People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 636 It’s time to go

On an ordinary day in the 50th year of the lunar calendar, some small changes took place in the port city called Jinshan on the west coast of the Han State in Northern Hanzhou. As a natural harbor connecting the mainland of Xuanxia, ​​it undertakes the largest port cargo transportation between the two continents across the entire Pacific Ocean. The cargo merchant ships traveling to and from here every day have never stopped, and busyness seems to be the norm here.

San Francisco is a natural harbor. When the entire Hanzhou continent was being developed by the imperial court, this port became even more important. After all, these overseas fiefdoms of all sizes were completely dependent on the mainland of Xuanxia.

They needed Xuanxia's talents, Xuanxia's products, and even more, Xuanxia's market, and all of this needed to be maintained by the port on the west coast. This also brought huge wealth to the Han State that controlled this port. Just collecting taxes as a cargo transit center for Northern Hanzhou was enough to fatten up the small Han State.

Not to mention that this gold mountain has not only great value as a trading port, in fact, its gold mines alone are enough to make other countries jealous.

As early as the beginning of Xuanxia's voyage, there were many rumors about overseas gold mining. At first, this was just a rumor spread by the people, but the entire North and South Hanzhou is so huge that it is completely another continent separated by an ocean. It is not surprising that there are gold mines. For example, Jinshan has very rich gold deposits, which is also the origin of Jinshan's name.

Such unique natural conditions, of course, made it a perfect place in the eyes of those who aspired to establish a kingdom overseas. The person who ultimately won the competition among many forces was Liu Xie, who was once the last ray of light of the Han Empire.

Times have changed, but this process is ultimately alternating. Some people are grateful for the arrival of a new era, while others miss the glory of the old Han Dynasty.

Even though Liu Xie has fallen into the mortal world, he still has the aura of an emperor in the eyes of many people. This aura can only be buried forever in Xuanxia's native land, but it can shine again in Hanzhou, a place far away across the ocean.

There were countless scholars who wanted to support the Han Dynasty. Even though they knew that crossing the sea to the east would mean suffering and reclaiming wasteland, they still followed Liu Xie without hesitation and set foot on the unfamiliar land of Hanzhou.

No matter how good Xuanxia is, it is nothing more than a sad place for the people of the old era. Going abroad and working hard to start a business is better than being completely marginalized by society.

After all, the old aristocratic group had no shortage of elites. When the world was generally not very keen on going out to sea, they took the initiative and accurately selected the best piece of land on the west coast of Northern Hanzhou. Although the area was only the size of a county, it could be used as the foundation for the development and construction of a small country.

The Han Kingdom was also the first overseas vassal state recognized by Xuanxia, ​​and Liu Xie was the first king canonized by the Xuanxia court. From then on, Xuanxia's strategy of establishing overseas vassal states finally began.

To this day, there are more than a dozen vassal states in the North and South Hanzhou alone. These vassal states are composed not only of some Han pioneers who are unwilling to settle down, but also of many wealthy merchants who were forced by the imperial court to relocate and establish their own countries.

Even so, the land occupied by these small countries combined is less than one-tenth of the North and South Hanzhou, and a large amount of blank land is still waiting for later development. It is foreseeable that this huge overseas expansion plan will definitely be a long-term process of hundreds of years.

The Han State, which reaped the first benefits of this long-term plan, controlled the best seaport on the west coast of Northern Hanzhou and was thriving. Even the air in the busy Jinshan Port was filled with the flavor of struggle and wealth. Even if it stopped for just one day, the losses would be enormous, and the already busy port would become even more congested.

But even so, Jinshan Port was at a standstill today. Not only was there not a single dock worker on the dock, but all the warehouses were sealed off and countless cargo containers on the shore were covered with canvas, so that all normal activities were completely invisible.

This was the case on the shore, not to mention the sea. All the merchant ships were completely silent, and all the personnel on board were cleared out. The entire dock was like a machine that had been unplugged from the power source and had lost all response.

The reason why the Han State forced to stop the operation of the port was actually just because of the arrival of a person, an old man who was about to turn seventy years old.

Such an important port was closed just for the arrival of an old man, but neither the sea merchants, workers nor local officials showed any dissatisfaction. On the contrary, not only did they not complain, they were also honored and happy for the arrival of this man.

