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Chapter 629: Leizhou Terrain

After the children left, Jing Changjiang's gaze slowly fell on the people present. He frowned slightly, as if thinking about something important.

After a moment, he fixed his gaze on Xu Zize and said solemnly, "Since Your Highness has agreed to stay, may I entrust you with the task of utilizing the sap?"

There was a hint of tentativeness in his words. After all, this was an important mission, requiring great wisdom and ability to complete. He felt that relying on his own soldiers alone was not enough. It would be different if the prince was given the task. Even if he had no one, the King of Yan would definitely help him.

Seeing Xu Zize nod slightly without a word of evasion, Jing Changjiang's expression became more serious. He continued, "Prince, please feel free to assign anyone you want to use." He knew Xu Zize's abilities very well and understood the difficulty of this task, so he gave him full trust and power.

Jing Changjiang's proposal was approved by everyone present. Uncle Sijiu and Brother Qier had already known the identity of the Crown Prince last night, and naturally knew that this matter was of great importance, so they both agreed to follow Jing Changjiang's arrangements without any objection.

Xu Zize finally spoke up, "I'll try to gather manpower as quickly as possible. We should be able to get started after we return from our trip to Cangwu." He pondered for a moment, then added, "The people my father gave me should be arriving soon. However, by then, I'll have to select a few capable and smart individuals to go sailing with your fleet."

When everyone heard this, they were a little confused. They were still talking about the sap, and they didn't understand why he suddenly brought up going out to sea. Everyone couldn't help but stare at him, waiting for his further explanation.

Xu Zize seemed to sense the crowd's confusion. He looked specifically at his seventh brother, whose hometown was in Lingnan, and said, "You guys also said that rubber trees only appear in the Leizhou area. They may be rare in other parts of Lingnan, which means that they grow most in the south."

He paused, then continued, "Of course, we'll have to keep exploring to see how many uses this sap has, and how to heat it to ensure it's tough and elastic. I simply believe that where there are more rubber trees, the people will surely know more about its uses. I'd like to send a few people with a shipping fleet to explore the southern countries. Perhaps they'll figure it out faster than we could figure it out ourselves."

Jing Changjiang became excited when he heard this. He looked at Xu Zize as if he had found a treasure and said, "Yes, since we have the convenience of sailing to the sea, we should use it. Not just sap. Maybe there are better things on the other side of the sea that we can use."

He paused, then continued enthusiastically, "Since we're going to study, we can't just send a few people blindly. We have to ensure safety and ensure that their studies aren't interrupted. They need to be brave, resourceful, and knowledgeable. It needs to be at least a group of ten. Your Highness, please research the right people first. They need to learn something real when they go."

Jing Chunxi listened to their conversation and couldn't help but feel delighted. She had always felt that her brain was not enough. In the past, when she thought about shipping, she only thought about how to make money, thinking that with money she could help her grandfather's family. No matter how far away the journey was, she only thought about how to get weapons, food, and money to recapture the city taken by the Tatars and let the people live and work in peace.

But she had never thought about how to do it, how to do it quickly and well, and how to benefit the people. She had never thought of leveraging other people's strengths and using their experiences and achievements for her own benefit.

Now seeing her uncle and a few others gathered together and coming up with many new ideas, she was surprised to realize that people with great wisdom can use the experience of their predecessors to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

This may be the fastest and most convenient way to stabilize the country as soon as possible, reduce wars, and enable people to settle down and have enough food to eat.

When they left Shibaao for Leizhou, Jing Changjiang only brought a few extra people with him. But in reality, Xu Zize's eight secret guards only learned a few days later that the prince was alive and had rushed over. The assassins and secret guards assigned to him by the King of Yan had already rushed to Leizhou.

The general said that they would be arranged to go to Leizhou to carry out the mission in ten to twenty days at most. Uncle Sijiu was naturally anxious to arrange the work there and couldn't get away, so he asked Brother Qier to follow them all the way to explore the way first. Brother Qier also brought a few people with him, so the team became a little bigger.

After two days of walking, on the third day, Jing Changjiang sat in the carriage, looking at the scenery outside the window, and said to Jing Chunxi and Xu Zize, "Do you know why we placed most people in Shibaao in Shicheng County?" Jing Chunxi shook her head. How could she know these defense arrangements? If it weren't for this trip, she might never have come to Leizhou in her life. She didn't even understand what Leizhou was like.

"Leizhou is surrounded by the sea on three sides, like a tongue sticking out, with only one land exit in the north. Moreover, the area is very narrow. If the land route is blocked, a few small boats can escape if the number of people is small. If the number of people is large, there will be no escape unless there are enough boats and the wind and waves are calm." There was a hint of calmness in Xu Zize's voice. He was obviously very familiar with the geographical conditions of Leizhou.

Hearing Xu Zize's answer, Jing Changjiang couldn't help but nodded approvingly, "The prince is indeed familiar with his own territory."

Seeing Jing Chun's bewildered expression, Jing Changjiang gestured to her about the location and general terrain of Leizhou, explaining where the sea and land were, explaining that while this place was convenient for sea transportation, it was also a bottleneck that could be easily contained.

"But it's different here in Shibaao. You see, there are many mountains and forests here, and there are plenty of streams. It's perfect for gold panning and good for concealment. Most importantly, we haven't reached the bottleneck yet."

He pointed westward and continued, "If Shibaao is surrounded, the several counties in Wuzhou Commandery to the east are also mountainous and forested, with roads extending in all directions, accessible by water and land. They won't be able to encircle them, and we'll easily ambush them."

After a pause, Jing Changjiang told Jing Chunxi the approximate direction of the sea and said, "Even if we don't turn towards Wuzhou, but head north, we will not be completely surrounded." There was a hint of confidence in his words, as if he had taken all situations into consideration.

"So that's how it is! Xi'er was superficial. I was just wondering why the gold rush wasn't all in Leizhou. I thought it would be more convenient if all industries were concentrated together. It turns out there's so much to learn." Jing Chunxi looked up, smiled sweetly at Jing Changjiang, and flattered him. "No wonder grandpa is so confident in my uncle."

Jing Changjiang smiled slightly, reached out and gently pulled Jing Chunxi's ear, and said, "Just go back and don't talk bad about your uncle in front of your grandparents."

Jing Chunxi shook his head and said, "Then I have to have a good chat with my aunt."

Jing Changjiang patted her head gently again, with a doting look on his face.

Jing Chunxi smiled widely, and seeing her so shy and cute, Xu Zize couldn't help but grin.