Acai's Sky

Chapter 431 Navigation Chart...

The sun shone through the clouds onto the glazed tiles of the imperial palace. Prince Rui Sima Hui and Prince Xian Sima Xian came to the imperial study to see their father.

Sima Lin put down the imperial brush in his hand, raised his head, looked at them sharply, and asked, "How are things going?"

Sima Hui stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Reporting to the Emperor, the case of the fake Seventh Prince has been successfully resolved.

We have successfully tracked down and arrested all those involved in the case and have executed them all.

Among them were his twelve descendants who were hiding in the minister’s house, and they were also executed…”

Sima Hui then pulled out a thick account book and continued, "These are the lists of all the property we confiscated from the fake Seven Kings, including gold, silver, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, land, shops, houses, and so on. The detailed accounts are all here, please review them."

He picked out the general ledger from all the account books and handed it to Eunuch Qiao standing beside him.

Emperor Sima Lin took the account book, opened the first page, and saw the densely packed numbers and financial records on it, and couldn't help but gasp.

"1.5 billion taels of silver, 30 million taels of gold... How did he manage to acquire such a huge fortune?" Sima Lin asked in surprise.

Sima Hui replied cautiously: "According to our investigation, in the past thirty years of his life, he made huge profits through overseas trade.

The supporters behind him were none other than the Japanese, who secretly supported the pirates, making trade extremely smooth for him."

He raised his head slightly, secretly glanced at his father sitting on the dragon throne, and said softly: "Although the emperor has not canonized him, he is your son after all. In addition, given his status, there are many people willing to serve him."

Emperor Sima Lin was shocked when he heard this. He keenly sensed the huge business opportunities contained therein.

Soon, he sensed from these words the lucrative returns that overseas trade could bring, and secretly lamented in his heart that this was simply robbing money!

Sima Hui seemed to have anticipated his father's reaction. He smiled slightly and continued, "I have specially prepared a sea chart. Please ask Eunuch Qiao to find a shelf to hang it up."

Eunuch Qiao responded, quickly took out a shelf, and hung the nautical chart aside.

Sima Hui pointed at the sea chart and introduced it to Sima Lin: "Father, this is the sea chart we found in the fake Seventh Prince's Mansion..."

Sima Lin couldn't wait to walk over to the hanging nautical chart and examine it carefully.

He was surprised to find that there were so many continents and countries overseas.

All along, he only knew that there were envoys traveling overseas from time to time, but he knew very little about the situation overseas.

At this moment, this sea map seemed to open a door to a new world for him, allowing him to see endless possibilities.

Sima Xian looked at the sea chart, his eyes sparkling and his face full of longing.

He sighed inwardly, "That's a completely unfamiliar world, full of endless possibilities and mysteries. How wonderful it would be if I could set foot on those lands myself one day..."

Sima Lin noticed Sima Xian's desire for the sea chart, and a feeling of worry welled up in his heart.

He thought to himself, "This child has just returned to us and hasn't yet fully integrated into palace life. How can we let him leave so easily? No, we absolutely cannot let him take this risk."

Therefore, Sima Lin decided to immediately dissuade Sima Xian from going out to explore the world.

Sima Hui was busy searching for account books in a box and didn't notice Sima Xian's expression. He was so focused on finding important documents that he had no time to think about anything else.

Sima Lin stared at Sima Hui with some dissatisfaction, and sighed in his heart: "What a bunch of unfilial sons!"

After a while, Sima Hui finally found a separate account book and handed it to Eunuch Qiao beside him.

After taking the account book, Eunuch Qiao carefully opened it and handed it to Sima Lin.

Sima Lin carefully flipped through the account book, his brows gradually furrowed.

Sima Lin said in surprise: "He actually surveyed one-third of our Yu Dynasty's mineral veins and land? I really didn't know our Yu Dynasty had so many mineral veins..."

There was a hint of shock and confusion in his voice. This account book recorded a large amount of information about the mineral veins, allowing Sima Lin to gain a deeper understanding of the country's resource situation.

Sima Lin fell into deep thought, thinking about how to deal with these precious mineral resources.

He understood that mineral veins were vital to the nation's development, but he also understood that developing and utilizing them required careful consideration.

Sima Lin decided to convene relevant officials for further research and formulate reasonable policies to ensure the sustainable development and utilization of the mineral veins.

At the same time, he also realized that it was necessary to strengthen supervision of mineral veins within the national territory to prevent illegal mining and waste.

"Your Majesty, they have learned the detection technology from the other side of the sea. I have temporarily detained all the detection craftsmen, waiting for your order to deal with them..." Sima Hui answered humbly.

Of course, the emperor wanted them to serve the Yu Dynasty, but he also knew that the Japanese people were generally not trustworthy, so he was a little embarrassed.

Sima Xian naturally had no idea what his father was thinking, he just heard some of their speculations and guesses about the Japanese explorers.

"Father, if that's the case, why don't we send our own personnel there to learn the latest surveying techniques? I'm willing to go along and learn some of the techniques we lack and bring them back."

Emperor Sima Lin's mind was instantly opened. Yes, he could send people to study on his own and did not need to rely on the Japanese at all. At most, he would have to wait for a few years.

Moreover, there are so many mineral veins that have been surveyed now, which is enough for them to develop and utilize.

However, when his son asked to go out, Sima Lin immediately objected.

So, he said, "These veins have been explored and are sufficient for use at present. We must leave some for future generations."

Sima Xian didn't think too much about it, simply thinking that his father wanted to leave some wealth for future generations. After all, as the saying goes, "Those who plant trees will enjoy the shade."

It is impossible for our predecessors to mine all the mineral veins for future generations and leave nothing for them!

Sima Xian nodded and said nothing more.

Sima Hui, who was standing by, saw something was going on. He lowered his voice and said to Sima Xian, "Seventh brother, guess what? If you want to go out now, will Yue'er go with you?"

Sima Xian frowned after hearing this and pondered in his heart.

Sima Hui then continued, "That girl is really fond of foreign things! Look, she just completely recreated the production method of the colored glaze in the west corridor."

Emperor Sima Lin also heard their conversation and quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, Xian'er, you can't go out! You have to know that Yue'er will definitely follow you out..."

When Sima Xian heard the name "Yue'er", he suddenly felt as if countless bees were buzzing in his head.

Children and such are simply little devils...