"Hey, have you heard? A prince has come to Qiongzhou. I heard he is some kind of Ninth Prince!"
"Of course I have heard of him. It is said that he is eight feet tall, has a green face and fangs, and kills people without blinking an eye. All of his men are ruthless, especially the one named Yang Yong, who is the most vicious Jin Yiwei!"
"I know that the Jinyiwei are the minions of the imperial court, but I heard that the clothes are very beautiful, the flying fish suit. If we can wear it once and walk around the village, those little girls shouldn't ask for marriage right away?"
"You just know how to daydream. Don't you know that the Jinyiwei specializes in inhuman things? They confiscate homes, exterminate clans, and take human lives. All civil and military officials in Great Xia have to bow their heads before them!"
"I also heard that the prince has a gentleman who knows things like a god. He can predict good and bad fortunes and can tell the past and the future."
"Fart, that's all a trick of a charlatan. Of course, there is an advantage to this prince coming. It is said that we in Qiongzhou will not collect farmland tax in the future."
"What? And such a good thing, you don't pay taxes when you farm?"
"Of course, that's what the prince said personally. He also said that he would develop a free port in Qiongzhou and provide various services for passing ships. Anyway, the prince is going to do something special!"
"I see, they are all lies. Fu Yi, who has been ruined by the county magistrate and exterminated the clan since ancient times, can come to our Qiongzhou, he must have no money, so he was assigned to this useless place. To I say, just wait and see, in a few days we will arrest you one by one and send you to hard labor!"
"Don't scare me, I just got a little wife!"
…
Outside Qiongzhou City.
In front of a simple teahouse, a man wearing a bamboo hat was sitting. He took out two copper coins from his arms and threw them to the tea stall owner.
"Bill, please!"
"Okay, sir, come again next time."
The boss bowed forward obsequiously and put away the tea sets, but there was a small piece of cloth under the tea bowl. The tea stall owner looked around and saw no one was around, so he carried it in his arms and went to the kitchen and fire room.
The expression on his face immediately became solemn.
He bowed and handed it over: "Your Highness, this is the latest information!"
In the fire room, a fireman lighting the fire slowly raised his head. Taking a closer look, it was Qin Xian. He took the information and waved his hand.
"Get down!"
"promise!"
Qin Xian opened it and frowned slightly.
"Qin Yun is so on guard, but since you are going to Zhushen Villa, it would be better. This means that if you don't take the road to heaven, you will come to hell without any door, haha..."
Qin Xian sneered and threw the cloth into the fire. Since he was separated from Yuan Shaoqing last time, he came to Qiongzhou, trying to find Qin Yun's flaw to get the gunpowder formula.
However, the confidentiality work in Qiongzhou was beyond Qin Xian's imagination, and even many locals did not know the existence of these workshops.
It was not until the past two days that Qin Xian got the news that Qin Yun was recruiting people to expand the workshop. He stayed here just to see if he could sneak in.
At this time, a maroon horse came outside the tea stall.
"Shopkeeper, bring me a bowl of tea!"
Qin Xian subconsciously lowered his head when he heard the voice, and he leaned against the earthen wall of the back kitchen.
"Oh, come right away!"
The owner of the maroon horse is none other than Yang Yong, the Jin Yiwei who is known to kill many people.
He looked at this seemingly inconspicuous tea stall, but he began to murmur in his heart. As a Jin Yiwei, his intuition told him that there must be something fishy here.
Because, on this hot day, others are setting up stalls to sell coconuts, but you are selling hot tea, and your accent is Guanzhong. People from Guanzhong come here to open a shop and earn these three melons and two dates?
Isn't this just funny!
Soon, the tea was served. Yang Yong picked up an ant from the ground, trampled it to death and threw it in.
"Snapped!"
"What kind of bird shop? Come here, waiter, and take a look. What's in here?"
A cold look flashed in the waiter's eyes, but was quickly replaced by a flattering expression.
"Sir, let me take a look!"
"I'm really sorry. I didn't expect a bug to crawl in. Okay, I'll bring you another bowl!"
Yang Yong was reluctant: "Bring a bowl? I think this is a black shop. Let me go in and see if your kitchen is unhygienic!"
As he said that, he picked up the knife and walked straight to the kitchen. At this time, the waiter's expression changed, and two tall and powerful cooks also came out of the kitchen.
Yang Yong sneered: "It turns out it's really a black shop!"
The waiter snorted coldly: "I think you are here to cause trouble."
Yang Yong dropped two taels of silver: "Looking for trouble, no, no, I'm here to drink tea. I've offended you so much. Take your leave!"
After saying that, he turned around and left without saying a word.
The waiter sneered again and again: "Coward!"
But at this moment Qin Xian walked out of the kitchen and shouted: "Quick, get out of here."
The waiter in the shop was puzzled: "Your Highness, what's going on?"
"Stop talking nonsense, burn the shop, and leave quickly!"
After saying that, he got on a big horse and drove away.
The waiter and others didn't know why, but they still followed the instructions and lit the tea stall.
Not long after, Yang Yong arrived with dozens of shadow guards.
"Damn it, let me chase you!"
Yang Yong is a smart man. Although he had a blunderbuss in his hand, he did not alert the snake. But he did not expect the people inside to be so alert.
He led his men to chase for a long time but still got nothing, so he finally had to return to the city to return to his life.
"Your Majesty, I discovered a group of suspicious people outside the city today!"
Qin Yun was checking the memorial handed over by Qiongzhou officials.
He frowned slightly: "Tell me, what's going on?"
"Your Majesty, didn't you catch some spies who wanted to spy on our arsenal a few days ago? I have been tracking down the man behind it. Today, I came to a tea stall with others. This tea stall sells hot tea on a hot day. Considering the humble position, there must be something fishy here."
"I came back and took people to investigate first. Unexpectedly, they ran away and burned the tea stall."
"I feel that this is not a small matter."
Qin Yun nodded slightly: "You are right. Everyone in the world knows that I have firearms in my hands. They just want to get the gunpowder formula. This thing cannot be leaked."
"In this way, another five hundred people will be selected to form a confidentiality department, which will be responsible for protecting the safety of the craftsmen and preventing anyone from stealing secrets."
"Yes, I'll do my humble job now."
"By the way, have anyone from the One-Eyed Alliance come to cause trouble recently?"
"Go back to your lord, not available for the time being."
"Go ahead and call Wang Muzhi."
"yes!"
Not long after, Wang Muzhi bowed and entered.
"My lord, did you call me?"
Qin Yun did not wave, "Look, how is the drafting of this edict?"
Wang Muzhi took a closer look, but his eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty wants to build Qiongzhou into a capital on the sea!"
Qin Yun said with a smile: "We rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and we rely on the sea to eat the sea. If Qiongzhou does not want to be poor, it must become a prosperous place for commerce. The reason why I chose this place in the first place was because of Qiongzhou's geographical advantages."
"In addition, Qiongzhou is deep in the tropics. Rice grown here can produce two or even three crops a year. As long as the cultivation is done properly in the future, Qiongzhou will definitely become a prosperous place."
"tropical?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "This is the theory of temperature distinguishing regions. Later, when I have time, I will write it down for you and others to study. I called you here this time to ask about the candidate for the Qiongzhou Prefectural Shepherd. Talk about restructuring.”
Wang Muzhi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that a prefecture should be established in the name of the Liang Kingdom and a dynasty should be established."
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Tell me about it."
