The imperial edict in Tokyo took a long time and it took several twists and turns to Jiaozhou. It was already a bit difficult to convey the news from the southernmost part of the dynasty. Feng Jiye returned to Beijing to report his duties under the order. {[([Net]

Feng Jiye went to Guangzhou and asked for a visit to Cao Bin's Central Army headquarters. Unexpectedly, he was turned away and was told that the general was out. He left a message saying that General Feng was ordered to report his duties and should rush to Tokyo as soon as possible and not stay for no reason on the way.

Since I left a message, I knew that Feng Jiye was back and that he had disappeared on purpose!

Feng Jiye was depressed. As soon as he left the city gate, he heard the sound of firearms coming from the suburbs. He immediately rode his horse and followed the sound to find a training ground.

But seeing many infantrymen on the school ground training, crackling and smoke was heavy. Feng Jiye wandered around the distance for a while, and saw sharp eyes that there were many guards near the houses on the school ground, and the flags were very tight. He thought Cao Bin might inspect here.

He slapped over, and as expected, he vaguely recognized Cao Bin, who was huddled by the crowd a mile away. Feng Jiye immediately went up with a shameless face and shouted to see Cao Gong.

The guard finally allowed Feng Jiye to come forward, but saw that Cao Bin seemed to have not seen him. He was busy pointing fingers at the school ground, only caring about talking to his generals. Feng Jiye apologized and shouted loudly: "Feng Jiye, vanguard of Jiaozhou Army, pay homage to Cao Gong!"

Everyone around looked at him, and then Cao Bin turned to look at him, his face was very unhappy, and he had other complicated emotions, and he looked like a person who was quarreling and angry; he was a little complaining, but he had no resentment and hostility... Cao Bin seemed to have found a way to clean up the mess.

Feng Jiye hurriedly said, "I know I am reckless and annoyed Cao Gong. I passed by Guangnan this time and came to apologize."

Cao Bin frowned and said, "I'm not going to give a gift, go in and talk." After that, he threw the whip in his hand to the guards, turned over and dismounted, and walked into the barracks behind him. Feng Jiye quickly followed.

The two of them went to a simple and crude house, and then Lu Duan walked in.

Feng Jiye said with a face: "The people on the campus were arranged in a row. Is it very deserted? Is it the new recruit from Cao Gong?"

Cao Bin said angrily without warning: "It's not a good thing General Feng did, which has caused a lot of trouble for me! Otherwise, why bother me in such trouble?"

"This..." Feng Jiye said embarrassedly.

Cao Bin took a deep breath to calm his emotions and said bluntly: "Those people are criminals in the prison cells and mines of Guangnan. After they were trained, they went to Chameng and Malacca with the dead soldiers recruited by the guards."

"So that's it." Feng Jiye thoughtfully.

At this time, Lu Duan finally spoke: "General Feng rushed to Luocheng, burned, killed and robbed. It seemed to be a great achievement, but in fact it ruined Cao Gong's general strategy and defeated the high hopes of the official family. Cao Gong wanted to find another way to make up for his merits."

Cao Bin said: "The official family mentioned a long time ago that it was bounded by the Malacca sea route far away in the South China Sea to encircle Daxun's maritime forces; but it was trapped by the sea route too far and it has not been implemented. Now the southern military office has a stronghold in Jiaozhou. I and the Dukes repeatedly weighed the matter, thinking that leaving the 'Taiping Fort' and going from the coast to Chameng City is like taking things from a bag; then heading south to Malacca, selecting places to build large and small Liuhua Castles can help the official family complete the general strategy."

Cao Bin pondered: "I went south this time because of my merits and demerits, and I think I can still fight for it."

Feng Jiye hurriedly said, "I realized that I was wrong! If Cao Gong has something to do, I would also like to make up for my mistakes!"

"General Feng is directly attacking Luocheng, how can he get better?" Cao Bin sneered.

Feng Jiye said: "I am ashamed of being so impatient because I am greedy for me..."

Cao Bin then sighed: "It's not that I don't need you. The imperial edict summons you back to Beijing. General Feng will return to Beijing first... However, General Feng still wants someone to use you in the future and needs to change his original temper. It's no longer as good as when the Central Plains was in a melee. Everything must be of great importance. Before General Feng went to war, did I clearly state the intentions of the court and make a rough arrangement? Think about it again, what are the benefits of what he did in Jiaozhou this time?"

After seeing off Feng Jiye, Cao Bin was also busy asking Lu Duan to write a memorial and asked him to continue moving south.

In the memorial, please add three provinces, Jiaozhi travels in the province, Chameng travels in the province, and Ma Fort (Malacca Fort) travels in the province. In addition to Jiaozhou, the strategy of other places is to build harbor forts, win over local leaders, and enthrone the governors of Daxu provinces.

Lu Duan came up with many ideas for this strategy. Cao Bin highly praised it and proposed to write a letter to recommend Lu Duan as a matter of the Privy Council, in order to repay it.

At that time, the situation in Jiaozhou was lost control. The reason why Cao Bin was not afraid of being punished, but that he had lost the great opportunity to win the position of Duke of the People! But now he thought of a new way, and he suddenly claimed to add three major provinces and expand his power. This contribution was also very exciting!

The situation in Jiaozhou cannot be finalized. Who will fall? Cao Bin thinks he can still fight for it.

