Hong Yi's ship was anchored at the largest port of the Divine Wind Nation, the "Peach God Port". This port was filled with ships anchored everywhere. At any moment, there would be a large number of ships departing from this port, or ships coming to this port to resupply.
The sea was filled with floating objects, vegetable leaves, garbage, and wooden planks. The goods in the port were packed like mountains. There were countless people wearing Da Qian clothing or tattooed aboriginals, as well as the messy haired people of Yun Meng, all walking back and forth. It was a bustling scene that made people feel the prosperity of sea trade.
"I heard that the Divine Wind Nation has more than ten such large ports. I took a look, and there are at least seven hundred ships that have just entered and left the port. The cost of each ship's anchorage, as well as the supply of fresh water, food, customs fees, taxes, and water sales, I wonder how much it is?"
When Hong Yi's ship was anchored, he settled the slaves on the ship one by one and began to clean up and transport the goods. Looking at the prosperous port, he couldn't help but secretly calculate in his heart, and then let out a sigh.
The clothing and culture of the Divine Wind Nation were exactly the same as that of the Da Qian Nation. Every year, many royal disciples would be sent to the Da Qian Jade Capital to study. Coming to the Divine Wind Nation was like coming to a province of the Da Qian Nation, so Hong Yi didn't feel like he was in a foreign land.
"The Divine Wind Nation's finances mainly rely on customs fees. This is the autumn and winter season, and there are fewer storms on the sea, so merchant ships are very prosperous. During the spring and summer seasons, there are fewer ships, but the Divine Wind Nation's annual tax revenue is at least ten million taels of silver."
Yin Sha said as she played with the flute in her hand.
"Ten million taels of silver? My Da Qian has a population of four to five hundred million, dozens of prefectures, and dozens of provinces. It's a hundred times bigger than the Divine Wind Nation, but the national treasury's revenue every year is only fifty to sixty million taels. Just the customs tax of a small Divine Wind Nation is equal to one-fifth of the national treasury's revenue. Just how rich is the Divine Wind Imperial Family? "Hong Yi said in surprise.
"No one can imagine how wealthy the Divine Wind Imperial Family is. In the past, when Yun Meng sent 300,000 troops to attack Divine Wind, it was nominally to use Divine Wind as a springboard to attack Da Qian, but in reality, it was to plunder the wealth of the Divine Wind Imperial Family. It was said that Yun Meng's Grand Tutor Yuwen calculated that plundering the wealth of the Divine Wind Imperial Family was enough for Yun Meng's people to not have to work and not have to worry about food and drink for ten years!"
Yin Sha giggled. "So you don't have to worry that this batch of slaves won't be sold. What the Divine Wind Imperial Family lacks now is people. Every year, they need a large number of strong laborers to develop the land, mines, manors, farming, and smelting. They also lack talents in martial arts. After all, the Divine Wind Nation is too rich. There are hundreds of island countries overseas, countless pirates, and even Taoist masters. Huo Luo, Yun Meng, Yuan Tu, Rouran, and many other countries are also watching. Even the king of the Yun Nation wants me to attack the Divine Wind Nation. "
"That's true, but the Divine Wind Nation has the Peach God Path of the Six Great Holy Lands, so it has a strong foundation," Hong Yi said.
"Twenty years ago, the Peach God Path was killed, and the Seven Heaven-Shaking Treasures were taken away. Even the Yin-Yang Chaotic Scripture fell into the hands of the Daluo, so it has been greatly weakened. It no longer has the power to deter outsiders from spying on it. It can only rely on the Da Qian," Chan Yinsha said.
"Since the Great Qian Nation and the Divine Wind Nation are on good terms, why don't the Divine Wind Nation's monarch speak up and request the Qian Emperor to have the Daluo Sect return the Heaven Shaking Seven Treasures and the Sect Guarding Scripture?"
Chi Zhuiyang, who was at the side, heard everything clearly.
"Return?" A cold smile appeared on Hong Yi's face. "Maybe it was the emperor who instructed the Daluo to sneak attack Luo Tianyue, kill him, and take away his treasures and scripture. The Da Qian doesn't want to see a powerful Divine Wind Nation. It's better for the Divine Wind Nation to only rely on the Da Qian Nation."
"How is that possible? Back then, Yun Meng's army used all the power in the Imperial Court to destroy the Da Qian Nation. On land, the Iron Cavalry approached the Jade Capital City, and on the sea, he had 300,000 troops. If not for the Divine Wind Nation, the Da Qian Nation would have been in grave danger. They fought for you, and after they were seriously injured, you sneak attacked them and took away their treasures. This … "
Chi Zhuiyang found it hard to accept.
"Since ancient times, there are no righteous wars between countries. This is what the Sages said. There are no emotions between countries, only interests. This is different from being a human."
