The grass in the factory should be plucked

It turned out that Yin Twelve and his group of Mohist disciples disguised themselves as a merchant caravan going to Southeast Asia, and finally found the crop "Zhushu" in Luzon.

They found that the red potato was indeed as Jiang Li and Mo Qilang had said, drought-resistant and high-yielding, and had strong adaptability, and could be grown in both the north and south regions.

Yin Twelve and others were overjoyed, but when they asked the locals to buy a large amount of this crop, they were rejected.

It turned out that the red yam was still a "controlled item" by the local government. It was strictly forbidden to leave the country, and it was even more forbidden to sell it to outsiders.

All of Yin's twelve personal guards were former secret guards of the Eastern Depot. Stealing a few bags of red potatoes was not a problem for them. The key was how to get these things on board and leave Luzon.

The ports are guarded by soldiers and officers, and ships leaving the port must undergo strict inspection before they can leave.

Yin Twelve discussed with the Mohist disciples for a long time and decided to give up the bags of red potatoes and only take the potato vines back to Da Chu.

The disciples of the Mohist school mixed the potato vines with the ship's ropes and successfully passed the checkpoints. They then set sail for home with several large ships full of spices, gems and local specialties.

When they were about to reach Fuzhou, Yin Shier contacted the Fujian Navy and informed them that they had successfully completed the mission and that they would continue by sea, heading north along the East China Sea and return to the capital from Tianjin.

Unexpectedly, the fleet encountered a storm in the East China Sea and disappeared without a trace!

The Fujian Navy searched vigorously but found nothing. Based on the wind direction, it was speculated that the fleet was lost near the Ryukyu Islands.

The commander of the Fujian Navy was named Yuan Shouhe. He was very anxious when he heard the news. This place is close to Japan and pirates often appear there. Could it be that the fleet was robbed by pirates?

On the one hand, he dispatched a naval fleet to the Ryukyu Islands urgently, and on the other hand, he reported the situation to the emperor at an express speed of 800 miles.

Nangong Qinghe immediately summoned Liang Shoufu, Cui Jue, Jiang Li, Xie Changan and others to the palace to discuss matters.

Royal study room.

After everyone passed the expedited document around, their brows were all furrowed.

Liang Shoufu frowned and said, "I'm afraid of encountering pirates."

The pirates in the East Sea are extremely brutal. If we really encounter pirates, not only will we not be able to bring back the red potatoes, it is hard to say whether we can even bring people back.

Cui Jue said: "The only solution now is to send the Fujian Navy to the Ryukyu Islands at full speed and search for their whereabouts with all their strength."

Nangong Qinghe looked at Jiang Li: "Ali, do you have any ideas?"

Jiang Li groaned: "Let me contact Brother Jiao and see if he can go and investigate."

Everyone was stunned, and then they realized that the "Brother Jiao" she was talking about was the dragon that resolved the drought!

Nangong Qinghe said happily: "It would be best if we could get help from Lord Dragon!"

Xie Changan frowned slightly and asked, "Do you have a chart of the Ryukyu Islands?"

Jiang Li immediately understood what he meant and her face fell. Their brother Jiao was a "deadbeat" who never left the house and was equivalent to a person with poor direction!

How can it find the Ryukyu Islands in such a vast ocean?

If it were left to dive into the sea on its own, it would probably get lost in the boundless ocean!

Jiang Li couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand. Maybe she and Xie Changan would have to go on a business trip again!

They just returned to Beijing not long ago!

Nangong Qinghe asked Yuanbao to fetch the nautical chart. Everyone looked at it and found that it was about 400 nautical miles from Fuzhou Prefecture to the Ryukyu Islands. If the wind and the sea were favorable, the navy fleet could arrive there in about ten days.

"The Ryukyu Kingdom has always been a vassal state of the Great Chu. Since the founding of the Great Chu, it has paid tribute every year. The King of Ryukyu would never dare to detain the merchant ships of the Great Chu without authorization." Nangong Qinghe said.

"So, it is very likely that the fleet encountered pirates?" Jiang Li asked.

