"Lord, Wenyang is just a rough person, and he doesn't know a few big characters, how can he be a gentleman? No, no. After watching the ceremony, I couldn't help but yearn for the martial arts academy, and Wen Yang was willing to enter the hall as a student to study, and asked for the grace of the lord. ”

"Eh, Wenyang is too modest, you are a hero, you have fought with Shile elite in Jizhou, and you have rich practical experience. Asking you to become a gentleman in the academy is to teach others your experience in commanding the cavalry of the large corps to fight in battle. However, since you want to study in the academy, you might as well come to the academy as a student and instructor. ”

"Thank you, my lord!" Duan Wenyang was overjoyed and hugged his fist at Wei Shuo.

After attending the ceremony of the Martial Arts Academy, Wei Shuo was not in a hurry to return to Jicheng, but listened to Pei Wei's report on the government affairs in recent months. Now that Liaodong is on the right track, various policies have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, plus Pei Wei, Xianshi Xiake, Huangfu Qi and others are in charge, but he doesn't have to worry about government affairs.

"Very well, you guys have worked hard!" Wei Shuo was very satisfied with the work of Pei Wei and others.

"Lord, lord, they're back, they're back!"

Just as Wei Shuo was discussing political affairs with his colleagues in the county guard's mansion, Han Shou ran in from outside shouting, shouting as he ran, "Lord...... Lord, it's back! The fleet is back! Port Arthur came to report that Master Zhang, who had sent an envoy to Nanyang, had returned with the fleet! ”

"What!?" Wei Shuo Huo Ran got up, with a look of surprise on his face, and asked excitedly, "Is it true?" Really back? Zhang Fangzhen is back? What about the losses? How's the catch? ”

"The specific situation is not clear, only that the fleet has successfully arrived in Arthur!"

"Quick, quick, prepare the horses, I want to go to Lushun immediately!"

Wei Shuo couldn't sit still anymore when he heard this, and he couldn't wait to fly to Lushun immediately. In Liaodong. No one cares more about the situation of the fleet than him, and Wei Shuo will not be at ease no matter what he does without seeing the gains and losses of the fleet with his own eyes.

"Well, let's report the government affairs here first, the government affairs of Liaodong and Xuansu counties will be handled by several gentlemen for the time being, and the government affairs of the county guard will be handled by Pei Changshi on my behalf for the time being. I'll go to Lushun. After inspecting the ocean-going fleet, he did not return to Xiangping and returned to Jicheng directly by sea. ”

"No!"

Pei Wei and the others bowed down to receive the order, everyone knew that Youzhou needed Wei Shuo to be in charge in person, but no one persuaded Wei Shuo to stay.

After Wei Shuo arranged government affairs, he returned to Wei Mansion to say goodbye to Pei Ying'er. Pei Ying'er is now two months pregnant, and it is not suitable to follow Wei Shuo around, so she has to stay in Wei Mansion to recuperate. Pei Yinger's typical ladies in ancient times would not complain about her husband who was often away from home like modern women.

In Pei Yinger's opinion. Men should be running around for their careers outside, and they should be in the back house all the year round and mingle with women, not by the husband.

Therefore, when Wei Shuo said sorry to her with a guilty face, Pei Yinger comforted Wei Shuo in turn, saying that everything at home was handled by her, and Wei Shuo didn't need to worry about the family.

Bidding farewell to his family and subordinates, Wei Shuo hurried to Lushun with Liu Han, Lu Chang, and Han Shou. By the time Wei Shuo arrived at Lushun in a hurry, seven or eight days had passed since the fleet had returned to port.

Various cargoes carried by the fleet have been transferred to warehouses. After a few days of rest, the captain, sailors, and the merchant Jia who accompanied the ship had almost recovered their physical condition.

Wang Dan and Zhang Fang, the directors of the city's shipping department, took a large number of officials out of the city for twenty miles to greet Wei Shuo and his party. Wang Dan is only 27 years old this year. It was the age of shrewdness and ability that was pulled out of the cloth by Wei Shuo. Later, because of his remarkable political achievements and proficient in economic affairs, Wei Shuo was transferred from the local county order to the city department.

"Greetings to the lord!"

"You've worked hard, everyone, please get up! Maoshi, what is the harvest of Zhang Fang's fleet this time? ”

As soon as they met, Wei Shuo couldn't wait to ask Wang Dan and Zhang Fang about the harvest of the fleet's Nanyang delegation.

