Chapter 173 Being Your General
Looking at Jiang Tangtang's excitement, Lu Shiyan raised the corner of his mouth unconsciously, "Okay, after the island is cleaned up, I'll give it to you. You have the final say."
"Huh?" Jiang Tangtang's mouth dropped open slightly, her eyes filled with shock and surprise. She was just excited and offering some advice, so why was the island given to her?
Facing those big eyes filled with surprise, Lu Shiyan suddenly felt an itch in his throat. He raised his hand and placed it on the top of Jiang Tangtang's head, restrainedly touching it for a moment, then quickly took it away and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Tangtang felt as if someone had touched her heart with a feather. She unconsciously pressed her hand to her chest and asked, "You're just going to give me such a big island?"
"What's the big deal? I can give it to you after I conquer the world."
Lu Shiyan wanted to rebel and overthrow the current dynasty, not because he longed for imperial power or wanted to be emperor.
Instead, he was indignant at the current emperor's stupidity and dissatisfied with the injustice suffered by the Lu family.
In addition, there is also a little sympathy for the people of today and hatred for the corruption in officialdom.
In his eyes, Jiang Tangtang is both kind and smart, so there is nothing wrong with letting her take charge of the world.
In his opinion, this was just a very ordinary thing, but to Jiang Tangtang, it was like thunder in the ears.
He actually thought that the whole world could be given to her?
Throughout history, is there any man who doesn’t love power?
But given Lu Shiyan's personality, Jiang Tangtang had no doubt about his sincerity. Since he said this, he must have truly felt that even giving the whole world to her would not be too much.
Jiang Tangtang had seen many love words on TV and in books, but none of them were as shocking and heart-wrenching as his.
Just as Jiang Tangtang was shaken and trying to calm herself down, Lu Shiyan smiled again, looked at her seriously and said, "I will be your general from now on."
Jiang Tangtang looked at his smile and swallowed unconsciously.
Even without the world as a gift, his appearance alone would be enough to make her heart flutter. But he said that if he could give the world as a gift, he would be her general.
She tried hard to suppress the shock and emotion in her heart, deliberately raised her chin and snorted, "Don't think I'll be moved by your sweet talk! Anyone can write a blank check, but I won't believe you!"
Lu Shiyan looked at her slightly red eyes and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
What a duplicitous little fool.
He no longer restrained himself and pulled her into his arms. "Then wait until later, when I have done it, then you can trust me. Don't trust me about anything now."
"What about what you were talking about?" Jiang Tangtang broke free from his arms. "Where's the island?"
Lu Shiyan couldn't help but let out a muffled laugh.
His little wife is really cute.
Jiang Tangtang glared at him angrily, and Lu Shiyan quickly stopped smiling: "The island is naturally yours, you can do whatever you want with it."
Jiang Tangtang looked at him trying hard to hold back his laughter and angrily kicked him in the calf, "You did it on purpose!"
Lu Shiyan fell to the ground holding his calf, his face full of pain.
Jiang Tangtang felt that she didn't use much force just now, but looking at his expression, she began to doubt her own strength.
She anxiously squatted down, held his leg and said, "Did your leg get injured before? Let me see."
Lu Shiyan hugged his legs and didn't move.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Tangtang became more and more suspicious that he might have some old injury on his leg and wanted to lift up his trouser leg to take a look.
Lu Shiyan realized that he had acted too much, and a trace of guilt flashed through his heart. He took the person in his arms and changed the subject: "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something? I'll ask someone to go to the nearby beach to catch some fish and shrimp and cook them."
As soon as Jiang Tangtang saw his expression, she knew that he was deliberately teasing her and glared at him angrily.
With such good acting skills, it would be a shame for him not to act.
But there are still many things waiting for them to deal with on the island, and this is not the time to play around.
"Let's talk about catching seafood after we have sorted out the issues on the island!" Considering that Lu Shiyan and his men had been drifting on the sea for several days before getting here, they must be tired and hungry by now.
Jiang Tangtang said, "I've drugged most of the water on the island. I'd better go get some food! lest we accidentally knock one of our own down."
Lu Shiyan was frightened for several days at sea and finally found Jiang Tangtang. He was reluctant to part with her.
But like Jiang Tangtang, he also clearly understood that there were many things waiting for them on the island, and this was not the time to be sentimental.
He paused and said, "I'll send a few people to follow you to prevent any fish from slipping through the net on the island."
Jiang Tangtang had no objection to this, and Lu Shiyan added, "Let them do any heavy or tiring work, don't be polite to them."
When they heard that someone was going to protect Jiang Tangtang and help with some rough work in the kitchen, Xie Xin and the others rushed to go.
They had eaten the snacks that Lu Shiyan brought to the army before, and they were even better than those sold at Gaosuguan and Yipinxiang.
However, the snacks Lu Shiyan brought were always very precious, and the ones they got were really just for tasting. I'm going to help Jiang Tangtang with work today, can I eat as much as I want?
However, Xie Xin and others who often followed Lu Shiyan were unable to achieve their wish.
After communicating with Jiang Tangtang just now, I already have a general understanding of the situation on the island. Except for a few close confidants of Takeda Nobumasa, a large part of the people on the island are refugees from the Great Zhou.
These people were not born evil, but because of disasters, the inaction of officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and other reasons, they eventually became pirates.
According to Jiang Tangtang, although these people are guilty, their crimes do not deserve the death penalty.
If they repent and are willing to be loyal to them, they can be given a chance.
Whether it's cultivating wasteland or mining minerals on the island, people are indispensable. These people can be utilized.
Of course, for those who refuse to repent, Jiang Tangtang’s opinion is to execute them directly without any mercy.
In this regard, Lu Shiyan's thoughts are similar to Jiang Tangtang's.
Although Jiang Tangtang had the information, Takeda Nobumasa and his cronies still had to be interrogated, and when it came to employing people, Lu Shiyan thought further than Jiang Tangtang.
Pirates have been rife in recent years, yet the Great Zhou government has been helpless. This is compounded by incompetent officials and collusion between some and the pirates, but more importantly, the pirates' ships are superior, far surpassing those of the Great Zhou.
At sea, the ships of the Great Zhou were no match for those of others.
There must be talented shipbuilders hidden among the pirates. It would be best if these people could be subdued and truly employed by him.
Xie Xin and several other confidants are capable and loyal people, so they naturally have to stay to handle more important matters.
Lu Shiyan finally sent a few soldiers to Jiang Tangtang.
Jiang Tangtang didn't care who Lu Shiyan sent to her. In fact, she thought it was just cooking, and she could do it alone without any problems. But since Lu Shiyan sent someone, she didn't hesitate and handed over the rough work such as washing and cutting vegetables to the soldiers.
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