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“Okay, just prepare according to these gifts.

In addition, prepare three identical but small gifts, without marking them, and bring them with you. "

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Shaoqing immediately prepared according to Li Shouxi's instructions.

Because there are a lot of these things, even if their palace has enough reserves, it is impossible to empty the palace reserves at once. The best way is to mobilize them from other places and send them to the port for loading as quickly as possible.

Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju also understood the purpose of Li Shouxi's trip to Daliang. They could not help but frown and asked in a puzzled voice:

"Your Highness, this time we only need an envoy to recruit a bride, why do you want Your Highness to go to Daliang at such a high cost?

It will probably take more than a year to go back and forth. If something happens in Liaodong, Your Highness will be too late to provide support. "

Yangzhou is a continent!

It does not refer only to Jiangdu County and Yangzhou City, but to the entire Jiangnan region, and even includes the vast territory of Lingnan.

It stretches 30,000 miles from east to west, with conflicts and fighting among the countries going on constantly!

Even though Daliang had been stable for decades, the dangers encountered along the way meant that no delegation could arrive safely.

What's more, it takes a long time to go back and forth.

Once anything happens in Liaodong, Li Shouxi will not have enough time to take charge of the situation, and Liaodong will no longer be the same Liaodong as it is now.

"With Shaoqing and Li Xuanhu in charge of Liaodong, there is no need to worry about those jumping clowns.

Moreover, this is a good opportunity. Once I leave Liaodong, those who think they have an opportunity to take advantage of me, even those who are hiding in the dark, will show their heads one by one, and I may be able to catch them all in one fell swoop!"

Cao Shaoqing is a ninth-rank Grandmaster of Zhixuan, who has profound knowledge of sword and has reached the realm of mastery of magic sword.

In addition, there is Wanyan Wudi, the best warrior of the Jurchen tribe, the ninth-rank grandmaster stationed in the three major districts, and the black-armored cavalry guarding the Prince of Yan's mansion...

Any force that dares to intervene will be taught a bloody lesson by the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

"Your Highness is in charge of the plan, and it is us servants who are talking too much."

"You all have good intentions, how could this king not know that?

They are just some clowns, and I am taking this opportunity to get rid of them in one fell swoop, so that they won’t cause trouble again when I return to Beijing.”

The border was bitterly cold and at this time had been managed by Li Shouxi like an iron barrel.

Not only 300,000 frontier soldiers, but also many ethnic minority forces in Liaodong, such as Jurchen, Buyeo, Dongxia...

Li Shouxi was willing to take out most of the profits and share them with everyone.

Therefore, the ancient tribes that originally relied on fishing and hunting gradually transformed into an agricultural civilization and no longer had to worry about their livelihoods. This was a win-win situation for many tribes.

If Li Shouxi loses power, in front of the aristocratic families, the various forces in Liaodong may not even be qualified to drink soup.

But there may be some sycophants who would flatter those aristocratic families that have been passed down for thousands of years.

After all, how can a prince's background compare with those of these aristocratic families?

This is a 'doomed' failure!

Those businessmen who think they are smart will definitely make the "right" choice.

Therefore, Li Shouxi has always kept a hand, which is the current Liaodong governor. That was the steward of the palace when Li Shouxi signed in when he was twelve years old.

Wang Meng!

Together with Yuwen Chengdu, one is a civil official and the other is a military official, that is, the counselors in the gift package of founding the government - 'Counselors and Generals'.

Chapter 6: The First Person Who Surpassed Zhuge Liang in Achievement

The name 'Wang Meng' is very popular. There are at least 8,000 people in Kyushu, if not 100,000.

Moreover, compared to Yuwen Chengdu, who was born into the Yuwen family and had a prominent status, Wang Meng was born into a poor family and his ancestors had only a vague relationship with the Wang family of Taiyuan.

Therefore, at the beginning, Wang Meng was only in charge of the accounts in the prince's mansion and was not even the chief secretary.

Later, Li Shouxi was granted the title of King of Yan, and Wang Meng was secretly appointed as an unknown county lieutenant. His identity was also replaced by that of a collateral descendant of the Taiyuan Wang family, and he was appointed as an official.

Five surnames and seven noble families, a golden signboard.

