After Fan Xun looked at the military camp of Yue Guo, he was attracted by the lively scene in Da Nang. Less than two months after Sun Shao occupied Da Nang, Da Nang was restored to life, the damaged guest houses, wharves, and forts had been repaired, the well water of merchant ships and warships did not interfere with river water, and each had a prescribed berthing area, and the merchants displayed their goods in the newly opened trading area in front of the guest house, and enthusiastically sold their goods to the people who came and went, including Chinese, Funan dialect, and various Xiyi languages. Among them, the busiest are some people wearing Han-style single robes, some holding paper and pencils, some carrying a small box, shuttling between various shops, walking briskly and with a satisfied smile on their faces.

"Who is that?" Fan Xun asked.

"Translation." Shi Bao replied casually: "They specialize in translating for the merchants of various countries who do business, and drafting documents for the transaction of large quantities of goods. Shi Bao smacked his lips and said, "Their business has been very good recently, and they can earn hundreds of dollars every day." ”

Fan Xun was taken aback, he didn't know exactly how much hundreds of dollars meant, but he knew that the copper coins of the Han people and the gold coins of the Xiyi people were the most circulated currencies in the market, usually the copper coins of the Han people were used for small transactions, and the Xiyi gold coins were used for bulk goods. The interpreters in the small Da Nang can actually earn hundreds of dollars a day?

Shi Bao was dismissive of Fan Xun's question: "Do the interpreters you said speak of our Chinese?" ”

Fan Xun shook his head, generally speaking, generally speaking, the Chinese businessmen who can do business in Dunsun are very strong, and they usually bring their own Tongyi interpreters, so those interpreters who live in the port and make a living by doing odd jobs do not need to know Chinese to do things.

"There are a lot of Han merchants doing business in Da Nang, and if the price is right, many Yi merchants choose to complete the transaction here, sell their goods to the Han merchants, and then buy what they need from the Han merchants, and then return home early." Shi Bao said with some pride: "If the contract is written in Chinese, we will give it a notarization, and if there is a dispute between the two parties, the government can make a judgment according to the contract." ”

Fan Xun suddenly realized that the government is subject to the Chinese contract, so naturally it will need a large number of Chinese translations, no wonder their worth is rising. He then asked another question: "What about those who don't know Chinese?" ”

"There are two ways, one is to find someone who understands Chinese to translate after completing the contract and give him a certain fee, and the other is to learn Chinese by himself." Shi Bao pointed to the direction of Haiyungang in the northwest and said: "There is the newly opened Haiyun Academy, Mr. Liu Beihai, who came from the South China Sea, and people who are proficient in business to guide how to write contracts. ”

Fan Xun became interested: "Can I go and visit?" ”

"Absolutely." Shi Bao said generously: "However, for the sake of quietness, Haiyun Academy is several miles away from here, if you want to go, you might as well pick another one, and take a look at the bazaar in Da Nang today." Shi Bao's handsome face showed undisguised pride: "Lin Yi has returned to the territory of my Han Dynasty, but it is said that the new day, this Da Nang market has changed so much compared with the original market, you can't imagine." Fan Jun, I am very happy to show you the scenery of this new Da Nang. ”

Fan Xun bowed respectfully, and learned the etiquette of the Han people: "I am sure of what I want." ”

"Hahaha......" Shi Bao looked at Fan Xun with interest: "I heard that Fan Jun also knows the customs of my Han Dynasty well, and he speaks Chinese well, I don't know if I can write Chinese characters?" If you can, you can come to my country to serve. I think Fan Jun is shrewd and capable, it is not a problem to be a county commander, and he will be promoted through meritorious service, and it will not be a problem to be the guardian of a county in the future. ”

"How dare you." Fan Xun smiled modestly: "What's the matter, does Yue still recruit foreigners as officials?" ”

"Of course, the king of my family is eager to seek talent, no matter what nationality he is, he welcomes it."

"Then I'm going to go to Haiyun Academy, not only to visit, but also to study. My Chinese language is still sloppy, but the Chinese characters can be read and written. Fan Xun smiled and quipped: "I hope the tuition fee is not too expensive, my salary in Funan is not high." ”

"Don't worry, you can afford an interpreter, can't you afford it as a general?" Shi Bud said intentionally or unintentionally.

