I’m The King Chapter 1098: :East and West (91)

Standing in the pavilion overlooking the sea, standing on the railing, you can have a panoramic view of the entire port and the boundless sea in the distance. Kou Shuguang, who was the first to sail out of the port, left only a small black spot on the sea. , and behind it, other ships formed two columns, one after another generally sailed to the distance, the sea wind bulged the white sails, making the speed of the ships very fast, and the waves aroused surged one after another, and the sea The bird flew around the ship, sometimes fighting the sky, and sometimes skimming over the waves.

The front one has disappeared from sight, but the last one has not yet left the port. In the port, the sound of firecrackers can be heard endlessly. Play it vigorously, you know, fireworks and firecrackers are still a novelty in the Han Dynasty, the price is not cheap, and it is managed by the imperial court, which is not something ordinary people can afford.

This kind of by-product produced in the process of developing gunpowder has now become one of the largest sources of research funding for Yizhen Research Institute. In Gao Yuan's view, any research result should produce economic benefits. The development, experimentation and production of powerful gunpowder are extremely costly things, and the Yizhen Research Institute should use their research results to solve part of the research cost problem.

New gadgets can always generate huge profits. As far as Gao Yuan knows, the profit of firecrackers and fireworks is dozens of times the cost, and they are purchased in limited quantities.

Now in Dahan, being able to put some fireworks and firecrackers on a series of things such as weddings and funerals, opening ceremonies, etc., is something that Bel has face, and it also proves the strength of the boss from another aspect.

Gao Yuan heard a slight panting sound beside him. It was not Li Can. He smiled and said, "Old Wu, isn't this scene spectacular?"

It was Wu Kai who came to Gao Yuan's side. When he saw Gao Yuan, he clasped his fists and bowed deeply: "Wu Kai has seen the king."

Gao Yuan turned his head, looked at Wu Kai, waved his hand, "Old Wu, you're born."

"Courtesy cannot be discarded!" Wu Kai said solemnly with his arms tied.

Gao Yuan laughed: "I now understand what it means to be a loner. If I am in this position now, even my former friends are restrained, so life is boring."

Wu Kai smiled and said nothing, and stood by Gao Yuan's side with his hands tied, "I'm afraid such a spectacular scene has never been seen in hundreds of years. Thousands of sails sail across the river, it's so spectacular, there should be a painter at this time Ah, it is best to copy this scene and pass it on to future generations."

"This is just the beginning, the future scene will be even more spectacular." Gao Yuan waved his hand, "Old Wu, when we were in Fufeng back then, would you have imagined the scene today?"

"I never dreamed of it." Wu Kai shook his head and said: "At that time, even though I was the magistrate of Fufeng County, I thought about how to make my wine sell better and how to make my own liquor better. The money in the cellar at home accumulated even more, until your appearance, Your Majesty, cleared the fog in front of me, that is, from then on, I, the Wu family, embarked on a bright road, and now the Wu family wine The industry is sold throughout the continent, and I have also changed from a county magistrate who is not doing business properly to a feudal official of the Han Kingdom, recalling everything yesterday, it is really like being in a dream!"

"Although we have been thorny and bumpy every step of the way, we have come to today step by step. What makes me even more gratified is that, except for Uncle Lu and Naha, the rest of the old brothers are still alive. Come down, and become the thigh of my Great Han Dynasty!" Gao Yuan glanced at Wu Kai, "Old Wu, I, Gao Yuan, have never changed my feelings for the old brothers from the beginning to now. If you want to say that what I look forward to most now is One day, we people will be able to gather around a big bonfire on a snowy night like we did back then, hugging jars, drinking heavily, and eating meat. Although we don’t have luxurious houses and clothes, the brothers have no grievances. Being open and honest with each other is the greatest guarantee for us to move forward and win every victory!"

"Wu Kai is ashamed!" Wu Kai sighed: "The stall is big, the status is high, and people's hearts are not satisfied. This time, Wu Kai doesn't want to say anything, and I don't want to shirk responsibility. It can only be said that I have caused trouble for the king."

Gao Yuan's hand lightly tapped on the stone railing, "Old Wu, do you think I'm too ruthless towards everyone in Fufeng?"

Wu Kai was silent for a moment, "That's not all true."

"That's not the case at all, that is to say, you still think this way in your heart. In fact, you should understand that when we were still a small force, our old brothers in Fufeng naturally could afford the burden. But now, how vast is the territory of the Great Han Kingdom, and how many armies are there? Political affairs are no longer one county or one county, military affairs are no longer hundreds of thousands, thousands of miles across, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, any wrong Decision-making may lead the big man to a wrong path. Can all the people in Fufeng still bear such a heavy burden? Above the civil affairs, there is a you, and above the business, there is a Cao Tiancheng. It surprised me a lot, but Zheng Xiaoyang, infantry, Yan Haibo and the others really cannot stand alone in their abilities. This is determined by their innate conditions. I can’t really change them. Harm others and harm yourself, if there is such a day, Old Wu, how do you think I will treat them?"

"It's my fault." Wu Kai nodded and said: "Actually, the people who fought with us in Fufeng back then, no matter if they were generals like Zheng Xiaoyang or other civil servants, are now high-ranking officials. Obviously, it is enough to honor the ancestors. I went to a place and a region, and I was restrained by the nostalgia. I only saw some latecomers step by step, but I didn't think that their talents were indeed not comparable to those of Fufeng. The big man wants To develop, we must make great strides forward, and to complete the great cause of unifying the world, what we need is more talents, and it is the right way to use talents without sticking to one pattern.”

"Old Wu is right." Gao Yuan nodded happily, "I'm relieved if you can figure it out."

"Your Majesty, I would like to resign from the position of Sheriff of Jishi County." Wu Kai said.

Gao Yuan glanced at him, "Old Wu, I don't mean to blame you for this matter. Jishi County is an important military town for my Han Dynasty. There needs someone I trust to sit there. Jishi City, Jishi County is You built it with your own hands, wherever you are, no matter if you are from the Central Plains or the Huns, they all trust you, and where you are for a day, it will be as stable as a rock.”

"I will leave one day!" Wu Kai laughed, "I'm almost sixty years old, these years in Jishi City, to be honest, I really exhausted my energy, now I just want to go back Come to enjoy life in the prosperous place of Jicheng, Lao Jiang asked me to help him in the Zhengshitang, and I agreed."

Gao Yuan smiled and said: "You really entered the Political Affairs Hall, and when you enjoy your blessings, the things there are probably much more complicated than when you were in Jishi County. Old Jiang is fooling you, he He took a fancy to your ability and wanted to lure you in to help him!"

"I have been in Jishi County for almost ten years. To be honest, I am also tired of the grassland scenery there. Now I just want to go back to Jicheng, a soft and red place! My deputy in Jishi County Xu Yong is enough to take up the post of county guard." Wu Kai said resolutely. "Now one of my two sons of the Wu family runs a wine shop in Jishi County, and the other sells wine in the world. My daughter is married and married. He Lanxiong treats her very well. , I have nothing to worry about, I will return to Jicheng with my wife, and enjoy life.”

"Okay, since you've made up your mind, then come back and go to the political affairs hall to support the discussion, but then don't regret today's decision!" Gao Yuan laughed.

"Of course I don't regret it." Wu Kai said with certainty.

"It's good to come back, you're so close, we old brothers can just chat more, tell you, Lao Wu, about wine, I still have some secrets that I haven't told you?"

"What's the secret of wine?" Wu Kai's eyes widened, "My lord, do we have your shares in Wu's Liquor Industry, and now the laws of our Han Dynasty stipulate that your wallet is not very big Let's be plump, the annual treasury pays the royal palace's expenses are customized, if you want to live a more relaxed life, then you can't hide any secrets in the wine industry."

Gao Yuan laughed loudly: "Wang Wudi is **** damn, what a custom, he has been thinking about how to abduct my money every day, until now, let alone the treasury should pay He hasn't given mine, and he still wants to steal my private money from time to time, and now I still have IOUs worth hundreds of thousands of taels in my study, and I don't think this old boy has any intention of paying it back."

"Wang Wudi is like no one before or since when he is the Minister of the Household Department." Wu Kai sighed: "But it seems that the king is very satisfied with him."

"Well, I still appreciate this Minister of the Ministry of Households, oh yes, his position will be changed to the Minister of Finance in the future. Old Wu, what I told you before was high-strength alcohol and fruit wine. I have some other recipes here, such as wine, haha, wine luminous glass, this is a must! In addition to this, there is also beer, which is brewed with barley. In the hot summer, put this beer on ice A town, the coolness, so refreshing. Words cannot describe it.”

"There are still so many famous places?" Wu Kai, who was born in wine selling, suddenly became excited, "So, we are going to get rich again?"

"Of course you want to make a fortune, but I'm afraid it's not so easy to get it out. When the time comes, you get a batch of the first masters in your family back, and we will work them out quietly." Gao Yuan giggled Author.

"That's no problem. I have a few old masters in the Wu family who have retired and returned home. I will write to them immediately and ask them to report to Jicheng. These people have rich experience. You can give me some advice, Your Majesty. I believe that it won't be long before the two new wines you mentioned, Your Majesty, will be produced, and by then, hahaha, I will have to count the money again until my hands cramp!" Wu Kai giggled, Gao Yuan looked at Wu Kai's face suddenly seemed to have returned to more than ten years ago. (To be continued)