The only thing they regretted was that the port was closed, which prevented them from getting close to the old man.

If they could take a good look at that person from up close and say a word or two to him, everyone here would have no regrets in their life, because that person is a living sage of the time, the hottest sun in the eyes of all people in the world. Even if they could just feel the radiance that person radiates from a close distance, it would be enough to make everyone cry tears of happiness.

Even though the entire pier is heavily guarded, there are still dense crowds of people standing outside. They either climb up to look or hold up binoculars to observe, but they can only see two figures sitting at a tea table in a shop next to the pier from a distance. They can neither see their faces nor hear their conversation.

Even so, the crowd was still very excited. Just being able to see the figures from afar was already very satisfying to them.

"In fact, there is no need for such a big show. I am willing to get closer to the people here and ask them how they are doing after traveling across the ocean to get here."

Although Xu Chen is old this year, he is still vigorous and energetic, and he speaks with full energy. A big reason for this is that he put aside state affairs early on and started to cultivate his body and mind, so he does not look like an old man. Instead, he has some of the Taoist immortal style, which is in line with his job image.

The old man sitting opposite at this time was no less handsome than Xu Chen in appearance and demeanor. Even his old age could not conceal his handsome appearance and his elegant and wise temperament.

This is the current Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, a man named Zhuge Liang.

"The people here are mixed and it is difficult to select. If we do not restrict them, I am afraid that the incidents like last year will happen again. This is the only way. If the Heavenly Master wants to consult the people, I can invite some candidates from the surrounding areas."

Zhuge Liang put down the feather fan in his hand, clasped his fists slightly towards Xu Chen, with a helpless and apologetic expression.

There was nothing to ask the person who was specially invited, so Xu Chen shook his head and let it go. He did not blame Zhuge Liang for the arrangement at this time. In fact, since the incident a year ago, the people around him did not dare to let him contact outsiders at will.

When Xu Chen crossed the sea and set foot in Hanzhou a year ago, all the people of Hanzhou cheered at the news. Countless people gathered in Jinshan Port to welcome Xu Chen, but no one expected that there was danger lurking among the crowd.

Just when Xu Chen was in contact with the crowd, a woman suddenly stood up and stabbed Xu Chen with a dagger. If it weren't for the personal guards who sacrificed themselves to protect him, Xu Chen would have died on the spot. After all, although this assassin was just a woman, she was extremely fierce. Xu Chen's personal guards were all first-class fighters, but several of them died in her hands one after another.

However, the opportunity for assassination was only a moment. After a moment, the woman was overwhelmed by more guards and civilians who had reacted quickly, and was killed on the spot.

This incident made everyone in the Han Kingdom break out in cold sweats. If something really happened to this gentleman in the Han Kingdom, let alone how the Xuanxia Sect's main country would react, the anger of the Han people alone would be enough to overwhelm everything.

Although there are many closed countries overseas, the people here are all immigrants from China. In their eyes, Xu Chen is still the supreme sun. They will not allow anyone to try to discredit this sun, let alone directly assassinate him.

It was not until the end that the identity of the assassin was found out. It turned out that he belonged to the remnant forces of the former Sun Wu. The woman was Sun Shangxiang, the daughter of Sun Jian. Only the hatred of killing her brother and destroying her country could make Sun Shangxiang still obsessed with revenge decades later.

Although the enraged Liu Xie quickly eradicated the remaining forces of the Sun family in the country, the Han Kingdom no longer dared to allow Xu Chen to contact outsiders at will, so that when Xu Chen traveled across the entire Hanzhou continent and set out on his return journey, the busy Jinshan Port was completely blocked to eliminate all possible dangers.

Xu Chen understood the difficulties of the Han State and had no intention of adding pressure to them, so he gave up and focused all his attention on Zhuge Liang who was seeing him off.

"I have always heard of the name of Sleeping Dragon, but I didn't expect that Kong Ming never made any achievements in Xuan Xia, but instead settled down in this overseas land. This is inevitably a loss for Xuan Xia. From what I have seen in the past few months, among the countries in Hanzhou, only Han is the best built, and Kong Ming's achievements in governance are the best. When I met the King of Han, he was also very grateful for Kong Ming's help."

This incident did make Xu Chen sigh, as gold will always shine, but he did not expect that Wolong would eventually achieve success overseas.

