The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

"But in the East, there are actually some small countries..."

Himiko's words made Lu Bu turn his gaze to her.

"There are small countries in the east?"

"Could it be that... Japan is more than this big?"

"Of course it's more than that!"

"..."

Lu Bu was delighted at first, but then he immediately realized something was wrong.

The emperor did agree to make Waguo Lu Bu's fiefdom.

But how big is Japan?

If Japan is bigger than just the island under our feet, then what about other places...does what the emperor says still count?

After hesitating for a while, Lu Bu decided to write a letter to report to the emperor.

Lu Bu was too lazy to even look at those ragtag people from Jiangdong. They were all overwhelmed by the more than 30 Japanese leaders, which made them happy again.

The emperor's reply arrived quickly.

Just one sentence -

"You have no joke!"

After receiving the emperor's order, Lu Bu was eager to try again!

Cross the sea again and head a hundred miles east to reach Izumo Province.

When the people of Izumo saw Lu Bu coming, they panicked.

It was only after Himiko came out to appease the people that the people of Izumo quickly calmed down.

But Himiko later came to apologize to Lu Bu——

"The people of Izumo are ignorant and do not know the might of the Han. So I addressed the general by the name of the great god to put their minds at ease. I hope the general will forgive me."

Himiko observed Lu Bu nervously.

Because she did not tell Lu Bu that she had always been walking among the people as a "goddess".

Now, this "goddess" personally acknowledges Lu Bu's identity as the "great god", which is somewhat presumptuous and will lead people to misunderstand the relationship between Himiko and Lu Bu.

In order to cling to Lu Bu's support, Himiko obviously had good intentions and tried her best to tie herself to Lu Bu.

Fortunately, Lu Bu didn't care about these trivial matters. Instead, it was some intelligence that Zhou Yu had discovered that attracted Lu Bu.

To the north of Izumo Province, there is an island which the locals call Shimane Island.

And on the island, was the huge silver mine that Zhou Yu had speculated!
After careful investigation, Zhou Yu finally came to an incredible conclusion:

"The silver mines here are probably more valuable than any other silver mine in the Han area!"

The silver reserves in the Han area are actually very small.

However, there are a small amount of minerals distributed in the southern part of Yizhou and the Central Plains, and none of them are rich mines, so as early as the time of Qin Shihuang, silver was included in the monetary system.

But the silver mine that appeared in front of Zhou Yu was obviously a rich mine! A super rich mine!
Zhou Yu even suspected that the silver on Shimane Island alone was more than the silver in the entire Han area! !

"How can this be?"

Zhou Yu didn't care about his image and inspected it carefully again.

But the result is still the same.

"hiss……"

"If this news spreads to the Central Plains..."

Although the theory of the correspondence between heaven and man has been abolished today.

However, the people, officials, and scholars of the Han Dynasty still conceded that the Central Plains was where the essence of heaven and earth was gathered and that it was the true Celestial Empire!
The Central Plains is located in the center of the world and is naturally the richest!
This is true whether it is products, food, population, or minerals!

But obviously, the emergence of silver mines in Japan broke the myth that the Central Plains was the richest. At least from the perspective of silver mine reserves alone, Japan was able to completely beat the Central Plains!

"What does this world look like?"

Zhou Yu looked out at the sea and suddenly found that the already vast sea was even more mysterious.

If we can find a huge amount of silver in Japan, who can guarantee that we won’t find more gold, more minerals, or even more fertile land in other places?

Zhou Yu suddenly became more secretive about the emperor!
He originally thought that the emperor was simply expanding, but now it seems that there is more to it than that!
"The emperor is really like this ocean. He thinks everything he sees is vast, but even beyond his sight, it is already vast and boundless!"

At the same time, Zhou Yu also ignited some thoughts that he had never ignited before...

Establish a state and build a nation!

He had never thought about this before.

After all, he and Sun Ce were surrendered ministers.

And strictly speaking, they were also traitors who stabbed the emperor in the back...

People like them have always been losers who were eliminated by those in power in every dynasty.

Let alone establishing a state, becoming a marquis or becoming a prime minister, even if you can keep your life, you will be lucky!
But now, Zhou Yu felt more and more that something was wrong.

Not to mention himself and Sun Ce.

Even Cao Cao!

Even Cao Cao was now entrusted with an important task by the emperor, and he became the General of the Western Expedition of the Han Dynasty. He went to the Western Regions to expand the territory for the Han Dynasty! He re-established the Western Regions Protectorate! He was also honored as a pillar of the country!
The pillar state must have a fiefdom! It must be a prince!
This is something the emperor himself admitted!

As for himself and Sun Ce, the emperor directly told them the top secret of "cannon", and even let them be responsible for this matter...

This caused Zhou Yu to be horrified when he first saw the cannon, thinking that the emperor was testing them to see if they would do something disloyal...

But it turns out that the emperor doesn't seem to care about anyone's past.

Zhou Yu had also thought about this before, wondering if the emperor's behavior was that of a hypocrite.

But after seeing the unprecedented silver mine in Japan and the vast ocean, Zhou Yu finally came to his senses.

"How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan?"

The world is so big, how can you imagine it?

Even if one spends his entire life, is it possible to explore this world?

The so-called "kindness" of the emperor is only because his eyes are always looking into the distance and he has no time to pay attention to the mud at his feet!
"Let's judge by deeds, not by heart!"

Zhou Yu thought of the words the emperor used to say most often, and felt both ashamed and angry.

Become a marquis and be appointed as prime minister!

Even...establishing a state!
Even people like him and Sun Ce may not be unable to obtain it!
To paraphrase Changan’s most famous saying:

"If Yang Xiu can do it, why can't I?"

It was not until this moment that Zhou Yu finally cleared away the gloom in Jiangdong! He looked so heroic!
Lu Bu did not notice the change in Zhou Yu's temperament.

After all, apart from the emperor, there are only two kinds of people in the world in Lu Bu's eyes:

Those who I can beat, and those who can beat me.

The former are as numerous as weeds, while the latter do not exist.

But when he heard Zhou Yu confirm the silver mine reserves here, Lu Bu still grinned!
The farming and fishing conditions in Japan are already excellent.

Along the way, Lu Bu has seen many rivers, which fully proves that these islands of Japan are definitely not short of fresh water.

Now with the addition of the silver mine... its value has exceeded everyone's imagination!
And it’s different from the cold near the North Sea.

This time, Lu Bu can finally ride his horse to explore the world!
Ride Red Hare all the way to the easternmost point.

As the sun rises over the sea, Lu Bu, who was always raging inside like a ferocious beast, could actually feel a moment of peace.

"The world is only a few inches below your feet!" (End of this chapter)