Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 492 Leaving Jingjue and meeting Cui Runyu by chance
Although Fang Yuan's initial idea was to leave the next day.

But Fang Yuan couldn't resist Wen Rouxiang and insisted on delaying his departure until three days later.

Mainly because Hongxu and Qingyao's service was so awesome that Fang Yuan couldn't help but miss Shu.

Noon on the third day.

Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan brought the specialties of Jing Jue Country and left with Hong Xu and Qing Yao seeing them off.

In the carriage, Fang Yuan leaned on Du Miaoyan's beautiful legs and closed his eyes to rest.

"Husband, are you tired?"

Du Miaoyan said suddenly.

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Fang Yuan opened his eyes and didn't react for a moment.

"Hongxu and Qinggao are together. I see you have black eyes."

Du Miaoyan said sourly.

In these three days, she did not disturb Fang Yuan and Hong Xu Qinggao.

Thinking that it was rare for them to meet each other, and I didn’t know when they would be able to meet again in the future, I gave them more time.

But seeing the three people stuck together like glue, Du Miaoyan still felt a little sour.

"Nonsense, how could I be tired? Believe it or not, I can't make you get off the carriage right now?"

Fang Yuan immediately sat up and said angrily.

But before he finished speaking, Fang Yuan felt a sense of weakness.

"Huh, I've been practicing martial arts since I was a kid. Can I tell that you're tired?"

Du Miaoyan rolled her eyes at Fang Yuan and punched Fang Yuan in the abdomen.

The next moment, Fang Yuan let out a cry, felt his body become soft, and lay back in Du Miaoyan's arms.

Fang Yuan suddenly felt embarrassed and turned his head to the side, embarrassed to look at Du Miaoyan.

Indeed, Fang Yuan was a little tired and felt a little weak.

Mainly Hongxu and Qinggao are very powerful.

The two of them are not like Du Miaoyan and Su Ziqing who can't let go.

It gave Fang Yuan an unprecedented enjoyment, and he couldn't help but feel tired for a while.

Next, there was some awkwardness in the carriage.

I don’t know how much time passed, but the carriage suddenly stopped.

"Master, there is someone blocking the road, suspected to be one of us from the Tang Dynasty!"

Xue Rengui reported outside.

When Fang Yuan heard this, he immediately stood up and walked out of the carriage.

It was too embarrassing in there, and I didn't want to be in the same room as Du Miaoyan.

"Really Tang Dynasty?!"

Fang Yuan looked ahead with some surprise.

There were two teams of hundreds of people, and the carriages were pulling a lot of goods.

Judging from their clothes and occasionally hearing one or two words, it can be determined that they are from the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, they did not actively block the way of Fang Yuan and others.

But they just happened to pass by here and didn't let Fang Yuan's carriage get close.

This time Fang Yuan did not come back with many people, only the guards from the beginning.

The female boss and the people hired in the outer city of Jingjue Kingdom paid their wages and left. Now they are on their way back to Ronglu Kingdom.

"Why does this caravan feel familiar?"

Fang Yuan looked at the flag of the caravan in front of him in surprise.

Cui is like the Cui family who used to have the fifth surname and Qiwang.

"Five Surnames and Seven Hopes?!"

Du Miaoyan also came out of the carriage and frowned when she saw the word Cui on the caravan.

Qi Wang, a member of the fifth surname, was driven to the Western Region by Fang Yuan, but there is no news about his final destination.

With the abilities of Wu Xing Qi Wang, it is not difficult to avoid being discovered.

I just didn't expect to meet them again now?
"Go and see?"

Fang Yuan was about to make a move.

It had been a long time since he met Qiwang of the Five Surnames, and Fang Yuan was curious if it was them.

If so, he wanted to know where Cui Runyu and the others were now and what they were doing.

These people are not to be underestimated, and no one knows what they are secretly preparing.

"Rengui, thank you for asking."

Du Miaoyan looked at Xue Rengui and said.

Xue Rengui responded, immediately jumped off the carriage and walked towards the caravan.

The people in the caravan thought they were causing trouble and immediately yelled at Xue Rengui to stop.

Xue Rengui did not choose to take action immediately, but said something to them first.

Without knowing what was said, one of the caravan members left and quickly reported ahead.

Not long after, the man returned, followed by a carriage, and returned directly to Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan both looked at the carriage in surprise.

The next moment, the curtain of the carriage was opened, Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan were even more surprised.

"Cui Runyu?!"

Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan were greatly surprised.

This person turned out to be Cui Runyu, the clan leader of the Boling Cui clan.

"Fang Yuan, long time no see, I didn't expect you to become the King of Zhou!"

Cui Runyu laughed.

