Water Margin people

Chapter 1494 The Fleet Sets Out Again

A restaurant with integrity.

A sumptuous breakfast was prepared.

Sun Lei sat by the window on the top floor, eating breakfast while looking at the bustling streets.

Xin Qiji ate heartlessly. Although his family was not short of money and the school had a cafeteria, the food was not as good as the emperor's royal meal.

Young people just don’t know how to be full. Even after eating three bowls of rice, Xin Qiji still felt a little hungry.

"Eat slowly! It's all yours!"

Sun Lei, who was enjoying the scenery, was awakened by the sound of Xin Qiji wolfing down his food. Looking at Xin Qiji, Sun Lei suddenly felt that he seemed to have grown old. In the past, he would definitely not be much better than Xin Qiji in facing delicious food, but he just couldn't eat much.

"Your Majesty...eat too!"

Xin Qiji quickly swallowed the food and then looked at Sun Lei and said, his face a little red, as if he was a little embarrassed for his rudeness.

"You eat it, I can't eat much!"

Sun Lei shook his head.

"Your Majesty, you've eaten too much delicious food, that must be the case!"

Xin Qiji muttered in a low voice.

Sun Lei has very good hearing and heard every word.

Xin Qiji also realized that he had said something wrong and quickly lowered his head to eat.

"Boy, has there been any change in the military camp recently?"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and asked.

"Nothing has changed, except that many people have left. Your Majesty, can I go to the front line to take a look?"

Xin Qiji looked at Sun Lei with hope on his face. Several of his older brothers had gone to the front line, and he also wanted to go and see them.

"What are you going to do? You're not even as tall as a horse's back!"

Sun Lei glanced at Xin Qiji and said, "A child of ten years old goes to the battlefield? There will be no such thing in Qi State."

"Didn't Brother Lu also go to the front line?"

Xin Qiji said quickly.

"He was almost 16 when he went to the front, and it was a war. He claimed to be an orphan who wanted to join the army, and the officers had no time to verify it. Your background is very clear!"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and said.

"I……"

Xin Qiji wanted to defend himself, but he couldn't say anything when he looked at himself. He was indeed too young.

"Do you think the military camp is good? Why don't you stay in a good school and go to the military camp every day?"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and asked again. In his opinion, school should be the place for a child of Xin Qiji's age. He should prefer to play among his peers and should not want to go to a military camp full of discipline.

"Of course, a man should wield a gun and ride a horse to fight thousands of miles to expand the country's territory!"

Xin Qiji answered seriously.

"Ok!"

Sun Lei nodded.

"Your Majesty, are you going to the front too?"

Xin Qiji looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"Why do you ask that?"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji with a smile. Only a few officials knew that he was going to the front line. These people would not tell anyone else, and it was even less likely that a child like Xin Qiji would know.

"I guessed that Your Majesty always goes to the front line in every major war. This Western Expedition aims to recapture the Western Regions Protectorate. This battle will be a battle in which Qi will surpass the Han and Tang dynasties. How could Your Majesty not go?"

Xin Qiji spoke.

"Nice little brain!"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji with approval. This boy may be young, but he has a very smart brain. He was able to guess correctly without any clues.

"Your Majesty, will you take me to the front?"

Xin Qiji asked hurriedly. "Don't even think about it!"

Sun Lei shook his head and said, this kid is still taking advantage of the situation.

"Your Majesty, I just want to take a look! I will not join the battle!"

Xin Qiji said quickly.

"Hehe, then it won't be up to me!"

Sun Lei would not listen to Xin Qiji's nonsense. If he brought this to the front line, this kid would definitely make a big fuss.

"Okay, let's go to the barracks after we're full!"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and said.

After sending Xin Qiji away, Sun Lei took a look at Liangshan City and returned to the palace.

On a sunny day, Sun Lei saw Li Jun and others off at the port. If they set out at this time, it would be summer when they arrived in the north of the ocean. By the time it turned cold, the fleet had already reached the south, thus perfectly avoiding the climate problem.

There were hundreds of ships going out to sea this time. Apart from a dozen huge warships, the rest were merchants' ships. They wanted to see the gold mountain to see if they could find more treasures.

"They all love money more than anything else!"

Sun Lei looked at the ships going away and smiled. The greedy personality of the businessman was fully reflected at this moment. Only greedy people have the spirit of adventure.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid we won't find much gold this time!"

Xiao Jiasui smiled and said that after Li Jun handed in the navigation log last time, they looked at it carefully and found that all the gold was looted from the natives.

There must be gold, because the stupid natives can mine gold from the ground, not to mention the Central Plains with superb smelting skills.

"It all depends on their ability!"

Sun Lei smiled and said, the gold mountain is there, and we have to mine it ourselves.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid those people will be dissatisfied when they come back!"

Xiao Jiasui said that these merchants might riot because they were deceived.

"What are you dissatisfied with? A large area of ​​fertile land?"

Sun Lei smiled and said that the entire American continent is the best land, it is good land from south to north, and the Great Plains alone are far better than the Central Plains. When the merchants see this, they should understand the value.

Xiao Jiasui nodded. He had seen the nautical charts and maps and knew how good the land was.

"By the way, is there any news about Master Lu and the others? They have been on the road for quite some time."

Sun Lei asked.

"I just received news this morning that Master Lu's fleet has passed the Srivijaya Strait and should be approaching Chola now."

Xiao Jiasui said.

"Everything is going well!"

Sun Lei nodded. There were no typhoons at sea this season. As for pirates, which pirate would dare to cause trouble for the military fleet? That would be courting death! Moreover, most of the pirates in the South China Sea had been dealt with last time, and the remaining ones were hiding and dared not show up.

"Your Majesty, the army had a smooth journey, but the barbarians in Srivijaya were unwilling to let the fleet pass, so the army beat them up along the way. The small boats in Srivijaya were all turned into broken boards!"

Xiao Jiasui said.

"Srivihara?"

Sun Lei frowned and said, there are actually people who are so blind as to dare to cause trouble for the State of Qi.

"Yes, those natives think the strait belongs to them, and we need to pay them to pass through the strait."

Xiao Jiasui nodded.

"Give money? You're really brave!"

Sun Lei said in a cold voice, he had always been the one asking others for protection fees, but now someone dared to ask him for protection fees, wasn't this going against Tian Gang?

"Your Majesty, Srivijaya is also a very powerful country in the South China Sea. They control the strait and collect money from passing merchant ships. I have inquired and found that the merchants from the South China Sea and the Arabs have all paid money before."

Xiao Jiasui said that maritime trade has always existed, and the Strait of Srivijaya is a must.

"How dare these little natives be so ungrateful? How can we give them face? Are they shameless? Then beat them hard and smash their faces into pieces!"

Sun Lei said bluntly.