"Staying in Jimo City, isn't that self-defeating?" Jiang Shan said he couldn't understand.

But Zhang Beichen said: "Today's world is a group of heroes competing for hegemony, and countries annex each other, and it is no longer the world where they can help each other restore the country." ”

In the past many years, it has often happened that the prince of one country fled to another country and regained the throne with the help of other kings, such as the monarch of the Nayiqu country, Yiqu Zhan.

But now, all countries want to dominate the world and defect to other princes, and they will only become pawns of other people's unification.

Jiang Chan also asked, "The county guard of Jimo already wants to search here, how do we deal with it?" How can you regain the throne if you have escaped the search? ”

Jiang Shan said: "It's better to let the old man recruit troops and take Jimo City, and then the king will issue a letter to the world to ask for thieves and rebels!" ”

Zhang Beichen still shook his head and said: "At present, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and me, and if something happens at this time, it is tantamount to sending him to death!" ”

At this time, Jiang Chan and Tian Heng were not only the gap in strength, but also the gap in the hearts of the people. The subjects of Qi all loved Tian Heng and had no good impression of King Qi.

Once there is an incident, it is estimated that no one in the entire Qi country will respond, and it will be annihilated soon.

"Your Majesty! Weichen thinks that we can go to the sea to temporarily avoid risks, use the island as a base, and slowly recruit troops and horses to strengthen our power! Zhang Beichen put forward his own suggestions.

In the surrounding waters of Jimo City, there are some islands, and some fishermen live on them. The power of the government is basically beyond the control of the island.

"Based on an island?" At this time, no one paid attention to the sea at all. And there are still some demons in the ocean, except for the fishermen near the sea, and the alchemists who are bent on seeking immortals, no one will pay attention to the ocean.

But in Zhang Beichen's view, the ocean has a lot to offer!

Jimo City itself is now the most prosperous port in the world, through which ships can withstand the Yan and Yue kingdoms, and can also enter the inland through the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.

Probably the biggest obstacle at present is that shipbuilding technology is underdeveloped, and sea traffic is very dangerous.

"According to your words, let's avoid this search!" Jiang Chan couldn't think of any good way.

In her experience, the simulation usually goes so far that the simulation has almost lost.

……

[Under Jiang Shan's arrangement, you and Jiang Chan, the king of Qi, packed their bags overnight, took a small boat, and came to an island outside Jimo City. 】

The entire island is in an undeveloped state, with only a few dozen fishermen coming here from time to time, so it can be said that the conditions are very simple.

Although Jiang Chan is a puppet king, she also grew up in fine clothes and jade food, and she is a little uncomfortable in the face of such an environment.

"Ahh Zhang Beichen, there are snakes! In the cabin, Jiang Chan screamed.

As soon as Zhang Beichen entered the house, Jiang Chan hugged him and shouted, "The snake is inside!" ”

"Ahem, Your Majesty, this kind of trivial matter, just deal with it by Weichen!" Zhang Beichen reminded softly.

Jiang Chan realized that her delicate body was already clinging to Zhang Beichen, her face turned red, and she said, "It's this king who is too rude!" ”

Zhang Beichen entered the house, and sure enough, a poisonous snake came in.

There are many poisonous snakes on this island, and this is something that cannot be avoided.

Fortunately, this is not a desert island to survive, in order to take care of Jiang Chan's daily life, Jiang Shan specially sent some domestic servants to come here disguised as fishermen, build a house for Jiang Chan, drive away poisonous snakes and insects, laundry and cooking, etc.

[A few days later, Tian Zhe led the soldiers to search the territory of the Jiang family, but found no trace of Jiang Chan, so he could only report it to Tian Heng truthfully. 】

……

"Didn't find it?" Tian Heng pondered, "This Jiang Chan, shouldn't he escape from Qi Country?" ”

"Quite possibly! She has no foundation in the Qi country, and it is useless to stay in the Qi country! Tian Wei said.

"In that case, the matter of enthronement cannot be delayed for a long time! If Jiang Chan is used by other princes, my Tian Heng will be unjustifiable! Tian Heng said, "Pass the order and prepare for the enthronement ceremony!" ”

[Two months later, Tian Heng, the prime minister of Qi, announced that Jiang Chan, the king of Qi, was killed by the rebels. Under the persuasion of the ministers, Tian Heng officially ascended the throne and became the State of Qi, and the Office of the State of Qi has been surnamed Tian since then. 】

……

Tian Heng's usurpation did not cause any waves in the Qi country, and the people of Qi recognized the new monarch, and some people even rushed to tell each other to celebrate Tian Heng becoming the king of Qi.

Jiang Chan, who learned the news, was depressed and asked Zhang Beichen what to do next.

