In the study of the Chu Palace, the King of Chu heard Zhao Yao say that the emperor had promised to let him go to Lingnan, and he was so angry that he almost lost his temper and scolded him.

"I'll go to my father and ask him to take back his life."

The King of Chu hurriedly went out, but Zhao Yao stretched out his hand and grabbed him: "Fourth brother, it's useless, my father won't take back his fate." ”

"I'll go and beg my father, but if my father doesn't agree, I can't afford to kneel." The king of Chu would never let Zhao Yao go to Lingnan.

Hearing King Chu's words, Zhao Yao was very moved in his heart. He opened his hands and stopped in front of King Chu, "Fourth brother, I really want to go to Lingnan, I'm not angry, I won't joke with my life." ”

Although the King of Chu was very angry by Zhao Yao's practice of cutting him first and then playing, he couldn't help but didn't scold him. He took a deep breath to calm himself.

"When you go to Lingnan, you're joking with your life." After saying that, he was going out again.

Seeing this, Zhao Yao hugged the thigh of the king of Chu and did not let the king of Chu go.

"Fourth brother, I really didn't die, I really want to go to Lingnan."

King Chu didn't expect Zhao Yao to sit on the ground and hold his legs to prevent him from leaving, this action was too indecent and too reckless.

"You get up first."

"I'm not up." Zhao Yao hugged King Chu's leg tightly and didn't let go, "Fourth brother, calm down." ”

King Chu looked down at Zhao Yao and said angrily: "I am very calm, it is you who are not calm." ”

"Fourth brother, I'm not a child anymore, I'm about to become an adult and become a king, I know what I'm doing, I really didn't get angry with my father." Zhao Yao guessed what the King of Chu thought, "I gambled with my father on my life and future, am I a fool?" ”

The king of Chu said angrily: "I think you are quite stupid. ”

"Fourth brother, I'm not stupid, I'm really not stupid." Zhao Yao raised his head and said to the King of Chu, "Fourth brother, you only see the danger of Lingnan, but you don't see the rich resources of Lingnan. ”

"Abundant resources?" The king of Chu had long learned from Zhao Yao what "resources" meant, "What resources?" ”

"Fourth brother, Lingnan is close to countries such as Annam and Johor, do you know what this means?"

The King of Chu asked with a puzzled face, "What does it mean?" ”

"It means that what those countries in Annan have, Lingnan will also have, for example, the rice in Annan, two crops a year, I heard that it is now three cropping, and the climate in Lingnan is very similar to Annam, which means that Lingnan can also grow rice with three crops a year." As early as a few years ago, Lingnan had already planted rice on the Annan side, and it had already achieved two crops a year, otherwise the rice warehouse in Dazhou would not have been filled so quickly in these years.

"Three crops a year, really?" The king of Chu naturally understood the importance of rice that crops three times a year.

Zhao Yao nodded again and again: "Seriously." There are still many fruits in Lingnan, which are not available in Beijing or Jiangnan, fourth brother, you have eaten dried fruits in Lingnan. "The dried fruits over there in Lingnan are made by Liang Run. The fruits in Lingnan are delicious, but because they are too far away from the capital, the fresh fruits from Lingnan will have already gone bad when they are delivered to the capital, so Zhao Yao thought of the idea of turning the fruits into dried fruits.

Lingnan fruits are not found in other places, whether it is the people of Beijing, Jiangnan, or the Western Regions, they have never eaten them, so the dried fruits of Lingnan are very popular and sell very well.

The king of Chu had eaten it, but he was not interested in things like dried fruits or candied fruits, so he didn't pay attention to this aspect of things.

"Fourth brother, don't say anything else, just talk about the business of dried fruits, and my second uncle has made a lot of money." Zhao Yao didn't lie and deceive the King of Chu, Liang Run just relied on the single business of Lingnan dried fruits, and he made a lot of money. "When I go to Lingnan, I want the people of Lingnan to grow fruits, and then make dried fruits, and turn the dried fruits into tribute, so that the people of Lingnan can make more money."

This is something that the King of Chu did not expect. When he heard Zhao Yao say this, his frowning brows relaxed.

"Fourth brother, there are still many trees in Lingnan, which are also not available in the capital and Jiangnan."

"What do you want trees for?"

Zhao Yao kept tilting his head, a little tired, and raised his hand to signal King Chu to sit down.

"Fourth brother, let's sit down and talk."

The king of Chu sat down according to his words, and sat on the ground without any image like Zhao Yao. He saw that Zhao Yao's neck was a little sore, so he raised his hand to help him pinch it.

"Fourth brother, there is a kind of tree called rubber tree in Siam and Johor, this kind of tree can only be planted in hot climate, I plan to get some rubber trees from Siam to plant in Lingnan."

"Rubber tree, what kind of tree is this, and what is it for?" The king of Chu heard of this kind of tree for the first time.

"Fourth brother, rubber trees can make rubber."

When the King of Chu saw Zhao Yao talking about the rubber tree with a bright face, he became more and more puzzled in his heart: "What is this rubber?" ”

"Fourth brother, let me tell you that rubber is a treasure, it has a lot of uses, I can't tell you clearly now, when I get it out, you will know." Zhao Yao didn't mean to sell Guanzi, but he really didn't know how to tell King Chu what rubber was, after all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. "I can only tell you that when I get the rubber out, I can make a lot of good things that benefit the people and benefit the society of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"This rubber is so powerful?"

Zhao Yao nodded vigorously: "Very powerful, when I make it, you will know." ”

The king of Chu believed in Zhao Yao's hands-on ability, and when he heard his oath, he couldn't help but look forward to it.

"What else?"

Zhao Yao asked rhetorically: "Fourth brother, the biggest resource in Lingnan, do you know what it is?" ”

When King Chu heard this question, he thought seriously for a moment, and then shook his head: "I don't know." "Because Lingnan is a place of exile, the King of Chu has never paid attention to Lingnan.

"By sea." Zhao Yao said excitedly, "There are many places in Lingnan that are close to the sea, and they are close to Annam and Siam, which is much more convenient than the sea transportation in Quanting County. The most important thing is that there is a strait on the other side of Siam that leads to Mixier, and I have heard that Mixir is very prosperous, and when the time comes, we can sell the good things of our Great Zhou to Mixier. ”

The King of Chu was shocked in his heart. He didn't expect that the tenth brother, who had always seemed to be a good man, would have such far-reaching ideas.

"There are still many precious medicinal materials in Lingnan, which are also not available in the capital. Of course, the most important thing is that there are a lot of ores in Lingnan, gold, silver, copper, and iron. ”

"How do you know that there is gold, silver and bronze over there in Lingnan?" The king of Chu asked, "Who did you listen to?" ”

"Fourth brother, there is gold, silver and bronze over there in Annan, do you think there is no one in Lingnan?" Zhao Yao said seriously, "Lingnan is on the edge of Annan, what Annan has, Lingnan must have." When I go to Lingnan, I will definitely send someone to look for ore. ”

King Chu: It seems to make some sense for the tenth brother to say this.

"Fourth brother, let me tell you......"

Zhao Yao told the King of Chu a lot of resources unique to Lingnan, and the King of Chu was stunned when he heard it.

"How do you know so much?" The King of Chu didn't know these things that Zhao Yao said, and there were many things that the King of Chu had heard of for the first time.

"I'll let my second uncle inquire." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Since I have decided to go to Lingnan, I must first inquire about the affairs over there." ”

King Chu nodded, but soon he thought of something, and his expression instantly became surprised and strange.

"I remember that your second uncle went to Lingnan a few years ago, did you decide to go to Lingnan at that time?"