…… Liu Xi and Zhang Zhao sat side by side, with a small coffee table in the middle, and a round-faced maid knelt in front of them, skillfully pouring tea and refilling water for them. Zhang Zhao stroked his meticulously groomed beard, looked at the busy market at the foot of the mountain, and showed a somewhat smug smile on his face: "Chengguo, you see that this forest is well governed, right?" ”

Liu Xi smiled faintly, picked up the small lacquer cup with two fingers and took a sip of tea, and tasted it for a moment before saying: "The students taught by Zhang Gong are not a piece of cake to govern a Lin Yi. ”

Zhang Zhao smiled, shook his head and said: "The old man doesn't dare to plunder beauty, this has nothing to do with learning, and its purpose is just a benevolent character." There is benevolence in the heart, you can know your lover without reading, and there is no benevolence in your heart, even if you recite it backwards, it is still just a bookcase. His Royal Highness has benevolence in his heart, so those who are near are happy, and those who are far away come. Chengguo, your academy opened from the South China Sea to Zhuya, and then from Zhuya to Linyi, and maybe it can be opened to Xiyi in the future, this merit is not worse than him. ”

Liu Xi smiled smugly: "How dare I compare with His Highness." ”

"Sir, that's a mistake." Sun Shao's voice came from behind, Liu Xi and Zhang Zhao looked back, and saw Sun Shao coming slowly accompanied by Lu Ji, and hurriedly got up to salute, Sun Shao waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is not the court, the two gentlemen sit and discuss, I am here to stir up the situation, how dare I work the two gentlemen to get up." Teacher, my uncle's letter has arrived, and I brought it to you by the way. ”

Sun Shao said as he handed a letter to Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao took a look at it in his hand, it was the handwritten letter of his youngest son Zhang Xiu, and hurriedly put the baby in his sleeve. In addition to Sun Shao's seizure of the South China Sea, Zhang Zhao has been the Taishou of the South China Sea for a few years, he is Sun Shao's teacher, and he is a famous predecessor in Jiangdong, of course the person in charge of the examination does not dare to disrespect him, so the assessment for several consecutive years is the best. After this year's examination was sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Prime Minister Yu sent him to Sun Shao with a stroke of his pen, and his son Zhang Xiu took over the post of Nanhai Taishou. At present, Sun Shao has not arranged his position, so he has time to sit here with Liu Xi to bask in the sun and brag.

"Mr. Chengguo, the way of civil and martial arts, one by one, martial arts can be subdued, and Wen Ke is moralized, now that Funanguo is scared by us, send someone to sue for peace, it's your turn to show your might." Sun Shao asked people to arrange two seats opposite them and sat down with Lu Ji. Lu Ji told Fan Xun from Funan about the peace. Zhang Zhao's beard trembled, and he laughed: "Talk about peace? I don't think so, he is more like he is doing the truth in the name of peace, and His Highness must be on guard. Gongxu, you are easy to learn, don't you know that prevention is better than prevention? Why not remind Your Highness? If this kind of underestimation of the enemy is allowed to spread, a small victory will also turn into a big defeat. ”

Sun Shao and Lu Ji glanced at each other, and smiled heartily, it seems that the old man has been in the South China Sea for a few years, and his thinking has changed a little, although he still never forgets his identity as a teacher, and he is always taught a lesson, but in general, he has adapted to his role.

"What Zhang Gong taught me a lesson." Lu Ji smiled faintly and arched his hand: "It is precisely because of this that the king has to come to bother Mr. Chengguo." The art of war is said well, the siege is the bottom, the heart is the top, since Funan sent people to negotiate, it is not suitable to attack the city at this time, so I want to ask Mr. Chengguo to go out and attack the heart. ”

"Attacking the heart? How to attack the heart? Liu Xi was a little puzzled.

"I have seen a masterpiece by Mr. by His Royal Highness, saying that there are many secret similarities between the Funan native language and my Han ancient books, I wonder if Mr. has studied it in depth later?" Lu Ji took out a few pieces of paper, which was the paper that Liu Xi copied to Sun Shao. This paper is only a thousand words, Sun Shao has worked a lot, and Liu Xi's disciple Xue Zong is also effective in explaining this paper, and now he is the Gong Cao next to Su Thick Legs, the governor of the East China Sea.

