The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Zhao Yao, who was far away in Lingnan, did not know what was happening in the capital for the time being, and he had no intention to pay attention to it, because Uncle Gao came back with the gold and silver dug from the Japanese country.

In addition to bringing more than a dozen ships of gold and silver, Uncle Gao also brought back many things unique to the Japanese country. And, of course, five thousand slaves.

In the past few days, Zhao Yao has been busy arranging the gold and silver brought back from Japan. This time, the gold and silver brought back were not much, they added up to almost a thousand catties.

One thousand kilograms of gold and silver may seem like a lot to others, but in the eyes of Zhao Yao and others, it is not much, because these gold and silver are just the tip of the iceberg in the gold and silver mines of Japan.

The gold and silver mines in Japan can be mined for hundreds of years, and their output is evident. Not to mention one thousand catties, just ten thousand catties, or even one hundred thousand catties is not too much.

In fact, Uncle Gao sent people to dig out more than a thousand kilograms of gold and silver, but he couldn't transport it all back to Da Zhou at once, otherwise it would be too eye-catching.

The one thousand kilograms of gold and silver shipped back this time was a bit eye-catching. Fortunately, there were five thousand slaves who could cover it up, otherwise the gold and silver in more than a dozen ships would definitely be exposed. Fortunately, the gold and silver were transported back to Marsh Mansion without any danger.

One thousand kilograms of gold and silver transported back from Japan was arranged by Zhao Yao to be put into the basement. Five thousand slaves were immediately put to work.

Zhao Yao felt that 5,000 slaves were a bit too few, so he asked Uncle Gao to send Wu 5,000 or 10,000 slaves back after returning to Japan.

There are too many places to build in Marsh Mansion, so it also requires a lot of manpower. Fortunately, these five thousand Japanese slaves were delivered in time, otherwise the trade conference in May would be very difficult.

These five thousand people were divided into several groups. A group of people were assigned to build roads and cement roads. A group of people were assigned to build a pier.

Construction of the pier started last year but was not completed. Zhao Yao planned to complete the construction before the trade conference, so Uncle Gao sent back the slaves in time.

A group of people were assigned to build factories, porcelain factories, and farms. Another group of people were assigned to smelt iron, and the remaining people were assigned to undergo experimental vaccination with cowpox.

Uncle Gao was shocked when he saw that the five thousand slaves he brought back were all divided at once, and it was not enough.

Since the gold, silver and five thousand slaves brought back by Uncle Gao, Zhao Yao has become very busy. Uncle Gao saw Zhao Yao just a few days after he came back, but he never saw His Highness the King of Han again after that.

Uncle Gao picked up the big bowl in front of him and drank the white wine in one gulp. After drinking, he let out a sigh: "It's so good! It's so good!" After saying that, he grabbed a leg of lamb and ate it with big mouthfuls. "Drink a lot of wine and eat meat. It's really great."

When He Lianfang heard what Uncle Gao said, he couldn't help but think of the days when he was marching and fighting. At that time, when they won a battle, they would eat meat and drink wine again, so they were so happy.

"The wine brewed by His Highness is really good." Uncle Gao raised his head and drank another bowl of wine and exclaimed, "After drinking the wine brewed by Your Highness, I found that the wine we had been drinking before was just water."

"He does make good wine."

"By the way, where is your highness? Why haven't you seen him these past few days?" Uncle Gao asked curiously, "What is your highness busy with?"

"It's either in Beishan or Nanshan." He Lianfang picked up the freshly roasted meat and sprinkled some chili peppers on it. Barbecue without pepper will lose half the flavor. "If I'm in Beishan, I'm busy with factory matters. If I'm in Nanshan, I'm busy with farm matters."

When it came to the farm, Uncle Gao's expression became a little strange.

"Your Highness asked me to send back chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep from Japan. Are you serious?"

He Lianfang said: "He is serious."

Uncle Gao had a puzzled expression on his face: "Don't you have chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep in Da Zhou? Why do you want those from Japan? There's nothing special about Japan's. I don't think they're as delicious as those from Da Zhou. Your Highness wants those from Japan." What are you doing, breeding?"

"It should be so." He Lianfang was not sure either.

"The chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep of Japan are not bigger than those of Dazhou. It is unnecessary to transport them all the way back to Dazhou for breeding."

"He also sent people to buy chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep from Annan, Johor and other countries in order to breed them with Dazhou's to see if they could produce better ones." He Lianfang added, "He also sent people Go buy it from Michelle."

Uncle Gao: "..."

"Is Your Highness going to buy all the beasts in the world and breed them?"

He Lianfang: "It's true."

"This is the first time I have seen a prince like to buy foreign chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep." Uncle Gao sighed, "Our Highness is really special." Other princes like to spend money to buy beauties and land. , buying horses, only His Highness the King of Han has a special hobby.

"The main reason why he bought these is to taste whether the meat from foreign countries is delicious and how it is different from the meat from Dazhou."

"The pork in the Japanese country is not as delicious as that in the Zhou Dynasty." Uncle Gao said with a look of disgust. "The pigs in the Japanese country are not castrated and have a bad smell. After I went there, I asked them to castrate the pigs, and the pork became more delicious. "

He Lianfang heard this and said slightly surprised: "The pigs in Japan are not castrated?"

"They don't know that pigs need to be castrated." Uncle Gao drank another bowl of wine, smacked his lips and said, "Compared with Dazhou, the Japanese country is no different from the savages. In addition to the gold and silver mountains, the Japanese country has mountains of gold and silver. Other things are really not good. There is really no need for His Highness to ask me to send chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep from Japan."