Zhao Yao hurriedly waved his hand and denied: "How is it possible, I only decided to go to Lingnan last year." ”

When the King of Chu heard this, his brows furrowed, and his tone sounded a little unhappy: "You decided to go to Lingnan last year?" ”

Zhao Yao hurriedly smiled flatteringly at the King of Chu: "Fourth brother, I also heard my second uncle say a lot of things about Lingnan, so I moved the idea of going to Lingnan, and then I asked my second uncle to carefully inquire about the situation in Lingnan, and learned that Lingnan is rich in resources, so I made up my mind to go." ”

"Why didn't I hear you last year?"

"Although I decided to go to Lingnan, I was still a little hesitant in my heart, after all, if I went to Lingnan, it would be difficult to return to Beijing, and it would be impossible to change the fiefdom, so I had to think again." Zhao Yao lied without changing his face, "After careful consideration, I still decided to go to Lingnan, so I told you." ”

"Tenth brother, you said it yourself, when you go to Lingnan, it will be difficult to return to Beijing, are you sure you want to go?"

Zhao Yao winked playfully at King Chu and whispered, "Fourth brother, when you sit in that seat in the future, I should be able to return to Beijing at any time." ”

King Chu glared at Zhao Yao and said with a warning: "Don't talk nonsense. ”

"I'm not talking nonsense, fourth brother, I'll wait for you to sit in that seat." Zhao Yao said with a hippie smile, "When the time comes, I will rely on being your dearest brother and return to the capital every year." ”

The King of Chu was amused by Zhao Yao's words, and raised his hand to gently knock his head.

"You want me to sit in that seat, what about you starling?"

Hearing King Chu's question, Zhao Yao immediately became serious.

"Fourth brother, starling loves me as much as you do, and he will never love me less than you. For me, you and Starling are my best brothers, the palms and backs of your hands are all meat, but Starling's temperament is ...... I still think it's better for you to sit in that seat, fourth brother. ”

King Chu looked surprised, he really didn't expect Zhao Yao to say this.

"Fourth brother, starling is different from you, starling has no mother since he was a child, and he is not treated by his father, so his temperament is a little stubborn, if he sits in that seat, he is only afraid of ......" Zhao Yao is not good to continue, "Fourth brother, you are more suitable for that position than starling." ”

"I didn't expect you to think so."

"Fourth brother, I don't like to read, but not liking reading doesn't mean I'm stupid as a pig, I think you and Starling always underestimate my cleverness."

King Chu looked at Zhao Yao's angry appearance and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, I didn't expect the young tenth brother to grow up." ”

Zhao Yao pleaded: "Fourth brother, I don't care about the matter between you and the starling, but I hope that the day you win, for the sake of my face, you will spare the starling's life." ”

King Chu flicked Zhao Yao's forehead with his fingers, "Although I don't like him, he is also my younger brother, and I will not kill him." ”

Zhao Yao heard this, and immediately smiled: "I know that the fourth brother won't, it's me who is too talkative." ”

"Tenth brother, let me ask again, do you really want to go to Lingnan, don't you regret it?"

Zhao Yao said with a serious face: "Fourth brother, I really want to go to Lingnan, as for whether I regret it later, I won't know until I go." However, even if I regret it, when the time comes, the fourth brother, you will summon me back to Beijing, and I will be an idle prince in the capital. ”

"You......" King Chu stretched out his hand and poked Zhao Yao's forehead, and said with a helpless and doting face, "Since you want to go to Lingnan to give it a try, then you can go." If you really regret it then, I'll let you come back. ”

Zhao Yao clasped his hands into fists and made a gesture towards the King of Chu, "Fourth Brother Xie." ”

"Alright, don't play tricks." The King of Chu asked Zhao Yao to sit down, "Lingnan is a wild place, you can't go empty-handed, I have to prepare something for you." ”

"Fourth brother, I was about to ask you for something, but I didn't expect you to mention it yourself." Zhao Yao said with joy on his face, "Fourth brother, you are really my good brother. ”

"What are you going to ask me for?"

"First of all, money, I will definitely spend a lot of money to go to Lingnan......" Zhao Yao was unceremonious and said a lot of things in one breath.

