Above the sky, a bright moon hangs alone high up, casting its cool light on the sea. The sea is calm, and a few seagulls make clear calls.
A shallow beach.
"Where is this?"
Yan Cetian asked with his hair disheveled and his body soaking wet.
"Maybe it's the other continent that Your Majesty mentioned?" Yan Minshi speculated.
"They're here so soon?" Yan Cetian didn't believe it. "Let's count how many people are left."
"Set up more bonfires on the shore, and the soldiers will probably join us."
Yan Cetian's voice was very weak.
When they went out to sea, they had ten large ships and two thousand people. What great ambitions they had! They were determined to build a great career and return with hundreds of thousands of troops to defeat Yan Jiaoran!
Unexpectedly, they encountered a storm and the entire fleet was scattered by the waves. They were lucky enough to arrive at such a place, and only fifty people were left in a miserable state.
Yan Cetian smiled bitterly, feeling very lost.
Yan Chengjian, who stayed by his side, sensed his father's disappointment and quickly said, "Father!"
"Those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future!"
"This place is vast, with green mountains at its back and the sea in front. It's clearly a place where dragons rise."
"It's time for Father to rebuild his legacy!"
"Not bad!" Yan Cetian patted his eldest son's shoulder.
His eyes, which had been somewhat distracted, became resolute again, and he said with great vigor and determination, "Even such a terrible storm did not kill me."
"Who else in this world can take my life?"
"This king is under the protection of Heaven. As fate would have it, there is no need to worry about not accomplishing great things!"
"Report—"
Yan Cetian's personal bodyguard Li Erhu came to report after investigating the surrounding situation.
"How?" Yan Cetian also had some expectations in his heart.
Li Erhu bowed and said, "Your Highness, we have discovered a barbarian village not far away."
"The villagers were poorly clothed and short, even shorter than war horses."
Yan Cetian nodded and said in a muffled voice: "Tomorrow you take some people to take over this village. This is the place where I will start my career. Let's build a foundation from scratch!"
"Yes, sir!"
The people around responded in unison.
…
Qin Mansion.
Qin Yuan suddenly had an idea. He lit a candle, took out pen and ink, and drew a simple map on paper.
"This is the Iwami Silver Mine, and this is the Sado Gold Mine. Both are on the northern coast of Wo Island."
As he spoke, Qin Yuan's thoughts couldn't help but wander.
If this could really be accomplished, and all this gold and silver was dug up, it would completely block the Japanese's capital for industrialization and cut off their national destiny. How much less blood would be shed by the Han people in future generations...
Then Qin Yuan pointed to two islands in southern North Korea, thousands of miles northeast of the Yangtze River estuary.
"If we take Jeju Island from Gojoseon and then capture Tsushima Island, we can use these two large islands as a stable transit supply base to advance directly into the northern part of the Japanese island and control these two gold and silver mines."
Qin Yuan then outlined the coastline of Wo Island and pointed to a small island in the north and said.
"Zuodu Jinshan is an isolated island in the sea. It has always been a place of exile for the Japanese. Its status is like Lingnan in the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Qin Yuan pointed to a spot on the coastline and said, "Iwami Silver Mountain is not far from the northern part of the long coastline. There is no need to go deep into the land."
Hearing this, looking at Qin Yuan's confident words, Yan Jiaoran couldn't help but reveal excitement on her face.
Although the map in front of me is a bit blurry.
But with a rough reference to the direction, the so-called "Ishimi Silver Mine" and "Zuodu Gold Mine" can be found.
Iwami Ginzan might be a bit difficult to find, after all, it is on the mainland of the Japanese island, and one needs to enter the inhabited coastal areas to search, but Zuodu Jinzan is a small island isolated overseas, and it is also a famous place of exile, so it must be known to everyone in the Japanese pirates.
Such a desolate and conspicuous island is not difficult to find, and there will be no obstacles in verifying it.
Yan Jiaoran stared at the map carefully for a long time, making sure she had memorized it in her mind before she personally reached out and placed the paper on the candle flame and burned it. This thing could not be kept.
Wait a few days before using it and then draw it out. Don’t let others get there first.
This is all money!
money!
Qin Yuan was even more surprised when he saw his wife's behavior.
I didn’t expect my wife to be so cautious?
"My lady, won't you present this painting to His Majesty?"
hiss--
Yan Jiaoran couldn't help but gasp, she had accidentally revealed a flaw!
He quickly made up for it, saying, "The imperial court doesn't even have ships capable of sailing to the sea, let alone a large fleet."
"This matter is of great importance. It is not yet time for this map to be published. When the time is right, you can draw another one and present it to His Majesty."
Qin Yuan nodded, thinking that what his wife said made some sense.
Yan Jiaoran was afraid that Qin Yuan would overthink things, so she quickly changed the subject and muttered to herself, "No, I feel like something is wrong."
"What's wrong? The map is wrong?" Qin Yuan was stunned and asked.
"It's not the map that's wrong!" Yan Jiaoran recalled the original topic and asked, "Husband, didn't we start by talking about using silver instead of grain to pay taxes?"
"Then you conclude that the Great Zhou doesn't have that much silver, right?"
"Yes." Qin Yuan carried his wife back to bed and covered her with a quilt.
"My lady, it seems you have made great progress. You actually realized this on your own."
I have always been very smart, okay!
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