Speaking of maritime trade, Zhao Yao explained in detail to He Lianfang the benefits of maritime trade.
He Lianfang wasn’t very familiar with maritime trade, but after listening to Zhao Yao, he felt that maritime trade was just like a "money pouch".
"I’ve read books, those overseas countries have many gold mountains and silver mountains. If we can get hold of their gold and silver mountains, Great Zhou would be rich." Zhao Yao pondered, thinking that the places with gold and silver mountains seemed to be near Japan. In the future, he must find a way to conquer them and get those gold and silver mountains.
"What, are you thinking of going overseas in the future?"
"I have this idea."
"You are quite ambitious," He Lianfang said, suddenly recalling Zhao Yao’s previous arrangement of trade caravans to the Western Regions. He instantly understood some things. "You arranged trade caravans to the Western Regions mainly to make money, didn’t you?"
"That’s right," Zhao Yao replied with a grin, "you can make quite a bit of money going to the Western Regions too."
He Lianfang was silent for a while, then asked, "What are you going to do with all this money you’re making?"
"Of course, I’ll use it. I have a lot to do when I go to my fief in the future, how can I do without money?" Zhao Yao said, "Besides, I plan to travel around and taste all the delicious foods in the world. Without money, how can I travel?" He certainly didn’t want to travel poorly.
This kid truly has a knack for making money.
"You should go to the Southern Border," He Lianfang suggested, "some of the countries near the Southern Border are all overseas foreign nations."
"Southern Border... it’s too far... and it’s hot, with miasma there." Wait, there seem to be many delicious foods in the Southern Border as well. In Zhao Yao’s dream world, a poet in history visited the Southern Border and wrote many poems about its foods. Oh right, there’s a fruit called Lychee, which seems to be delicious.
"The Southern Border isn’t all forest, there are also towns. I’m asking you to go to the Southern Border, not to hide in the woods," He Lianfang analyzed for Zhao Yao, "The Southern Border is indeed very far, but being far has its benefits. It’s far from the capital, and people in the capital won’t pay attention to the Southern Border, because everyone, like you, thinks of the Southern Border as a barbaric place."
"Once you’re in the Southern Border, far from the emperor’s reach, not only will you escape your father the emperor’s oversight, but you also won’t attract the attention of the ministers. You can do whatever you want in the Southern Border," He Lianfang knew what Zhao Yao was thinking, "You’ll be pletely free when you reach the Southern Border."
"That’s right," Zhao Yao’s eyes suddenly sparkled, realizing this point. "Uncle is right, the Southern Border is a great place."
"If you request to go to the Southern Border in the future, the emperor will definitely agree."
"But wait, I remember General Yan is stationed at the Southern Border, he’s a confidant of my father the emperor." With General Yan in the Southern Border, he would surely monitor him, then report his actions to his father.
"Yan Huarong won’t be stationed at the Southern Border forever; he’ll return in a few years."
"That’s true too, by the time I grow up and go to the Southern Border, I’ll be the highest official there, no one would dare control me. I can do whatever I want," the more Zhao Yao thought about going to the Southern Border, the better it seemed. "It’s far from the capital, so I won’t get caught up in the struggle for the throne between my brothers, it’s genuinely great."
Why hadn’t he thought of the Southern Border before? pared to it, Qingzhou is still close to the capital and to the prince’s lands, so it’s unsafe.
"Uncle, you’re truly brilliant."
"So, have you decided to go to the Southern Border now?"
Zhao Yao nodded repeatedly, saying, "I do, I really do. The Southern Border is a great place." After speaking, he remembered something and furrowed his brow a bit, "Uncle, the Southern Border is so large, where should I choose?"
He Lianfang replied, "Lingnan."
"Lingnan?" Zhao Yao exclaimed, "Isn’t Lingnan a place of exile!"
He Lianfang smiled meaningfully and said, "Isn’t that even better? Who would pay attention to a place of exile."
Zhao Yao understood He Lianfang’s implication, his expression being very enthusiastic. He suddenly stood up and said, "Uncle, you’re right, Lingnan is an even better place, I will go to Lingnan."
He Lianfang chuckled, "You can start arranging ahead of time."
"I don’t know much about Lingnan, I need to understand the situation over there before making plans." His eldest uncle has gone to Qingzhou, his second uncle to Wusun, so he currently has no one for Lingnan.
"I’ll arrange someone to go to Lingnan, then you can arrange for the Liang Family to go to Lingnan."
Zhao Yao had been waiting for He Lianfang to say this. He promptly thanked He Lianfang with a cheerful smile, "Thank you, Uncle."
He Lianfang could see through Zhao Yao’s little schemes, pointing at him with a laugh and scolded, "You rascal."
Zhao Yao smiled ingratiatingly at He Lianfang, "Uncle, I have no one around me now, I can only rely on you."
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