Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

"Your Majesty, seven large ships from the shipyard suddenly set sail!"

Some soldiers reported to Li Shimin.

"Do you know who is sailing?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and then asked.

"No, I don't know. It set sail suddenly."

shouted the soldier, shaking his head.

"Go to Fang Mansion immediately and tell Fang Yuan to enter the palace!"

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"Yes Yes."

The soldiers leave.

It's just that his mission is destined to be impossible to complete.

At this time, Fang Yuan and others were already on the steel ship, facing the sea.

"Leaving Chang'an City like this makes me somewhat melancholy, but I am even more excited about my future life."

Du Miaoyan sighed and said.

She is the one who least wants to leave Chang'an City.

Because Chang'an City carries many memories of her.

But if you don't leave, you will be targeted, and your life will not be as satisfactory as before.

In this case, it is not impossible to live in another place, and many people around me will follow.

"I'm sorry for you."

Fang Yuan comforted.

This time I left in a hurry.

Mainly, money matters were exposed.

In addition, a large-scale war will soon begin.

So since the money is being transported away, then people should follow suit.

Anyway, I had this idea before, so I implemented it in advance to avoid problems.

As Li Jing prepares to start a war, the situation in the DPRK begins to change, and there is no telling what it will look like in the future.

"There is no grievance. I will go wherever your husband goes."

Du Miaoyan smiled lightly.

Has a husband, a son, and some sisters.

No matter where you go to the end of the world, you will never feel lonely.

Moreover, this will also reduce the number of women approaching Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan didn't know what Du Miaoyan was thinking, and was very moved. He stayed with her, Su Ziqing and others on the board of the boat to accompany the child.

It was October, the heat had gone, the autumn wind was blowing, and it was very cool.

suddenly.

Fang Yuan noticed a ship approaching from ahead.

Because the steel ship was huge, it made other ships look so small that Fang Yuan almost thought it was not a ship.

"what happened?"

Fang Yuan immediately asked Lai Yingzhe and others.

Lai Yingzhe and others also discovered the situation and are investigating.

Not long after, more ships appeared in front of the steel ship, both on the left and right sides.

"Sir, we are surrounded by pirates who are asking us to leave money to buy our way!"

Lai Yingzhe came to report, with a strange expression on his face.

It's really ridiculous that someone dared to stop their boat and rob it.

However, there were a lot of ships coming, and the lineup looked very large, which was quite scary.

When an average person encounters so many pirates, they would probably just leave the money to pay for the passage and not want to cause trouble.

"This is the sea, and you still want to pay for passage?"

Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then sneered.

He asked someone to get a telescope and look at the ships on the sea.

With the help of the telescope, Fang Yuan could see the pirates on the ship.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan frowned immediately.

Judging from their appearance, they are neat and orderly, slightly heroic, and it seems that they have been trained in an orderly manner.

Looking at the number of people walking on the board, there are about fifty to eighty people on each boat, and there are nearly fifty such boats on the sea.

According to such a rough estimate, it was as large as hundreds of pirates.

This was not surprising to Fang Yuan. What surprised him was that the weapons of these ships were quite sophisticated, including trebuchets.

When there were no artillery, trebuchets were the most direct weapon for naval warfare. They were several times more powerful than bows and arrows and were a must-have weapon for every country's navy.

Unexpectedly, these pirates not only have a large number of people, but also have such sophisticated weapons.

"Master, they have sent someone over to negotiate!"

Suddenly, Lai Yingzhe pointed at a place and said loudly.

I saw a small boat coming towards Fang Yuan, flying a flag.

Through the understanding of the flag, it means negotiation, that is, being able to see the person in charge and talk.

"You go."

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and asked Lai Yingzhe to handle it.

It was impossible for him to discuss this trivial matter with the pirates in person.

Not exterminating them directly would be giving them a lot of face.

"Yes!"

Lai Yingzhe left immediately.

Even if Fang Yuan didn't say so, he would still persuade Fang Yuan like this.

How could a mere group of pirates have the right to see their master?

Fang Yuan returned to the ship and sat down, not caring about these pirates.

The only thing that feels strange is that they are well-trained and cannot be compared to ordinary pirates.

Du Miaoyan and others asked a few questions, but after learning that they were pirates, they didn't take it to heart.

Everyone continued their entertainment again.

Those who stay with their children stay with their children, and those who read read.

"bump!"

Suddenly, there was an explosion.

There was an explosion not far from Fang Yuan's ship.

A beam of fire shot up into the sky, and a raging fire appeared on the sea.

