Chapter 995: The First Step of the Overseas Assignment
"Your plan is approved, but you will be sent to Australia for a long-term mission, understand?"
Liu Ying stamped the plan with the imperial seal, and then Guo Hao gave the specific requirements.
"Thank you, General!" Cao Zhi was very excited. Although he thought he would pass, he did not expect it to be so smooth. Yang Xiu was indeed a wonderful person!
At first, he was a little worried, but he didn't expect Yang Xiu's plan to go so smoothly.
"Of course, there are requirements!" Guo Hao poured cold water on Cao Zhi at the right time. "The current Australia will renamed Australia at the next grand court meeting. You need to build a frontier framework there!"
Cao Zhi's heart sank, but he also felt more at ease. Having a request could better prove the authenticity, and a free lunch might not necessarily taste good.
"May I ask, General, what level is required..."
"Just a city is fine, no other requirements!" Guo Hao waved his hand. He knew what Cao Zhi was thinking.
"By the way, before you leave, go to the Government Affairs Office to collect supplies. The court will give you a large sum of funding for this mission. We have only one request. You won't let us down, right?" Guo Hao looked at Cao Zhi, feeling angry without even realizing it.
"I will definitely live up to your trust!" Cao Zhi bowed solemnly.
"That's right, go ahead. As for the generals leading the team, I will arrange Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong to lead a legion!" Guo Hao waved his hand and began to see the guests off.
Cao Zhi walked back to his residence feeling a little elated; everything was going too smoothly.
"But has things changed?" Yang Xiu asked curiously when he saw Cao Zhi seemed a little absent-minded.
To be honest, their Yang family is also a famous family, but these days civilian families are no longer valuable. Only the truly powerful and capable ones are left.
So he was unwilling to be ordinary, and chose to cooperate with Cao Zhi despite the risks, and then gave Cao Zhi careful advice.
"It's done. It went much more smoothly than we thought, but there is one more task!" Cao Zhi shook his head and told Yang Xiu everything that had happened with a little joy.
Yang Xiu frowned. To be honest, everything seemed reasonable, but this was the most unreasonable part.
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. He frowned and thought hard, but he had no clue.
He didn't know why. It was clearly a win-win situation, so why did he feel it was so ominous? Even if he used his spiritual talent, it was still the same. He gained nothing at all.
Yang Xiu's spiritual talent is called quick thinking, which allows him to speed up his thinking and think about things faster than other people.
However, because they were standing at a different height and the intelligence was seriously insufficient, Yang Xiu ended up gaining nothing and could only bury it in his heart for the time being.
After all, passing the plan is the key to their entire plan, but the details also require time and energy to perfect.
However, he was sure of at least one thing, that is, the imperial court did approve of their plan, and the long-term overseas assignment itself was a signal for them to let go and mess around.
It was worth it for him to dig into the general's past history of making a fortune, and then to transform and upgrade the trade with the Hu people. Now it seems that the general is indeed of this style.
At the same time, Chen Xi spread the news among the noble families.
Many small and medium-sized families began to be interested in opening up a new overseas enclave, and with the protection of the Han navy, this seemed to be a good way to make a fortune.
Moreover, Chen Xi's intention to get rid of the aristocratic family is already known to everyone, so everyone is wondering whether to seize this opportunity.
Although the second generation such as Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu cannot represent anything, with the plan approved by the court, they can take advantage of it to a certain extent. This is a great opportunity.
If the development is good, it would be fine if the Cao family's base is in the northwest, but it is simply a miracle that the Yang family is not tempted. That is an overseas enclave, and they may even be local tyrants.
According to their understanding, this place, which is about to be named Australia, is not small, and it also takes maritime trade into consideration, so its development prospects are very great.
As for the beast tide, no one took it seriously. Beasts are beasts after all.
Australia was destroyed, which can only be attributed to the talent of Australia, nothing else can be explained.
For a time, there was an endless stream of people visiting Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu, and the two were both happy and sad.
But no one knows how big a pit Australia is.
It was such a pity that even with Sun Ce's soon-to-be-fully-developed Jiefan Army, he still couldn't successfully defeat the beast tide in Australia.
Under Sun Ce's oppression, the beast tide in Australia began to evolve rapidly, forming a system and command, and even gave birth to intelligent boundary-breaking rabbits.
However, the opportunity to nip everything in the bud was wasted by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. Because the Kushans were eyeing them covetously, they temporarily stopped the cleanup of Australia.
