Although Ling Han and Lu Zichuan are not too familiar, they have also gotten along, where do they not know his nature, they laughed out loud at once, raised their hands to help the young man up, and said: "You are like this, I am not used to looking at it, today we only talk about family etiquette, regardless of the monarch and minister, you don't have to be restrained, sit down and talk." ”

Lu Zichuan's expression was suddenly relaxed, but the next moment, he saw Gu Fengxun, looking at this person who claimed to be his brother but should be regarded as his nephew according to his seniority, Lu Zichuan trembled in his heart, and had a feeling of really seeing his clan brother, and his relaxed expression immediately returned to him, and said to Ling Han seriously: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

A family gift? What kind of family gift does he and the Emperor of Western Chu have?

Ling Han turned his head to look at Gu Fengxun and complained, "Look at how scared this kid you are, he doesn't have the same cleverness as before. ”

Gu Fengxun leaned on the back of the chair and said lazily: "The minister didn't say a word, Your Majesty, you summoned him, don't talk about business, just talk about family etiquette, it's scary, you can take it easy, scare my little brother, and the minister won't rest with you." ”

Although it is a mouthful of His Majesty, the intimacy in his words is stronger than the incense burning in this house, Lu Zichuan shuddered again, looked at Ling Han's smiling eyes, and then looked at Gu Fengxun's lazy and comfortable appearance, and suddenly he was blessed to the heart, and he probably understood where this "family gift" was narrated.

In the future, should he call the emperor the emperor's brother-in-law or the emperor's sister-in-law? Otherwise, the emperor's nephew or the emperor's nephew?

Well, after a moment of seriousness, his jumping head exposed his true nature again, thanks to which he just thought about it in his heart and didn't ask directly, otherwise it would be really hard to say whether it was a "family ceremony" or a "family law" that would wait for him later.

Ling Han was a little itchy in his heart when Gu Fengxun said a few words, and he wanted to ask why he didn't have to rest with him, but this occasion was really inappropriate, so he had to cough lightly, and his expression on his face was also narrow, and he began to ask about the gold.

In fact, Han Cha had already said it very carefully, but Ling Han knew that there were too many things here, such as the origin of the gold, which was definitely not exchanged from a few small countries at sea, Hu Wenjing didn't tell the truth, Lu Zichuan didn't tell Han Cha the truth, and Mrs. Yue Guo would not confess everything, and there must be something important hidden in private. Now, it depends on how much Lu Zichuan knows.

Lu Zichuan waved his hands and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, although the minister has not participated in the maritime trade, but he has a clear idea of how far the ship travels and what goods he carries. ”

Just go out to the sea, and you can earn a year's tribute from the three states and counties of Western Chu, nonsense. Maybe in another three or four years, when there are four or five fleets in Yue, running on different routes in batches, and then transporting suitable products from all over Xichu as commercial goods to be trafficked overseas, maybe you can earn this amount, and now, only relying on a fleet of three or four ships, you can get this huge profit by going to sea and running a route, which is really whimsical, that is, people who don't know how to do it.

Ling Han looked at it for a full quarter of an hour, secretly calculated an account, and already knew in his heart, the profits of this sea trade were indeed considerable, with the barrenness of the land, it was easy to make up a few boats of native products, which could have six or seven times the profit, if the goods that were in demand overseas could be trafficked, and then there were people who knew how to operate, dozens of times the profits would not be delusional. Mrs. Yue Guo was selfish and drew a big cake for Xijing, but this big cake is not illusory, but it is just that it cannot be reached yet, but if she uses this big cake to ask for support from Xichu and monopolize the supply of goods, it will not take a few years, Yuedi is bound to take off, and I am afraid that it will become the richest place in Xichu.

And that's not the point, the point is the gold, since it is impossible to have so much gold for the sea trade to make a profit, then there is only one possibility.

"Mrs. Yue Guo let people mine gold?"

Ling Han had seen the nautical charts and remembered clearly that Meng Qiye had focused on the islands with gold and silver mines. Gold, silver, copper, iron, these deposits in Western Chu are absolutely not allowed to be mined privately, once discovered, must be reported to the DPRK, and then by the DPRK and China to decide on the mining matters, Mrs. Yue Guo is not small, she dares to mine gold privately, what does she want to do?

