Chapter 912

Seeing these long-handed snake monsters, he was stunned, and then turned and fled:

"Yin Hui are here, Yin Hui are here!" The pirate village in the dream was awakened by this heart-rending cry, and everyone rushed out disheveled, grabbing weapons in their hands.

Then, the Yin Hui came.

The pirates were inexplicably terrified, not knowing how the Yin Hui could leave the depths of the archipelago and crawl to this Kongmeng Island, which was not covered by gray mist.

This was unreasonable, this was not common sense! The Yin Hui rushed toward them, anxious and fierce.

The leader calmed down and shouted to his subordinates: "Go back to the house and release the cable arrows!"

The so-called "cable arrows" here were arrows tied with ropes at the head, which would spread out after hitting the target. They didn't want to fight these giant monsters head-on, so shooting arrows and using ropes to fix them should be easier to fight.

Under the witness of the moonlight, a bloody battle broke out in the depths of Kongmeng Island.

And under the disparity in strength, the battle quickly turned into a massacre.

The sea surface remained calm, and Daofeng Port remained asleep.

No one knew what had happened.

Three days later, Qu City, the capital of Does Bailie.

The horizon was turning white, and Lu Lu Zhensheng got up and began to breathe toward the east.

Before and after the sun came out, there was so-called purple Qi coming from the east, which could be harvested and refined by cultivators, which was very precious. Once the golden light of the sun appeared, it could no longer be done.

Lu Lu Zhensheng also stood up at the right time and practiced a set of sword techniques.

He was over fifty this year, but he looked like he was in his thirties, with black temples and not a single white hair, which was the result of years of cultivation and maintenance.

When the eldest son Lu Lu Qingan arrived, he saw his father eating barley porridge with three or four small dishes and dried roasted mackerel.

Qu City was sixty li away from Daofeng Port, and as the patriarch, what fresh fish couldn't he eat? But Lu Lu Zhensheng had long been tired of fresh seafood for decades, and instead preferred other ways of eating.

Generally speaking, high-end ingredients only need simple cooking methods. The methods of cooking fish and fresh food are nothing more than steaming, roasting, stir-frying, braising, and stewing. Lu Lu Zhensheng, however, liked roasted dried fish.

This dried fish wasn't dried hard by the seaside, something that could be used as a weapon, but was made from fresh fish with rich fat, filleted and marinated, and then hung in a ventilated place, basically only air-dried for one night.

And such soft dried fish, whether roasted or fried, had a special flavor. The fat was fresh but not greasy, the fish skin was thin and crispy, and the fish meat was firm like garlic cloves.

The most magical thing was that the fishy smell was almost gone.

Lu Lu Zhensheng was eating half a fish with relish when the eldest son came.

"Sit, drink some porridge?"

Lu Lu Qingan shook his head and sat down, only asking for a bowl of mung bean soup. "Three messages came, one good and one bad."

One good and one bad? "What about the other one?"

"Can't say good or bad, it's up to Father to decide."

Lu Lu Zhensheng sipped the barley porridge: "Hmm, tell me the good news first."

"In the Huanlangque battle on the western line of the Mu Nation, the second brother cooperated with General Fan Canghong and won another great victory! In this battle, one thousand enemies were annihilated and six hundred were captured."

"Good!" Lu Lu Zhensheng was overjoyed, lightly patting the table, "Good, good!"

"On another battlefield, the Mu Nation suffered a bit of a loss." Lu Lu Qingan said, "The monster general of Between Beijia is powerful, that Drilling Wind Beast General Ling is clearly a sheep, neither a rhinoceros monster nor a giant elephant, yet it rammed to death a deputy general and two captains."

"The Drilling Wind Beast is one zhang tall, stronger than a horse, and has innate divine powers. It's not strange at all to ram someone to death." Lu Lu Zhensheng was overjoyed, but thought there was still regret, "If Lu Qinglin could stand alone and win a great victory, that would be great."

The second son Lu Lu Qinglin joined the army, although he got the title of "General Xu", he was still under Fan Canghong. He was very outstanding, but unfortunately, his seniority was shallow, and this speed of promotion had already made others envious.

The Mu Nation was full of talents, and everyone was working hard to earn military merit, looking forward to those few positions.

To truly make contributions, you must first stand alone.

Lu Lu Qingan nodded in agreement: "Yes. But this credit is already very prominent." Especially against the backdrop of another team that lost the battle.

The second brother made repeated military contributions, and he, the eldest brother, was a bit awkward at home.

"I heard that both Between Beijia and Mu Nation intend to negotiate peace, and I don't know when the war on the western line will end." Without war or rebellion, it is slow for military officers to be promoted.

Lu Lu Qingan smiled: "They said so last year, but the Heavenly Palace was destroyed, Lingxu City was in chaos, and Between Beijia's anger flared up, and they fought even more fiercely on the battlefield." Who knows if there will be any accidents this year?

But does Father hope the war will continue? The Mu Nation is fighting, and the Does Bailie people are very hurt! Supporting the second brother with all his strength like this, regardless of the difficulties at home?

Of course, he wouldn't show it, but said: "The second message, the Mu Nation wants to buy another batch of grain from us, forty thousand silver taels."

Lu Lu Zhensheng's smile stalled.

"Buying grain again?"

"Yes." Lu Lu Qingan coughed low, "Still at thirty percent of the market price."

Lu Lu Zhensheng's temples jumped.

After the war started, the Mu Nation let the surrounding small vassal states pay money and grain, or send people. They usually enjoy the protection of the Mu Nation, so they have to contribute when the latter is fighting a fierce battle.

Rights and obligations are equal.

