Chapter 544 [Prepare to Depart]
Even if Yu Xianyi, the governor of Haining Navy, tried his best to imagine, he could not have imagined that in the East China Sea, far away from their control, a naval leader named Wen Qiao suddenly appeared. He had led 100,000 elite naval troops to control the entire East China Sea and occupied Japan as a naval reserve base.
The Japanese pirates and privateers were all killed or recruited by Wen Qiao's navy. Those who managed to escape have already hidden far away, behaved themselves with humility, and never dared to approach the East China Sea again.
No one dared to show their head in the East China Sea, for fear that they would be conscripted by this extraordinary woman who suddenly appeared. Naturally, the East China Sea has the peaceful and tranquil situation it has today. Fishermen can go out to sea to fish with peace of mind, and they all think it is the credit of the Haining Navy.
The Haining Navy was also not polite and blamed themselves for this situation. After all, there was no other overlord in the East China Sea except them.
Emperor Qingning saw that Yu Xianyi's words did not sound like lies, and he and Zheng Qin looked at each other, and both felt more confident.
Yu Xianyi couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, you have escaped from the capital, but where is the Empress Dowager?"
Emperor Qingning was startled when he heard this and touched his nose awkwardly. "My mother is on her way to Zhuwan. If nothing unexpected happens, she will arrive here in a few days."
They wasted nearly two months on the road before reaching Zhuwan. Logically, the Queen Mother and her companions should have arrived in less than seven days by carriage from the outskirts of Beijing. However, there is still no news about the Queen Mother and Jiang Wanyue and her son, so they must be in great danger.
Thinking of this, Emperor Qingning clenched his fists with a forbearing expression.
When he returns with revenge, he will choose a Feng Shui treasure land to build the largest cenotaph for his mother, and build a temple for her so that people can worship her with incense and make her a queen mother whose reputation will last forever.
Yu Xianyi saw that Emperor Qingning and Zheng Qin were exhausted and dusty, so he immediately ordered someone to take the two guests downstairs to wash and change clothes.
After Zheng Qin had a good rest, he couldn't wait to put all his belongings into the backpack and started stockpiling goods like crazy.
The distance to the American continent is about 20,000 kilometers.
In ancient times, large ships were generally slow, and it would take two months to travel, not including factors such as docking and weather delays.
Zheng Qin has now made up his mind to stock up on goods for half a year, including enough food, medicine, clothing, daily necessities, and weapons, and he also wants to make muskets!
After handing the musket blueprints to Yu Xianyi to build, Zheng Qin asked, "Master Yu, could you please arrange a carriage so I can contact my brothers in the coastal cities of the East China Sea?"
Yu Xianyi readily agreed to send reinforcements. Within two days, Zheng Qin's subordinates arrived to welcome him.
After Zheng Qin was taken back to his old nest, Xuncheng, by his younger brother, he began to organize his men to stock up on goods and deliver things to the backpack space.
Zhang Xiaopang receives tons of ancient supplies every day, including dry food, grain and soy products, condiments... Many of them are things he has never seen before, which is quite strange. Many samples have been given to the organization for research, especially the Chinese herbal medicines sent by Zheng Qin.
Due to various factors, the purity and quality of most modern Chinese herbal medicines are far inferior to those of ancient times. Even if the prescriptions handed down from ancient times are purchased according to ancient prescriptions, the efficacy of the prepared Chinese herbs will be far inferior.
Ancient Chinese herbal medicine samples are very worthy of modern high-tech research.
Zheng Qin worked hard and carefully stocked up on goods, which enriched Zhang Xiaopang's warehouse.
After a month of hard work stockpiling, Zheng Qin finally managed to gather enough supplies for him and his 1,000 brothers to use for the year.
Most of the gold, silver and treasures he had saved were used up in stockpiling, and the rest were stored in a backpack in case they came in handy.
As for the supplies needed by the 40,000 Haining navy, he didn't care about it. He didn't have the energy to stockpile food for 40,000 people. He let Yu Xianyi and Emperor Qingning handle it themselves. After all, everyone was just using each other. He could take care of his own and keep some cards in his hand.
However, to make fire guns, Zheng Qin still chose to cooperate with the Haining Navy, after all, it would consume a huge amount of manpower and material resources.
Just when Zheng Qin had almost finished stockpiling goods, Emperor Qingning came to him.
Emperor Qingning got straight to the point: "Master Zheng, could you please put the food and fodder that the Haining navy needs for this journey into your backpack?"
This time it was Zheng Qin's turn to be stunned: "Your Majesty trusts me?"
After a month of rest, Emperor Qingning seemed to be much more energetic. Yu Xianyi had asked a folk expert to take his pulse and he was told that he was no longer in any serious condition.
He smiled gently and said, "Ever since you blocked the wild boar's attack for me in the mountains, I have trusted you unconditionally. We are partners who have been through thick and thin together. Why should I not trust you?"
In addition to trust, more importantly, it takes ten large ships to transport the two-month food and fodder for the 40,000 Haining Navy. A lot of the Haining Navy's funds have been spent on storing food and making muskets. At this time, Emperor Qingning has already adhered to the concept of saving wherever possible.
When talking about wild boars, Zheng Qin felt pain in his buttocks. The scar on his buttocks caused by the wild boar's tusks could not be removed and it looked very disgusting.
"But leave the backpack to me."
Emperor Qingning added another sentence after he finished speaking.
Zheng Qin smiled slightly: "Of course, you are His Majesty, you have the final say."
Now the backpack has recognized itself as its master, and only it knows how to communicate with it and use its various functions. In the hands of Emperor Qingning, this backpack is just an ordinary one.
This emperor is so suspicious. Since he wants it, just give it to him.
After transferring the Haining Navy's food and fodder into the backpacks, the three of them discussed and chose an auspicious day, preparing to set off five days later to the American continent and open up a new world.
Counting the time, three months have passed since he escaped from the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet and now, when he rekindled his hope and prepared to go to the New World.
Emperor Qingning and Zheng Qin both thought that Jiang Wanyue, her daughter, and the Queen Mother had met with misfortune.
Little did they know that these three people, with the help of the mastermind behind the scenes, were already near Zhuwan.
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Jiang Lili is five months pregnant and her belly is obviously bulging.
In the palace.
At night, the crescent moon in the sky is clear and gentle, and the silver light shines into the bedroom of Jiang Lili and Xin Che through the carved window lattices.
The candlelight in the hall flickered slightly, and a warm yellow glow enveloped the entire room.
On the bed, Jiang Lili lay on her side, her slender fingers gently resting on her slightly bulging belly, her brows slightly furrowed, and she seemed to be sleeping uneasy.
In the past few days, Jiang Lili always felt sore in her back and waist, especially in the base of her thighs. She felt sore and swollen from time to time, making it difficult for her to fall asleep.
It was the same tonight. She tossed and turned, feeling uncomfortable no matter how she lay down.
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