"He also sent people to buy fruit trees from foreign countries. Just listen to him and send back chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep from Japan." He Lianfang had just finished speaking and remembered what Zhao Yao had said before, "He didn't mean that Japan had chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep." The wagyu beef is very delicious, and I specially asked you to send some wagyu back."

Uncle Gao frowned slightly and said, "I've eaten beef from the Japanese country, and it's nothing special. Besides, I've never heard of Wagyu." "You can ask about it carefully when you go back." He Lianfang thought of Zhao Yao's persistence and obsession with eating. Seriously, he chuckled and said, "In terms of food, you'd better listen to him, otherwise he will get impatient with you."

"Okay, then I'll make some inquiries when I get back, and I won't disappoint His Highness." After Uncle Gao finished speaking, his expression suddenly became serious, "How's it going in the capital?"

He Lianfang raised the corner of her mouth and said with interest: "It should be very lively in the capital right now."

When Uncle Gao heard this, he immediately became interested, his eyes shining with gossip.

"What's the fun way?"

He Lianfang told Uncle Gao about Zhao Yao's proposal to share the land with his family, Huo Hao to return to the public, and the officials and gentry to pay the grain together. After hearing this, Uncle Gao was stunned.

"Is it really His Highness who brought up this... the idea of ​​sleeping with a small family?"

He Lianfang nodded slightly and said, "It was indeed him who suggested it."

"How did your Highness come up with this idea?" Although Uncle Gao is not an official in the court, he also knows that it is good for the people to spread the family into the family and return the husband to the public. "Does the emperor really want to implement the system of dividing the land into acres and returning the property to the public throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty?"

"Well, I guess the order has already been issued."

Uncle Gao looked shocked: "It's good for the people to be married to their parents, but it will offend aristocratic families and powerful people, as well as wealthy businessmen and wealthy gentry." As he spoke, a playful smile appeared on his face, "Chao Can those ministers agree? Aren’t those aristocratic families and powerful people going to make a big fuss?"

He Lianfang sneered and said: "Zhao Zheng will not let them overturn the world."

There was a look of regret on Uncle Gao's face: "It's a pity that I'm not in the capital, otherwise I could have seen a good show."

"What's interesting is that Zhao Zheng is playing tricks on those people."

Uncle Gao remembered the bet between He Lianfang and the emperor, and lowered his voice and asked, "How far has His Highness reached in his quest to seize the heir apparent?"

"Everything is in the plan." After He Lianfang finished speaking, he emphasized, "He doesn't know yet."

"You don't really plan to wait until the end of the heirloom in the capital to let His Highness know, do you?"

He Lianfang nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

"No, have you ever thought about what to do if His Highness is still unwilling at that time?" Uncle Gao felt that it was not a long-term solution for He Lianfang and the others to hide it from Zhao Yao. "If His Highness knew that you had been scheming against him, have you ever thought about what the consequences would be based on his temper?" His Highness usually seems to have no temper, but that does not mean that His Highness has no temper. The more ungrateful a person seems to be on a daily basis, the scarier they will be when they are angry.

"When that time comes, he will have to think about it even if he doesn't want to." He Lianfang narrowed her eyes slightly, a hint of darkness flashed in her eyes, "At that time, he was the only one, and he could only inherit the position obediently."

"That's right." When the drama of seizing the heir in the capital came to an end, all the princes in the capital were gone, and only His Highness the King of Han was left, and he had no choice but to do it. "Have you ever thought that His Highness would blame you?"

He Lianfang said nonchalantly: "Just blame it. By then, I will have won."

Uncle Gao knew what He Lianfang was feeling, and he also knew that no matter how much he tried to persuade her, it would be useless unless He Lianfang wanted to change her mind.

"I hope that at that time His Highness will see that you are dedicated to assisting him and will not care too much about you."

"He won't kill me." He Lianfang still understood Zhao Yao's temperament. When that time comes, Zhao Yao will be angry, but not so angry that he will kill him.

"His Highness is not a ruthless person." Uncle Gao thought for a while and asked, "Did His Highness really not notice what you did at all? With His Highness's intelligence and acuity, it is impossible not to notice at all, right?"

"No, he only cares about his infrastructure and doesn't care about other things." He Lianfang hoped that Zhao Yao would notice his thoughts, but Zhao Yao really didn't notice at all. "He never asked me to do anything he asked me to do."

"Your Highness really trusts you." Uncle Gao thought to himself that His Highness the King of Han trusted the general so much, but when he finally found out that the general had been lying to him, His Highness might not be able to accept it. "General, when His Highness is finished with Lingnan affairs, you should confess to him."

"When he ascends the throne, I will confess everything to him." Before Zhao Yao ascended the throne, He Lianfang would not say anything. "I know it well."

When Uncle Gao heard this, he didn't know what to say.

At this time, Zhao Yao, who was busy building a factory in Beishan, suddenly sneezed.

After having slaves from the Japanese country, Zhao Yao couldn't wait to build factories. The factory was originally going to be built last year, but due to lack of manpower, it had to be put on hold.

What Zhao Yao built in Beishan was a factory related to the military industry. He also plans to build food factories, cloth factories, medicinal materials factories, etc. later. However, these factories will not be built in Beishan. When the time comes, he will build an industrial park in Xishan.

The military factory is very important, so when it was first built, Zhao Yao had to watch it personally and not make any mistakes.

I originally planned to update more, but something happened in the past two days. I'll update more when I'm done.

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