Chapter 79: This is a Crime Punishable by Death

County Magistrate Lin asked in surprise: "Your Highness, do you have a way?"

Yan Ze nodded: "I do."

County Magistrate Lin's eyes lit up, "Does Your Highness know how to avoid the evil winds?"

Yan Ze said: "Typhoons occur every year in July and August; it will be fine if we avoid that time."

County Magistrate Lin's eyes sparkled, "Why don't I go and discuss it with Wu Jiangjun? They have two thousand soldiers, and with your one hundred elites, we will surely achieve a great victory."

In his past life, Yan Ze never liked the Japanese, and today, those little Japanese people started robbing and raping the moment they arrived; it was sickening to the core.

If it were possible, Yan Ze would still strike back.

However, he had not yet discussed it with Ji Lan and Yan Ning; such a big decision had to be considered by the whole family together.

Yan Ze said: "I will go back and discuss it before making a decision. You go and talk to Wu Jiangjun to see what he thinks."

If they could really wipe out the Woguo pirates, that would be a great achievement; every time Wu Jiangjun helped wipe out the Woguo pirates, he would curse and say he wanted to kill every single person from Woguo.

County Magistrate Lin guaranteed: "Wu Jiangjun hates Woguo the most; if there is such an opportunity, he will definitely agree to join you."

Yan Ze said: "Fine, then that is settled. I will go back and discuss it with Ningning and the others."

County Magistrate Lin acknowledged this and sent him off.

He paused in his steps, only then realizing what Yan Ze had said.

Yan Ze actually wanted to discuss military strategy and warfare with a twelve-year-old child and Yan Ning's mother?

Could it be that if Yan Ning did not agree, he would not go?

After Yan Ze returned home, it was already dawn, and Yan Ning and Ji Lan had just woken up.

Yan Ze closed the doors and windows.

This was to discuss an urgent matter.

Yan Ze lowered his voice: "I want to go and wipe out Woguo."

"Dad, you aren't awake yet, are you?"

Ji Lan also disagreed: "You must have stayed up late and your brain is a mess. You are taking those one hundred people; even with Explosive Packages, you are no match for them."

Yan Ze tugged at Yan Ning's little braid and said with dissatisfaction: "I am not talking nonsense. County Magistrate Lin said he can find Wu Jiangjun to bring two thousand soldiers along. I think we can give it a try."

"Don't you want to wipe out those little Japanese people?"

"Of course I do. As long as they are Chinese, I'm afraid everyone wants to get rid of those little Japanese people."

The Nanjing Massacre is a pain in the heart of every Chinese person.

Even so, Yan Ning still said: "Dad, can two thousand people really do it?"

Yan Ze pondered for a moment.

He asked: "If we can use the Explosive Packages and the Telescope, I think we can try. But these Explosive Packages and the Telescope would then be exposed, and might spread to the Capital."

Yan Ning entered her space to count the stock of Explosive Packages.

Her dad had been making Explosive Packages whenever he had nothing to do lately, and he really had stockpiled over two hundred of them.

Yan Ze asked: "How many are there?"

Yan Ning: "Over two hundred. We can go to Woguo and give them a good beating. But we also need some Explosive Packages at home."

Yan Ze immediately said: "I can make more."

Ji Lan said: "Over the past six months, we have encountered several sneak attacks. Although there weren't many people, we have accumulated experience. If anyone attacks again, even a massive army would have to think twice."

After all, their place is easy to defend and hard to attack.

Ji Lan continued: "Also, if we really are going to fight, I would rather the Telescope be smashed than let Wu Jiangjun and the others get their hands on it."

"After all, our family intends to rebel in the future; we cannot give away such useful items."

Yan Ning raised her hand again: "And me, Dad, you have to take me with you."

Yan Ze immediately objected: "No, how can a child go to the battlefield?"

Yan Ning took a cup of Spirit Spring Water out of her space, "Dad, you forgot, I have the Spirit Spring; it can reduce casualties."

