Ji Tang

Chapter 793 Backhand
"Master Hou, what are you going to do?"

Yao Chang shouted suddenly.

He thought of a possibility. If the Marquis really insisted on having his own way, he would stop him even if he died.

Seeing Yao Chang's look, Liu Zhan seemed to have thought of something and stared at Ji Song.

"Don't worry, I'm being stared at by His Majesty right now. No matter what I want to do, there's nothing I can do about it. I guess Su Lie and Liu Rengui will be able to detain me before I set off."

Of course Ji Song knew what they were thinking of. Going to sea was Ji Song's obsession. If Ji Qing and the others could not be found, Ji Song would not rest in peace.

But the problem now is that the emperor regards himself very seriously, despite the fact that Su Lie and Liu Rengui never disobey his orders.

But as long as he dares to go to sea, they will be the first to detain him. Maybe they already have the emperor's secret decree and are waiting for him to jump in!
"Then what is this, Lord Marquis?"

Yao Chang still doesn't believe it. Why don't you start such a big battle?Are you still playing hide and seek with His Majesty?Is this a joke?

"Don't make any guesses. It's me, Liu Laoer, who is going this time. The Marquis just wants to go, so we have to agree."

Liu Laoer pointed at his nose and said proudly.

"You go?"

Liu Zhan and Yao Chang said in disbelief.

"What? Ji Qing and those young boys can go, why can't I, Liu Laoer? Who are you looking down on? In the past few years, I have made a name for myself in Nanyang. Those and pirates, the navy of a country , isn’t that the crying father and mother who was beaten by me?”

"Why can't I go?"

Hearing Liu Zhan's questioning voices, Liu Laoer immediately stopped working. Who are he looking down on?

"Okay, just stay here as long as you can."

Ji Song quickly kicked this embarrassing thing aside and dared to climb it if given a step. If he was given some dye, he would open a dyeing room. If there was no suitable candidate, the devil would choose such a thing!
This time he came with the army and then disappeared. When someone asked, Ji Song said that he had been sent out to do something.No one would care about a guard leader.

Liu Laoer became honest now, glared at Liu Zhan and the other two fiercely, and ran to the side to draw circles, which made everyone on the boat laugh.

There are more than [-] people on the ship. This time, they are not exploring or having any other tasks. They are just looking for people.

According to the loading capacity on the ship, even a thousand would be more than enough.But with only one ship, they had to carry enough supplies, so a lot of space was freed up.

This ship already has the characteristics of later British clipper ships, but compared to the clipper ship, the ship's center of gravity and wind and wave resistance are increased while losing part of its speed.

As long as there is no extreme natural disaster, there will generally be no major problems.It also adopts a three-layer cabin structure. Even if the outside is shattered by the impact, there are still two layers of water-proof areas inside. It was built regardless of cost.

Unlike Ji Qing and others, only one-third of the ship this time were Ji's private soldiers with combat capabilities and some necessary personnel. The rest were craftsmen with many years of shipbuilding experience.

In order to get these people to agree to go, he spent a lot of effort.As long as they come back alive, each person will have a hundred acres of fertile land and a son will be guaranteed to enter Taibai Academy.

If they were unfortunately killed and couldn't come back, Ji Song promised to take care of their family, ensure their two sons went to school, and add hundreds of dollars while keeping his promise.

It can be said that Ji Song bought their lives this time in order to repair the ship immediately after an accident.

The decks on the ship are all three-layered. Whenever necessary, they can be peeled off to reveal the finest shipbuilding wood.Tung oil, nails, and tools are all triple spare.

"I can't rest at ease if I don't hear from Ji Qing and the others. I went here this time just to find them. I brought you here because I have something to ask you." "Plop!"

Before Ji Song could finish speaking, the two of them knelt down.

"Master Marquis, what are you talking about? This is a slap in our faces, a knife in our hearts!"

"Master Hou's kindness to me, Liu Zhan, will never end in this life. If it weren't for you, how could I, a small official who was working in the Sixth Department, reach the position I am today? Maybe my sister who can't beat me will fall out of favor. Later, he was driven out of Chang'an."

"If you have anything to do, just give me an order. No matter what it is, I, Liu Zhan, will not frown even if I am shattered into pieces."

Yao Chang also said: "Master Hou, you know this. I am a poor family in the county. If you hadn't been driven home to farm a long time ago, how could we be as prosperous as we are now?"

"Dengzhou, this is the important financial and taxation center of the Tang Dynasty. No one else can grab this position, and I, Yao Chang, have been working there for ten years. For such kindness, you are hurting our hearts by saying this!"

He slapped his chest hard. It seemed that if Ji Song couldn't give them an explanation, today's matter would be over.

"Get up!"

Ji Song sighed, helped them up and said: "I know your intentions, but this time I want you to protect Lao Liu and the others. If you are not careful, you will be criticized by His Majesty. Have you thought about it?"

"This is not an order. You can refuse. I will just pretend that this never happened."

Liu Zhan and Yao Chang looked at each other and immediately bowed and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, even if you lose your job and are dismissed from office, we will still protect them from going to sea."

Ji Song nodded and said nothing more.There is no need to be so polite to each other. This time it is also about their future, so Ji Song cannot help but be careless.

After all, people have selfish motives. No matter how great the kindness is, it is not greater than wealth and life.

But what pleased him was that they agreed without hesitation and without thinking, and he acted like a villain.

The reason why they are required to cover is because one of them is the governor of Dengzhou and the other is the spokesperson of Dengzhou City Shipping Department.If you want to go to sea, you must prepare a large amount of supplies, so that you can be easily discovered.

But with their cover, in Dengzhou Port, which has a huge throughput, they can be much more concealed with a little cover, and the emperor will not know about it from the beginning.

As long as he goes to sea, Ji Song doesn't care about anything else.Everyone is gone, what else do you want to do?The deal is already done, can you still pursue it?

Besides, he didn’t go there, he just built another ship without telling the emperor.The worst that can happen is that you get slapped to take out your anger, it's not a big deal.

"You continue to wait here. During this period, I will sweep the surrounding sea areas. You can set off quickly according to the route I have given you. As long as I am here, no one will discover you."

Then he looked at Yao Chang and the others and said: "There is still a lot of supplies on the ship now. You should help them collect the supplies as soon as possible. When they are ready, contact them via Eagle Training."

Ji Song explained one thing after another. Although Liu Laoer and the others had the advantage of boats this time, the sea was changing rapidly and no one knew what would happen.Therefore, what needs to be explained must be explained, so that they will not be in a hurry when the time comes.

It's a pity that there was not enough falconry training at that time. Otherwise, with the falconry training connection, it might be possible to contact Ji Qing and the others.

Shaking his head, now that the war was imminent, he couldn't afford to think too much.It is at this time, when sweeping the sea area, that we can avoid the exploration of the Tang Dynasty Navy without being noticed.

"Let's go! Tomorrow the Marquis will go on an expedition, and the rest will be up to you."

He looked to the north. If nothing unexpected happened, there would be a raging war in three days at most.
(End of this chapter)