I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 922 - Chapter 922 Daydream

Chapter 922: Daydream Chapter 922: Daydream Editor: Atlas Studios Fan Zijin skipped the last sentence and asked with interest, “Are you kids really planning to raise clams?

Do you know what they eat?” The children shook their heads in unison.

Little Bear said breezily, “They will find food for themselves.” “That’s right, that’s right.

There’s no one feeding the clams in the sea either.” Little Lion and Tiger Head were also very assured.

Fan Zijin retracted his interest and turned to ask Qi Haoran, “Are you just going to let them fool around?” “Boys have to suffer some setbacks.” Qi Haoran was also very chill about it.

“Just let them experiment.” Fan Zijin pursed his lips and felt that they were indeed father and son.

“Tiger Head, Little Lion!” Little An ran in from outside and pouted.

“I waited at the door for a long time.” Tiger Head and Little Lion quickly apologized to him.

“We’re consoling my father.” “What’s wrong with Fourth Uncle?” Little An widened his eyes and looked up.

Only then did he see that his father was also here.

He hurriedly ran to his side and leaned against him.

After observing Qi Haoran with wide eyes, he didn’t detect anything unusual.

Little Bear went forward and held his hand.

“Let’s go quickly.

We’ll tell you on the way.

Brother Tao Sheng and the others must be waiting anxiously.” Upon hearing this, Tiger Head and Little Lion quickly carried their food boxes and cloth bags.

Before leaving, they turned around and greeted the two of them, “Daddy, Second Uncle, we’ll be leaving then.” When they came out, they bumped into their mother, so they called out, “Mother, we’re leaving.

We’re not coming home for lunch.” Fan Zijin, who was in the room, frowned.

“Have these four children gone crazy from playing?

Why aren’t they even going to school anymore?” Qi Haoran said in surprise, “Isn’t today their day off?” Only then did Fan Zijin remember Mu Yangling’s schooling schedule and puffed up his cheeks.

Mu Yangling brought the soup in and said with a smile, “Zijin, this is the medicinal cuisine that the kitchen made for you to nourish your stomach and spleen.” Hearing this, Fan Zijin retracted the anger on his face and sat at the table.

Qi Haoran looked at Mu Yangling and then at Fan Zijin, then pouted and sat down on the main seat.

The three of them ate breakfast in silence.

Only then did Fan Zijin mention the matter of colluding with the pirates.

Erm, doing business with the pirates.

Seeing that Qi Haoran was looking at Fan Zijin worriedly, Mu Yangling hurriedly said, “You can’t do this business alone.

Do include us, too.

I heard that the pirates have a lot of treasures, and I’m also feeling covetous.” Fan Zijin glanced at Qi Haoran from the corner of his eyes and snorted.

He knew that he was worried that things would be disadvantageous to him should it be exposed.

If Qi Haoran also got involved though, it would be much easier to resolve the matter.

After all, there was still a huge difference between the Emperor’s cousin and the Emperor’s younger brother in the court.

“Since that’s the case, it’s better to do it sooner rather than later.

I’ll get someone to contact them as soon as possible.

However, you have to give me a few more guards.

I have to give my subordinates more protection since they’ll be going deep into the pirates’ nest.” Qi Haoran thought for a moment and said, “I’ll choose a few from the guards in my residence.” Fan Zijin became even happier when he heard that.

He said, “There are bound to be people who are willing to do business with us, and those who are unwilling.

Those who are unwilling can only go ashore.

Do make preparations in advance.” Qi Haoran pondered.

He had temporarily divided the navy into 12 guardhouses and stationed them at various coastal points.

However, the coastline was so long that no one knew where the pirates would land upon.

Moreover, it was even harder to patrol at night when it was dark.

He knocked on the table and said, “I plan to build a beacon tower in a fishing village near the coast.

As long as pirates come, they will light the smoke signal.

The soldiers from the guardhouse closest to the smoke signal will then go to their rescue.” “Where will you get the money to build the beacon tower?” “It’s just setting up a pile of firewood in the village and putting some smoke-prone firewood or leaves on it.

With our limited manpower at present, that’s all we can do.” Mu Yangling asked, “Didn’t you ask the veterans to train the fishermen to defend themselves?

Why don’t you get them to form a militia?

If they patrol at night, they can hold the pirates off for a while should they come ashore.” “Militia?” Qi Haoran shouted.

“You want the commoners to practice martial arts?” Mu Yangling said, “It can’t be considered martial arts.

They can just learn a few moves to defeat and kill the enemy.

It’s best if they can form a team or something.” “Ah Ling, it’s fine if you say this in front of us, but it’s best not to say such things outside.

Teaching the commoners martial arts will empower them to rebel.

Haoran only asked the veterans to motivate them and teach them patrolling techniques and some techniques to fend off the enemy.

He didn’t teach them martial arts moves, let alone the strategies of deploying troops.

If they learn martial arts and the strategies of deploying troops and are instigated by someone with ulterior motives, I’m afraid it will be disadvantageous to the Imperial Court.” What he meant was that he feared that if they learned martial arts and they rebelled in the future, it only served to boost the enemy’s strength.

Mu Yangling did not understand why they monopolized this knowledge.

This was the same as the Imperial Court encouraging the people to study, but their policy had always been biased towards a small number of people and restricted the development of private schools.

So as to let knowledge be in the hands of only a few.

Mu Yangling said, “I’ve never thought that teaching the common people to fight against the pirates would end up destroying the dynasty that supports them.

Big Brother has always been conscientious.

Why would the common people rebel?” Fan Zijin said unhappily, “Fools are easily bewitched and wouldn’t think so much.” Mu Yangling: “What if they’re not fools?” “Why aren’t they fools?” “If they can read and write, they won’t be fools.” Qi Haoran’s eyes lit up.

“Ah Ling, are you suggesting we teach them how to read and write?” As Qi Haoran and Mu Yangling had grown up together and had been together day and night, he could easily accept some of her thoughts.

At this moment, he recalled what Ah Ling had said in Qiannan.

“Saying that knowledge can change one’s fate might be an exaggeration.

However, knowledge can indeed broaden one’s horizons and give one more choices.” Qi Haoran completely agreed with her words, even though it wasn’t eloquently presented.

“How is that possible?” Fan Zijin’s eyes bulged.

“Surely you’re not going to open a school for the fishermen?” Qi Haoran chuckled and said, “I can’t open a school for them now, but I can let them listen to readings of books and get someone to read ‘The Analects’ to them.

Actually, there’s nothing bad about teaching them martial arts and strategies to arrange troops.

Since the navy is also about to recruit soldiers, these militias can be backup.” Mu Yangling nodded repeatedly.

“There’s no need for us to monopolize knowledge.

Actually, letting more people master knowledge is the most beneficial to the royal family.

Because if the benefits are in the hands of a small number of people, the royal family might be controlled by them.

However, if all the commoners in the world can read and write and have control over their own future, will there still be anyone who will want to rebel?” “That’s impossible,” Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin said in unison.

Mu Yangling said, “I know it’s impossible in a short period of time, but what about 100 years, 200 years, or 300 years later?

We have to set a goal first before we can start going about doing it.

Only by doing it can we achieve it ultimately.” Fan Zijin finally knew where Qi Haoran’s occasional whimsical thoughts came from.

So he had learned them from Mu Yangling.

He looked at Qi Haoran, who was gradually getting excited, and pursed his lips.

He stood up and flicked his robe.

“Take your time to chat.

I’ll take my leave first.” It was better for him not to participate in such daydreaming.

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