Molested Zulong at the beginning

If you don't come, then if I accidentally slipped my mouth, it will be bad, Your Royal Highness who cares about you, Fusu.

Bai Su looked at the last sentence of the secret letter, and couldn't help but imagine a dignified and noble girl in a white skirt, her red lips slightly curled up, her face slowly turning black, and she was looking at herself playfully.

He couldn't help scratching his cheek in distress: "Where is my upright and simple Highness Fusu, what should I do now..."

Originally, he planned to bring Xu Fu and the large amount of silver mines he found from Dongying back to the Central Plains to please the political sister.

From then on, I went to find someone to train a new generation of sailors, and I went fishing by myself.

But he didn't expect that this beautiful wish would end before it even started. Now that his life is held in the hands of this aunt, it's hard to imagine what kind of "torture" he will suffer after returning to the Central Plains.

After all, there is a saying that once an honest person explodes, it is very scary.

Especially Fu Su, who is used to being bullied by him on weekdays, once he gets hold of his vitals and becomes strong, it may cause Bai Su a headache.

Chapter 450 Six Girls' Shyness

The night is getting darker.

In the study room, candles flickered.

Bai Su was wearing a coat, sitting in front of the table, holding an ink pen, "rustling" drawing from time to time.

Zhang Han was wearing a black skirt armor. She sat by the side, picked up a drawn map and looked at it, and asked in surprise, "Is this the navigation chart of the land of Japan?"

The movements in Bai Su's hands paused, and he said, "That's right, we have come all the way for thousands of miles, and we must map out the route along the way, so that this trip is worthwhile."

Zhang Han couldn't help laughing and said, "Your Excellency is really conscientious."

Bai Su shook his head slightly and said, "It's not because of due diligence, but because this nautical chart is the real priceless treasure, even... the value of this item is even higher than the silver piled up in our cabin."

Zhang Han couldn't help being stunned, she looked at the thin nautical chart in her hand, and said incredulously, "My lord, is it a bit too exaggerated?"

After all, the warehouses of more than a hundred treasure ships in the Navy this time are filled with silver.

Bringing such a large amount of wealth back to the Central Plains is almost equivalent to five or six years of Central Plains finances.

No matter how important the inconspicuous map in her hand is, it can't be of such high value, right?

Bai Su chuckled lightly, and said, "You still lack the experience of sailing, and you don't understand the importance of it."

Zhang Han bowed his hands and saluted: "I hope you will enlighten me."

Bai Su put down the ink pen in his hand, and explained: "There are several strategic places on the Central Plains, such as Hetao, Xuzhou, Guanzhong, and Liaodong. Basically, whoever occupies these places will affect the pattern of the world."

"As it is on land, so it is on the sea."

"For example, we occupied the land of Dongying, mined silver, sulfur, and bronze locally, and even established counties, exiled criminals from the Central Plains, and settled here for development."

"After a long time, Dongpu has become a buffer barrier in our Central Plains Sea. If there are navy from other countries in the future, they will catch up with our Central Plains and want to compete with us."

"Before they gnaw down the barrier of Japan, the flames of war will not reach our Central Plains at all. This is called keeping the enemy out of the country."

"Moreover, we are closer to Japan, and the logistical pressure is less. If we dispatch 50 troops, the enemy country will have to send at least 100 troops, or even [-] million troops."

"It means that the land of Japan is our Central Plains, the largest warship that will never be silent, so we are inherently invincible."

"Even, on this basis, the East China Sea, Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, South China Sea and other surrounding waters are all included in our control area. This is one of them."

"Secondly, look here..."

Bai Su paused, and pointed to the route to the Maurya Dynasty along the South China Sea, taking Jiangdong as the port.

He explained: "If we don't draw detailed nautical charts and take the key road along the way, we will definitely be occupied."

"After all, the long-term large-scale sea trade between the two places, the fleet must rest and stay at various ports along the way. In this way, it will not take long to drive the prosperity of the local area."

"If this place is in the hands of others, they will charge a toll every time we pass by. Do you feel uncomfortable when you say that?"

"And if we occupy this place, we can set up a customs here. Every time a merchant ship passes by, we have to collect a sum of money. How much tax will this bring to the court every year?"

Listening to Bai Su's narration, Zhang Han couldn't help taking a deep breath.

It never occurred to her that the seemingly insignificant points on the nautical chart actually had the ability to affect the situation in the world.

This kind of treasure land is occupied in advance, and when the scale of trade in the future becomes larger and larger, the tariffs provided here will also become higher and higher.

A place that can continuously collect money for generations to come is naturally not comparable to a mere boatload of money.

Fortunately, there is such a long-sighted and thoughtful wizard as an adult by her side, otherwise her negligence for a while may lead to a big mistake in the future.

Bai Su looked at the annoyed Zhang Han, and couldn't help but smile, not too surprised by this in his heart.

