Chapter 1250 Zhao Qian's request(1/2)
On the way back to the palace, Zhao Qian unexpectedly remained silent.
From Zhao Kuo's perspective, this actually made him feel something and understand that his son might have some worries.
But of course Zhao Kuo couldn't take the initiative to ask about these concerns, after all, his father's words also require face.
Zhao Kuo was waiting for Zhao Qian's speech, and Zhao Qian's speech was actually very fast, and did not make Zhao Kuo wait too long.
Just when the palace had already appeared in Zhao Kuo's vision, Zhao Qian finally spoke: "Father, actually my son always had something in his heart that he wanted to do, hoping to get the approval of his father."
Zhao Kuo glanced at Zhao Qian and smiled and said, "What's the matter?"
Zhao Qian had obviously done psychological construction. Although he was a little hesitant, he still said it boldly: "Father, my son-in-law hopes to go to Fusang and see with his own eyes how the Han Kingdom built an overseas territory.
In this way, only after the son of the Han Dynasty becomes emperor in the future can he build more and better overseas territories of other great Han countries."
Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Qian and smiled.
To be honest, Zhao Kuo really didn't expect that what Zhao Qian wanted to say was actually such a thing.
But thinking about it is true. After all, Zhao Qian discovered the four islands of Fusang when he first went out to sea. From this point of view, it is obvious that the prince has more or less a feeling about the place of Fusang.
When Zhao Kuo went to war two years ago, Zhao Qian needed to take charge of the imperial capital, so of course it was impossible for him to leave.
But now Zhao Kuo has returned to the court, and considering that Zhao Kuo has been on the battlefield for almost two years this time, it can be expected that Zhao Kuo will not leave the Imperial Capital for a period of time, so Zhao Qian naturally does not need to continue to be in the Imperial Capital.
So, the young prince began to want to go to the Four Islands of Fusang again.
Zhao Kuo said slowly to Zhao Qian: "You should know that with current technology, going overseas is still risky.
Moreover, the four islands of Fusang are far away from our great Han Kingdom after all. If something happens, I will never be able to provide you with any support in a while. You can only find a way yourself."
Zhao Kuo also wanted to give Zhao Qian a shot, so that Zhao Qian knew that going to the Four Islands of Fusang was not that simple.
As Zhao Qian is now the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, his life is undoubtedly very precious.
If something happens, the trouble will be very big.
Of course, Zhao Qian also understood what Zhao Kuo meant, and nodded with certainty and said, "Please rest assured, no matter what happens, my son will take it all and will never worry about my father.
Moreover, the four islands of Fusang have been conquered by our Han Kingdom for so many years. What can happen?
Please don't worry, father."
After Zhao Kuo heard Zhao Qian's words, the corner of his mouth also twitched slightly.
Obviously, Zhao Qian’s idea in this regard is still too young.
On the surface, it is indeed unlikely that there will be any large-scale rebellion in Fusang, but of course it is impossible to look at things only on the surface.
From a practical point of view, the four islands of Fusang are nominally overseas territories, but are actually colonies of the Han Dynasty.
The name colony has never been a compliment.
In any colony, most of the colonized indigenous people will definitely not feel happy.
Therefore, rebellion is a very common thing in colonies.
In the past year alone, dozens of rebellions from the indigenous peoples have occurred in the four islands of Fusang.
Although these rebellions did not cause any major trouble for the Han Dynasty, this also shows one thing, that is, the colony of the Four Islands of Fusang is indeed not a safe place.
Zhao Kuo said lightly: "Since you want to go, of course you can go.
By the way, remember to bring Zheng'er with him. He should have learned a lot in the intelligence department in the past two years. With him by my side, I can rest assured.
By the way, bring another ten thousand musketeers. After all, you are the prince of the Han Dynasty, and you still have to do some necessary preparations."
What is the concept of ten thousand musketeers?
Simply put, even if the governor of the Han Kingdom among the four islands of Fusang wanted to launch a rebellion, these ten thousand musketeers could directly sweep all the troops in the entire Fusang Governor's Office.
After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Zhao Qian knew that this was Zhao Kuo's concessions, so although he felt that Zhao Kuo seemed to be making a big deal in his mind, he nodded and said, "My son is following the arrangements of his father."
A little later that day, Zhao Kuo returned to the palace, met the queen Tian Wan, and told Tian Wan about this.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Tian Wan immediately showed a worried expression: "Your Majesty, Qian'er is still a child. His Majesty asked him to leave just after he came back. Wouldn't he continue to accept His Majesty's teaching?"
Of course this is just an excuse. The real meaning is very obvious, that is, Tian Wan is reluctant to let go and is worried about Zhao Qian leaving.
Zhao Kuo laughed: "Queen, you have to know that when the child is older, he often has his own ideas.
Although I am his father, I still have to respect his opinions on these matters.”