Get out of the carriage.

I haven't seen him for many days, and he still looks the same.

Time has left no more wounds on his body.

"You are well informed, but I haven't received any news from you."

Fang Yuan laughed.

The news that he was crowned king only lasted so long.

But Cui Runyu knew it, which showed that he had been keeping an eye on the news about Chang'an City.

This is not good news, it shows that they still want to return to the Tang Dynasty and want to engage in some conspiracy.

"After we were driven to the Western Region by you, we took root here. We didn't have time to make trouble, so naturally there was no news."

Cui Runyu laughed.

The situation in the Western Regions was very different from that in the Tang Dynasty.

They had everything in Datang, but when they came to Datang, they had to start from scratch.

So during that time, I did almost nothing but one thing, which was to stabilize.

It was only recently that they had some time to slowly do business and build their empire in the Western Region.

"Is Patriarch Cui just delivering the goods himself?"

Fang Yuan chuckled, then looked at his motorcade and said.

There were only sixty or seventy cars, and there weren't a lot of things, but I couldn't tell what was inside.

"Yes, I met you when I came out for some fresh air. It's really fate."

"Why don't you go aside to enjoy the cool air, drink tea and talk about the past?"

Cui Runyu pointed at the big tree not far away and said.

There is a big tree there, which provides good shade and is worth enjoying.

"Please."

Fang Yuan has no opinion.

He also wanted to talk about the past and wanted to know what Wu Xing and Qi Wang had been doing recently.

Not long after, Fang Yuan and others came to take advantage of the shade under the big tree, and his men immediately boiled water to make tea.

"After I learned that you were crowned king, I was greatly shocked. I couldn't believe it was true. I had to confirm it several times before confirming it."

"I really didn't expect that you would have the means to become the king and become the only living king of a different surname in the Tang Dynasty."

"I'm curious, how do you plan to develop yourself after becoming the king?"

Cui Runyu stared at Fang Yuan and said in a deep voice.

He was shocked, shocked that Fang Yuan was crowned king.

Based on his understanding of Li Shimin, it is impossible for Li Shimin to be crowned king.

Unless Fang Yuan used some means to force Li Shimin and so on.

"Clan Chief Cui has any opinions?"

Fang Yuan asked with a smile.

"I asked you."

Cui Runyu shook his head and smiled.

"Female Lingnan, use Lingnan as the basis to develop overseas markets." Fang Yuan said seriously without hiding anything.

The relationship between him and Cui Runyu is very complicated. They are enemies, but they are not enemies.

But it is certain that the two are not friends, but it does not mean that they cannot sit down and chat.

"The idea is good, but over time, it actually becomes a huge family model."

"Just like our Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, as we develop and become more complicated, we will encroach on the imperial court and control it."

Cui Runyu chuckled, with a slightly mocking look in his eyes.

Fang Yuan remained silent and did not answer the question directly.

Du Miaoyan frowned slightly and wanted to refute, but when Fang Yuan didn't respond, she thought about it and did not refute.

"Sooner or later, you, Fang Yuan, will become like our Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. In the end, you will either surpass the royal family or be driven away like us."

Cui Runyu laughed.

It was a shame for them to be driven away from the Tang Dynasty, especially to come to such a backward place.

"No, maybe my descendants will overpower the royal family, but I will not be driven away."

Fang Yuan shook his head, said firmly.

“How come you see?”

Cui Runyu didn't believe it and frowned frivolously.

"Because I already have a way out, and I don't plan to stay in Datang forever."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

As long as any aristocratic family continues to develop, there will eventually come a time when the court cannot tolerate it.

The same goes for the prince. Its development will only be faster than that of ordinary aristocratic families, and it will be easier to threaten the royal family.

At this time, you need to consider two options: overcoming the royal family or leaving the Tang Dynasty.

Otherwise, he will eventually be dealt with by the royal family and become a decapitated ghost.

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Cui Runyu asked curiously.

“I chose a place and I wanted to create the world of my dreams.”

"I want to be supported when I am old, to be educated when I am young, to have someone to rely on when I am poor, and to be able to help those who are in difficulty. I want to be able to have my own world without seniority."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

His eyes flashed with light, full of longing.

"Absolutely fair, Arcadia?"

Cui Runyu laughed and said slightly mockingly.

"No, absolute fairness is impossible."

“What I want is relative fairness, people’s lives are secure, people don’t have to worry about life, and people can be happy.”

Fang Yuan shook his head and smiled.

"Hahaha"

"The sky is unpredictable, and people are subject to misfortunes and blessings. Even when Yao, Shun, and Yu were alive, they could not provide protection for everyone."

