Liang Licang remembered that when Lu Chen said he wanted to build the Zhaixing Tower, he said that there were many good things overseas and he hoped to build a large ship to plunder these resources.
At that time, all the ministers were strongly opposed to it, because it sounded like a replica of Qin Shihuang's journey into the sea to seek immortality.
Many people are afraid that if Lu Chen really takes so many people and supplies out to sea, what will happen when he expands overseas territory and establishes a new country?
Therefore, the court did not support Lu Chen's ideas at that time, but later Lu Chen accomplished everything on his own, and proved that everything he said was right, and his suggestions were beneficial to the country and the people, which made the civil and military officials in the court very embarrassed.
Even the officials wondered why Lu Chen rarely attended court later on. It was because he felt that he could handle anything on his own, so he was too lazy to argue with the officials in the court, which made the officials very sad.
It is true that we are gluttons, but you can't show it so obviously. We also have to save our dignity.
Therefore, the officials in the court generally will not mention Lu Chen on their own initiative unless there is something particularly important.
But it’s no longer possible now. People are preparing to go out to sea to find mountains of gold and silver. If you don’t grab a spot quickly, you will have no chance in the future.
In fact, money and other things are secondary, but if they really find a fairy mountain overseas and a way to achieve immortality, wouldn’t it be a big loss if they don’t participate!
The reserved smile on Liang Licang's face immediately changed, and he became extremely flattering: "Master Imperial Master, I wonder if there is anything you still need? Before coming here, His Majesty said that our Ministry of Revenue will do its best to meet all your requests."
"Thanks to you, the national treasury is no longer what it was a year ago. We have some foundation now, and we can be of some help."
When it comes to expanding overseas, Lu Chen didn't originally intend to be the only one to do it.
Now that the court was so knowledgeable and understanding, Lu Chen agreed with a smile: "It would be best if the court could fully support our ocean-going operations."
Lu Chen winked at Liang Licang and said, "Lord Liang, do you want to build a ship and go out to sea together?"
"Is this possible?" Liang Licang was tempted.
If everyone didn't trust Lu Chen before and no one responded, then now what Lu Chen said is the golden rule.
In fact, many people now want to have a relationship with Lu Chen. Everyone knows that as long as they get on Lu Chen’s boat, even if they just follow behind and take a sip of the soup, they can make a lot of money.
Liang Licang was very happy that Lu Chen was so proactive in inviting him.
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Of course you can. Not only you, but also the officials and people of our Great Qi Dynasty, as long as they have such ideas, I welcome them. Of course, ordinary people can't handle this kind of thing."
Today's overseas territories are a real blue ocean. As long as they are from Da Qi, Lu Chen supports everyone to eat and occupy more.
Liang Licang quickly stated, "This is not a small matter. I need to go back and discuss it with my family. I will give you a reply as soon as possible."
Lu Chen nodded. Building a ship and going out to sea was indeed no small matter. Liang Licang couldn't do it by himself, and he would probably have to mobilize the power of the entire family.
However, Lu Chen still reminded him, "Lord Liang, you'd better hurry up. After all, building ships takes time, and I'm likely to make some moves on the Japanese island soon. The gold and silver mountains I mentioned are right there. If you go too late, there will be nothing left."
"Wa Island?" Liang Licang was stunned, then quickly tried to dissuade them, "We can't say our relationship with Wa Island is very good, but it's definitely not to the point where we need to send troops, right? What excuse is the Imperial Master planning to use?"
"Reason? One of our soldiers went missing during training, and I'm planning to search the Japanese island. Do you think this is a good reason?"
Liang Licang's eyes almost popped out. What kind of excuse is this? Do you dare to be more perfunctory?
For a moment, Liang Licang didn't know what to say.
Seeing this, Lu Chen laughed heartily and said, "It was just a joke, Lord Liang, please don't take it seriously. Of course, I've definitely found a reason. Ever since the founding of Great Qi, the Japanese on Wo Island have been harassing our southeastern coast from time to time. Shouldn't the Japanese be held responsible for this?"
"I'm not asking for their opinions. I'm planning to send someone over to ask the relevant person in charge on the Japanese island to see what they plan to do. If I'm not satisfied with their approach, I'll just flatten them!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Licang said in embarrassment: "Grand Master, although I am not the Minister of War, I do know some things. Our Great Qi navy is actually quite ordinary, and its numbers are insufficient."
"Besides, fighting in a foreign land will also cause problems with food and fodder supply. We know that the Japanese are invading the coastal areas, but we really don't have any good solutions."
Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "That's why I say that we should give full play to our subjective initiative. Soldiers can be trained. Besides, the ships I designed can usually solve problems at long distances, so the possibility of boarding battles is very small."
"But even so, we still have to face the enemy after landing. I heard that the Japanese are naturally brave and aggressive. Our soldiers have traveled a long distance to fight on their territory. I'm worried that they won't be able to adapt."
Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "I understand, I understand everything. During a long raid, the death rate of soldiers must be very high. You can't bear to see our Da Qi people die in a foreign land, right?"
"I've already thought about this. Our people are all valuable, so they can't die outside. I plan to hire soldiers from Liao, Jin, and Xixia. What do you think of this idea?"
"We have already signed peace treaties with these two countries. I heard that their people are starving, which is definitely a destabilizing factor. We help our neighbors resolve some of these destabilizing factors and can also make them some money. That's why we in Da Qi are all kind-hearted people."
"As for food supplies, since we don't have many people, we don't need to worry about that. We can just let them use local resources when the time comes."
Liang Licang's mouth never closed after it opened. They were fighting to the death some time ago, but now he wants to hire them to fight for Da Qi?
Don’t even need to worry about food?
What does it mean to use local materials? Liang Licang has already smelled a strong smell of blood from these four simple words.
He had to say that Lu Chen was truly a genius. How could he come up with such a method?
This plan sounds ridiculous at first, but why does it seem more interesting the more I think about it?
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