Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"Impossible! Even if Lingnan had a port, it would be impossible to get sea fish, and such fresh ones!"

He grabbed the fish in front of him in disbelief and looked at it carefully.

But the freshness of the fish fillets made his heart pound.

This is clearly the freshest fillet, no doubt about it!

"You've traveled extensively and have seen a lot. Is this a sea fish? I don't need to prove it myself."

Facing Ren Pingyang, whose voice began to tremble, Qin Ming spoke lightly with a calm expression.

But this made Ren Pingyang even more suspicious.

"Impossible! In this hot weather, even if you manage to get the stuff back from the port, it will definitely rot!"

"What if I add ice?"

Qin Ming asked back with a smile.

"Ice...ice?!"

Hearing these two words, Ren Pingyang immediately felt that there was some possibility, but soon he frowned and said:

"That's impossible. Even if you have ice, long-distance transportation is impossible. It's at least a hundred miles from the port to here, plus the time it takes to load and unload. Did you fly here?"

"Guessed it right."

After Qin Ming said this, he didn't say anything else.

This sentence made Ren Pingyang stunned.

Turning around, he saw Chang Baishan, Chen Shimao and others, all with unfathomable smiles on their faces.

He began to doubt himself.

"Your methods have actually reached this level of sophistication!?"

"Fortunately, it should be more than enough to deal with you."

Qin Ming responded as a matter of course.

At this moment, Ren Pingyang felt a chill on his back.

A cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Only when you really face Qin Ming can you understand how terrifying his strength is.

At this moment he was already a little timid.

"Have a good meal, and then go back and persuade your king to come here as soon as possible."

Qin Ming casually picked up the leaves covering the fish fillets.

Under these leaves are all ice cubes made by Qin Ming and his team.

In the past, if you wanted to get ice in the summer, you had to spend a lot of money.

"How much silver does this dish cost?"

Seeing Qin Ming was about to leave, Ren Pingyang immediately stopped him.

Now Ren Pingyang's mind is filled with countless questions.

But Qin Ming raised his lips and said to him:

"Want to know? Follow me."

Full of doubts, Ren Pingyang followed Qin Ming downstairs.

At this time he saw an even more shocking scene.

In Qin Ming's restaurant, there were many guests in cloth clothes, and each of them had a dish exactly the same as his own on the table.

As they ate, they praised:

"This sea fish is so fresh. Just rinse it with clean water and add some sauce, and it tastes extremely delicious."

"Thank you so much, Your Highness. In the past, apart from the royal nobles, we wouldn't have been able to enjoy this."

"What a joke! In the past, even the princes and nobles couldn't even eat this kind of sea fish inland!"

Everyone was eating and praising the food. Only then did Ren Pingyang turn around and look at the menu in the distance.

"Seventy-five cents... for a meal!?"

For less than a penny, you can eat meat, and even eat such precious food!

This is completely beyond Ren Pingyang's understanding!

"Let's go back and eat. Look at the skills of our chef. Although this is fresh fish, our sauce is also very good. It must be paired with it. This is one of the keys to deliciousness."

Qin Ming patted his shoulder and turned to leave.

After Qin Ming left, Ren Pingyang sat quietly in his seat, his face as gloomy as water.

Even with such delicious food in front of him, he felt it was tasteless.

In his heart, he had already begun to think about the future of the Western Regions.

How can they be safe if they mess with such a behemoth?

If it was an ordinary method, I could at least guess how he did it.

In this way, I can even learn something from Qin Ming in the future.

But now the techniques Qin Ming displayed made him unable to even imagine how he did it.

How do I learn this?

"You don't want to eat? If not, I've finished it."

Chang Baishan, who was pulled over by Qin Ming to accompany him, picked up a spoonful of fish meat and put it into the bowl. He ate it with a slurp as if he was eating noodles.

"I...will come back later. Goodbye."

Ren Pingyang stood up in great frustration.

Then he clasped his fists to everyone, turned around and prepared to leave.

This time he didn't even have the courage to negotiate with Qin Ming.

Just as Qin Ming said, since you have the guts to come and blackmail us, you must accept the price of failed blackmail.

"Looking at this kid's appearance, he seems to be completely convinced."

Seeing Ren Pingyang leaving in a daze, Chang Baishan sat aside and commented.

Chang Baishan laughed heartily and continued:

"We are not afraid of anyone coming. Although the trains have not yet fully covered the area, they are much better than the previous horse-drawn carriages. In the future, the supplies from the surrounding countries will be transported mainly through us."

"Then we need to collect more taxes from them!"

Chang Baishan said bitterly.

He still remembered the arrogant look on Ren Pingyang and Lu Lianda's faces when they first came over.

On the other hand, the large-scale construction carried out by Qin Ming and his team has attracted the attention of the Daqian Dynasty.

At noon that day, a letter was delivered to the imperial study.

After only a few months, Emperor Qian's hair had turned completely white.

Ever since he returned from negotiations on the battlefield, his health has been getting worse day by day.

Sometimes the eunuchs and palace maids could even hear Emperor Qian talking in his sleep in the middle of the night.

I kept yelling something in my dream.

The great eunuch Wang Bao came to Emperor Qian and whispered:

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin has begun a new round of construction. Recently, they even developed a vehicle that can travel on two iron bars. It's called a train."

"What's the use?"

Emperor Qian snorted coldly.

He has always scoffed at what Qin Ming has done.

But after being defeated, they also began to use it gradually.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Emperor Qian was only disgusted with Qin Ming's things because of his own subjective emotions.

But in reality, when it is actually used, it should be used.

"But it is said that vehicles like theirs can transport a lot of things, and can reach extremely high speeds."

Wang Bao reminded again hesitantly.

He didn't believe that Emperor Qian would not see the huge potential of this car.

If possible, the Daqian Dynasty could actually copy Qin Ming's things.

But Emperor Qian shook his head with disdain.

"Aside from firearms, everything this rebellious son made is useless!"

"There's no need to copy Lingnan in everything. Our Daqian is vast and rich in resources. Now that we have mastered firearms, can't we crush them?"

Emperor Qian's voice was extremely cold.

When he mentioned that name, he felt as if a fire was burning in his heart.

Soon he started to cough dryly and could hardly breathe.