After Wang Dan and Zhang Fang glanced at each other, they saw Wang Dan take a step forward. With a flushed face, he shouted loudly: "Returning to my lordship, according to the statistics of the Municipal Shipping Division, Lord Zhang's fleet has harvested a total of 100,000 taels of gold, 1 million taels of silver, 200,000 catties of copper, 10,000 stone of rice, and countless treasures and jades from Nanyang. ”

"Goo-dong!"

Including Wei Shuo, everyone who came from Liaodong swallowed and spat hard. Everyone was shocked by the rich rewards of the trip to the South Seas. In order to sail to the South Seas, Liaodong invested a lot of manpower and money, starting from Lushun in September last year and returning in May this year, which took almost nine months.

In the past, some people complained that the county guard government had invested too much in the risky sea trade, but now that the sea trade has returned so much, they find that the previous investment is really worth it.

"What about fleet losses?" Hearing Wei Shuo's question, everyone's hearts tightened, for fear of hearing some bad news.

Zhang Fang's face darkened, and his tone was a little low: "Because our ships are all large ships with more than 2,000 materials, they have a strong ability to resist risks at sea, and there were no accidents along the way. However, there are still twenty-three people who remain on the sea forever, and they are all good men, hoping that the lord will appease their families. ”

"Well, rest assured, all those who sailed to the South Seas will be rewarded by the county guard, and some of those who have lost their lives will receive huge pensions, and their families will also receive preferential treatment in tax deductions." Wei Shuo solemnly promised.

After a few words of conversation with Wang Dan and Zhang Fang, Wei Shuo went to the warehouse to check, and saw silver and red copper like a hill, and everyone could no longer maintain their composure.

Liu Han grabbed Wei Shuo and asked anxiously, "Lord, is this...... What the hell is going on? Wang and Zhang won't rob the treasury of any country, right? ”

Wei Shuo looked at Liu Han, who was eager for the truth, smiled and said nothing, but pointed at Zhang Fang and said: "Mr. Wuzi, you have to ask Zhang Fang what the specific situation is, it was he who took the fleet to the South Seas for nine months, as for whether he robbed people or not, I really don't know!" ”

"My lord, and my lords, the details of this trip have been recorded by the entourage, and after a few days it is sorted out, it can be presented to the lord for viewing, and you can also watch it at will. At present, I will only briefly introduce the experience of the trip to Nanyang, so that the lord and the adults can have a rough understanding of Nanyang. ”

"The countries of the South Seas are probably in the south of Jiaozhou and the southwest of the Great Sea, which are very far away from Liaodong. It also takes two months to take a boat from Lushun to Linyi, the nearest Nanyang country to Liaodong. ”

"This ...... So far? I'm afraid it has to be thousands of miles away? ”

"It turns out that Nanyang is far away from us!"

Zhang Fang's words caused everyone to exclaim, and many people sighed.

At this time, Wei Shuo stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then he interjected: "Everyone, do you know, Lin Yi Kingdom was my hometown of China in the Qin and Han dynasties - Rinan County, at the end of the Han Dynasty, the local people took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, killed the county order and established themselves as kings, if there is a chance in the future, we will definitely recover this place, and we must not let the land of China be stolen by barbarians!" ”

"Subordinates, remember the teachings of the Lord!"

"Zhang Fang, you continue to talk about Nanyang!"

"No! Beyond the southwest of Linyi is the country of Funan, the country of Buddhism as the state religion, a large population, and nearly a dozen vassal countries and tribes of all sizes, is the first country in the South Seas, is the most important country of the fleet in the South Seas, most of the goods we brought have completed the transaction in the country of Funan. ”

"On the Indochina Peninsula, in addition to the two countries of Linyi and Funan, there are also countries such as Bi and Zhenla. As the lord said earlier, these countries are rich in gold, silver, rice, and other materials that we urgently need, but they are in dire need of large quantities of silk, porcelain, tea, salt, and other commodities. ”

"The silk, porcelain, and other goods brought by the ship did not worry about finding buyers, and they were basically bought out by the local royal family, the children of the nobles, and the government as soon as they arrived at the place. We keep in mind the advice of the lord that all transactions are only gold, silver, copper and other precious metals, and no other local currencies are allowed. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that Nanyang is too far away from my Liaodong and it is inconvenient to come and go, my subordinates really want to suggest that the lord use Nanyang instead of Jiangzuo to be my Liaodong grain export center. The rice in Nanyang is harvested three times a year, and its price is very cheap, less than 100 yuan per stone. (To be continued.) )