Although the bearded guest's boat is not big, but it is very stable, there is an old man in charge of the boat at the stern, and Li Xiu was invited by the bearded guest to the middle cabin, which has prepared wine and food, and now it is getting late, it seems that the bearded guest wants to talk to Li Xiu all night, which also makes Li Xiu have to admire his psychological quality, the first two blows have not yet made him have a psychological shadow, worthy of being the boss of the three heroes of the wind and dust. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After entering the cabin, the bearded guest motioned for Li Xiu to sit down, and then poured him wine himself, originally Li Xiu wanted to say that he didn't drink, but the bearded guest said at this time: "Hugh, uncle, I'm leaving, even if this glass of wine is practiced for me, it's up to you whether you drink it or not!" ”

Hearing what the bearded guest said, Li Xiu couldn't say anything, so he had to let him fill the wine glass, and then he spoke: "Uncle, you haven't been back for a long time, why don't you stay for a while before leaving?" ”

Regarding Li Xiu's question, the bearded guest did not answer immediately, but hesitated for a moment before suddenly speaking: "Xiu'er, let me ask you again, does the America you mentioned really exist, and there is really 10,000 catties of grain per mu there?" ”

Li Xiu couldn't help but show an indifferent smile when he heard this: "Uncle, I definitely don't dare to lie about this kind of thing, and I even told you the specific route to the Americas, as long as you go to the eastern coast of the Japanese state and find an ocean current to the east, as long as you enter this ocean current, if it goes well, you may be able to reach the Americas in a month or two!" ”

The bearded man heard Li Xiu's description of the route to the Americas again, but suddenly fell silent, and after a while, he suddenly raised his head and stared at Li Xiu and said: "Xiu'er, you have carefully designed to arouse my interest in the Americas, and now I want to know, what are you for, is it really just to benefit the world and let the people of Datang no longer have to worry about hunger?" ”

Li Xiu had never underestimated the wisdom of the bearded guest, and he was not surprised that he was able to see through his own little care, but he was not worried that the bearded guest would be angry, so he said very calmly: "The four words of benefiting the world are too heavy, I really can't memorize them, but I have more important reasons......

Li Xiu said that he did not hide it, and told him how he planned to use the high-yield crops to make Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao dissolve their marriage, anyway, the bearded guest already knew about him and Princess Pingyang, so Li Xiu did not have any scruples.

"Hahahaha~, you kid really didn't disappoint me, I'm afraid this is your real purpose, but I'm curious, why are you sure I'll take the bait?" When the bearded man heard Li Xiu's truth, he couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh, and then asked again, he didn't believe that anyone in this world could guess his mind.

"Uncle misunderstood, in fact, I am not sure, and I don't know that after hearing that there are high-yield crops in the Americas, you will immediately make up your mind to risk going to the Americas, but I have prepared some other explanations for the uncle!" Li Xiu said with a smile again.

"What's the rhetoric?" The bearded man asked curiously.

Li Xiu thought for a moment when he heard this, and then he spoke: "Uncle, you are a person who is unwilling to live under others, otherwise you would not have made the decision to move your family overseas after seeing the rise of Li Tang, but with your talent, uncle, how can a mere Japanese country be able to support the ambition of the uncle, if the uncle is willing, he can establish a huge country in the Americas." ”

"The Americas were founded?" The bearded guest didn't show a happy expression when he heard this, but pondered for a while before he suddenly sighed and said, "If it had been a few years ago, I would have been ecstatic, but now ......"

When the bearded man said this, he suddenly shook his head with a wry smile, with an indescribable depression in his expression, which made Li Xiu also very curious: "Why did Uncle say that, did he encounter something?" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's words, I saw that the bearded guest did not answer immediately, but was silent for a long time, and seemed unwilling to mention this matter, and after a long while, he raised his head and asked Li Xiu: "Xiu'er, although you are young, through the contact in the past few days, I know that you are a person with outstanding wisdom, and I have a question I want to ask you!" ”

"Uncle, you are too polite, I am your junior, where can I afford to ask for advice?" Li Xiu hurriedly said modestly when he heard this.

"No, as the so-called master is a teacher, there is a question I have never been able to figure out, what are you saying that people live for a lifetime?" The bearded man said with a confused expression at this time.

"Uh, this ......" Li Xiu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the question asked by the bearded guest, his question is too difficult, since human beings have self-consciousness, I am afraid they have been troubled by this question, especially the smartest part of human beings, who have been looking for the answer to this question for thousands of years, such as Lao Tzu, such as Zhuangzi, etc., but these sages have their own answers, so that future generations do not know who to listen to?