Yan Ze thought about it and felt he really had to take his daughter along.

He would just let her stay far away when the time came.

After a long while, Yan Ning began to consider another problem.

"Dad, we are discussing this heatedly here, but have you considered the ships... The garrison in Lingnan probably doesn't have large ships."

Yan Ze said with a smile: "An Ocean-going Ship is not expensive; ten thousand taels of silver can secure one."

Yan Ning silently took out ten Silver Notes of one thousand taels each.

Yan Ning also said: "I need to stockpile more food. Calculating the time, the Corn and Sweet Potato should be ready for harvest, and we have to give the people of Taohua Village ten percent of the grain."

There was no need to worry too much about food.

Yan Ning could take 100 guards with her, and the remaining ten could stay home to guard.

With five Watchtowers taking turns on guard and having the Explosive Packages, nothing would go wrong.

The next day, Yan Ning and her father went to Shawan County to find County Magistrate Lin.

It was a coincidence that Wu Jiangjun was also there.

Seeing Yan Ning, County Magistrate Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief, "You talk amongst yourselves; I don't know what to pay attention to regarding military campaigns."

Wu Jiangjun looked at this child and her refined-looking father.

Discuss military campaigns with these two?

Yan Ning revealed a bright smile: "Wu Jiangjun, you are taking two thousand people to Woguo. Whatever you need, I will satisfy it as much as I can."

Wu Jiangjun looked at this little child; if he didn't know that this person was the First Prince and his daughter, Wu Jiangjun would definitely have pushed her aside.

What would a child know?

Since she had said so, Wu Jiangjun thought he would make an exorbitant demand to scare the little child away.

Wu Jiangjun said, "We don't have a ship and need to go buy one; this ship won't be cheap, we need to buy one for at least five thousand taels to have a chance of reaching Woguo."

Yan Ning said, "I have discussed it with my father and mother; we will buy a better ship, a ten-thousand-tael Ocean-going Ship, so that you can all rest well on board."

Wu Jiangjun was stunned.

She just agreed to that?

Not only did she agree, she even added an extra five thousand taels of silver.

Is this a case of having too much money to burn?

Yan Ning spending ten thousand taels of silver is just like drinking plain water.

Afterwards, she asked again, "Do we also need to buy provisions? I can pay for that too."

As she spoke, she slapped a one-thousand-tael Silver Note onto the table.

"I'll trouble you, Jiangjun; you go and buy them."

Wu Jiangjun held that one thousand taels of silver; just think of how much grain this could buy!

He accepted the Silver Note, preparing to return any surplus to her later.

Wu Jiangjun cupped his fists: "Many thanks."

Yan Ning asked: "Is there anything else needed?"

Wu Jiangjun thought it over, then shook his head: "I don't think so."

Yan Ze, who was to the side, reminded them: "Do your soldiers all have armor?"

Wu Jiangjun: "Naturally not; except for those with official ranks, none of them do."

Yan Ning pondered for a moment: "Then we are in no rush to leave; let's finish the preparations first and have one suit made for each person. That works out perfectly; we will set off for Woguo in September."

Wu Jiangjun felt dazed and confused.

Ah, no, does she know how much a suit of armor costs?

That is armor for over two thousand people!

Wu Jiangjun tried to remind Yan Ze: "His Highness, armor for over two thousand people is not easy to make, and it will cost a great deal of silver."

Yan Ning said: "How much money? Twenty taels per person, that's only forty-something thousand."

Wu Jiangjun swallowed his saliva.

What does she mean by "only forty-something thousand"?

As she spoke, Yan Ning began rummaging through her space for Silver Notes; the largest denomination was five thousand taels, so Yan Ning took eight five-thousand-tael Silver Notes and handed them to him.

It took a good while for Wu Jiangjun to recover.

It was also at this moment that he remembered one thing: "But, one cannot trade armor at will; this is a crime punishable by beheading."