The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

"General Lu, the Japanese country is ahead."

Zhou Yu sent Lu Bu and his 500 elite cavalrymen to Japan.

"General, five hundred... isn't that a little too few?"

"Ok?"

Lu Bu glanced at Zhou Yu with a slightly questioning look, and Zhou Yu immediately stopped talking.

"General, because Japan is isolated overseas, a lot of intelligence is unclear."

"But what is certain now is that in addition to the Yamatai Kingdom and the Gounu Kingdom that are currently at war, there are also a number of large and small states scattered around... They are called states, but in fact, their scale is similar to some villages in the Han area, with a population of thousands or hundreds."

"and……"

When it comes to this, Zhou Yu is a little uncertain.

"In fact, ever since Himiko submitted to the emperor, Japan has also had trade exchanges with Liaozhou and Qingzhou, and some of the crude silver wares were also traded."

"Those silver wares don't look like those from the Central Plains, but their quality is very good. So I guess there should be a silver mine in Japan that has a huge output and is easy to mine!"

"Oh?"

Lu Bu finally showed some interest.

It is certain that Japan can grow crops.

Moreover, judging from the population size of Japan, it may be more suitable for farming than the Hehuang Valley and the Ili Valley.

But if this silver mine is real, Lu Bu would be flattered.

Since Zhou Yu knew it, the emperor must know it too.

But even so, the emperor decided to make Waguo Lu Bu's fiefdom...

Such generosity made Lu Bu feel a little at a loss!

"General Lu, just go and take up your fiefdom. The emperor won't even take back the gold mines of Yong State, which is right next to his pillow, let alone the silver mines of Japan."

During the time Zhou Yu spent in Qingzhou and Liaozhou, he began to understand some truths and tried to align his thinking with that of the emperor.

Gold and silver are not important at all!

No matter what, they are just some broken stones!

What are truly valuable are people, the food grown by the people, and the various goods produced by the people.

No matter whether it is Liu Wansheng, Lu Bu, or other princes in the future, no matter how much gold and silver are found in their territories, they will eventually flow into the Han area, into the hands of those workshops and government offices, in exchange for the goods produced.

Therefore, the emperor did not covet these gold and silver, not because he really did not care about these gold and silver, but because as long as the Han area could maintain its leading position, these gold and silver would sooner or later flow into the Han area and become the accumulated wealth of the Han area.

Once these riches flow into the Han area, can't the emperor manage how to distribute them?

Needless to say, there is a lot of money in the government accounts.

Even for ordinary businessmen, there is a system of "scattered officials", which allows the emperor to order them to direct their money to where the emperor wants it to go.

For example, the bricks and stones before, and the improved military fried noodles...

Constantly improve the technology, always keep ahead of these vassal states, so that these vassal states have to exchange the wealth mined in their own countries with the goods produced in Han, and then further accumulate wealth to innovate...

Zhou Yu had only recently thought of these things.

Therefore, Zhou Yu had to admire how brilliant the system designed by the emperor himself was.

Everyone has been deceived by the emperor!

Everyone thought that the emperor really wanted to revive the Zhou rituals and confer titles on the princes.

But in Zhou Yu's opinion, the emperor's move was clearly intended to turn the Han Dynasty into a giant octopus, constantly expanding and sucking onto the surrounding lands, and then using the suction cups built by the vassal states to drain all the resources of these surrounding lands in order to strengthen the Han homeland.

"horrible!"

Zhou Yu realized it later.

He actually wanted to go against the emperor before? Go against someone like this?

Zhou Yu now wants to thank Sun Quan...

fortunately.

Fortunately, Sun Quan usurped the Jiangdong regime.

Otherwise, he would be the one facing the terror of the emperor!
Zhou Yu touched a huge copper pipe beside him with lingering fear.

Let alone anything else, just this thing...even with Zhou Yu's wisdom, he couldn't think of any way to resist it.

No wonder the emperor doesn't care about Sun Quan.

As long as this warship can be driven to the Yangtze River, the Han Dynasty will have won!

The warships set out from Qingzhou, crossed Bohai, replenished fresh water and cargo at the peninsula port, and then continued to Japan.

Xu Rong was here early to greet him.

After seeing Lü Bu, Xu Rong was full of envy: "If Fengxian goes here, he will be a local lord!"

"Hahaha! Brother, why do you have to be like this? Will the emperor give up your fiefdom? It's only a matter of time!"

Although Lu Bu said this, the smile on his face still revealed his joy.

"Oh, you, you still can't hide your thoughts!"

Xu Rong was the general with the second most seniority in the Xiliang Army after Niu Fu. In fact, he had followed Dong Zhuo for much longer than Lu Bu. So even though Lu Bu's title and honor were now higher than his, Xu Rong still treated Lu Bu as a younger man.

"Although I want to congratulate you, you must not be careless on this trip!"

Xu Rong's face was serious——

"Not only are the Japanese brutal, they are also extremely fierce in combat!"

