Ji Tang

Chapter 1013, good looks!

The huge profits from ocean trade completely woke them up. Compared with traditional farming to accumulate wealth, earning profits from ocean trade simply made them doubt their life.

If you don’t go out, you won’t know how vast the world is. If you don’t open your eyes to see the world, you won’t know how wonderful the world is!

The Tang Dynasty was unparalleled in strength, but the Western countries were not weak either. Not to mention the Roman Empire that was established at the turn of the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Peacock Empire of the Han Dynasty, and the current Dashi Kingdom, these were all countries that were no less impressive than the Tang Dynasty.

The vastness of the territory and the prosperity of civilization were an eye-opener for them.

Which family in Jiangdong is not involved in maritime business?Is that aristocratic family not planning overseas operations?

Compared with the life-and-death fight in the Central Plains, overseas it is simply invincible.Large tracts of unclaimed land are waiting for them to occupy and develop.

In their view, those natives were just a group of uncivilized monkeys and did not deserve to own such rich land.

Every few hundred years in the Central Plains, countless people starve to death due to land annexation and no livelihood. Once this happens, there will be a great chaos involving the whole country.When the chaos subsided, the population was greatly reduced, and then reincarnation began again.

But now, they saw another way.

That is overseas expansion. Since the Central Plains cannot get favorable relief at home, then go out.Instead of rebuilding in the midst of war, it would be better to move the landless people out and spread their branches across the world.

Not only the common people, but also big aristocratic families like them have to go out.

Not only does it completely eliminate the risk of genocide, it can also lay a huge foundation for future generations. Even establishing a country overseas is not impossible.

Wenxi heard that the Pei family had already walked on this road and came to the front of everyone to occupy an island no less than the boundary of Guanzhong. The imperial court kept its promise and granted titles to all the lands.

This is not a title in name only, but it has the same supreme rights as the country in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

Except for the fact that the status of the Tang Dynasty lord must be recognized, there is no other difference between it and a real country.

Pei's success allowed them to see the emperor's sincerity and the court's encouraging policies.As long as they don't act stupidly, they all know how to choose.

Rather than being cautious now, it is better to let the talents in the family go out and have a try. Once something is gained, it will be the family's inheritance forever.

Moreover, once we gain a foothold overseas, our family will benefit immensely. Even the emperor cannot dispose of them at will. Otherwise, once the overseas countries become disloyal, the Tang Dynasty will lose more than it gains!
But it is not an easy matter to go overseas. Because Wu Xing Qi Wang has hundreds of years of accumulation, he has taken the lead in it, and constantly recruits talented craftsmen, he has been able to build a large number of sea-going ships in just a few years. Otherwise, why would you want to fight overseas?
However, compared to the warships of the Tang Dynasty, their ships were just playing house.It is said that the Mingzhou Shipyard has begun to build a giant ship of ten thousand stones. Once completed, it will take Datang's navy to a higher level.

With these warships and the presence of the Nanhai Navy, they would not be able to pose much of a threat to Datang no matter how much fun they had outside.

Without a force that far exceeds that of the Tang Navy, they will have no choice but to surrender at the feet of the Tang Dynasty. This will be inevitable.

But even so, overseas wealth and land are what they must get.Once they fall behind, how can they compete with other families?

So, never fall too far behind!
But what is frustrating is that they are extremely unfamiliar with everything on the sea. Although they tried their best to get some sea charts from the food merchants, they were still too rudimentary.

Without detailed nautical charts, they are just a group of headless flies. If they are not careful, they will get lost at sea and eventually die in the sea.

Who knows the most nautical charts now?There is no doubt that he is the Tang Navy.They have been to the other side of the sea, to the Nanyang, to the North Sea, and even to the south for who knows how many thousands of miles.

They hold the coveted chart in their hands, but it is not easy to get it.

The Tang Dynasty had extremely strict restrictions on sea charts. The only people who could see the charts were important officials of the imperial court or close associates of the royal family. They had no chance of contacting them at all.Even if you can see it, you can't tell it easily.Once someone is thought to have evil intentions, it will be a huge disaster!
However, now they have such an opportunity!
Ji Song, the Duke of Tang Dynasty, the founder of the Tang Dynasty Marine Navy, and the real man behind the Nanhai Navy.As long as they get this tacit approval, they will quickly catch up with other aristocratic families and completely establish themselves on the sea.

Think about it, as long as they have the support of the Nanhai Navy, what do they have to fear?A little leakage from someone's fingers would be enough for the Zhou family to enjoy endlessly!

