"What?" All the people in the room were stunned, looking at Song Yucheng with a dazed face and not speaking for a long while.
It's not that they were shocked by Song Yucheng's "robbing", their Yu Jiajun traveled all over the country and did nothing, they didn't have a boat, they just robbed a boat, it was nothing serious at all. But the point is, they don't know where to grab it.
And according to what Song Yucheng meant, it was obvious that he was about to start a war, and most likely it would be a naval battle.
But Da'an is now in Heqinghaiyan, and it doesn't look like a place where there are battles. Why did Song Yucheng suddenly have such an idea
All of a sudden, the people in the room, especially those from Yu Jiajun who knew more about Song Yucheng's routine habits, became confused. Waiting for Song Yucheng's explanation later.
And Song Yucheng didn't say anything, but whistled towards Hai Dongqing.
Then Hai Dongqing seemed to fly to Song Yucheng's house, and soon flew back again, holding a specially shaped piece of light armor in his claws.
"This kind of light armor is not something from our Da'an Dynasty, but the one who picked it up was a farmer at the other end of the city. Before he picked up this piece of light armor, their village was ransacked. What the bandits robbed was not Money, but food, even the vegetables in the field, have been dug away."
"Master, what do you mean?" Qiao Jingxuan and the others hadn't realized it yet, but Yu Jiajun had already realized it.
They originally followed Song Yucheng, and they were most used to fighting guerrilla warfare. For subtle factors such as maps and terrain, they are all the things they are best at.
After Song Yucheng nodded, they understood what Song Yucheng had to say.
Strictly speaking, the four cities of Gucheng, like Rongcheng, are all called the border towns of Da'an. The only difference is that the sea that Rongcheng is backed by is the mouth of the real sea. As for the four cities of Gucheng, although they are also adjacent to the sea, they are all just ordinary coastal areas.
But now the fact that the farmers in the city were robbed showed a problem. It seemed that someone could cross the ocean and come to the city to loot the vegetable farmers in the city. The point is, with so many things, he was able to leave safely.
This is a bit interesting.
The messenger also looked closely at the map, and then pointed to a place that was very similar to what Song Yucheng pointed out before.
"There's probably something to say here."
"How to say?" Qiao Jingxuan still didn't understand.
After the messenger glanced at Song Yucheng, he gave him a detailed explanation, "It's very simple, that vegetable farmer told us everything."
"There are rich people in this village. The day when the accident happened happened to be the tax collection day, and Lizheng's family had more than one hundred taels of silver. Although it was not much, it was already very difficult for the farmers. But they didn't touch it. Instead, they chose more bulky and difficult to transport grains and vegetables. What does this mean? They come from a place that lacks vegetables and grains. This kind of place is only at sea.”
"As for the silver, it proves other details. They are not natives of Da'an. Otherwise, why didn't they take the silver? After all, the one hundred taels of silver is easier to carry, and they can buy more food if they take it away. Unless they Don't know this currency at all!"
"Then the robbing of food may not necessarily be by sea! The lack of food may also be a bandit." Qiao Jingxuan still didn't understand.
But this time it was Song Yucheng who explained to him, "There are two thousand catties of grain and so many vegetables. If you use a horse-drawn cart, it will take at least a dozen carts. The village is surrounded by land, and the cart that pulls grain passes by. Maybe there are no traces? They must have been caught long ago. But the unsolved case until now shows that they actually took the sea route. And the closest place to the city is here."
"These Japanese pirates must have come from the sea. And there may be something wrong with them. It was a time of shortage of food, so they took the risk and came to us to grab a ticket. But sooner or later the three thousand catties of food will be eaten up. Greed It will also get heavier and heavier. By then, we will be passive."
"Master, what should we do next?" After Song Yucheng finished speaking, the members of the Yu Family Army also became nervous.
None of them are short-sighted, so they naturally understand how serious the consequences will be if they are left alone. I'm even very lucky, thanks to Song Yucheng who discovered it carefully early, otherwise one day, when the Japanese pirates come out in full force, then their Rongcheng will really be completely finished.
