The emperor pondered for a moment before saying: "I also appreciate his friendship with Chengru. But is friendship enough? Chengru is a prince!"

An Wu was about to blurt out: I don't want to be a prince, this prince was forced on me by you.

But Ji Yu tugged at his sleeve.

"Your Majesty, if the fourth brother and Xiao Wu destroy the pirates, if Tong Jingyuan and I make salt, so much salt that we can't finish it, can you agree with Xiao Wu and Tong Jingyuan?"

The emperor looked at him condescendingly, and said after a long time: "Sea bandits are so easy to fight? My Great Kang doesn't have many decent sea ships, let alone a few decent navy. Although you have fought countless battles and are invincible, but those are allIn a land battle, if it is a sea battle, it may not be able to beat the pirates."

Although these words were not pleasant to hear, the three of them were still overjoyed.

There is drama!

Ji Yu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely develop cannons with a longer range, and sea ships with a larger tonnage."

An Si also said: "Your Majesty, my subjects will definitely train a powerful navy."

An Wu echoed: "Your Majesty, there are also my ministers, and my ministers invite you to fight against the eastern sea bandits."

The emperor still had a sad expression on his face: "This time the Western Expedition cost a lot. If Cheng Si hadn't brought back a large amount of confiscated property, the treasury might not be able to support it. I may not be able to give you anything to fight pirates."

Ji Yu understood: "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about military expenses and shipbuilding expenses. I and Brother Jingyuan will find a way."

Only then did the emperor show a smile on his face, and looked at An Sijiyu: "Aren't you going to rest for a while?"

An Si shook his head: "No rest."

The emperor smiled lightly and helped Ji Yu up: "We still have to rest, at least Brother Yu has to make cannonballs!"

He asked again: "Brother Yu, are you really good at making salt?"

Regardless of whether it will or not, Ji Yu nodded and said: "Back to the emperor, I will definitely produce better quality sea salt."

After leaving the palace and boarding the carriage back home, Ji Yu looked at An Wu and asked, "When did the emperor give you the marriage proposal?"

An Wu frowned: "Just a few days ago."

Ji Yu gritted his teeth and said: "The emperor did it on purpose."

It is obvious that they can be forced to marry for such a long time, why should they be forced to marry before they return to Beijing?

Isn't it forcing them to take the initiative?

An Si let out a long sigh: "It should be intentional. The emperor has no money, but he wants to fight pirates, so he forced us to force Brother Yu..."

An Wu's eyes just turned red again: "Sister-in-law..."

Ji Yu covered his head and fell into An Si's arms: "I have a headache."

Knee pain, kneeling pain.

Your majesty is a real person, can you just say something if you have something to say?Do you have to force them so obliquely?

After returning to the mansion, before the carriage stopped, An Wu jumped out of the carriage and said with a smile, "Fourth brother and sister-in-law Fulang, I'll go and tell Brother Jing Yuan about this."

Being calculated by the emperor like this, Ji Yu felt uncomfortable, but he had no choice but to take An Si's hand back to Tingfeng Building and continue eating.

Before the meal was finished, Tong Jingyuan came, carried by An Wu.

As soon as he entered the door, Tong Jingyuan struggled to get down and knelt down in front of Ji Yu, so frightened that he quickly threw his chopsticks and helped him up: "Brother Jing Yuan, what are you doing?"

Tong Jingyuan burst into tears: "Brother Yu, what can I do? Can you treat me like this?"

Ji Yu helped him sit down on the couch, and sighed, "Aren't we a family?"

He is actually selfish.

Xiao Wu is sober-minded and has not been provoked by anyone, and treats them as before.Isn't there such a good sister-in-law Tong Jingyuan?

If Xiao Wu really married a noble girl and gave birth to a child, he would definitely drive Xiao Wu to fight with the fourth brother.

How many brothers were good at first, but they couldn't stand the pillow wind, and finally turned against each other.

The fourth brother may not have the heart to fight for reserves, but if Xiao Wu fights with the fourth brother, neither the fourth brother nor he wants to see it.

He made another bowl of soup and handed it to Xiao Wu: "Don't get too excited, military expenses, shipbuilding, and salt making costs are not a small sum. Besides, it's not just about money. You brothers are good at war, butIt’s not that simple to build a ship and make salt.”

Tong Jingyuan wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, nodded and said, "I know. I still have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in my hand, and there are so many shops, so I should be able to pay for the military expenses for a while. I can't help you with shipbuilding, but I will help youSalt maker."

Ji Yu nodded: "Everyone will work together, it will definitely be possible."

Miss Zhuang also said: "Brother Yu, I still have some silver, which can last for a while."

Even Liu Fulang said, "I still have some..."

In the end, their family managed to scrape together one million taels of silver.

Then, the An Family brothers were preparing for the Eastern Expedition, Ji Yu went to the workshop to develop a new type of cannon, and Tong Jingyuan desperately made money.

Miss Zhuang is helping to take care of the children while preparing the luggage for going east.

Brother Yong is going to fight in the east, and this time she will follow anyway.

Miss Zhuang wanted to go east with Jiang Yong, and Ji Yu wanted to take the three children with her.

Unlike the Western Expedition Dang Xiang, the time needed to fight the pirates is probably three to five years, and he can't stand not seeing his children for three to five years.

He was still a little apprehensive, afraid that the emperor would not agree, but he never thought that the emperor would agree, not only agreeing to take away the three children, but also agreeing to take all the family members in the mansion.