The Han State was able to gain a firm foothold in Hanzhou in just over twenty years, and develop and build to the current situation where the people are prosperous and the industry is thriving. Zhuge Liang, as the prime minister, played a huge role. Such means of internal political management are indeed worthy of the name of Sleeping Dragon.

Zhuge Liang's influence can be seen in the Han Dynasty's technological development, industrial policies, and struggles and appeasements with the local indigenous peoples of Hanzhou over the years. This is what made possible the current situation of the Han Dynasty's political stability and national prosperity.

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "If possible, I would also like to contribute to China, but due to my background, I can only devote my talents and enthusiasm to this overseas land. Fortunately, although the development and construction are difficult, this place is also a fertile land. It is not in vain that I can achieve some achievements now."

Xu Chen's expression looked a little strange when he heard this. He could hear a hint of resentment in Zhuge Liang's words.

Zhuge Liang was right. His noble family background in Xuanxia meant that he would not achieve anything in his life, so he could only seek a career overseas. After all, he said that he was willing to be just a village man, but how could he be willing to bury his talents in vain?

But Xu Chen could do nothing about it. The more thorough the reform and cleanup, the better. No matter how much regret and helplessness it caused, there would be no room for compromise.

Xuanxia can do without a Zhuge Liang, but it cannot allow the gentry to revive in the new land. Going overseas is the only way out for Zhuge Liang and his men.

Xu Chen nodded and said with a smile: "Of course, whether it is Xuanxia or overseas, they are all Xuanxia's stems and branches. Kong Ming's construction overseas is also for China, so there is no need to distinguish between them."

Zhuge Liang agreed with this. Although the overseas countries and Xuanxia were nominally vassal states, they were actually closely connected to each other, and the connections were comprehensive in terms of politics, economy and culture.

If we look at it from a macro perspective, Xuanxia and overseas countries are actually a whole civilization.

"The angel's visit to Hanzhou has made all the officials and people of the countries here excited and delighted. However, Hanzhou has only been built for a dozen or twenty years, and it still looks wild and barbaric. It is inevitable that the Heavenly Master will laugh at it." Zhuge Liang poured tea for Xu Chen, then shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Xu Chen disagreed after hearing this: "Kong Ming, there is no need to belittle yourself. This Hanzhou continent is rich in resources and natural resources. It's just that time is still short. As long as it continues to be developed, I believe this place will not be inferior to China in the future. If not, how can the people of Xuanxia be willing to move here from afar?"

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and sighed, "This generation of immigrants has indeed had a hard life. Let's not talk about other countries, at least the rulers and ministers of our Han Kingdom are grateful for the contribution of the people in opening up wasteland. Today, each farmer in our Han Kingdom has at least 100 acres of land, and the workers also have jobs. Although I dare not compare them with the people of Xuanxia, ​​they are definitely not bad."

Xu Chen believed these words. The agricultural conditions in Hanzhou were very good, and the large plains were extremely suitable for farming. After twenty years of development, there would definitely be no shortage of land resources.

To some extent, what Zhuge Liang said was quite modest. Even the farmers in Xuanxia did not have as many fields as here.

If the overseas countries did not make generous promises, there would be no way to get the Chinese people to leave their homes and go overseas to venture out. The current situation is that as long as you are willing to go to sea, all countries will start to compete for people and will offer any good conditions.

Of course, the reality is not entirely so beautiful. After all, the other countries are not as good as Xuanxia. The Chinese people still have to face many unknown risks when they migrate here, and it is not so easy to settle down and become rich. But history is spiraling forward in such a process.
Xu Chen recalled what he saw and heard during this trip. Although the development of Hanzhou was still limited in the past twenty years, he did not doubt the future development overseas. No one could change the trend of going overseas. Seeing that the major overseas events that he personally promoted were implemented, Xu Chen could be said to have fulfilled a huge wish.

To go to the sea is to embrace the whole world. Although he himself cannot see it with his own eyes, the Han people in the future will surely create a storm in the whole world.

As for what kind of story will unfold when Western Rome and Persia face the hurricane from the east wind, that is the story of future generations themselves. Xu Chen only knows that his mission has been accomplished.

After drinking the tea, Xu Chen stood up and said, "I'll leave this to you. I'm very relieved. It's time for me to leave."

(End of this chapter)