Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 331
"Fourth child, I will only tell you this matter. You must not spread the word."

Yang Jun hurried early the next day, turned around and told Yang Xiu about the matter in detail and in an exaggerated manner.

After listening to this, Yang Xiu said with a cold face: "Second brother really hides everything, and is he afraid that we will covet his money? Which of us brothers still needs this little money?"

Yang Jun didn't mind that the matter was too big: "That is to say, I don't look down on someone like him. He is a dignified prince, but he doesn't have the demeanor of a prince. He should be thinking about the livelihood of the people and important matters in the court. He only cares about this little gold and silver." , as if he was afraid that someone would rob him."

Yang Xiu wasn't stupid either. It wasn't that he couldn't see that Yang Jun was so simple to sow discord. Instead, he turned around and said, "Third brother, you said that the relationship between second brother and me has never been good, so you can just hide it from me. Even you kept it secret, if you hadn’t provoked him, he would never have told you, this is a bit too much.”

"Yes." Yang Jun followed the words without thinking.

Yang Xiu shook his head helplessly and disdainfully, and asked: "Third brother, it's just that you don't know about this kind of thing. Now that you know it, what are you going to do?"

Yang Jun walked back and forth a few times: "Well, I think this is the case. We already know that this big gold mine may be real. We have to go and see. Who can still complain about the money? Why don't we force it?" Take a ride on his ship, and no matter what you find, it will be a part of whoever sees it, you say so."

"Yes! It has to be like this. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, everyone who sees it will have a share."

The two of them had already made plans to share in whatever they saw.

The two went to look for Yang Guang.

When Yang Guang heard about the arrival of the two people at his house, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart. His two younger brothers were both funny and stupid.

The two came in in a hurry. After Yang Guang chatted with them for a few words in a leisurely manner, Yang Jun took the lead in his impatience and said: "Second brother, what you said yesterday about going to Nanyang, the fourth child and I After all, we can’t let you take the risk alone, and the two of us have to help you share the risk.”

Yang Guang gave Yang Jun a complicated look, as if he was blaming him for telling Yang Xiu about the matter, but in fact he was praising him without even knowing how to praise him.

Yang Guang lamented: "Hey, I haven't said anything about this yet. Besides, Nanyang is so dangerous. If I really go there, I don't know if I can come back. The treasure thing is illusory. If it goes, nothing will happen. It would be a huge loss if we didn’t find it and took some lives.”

"How much is a human life worth?"

He said these words straightforwardly and simply. No one except Yang Guang seemed to think there was anything inappropriate. It turned out that he could say such words so easily.

"Second brother, why are you in a daze?"

Yang Guang gave a helpless smile: "No... nothing, I just thought of something. What did you say just now?"

"The fourth brother and I are planning to support you in going to Nanyang together. Second brother, let's see if there is any place where we can help."

This time Yang Guang said bluntly: "Since you two have said so, I won't hide it anymore. I do plan to go to Nanyang this time. I have asked Li Yuan and others to help me prepare a warship and a ship to go there." Staff, according to the information I have, the reserves of Nanyang Gold Mine may be larger than we expected, and there are also jade and other treasures, but I cannot guarantee the authenticity. I really don’t have a bottom line for this trip, so I I don’t plan to ask my father for money or people, I will pay for everything myself.”

Yang Guang paid for everything himself. Such a high-risk investment made the two of them more certain that Yang Guang had some exact information.

"I keep your thoughts in mind. If you really want to help me, there is no other way to say it. Just provide money and people. I have already convinced Yu Wenhuaji to help me go to Nanyang, and your people will follow. He goes together, and when the gold mine is really found, the money will be divided among everyone in proportion."

The two looked at each other, obviously feeling unsure.

Yang Guang struck while the iron was hot: "This time I plan to raise funds for the expedition at the equivalent price of 30 taels of silver. Of course, this is the initial budget. If Li Yuan and others check that it is not enough, they will continue to add more. No matter how much you invest, it will be divided according to the proportion. You invest 1 Two, but if you find a gold mine worth 60 taels, I will double your money."

"Second brother, 30 taels of silver is not a small amount."

"This is still the initial budget. I did my own calculations and estimated that it would have to be doubled, or even millions."

This number is beyond the two people's expectations. This means that investing a little money is tantamount to sinking into nothing. Even if you are willing to invest, Yang Guang will look down on you.

