I'm the Farmgirl You Can't Mess With
Chapter 1334: Side Story: Having the Whole World in View (11)Chapter 1334: Side Story: Having the Whole World in View (11)
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Qi Haoran, who was seething with rage and had wanted to rush in to settle scores with the two children, could not help but pause in surprise. His expression turned uglier and uglier, but he did not advance further. Instead, he hesitated at the door for a long time. Seeing that the room was also silent, he pushed open the door and entered.
Mu Yangling was wondering if she should agree to her sons’ request.
In her heart, she agreed with her sons’ opinions. If the two children were four or five years older, she would definitely set off firecrackers and send them to the navy to serve. However, they were not even 15 years old at this time. Even if she knew in her heart that children in ancient times matured earlier, she could not deny that her sons were not even 15 years old physically.
Mu Yangling negotiated. “Why don’t you wait until you’re 18 years old before deciding? At that time, no matter where you choose to go, I’ll consent.”
“We’d be too old at 18!” Tiger Head shouted. “Didn’t you say that we should be ambitious and take advantage of our youth? We’ve learned everything we need to learn from Daddy. The rest will depend on the experience we accumulate. What else can we do in the capital now?”
“Since Big Brother could follow you to the battlefield at the age of 13, why can’t we go now that we’re two years older than him? It was much more dangerous to reclaim the north back then than the naval battles now,” Little Lion shouted.
“That’s because your big brother went with your daddy and me, while the two of you are going alone.”
Qi Haoran was invincible on the battlefield, while Mu Yangling’s riding skills were not bad either. With the two of them protecting their son and Little Bear’s own ability, they were 90% confident that they could bring Little Bear back safely. However, these two brats were going to the sea this time.
There were too many potential dangers at sea. If one was not careful, they could fall into the vast sea and it would be too difficult for them to survive, let alone in a war zone.
No matter how much Mu Yangling respected the children’s opinions, it was impossible for her not to consider their safety.
However, the two children had the same temper as Qi Haoran. Once they set their minds on something, they would be as stubborn as an ox. If outright refused, they might just run away from home…
Mu Yangling was conflicted.
However, Qi Haoran strode into the inner room and said to her in a low voice, “Let them go.” Qi Haoran said, “They’re right. As my sons, it’s their responsibility to protect the country.”
“I didn’t say that I wouldn’t let them go. I just wanted them to wait a few years…”
“One can join the army at the age of 14. At their age, they’ve just crossed that threshold. Since others can enter the army, why can’t they?”
Seeing Qi Haoran’s ugly expression, Mu Yangling glanced at her two eager sons and immediately sighed. She waved her hand and said, “You guys leave the room first. I want to talk to your daddy.”
The two youths looked at each other and quickly slipped out.
Only then did Mu Yangling lift the blanket and hold Qi Haoran’s hand. Seeing that his expression was still ugly, she asked, “Are you mad at the kids?”
Qi Haoran shook his head. “Newborn calves are not afraid of
They were clearly venting their anger on Great Qi by doing this.
The two children’s words reminded Qi Haoran of when he was 12 or 13 years old. At that time, he was even younger than the two children. Still, that didn’t stop him from going to Great Jin’s territory to gather military intelligence.
Furthermore, he even accidentally killed Great Jin’s Crown Prince.
No one could say that he was wrong, but they could not say that he was right either. This was because back then, with just one misstep, not only would he die, but Great Jin would also discover that he was the culprit. Contrasting the difference in strength between Great Zhou and Great Jin back then, not only would he cause Great Zhou to perish and become a sinner for all eternity, but the Qi family would also die because of that.
Given Emperor Jingyan’s character and the fact that he was terrified of Great Jin, this was a given.
Therefore, it was a matter of heaven and hell.
It could only be said that he was lucky.
If he could do such a thing, the two children being his offspring, it wasn’t hard to see that they’d also want to go to the sea to resist the enemy.
Qi Haoran felt that if someone had dissuaded him back then, he definitely wouldn’t have listened. Didn’t he sneak over behind Qi Xiuyuan’s back then?
Qi Haoran empathized with the children and did not stop them. However, that did not mean that he would not make any arrangements.
The two children were good at swimming, but their guards and secret guards were not.
Qi Haoran couldn’t send them all to the ship.
Hence, Qi Haoran chose two secret guards who were good at swimming and good at martial arts to follow the two children.
At a time like this, it was more important to prioritize quality than value.
If one thought that this was the only arrangement Qi Haoran made, they would be wrong. His military strategy had always been: The best defense was offense.
Seeing as the Westerners only robbed the Great Qi merchant ships, but they let go of the merchant ships of the Western merchants, their motive was obvious. They were playing the Han people like fools.
Qi Haoran sneered as he wrote a letter in the study. His favorite thing to do was to give the enemy a taste of their own medicine.
Wasn’t it just pirates? Even the earls and dukes of the West could go and be pirates. It was only because Great Qi cared more about their reputation that those with noble titles wouldn’t do such things. However, they could still help up a few pirates who specially deal with the Westerners.
Back then, when he exterminated the pirates, many of them were fishermen from the coast of Great Qi. He recruited them for training again, this time giving them boats, bows, knives, spears, and even cannons. In any case, there were old cannons retired from use in the army and it would be a waste to throw them away anyway.
He sent all these people to the Indian Ocean, ordering them to rob the Westerners’ merchant ships whenever they encountered one, giving the Westerners a taste of their own medicine.
Then, those pirates would be rewarded based on their merits. When their merits accumulated to a certain extent, they would be “offered amnesty” and given military positions in the army. Also, if they performed well, they could be sent to the military academy to undertake advanced studies.
Qi Haoran sneered as he thought about these schemes.
Apart from that, Qi Haoran also gave Zhou Zhou an order to develop “operations at sea” and specially escort Great Qi’s merchant ships out to sea. After they returned safe and sound, the soldiers would receive a certain amount of gold and silver as compensation.
In order to prevent the soldiers from prioritizing their own safety and not participating proactively in the naval battles, he even stated clearly that as long as they could snatch a merchant ship back from the pirates, the reward would be 20% of the value of the goods on the ship, even if it was the Zhou family’s ship.
The operation would last for three months. After three months, this decree would be canceled. When the navy went out to fight again, they would be purely representing Great Qi to protect the people of Great Qi.
In order to make this decree effective, Qi Haoran even wrote a letter to the head of the Zhou family and asked him to communicate with the robbed businessmen of Great Qi. At the same time, he went to the palace and asked the Emperor to put his stamp on the decree.
Qi Xiuyuan stared at the decree for a long time before saying, “I won’t stamp it. What impropriety it is to put my stamp upon it?”
Only then did Qi Haoran’s heated head slowly cool down. Then, he carefully looked at Qi Xiuyuan’s expression and said, “Then why don’t we use my seal instead? King Rong’s seal does carry prestige too… right?”
Qi Xiuyuan snorted and didn’t say anything, tacitly agreeing.
Qi Haoran immediately ran home and stamped his seal, before getting someone to send the letter to Guangzhou at full speed. At the same time, he packed up his two sons and chased them out. Out of sight, out of mind.
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