Chapter 26: First Discussion on Navigation

Zhang Hao stood behind Liu Jingming, quietly looking at the gazebo in front of him.

It's a pity that the bead curtain is hazy, and only a beautiful woman in plain clothes can be vaguely seen sitting quietly playing the piano.

Ding Dong's piano sound carried a different kind of tranquility, which made Zhang Hao's slightly restless heart gradually calm down.

"Ding dong..." Like water drops falling on autumn waves, a continuous vibrato ended the music.

Zhang Hao sighed slightly, what a beautiful piano sound. But it's still over.

Only then did Liu Jingming speak: "Princess, Zhang Hao brought it here."

A faint voice came out from the gazebo, very soft but clear: "Master Zhang, I have been in Ninghe County for three days. During these three days, the name I have heard most is you."

Zhang Hao didn't speak, he wasn't sure what the princess' temper was like. But for the princess who said that she had been here for three days, she was secretly vigilant.

As for the reason why the princess called the name in person, I was also a little confused, which seemed to be different from what I had guessed before.

The surrounding butterflies dispersed because the sound of the piano stopped, and returned to the sea of ​​flowers.

The breeze blew, and the bead curtains made a crisp crashing sound.

After a while, the princess said lightly again: "The Zhang family has changed a lot recently, have you participated in the whole process?"

Zhang Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood the reason why the princess named him alone.

It's not because I have been very popular recently, nor because I have become a registered disciple of Xuanzhen Sect, but because - I know too much!

Yes, know too much. Recently, he has been very active, obviously participating in many things in the family.

But on the other hand, he is very young and looks easy to deceive.

The princess wanted to inquire about the situation of the Zhang family, so she chose Zhang Hao as a breakthrough. And all the beautiful arrangements here in the gazebo obviously want Zhang Hao to let go of his vigilance.

'I knew that there is no one easy to get along with the princess! ’ Zhang Hao muttered in his heart, but also tensed up.

In Zhang Hao's eyes, the beautiful scroll in front of him has turned into a trap.

With a flash of thought, Zhang Hao replied cautiously: "Participation."

The princess did not continue to ask, but changed her words, and there was a great shift in the universe. "Zhang Hao, do you know that the country is about to go east?"

"heard about it."

The princess sighed faintly, and there was a bit of pitiful exhaustion in her voice. "Zhang Hao, because of your public water forging technique, you provided more cheap and high-quality black iron for the country's Eastern Expedition.

One of the reasons why I am here this time is to express my gratitude to you. "

As soon as the words fell, a female guard by the gazebo came to Zhang Hao with a jade plate on which was placed a delicate jade pendant with four ancient seal characters engraved on the jade pendant: Princess Wenxin.

Zhang Hao was stunned for a moment, what is this for?

I heard the princess continue to say: "A jade pendant, thank you. With the jade pendant, you can enter and leave the palace, and of course you can also enter and exit the city lord's mansion."

good stuff!

Zhang Hao immediately picked it up with both hands, carefully placed it in the storage ring, and thanked him by the way, with an excited expression on his face.

But in Zhang Hao's heart, he had already raised it - the bait was put down, it's time to go fishing!

That's me, if it's an ordinary teenager, why don't you ask me what to say at this time!

Sure enough, the princess continued to say: "Both, I would like to know how much black iron the Zhang family can provide at most, and what is the lowest price?"

Zhang Hao looked excited on the surface, "Back to the princess, the Zhang family can provide 2,000 tons of black iron per month for the time being. The lowest price is 20% off the market price."

The princess's tone was a bit high: "Two thousand tons? More than that! There is also a 20% off price, which is the Zhang family's external quotation!"

Zhang Hao was 'in a hurry': "But this is the truth, we don't need to lie to everyone."

"Really? Zhang Hao, if you lie again, I will expel you now."

"Don't dare to deceive Your Highness." Zhang Hao shouted, "Two thousand tons is a safe figure. That is to say, no matter what happens, we can guarantee a stable supply.

If you say more, but you can't provide it, you will miss the princess' important event. "

"It's a national event."

"Yes, yes, it is a national event."

"What about the price!"

Zhang Hao immediately put on a bitter face: "Your Highness, the price of black iron is transparent, and we can reduce the price to 20% off, which is already the limit."

The princess stopped talking, but Yingying's gaze fixed on Zhang Hao through the bead curtain.

Zhang Hao held his head high and kept his eyes straight—in fact, he wanted to see the princess’s face clearly; it’s a pity that the princess is still wearing a veil~~~

The princess obviously noticed the burning gaze of Young Master Zhang Hao, and frowned slightly. "Zhang Hao, if the country directly exchanges and exchanges inferior broken spirit stones, elixir, medicinal materials, etc., can the price be lowered?

If so, we might be friends. "

"I don't know the price of the broken spirit stones, pills, etc. provided by His Highness?"

"market price."

Zhang Hao immediately said: "Then let's use Lingshi to settle the settlement."

The princess was dumbfounded immediately, the negotiation failed!

In the past, it was always beneficial to go out on your own, why did something go wrong today?

The princess was not reconciled, "Zhang Hao, there is a saying that the rise and fall of a country is everyone's responsibility. Now that the country's Eastern Expedition is imminent, don't you want to contribute to the country?"

"Think!" Zhang Hao replied without hesitation.

This is a question of principle, and there is only one answer. Even though he knew it was a pit, Zhang Hao jumped into it without hesitation.

In fact, moral kidnapping and the like are the most abhorrent.

The princess laughed again, "But the country is already struggling to make ends meet."

Zhang Hao smiled immediately: I'll just wait for you to say this. If you want to get me in, you are still a little bit close.

"Your Highness, I think the Eastern Expedition is a bottomless pit. Even if we can win for a while, it's nothing more than that. The geographical location of the Qixia Kingdom determines that our path to the east is unreasonable."

"If you don't develop to the east, where will you develop?" The princess's voice was full of suspicion and a touch of sarcasm.

"Xiangxi!" Zhang Hao said firmly.

"Xiangxi?" The princess asked suspiciously, making sure she heard correctly.

Next to it, the city lord Liu Jingming finally said, "Zhang Hao, what are you kidding? The west is the green sea of ​​death!"

"Yes!" Zhang Hao said loudly, "Her Royal Highness, City Lord, how many years have we been fighting east? Has it ever changed our living environment?"

no answer.

Zhang Hao himself said: "No! Ever since there was a country, even a few generations before Qixia Kingdom, we have been constantly marching east; however, our living environment has become worse and worse.

The eastern countries have drained our blood little by little by controlling trade routes.

The masters of the East are ten times stronger than us.

The facts of blood clearly tell us that the Eastern Expedition will not work.

Since it doesn't work on land, why not explore the ocean! "

Zhang Hao's rhetoric undoubtedly moved the city lord and the princess. At least emotionally.

But soon, the city lord reprimanded Zhang Hao: "To the west is the green sea of ​​death. There is nothing but danger there."

"No, I saw hope there! I saw abundant resources!"

"Ridiculous!" The city lord's face was already a little impatient.

Zhang Hao opened his mouth, wanting to explain. But after thinking about it, he suddenly stopped talking. You can't tell an "indigenous" that the earth is round, they can't understand it, and you can't explain it for the time being.

The princess spoke again, her voice turned cold: "Zhang Hao, you go back first. I will consider what you said."