Fu Qin starts with a plan

Chapter 489 Lu Sheng Returns, Revealing His Ambition

After reading Zhang Han's memorial, Zhao Kun frowned slightly. After a while, he put the memorial back on the wooden tray.

Fusu looked at him and couldn't help being a little puzzled: "What was Brother Kun thinking just now?"

"I'm thinking"

Zhao Kun pondered for a while, then raised his head to look at Ying Zheng: "Is the father also thinking that Zhao Tuo is dead?"

"Ok?"

Hearing Zhao Kun's words, everyone shrank their pupils and looked at Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully, "My son means, Zhao Tuo is not dead yet?"

"It just feels too smooth, a little fake."

"It did go smoothly, but his appearance and figure are exactly the same as Zhao Tuo's. How can this be explained?"

"Maybe this Zhao Tuo is more mysterious than we imagined!" Zhao Kun replied with a half-smile.

According to the original historical records, Zhao Tuo became king in South Vietnam and was a long-lived monarch who not only killed his own son, but also his grandson.

This is really unreasonable.

After all, the place in South Vietnam is not suitable for people in the Central Plains to live at all.

Zhao Tuo lived in South Vietnam for more than 100 years, and actually controlled South Vietnam for 81 years. No matter how you think about it, he feels strange.

So Zhao Kun guessed that Zhao Tuo should have a substitute, or mastered some secret technique.

But no matter how he guessed, it was impossible to die so easily, and he still killed himself.

Suicide requires great courage. In Zhao Kun's view, Zhao Tuo should not have that kind of courage, otherwise he would not have been in love with power for 81 years.

"No matter how mysterious it is, now that it's defeated, how much trouble can it cause?" Ying Zheng squinted his eyes.

"Under normal circumstances, there really isn't much room for storms."

Zhao Kun nodded, and said in a deep voice: "But did the emperor forget? Zhao Tuo has 50 Qin troops in his hands!"

"This"

Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Didn't the 50 Qin army stand still? Besides, Zhang Han's [-] elite should not be underestimated!"

"Even if the elite combat power in Zhang Han's hands is extraordinary, but 50 against [-], not to mention Zhang Han, even Xiang Yu, I'm afraid it's enough!"

Hearing this, before Yingzheng could speak, Fusu on the side hurriedly said: "Dr. Kun is right. After Zhao Tuo died, Zhang Han personally went to accept the 50 Qin army, but was rejected by the garrison general. Zhang Han doesn't have imperial father's imperial decree and tiger talisman, so he can't accept it!"

Sure enough, there was something strange.

The reason why Zhao Kun judged that Zhao Tuo was not dead was entirely because the Huangtu Baye system did not respond.

According to the settings of the Huangtu Baye system, once Nanyue returned to Qin, the sign of that area would light up.

Once Nanyue returned to Qin, his mission was complete.

Now there are still more than two months before the deadline set by Huangtu Baye, if he doesn't complete it, he will explode and die.

Therefore, he originally planned to go to South Vietnam after the autumn outing to completely solve the South Vietnam problem.

Now that Zhao Tuo is feigning death, Zhao Kun has no choice but to advance.

"Then what's your father's plan?" Zhao Kunchao asked Yingzheng tentatively.

He believed that Ying Zheng had already discussed with the ministers before he came, so he didn't speak rashly.

Ying Zheng frowned, then glanced at Meng Tian, ​​and said to Zhao Kun, "I plan to let Meng Tian take the tiger talisman and imperial decree to South Vietnam!"

Hearing this, Zhao Kun shook his head and said: "General Meng Tian is a veteran of the empire and has a high prestige in the army. It is indeed safe to send him!"

"However." As he said that, he changed the subject again, and continued: "The other party's drunkard's intention is not to drink, even if General Meng Tian goes, I'm afraid it won't help!"

"What does the prince mean by this? Could it be that Meng Tian can't shake those South Vietnamese generals?"

Meng Tian said something displeased, and then said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, among the generals of South Vietnam, some of them are old friends of veterans. When Ren Xiao was here, it was the veterans who recommended them to go to South Vietnam!"

"Meng Tian, ​​don't worry, let Kun'er finish talking."

Ying Zheng can understand Meng Tian's current mood.

Since he dared to go all out to talk about his "partners", it shows that he really wants to do his best for this country.

After all, when he came back from Yunzhong County, he had been doing nothing, and he was only in his 40s, which was really inappropriate.

Although he also understood that he should give way to the young people, he was still unwilling.

"The old general misunderstood."

Zhao Kun heard Ying Zheng's words, looked at Meng Tian with a smile, and explained: "If Zhao Tuo is cheating his death, what is his purpose? It is nothing more than the last chance!"

"If he misses this opportunity, he will never stand up!"

"The 50 Qin army in Nanyue has long been infiltrated by Zhao Tuo, and the generals inside are also his people, so the old general can't win them over with imperial edicts and tiger charms!"

"How come, do they dare to disrespect the order?" Meng Tian frowned.