Therefore, this is the reason why Zhou Yu came to meet Cheng Liang.Although Cheng Liang couldn't decide anything, as one of the three direct descendants of the Ji family, he naturally had a lot of rights in the clan.

At least it can serve as a bridge to convey Zhou's wishes to Ji Song.

The Yixing Zhou family has already established deep roots in Jiangnan, and they have enough confidence in this aspect.Together with the Runan Zhou family, this will be a force that is not weaker than any of the five surnames and Qiwang.

He didn't believe Ji Song wouldn't be tempted.

Cheng Liang and Zhou Yu talked a lot, and outsiders would think they were chatting.But only those involved know what they actually said.

At the end, Zhou Yu stood up and said with a smile: "I had a great chat with my brother today. If my brother comes to Yixing as a guest in his spare time, I will definitely welcome him. My grandfather and father will also be very happy."

Cheng Liang also cupped his hands and smiled and said: "As a brother, you can see the talent of a good brother. There is a reason why the Yixing Zhou family has always been prosperous. However, if you are not talented as a brother, you are ashamed!"

After saying that, he let people in. The maid saw a tray covered with red brocade in her hand, and she opened it under Zhou Yu's puzzled eyes.

"This"

After seeing what was inside clearly, even Zhou Yu was lost for a while.I saw the glazed rabbit, which had always been shining brightly, appeared in front of me, with a pair of eyes inlaid with rubies, a crystal-clear body, and an expressive expression.What a glazed rabbit.

"My dear brother, what do you think of this thing? Could it be in your eyes?"

Facing Cheng Liang's teasing, Zhou Yu breathed quickly and said, "Brother, this is..."

"This is a gift for you. Apart from this meeting, as a brother, if I let you go back empty-handed, wouldn't it be that I, a brother, have not treated you well? This item was carved by the skilled craftsmen of my clan. It is the only one in the world. I hope that I will be a good brother. To be able to like it!”

But Zhou Yu was shocked!
This object can be said to be the only one I have seen in my life. Even with Zhou's wealth, there is no such treasure.But now that I was given such a treasure when we first met, how could I do it?
"Brother, I ask you to take it back. Although I like this thing, I can't accept it because it has no merit and no reward. I ask you to atone for your sins!"

After saying that, he was about to say goodbye and leave, but was held back by Cheng Liang.

"Look, it's my fault for not making it clear!"

Under Zhou Yu's puzzled gaze, Cheng Liang explained: "How much do you think this thing is worth?"

Although Zhou Yu was puzzled, he still told the truth: "Priceless treasure!"

"What if it's sold overseas?"

Zhou Yu said without thinking: "I can exchange for a boatload of treasures." "What?"

After he said it, he felt something was wrong. If he heard correctly, his brother wanted to sell it?

Cheng Liang smiled and said: "Although this thing is beautiful, it is also a reborn thing. The clan wants to sell this thing overseas. What do you think, my dear brother?"

“In an instant, you can become as rich as an enemy!”

Zhou Yu took a deep breath, thought of a possibility, and tentatively said, "What does brother mean?"

"The Ji family will provide you with thirty such things every year. You can have whatever you want, but they are not allowed to be sold in the Central Plains. After that, the Ji family and the Zhou family will divide the account in half."

Bang!

Zhou Yu couldn't stand firm for a moment and actually touched the tea cup at hand.But he didn't have any consciousness at this time, and there was only shock in his heart!
He heard a meaning from Cheng Liang's words, you just said that this thing can be manufactured in batches, and it can be made into whatever shape you want.

This damn thing has to be done at the pace of getting rich!

No matter how stupid he is, he understands that this is Ji's sincerity and a test.However, I can no longer handle this matter, and I will wait until I go back to discuss it with my grandfather and father.

"I understand what my brother means. I will go back and discuss it with my family. I will give you the news soon!"

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave, but Cheng Liang said: "Your empty words are not convincing. This thing is given to you, so you must not refuse it!"

He put the jade rabbit into Zhou Yu's hands and felt the heavy feeling. Zhou Yu opened his mouth, but in the end he just bowed deeply, and finally turned and left with his servants.

After Zhou Yu left, the housekeeper who had been outside came in and whispered: "I don't know if the Zhou family can withstand the test this time."

Cheng Liang waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "It's just a glass rabbit. Even if they are greedy, it's okay. It's just enough to see their courage!"

If others don't know, how can he know what that thing is made of?Just a pile of sand!

"You go contact the taming falcon. This matter still needs to be decided by the clan leader. I will write a letter right away!"

