The farmer has a mall

Chapter 574 Talk about conditions

"See what?" Gu Nanyan squinted at him.

"You see that the Qi family is quite rich?"

The last time she searched for a lot of property on that small island, the Qi family gave it as much as they wanted, just to save a few people.

Gu Nanyan clicked his tongue twice, and suddenly regretted not doing what the letter said.

After waiting for a while, Li Mi came to the conclusion that the Qi family was quite rich, and his eyes almost popped out.

"Gone?"

that's it?
I already knew about the Qi family's wealth, so you don't need to talk about it!

Gu Nanyan nestled into the chair as if he had no bones.

He said lazily: "Otherwise, uh... One more thing, those locked up in the dungeon should be very important."

Li Mi: "..."

Li Mi didn't want to continue discussing this issue, swallowed a mouthful of old blood and asked: "Then do you think I should let them go?"

In the past few days, he and Yi'er have been in a stalemate. Yi'er meant to let go, but he wanted to keep them as hostages.

"The people I sent to Dongfu County have news. Recently, there have been many strange ships on the sea. They don't look like ships from our country. Moreover, they never dock, and only stop on a small island."

Li Mi paused, then continued: "That island used to be the home of the Qi family."

Ever since the Qi family surrendered to the imperial court, there has been no human habitation on the island.

Coupled with the reports from the spies, those people were very similar to the young man imprisoned in the dungeon in terms of their appearance and language. Combined with what Gu Nanyan had warned him, Li Mi knew the origin of these people.

To be honest, Li Mi is still very afraid of these alien races from unknown lands.

This is different from the fear of Anyang country at the beginning. Although Anyang country is stronger than them, it is known to be strong, and it can make a rough estimate of its strength regardless of its military strength or weapons.

But those aliens are different, they don't know anything about those people.

Seeing Li Mi's serious face, Gu Nanyan didn't bother him anymore.

"So what, even if there is a war in the future, it will be a war between countries. Do you think it can be resolved with just a few hostages? Naive!"

People came all the way from afar, how could it be possible to give up the ultimate goal because of a few people.

"At least it can delay for a while." Li Mi sighed.

He was really annoyed, he finally settled down, and he really didn't want to start another war.

"What a procrastination, if you procrastinate until the end, it's not about beating him, it's better to let him go quickly and take the opportunity to earn a fortune for the military." Gu Nanyan expressed disdain for Li Mi's shrinking behavior.

"Besides, if someone wants to save someone, wouldn't it be easier to just break into the imperial city and tie you up? You can really kill someone."

As for hostages, only those who are alive can be used.

"There's nothing to get entangled in this matter. You can directly contact the Qi family to negotiate terms and get all the military expenses for my Zhenbei Navy. Don't worry about the rest."

"Are you sure you can beat them?"

"You will know if you can win or not."

Gu Nanyan looked heartless, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Anyway, if I lose, I can still return to Anyang Kingdom as a princess."

Li Mi: "..."

I can't talk today.

"The letter is for you. Now that you have made up your mind to release him, why don't you negotiate terms with the Qi family yourself?"

Why give it to him!

Li Mi's eyes turned red with anger.

Gu Nanyan: "Trouble."

She is a person of status now, so she can't do everything by herself, and the younger brother will do the work for her.

Li Mi, the younger brother, was pissed off.

After returning to the palace and losing his temper, someone summoned Qi Dangjia to discuss conditions.

The lion opened his mouth and asked for half of his wealth.

Not afraid to play off.

Head Qi didn't expect that Gu Nanyan would bring the matter to the emperor.

But since it is willing to let people go, it is good.

But half of the net worth is really beyond the scope of his decision.

However, Li Mi refused to let go. In desperation, he had to ask for three days to think about it, and gave a reply after three days.

When he got back to the inn, head Qi immediately wrote a letter to his father.

To his surprise, Mr. Qi readily agreed without much consideration.

In his opinion, as long as their goals are achieved, the money will eventually return to Qi's family.

