"The envoy of the deceased of the Proclamation Office Rifo comes to see you!"
In a palace that was even more magnificent than the Dongyue Palace, Zhen Xiong was sitting in a dragon robe.
And his son Zhen Youqian stood underneath him wearing a python robe.
"I have met the lord of the country!" The envoy from Srivijaya clasped his hands and asked, "I am here today because my lord asked me to ask. The great Wei Dynasty promised to give me Srivijaya's goods. When can it be delivered?”
"This..." Zhen Xiong hesitated, but Zhen Youqian below took over.
"Don't worry, envoy. I, the Wei Dynasty, will naturally fulfill what I promised you. However, the situation on the sea is changing rapidly and cannot be changed without human intervention. Therefore, please envoy tell your lord that you can give me a few more days of grace!"
"Haha." The messenger smiled slightly: "I, Liver, asked the Wei Dynasty to send these goods to Nanyang. It was either windy or rainy, and it took two months to transport it, Your Highness!"
Although the words were said politely, they had a profound meaning. They all said to be obedient, but Zhen Youqian couldn't tell that the other party was trying to squeeze him.
"you!"
Just as he was about to get angry, Zhen Xiong stopped him: "Don't be rude!"
"Don't worry, messenger, we will definitely deliver the goods according to the trade agreement within half a month at most! We still have some goods under the trade agreement in our internal treasury, and we will deliver them to Sri Lanka as soon as possible."
"In that case, then I will repay my family and live in it!" The envoy handed over his hand and left the Dongyue Palace.
"Damn guy, you're going too far!" Zhen Yougan said with a sharp stamp of his foot.
"What's the situation now?" Zhen Xiong left this matter to Zhen Youqian, intending to train him to take over. He really didn't know the specific situation.
As a result, Zhen Youqian himself didn't know.
"Right now, there is only news that came out not long ago, saying that the Tang Dynasty took dozens of pirate ships to East Vietnam. No one knows what happened next."
Zhen Xiong touched his beard: "I'm afraid Dongyue has changed its owner now!"
"Father... no, Father, according to what you said, shouldn't we have made plans in advance?" Zhen Youqian's expression changed and he asked eagerly.
"I know what you are worried about! How many times have I taught you to deal with everything calmly!" Zhen Xiong glanced at him with some dissatisfaction: "What are you preparing for? The Tang Dynasty doesn't even have its own navy, so I don't I understand, those ships going to East Vietnam were the ships of two pirates, Qian Laosan and Luo Laosi, from the north. How were they beaten by our navy when they were in the north?"
"East Vietnam changed hands. It must have been the Tang Dynasty that marched from Baozi City. The Tang Dynasty army was powerful and powerful, and there were artifacts like the Tang Dynasty Shenwei Cannon. Plus we took away so many people, it was easy for them to capture East Vietnam. "
"But if you want to come to Nanyang, let alone whether they have a route to this vast sea, do you think our Wei navy will be afraid of relying on dozens of pirate ships?"
Zhen Youqian felt relieved after hearing Zhen Xiong's analysis.
Indeed, if nothing else, their Great Wei Navy was built through hard work.
It turned out that when they were in East Vietnam, they swept across the East China Sea, and the northern countries and forces of Fuyu, Silla, and Fuso, and after coming to Nanyang, they all faced off against the strongest Srivijaya once, but none of them lost.
This gave the Zhen family father and son endless confidence.
"Father is wise!" Zhen Yougan slapped him in the face with his hand.
"Okay, now we just need to stabilize our country in the Wei Dynasty!" This entire land was occupied by them. There were many Nanyang natives who were suppressed by them. It can be said that there are still conflicts in the country. Heavy, I really don’t have the energy to take care of things in Dongyue.
"But what are we going to do about Sri Lanka's death?" Zhen Yougan asked.
"This..." Zhen Xiong thought for a while and said: "There are still no ships from East Vietnam coming. I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty will block the sea after taking East Vietnam! Those pirate ships may not be useful in sea battles, but they are still used to block those merchant ships. No problem."
"Wouldn't that mean we won't be able to buy things from Dongyue in the future?" Zhen Youqian asked anxiously.
This Nanyang
It’s not bad, but it’s much more primitive than Tang Dynasty and Dongyue.
And there are many things that he is used to in East Vietnam, especially the many good things purchased from the Tang Dynasty. What's the difference?
"Humph, they don't sell it, can't we go get it ourselves?"
"Go and get it yourself?" Zhen Youqian was stunned: "How to get it?"
Zhen Xiong really didn't expect that his son was so ignorant.
Even though he said it so clearly, he still couldn't think of it.
"Then how did Qian Laosan and Luo Laosi get the things?"
"Ah!" Zhen Yougan said with joy on his face, "Yes, we can become pirates!"
"Cough cough cough!" Zhen Xiong coughed a few times. This account seems to be really useless. He is still in his prime now. Although this Nanyang woman is a little darker, there may be some beautiful ones if you choose. You should seize the time to regenerate. Just one!
