"Alright, alright! Get up! Cao Cao smiled. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Cao Cao asked the dry man on the side, "Can you go to the water and take a turn?" ”

Gan Fu glanced at a very strong man beside him, who was the naval officer stationed at the Martial Arts Research Institute in charge of testing warships.

The officer clenched his fists excitedly and said, "Back to Your Majesty, you can sail!" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said excitedly: "Then what are you waiting for?" Walk! With that, he walked towards the warship, and Dian Wei and the other royal forest soldiers hurriedly followed.

Seeing this, the officer hurriedly said to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty, the space on the warship is limited, and you can't go up too many people except for the necessary sailors!" ”

Cao Cao glanced back at the hundreds of Imperial Forest Soldiers who were following behind him, and said with a smile: "Dian Wei, you go up with me, and the others will stay here!" "No!" All the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army agreed in unison.

Cao Cao and Dian Wei boarded the warship.

Cao Cao looked around, looking novel and excited, Dian Wei on the side clenched the handle of the knife and pursed his lips, looking very nervous, hehe, no wonder, Dian Wei, a landlubber in the north, has a natural fear of water.

Cao Cao noticed Dian Wei's expression and couldn't help but joke: "What's the matter, Dian Wei? ”

Dian Wei puffed out his cheeks and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I don't understand!" People are good on land, why do they have to go to the water to toss? ”

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "It's not clear for a while!" patted Dian Wei's shoulder and comforted: "Don't be nervous! It's no different on such a big ship than on land! ”

Dian Wei nodded, still looking nervous.

At this time, the naval officer came to ask for instructions: "Your Majesty, everything is ready!" Can! ”

Cao Cao nodded, "Drive to the shooting range, I want to see the power of this warship!" ”

"No!" The officer answered the promise and immediately passed down the order according to Cao Cao's instructions.

The first destroyer in human history set sail and headed for the shooting range upstream.

The next day, Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, your idea is so bold! This, this is too risky! Chen Gong said with some concern.

Xi Zhicai pondered: "Although the risk is very high, the benefit is greater!" In fact, the empire has not done similar things, such as the imperial navy and the army to attack the Fusang people across the vast sea, and the imperial navy to support Li Jun's actions from the sea! These operations, although very risky, were successful and brought great benefits to the Empire! ”

"That's right! However, His Majesty's plan this time is not the same as before! First of all, we will face the challenge of the Roman Navy, and we do not know exactly what the strength of the Roman Navy is! Even if you want to do this, you have to figure out the specifics of the Roman navy! Xun Yu analyzed.

Cao Cao nodded, "Not bad!" Let's first figure out what happened to the Roman navy! For this part, we have ignored it in the past! This plan is only a long-term plan for the time being, and there is no rush to implement it! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" The three of them arched their hands.

"Wen Ruo, make a war plan and rehearse it with the military department first! Be prepared! ”

"Yes!"

"Okay, if there's nothing else to do, go get busy!"

Chen Gong said: "Your Majesty, there are some talented people who have joined forces to write a letter!" It's about the imperial examinations! ”

"Oh? Present! ”

"Yes!" Chen Gong promised, and presented a note with both hands.

Cao Cao opened it and looked at it, frowned, and sneered: "These people are looking for trouble!" ”

Glancing at the three of them, he asked, "Have you all seen it?" ”

The three of them replied: "I've seen it!" ”

"What do you guys think?"

The three of them glanced at each other, and Xun Yu said first: "The minister thinks he doesn't have to pay attention!" ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment and looked at Chen Gong and Xi Zhicai, "What do you think?" ”

Chen Gong pondered: "Although these 'talents' can only moan without illness and have no talent for governing the country, they still have some weight among the people!" ”

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed, "What does Gongtai mean by asking me to agree to their ridiculous request?" ”

"Nope! The poetry and song in the imperial examination are really ridiculous! What the empire needs is not a talented person who can recite poetry, but a talent who can govern the country and secure the world! What Weichen means is that it should be announced to the world that the talent to govern the world is different from the poetry of the past, the former is needed by the empire, and the latter is useless to the empire! Let the common people understand this! lest these so-called 'talents' use the topic to play and criticize the government! ”

Cao Cao nodded and smiled, "Okay!" It's long overdue! Your cabinet has issued a proclamation, in the name of the entire court and me! ”

"Yes!"

"So be it! Be careful about the bereavement of the fallen soldiers! Don't slack off! ”

"Yes! Wechen retires! The three of them saluted Cao Cao and withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

Cao Cao stretched his waist and got up and left the Qianqing Palace.

In the afternoon of the same day, a man dressed in plain clothes and wearing a style came to the most prosperous South Street surrounded by a large group of people.

This man is none other than Cao Cao, who is the emperor of the Great Wei Empire, and in addition to Dian Wei in civilian clothes and more than a dozen guards, there are also two daughters, Mihuan and Li Qingtong.

Mihuan is like an excited child.

