Chapter 303: Yin Yang Family Yan Zhen, no way, no?

Mi Wei looked at the things Chen Ye slowly laid out and was so excited that he could not speak coherently.

There are so many exquisite products. If the Mi family also has the right to sell them, and the price is lower than the government price, it will be very comfortable, and their wealth will be back soon.

"This matter is very important. You should discuss it with your father. Your Majesty and I will wait for you in Jingzhou.

In recent months, you will only be granted the right to sell these items, and later the production lines that produce them will also be available for sale.

By the way, when you sell these things, you have to collect taxes based on your sales, which is commercial tax."

"Don't worry, Imperial Master. Your Majesty has given us the wealth of the Mi family, and we will naturally understand the rules."

Mi Wei responded to Chen Ye's instructions one by one. In this time and space, his father was relieved of his worries because of Liu Bei's early attention. At least he would not be worried to death.

So I took Chen Ye's message with satisfaction, memorized it firmly, and returned to Bodao Station under the leadership of my personal guards to rest and wait for the trip to Chengdu the next day.

After giving Chen Dao a few brief instructions, Chen Ye also returned to modern times and prepared to sleep. The generator in the training center was still working, and the soldiers in the simulation warehouse were all studying intensely.

Early the next morning, Liu Bei divided his troops in Jiangzhou and released more than a dozen 500-ton transport ships. He asked Zhao Yun and others to lead the soldiers to Langzhong, and then continued to move forward, and the army officially marched towards Baidi City.

Taking advantage of the good weather these days, Chen Ye quickly led his soldiers to take turns flying helicopters. After all, helicopters have poor wind resistance, so it is easiest to learn when the weather is good.

One of the four helicopters was down due to a minor engine failure. No one could repair it right now. Chen Ye could only put it away and wait until he got back to find someone to repair it.

On the other side, outside Yongan Baidi City.

The envoys sent by Sun Quan and the messengers sent by Liu Bei to Jingzhou were riding in wooden boats from Wu County to the water pass of Baidi City.

The sky has been covered with a light mist. The Soochow envoy at this moment is Sun Quan's confidant Yan Zhen, who is not against Liu Bei.

The purpose of his reply this time was mainly to check the military situation in Shu and to spy on the military preparations in Baidi City and Shuzhong, so that Sun Quan could decide on the next battle plan.

By the way, I brought some gifts to see if I could coax Liu Bei to be happy like Cao Pi, so that he would not attack Jingzhou for the time being.

Looking at Baidi City getting closer and closer, there were dozens of ships of various sizes, among which there were only a dozen or so that could be considered warships. They were all in the direction of the river head, with a faint smile on Yan Zhen's face.

That's it?

"Brother Lingwen, are all the Yizhou naval forces here?"

"What does Mr. Mancai mean by this?"

Mao Yang, the messenger sent by Liu Bei, heard Yan Zhen's words and pretended to be puzzled, but did not answer his questions.

Of course he knew what Yan Zhen meant, which was that the Soochow Navy was strong and looked down upon the ships of the Yizhou Navy.

"I was just thinking that we, Marquis Wu, have large ships that can carry thousands of people and countless stern boats. If we want to stop them all, I'm afraid the Baidi's waters are not enough.

The navy under Emperor Wei also has countless ships, big and small. If your Majesty dares to attack Emperor Wei in the north, you must have dozens of large ships, right?"

"..."

Mao Yang's nonchalant look made Yan Zhen smile more kindly. Will Liu Bei attack Jingzhou? My lord may have guessed it right.

"Brother Lingwen, could it be that you only have so many ships in Yizhou?

No way? It’s not enough to attack Emperor Wei with just a few ships!

It should be noted that Marquis Wu only needs to send out a few towering ships. No arrows are needed. Just use the ships to attack them and they can sink them all.

Your Majesty in Shu, you don’t even need a building or a boat? You don’t?”

