The three days I spent with Cui Zhouping were probably the most relaxing three days in Liu Yi these years. If I don’t talk about the world, most of them just joke about the past, talk about my descendants, and remember those old friends who have passed away.

This is a two-dimensional feeling with my wife. The feeling of letting go of all constraints has not been felt for many years. After saying goodbye to Cui Zhouping, Liu Yi felt much more refreshed.

Starting from the sixth year of Yanxi (242 AD), Liu Yi and Lu Lingqi began to run on the Yangtze River. More than a dozen steamships were formed one after another, and the progress of the Yangtze River Bridge began to officially begin. At the same time, Liu Yi also built a sea yard in Qua to specialize in casting various types of steamships.

Because the steam engine is huge, the steam boats made are much larger than the original largest building ship.

By the following year, steamboats began to sail along the coast. At the same time, Liu Yi's disciples began to cooperate with Liu Yi to help build water conservancy and lay track cars in various parts of the Central Plains.

In the eighth year of Yanxi, the Han navy successfully crossed the Bohai Sea and arrived in the three Koreans. In the same year, he arrived in Fusang and officially opened maritime trade. Regarding these foreign countries, both Liu Yi and the ministers and ministers in the court felt that they were temporarily focusing on doing business and trade. After all, the Han Dynasty's territory is already very broad, and the court has begun to feel difficult to govern. If the territory is expanded overseas, not to mention the troubles of attack, just the management across the sea will be a lot of trouble.

Instead of consuming troops, food and grass, it is better to start trade. Especially in the eighth year of Yanxi, when Liu Yi took a boat of glass beads to exchange a large amount of gold, silver and sea treasures from the Three Koreans and Fusang, many people seemed to have seen a way out of wealth.

Glass beads are not a rare thing for the great man. Nowadays, in basic county-level cities, not to mention every household, it is also very common. However, before Liu Yi burned glass, this kind of thing was called glazed glass, which was priceless!

Liu Yi's approach has opened up many people's ideas.

In the past two years, the Han Dynasty has been engaged in construction under the leadership of Liu Yi. Although there are a lot of taxes every year, almost all of them have been invested in the construction of the Central Plains and other places. Not to mention Liu Chan, the ministers in the court received annual salary for food and cloth as their salary. Although it is quite a lot, who can use so much food?

Most of them are sold by these ministers. Now, under Liu Yi's operation, the people have a lot of money.

Now I see a way of wealth. Not to mention the silk and porcelain of the past, but also the emerging things that have appeared in recent years, in countries outside the Han Dynasty, they can be sold as treasures.

Since the ninth year of Yanxi, a large number of vendors or aristocratic families have begun to send people out. In this year, Liu Yi asked Liu Chan for instructions, and sold a batch of steamboats to some aristocratic families.

However, because steamboats need to consume a lot of coal, even if they can afford a boat, they may not be able to burn coal. Liu Yi also developed large sailboats suitable for navigation in the shipyards of Yueyang and Jiangxia. The cost is relatively affordable than steamboats, and ordinary merchants can afford it. Moreover, the products of Tiangongfang, whether beautiful, practical or strong, are definitely top-notch in this era.

Under the trend of interests, a large number of vendors began to devote themselves to the navigation.

However, in this era, the nautical technique belongs to the exploration stage. There were not even half of the ships that went to sea in the end. In the tenth year of Yanxi, Fusang and Sanhan sent envoys. For this reason, Liu Chan specially recalled Liu Yi back to the court for discussion.

"Trial tutor!" Liu Chan and Liu Yi walked in the garden of the palace and frowned: "These Sanhan and Fusang have sent envoys to file a lawsuit, saying that many of our great Han fleets are plundering in Fusang and Sanhan, wanting me to make the decision for them. What does the Tai tutor think about this matter?"

"I wonder what all the officials said?" Liu Yi did not answer directly, but asked.

"Some differences are different. Many people think that these people are defiling the prestige of our great Han Dynasty. They should mobilize the navy to kill them; others think that these people do not violate the laws of our great Han Dynasty and should not send troops to wipe them out." Liu Chan looked at Liu Yi and said helplessly: "The most important thing is that I think both sides make sense, so I specially asked Sikong to come back to discuss the matter."

"This matter is actually not difficult to make a decision." Liu Yi thought for a while and said, "If those three Hans and Fusang were not hanging overseas, Your Majesty could regard them as the former Xiongnu. In the Western Regions, our great men and women abide by the law in the territory, but in the Western Regions or the Xiongnu, the Xianbei killed and robbed people, would Your Majesty be punished?"

"Of course not." Liu Chan shook his head and said.

"The truth is the same." Liu Yi smiled and said, "And, now my great man is out of reach, so I have never attacked it, but it does not mean that I will not. Now this navigation is in an emerging stage, and my great man is exploring the research on navigation techniques. These people live on the sea for many years. Over time, they will definitely have more in-depth insights into navigation techniques. These are the experiences of my great man going to a greater situation in the future. Even if you have money, you can't buy it. So please think twice."

"But the Taifu has ever thought about whether these people will be plundered and will return to the Han Dynasty..." Liu Chan said worriedly.

"I'm not afraid of your majesty's jokes. When my wife and I didn't assist the late emperor in my early years, I was a bandit for a while. Does Your Majesty know how bandits survive?" Liu Yi asked with a smile.

