Ma Jian held the case with both hands, lowered his eyebrows, his eyes half-open and half-closed, and was silent in thought.

Jiang Wan knelt opposite him, and although he tried his best to remain calm, his eyes could not hide the uneasiness. The prime minister was about to go on an expedition and annex the state, and the official document was sent to Chengdu, and the general Li Yan - now called Li Ping, but he could not see the slightest fairness in doing things for others - expressed silence and noncommittal, he did not speak, and few people in the court dared to stand up and express his position. In desperation, Jiang Wan had to come to see Ma Yan.

Not for anything else, just because Ma Tan is an official who lives in Dasinong, he controls the treasury, and is directly under the Prime Minister's Office, as long as he expresses his support for this war, then the Prime Minister's Mansion may mobilize a part of the tax to support the war of the state, adding a little guarantee for the Prime Minister's victory. The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, which is the most simple truth. As the governor of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jiang Wan knew very well that Guanzhong and Hanzhong alone could not supply 80,000 troops for long-term combat.

Jiang Wan knows this truth, and of course Ma Jian also knows. He even thought more and farther than Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan's request for help from him was not so much Jiang Wan's idea as the instruction of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang. If he accepted Jiang Wan's request and agreed to support Zhuge Liang, then it was possible that their relationship would be eased. This can be seen as a manifestation of Zhuge Liang's initiative to reconcile.

However, Ma Yan didn't dare to accept this invitation easily, because accepting Zhuge Liang's invitation was tantamount to turning his face with Li Yan. Although Li Yan did not really intend to regard him as a successor, Zhuge Liang might not let him take over the power either. The invitation is ambiguous, the meaning is not clear, and it can only be regarded as a temptation at best. It can even be said to be a discord meter.

Ma Jian cannot but be cautious.

"Young Chang ......" Jiang Wan is really anxious, although he returned to Chengdu, but in the face of Li Yan and Ma Yan, he does not have any advantage. Both of these men were far above him in terms of means and resourcefulness. "The prime minister's expedition to merge states this time is to uphold the will of the first emperor and restore the Han dynasty, which is our common wish. The young brothers and the prime minister have a good relationship, and they know the prime minister's intentions better than me. When this time of crisis, do you often bear to ignore it and sit back and watch your success fail? ”

"Gongyan. It's not that I won't help. Ma Jian sighed softly. Slowly opened his mouth. "You should know that the general not long ago petitioned Bixia to issue an edict to rest with the people and not to start a major war for three or five years. The words are still in my ears. The prime minister is about to go on an expedition and annex the state. If the tax is levied at this time. Isn't the court discredited to the people? Gongyan, this crime is too heavy for me to bear. ”

Jiang Wan's face sank. He wanted to be emotional. Ma Jian gave him a big hat to resist the edict. If you really want to talk about it, this crime is not only that Ma Jian can't afford it, but even the prime minister may not be able to afford it.

"So, Da Si Nong is determined to stand by and watch?"

"I just give it my all, and I can't control the situation." Ma Yan spread his hands and laughed, ignoring Jiang Wan's annoyance. "Gongyan, you are the prime minister, you have read all the accounts I know, and you should know that the current situation in Yizhou is not good. Even if all the grain in Yizhou is harvested, it will not last long. The army of 80,000, plus the people who were requisitioned, people eat horses and chew, and how much food is consumed every day, don't you know? The prime minister said that you are a talented person in the society, so you must not know this. ”

Jiang Wan raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "Da Si Nong, you are too worried." The prime minister never said that Yizhou would pay for all the money and grain. Not only is the wind and rain in Guanzhong smooth, but the harvest in Jiaozhou and Jingzhou will not be bad. ”

"If Wei Ziyu can make a move, then what worries the prime minister?" Ma Jian smiled: "You shouldn't have asked my opinion first, you should have asked his opinion first." ”

Jiang Wan was speechless, and paused for a long time before saying: "This is not the war of the Wei family, it is the war of my Han Dynasty, of course I should ask you first, the great Si Nong, and then ask him the general of Zhennan." Respect and inferiority are orderly, and there is a clear distinction between public and private, which I still understand. ”

Ma Tan didn't argue with him either, and his jaw head echoed. "You've already asked me, it's a big deal, I have to think about it before I can give you an answer."

"How long will it take?"

"When Wei Ziyu's reply arrives, it should be about the same."

Jiang Wan was so angry that he had nothing to say, Ma Jian obviously didn't want to express his position, it depended on Wei Ba's attitude. Although he was angry, he couldn't help it. The initiative is on Ma Yan's side, if he doesn't let go, what can he do?

Jiang Wan got up and walked away. Ma Tan laughed disdainfully, pondered for a long time, turned around and went back to the study, picked up the pen and wrote a letter to Wei Ba, called Xie Guanglong, and asked him to go to Jiaozhou in person.

……

Hepu, Laiyi Bay.

Laiyi Bay was originally a wild harbor bay, sparsely populated, only those fishermen who went out to sea to fish occasionally took refuge for a while because of the wind and waves, and did not even have a name. Wei Ba wanted to build a shipyard, so he sent someone to survey the nearby coastline first, and Zuihou took a fancy to this place and chose it as the shipyard and port.