Zhang Beichen said: "If you want to regain power, you must have money and people. ”

"This king has nothing now." Jiang Chan said in a low voice.

"Isn't there still me in the king?" Zhang Beichen looked at him with a smile, Jiang Chan's heart moved, I don't know why, when Zhang Beichen was there, it seemed that everything would not be too bad, which made people feel very relieved.

Zhang Beichen continued: "Now the first thing we have to do is to make money, only by making money, can we recruit troops and strengthen our power!" ”

"In this kind of place, you can't even see a figure, how can you make money?" Jiang Chan looked around, and couldn't see anything except the desert island.

"Wechen has already investigated, this island has a suitable climate, which can be used to dry sea salt. And there is a natural port here, after drying sea salt, through ship transportation, sold to various countries, you can earn a lot of money! Zhang Beichen said.

"You mean, smuggling sea salt?" Jiang Chan guessed his thoughts, this is a big benefit for the Qi country!

Jimo City is also prosperous because of this, so the monarchs of all dynasties will attach great importance to this piece, and it is a capital crime to make sea salt or sell it privately!

"Yes, but it's not smuggling, it's a normal business. The king is the king of Qi, and he does business in his own home, how can it be regarded as smuggling? Zhang Beichen said with a smile.

"Then try it!" Jiang Chan still doesn't have much confidence, even if the sea salt is dried, how much can there be, and it is not a simple matter to make a move.

……

[You ask Jiang Shan for manpower, open up salt pans on the edge of the island, introduce seawater, and dry salt. 】

At this time, the production technology of sea salt was not yet mature, and Zhang Beichen used humidity, temperature, wind speed and other meteorological conditions to adjust, and at the same time made improvements in various process links.

"This is our sea salt?" When Jiang Chan saw the crystallization of the white flowers in the salt pan, she inevitably showed surprise on her pretty face.

The sea salt that Zhang Beichen took people to dry was white in color and uniform in particles, much better than the salt she had seen before.

"This is a scarce item that all countries need, as long as it can be shipped out, it can be exchanged for money!" Zhang Beichen said firmly.

In this era, many ordinary people could not eat salt, and could only rely on various methods to supplement salt.

"So how are you going to get lucky? The officers and soldiers of Jimo City are all staring at it! Jiang Chan said.

"Take the sea!" Zhang Beichen said directly, "Starting from Jimo City, it can be transported to Yan and Yue, transported by rivers, and transported inland. ”

"Sea freight?" Jiang Chan frowned slightly, in this era, long-distance shipping is based on luck, if you are lucky, you can get there, if you are unlucky, you will be buried in the sea!

In the final analysis, it is still the ship's technology that is not enough, and the small boat cannot withstand the wind and waves. At this time, the largest "big wing" ship was only more than 20 meters long, and there were no oars and rudders!

Zhang Beichen naturally also considered this, so he contacted Jiang Shan very early and asked him to contribute funds to help build a sea ship.

The ship was designed by Zhang Beichen himself, and he used the keel design, which allowed the ship to withstand wind and waves! In addition, multi-layer sails and ship treads have been added, which greatly increases the power of the ship and can increase the speed of the boat.

In addition, Zhang Beichen also specially asked people to smelt several small artillery pieces and install them on the ship to deal with the monsters in the sea and the enemies that may be encountered.

When the first ship was built, even Jiang Shan was amazed.

In front of him, there was a building ship tens of meters long and several floors, which could be loaded with personnel and cargo, which was several times larger than that of the "big wing" ship!

"It's really ingenious, I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be proficient in shipbuilding!" Jiang Shan said with emotion, "Such a big ship can be said to be invincible in the world on the water!" ”

"It's nothing, now we don't have enough money, otherwise we could build bigger ships!" Zhang Beichen said that even if it is a wooden boat, it can build a treasure ship with a body length of 100 meters.

But apparently, now they do not have the resources to build such a large ship.

In addition to this "wooden steamer", Zhang Beichen also asked Jiang Shan to spend money to build some relatively small sailing ships to transport goods.

In order to meet Zhang Beichen's requirements, Jiang Shan spent all the Jiang family's savings.

It can be said that once Zhang Beichen fails, the Jiang family will completely decline, and Jiang Chan's great cause of recovering the country will also come to an end!

For the sake of insurance, Zhang Beichen decided to take a trip himself, and he wanted to sell sea salt to Yan Kingdom.

After Yan Qingwu was simulated, he had begun to pay attention to the economy, and now the ties between Yan and other countries are very close, as long as the sea route between Yan and Qi can be opened, the King of Qi will have a huge source of profits!