Yang Xiu slapped his leg and said, "Second brother, my brother is following this matter. I will pay 3 taels."

Seeing Yang Xiu follow, Yang Jun immediately said: "Then I will also pay 3 taels."

"Don't worry, we haven't made the reservation yet. Anyway, everything has been laid out. You two are not the only ones who come to me. It doesn't seem like it's a big deal for me to refuse anyone. Why don't I hold a bidding meeting then. "

"Second brother, isn't this good? The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better. The more people know about it, the more people will be able to share it and the less they will get."

Yang Guang sighed: "Can I not know the matter? But now you two have come to me, and you have talked about this. I can't refuse you two. If you refuse, it's me who is the second brother." It's not satisfactory. In the same way, the old Duke Yuwenshu came to see me when he found out about the matter. I had to thank others for helping me build Daxing City. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to handle so many things. I couldn't refuse. Yuwen Wenji also said that he wanted to do it. Lead the team myself.”

Yang Guang vomited bitterly with a face full of distress: "Not to mention Li Yuan, he brought the news back and verified it. It is unreasonable for me not to take him with me. There are also Yang Su, Han Qinhu and others, all of them Please come to your door, I don’t know why I’ve been keeping this Nanyang Gold Mine secret since the day I found out about it, and it’s still spread all over the city, and now I can’t refuse anyone.”

Yang Jun said bluntly: "Second brother, these people are just ministers. Do we still have to share our royal gold mine with them?"

"Third brother, what you said is wrong. Although they are ministers, they are all ministers who have worked hard or made great contributions. They have never asked me for anything, but these requests have come to me. I really can't open my mouth to refuse, so why not just ask for it? To get them to join the team, we should put it all out there. Those who are willing to pay will pay, and those who are willing to work hard will share the gold mine if they find it."

The two began to persuade Yang Guang, but Yang Guang looked distressed and had made up his mind.

The two of them became stuffy when they left. They originally wanted to blackmail Yang Guang into taking them to Nanyang, but now it seems that it was self-defeating. Yang Guang had no choice but to prepare to make the matter public. .

"Fourth Brother, what will the second brother do if he makes the news public and spreads it on a large scale?"

Yang Xiu was also troubled: "We can only take one step at a time. If it doesn't work, we can send people to Nanyang to find gold mines. I don't believe it. Is it possible that only the second brother can do this?"

"Let's go by ourselves. Do we have the strength?"

"Isn't the most important thing the fleet and the charts? We can build the fleet ourselves. Now that we have the appointment of our father, we can intervene in some matters of the Southern Expedition and make some money from the shipyards of the Southern Expedition. Isn’t it possible to get two ships out for a little while?”

As he spoke, Yang Xiu's expression turned sinister: "With the ship, we can spend some money to send people to Nanyang. As long as we have money, there will definitely be people who dare to take risks. Our top priority is to get the treasure map. As long as we have With the treasure map, we can definitely do the rest by ourselves." "Third brother, what do you think? Should we go to sea by ourselves?"

Yang Jun hesitated.

Yang Xiu felt unhappy when she saw his hesitant look: "Third brother, you don't have the courage, right? If you do this, second brother will really have the final say on everything in the future."

"What nonsense are you talking about! Do it, do it now!"

Yang Jun has a temper that can't stand being excited, and gets impulsive when provoked.

"This is my good third brother, you are my King of Qin in the Sui Dynasty, Qin Shihuang's Qin."

When Yang Xiu said this, Yang Jun became a little excited at the time: "Huh, if we find the Nanyang gold mine before the second brother, the wealth will be ours. Yes, let's go and grab it, old man. Four, you take care of the fleet, and I’ll take care of the treasure map.”

"Third brother, what are you going to do?"

"What else can we do? Invest money in the second brother's fleet. After joining the fleet, ask him to disclose the treasure map. The long history of my family has a photographic memory. When the time comes, I will take him there and see it directly. Just draw a picture and we’ll have a treasure map.”

Seeing Yang Jun's triumphant look, Yang Xiu complimented: "I didn't expect you, third brother, to have thought so thoroughly. It's more like a younger brother to worry too much."

"Fourth brother, without further ado, hurry up and prepare the departure fleet. We must try to get out to sea as quickly as possible after getting the treasure map, and get ahead of the second brother."