"And if people don't run for life, then the world you mentioned will be peaceful, they will stare at your regime, they will rebel, and they will not be happy."

Cui Runyu couldn't help laughing.

I don’t believe the world described at all.

Since ancient times, eating too much is not necessarily a good thing.

Moreover, men farmed and women weaved, and their lives were not guaranteed when encountering natural or man-made disasters.

"Before the firecrackers were developed, would you think there were firecrackers?"

"Before cement and red bricks were studied, would you think they existed?"

"There are many more. Before they came out, did you think there would be them?"

Facing Cui Runyu's ridicule, Fang Yuan was not angry, but asked three questions in succession.

Cui Runyu's smile gradually disappeared, and finally became solemn, and she looked squarely at Fang Yuan.

Yes, before cement, red bricks, banknotes, bicycles, etc. did not appear, he never thought that these things would exist.

So when Fang Yuan asked back, Cui Runyu seriously thought about whether it was possible to realize the kind of world Fang Yuan said.

After a while, Cui Runyu still shook his head, thinking it was impossible.

Because those things Fang Yuan invented were objects, and many forerunners had invented some objects throughout the ages.

But Fang Yuan is talking about the world now.

People's hearts are complicated, and they will never be satisfied.

Therefore, the world Fang Yuan mentioned cannot exist.

"If you don't believe it, I can't prove it."

"I just hope you live long enough to see it."

Fang Yuan smiled lightly.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it, I guess no one in this world will believe it.

But in the future, in our country, as long as you have the ability and are willing to work hard, you will live a good life.

"Okay, I'll wait and see."

Cui Runyu laughed.

He didn't take what Fang Yuan said to heart.

Instead, he thought about which place Fang Yuan was thinking of. Could it be Lingnan?

"Hey, by the way, why did you appear in the Western Region? You are not here to see our Five Surnames and Qiwang, are you?"

Cui Runyu suddenly wondered why Fang Yuan was here and looked at Fang Yuan warily.

"Have you heard about the Maritime Silk Road? I happened to be here for something."

Fang Yuan said bluntly.

"The Maritime Silk Road is good, and it has greatly shortened the business time between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions."

"But you have to spend so much effort to build such a big ship. I don't know how much investment it costs, and you just spend it on this?"

Cui Runyu has naturally heard of the Maritime Silk Road.

In fact, he had seen those steel ships during the first Maritime Silk Road.

It's terrible. I didn't expect that such a big ship could be made, and it was made of steel.

This is also the reason why Cui Runyu came to see Fang Yuan in person after learning that it was Fang Yuan just now.

It really shocked him, there was probably nothing that Fang Yuan couldn't create.

If one day, Fang Yuan develops a human flying artifact, he would not be surprised.

“The Maritime Silk Road, judging from the name, it can’t be just the Western Regions.”

"It's just about opening up one node at a time, starting from the Western Region, and then other overseas worlds."

"Clan Leader Cui, this world is very big, there are many countries, and there are many things we have never seen."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Now Datang's weapon strength is definitely the strongest in the family.

But now there are many countries around the world that are not weak and are difficult to conquer with force.

Conquest by force is ultimately troublesome, costly and costly, and is prone to backlash in the end.

But doing business is different, you use your own products to make money from them.

At the same time, it can also promote paper currency and establish its status as a world economic hegemon.

This is the real conquest!

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan knew that the implementation of banknotes had to be replaced by Yanhuang banknotes.

Datang banknotes are used in Datang, and Yanhuang banknotes are used in the world.

"What a great idea!"

"I think you have traveled to the Western Region twice, so you should have found a way not to get lost."

"Can you tell me how to avoid getting lost, or maybe we can work together to do overseas business?"

Cui Runyu said in a deep voice.

The temptation of the Maritime Silk Road is too great.

It was precisely because of the birth of the Maritime Silk Road that Qiwang of the Five Surnames came out to do business in advance.

Otherwise, they are still using the money in their hands to control some countries and local families and stabilize the Western Region.

"We are old acquaintances, so I must agree to this little request."

"This is called a compass. The production process is very simple. Just rub a thin needle on an iron tool and it will be effective."

"You see, when it is stationary, the direction it points to is what we call the southeast, northwest, and northwest directions."

Fang Yuan generously took out the compass and introduced it to Cui Runyu.

As steel ships began the Maritime Silk Road, people would soon discover the compass.

Fang Yuan felt that there was no need to be so stingy about the problems discovered early and late, and he could tell Cui Runyu.

"How can such a small thing as a compass be so magical?!"

Cui Runyu murmured, unable to believe it.

After taking the compass, I fiddled with it on the ground and tried it based on real life. The compass pointed really correctly.

(End of this chapter)