Liu Yi learned about the situation of Jiaozhou Taishou Shixie from the mouth of Kaimingtai, and he had a lot of good feelings about Shixie, at least, compared with Liu Zhang in Yizhou, he knew more about judging the world and understanding affairs.

A truly talented person must either be determined to participate in the struggle for world domination from the beginning, or he must think about his own future before the threat is coming, and he must not be half-hearted and do such stupid things with great ambitions and talents.

The current Yizhou Liu Zhang and the previous Jingzhou Liu Biao, these two people are ambitious in their hearts, but they don't have enough talent, they are half-hearted, they don't fight, they don't surrender, and they eventually suffer from them and are used by people with intentions.

It is conceivable that if Liu Biao had been determined to dominate the world from the beginning, he would have been determined, not afraid of war, and would have risen strongly. So, how could Liu Biao be killed? He is ambitious in his heart, but his temperament is soft, he dares to think and dare not do it, he is afraid of wolves and tigers, and when he sees that the enemy is strong, he shrinks up and does not dare to fight to the death. Moreover, due to his personality problems, the same is true of the generals and soldiers under him, even if there are many generals and generals, they usually seem to be very powerful, but as soon as the battle is approached, it collapses and the whole line is defeated.

The same is true of Liu Zhang in Yizhou, if he wants to fight, he will fight, if he wants to surrender, he will surrender, and he will be more decisive, so how can there be a matter of Liu Bei mastering his military power in Yizhou?

Therefore, in comparison, Shi Xie is much more shrewd. He knew that it was difficult to fight, so he simply sued for peace, and would never be half-hearted, seeking so-called help, or colluding with the Shanyue people to support the Shanyue people to fight against the New Han Army. I am not strong enough to be strong. If you only hope in others, you will only bring untold harm to yourself. Shi Xie should understand this. Only then will they send to the generals of some coastal towns in Jiaozhou, so that they must not clash with the New Han army and navy coming from the sea. He also actively courted the Xinhan Army and sought a peaceful solution to the Jiaozhou issue.

From this point alone, Liu Yi was willing to accept Shixie's submission, and would still continue to appoint Shixie as the Taishou of Jiaozhou, so that he could continue to govern the Lingnan region.

However, these are the later words, Liu Yi doesn't want to pay attention to the affairs of Jiaozhou for the time being, and he is the most important. I still want to find rubber trees and sweet potatoes.

Therefore, Liu Yi prevented Kaimingtai from immediately reporting to Shi Xie that he had landed in Donglin City, and asked Shi Xie to come and meet him to discuss Jiaozhou's future plans.

Facing the doubts of Kaimingtai and other generals of Donglin City, Liu Yi explained to them: "General Kaimingtai, my lords, since you have the intention of surrendering to my new Han Dynasty in Jiaozhou, of course I, Liu Yi, would like to extend a warm welcome. Moreover. You can also tell Lord Shixie and tell him that he will send someone back to Jiangdong immediately after governing Jiaozhou with peace of mind. Tell Jiangdong Sun Ce and the others about your decision and intentions, and after that, they will contact your father-in-law. Talks on the peaceful settlement of the Jiaozhou issue. Also, please rest assured. I, Liu Yi, can promise him now, even after submitting to the New Han Dynasty. He can still stay in Jiaozhou as the Taishou, and the generals and officials of the counties below will not change much, and maintain the status quo as much as possible. Of course, in the future, the governance of Jiaozhou will definitely have to be in line with the New Han Dynasty, but good policies and governance can be retained, and those that are insufficient must be changed. Your military horses on the Jiaozhou side, after they are officially returned to the New Han Army in the future, will also be reorganized, according to the establishment of the New Han Army, and carry out elimination training, and strive to raise the military and horse combat on your Jiaozhou side to a higher level. However, it may be possible to take the method of voluntary reporting, and you will not be forced to hand over to the state generals. Well, telling you this is to make you mentally prepared that after submitting to the New Han Dynasty, there are some obligations that must be fulfilled. I, Levico, don't want you to feel like you've been forced to be deceived. As for now, Liu has more important things to do, so it is inconvenient to meet with Lord Shixie immediately. ”

Seeing that Liu Yi was so honest, Kaimingtai and the others were also reassured that at least, if Shixie really returned to the New Han Dynasty in the future, it would not cause much conflict in their interests. If this is the case, they are also happy to follow Shixie to the New Han Dynasty.

