Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 264: The first stop, Li Yuanji's surprising derivative industry
Li Yuanji had wanted to destroy the Pyu Kingdom for a long time, as the Pyu Kingdom was connected to the road to India.

Although a land passage is being opened in the northeast of Pyu, and the southern part of Pyu has been leased as a port, the terrain in the northeast is steep and there are many mountains, making it extremely difficult to open up the road.

Even though there was a port in the southern part of Pyu Kingdom, it still blocked the important channel he wanted to connect to India, so he had to take a detour.

But after destroying Zhenla, the Pyu Kingdom was too sensible and too aware of the times, which resulted in him having no excuse to take action.

Now he has ceded two pieces of land from Pyu and placed his own people inside Pyu, but the Pyu King just tolerates it and refuses to conflict with him or give him any chance to send troops.

If he forcibly sends troops, his reputation will be completely ruined, and all countries will be particularly wary of him in the future, and he won't even have a sufficient excuse to make up for it.

Now that the war between Gundam Kingdom and King Harsha has broken out, Li Yuanji knows that King Pyu is supported by people from India behind the scenes. This time he wants to see if King Pyu can still endure it.

If the Pyu Kingdom dared to support King Harsha, he would send troops to destroy the Pyu Kingdom and establish a new government.

Cen Wenben listened to Li Yuanji's murderous words without any objection. He absolutely supported fighting other small countries as long as they had enough capabilities.

Look at the areas they control now, almost all of them were conquered, except for the original Lingnan. Where else did they not increase the area of ​​their fiefdom by using large armies?

After a moment, Cen Wenben said slowly: "Your Majesty, do we need to send more troops to Wei Yunqi?

Wei Yunqi's army now consists mostly of Type B troops, with only 8,000 Type A troops. Moreover, they need to suppress the small rebel groups that have appeared in the four prefectures one after another, and they may not be able to use troops against the Pyu Kingdom."

Li Yuanji frowned and thought. There were 20,000 soldiers in Yangshu, but only 3,000 of them were Type A soldiers.

Yuwen Hu's navy had 5,000 people, but almost all of them were used for naval battles, and the marines had only 1,000 people.

It would be very difficult for this force to attack the Pyu Kingdom, because it is impossible to send out all these people.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yuanji looked at Cen Wenben.

“Make preparations for this in advance. There is no need to send troops over now. If the Pyu Kingdom really does that, you can let Tan Dian lead 20,000 troops over there.

I probably won't be here by then, so you'll need to keep an eye on it and make sure it's deployed properly."

In Li Yuanji's opinion, mobilizing a large army in advance seemed too purposeful and would have some bad consequences.

Anyway, as long as the Pyu Kingdom dares to make trouble, it will still be in time for us to send troops over later. It is also impossible for them to rely on King Harsha's support from behind.

Cen Wenben was a little hesitant, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that you let Tan Dian lead 20,000 troops first."

Li Yuanji immediately looked at Cen Wenben and became interested instantly.

"Tell me in detail, why do you want to send it now?

Although there is some minor unrest in the four prefectures now, Wei Yunqi is able to control it completely. These 20,000 troops are a bit blatant.

If the Piao King finds out about this, he probably won’t dare to take any action even if he wants to.”

This is the reason why Li Yuanji doesn't want Tan Dian to lead the army there now. It is too obvious.

Seeing that Cen Wenben's smile became more and more obvious and he seemed confident, Li Yuanji became a little confused.

After a moment, Cen Wenben's voice came.

"Your Majesty, it will take some time for Tan Dian to lead his army there, so it doesn't matter if they go slower on the way.

During this time, the King of Pyu would definitely do whatever he wanted to do. Then he could lead his army directly to the city and not give the Pyu Kingdom any chance to explain.

When other countries hear this, they will only say that the Pyu Kingdom is ungrateful.

The king had no intention of using military force against him, and trade had been opened up in Western Province, but the King of Pyu ignored the king's orders.

Now that we have a reason to send troops, how can the Pyu Kingdom stop the royal army? "

After hearing this, Li Yuanji laughed, but then shook his head.

"It's a good idea, but it's a long way to go. If we send troops this time, we will definitely go by sea and land at the port where Yuwen Bao is.

Even if we march slowly, it would be very difficult to provide supplies along the way.

The most important thing is that supply is only one point. If the sea voyage is too boring and takes too long, people will become anxious and it will be a burden to the soldiers.

Moreover, there are frequent caravans along the way and it would be very easy to be discovered, so there is no need.