The Wei Dynasty had the strongest navy. If the Tang Dynasty wanted to block the sea, then he would have no choice but to have people harass him.
The only thing that the Tang Dynasty could threaten them now was the Tang Dynasty Divine Cannon, but Zhen Xiong knew the weakness of that cannon, and it was impossible for the Tang Dynasty to defend the entire seaside with such a thing.
When the time comes, one will be able to rob, and the other will be able to bribe some people to help him smuggle.
The things from Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty are all good, and they sell very well in Nanyang, so you can't miss them.
In the future, as long as there are some smugglers in the Tang Dynasty, the precious wood and metals transported from Nanyang can be sold in the Tang Dynasty through them, and then they will take the various goods bought in the Tang Dynasty north to Fuyu, Silla, Fusang and other places. Just sell it once and then go back to Nanyang.
As long as the Tang Dynasty did not have a navy stronger than that of the Wei Dynasty, it would have no choice but to take whatever it wanted.
Of course, his battleship blueprints were provided by that guy Tang Ping, and I think Datang would start building such battleships in the future, but the naval wealth he had saved over the years was not something they could catch up with anytime soon.
As long as the Wei Dynasty established a firm foothold in Nanyang, the resources of gum, paint and various shipbuilding timbers here would be much greater than in East Vietnam. Zhen Xiong believed that Datang Shipbuilding would also build ships themselves, and they would eventually catch up. Not as good as your own.
As for the goods from Srivijaya, he promised to do so, but in fact he still planned to delay it as long as he could. If it didn't work, Dawei still had some stocks that could handle the whole thing.
"Give Sri Lanka the goods in your warehouse first, so that you can give an account."
Zhen Yougan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhen Xiong and said, "Father, what are you talking about?"
"Okay, stop pretending to me, don't think you can hide it from me!" Zhen Xiong said angrily: "You have raised so many women. I didn't say anything to you in the past, but now that the situation is special, you just call me Let them be patient for now!”
His son has no other abilities. There are more women in the prince's palace than in his harem. Bronze mirrors, perfume and other goods are women's favorites, so Zhen Xiong has always known that Zhen Youqian has a private treasury. I hid a lot, but it turned out that there was no need, so I never talked about him.
Now that Sri Lanka is dying, although Zhen Youqian's things are not enough, at least he can deliver some of them first.
"Yes! Father!" Zhen Yougan said with his head drooped and his hands in hand.
"Then let the child take the people to Sri Lanka to die this time!"
When I think about withholding these things, the women in the family are afraid that there will be a quarrel. In this case, it is better to lead a team to send them there myself, so that I can hide and be quiet for a few days.
"That's fine. You can go to Srivijaya and explain things properly to their king."
Although Zhen Xiong didn't know the saying that the truth is only within the range of a cannon, he understood this truth.
He knew that even if Srivijaya died unhappily, he would not dare to fall out with him.
Even though Srivijaya's army was much stronger than that of the Wei Dynasty, most of the Nanyang was occupied by the sea. If he really wanted to fall out, his navy of the Wei Dynasty could turn Srivijaya's sea trade upside down.
At that time, the gains outweigh the losses. He felt that whatever he, Zhen Xiong, could think of, Srivijaya would also be able to think of.
So three days later, with one or two scratches on Zhen Yougan's face, five warships and five merchant ships headed towards Sri Lanka.
"By the way, last time I remembered that there was a subordinate of Sri Vidya Sutra who kept fawning over me. What was that person's name?"
Zhen Yougan, who was on the boat, touched the scratches on his face with his hands. In the past few days, they were almost healed.
"It seems his name is Dong Li. He is from Ryukyu, but he has been working with Balabu. He was the one who gave you a lot of things last time."
"Yes, yes, that's Dong Li!" Zhen Yougan chuckled, his eyes narrowed to a slit: "Contact him after you arrive in Sri Lanka. He told me last time that in Sri Lanka, there will be no There are many Buddhist women who shave their heads like monks, but I have never tried such a woman!"
"Your Highness, then...I am afraid that if you do this in Sri Lanka..."
"What are you afraid of?" Zhen You rolled his eyes and persuaded his followers: "Dong Li said that as long as you have money, you can find some in private. Even if something happens, it will be Dong Li's responsibility. Is it possible that there will be a marriage? Does Livers really dare to offend our great Wei?"
"That's what the prince said!" His entourage all knew his temperament. Since he had made up his mind, it was better not to disobey him.
And he was not wrong. As long as they didn't use force or money, even Srivijaya would not be able to cause trouble for them. Even if they really wanted to cause trouble, they should go to Dong Li, who was the puller.
But they didn't know that Dong Li had already been thrown into the sea by Balabu and fed to the fishes.
"Where's the front?"
"We will arrive at Dama Island tonight. That is Balabu's territory. Does the prince want to pay a visit?"
"Well, it's good to go and have a look. Fatty's place has a lot of delicious food. What's the food on the ship these days? It's almost like a bird's mouth. It's not a bad idea to go to the Teeth Festival!"
"Yes, Prince!"