After giving instructions to the housekeeper, he returned to the study and wrote down everything he talked about today. When the falcon arrived, it could be sent to Chang'an in a short time.

It's not that he doesn't want to use falconry to pass it immediately, but that they are simply not qualified!
Everyone knows the value of tamed falcons. Now the second young master’s fiancée is the only one in Jiangnan. If they want to deliver urgent news, they have to contact Wu Mei first!
Just as he finished writing the letter, he saw the housekeeper running over in a hurry.

"Master, something happened"

In the study, Cheng Liang looked at the letter in his hand, feeling a cloud in his heart.

"Check, check carefully for me. I want to see who dares to interfere with this matter. Do you really think that no one can cure them when they go overseas? It's so naive and ridiculous!"

Yes, this letter was delivered by Wu Mei. It said that a mysterious fleet actually owned one of the flagships of the voyage fleet.

He knew what happened back then. The ships sold were all under the supervision of the imperial court.No one can give or take it privately without a royal license, let alone a fleet that doesn’t know its origins!

The only ones I know now are the Zheng family and the Pei family.The Pei family now has roots overseas.Because of their relationship with the Ji family, the Zheng family has received some support from Ji Song, and the results are about to come to fruition overseas.

If nothing else happens, it won't be long before they will be knighted by the court and have their own territory overseas.

Being able to expand overseas so quickly was indispensable to the decommissioned ships they purchased from the long-distance fleet.

Even though it has been in service for ten years, as long as the keel is not broken, everything else is just a branch of the family.With their abilities and background, they are completely able to restore most of the ship's functions.

With such a powerful weapon, it is simply invincible overseas.

But now one of them has fallen into the hands of a mysterious person who doesn't know the origin. Is this okay?What are they trying to do?
"Yes, little one, let's go check it out!"

The housekeeper didn't dare to neglect, he also knew something about this matter, and he also knew the seriousness of the matter!
Seeing the housekeeper leaving, Cheng Liang thought about it and still felt that something was wrong.Logically speaking, neither the Zheng family nor the Pei family have any reason to do this!

With their power and power, what do they have?Would you actually give a maritime weapon to someone else?Or, to put it another way, is this in itself a cover-up?

Can't figure it out, really can't figure it out!
Overseas expansion is the product of a compromise between the aristocratic family and the royal family, and it is an aboveboard matter.But now that they have just established their foothold at sea, how can they risk doing this?
Once the emperor knows, they won't worry about the emperor being suspicious?
Just when Cheng Liang received the news, within a short period of time, all the Ji clan members who had migrated to Jiangnan, Jiangdong and other places had received the news from Xiantong!
Everyone who got the news was shocked. They all knew how strict the family master's control over the sea was.But now someone is making small moves under their noses. What is the difference between this and slapping them in the face?
As a result, the peaceful South was completely shaken secretly because of a piece of news.Basically, any family that has contact with the Ji family will be visited by the Ji family members.

In this way, no matter whether it is the three religions, nine schools, or the traffickers and pawns, they all started to move.
Wen Xi Pei, how could they not know about Ji's big move?What's more, Ji didn't mean to hide it at all, as if she was afraid that others wouldn't know.

The contemporary principal of the Pei family, the son of Pei Ji, Lawyer Pei, was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed and concentrating, with the main figures of the Pei family below and to the left and right.

Lawyer Pei was previously the governor of Xiangzhou, and he even succeeded Wei Guogong in the title. He married Li Shimin's sister, Princess Linhai, and became the prince consort.

However, after Pei's overseas expansion, the imperial court took back the title of Wei Guogong in accordance with the original agreement, and even the title of Governor of Xiangzhou became a nominal official position.

But compared to what they got, these false names were nothing.

A piece of land that truly belongs to the Pei family. This is a dream they have dreamed of for many years.

The Pei family originally had the surname Ying, but was later entrusted to the family. Later, when he went to the city, he took the name Pei from Yi, which means the appearance of his clothes.No matter how glorious it was before, they have been waiting for nearly a thousand years to have their own territory as they do now.

Therefore, after seeing the official canonization by the imperial court, they were completely relieved.After that, they vigorously supported overseas, and finally named the territory, which means the territory belonging to the Pei family.

This shows how much they attach importance to it, and they are even willing to give up a lot of their interests in Datang for this!

However, now, someone has caused trouble to the Pei family for their own selfish interests, which cannot be allowed under any circumstances.

I have called everyone here today to discuss this matter!

(End of this chapter)