Chapter 59 Attack is the top

After looking at the military camp in Vietnam, Fan Xun was attracted by the lively scenery in Da Nang. Less than two months after Sun Shao occupied Da Nang, Da Nang regained its vitality. The damaged guest houses, docks and girders have been repaired. The wells of merchant ships and warships do not violate the river. Each has its own prescribed berthing areas. The merchants put out their own goods in the newly opened trading area in front of the guest houses, and enthusiastically sell themselves to the people who come and going. There are Chinese, Funan dialect, and all kinds of Xiyi language. Among them, the busiest are some people in Chinese-style single robes. Some of them are holding paper and pen, and some are carrying small boxes, shuttling between various shops, walking briskly and with a satisfied smile on their faces.

"Who is that?" Fan Xun asked.

"Translation." Shi Fu inadvertently said casually, "They specially translate the court of businessmen from various countries to prepare documents for bulk goods transactions." Shi Fu sclaimed and said, "They have been doing very well recently, and they can earn hundreds of money every day."

Fan Xun was shocked. He didn't know exactly how many hundreds of yuan were, but he knew that the Chinese copper coins and the Xiyi gold coins were the most circulating currencies in the market. Usually, Han copper coins were used for small transactions, and the bulk goods used Xiyi gold coins. There was a big port called the Port of Russia and Eritrea near the special pastoral city, hundreds of them in the southwest. There is also a larger port of Donson inside and outside. The income from translation in the port of Russia and Eritrea and the port of Donson is about dozens to 200 yuan a day. If you can earn 200 yuan a day, you can live well in Hong Kong. Can small translators in Da Nang actually earn hundreds of money every day?

Shi Fu disdained Fan Xun's question: "Can the interpreters you said speak our Chinese?"

Fan Xun shook his head. Generally speaking, generally speaking, the Chinese merchants who can do business in Dunson are very strong. They usually bring their own translations of Tongyi language, so those translators stationed in the port and make a living from part-time jobs do not need to know Chinese to do things.

"There are many Chinese merchants doing business in Da Nang. If the price is right, many Yi merchants choose to complete the transaction here, sell their goods to Chinese merchants, and then buy what they need from Chinese merchants, and then return in advance." Shi Fu said with a little pride: "We will notarize anyone who writes the contract in Chinese. If there is a dispute between the two parties, the government can make a judgment according to the contract."

Fan Xun suddenly realized that the government is subject to the Chinese contract. Naturally, a large number of Chinese translations will be used. No wonder their value is soaring. He then asked another question: "What about those who don't know Chinese?"

"There are two ways. One is to find a Chinese person to translate it after completing the contract, and give him a certain fee. The other is to learn Chinese by himself." Shi Fu pointed to the direction of Haiyungang in the northwest and said, "That's the newly opened Haiyun Academy, taught by Mr. Liu Beihai from the South China Sea, and people who are proficient in business give advice on how to write contracts."

Fan Xun became interested: "Can I visit?"

"Of course." Shi Fu said generously, "However, in order to be quiet, Haiyun Academy is several miles away from here. If you want to go, you might as well choose another day. Today, let's take a look at the market in Da Nang first." Shi Fu's handsome face showed undisguised pride: "Lin Yi has returned to our Han territory, but it is said that it is changing with each passing day. Compared with the original market, this market in Da Nang has changed so much that you can't imagine. Fan Jun, I'm very happy to show you the scenery of the new Da Nang.

Fan Xun saluted respectfully and learned the etiquette of the Han people and said, "It's my wish."

"Hahaha..." Shi Fu looked at Fan Xun with interest: "I heard that Fan Jun also knows more about the customs of my Han Dynasty. He speaks Chinese well. I don't know if he can write Chinese characters? If possible, you can come to my country to serve. I think Fan Jun is shrewd and hard-behaved. It is not a problem to be a county magistrate. He will accumulate merit and be promoted, and it is not a problem to be a county guard in the future.

"How dare you." Fan Xun smiled modestly: "Why, does Yue still recruit foreigners as officials?"

"Of course, my king is eager for talents. No matter which country he is from, he is welcome."

"Then I will go to Haiyun Academy, not only to visit, but also to study. I speak Chinese in a sloppy way, but I can read and write Chinese characters. Fan Xun joked with a smile, "I hope the tuition fee is not too expensive. My salary in Funan is not high."

