Chapter 168: The First Fat Sheep Came to the Door
"Actually, it's not that difficult to deal with my father!" Zhu Hu looked up and smiled like a fool.
His Royal Highness the King of Zhou is not yet thirty, and from the side, he is almost carved out of the same mold as Zhu Di, but Zhu Di is heroic and majestic, while Zhu Hu is elegant and gentle, like a piece of jade.
"What can be so difficult? Between father and son, can it be used? Liu Chun didn't understand it very much.
Zhu Hu snorted, what do you kid know?
It is also these years that Lao Zhu has become older, and he is kind to his son and has a smile for his grandson. When they were young, it was called a strict.
Learn literature, learn martial arts, and don't be sloppy at all.
He has been thin since he was a child, and his brain is not easy to use, and he is often beaten by his husband because of homework problems. Thanks to Zhu Di often helping him, otherwise Zhu Di might not have suffered much!
"I always felt like I was worthless, but I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to do something big!" Zhu Yu stood up and said to Liu Chun, "When do you say that you can print a medical book for me?" ”
This one is still an impatient.
Liu Chun spread his hands, "I don't even have a bookstore now, even if I have the heart, I can't help it!" ”
"What?" Zhu Huwei shouted, "You don't have anything, why are you boasting about Haikou and bragging!" Aren't you afraid of your father's blame? ”
Liu Chunman doesn't care, your father? Isn't it scary!
"Your Highness, this is a book printed for the people, first of all, the quality must be guaranteed, and secondly, the price must be cheap enough. I know a little bit about printing technology, the key is scale. When I get the money, I will immediately build a big bookstore, recruit some craftsmen, and I am sure that within a year, the bookstore will be up and running. ”
"Oh!"
Zhu Hu thought for a while, "A year is not a long time, and it takes time to compile medical books...... That's not right! His Royal Highness the King of Zhou suddenly discovered the problem, "Liu Chun, how can you guarantee that you will definitely make money?" What if you can't earn it, then? ”
Liu Chun let out a long sigh, "It's okay to have a little confidence in me!" Besides, this is your royal business, and there is nothing profitable? ”
Zhu Hu shook his head, he didn't believe it, there is a business in this world that is sure to make money without losing money...... Unless you kid goes for it!
Faced with the strong doubts of His Royal Highness the King of Zhou, Liu Chun felt the need to lead him to meet the world.
That's right, even if you are a prince, in Liu Chun's eyes, you are a complete bun.
"Your Highness, I just got the news that the envoy of the Wa Kingdom has arrived, and the person we sent out has returned early, this person is a little Sanyuan ......"
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Xu Guan went out for a few months, and when he came back, Liu Sanwu didn't seem to dare to admit it.
How much has this child been wronged, and how much has he been devastated?
Look, the body has lost a lot of weight, the temples and cheeks are sunken, the cheekbones are protruding, and the clothes on the body seem to be much bigger, and they don't fit at all.
The most important thing is the spirit, Xu Guan's eyes are straight, his gaze is dull, and he is sometimes distracted, as if he is stupid, and his face is shrouded in a layer of gray aura...... Liu Sanwu saw his haggard appearance, and he didn't know what to say.
"The old man originally wanted you to send an envoy to the Japanese country to make meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty, so that the government and the opposition could know...... I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it to hurt you! Why didn't the old man think about it, what a tiger's den is in the Wa Kingdom, how can you, a weak scholar, travel thousands of miles, travel across the ocean, and go to the Wa Kingdom as a messenger! ”
Liu Sanwu is full of self-blame, a good seedling, if it is destroyed in his hands, the old man will have a dead heart.
"Don't blame yourself, boss!"
Xu Guan seemed to come back to his senses a little, and finally smiled at the old man.
"Sir, this time the students went to the Wa Kingdom, it is indeed an eye-opener and a lot of benefits, it is more effective than reading books for a few years!"
Liu Sanwu was surprised, "You said it so well, but why do you look so thin?" You tell me the truth, but don't hide it from the old man! ”
Xu Guan's heart was hot, his nose was sour, he really had something to say...... When Xu Guan went to sea, he didn't know anything about the Wa Kingdom, and at sea, he not only had to adapt to long-distance voyages, but also had to learn about the situation of the Wa Kingdom with his guide.
Fortunately, he has the talent to be the top student, and he learns quickly.
But when he arrived in the Wa Kingdom, Xu Guan immediately faced a problem, and the Wa Guo did not take him seriously at all.
The dignified envoy of the kingdom couldn't even see the dignitaries of the Japanese kingdom!
Speaking of which, since the Tang Dynasty, the Wa State has been quite in awe of the Central Plains, and in the Song Dynasty, there were Wa States who ran to the Ming Dynasty to recommend pillow seats in exchange for valuable seeds to return to China and improve their genes...... Well, the men of the Song Dynasty were indeed very happy!
