The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

"So far?" Green Eyes was extremely surprised.

He then waved his hand and refused: "Commander Zhou, it's not that I don't want to make the money, but I really can't go. I'm afraid no one in the entire Great Xia has ever sailed to the place you mentioned. Whether it really exists is unknown. Spending several years traveling so far to find something that may not exist is too risky!"

To say it was risky was an understatement. Green Eyes originally wanted to ask if the other party was mentally ill, but considering the other party's status and position, he finally changed his words.

Admiral Zhou wasn't surprised by Green Bean Eyes' reaction. After careful consideration, he suggested, "Then I'll send you a separate elite navy of 200 men. Do you think that's feasible?"

"I'm afraid it won't work. All this is just the imagination of you, Lieutenant General Zhou, and your family. As I just said, it's not certain whether this place really exists. Doing maritime trade is definitely risky. Since I have chosen this business, I am willing to take risks, but I don't want to be so reckless as to take risks for this fantasy," said Green Bean Eyes seriously.

"Okay, then I won't force you. I'll discuss it with my master and see if we can cooperate again later," Lieutenant General Zhou said with a smile while raising his glass.

The meal was much more peaceful than Green Bean Eyes had imagined. After the meal, Lieutenant General Zhou even thoughtfully arranged for someone to send Green Bean Eyes back to the inn.

All night until dawn.

The next morning, Green Bean Eyes went out to have breakfast and brought some for Zhang Ping'an. Then he walked to the county government office with his hands behind his back.

"Here, I brought it for you," Green Eyes asked the servant to put breakfast on the table.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I have already eaten," Zhang Pingan said with a smile.

"Okay, then give the servants some extra food," said the man with green eyes slowly.

He casually opened the fan and fanned himself, muttering to himself, "It's really hot today!"

After the servants left, Zhang Pingan asked, "How was your meal last night?"

"The food is okay, but we can't do business with Lord Zhou and the others for the time being," replied Green Eyes.

Without waiting for Zhang Ping'an to respond, he continued with wide eyes, "Do you know where they want me to do business? A place I've never heard of. It's said that it spans several seas and a round trip might take one or two years. They want me to find crops like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn to bring back. It's a huge waste of time and energy. No gold, no gems, no spices. Tell me, are they crazy? That state they're talking about doesn't even exist, and they want me to go there. God knows what it is!"

"Potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn?" Zhang Ping'an's face suddenly changed after hearing this.

"Yeah," Green Bean Eyes nodded and asked doubtfully, "Do you know what it is?"

"I've never heard of it, so I'm surprised," Zhang Pingan shook his head in denial.

Then he asked, "What happened next? After you refused, did they just let it go?"

Green Bean Eyes shook his head and then nodded. "After I refused, Lieutenant General Zhou suggested that I go to Luzon to see if there were any of these things there. However, my next trip was to Korea, so I refused. Then he didn't do anything to me. After dinner, he sent me back to the inn! That's basically what happened!"

"Luzon?" Zhang Pingan repeated, recalling the world map he had learned in his previous life. Luzon should refer to the Philippines.

Could it be that there is a time traveler like him on Lord Zhou's side, or could it be that Lord Zhou is a time traveler?

Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why people were specifically arranged to look for high-yield crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn.

With these things, we can greatly help the people get through difficult times.

Especially in the north, there are wars everywhere, fertile fields are abandoned, and food is in short supply.

Once the imperial court goes north to recover lost territory, the mess in the north will need people to clean up, and where the food will come from will be a big problem.

But I have to admire that Lord Zhou is indeed far-sighted.

Zhang Pingan once wondered if there was someone like him who did not drink Mengpo soup and traveled through time with memories of past lives.

But after living in this world for almost twenty years, I have never encountered such a thing. As time goes by, I gradually give up the idea.

After the incident with the mung bean eyes, Zhang Pingan reminded himself to be more careful in the future and never reveal his true identity.

Because what you get in return for being exposed is probably not a feeling of mutual understanding or tears in the eyes of fellow villagers, but murder to silence them!

He can't afford to gamble!

After saying this, Green Bean Eyes chatted with Zhang Pingan about some other trivial matters, and planned to go back to Lin'an to visit his family in the next few days, and then set sail to Goryeo after staying for a while.

"Okay, just make your own arrangements. When the time comes, please bring some gifts to my uncle, third uncle, younger uncle, and several sisters and brothers-in-law," Zhang Pingan said with a smile.

"That's no problem!" replied Green Eyes.

A few days later, Green Bean Eyes returned to Lin'an with his servants.

Zhang Pingan also suddenly received a letter from Lin Junhui.

The main content was that there was news about the Chen family, a prominent medical family in Yingzhou, whom Zhang Ping'an had asked him to find out about.

The news was mixed. The good news was that a small number of Chen family members somehow escaped to Jinling and temporarily settled there.

The bad news is that another part of the tribesmen were definitely left behind in the foreign armies in the north to serve as military doctors, and it is basically impossible to rescue them in the short term.

Finally, he attached the address of the Chen family in Jinling and said that he could help if needed.

Zhang Ping'an told Chen Jianqiu the news immediately. After all, he was the person involved and he had to make the decision.

Chen Jianqiu couldn't help but burst into tears after receiving the news. He felt very fortunate to know that a small number of tribesmen had escaped. At least he was sure that he still had relatives and was not alone.

After a while, Chen Jianqiu raised his head and said firmly, "I'm going to Jinling."

"Well, sure. I'll do my best to help," Zhang Ping'an nodded, then changed the subject and asked, "But let me ask you one more thing. Do you want to go to Jinling to reunite with them? Or do you want to go to Jinling to pick them up? If it's the former, you should bring some valuables with you. After all, living in Jinling will definitely be expensive. If it's the latter, I think it would be better to ask an escort agency to escort them over. It would be safer and save time and effort!"

Chen Jianqiu was stunned for a moment, "I haven't thought about it that much!"

"You can refer to what I said. It's not close to Nanjing from Ci County," Zhang Ping'an said, patting Chen Jianqiu on the shoulder, and then went out, allowing Chen Jianqiu to think about it carefully.