Chapter 930 Goodbye Zhang Xu

Five days later.

Yun Zheng and his men were still heading towards the Yanhuishan camp.

At their current speed, it would take about five or six days to reach the Yanhuishan camp.

However, once we reach the Yanhuishan camp, we can speed up.

By then, there will be fewer people and there will be places to get supplies along the way, so the speed will be much faster than it is now.

Just as Yun Zheng and his men were rushing towards the Yanhuishan camp, a scout from the front came running hurriedly with a few messengers.

The messenger came before Emperor Wen and the others, saluted first, and then took out the expedited letter sent by Ye Zi.

Urgent!

Yun Zheng's heart skipped a beat and he quickly opened the letter.

Damn it, please don’t let anything happen to Shuobei!

Yun Zheng prayed silently in his heart.

He is now thinking of stopping the war and focusing on developing people's livelihood!

If something unexpected happens at this time, it will be really troublesome.

With a nervous mood, Yun Zheng carefully read the contents of the letter.

The people who went out to sea are back!

Three boats, only one returned!

Of the other two boats, one ran aground and the other was overturned by the wind and waves, and all the people on board were buried in the sea.

Seeing this, Yun Zheng’s heart suddenly tightened.

This result is actually not surprising.

He was mentally prepared when he sent people out to sea.

But when he really got this result, he still felt a little pain in his heart.

Yun Zheng took a deep breath and continued reading.

Later on, it’s still not good news.

There were only more than sixty people on the returning boat.

Most of the rest died of illness, a small number died in the fight with the enemy, and a few were lured by the "Siren" and jumped into the sea.

Seeing this, Yun Zheng’s heart ached again.

Three large warships and nearly two thousand people!

Only about sixty people came back.

This is almost the same as a total annihilation of the army.

Is this the heavy price to pay for exploring the unknown world?

Yun Zheng took a deep breath, calmed himself down a little, and then continued reading.

Later, there was finally good news.

These sixty-plus people brought back a lot of seeds that Ye Zi and the others didn’t recognize.

I heard from the sixty-plus people that those were relatively high-yield crops.

Some of the seeds had already sprouted when we came back because of the humid environment.

Although the sixty or so people brought back a lot of seeds, due to the language barrier, they didn't know how to plant many of the seeds, and Ye Zi didn't know even more.

Ye Zi didn't want to waste the seeds that were bought with the lives of the soldiers, so she could only find relatively fertile land to plant them. As for whether she planted them correctly, she didn't know.

But what worried her most was that it was too late now. Even if her planting method was correct, many seeds would probably not be harvested.

Ye Zi now plans to move some of the germinated seeds to the hot springs near the military academy for planting, and preserve as many as possible.

Ye Zi is very anxious now and hopes that Yun Zheng can go back as soon as possible to see how to preserve more seeds.

Seeing this, Yun Zheng finally understood why Ye Zi sent an urgent letter.

Ye Zi understood the value of those seeds and did not want to waste these precious seeds that were exchanged for the lives of the soldiers.

"Father, I must return to Dingbei first!"

Yun Zheng quickly made a decision and handed the letter in his hand to Emperor Wen.

Emperor Wen did not say anything, but took the letter and read it.

After reading the contents of the letter, Emperor Wen also understood what was going on, and immediately ordered: "Take your men back to Dingbei first. These are the seeds that the soldiers exchanged for their lives. It is good to be able to save more seeds!"

Emperor Wen said this and handed the letter to Qin Liugan who was full of doubts.

"Thank you, Father!"

Yun Zheng did not hesitate and immediately called the messenger: "Order Yu Shizhong and Wang Qi to see me immediately!"

"Yes!"

The messenger immediately rode away.

Emperor Wen thought for a moment, then ordered Qin Qihu: "You return with Lao Liu and guard him! If Lao Liu loses a single hair, I will hold you responsible!"

"The last general takes command!"

Qin Qihu straightened up and responded loudly.

Although he didn't read the contents of the letter, he knew something big had happened.

“How high can the yield of these new crops be?”

Qin Liugan stared at Yun Zheng with envy and asked.

Yun Zheng: "I don't even know what kind of seeds they are, nor do I know how much they can yield! I'll know only when I go back and see them! However, the seeds that can be brought back are all treasures to my Daqian!"

"Correct!"

Emperor Wen nodded, and then ordered Yun Zheng in a deep voice: "Those soldiers who bring back seeds must be rewarded generously, and the families of those soldiers who died overseas must also be treated favorably!"

Emperor Wen was good at civil administration, and he knew how precious these seeds, which were bought with human lives, were.

All gold, silver and jewelry are nothing but junk in front of these precious seeds.

Now, Daqian's territory has doubled in size. If more crops suitable for growing on these newly acquired lands can be found, Daqian may be able to ensure that every household has surplus food and wine and meat in the future.

If you can see such a prosperous era in this lifetime, it will be your great honor!

"Don't worry, Father. I will not mistreat these meritorious soldiers!"

Yunzheng nodded heavily.

……

Seven days later, Yun Zheng, who had led his men on a mad dash, finally returned to Dingbei.

In order to get back as quickly as possible, Yun Zheng only brought Qin Qihu and five hundred guards.

They each rode two horses and hardly stopped along the way.

Upon learning that Yun Zheng had returned, the people in the palace rushed out to greet him.

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

As soon as Yun Zheng rushed into the palace, he saw a fleshy ball rushing towards him.

Zhangxu!

Yun Zheng was surprised and was about to ask Zhang Xu when he came back, but Zhang Xu had already pounced on him.

The dazed Yun Zheng had no time to steady himself as Zhang Xu pounced on him. Yun Zheng lost his balance and was knocked to the ground by the birdman. He and Zhang Xu also rolled to the ground.

"Fuck..."

Yun Zheng screamed, "Zhang Xu, damn it! You're going to crush me to death!"

Damn it!

He would be happy if he were to be knocked down by a beautiful woman.

This birdman was obviously fatter than before he returned to the imperial city. This pressure almost made him vomit blood.

Seeing the two people lying on the ground, everyone was shocked and amused.

"Ha ha……"

As Qin Qihu laughed, everyone started laughing too.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Zhang Xu got up in a panic and looked at Yun Zheng with embarrassment on his face. "I missed Your Highness so much that I lost control of my excitement. Please don't blame me, Your Highness! Your Highness, you don't know how hard my life was in the Imperial City..."

Yun Zheng climbed up with the help of Shen Kuan, and looked at Zhang Xu who kept complaining to him speechlessly, "Your life is so fucking hard, how come you've gained so much weight?"

"I blame my mother!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Xu was extremely depressed. "After Mingyue gave birth to a child, my mother asked someone to stew chicken soup for her every day. She couldn't drink it anymore, but she couldn't refuse my mother's kindness, so she gave it all to me..."

Zhang Xu felt that he was really suffering!

He now feels like vomiting when he smells chicken soup.

Listening to Zhang Xu's words, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter...