The Reborn Noble Daughter

Chapter 387 387. Clippers

As luck would have it, the group of people walked more than a hundred miles and bumped into Chi Zimo, who was walking through the city.

He was not low-key at all. He brought many entourages and various outfits with him when traveling. Those who didn't know better thought he was moving.

"Chi is really lucky to meet old friends here."

He had a harmless smile on his face, but both Xiao Tingyi and Feng Jinyao knew that he had deliberately waited here for the news that they were going to the southwest.

"The head of the Chi family is really well-informed."

Although there was nothing taboo about Xiao Tingyi's trip, he was very low-key.

Unexpectedly, Chi Zimo not only knew the news, but could also rush ahead of them while carrying so many things.

It's not a big deal.

It also indirectly proves the ability of the Chi family in Jinling City. As expected, no rumor can escape him.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. I was just a little worried about the food that was sent over, so I decided to go over and have a look in person. Unexpectedly, I met Your Majesty! What a coincidence."

The dignified head of the Chi family would personally set off to the southwest for ten million loads of grain. If outsiders found out about this, they would not laugh out loud.

But now, he had the nerve to use this as an excuse, but Xiao Tingyi didn't expose it.

Instead, he had an idea and took advantage of Chi Zimo.

"I also think it's a coincidence. If that's the case, let's go together. I've long heard that the Chi family is not only very successful in water transportation, but also in river transportation. Taking the water route is much faster than the land route. It can take up to six months. By the end of the day, I think we will be in the southwest."

The distance between Jinling City and Southwest China is at least several thousand miles. If they rely on horseback riding, it will take almost fifteen to twenty days. Not to mention that they are bringing Feng Jinyao and others in a carriage, which may delay them for as long as a month.

But if you travel by river, the speed is self-evident.

Six days?

Chi Zimo couldn't help but be surprised again by the virtue of King Ding, a lion who opened his mouth.

He really knows how to take advantage of it.

Although the big boat is stable, it travels slower. Although the small boat is fast, it is inevitably dangerous when encountering rapid rivers. Especially after entering the southwest boundary, the flood situation is not yet known, so he is not completely sure that he can go all the way. Travel to Shuzhou.

King Pianding will say.

If he could do it, he would only get a few words of praise, but if he couldn't do it, it would make outsiders laugh at the Chi family.

One sentence made Chi Zimo feel like he was riding a tiger, and he was really Xiao Tingyi.

Both of them had smiles on their faces, but the mutual testing in their eyes was very obvious.

Qiao Shanwei rode up to the carriage and whispered to Feng Jinyao inside.

"When it comes to ruthlessness, the prince is more skilled."

Feng Jinyao said nothing. She had known King Ding's abilities for two lifetimes. She didn't care what others said.

After a while, Chi Zimo slowly spoke.

"Since the prince is so interested in enjoying the scenery along the way, he will definitely make good arrangements for it."

Sure enough, they soon came to a ship with the Chi family's sign on it.

Compared with the official ship, it is much more exquisite and compact, but just looking at the outside, it can be seen that the ship is expensive to build.

They are all made of fragrant cedar wood and painted with tung oil. The front of the boat is sharp, which is most suitable for driving on the river. The middle is wide and easy to ride on. The boatmen on it all look strong and strong, which surprised Feng Jinyao and others. .

"This is a speedboat specially built by my Chi family. The fastest speed can reach a thousand miles in a day."

Chi Zimo said a few words, but Xiao Tingyi fell silent.

As far as he knew, the fastest ship in the army could only travel six hundred miles a day, and that was only if the wind and water were favorable.

The Chi family's boat is almost twice as fast. No wonder it has been able to dominate the maritime industry so far. It really has some skills in it.

After taking a look at Xu Lin and Yang Zhao, the meaning is self-evident.

Since they were going to stay on this ship for several days, they naturally had to explore it from top to bottom.

Even if the ship cannot be built, the rough drawings must be collected.

Chi Zimo might as well think of Xiao Tingyi's "sneaking" mentality, which was quite generous.

He stretched out his hand and invited him to come forward. Xiao Ting was not polite about this.

"Well, this would be disrespectful to me."

Turning to look at Feng Jinyao, he saw her following him and standing behind him, then he took her hand as if no one else was there and went on the deck.

The followers around the two of them were already used to it, but Chi Zimo was a little happy.

Why was it that last time we met, it seemed that Miss Feng San was still a bit repulsive towards Prince Ding, but this time she openly asked him to declare her sovereignty?

It seems like a lot of interesting things have happened these days.

Thinking of this, the smile on his face became even more obvious.

After all the luggage and horses were on board, the Chi family's speedboat headed straight for Shuzhou along the waterway.

When he actually sat on the boat, Xiao Tingyi was no less shocked than Feng Jinyao and others.

This boat is not only fast, but also very stable.

Basically, you can't feel any big shaking, so it is very friendly to people who suffer from seasickness.

Moreover, this ship seems to have been prepared long ago, with clear water and food.

The cook on the ship was specially brought by Chi Zimo, and he was very good at cooking Jiangnan cuisine. Because of this, Feng Jinyao's appetite improved a lot.

Seeing her eating comfortably, Xiao Tingyi even thought about taking down the cook.

Unexpectedly, Chi Zimo was unwilling to give up his love.

"Cook Wei's skills have been mastered since I was a snack. Please don't force me, Your Majesty."

Speaking of this, Xiao Tingyi couldn't say much more, but it didn't matter. The cook was not the only one who was good at Jiangnan cuisine. As long as Ayao liked it, not to mention Jiangnan cuisine, even Mobei cuisine. There is a way to find an authentic one.

In this way, they arrived at the southwest boundary smoothly, and it only took them five days.

The Chi family's clipper could have traveled all the way to Shuzhou.

Unfortunately, the floods in the southwest exceeded their imagination. Not only did the river surge, but the weather was not kind to them, and it continued to rain.

I heard from locals that it has been raining for three consecutive days.

It's not a flood, but the dams and fertile fields that have long been washed away by water are now covered in mud, making people feel devastated.

So they had no choice but to disembark and continue walking overland.

Fortunately, it's not far from Shuzhou. If you walk faster, you can probably get there in two or three days.

Along the way they could see civilians digging for everything edible.

The dykes were washed away, fertile fields were submerged, and the houses were not damaged much, but there were many less things to eat.

It's been more than half a month since the flood. They didn't have much food saved. They were frugal and could barely survive for a month. But what about after one month?

The people didn't know, so they could only make as many preparations as possible before the court sent people to rescue them.