As a time traveler, Zhao Kuo actually understands that respecting a child in adolescence is something that every parent must learn.
Children's adolescence is very rebellious. They feel that they have grown up and are eager to be independent and want to be independent as soon as possible from their parents' wings to make some achievements to show the world.
Zhao Kuo also had a rebellious period, and he knew very well and understood these things. In fact, it is already very rare for Zhao Qian to just show himself and not have a falling out with his parents.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo is willing to respect Zhao Qian's thoughts.
After listening to Zhao Kuo's reply, Tian Wan was obviously a little disappointed.
As a mother, Tian Wan was worried from the bottom of her heart that every child did not want to see her leave her.
Zhao Kuo held Tian Wan's hand and said sincerely: "Queen, of course I can understand your thoughts.
But you also need to know that since the children have grown up, they should let them go and make a living.
If you always want to protect them, then they can only become waste in captivity.
It would be nothing if it was an ordinary family, but they were children of the royal family and were a group of people who would inherit this empire in the future.
If such people are brought to life by us, how can they manage my empire in the future?
In an ordinary family, the incompetence of the head of the family will only cause the family to decline at most, but for the royal family, the incompetence of an emperor will lead to the destruction of the entire royal family and even the country! Since Qian'er is the crown prince, he is destined to become the next emperor of the Han Kingdom in the future, and he must become very outstanding, otherwise he will be unworthy of his position in the future and will bring him extremely great disasters.
Whether for himself, for the royal family and the Han Kingdom, we should let him leave.
Besides, this is not the first time, isn’t it?”
After listening to Zhao Kuo's words, Tian Wan's expression gradually relaxed.
She sighed helplessly: "Your Majesty has already talked about this map, what else can I say?
I just hope that Your Majesty can do more work so that Qian'er can return safely."
After hearing Tian Wan's words, Zhao Kuo also smiled: "Don't worry, then he is my successor after all, how could I not care about it?
Everything has been arranged and nothing will happen.”
...Three days later.
The young crown prince Zhao Qian, accompanied by Zhao Zheng and a group of entourages, stood on the train platform at the East Station of Imperial Capital.
Zhao Qian turned around, saluted respectfully to Zhao Qian and Tian Wan in front of him, and said, "Father, mother, son, I'm going to set off now."
Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Do it well."
Tian Wan took Zhao Qian's hand and reminded: "Protect yourself well. If there is anything, remember to come back immediately."
Zhao Qian couldn't help laughing and said seriously: "Please don't worry, mother, there will be nothing wrong.
OK, my son is gone.”
After saying this, Zhao Qian walked into the train car accompanied by many followers.
Soon, the train's whistle began to sound louder, and rolling smoke emerged from the locomotive's jet port. The train drove slowly and left Dijing Dong Station.
Zhao Qian sat in the first class cabin of the train, staring at the imperial capital slowly moving away from the window, and felt a little melancholy, but this faint nostalgia quickly disappeared, replaced by the expectation in his heart.
For young people, new things are what they like more.
Indeed, I have been to the Four Islands of Fusang once, but that happened several years ago.
After several years of events, what has Fusang Four Islands become?
When Zhao Qian thought of this, he felt full of anticipation.
The train was very fast, and the next morning, Zhao Qian and others arrived in Linzi City.
When you get here, the train journey is over.
Now the Han Dynasty is indeed working hard to start various railways, but at present, they are mainly concentrated in major cities in the Central Plains Basin. Zhao Qian still has to continue to set out east, so he can only take a carriage next.
After a simple rest and dining, Zhao Qian met the local county magistrate and the city magistrate, and then left Linzi and continued to take the entourage to move forward in the car.
"By the way, what about those ten thousand musketeers?"
Sitting in the swaying carriage, Zhao Qian, who had just gotten off the train, suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, so he decided to find a topic.
Zhao Zheng, who was right next to Zhao Qian, was very calm and said, "They have arrived at the East China Sea Fleet Base in Jiaodong County one step ahead of time."
Zhao Qian was relieved and nodded, "That's good. With these ten thousand musketeers this time, it should be enough to sweep all the natives."
Although several years have passed, the Han Dynasty has also conscripted a large number of immigrants to the four islands of Fusang, the areas controlled by the Han Dynasty are mainly located on the coast and near some discovered minerals.
As we all know, most of the four islands of Fusang are mountains and hills, and there are many indigenous people living there, and from time to time it will cause trouble to the people of the Han Dynasty.
This time Zhao Qian went to Fusang, he had great ambitions and had to make a career for his father Zhao Kuo to see.
So after discussing with his staff, Zhao Qian listed this conquest of local indigenous people as one of the most priority issues.
After Zhao Qian finished speaking, Zhao Zheng also nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, your highness, they are just some natives, and it's not difficult to get rid of them."
To be continued...