Chapter 291 [It’s Too Embarrassing for Him]
At this time, Jiang Lili spoke up: "The navy officers and soldiers were drafted into the army, leaving their homes and setting foot on foreign lands. They haven't been reunited with their families for three months, and many of them haven't celebrated the New Year with their families. They deserve this reward!"
Her voice was cold and compassionate, very contagious.
After a private chat with He Lin in the group, Wen Qiao got the estimated value of this box of treasures in ancient times. Although these things are precious and rare, their value is far less amazing than it is today.
The monetary system of the Mi Kingdom was not perfect. Apart from gold and silver jewelry, it usually relied on barter.
Wen Qiao said in a clear voice: "This box of tribute will be exchanged for grain, oil, rice, flour, or calves and lambs. Soldiers can choose according to their needs!"
The naval commander was very considerate and immediately started handing out thank you cards, not even giving the king time to react: "Everyone, thank the goddess for your compassion, and thank the king for his generosity!"
——"Thank you, Goddess!"
"Thank you, King!"
The sailors' voices were unanimous and shook the heavens.
With sincere respect for Jiang Lili!
When they were on Haizhou Island, the food was better than ever before and they also received better training.
Divine Envoy Wen Qiao and the Crown Prince taught them how to better protect themselves on the battlefield, but the royal family of Mi Kingdom only told them to rush forward, and the royal family members only hid behind them.
The morale of the Ya Kingdom Navy became more and more united.
The king, who used to be kind and cheerful, smiled at a way that was uglier than crying.
Not only did the goddess and the divine envoy refuse tribute from the people of Mi Kingdom, they also used the treasures presented by the king as rewards for their navy! They were truly so kind!
This is the true incarnation of God.
The king's smile froze for a moment. He even suspected there was something wrong with his ears. These people were actually willing to exchange this box of rare treasures for military pay to reward these civilians?!
There must be something fishy going on here!
But right now, he has to maintain his friendly and kind persona and not expose it in person.
But there is still a long time to go, and there will always be a chance to expose that these gods’ messengers are just talking big!
Master Liao watched the two sisters singing the same tune and was deeply impressed. Li Li's idea was really clever.
Anyway, they have to support the army and help the families of the Mi Kingdom navy to improve their living conditions. Given their sister Li's generosity towards her own people, the people of the Mi Kingdom tribe will not be treated badly.
Any item from this box of treasures can easily cover half a year's military expenses.
Moreover, maintaining troops and comforting relatives are investments rather than pure consumption. This is a two-pronged approach.
Wen Qiao sent someone to take the treasure box away.
The king was heartbroken when he saw the rare treasures passed down from his ancestors leaving him just like that!
He would never let this group of scheming people succeed.
This box of treasures will be temporarily kept by this group of people!
His hands and heart felt empty, and the king gritted his teeth and forced himself to smile.
He made an inviting gesture to Jiang Lili and Wen Qiao: "Lady Goddess, Divine Envoy, we have prepared a welcome feast. Please move over."
"No need. We plan to arrive in the morning so we can get things done more efficiently. The goddess not only protects your country, but also has affairs in other places to take care of."
Wen Qiao refused out loud. There must be something fishy going on at this banquet. This old fox must have set up a thousand tricks waiting for them.
The sooner they gain control of Seashell Ranch, the sooner they can feel assured, and the faster they can supply Xiaopang with large quantities of pollution-free seafood.
Wen Qiao said seriously, "Take us to the Haibei Ranch now and have your men prepare the ivory whistles."
Jiang Lili and others have heard from the navy commander that the Seashell Ranch is very large, and different areas produce different things, making it very difficult to manage it in a unified manner.
Therefore, the first king of Mi Kingdom divided the seashell ranch into thirty areas of different sizes, and assigned them to thirty royal family members of Mi Kingdom to manage, and to pay tribute to the king every year.
Each of the thirty royal family members holds an ivory whistle of a different shape.
The token of the owner of the Seashell Ranch is the ivory whistle, and different ivory whistles produce different tones.
As long as the ivory whistle is blown, all the cattle, sheep and horses in the pastoral area can be controlled, and the hired herders in the pastoral area also listen to the orders of the ivory whistle.
Jiang Lili and the others were already eager to get the whistles from these royal members and take over the Seashell Ranch, but they had no time to focus on this Hongmen Banquet.
The King of Mi was not surprised at all when he heard Wen Qiao's refusal.
"Lady Goddess, I have anticipated that your time is precious."
The king wore a flawless smile. "So, we've organized this welcome banquet and invited all the royal family members from the thirty districts of Seashell Ranch."
The king's arrangement surprised Jiang Lili and her group. It was so respectful and considerate.
They all suspected that they had misunderstood the king's intention just now. The king did not test them, but presented the gift sincerely.
"I've already told them to bring their whistles. You don't need to go to so many places."
The king was calm and considerate, as if he was thinking of Jiang Lili and the others. "Just show up and we'll give you the whistle."
Wen Qiao nodded with satisfaction: "Then please trouble the king to lead the way."
Jiang Lili and his party went to the welcome banquet, while the large navy force, along with craftsmen and herdsmen, settled down in the area from Lutan to the royal city and began to take over the most important port of the Mi Kingdom.
The navy now has fifty fire poles, which are assigned to fifty soldiers who are accurate and trustworthy and have been carefully selected by Wen Qiao.
The royal guards who were originally responsible for controlling Lutan were reluctant and had a dispute with the deputy commander of the navy.
As the royal security, the Royal Guards naturally looked down on this civilian navy and had a kind of arrogance.
The king took Jiang Lili and her group away. He vaguely heard the sound of an argument, but pretended not to hear it. He just quickened his pace and took Jiang Lili to the welcome banquet venue.
"Bang--"
At this time, the deputy admiral of the navy was too lazy to waste time shaking hands with the royal guards, and simply picked up the fire pole and fired a shot into the sky.
The deafening sound of the fire rod exploding was like thunder in the sky, which frightened the king so much that his whole body shuddered. He turned around with a horrified face.
If Jiang Lili and her group had not been as steady as a rock and not at all panicked, he would have wanted to run away without caring about his image.
Some royal nobles in the welcoming group he led had already done the same thing. At this time, four or five of them had already run far away before they realized something was wrong.
They looked back at the king in confusion, and saw that Jiang Lili and the others were calm and nothing happened here. Then they stood there awkwardly, at a loss as to whether to leave or stay.
The king closed his eyes. These people were really embarrassing him!
Especially compared with the people brought by this goddess!
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