As a lord, I was forced to farm

Furthermore, the further south they went, the stronger the sea monsters became, and the ships and supplies of Da Su might not be able to support the Xuanjia Navy in reaching Hanyuan.

Of course, the most important reason is that without His Highness the Prince's order, the Xuanjia soldiers dared not travel that far on their own.

Every sailor has a heart that yearns to explore the world, believing that one day they will be able to sail to even more distant places on a large ship.

Chen Guangyu was filled with excitement as he thought to himself, his gaze becoming even more profound. Suddenly, a scene on the mainland caught his attention. Thinking of something, he couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, it is said that the Heavenly Dragon Palace has requested to purchase ships from our county?"

Jiang Ran and her group had already arrived on the deck of the Heng Hai II. There was no need to go out to sea today, so a group of soldiers swam in the nearshore waters and communicated with the Hundred River Blue Whales.

"Yes." Yaobao was on the boat. When he saw Jiang Ran, he clung to her like a butterfly smelling nectar.

Jiang Ran sat under the parasol on the deck, watching the soldiers train. Her fingers unconsciously stroked Yao Bao's smooth fur as she lazily replied that Tianlong Palace had indeed asked Da Su to purchase Wind Spirit Ships and large vessels.

Moreover, not only Tianlong Palace, but many coastal and water-based forces have sought to purchase ships from Da Su.

Chen Guangyu suddenly frowned, cupped his hands and said, “Your Highness, forgive my bluntness, but judging from the geographical location, Tianlong Palace is not far from the ocean. I think they also want to fish in the sea like us. If we sell our ships to Tianlong Palace, it may affect our seafood business in Dasu. So please think carefully about selling the ships.”

Chen Guangyu's reaction was the same as that of most of the people in Dasu.

After all, Osaka prospered because of its seafood.

"This day was bound to come." Jiang Ran took a sip of the Rift Cloud Spirit Tea and smiled.

Jiang Ran hasn't sold any ships yet, not because she's afraid other forces will steal Da Su's business, but because Da Su's current fleet of ships isn't enough for the people of Da Su to use themselves.

Seeing that Jiang Ran had the idea of ​​selling the ships to the outside world, Chen Guangyu felt a little anxious.

Just as he was about to dissuade them again, Jiang Ran asked, "Da Su has been in the seafood business for six years. In these six years, we have made a fortune from seafood. We have long been coveted by powerful forces. Don't you know that?"

"This?" Chen Guangyu was puzzled for a moment, then turned his gaze to Hu Lian, who was silently following along and didn't say much.

In order to protect the population, Dasu imposed strict restrictions on people leaving the city.

Although Dasu has a teleportation array leading to Mingxiao, apart from a few people with official travel permits, no one else can use the teleportation array to go to other places.

Chen Guangyu's main responsibility is to manage his Xuanjia soldiers. He is very busy and has not yet been able to visit Mingxiao City.

Hu Lian, on the other hand, had been to Mingxiao City several times and even had a friend named Tu Shi who was in charge of diplomacy at the Ministry of Rites, so he knew more about the outside world than Chen Guangyu.

He saw the general's plea for help, pondered for a moment, and replied, "Your Highness, I have heard of people using the name of Da Su to sell their own things, and some even disguise freshwater fish, shrimp and crabs as seafood and sell them at high prices to ignorant people."

"These people are truly hateful." Upon hearing that there were such scoundrels, Chen Guangyu was instantly enraged. "These people are simply tarnishing the image of our Great Su!"

As early as three years ago, Da Su discovered that other forces, such as the Linbo Merchant Guild, were also buying and selling seafood.

However, the Linbo Merchant Guild's coastal territory is located in the capital city of Da Shu Province—yes, one of the two major capital cities in the Thunderclap Land. Da Su had once sold Azure Cloud Grass Pills in this territory, helping Da Shu solve its insect infestation problem. But the humans of this world know very little about the ocean, and the ocean is quite dangerous. People on land have limited ways to obtain seafood, even though Da Shu is a powerful capital city. Like Su Ling in the beginning, they could only pick up stranded fish, shrimp, and shellfish on the beach.

Unfortunately, other coastal territories do not have the system to help them, and they do not have the world's most comprehensive atlas of marine life. As a result, much of the seafood caught by Da Shu is highly poisonous, and many people have died from eating seafood sold by the Linbo Merchant Guild.

Therefore, people who have bought seafood from places like Zhongli and Lanting from Dashu Seafood are now terrified of seafood.

Fortunately, the seafood markets in Dasu are mainly located in the Cloudfall region, so they were not affected much.

Later, the provincial capital of Da Shu learned its lesson. First, it waited for the storm to pass, and then it followed Da Su's example. Whatever seafood Da Su sold, they sold too...

Jiang Ran sighed, "From another perspective, our Great Su has indeed grown to the point where many forces have heard of our Great Su's name."

Although Jiang Ran also disliked those who followed the trend and those with ill intentions who used the name of Da Su.

On the other hand, these people indirectly enhanced Da Su's reputation, bringing her some prestige points to some extent.

Chen Guangyu sighed, "In that case, we absolutely cannot sell the ships to outsiders."

"Idiot." Jiang Ran picked up the wooden sword beside her and gently tapped Chen Guangyu's forehead twice.

Chen Guangyu was indeed not very smart, but he wasn't stupid either. The nearly 1.9-meter-tall man touched his forehead in grievance.

Jiang Ran couldn't bear to look at him, so she had to explain, "When a hot commodity is placed right in front of you, people will naturally try every means to take a bite. Even if we don't sell the ships, there will always be plenty of weapon refiners who will build them. So why don't we sell the ships ourselves and make the money in our own pockets?"

What Jiang Ran didn't tell Chen Guangyu was that Tianlong Palace had offered an astonishing 80 million spirit crystals for a ship similar to the Heng Hai II.

It should be understood that 80 million spirit crystals would require countless fishermen and sailors from the Great City to risk their lives and fish for one or two years, catching more than 70,000 red-scaled fish to earn that many spirit crystals.

The Heavenly Dragon Palace was even willing to pay a deposit of 50 million spirit crystals in advance.

With these fifty million spirit crystals, Da Su could create ten thousand Thousand-Eyed Silver Lamps, establish a "spiritual power monitoring" system similar to that of Mingxiao City, and completely open Da Su to the outside world...

Alternatively, these fifty million spirit crystals could be used to refine an even more powerful magic ship.

Not only did Chen Guangyu and others want to explore a wider world, but Jiang Ran also held a "Map of Desperate Situations" in her hand, but was also very frustrated because she did not have a capable ship.

In short, Da Su is desperately short of money! There are expenses everywhere.

Selling ships and quickly raising funds would be very beneficial for Da Su.

"Moreover, as far as I know, some forces are already researching how to build magic ships."

Upon hearing Jiang Ran's words, Chen Guangyu, Hu Lian, and the others' pupils immediately contracted. (End of Chapter)