Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

"Then what about your mother?"

Li Ji retorted.

"The sea is vast and boundless, full of dangers. A single voyage might take months, even years. You still have your mother, younger brother, and younger sisters at home…"

These words brought a hint of hesitation to Sun Ce's expression.

"Even if the Lord and I both take care of Madam Wu and your younger siblings for you, Ce'er, if you purely harbor the idea of revitalizing the family, then I suggest you choose a safer and more stable route."

"Now your father holds the position of Colonel of Detached Troops in Luoyang, and both the Lord and I value you highly. You only need to train and grow up peacefully in the army, and you can steadily rise in the future, perhaps becoming a general. This way, you can also ensure the Sun family of Jiangdong rises again."

It must be said that Li Ji's words, seemingly advice, actually sounded grating to Sun Ce's ears.

Just be obedient…

Under the protection of his father, Uncle Xuande, and his teacher, then he can slowly grow and revitalize the Sun family name!

'But, is that what I want to pursue?'

Sun Ce couldn't help but look towards the endless sea in the distance, and a strong sense of unwillingness surged up.

He wouldn't have turned his gaze to the sea before.

However, after listening to Li Ji's story-like description of the sea's greatness, and the seemingly endless treasures hidden within, how could Sun Ce be willing to stay in Jiangdong and follow the rules?

Beneath Sun Ce's passionate personality was hidden an extreme rebellious streak…

"With Uncle Xuande and my teacher taking care of my mother and younger siblings, I naturally won't have the slightest worry."

Sun Ce forcefully gripped the reins and said loudly.

"Moreover, I don't want to become like my father, who spent decades in the army without achieving his ambitions. I want to open up new paths, go to the depths of the sea that my teacher spoke of, and expand the territory for the Han Dynasty. I want to become the Huo Qubing of the sea!"

Li Ji's eyebrows twitched subtly, without the slightest guilt for tricking the immature young hero.

And the seeds planted over many days were finally about to bloom.

When Li Ji first came into contact with Sun Ce, Li Ji could perceive that Sun Ce quite admired and respected Sun Jian, and his ambition was to revitalize the Sun family and inherit his father's name of "Jiangdong Tiger."

And under Li Ji's unintentional and subtle influence, Sun Ce, this kid, clearly already looked down on his own father in his words.

That's right…

Sun Jian worked hard for many years, with the support of the Sun and Wu families behind him, and even at the beginning of the "Yellow Turban Rebellion," he sold his family property to gather a large number of villagers and form an army of two thousand men to serve under Zhu Jun.

In the end, Sun Jian was only a Colonel of Detached Troops. In comparison, Liu Bei, who came from a lower background and had no support, became the Prefect of Wu County during the "Yellow Turban Rebellion."

Sometimes it's not scary to be bad, but it's scary to compare, especially for a young man like Sun Ce. Comparing goods makes you want to throw them away, and comparing people makes you want to die!

What's more, the charm of "Han Dynasty Charmer" Liu Bei is beyond doubt.

In occasional contact, Liu Bei's emphasis on loyalty, benevolence to the people, and courteous treatment of subordinates were completely imprinted in Sun Ce's heart, making Sun Ce unconsciously almost turn into Liu Bei's shape.

Admiration does not disappear for no reason, it only shifts unconsciously.

Now it seems that the transfer has indeed been successful.

However, Li Ji shook his head and smiled.

"You naughty boy, you are quite ambitious, and you also know how to make me happy."

As soon as Sun Ce heard this, he immediately felt his blood surge, and he immediately jumped off his horse, rushed to Li Ji, knelt in front of him, and said loudly with his hands clasped.

"Teacher, this is my ambition, and I will definitely be determined in this life. Please help me, teacher!"

Immediately, Li Ji pulled the reins, stopped in front of Sun Ce, his face slightly condensed, and he seemed to be serious, saying.

"Ce'er, are you serious? Do you know what you are saying?"

"I know!"

Sun Ce replied with his head held high and his chest out.

"Going to sea, not to mention that it is too small for you, more importantly, it is extremely dangerous. What I said to you about the sea just now was just a feeling, not to persuade you to go to sea now."

"Teacher, but since Sun Ce knows the vastness of the sea, he is no longer willing to be trapped in Jiangdong."

"I am very pleased that Ce'er has this ambition. A man's ambition should be like the rolling waves flowing eastward from the Yangtze River into the sea. I…"

Li Ji jumped off his horse and helped Sun Ce up. He opened his mouth to say half of what he wanted to say, but suddenly stopped, as if he was touched by Sun Ce's ambition and wanted to express his support, but he was worried about something.

"Does the teacher have any concerns?"

Li Ji shook his head and sighed. "Your father will not agree. You are the eldest son in the family, and you also shoulder the important responsibility of revitalizing the family and multiplying offspring."

Immediately, Sun Ce's small face turned a little red.

For the precocious boys and girls of this era, Sun Ce naturally already knew what it meant to reproduce offspring, and it would not be long before his mother would start arranging marriages for him.

