I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 322: Su Liu should just commit suicide to make amends!
"..."

This question was a bit abrupt, and Su Wen had never read the contents of the imperial edict, so it was difficult for him to understand the reason and purpose of Liu Che's question.

In this situation, he had no time to think about the pros and cons, so he had to bow down and speak the truth:
"In reply to your Majesty, I think Chang Rong is a man who cherishes his life very much. Unless your Majesty issues an edict to order him to go to sea, he will not only not take the initiative to ask for the order, but will also try his best to shirk his responsibility and not take the risk."

"I don't think he is either."

Liu Che nodded slightly, and from his tone it seemed that there was not much emotional fluctuation.

Su Wen stopped talking and just stood there silently, still thinking about the possible situations based on Liu Che's question.

Could it be that Liu Ju wrote in this imperial edict that Chang Rong had volunteered to go to sea?

So Chang Rong went out to sea, but what happened?
Otherwise, why would Your Majesty suddenly ask such a question?

So, would my answer just now be unfavorable to Liu Ju? Would it have any impact on Liu Ju?
But since Your Majesty asked this question in this way, you must have an answer in your heart. I can only tell Your Majesty the truth, otherwise I will lose Your Majesty's trust...

Just as I was thinking about it.

"Su Liu..."

Liu Che suddenly looked at Su Wen again and called out another name.

"!!!"

At this moment, Su Wen felt as if his heart was suddenly grasped by an invisible big hand. His chest was so stuffy that he couldn't breathe. The blood in his body was squeezed everywhere by this big hand, as if it was about to rush out of his head and limbs at any time. He no longer had the slightest ability to think.

"Pfft!"

The next moment, he could no longer hold himself back and fell to his knees, banging his head loudly:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will die a thousand times. I..."

This time was completely different from the previous worry that Liu Che would be angry with Liu Ju. The moment Liu Che called out this name, it was no longer Liu Ju's problem, but his own problem.

As a close attendant who had accompanied Liu Che for more than ten years, he knew better than anyone what this meant.

But he still didn't understand that since Liu Che knew his pseudonym "Su Liu", he must have known long ago that he and Liu Ju had been exchanging secret letters in private.

But why did Liu Che not show any distrust of him before today?

Even some secrets related to Liu Ju were never deliberately avoided from him. Sometimes, when she was alone with Liu Ju, she would even leave him alone?

"Get up, I'm not blaming you."

Liu Che just glanced at him and said calmly,

"But from today on, Su Liu should commit suicide to make amends. Only Su Wen can survive."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Su Wen's body trembled, and he kowtowed heavily again. Then he stood up and suddenly put his right little finger into his mouth. With determination and ruthlessness appearing on his face, he bit down hard!
Blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, and the piercing pain made his whole body tremble, but he didn't even utter a cry of pain.

Then he spat out the bloody severed finger in his hand, then leaned forward and held it with both hands, gritted his teeth and said in a muffled voice:
"I am willing to cut off my finger in exchange for your head. From today on, there will be no more Su Liu in the world. There will only be one Su Wen who is loyal to Your Majesty!"

"Go to the Imperial Medical Bureau to stop the bleeding and bandage it first. If your hand is left with a root of disease, you will not be able to keep the seal of the Minister for me in the future."

Looking at the bloody scene in front of him, Liu Che just frowned slightly and waved his hand gently.

"Your Majesty has granted me a new life. I am deeply grateful. From now on, I will sacrifice my life to repay your grace!"

Su Wen kowtowed again, and when he raised his head, tears were streaming down his face.

He was really crying.

On the one hand, I was scared, but on the other hand, I was really grateful.

He knew too well what kind of person Liu Che was. For a close attendant like him who was fickle-minded, it was extremely lucky to be able to survive. Now that he had only cut off one finger, it was definitely a special favor from Liu Che, tantamount to a special pardon.

The most important thing is that even after this happened, Liu Che still planned to use him as the Minister of the Secretariat and still regarded him as his closest person.

This trust and reuse is an unprecedented favor. How could he not be grateful?

A gentleman will die for his friend. Should I avenge the Zhi clan?
Even though Su Wen always had selfish thoughts in his heart, he would not complain at all if he was asked to hand over his life to Liu Che now!

Coming out of Qingliang Palace.

The piercing pain from the severed finger still made his right hand tremble, but what had just happened made him unable to focus on the severed finger.

Although he did not know the content of the imperial edict, he was still keenly aware of the chilling change in Liu Che.

Now he has passed the most dangerous moment.

But Liu Ju had just officially entered the most dangerous situation...

No matter what happened, Liu Che had already developed a real grudge against Liu Ju. The fact that he ordered "Su Liu" to commit suicide was enough to prove the problem. In comparison, Liu Che's previous smashing of the table and the chair showed that he did not really mind.

