Xu Yunyan, who was far away in Qiongzhou, received an invitation from Li Chengqian to get engaged to Hou Xiaomei.
As both Li Chengqian's master and Hou Junji's junior brother, and Hou Xiaomei's junior uncle, he should be present at this event.
It's just that without the emperor's order, although Xu Yunyan's current naval force is on the right track, plus occasionally going to Annan to destroy some pirates that can't be wiped out at all, and obtaining some small ships as supply ships, the entire fleet is unprecedentedly powerful.
The navy numbered five thousand, including ten main warships and more than twenty other small boats. Although some of these small boats behaved strangely, they were all able to be protected by large ships on the sea water, cutting through the waves and sailing unimpeded.
Looking at the invitation given to him by Li Chengqian, Xu Yunyun was now in trouble.
I have no choice but to go to the capital to congratulate you, but this gift is indispensable to His Highness the Crown Prince.
There is no chance this time, but there is a chance in the wedding.
Officials all over the world will know about the wedding of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Although the imperial court will not issue a decree to them, various connections and gossip will reach officials everywhere faster than the decree.
The governor of Qiongzhou and Jiang Fangguo, the captain of Zhechong Prefecture in Qiongzhou, together visited Xu Yunyan. They knew that the relationship between Xu Yunyan and His Royal Highness was unusual.
Even the last time His Highness the Crown Prince came to Qiongzhou to express condolences to Xu Yunyan's wife, they could see that which His Highness the Crown Prince would travel thousands of miles from the capital to visit the wife of a fourth-rank official?
As soon as they met, the governor Wei Yan and the captain Jiang Fangguo looked at Xu Yunyan and started talking.
"Sir, I wonder how we can arrange the marriage of His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Although we are engaged now, will marriage be far away after the engagement?
What Wei Yan and Jiang Fangguo said made Xu Yunyan a little curious.
"How else can we arrange it? If we do our job well, it is the best gift to His Royal Highness. We must not let such a joyful event have major changes."
After Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Jiang Fangguo and Wei Yan were stunned.
"No, that's not what we meant. According to custom, when the prince gets married, we must send a congratulatory gift."
Xu Yunyan looked at the two of them, "Send a gift? You should. Just express your feelings as best you can, but don't plunder the people's wealth. It will only be counterproductive at that time."
Xu Yunyan was teaching the two of them here, and they looked very teachable.
But after being taught, the main problem was revealed.
"It's just that we don't know His Highness the Crown Prince's preferences and don't know what kind of items to give. I wonder if you can give me some advice?"
Even Xu Yunyan was in trouble this time.
"To be honest, I can't figure out what His Highness the Crown Prince likes.
It may be said that His Highness the Crown Prince likes money, but he is the crown prince of the country. Besides His Majesty, who else is richer than His Majesty?
He said that he likes to eat and drink, but how could His Highness, the Prince, be short of these items? "
Just when Xu Yunyan finished speaking and a few people were wondering what to give to Li Chengqian, Xu Yunyan said to them.
"Actually, as long as some gadgets can represent your feelings, there is no problem. The most important thing is not to embarrass His Highness the Crown Prince.
Wouldn't it be too vulgar to give a lot of gold and silver as a gift? What's more, I don't have time to wait! "
"Understood."
Jiang Fangguo and Wei Yan instantly smiled happily.
"I'll find out what's going on."
Xu Yunyan looked at them and was very curious, "What do you know?"
The two people looked like their secrets could not be leaked. They left Xu Yunyan with a smile and went to prepare the items that should be prepared for Li Chengqian.
Xu Yunyan looked at the time on Li Chengqian's invitation and murmured to himself.
"There is still a chance to go to sea again and bring back a large amount of food and supplies for Li Chengqian. I believe His Highness the Crown Prince will like it."
Xu Yunyan knew that if history followed next year, there would be a severe drought in central Guanzhong and a food shortage. When the south was preparing to transport food, there would be floods after a long drought. Transportation would be blocked, and food prices in Chang'an would skyrocket.