He just deployed personnel to garrison and focus on tying down the Kushan navy to create opportunities for the army to fight.
Therefore, even Zhou Yu actually didn't know how horrible the kangaroos and rabbits had become.
What's even more terrifying is that under the leadership of the intelligent monsters, they began to hide their strength in an organized manner. The people who stayed behind only observed a small part of them, and a large part of the powerful animals were hidden deep underground.
Digging holes is what rabbits are good at. They built huge underground palaces to accumulate strength, and then waited for the day of counterattack.
Although most animals are ignorant, they also know the threat posed by Sun Ce.
All the kangaroos and rabbits hated this hairless gorilla who often brought people to bully them, and thus established the current Monster Alliance.
Moreover, under the leadership of their leader, they are still trying to contact external forces.
After all, there are some wrecked ships in Australia, and the monsters are also absorbing human knowledge. In the world of beasts, it is not shameful to learn from the strong.
Of course, all these were unknown secrets before Cao Zhi arrived.
Therefore, many noble families began to get in touch with Cao Zhi and planned to relocate their entire families to participate in the plan of Cao Zhi and the other two.
In fact, according to the practice of the aristocratic families, they would place bets on all sides, but the problem was Chen Xi's obstruction, so they could only choose to go all in.
However, only small and medium-sized families were interested. As for the larger ones with a longer history, they all targeted the Parthian Empire and the Kushan Empire.
They are capable of grabbing some of the profits in the meat-sharing meeting, so they are unwilling to start from scratch, they would rather reap the fruits directly.
However, the aristocratic families also knew that they could not get the bulk of the profits from Parthia and Kushan, and were destined to only get the rest.
But even these remaining ones were enough for them to eat their fill. After all, the size of the difference between the empire and the aristocratic family was there.
Everyone is waiting for the final result. Once the result comes out, the country will definitely get the lion's share and they will get the smaller share. This is also what Chen Xi is happy to see.
Because if the state were to force the mobilization, public sentiment would be harmed to a certain extent.
But if these aristocratic families are allowed to exercise their subjective initiative, then the situation will be different. Although the results will be similar, the country will still be in the right place. Even if these aristocratic families fail to fulfill their promises, the Han Dynasty can still take over all the achievements made by the aristocratic families.
Drawing cakes has always been an art.
However, the Han Dynasty had no intention of harming the people. Their urging was more to ensure that the aristocratic families would not start to mess things up after leaving.
For example, learning about the caste system and class solidification, and using this method of last-place elimination to keep each family on edge.
"So many noble families are optimistic about Cao Zhi?" A question mark appeared above Chen Xi's head.
This was something he had not expected. Nearly 30% of the aristocratic families chose to contact Cao Zhi. Although they might not necessarily go all in, this had become a force that could not be ignored.
The red envelopes that were originally intended to deceive children have now turned into a way to deceive children of their money, and the profits have increased by more than a hundred times.
"If that's the case, then it's time to increase the bet!" Chen Xi touched his chin. Being able to free up 30% of the positions and vacancies of the aristocratic families in one go is a great opportunity and challenge for the current Han Dynasty.
Of course, there are more opportunities because the upward channels have been completely opened.
Chen Xi thought about it and selected two good candidates - Sun Shangxiang and Liu Li!
Cao Zhi represents Cao Cao, Marquis of Wei, while Sun Shangxiang represents Sun Ce, Marquis of Wu. Liu Li, as Liu Bei's second son, can also represent Liu Bei, Marquis of Shu. The plan jointly promoted by these three families makes the plan more important in the hearts of these families.
It’s not because of the status of the three marquises, but when these three families join forces, it means that the imperial court is pushing this matter forward.
Since ancient times, if you stand on the right wind, even a pig can take off. For these small and medium-sized families, this is like a shot in the arm.
Different from the pursuit of big families such as having three dukes and nine ministers for four generations, for some small families, pursuing three dukes and nine ministers is already a luxury among luxuries, so this barren land of Australia has become a hot commodity in their eyes.
If Australia can really become a maritime trade center in the future, then they will definitely not lose money if they invest all their assets in it now, and at least it can allow their family to move to a higher level.
"Chen Zichuan, what are you thinking about?" The counselors who heard this were silent. In their opinion, Chen Xi's actions would leave hidden dangers for the future. Australia had basically left the empire's territory.