Since Liu Ju suddenly changed three years ago, Liu Che often became emotional, and always praised Liu Ju highly and then let him down lightly in many things, like a kind father who was harsh on the outside but weak on the inside...

After experiencing so many things like this, Su Wen, the closest attendant, almost forgot what the real Liu Che looked like.

But the Liu Che of now is the real Liu Che, the emperor Liu Che who makes people all over the world tremble with fear!
This time, Liu Ju most likely really touched Liu Che's sore spot.

I'm afraid the real political turmoil is on the way. No matter who is in such a turmoil, they can only pray for the best...

……

After more than a month of construction.

The port on Tsushima Island has begun to take shape.

Unlike the Hepu Port, the number of Japanese on Tsushima Island was too small, so the Han army could only become the main force in building the port.

At the same time, the navy under Yang Pu's command has also explored the location of the big island in the southeast, and even mapped the coastline along the coast, and marked several suitable places for landing on the big island on the coastline. If a seaport is to be built on the big island in the future, it should be selected from these locations.

the other side.

Gongsun Qing and the group of sorcerers and wizards also went relatively smoothly in their efforts to educate the Japanese on Tsushima Island.

Although not everyone has the language talent to become a translator, after a comprehensive screening, more than 40 people were selected, and these people should be enough to serve as guides.

During this process, Gongsun Qing and the alchemist wizard also gained some understanding of the Japanese's crude babbling language. Now they can basically communicate with them smoothly. After landing on the big island, there shouldn't be too many problems in carrying out their missionary work...

Even though the various tribes on the big island may have their own dialects, according to this tribe, in fact, no matter how they change, they all remain essentially the same, just like the writing of various countries in the pre-Qin period. Even if there is one more stroke or one less stroke, in general they all still follow a rule, and are easier to learn.

What's more, Japan did not have its own writing system at that time. Most of the characters that could be written originated from the previous teaching and dissemination of Xu Fu of Qin.

And in this process.

In addition to Han Shuo who continued to lead his troops to stay on the Korean Peninsula and maintain the illusion that Liu Ju had been in the Hepu camp, Zhao Zhou and Ni Kuan also came to Tsushima Island, and even the large ship originally docked at Hepu Port also came over.

This building ship is amazing.

It is more than ten feet high and several dozen feet long, with a total of four floors. It looks like a six-story residential building in later generations. It can accommodate thousands of soldiers and is also good at transporting supplies.

If there is any disadvantage of the tower ship, it is that it has a relatively slow sailing speed, which is probably only half of that of a medium-sized warship.

Moreover, compared with small and medium-sized ships, the tower ship is larger in size and has a relatively higher center of gravity, so its ability to resist hurricanes is also weaker... After all, the shipbuilding foundation at that time was still far behind that of later generations, and the drainage technology used was actually similar to that of those small and medium-sized ships.

It's a pity that Liu Ju really doesn't have any knowledge in this area, otherwise he would definitely find a way to help with the modification and improve the safety of the ship as much as possible.

"General Yang, order your people to continue to explore along the coast of the big island to the north, and to investigate here as soon as possible."

Liu Ju marked another location on the map.

As far as he knew, Iwami Ginzan was not on Kyushu Island, which was closest to Tsushima Island, but on the southwest side of Honshu Island.

This side also faces the Korean Peninsula, but the sailing distance for ships is almost doubled, whether from the Hepu Port or the port currently under construction on Tsushima Island.

This was due to a lack of confidence in the ship's navigation technology at the time.

Liu Ju believed that once the mining of the silver mine began, it would be necessary to plan carefully and design a transportation route that was both safe and labor-saving.

Also.

How to make use of the Japanese is also something that needs to be considered.

Ordering Gongsun Qing and others to come and preach was to "castrate" the Japanese spiritually, and at the same time the bodies of these Japanese also needed to be fully utilized.

Mining is both hard and dangerous, so it is natural that they are the best fit for the job.

With the current living standards of the Japanese, it should only take a very small price to make them willingly work for the Han Dynasty... and the Japanese should still be in a tribal slavery social system. Perhaps all they need to do is "cooperate" with the slave owners of these tribes, and they will have a steady stream of manpower invested, and they don't even need to bother arranging management and incentive mechanisms.

However, the Japanese cannot be allowed to participate in the matter of silver smelting.

Since the Japanese nowadays don't even know how to smelt copper, they naturally don't know how to smelt iron.

Once they are allowed to get in touch with silver smelting, I am afraid they will soon master the technology of copper and iron smelting, and thus control the most important strategic materials of this era... By that time, the Japanese may not be so obedient.

Liu Ju’s idea was.

After the silver mines are dug out, they are directly loaded onto ships and sent back to the Korean Peninsula where they are smelted.

Finally, the smelted silver was transported to Chang'an...

Anyway, transporting silver ore by sea is much easier than by land, and the transportation volume can be larger.

(End of this chapter)