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

In less than ten seconds, there was no movement in the space.

Ning Quan knew that all the information had been collected, and he quickly immersed his mind into the space.

It's no big deal to look at it, countless gold coins, gold, pearls, and jewels are piled up in a corner of the space.

Seeing such a huge harvest, even though Ning Quan had expected it, he was still shocked.

Isn't this just too rich?

A rough estimate shows that these gold, silver and jewelry are worth at least 20 to 30 million taels of silver.

As expected, they are the Persian royal family."

“Hahahaha, I made a killing this time.”

"Quick, let's go."

Ning Quan laughed wildly and then drove his three-wheeled motorcycle out of the Persian Palace.

......

Ten minutes later, Ning Quan returned to the ship.

Seeing Ning Quan return, Jia Xu and others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, how is it?"

Jia Xu stepped forward and asked.

"Haha, I'm really rich now."

"Is this the least I can get?"

Ning Quan stretched out three fingers and said.

"Thirty...thirty million taels of silver?"

When Jia Xu heard this, his eyes widened and almost fell out of his head.

"this......"

“This is really a fortune.”

Xiang Yu and others were so excited that they were speechless.

Thirty million taels, equivalent to the tax burden of two years of the Daqian era

"Well, that's the number. It might be more."

"Okay, let's not worry about that for now. How's the grain harvest going?"

Ning Quan asked, suppressing his joy.

"Your Highness, it's almost over."

"There are still some small granaries left, so it will take some time." Jia Xu replied.

"Okay, let's hurry up and get it done, then we can be on our way."

Ning Quan ordered.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Then everyone got busy.

..........

Half an hour later, all the food at the dock was collected.

The huge conveying pipeline began to slowly recover.

Ning Quan quickly came to the deck and took a look. The five huge cabins were full of food.

"Your Highness, this is a great fortune! This grain is worth at least six million dan."

"That's not counting the two million koku on the merchant ships."

Jia Xu said happily.

"Hahaha, you haven't counted the four million stones of grain and gold, silver and jewelry in my space."

"This trip to Persia was truly not in vain."

Ning Quan laughed loudly.

"Hahaha......"

Jia Xu and others all laughed.

"Your Highness, the food has been collected. Should we leave now?" Jia Xu reminded.

"Yes, we must leave immediately!"

"Send a message to General Zhou, set sail immediately."

Ning Quan ordered.

"Yes!"

Soon, the order was passed down.

Communication between ships was of course carried out using flag signals, and those who operated the flag signals were naturally the captured crew members. Zhou Yu had already arranged this.

Within ten minutes of receiving the order, dozens of merchant ships raised their sails.

At the same time, a 10,000-ton ship also started moving and headed towards the open sea.

"Your Highness, according to the itinerary, the fleet will need to stop in Malacca for resupply, and it will take thirty days to reach Malacca."

"It takes twenty days to sail from Malacca to Chongjin Port in Bohai County, for a total of fifty days."

In the cabin, Jia Xu reported the itinerary to Ning Quan.

"Well, fifty days isn't too long. At least it's not slower than land transportation."

"Of course, provided nothing unexpected happens."

Ning Quan nodded.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. We have powerful artillery, so safety is definitely not a problem."

"But Your Highness, how much grain do you plan to give to the court?"

"Your Majesty only gave us six million taels of silver, which can only buy three million dan of grain at most."

Jia Xu reminded.

"This king knows. I will buy as much food as you give me. I won't give more than I give."

"If you want more, just bring more silver."

Ning Quan smiled.

"That's great, but I'm afraid the court can't come up with the money?" Jia Xu said worriedly.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have silver. You can exchange it for something else."

"Okay, I'll tell you the truth. I actually want to trade food for this place with the imperial court."

Ning Quan pointed to a point on the map on the table and said to Jia Xu.

"Is this Ryukyu Island?"

"Why does your highness need an island?"

Looking at the map, Jia Xu was stunned.

Xiang Yu and others also looked at Ning Quan in confusion.

"Haha, what for? As an overseas base, of course."

"Didn't I say that I want to develop a powerful navy and control the entire ocean?"

Ning Quan said proudly.

"hiss!"

Jia Xu and others gasped when they heard this.

Controlling the entire ocean is such a big ideal.

But on second thought, they felt that Ning Quan could indeed do it.

They all knew about the magical abilities His Highness possessed.

"Don't think my ideals are too grand. Actually, achieving them is very simple. That is to develop step by step."

"Be it ten, twenty, fifty, or even a hundred years, one day we will conquer the sea of stars."

Ning Quan continued passionately.

"Your Highness is a man of great talent and strategy, both civil and military."

"We are willing to follow His Highness until death!"

"I am willing to serve Your Highness with all my heart and soul!"

......

Jia Xu and others bowed one after another.

"Haha, stop complimenting me."

"Alright, I'll go get General Zhou right away, and then we'll have a meeting to discuss this."

Ning Quan smiled and waved, then stood up and left the cab.

A moment later, Ning Quan took Zhou Yu to the big boat.

Afterwards, he called everyone together to discuss the matter.

That’s right, the island Ning Quan wanted was the Ryukyu Islands.

In this world, the Ryukyu Islands nominally belong to Daqian, but in reality they are in a state of separatism.

The person who controlled Ryukyu was Li Zixiong, the governor of southern Fujian.

Like other Jiedushi, Li Zixiong was a Jiedushi from the previous dynasty who remained in office and controlled the southern Fujian area and the Ryukyu Islands.

He has a navy under his command, which is said to be very powerful.

In fact, Minnan County cannot be said to be separatist, it is more accurate to say that it is independent.

Because it does not border Daqian and is separated by the Daqi State in the middle, to put it bluntly, it is an enclave.

Ning Quan planned to occupy Ryukyu and then develop it.

In particular, we must vigorously develop the shipbuilding industry to prepare for future dominance of the oceans.

Only by owning the ocean can you control the world.

As a modern person, Ning Quan naturally understands this truth.

The three Anxi counties actually have a very good geographical location. They are located in the heart of Eurasia and have a wide radiation range.

But the lack of access to the sea is its biggest weakness.

And Ryukyu is the most ideal outlet to the sea.

Especially now that the timing is right, he has a 10,000-ton ship and powerful firepower, so taking Ryukyu is not a problem at all.

Moreover, occupying Ryukyu would not cause much backlash from the imperial court, because Ryukyu was already controlled by Li Zixiong.

More importantly, Daqian is now short of food and money, while Ning Quan has food.