Liu Xi took the paper and glanced at it, and saw that there were few marks written on it with a cinnabar pen, it seems that Sun Shao has put in a lot of effort, but it can also be seen that Sun Shao's foundation in exegesis is really miserable, which indirectly proves that Zhang Zhao is not his opponent in this regard. He nodded: "Since His Highness reminded me back then, I have done a lot of research and written a small book, which has demonstrated in detail the similarities between more than 100 common words and famous names in the Funan native language and the Xia and Shang documents in my ancient books, and I am preparing to print it." He said with a bit of arrogance: "However, such an academic article will definitely not sell well, I only plan to print 100 copies as a gift to my friends, and talk about it." ”

"Not really." Lu Ji shook his head: "I asked His Highness and am willing to fund the printing of this book for Mr., but I want to ask Mr. to send Gaozu to Funan and his party." Mr.'s masterpiece can't just let us know, but also let the people of Funan know. ”

Liu Xi was stunned for a moment, the books he wrote may not be understood by Han people, and those Funan monkeys are not the same as reading books from heaven?

"Makes sense." After all, Zhang Zhao has been in politics for many years, and unlike a pure scholar like Liu Xi, he quickly understood Sun Shao's intentions and put his heart first. Publishing Liu Xi's book to Funan will definitely be a loss-making business, and if nothing else, it will be a loss, but from another point of view, if you can make the people of Funan believe that they are the same as the Han people, they are originally descendants of Yan and Huang, then it will be easier to deal with them in the future. If the publication of this book can be used to set off a trend of exploring ancestors and seeking roots among the nobles of Funan, they will be able to gain the upper hand when they cannot use force in the last negotiation. If there is still some resistance in the military force of Funanguo, then culturally Funanguo is simply defeated - they don't even have their own writing, they still borrow from the Tianzhu script, and the number of people who have mastered it is very limited, and in the face of the classics full of Han and Han people, they only have an inferiority complex from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhang Zhao explained slightly, and Liu Xi also understood. Of course, there is a slight deviation between his understanding and Sun Shao's, Sun Shao wants to conquer the Funan people psychologically, at least to disintegrate their sense of resistance, but what Liu Xi thinks is that he can take this opportunity to realize the master's desire to teach without class, the master only teaches students from different classes, and I am educating the descendants of Yan and Huang, who became barbarians long before the master, and saving their lost souls, what a great cause.

Liu Xi happily agreed, and with great interest planned how to educate the Funan people, of course, first to teach them to recognize words, of course, to recognize Chinese characters, the four different Funan characters to get aside, the dignified descendants of Yan and Huang, actually want to use Tianzhu's characters, it is really embarrassing.

However, Liu Xi soon discovered a problem, when Lu Ji listed the required expenses, he used a script that he had never seen, and when he asked, he realized that this was the Tianzhu script he looked down on, which was specially used to keep counting.

Liu Xi is very unhappy, you want me to spread the advanced Han culture and clear the influence of Tianzhu on Funan, but on the other hand, you are using Tianzhu's words, isn't this the left hand hitting the right hand?

The Tianzhu script mentioned by Liu Xi is what later generations called Arabic numerals. This has nothing to do with Sun Shao, it was learned by Zhao Shuang, who studied mathematics in the Taoist Academy, from businessmen, and felt that it was very convenient to use it for counting, so he began to use it. Sun Shao was also taken aback when he saw it for the first time, but he appreciated Zhao Shuang's tolerant thinking very much, so he began to promote the use of it in the relevant departments of the government, and no one said anything bad, but he didn't expect Liu Xi to raise this question. However, he did not debate with Liu Xi on this issue, this kind of topic about authenticity needs to be cited, he is not an opponent of a scholar like Liu Xi, it is better to leave it to Lu Ji, anyway, with Liu Xi's alone, it is impossible to prevent the use of this Tianzhu script.

As a result, Liu Xi and Lu Ji argued for a long time, but no one was convinced, so they had to give up. Liu Xi accepted the task of lecturing in Funanguo and went to prepare. Zhang Zhao panicked and asked Sun Shao for orders. Sun Shao inquired about his wishes, and finally arranged an errand for him, Liu Xi went to Funan, you go to Nanyang to investigate, I heard that there are many barbarians in Nanyang, they live on isolated islands, not to mention words, even talking is similar to a bird's call. Teacher, you are so well educated, and you are too talented to govern a state and a county, and you should educate the world like Mr. Chengguo.