Lu Zichuan responded: "Absolutely." ”

Ling Han sank his face, snorted coldly, and said, "What does she want to do?" ”

Gu Fengxun chuckled lightly and said, "It's not surprising that Mrs. Yue Guo has always been ruthless and has a strong desire for power. ”

With gold, it is easy to do things, since the gold and silver mines are marked on the chart, it is strange that she doesn't start, and even the excuse to cover it up is very good, so much gold is offered, it is to gain more power, more support, and can also buy some Western Chu courtiers, and the benefits are too many to count. For a gold mine, these twenty carts of gold are not even a penny, how can it not be worth her plot.

It's just that the only mistake of Mrs. Yue Guo is that she didn't know the details of Lu Zichuan, thinking that he was just a young man who could build ships, and took Gu Fengxun's way to gild in Hai'an City's Bosi, if she knew that Lu Zichuan grew up in the land of Sanlu, and she didn't know much about the affairs of sea trade, I am afraid that she would never dare to let Lu Zichuan stay in the Shibosi.

Now the old bottom has been lifted thoroughly, and Mrs. Yue Guo is afraid that she will be unlucky.

But at the moment, Ling Han is not able to deal with Mrs. Yueguo, these twenty carts of gold can be said to alleviate Xichu's urgent need, at least no one in the court will no longer yell at him that he has no money to do things, and the matter of the gold mine cannot be publicized to the outside world, otherwise it is difficult to guarantee that no one will have crooked thoughts, and if you want to govern Mrs. Yueguo, you have to find other suitable reasons.

So after discussing this matter with Gu Fengxun, Ling Han put it down for the time being, and only sent someone to secretly send a letter to Princess Han, Mrs. Yue Guo secretly made such a big move, did Princess Han know nothing, or did she not report it?

Princess Han really didn't know, if she knew, it would be impossible for Mrs. Yue Guo to do this. In fact, since Princess Yongning fled, Princess Han has been staring at the forces in Princess Yongning's secret, and it took a lot of effort to get rid of them one by one, and Mrs. Yue Guo took advantage of this loophole and threw these things that were easy to offend people to Princess Han.

When she received the secret letter, Princess Han was shocked, and then privately sent someone to investigate, even though Mrs. Yue Guo was powerful in Yuedi, but she still had to lose to Princess Han than the foundation, Princess Han was the princess of Yueguo, and the original Yue clan naturally stood behind her.

Although there was a loyal king in the clan at that time, after the death of King Zhong, the power of the original Yue clan was greatly reduced and became a plate of loose sand, but at the moment Xie Jinyan is not in Yuedi, Mrs. Yue Guo is just a person, and the remnants of the original Yue clan spontaneously stood on the side of Princess Han. So at this time, Princess Han wanted to investigate, naturally one by one, no matter how much Mrs. Yue Guo covered up, some traces could not be erased.

Princess Han was so angry that her face turned white, but she still held back her mood and didn't go to uncover Mrs. Yueguo's skin. Since the Emperor of Xichu came to ask in a secret letter, she said that she would not pursue the matter for the time being, and she was also clear about the current situation in Xichu, the sky and the earth were big, and she could take out the largest amount of money.

Now all she can do is two things, one is to stare Mrs. Yue Guo to death, and she must not let Yue Di mess up. The second is that Ling Han was given a secret plea overnight, and Mrs. Yue Guo's ability to do this kind of thing is not unrelated to her negligence.

Ling Han didn't blame Princess Han, he knew it in his heart, in terms of scheming, Princess Han was several ranks behind Mrs. Yueguo, but she was supported by the original Yueguo clan, and Princess Han herself was also a very persistent person, keeping the bottom line, and being a stable person in life and work, so he used her to balance Mrs. Yueguo. Princess Han has always done a good job, even if she neglected this time, he wouldn't blame her.

As long as Princess Han can help stabilize the situation in Vietnam, it will be the greatest credit, and the rest can be ignored. The only thing to worry about is that people's hearts are fickle, if there is a tacit understanding between Princess Han and Mrs. Yue Guo in this matter, then Ling Han must call one of the two women back to Xijing, and send someone else to stabilize the situation in Yuedi. Fortunately, Princess Han did not disappoint him.