but also the new things that have appeared in recent years, and those countries outside the Han Dynasty can be sold as treasures.

Since the beginning of the ninth year of Yanxi, a large number of merchants or families have begun to send people to run out, and Liu Yi also sold a batch of steamships to some families in this year, after asking Liu Chan for instructions.

However, because steam ships need to consume a lot of coal, even if they can afford to buy ships, they may not be able to afford to burn coal, Liu Yi and Ma Jun and other masters in the shipyards in Yueyang and Jiangxia have researched large sailing ships suitable for navigation, the cost is relatively close to the people compared to steam ships, and ordinary wealthy merchants can also afford it, and the products produced by Tiangongfang, whether beautiful, practical or sturdy, are definitely the top level in this era.

Under the trend of profit, a large number of traders began to devote themselves to sailing.

However, navigation in this era, belongs to the exploration stage, the ships that went to sea that year, and finally did not even come back, in the tenth year of Yanxi, Fusang and Sanhan sent envoys, for this reason, Liu Chan also specially recalled Liu Yi to the DPRK and China to discuss matters.

"Taifu!" Liu Chan and Liu Yi walked in the garden of the palace, frowning and said: "These three Han and Fusang have sent envoys to complain, saying that many of our Han fleets are wantonly plundering in Fusang and Sanhan, and they want me to be the master, what does Taifu think about this matter?" ”

"I don't know what you ministers say?" Liu Yi didn't answer directly, but asked.

"There are some differences, and many people feel that these people have tarnished the prestige of our Han Dynasty, and they should mobilize the navy to kill them; Others felt that these people had not violated the laws of our Han Dynasty and should not have been exterminated. Liu Chan looked at Liu Yi and said helplessly: "The most important thing is that I feel that both parties have a point, so I specially invited Sikong to come back to discuss this matter." ”

"It's not that hard to decide." Liu Yi thought for a while and said: "If the three Hans and Fusang are not hanging overseas, Your Majesty can treat them as the Xiongnu and the Western Regions in the past, and my Han people are law-abiding in the territory, but in the Western Regions or the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the past, will Your Majesty be guilty?" ”

"Naturally not." Liu Chan shook his head and said.

"It's the same thing." Liu Yi said with a smile: "Moreover, now my Han whip is beyond reach, so I have not attacked it, but it does not mean that it will not be in the future, now this navigation is in an emerging stage, my Han is exploring the study of navigation, these people live on the sea all the year round, and after a long time, they must have a deeper understanding of navigation, these are all the experience of my Han Dynasty to a bigger situation in the future, and money can't buy it, so please think twice." ”

"But Tai Fu Ke has ever thought about whether these people will ...... if they return to Dahan if they are predators," Liu Chan worried.

"I'm not afraid of Your Majesty's jokes, when the ministers and their wives didn't assist the first emperor in their early years, they were bandits for a period of time, does Your Majesty know how the bandits survive?" Liu Yi asked with a smile.

"I've heard of that, too." Liu Chan smiled and said: "But the hero doesn't ask about his origin, can Taifu tell me in detail." ”

"Bandits and bandits, in fact, can be regarded as a small city, they are very friendly to the nearby residents, and sometimes they will even help one or two, and in exchange, it is the protection of the nearby people, when the officials and soldiers come to exterminate, the people will generally protect them, or ventilate the news, or deliberately give the officials and soldiers wrong information."

Looking at Liu Chan's surprised gaze, Liu Yi smiled and said: "The people themselves also have rods and scales in their hearts, if they cooperate with the government, the bandits can't beat them and they can run into the mountains, and the officials and soldiers will go, but the bandits are likely to come back, and the officials and soldiers can't stay there all the time, how can the people themselves face the bloody revenge of the bandits?" ”

"But if you don't care, wouldn't you condone the collusion of this people and bandits, and if he becomes a force one day, what if he threatens me in turn?" Liu Chan asked.

"It's not completely indifferent, we can try to legalize these people and make a set of rules and regulations!" Liu Yi pondered: "Set up several naval offices along the coast, these pirates can be used as reserves, we can help them deal with the looted property, but we need to hand over fifty percent of the gains, in addition, you can choose some powerful ones among these pirates, collect them for your own use, and deal with some problems that are not suitable for the Han government to solve for my Han, of course, the most important point is that you can't attack our Han merchant ships in any way, and when necessary, you have to help, for those pirates who are not willing to be managed by my Han, then send an army to exterminate it, which can also be regarded as an explanation to these vassal states. ”

"This ......" Liu Chan frowned slightly.

