The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 203 Rewarding the Official Nobility
"Yan Xiang, I named you Captain Shuiheng, in charge of our army's shipbuilding and voyage affairs. I hope you will continue to work hard to develop Lujiang's shipbuilding industry."

Although Li Yuanfeng Yan Xiang's position is not high, but the power is not small, because the ships under Li Yuan's command are all managed by Yan Xiang, and the scale is not too big now, only Lujiang is one place, but once Jingzhou and Jiangdong are unified in the future In the end, it means that all the large and small ships in Jingzhou and Jiangdong will be managed by Yan Xiang. At that time, even if the navy wants to use warships, it will have to look at Yan Xiang's eyes.

In fact, this is Li Yuan's affirmation and trust in Yan Xiang's work ability. Yan Xiang was originally Yuan Shu's former minister. , the contribution made in Lujiang can be said to be greater than that of Cheng Yu.

Perhaps it was because Yuan Shu didn't know how to employ people, so Yan Xiang didn't have much performance in history, but since he was found to be a rare talent, Li Yuan naturally wanted to reuse him.

"Thank you, my lord, I will definitely live up to my lord's expectations!" Although Yan Xiang was rewarded, he did not take credit for it. This attitude of being neither arrogant nor impatient is worth learning from many people.

"Now that the shipbuilding industry in Lujiang has developed, you can build civilian ships and sell them to the people in the future. I believe that there should be many people in the Lujiang area who are willing to buy them. Even if the people in Jingzhou and Jiangdong come to buy them, they can also sell them to them. .”

Li Yuan has a very long-term vision. Now that the shipbuilding industry has achieved some success, it is time to consider commercial issues. He believes that the civilian ships he built will be well received by the people.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Yan Xiang, tell me about the trip to Liaodong." Li Yuan asked.

"This time our army took a boat to Liaodong. We used a total of 65 sailors and brought a lot of food and grass, but there was not enough fresh water. During the period, I went in the wrong direction and finally arrived in Liaodong in [-] days. It took [-] days, and with this experience, I will sail next time, and it will take four months to go back and forth." Yan Xiang said confidently.

"Very good. I heard that when you went to Liaodong this time, you exchanged nearly a hundred horses. It seems that the idea of ​​buying horses from Liaodong and transporting them back to Lujiang is feasible."

"Master, although this method is feasible, the effect is not as good as expected." Yan Xiang had a different opinion.

"Why not?" Li Yuan asked puzzled.

"First of all, Liaodong is barren and the climate is cold. It is not easy to grow food. The local people pay more attention to food than money, so many horse merchants are only willing to exchange food for horses. However, I have to wait for two months to reach Liaodong by boat. There are many seas. Water, the grain and grass placed in the boat are easy to get wet, and once it gets wet, it will become moldy, so it is not easy to store too much grain to Liaodong." Yan Xiang explained.

"That's true. Is there any other reason?"

"Secondly, it is not easy for horses to adapt to boats, and they are prone to diseases due to the influence of the climate. This time, dozens of horses brought back from Liaodong are sick, so it is not easy to transport the horses back." Yan Xiang explained the reason.

After hearing this, Li Yuan lowered his head and thought. He really didn't expect such a situation to happen. It was indeed beyond his expectations, but he didn't want to give up on the route that was finally opened.

"Grain is easy to get wet. We can rebuild the granary on the ship to make it more closed, and then spread lime around it, so that it can effectively prevent moisture." Li Yuan thought of a way to deal with it.

"How should the horse problem be solved?"

"I'll send someone to send a fast horse to Runan to ask Zhang Ji to see if he has any solutions." Li Yuan can only pin his hope on Zhang Ji. Although Zhang Ji can treat human diseases, he can also treat animals. A certain understanding.

"By the way, my lord, Gongsun Du was very surprised when he learned that I had arrived in Liaodong, and he received me. He also wanted to buy grain from Xuzhou. If the problem of dampness of the grain and grass can be solved, I think the grain can be sold to them." Yan Xiang said,
"The food can be sold to Gongsun Du, but it needs to be exchanged with horses. I need horses, and he needs food. It's just right, but I have more important things for you to do."

"What's the matter? My lord, please tell me." Seeing Li Yuan's serious expression, Yan Xiang knew that this matter should be very important.

"Gongsun Zan in Beiping has already lost to Yuan Shao. His defeat is a matter of time. However, I once promised Gongsun Zan to leave him a way out. I told him that when he loses to Yuan Shao, he can go to Liaodong to join Gongsundu, and then take a boat to Xuzhou. You will go to Liaodong in a month, bring a little more food, and persuade Gongsun Du to take Gongsun Zan in so that he will not be threatened by Yuan Shao."

Li Yuan entrusted Yan Xiang with this important task.

"But Gongsun Zan is Yuan Shao's great enemy, and Yuan Shao has a strong army, so I'm afraid Gongsun Du would not dare to take Gongsun Zan in." Yan Xiang worried.

"You can rest assured that Yuan Shao will not attack Liaodong because of Gongsun Zan. Although Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, it must have cost a lot of money. In addition, he has just pacified Beiping and the foundation is not stable. He will never dare to attack Liaodong easily. The location is remote, the climate is very cold, and it is a barren land, Yuan Shao will not spend his strength to attack a useless land."

Li Yuan is very confident about this, and Gongsun Du in "history" is a very powerful prince. He established himself as the Marquis of Liaodong in Liaodong, attacked Goguryeo in the east, attacked Wuhuan in the west, and took the Liaodong Peninsula in the south to expand the territory. , Then he recruited talents, set up a school, recruited refugees, and became famous overseas. His achievements were not low, but not many people noticed him. If he was a vassal in the Central Plains, it must be another A formidable enemy.

Seeing how confident Li Yuan was, Yan Xiang had no choice but to agree. After a month's rest, he will set off for Liaodong again. With the first experience, the speed of sailing this time must be faster.

Looking at Yan Xiang's weather-beaten face, Li Yuan couldn't help but said: "Yan Xiang, you have worked hard on the Yuanhang. Half a month later, my junior brother Zhao Yun and military division Xi Zhicai will hold a wedding banquet in Xiapi, and you will come together at that time." Come have a drink."

"General Zhao and Military Master Xi are going to get married. It's really gratifying." Zhao Yun and Xi Zhicai are important ministers around Li Yuan, especially Xi Zhicai, whom Yan Xiang has admired for a long time. Married, I am also happy for her.

"Zhicai's wife is Mi Zhu's younger sister, Mi Qian. Actually, I set up a match for them. If you like a woman, you can tell me, and I can come to propose marriage for you." Li Yuan is determined to solve the singleness for his subordinates. question.

"Ahem, my lord, you don't need to bother, because I already have a wife and children at home, ahem..." Yan Xiang coughed to cover up his embarrassment.

"Really, hahahahaha..." Li Yuan originally wanted to say that he could take another concubine, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it and didn't say it.

(End of this chapter)