After hearing this, the king of Chu laughed angrily: "You really dare to ask for it." ”

Zhao Yao shrugged his shoulders and said, "Fourth brother, you also know that I have no money and no things, and my father will definitely not give me much at that time, so I can only ask you and the starling brother for it." As he spoke, he grinned and smiled very poorly, "Don't worry, I'll go to the starling brother later, and ask him for something, I will never be kind to you and thin starling." ”

", you go to him right now and ask for something."

"Then I'm leaving." Zhao Yao rolled quickly.

After Zhao Yao left, Wei Mian asked, "Your Highness, do you really agree with the Ten Highnesses to go to Lingnan." ”

"He wants to go, and I can't stop him." The king of Chu already knew Zhao Yao's determination to go to Lingnan, and he would no longer stop him. "If he regrets it and doesn't want to stay in Lingnan, then I'll let him come back. Besides, I can't let him stay in Lingnan for the rest of his life. ”

"Your Highness, the heart of the Ten Highnesses is still biased towards you." Wei Mian said, "His Royal Highness Ten thinks that you are better than His Royal Highness King Wei. ”

"I didn't expect it either, after all, the tenth brother has been close to King Wei since he was a child." For this reason, the king of Chu has a lot of vinegar from snacks.

"Your Highness, the slave maid thinks that His Highness Ten is smart, and he can carry it in his heart." If His Highness the Ten is really stupid, how could he make those amazing things. "You don't have to worry too much about the Ten Highnesses."

"Just after listening to what he said, I realized that the tenth brother has really grown up." King Chu said with a smile, "Since he wants to go to Lingnan to do what he wants to do, I, as an elder brother, naturally have to support him." ”

On the other side, Zhao Yao had already arrived at the Wei Wangfu and told the King of Wei what he had said to the King of Chu before.

After hearing this, King Wei, like the King of Chu, first objected, but later saw that Zhao Yao had made up his mind to go to Lingnan, and he could only reluctantly agree.

Zhao Yao and King Wei were also not polite, and the lion opened his mouth to ask for a lot of things.

Even if Zhao Yao didn't want it, King Wei would prepare a lot of things for him.

"By the way, Lingnan is so big, have you figured out which state in Lingnan to go to?"

"I've thought about it, let's go to Swamp House."

"Aren't you going to Taichuan Mansion?" King Wei didn't know much about Lingnan either, but he knew that the most famous place in Lingnan was Taichuan.

"No, Taichuan Mansion is not close to the sea, and it is difficult to engage in shipping."

"The swamp house is by the sea?" King Wei didn't know anything about the Swamp Mansion at all, and he didn't know where the Swamp Mansion was.

"By the sea, and across the sea from Luzon." Zhao Yao picked up the pen and drew the location of Marsh Province on paper, "It also borders Annam, Siam, Johor and other countries, and it is a place with a very good geographical location. ”

"Looks like you've really worked hard."

Zhao Yao smiled proudly: "That's not it, I said that I didn't go to Lingnan impulsively, but decided after careful consideration." ”

King Wei was amused by Zhao Yao's smug tail look, "Okay, I know that you didn't go to Lingnan impulsively, you can tell me about the situation in the swamp mansion." ”

"Starling, you also know that only Taichuan Mansion is better in Lingnan, and other places are very poor and backward, and this swamp mansion is very poor."

When King Wei heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, "How poor?" ”

"It's poor, that's what the backcountry says."

Zhao Yao carefully told King Wei about the situation in the Swamp Mansion, and King Wei frowned when he heard it.

"Are you really going to the Swamp Mansion?"

"Of course, the Swamp Mansion is ruthless and poor now, and when I go, it will definitely change a lot."

King Wei was reluctant to let Zhao Yao endure hardship, "ten brothers......"

Zhao Yao interrupted King Wei's words, crossed his hands on his hips and said, "Starling, don't stop me, I won't change my mind." ”

"You ......"

What else can King Wei say, he can only find a way to help Zhao Yao and send him some more things.

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