The problem lies in the Yuan Dynasty, after Kublai Khan unified the Central Plains, he actively prepared to capture the Wa Kingdom, but the result was two expeditions, two typhoons, and after losing troops and losing generals, he had to pretend not to see.
After the "kamikaze" incident, the entire Wa kingdom changed.
They felt that they had the help of the gods, and they didn't need to fear the kingdom at all, on the contrary, they also showed their teeth and claws, and the temperament of the island country was undoubtedly revealed...... Liu Chun has heard a saying that the head of Westerners is a circle with a line drawn in the middle, which is a typical black-and-white, binary opposing thinking.
As for the Chinese, there is a wave in the middle, which separates the yin and yang fish, and is the best at flexible changes.
And the Wa Kingdom, the situation is much worse, they are a circle, there is nothing in it, empty!
Indeed, the strategic vision of the Japanese people is too poor to see the problem clearly. They relied on the typhoon to defeat the Great Yuan Dynasty, and immediately felt that they were superior to the Yuan Dynasty, and then they did not take the Ming Dynasty seriously.
Just like their children and grandchildren, after learning industrial skills, they bullied China, which was still in the agricultural stage. When China learns to industrialize, constantly conquer cities and seize industries, the Japanese people will be confused, and your people will obviously not be able to do it, why will they surpass us?
Well, the Wa State at this moment, like the Wa State in later generations, has a stupid sense of superiority!
After Xu Guan arrived, he waited for ten days, but no one could see him!
This made him anxious.
As a promising student, the reason why Xu Guan also took the risk to go to the Wa Kingdom was to be rewarded for his meritorious service and to be able to change back to his original surname.
A dignified man, with someone else's surname, he was admitted to fame, and he also added glory to other people's families, and he couldn't do it if he wanted to worship his ancestors, because you changed your surname, and you are not a member of the Huang family!
Humiliation!
Shame!
Xu Guan thought of his life experience, he couldn't sleep at night, sweated profusely, and was the most painful.
He pinned his hopes on the envoy to the Japanese country, but at the moment, this is the result?
What to do?
Xu Guan thought about it again and again and decided to use the method that Liu Chun taught him!
Didn't the Wa Kingdom advocate force and fear the strong?
All right!
Lao Tzu will let you see the strength of Da Ming!
He immediately set up a ring not far from the port, and with his ship, he went to collide with the ships of the Japanese kingdom...... Don't you live off the ocean? Ships are your necessities, so let's see whose ships are better! There won't be a kamikaze to help you this time!
Xu Guan sent someone to issue a war letter, and personally led the fleet to block the dock, and if you don't compete, you can't go out of the port to fish!
This move was ruthless enough, and the Japanese had to face it.
In three days, Xu Guan's ship, with an invincible attitude, sank nearly 20 Japanese ships.
Many Japanese people were surprised to find that once their ship leaked, it would be completely finished, but the Ming ship, obviously damaged, could still float safely on the sea.
Could it be that the gods no longer bless the Wa Kingdom and have instead sided with the Ming Dynasty?
They invited a bunch of strange masters, singing and dancing, Xu Guan didn't bother to look at it at all, he was ignorant, this is called a watertight cabin! I don't even understand this, the shipbuilding technology of the Wa Kingdom really can't be compared with the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Guan's sense of pride spontaneously emerged...... And to his surprise, as his momentum increased, the Wa Kingdom actually became honest...... Don't dare to put them aside anymore.
And Xu Guan also met Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, at this moment the war between the north and south of the Japanese kingdom reached the last moment, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had a strong advantage, and the unification of the Japanese kingdom was in sight.
Xu Guan explained his intentions and expressed his willingness to trade, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was overjoyed...... He needed too much to heal the wounds of war through trade.
Moreover, as a shogunate, he could monopolize the benefits of trade, and rely on his huge financial advantage to suppress the power of other feudal towns.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu readily agreed, and also entertained Xu Guan, and when the banquet was halfway drunk, a large number of Japanese girls pounced on this great talent from the country......
"That...... You've really suffered. Liu Sanwu's old face twitched, no wonder this kid is stiff, thin like a monkey, and if he can come back alive, he is in good health!
"Tomorrow is the year of the imperial examination, you can quickly rest and recover your body, in case your body collapses, everything will be over!"
Xu Guan nodded hurriedly, blushing and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I will know later!" ”
At this time, Liu Chun also came with Zhu Hu, and told the matter roughly, Zhu Hu was dumbfounded when he heard it, obediently, the customs of the Wa Kingdom are so good, this king wants to go and take a look!
"His Royal Highness King Zhou, Lord Liu, this time, the Wa Kingdom has prepared three million taels of gold and silver, hoping to purchase goods from the country!"
"Three hundred...... 10,000 taels! Zhu Hu was so frightened that he stood up suddenly.
Liu Chun coughed lightly and said sympathetically, "Your Highness, it's not much, after all, this is the hard-earned money of our great talents!" ”
Struggle in the last years of Hongwu