Zhang Zhaozheng was a little jealous of Liu Xi, and was very happy to hear this suggestion, Sun Shao immediately arranged a fleet of 1,000 people, led by his trusted general Deng Ai, to escort Zhang Zhao Xuanhua Nanyang, Zhang Zhao's title is very majestic, the Han Yue Nanyang Xuanhua envoy, Deng Ai is the deputy envoy of Xuanhua. Since it is Xuanhua rather than military conquest, then businessmen are naturally inevitable, first to lure, then to culture, and then disobedient, then can only conquer, soft and hard, this is the way of civil and military, first salute and then soldier, is the true character of a great country - polite and no soldiers' stupid approach, not Sun Shao's style, although Sun Shao is not a poor soldier, but also not a good person who buys a false name with money, going to Nanyang is not just for the peaceful situation of all countries to come to the court, even if it can't expand the territory for thousands of miles, at least to monopolize the trade in Nanyang, Otherwise, wouldn't this battle be in vain?

Before Deng Ai left, he specially invited him, and after carefully inquiring about the purpose of Xuanhua Nanyang, Deng Ai talked about the issue of supporting the southern country.

"The king, the minister feels that Fan Man is not really asking for peace, he is using a plan to delay the army. He is the main army, our army is a guest army, and the quick battle is not conducive to lasting, Fan Man has been on the battlefield for a long time, he will not fail to see this. ”

Sun Shao smiled: "You continue." ”

Deng Ai was encouraged and continued to analyze, his stuttering has improved recently, but it still can't be fast, he can only speak slowly, and it sounds like every word he says is well thought out.

"Funan and Yuenan are separated by Changshan, Changshan forest is deep and leafy, we are not familiar with the terrain, and going deep into Changshan is equivalent to taking a dead end, so it is unlikely that Funan will be attacked from Changshan. Our army's naval division has the advantage, but the number of naval divisions is limited, once ashore, the power of attacking the city will be greatly reduced, if you don't go ashore, and Fan Manhe, if Fan Man insists on holding out, our army lacks effective means of attack, and will definitely fall into a predicament, so how to lure out Fan Man's main force as soon as possible and annihilate it at sea has become the most important thing whether or not the enemy can be defeated......"

Sun Shao nodded again and again, talked with Deng Ai for most of the night, and finally said to Deng Ai: "Shizai, cherish this opportunity to Xuanhua Nanyang, I will wait for you to return with honor and become one of the sharpest swords in my hand." ”

Deng Ai was grateful and said goodbye.

Fan Xun checked in Linyi for a few days, and felt that he had basically mastered the reality of Yueguo, so he said goodbye to Sun Shao. After listening to his compliment, Sun Shao showed a very satisfied expression, he redrafted the contract, and suggested cultural exchanges with Funan to enhance friendship, of course, this is premised on the sincerity of Funan to negotiate, if there is such a thing as a scholar being killed, it is not so easy to solve the problem of a businessman being killed.

Although Fan Xun disagreed with Sun Shao's statement-this matter is easy to solve? For the death of a few unscrupulous merchants, if Funanguo really intends to negotiate, it will have to pay at least half of the annual income - but he is a little overjoyed by Sun Shao's sincerity, he only came to find out the truth, but Sun Shao seems to really want to negotiate, which is very different from his previous murderous appearance. There are two possibilities for this, one is that Sun Shao's strength is not strong, he is just bluffing, and now he has achieved his goal, of course, he will accept it when he sees it; Another possibility is that Sun Shao was deceived by Funan's false appearance and relaxed his vigilance, no matter what, it is a good thing for Funan, of course Fan Xun will not be stupid enough to refuse.

Fan Xun rushed back to Temu City and told Fan Man, the king of Funan, what he heard and saw, Fan Man sneered, but he did not act rashly. On the one hand, he sent Fan Xun to bargain with Sun Shao again, and on the other hand, he stepped up the mobilization of water masters. He rejected the generals' proposal to send troops to Yuenan, and he said to Fan Jinsheng and others, who were eager to fight, that Wu Yue was far away, and they wanted to fight quickly, and we could not go along with their wishes. No matter how strong the Wu army is, they can only hold the east mountain of Changshan, beyond Changshan is hundreds of miles of jungle, that is our battlefield, once they break in, there will be no life or death, so we can withdraw the defense of the eastern front, not only to show sincerity, but also to lure the enemy deep into the net. Our main goal now is to regain control of the sea, and if we allow the Vietnamese sailors to make trouble on the coast, then the merchant taxes paid by the merchants passing through here will not be ours, and this will be a great loss to us. Moreover, Fan Xun found out that the ship as big as a mountain of the Yue Guo Navy Division was a grain ship, not a war ship, could it be that they were blinded by us? Whether it is true or false, we must test it, if there is not much difference between the warships of the Vietnamese Navy Division and the warships of our country, then he will not fight hard when the strength is not superior, but will take the initiative to retreat and give up this piece of fat to the mouth, so that we can rest assured.