Thinking of this, the atmosphere in the room also became tense.
However, Song Yucheng smiled relaxedly instead: "Actually, it doesn't matter, just seize the last time to train soldiers. In addition, there is one more thing, you must hurry up to grab the ship. It is best to hurry up before the reprimand from Shangjing arrives." Go out, otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to go out in the short term."
"Hahaha, that's right, that's the reason." Hearing Song Yucheng mention going to Beijing, these members of the Yu Family Army couldn't help laughing, their eyes were full of jokes. As for the reason - of course it is because of the dozens of carts of salted fish on the way to Shangjing!
They were sure that the emperor would never have imagined in his dreams that the taxes that Rongcheng paid so easily were not silver, but various local salted fish.
However, not only them, but even Song Yucheng himself is very much looking forward to the wonderful expressions of the future emperor when he sees those salted fish.
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But for Song Yucheng, the news from the other side of the capital was just an adjustment. The big battle is coming, and each of them is in tension. Especially Song Yucheng is still an activist. Since he has a plan, he will definitely do it immediately. Therefore, these days, he has been busier than before.
Not only were the two sea dongqings released by Song Yucheng, he also specially ordered someone to find a master who was good at drawing nautical charts, and asked him to help retouch the old nautical charts. The sea is different from the land, and he must do it exactly.
However, the news that came back from Costin's side one after another was not optimistic.
Contrary to Song Yucheng's expectations, those Japanese pirates were not so much scattered pirates as they were a small country of its own.
According to Costin's description, the small island is strictly guarded, and there are quite a lot of Japanese pirates living on it. Although there are no ordinary people inside, there is an existence similar to Emperor Da'an.
Therefore, these Japanese pirates may not be pirates, but a country. It's just that the country is too small, so Da'an never found out.
If this is the case... Song Yucheng suddenly had a feeling that perhaps in the original world, after the death of the original body, Da'an might not have been kept, and might even be invaded by these Japanese pirates.
No wonder the original body's wish was like this... Song Yucheng felt that he finally understood the whole story. However, at this moment, a sound behind him caught his attention.
Song Yucheng turned his head, but was looking into the concerned eyes of the prince who had just entered the door.
"You guys, now that you've come to my place, you didn't even make a notification." Song Yucheng joked with a smile.
But the prince looked at the chart in his hand and frowned, "Are you leaving soon?"
"I have to find out about those grandchildren. They crossed the sea to our Da'an quietly. If we don't pay a good visit, wouldn't it appear that we are not polite?" When Song Yucheng said this, his tone was obviously full of evil spirits.
The prince stretched out his arms to hug him, "Be careful."
"Don't worry, there is such a good-looking cousin waiting for me at home, how can I be willing to stay outside." Song Yucheng couldn't help teasing the prince, but to his surprise, the prince didn't have any intention of refuting, but really Nodding obediently.
"Well, I'll wait for you at home. Be sure to pay attention to safety."
Song Yucheng's heart moved, he raised his head and looked at him. But I found that in the eyes of the prince, the emotions were extremely complicated, with worries and pride. But it didn't stop him.
If possible, the crown prince would never want Song Yucheng to do such a dangerous thing. But he understood that this was what Song Yucheng wanted, and it was his obsession, so the crown prince would never hold him back, and would only give him the greatest convenience possible.
"I don't have craftsmen who know how to build warships, but the two best ones have been sent to your army just now. The food at sea is different from daily life. Your cooking team is not experienced. I want two from Beijing. There is also food and grass. The white note signed by the Ministry of War last time has been exchanged. I decided to change a few more suitable ones to take on board. Finally..." Taking a deep breath, the crown prince hugged Song Yucheng even more reluctantly. , lowered his head to rest on his shoulder, and slowly finished the rest of the sentence: "You don't have to worry about Rongcheng, I will guard it for you, and wait for you to return from victory."