After all, for thousands of years, strategists in the Central Plains have paid attention to long-distance and short-term attacks on land, and gradually expanded the territory around the Central Plains with the Central Plains as the core.

But the sea power strategy he proposes now is not a complete territory to exert influence on the surrounding area.

It is a point separated by thousands of miles to control the only way on the sea, so as to collect tolls from the fleet of all nations in the world, control the right to trade at sea, and become the largest middleman in the world.

This strategy was naturally unheard of for her.

Looking at the seemingly inconspicuous islands on the nautical chart, Zhang Han couldn't help sighing: "I have learned a lot from being with your lord. I didn't expect that there would be a strategy comparable to Xuzhou and Hetao in this endless sea. land."

"My lord, can I take back a copy of this chart and study it carefully?"

Bai Su smiled, and said, "Of course, I drew this nautical chart originally to train a large number of sailors in private schools."

"If you like research, feel free to take it. If you perform well in the future, it's not impossible for me to recommend you to be the second governor of the Navy."

Zhang Han's fair and pretty face suddenly showed a touch of excitement, and he hurriedly said: "Thank you for your kindness, and I will study hard in the end so that I will not disappoint you."

Others may not be aware of this, but after following Bai Su with their own eyes, watching Daxia's navy conquer the land of Dongpu and bring back countless silver.

She knew very well in her heart that the navy's status in the Central Plains would become higher and higher, and her development potential was even greater than those of the guardians of the major capitals.

It can be said that such a good opportunity to make great achievements and be promoted to an official rank is once in a thousand years.

Bai Su looked at Zhang Han who left respectfully, and couldn't help smiling.

In fact, it is a good choice to train Zhang Han as the commander-in-chief of the future fleet.

After all, this battle on the water does not depend on personal bravery. It needs to test the commander's quality in astronomy, geography, climate, sea area, and commanding the fleet. The requirements are very high.

Although Zhang Han's bravery is not as good as Han Xin and Xiang Yu.

However, in terms of conscientiousness, responsibility, and commanding ability, there are few who can match her shoulders. In addition, she has been by her side all year round, and she understands her thoughts very well, and she also earnestly implements her orders.

It can be said that he is the best candidate for the handover of the commander of the navy in the future.

When Bai Su was deep in thought, the door suddenly opened, and a girl in a red wedding dress came in, astonishing as a lotus flower.

It was the great Mohist, Mo Xun.

She wore a bright silver hat on her head, covered with silver carved flowers, and silver pendants on her neck and arms, which contrasted with the fair skin on her neck and chest, reflecting a kind of seductive beauty. The luster of the person makes the whole person look very glamorous.

She bit her red lips lightly, raised her head slowly, looked at Bai Su with shy eyes, and said softly, "My lord..."

Chapter 450 Seven Goddesses Have Hearts, King Xiang Has Dreams

Bai Su was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He couldn't help but said, "No... I didn't expect you to actually wear it."

Mo Xun's fair and pretty face blushed slightly, and said in a low voice: "This is the clothes my lord gave me. Is there any reason not to wear them? My lord, what will happen after I put them on?"

Her slender jade hands squeezed her sleeves tightly, and she looked at Bai Su with bright eyes, with a hint of expectation.

Bai Su said with a smile on his face: "It's really amazing, as pretty as a peach in three springs, as clear as a chrysanthemum in nine autumns..."

On weekdays, Mo Xun always dressed in a simple and plain manner, and he never paid much attention to his clothes, giving people a dignified and elegant feeling.

But today, she changed into a gorgeous long skirt with a tight girdle, outlining a slender willow waist, and the folds of the collar on the chest highlighted the infinite plumpness.

Her jet-black hair was coiled up, with a silver pendant swaying in the wind, her delicate pretty face seemed to have been painted with light makeup, and her bright red lips exuded a charming style.

It was in sharp contrast with the usual appearance.

Even Bai Su couldn't help being distracted for a while, his eyes lingering on her face for a long time.

Mo Xun looked at Bai Su's scorching gaze, and felt that his face was hot for a while, and he didn't need to look to know that it was flushed.

She gently lifted the hem of her skirt, and sat beside Bai Su, her white jade hands raised her black hair to cover her flushed cheeks, she couldn't help asking: "My lord, it's so late, what are you busy with?"

Bai Su picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Mo Xun, and said, "I'm drawing a nautical chart..."

Mo Xun blinked his dark eyes, and a trace of doubt appeared on his fair and pretty face.

Bai Su gave her a brief account of the trade routes and strategic value of the Maritime Silk Road.

Mo Xun covered his vermilion lips lightly with his white jade hand, showing surprise on his face: "I didn't expect there to be such an important strategic location in this vast ocean."

Bai Su took a sip of his tea and said, "At least in the next ten years, 20 years, this is the only way for us to control the land of Tianzhu and Dongying. Naturally, we must find a way to occupy it in advance."