"Don't worry, you can afford an interpreter. Can't you afford a general?" Shi Fu said intentionally or unintentionally.

... Liu Xi and Zhang Zhao sat side by side, with a small coffee table in the middle. A round-faced maid knelt down in front of her and skillfully gave them tea. Zhang Zhao stroked his meticulous beard, looked at the busy market at the foot of the mountain, and smiled with a proud smile on his face: "Cen Guo, do you think Lin Yi's governance is not bad?"

Liu Xi smiled faintly, picked up the small lacquer cup with two fingers and took a sip of tea. After tasting it for a moment, he said, "The students taught by Zhang Gong are not a piece of cake to govern a Lin Yi."

Zhang Zhao smiled and shook his head and said, "I dare not plunder the beauty. This has nothing to do with learning. Its purpose is just a benevolence. There is benevolence in your heart. You can know your lover even if you don't read. There is no benevolence in your heart. Even if you recite it backwards, it is still just a bookcase. Your Highness has benevolence in his heart, so those who are near are happy, and those who are far away are coming. Cheng Guo, your college opens from the South China Sea to Zhuya, and then from Zhuya to Linyi. Maybe you can drive to Xiyi in the future. This achievement is no worse than his.

Liu Xi smiled and said, "How dare I stand shoulder to shoulder with Your Highness?"

"Sir, this is a bad word." Sun Shao's voice came from behind. Liu Xi and Zhang Zhao looked back and saw Sun Shao coming slowly accompanied by Lu Ji. He quickly got up to salute. Sun Shao waved his hand and said with a smile, "This is not the court. The two gentlemen sit down and argue. I'm here to stir up the situation. How dare you work for the two gentlemen to get up again? Teacher, my uncle's letter has arrived, and I brought it to you by the way.

Sun Shao said while handing a letter to Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao took a look at his hand. It was the handwritten letter of his youngest son Zhang Xiu, who hurriedly put it in the baby's sleeve cage. Sun Shao took the South China Sea. Zhang Zhao served as the governor of the South China Sea for several years. He was Sun Shao's teacher and a famous predecessor in Jiangdong. Of course, the person in charge of the examination did not dare to disrespect him, so the assessment for several consecutive years was the best. After this year's examination was sent to the Prime Minister's mansion, Prime Minister Yu waved his pen and sent him to Sun Shao. His son Zhang Xiu took over the post of Nanhai Taishou. At present, Sun Shao has not arranged his position, so he has time to sit here with Liu Xi in the sun and brag.

"Mr. Cheng Guo, the way of literature and martial arts, one by one, Wu Kewei, Wen Kedehua. Now Funan is afraid of us. Send someone to make peace. It's your turn to show your power." Sun Shao asked people to arrange two seats opposite them and sit down with Lu Ji. Lu Ji told the story of Fan Xun sent by Funan to make peace. Zhang Zhao's beard trembled and smiled: "Let's talk about peace? I don't think so. He seems to be doing something in the name of peace. Your Highness must be on guard. Gongxu, you are studying and easy to learn. Don't you know how to prevent trouble before it happens? Why don't you remind Your Highness? If this kind of contempt for the enemy is allowed to spread, the small victory will also become a big defeat.

Sun Shao and Lu Ji looked at each other and smiled. It seems that the old man has been in the South China Sea for a few years, and his mind has still changed a little. Although he has never forgotten his identity as a teacher and has always been taught a lesson, in general, he has adapted to his role.

"What Zhang Gong taught me is." Lu Ji smiled faintly and arched his hand and said, "That's why the king wants to bother Mr. Cheng Guo. The art of war is well said. Attacking the city is the bottom, and attacking the heart is the top. Since Funan has sent people to negotiate, it is not appropriate to attack the city again at this time, so we should ask Mr. Cheng Guo to attack the heart.

"Attack the heart? How to attack the heart?" Liu Xi was a little puzzled.

"I read a masterpiece by your Highness, saying that there are many dark similarities between the local language of Funan and my ancient books of the Han people. I don't know if you have studied it in depth later?" Lu Ji took out a few pieces of paper, which was exactly the paper that Liu Xi copied to Sun Shao. Sun Shao has worked hard on this paper with only a thousand words. Liu Xi's disciple Xue Zong also explained this paper well. Now he is the meritorious officer beside Donghai Du Su's thick legs.