"Especially since they got the weapons made in Jiangdong, they are even more crazy, just like, just like..." Just when Xu Rong was looking for an adjective, Lu Bu smiled grimly: "Brother, are you trying to say, just like a beast?"

"Exactly!"

Xu Rong slammed his fist into his palm.

"Anyway, you must be careful!"

"what!"

Lu Bu smiled disdainfully again——

"Brother, I'm afraid you forgot."

"I, Lu Bu, grew up in the frontier since I was young, and I'm used to fighting with beasts!"

"In fact, compared to humans, I, Lu Bu, am better at dealing with animals!"

When Lu Bu was in Chang'an, he always suppressed his ferocity.

But at this moment, it was released without any restraint, which aroused Xu Rong's instincts and he subconsciously wanted to grasp the hilt of the sword!
If those Japanese were like wild beasts in the mountains, then Lu Bu was the king of beasts roaring in the mountains!

"Tsk, now that we have been at peace for a long time, and you and I are both in high positions, we almost forgot that this is your true nature."

Xu Rong also relaxed: "Then go ahead and don't worry!"

"Don't worry about the logistics and military supplies. I will prepare them for you!"

Lu Bu laughed again when he heard this: "Okay! Thanks, brother! I'll pay you later!"

"It's really a bit awkward to say these things."

"Don't be shy!"

Lu Bu raised his eyebrows: "Gongjin said that there might be a huge silver mine in Japan! Maybe it has more silver than the gold mine in Wansheng! The kind that can't be spent in several lifetimes!"

"Me Cao?"

Xu Rong, who had already put aside his jealousy, glared at Lu Bu and said, "You get what you pay for!"

"No problem! Two cents for one cent is fine!"

"Cao!"

……

The fleet set out from the port of the peninsula and soon arrived at Hakata, the current gateway to Japan.

Himiko led more than 30 leaders of the Yamatai Kingdom, as well as some soldiers who were assembled as much as possible, and they were waiting here.

As soon as Lu Bu and Zhou Yu appeared in front of them, these leaders immediately lost their composure!
Zhou Yu's beauty was considered one of the best even in the Central Plains.

In Japan, he was a perfect match. Many Japanese leaders even swallowed their saliva when looking at Zhou Yu's face, which made Zhou Yu frown gloomily.

And Lu Bu...

Because the Japanese were so short, Lu Bu's height of nine feet was actually twice as tall as theirs!
"giant?"

"no no!"

"It's a god!"

"..."

Lü Bu frowned and asked Zhou Yu beside him, "What are they talking about?"

Zhou Yu was in a very bad mood now, with an expression that said "You don't know, how could I know?" which made Lu Bu's mouth twitch.

It was Himiko's maid who could speak Chinese who stepped out and said, "They are praising your majestic figure, General."

"Oh~"

Only then did Lu Bu continue to smile.

Following Himiko and others into the palace...

It is called a palace, but in fact it is just a courtyard surrounded by a fence and a few houses supported by wooden beams.

Lu Bu sneered somewhat, but ultimately said nothing.

But when he saw the Japanese treating him to sashimi, Lu Bu couldn't help but get mad -

"You eat raw meat and drink blood, and you call me a barbarian?"

Nowadays, the "theory of fine poison" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Chang'an.

Moreover, the story of the famous scholar Chen Deng who "vomited worms and died" is now widely circulated with the emperor's intentional promotion. So Lu Bu is very wary of eating raw food!
Himiko and others didn't know why Lu Bu suddenly got angry, so they were quite frightened.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu could only translate the theory of Xi Gu to them and took out the Kongming Mirror, which was now in mass production, for them to observe.

When Himiko and others heard the story of the fine poison, they were all shocked!
When Zhou Yu gave them the Kongming mirror and asked them to observe the sashimi carefully, they actually saw some extremely tiny insect eggs and tiny worms!

"vomit!"

Many Japanese leaders directly spat out the raw meat they had just eaten, then kowtowed to Lu Bu with a look of half fear and half joy, and said a lot of gibberish again.

"General, they are thanking you, saying that you are the god who brought light..."

The advancement and scientific nature of Han civilization today make it obvious that these Japanese leaders truly regard Lu Bu as a god!

Most of these Japanese leaders were uncivilized, so they admired Lu Bu very much at this moment! Only Himiko felt uneasy at this moment, holding the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands in her sleeves.

The reason why Himiko was able to become the co-ruler of Yamatai as a woman was because she created the identity of a shrine maiden and used the power of gods to confuse everyone in the country.

But with the arrival of the Han Dynasty and the arrival of Lu Bu, Himiko suddenly realized that her rule over the Yamatai Kingdom seemed to be crumbling!
If Lu Bu leaves in the future, will the Japanese leaders, who have witnessed the more advanced civilization, still listen to him and be deceived by him?

Himiko secretly glanced at Lu Bu, who looked like a god, and made up her mind! (End of this chapter)