Yan Xiwen quickly called his advisor to arrange the wine and food.
What day is it today? Why did Fu Xiaoguan come all the way here? And he brought the Fifth Prince, Yu Wendao, with him!
Now, anyone with eyesight in the Yu Dynasty can see that the fifth prince will definitely be the next emperor of the Yu Dynasty.
As for Fu Xiaoguan, Yan Xiwen knew very well that he must be the emperor of the Wu Dynasty.
Two future emperors came to this place, and Yan Xiwen was flattered.
But perhaps influenced by Fu Xiaoguan, he appeared calm and composed.
After some pleasantries, Zhuo Liuyun went out to wash up. Yan Xiwen brewed a pot of tea, and then Fu Xiaoguan asked about Zhuo Liuyun's situation.
"This guy is a talented person. Yu Wenshu mentioned him to me when he returned to Nanjing. He said that his administration in Yunlai County was very methodical. Unfortunately, Yunlai County is too poor. It will take more than a year or two to see results. It seems that Your Majesty has misunderstood him."
Yan Xiwen finally understood. "I originally wanted to keep him as a mentor, but he said he wanted to go into business... How about you go back to Jinling and talk to His Majesty about it? Or maybe ask His Highness for help? Otherwise, it would be a real shame."
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Yu Wendao and spread his hands, "If you are willing to do this favor, then do it. If not, forget it."
"If that's the case, I will definitely take this person. I won't ask my father for help, but let him stay with me."
"That's fine. I guess His Majesty will enthrone you as Crown Prince next spring. Then you'll have to train soldiers. Someone has to take care of the Eastern Palace."
Zhuo Liuyun, who was still bathing, was lamenting the fickleness of fate. This small landlord from Linjiang was now a Daoist governor and the Earl of Ding'an, while he had been struggling in Yunlai County for two years and ended up with nothing.
Fate is really unpredictable. He didn't know that just because of Fu Xiaoguan's words, he suddenly became a close minister to the prince.
Yan Xiwen was also extremely surprised at this moment. Those five hundred taels of silver were so damn worth it. Zhuo Liuyun was also extremely lucky!
"Are you going back home for the New Year?" Fu Xiaoguan asked while drinking tea.
"Go back, get ready to leave at 20."
"Your Highness and I have come all the way here. You have done a great job in making Yao County."
"Please don't insult me. I'm still relying on your advice. What's the most famous place in the world right now? It's Wofeng Road! Even a dozen merchants from Yao County have gone to Wofeng Road. I'm really worried that your place will attract all the merchant funds from all over the country. If that happens, we'll be in trouble!"
Fu Xiaoguan laughed heartily. "There are investment limits on Wofengdao right now. Investments below one million taels are not accepted."
Yan Xiwen was startled and stared at Fu Xiaoguan for a long moment. "Are you so arrogant? You're still the biggest investor in this area. Why don't you recommend some businesspeople you don't want to me? I don't mind any of them, big or small."
"Of course I can recommend it to you, but Yao County is too small."
When Yu Wendao heard this, he seemed to have a telepathic connection. In fact, he had received a lot of education from Fu Xiaoguan along the way.
"When we get back to Jinling, I'll tell my father that I'll leave Linjiang to you. Is this a big enough place?"
When Yan Xiwen heard this, he wondered if he was going to be promoted?
After two years of working in Yao County, he was not afraid of becoming a prefect. In fact, his grandfather Yan Beixi had already planned to do so. But now that the words were spoken by the Fifth Prince, he naturally had to accept the Fifth Prince's favor.
Now there was no question of choosing sides. Yan Xiwen bowed to Yu Wendao and chuckled, "Then I'll have to thank Your Highness for this matter!"
The conversation after that was more casual. Only Zhuo Liuyun, who had just come out of the bath, was flattered and a little uneasy after hearing the fifth prince's arrangement.
Is this what they call losing something in one place and gaining something in another?
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At noon, Yan Xiwen prepared a sumptuous meal, but Fu Xiaoguan didn't drink much.
"I came here this time to see how the ship is built."
"The boatmen said they've never seen anything like the thing you drew. It's even bigger and more complex than the existing sea vessels of the Wu Dynasty. We're still just trying to figure it out, so progress is slow... Come have a drink."
Yan Xiwen raised his glass and drank with Fu Xiaoguan. "It's not that I don't try my best. I go there at least three times every month. The boatmen are also working hard. They said that as long as this first boat is built, it will be good enough."
"Hmm..." Fu Xiaoguan nodded, "I'll go take a look later."
Yu Wendao then learned that Fu Xiaoguan had actually built a shipyard in Yao County.
"Is it different from the tower ships on the Yangtze River?"
"It's much taller and larger than those tower ships. He said it's a warship." Yan Xiwen said.
"Warship? What's the use of this thing?" Yu Wendao became even more curious.
Fu Xiaoguan chuckled, "Warships are of course used for war... Think about it, if the Xue Dingshan incident happened again in Jiannan and Nandao, we have warships and can directly go up the Yangtze River to Yuzhou. Even if we can't bombard the enemy, we can still transport troops."
"Isn't it good to have a ship to transport troops?"
"The tower ships are too slow and too small. How many tower ships would it take to transport 300,000 troops? By the time we reach the destination, I'm afraid the city will be gone."
It seemed to make some sense. Yu Wendao also became interested and wanted to see what the warship looked like.
Only Yan Xiwen vaguely felt that since Fu Xiaoguan had spent so much money and energy on this thing, it might not be as simple as he said.
Of course, Fu Xiaoguan did not say that the purpose of building this warship was to go down the Yangtze River, find an outlet to the sea, and reach the vast ocean.
After eating and drinking, the group headed straight to the dock.
The road from Yao County to the wharf has been fully opened. It is a wide concrete road with a thin layer of snow, and the carriage runs very smoothly.
Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at the dock.
When Fu Xiaoguan and others got off the carriage, they saw the quiet dock and the huge dock on the other side of the dock.
"A warehouse will be built here next year, and the Yao County wharf will also open next year..." Yan Xiwen pointed to Fu Xiaoguan and Yu Wendao, and continued, "The warehouse is designed to store 300,000 tons of cargo, and this wharf can accommodate eight ships at a time. Next year, goods produced in Yao County will be able to be shipped to any place on both sides of the Yangtze River through this wharf."
"Come on, I'll take you to the dock."
More than a hundred craftsmen were working busily in the huge shipyard. The person in charge of this three-masted warship was Tan Laogen, an old shipbuilder from the Wu Dynasty.
At this moment, he was standing on the huge keel of the warship, looking at it carefully.
I have been building ships all my life, but I have never built a warship this big and this complicated!
This is a warship designed by His Highness himself. It is different from any warship that Tan Laogen knows!
It is fifteen meters long and three stories high, and is expected to weigh more than three hundred tons after completion!
It is different from other ships in many ways, especially its second and third decks, front and rear decks, which will be equipped with naval guns developed by Xishan Research Institute!
He had already seen the power of this naval gun. Tan Laogen was extremely looking forward to the birth of this warship, thinking that under the bombardment of this naval gun, no ship in the world would be its opponent.
His Highness named this ship the Dreadnought, so it must be fearless!
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