Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 718
Yangzhou
There are countless boats on the shore, Fazheng is sitting under a pavilion with a table in front of him, and a young servant is cooking wine beside him. Fazheng is wearing very thick clothes. He thought that the winter in Yangzhou would not be too cold, but no. Thinking that it is colder here than his hometown, he can only wear more, sitting here, waiting for the arrival of his friends, sitting in the pavilion, looking at the sponge in the distance, there are countless boats coming and going, unfortunately, all of them are These boats were not the ones he was waiting for.

Since he and Zhou Yu established the Overseas Division in Yangzhou, this was the first time he had a leisure time. When he first came to Yangzhou, he had no financial support, no support from local officials, and even the Yangzhou navy was hostile to them. They came here just to seize power and to take credit for their achievements. Even in such a difficult situation, he and Zhou Yu managed to find a way out.

From an unknown organization to a government office that even the governor of Yangzhou, Jushou, dare not underestimate. Fazheng has experienced too much. He and Zhou Yu arrived here empty-handed, asked for money from the governor, and opened their own. The mansion does not have any manpower and no assistance. Zhou Yu is indeed very talented in terms of commanding or swordsmanship, but if he is asked to build a large-scale yamen, he will not be able to do it.

Ever since, everything was planned and carried out by Fazheng. He first invited powerful and powerful families from all over Yangzhou to participate in the banquet, and killed those who did not come directly, so as to imitate others, and forcibly pulled a group of powerful and powerful families into the banquet. Under his own command, through the financial resources of these people, he built large-scale ships and recruited more than 3 sailors. Zhou Yu took these people to sea and did not intervene in the Yangzhou Navy.

Zhou Yu did not disappoint Fazheng's painstaking efforts, so he commanded the ships of the aristocratic family and went overseas, bringing a lot of wealth, countless gold, copper, iron, precious stones, and even slaves. Zhou Yu brought back these, originally It was to be handed over to the temple, but Fazheng refused, persuading Zhou Yu that only by using the wealth in the overseas department, let the overseas department develop first, in order to bring greater returns to the temple!

With Zhou Yu's consent, Fazheng left half of his wealth, and the remaining half was given to the temple. However, what Zhou Yu didn't know was that Fazheng actually kept nearly [-]% of his wealth, but handed in less than [-]%. Of course, Fazheng will not tell Zhou Yu these words. He knows Zhou Yu's temperament. Although he is smart, he blindly abides by those so-called nonsense. To deal with officials and people from all over Yangzhou.

Zhou Yu was also puzzled, Fazheng acted so tyrannically, but his relationship with Yangzhou officials and powerful officials is getting better and better, like brothers, they all respect Fazheng so much, and he has never done anything to harm them However, it does not have the status of Fazheng.

Relying on his own means, Fazheng built the largest shipyard in Yangzhou in Qiantang County, Yangzhou in less than a year. More than ten large-scale ships can be built here every year, and all kinds of small boats are even bigger. There are so many, Fazheng has suppressed the rest of the shipbuilding industry, taking the entire Yangzhou, and even the entire Dahan's shipbuilding industry into his own hands. All the powerful or powerful families in various places need to buy from him if they want to build ships.

In his shipyard, there are countless slaves, protected by officials, and supported by tyrants, he can be said to be a tyrant in the world.

And going out to sea became more frequent. He built countless ships and gave them to the tyrants. The large ships needed to go out to explore with Zhou Yu, and some of the small ships were for business with Jiaozhou, some for Yizhou, and some were fishing boats. , in short, up to now, Fazheng and Zhou Yu have become one of the highest-ranking officials in Yangzhou. No one dares to underestimate them, even the captain of the Yangzhou Navy. , their ships also need to be purchased from here.

Fazheng thought about these things in his heart, so he couldn't help but smile, that is to say, he came here by himself. If it were another person, there really was no way to achieve the current situation. The wine has already been boiled, and the waiting people still haven't come , Fazheng had no choice but to drink a cup by himself, to warm up his body. While drinking, there was a sudden exclamation from the crowd. Fazheng slowly raised his head and looked into the distance. Countless ships were slowly heading towards the shore. driving along.

The boats piled up almost the entire surface of the water, and everyone on the shore cheered. They all came to wait for their families. Every time they went to sea, they would be very nervous. The fire and water were merciless. No one could be sure. Come back alive, not to mention, there are various diseases at sea, many sailors will die of illness at sea, and the reason cannot be found out, but after returning to the shore, they can get better again, everyone is thinking, maybe there is some plague at sea, A plague that can get better on land.

Fazheng was also a little nervous. Every time Zhou Yu went to sea, it was not just for trade. Occasionally, he would greet the ships and natives he saw on the way. It was inevitable that there would be bumps and bumps. He likes to take the lead, which is really worrying. Fazheng was watching. When the ship docked, the officials on the shore became busy. Fazheng waited for a long time before he saw the most handsome Zhou Lang among the crowd. .

