"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"This is the treasure we seized from the island."
"There are more than a dozen boats!"
"This time it's really a great harvest!"
"Countless gold, silver and jewelry of all kinds."
"There are also quite a few armor and arrows..."
Wang Ergou walked forward with a smile.
Then he clapped his hands.
The soldiers carried heavy wooden boxes.
I saw all kinds of treasures inside.
Gold, silver, pearls and jade!
Coral, agate, rhino horn and ivory!
It is extremely dazzling under the sunlight.
They were all staring.
Tian Zhongxun's face turned pale and he felt dizzy.
Make fists tightly with both hands.
The nails almost pierced into the palm of my hand.
Since his grandfather, he has been secretly hoarding treasures.
It has been at least a hundred years.
It’s all thanks to hard work and accumulation.
But now they were all wiped out by Ning Que!
How is this possible? !
Tian Dan is his man!
He has been loyal all these years.
How could he betray him?
"Yeah." Ning Que nodded, looking at Tian Dan, who looked like a dead dog, and said with a smile: "This time we have a great harvest, but it is all thanks to this Tian Dan. Take him back and take good care of him. He is a great contributor to this king, and maybe he can reveal some more information in the future."
"clear."
"Come here, take these gold, silver and jewelry back!"
"slow!"
At Tian Zhongxun's signal, Gu Yuan bravely walked out. He raised his hand and bowed, "With the war imminent, it's a cause for celebration for Prince Ning to have captured this much. Since it's to be used as military expenses, it should be rewarded to the soldiers of the three armies. Please grant me your blessing, Your Highness!"
"oh?"
Ning Que looked over with a smile.
"Your face looks much thicker now that you have scars on it."
"It was the King of Qi who personally submitted a petition requesting war."
"He also promised personally to provide both manpower and money."
"What's going on? Is the King of Qi out of money? Or does he have other uses for the money and grain he has, and wants to do something else?"
"Ridiculous!" Tian Zhongxun was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. His face turned blue and red. He glared at Ning Que in humiliation and shame. "As for money and food, of course I have it. But Prince Ning has such a pleasant surprise. If I only give it to his direct subordinates, I'm afraid the other generals will not accept it."
"Now all this is my money, and how it should be distributed is naturally for me to decide. If you are not satisfied, you can ask the King of Qi for it. Why is the King of Qi so stingy towards his own generals? If you are not satisfied, why not go out to sea and search too? Maybe you can find some treasure there too."
“Heh… heh…”
Tian Zhongxun kept sneering.
My teeth are almost broken!
Ning Que was obviously mocking him!
But he couldn't find any fault with it.
Treasure Island is the capital of his Qi State!
It has been hoarded for hundreds of years!
But now Ning Que has benefited from it!
Looking at the boxes of treasures, Ning Que smiled triumphantly, "Alright, it's time for us to go back. Tie Niu, inform the Ouyang County Magistrate. Tell him that we've seized a lot of treasures this time and want to reward the entire county. Also, give the three guards two taels of silver each!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"No need to thank me." Ning Que looked at Tian Zhongxun and said with a smile, "We should thank King Qi for this. After all, King Qi has not been suppressing the pirates for many years, allowing them to grow stronger and hoard so many treasures."
“Heh… heh…”
Tian Zhongxun couldn't help sneering.
I wish I could chop Ning Que to pieces right now!
You're so ungrateful after getting such an advantage!
They even dared to mock him openly.
However, he has endured it now.
There is no point in Ning Que being arrogant now.
Once he takes his personal guards out to sea, Linzi will be dead.
Tian Zhongxun's eyes were cold.
Watched them leave.
"Your Majesty, are you just going to watch him go?"
"Now Tian Dan has also fallen into his hands."
"What if the news is leaked?"
"Shut up!" Tian Zhongxun waved his sleeves indifferently and said calmly, "The most urgent task is to prepare for the eastern expedition to Goguryeo and let him enjoy himself for a few days. These treasures are only in his hands temporarily. When the rebellion comes later, they will still belong to me!"
"Your Majesty is right."
"As for Tian Dan..." Tian Zhongxun looked ahead and whispered, "I don't know why he said this, but I'm afraid it has something to do with Ning Que. Go back and make your own preparations, and wait for my instructions."
"We obey your orders!"
"Gu Yuan, please follow me."
"promise."
Gu Yuan had no choice but to follow behind obediently.
The two walked to the edge of the harbor.
Looking at the giant battleship from a distance.
"Is this the lucky ship built by Ning Que?"
"Um."
"This warship is truly terrifying, and its scale is unprecedented. This warship alone can bear a weight of ten thousand dan. It is said to be extremely fast, comparable to a battleship."
Tian Zhongxun looked at the shipyard in the distance again.
He definitely can't get in there.
But all the undercover agents he planted saw it.
One huge log after another was transported to the shipyard.
It is obvious that they want to build a Fu ship.
Ning Que has big ambitions!
But it was not just for the eastern expedition to Goguryeo.
Because according to the intelligence they had obtained, Goguryeo did not actually have many warships, and the ones they had were just old and dilapidated fishing boats that could be destroyed by Dafeng.
The Dafeng army prepared warships primarily for transporting food and fodder to minimize losses. Regardless of time and place, long-distance sea transportation was always the most cost-effective. A transport ship could carry thousands of dan of food and fodder with only a few dozen sailors, making it far more cost-effective than transporting it by land.
For example, during the Northern Expedition to Shuofang, grain and fodder were transported from various regions to Yanmen Pass, with the longest transport line stretching a thousand miles. A stone of grain at the departure point might only be reduced to three dou by the destination.
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