Zhao Kun smiled and said again: "Zhao Tuo dared to resist the edict, why didn't they dare? If they didn't dare, how could they live under Zhao Tuo's rule?"

"Old General, don't forget that after Ren Xiao's death, Zhao Tuo presided over the military administration of South Vietnam alone. In South Vietnam, he is equivalent to a local emperor!"

Hearing the word 'Emperor of Earth', everyone's expressions changed, and they subconsciously looked at Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng's expression was flat, showing no signs of happiness or anger.

Meng Tian pondered for a while, and then said: "Since the prince thinks that the old minister is not suitable to go to South Vietnam, then who is suitable?"

"Isn't that obvious? No one is suitable except me!" Zhao Kun said a little funny.

"No!"

Hearing Zhao Kun's words, Fusu immediately stopped him and said, "Brother Kun, don't put yourself in danger!"

"Brother, Zhao Tuo faked his death. The only chance he's waiting for is me, or my father's visit to Nanyue in person, because apart from us, no one can take back the 50 Qin army, not even my brother!" Zhao Kun said with a wry smile.

"But."

Fusu showed hesitation, and turned to look at Yingzheng; "Father, you."

"Kun'er is right, Zhao Tuoruo is still alive, his ambition is naturally to be a king, and the only ones who can satisfy his request are Zhen and Kun'er!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand to interrupt what Fusu wanted to say, then turned to look at Zhao Kun; "Do you really want to go to South Vietnam?"

"I think, but I have to go after getting married!"

"It's reasonable! Then I promise you."

"Thank you, Father!" Zhao Kun smiled and cupped his hands.

Zhang Liang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I am going to South Vietnam, and I would like to go with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Huh?" Zhao Kun was taken aback, and looked at Zhang Liang with some doubts.

Ying Zheng frowned and said, "What do you intend to do when you go to South Vietnam?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Nanyue has some old friends who may be able to help the prince." Zhang Liang said sincerely.

Ying Zheng thought for a while, then looked at Zhao Kun: "What do you think of Kun'er?"

"Since there are acquaintances, it's easy to do things, and Zifang is willing to help, that's great." Zhao Kun replied with a smile.

Ying Zheng nodded to express his agreement, and immediately said to Zhang Liang: "The ovary can accompany the prince for a while!"

"The minister obeys the order."

Zhang Liang saluted respectfully.

Ying Zheng waved his hand, and then said with a smile: "I will leave the matter of Nanyue to the crown prince. I haven't had a good time tonight. Let's sing and dance and serve wine!"

As soon as these words came out, the eldest sister of Qiongyao Hall, who had already been prepared, came to the center of the hall gracefully, with long sleeves and dancing skills.

While pushing cups and changing cups, Fusu opened his mouth to Zhao Kun several times, but finally stopped talking.

Looking at him, Zhao Kun was a little funny, but he didn't take the initiative to talk to him.

In this way, after the five flavors of the dishes, the guests and the host had a good time, and they went back to the camp to find their wives.

Zhao Kun has no wife, so he can only go back to the camp alone.

However, not long after he came back, Jiang Chao brought someone back.

When Zhao Kun saw this person, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help asking in surprise; "Did you find it?"

"found it!"

The man also replied in surprise.

"Haha! Good job!"

"With the blueprints drawn by the young master, it is not difficult to find that place. It's just that the wind and waves on the sea change a lot, and it took some time!"

"This is normal! You are lucky to come back alive, but with experience, it will be much easier in the future."

Zhao Kun smiled and nodded, then motioned for the man to sit down.

That person was none other than Lu Sheng who was ordered to go to sea more than a year ago.

At this time, Lu Sheng had dark skin and a thin face, not at all the appearance of a Confucian disciple back then.

Speaking of Lu Sheng, I have to mention the fact that he tricked the first emperor to find the fairy medicine.

In fact, long before Lu Sheng, Lu Sheng had lied to the First Emperor, but he ran away later.

Of course this is just the original history.

The current history is that Lu Sheng not only did not run away, but also became Zhao Kun's right-hand man.

First, he deceived Chen Sheng and Wu Guang to revolt with Hou Sheng, and then went to sea to find overseas places.

Because Lu Sheng already had the experience of going to sea, coupled with Zhao Kun's hand-drawn world map, he and Hou Sheng made many detours, and only in a few years, he became familiar with a large area of ​​the sea.

In the end, it took more than a year to arrive in America.

"Tell me about what you've gained from going out this time!" Zhao Kun laughed.

"Sitting at home, young master, you can know the world's affairs. Xiaosheng really admires it. Going out this time, Xiaosheng is also an eye-opener." Lu Sheng bowed to Zhao Kun respectfully.

"Oh?" Zhao Kun raised his eyebrows; "Since it's an eye-opener, there must be something good to bring back?"

"Hey, my son has a great plan!"

Lu Sheng licked his face and smiled, then took out two sticks wrapped in grass leaves from his arms, and handed one to Zhao Kun: "Master, this is grass tobacco, you can try it!"

"Grass smoke?"

Seeing the blade of grass stick that Lu Sheng handed over, Zhao Kun's first thought was cigars, but it seemed a bit awkward.