"what happened?!"

Fang Yuan and others were immediately shocked.

All personnel on the seven large ships were also alerted, and everyone began to be on guard.

However, before Fang Yuan and others knew what happened, the explosion sounded again.

"Bump, bump, bump"

Several explosions sounded one after another, and countless waves rose into the sky.

Fang Yuan felt the hull of the ship vibrate, shaking violently several times, and unsuspecting people were thrown down.

Fortunately, Du Miaoyan had quick eyesight and quick hands, and grabbed the two children when the hull of the ship shook, so that they were not injured.

But even so, the frightened children burst into tears.

"Is everyone okay?"

After Fang Yuan stabilized his body, he immediately looked at Du Miaoyan.

After seeing that Du Miaoyan and the child in his arms were both fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at the others, feeling truly relieved.

"Kill!"

Suddenly, there was a shout from the sea.

At the same time, countless stones were shot towards Fang Yuan and other fleets.

"Insanity!"

"Enable battle mode and kill them for me!"

Fang Yuan suddenly became furious and roared.

He didn't want to think about the incident and left peacefully for a few days.

But these pirates went too far, not only using explosives but also trying to kill people.

How could they be allowed to live with such provocation?

Fang Yuan's order was conveyed immediately.

Seven steel ships adjusted the direction and range of their cannons.

"Bump, bump, bump"

Several sounds sounded, and bombs were thrown out one after another.

Visible to the naked eye, the cannon that was hit in front was immediately blown to pieces.Some of the crew members were lucky enough to jump into the sea.

But more often than not, they are affected by explosives, seriously injured or even killed, and become a corpse in the sea.

Fang Yuan's seven steel ships were also attacked by stone throwing, and some people were injured.

But the ship is made of steel. Even if it is hit by a trebuchet, it cannot be sunk, and the damage to the steel ship is almost zero.

During this period, Fang Yuan received a reward. The initial explosion sounded near their respective ships. It was suspected that some dead soldiers secretly brought explosives for a sneak attack.

But because of the height of the steel ship and the lack of space for them to sneak into it, their explosives only made a dent in the steel ship's hull but failed to damage the hull.

In addition, Fang Yuan also received news that when Lai Yingzhe went to negotiate, he was killed by pirates using explosives.

After getting these two pieces of information, Fang Yuan was furious and ordered the soldiers to fight back again, regardless of the bomb's counterattack.

"Bump, bump, bump"

The cannon continued to fire.

Heading towards the pirate ship one by one without any money.

The sea suddenly burst into violent waves.

Watching the pirate ships being hit and sinking into the sea one after another, Fang Yuan couldn't be happy.

Eventually, the bombardment stopped, and the soldiers and guards on board sailed out of the boat to look for the living pirates.

Of the more than 50 ships just now, nearly forty sank, and only a dozen or so ships fled. The sea was full of corpses and pieces of wood.

"Master, good news, Lai Yingzhe is not dead, he just drowned and fell into a coma!"

Not long after, a guard came back to report and told Fang Yuan the good news.

After a while, Lai Yingzhe was rescued and came to Fang Yuan to report.

It turned out that during the conversation with the other party, Lai Yingzhe discovered that the pirates lit the bomb.

At that moment, Lai Yingzhe jumped into the water and dived to the depths of the sea with all his strength.

In the end, he was affected by a wave of surf and passed out. When he woke up, he was rescued by his companions.

"If you have a good fortune, go and have a rest."

"Did you get anything out of their mouths?"

Fang Yuan finally smiled, and the anger in his heart disappeared a lot.

During the attack by pirates this time, what made him most angry was what happened to Lai Yingzhe.

Now that Lai Yingzhe was fine, Fang Yuan felt relieved and started to care about the pirates.

These pirates are not simple, maybe they are not pirates.

"Five pirates were captured alive, but their status was too low. Apart from knowing that they were not pirates, I didn't know anything else."

The guards reported.

He failed to give Fang Yuan the useful information he wanted.

At the same time, due to bloody reasons, many sharks were attracted around the sea area.

Some of the dead or not yet completely dead were attacked by sharks and became their meal.

"Lock them up and track down their information after they get ashore!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

As long as there are clues, we can continue the investigation.

Lu Chuchu's current intelligence network is quite extensive, but now that she is at sea, her abilities are useless.

When she gets ashore, she will be able to slowly find out who is behind it based on the clues provided by these people.

"Yes!"

The guards should be.

After inspecting the hull, we set off again.

