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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 424: Fortune is high at this time

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    Ye Chang glanced at Li Tengkong, who was sleeping in his arms, and felt very pity in his heart.  He is thirty this year, which is when a man is at his most vigorous. According to the custom of this era, he has also begun to grow a beard. The two well-trimmed mustaches make him appear calm and shrewd.  Although he is still running around in the past few years, his demeanor and temperament have become even better.  After learning the news of Li Linfu's death, Li Tengkong cried several times. Now he was tired of crying, so he rested in Ye Chang's arms.  The track train will soon arrive at Dongmou. When Ye Chang was promoted to Duke, the original Qinghe was changed to Dongmou. In other words, Dongmou County was nominally his fiefdom.  Ye Chang sighed, although he rushed all the way, but by the time he arrived in Lushun, Li Linfu had already been buried, so he could only catch up to February 7 at most.  ¡°After all, it¡¯s midsummer now, and the weather is so hot, it¡¯s impossible for the body to be left there for long.  "Langjun, Langjun" Li Tengkong suddenly shouted in panic. Ye Chang frowned. Maybe it was because of Li Linfu's death. Recently, even if Li Tengkong fell asleep, he always had nightmares and called him desperately in his dreams.  He tightened his hand and put one hand in Li Tengkong's palm.  "Someone is here, one is here." Ye Chang said softly.  I don¡¯t know if Li Tengkong heard his voice. He held his hand tightly. Li Tengkong seemed to be relieved and fell asleep again.  "Lang Jun, we've arrived in Dongmu." Half an hour later, the car stopped. Outside was a station made of cement and bricks. The guard accompanying him whispered.  ¡°Let¡¯s rest here for a while and wait for Madam to wake up.¡± Ye Chang also responded softly.  Not long after, a young man in his early twenties arrived here and handed over a piece of paper: "Lang Jun, there are some people here asking to see you." "They are well-informed they are all gone." Ye Chang waved his hand,  Didn't take the paper.  The young man responded and turned around to deal with these matters.  The young man's surname was Li and his given name was Yuan. He graduated from Lushun Academy in Tianbao's twelfth year. After working in Lushun for a year and a half, he was transferred to Ye Chang's side and became Ye Chang's clerk, which was actually his secretary.  Since the first arithmetic examination in the eleventh year of Tianbao, the reputation of Lushun Academy has spread. People who are interested in studying arithmetic have come here to study. Even Japan and Silla have sent overseas students.  Ye Chang did not reject these international students - he was not afraid of cultivating talents for Japan and Silla at all, because when these international students graduated, they may not be willing to leave Liaodong, where the conditions and academic atmosphere were much more relaxed.  "Today, the total number of students in Lushun Academy has exceeded 1,000. This is the number of students who have been promoted to the academy after six years of compulsory education. If the total number of students in Liaodong is added up, there are more than 30,000 students.  This is still limited to the shortage of teachers. Otherwise, Ye Chang would include all the school-age population in compulsory education.  After resting for a while, Ye Chang suddenly heard a noise outside, as if someone was calling his name loudly.  He frowned and glanced at Li Tengkong. The shouts were getting closer and closer. When they were more than ten feet away, they were finally stopped by Ye Chang's guards.  But this distance was enough to wake up Li Tengkong, who was sleeping lightly.  "Lang Jun where are you?" Li Tengkong turned over, grabbed Ye Chang's hand tightly and asked, "We have arrived in Dongmo, do you want to rest for a while?" "No no, for my sake.  Family matters have delayed Lang Jun's business. " "There is no delay. After returning to Liaodong this time, I intend to resign." Ye Chang said, "I should be at home with you" "Ye Chang, yes.  I, Ye Chang, do you still remember my old friend Wang Yuanbao?" He was talking affectionately to Li Tengkong, but he heard the voice that had disturbed him shouting hoarsely again. Ye Chang's eyes turned cold: The name Wang Yuanbao, he  Of course, I still remember that although the old grudges in the ball market have been settled long ago, this does not mean that Ye Chang wants to see this old man.  "What's going on?" Ye Chang asked outside.  "This old thief is one of the people seeking an audience. He is quite powerful. The guards at the station did not stop him. It was our people who stopped him outside." Li Yuan was also a little impressed: "Looking at his age, he actually has such abilities."  Wang Yuanbao must be over seventy years old, but he was still able to nimbly break through the obstruction of the station guards. He was not stopped until he came to Ye Chang's personal guard.  