After the immortal disappeared

As soon as he saw these long-armed basilisks, he was stunned, then turned around and ran away:

"The Yin Hao is coming, the Yin Hao is coming!"

The sleeping pirate village was awakened by the heart-rending cry, and everyone rushed out in disheveled clothes, still holding weapons in their hands.

Then, the Yin Fei came.

The pirates looked inexplicably frightened, wondering how Yin Hao could leave the depths of the archipelago and climb to Kongmeng Island, which was not covered by the gray fog.

This is unreasonable, this is unreasonable!

However, the yin snake rushed towards them, furious and evil-looking.

The leader calmed down, raised his arms and shouted to his men: "Go back to the house and release the arrows!"

The so-called "rope arrow" here means that there is a rope tied behind the arrow, and the arrow will expand after hitting the target. They don't want to fight these giant monsters head-on. It should be easier to fight them by shooting arrows and fixing them with ropes.

Witnessed by the moonlight, a bloody fight broke out deep in Kongmeng Island.

Under the huge disparity in strength, the fight quickly turned into a massacre.

The sea is still calm and Blade Harbor is still sleeping.

No one knows what happened.

…

Three days later, Qucheng, the capital of Bailie.

The sky turned white, and the deer began to vibrate, facing the east and beginning to breathe.

Before and after the sun rises, there is the so-called purple energy from the east, which can be collected and refined by practitioners. It is very precious. Wait until the Sunlight Golden Gang appears, then you can't do anything.

Lu Zhensheng also stood up in time and practiced a set of sword skills.

He is over fifty this year, but he looks like someone in his thirties. His temples are jet black without a trace of gray hair, which is the result of years of cultivation and maintenance.

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

Qucheng is only sixty miles away from Blade Port. As a clan leader, does he want to eat any fresh fish? But Lu Zhensheng had long been tired of eating raw seafood in the past few decades, and later he changed his way of eating.

Typically, high-end ingredients require nothing more than modest cooking methods. The methods of cooking fresh fish include steaming, roasting, stir-frying, baking and stewing. Lu Zhensheng likes grilled dried fish.

This dried fish is not something that is hardened by the sun at the beach and can be used as a murder weapon. Instead, it is specially made from fresh fish fillets rich in oil, pickled, and then hung in a ventilated place to dry for basically one night.

Then such soft dried fish has a special flavor whether grilled or fried. The oil is fresh but not greasy, the fish skin is thin and crispy, and the fish meat is as firm as a garlic clove.

The most amazing thing is that the fishy smell is almost gone.

Lu Zhensheng ate half of the fish with relish, and then the eldest son came.

"Sit down and have some porridge?"

Lu Qingan shook his head, sat down and only had a bowl of mung bean soup. "There are three pieces of news, one good and one bad."

One good and one bad? "What about another one?"

"I can't say whether it's good or bad, it's up to my father to decide."

Lu Zhensheng took a sip of barley porridge: "Well, let's tell you the good news first."

"In the Battle of Huanlangque on the western front of Mou State, my second brother cooperated with General Fan Canghong and won another great victory! In this battle, one thousand enemies were wiped out and 600 were captured."

"Okay!" Lu Zhensheng was overjoyed and patted the table, "Okay!"

"On another battlefield, Mou State suffered some losses." Lu Qing'an said, "Bejia's monster general is very powerful. The wind beast antelope general was obviously a sheep, neither a rhinoceros nor a giant elephant, but he killed a Lieutenant general and two captains."

"The Wind-Drilling Beast is ten feet tall, stronger than a horse, and gifted with magical powers. It's not surprising at all that it kills people." Although Lu Zhensheng was overjoyed, he still had regrets after thinking about it, "If Qinglin can do it alone, It would be nice to get a big victory.”

The second son Lu Qinglin joined the army. Although he got the title of "General Xu", he was still under Fan Canghong. Although he is very outstanding, it is a pity that his qualifications are still relatively young, and his current promotion speed is already enviable to others.

There are many talented people in the country of Mou, and everyone is working hard to earn military merit and looking forward to those few positions.

If you want to truly make a difference, you must first be on your own.

Lu Qingan nodded in agreement: "Yes. But now this contribution is already very outstanding." Especially in the context of another losing team.

The second brother has made many military exploits, but as the eldest brother, he is a little embarrassed at home.

"I heard that both Bejia and Mou are willing to negotiate peace. I don't know when the war on the Western Front will end." Without war and rebellion, the promotion of generals will be slow.

Lu Qingan said with a smile: "I said that last year. As a result, the Heavenly Palace was destroyed and Lingxu City was in chaos. Bejia's anger suddenly rose, and the fighting became more fierce on the battlefield." Who knows if there will be any surprises this year?

But does father still want the war to continue? During the war in Mou State, the people of Bailie were very injured!

Do you support your second brother with all your strength and ignore the difficulties at home?

Of course, he would not show it, but said: "Second news, Mou Guo wants to buy another batch of grain and grass from us, forty thousand taels of silver."

Lu Zhensheng's smile faltered.

"Are you going to buy food again?"

"Yes." Lu Qing'an coughed, "It's still 30% of the market price."

Lu Zhensheng's forehead veins jumped.

After the war started, Mou State asked the surrounding small subordinate countries to provide money, food, or people. They usually enjoy the protection of Mou State, but they have to help when the latter is in danger.

Rights and obligations are equal.