If it was someone else, the emperor would definitely not allow it, but he knew that Cheng Si Cheng Ru had no intention of fighting for the crown, and Ji Yu was even more so, only thinking about returning to Ding Province.

If there is no heart to fight for reserves, there will be no rebellion.

What are you worried about?

Less than a month after returning from the northwest, Mrs. An Sijiyu set off again.

However, it is the same as the previous expedition..Yuyan..Different, this time they are dragging their families and beaming.

As soon as he left the capital, Ji Yu felt that the air was extraordinarily fresh and sweet.

Staying in the capital is too annoying and depressing.

Miss Zhuang hugged the eldest, pointed to the green trees and red flowers outside the window, and taught: "Wenxuan, look, the green ones are trees, and the red ones are flowers, so beautiful! And that little bird..."

The boss raised his arm like a lotus root, "giggled" and smiled, and said something "baba" in his mouth.

Ji Yu looked at the third child who was asleep in his arms, and lightly pinched his white and tender face: "Wen Yan, can't you be like your brother, look more and more?"

Liu Fulang said with a smile: "Wen Yan can sleep, why don't you let him sleep! The carriage is bumping and bumping, and he just falls asleep."

Ji Yu glanced out the window, and sighed lightly: "I don't know what happened to Wen Xiang? Brother Jingyuan can take him with him?"

He said in front of the emperor that he would give Xiaowu Tong Jingyuan a child, but now that he really gave it, he felt very uncomfortable and worried.

Brother Wu Jingyuan is two pure men, how can they take care of children!

He was suffering, and he never thought that when the army stopped to rest, Tong Jingyuan came to him panting and hugging the crying second child: "Sister-in-law, I really can't do it anymore, he keeps crying..."

Liu Fulang quickly took it, clapping and singing while coaxing: "Wen Xiang, be good! Don't cry..."

Tong Jingyuan supported the carriage frame and continued to pant: "Sister-in-law, husband, I think the child is so cute when I hug it on weekdays. I didn't expect that it would be so noisy when I brought it myself..."

"You guys should take care of the child! As long as Xiao Wu and I die, he will throw basins for us..."

Ji Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and asked someone to support him: "You haven't recovered yet! Go back and rest!"

At night, listening to the babbling voice of the child in the tent not far away, Tong Jingyuan felt very uncomfortable, and nestled in An Wu's arms: "Xiao Wu, I miss Wen Xiang..."

An Wu sighed lightly, and kissed the top of his hair: "Brother Jingyuan, you can't be too selfish, your sister-in-law loves children like that, how can we take Wenxiang away? Isn't it agreed? Wait until we die, It’s enough for me to throw the basin. If you really miss it a lot, you can also go to take care of the child at ordinary times, so that you can get close and close. It’s not that you are not allowed to watch the child. If you really want you to take it day and night, youI'm afraid I can't stand it. Don't forget, you still have to help your sister-in-law make salt!"

yes!Thinking about the tasks ahead, Tong Jingyuan sighed softly.

How about making salt?There are so many things to do!

Wise King and his party rode horses and took boats, bumpy for half a month, and finally arrived at their destination.

After arriving in Xiuzhou, saw many people standing in front of me from a distance, blocking the official road.

The soldiers went to check, and came back after a while and reported: "My lord, in front are the Xiuzhou State Governor and other officials, and they are here to greet you."

An Si didn't like this kind of formalism, but when he got closer, he saw the Xiuzhou State Governor kneeling in front of him, and he was taken aback: "Master Wei?"

Ji Yu lifted the curtain of the car and took a look outside, it was indeed Wei County Magistrate.

But Wei County Magistrate is no longer County Magistrate, but Xiuzhou State Governor.

Seeing them, Wei State Governor called out respectfully: "This small official Wei Datong has met the prince, the second prince, and the princess."

An Si got off his horse and helped him up: "Your Majesty Wei, you don't need to be polite."

Frowning again, he asked, "Master Wei is the magistrate of Xiuzhou now?"

I thought was back in Ding Province!

Wei State Governor bowed and nodded, "Go back to the prince, that's right. I only took office last autumn."

An Si understood immediately.

State Governor Wei is the Emperor's confidant, and he will definitely use it again. The Emperor wanted to fight pirates, so he sent Lord Wei to Xiuzhou as State Governor to prepare for it.

Your Majesty...has a far-reaching strategy!

After seeing all the officials in Xiuzhou, An Si and Wei State Governor rode together.

Wei State Governor said with a smile: "My lord took down Dang Xiang in just a few months, captured Dang Xiang's royal family, and took Dang Xiang back to my Great Kang. It's a great achievement!"

An Si said indifferently: "I'm just leading the army to fight. If I say meritorious service in the future, I can only be the emperor. Only a wise king can have a good general."

Wei State Governor smiled, stopped flattering, and talked about the situation in the east: "Sea bandits are mainly active in the three coastal states. The salt crisis this time is not only due to the exhaustion of salt wells in the inland, but also because of the harassment of pirates.The number of salt-making workshops has decreased by more than half, and the output has been greatly damaged."

An Si nodded and said: "I will handle the pirates, and Brother Yu will be in charge of shipbuilding and salt production."

Wei State Governor hurriedly said: "My lord, don't worry, this small official will definitely go all out to assist the princess."

An Si naturally believed him.