Chapter 95 I have a bold idea!
As Shen Lanxi opened the bamboo tube, she said, "Disaster relief!"
Liu Yan lowered her eyes and said, "Disaster relief should be heading north, why did it end up in the southeast?"
Shen Lanxi handed him a piece of paper and said, "After you've read this, call Master Hu and Tiger Liu over!"
After Liu Yanhui finished reading the contents, her breathing became a little tight. She gently put the paper down, weighed it down with a book, and hurried to call someone!
Liu Laohu and Wei Dongzhu arrived quickly.
Shen Lanxi gestured to Liu Yan to show them the piece of paper they had just seen.
Their reactions after watching it were the same as Liu Yanhui's.
"How did it become a riot?" Liu Laohu muttered to himself in disbelief.
Shen Lanxi said calmly, "The drought has lasted for half a year. Before leaving the capital, did you hear anything about the drought?"
Liu Laohu and Liu Yan shook their heads.
Wei Dongzhu had come all the way from the west and had not heard of it.
"You mean, the local government concealed the truth?" Liu Yan asked, speechless.
Shen Lanxi: "I can't think of any other explanation besides this one!"
Liu Yan asked incredulously, "Why? How could the government dare to keep such a big thing a secret?"
Shen Lanxi said coldly, "Officials have food to eat, but who cares about the lives of ordinary people?"
Liu Yanhui gritted her teeth, her face full of resentment.
Liu Laohu was also furious: "Don't they know that the drought is severe, the fields are barren, and the people can't survive? Would they cause a commotion?"
Shen Lanxi's eyes were deep: "If the drought is reported to the court and it is minor, the superiors will judge it as a result of local mismanagement, which will affect promotion or even demote officials."
Wei Dongzhu clenched his fist: "So they covered it up, and now the truth can't be hidden anymore?"
Shen Lanxi: "This is an opportunity for us!"
The three of them looked at Shen Lanxi. If they were all in a riot, what chance would they have left?
"If there is no riot, the exile team must affix its seal to the official documents upon arriving at each prefecture. If they fail to arrive within the stipulated time, their punishment will be doubled!"
"Riots have broken out in many places, and the prefectural and county governments have become mere decorations. Even if a few seals are missing from documents, no one will investigate!"
Liu Yanhui and the others frowned. The above could only be called an excuse. The word "opportunity" was too far-fetched.
Shen Lanxi handed out the second intelligence report.
"plague……"
The three of them exclaimed in unison.
Shen Lanxi analyzed, "Our ship is heading north, and we absolutely cannot stop at any port we encounter!"
“A large number of disaster victims will flee to places with water. If the riots are true, the port must have been occupied by the rioters. If we go ashore to resupply, it will be like sending sheep to the tiger’s mouth!”
Liu Yan replied: "The grain I bought at the dock is only enough for two boats of people for half a month. If we can catch a considerable amount of fish every day and save some money, it should be enough to last a month!"
It wasn't that he didn't want to buy more; it was that there simply wasn't enough grain stored anywhere. Besides, being able to buy enough grain for half a month was already the amount he had his people distribute and buy in multiple trips!
Shen Lanxi's third intelligence report was a maritime map!
"At the current speed, we'll reach the Jiaozhou Islands in three more days. Pirates have been a constant presence there for years. Now, with riots breaking out everywhere and crops failing, the pirates will be without food and will definitely take desperate measures!"
so what?
What about the opportunity?
Shen Lanxi: "I have a bold idea!"
The hearts of Liu Yanhui and the other two skipped a beat. Why did that sentence sound so familiar?
"What are your thoughts?" Liu Yan asked, her voice trembling.
Shen Lanxi bent her five fingers into a claw shape and swept them towards the Jiaozhou Islands.
"To rid the people of this scourge, let's devour these pirates!"
Liu Yan replied to Liu Laohu and Wei Dongzhu: Aren't they sheep?
"My lord, those are well-trained pirates! If we act rashly, who knows who will be eaten?" Although Liu Yanhui didn't want to pour cold water on the idea, he had no choice but to.
Wei Dongzhu objectively analyzed the situation based on their current manpower: "The disparity in troop strength between the two sides is too great!"
Liu Yan glanced at Wei Dongzhu twice, then lowered her head again to continue looking at the map.
Shen Lanxi withdrew her hand and said casually, "So, I plan to borrow troops!"
These words were like a thunderclap, stunning the three of them into staring at her in silence for a long time!
a long time
Liu Yan asked tremblingly, "My lord, from whom do you intend to borrow?"
Shen Lanxi smiled, as if each word carried immense weight, and uttered, "Third Princess!"
Are you kidding me?
Aren't they being hunted down by the Third Princess right now?
Unless the Third Princess has lost her mind, how could she possibly lend them troops?
"My lord, could you explain it more clearly? We don't understand."
A rare look of disdain flashed in Shen Lanxi's eyes: "Is the Third Princess hunting down the Shen family?"
Liu Yan nodded.
"What if the Third Princess's people find out that the Shen family is in the hands of pirates?"
Wei Dongzhu raised an eyebrow: "They're not stupid. Wouldn't they just sit back and reap the benefits?"
Shen Lanxi: "What if we go and join the pirates?"
Wei Dongzhu: Is it even possible to do this?
Both Liu Yanhui and Liu Laohu looked on in disbelief.
"Looking across the entire Great Zhou, who doesn't know that the Shen family stole the Wei family's army's provisions? Why did the pirates become outlaws? Wasn't it all for money? What if the Shen family were willing to offer up their provisions to the pirates in exchange for protection?"
The three people: "..." Can a crime be used like this?
Liu Laohu touched his nose and said, "Isn't this a bit too unethical?"
Shen Lanxi glanced at him sideways, took a deep breath, and swore, "This is called all's fair in war!" If you don't understand, you can pretend to understand. She won't expose you, so why tell the truth?
Don't you know that fools die from telling the truth?
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She actually understands military strategy?
Liu Yan was deeply moved when she returned to Wei Dongzhu.
Shen Lanxi pulled out the fourth intelligence report, pointed to a deserted island on it, and said, "Take Tongluo Island first!"
Wei Dongzhu: "Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to winning every battle. We know nothing about the situation on Tongluo Island. We must first find out how many people they have, how their forces are distributed, and what weapons they have!"
Shen Lanxi: "Choose one of you to surrender!"
Liu Laohu and Wei Dongzhu both stared at Liu Yanhui.
Liu Yan Hui's heart skipped a beat under their gaze: "Why...why are you all looking at me like that?"
Liu Laohu chuckled and said, "Among us, you're the only one who looks like a brother-in-law!"
Wei Dongzhu even managed a rare smile.
Shen Lanxi: "Those who go will be rewarded with five thousand taels of silver. Those who participate in the battle will be rewarded with one tael of silver for each pirate they kill!"
Liu Yanhui's attitude changed, and she said respectfully, "The position of Shen family's brother-in-law is none other than mine!"
When Liu Laohu heard about the five thousand taels, he was very tempted.
"I think I'm more like the brother-in-law!"
Liu Yan returned to Wei Dongzhu: "..."
Shen Lanxi lightly tapped the table: "The premise of this plan is that the Third Princess's people must come after us. Only then can we use them to make them both suffer heavy losses! If the Third Princess's people don't come, but the pirates come first, the sea will be the graveyard of all of us!"
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