Kai Mingtai thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, then I will wait without notifying my lord to come." However, I don't know if Taifu has anything more important to do? I wonder if I can help? ”

What Liu Yi is waiting for is what they say, because Liu Yi really doesn't have too many clues to look for rubber trees and sweet potatoes in the Nanyang area, it's a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack. According to Liu Yi's plan, every place he went to, he directly persuaded the local government to surrender, and if he did not surrender, he went to war directly, and after controlling the local government, he asked and looked for what he wanted through the local people.

This time he landed in Donglin City, in fact, he was preparing to directly attack Donglin City, but Kaimingtai showed his goodwill in time, so the Xinhan army did not attack.

Now that Kaimingtai is willing to help, it would be the best.

Lewis pondered for a moment, feeling that the two things he was looking for would no longer be secrets once the search was launched, so it would not hurt to tell Kaimingtai.

"General Kaimingtai, this time Liu led 200,000 or 300,000 Xinhan troops to sail to Vietnam, in fact, to find two very important things, two kinds of plants, these two plants, one is a very important material, if we find this plant, our Han will be fully accelerated, and the relationship is very important. The other is food, which is very easy to plant, heat-resistant and cold-resistant, even if the land is very barren place, it can be planted, no, the yield will be very high, this kind of plant will be the solution to the problem of food shortage in our Han, if we also have this kind of food crop, then, we will not have a hunger disaster in the future. Liu Yi said very solemnly.

"Oh? Will we have such a plant here? Why hasn't the last general heard of it? Especially what you said, high-yielding food crops? Is there really such a plant in this world? Kai Mingtai said with a look of surprise.

"These two plants, I can guarantee that there will be any, but. I can't guarantee that there is such a thing in Vietnam, even in various areas all the way south. I can't guarantee that there will be. But we must look for it, we must have it. Even if we can't find it in Vietnam, we can't find it in the whole of the South Seas, and we have to go somewhere else to get these two species! Liu Yi said resolutely: "Now, whether there is or not, look for it first, if you can find it, it will play a decisive role in the revitalization of our Han!" ”

"Since these two plants are so important, then the last will be crushed. It will definitely help Taifu find it! Kaimingtai said.

"Good! So let me tell you about the characteristics of these two plants first. The search should be carried out immediately. After Liu Yi finished speaking, he said to Gan Ning and other generals of the New Han Army: "You must also listen carefully, and go and call all the people in our army who can paint, and all the generals above the battalion level." I tell you all in one. ”

Because Liu Yi was not sure that these two plants could be searched in the South Seas, he did not tell the soldiers of the New Han Army the true purpose of this voyage early on. Liu Yi planned to seize a local garrison in the Nanyang region first, and then tell the generals below. Now, tell the generals below that it's time to do so.

Rubber tree, deciduous tree. There is milky sap and poisonous plants, especially leaves and seeds. Accidental ingestion of humans or animals can cause symptoms of poisoning. The height of the tree can be as high as 10 zhang. The finger-shaped compound leaves have three oval leaflets and petioles up to five inches long......

Leu's characteristics and growth state of rubber trees. Carefully explain to the generals who are sitting in the hall one by one, let them have an intuitive understanding and impression of the rubber trees, and after that, they can return to the army, explain the soldiers below in detail, and prepare to disperse into the mountains and forests to search.

After that, he talked about the situation of sweet potatoes.

Sweet potato, an annual herbaceous plant, vine-shaped, more than one zhang long, lying flat on the ground obliquely, with underground tuber roots, tuberous roots spindle-shaped, earthy yellow or purple-red outer skin. The leaves are alternate, broadly ovate...... The skin color is whitish or red, and the meat is mostly yellowish-white, but there is also purple, and in addition to eating, it can also be used to make sugar and sake brewing......