Hong Yi's eyes shone with a penetrating light.
"Hong Yi, you're right. There are no righteous wars between countries. To be the emperor, you have to put away your emotions in order to control the country. The Taishang Dao is strong because of his Taishang Forgetting Emotions, and his spirit is like the heavens." Chan Yinsha looked at Hong Yi as he spoke. There seemed to be a deeper meaning in his words.
"That's not necessarily the case. Humans have thousands of personalities, and their hearts are all different. Some are emotionless, and some are sentimental. Everyone works hard to achieve great virtue. The emotionless cultivates meritorious deeds, and the sentimental cultivates meritorious deeds. The world is vast, and the Dao is deep. The sky has the Heavenly Dao, the earth has the Dao, and humans have the Dao. How can we use the Taishang Forgetting Emotions as a ruler to measure it?"
Hong Yi looked at Chan Yinsha with bright eyes.
Chan Yinsha inadvertently avoided Hong Yi's passionate gaze. "Get off the boat. My caravan is here. I'll buy your Yellow Grain Rice, tea leaves, porcelain, and silk. You can discuss it with them."
"There's no need for that. Hua Nongyue, Hua Nongying is an expert in business. I've done business many times. I don't know much about business. If I discuss it myself, I might make a mistake. Why do I have to do everything myself?" Hong Yi pinched his fingers. "This is my first time coming to the Divine Wind Nation. I've only read about it in novels. The Divine Wind Nation's mandarin fish is a first-class delicacy. Why don't I treat you today? Let's go have a taste of the mandarin fish."
"Peach blossoms flow, mandarin fish are fat. The wind and rain don't return …"
Hong Yi recited these two lines. The Divine Wind Nation's mandarin fish was indeed famous. Its fame was not below the Yellow Grain Rice. Because there was a river in the Divine Wind Nation called the Peach Blossom River. There were peach trees on both sides, and the flowers bloomed all four seasons. When the peach blossoms fell into the water, the mandarin fish would snatch them.
The fish that grew up eating peach blossoms naturally had a different kind of fragrance.
"Greetings, Princess …"
At this moment, more than ten men and women wearing silk robes, wooden clogs, and swords hung from their waists came onto the boat. When they saw Chan Yinsha, they immediately spoke in their native language and knelt on one knee. They didn't even raise their heads.
"Settle the goods with them and pay them in cash. Also, if they have any requests, try your best to satisfy them. Help them repair and maintain the boat, and replenish fresh water. "Chan Yinsha didn't speak in their native language. Instead, he spoke in Da Qian language." Get up. "
"Yes!"
After more than ten people knelt on one knee, when they heard Chan Yinsha speak, they immediately sprang up. Their bodies didn't move at all, showing off their excellent skills.
Hong Yi knew that these people were the shopkeepers of the Yun Nation's businesses that stayed in the Divine Wind Nation. When Chan Yinsha spoke, he also carefully sized up each of them.
These people were all Xiantian experts with deep breaths. Although they weren't at the peak of the Unity of Spirit and Body, they were considered powerful.
However, Hong Yi wasn't surprised by this. After all, Chan Yinsha was the princess of a nation and a princess with real power. It wasn't strange for her to have Xiantian experts as shopkeepers.
The power of a nation was still stronger than that of Southern Prefecture's Governor Wei Taicang.
"Oh yes, Yinsha, don't you want those slaves?" Hong Yi suddenly asked. Maritime island nations had relatively fewer people and needed a large number of slaves to develop them. It was the same for the Divine Wind Nation and the Yun Nation.
"It's difficult to transport them. Moreover, the Wolf King Bi Shihua's fleet is about to arrive. After killing him, there will be many slaves. Although these slaves of yours are all good stuff, they might die after a long voyage. Why don't you sell them here? The Divine Wind Nation can afford it. Even after we kill Bi Shihua, we still have to sell the slaves we capture to the Divine Wind Nation. " Chan Yinsha pointed at the shopkeepers under her. "Contact the Taoist priest of the Peach Deity Dao Shrine and tell him that there are good stuff."
At that moment, Hong Yi handed all the business over to Hua Nongyue. Hua Nongying would take care of it. With Chi Zhuiyang, Lélie, Shen Tiezhu, Hills, Wen Feiyan, Flying Guillotine, Mu The Younger, and even Mr. Zhou, who had achieved great mastery in Daoist techniques, and Mind Separation, as well as Chan Yinsha's Yun Nation business, there would definitely be no problems.
Moreover, Hong Yi used the name of the Pacification Navy's Sea Exploration Envoy. When he was at the port, he didn't even have to pay any customs duties.
Hong Yi suddenly realized that doing business under the guise of the Imperial Court was really worth it. He didn't know how much tax he would have to pay at the major customs.