Liu Xi took the paper and glanced at it and saw that there were few marks written on it with a cinnabar pen. It seemed that Sun Shao had made a lot of efforts, but it could also be seen that Sun Shao's foundation in the training was really miserable, which indirectly proved that Zhang Zhao was not his opponent in this aspect. He nodded: "Since Your Highness reminded me that year, I have done a lot of research and written a small book, which has demonstrated in detail the similarities between more than a hundred commonly used words and famous names in Funan Tu language and my ancient Chinese and Xia business documents, and I am preparing to print it." He said with a little arrogance, "However, the sales of such an academic article will definitely not be good. I just plan to print a hundred gifts to my classmates and have a smile."

"No." Lu Ji shook his head: "I have asked Your Highness to contribute to print this book for you, but I would like to ask you to send your feet to Funan. Sir's masterpiece can't only let us know, but also let the people of Funan know.

Liu Xi was stunned for a moment. The Han people he wrote may not understand it. Aren't those Funan monkeys just like reading the book of heaven?

"It makes sense." After all, Zhang Zhao has been in politics for many years. Unlike a pure scholar like Liu Xi, he quickly understood Sun Shao's intention and attacked his heart. If Liu Xi's book is released to Funan, it must be a loss-making business, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will be a loss of money. But from another perspective, if the Funan people can believe that they, like the Han people, they are originally descendants of Yan and Huang, it will be easier to deal with them in the future. If you can use the seal of this book to set off the wind of searching for roots among the nobles in Funan, you can have the upper hand when you can't use force in the last negotiation. If Funan still has a little resistance in terms of force, then culturally, Funan is simply a failure - they don't even have their own words, they still learn from Tianzhu literature, and the people who master it are also very limited. In front of the classics of the great men, they only have only the self that rises from the bottom of their hearts. Humble.

Zhang Zhao explained slightly, and Liu Xi also understood. Of course, his understanding is slightly different from that of Sun Shao and others. Sun Shao wants to conquer the Funan people psychologically, at least to disintegrate their sense of resistance, but what Liu Xi thinks of is that he can take this opportunity to realize the teacher's wish of course to teach. The teacher only teaches students from different classes, but I am educating the teacher early. What a great cause it is to save their lost souls by the descendants of Yan Huang who have become barbarians before.

Liu Xi readily promised and planned with great interest how to educate the Funan people. Of course, we must first teach them to read Chinese characters. Of course, the four unlike Funan characters rolled away. It was really shameful for the descendants of Yan and Huang to use the words of Tianzhu.

However, Liu Xi soon found a problem. When Lu Ji listed the required expenses, he used a kind of text that he had never seen before. After asking, he knew that this was the Tianzhu text he despised, which was specially used to count.

Liu Xi was very unhappy. While you asked me to spread the advanced Han culture and eliminate the influence of Tianzhu on Funan, you were using Tianzhu's words at the same time. Isn't this the left hand hitting the right hand?

The Tianzhu script mentioned by Liu Xi is the Arabic numerals mentioned by later generations. This has nothing to do with Sun Shao. Zhao Shuang, who studies mathematics at Taoist College, learned it from businessmen. She thought it was very convenient to memorize numbers, so she began to adopt it. Sun Shao was also surprised when he first saw it, but he appreciated Zhao Shuang's idea of tolerance, so he began to promote it in the relevant departments of the government. No one said anything bad, but he didn't expect Liu Xi to raise this question. However, he did not debate with Liu Xi on this issue. This kind of authentic topic needs to be quoted from the classics. He is not an opponent of a university student like Liu Xi. He should leave it to Lu Ji. Anyway, with the help of Liu Xi alone, it is impossible to stop the use of Tianzhu characters.

As a result, Liu Xi and Lu Ji argued for a long time. No one persuaded anyone, so they had no choice but to end it. Liu Xi accepted the task of going to Fu Nanguo to give a lecture and went to prepare by himself. Zhang Zhao was so flustered that he asked Sun Shao for an order. Sun Shao asked about his wishes, and finally arranged an errand for him. Liu Xi went to Funan. You can go to Nanyang to investigate. I heard that there are many barbarians in Nanyang. They live on isolated islands one by one. Not to mention words, they even speak like birds. Teacher, you are so knowledgeable. You are too talented to govern a state and a county. You should teach the world like Mr. Cheng Guo.

