Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

CNM!

Are you even human?

The two guards cursed inwardly.

I gave you the time it takes to burn an incense stick to talk, and now you're turning around and biting me!

Although the two guards maintained a cold expression, a bead of cold sweat trickled down their foreheads.

The Prince values this guy a lot, I hope I won't be punished....

Fang Zheng Yi didn't think about anything else, he just wanted to test Prince Wu's attitude further.

Prince Wu didn't show any special expression when he heard this, and said calmly: "You're looking for your subordinates to discuss countermeasures, but I can tell you, this place is quite a distance from Haiyuan City. A large-scale search won't find this place in less than ten days or half a month. How many people do you have?"

"Even if they find it, so what? Do you know how many people I have under my command now? A full three thousand people!"

"But as long as you're honest, I'll guarantee your safety!"

Three thousand people... this situation is a bit bad.

Fang Zheng Yi's heart sank: "Since I've been exposed, what's the use of capturing me, Prince? Moreover, you left the capital privately, are you planning to rebel?"

A trace of unwillingness flashed in Prince Wu's eyes: "Rebel? How could you ask such a stupid question? The timing, the location, the people, I don't have any of them, how can I rebel?"

"Then what does the Prince want...?"

Fang Zheng Yi said halfway, Prince Wu opened the window, and the sea breeze blew in: "No... it's not rebellion, it's establishing my own domain!"

"Sit down and talk, it's rare for me to have someone I can talk to. Today, you and I will speak our minds!"

Prince Wu gestured for Fang Zheng Yi to sit down, and he sat directly opposite Fang Zheng Yi, but his gaze remained on the outside of the window.

"Do you know where this place is?"

"I don't know."

"This place was originally within my fiefdom, bordering the Qian Kingdom. It can be said to be the worst fiefdom among all the princes! Whether it's resources or population, no one cares about it, and border frictions and wars occur frequently."

Prince Wu spoke unhurriedly, as if recalling the past: "Perhaps its only advantage is that it has a natural harbor."

"Eight years ago, a fleet accidentally broke into the port. I personally led troops to investigate, and saw a group of people I had never seen before."

"These people were naturally detained by me, and because of language barriers, it took three months of interrogation to barely understand that these people had accidentally arrived in my Da Jing due to a storm."

Fang Zheng Yi listened quietly, feeling slightly shocked in his heart.

This Prince Wu really has good luck, and it seems that overseas navigation technology has developed to a certain level.

They actually have ocean-going technology, but I don't know how far it is from Da Jing.

"I had people inspect their merchant ships and found that their merchant ships were even more advanced than those of my Da Jing, and they were full of goods. There were many things I had never seen before, including sweet potatoes."

"The Prince discovered sweet potatoes eight years ago?" Fang Zheng Yi couldn't help but sigh at Prince Wu's luck again.

"That's right, but at that time, I didn't know the value of sweet potatoes, and sweet potatoes were not the most valuable thing."

"I detained those foreign barbarians for a year, and extracted all the valuable things, including the method of making salt."

"These people all come from small overseas countries, whose territories are not worth mentioning at all, and cannot be compared with my Da Jing! But their salt production technology is extremely advanced. Coastal salt production has extremely low costs, but extremely high profits."

"So the Prince started selling private salt from that time on?" Fang Zheng Yi asked, while once again marveling at Prince Wu's luck.

This Prince Wu is more like a time-traveler than me.

I don't have anything, and I even went to other places to beg for food.

I can't even make salt, and I even picked up leftover sweet potatoes from others! Crap!

"No, although I had the method of making salt, I couldn't sell it until I found an opportunity two years later."

"Due to years of war, the Qian Kingdom's national treasury was already empty. In order to raise military funds, the court even began to sell official positions."

"The order within the Qian Kingdom also began to fall into chaos because of this. Corrupt officials were rampant, and private salt flooded the market, which gave me an opportunity!"

"The soldiers guarding the border couldn't even get their military pay, which I subsidized. The Lu family also knew that the general trend of the Qian Kingdom was over, so they took the initiative to send people to find me, wanting to surrender to my Da Jing."

"With the Lu family, the sales channels for sea salt were naturally no longer a problem. I even gradually infiltrated people into the Qian Kingdom's court through private salt."

"I shortened the war between the Qian and Jing kingdoms by at least five years! Even the death of the Qian Kingdom's emperor was arranged by me! Half of this Da Jing's territory was also conquered by me!"

Speaking of this, Prince Wu's face had already turned ruddy, and he looked a little excited.

Fang Zheng Yi was also shocked.

Damn! This Prince Wu is really a ruthless person! He can actually play it so big?

But looking at his appearance, he should be very憋屈(biē qū, frustrated).

After all, he doesn't dare to brag to outsiders about doing such a big thing. Fang Zheng Yi still feels quite aggrieved when he puts himself in his shoes.

"But what is my imperial brother doing? Hehe, the Qian Kingdom's national strength has weakened to the limit, but he has actually lost three battles in a row! The strength of all the princes is being squandered in his hands!"

"The Qian Kingdom has not yet fallen, and there is a great enemy outside, but my imperial brother has already begun to fight internally and externally at the same time, destroying the Qian Kingdom on one hand and weakening the princes on the other."

"By the time the princes of the world react, they will already be fish and meat to be slaughtered."

"I have transformed a barren land into a prosperous one with my own hands, but in the end, I have to give it away."

A look of resentment finally appeared on Prince Wu's face: "Fortunately, the Lu family is still under my control, and they don't want to lose the fat of private salt, so they have been maintaining cooperation."

"In the end, you also have a share in this."

"My share?" Fang Zheng Yi was a little puzzled.

Prince Wu smiled and said: "The sale of private salt was originally disorganized, but since I came into contact with Taoyuan County, I discovered that your way of doing business is different from the outside world. The levels are nested, and people are drawn in with price differences. Your method is very suitable for private salt."

Fang Zheng Yi: "......."

"However, there are also many problems with this. Although your method makes money, it is very easy to lose control. The rapid expansion of private salt has begun to become uncontrollable. Even if you didn't come to investigate the case, the court would definitely notice the chaos of private salt in two years."

"The Prince has been observing Taoyuan County?"

"That's right, you are a magical person, and I have learned a lot from you." Prince Wu looked at Fang Zheng Yi and smiled again: "You must think that you are hiding very well, but as long as someone with a heart observes, there is no secret in this world."

"Just like me, the stall of private salt has become too big. As long as my imperial brother has the intention to investigate, no matter who it is, he will definitely be able to find me."

Fang Zheng Yi rubbed his face, feeling a little irritable.

Damn it! I was unknowingly targeted by a peeping tom... It's really not cool.

"Prince, after saying so much, allow me to ask a few questions?"

"Please speak, I will tell you everything I know!"