The First Tyrant of Daxia

The most troublesome issue when opening a trade route is transportation.

Although traveling by land is much safer, it takes time and has high labor costs. After all the back and forth travel, you won’t make much money.

But going by water is too dangerous!

Not only are there strong winds and waves at sea, but there are also many pirates intercepting ships.

Whether it is wind and waves or pirates, lives can be in danger at any time.

At that time, most of the civilian ships were still wooden boats, which made it difficult to sail long distances, not to mention having to withstand the strong winds and waves on the sea.

Therefore, Daxia's trade caravans or fleets basically will not appear near the Great Britain area.

Qin Yun was also a little troubled.

It is not that easy to promote iron ships.

So much iron ore is needed to maintain so many warships and troops. If iron ships are promoted to the public, there will simply not be enough iron ore resources to meet the needs.

Everyone was also in a dilemma.

But at this moment, a clear and playful voice suddenly sounded: "Your Majesty, I have an idea!"

Qin Yun looked in the direction of the voice and saw Gongsun Wan'er looking at him with a smile. He asked curiously, "Wan'er, do you have any good ideas?"

Gongsun Ruoshui said quickly: "Your Majesty, Wan'er is just a playful child, what can she do!"

As he spoke, he turned around and signaled to her: "Shut up!"

But Gongsun Wan'er ignored her and looked at Qin Yun and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to hear it?"

"It doesn't hurt to tell me about it." Qin Yun raised his eyebrows.

Gongsun Wan'er said imaginatively: "The reason why the transportation cost from Daxia to Daying is so high is not because the distance is too long? If we can find a way to shorten the distance, can't we reduce the cost?"

Su Yan smiled and said, "Wan'er, aren't you talking about finding the shortest route between Daxia and the West? In fact, the way we came here is already the shortest route."

"no!"

Gongsun Wan'er said, "From Daxia to Daying, the shortest route must be a straight line!"

Qin Yun understood what she meant and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You don't want to build a bridge to create a straight trade road?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you are smart!" Gongsun Wan'er clapped her hands with a smile.

Qin Yun shook his head and said, "This is certainly a good idea, but it's a bit too idealistic. Do you know how much money and time it would take to build such a long route?"

Everyone thought she was just joking and couldn't help but shake their heads and laugh.

But Gongsun Wan'er smiled and said, "Your Majesty, of course I know this is impossible, so I was joking!"

"Wan'er, stop messing around!" Gongsun Ruoshui scolded in a low voice.

Qin Yun is the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, and this is a serious place for discussing important court affairs. How can it be a place where one can joke around?

Qin Yun was not angry. Gongsun Wan'er was lively and cute, which made his stressed nerves relax a lot.

But Gongsun Wan'er did not give up, and continued: "Your Majesty, I really have a way!"

Qin Yun frowned, there should be a limit to joking.

"Gongsun Wan'er, this is a meeting place. Do you know the consequences of joking here?" Qin Yun's expression became a little stern.

No matter how lovely a girl is, it is not okay for her to be so naughty. She should be punished and not spoiled.

"Know……"

Gongsun Wan'er wanted to continue speaking but was stopped by Gongsun Ruoshui.

"Okay, stop talking." Gongsun Ruoshui's almond-shaped eyes became extremely stern. She could see that Qin Yun was serious. If she continued to talk, it would very likely anger Qin Yun.

Gongsun Wan'er curled her lips and pointed at Gongsun Ruoshui's hand and said, "Your Majesty, since my aunt won't let me continue, I can only shut up."

Qin Yun waved his hand and said, "Ruoshui, let her continue. I want to see what good ideas this little girl can come up with."

"His Majesty……"

Gongsun Ruoshui's face became anxious, but was interrupted by Qin Yun.

"Don't worry, even if she is wrong, I won't bother with her for your sake." Qin Yun said with a smile.

Gongsun Ruoshui breathed a sigh of relief and resumed her graceful and elegant demeanor.

Qin Yun is the emperor, his words are law, he will definitely not lie to her.

Seeing that her aunt was no longer trying to stop her, Gongsun Wan'er rolled her dark eyes and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you only said that this was wrong, but you didn't say what would happen if my method was good? This seems a bit unfair, doesn't it?"

"You little girl, you are actually beating the snake with a stick!" Qin Yun smiled helplessly, "Well, as long as the method you said is useful, I will grant you an official position within your ability, how about it?"

Gongsun Ruoshui's face lit up with joy. Ever since Qin Yun had carried out the purge of the aristocratic families, he had not reused anyone from the aristocratic families for a long time.

If Qin Yun could give Gongsun Wan'er an official position, it would be of great help to her in succeeding the head of the clan in the future.

"I don't want it!" Gongsun Wan'er quickly shook her head and refused.

Gongsun Ruoshui's face changed, "Wan'er, how can you be picky about His Majesty's reward? His Majesty is so gracious, you just need to continue to thank him obediently!"

"I don't want this!"

Gongsun Wan'er said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, I don't like this reward. Can you change it?"

Murong Shunhua smiled, because she knew that Qin Yun would immediately agree to Gongsun Wan'er's unreasonable request.

Qin Yun was a little overwhelmed. Who could resist the coquetry of such a lively and lovely little sister?

"Okay, tell me what you want."

"But I have to make a promise. If you don't speak well, I won't spare your aunt's face this time and will punish you!"

Where there are rewards, there are punishments. This is Qin Yun’s rule!

"No problem!" Gongsun Wan'er agreed hastily, "If the method I suggested is useful, then Your Majesty will owe me a promise. I haven't thought about it yet, so I'll tell you when I do."

Qin Yun said: "But this matter cannot violate my rules, and cannot violate the laws of Daxia!"

"of course not!"

"Then you can tell me now?" Qin Yun looked at Gongsun Wan'er.

Gongsun Wan'er nodded, and then said, "Isn't your majesty worried because Daxia and Daying are too far apart?"

"Then we can set up a place for trade between the two places. Whether it is the caravans from the West or the caravans from Daxia, they can trade in this place."

"In this way, we can save half the distance and greatly reduce the transportation cost. Moreover, this trading place can also attract more caravans to trade."

When everyone heard Gongsun Wan'er's words, their expressions changed.

"This is a really good idea!"

Qin Yun pondered for a moment and said, "If this trade market is established and developed, more and more caravans will surely come in the future, and there will be more possibilities."

For example, selling stalls, collecting taxes and so on.

Gongsun Wan'er praised: "Your Majesty is really smart, even I didn't think of this!"