"Huan'er, you really look like a child!" Cao Cao looked at Mihuan, who looked east and west like a child, and couldn't help laughing.

Mi Huan returned to Cao Cao's side, hugged Cao Cao's arm and said coquettishly: "People are not big!" ”

Cao Cao smiled, "Yes, yes!" Our Huan'er has just become a mother, not big! ”

Mihuan frowned at Cao Cao, and then he was attracted by the clay figurines sold on the street, and hurriedly left Cao Cao and ran over. Cao Cao couldn't help but smile, his eyes full of doting expressions.

Just then, there was a commotion ahead.

Cao Cao followed the prestige, and saw more than a dozen soldiers pressing a person who looked like a merchant towards the yamen of the Ministry of Commerce.

These dozen or so soldiers are dressed differently from ordinary city defense soldiers, they are a force used by the Ministry of Commerce to maintain business order, and are generally responsible for investigating smuggling and other acts that disrupt business order.

A few people not far from Cao Cao discussed: "Zhang Tie's courage is really big! ”

"Who's to say it isn't! Dare to defy the Empire's ban and smuggle supplies to enemy countries! Deserve! ”

Actually, it's no wonder! I heard that because of the Empire's hostility with the West and the North, the value of silk in the West was several times higher than in previous years! ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart, and at this time, Mi Huan ran to Cao Cao with two clay figures, and said innocently: "Your Majesty, look at these two clay figures!" ”

Cao Cao glanced at the clay figure in Mihuan's hand and couldn't help but be stunned.

The clay figure on Mihuan's hand turned out to be the image of Cao Cao and Mihuan, although it was only the size of a palm, but it was vivid and lifelike.

Cao Cao couldn't help but exclaim: "It's really like! ”

Looking up at the clay figure vendor, the vendor grinned innocently.

Cao Cao returned a friendly smile and asked Mihuan, "Huan'er, have you paid?" ”

Mihuan was stunned for a moment, and said a little embarrassedly: "Not yet!" Well, people, people didn't bring money! ”

Cao Cao smiled, touched it in his arms, was stunned, turned his head to look at Li Qingtong, and said with a smile: "Qingtong,"

Li Qingtong pursed his lips and smiled, took out a delicate purse from his waist, took out a few copper coins and handed them to a royal forest soldier next to him.

The Guards respectfully took it and went to the vendor to pay the money.

Cao Cao sighed: "Qingtong is still rich!" ”

Li Qingtong glanced at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao thought of what happened just now and asked Li Qingtong: "Qingtong, isn't smuggling very profitable now?" ”

When it comes to business, Li Qingtong's temperament has changed suddenly, and she is definitely a strong woman's demeanor, which makes Cao Cao awe-inspired.

Li Qingtong pondered: "Before our relationship with Rome deteriorated, a piece of silk was about fifty taels of gold, and now the price of a piece of silk in Rome is about one hundred taels of gold!" ”

Cao Cao was taken aback, "So expensive?!" ”

Li Qingtong nodded, frowned, and said: "It is precisely because of the huge benefits that there are constantly people who are willing to risk their lives to do this business!" ”

Cao Cao nodded, and said with some emotion: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit!" ”

Li Qingtong and Mi Huan were stunned for a moment, muttered Cao Cao's two plagiarized verses, and cast adoring eyes from Cao Cao.

Li Qingtong said: "Your Majesty, these two sentences of yours really cover the root of everything in the world!" ”

"That's not right!"

Li Qingtong and Cao Cao looked at Mihuan in surprise.

Mi Huan couldn't help blushing, and said with a straight face: "We didn't follow Your Majesty for any benefit!" "It's a very serious look, this look is rare in Mihuan.

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and laughed, "Yes, yes, Huan'er said a lot!" ”

Li Qingtong nodded very seriously.

"Huan'er, you haven't been to Wangjiang yet, have you?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

Mi Huan nodded and asked curiously, "Why is Zhang Shangshu's yamen not in the imperial city?" ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "The Ministry of Commerce has to often receive merchants from all over the world, so it is inconvenient in the imperial city!" ”

Mihuan nodded suddenly.

A moment later, the group arrived at the lobby of the Ministry of Commerce.

At this time, Zhang Xi, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, was trying the case, and the person involved was the businessman who had just been escorted by the soldiers of the Ministry of Commerce.

Cao Cao glanced at Zhang Xi sitting in the hall, Zhang Xi happened to look over, and was about to salute but was silently organized by Cao Cao, and secretly confessed, Zhang Xi's eyes returned to the prisoner in the hall, and said: "Zhang Tie, according to the law of our court, you must ······ if you smuggle goods worth 10,000 taels of gold."

Just when Zhang Xi was about to announce the verdict, he saw Cao Cao shaking his head at him, and then changed his words: "There are still some unclear aspects of your case, take him down first!" ”

The two soldiers standing on both sides immediately agreed and dragged the confused Zhang Tie down.

Zhang Xi retreated left and right, came to Cao Cao and bowed: "Weichen see Your Majesty!" (To be continued.) )