As a result, Wang Meng's career soared and he was promoted to the prefect of Liaodong in just three years.

The reason why Wang Meng was so highly valued by Li Shouxi was because of his evaluation in unofficial history - "the first person whose achievements surpassed Zhuge Liang's". He was definitely a super-powerful person, at least not inferior to Zhuge Wuhou.

In handling political and internal affairs, Wang Meng was not only efficient and energy-saving, but also knew how to use people well.

Especially in dealing with the relationship between minority tribes and the imperial court, he played a decisive role, which is why he was appointed as the prefect of Liaodong.

Only Wang Meng could neutralize the conflicts between the minority tribes and the Han people and gradually assimilate them.

Moreover, most of the officials in Liaodong at this time were outstanding talents identified by Wang Meng. On the surface, they belonged to the neutral faction of the court, but in fact they were all Li Shouxi's men.

After all, Wang Meng’s real origin is the Prince of Yan’s Mansion!

Once their identities are exposed, these people will naturally be labeled as members of the Prince of Yan's Mansion, that is, they are former students and officials.

In terms of realm, Wang Meng is one of those people with extraordinary talent.

In just eight years, he had become a super powerful person in the Great Celestial Realm of Kyushu.

You should know that the Vajra Realm and the Zhixuan Realm are only comparable to the Celestial Realm, which shows that among the three realms, the Celestial Realm is still the most respected. Therefore, in most people's minds, the Vajra Realm, Zhixuan Realm, and Celestial Realm are a cyclical and gradual process.

And Wang Meng's qualifications are not that of a weakling in the Great Celestial Realm.

This is a monster whose achievements surpass those of Wu Hou.

Combined with the Taoist longevity secret that Li Shouxi had recently signed in, Wang Meng could practice both Yin and Yang diagrams at the same time, corresponding to the celestial phenomena he controlled—

The power of heaven and earth!

The innate power of yin and yang, the mystery of nature.

I believe that it won’t be long before Wang Meng can become a dual-realm grandmaster.

Li Shouxi has never underestimated the heritage of the thousand-year-old family, but Wang Meng's strength as a trump card is more than enough to suppress Liaodong.

What's more, Wang Meng is the actual controller of the black soil and the three major blocks. These people's goals cannot bypass Wang Meng no matter what. Li Shouxi is not worried about the final result at all.

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Liaodong Wharf!

As a transportation route that Li Shouxi focused on developing, it has been changing with each passing day in the past two years and has gradually become the most prosperous town in Liaodong.

After all, the bumper grain harvest brought by the black soil cannot be transported by horse-drawn carriages.

In addition to the rich iron ore resources in Liaodong, the timber from the original mountains and forests, and the products from the three major workshops...after the excess production, they all need to be transported to the Central Plains.

The convenience and carrying capacity of water transportation are incomparable to land transportation.

Moreover, there are various checkpoints and bandits on land...the cost is dozens of times that of water transportation.

Another purpose of Li Shouxi's choice of water route for this mission to Daliang was to open up the Maritime Silk Road.

After all, Liaodong has no shortage of specialties.

However, due to its location in the north of the country, Yangzhou's luxury goods such as silk, porcelain, and tea are extremely expensive.

Even shipping by sea would still cost a lot.

If Li Shouxi could personally open up a Maritime Silk Road, he could reduce these costs.

"Your humble servant Wang Meng greets His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan!"

As the governor of Liaodong, Wang Meng would never miss such a grand event.

They had been waiting for Li Shouxi's arrival here for a long time. In addition, officials at all levels in Liaodong also knew about Li Shouxi's mission to Jiangnan.

Because this time Li Shouxi made a big move.

Not only Li Shouxi, but also many merchants from Liaodong accompanied him.

"Grandmaster Wang, are the things I asked you to prepare complete?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Everything is ready. We can set off at any time."

While Wang Meng lowered his head to reply, he took out an account book from his sleeves and handed it to Li Shouxi respectfully.

It records the merchants who went to Jiangnan, the goods loaded on the ships, and the accompanying guards... Li Shouxi brought not just one group of people this time, but most of the chambers of commerce in Liaodong were gathered together.

Especially the local specialties stockpiled by these chambers of commerce, this is a rare opportunity to get a free ride.

