When the news reached the camp, everyone was shocked, and Liu Che was so shocked that he ran directly to the scene - it was not far from here anyway.
When he got there, Liu Tan was standing with his hands on his hips, looking at the half-dug foundation under his feet with a melancholy look on his face.
He turned around only to glance after hearing the sound of saluting. Just as he was about to salute, Liu Che waved his hand at him and asked, "Where's the gold mine?"
Liu Tan glanced behind him and immediately someone brought up a gray stone. The stone looked no different from an ordinary stone. Only by careful observation could one see subtle golden dots in it.
It was indeed gold, and Liu Tan also sent people to identify it and confirmed that it was indeed gold.
Liu Che asked in surprise, "You really don't want to leave?"
Liu Tan defended himself: "No, it has nothing to do with me. It was just an accident."
Liu Che's face was calm: "You always say it's an accident."
Liu Tan shut up quietly and entered a state of autism.
What the hell is going on? If it were any other mineral, we could just give it up. The Han people don't lack it.
But the problem is gold. He didn't even want to let go of sugarcane. Is that like letting go of gold? But as Liu Che said, if he really wanted to dig on a large scale, he really didn't want to go back.
Liu Tan thought for a moment, then turned and said, "Let Wei Guan come over and mark this place. You guys bury the dirt you just dug."
Liu Che asked, "Why? Don't you want to dig anymore?"
Liu Tan shook his head: "No, let's wait for later. We can come here for the first time, and we can come again when our technical level improves."
Liu Che thought for a moment and said, "Let the natives dig."
Liu Tan turned to look at him, and Liu Che said, "As long as there's still travel, we can just have ships come here once a year to transport goods. There's plenty of stuff here anyway."
Sugarcane and gold, these two things are worth a whole boat trip. Of course, this is only possible after Liu Tan improved the boat, otherwise it would be difficult to even come to this island.
Liu Tan rolled his eyes and said, "Then... support a puppet and give him some sweet treats?"
Liu Che nodded and said, "I have sent people to observe the surrounding area before. The climate here is mild and crops can grow all year round. It is a good place."
But just as Liu Tan said, this place is far away and difficult to govern, and it is difficult for the Han Dynasty to control it. But it doesn’t matter. The Han Dynasty does not need to control it and can just trade with the natives here.
Take advantage of the information gap among the natives here who know nothing and make them work. All the Han people need to pay may be some money or exquisite tools, or even help them with infrastructure construction.
In an instant, Liu Tan had a hundred ways to trade with the locals in his mind, such as the Silk Road, the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, the Belt and Road Initiative, and even his thoughts went to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
But in the end he didn't say a word. This was not his forte, and it involved the overall foreign policy of the Han Dynasty. As a vassal king, it would be better for him to stay out of it. After all, the Silk Road alone was enough for the Northern Border Kingdom to reap the benefits for a long time.
Liu Tan put the matter aside and looked at Liu Che and asked a soul-searching question: "But... none of us can understand what these natives are saying."
Liu Che was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this problem... seemed to be quite serious.
However, there are always some special people in this world. Even if they don’t speak the same language, they can still communicate with each other, as if communicating with brain waves. The most amazing thing is that they can still communicate smoothly.
Wei Buyi is such a weirdo. I don't know if he was bored, but he actually went to chat with the natives. The natives were indeed quite wary of him at first, but Wei Buyi just handed over a piece of cake, and the natives rushed to him and even saluted him very humbly.
These natives could even fight for a piece of bread. Wei Buyi had never seen such a scene before. He had only heard that when people encountered floods or famines and were extremely hungry, this would happen, but he had never seen it before. He didn't expect to see it this time.
However, he remembered that their prince treated the prisoners very well. Even the Huns with whom he had a great grudge were given a chance to live. These natives were much better than the Huns, so it was not like that.
He soon remembered that it was not his prince who dealt with these captives, and it was not even someone from the Northern Border Kingdom.
Maybe it was because he had been with Liu Tan for too long, but Wei Buyi also felt a sense of compassion in his heart. He was curious at the beginning whether these natives who looked not much bigger than monkeys were real people. Now... he felt a little sympathetic towards these natives.
Since they sympathize with each other, they will find ways to communicate. In fact, humans have many ways to communicate. Moreover, the indigenous people here don’t have written language, so their language is naturally not rich enough. So Wei Buyi began to communicate with these people by drawing.
A circle is the head, a straight line is the torso, and four short lines are the limbs. This makes up a person. It is simple and easy to understand.
The people on both sides could actually understand each other's meaning by using drawings and gestures. The natives were not particularly willing to say too much at first, but later they found that talking with this person had its advantages - it allowed them to avoid working!
First of all, Wei Buyi is the son of Wei Qing, secondly, he is a favorite of the King of the North, and thirdly, he has military merits, so everyone is very polite to him.
He just wanted to chat with one or two natives. Although he didn't know what they talked about, it didn't waste any time, so they naturally turned a blind eye.
While Liu Che and Liu Tan were still worrying about how to communicate with the natives, Wei Buyi had basically figured out the situation around him, and he even learned a few words of the local dialect!
Here, Liu Che was still discussing with Liu Tan whether they should just send someone to take over this place. Don't worry about the natives. The local natives have no fighting power and can just be killed directly.
Until now, Liu Che is still brooding over the theft of the tiger talisman. He has never suffered such a big loss in his life!
Liu Tan didn't think it was a big deal, so he just suggested, "Then we must stipulate that those who die here can only serve for a maximum of three years. After three years, they must be replaced, and the replacement must be completely unrelated to the previous one."
Liu Che laughed and patted Liu Tan on the shoulder and said, "You, you, don't always be so cautious. You can't guard against people's hearts."
Liu Tan was slightly stunned and looked at Liu Che in confusion.
Liu Che thought that he was still a child. Even though he managed the Northern Border Kingdom very well, he still didn't understand many things.
So he put his arm around Liu Tan's shoulders and said earnestly, "Do you know why the Qin Dynasty fell in the second generation?"
Liu Tan replied casually: "Because of tyranny."
Well, although there are various reasons, Liu Tan does not think it is really just because of tyranny, but obviously many people in the Han Dynasty think so. Liu Tan cannot conflict with everyone because of this point of view, so... just go with the flow and wait until he is able to express his views.
Then he heard his father say, "Yes, and no. The fundamental reason for the fall of Qin II was not tyranny, but strict laws. Even without tyranny, such strict laws would have led to the fall."
Liu Tan was silent for a moment before saying, "Father, do you think my proposal is too harsh?"
He more or less understood what Liu Che meant. Liu Che simply said, "A ruler should not try to control people's hearts, nor do you need to know everything clearly, at least not in your own heart. It's enough for you to know everything clearly."
What good is it to be on guard against everything? Those who want to rebel, like Liu Qumao, will do so whenever they can. Those who have no intention of rebelling will be forced to rebel.
Liu Tan pondered for a long time before finally reacting: "Why should I know this?"
Only a prince could enjoy the privilege of being personally taught the ways of ruling by the emperor, right? Or perhaps Liu Ju had never enjoyed such a privilege?
No, you can't listen to this kind of thing too much, it's too dangerous.
Liu Tan had barely taken two steps when Liu Che grabbed his collar and dragged him back: "Why are you running away when I haven't finished speaking yet?"
Liu Tan was completely shocked. How strong was his father? He could even lift him up like that. But... his collar was stuck around his neck. Was his father trying to murder him?
As Liu Tan was struggling, Bu Fan, perhaps unable to bear it any longer, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Wei Duwei just reported that he had received some intelligence. It is said that there is more than one indigenous group here."
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