It's useless to spend this little time, so why not give it to him?"

Cen Wenben was silent for a while after hearing this. He had indeed thought too simply about this issue. He had never experienced sailing on the sea. Although he had some understanding, it was not that profound.

Li Yuanji knew very well that if he really stayed at sea for several months, he would go crazy.

Moreover, the warships that transported the army had very little space for movement, and the work was extremely boring and tedious. Even if nothing went wrong, these 20,000 soldiers would go crazy when they arrived in the Kingdom of Pyu.

It is a kind of mental torture that makes people extremely painful.

"I accept your instruction. I will start making arrangements according to your instructions."

After Cen Wenwen left, Li Yuanji also began to sort out the matters that needed to be dealt with.

Half a month later, at Haikang Wharf, Li Yuanji, Wu Mei and Wu Shun stood on the bow of the ship, watching the figures on the shore getting smaller and smaller. After a while, they returned to the cabin.

During this period, the navy's ten guns were finally put into service, in addition to eight hundred muskets.

As for ammunition, it was well prepared and a separate boat was built for it.

"My lord, according to the route, the first place we are going to is Yazhou, and we will land in Yancheng."

Yang Jianhe beside him began to tell the story, but Li Yuanji shook his head after listening.

"Let Liu Rengui change the route and go to Xuwen as the first stop."

Xuwen is located on the southern coast of Leizhou, across the sea from Yazhou. During its previous development, Xuwen also received considerable support. Because of its inherent advantages, Xuwen's development was also very rapid.

As more and more ships go to Haikang, people often have to queue up to enter the port, which makes many people choose to land in Zhanjiang or Xuwen and then go to Haikang.

Xuwen itself also has a lot of resources. It can be said that most of what Hikang has, Xuwen also has, and there are also many caravans coming and going.

Now that he is out, I must go and take a good look at him.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jianhe immediately went downstairs to start preparing.

After two days of marching, we were finally about to arrive at Xuwen.

In the cabin, Li Yuanji was taking care of Wu Mei and Wu Shun. He regretted bringing the two of them out at this time. It was the first day on the ship and they were seasick.

I've been seasick and vomiting for two days in a row, and I can't eat anything. Now I'm starting to have a fever.

Li Yuanji was speechless. He had brought an imperial physician with him from Chang'an, but now the imperial physician was also seasick.

Fortunately, the imperial physician was in good health and his symptoms were not as severe as those of Wu Mei and Wu Shun, but he still had to lie down.

"Your Majesty, I feel so uncomfortable." Listening to Wu Mei's intermittent voice, Li Yuanji felt distressed and melancholy. He had fed her medicine, but it had little effect. Basically, she would vomit it out after drinking it.

The two women were now extremely weak, and he felt very distressed seeing this.

"Be patient, it's almost there, it will be fine once it's there."

After touching Wu Mei and Wu Shun's foreheads, Li Yuanji found that their fever had become more severe, and his heart sank.

After a while, he came outside and looked at Yang Jianhe with a gloomy face.

"How long until we arrive?"

"Your Majesty, the ship is already sailing at full speed and is expected to arrive early tomorrow morning."

Yang Jianhe responded cautiously. Wu Mei and Wu Shun had been feeling unwell for the past two days, and everyone could sense that Li Yuanji was in a bad mood.

Especially after the symptoms worsened yesterday, Liu Rengui ordered the fleet to move forward at full speed. He was extremely panicked.

Even though Li Yuanji was a little annoyed, he knew he couldn't blame Liu Rengui and Yang Jianhe, so he returned to the room.

Seeing the two women in pain, he immediately turned on the system.

Looking at the Water of Life and Death in the special exchange column, Li Yuanji directly used one thousand contribution points to exchange for two drops. He now only hoped that this thing was really useful.

After exchanging it, Li Yuanji fed it into Wu Mei and Wu Shun's mouths and watched quietly.

However, after a while, Li Yuanji was suddenly surprised. He saw the pain on Wu Mei and Wu Shun's faces gradually disappear. Then he touched their foreheads with his hands and found that their body heat was also dissipating quickly. Li Yuanji was really shocked.

Li Yuanji had always thought that this thing was weird, but he didn't expect it to be so useful. It had only been a short time, but the effect had already begun to show.

Although it takes 500 contribution points to exchange for one drop, at this moment, he really feels that this water of life and death is a bit cheap.