"..." The prince's words left Song Yucheng speechless. Being so virtuous and gentle, Song Yucheng didn't even have a chance to refuse.
In his past life, Song Yucheng was used to being the leader in relationships, and this feeling of being led away always made him a little awkward. But at the same time, there seemed to be something different from the past in my heart quietly. This sour taste made Song Yucheng not know how to respond for a while.
Because this feeling is too strange, but it seems to make him feel very comfortable, and he doesn't want to change.
Confused, Song Yucheng didn't speak, and naturally he didn't break free from the prince's embrace. As for the prince, he showed a meaningful smile because of Song Yucheng's retreat.
As for the system that also received Song Yucheng's thoughts, at this moment, it finally figured out one thing. He finally understood why in the first world, Song Yucheng clearly had a crush on Ludwig and doted on Chu Rong. In the second world, if Lu Mian likes it, he will occasionally tease him, but he won't enter it with sincerity.
Because all three of them have a more or less indirect relationship with the original body's tragedy.
In the first world, Chu Rong is the boss, but Ludwig is Xu Muzhi's reliance. In the second world, the reason why Cao Kun dared to do whatever he wanted was because his cousin was called Lu Mian.
Therefore, even though Lu Mian and the others didn't know the original body, and had never even returned from abroad in the original world, Song Yucheng couldn't overcome the hurdle in his heart just because of their relationship with Zha Gong.
Song Yucheng had no choice but to use his original identity to have any substantive relationship with these people.
He felt that this was a kind of blasphemy.
Then it's the same as before... There is no difference.
Suddenly, the system felt a little pantothenic. And those long-term memories that should have been eliminated also followed. Especially the scene that was tragic to the extreme at the end, even though it was just an intangible system, every time I think about it, I feel so painful that I would rather die.
So this time, this time he will definitely protect Song Yucheng well.
The system secretly made a decision, and vowed that it would never become the face-slapping system next door again. He wants to tease beauties with Song Yucheng, talk about love, and spend every world easily and happily.
Thinking of this, the system quickly changed its mood, and picked out a long-preserved expression of [Man Farming and Woman Weaving] to smear Song Yucheng's face.
"Short oil, the atmosphere is good. [Seaweed style]"
However, Song Yucheng, who had just sent the prince away and hadn't been able to sort out his thoughts, was speechless because of this. And there is also the idea of not wanting to talk at all.
After all, this time, there was no need for systematic ridicule. Song Yucheng himself understood that after teasing so many people, this time, it might really fall into the hands of the prince.
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A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and with the full cooperation of the prince, Song Yucheng's preparations before going to sea were perfect, and he could set off at any time.
However, on the other side of the capital, the two tax envoys, who had been tortured all the way, finally managed to see the gate of the capital, and suddenly felt a sense of relief and happiness.
But for Shang Jing, their arrival was not a good thing, but rather a headache.
The salted fish that come from afar from Rongcheng, even after going through thousands of mountains and rivers, the taste still lasts for a long time. Therefore, before the two taxes brought their convoy to the city gate, the guards there were startled by the faint smell of salted fish.
"Is there a sea merchant going to Beijing? It's really rare!"
"No, the fishy smell, tsk! I smelled it from a long way away, and I don't know how many things I brought."
The two guards were teasing each other while looking into the distance. Immediately afterwards, when the team of the two tax envoys appeared in a mighty manner, they suddenly felt like they were going blind.
They have never seen such a large number of salted fish with such a rich variety, there are dozens of carts.
At the same time, the expressionless introduction of the two tax officials also made the shocked expressions on the faces of the two guards even more dull.
The two tax envoys: "This is the tax that Rongcheng handed in, check it quickly. After you have finished checking, I will send it to the treasury."
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Da'an Treasury Manager: No, don't come over, we don't want it, we refuse.
Two tax envoys: So you are looking down on Rongcheng and Rongjun Wang? [Poker face]