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In the morning, a cavalry team escorted Yang Zhu, the secretary supervisor, to Yunyang County. The secretary supervisor was a department that directly served the emperor and was not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

At present, there are three and a half departments directly under the emperor's jurisdiction and not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. One is the Privy Council, which controls the garrisons in various places, one is the internal guard, and the other is the secretarial supervisor.

The other half is the Yushitai. The Yushitai is responsible not only to the Political Affairs Hall, but also directly to the emperor. The key is to look at the level of the cases they handle and the level of the impeachment officials. If it is to impeach the prime minister, it must report to the emperor. , if it is to impeach the governor, then it will be reported to the Political Affairs Hall.

As the name suggests, the secretary supervisor is the emperor's secretary. He is also in charge of books and is also responsible for the prince's education.

In the future, Jixianyuan and Longtuge will be established one after another, and the bachelors there will be the emperor's secretaries. They have not yet been established, and are temporarily supervised by the secretaries.

Yang Zhu arrived at Yunyang County Government. The county magistrate He Wensheng took Yang Zhu to a small house in the east of the county seat. This is Yang Liangyao's home.

Yang Liangyao was an eunuch who once held important positions such as Guangzhou Ship Supervisor. Since he was promoted by Li Fuguo, when the eunuchs were liquidated, he was also implicated. He was removed from all official positions and dismissed from his post to serve the people.

Yang Liangyao returned to his hometown of Yunyang County, purchased some land, houses and other real estate, and lived by collecting rent. He also had an adopted son who currently runs a restaurant.

Yang Liangyao is only in her mid-thirties, well-maintained, and looks relatively young.

Hearing a knock on the door outside, he opened the door and saw a large number of cavalry and officials outside. He was stunned and asked, "Everyone, are you okay?"

Yang Zhu cupped his fists and asked, "Excuse me, are you Yang Liangyao, the former Guangzhou shipping supervisor?"

Yang Liangyao nodded, "I am!"

Yang Zhu said: "I am Yang Zhu, secretary in charge of the dormitory, and I have been ordered to take you to Beijing!"

"I don't quite understand, what happened?" Yang Liangyao was confused.

Yang Zhu smiled slightly and said: "Someone recommended you to the Holy One, and the Holy One summoned you!"

"Ah!" Yang Liangyao was stunned for a moment. After a while, he carefully asked: "Are you going to let me work in the palace as an errand, or is it something else?"

"It is Lingnan's pacifier Zhang Shijun who recommends you to the emperor. He will not let you work in the palace as an errand. Please come with us to the capital!"

It turned out to be recommended by Zhang Ping. Yang Liangyao said quickly: "Please allow me to tidy up a little and tell my family that I will be fine soon!"

Yang Liangyao followed Yang Zhu and his guards on horseback and galloped along the newly built straight road. They rested overnight at the post station and changed horses. They set off early the next morning and arrived in Chang'an on the morning of the third day.

Yang Liangyao changed into white clothes and met the emperor Li Ye in the afternoon.

"Old slave Yang Liangyao comes to see His Majesty the Emperor and wishes His Majesty long live, long live, long live!"

"Housemaid Yang is exempt from the gift!"

There are no more than a hundred eunuchs in Li Ye's palace, most of them are old eunuchs, and the eunuch system has been abolished.

At this point, Li Ye received the firm support of all civil servants. The eunuch group frightened the civil servants. If Li Ye had not come to power, the eunuch's monopoly would have lasted for at least a hundred years.

Although Yang Liangyao was a eunuch, he was in a special situation. Just like Zheng He, he was an accomplished eunuch.

Li Ye looked at Yang Liangyao and smiled and said, "Young Master Yang has taken good care of himself. Are you still willing to go to the hot place in Lingnan now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this old slave has no children and no worries. He just wants to do something meaningful to prove that his trip to this world was not in vain."

Li Ye nodded and said: "I am announcing your arrival because I want you to do a feat that is unprecedented and unprecedented. Once successful, you will be famous in history. Ten thousand years later, you will still be a hero in the eyes of the Han people. But it will risk your life, are you willing to accept it?”

"The old slave is never afraid of death, nor is he afraid of hardship. As long as your majesty believes in the old slave, the old slave will remain determined."

Li Ye said slowly: "I want you to sail and lead a fleet to search for new overseas lands, find high-yielding crops, and completely solve the food problem that has existed for thousands of years."

"Does your Majesty have any direction?"

Li Ye nodded, took out a map from the bookcase, and slowly spread it out: "This is a map I drew based on the legends of some Nanyang natives. It is said that there is a continent to the south of Nanyang, and many natives have seen it."

Yang Liangyao pointed to the Nanyang Islands and said: "I have been to these places, but they are all in the north of the island. I have never thought of going to the south of the island, let alone going south through the island."

Li Ye nodded, pointed at the Australian mainland and New Zealand with a wooden pole and said: "This continent is as vast as the Tang Dynasty, but there is no one on it. The natives have their own islands and are not willing to live on the mainland. And The big island here is probably as big as Henan Road, and it is also deserted. This is your first mission, find these two big islands and hone our new ship at the same time."

The Maori people from Australia and New Zealand did not arrive in New Zealand until the Northern Song Dynasty, and even later in Australia. There are no natives there now.

Li Ye added: "We now have steamships that can burn coal or wood. We don't have to worry about fuel. Finding two continents is not a big problem. The key to the next task is the real challenge."

Li Ye pointed to the north of the map and said: "This is our new Bohai Prefecture. If you go north along the coast of Bohai Prefecture, there will be a strait. But you don't need to cross the strait. Instead, keep walking eastward along the coast. It takes about a month's walk to see a new continent, which is equivalent to two of our Tang Dynasties. There are many native people there. It is said that when the Yin Shang Dynasty was destroyed, many Yin Shang survivors migrated there, and thousands of people lived there. In the year, you can continue to go south, and you can see another continent in a few months. There is also a dynasty there. It is said that it was also established by the descendants of the Yin and Shang dynasties. You can bring more gifts and exchange crops with them along the way. Exchanging food and seeds, the crops there are not available here, and then returning along the original route, I estimate it will take a year, so we need to establish some supply points along the way."

Yang Liangyao nodded silently. He felt the great difficulty. Li Ye added: "Your task is not to occupy the land and establish a stronghold, but to establish a route. More importantly, it is to find crops and collect as many crops and seeds as possible. As for Build cities and garrison troops, let future generations do it!”

Yang Liangyao nodded, "Wei Chen understands the task assigned by His Majesty, Wei Chen needs time to prepare."

Li Ye handed him the map and a booklet, "Here are the maps for you. Everything I said is in the booklet. You go to Guangzhou and Quanzhou to make preparations. Li Mi, the observation envoy of Fujian Province, and Zhang Ping, the appeasement envoy of Lingnan Province, will provide full support. You, prepare for half a year, all the financial and material resources needed will be allocated from the internal treasury, and you will carry out the first task next year. "

Li Ye immediately appointed Yang Liangyao as the Nanyang Xuanwei Envoy and the Mingwei General, established the Nanyang Xuanwei Envoy Department and the Dongyang Xuanwei Envoy Department in Guangzhou and Dengzhou respectively, and allocated 200,000 yuan from the internal treasury to mobilize ten large ships. There are thousands of troops.

Three days later, Yang Liangyao took a group of soldiers to Guangzhou by boat to prepare for his first voyage.