"I have heard of this too." Liu Chan laughed and said, "But don't ask if the hero is born? Can the Grand Tutor say it in detail?"

"Bandits and bandits can actually be regarded as a small town. They are very friendly to the residents nearby and sometimes even help. In exchange, they are protected by the people nearby. When the government army comes to wipe out, the people will generally protect them, either inform them, or deliberately give them wrong messages."

Looking at Liu Chan's surprised gaze, Liu Yi smiled and said, "The people themselves have a scale in their hearts. If they cooperate with the government, the bandits can run into the mountains and the government will leave, but the bandits are likely to make a comeback. The government cannot stay there all the time. How can the people themselves face the bloody revenge of the bandits?"

"But if you don't care, wouldn't it be that you indulge the collusion between the people and bandits? If you become a force in the future and threaten our great man in turn?" Liu Chan asked.

"It's not that we don't care at all. We can try to legalize these people and formulate a set of rules and regulations!" Liu Yisai said: "Several naval offices are set up in the coastal areas. These pirates can be used as reserve troops. We can help them deal with the robbed property, but we need to pay 50% of the gains. In addition, we can choose some powerful people from these pirates to take them for themselves and deal with some problems that are not suitable for our Han officials to solve. Of course, the most important thing is that we cannot attack our Han merchant ships in any way. If necessary, we must provide assistance. For those pirates who are unwilling to be managed by our Han Han, we will send troops to wipe them out, which can be considered as an explanation for these vassal states."

"This..." Liu Chan frowned slightly.

"Of course, this is just my advice. After all, the sea is too big, and our Han navy is far from enough to roam all over the world. Instead of wasting energy on eliminating these pirates, it is better to take it for yourself and contribute to our Han. At the same time, our Han does not have to pay military rations and other supplies for them, and can also get a lot of investment in vain." Liu Yi smiled.

"What the Grand Tutor said makes sense, but I can't be appointed as an official to a group of pirates, right?" Liu Chan said with a wry smile.

"No need to formally sign an official, give them a few titles, which means that they can plunder any country or force other than the Han Dynasty. When my Han needs them, I have to contribute to my Han Dynasty, but on weekdays, I cannot enjoy the treatment of a Han Dynasty official. At most, I only have cooperative relationships to help them provide sales. In addition, if there are really suitable talents, I can also absorb them into the regular navy of my Han Dynasty." Liu Yi said: "Of course, this requires a complete set of bills. This minister doesn't understand very much. Your Majesty should discuss with Prime Minister Zhuge and others."

Liu Chan nodded thoughtfully and said, "Okay, the Grand Tutor has not asked how the Yangtze River Bridge is progressing?"

"The project is not yet halfway, and it is expected to take five years." Liu Yi shook his head and said, "But once this bridge is built, it will have many benefits for us, it will be easier to communicate between the north and the south, and integrate resources from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. After the Yangtze River Bridge is built, the infrastructure construction in various parts of the Central Plains can also come to an end. I am preparing to go to the Western Regions and preside over the railway construction. If this railway can be completed, Your Majesty will go to Dayuan faster than to Luoyang at that time."

"The Grand Tutor is now in his sixties and should have lived his old age. Why do you have to work so hard? How can I bear it?" Liu Chan said with a wry smile.

"It is precisely because I haven't had much time that I want to leave more things for my future generations in my lifetime, so that my great Han can become the top of all nations in the world and make all nations come to pay tribute!" Liu Yi smiled and said, "A person's life is very short."

"The Taifu is really a pillar of the country!" Liu Chan sighed and said, "But this time, the Taifu will still take a few days off. I have saved a lot of words over the years and want to ask the Taifu for advice."

"Since Your Majesty has a fate, how dare I not obey?" Liu Yi nodded with a smile. He hadn't returned to Chang'an for a long time, and wanted to see his good grandson, and several old friends took this opportunity to get together.

"Your Majesty, Grand Tutor!" Huang Hao trotted to the two of them and bowed.

"What's the matter?" Liu Chan looked at Huang Hao and asked.

"Teng Ai, the Jinwu Deng Ai, is outside the palace, asking to see the Grand Tutor." Huang Hao bowed and said.

"Come to the palace to see the Grand Tutor? Deng Shizai is trying to compete with me for someone?" Liu Chan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "How is it?"

"My mother is critically ill and wants to meet the Grand Tutor."

"Uh..." Liu Chan was speechless and looked at Liu Yi with a strange look. The relationship between Liu Yi and Deng's mother... There are many versions in the court, especially in the palace, and Liu Chan didn't know which one was true.

"Your Majesty, I have some personal matters to deal with. Please give up." Liu Yi's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly bowed to Liu Chan.

"It's okay, Sikong goes." Liu Chan nodded.

"I'm going to leave!"

Looking at Liu Yi's hurried back, Liu Chan groped his chin with a little curiosity in his eyes. Liu Yi is a famous wife who has never taken a concubine in his life, but he is not clear about Deng Ai's mother. Many people think that Liu Yi's wife may be more fierce. After all, she is a person who beats several top generals of the dynasty since childhood. Liu Chan was a little coward when he met Lu Lingqi back then, but if this is true, why has Lu Lingqi been as close as a sister to Deng's mother for decades?

Women are difficult to understand, and the women of the tutor... are not only difficult to understand, but also terrible!
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