I saw Li Xiu ponder for a while, and finally raised his head and said: "Uncle, there is no answer to your question, because for different people, the meaning of life pursued is different, for example, some people like fame, some people like profit, Tai Shi Gong said well, 'The world is bustling for profit; Even for the same person at different ages, the things they pursue are still different, so I can't answer your question. ”

"Fame and fortune?" The bearded man was stunned again for a while when he heard Li Xiu's words, and finally sighed and said, "Taishi Gong's words can be said to have seen through the hearts of the people, from the princes and nobles, down to the common people, and there is no one who lives for fame and fortune, I have always regarded myself very highly, but I still can't escape the trouble of fame and fortune, I was ambitious when I was young, and I wanted to take advantage of the troubled times to build a foundation, so that I could leave my name in history, but unfortunately ......"

In the end, the bearded guest seemed to think of the blow he received when he met Li Shimin, but then he cheered up again and said: "Later, I was disheartened and went east to Fusang, thinking that I was going to die of old age overseas, but this year I don't know why, I suddenly wanted to go back to the Central Plains to see, and by the way, I also came to visit the second brother, but I didn't expect to meet you again, and also told me that there is a grain yield of 10,000 catties per mu in the Americas, you said that if I bring it back to the Central Plains, will it also be famous in history?" ”

"Not only is it a name in history, this is simply a move to save the people from fire and water, such as the invention of papermaking by the eunuch Cai Lun in the Han Dynasty, as a result, now all readers will remember Cai Lun's name as long as they use paper, and how many people remember who the emperor and prime minister were at that time?" When Li Xiu heard that the bearded guest actually admitted that he went to the Americas to leave a name in history, he hurriedly followed his meaning.

"Hehe, you kid really sees people talking about people, and talking nonsense when he sees ghosts, although he knows that your words are a little biased, but it still makes people happy!" At this time, the bearded guest also patted Li Xiu's shoulder happily, and then said with emotion, "Saving the people from fire and water does sound very tempting, and there is no shortage of people in history who really hold these ideas, but these people often can't achieve great things, but those who really save the people often have their own selfishness, and the world is impermanent!" The world is unpredictable! ”

When the bearded guest said the end, he couldn't help but show a somewhat sarcastic smile on his face, and Li Xiu said with a smile: "My nephew thinks that no matter what the purpose of this person is, as long as he can truly benefit the people, he is a real hero and a real hero, for example, uncle, you quit the battle for hegemony in the world, no matter what the purpose, your approach must have made the world less war, and the people have suffered a lot less, this is what heroes and heroes do!" ”

Li Xiu's words were also out of sincerity, which made the bearded guest laugh happily again after hearing it, and only after a while did he stop and said: "Your kid's words are really comfortable to listen to, since this is the case, then I will do this heroic hero to the end, although the Americas and the Central Plains are separated by thousands of miles, I will definitely have to go through, and I must take back the potatoes and sweet potatoes and other things you said!" ”

Hearing what the bearded man said, Li Xiu finally completely relieved himself, and now the two discussed the question of how to get to America, and Li Xiu told him everything he knew in detail.

Asia and the Americas are separated by the vast Pacific Ocean, and in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, there are two very important ocean currents, namely the North Pacific Warm Current and the North Equatorial Warm Current, where the North Pacific Warm Current goes to the east and the North Equatorial Warm Current goes west, and the two just form a circular cycle.

If he wants to reach the Americas, the best way is to find the North Pacific Warm Current, which can easily be reached by using the power of the ocean current, and the location of this ocean current is just on the eastern coast of the main state of the Japanese country, that is, near the future Tokyo Bay, but it is still a barren place, and it is estimated that there are only a few small fishing villages.

Although the Bearded Guest's sphere of influence is in Chikushi Island, he also often goes to the Wa Kingdom, in fact, he has always monopolized the trade between the Wa Kingdom and the Central Plains, and he also goes to Honshu Island five or six times a year, so he is more familiar with the terrain there than Li Xiu, and in his estimation, it should not be difficult to find the North Pacific Warm Current.

After chatting about the route, the bearded guest asked about some details of the Americas, after all, he was going to a strange continent, the more he knew in advance, the more sure he was, Li Xiu didn't know much about the ancient history of the Americas, only knew a Mayan, it just so happened that the bearded guest was really going to the territory of the Mayans, and as far as he knew, the Mayans didn't even have metal weapons, and they couldn't make wheels, but they were proficient in astronomical algorithms, which was really an incredible thing.

When talking about the Americas, Li Xiu suddenly thought of something, and immediately spoke again: "Uncle, about sweet potatoes, potatoes and other crops, I have drawn a picture album in advance and drawn them all in order to make it easier for you to find them, why don't you go home with me to get them?" ”

"Back to your house?" When the bearded guest heard this, the expression on his face became a little unnatural, and then he forced a smile and said, "This place is a little far from your home, and since you drew the album, it is better for you to draw another copy, it won't take much time anyway!" (To be continued.) )