"Of course, this is just the minister's suggestion, after all, this sea is too big, and my Han navy is far from enough to run rampant all over the world, rather than wasting energy on exterminating these pirates, it is better to take it for your own use and contribute to my Han, and at the same time, my Han does not have to pay for them military rations and other materials, and can also get a lot of income for nothing." Liu Yi said with a smile.

"What Taifu said is true, but I can't give a bunch of pirates an official title, right?" Liu Chan smiled bitterly.

"You don't need to be officially crowned officials, give them a few titles, it means that you can rob any country or force other than my Han, when my Han needs them, you have to contribute to my Han, but on weekdays, you can't enjoy the treatment of Han officials, my Han is only a cooperative relationship at most, to help them provide sales, in addition, if there are really suitable talents, they can also be absorbed into my Han's regular navy." Liu Yi pondered: "Of course, this requires a complete set of bills, this minister doesn't know too much, Your Majesty should discuss it with Prime Minister Zhuge and them." ”

Liu Chan nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's okay, Taifu has returned this time, and I haven't asked how the Yangtze River Bridge is going?" ”

"The project is not yet halfway through, and it is expected to take another five years." Liu Yi shook his head and said: "But once this bridge is established, for my Han, there are many benefits, it is easier to communicate between the north and the south, and integrate the resources on both sides of the strait, and after the Yangtze River bridge is built, the infrastructure construction in the Central Plains can also come to an end, and the minister is ready to go to the Western Regions to preside over the construction of the railway, if this railway can be completed, His Majesty may go to Dawan faster than to Luoyang." ”

"Taifu is now in the age of sixties, he should be in retirement, why do you still work so hard, how can I bear it?" Liu Chan smiled bitterly.

"It is precisely because time is running out that the minister wants to leave more things for future generations in his lifetime, so that my Han will become the top of all the nations in the world, and all the nations will come to the court!" Liu Yi smiled: "This life is very short. ”

"Taifu is really the pillar of the country!" Liu Chan sighed and said: "But this time when I come back, Taifu still rests for a few days, I have saved a lot of words over the years and want to ask Taifu for advice." ”

"Since Your Majesty has an order, how dare the minister disobey?" Liu Yi smiled and nodded, he hadn't been back to Chang'an for a long time, and he also wanted to see his good grandson, and a few old friends just took this opportunity to get together.

"Your Majesty, Taifu!" Huang Hao trotted in front of the two of them and bowed.

"What?" Liu Chan looked at Huang Hao and asked.

"Zhijin Wu Deng Ai is outside the palace, asking to see the Taifu." Huang Hao bowed and said.

"Came to the palace to see the princess? Deng Shizai is trying to rob people with me? Liu Chan raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What is the matter?" ”

"His mother is critically ill and wants to see the Taifu."

"Uh......" Liu Chan was dumbfounded when he heard this, and looked at Liu Yi with a strange gaze, the relationship between Liu Yi and Deng's mother ...... There are many versions in the imperial court, especially in the palace, and Liu Chan doesn't know which one is true.

"Your Majesty, the minister has some private matters to deal with, please let the minister retire." Liu Yi's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly saluted Liu Chan.

"It's okay, just go away." Liu Chan nodded.

"Retire!"

Looking at Liu Yi's hurried back, Liu Chan groped his chin, with a bit of curiosity in his eyes, Liu Yi is a well-known favorite wife, she has never taken a concubine in her life, but she is not clear with Deng Ai's mother, many people think that maybe Liu Yi's wife is more fierce, after all, it is a person who will beat several top generals in the dynasty from childhood to adulthood, Liu Chan was a little cowardly when he saw Lu Lingqi back then, but if this is the case, why has Lu Lingqi been close to that Deng mother for decades?

Women are difficult to understand, too Fu women...... It's not just hard to understand, it's scary!

Liu Chan shook his head, put his hands behind his back, and went to find Xinna's concubine, he was ready to discuss women......