Ye Chang didn't want to pay attention to him, but Li Tengkong, who was sitting upright next to him, said softly: "Back then, Wang Yuanbao's daughter had a slight relationship with me. Wang Yuanbao was by no means an ignorant person. He was so eager to see me.  , I guess there is something important. " This is what Ye Chang likes most about Li Tengkong. Although she doesn't like power, she is smart and calm. Sometimes, Ye Chang is influenced by emotions, while Li Tengkong is not.  You can always be there to persuade him in the most appropriate way.  "Okay, for the sake of my wife, I will see him. Madam will rest here for a while, and I willHave someone prepare the car, and we'll go directly to the dock in a moment.  Li Yuan, it¡¯s late today, have you arranged accommodation for us at the pier?  " "Don't worry, Mr. Lang, we have arrangements.  " Ye Chang got out of the car and saw Wang Yuanbao's appearance from a distance. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. "I haven't seen Wang Yuanbao for many years. In Ye Chang's impression, Wang Yuanbao is wide and fat, which is the most obvious  But now Wang Yuanbao is only half as thin as before, and he looks extremely old. Although he works hard to maintain his appearance, the clothes on his body and the wrinkles on his face all prove that he has spent these years.  Very bad. ¡°The king called me, what¡¯s the matter?  "Ye Chang asked slowly. "No matter how embarrassed Wang Yuanbao is, Ye Chang will not have much sympathy. After all, this is an enemy who has caused great trouble for him. An enemy who has failed is still an enemy, unless the other party is willing.  Surrender. Wang Yuanbao took a breath. He knew that he had reached the end of his life. It depends on what he can leave to his descendants in the last few years. "I have some overseas treasures to present to Ye Gong.  "He took two steps forward, but was stopped by Ye Chang's guards. He could only say anxiously from more than ten feet away: "Please take the time to summon Ye Gong" "Overseas treasures?  "Ye Chang was stunned for a moment: "Could it be that you are looking for Ao Lai?  " " Coming to the country proudly is nothing more than Ye Gong's lie. The glassware must be made by Ye Gong's improved glass craftsmanship.  "Wang Yuanbao stared at Ye Changdao. "Ye Chang's face did not change, but he smiled lightly and said: "If there is no Aolai country, then where did the overseas treasures you mentioned come from?"  " "Yepoti Country," Wang Yuanbao said. "Ye Chang has never heard of this country, but it sounds like a small country in Southeast Asia. Ye Chang doesn't pay much attention to the products in Southeast Asia. Now  The navigation industry of the Tang Dynasty advanced by leaps and bounds, and the concepts of sea power and maritime wealth began to be accepted. Under such circumstances, it was only a matter of time before Southeast Asia was included in the scope of China. "I don't know what kind of rare treasures it is that Wang Weng values ????so much."  "Ye Chang said slowly: "However, Ye is now busy with complicated affairs and is really not interested in Wang Weng's treasures. Wang Weng, please help yourself.  " Wang Yuanbao raised his face and looked at Ye Chang, who was more than half a head taller than himself. He lost his voice and said: "This how is this possible? Ye Gong, Ye Gong, didn't you say that wealth comes from the sea? Why did you  " "Wealth comes from the sea. Wang Weng, since you have obtained the wealth from the sea, you can make a comeback.  Ye Chang said. When he said this, he had no intention of entangled with Wang Yuanbao anymore. Wang Yuanbao was desperate and knew that he had no room for bargaining. He took out the thing hidden in his sleeve and said, "Ye Gong, look  , look at this overseas treasure." Ye Chang glanced sideways and was about to leave, but after just one glance, his eyes suddenly widened. Even the strong self-control he had developed after more than ten years of hardships made him unable to control himself.  "This is" "Yepoti Country's Rare Treasures" Wang Yuanbao raised a few things in his hands and shouted, "Yepoti Country" Ye Chang murmured and shook his head.  What was in Yuan Bao's hand was a rare treasure from the Yapoti Kingdom? It was clearly corn. Although it was relatively small and the grains of rice were relatively flat, Ye Chang still recognized that it was supposed to be produced in America.  There was no way the Tang Dynasty could exist in this era. Therefore, Ye Chang's first thought was whether there was someone like him who came from another life and was stronger than him and brought corn here.  But soon, he realized that this was not something from another world that traveled through time. This should be something brought from the Americas of this world. "Let Wang Weng come over.  "Ye Chang felt both absurd and surprised in his heart. Although the navigation technology of the Tang Dynasty had made great progress in the past ten years, especially the ships of Lushun, they could already use the so-called first island chain as their own back garden.  Son, but there is still a gap between ocean voyages. How could someone go to America and bring back something like corn? Wang Yuanbao saw Ye Chang's interest in the items in his hands, and he breathed a sigh of relief.  , knowing that the long-awaited turning point has come. ¡°Jun Gong Ye, I am so polite.  "When he arrived in front of Ye Chang, he saluted respectfully. For such an old man to be able to bend his waist so far, Ye Chang was a little moved. "Wang, please sit down.  Ye Chang pointed to the cement bench on the roadside, which is for people waiting for the track train: "Wang Weng, tell me about this."  " "Does Duke Ye recognize this thing?  "Wang Yuanbao only sat halfway down, and then he raised the thing in his hand: "I can see it, Lord Ye recognizes this thing I don't know what the name of this thing is?  " "This is corn.  "Ye Chang said slowly: "The plant" At this point, Ye Chang shut up.I just smiled.  In his early years, he could pretend to be the Immortal Guidance, but now that he is in his current status, it is a bit inappropriate to talk about the Immortal Guidance.  "Corn, corn Sure enough, it does seem to be made of jade" Wang Yuanbao said tremblingly, and then took out another thing from his sleeve: "Where is this thing, Lord Ye, what is this thing?"  "When Ye Chang saw this second thing, he was even more excited than before: "This potato, did you even bring this?" "Potato, exactly, not like a horse's neck.  A bell?" Wang Yuanbao murmured.  "My lord, tell me about the country of Yepoti." After being surprised for a while, Ye Chang said again.  "In the ninth year of Tianbao, when Ye Gong left Liaodong, I bought two ships from Lushun Shipyard and three ships from Dongmou. I spent half of my family wealth at that time and recruited more than 400 sailors.  I used it to search for Aolai Country. At that time, I had a chart in my hand, which was said to be from Mr. Ye. It marked the location of Aolai Country" This is a tragedy, Ye Chang.  He had known for a long time that someone was plotting against the so-called Aolai Kingdom, so he deliberately released some specious charts. For example, when Wang Qinian discovered the Jinshan Mountain in Liuqiu, he only had such a chart to find it so accurately.  Among these charts, some are marked with Oceania in another life, some are marked with Honolulu, some are marked with the Micronesian Islands, and of course, some are marked with the Americas.  The chart Wang Yuanbao "bought" for a lot of money was a chart marking the Americas and Mexico.  Because of this chart, Wang Yuanbao built this ocean-going fleet at all costs.  In his opinion, as long as he finds Aolai Country, all the costs will be worth it.  However, he was still very cautious. He hired navigation experts from Persia and Dashi, and prepared enough food and water, as well as bean sprouts and other secret recipes of Han navigators to prevent septicemia at sea.  In September of that year, the fleet officially left the port and sailed towards the vast ocean.  The ship first arrived in southern Japan, then took advantage of the wind and ocean currents to move westward, drifting on the sea for more than seventy days before arriving at some small islands.  There was first a conflict with the natives on the island, and then trading. After exchanging some food and water, they continued eastward, and it took more than thirty days before they reached land.  More than a hundred days later, everyone understood at this time that the place marked on the chart was definitely not the country of Aolai. Moreover, due to storms and wandering, only three of the five ships remained, and the number of people was reduced to more than 200 people.  At this time, the severe winter had arrived, and they could not turn back. They could only follow the wind and go south, supplying supplies along the way, until they reached the warm Mexico area. "They stayed there for three years and prepared to return several times, but they all failed. Every time they failed, the personnel  There were some losses. Although the natives were replenished, the manpower was gradually insufficient. Some people even gave up and did not want to return to the Tang Dynasty, so they married and had children locally. However, a nephew in my clan is the leader of everyone.  He was still thinking about his homeland, thinking that since he had gone east first and then south, now he could go west first and then north, so he could come back with the remaining two ships, more than a hundred people, and a hundred people in reserve.  Fifty days of food took three months to reach a large island. He estimated the distance and then turned northwest, thinking that he could reach Guangzhou. However, he was carried away by the wind and reached Silla, and then from Silla to Lushun.  There is only one ship left and only forty people left. We took a short rest in Lushun and then returned to Dongmou. "Wang Yuanbao was already in tears when he said this. From the ninth year of Tianbao to the current fourteenth year of Tianbao.  , it took these people five years to return to the Tang Dynasty. When more than 400 people went out, only forty came back, and several of them were natives from other places. He looked at Ye Chang again and realized that Ye Chang  Already stunned.
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