I m the Farmgirl You Can t Mess With - Chapter 1332: Side Story: Having the Whole World in View (9)
Chapter 1332: Side Story: Having the Whole World in View (9)
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Little Lion said, “Zhu Yi wrote that not only has he been promoted to a noble, but he has also been hailed as a war hero in their country. They said that he has been a pirate for more than 20 years, and during that period, most of his earnings have been transported back to his country to pay for the country’s expenses. Therefore, the Emperor and nobles of their country value him very much.”
“To think a country’s expenses relied on such ill-gotten gains. How can such a country possibly be benevolent and moral?” A cold glint flashed across Qi Haoran’s eyes as he asked, “Didn’t you ask Zhu Yi to open a shop to collect information from them? Are there any gains?”
Seeing that his father was silent, Little Lion continued, “Besides, Third Brother and I are familiar with Guangzhou, the sea, and the Westerners.”
After glancing at the date, Qi Haoran angrily asked the Ministry of War’s supervising censor, “Why didn’t you report such an urgent military situation to the Imperial Court? Why is this memorial from half a month ago still in the Ministry of War?”
“As long as Daddy agrees, I will definitely have a way to make Mother agree,” Little Lion said confidently.
Qi Haoran was even more unwilling to relent. Knowing Ah Ling doted on her children so much, she might just agree without putting up any resistance.
Qi Haoran opened his mouth but couldn’t say anything to object. After a while, he said, “Your mother won’t agree.”
Qi Haoran said coldly, “Didn’t you hear what the two young masters said? Immediately mark this official document as urgent and send it to the palace right away.”
Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin had a share in those goods, but the Zhou family didn’t dare to let these two lose money, so he had to bear the bulk of the losses.
Qi Haoran was about to ride into the palace when Little Lion immediately held his father back and said in a low voice, “Daddy, let’s take the carriage.”
He thought for a moment and said, “Since your big brother isn’t young anymore, he’ll likely get married in a year or two. If you leave, won’t you not be able to see your big brother get married? I think we should revisit this topic in another two years. Daddy will arrange for you to enter the West Mountain camp to train. Otherwise, you can go to the north or the west where there are plenty of minor conflicts. There, you’d have plenty of opportunities to prove yourself.”
However, at this moment, King Rong handed the memorial to him. Although he still failed in his duty, the crime was much lighter. His colleagues would also be exonerated because of this, preventing him from offending others.
“Daddy, you entered the military camp when you were 12 years old. Big Brother also followed you to war when he was 13 years old. In addition, Tiger Head and I did enter the military academy to study for three years.”
Family Head Zhou had no choice but to write a distress letter to Qi Haoran, hoping that he could get the people from the navy government office in Guangzhou to help get the cargo ships back.
The supervising censor accepted the memorial gratefully and immediately turned around to run towards the Cabinet.
Little Lion continued, “Not only did those pirates rob our national treasury, but they also robbed the people of Great Qi. Considering Royal Uncle loves the citizens of Great Qi like his children, this is equivalent to robbing his children. What’s the difference between robbing his son and robbing him? Those pirates are robbing our Great Qi Emperor, yet you’re still talking about whether it falls under the jurisdiction of our territorial waters? We should resolutely counterattack!”
“Considering the shop has just opened, and they’re from Great Qi, it can’t possibly be so fast.” Little Lion put away the letter and said, “However, Joao did provide some information. Pedro mentioned the explorer thing again and wants to recruit more warriors to adventure in the east.”
On land, even if he only had one breath left, he was confident that he would have the ability to survive. He believed that his sons were the same. However, on the sea, in that bottomless place filled with water, once a person fell into the water, it was equivalent to handing half their life to the heavens.
Little Lion pulled Tiger Head along and followed happily.
The Zhou family’s letter for help was handed to Qi Haoran.
The memorial was found by King Rong, and it was also in King Rong’s hands at this moment. If he directly took the memorial to the palace to seek justice from the Emperor, based on how highly he favored King Rong, he would definitely agree with King Rong’s opinion. When the time came, the Emperor would definitely denounce them. Not only him, but the entire Ministry of War would also suffer because of this.
It turned out that there were a few groups of Westerners who specialized in intercepting Great Qi’s merchant ships in the Indian Ocean. In just a month, nearly half of the Great Qi merchant ships passing through the Indian Ocean route had been eliminated.
Shocked, the supervising censor replied with a pale face, “As the territorial waters in the Indian Ocean have far exceeded the jurisdiction of Great Qi, it’s not in accordance with protocol to send troops. Logically speaking, we should just turn down the request…”
Little Lion also nodded repeatedly and said, “That’s right. Do you know how much money the people of Great Qi lost this month? Almost three million taels! Do you know how much of it would’ve gone towards Great Qi’s national tax?” f.r e\ewebnov(e)(l).c om
Qi Haoran pursed his lips tightly and said, “When we get home tonight, I’ll get your mother to set your big brother with someone.”
Qi Haoran didn’t like the feeling of having no control over his fate.
Seeing this, Little Lion rolled his eyes and held Tiger Head’s hand to follow behind.
Qi Haoran looked at the two of them in astonishment and said, “But you’re not even 15 yet…”
Just as Qi Haoran was about to frown and refuse, he saw his son’s hesitant manner and knew that he must have something to discuss with him. Therefore, he turned around and walked towards the carriage.
As the Indian Ocean was already out of the range of their navy’s inspection, they had to ask the Ministry of War for permission to send troops. Therefore, Zhou Zhou presented a memorial to the Ministry of War.
Although Qi Haoran had also been in the navy and fought sea battles, he still had a fear of the sea.
Qi Haoran crumpled the letter in his hand and angrily ran to the Ministry of War to look for official documents in Guangzhou.
Among these ships, there were two ships from the Zhou family containing goods worth 800,000 taels of silver. If they could not get the goods back, the Zhou family would suffer heavy losses.
“Daddy, let Third Brother and I go to the navy to train.” The moment Little Lion climbed into the carriage, he requested this, taking Qi Haoran by surprise.
“Just like how he came here to be a pirate in the past?” Qi Haoran sneered and twirled the ring on his finger. He said coldly, “The navy of Great Qi is not to be trifled with. If they dare to come, we will dare to slay them!”
Qi Haoran turned around and was about to head to the palace.
Qi Haoran spoke domineeringly, but he was slapped in the face in less than two months.
The supervising censor’s jaw dropped when he saw the two youths appear.
Little Lion and Tiger Head looked at their father accusingly, their eyes filled with resentment.
“Idiot. Although the Indian Ocean is beyond the territorial waters under Great Qi’s jurisdiction, they’re robbing the people of Great Qi. It’s fine in the past when our navy didn’t have cannons and ships, but now that our navy everywhere is equipped with new equipment, what are you afraid of? Since they dare to rob us, we’ll have to fight them back!” Tiger Head, who had followed behind his father to join in the fun, instantly exploded.
It was not until he found Zhou Zhou’s report on this matter in a pile of memorials that his expression softened.
Although the supervising censor only held a sixth-grade title, he had the right to review memorials, so he could directly send important memorials to the Cabinet.
Only then did Tiger Head understand Little Lion’s plan. He immediately widened his big eyes and looked at his father. free\we\bnov(e)(l).com
“Big Brother doesn’t have anyone in mind yet. Who knows when he’ll get married?” Tiger Head said anxiously, “Let’s go to Guangzhou first. We’ll come back after Big Brother gets engaged.”
The supervising censor immediately felt grateful.
Qi Haoran sat on the mat indifferently and thought to himself, ’If I let you two go to the navy, I probably won’t be able to eat or sleep well.’
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