CNM!
Are you a fucking human being?
The two guards instantly cursed in their hearts.
I gave you a stick of incense to talk, and now you come and bite me back!
Although the two guards' expressions remained grim, a trace of cold sweat had already slid down their foreheads.
The prince values this guy very much, he won't punish me...
Fang Zhengyi didn't think about anything else, he just wanted to test the attitude of King Wu again.
King Wu didn't show any special expression when he heard this. He said calmly, "You are looking for your subordinates just to discuss countermeasures. I can tell you that this place is quite far from Haiyuan City. A large-scale search will not find this place for at least ten days or half a month. How many people do you have?"
"Even if we find it, what can we do? Do you know how many people I have under my command? There are as many as three thousand!"
"But as long as you behave yourself, I will keep you safe!"
Three thousand people...the situation is not good.
Fang Zhengyi's heart sank. "Your Highness, what's the point of arresting me now that the truth has been revealed? And you left the capital without permission. Are you planning a rebellion?"
King Wu's eyes flashed with resentment: "Rebellion? How can you ask such a stupid question? Without the right time, right place, and right people, how can you rebel on my side?"
"Then the prince wants to..."
Fang Zheng was halfway through his words when King Wu opened the window and the sea breeze blew towards him: "No...it's not a rebellion, it's setting up a new faction!"
"Sit down and talk. It's rare for this king to have someone he can talk to. Today, we have to talk!"
King Wu extended his hand to invite Fang Zhengyi to sit down, and then he sat directly opposite Fang Zhengyi, but his eyes were still fixed on the window.
"Do you know where this place is?"
“I don’t know.”
"This place was originally within the scope of my fiefdom, close to the border of Qian State. It can be said that it is the worst fiefdom among all the vassal kings! No one cares about its resources or population, and there are constant frictions on the border and wars often occur." King Wu spoke slowly, and seemed to be reminiscing: "Perhaps its only advantage is that it has a natural harbor."
"Eight years ago, a fleet accidentally entered the port. I personally led the troops to investigate, but I saw a group of people I had never seen before."
"This group of people were naturally detained by the king. Due to the language barrier, I interrogated them for three months before I finally understood that these people came to my Dajing accidentally because of the storm."
Fang Zhengyi listened quietly, feeling slightly shocked.
The King of Wu is really lucky, and it seems that the level of overseas navigation has developed to a certain extent.
There is actually ocean-going technology, but I don’t know how far it is from Dajing
"I led people to inspect their merchant ships and found that their merchant ships were more advanced than those of our Dajing. They were also full of goods, including many things I had never seen before, including sweet potatoes."
"Your Highness discovered sweet potatoes eight years ago?" Fang Zhengyi couldn't help but sigh at King Wu's luck again.
"That's right, but I didn't know the value of sweet potatoes at that time, and sweet potatoes are not the most valuable thing."
"I detained those foreigners for a year and extracted all valuable things from them, including the method of making salt."
"These people are from small overseas countries. Their land is not worth mentioning, let alone our Great Jing! However, their salt-making technology is extremely advanced. Salt is made along the coast, with extremely low costs and extremely high profits."
"So the prince started to sell contraband salt from then on?" Fang Zhengyi asked, and at the same time he once again sighed at the King of Wu's luck.
This fucking King Wu looks more like a time traveler than me.
I have nothing, so I have to go out of town to beg for food.
Salt, salt can't be made, get a sweet potato or pick up someone else's leftovers! Blanch!
"No, although I had the method of making salt, I had no way to sell it until two years later."
"After years of war, the treasury of the country was empty. In order to raise funds for the army, the court even started selling official positions and titles."
"As a result, the domestic order of Gan country began to be in chaos, corrupt officials were rampant, and private salt was rampant. This also gave the king an opportunity to take advantage of it!"
"They can't even pay the soldiers guarding the border, and they are still funded by me. The Lu family also knew that the country was doomed, so they took the initiative to send people to find me, and wanted to surrender to my Dajing."
"With the Lu family, the sales of sea salt will no longer be a problem. I have even infiltrated people into the palace of the Qian Kingdom step by step through private salt."
"I have shortened the war between Gan and Jing by at least five years! Even the death of the Emperor of Gan was arranged by me! I also conquered half of the kingdom of Dajing!"
At this point, the King of Wu's face had turned red and he looked a little excited.
Fang Zhengyi was also shocked.
Fuck! This King Wu is such a ruthless man! How could he play such a big game?
But judging from the look on his face, he must be really holding it in.
After all, even though he had accomplished such a great thing, he didn't dare to brag to outsiders. When Fang Zheng put himself in his shoes, he still felt quite aggrieved.
"But what is my brother doing? Haha, the national strength of the Qian Kingdom has declined to the limit, and he has suffered three defeats in a row! All the troops of the vassal kings have been wiped out in his hands!"
"The country of Gan has not yet perished, and the enemy is outside. My brother has already started to fight both inside and outside, destroying Gan while reducing the power of the vassal states."
"By the time the princes of the world reacted, they were already fish at the mercy of others."
"I have turned a barren land into a prosperous one, but in the end, I have to give it to someone else." King Wu finally showed resentment on his face: "Fortunately, the Lu family is still under my control, and they don't want to lose the fat piece of meat of private salt, so they have been cooperating with me."
"After all, you have contributed a lot here."
"My contribution?" Fang Zhengyi was a little confused.
King Wu laughed and said, "The trafficking of private salt was originally unregulated, but since I came into contact with Taoyuan County, I found that your business was not connected to the outside world, with layers of nesting, and you used the price difference to attract people to join. Your method is just right for private salt."
Fang Zhengyi: "......"
"But there are many problems with this. Although your method makes money, it is very easy to get out of control. The rapid expansion of private salt has begun to get out of control. Even if you don't come to investigate the case, the court will definitely notice the chaos of private salt in two years."
"Your Majesty has been observing Taoyuan County?"
"Yes, you are an amazing person. I have learned a lot from you." King Wu looked at Fang Zhengyi and smiled again: "You must think you are hiding it well, but as long as there are people who are paying attention, there are no secrets in this world."
"Just like me, the private salt business has become too big. As long as my brother is willing to investigate, he will definitely find me, no matter who it is."
Fang Zheng rubbed his face, feeling a little annoyed.
Damn it! I was being stared at by a peeping Tom without realizing it... It’s so annoying.
"Your Highness has said so much, may I ask a few questions?"
"Please speak, I will tell you everything I know!"
......
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