The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Now, he finally doesn't have to worry about money anymore.

Now that the money has arrived, it's time for him to set off.

After three days of preparation, Ning Quan officially set off.

The entire team consisted of 3,000 soldiers and 500 carriages. The huge team stretched for more than ten miles and marched towards the Arab world in a mighty manner.

Of course, all this is just pretense.

The box in the carriage was not filled with silver but stones. The silver had been replaced by Ning Quan long ago.

Moreover, the caravan will not enter the Arab world, but will return in batches after arriving at the border.

Ning Quan did this to fool the court and avoid being exposed.

He quietly left the team on the second day of departure and flew to Persia with Li Cunxiao on a three-wheeled motorcycle.

Dante City is two thousand kilometers away from Hexi, or four thousand miles.

It took Ning Quan two days to fly there.

After arriving in Dante City, Ning Quan found an inn to stay in and then quickly went to the grain market and port to check.

As a result, everything remained as usual, the grain market was still booming, and the ports were still full of grain.

It seems that the last theft did not cause much impact. The only thing is that the price of food increased by at least 30%.

Because of the three-wheeled vehicle, there was no difficulty in stealing the food this time.

Ning Quan only needs to fly a circle at low altitude to do it.

There is also enough food here, especially the endless fleets at the port are filled with food.

So Ning Quan immediately felt relieved.

He just couldn't help but lament that his space was too small. If only it could be expanded several times, he could store more food.

But the space is so small, and he has no way to command the system!

But…these ships?

Looking at the densely packed cargo ships in the port, Ning Quan suddenly had a bold idea.

Wouldn't it be more time-saving and labor-saving if these grain ships were hijacked and taken to Daqian?

These ships are all seagoing vessels, and many of them are large merchant ships. There will definitely be no problem sailing back to Daqian.

The key is that these ships can carry a lot of food. One ship can transport tens of thousands of stones of grain.

Moreover, it is the southeast monsoon now, so the sailing speed will not be too slow. It will only take one and a half months at most to reach Daqian.

One and a half months, even faster than the journey from Persia to Anxi.

"How about...thinking about it?"

“See if it’s feasible?”

Ning Quan thought about it and decided to go back and study it carefully.

Ning Quan is not without other ways to solve the problem.

He had the space, so he just had to make a few more trips to get all the food.

But he didn't want to do that.

He had nine chances left, and soon only eight were left.

He is only twenty years old now, so even if he lives to be eighty, he still has sixty years to go.

Who knows what will happen in these sixty years?

Therefore, if you can avoid using the space, try not to use it, otherwise you will not have the chance later, which would be embarrassing.

Thinking of this, Ning Quan returned to the inn.

On the way back, Ning Quan decided that he would try his best to get this done.

Not to mention the food, those big ships alone are worth the risk.

Persia's shipbuilding technology is far superior to that of Daqian. If it can be seized, it will also promote the development of Daqian's shipbuilding and shipping industries, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Of course, it is hard to say whether it will work or not.

He also needs to discuss with Jia Xu and others and listen to their opinions.

.........

Half a month later, Jia Xu and others finally arrived in Dante.

After the reunion, Ning Quan immediately shared his thoughts with Jia Xu and others.

"Your Highness, isn't this a bit risky?"

After listening to this, Jia Xu frowned.

"Adventure?"

"I don't think it's risky. We have more than 3,000 people. It should be no problem to capture dozens of ships, right?" Ning Quan asked back.

"Your Highness, there is certainly no problem in seizing the ship, but have you ever thought about how to sail it away and how to avoid the pursuit of the Persian warships?"

Jia Xu asked directly.

"this......"

Ning Quan was suddenly speechless.

He certainly hadn't taken these into account, especially the Persian warships.

"If a merchant ship is hijacked, Persia will definitely send warships in pursuit. Is that for sure?"

“Is there no other solution?”

Ning Quan was still unwilling to give in.

"Your Highness, there is really no other way."

"None of our soldiers know how to sail, so we have to use the existing crew, and we can only coerce them."

"The key is that after the ship docks, the crew is basically not on the ship, but inside the city, which means we have to use force inside the city."

"The next thing is the Persian warships. We are all merchant ships, and they are slow. There is no way we can escape unless we also have warships."

Jia Xu explained.

"Military Advisor Jia, we don't have warships, but Your Highness has aircraft and explosives!"

"If the Persian warships come after us, we can definitely deal with them."

Li Yuanba suddenly interrupted.

"Yes!"

"I have explosives and flying machines!"

Ning Quan's eyes suddenly lit up.

The warships of this era were all made of wood and could not withstand the bombing of modern explosives.

All he had to do was fly his three-wheeled motorcycle over the warship and drop explosives, not to mention he also had heavy machine guns and rockets.

"Your Highness, even this is not acceptable."

"Because we have no idea how many warships Persia has. What if there are a lot of Persian warships? How much explosives and bullets does Your Highness have?"

"And even if we avoid the Persian warships, the rest of the voyage won't be safe. We might even encounter pirates."

Seeing that Ning Quan was still unwilling to give up, Jia Xu continued to persuade him.

This is absolutely risky and there is no way it will succeed. He can't let Ning Quan take the risk.

"That's it..."

After hearing what Jia Xu said, Ning Quan was completely discouraged.

He didn't expect it to be a false alarm.

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that!"

"Go buy some food tomorrow. Don't buy too much; a few tens of thousands of dan will be enough."

"It's just a pretense, otherwise we'll inevitably be targeted by bandits along the way."

"Hurry up and finish the shopping so you can leave early. Once you're far away, I'll take action immediately."

Ning Quan waved his hand.

"As you wish!"

Everyone responded and left, and Ning Quan also returned to his room and lay down.

But after lying down, Ning Quan tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, still thinking about the ship hijacking.

He was still a little unwilling.

It was not until the second half of the night that Ning Quan fell into a drowsy sleep.

But at this moment, the system voice suddenly rang in my mind.

"Ding, the three-month deadline has expired. Congratulations to the host for winning a chance to draw a prize."

"Ding, the six-month deadline has expired. Congratulations to the host for obtaining an opportunity to recruit a general."

Ning Quan was suddenly awakened by the system sound.

I just remembered that three months have passed in the blink of an eye, and it’s time for the lottery again.

"Hurry up and draw the lottery."

Ning Quan hurriedly urged in his heart.

Suddenly, the lottery disc appeared in his mind.