Compared with Liu Yi's detailed talk about the situation of rubber trees, the following generals will listen to Liu Yi's detailed discussion of the situation of sweet potatoes more carefully. Especially when it comes to sweet potatoes that are edible and sweet, many of the generals below actually swallowed their saliva violently, and their bones seemed to be attracted by this delicious food in Liu Yi's mouth.

After Liu Yiwan'er finished speaking, he said, "Everyone understands, right?" After a while, I will also draw these two plants, and you will distribute them, draw a large number of pictures, and distribute them to the soldiers below as much as possible, so that they can have an intuitive impression. As for how to prove that we are looking for these two plants, I will tell you more, so I won't say much about it. But it should be remembered that the actual situation may be a little different from what I said, and when I search in the mountains and forests, I may not necessarily find exactly the same as what I said, as long as there are similar ones, they will all be brought back for me, but remember, I am not asking you to cut down the tree and bring it back, but to live, you will bring me the roots and stems of the plants and the soil with you! ”

"Command!"

The generals responded in unison.

"Wait......"

When Liu Yi was waiting for the generals to disperse and prepare, Kaimingtai seemed to think of something and shouted twice.

"Oh? General Kaimingtai, what else do you have to do? Liu Yi motioned for Kaimingtai to speak.

"That...... Taifu, if we want to search for these two plants, don't we have to go deep into the mountains to find them? Kai Mingtai asked with a little hesitation.

"Of course, General Kaimingtai, you haven't heard of these two plants, so we can only look for them slowly, let our soldiers, mountain by mountain, valley by valley, forest by wood, as long as it exists, we must find it!" Lewy said firmly.

"No, I mean, in fact, we have set up counties in Vietnam and divided them into nine counties, but we don't have complete control over Vietnam. All we can control is some towns in the coastal areas, and after going deep into the mountains and forests for dozens of miles, those areas are no longer areas that we can control. Kai Mingtai smiled bitterly and said: "In Vietnam, there are many indigenous tribes, they have always been hidden in the mountains, they are quite hostile to our Han government, they often come to invade our city, and they will also kill the people working outside the city. Taifu, you have also seen that like our Donglin City, there are thousands of officers and soldiers guarding it all the time, just to guard against the invasion of those natives. ”

"Well, I see, you mean that our people may encounter danger if they go deep into the mountains and forests?" Leo Yi nodded.

"No, not dangerous, but very dangerous. In the deep mountains, the mountains are high and densely forested, and if you drill into it, you can't see the sun and the moon, and it is difficult to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest. It's easy to get in, but it's hard to get out again. Moreover, in the dense forest, there are not only natives, but also many wild beasts, and these beasts are not less harmful to us than the natives. Kai Mingtai said with a cautious face: "In the past hundreds of years, our Han government has tried many times to completely eliminate those natives who were born and raised, and the natives who do not submit to the rule of our Han government, but every time, as long as our Han officers and soldiers enter those dense forests, they are all defeated and returned, and there is no one out of ten who can escape from the dense forests." It can be seen how dangerous these tropical forests are. Therefore, Taifu wanted to send the soldiers of the New Han Army into the deep mountains and forests to search for these two plants, and the last general thought that it was still necessary to be careful and have to think in the long run. ”

Liu Yi was anxious to find these two plants, and when he saw that there were Han government officers and soldiers in Vietnam, he didn't expect that the actual situation was so bad. For a while, Liu Yi couldn't help but be in trouble.

Liu Yi believed that what Kaimingtai said must be true. There are more than 200,000 sailors of the New Han Army, which seems to be a lot, but once it is scattered into these big forests, it will seem very small. If you ignore the dangers of the forest and send the sergeant out like this, then the losses will be great.

"Also, in the forest, no one knows what danger will be in the next moment. In particular, there is a miasma in the forest, and people and animals will die when they hear about it, which makes it difficult for people to guard against it, and it is very dangerous. Kaimingtai reminded again.

If the aborigines are a threat to the New Han Army, and the beasts in the forest are also a threat to the New Han Army, then the miasma in the forest is the lifeline of the New Han Army. And, forest miasma, everywhere.

Thinking of this, Liu Yi really had a headache. (To be continued......)