If things fail, no matter how much money you have, you won't be able to keep it.

Mr. Qi thinks clearly, but Mr. Qi doesn't think so.

He just felt that his father was confused and gave up half of his wealth just for the sake of the mother and son. If it wasn't for the persuasion by the little beard, Li Mi would have rejected him long ago.

But no matter how much he opposes, he can't be the master. Although he is the head of the family, the financial power of the Qi family is still in the hands of Mr. Qi.

So boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were sent from Qi's family to the palace one after another.

The name of playing is quite resounding, and the euphemistic name is to make contributions to the country.

People who didn't know the truth heard about it and praised the Qi family's righteousness.

Li Mi was so angry that he immediately ordered those people in the prison to be tortured all over, until they were beaten to pieces before releasing them.

At the same time, outsiders two hundred nautical miles away also started to move.

They did not attack, but only looted passing ships nearby, ranging from cargo ships to small fishing boats.

They not only hijacked ships but also killed people, men, women, old and young.

For a while, people at sea were panicked.

This situation has been maintained for more than half a month.

It didn't stop until there were no more ships passing by at sea.

The imperial court also sent a few horses to encircle and suppress, but none of them came back alive.

This didn't stop, I don't know whether it was out of show or deterrence, the ships sent by the imperial court were lined up in front of the island by those people, and the masts were full of heads, all of them were soldiers who went to encircle and suppress.

Some people even said that they had seen those people crowding together, cutting and roasting meat from the corpses of dead soldiers.

They even cut open the belly of a pregnant woman, and ate the flesh of the fetus in the belly while talking and laughing.

Such an inhuman, animal-like behavior is unheard of and outrageous.

The court was helpless in this situation.

Because none of the people sent out survived, they didn't even know what weapon the opponent used and how many people there were.

But Li Mi knew it.

But even if you know, you can't help it.

Because the opponent has firecrackers in their hands, there is no possibility of winning with Jianan Kingdom's weaponry.

Moreover, the opponent's ships are all large ships, with thousands of people on each ship, a total of more than a dozen ships.

If attacking inland...

The result can be imagined.

Li Mi was in such a state of desperation every day that he couldn't sleep because of worry, and he had dark circles under his eyes every day.

Li Yi didn't fare much better, he personally took people to Dongfu County and mobilized the people to build a defense line along the coast.

And Gu Nanyan didn't listen to the drama here, and didn't read the picture book. He didn't know what to think all day long, stared at a place in a daze, and sat for a whole day.

Don't eat, drink or talk.

He didn't even eat the food that Shang's mother cooked.

In just over half a month, the little face lost a lot of weight.

The three of Yun Xi and Bai Zhi Bai Shao were very worried, and tried their best to find various snacks from outside.

But Gu Nanyan always said that she had no appetite, so in the end she gave them all.

Yun Xi knew a little more than Bai Zhi Bai Shao, so she naturally understood what her master was thinking.

Ever since the news of the massacre of passing boats in Dongfu County came, the master stopped eating and ate a small bowl of rice every meal, barely sustaining his strength.

She was just a secret guard, and she knew little about wars. Knowing that she couldn't help her master, she only concentrated on taking care of her basic necessities, and inquiring about Dongfu County.

Fortunately, seven or eight days after Li Yi left, a letter finally came from Mingshan City.

After reading the letter, Gu Nanyan's gloom dissipated, and it was rare to have a smiling face.

It's just that those eyes were full of killing intent and coldness.

She asked Bai Zhi and the others to prepare a large table of meals, and after eating and drinking, she dressed neatly, put on her princess court dress, tied her hair with a golden crown, combed her hair meticulously, and brought the equally heroic Yun Xi directly into the palace .

At that time, the morning court was not over yet, Gu Nanyan rushed in under the surprised eyes of all the courtiers.

Standing straight in the center of the hall, with his hands behind his back, he raised his head and looked straight at Li Mi who was quite haggard.

His eyes were full of firmness and meaninglessness.

(End of this chapter)