si-mexico Chapter 593 Shipyard
Chapter 593 Shipyard
Hearing this, Shen Changgong pretended to be casual and asked,
"How did you know there was a shipyard here?"
Wei Bufan scratched his head and smiled.
"I worked here for five years. Later, my father fell ill and needed someone to take care of him, so I came back to farm. I also went to this river several times with the fleet before.
There was also Qi Xiaosan, who worked with me at the shipyard at the time, but he only worked there for three years.”
Wei Bufan pulled a young man behind him and said.
"I see. Where are you from? Is your father in the military camp now?"
"I don't know. My home is eighty miles south of Zhengxiang County. You haven't reached there yet, have you?"
"That shouldn't be inside the military camp."
Shen Changgong closed the map and said to everyone,
"This king wants to personally visit that shipyard and the place where the river meets."
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly advised,
"Your Highness, it's too dangerous for you to go alone."
"Yes, if we risk going forward based solely on this person's one-sided statement, what if there's danger?"
"This person might be a spy for the Wei army. Your Highness, please send someone to deal with him."
Hearing this, Wei Bufan looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't make any excuses.
Shen Changgong shook his head and said,
“No need to persuade me, this matter is urgent, and I will leave immediately.
Zhang Han, dispatch five hundred cavalrymen from the Zhennan Army to protect this king.
As for the others, distribute all the food of the villagers to them today, and immediately occupy the county town and collect food.
If I don't return in time, you will just continue marching south.
When I am away, all military orders must be obeyed by King Nan.
I'll go and take a look myself so I can decide on tactics and strategy. When I come back, we'll set off."
"As ordered!"
Seeing that Shen Changgong had made up his mind, everyone stopped trying to persuade him.
Shen Changgong explained,
"Wan'er, give each of these villagers ten taels of silver and let them go see their families.
Que Ling, go prepare dry food and horses. Come with me and prepare two more horses for Wei Bufan and Qi Xiaosan."
"Can you two ride horses?"
"know a bit."
The two nodded quickly.
"Then let's go."
Shen Changgong was a man of decisive character. After giving the order, he immediately started to move.
Soon, five hundred Zhennan troops were dispatched, and Shen Changgong and Tu Queling also jumped on their horses, with bags hanging on their horses, which contained dry food and water.
Wei Bufan and Qi Xiaosan looked at the tall warhorse and couldn't let it go. Then they got on it with difficulty and ran a small circle.
Wei Bufan said to Qi Xiaosan,
"Brother, this is the time for us to turn things around. We must seize this opportunity."
"Thanks to Brother Wei, you are going to make a great contribution this time."
"Haha, let's go and take the prince with us."
A group of people, riding horses, quickly ran out of the military camp and galloped towards the west.
The State of Wei was mainly plains, but not entirely plains. There were also many mountains in the west, which was connected to the Qin territory.
They got on the official road and sped along the wide road. Shen Changgong covered his face with a handkerchief to block the wind and sand.
Heading west, the distance of a hundred miles is neither long nor short, but it is not a smooth journey.
They ran from the plains into the mountains and walked on the winding valley path. Wei Bufan had to stop from time to time to look at the road, and soon it was noon.
Everyone sat down in a forest to drink water and rest. Zhao Bufan and the other two felt a little embarrassed when they saw everyone eating dry food.
Their stomachs started to growl. The last meal they had was last night in the county town.
He worked all night, chopped people down and ran away in the morning, and then said he was starving after riding so far.
Tu Queling opened the bundle, took out some exquisite snacks and dried meat, as well as a pot of water, and handed them to the two of them.
"Learn more girl, we...are not hungry."
Wei Bufan said politely, his eyes almost watering as he looked at the food.
"Why are you pretending? I originally prepared three days' worth of dry food for four people. This is for you. Take it."
After handing them the food and water, Tu Queling also sat next to Shen Changgong to eat.
Wei Bufan and Qi Xiaosan hurriedly started eating, sighing as they ate that they had never eaten such delicious food in their lives. The dry food that the prince ate was better than what they ate at home during the New Year.
After all, no ordinary family would be willing to eat meat as their staple food. It would be nice to have some meat during festivals.
Soon, after finishing their meal, everyone regained their strength and set off again.
A quarter of an hour later, they crossed the mountain and came to a large river.
On the east bank of the river, there is a large bay with many boats parked in it and many buildings around it.
There is also a gate with an arch on top and five big characters "Mountain Shipyard" engraved on it.
"Is this here?"
Shen Changgong asked.
Wei Bufan nodded and said,
"Your Majesty, how about... we just not go in?"
"What? Is there an ambush inside?"
Shen Changgong asked with narrowed eyes.
"No, no, it's just... We used to know a lot of people in this shipyard, and the owner was pretty nice to us. He even gave us some extra money for our trip home.
The farm owner was a good person, but now we two...have sold him out like this. We are too embarrassed to see him again."
Hearing this, Shen Changgong chuckled and said,
"What are you afraid of? I'm here to do business with him, not to use his ships for free. I'll pay him what I owe him for renting them. His ships won't make him any money if they're idle. You've done him a service."
"That's good, that's good."
Wei Bufan nodded.
They rode their horses straight into the shipyard at a quick pace.
When the workers inside saw so many soldiers and officers coming, they were shocked and quickly dropped their work and ran away.
"Where's your owner? Call him out."
A guard shouted loudly.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in elegant clothes came out from a second-floor building, trotted over, clasped his hands and bowed,
"I am Li Shanyue, a humble servant. I am honored to meet you, my dear generals. I wonder what brings you here?"
Wei Bufan hurried forward, dismounted, clasped his hands and said,
"Owner, it's me. I'm here to introduce you to a business. This is a distinguished person."
"Ah? Bufan? Xiaosan? You're here too?"
Li Shanyue said quickly,
"A guest is a guest. Please come in for some tea. Shall we discuss the details?"
"Okay."
Shen Changgong nodded and looked at the ships in the backwater bay as he walked. There were indeed hundreds of them, large and small.
Arriving at the main building, Shen Changgong brought Tu Que Ling and several guards, walked in, and sat in the guest seats.
Li Shanyue hurriedly called the maid to serve tea, and Wei Bufan and Qi Xiaosan stood respectfully by.
The owner of the field saw that the two men still had blood on their bodies, and the cavalrymen were full of murderous intent, while this nobleman was calm and composed, which made him feel a little nervous.