While preparing, he decided to send a fast horse to the north to deliver the memorial.

...

At this time, Tokyo is getting colder and it seems that the first snow this year will not be far away. Winter is the last season, and a year is fleeting.

The Yangde Hall of the Imperial City is still warm, and the evergreen plants growing in the pots make the place less bleak in autumn and winter, and it looks full of vitality. Guo Shao knew exactly which plant had withered a branch and leaf, and watering them from time to time has become one of Guo Shao's interests.

Between the green, there are maps on the walls and tables, as well as files and memorials that were temporarily moved in.

Guo Shao stood by the wall, looking at the rough and inaccurate lines below the map, and he suspected that the shapes of the islands were not drawn correctly, but now there is no other way. It is already very good to have a little understanding of the distant places.

Now he can only rely on these drawings and words to control his territory.

This is the case with big things. A person cannot grasp every place in real life, and can only rely on others and these pictures and texts; and what he can really grasp is small things, such as the growth of flowers and plants in the hall, which can be seen and touched.

There was an open memorial on the table, which described the Jiaozhou province, Chameng province, and Mabao province. However, Guo Shao could only look at the extremely abstract and simple lines on the picture, and tried his best to use his imagination to figure out where they were.

Chameng should be located in the southern part of "Vietnam". Chameng rice is very famous; the entire Vietnam region has sufficient light and water resources and high grain output. From the perspective of resources, occupying this area has real benefits.

Yesterday, Guo Shao asked the Ministry of Rites that the lord of Chameng sent someone to pay tribute during the Zhou Dynasty (later) Zhou Dynasty. Daxu replaced the Zhou Dynasty and the dynasty changed completely without a large-scale civil war. Even a large number of officials in the court were officials of the Zhou Dynasty, so the destruction was very small, and Daxu did not last long. Therefore, the records of the lord of Chameng's tribute were very clear, even the performances of the lord of the box made of precious wood and some gifts in bottles were still in the government warehouse.

The civilized technology of the Chameng people is definitely not as good as that of the Central Plains. They can reach the Central Plains. Then Guo Shao can conclude that the Jiaolong Army warships have better sea ships and technology, and they will definitely be able to reach Chameng easily.

Horse Fort is just a vague fortress with only a name. Based on Cao Bin's description and the simple map obtained, Guo Shao guessed that the location was not the Strait of Malacca that he mentioned a few years ago, but in the Strait of Singapore.

This place is a bit far away. Last time, Daxu Jiaolong Army sent a fleet to reach about India through here, losing most of the warships and men. Guo Shao had to consider the experience and costs of achieving a rough idea.

At this moment, Guo Shao heard someone behind him. He turned around from the direction facing the wall and saw that it was the eunuch Cao Tai holding a pottery jar. Cao Tai saw Guo Shao turn around and bowed and said, "Pingzhou Jiedushi Liu Renzhan sent the Grand Empress a human ginseng last time. The Grand Empress personally cooked some in chicken soup and asked me to send it to the official family."

"Oh? Then I have to try it." Guo Shao said happily, not because he thought human-shaped ginseng was strange, but because he heard Fu Jinzhan cooked it himself.

Cao Tai also smiled happily and said, "Your Majesty wait, I haven't got the bowl and spoon yet."

Guo Shao sat down on a chair, picked up the brush on the inkstone, and wrote a few paragraphs on a piece of white paper. He issued an order to estimate the annual expenditures required by the treasury in the northwest and south. He issued an order to make a budget for various taxes in the next three years, the income from silver and coins produced by Japan's provinces, and the budget for the court's expenses.

It is approved to report to Cao Bin to set up a Chameng province; whether to advance to the Horse Fort, and wait for the reply at the beginning of next spring... Guo Shao must first calculate whether the income and expenditure can support these practices.

Last month, a local official wrote a letter to praise memorials, saying that Guo Shao had never been before and after, and asked the emperor to surrender Mount Tai to inform God of great achievements. Guo Shao threw the memorial directly at the trash can.

When Cao Tai came back with the dish spoon, he scooped a little and put it in the dish, drank it first, and then served the soup in the bowl.

Guo Shao finished drinking all the can of chicken soup, took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, then pointed his finger at the paper on the desk and said, "Take it into the study and hand it over to the cabinet to assist in the administration."

Cao Tai hurriedly said, "I obey the order."

Guo Shao had a moment of thought and said, "Call Yang Shiliang over again."

He turned his head and looked at the pictures he had faced all day long, thinking that it was too unsafe to visit privately in a private manner, and the southern and northern tours were too tyrannical and exhausting the people and the wealth, but leaving the imperial city was only in Tokyo, and there was nothing to do... Tokyo is the capital of Daxu, and the emperor's feet, public security is considered good.

Not long after Cao Tai went out, Yang Shiliang entered the palace to pay his respects.

Guo Shao glanced at the tall eunuch and said, "You discussed with Jingniang and sent the people from the Imperial City Office to clean up my old house. I want to stay there for a few days."

"Abide by the order." Yang Shiliang answered first, and then said, "I first check the population of every household on the street, set up secret sentries nearby, and then arrange the inner palace directly in the courtyard opposite the mansion. When you think of something else, you will arrange it separately."

In the blink of an eye, the eunuch had a plan. After hearing this, Guo Shao was very satisfied with him and nodded and praised: "You have always done a good job."
Chapter completed!