Zhang Zhaozheng was a little jealous of Liu Xi. He was very happy to hear this suggestion. Sun Shao immediately arranged a fleet of thousands of people, led by his trusted general Deng Ai, to escort Zhang Zhao Xuanhua to Nanyang. Zhang Zhao's title was very majestic. The Han Dynasty was the envoy of Nanyang Xuanhua, and Deng Ai was the deputy envoy of Xuanhua. Since it is Xuanhua rather than military conquest, then merchants are naturally unavoidable. First by profit, then by culture, and then disobedient, then they can only be conquered, soft and hard. This is the way of literature and martial arts. First courtesy and then soldiers, then soldiers are the true nature of a big country - the stupid practice of courtesy and no soldiers, not Sun Shao's style, although Sun Shao is not poor. The people of soldiers and martial arts are not good people who use money to buy false names. Xia Nanyang is not just for the peaceful situation of all countries. Even if they can't expand thousands of miles, they should at least monopolize the trade of Nanyang. Otherwise, wouldn't this battle be in vain?

Before Deng Ai left, I specially asked for a meeting. After carefully asking about the purpose of Xuanhua Nanyang, Deng Ai talked about the issue of Funan.

"Your Majesty, I don't think Fan Man is sincere to make peace. He is slowing down the army. He is the main army, and our army is a guest army. The quick battle is not long-lasting. Fan Man has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he will not be unable to see this.

Sun Shao smiled and said, "Go on."

Deng Ai was encouraged and continued to analyze that his stuttering has improved recently, but it still can't be fast. He can only say it slowly. It sounds like every word he has been carefully considered.

"Funan and South are separated by Mount Changshan. The forests of Mount Changshan are deep and leafy. We are not familiar with the terrain. Going deep into the Mount Changshan is equivalent to taking a dead end, so the name of those who enter Funan from Mount Changshan may not be very small. Our naval division has the advantage, but the number of naval divisions is limited. Once it is ashore, the power of attacking the city and pulling up the fortress will be greatly reduced. If it doesn't go ashore, there is no choice but to Fan Manhe. If Fan Man insists on not stick to it, our army lacks effective attack means and will be in trouble. Therefore, how to lead out Fan Man's main force as soon as possible and annihilate it at sea. It has become the top priority of whether to defeat the enemy and win..."

Sun Shao nodded repeatedly and talked with Deng Ai in the middle of the night. Finally, he said to Deng Ai, "Shi Zai, cherish this opportunity of Xuanhua Nanyang. I will wait for you to return and become one of the sharpest swords in my hand."

Deng Ai was very grateful and said goodbye.

Fan Xun checked in Linyi for a few days and felt that he had basically mastered the reality of the State of Yue, so he said goodbye to Sun Shao. After listening to his compliments, Sun Shao showed a very satisfied expression. He re-drafted the contract and suggested that he should have cultural exchanges with Funan to enhance friendship. Of course, the premise is that Funan should negotiate in good faith. If there is a matter of a scholar being killed, it will not be so easy for a businessman to be killed.

Although Fan Xun doesn't agree with Sun Shao's statement - is it easy to solve this matter? For the death of several unscrupulous businessmen, if Funan really intends to negotiate, it will pay at least half of the price of the annual income - but he is a little overjoyed with Sun Shao's sincerity. He just came to inquire about the truth, but Sun Shao seems to really want to negotiate, which is very different from the previous murderous appearance. There are two possibilities. One is that Sun Shao's strength is not strong. He is just a bluff. Now he has achieved his goal. Of course, he should accept it when he is good. The other may be that Sun Shao was blinded by the false appearance made by Funan and relaxed his vigilance. Anyway, it is a good thing for Funan. Of course, Fan Xun will not be stupid enough to refuse.