Mo Xun understood the key point of Bai Su's words, and couldn't help but ask, "Why is it 20 years? Is there any other route besides this waterway?"

Bai Su said with a smile: "Yes, you can also reach the land of Tianzhu by taking the road of the West Region Corridor."

Mo Xun's slender eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said with some doubts: "However, by land, it's a journey of nearly ten thousand miles, and it will take a year or two just to go back and forth. Slow."

There was a mysterious smile on Bai Su's face: "What if there is a long carriage that can carry a hundred thousand troops for thousands of miles?"

Mo Xun's beautiful eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Such a long carriage, how can it be dragged by the strength of a horse, unless there is a powerful one... Wait, sir, are you referring to a steam engine?"

Bai Su nodded lightly, and couldn't help but said: "As expected of a giant of the Mohist school, his reaction is fast. Since this steam engine can be used on a treasure ship, so that such a huge thing can come and go like the wind on the sea, how about pulling a long carriage on the road? Of course it's not a problem."

Mo Xun's beautiful brows raised slightly, and he couldn't help but said, "My lord, I'm afraid it won't work."

This land is different from the sea. When the sea is stable and needs to adjust the direction, just turn the rudder directly.

On the land, there are too many obstacles on the road, including gravel, dead wood, and mud. A snowstorm or a heavy rain may cause the car to overturn.

Bai Su opened his mouth and said, "Of course this ordinary path will not work, so how about improving it?"

As he spoke, he laid out a piece of rice paper and started to draw with an ink pen.

Mo Xun blinked his black eyes, looked down curiously, and saw a strange wheel drawn on the rice paper with a groove on it.

Next to the wheels, there are two long tracks, which look like an enlarged version of the ladder.

Mo Xun couldn't help but asked with some doubts: "My lord, what is this?"

Bai Su said with a smile: "This thing is called a rail, it is made of refined iron and paved on the road, and the wheels under the carriage can adopt this groove shape, so that no matter what kind of weather it encounters, the body will be smooth." You can move steadily along the rails..."

Mo Xun was taken aback for a moment, and then his vermilion lips couldn't help but growl.

This... this is really a genius idea.

With this special railway track, it will not be affected whether it is windy or rainy.

Even, it is not difficult to make, as long as a special boiler room is built to provide power by burning coal as the front of the car, and then it only needs to continue to lengthen the carriage at the back, and it can be transported stably.

There was a look of joy on her face, and she couldn't help asking: "Master, there is such a good idea, why didn't you bring it up earlier?"

Bai Su scratched his cheek with his fingers, and said helplessly: "Although this train is easy to use, the initial investment is too large. It requires large-scale smelting of steel and the recruitment of hundreds of thousands of laborers. It is busy day after day."

"It will take at least 20 years to repair all the way from the Central Plains to the land of Tianzhu. This is really too long. When we repair it, the local city may have replaced the Dawang Banner."

"So, if we want to stably control the land of Tianzhu, we can only build the navy of Daxia first, and control the country through maritime trade."

"Afterwards, in the local silver mines, gold mines, or important producing areas of spices and cotton, railways will be built step by step to connect the ports and the Western Regions Protectorate to control its domestic resources."

"Only in this way, the initial investment is the least, the return is the largest, and the efficiency is higher..."

Mo Xun listened to Bai Su's step-by-step plan. She went from being surprised at the beginning to admiring, and finally she looked at the man in front of her with bewildered eyes.

It has to be said that when Bai Su, who is usually frivolous and loose, once she gets serious, her confident and domineering aura, as if she holds the world in her hands, makes her heart beat wildly.

Bai Su felt that the room was a bit quiet, he paused, and looked at the girl next to him with her hands dragging her cheeks, her eyes shining brightly.

He couldn't help being taken aback: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Mo Xun's fair and pretty face flushed slightly, and her red lips parted slightly: "I just think it's great to meet an adult. No one in the world can catch my eyes, only an adult can make me fall in love with him..."

Under the candlelight, the girl raised her head slightly, her beautiful face and full eyes made her heart beat faster.

Bai Su couldn't help lowering her head slightly, and couldn't help kissing Mo Xun's lips. Mo Xun's eyes widened slightly, and his body subconsciously wanted to struggle.

But soon, under the man's breath coming from her lips, her body gradually became weak, she subconsciously hugged Bai Su's neck, and responded weakly.

Feeling the soft body in his arms, Bai Su's panting became heavier, his big hands slowly moved down on Mo Xun's waist, and Mo Xun's body in his arms trembled slightly.

After a long time, the two slowly separated.

Mo Xun gently fell into Bai Su's arms, panting slightly.

She seemed to feel something, her bright teeth bit her red lips lightly, after hesitating for a moment, she raised her head to look at Bai Su, and asked softly, "Will it be hard to bear?"