Chapter 374: Outsiders on the Ship
Chapter 374: Outsiders on the Ship
Master Liao rubbed his palms. Another half a year had passed. He had grown taller and his strength had increased a lot. "So shall we set off right away?"
Sheng Zhixing frowned and thought: "How about we send someone to disguise as a sheep trader from overseas and go to Nanzhao to see what's going on?"
Jiang Lili sat up from the recliner, her brows full of enthusiasm: "Sure! I'll find someone smart to go to Nanzhao to inquire about the situation!"
Wen Qiao took some of the pirates out to do business, but the third in command of the pirate group, Rong Yi, remained in Mi Country.
After Jiang Lili returned to land, she asked the third pirate leader Rong Yi to bring the herdsman Xi Chengyun to pretend to be sheep traders. They first took five sheep as "sales samples" and landed at Haikui City, the most prosperous port in Nanzhao, to look for business opportunities.
Master Liao also clamored to go with Rong Yi. After staying in Mi Country for so long, he was already tired of playing around and couldn't wait to go to the new place to take a look. He really loved the feeling of having a golden finger and pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger to make his way around the world.
Jiang Lili and the others were very worried. After all, Master Liao was not even three years old. Over this period of time, they had unconsciously started to treat Master Liao as a child.
"It's best for me to go!"
"I can communicate with you on the group chat page. As the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, Lao Sheng definitely cannot go with us."
Master Liao said clearly, "Wen Qiao has gone out to sea. Li Li, you can't leave easily with the backpack in your hand. Brother-in-law Xin Che has to manage the affairs of the three armies. Not to mention Lu Renjia, who has social phobia and lives in the mountains drawing land planning maps. After all the calculations, I am the only one you can rely on!"
After Master Liao finished speaking, he demonstrated his skills to Jiang Lili and others by doing a handstand.
Jiang Lili and others were left at a loss for words, but they had to admit that what Master Liao said made sense, so they just let Master Liao do what he wanted.
So one day later, the three well-prepared people set off with five sheep. In order to show the advantages of these sheep to buyers, they also brought various mutton and wool products, ranging from wool sweaters to felt toys made of wool.
It normally takes four days to travel from Lutan in Miguo to Haikui City in Nanzhao by water.
Four days later, Master Liao brought Rong Yi and others to Haikui City safely and sent a message to Jiang Lili.
Master Liao came to report that Nanzhao is still in the stage of internal strife, and Sheng Zhixing's rebellious sons and daughters have not yet decided the winner, but the fight has not started yet.
Two days later, Master Liao happily informed Jiang Lili: [Lili, we found a buyer, and it’s a big buyer! ]
【@Master Liao: We need to provide mutton to the military camp in Haikui City! 】
Jiang Lili couldn't help but smile happily when she received the news. Providing mutton to the military camp! The demand must be very high, and the sales channel will be opened up!
【@盛执星: How many sheep do they need to deliver at a time? How often do they deliver sheep? 】
[@Master Liao: We deliver sheep every 20 days, sheep each time. They not only need sheep, but also other meats. I said we can provide them, and they asked us to bring cows and pigs to them next time we deliver sheep. But they need them urgently, and asked if we can deliver the first batch of sheep as soon as possible. Now the deposit has been handed over to me. ]
Master Liao posted a picture in the group. In the picture, there were 1000 taels of silver on the table of the inn.
The price of a sheep varies depending on its weight. Under the price in Nanzhao, 500 sheep can be sold for 1.3 taels of silver each, so this batch of sheep can be sold for about 6500 taels of silver.
【@江麗麗: Great! Master Liao did a great job! 】
When Sheng Zhixing heard the numbers reported by Master Liao, he recalled the number of troops stationed in Haikui City and calculated based on the consumption rate that the number of troops stationed in Haikui City had increased.
Master Liao had said in the group before that Haikui City is now the territory of his "daughter" the second princess Sheng Yin.
His second daughter is very resourceful and ambitious. Relying on the original owner's doting on her, she acts unbridled and the male favorites under her are also her aides.
[@盛执星: Then you guys should be more careful. Li Li and the others will be bringing the first batch of commercial sheep soon. ]
【@Master Liao: OK! Waiting for you to come! 】
Five days later.
After Jiang Lili dealt with the items that needed to be transported to the modern era in the near future using backpacks, she and Xin Che, along with 20 disguised Xin family soldiers and 500 sheep, boarded a large cargo ship and set off for Nanzhao.
Su Rui was also brought along.
Su Rui's foreign appearance would definitely be conspicuous if she went to Nanzhao. Jiang Lili asked her to stay on the boat and watch over it after arriving in Nanzhao.
In order to cover up their tracks, Jiang Lili and Xin Che played the roles of a couple who came to Nanzhao to do business on a merchant ship, and brought their homemade fruit wine to sell. Because Mi Country is located in a tropical area, there are a variety of fruits, and fruit wine is considered a specialty of Mi Country, so it would be best if they could open up sales along with them.
Xin's army's deputy general Xu Zishen and eleven other Xin's army soldiers were herdsmen from the same hometown as Rong Yi and his companions.
The remaining Xin family soldiers acted as small vendors doing business on the ship. They were hired to take care of the sheep and do some small business.
The Xin family army was already very familiar with such undercover disguise missions. They played their respective roles very naturally, hiding their solemn and murderous aura as soldiers, making it impossible for people to detect any flaws.
The governor of the Mi Kingdom Navy predicted the weather for Jiang Lili and planned the sailing route, so their journey went very smoothly for the first three days without encountering any natural factors that hindered the trip.
Early morning of the fourth day.
The moon was high in the sky and the sea was calm.
Because they play a young couple who have been married for many years, Xin Che and Jiang Lili sleep in a cabin which is on the side of the ship. Through the tiny window, they can see the sea outside.
The bed in the cabin was not big, so Xin Che gave it to Jiang Lili to sleep on. He stayed beside her with the bed and bedding in his arms.
"Wow--"
Xin Che, who was in a light sleep, heard a few "splashing" sounds of water outside the cabin, as if someone was splashing in the water.
He opened his eyes alertly and woke up Jiang Lili beside him.
Jiang Lili opened her eyes drowsily, rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand, and asked sleepily: "What's wrong?"
Xin Che couldn't help but pinch her soft cheeks and reminded her, "Li Li, there's some noise outside. I'll go check it out. Remember to lock the door."
Jiang Lili's sleepiness disappeared immediately. "Okay, be careful, and call me if you need anything."
After Xin Che left, Jiang Lili propped up the cabin door with something and notified Su Rui at the same time.
Su Rui replied very quickly. Jiang Lili didn't know whether he was sleeping lightly or staying up late reading novels.
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