Some small countries are dissatisfied, but Mou Guo said that if there is a war in Lingxu City across the way, all the vassal demon countries will also send troops in coordination.

Like General Ling who went to the eastern front line of Bega, he always brought his own supplies and weapons.

But Mou Guo still wanted to save face. Instead of directly asking for food, he paid to "purchase" it, but the purchase price was very low. At first it was 50% of the market price, but now it's only 30%.

It took out 40,000 taels of silver, and the Bailie people had to hand over grain and grass worth 130,000 taels of silver.

It may not sound like much, but this is the second time this year!

Three months ago, military supplies worth 260,000 taels were handed over. If they were handed over again this time, the total military aid for the first half of the year would be nearly 400,000 taels!

Mou Guo only gave him 120,000 taels of silver in cash, and the difference was a hundred dollars worth of blood.

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

Lu Zhensheng coughed lightly: "It's only these two years. It will be fine once the war is over."

Asking for money and food like this will ruin your goodwill and harm your surrounding relationships. Doesn’t Mou Guo know that? However, the state of Mou had been engaged in long-term wars in the past, and finally had a few years of rest and recuperation. Before its national strength was fully restored, it started fighting with Bejia again.

In this case, is it not surprising that it assigns tasks to others and transfers pressure?

"How much will Qingguo be allocated?"

"I heard it's 80,000."

Then you have to hand over food and grass worth two hundred and fifty thousand taels. Lu Zhensheng nodded: "We can reduce the number by half here, probably because Qing Lin has made many military exploits."

Is this also due to the second child? Lu Qingan was a little dissatisfied: "Then why doesn't Mou Guo give us a full exemption?"

The surrounding small countries and forces can get people without paying. Bailie was a man and a man with money, and the patriarch's son personally went into battle. Therefore, he was repeatedly awarded by the state of Mou and set an example to many countries.

As Lu Qinglin's achievements and status become higher and higher, the ethnic group he comes from will be exempted from many obligations.

"The more his merits are greater and the military rank is higher, maybe he will be exempted from it all." Lu Zhensheng glanced at him and said warmly, "Qing'an, you two brothers are both trying to win glory for your family and Bailie, no matter what. It doesn’t matter whether you are high or low, you and I, you all have contributed.”

Lu Qingan nodded: "My son understands. But suddenly he has to spend so much money to buy food and grass. Where is the treasury..."

There is also a lot of money in the treasury. Bailie's current territory is much smaller than before, and his income is naturally not as generous as before.

"Finance, make arrangements carefully." Why didn't Lu Zhensheng know how difficult this was? "It's the autumn harvest season, and there will be a bumper crop of grain this year, so the price can be a little lower."

Mou Guo bought it at a 30% discount, and they bought it at a 50% discount. He lost 20% in the middle, but he could hold on even though he gritted his teeth.

"If we continue to lower food prices..." I'm afraid the landlords and tenant farmers will be dissatisfied again. After all, they have been lowering prices since last year. But Lu Qinglin changed the topic: "I have some news here. It was too late when I received it last night. I will report it to you this morning."

"Tell me." The father and son chatted for so long that the fish and porridge were cold. Lu Zhensheng stopped eating, so he rang the little bell and asked the servants to come and collect the leftovers.

"Someone wants to buy the Yangshan Islands."

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

"Uncle Liu said that a housekeeper named Ding came to his door and said that his master was interested in buying the six outer islands of Suoding, Heiye, and Baideng in the Yangshan Islands. When he heard from Uncle Liu that the main islands were not developed, I also asked how much it would cost to buy the entire Yangshan Islands."

Mr. Lu Liu is the elder of the clan. If anything happens, he will report to Lu Qingan.

"Uncle Liu said that this transaction is unusual. He can't make the decision. He has to ask the clan leader for his opinion."

"Where are they from?"

"They came across the ocean from the Fu Kingdom in the west and had just disembarked not long ago. Butler Ding said that their young master came out to set up his own business and thought that the Yangshan Islands were very good. They were offshore and quiet, but they were on the shipping lanes and could be entered. Can be withdrawn.”

Lu Zhensheng pondered: "It takes a month and a half to get here from Fu country by boat, with favorable winds and ocean currents, right?"

In the rich and powerful families, the eldest son inherits the family business. Some restless concubines can only get some money and then be kicked out.

These unlucky children will go to other places to start their own businesses and work hard, but most of them will only end up spending all their money and becoming civilians.

"Don't they know that the Yangshan Islands are Yinsha earth veins?"

"They have only been ashore for three days, so they may not know it, and it's hard for Uncle Six to ask."

Lu Zhensheng put his hands behind his hands and took a few steps slowly.

"What do you think?"

"The Yangshan Islands are not far from the coast but are difficult to develop. Only a few peripheral islands are not affected by Yin evil spirits. Although they are on the waterway, they are disturbed by pirates. In the past few times, when thefts were rampant, we had to send troops to suppress them." Lu. Qing'an thought as he said, "It's really a piece of chicken ribs."

In a nutshell, there is no output but input.

No benefits, but maintenance costs.

Lu Zhensheng pondered: "But the Yangshan Islands are our ancestral property after all, and the place is huge."

Lu Qingan sneered secretly, did we sell less of our ancestral property? The Yangshan Islands are useless and no force looks down upon them, so they are still in the hands of the Lu family.

Lu Zhensheng still hesitated: "I'll write a letter to Qinglin and ask for his opinion."