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According to Chai Anguo, seafood is best transported during the cold winter months, so Zhou Wu ordered all the catch to be loaded onto ships and requisitioned all the ships from the trading side for transport.

Twenty ships of the Bull Demon King class, all loaded with sea fish, began their journey along the coastline towards the capital.

“My lord, once we reach the South China Sea, we can enter the canal from Xinzhou and then travel directly to the capital.”

Before setting off, Zhou Wu made a point of learning about inland water transport. It turns out that the Great Dragon Kingdom now has two of the largest inland canals, which were expanded by the court during the previous dynasty. It must be said that some people in the previous dynasty were quite farsighted.

"Okay, let's go."

Twenty enormous ships sailed directly down the canal toward the capital, drawing countless onlookers along the way. People of this era had never witnessed such a spectacle.

As a result, he was intercepted by the local garrison every time he arrived at a place. Fortunately, Zhou Wu had found **An to obtain a certificate before setting off, and was then allowed to pass.

Capital.

"Si Dezi, anything interesting has happened lately?"

Emperor Li Tiancheng stretched, his body stiff from reviewing memorials for most of the day.

"Your Majesty, there are rumors circulating that a fleet of ships from Jinshan Prefecture is heading towards the capital."

Si Dezi was a eunuch who had always followed Li Tiancheng. He knew that the emperor was used to listening to interesting stories from the common people.

"Is there anything strange about the fleet?"

Li Tiancheng found it strange; it was just a fleet of ships.

“Sage, I’ve heard that the ship is so tall and so big.”

Li Tiancheng watched as Si Dezi gestured, and the ship was actually as tall as this palace. Was this a joke? He had conquered the Great Dragon Empire through countless battles, and he had seen everything. Wasn't the biggest ship the pleasure boat of a brothel?

"It is said that there were actually twenty ships, and the entire route was crowded with onlookers."

Li Tiancheng initially took it as a joke, but Si Dezi got more and more excited as he talked, as if it were the real thing.

"Si Dezi, when do they expect to arrive in the capital?"

"It should arrive the day after tomorrow."

"Ah."

Si Dezi originally thought that Li Tiancheng would ask him to remind him to shout "Go see for yourself the day after tomorrow," but unexpectedly, he just hummed in response.

In the capital city, if you were to ask what the hottest topic of discussion is right now, it would definitely be Zhou Wu's twenty giant ships.

"Have you heard about those twenty giant ships?"

"Hmph, who in the entire capital doesn't know this? Why are you showing off here?"

A young man in a restaurant seemed to be trying to attract attention, but when he brought up the giant ship, he only drew disgusted looks from everyone, as if he were talking about news from the last century.

"Then do you know where those twenty giant ships came from and what they are doing in the capital?"

The young man seemed to have anticipated this, and once again delivered a bombshell revelation.

"You really know?"

Everyone knew that twenty giant ships were heading to the capital, but no one knew where these warships came from or what they were doing in the capital. At this moment, the young man said that he actually knew these inside stories, which instantly aroused everyone's gossip.

"Hehe, I have relatives in Xinzhou. Those twenty giant ships entered the inland canal from the mouth of the sea in Xinzhou."

"Oh, looks like you've got some serious stuff to share. Come sit down, have a drink, and tell everyone what you've got to say."

The crowd's previous disdain vanished, replaced by fawning expressions. The young man seemed to thoroughly enjoy this star-like treatment, plopping down next to the man who had just mocked him and leisurely sipping a cup of tea poured for him by someone else.

Although everyone's faces were full of expectation and flattery, seeing the young man's hesitant manner, they secretly wished they could slap him twice.

In a corner of the restaurant, only one table of middle-aged people did not gather around. They seemed uninterested in the gossip, but in reality, they were listening intently, afraid of missing a single detail. This group of people was none other than the current sage, Li Tiancheng.

It turned out that after hearing Si Dezi's words, Li Tiancheng lost interest in reviewing the memorials. He then summoned several close dukes, and together they disguised themselves and mingled in the capital. Unsurprisingly, everyone was talking about the twenty giant ships, but they all followed the same pattern and there was no deeper gossip. Unexpectedly, they randomly found a restaurant to have lunch, but they encountered the person who broke the news. The emperor and the dukes even forgot about the delicious food on the table.

"Brother, tell me quickly."

Someone finally couldn't hold back any longer, but the young man also felt that the time was almost up, and he was afraid that if he didn't reveal some information, he might not be able to leave this restaurant today.

“My relatives said that these twenty giant ships came from Jinshan Prefecture.”

"Jinshan Prefecture".

"I don't think I've heard of it before."

"Where exactly is it?"

“I know, it’s on the southwestern border of the Great Dragon Kingdom.”

When people talk about the southwestern border, a desolate and impoverished scene immediately comes to mind. This is because the southwest has been a place of exile for people from the Central Plains since ancient times. People were exiled to the southwest to support construction, so you can imagine how harsh the conditions there were.

"Impossible! Even the capital of our mighty Dragon Kingdom doesn't have such a colossal ship. How could a remote place like Jinshan Prefecture possess such a divine artifact?"

"Exactly, a scammer."

"I thought he was really something, but he's just a fraud."

No one present believed it, not even Li Tiancheng and the other dukes, because they knew the southwest region better than these common people. It was a poor and remote place where people couldn't even get enough to eat. Where would they get the energy and resources to build such a giant ship? This kid was definitely lying.

"Hmph, you are all short-sighted fools. Do you think the Southwest is still the place you imagine, a land teeming with snakes, insects, rats, and miasma?"

The young man was somewhat annoyed, not expecting that these people in the capital would also view others with prejudice.

"Is not it?"

"Exactly, you're just trying to grab attention, it's all made up."

When the crowd didn't hear the gossip they wanted from the young man, they reverted to their previous attitudes and began criticizing him.

"Hmph, do you know that a few days ago there was a disaster in the western part of the Great Dragon Empire?"

The more a young person is denied, the more they want to prove themselves.

"Of course I know, back then many refugees even fled to the capital."

"Yes, my relatives came to stay with my family at that time and told us about the disaster in the area. There was no harvest and the people were suffering."

"I've heard of it, it's so pitiful."

Speaking of the disaster, Li Tiancheng, standing beside him, was also filled with shame. As the emperor of the empire, he had allowed the people under his rule to suffer from natural disasters and become displaced. This was his dereliction of duty. The matter had faded away, but hearing everyone's discussion brought back his sorrow.

"Brother, it's not your fault, there's no need to be sad."

Duke Lu Da, who had been through thick and thin with his elder brother, had already seen through his thoughts and offered words of comfort.