Fan Jinsheng and others were convinced, they mobilized almost all the sailors of Funan, and launched a tentative attack on Cui Qian, who was cruising on the sea, and they were overjoyed that more than 8,000 Funan sailors had just been assembled in the port of Erita, Cui Qian led a large number of pirates to retreat, and he also sent someone to send a letter, which said that since Funan and Yue have negotiated, everyone is a friend, no longer an enemy, in the past, everyone had some misunderstandings, and killed each other, so they did not mention it, hoping that Funan could cooperate sincerely with Vietnam, Don't do similar unpleasant incidents again.

Of course, such a scene could not be hidden from the eyes of Fan Jinsheng and others, and after research, they determined that the information that Fan Xun had detected was accurate, and that the Yue Guo Navy Division had a big ship, but it was only a grain ship, not a war ship, and the retreat of the Yue Guo Navy Division was by no means a friendly expression, they were looking for themselves to go down the steps.

Fan Man did not stop there, on the one hand, he prepared for war, on the other hand, he had friendly contacts with Sun Shao, the New Year was approaching, he asked Fan Xun to send a large number of gifts to Linyi, on the one hand, to celebrate Sun Shao's recovery of Linyi, on the other hand, in response to Sun Shao's desire for cultural exchanges, he modestly said that there are no scholars in Funan, and the culture is very backward, and he hopes that Sun Shao can send a few scholars to Funan to give lectures and enlightenment.

Sun Shao readily agreed, and Liu Xi came to Temu City with a delegation composed of several disciples for a month-long lecture. Although Fan Man knew something about Sinology, he was not interested in pure academic exchanges, so he didn't pay much attention to Liu Xi and his party, but just asked a few close ministers to accompany him to give lectures.

As soon as he heard this, Fan Man felt that there was a problem, and after a little thought, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Funan is a branch of ancient Chinese language? Then the Funan people are one of the descendants of Yan and Huang? So, Funanguo and the Han people were originally of the same ancestry? That King Yue came to rule the Funan Kingdom, wouldn't he be more justified than his Fan Man? He, Fan Man, is completely an outsider from the Fuluo country. Liu Xi said Sun Shao so well, it is simply a rare Ming monarch throughout the ages, the people under the rule of King Yue live and work in peace and contentment, the old people have meat to eat, silk to wear, children have books to read, farmers can farm for a year, not only can they have more food and clothing, but also sell excess grain, or go to the workshop to work in the slack time, buy goods in the market can also enjoy discounts, the family can run a business, obtain huge profits, and live a rich life, is that Funan country can compare? Funan has never known only about collecting taxes, and has never known about benefiting the people.

If the name is not right, coupled with heavy taxes, why should the people of Funan not be able to rebel against you?

Is Liu Xi coming to lecture, he is simply here to rebel! Although these news from Yue Guo only spread in Temu City, but you must know that nearly one-third of the rich people in Funan are in Temu City, and the other two-thirds are mostly inextricably linked with this third, Fan Man can imagine that taking the opportunity of everyone to visit relatives in the New Year, at most, in three months, the news that Yue Guo is a paradise on earth and that the king of Yue is a benevolent king who loves the people like a son will spread throughout the main areas of Funan Kingdom.

Fan Man suddenly felt that his plan to delay the army had failed, as if he was planning to do so, and a punch that had been holding his strength for a long time hit his heart, instantly making him breathless.

Before, he couldn't defeat the Yue Kingdom, but now he found that maybe there was still half a chance to start a war with the Yue Kingdom, if it was more than culture, he didn't even have the strength to fight back, and he didn't even need Sun Shao to make a move, those subject countries, including the people directly under him Funan, would throw themselves into Sun Shao's arms.

It can't be delayed any longer, and Sun Shao must be defeated and his ambitions for expansion must be defeated before the greater influence takes effect.

(To be continued)