If it is not properly controlled in the future, it may evolve into an independent country, and then everything may be lost.
The tragedies of the past were still fresh in their minds, and they really couldn't understand why Chen Xi did this.
However, some people have noticed the danger in it. If Chen Xi does not make mistakes, then the beautiful vision they see now may be a trap.
However, some people cannot suppress the impulse in their hearts even after seeing this level.
With a try, a bicycle can be turned into a motorcycle.
There is never a shortage of such gamblers in the culture of the Han Dynasty. They stand at the crossroads of the future and choose a path whose future no one knows.
Soon , the first person to eat crab appeared.
"Resign?" Chen Xi looked at the clerk in front of him with surprise. The clerk could appear in the Government Affairs Hall, so his ability was obvious, but now he actually resigned directly.
"Yes!" The clerk clasped his hands together and said, "I want to give it a try!"
Chen Xi nodded slightly. Isn't it better to start your own business than working in a big company?
He actually admired such people very much. After thinking about it, Chen Xi rejected his request and transferred him to Qin Qiong's legion to serve as logistical support.
He actually didn't really want to cheat anyone. This clerk had both ability and good character, so there was no need to let him run around like a headless fly.
After this incident, Chen Xi suddenly realized that he was wrong. It was not only the aristocratic families who wanted to take a chance, there were also many scholars from the lower classes.
After realizing that Australia could also be considered a continent, Chen Xi decisively issued a statement, recruited a hundred poor scholars to form a makeshift team, and then stuffed them into Qin Qiong's legion.
Anyway, the court’s attitude has been made clear, so we might as well do better and use public-private partnership to initially build Australia.
It can also be regarded as another insurance for Australia.
The work was carried out in full swing. Along with the relocation of the first family, more and more families began to leave their ancestral lands, exchanged everything for money and food and began to prepare for the first batch of crossing the sea.
This was also the only hot topic in the Han Dynasty in winter. Almost everyone was discussing it. After all, it could be regarded as a major event in expanding territory.
On the east side of Yongzhou, Sun Ce arrogantly braved the wind and snow, drove his horse, and pulled a lot of seafood with Zhou Yu to Luoyang. After staying in Qingzhou Donglai for a while, Sun Ce took Zhou Yu to Luoyang.
Before leaving, he sent a message to Gan Ning, and after handing over his work to Wen Pin, Li Yan, Taishi Ci and others, he flew back with Zhou Yu.
"Bofu, I think you should reconsider it." Zhou Yu sighed and persuaded Sun Ce again, "We can still turn around now, but after we cross the Wei River, we won't be able to turn around. Are you sure you want to send these things?"
"The general and the princess don't lack gold, stone and jade artifacts. If we take them over, they will just be thrown into the treasury without even a look. So I'd better just bring some food for the general." Sun Ce said casually.
"Forget it, I will be killed by you sooner or later!" Zhou Yu covered his face and felt unable to face anyone.
As the development guarantor in Australia, Sun Ce ran back with Zhou Yu after hearing that his younger sister was also involved.
He also brought some marine specialties as tribute. After all, he was sent abroad, so he had to find a reason to come back, and paying tribute was a good reason.
When Sun Ce went ashore this year, he did not bring any rare treasures such as pearls and tortoise shells for the princess. Instead, he brought several carts of extremely precious aquatic products to Liu Ying.
Simply put, giving away a few truckloads of rare treasures from all over the world can at most prove that you are a rich person.
But is Sun Ce a rich man now?
No, it's an insult to say that he is a rich man. He is a big shot in the region, so it's too vulgar to give him rare treasures as a gift.
Sun Ce pondered for half a month and was sure that he could not find a suitable gift to offer as tribute.
Sun Ce personally went into the sea to catch a batch of super rare aquatic products.
There were lobsters that were several meters long, king crabs that were several meters big, shells that were several meters big, and rare yellow croakers that were several meters big. In short, all of them were caught by Sun Ce himself. In order to ensure that these guys arrived in Chang'an alive, Sun Ce spent a lot of energy.
There was even a young Kun, or whale, which was planned to be taken as tribute.
This is also the place where Zhou Yu wants to cover his face the most. Sun Ce also argued that the princess does not need treasures, and what the princess wants is the heart, so some solid and good stuff will be enough.
However, giving gifts and food made it difficult for Zhou Yu to follow Sun Ce's train of thought. But since things had come to this point, he could only smile bitterly and go to Luoyang with Sun Ce.