However, it is true that grass tobacco is not fake.

He didn't expect Lu Sheng to find this thing.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Kun said to Jiang Chao: "Jiang Wa'er, go get a candlestick!"

"My lord wants to smoke this herbal cigarette?" Jiang Chao tilted his head.

Zhao Kun nodded with a smile and said: "This smoke is strong, just taste it, it won't smoke too much, don't worry."

"It seems that the young master has already smoked. Xiaosheng was worried that the young master was not used to it before. Now that I think about it, I am really stupid!" Lu Sheng said with a sigh.

Zhao Kun smiled without saying a word.

Not long after, the two sat on the bench, each with a cigarette in his mouth, and began to puff.

"Well, the taste is not as strong as expected, it's a good smoke."

Zhao Kun exhaled a puff of smoke ring, and looked at Lu Sheng appreciatively: "You did a good job."

"Thank you for your compliment, son."

Lu Sheng gave a respectful salute, and then replied with a smile; "This time I came back from the sea, and brought a lot of good things. They are all on the boat at the dock, and Hou Sheng will take care of them personally. The young master has the final say on how to arrange them!"

"How much tobacco did you carry?"

Zhao Kun didn't ask anything else, and first paid attention to tobacco.

After all, although tobacco is not good for the human body, the economic benefits and benefits it brings to the country are extremely huge.

"There are as many as three ships. If you hand them over to the Chamber of Commerce, you can make a lot of money!" Lu Sheng replied.

"Three boats? Not a lot."

Zhao Kun sighed with emotion, then shook his head and said, "You don't need to hand it over to the chamber of commerce."

He can compensate Lu Sheng and others in other places, but this kind of thing must not be run by private individuals.

Zhao Kun will be cautious about anything that is addictive.

Even Zhao Kun is unwilling to promote this kind of thing in Daqin if it is not necessary.

However, Lu Sheng's fleet going to sea this time is extremely large.

Those crew members have turned into big smoking guns while running around at sea.

When everyone disembarked, they carried a lot of tobacco leaves.

I'm afraid that when the two of them were talking, these things had already flowed into the country of Qin along with the crew.

Zhao Kun decided to sell it on a small scale in a state-run manner first, to see the effect.

This kind of thing must be heavily taxed, otherwise the harm will far outweigh the benefit.

Generally speaking, it is just a gadget for people to entertain after dinner, and it is not a big deal if it is properly controlled.

"What are your plans when you come back from this trip?" Zhao Kun asked.

Lu Sheng smiled wryly.

Before that, as an alchemist, he went to sea several times to obtain immortal medicine for the first emperor.

At that time, Lu Sheng really thought that there were fairy mountains overseas, and his lifelong dream was to use the power of the first emperor to find immortals.

However, after going out to sea this time, his thoughts completely disappeared.

After seeing so many strange things, Lu Sheng became a staunch atheist.

After more than ten years of traveling at sea, Lu Sheng is no longer that personable alchemist, but a rough sailor with rough skin and bold behavior.

"After Xiaosheng returned to Qin, he saw the prosperous maritime trade in Great Qin, but he also had some ideas." Lu Sheng said.

Zhao Kun nodded.

After the opening of the sea was issued, the coastal areas of Daqin developed rapidly, and the prosperity of many places is not weaker than that of Xianyang.

Fishermen along the coast flocked to the sea one after another, bringing back huge wealth from overseas.

Lu Sheng can be said to be the earliest sea visitor in Daqin. However, he has not been in Daqin since the order to open the sea was issued.

Therefore, he missed the actions of Daqin Haike's "enclosure" overseas.

Now the Haikes of Daqin have already divided their spheres of influence overseas.

For example, Haike in Liaodong County, Yuyang County, Guangyang County, and Langya County regarded Chen Kingdom, Sanhan on the Korean Peninsula, and the Yayoi Dynasty in Japan today as their markets.

The land south of Kuaiji County is all the way to the south, with Nanyang as the main place of business.

Although they are both from the Great Qin Dynasty, the overseas battles between the Haikes are still extremely fierce.

Zhao Kun just turned a blind eye to this.

In the early days of Kaihai, various interest struggles were at their most intense.

What Zhao Kun needs is for Haike to open up the sea map for Daqin, and it is not yet the time for the country to end.

Years of fighting made Daqin Haike extremely tough in his actions.

Although Lu Sheng's subordinates are considered to be strong, they may not be able to gain the upper hand in a fight with them.

"Are you going to travel to America all year round?" Zhao Kun asked.

Compared with Eurasia, where a large number of people live today, America is a completely undeveloped treasure land.

Facing the sea on both sides, the American continent with lush vegetation can be regarded as a natural treasure house in this era.

As long as Lu Sheng is willing, he can obtain inexhaustible wealth there.

However, Lu Sheng said solemnly: "I have an unfeeling request."

"It is a great credit for you to go to sea to find land for me. If you make a request, as long as it is not particularly excessive, I can agree to it."

"Then, what if I want to stay in America permanently?"

(End of this chapter)