However, Sun Ce's flushed face at this moment was not because of matters between men and women, but because Sun Ce also realized that for Sun Jian, he might really just be a tool to maintain the Sun family.

This made Sun Ce, whose filial piety was just beginning to show, unwilling to accept, saying.

"My father has his way of revitalizing the Sun family, and I, Sun Ce, also have my own way of making the Sun family famous in history. How can he tell me what to do?"

?!

Li Ji.

A great act of filial piety has begun, everyone.

Li Ji couldn't help but pat Sun Ce on the shoulder. As expected of the man who decided to pass the position of "Lord of Jiangdong" to his younger brother instead of his son when he was dying. He really had a different and unrestrained view of father-son affection.

Then, Sun Ce's lineage was destroyed by Sun Quan's lineage by the time of the grandsons. It was a typical case of ancestors digging a hole and burying their descendants.

However, Li Ji was just trying to provoke Sun Ce, and then asked again.

"Ce'er, have you really decided so? Are you determined to go to the sea, expand the territory for the Han Dynasty at sea, kill bandits and enemies, and find treasures for the Han Dynasty, so that the Sun family can be famous in history in this way?"

Sun Ce replied passionately and loudly. "That's right!"

"Even if there are thousands of difficulties and obstacles, and even if you are misunderstood by your family, villagers, and the world, will your will be as firm as a rock?" Li Ji asked again.

"Yes!"

"Very good!"

Li Ji looked at Sun Ce with admiration in his eyes, and he only felt that this scene was a pity that he didn't have a straw hat on his head, otherwise it would be perfect to put a straw hat on Sun Ce's head.

No…

It seems that I still have to mention this matter to the Lord when I go back, so that the Lord can occasionally resume his old business, take the time to weave a straw hat, and then give it as a gift to Sun Ce when he goes to sea.

Finally, Li Ji thought for a while, took out an iron box the size of a palm from his arms, then pulled Sun Ce's hand, put the iron box in Sun Ce's hand, and said.

"Ce'er, this is the south-pointing chariot that the Lord gave me before. Today, I will give this thing to you. I hope your ambition will never waver like the south-pointing chariot, and I also hope that this thing can guide you back to the Han Dynasty at any time after you go to sea."

"Yes, teacher!"

Sun Ce was moved to tears, and his palm tightly grasped the south-pointing chariot.

The last time Sun Ce was so moved was the last time…

That time, Sun Ce remembered that he seemed to be four or five years old when he saw his father practicing martial arts in the courtyard, and he yearned for it, and then his father gave him a wooden knife and took him to learn martial arts.

However, the memory at that time seemed to be a bit blurred, but this time Sun Ce firmly engraved this scene in his heart.

"Teacher, when can I go to sea?" Sun Ce asked expectantly with his eyes shining.

"It's still early…"

Li Ji responded with a smile.

He didn't even have a boat yet, so Li Ji couldn't really put Sun Ce in a wooden barrel and throw him into the sea.

"Going to sea is a major event, and it cannot be done by one person alone. Ce'er needs to recruit a group of sailors who will be the backbone in the future and slowly train them."

"After Ce'er has completed the training of his backbone sailors, he can then operate the seagoing ship built by the shipyard. At that time, Ce'er may become the youngest person in Chinese history to lead an army to sea."

As for why he is not the earliest person to go to sea, don't ask, just ask Xu Fu, the old sixth who tricked Ying Ge'er, and also took three thousand boys and girls to go to sea to have fun.

And Sun Ce nodded when he heard this, and said.

"I understand, teacher. I will definitely train my backbone sailors as soon as possible, and I will never let the teacher down."

"Yes."

Li Ji nodded with a smile, and then remounted his horse with Sun Ce and searched for natural harbors along the coastline, and constantly told or fabricated some interesting stories about the sea, making Sun Ce more and more yearning and determined for the sea.

Li Ji went all the way south along the coastline until he reached the area of the Songjiang estuary before finding a natural harbor.

"Mr. Zikun, this place seems to be不错."

Zhao Yun, who didn't know much about the navy, also saw the advantages of this place. Not only is there a large area of flat and hard terrain, but also a natural harbor near the coastal area, which fully meets the requirements for building a shipyard.

"It's really不错."

Li Ji nodded, and then ordered the cavalry to simply mark this large area with flags according to what he said, and finally circled a piece of land covering more than a thousand mu as the construction site of the shipyard.

This made Li Ji feel a little emotional.

If Li Ji didn't judge wrong, this place should belong to the magic capital before the terrain changed. He didn't expect that he couldn't even afford a toilet in the magic capital in his previous life, but now he just touches his upper lip and lower lip, and directly circled thousands of acres of land.

"When the time comes, I need to reserve three extra rooms for myself in the shipyard: one for living, one vacant, and another to use as a toilet."

Li Ji chuckled to himself, indulging slightly in some of his darker humor.

After confirming the construction site for the shipyard, he dispatched the most professional "construction team" in Wu County to start work.

(End of Chapter)