Xie Changan said: "Not necessarily. There are many islands in Ryukyu. Maybe the hurricane blew it to one of the small islands."

Maybe he is stranded on a deserted island, waiting for rescue.

Jiang Li held his forehead with his hand. There was nothing he could do but to trouble Brother Diao and his wife again.

She had no choice but to volunteer, and she and Xie Changan would lead the dragon to the East China Sea to search for the whereabouts of the fleet.

Nangong Qinghe shook his head repeatedly: "It's not appropriate. You and Xie Qing just returned to Beijing not long ago, and the New Year is coming soon. I have to let you have a good New Year."

"Besides, your children are still young. Do you want to take them across the ocean again?"

Cui Jue also said: "Your Majesty is right. The navy fleet has already set out. Let's wait and see. Maybe there will be good news in two days."

Jiang Li nodded: "Okay, let's talk about it later."

After returning home, Jiang Li called Xiaoying over.

"Chengfeng, are there any seabirds in your team?"

Xie Changan's eyes lit up. Yes, he could ask the seabird to find out some information!

Little Eagle shook his head: "No, seabirds won't fly inland. We haven't passed the seashore along the way, so how could we encounter seabirds?"

Jiang Li thought so too, and she said, "Sister wants to give you an important task. Bring back a few seabirds. Can you do it?"

When Xiaoying heard this, he immediately held his head high and said, "Don't worry, sister, I promise to complete the task!"

It immediately summoned the bird team to assemble and flew to the seashore in a mighty force, determined to coax and bring the seabirds back!

Jiang Li is very considerate, and Xiaoying is the caring little cotton-padded jacket!

Xie Changan also laughed and said, "This is called raising an army for a thousand days and deploying it for a moment. It is worth your care for it."

Jiang Li lay down on the couch: "It's still more comfortable at home. I've been at home for a few days and I don't want to move anymore."

Xie Changan glanced at her and said, "I thought that our little cat, who couldn't sit still, wanted to go for a trip to the sea!"

Jiang Li chuckled: "I want to go, but not now. You have to let me have a good rest."

Xie Changan frowned: "Can we spend the New Year peacefully?"

At this time, the babbling sounds of the twins were heard outside the door. They were led by Aunt Lian, Zhen'er and Zhu'er and came back from playing in the garden.

Hearing his parents' voices, Xie Buqi immediately shouted, "Cool, cool!"

Jiang Li held her forehead with her hand. Her silly son kept calling his parents "Liang Liang" all day long. How unlucky it was during the Chinese New Year! She had to correct him!

Aunt Lian, Zhen'er and Zhu'er walked in holding the twins, a boy and a girl.

Aunt Lian smiled and said, "Young lady, are you back? Longmen Dim Sum has made a few new pastries and sent them to our prince for his appreciation. Would you like to try some?"

Jiang Li said happily: "Okay, bring it here for me to try."

Aunt Lian then asked Fei'er to make tea and Cui'er to get some cakes.

Xie Buli looked at his mother eagerly: "Mom, eat, eat!"

That means she wants to eat too!

Jiang Li kissed her little face happily: "Okay, of course the delicious food should be given to Buli."

Xie Buqi also climbed onto his mother's lap and tilted his little face up: "Next, next!"

He wants to eat too!

Xie Changan was both angry and amused: "You must first learn to call mom and dad before you can have some snacks."

Xie Buqi blinked his eyes, as if he understood, and then he pursed his lips and burst into tears.

Aunt Lian quickly picked him up and coaxed him, "Don't cry, don't cry, I'll give you something to eat..."

The pastries were brought over, and in the exquisite food box were placed several extremely delicate snacks.

There are "snowflake cakes" that look like snowballs, "chess piece cakes" that are made into chess pieces, "plum blossom dots" that look like plum blossoms, and "phoenix eye cakes" that are shaped like phoenix eyes.

The most unique one is a snack called "abalone snails", which are made by mixing cheese and honey and forming them into the shape of abalone snails. They melt in your mouth and are especially loved by twins.

Xie Buqi ate an "abalone snail" with tears on his face, and he was so happy that he danced and giggled.