In front of the dock, compared to the bustling scene of thousands of ships docked before, there were only a handful of thirty large ships occupying the entire port at this time.

The warship was as big as a mountain, with the main ship being 580 meters long and 150 meters wide, and the side of the ship was 70 to 80 meters above the water. This huge and spectacular warship was the super warship that Li Shouxi ordered to be built after he took control of Liaodong.

Zulong-class battleship!

The entire ship is built with a keel forged from a 60-meter-high, thousand-year-old ancient wood. The hull is extremely strong and is almost built in one piece.

This is also a barrier to ancient technology.

Without a strong and huge keel, it would be impossible to build a giant ship that is more than 20 meters long. Moreover, this super-giant ship of nearly 60 meters long is as huge as a small town.

Therefore, after Li Shouxi took control of Liaodong, he ordered the surplus labor force to start building ships.

During this trip to Daliang alone, Li Shouxi launched a Zulong-class super battleship, five 36-zhang Black Dragon-class warships, and twenty 24-zhang Jiaolong-class large boats.

Such a large fleet, in addition to 500 Black Armored Soldiers and 4,500 Yanyun Soldiers, also had dozens of big merchants, 1,000 caravan guards, 1,500 sailors, 3,000 service personnel, 3,000 Silla maids, and more than 2,000 barbarian slaves (warriors) brought by Li Shouxi.

Compared with the delegation that set out earlier, it seems that Li Shouxi's side is the main force.

All the major forces that received the news also marveled at Li Shouxi's work.

With such a large fleet, one can imagine the amount of cargo it carries.

Moreover, some time ago, the entire dock was piled with goods; after the fleet docked, it almost emptied the entire Liaodong dock and cleared out the inventories of those big merchants.

After all, this is a rare gamble.

"Grandmaster Wang, I am on a diplomatic mission to Daliang this time, and it will take at least a year before I can return.

During this period, all matters of Liaodong, big or small, were decided by Rulai. No matter whether it was the imperial court or any other resistance, everything was centered on the interests of the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

Anyone who dares to violate the ban will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

In front of everyone, Li Shouxi chose Wang Meng as the backbone.

One was to support Wang Meng and make him the real person in charge of Liaodong after he left; the other was to tell everyone the time when he might travel this time.

"set off!"

Li Shouxi stood on the giant ship and waved his hand. Dozens of giant ships left the dock in a mighty manner.

Because horses are not suitable for being kept on a boat for a long time, Li Shouxi only brought 500 black-armored soldiers to protect his own safety.

Although they were no longer supported by their war horses, these black-armored warriors were still clad in black armor, carrying strong bows on their backs, with Mo Dao and crossbows hanging from their waists. Their extremely cold and emotionless eyes emitted a frightening chill.

As for the 4,500 Yanyun soldiers, they are the guards of Prince Yan's Palace.

Yes, the guards of Prince Yan’s Mansion!

This Prince Yan's Mansion is not the Prince Yan's Mansion at Longmen Pass, but an official residence granted by the imperial court.

Fengcheng Yanwang Mansion!

As a vassal prince, the Prince of Yan's Palace has five guards, about 6,000 heavily armored soldiers, led by Yuwen Chengdu, and they do not overlap with the Black Armored Cavalry.

Therefore, there were five Black Dragon-class warships, each with 500 soldiers stationed on it; the twenty Jiaolong-class large boats were the cargo ships of those merchants, each with 50 soldiers to maintain order, and also carried a large amount of cargo: the Zulong-class flagship was Li Shouxi's vehicle, so the guard was increased to 1,200 soldiers, plus 500 Black Armor soldiers.

With Yuwen Chengdu and Li Shentong guarding him, Li Shouxi doesn't have to worry about his safety at all.

Even if you encounter pirates, you can deal with them easily.

Chapter 7: Court Trouble and Sea Fountain

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan has departed from the port in Liaodong.

This time, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan brought 500 Xuanjia soldiers and 4,500 Yanyun soldiers to protect his safety. There were also 31 big merchants accompanying him, 1,000 caravan guards, and 2,000 barbarian slaves... a total of 15,000 people!"

Inside the main hall of the Daming Palace, which is magnificent, solemn and majestic.

When the court officials heard that Li Shouxi brought so many people with him on this trip, they were all shocked.