Fan Xun rushed back to Temu City and told Fan Man, the king of Funan, what he had heard and saw. Fan Man sneered, but he did not act rashly. While sending Fan Xun to bargain with Sun Shao, he stepped up the mobilized sailors. He refused the proposal of the generals to send troops to the south. He said to Fan Jinsheng and others, who were eager to fight, that Wu Yueyuan came, and they wanted to fight quickly, and we could not follow their wishes. No matter how strong the Wu army is, they can only guard the east mountain of Changshan. Crossing the Changshan Mountain is a jungle of hundreds of miles. That is our battlefield. Once they break in, they will die. Therefore, we can withdraw the defense of the eastern front, which not only shows sincerity, but also lure the enemy to go deep and throw themselves into the net. Our main goal now is to regain control of the sea. If we are allowed to make trouble along the coast, the business tax paid by the merchants passing through here will not be ours, which is a great loss to us. Moreover, the news found by Fan Xun said that the ship as big as a mountain of the Yue Guo sailor is a grain carrier, not a warship. Could it be that they blinded us? Whether it's true or not, we must test it out. If the warship of the Yue National Marine Division is not much different from that of our country's warship, then he will not fight hard without superiority, but will take the initiative to retreat and give up the fat meat to our mouth, so that we can rest assured.

Fan Jinsheng and others were convinced. They mobilized almost all the sailors of Funan and launched a tentative attack on Cui Qian, who was swimming on the sea. What made them overjoyed was that as more than 8,000 Funan sailors had just assembled in the Russian port, Cui Qian led a large number of pirates to retreat. He also sent someone to send a letter, which said that since Funan and Yue have negotiated, everyone is friends and no longer enemies. In the past, everyone had some misunderstandings and killed each other, so they did not mention it. I hope that Funan can cooperate sincerely with Yue and there will be no more unpleasant incidents like this.

Of course, such a scene can't be hidden from the eyes of Fan Jinsheng and others. After research, they determined that the information explored by Fan Xun was accurate. The Yue sailors had a big ship, but it was just a grain ship, not a warship. The retreat of the Yue sailors was by no means a friendly expression. They were looking for a step for themselves. Down.

Fan Man did not stop there. On the one hand, he prepared for the war, but on the other hand, he had friendly exchanges with Sun Shao. As the New Year was approaching, he asked Fan Xun to send a large number of gifts to Linyi. On the one hand, he congratulated Sun Shao on recovering Linyi. On the other hand, he responded to Sun Shao's wish for cultural exchanges. He modestly said that there were no scholars in Funan and the culture was very backward. I hope Sun Shao can send several scholars to Funan to teach and enlighten him.

Sun Shao agreed very happily. Liu Xi came to the special pastoral city with a delegation composed of several disciples and gave a one-month lecture. Although Fan Man knew something about Sinology, he was not interested in pure academic communication, so he did not pay much attention to Liu Xi and his party. He just asked several close ministers to accompany him to lecture. It was not until Liu Xi was about to leave that he politely listened to it once.

As soon as he heard it, Fan Man felt the problem. After thinking about it for a while, he sweated coldly.

Is Funan language an ancient Chinese language? Are the people of Funan one of the descendants of Yan and Huang? So, Funan and the Han people are of the same origin? Isn't it more just than Fan Man to rule the Southern Kingdom when the King of Yue comes to rule? Fan Man is a completely outsider from the country. Liu Xi said Sun Shao so well that he was simply a rare Mingjun throughout the ages. The people under the rule of the King of Yue lived and worked in peace and down. The old people had meat to eat, silk, children had books to read, and farmers farmed for a year. They could not only have enough food and clothing, but also sell excess grain, or went to work in workshops in their spare time, and bought goods in the market. In order to enjoy discounts, the families can run business, obtain rich profits, and live a rich life. Is that comparable to Funan? Funan has never known about collecting taxes, and has never known about making profits for the people.

The name is not right, coupled with heavy taxes, why can't the people of Funan rebel against you?

Is Liu Xi here to lecture? He is simply here to rebel! Although these news from Yue only spread in Temu City, you should know that nearly one-third of the rich people in Funan are in Temu City, and the other two-third are mostly inextricably linked to this one-third. Fan Man can imagine that taking advantage of the opportunity of visiting relatives in the New Year, Yue is a happy land in the world for three months at most. The news that the king of Yue is a merciful king who loves the people will spread all over the major areas of Funan.

Fan Man suddenly felt that his slow-down plan had failed, as if he was thinking about it. After a long time, he punched his heart, which made him breathless in an instant.

Previously, he could not beat Yue. Now he finds that there may be half a chance to start a war with Yue. If compared with culture, he doesn't even have the strength to fight back, and he doesn't even need Sun Shao to take action. Those affiliated countries, including his people directly under Funan, will throw into Sun Shao's arms.

It can't be delayed any longer. It must defeat Sun Shao and defeat his ambition to expand before the greater influence takes effect.

(to be continued)