But now that I have such an arrangement, I must be able to solve Li Chengqian's urgent need, right?
No matter what, we must collect millions of tons of grain and grass for Li Chengqian before the spring of next year, so that Chang'an City will be rich for another month. Even if there is a heavy rainstorm in this month, grain and grass from various places can be transported to Chang'an. city.
Food and grass were never enough for Tang Dynasty, but for Annan, they were dispensable.
They just produce a lot, and just like an ordinary farmer, they can take care of the fields irregularly. The food produced is enough for their family to spend a year, and there is still a surplus.
Under such circumstances, Xu Yunyan brought supplies to exchange with them. They couldn't ask for more, not to mention that they could get in touch with Xu Yunyan and ask Xu Yunyan for help when they encountered danger.
Setting off again, Xu Yunyan led half of the navy toward Annan in a mighty manner, while the rest of the navy stayed near Qiongzhou to catch seafood and train.
But this time when heading towards Annan, they were so bold and energetic that they removed all unnecessary weights from the ship just to transport more food and grass.
It's just that Xu Yunyan thought well. When Xu Yunyan came to the village where he often did business, the merchants in this village and town who were doing business with him were in trouble.
"Dear general, your arrival has made our Annan wall shine. It's just..."
Xu Yunyan looked at these people just sitting here and couldn't tell a reason. Xu Yunyan knew that something had changed.
He couldn't help but become very amiable and asked here. "If you have anything to say, feel free to say it. We are here to do business, and we are not here to embarrass you as generals of the Celestial Kingdom. If you have any difficulties, just say it. There is no need to hesitate here."
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When Xu Yunyan said this, these businessmen sighed.
"Dear general, it's not that we intentionally embarrass the general, but the city lord here in Annan didn't agree with me waiting for the deal after he found out about our deal."
"Why is this? You exchanged your excess grain for our silk, cloth, money, and some specialties. Why didn't you agree to trade again? You didn't suffer any loss?"
What Xu Yunyan said was very reasonable. Part of what he exchanged with Annan was to be sold in the Tang Dynasty in exchange for some money, and then he used the money to buy some cloth, silk, porcelain, etc. and trade with the Annan people. As for the Navy, it was completely like After training, we provide free labor.
Xu Yunyan asked very directly, asking General Annan why he did not agree to continue trading with him, and this Annan businessman is here. You look at me, I look at you.
"This... we don't know what's going on at all. How about the general personally taking people to the city lord's mansion to ask the city lord what he thinks? Or maybe the city lord wants to trade with the general."
The businessman said this as an excuse, and Xu Yunyan couldn't help but sigh.
"It seems that I have to go to the City Lord's Mansion. I just don't know what the City Lord's temperament is like. Will it embarrass me and others?"
"General, don't worry. The general is a general from the Celestial Empire. For commanding such a navy, the Lord of the City will not be embarrassed by the general and others."
With the persuasion of these businessmen, Xu Yunyan finally made up his mind to go to the city lord's mansion to see what the city lord was thinking.
In the Rehe City Lord's Mansion in Annan, a short-sighted city lord was leisurely eating Annan's rare delicacies under the service of some outstanding maids.
When he was full and ready to do something ridiculous that outsiders would never think of, a servant came to report him.
"master."
Looking at the steward who rushed over in a hurry, the scholar, the owner of Annan Rehe City, looked at him unhappy.
"What's the matter? I don't know, sir, do you want to do some exercise after eating?"
As soon as the humanist was talking here, his housekeeper lowered his head, not daring to look up at him, for fear that his short-sighted but extremely powerful city lord would make things difficult for him.
"Lord City Lord, the general from Heaven has arrived."
A general from heaven?
At this moment, the humanist was startled and jumped up instantly.
"It turns out that a general from the Celestial Kingdom has arrived, and then my chance to make a fortune is here. When I get the support of a general from the Celestial Kingdom, how can a mere Rehe trap me?
The Lianghe River next to it, Hedong, Hexi, and Hanoi will all be mine. At that time, I will be the supreme king of Annan. "
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