“(◣д◢)”

"Brother Ling Wen, what are you so anxious about? Are you being told by someone?

Oops, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend."

Yan Zhen joined his hands and saluted Mao Yang, which made Mao Yang, whose eyes were about to burst into flames, hold a breath in his chest, feeling like he was about to explode.

On the other hand, the hermaphrodite Yan Zhen had a smile on his face. After the boat approached the Baidi water, a stern boat came along the river to check the identity of the two people.

Then he turned around and went back. An hour later, he finally came back with a reply from the prefect of Guling (Badong) and asked them to follow him. Finally, he stopped at a small pier.

This caused Yan Zhen's dissatisfaction.

"Brother Lingwen, who is the Prime Minister of Yong'an County? Who is the Governor of Gu Ling (Badong)? Why is there no etiquette at all?

The Marquis of Wu has been granted the title of King of Wu in the middle of Shu, so why is it so disrespectful to receive the prefect of the King of Wu? Are you really insulting my lord?"

"Mr. Mancai, since the Marquis of Wu is unwilling to accept His Majesty's favor, he is naturally not the King of Wu of our great Han Dynasty, so why should we insult him?

Wait a minute, I'll ask about the situation."

Because of this small act of contempt, Mao Yang instantly felt his anger coming back, which made you feel embarrassed. Look, His Majesty the Han Dynasty looks down on your lord, and the Badong prefect also looks down on your lord. You only deserve to come ashore from the trail.

But the question still had to be asked. Mao Yang asked the soldier who led them to the shore. Unexpectedly, what the soldier said shocked them both.

"Mr. Ling Wen, Mr. Mancai, it's not because the eunuch is deliberately neglecting you that he asked you to come here. It's because in a while, your majesty will bring an armored warship and more than 10,000 soldiers to the shore.

Nowadays, no ships can be docked at any of Baidi’s wharves, in case His Majesty’s navy arrives later and there is no place to dock the ships.”

"What? Your Majesty brought his army to Baidi today?"

"What? What kind of armored warships do you have? Your Majesty has already sent troops here today?"

Yan Zhen, who was both replying to the letter and in charge of inquiring about the information, could not care less about the so-called slight and quickly asked the navy sergeant.

"Yes, there was a fast ship in the morning, carrying General Yide and His Majesty's decree. It was stated that Your Majesty would arrive with his troops this afternoon and asked the prefect to arrange the docking positions for at least sixty large ships."

"Sixty building ships? I wonder how big the building ships are? Is it a hundred steps long? Pfft."

When Yan Zhen heard the soldiers' replies, some of them were not surprised, but outright disbelief and couldn't help laughing. There were only sixty ships in the world, not to mention the Shu Han. There were only so many ships in the world.

"Mr. Mancai, are you too rude?"

"Brother Ling Wen, please don't blame me. I am rude. Since the prefect is here and your majesty is going to Yong'an today, we will visit the prefect first and then prepare to submit Wu Hou's reply directly to your majesty."

Yan Zhen became serious, and if he continued to ridicule, he really had to stay.

When the two disembarked from the ship to communicate, other personnel also brought the gifts from Sun Quan. In this regard, Sun Quan was very considerate.

Although Liu Bei's words were frivolous and he directly called him his eldest nephew, he had great righteousness as a reason and promised a reward. Naturally, Sun Quan could not ask Zhuge Jin to write a mocking document like in the original history.

Therefore, if you bring a gift and give it to Liu Bei, it will be shown to the world. Don't go too far.

Yan Zhen and Mao Yang went to Baidi City together, but were told that Governor Guling, that is, Fu Kuang, had already gone to the riverside dock and had to turn back to the riverside to meet him.

At this time, on the bank of the river, Fu Kuang directed the navy soldiers to continue to clean up the road. Beside him was Zhang Fei, who was eating canned fruit.

"General Yide, are there really sixty armored ships the size of large ships that are going to dock? What kind of armored ships are they?"