Some small countries are dissatisfied, but the Mu Nation said, when the Lingxu City opposite fights, the various vassal monster countries also have to coordinate to send troops.

Like General Ling who rushed to the eastern front of Between Beijia, they all brought their own soldiers, grain, and weapons.

But the Mu Nation still wants face, not directly asking for grain, but "purchasing" with money, but the purchase price is pressed very low. At first, there was fifty percent of the market price, but now only thirty percent is left.

It takes out forty thousand silver taels, and the Does Bailie people have to hand over grain worth 130,000 silver taels.

It sounds like it's not much, but this is the second time this year! Three months ago, they had already handed over military supplies worth 260,000 silver taels, and if they handed them over again this time, the military aid for the first half of the year would total nearly 400,000 taels! And the Mu Nation only gave 120,000 silver taels, and the difference is the blood Does Bailie shed.

The first half of the year has just passed, and there is still the second half!

Lu Lu Zhensheng coughed slightly: "Just these two years, it will be fine after the war."

Reaching out for money and grain like this is very damaging to favor, very damaging to the surrounding relationship, doesn't the Mu Nation know it itself? But the Mu Nation has been fighting for a long time, and it has finally recovered for a few years, and it has fought with Between Beijia again.

Under such circumstances, it is not strange to spread tasks to the outside world and shift pressure, right?

"How much was Qingguo allocated?"

"I heard it's eighty thousand."

Then they have to hand over grain worth 250,000 taels. Lu Lu Zhensheng nodded: "We can be halved here, probably because Lu Qinglin has made repeated military contributions."

This is also attributed to the second brother? Lu Lu Qingan was a bit dissatisfied: "Then why doesn't the Mu Nation exempt us completely?"

Surrounding small countries and forces, if they don't pay money, they have to send people. Does Bailie sends both people and money, the patriarch's son personally puts on armor and goes to the battlefield, so he is often commended by the Mu Nation and cited as a model by many countries.

Lu Lu Qinglin's merit is getting bigger and bigger, his status is getting higher and higher, and the ethnic group he comes from will be exempted from many obligations.

"When his merit is a little bigger, and his military rank is a little higher, perhaps it will be completely exempted." Lu Lu Zhensheng looked at him and said warmly, "Lu Qingan, you brothers are both winning glory for the family, winning glory for Does Bailie, don't distinguish between high and low, don't talk about you and me, you both have merit."

Lu Lu Qingan nodded: "The son understands. But suddenly having to take out so much money to prepare grain, the treasury there..."

The money in the treasury is also limited. Does Bailie's territory is much smaller than before, and the income is naturally not as rich as before.

"Raise, raise it well." Lu Lu Zhensheng, how could he not know the difficulty? "It happens to be the harvest season, and the grain harvest is abundant this year, so the purchase price can be slightly lower."

The Mu Nation buys at thirty percent, they buy at fifty percent, and they lose two percent in the middle, which they can still hold on to by gritting their teeth.

"If the grain price is pressed again..." I'm afraid the landlords and tenant farmers will be dissatisfied again, after all, the price has been pressed since last year. But Lu Lu Qinglin changed the topic: "I have another message here, it was too late when I received it last night, so I will report it to you again this morning."

"Say it." The father and son chatted for so long, the fish and porridge were cold, Lu Lu Zhensheng didn't eat anymore, so he shook the small bell, letting the servants come to take away the leftovers.

"Someone wants to buy the Yangshan Archipelago."

Lu Lu Zhensheng thought he heard wrong and asked again: "What? Rent or buy?"

"Sixth Uncle said, a housekeeper surnamed Ding came to the door, saying that his master intends to buy the six outer islands of the Yangshan Archipelago, such as Suoding, Heiye, and Baideng. When he heard Sixth Uncle say that the main island had not been developed, he also asked how much it would cost to buy the entire Yangshan Archipelago."

Lu Sixth Master is a clan elder, and if something happens, he will report it to Lu Lu Qingan here.

"Sixth Uncle said this transaction is unusual, he can't make the decision, so he has to ask the patriarch for his opinion."

"Where are they from?"

"They drifted across the sea from the western Fu Nation and just landed not long ago. This housekeeper Ding said that their young master came out to stand on his own, felt that the Yangshan Archipelago was quite good, off the shore, quiet, but on the shipping route, and could advance or retreat."

Lu Lu Zhensheng pondered: "Sailing from Fu Nation, it would take at least a month and a half with favorable winds and ocean currents, right?"

Wealthy families are inherited by the eldest son, and some restless concubine sons can only get some money, and then be swept out of the house.

These unlucky children will go to other places to stand on their own and work hard to operate, but most of them will eventually spend their money and become commoners.

"Don't they know that the Yangshan Archipelago is a Yin Sha earth vein?"

"They only landed for three days, maybe they don't know, and Sixth Uncle didn't ask."

Lu Lu Zhensheng paced back and forth slowly.

"What do you think?"

"The Yangshan Archipelago is not far from the shore but is not easy to develop. Only a few outer islands are not affected by Yin Sha, although they are on the shipping route, they are disturbed by pirates. There have been several rampant pirate disasters, and we have to send troops to suppress them." Lu Lu Qingan said while thinking, "It is truly a chicken rib."

In a word, no output, but input.

No benefit, but maintenance costs.

Lu Lu Zhensheng pondered: "But the Yangshan Archipelago is ancestral property after all, and the place is large."

Lu Lu Qingan sneered secretly, how many ancestral properties have we sold? The Yangshan Archipelago is useless, and no force looks down on it, so it is still in the hands of the Lu clan.

Lu Lu Zhensheng was still hesitant: "I'll write a flying message to Lu Qinglin and ask for his opinion."

(End of chapter)