"Back then, Daluo probably did the same thing when he did human trafficking, right?" Hong Yi suddenly thought.
After everything was prepared, Hong Yi and Chan Yinsha walked out of the port alone. They called for a carriage and slowly went to the city inside the port.
Hong Yi wanted to treat Chan Yinsha to Peach Blossom Mandarin Fish and enjoy the scenery of the Divine Wind Nation.
This city was one of the major provinces of the Divine Wind Nation, and it was called "Upper Prime." A river flowed through the center of the city, and there were small bridges and flowing water everywhere. Peach trees of the same color grew on both sides of the river. The peach trees had dark green bark, and the flowers were the size of a palm. The yellow stamens were in full bloom, and the petals fell into the water. Fish were fighting to eat them, and the ground was also covered with petals. People were sweeping the peach blossoms with brooms to brew peach blossom wine.
All of this made Hong Yi suspect that he had come to a paradise on earth.
"So there is such a good place. No wonder those great aristocrats in the Jade Capital boast about having a manor in the Divine Wind Nation." Hong Yi and Chan Yinsha came to a restaurant in the city and ordered Peach Blossom Mandarin Fish and ten years old peach blossom wine.
While tasting the Peach Blossom Mandarin Fish and drinking the peach blossom wine, watching the peach blossoms falling into the water and the fish fighting to eat them, Hong Yi felt that such a life was really comfortable.
Seeing Chan Yinsha use his chopsticks to pick up a bit of fish and taste it, Hong Yi was about to say something when he suddenly heard the hurried sound of horse hooves. It came from the street, and this beautiful atmosphere was completely ruined.
"En?"
Hong Yi's eyes followed the sound of horse hooves and looked over. He saw seven huge horses that were as black as dragons!
These horses were even more majestic than the Night Jade Lions. Their bodies were as black as ink, and there were two small protrusions on their heads as if they were about to grow horns. This kind of horse made Hong Yi's heart tremble. He then looked at the legs and abdomen of these seven black dragon-like horses!
The legs and abdomen of these seven horses were actually pieces of fleshy scales! As they ran, Hong Yi felt an oppressive feeling as if an ancient wild beast was charging at him.
This was a situation where a martial arts expert had a slight aura and fist intent.
A horse could actually have such an aura. Even the Chasing Lightning and Night Jade Lions that had eaten elixirs had not been able to cultivate such an aura.
This kind of horse was the world's number one horse, a mutant hybrid between Yun Meng's Black-Blooded Horse and a Qilin. It was called the Black Demon Qilin. Its fleshy scales were impervious to swords and spears, and it could carry a heavy load as if it was carrying a straw.
There were seven riders on the seven horses, all of them wearing pitch-black wolf fur cloaks that covered even their heads. They stopped at the entrance of the tavern and dismounted one after another. They took off their cloaks and hats, revealing their faces.
Hong Yi originally thought that these riders were Yun Meng's Iron Buddhas, because only the most elite Iron Buddhas wore the Black Demon Qilin and the wolf skin cloak.
But when they took off their cloaks and revealed their faces, they did not see Yun Meng's men at all. Their clothes were actually Da Qian style light armor, and he knew that they were the elites of the Da Qian army.
"These seven men and seven steeds are much stronger than the Whale Shattering Deathsworn, right? Whose army is this? "Hong Yi was shocked." The Da Qian army can't possibly have Black Demon Qilin horses. "
"Haha, this time the Marquis led us to attack the camp, it was really satisfying. We killed three thousand, even the invincible 'Iron Buddhas' were killed by us, we even killed 18 of them and took 18 Black Demon Qilin horses! Marquis's great contribution has probably surpassed that of Marquis Wu Wen and Grand Tutor Hong. "
When these riders entered the restaurant, they swept their gazes around. Everyone could feel their electrifying gazes, and they all lowered their heads.
After the seven riders sat down, one of them shouted, "100 Peach Blossom Fish, 50 liters of peach blossom wine!"
"This time, Marquis received news that the Iron Buddhas, Marshal Bi Shihua, had set sail and was not on guard. That was how the sneak attack succeeded. If Bi Shihua had been here, I'm afraid it would not have been so easy. Of course, as long as Marquis can kill Bi Shihua on the sea and take his head, it will not be difficult for him to surpass Marquis Wu Wen and Grand Tutor Hong."
One of the riders said.
His voice was very soft, and his lips only moved to limit the sound waves to a very small area. This ability to control the sound of his Adam's apple spoke volumes about his martial arts skills.
But Hong Yi was an expert in dao techniques, and he could sense the ripples in his thoughts.
Hearing these two sentences, Hong Yi understood that these people were the Marquis Champion's men!
The Da Qian's number one young general, the number one Marquis Champion of the army.
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