At this moment, Li Yuanji suddenly understood that the things in this special exchange column were more like benefits given to him by the system.

In less than two incense sticks of time, Wu Mei and Wu Shun slowly sat up. Both women were stunned for a moment, because they felt that the discomfort in their bodies seemed to have disappeared.

"My lord, what happened? Why do I no longer feel uncomfortable? I feel so relaxed all over."

Wu Mei and Wu Shun stared at Li Yuanji blankly. They clearly remembered that they were seasick? They were not feeling well. How come they suddenly felt better now? Were they dreaming?

All this really made the two women feel a little unreal.

"This is a good thing. As long as everything is fine, you are hungry now, right? I'll have someone bring some food."

Li Yuanji had calmed down at this moment. After seeing that the two were really fine, he finally felt relieved.

Wumei and Wushun were also very smart. Seeing that Li Yuanji was unwilling to say more, they did not ask any more questions.

The most important thing is that they are really hungry at this moment. They just want to eat quickly, otherwise they will starve to death.

In a short while, plate of food was brought in one after another. Wu Mei and Wu Shun no longer cared about their usual manners and started eating with big mouthfuls, not caring about their image at all.

Li Yuanji was also surprised when he saw the two people wolfing down the food, and then he started pouring water for them.

Seeing that the two men had almost finished eating, Li Yuanji had the food taken away.

"Okay, don't eat too much, otherwise it's not good for your body. You can eat a little more later."

Wu Mei and Wu Shun blushed and lowered their heads at this moment, not daring to look at Li Yuanji. They both knew very well what it was like when they were eating just now, and in their hearts, it was indeed a bit embarrassing.

Li Yuanji burst into laughter, and then teased them for a while, and the two finally returned to normal and continued to play around.

On the morning of the second day, the morning sun shone on the sea, making the waves sparkle. Li Yuanji sat on the bow of the boat, enjoying a sunbath.

Wu Mei and Wu Shun were behind Li Yuanji, kneading him. It must be said that Li Yuanji really enjoyed it.

Yang Jianhe came to Li Yuanji shyly with his head down.

"Your Majesty, Xu Wen has arrived and is now entering the port."

When Li Yuanji heard this, he immediately became interested. Although he was enjoying it at the moment, he was still somewhat bored.

"Okay, then get ready to disembark.

After I leave, you are not allowed to call me the king, just call me master or boss."

Li Yuanji was speechless. Nowadays there was no such thing as master. Everyone was called boss. A new title was almost created.

Arriving at the dock, Li Yuanji and his party hurriedly got off the boat. When they got to the shore, Li Yuanji focused on watching the busy people on the dock.

Looking at the merchants coming and going, Li Yuanji suddenly smiled.

Although we haven’t entered Xuwen yet, at least what we see now means that Xuwen’s development will not be bad.

Li Yuanji and his party did not leave until Yang Jianhe paid the money.

You need to pay for bringing goods into or out of the port, as well as for the ship to dock. The amount of money paid for entering and leaving the port depends on the goods, and the amount of money paid for the ship to dock is simply the berthing fee.

At the same time, there are many migrant workers at the dock. These people are here to do hard labor. When some ships need people to unload cargo, they can find these people. As long as they are paid, they will be paid on time or in kind.

For the common people, this is an additional way to make a living.

Li Yuanji observed that the business on the dock had already developed to a certain scale. Now, there were at least a dozen groups of people working on the dock. It would depend on which ones could become bigger in the end.

At this time, a man in linen clothes walked towards Li Yuanji. Yang Jianhe wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Li Yuanji.

The man in sackcloth clothes also became a little hesitant, but then he gritted his teeth and walked over.

"Sir, do you want to go to the city? I have a carriage that can take you to the city. It only costs thirty cents per person.

In addition to horse-drawn carriages, there are also sedan chairs, which cost only eighty cents per person.

"Will you take a carriage or a sedan chair?"

Li Yuanji looked at the man and laughed when he heard these words. He hadn't noticed it before, but now there is such an industry? Isn't this similar to taking a taxi?

Li Yuanji immediately laughed.

"We have dozens of people here. Can you take over all of them now that you are here?"

Upon hearing this, the man immediately relaxed and smiled.

"I'm not bragging to you, sir. As long as you're willing, I can definitely bring you and your group back to the city."

Seeing this confident man, Li Yuanji immediately understood that this man must have made this a fairly large business, otherwise he wouldn't have had so many people and carriages.

The most important thing about a carriage is the horse.

(End of this chapter)