"Oh, I'm still going to lie to you? Those armored ships are the same as X's speedboats. They are made of fine iron and are hundreds of steps long.

In half an hour at most, His Majesty's beautiful armored flagship will arrive. When the time comes, you will know that I am not lying to you.

Come, try this cherry, it’s a good thing. Your Majesty knows that I like to eat it, so I asked the Imperial Master to get more of it.”

"No, this thing... so-and-so just try one."

Fu Kuang subconsciously rejected the bright red cherries with additives, but couldn't resist Zhang Fei, so he opened his mouth and tasted one.

Two quarters of an hour later, when Mao Yang was brought over by his servant, he saw the prefect holding a one-liter can of cherries and eating happily.

"Assistant Governor, after a letter was sent, Marquis Wu was unwilling to accept His Majesty's canonization. He also sent his subordinate Yan Zhen to follow him to ask for a reply to the letter and a return gift to His Majesty."

"Well, according to the speed of those troop ships, His Majesty will arrive before sunset. Then invite Wu Hou's messenger to come over and prepare together to welcome His Majesty."

Before Fu Kuang spoke, Zhang Fei said directly without paying any attention to Yan Zhen's thoughts as an envoy. This made Mao Yang even more confused. Could it be that the Han Dynasty really had so many ships?

When Yan Jin was informed, he learned that he would be waiting with Zhang Fei and others on the shore to greet Liu Bei, and he was secretly unhappy. After all, he was Sun Quan's envoy, and these people had no welcome etiquette at all.

I completely forgot how Soochow treated Mao Yang in the beginning. Although they despised each other privately, when they came to the meeting, Yan Zhen, Zhang Fei, and Fu Kuang had a lively conversation, and everyone did a good job in saving face.

While chatting, Fu Kuang talked about Liu Bei's arrival with his army and the specific issue of the ships he would take.

"General Yide, I ask myself that I know a lot about the world's navy and shipbuilding places.

There are many mountain roads in Sichuan, and large ships have never been used for shipbuilding along the river. Because of the inconvenience, there is only one big ship brought by your Majesty from Jingzhou.

This suddenly requires parking space for sixty tower ships. Could it be that there is a master of building ships in Sichuan? But even if it is really built, it is impossible to build dozens of tower ships in a few years."

"Mr. Mancai, it's normal that you don't know about this. I, a big man, have established diplomatic relations with the Ming Empire. Now that we have joined forces, what does a small building mean?"

"The Ming Empire? Why have you never heard of it? Is it a small barbarian country in Nanjun, Yizhou?"

When Fu Kuang heard Zhang Fei's words, he was a little surprised. Mao Yang was just a messenger with no sense of existence. Liu Bei sent him there just to mess with Sun Quan's mentality. He didn't play any tricks, so he randomly sent a young man who wanted to be promoted. Naturally,

I didn't know the inside story.

Zhang Fei blinked when he heard Yan Zhen's words. Is it possible to tell Wu's envoy about this kind of thing?

While I was thinking about it, a whistle sounded, and five miles ahead, three speedboats appeared in front. They were the pilot team responsible for opening the way and feeling the reef.

Behind the speedboat was the flagship, but because of the light fog, the speedboat was the first to reveal itself. The roar of the engine and the speed of nearly 80 kilometers per hour made Yan Zhen feel as if he had seen a ghost.

He didn't know what science was, but he knew that the speed of this ship was certainly unscientific.

Then, Liu Bei's flagship, flying the Imperial flag of the Han Dynasty, was the first to break through the confusion and appear in the field of vision. With the appearance of this flagship, a line of troop transport ships appeared immediately behind him.

From the moment the speedboat appeared, Yan Zhen and Mao Yang were stunned. The appearance of the fishery administration boat with a snow-white appearance and glass floors between floors made their hearts beat.

Mao Yang felt that the ridicule he had received today had been solved. Now the breath he was holding was not only smooth, but also made him want to laugh happily.
To be continued...