As Fang Yuan and the other seven ships left, there was only a pool of blood and broken ships left in this sea area.

A few days later, the steel ship entered Lingnan Port, the port Fang Yuan had designated before.

The port is still under construction, but is barely usable.

This place is still deserted, and Fang Yuan's fleet stopped here without attracting anyone's attention.

After landing, Lu Chuchu took the five pirates away to investigate the people behind them.

Although this is Lingnan, her intelligence network has not spread here yet, but money can make all the difference. As long as you have money, investigating a person is not a big problem.

After Lu Chuchu left with his people, Fang Yuan, Du Miaoyan and others disembarked one after another, and asked the soldiers to notify officials from all over Lingnan and the local chieftains to report on the work, including Yang Yuzhi.

As Fang Yuan's order was issued, officials from all over Lingnan came one after another, and chieftains from all over the country also came one after another.

"Meet the King of Lingnan!"

Yang Yuzhi and others saluted respectfully.

The look in Fang Yuan's eyes was very different.

Many people heard about what happened in Chang'an City.

Among them, Fang Yuan's huge sum of money also shocked everyone, and even harbored evil thoughts.

Just looking at the firecrackers in the hands of Fang Yuan's guards and the cannons pointed at the steel ships, they had a thief heart but no thief courage.

"Yang Yuzhi, how are the roads in various tribes being built?"

Fang Yuan was the first to ask about Lu.

If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This is Fang Yuan’s philosophy.

This should be the case whether it is in Lingnan, Future Island, or other places.

"Back to King Lingnan, the road construction in all tribes is progressing smoothly and they are all actively cooperating. It will be completed in about a month."

"Just, just"

Yang Yuzhi hesitated and did not dare to finish all the words.

"Just what?"

Fang Yuan frowned and asked urgently.

"It's just that I really don't have enough money. I'm afraid I won't be able to support the subsequent food expenses."

Yang Yuzhi said with a bitter smile.

He had a lot of money, and his family also gave him a lot of money.

However, he did not expect that the food expenses involved in building the road would be so high.

People from all tribes were in high spirits and actively cooperated and helped with road construction.

Once there is help, they can eat together, so there are so many people eating that it scares Yang Yuzhi.

"If you don't have enough money, just apply to me. As long as the conditions are sufficient, I will give you money!"

"In addition, Lingnan will establish Yanhuang Bank from today to promote Yanhuang banknotes and recommend that all tribes in Lingnan use banknotes."

"If you don't want to use it, you don't have to force it, but those who work for me will be issued Yanhuang banknotes. If you need to replace the copper coins, go to Yanhuang Bank to exchange them."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

He is now the King of Lingnan and has the right to mint coins in Lingnan.

But what Fang Yuan wants is to promote banknotes and promote Yanhuang banknotes in all aspects.

Yanhuang banknotes are mainly foreign trade currencies and are used for promotion abroad.

But within the Tang Dynasty, there were also some places that promoted Yanhuang banknotes, such as Liaozhou.

"Lingnan King Ruizhi!"

After Yang Yuzhi heard that Fang Yuan would give him money, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though it's just paper money, it doesn't matter if it can be exchanged for copper coins.

The tribes in Lingnan are relatively backward, and people's ideas are not as accepting of new things as those outside.

The implementation of paper money in this land is destined to be much more difficult than its implementation outside.

Coupled with the fact that Lingnan is generally humid, people are even more reluctant to use banknotes.

"And everyone, too. If any tribe has any difficulties, you can also apply to me."

Fang Yuan looked at Feng Laiyi and other tribes and said.

"Lingnan King Ruizhi!"

Feng Laiyi and others were overjoyed and saluted Fang Yuan one after another.

"You don't have to worry about money."

"So I also hope that you can actively cooperate with Lingnan's reform and make Lingnan better."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

This time I came to Lingnan to start the road to reform.

Lingnan is too backward. Many places are not suitable for living and need to be modified.

"We will definitely cooperate actively."

Chieftains from various tribes spoke one after another.

They are unhappy with Fang Yuan's arrival, but if Fang Yuan's arrival brings benefits to them, then they will welcome it.

Everyone is interest-oriented. As long as the interests are sufficient, active cooperation is not a problem at all.

During the meeting, Zhang Ji finally came from Wuling County.

Fang Yuan also called him over.

He and Yang Yuzhi were responsible for the construction of the Lingnan Palace.

A few days ago, Fang Yuan made some arrangements for the planning of Lingnan Palace. (End of chapter)