……

[You personally drove the boat, loaded a boatload of sea salt, and set off along the coastline to the country of Yan. 】

[In order to discern the direction, you invented Sinan. 】

[With your understanding of the weather, you can always avoid wind, waves and dangerous sea areas in time. With artillery and personal strength, he prevented the attack of demon beasts. 】

Zhang Beichen has gone to sea to look for immortals in several simulations, and he is already very experienced in sea navigation.

[Your ship came to the port of Yan Country smoothly. 】

"We're here!" The crew looked surprised.

"I actually arrived safely, and the road was too smooth!" They are glad from the bottom of their hearts that in this era, sailing away from sea is a life of death.

"It's all adults who know people and lead us to cross the sea smoothly!" Everyone threw themselves to the ground for Zhang Beichen's admiration, if it weren't for Zhang Beichen's command, they might have sunk in the sea halfway.

[Your arrival attracted the attention of the officials of the Yan Kingdom, and he reported the matter to the King of Yan and asked the King of Yan to deal with it. 】

……

"The people of Qi drove a big ship to transport sea salt from the sea to my Yan country to sell?" Yan Qingwu thought of Zhang Beichen as soon as she heard the news, "Except for Zhang Beichen, no one will do this kind of thing!" ”

She immediately ordered someone to find out the news, and sure enough, she learned that the person who was the leader was Zhang Beichen.

Yan Qingwu personally went to the port to meet the group of people.

In the official office, Zhang Beichen saw Yan Qingwu again.

"Zhang Beichen, where did this king say you ran away? It turned out that he went to the country of Qi! Yan Qingwu said proudly, "The king of Qi has been usurped, how about it?" This game is with this king, and this king will not treat you badly. ”

Zhang Beichen said: "Your Majesty, one minister does not matter to the two masters, even if the king of Qi is lonely, the minister cannot leave her!" ”

"Huh." Yan Qingwu sneered and said, "You say this in every game!" ”

Seeing that Zhang Beichen couldn't be convinced, Yan Qingwu asked, "What are you doing this time?" Be a smuggler? ”

Zhang Beichen said: "Your Majesty, this is all the best sea salt produced by Qi Country, and the minister just came to Yan Country to sell it. ”

"Why should this king help you? You're the king's enemy in this game! Yan Qingwu held her non-existent chest with both hands and put on a shelf.

"Because it's a mutually beneficial thing!" Zhang Beichen said, "In this simulation, although the King of Qi has lost his position, the new King of Qi is not friendly to the Yan Kingdom, and he has long wanted to annex the Yan Kingdom. ”

"The national strength of Yan is not strong at this time, if you can sell sea salt to various countries, you will definitely be able to make a lot of profits, not inferior to porcelain!"

"The ministers sold to the king for the normal price. The king resells it, and he can receive several times the profit! ”

Because of Zhang Beichen's leading technology, the cost of salt production is much lower than others, and even if it is a normal price, he can make a lot of money.

Yan Qingwu thought to herself, this is indeed not harmful to herself. Even if she has increased her strength for Jiang Chan in disguise, she has not even completed her own country yet, and she is still far from competing for hegemony, so she doesn't have to worry about it for the time being.

"Well, then the king will set up a yamen in this city to manage this matter. In the future, the salt you sell must be given to the king's men. Yan Qingwu directly monopolized this business.

"It's nature!" Zhang Beichen said with a smile.

By the time Zhang Beichen's fleet returned from Yan, it had already loaded a shipload of grain, as well as some porcelain, silk, jewelry, and other items.

In this year, grain is hard currency, otherwise it would not be possible to spend a few boxes of Yan State sword coins in Qi State.

……

On the island, Jiang Chan looks out at the port every day.

"Your Majesty, it's windy on the beach, so let's go back to the house and rest!" Jiang Shan suggested.

Jiang Chan was a little worried and said, "I don't know if Zhang Beichen has succeeded." ”

Jiang Shan'an asked: "He Ji people have their own natural appearance, and they should be able to successfully complete their mission." ”

In fact, Jiang Shan didn't think that Zhang Beichen had much chance of success, and no one had ever dared to carry out sea transportation like this before. Sailing to the sea, for them, is almost like gambling on their lives!

Jiang Chan looked at the sea level of a line, feeling a little lost in her heart.

I am here, except for my uncle Jiang Shan, the only one I can rely on is Zhang Beichen. Without Zhang Beichen by his side, he always felt that something was missing.

At this time, she saw that a small black dot appeared on the sea level.

"Uncle, look, is there a ship coming?" Jiang Chan pointed into the distance.

"Where?" Jiang Shan is old, and his eyesight is not as good as Jiang Chan.

When the ship approached, Jiang Chan had already confirmed, and shouted excitedly: "It's Zhang Beichen's boat, he's back!" ”

"Heaven forbid!"