After Yang Xiu thought for a while, he waved his hand: "You can't arouse the suspicion of the second brother. I have to participate in the investment of money in his fleet. I will help you together and force the second brother to come up with the treasure map to share. When the time comes, Let’s take a look at the pictures together, and of course I’ll have people do things about the fleet at the same time.”

"As long as it doesn't delay the preparation of the fleet, it's easy to say."

"I want to see what method the second brother plans to use to get so many people to invest money."

……

More than ten days later in Daxing City, the news about the Nanyang Gold Mine became even more popular. Prince Yang Guang could no longer hide the fact that he organized a fleet to sail to the Western Ocean, so Yang Guang simply held a grand ceremony at the auction. .

[Departure Ceremony of Nanyang Business Tour Group]

Many people in the city are very interested in the Nanyang Gold Mine, but ordinary people do not have the opportunity to peek into its threshold. The people invited to the auction this time are either the powerful figures in the city, or the boss behind a large trading house, all of whom are well-known figures. .

Even these people are worried. They don’t know what this so-called [Nanyang Business Tour Group Departure Ceremony] is.

The atmosphere was grand and the hall was full of splendor.

At the auction venue, the girl from Nanxi, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared on the stage in person, wearing a red dress that captured everyone's attention.

Nan Xi controlled the entire audience and said with a smile: "Dear guests, please look here."

There was no pre-show, and many people had not yet taken their seats. Celebrities and aristocrats dressed in gorgeous dresses, holding wine glasses, were still talking to each other. The whole scene was full of laughter and laughter, and everyone seemed to be still busy with what they were doing.

And in such a noisy situation, Nanxi suddenly opened the game, with a finger pointing with all the greetings left, all the lights gathered in the middle of the stage, and a piece of simple kraft paper was pasted on a drawing board, with an ocean drawn on it. route.

Just like this, without warning or preparation, the gold mine treasure map that had been rumored in Daxing City appeared in front of everyone.

For a moment, the noisy environment was silent, and everyone looked at the treasure map with bated breath. It seemed that there were mountains of gold and silver on the map.

The silence only lasted for a few seconds, and then there was an almost crazy atmosphere, and everyone gathered around to watch the treasure map.

At this time, the lights on the stage that were focused on the treasure map went out. When they came on again, the treasure map had been blocked.

With such ups and downs, everyone complained.

Nanxi listened to their complaints but smiled with satisfaction and kindness. Such ups and downs were just to arouse everyone's emotions and maximize everyone's expectations for the treasure map.

Of course, this method can easily cause trouble when someone gets angry, but Nanxi is not afraid of it, because today's auction house is surrounded by Yingyang Guards.

His Royal Highness, the Prince of Sui Dynasty, who was lower than the two of them and surpassed tens of thousands of people, was sitting high in the VIP seat in the auction hall.

If you can't make a fuss, absolutely no one will dare to make a fuss. Even if you have complaints, you will restrain your words and just say a few words and get over it, and even have to show a smile.

"Dear guests, don't be anxious. I know that everyone is very concerned about the treasure map of the Nanyang Gold Mine. I didn't mean to make things difficult for you by letting everyone take a look at the treasure map. I wanted to tell you that inviting everyone here today is really for the sake of the Nanyang Gold Mine." It’s a matter of fact, and I don’t want to hold back, the owner of the treasure map is willing to share this treasure map with everyone.”

Share a treasure map? !

Although some of the people already knew that Yang Guang would disclose the treasure map, most of them did not know. When they received the news, they were half shocked and happy.

"Is it really public?"

"Really, when the matter is finished, it will be made public. Of course, not everyone can see this publicity, but those who participated in the [Nanyang Business Tour Group] can see it."

"What is [Nanyang Business Tour Group]? This is a new business model organized by us. Our Sui Dynasty Navy will send troops and warships to accompany our business tour group to Nanyang to visit various countries in Nanyang and promote The great power of the Sui Dynasty, of course the route on this treasure map will also happen to pass by, so if you want to go, you can sign up."

When everyone heard Nan Xi's words, they understood that this was Prince Yang Guang's plan to go to Nanyang to look for gold mines, and they coincidentally created this name.

But many people couldn't figure out why the prince wanted to share this news?
(End of this chapter)