Chapter 1330 The Tree Wants to Be Still, But the Wind Does Not Stop 4
In the bustling courtyard, Fu Cheng, dressed in gorgeous clothes, brought boxes of gold and walked into the courtyard under the guidance of the housekeeper.
Fu Cheng walked while bowing to the guests at the banquet around him and introduced himself with a smile.
Zhan Chi retracted his gaze and said, "Fu Cheng is your man, right?"
"Yes." Ye Qianning did not hide it.
"Where has the emperor spent all these years amassing wealth?"
Ye Qianning thought for a moment and said, "I heard that a large shipyard appeared on the coast of Dongxu five years ago. The ships they build are huge and can withstand huge waves. The materials used are very expensive."
According to Luo Wen's measurements, the ship is even larger than a modern aircraft carrier.
Beili was not very wealthy ten years ago. In the past ten years, disasters have continued, the royal family has a commercial monopoly, and tax revenue has been getting worse year by year. It is simply unable to support such an expensive project.
"Have you checked the shipyard?" Zhan Chi was surprised.
Ye Qianning nodded. "The shipyard ostensibly builds merchant ships for the imperial court, but in reality, they're secretly building warships. Furthermore, it's possible that those warships are equipped with highly lethal weapons."
"Is the Emperor's move an attempt to launch a war overseas?"
"There are people overseas. The woman who was bought by Xiliuyuan at the Bermuda auction this time is from overseas." If Ye Qianning had not seen that foreign woman, he really couldn't believe that there were blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners in this world.
"From the Penglai Immortal Mountain?" Zhan Chi was surprised and suspicious.
"No, it's the country on the other side of the sea."
"Country? There are countries outside the sea?" Zhan Chi couldn't believe it.
"Yes, but it's too far for ordinary ships to reach. The warships built by Emperor Beili are very large, and some of the weapons are extremely strange, of many types, and have great lethality. I suspect there is a master behind Emperor Beili." From the drawings and descriptions brought back by the guards, Ye Qianning knew that the warships built by Emperor Beili looked very much like artillery batteries and mines.
"Master..." Zhan Chi repeated in a low voice.
"I have sent people from the Crescent Moon Sect to infiltrate disguised as shipbuilders, but no news has been received yet." Ye Qianning had some idea since he saw the appearance of the warship, but it has not been confirmed yet.
"Hearing you say that, it reminded me of something. The emperor secretly funded a mysterious force. I wonder if it's the expert you mentioned."
"What's the clue?"
"Not yet, but I dare to conclude that the court gives hundreds of thousands of gold to that group of people every year. Why haven't I traced them yet? Moreover, that group of people are extremely fast. I only met them once, and they disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye." If Zhan Chi had not seen it with his own clear eyes, he would almost think it was an illusion.
Ye Qianning frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Hundreds of thousands of gold is not a small amount. The emperor is such a greedy person, and he gave such a large sum of money without caring about the country. If it is used to build a warship, it makes sense."
"I just don't know what kind of organization it is." Zhan Chi thought.
Ye Qianning thought of something and his expression became serious: "Dad, please don't interfere in this matter."
"Did you know that?"
"It's just a guess."
Zhan Chi looked at her with a serious expression: "Qian Ning, no matter what your guess is, Dad hopes you can tell me."
Ye Qianning lowered his eyes and was silent for a few moments before he said, "I suspect it has something to do with the mysterious person behind Sang Zhi."
Zhan Chi also became solemn after hearing this. The snobbery, weirdness and mystery behind the Eighth Prince, and the guards around him were not royal guards.
These guards only appeared a year after the emergency ten years ago.
The appearance of these people at that time seemed to have killed quite a few royal guards. Later, for some unknown reason, the news was blocked, and that group of guards became the personal guards of the eighth prince.
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