Xiangjiang River, a long river that runs through the entire Central Plains.

In a feudal society still dominated by agriculture, a long meandering river brought more than just fertile land. Xiangjiang River Basin is the birthplace of the Central Plains civilization since ancient times, after nearly 1,000 years, several dynasties of excavation and expansion, Xiangjiang River transport has reached an extremely prosperous and developed state, ships through the branch rivers of Xiangjiang, can reach almost every place in Daguang.

Before attacking the country of Dayue a few years ago, Yang Yi set a strategy of entering the Central Plains by sea superior to land, and the biggest reason why this strategy has not really been implemented until now is that Yang Yi cannot master the main sea and river transportation of Daguang.

Especially for river transportation, Daguang has two most important trunk river transportation, one is the Xiangjiang waterway in the north, and the other is the Linjiang waterway in the south. And one of these two waterways was in the hands of Yang Jie in the capital, and the other was dragged by Li Cen, the Marquis of Nanguo.

Yang Yi don't say that sending troops into these two river transportation, even if the merchant ships in Shu want to transport through the river, it is difficult, especially the Xiangjiang River transportation, because of Yang Jie's hatred for Yang Yi, it is almost impossible for the merchant ships in Shu to enter.

In this battle of the Northland, Yang Jie did not hesitate to exchange control of the Xiangjiang River in exchange for Yu Xiang to stand on his side. Now that the Xiangjiang River has been transported to Yu Xiang, I have to say that it is good news for Yang Yi.

With the expansion of power, Yang Yi has been very eager to infiltrate the Central Plains, although last year with Li Cen together under the territory of Guizhou and Qin, opened up the road from the south to the Central Plains, however, there are still many obstacles in front of that road, many princes understand what Yang Yi wants to do, Yang Yi needs to expand to the Central Plains by land, and he must use blood to dig out this road.

Now the Tongzhou assassin Shi Huachang, who is now invading Qinzhou, is a good example, Hua Chang knows very well that his Tongzhou is now a roadblock for Yang Yi to enter the Central Plains, and sooner or later there will be a war, so he will take the opportunity of Yang Yi's absence in Shu to attack first.

This made Yang Yi feel very distressed, but he had to face it, Shu is located in a remote area, and it is difficult to enter and exit, which is the advantage and disadvantage of Shu.

On the other hand, from a commercial point of view, the loss caused by the blockage of the Central Plains road to Yang Yi and Shuzhong is undoubtedly incalculable. There are princes from all walks of life guarding the dangerous town, and it is even more difficult for Shu merchants to enter and exit once than to ascend to the sky, so that in the past two years, Yang Yi has to put the commercial center on the southeastern countries in the direction of Dayue.

But how can the commercial and trade capabilities of the small countries in the southeast be compared with the vast and rich Daguang?

Therefore, Yu Xiang's bait is very tempting, if Yang Yi can get the right to unblock the entire Xiangjiang River, then it is not impossible for him to pay some price.

For Yu Xiang, it is just to let some Shuzhong merchant ships enter the Xiangjiang River, which will not only not affect him, but will bring him rich river transportation taxes.

Yang Yi touched his nose expressionlessly, looked at the middle-aged man and said with a smile: "Just the right to enter the river transportation is not enough to make my heart move, you should understand that armaments and materials are the embodiment of the strength of a prince, and it is also the lifeblood of everyone, and it is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous thing to send the blood in your lifeline to others." ”

The middle-aged man said: "Your Highness, rest assured, our Lord Yu is eager to chase the enemy, and we will definitely buy it at a price that you are very satisfied with." ”

Yang Yi shrugged his shoulders and said, "Shuzhong lacks everything, but there is no shortage of money." ”

The middle-aged man heard what Yang Yi said, and asked with a smile: "If His Highness has any other requests, he can put them forward, as long as it is not too excessive, Lord Yu will definitely agree." ”

Yang Yi stood up and took two steps, pointed to Dongxian Island behind him, and said, "I want Dongxian Island and some small islands around it." ”

The middle-aged man showed a solemn face for the first time when he heard this, and asked, "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

Yang Yidao: "If, I mean that if I reach an agreement with Lord Yu, my Shuzhong merchant ships can enter the Xiangjiang River through the sea, although there are huge benefits for both of us, but have you ever thought that huge risks also exist at the same time." Moreover, these risks need to be borne by my Shuzhong. ”

Saying that, Yang Yi pointed to the sea in the south and said: "My Shuzhong is tens of thousands of miles away from here, even the fastest ship wants to go back and forth, it will take nearly two months, such a long road, once there is something wrong with my Shuzhong merchant ship at sea, it is called every day should not be called the earth and the earth is not spiritual." ”

The middle-aged man thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, you can rest assured, since I, the East Naval Division, have taken on the responsibility of guarding the Daguang Sea Area, I will definitely be responsible for every Daguang cargo ship." ”

Yang Yi waved his hand and said, "I didn't say I didn't trust you, I didn't trust the Japanese people, I didn't trust the pirates, I didn't trust the sea." It's like if you have a conflict with someone outside, and there are two people to help you, one is a stranger you have never met, and the other is a relative in your own family, who do you choose to believe? ”

The middle-aged man smiled: "Naturally, you have to believe in your relatives." ”

Yang Yi snapped his fingers and said, "That's right, what do you say is the most afraid of running outside?" The most feared thing is to be helpless. If I can't give enough guarantees, even if I get the right to pass the clouds of the Xiangjiang River, those merchants will not be able to come to Yazhou at great risk, don't you say? ”

The middle-aged man already understood Yang Yi's intentions, shook his head and said: "Your Highness, you are a smart person, how can you allow a tiger to snore on the side of the couch, I believe you should understand this truth." ”

Yang Yi waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, sir, you misunderstood, I want Dongxian Island not to raise tigers, just to be a dog guarding the household, this is not for you Donglin Water Division, what I am guarding against is the Japanese people and pirates." Secondly, I had heard that Dongxian Island was originally a freight transit station a few decades ago, but it was only abandoned due to the Japanese plague, and I wanted to re-establish this transit station. ”

After a pause, Yang Yi said again: "I can share the freight tax generated here equally with your Yazhou Mansion, but the guard authority will be handed over to our Shu army." ”

The middle-aged man frowned and said, "This matter is too important, and the lower officials can't make decisions on their own." ”

Yang Yi was not surprised, nodded and said: "It's okay, Mr. just need to tell Yu Tingshi what I said as it is, I believe that Yu Tingshi can understand Yang Yi's distress." ”

The middle-aged man glanced at Yang Yi and arched his hand: "The lower official must bring His Highness's words." ”

Yang Yiyi waved his hand and smiled: "Go, don't let me wait too long, I'm in a hurry to go home." ”