Standing in the sloppy water, Zhou Yu showed his peerless appearance. When he walked towards the pavilion in a chic way, he could always hear the quarrels erupting in the crowd welcoming his relatives.

"What are you looking at?? Ah?? Are you here to greet Lao Tzu, or to see our general!!!"

"Why are you in a daze! Get the hell out of here!"

Cough cough, there are always many women standing on the shore, some are here to greet their husbands, some are just to see Zhou Yu, when Zhou Yu passes by, these people will always stare at him with wide eyes, motionless, This made Zhou Yu very distressed, but Fazheng was very angry. He felt disappointed for the women in Yangzhou, a group of superficial people who only value appearance, hmph, extremely disappointed!
Zhou Yu walked to the side of the pavilion. Fazheng didn't get up, and Zhou Yu didn't greet him. He sat directly opposite him. Zhou Yu picked up the wine cup, raised his head and drank it. He sighed, then looked at Fazheng, and smiled. He asked: "Why, seeing me, you are not happy at all? Could it be that Xiaozhi wants to be in charge of this overseas department?"

"That's right, the wine you drank just now was poisonous wine!" Fazheng said coldly.

Zhou Yu laughed out loud. Zhou Yu looked cold, but in fact he treated people kindly. Although the Fa Zheng was harsh, he was able to attack friends who he recognized. The relationship between the two was very close. There were no complicated etiquettes. Like brother, Fazheng looked Zhou Yu up and down, and then said: "Are you taking the lead again?? How many times have I told you that the chief general is not going to be the first, that is called a vanguard! You just don't listen!"

A long scar appeared on Zhou Yu's left arm. He smiled and said, "It's just some barbarians. How can you say it's a charge? I was bitten by a bow and arrow, it's nothing serious!"

"Hehe, fine, I don't care about you, you can rush as you like, and one day you die on the battlefield, I will just be able to control this overseas department alone!"

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "You don't understand. As a general, how can you hide behind the soldiers? Leading the soldiers is the most basic thing. Besides, there are soldiers around me, so they won't kill me. You Don't worry, my master has been a soldier all his life, and he has suffered more injuries, and I have never seen him die in battle."

"Your master didn't die on the battlefield, but in the end he was tortured and died in pain due to the injuries he suffered during the war."

"It's worth it!" Zhou Yu waved his hand and took another sip of the wine, feeling warm.

"Tell me, what's the harvest this time?" Fazheng looked at the ships in the distance and asked, Zhou Yu laughed when he heard his question, and said, "You don't know, this time, I took people to explore the island below Jianning Changdao. I couldn't believe it. There are exposed gold mines on the ground, hahaha, and there are all kinds of slaves. By the way, I Also caught more than a dozen strange natives”

"Oh? Strange natives??" Fazheng was taken aback, frowned, and asked, "I've seen a lot of barbarians. What's so strange about those with blond hair, curly hair, and even those whose faces are as black as ink?" ah?"

"That island is weird. I first caught a few elephants. Those elephants didn't even reach my knees. I thought they were young, but many of them turned out to be like this. Later, when we went in to explore, Someone attacked us, we went to hunt them down, and finally caught thirteen dwarfs. These people are very short, about the size of ten-year-old children, and they look different from us, and they speak different words. They seem to eat raw food and don't wear any clothes. , extraordinarily barbaric"

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Fazheng was really shocked. There are such natives? ?Shaped like a child? ?
"The world is so big, there are really no surprises!" Fazheng said with emotion.

"Yeah, I'm going to send these dwarves to Luoyang, ahem, let's talk about the harvest, this trip, I took the fleet, and even reached the vicinity of Guishuang, this car and boat are much faster than the building boat , hahaha, you don’t know, along the way, the boats are full and can hardly carry any more items. As a result, I led people to meet Guishuang’s boats. The Guishuang people’s boats are small and very backward. As a result, These Guishuang people dare to attack us!!"

"I took people and captured them all. Unfortunately, I don't understand Guishuang's language. Some sailors understand a little bit, but they don't know much. I can only identify them as Guishuang people. I don't know anything else. I use Their ships came to load the goods, but unfortunately, their ships were not good, and several of them sank before reaching Jiaozhou."

Fazheng nodded. Zhou Yu brought back so much cargo. The shipyard should be expanded again. More ships can bring back more wealth. Well, the temple should also pay attention to our development here. Asking the temple to subsidize one or two, Fazheng thought in his heart that this time, he would hand over [-]% of the harvest. He looked at Zhou Yu and said, "I haven't been idle since you left."

"I have written letters to several governors around me, asking them to come to us to buy ships. Hehe, several people have agreed. Next, we will not worry about money anymore. By the way, when you leave, the temple is still there. I want to write a letter to Hua Xiong with you, and ask him to help us promote the Yangzhou Shipyard, and in the future, we can build ships for all those who need ships, and the benefits will be huge."

(End of this chapter)