The name Laiyi was the idea of Yang Xi and others to shoot Mrs. Guan Feng's fart. There is a sentence in the "Book of Shang" that "the Phoenix Emperor comes to the ceremony". And the name is Laiyi Bay, and the homonym is "Laiyi", which has the meaning of Xiuwende to appease the barbarians and the four seas.

Wei Ba didn't expect that there would be so many words in one name, but he didn't object, no matter which one is in power, these things that whitewash the peace are indispensable, or how to call it culture. Whether it is pleasing Guan Feng or appeasing Laiyi, he has no objection to these.

However, he values the waters more than that. Although he didn't know what the name of this bay was in later generations, he knew that the sea area in front of him was the famous Beibu Gulf, and if it was expanded, it would be the South China Sea, where disputes would often arise in later generations. For the sake of this sea, countless enemies and former allies have shown their greedy faces.

This includes countries that are still called Ninam, Jiuzhen, and Jiaoluan, but will be called Vietnam in the future.

Wei Ba does not intend to let such history repeat itself, and he does not even intend to give that shameless country another chance to appear.

So he put a lot of effort into this sea.

After the shipyard was completed, under the command of Chen Qi, more than 3,000 technicians and craftsmen worked day and night, and it took only two months to complete the construction of ten large sea ships. Today is the day when the tenth sea ship was launched.

General Zhennan was in person, and the technicians and craftsmen in the shipyard were very excited, and they were full of energy, and after careful inspection again, in the sound of the neat trumpets, the sluice gate was opened, and the turbulent sea water rushed into the dock, and the huge sea ships slowly floated up, and several huge water wheels turned up, rolling the waves, driving the big ships to slide out of the dock and sail to the sea.

Wei Ba stood on the deck of the second layer of the flying house, watching the transition of water and sky in the distance, and he was in a very happy mood. Huge ships of the sea traded to and from the sea, which was safer and more economical than those small ships. With the commissioning of these sea vessels, not only will this bay become a huge cornucopia, but the Chinese civilization will also spread with these sea vessels and radiate farther away.

He was more interested in these than competing with Wei and Wu, and fighting with Zhuge Liang and Li Yan.

"Happy, aren't you?" Guan Feng walked over and stood beside Wei Ba.

"Happy." Wei Ba turned his head, looked at Guan Feng's face slightly tanned by the Jiaozhou sun, and laughed: "I'm going to name this ship Fengyi and give it to you as a congratulatory gift, do you think it's okay?" ”

Guan Feng nodded shyly: "Thank you, husband." ”

Wei Ba smiled slightly, turned around and took his newborn daughter from the nanny, walked to the side of the voyage, and put her two little feet on the wooden wall. The wooden walls were polished very smooth, with tung oil varnish, and they were heated by the sun, and when they stepped on it, they couldn't help but shrink, and they were about to cry when they grinned.

"Don't burn the child." Guan Feng hurriedly said: "Her little feet are not like you. ”

"Haha, it's okay, just get used to it." Wei Ba kissed his daughter. "This is our little phoenix, if you want to spread your wings and fly high in the future, how can you be afraid of being hot."

"Daddy, I want it too, I want it too." Xiao Wei Zheng pounced, hugged Wei Ba's leg and shouted.

"Such a big man, do you want Daddy to hug? Climb up on your own. ”

"Okay." Xiao Wei Zheng turned his head and looked around happily, and soon found a way, climbed up with his hands and feet, opened his hands, walked on the wooden wall only two feet wide, and shouted excitedly: "I'm coming-" was so proud that he seemed to have conquered the whole Shijie, and he was not at all worried about falling from the high wooden wall into the sea.

Guan Feng looked at Xiao Wei Zheng with some envy. Not long ago, Xiahou Hui gave birth to another boy named Wei An. But her wife only gave birth to a daughter, although Wei Ba's love for this little daughter is no less than that of her two sons, and she personally named Wei Yu, taking the meaning of "Fengyi Yu Ting", but she still can't erase the loss in her heart.

"Don't worry, let's keep trying." Wei Ba arched Guan Feng with his shoulders and said with a wicked smile.

Guan Feng's face turned red, and he was about to speak, when Wei Xing walked up quickly, walked straight to Wei Ba, and said in a low voice: "Young master, Xie Guanglong is here." ”

Wei Ba frowned. Guan Feng hurriedly took Xiao Wei Yu from him, turned around and walked away. Wei Ba thought for a while, waved his hand and said, "Let him come over." ”

"Whoa." Wei Xing turned to leave, and after a while, Xie Guanglong held his sword and walked over quickly. Bow down in front of Wei Ba.

Wei Baxu stroked Xie Guanglong and asked with a smile: "What do you have to do with Da Si Nong, to let you rush to Jiaozhou in person?" ”

"Ma Jun wants to ask the general to get an idea." Xie Guanglong handed a letter to Wei Ba, took a step back, raised his sleeve, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Wei Ba quickly finished reading the letter and glanced at Xie Guanglong: "You came so quickly, the official document in Guanzhong has not arrived yet, you arrived first." ”

Xie Guanglong smiled: "Ma Jun said, hurry as fast as possible, so that the general can be prepared." ”

"Thank you very much." Wei Ba carefully put away Ma Yan's letter, "It's been hard all the way, you go and rest first, I'll think about it and then give a reply to Brother Young Chang." ”

(To be continued......)