I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 932 - Chapter 932 Change

Chapter 932: Change Chapter 932: Change Editor: Atlas Studios Because Qi Haoran only ordered the lieutenant to keep an eye on the three children, he didn’t budge no matter what Little An instructed him to do.

However, this wasn’t a problem for Tiger Head and Little Lion.

The two of them threatened him.

If he did not go out, the two of them would shout and let the people outside know that there were three children in the cabin.

The lieutenant even wanted to die, but he could not do anything to the three young masters.

This was because the three of them were standing with their backs facing each other.

Due to this, he was not confident that he could cover the children’s mouths or knock them out before they made a sound.

Don’t try to reason with a young childaEUR”this was the conclusion the lieutenant had come to in the short 15 minutes.

Therefore, he could only ask the soldiers to line up according to Little An’s instructions and stand with their blades in front of them, before going out.

As for him, he couldn’t go out and not say a single word, so Little An specially arranged a few lines for him.

At this moment, seeing that Pedro had indeed retreated, the lieutenant didn’t know what others were thinking, but he felt as if he had just survived a calamity.

Considering Prince Fan’s plan had worked, he shouldn’t be punished that heavily for disobeying his commander’s orders, right?

Luckily for him, Qi Haoran was too preoccupied with other things to even remember him.

Completely focused on Little An, he hugged Little An and sighed.

“Why are you your father’s son?

You should be my son instead.

You’d make a brilliant general.” Tiger Head and Little Lion looked at their father eagerly.

“What about us?” Qi Haoran’s expression was a little disdainful as he said, “You’re my sons to begin with.

Although you’re a little stupid, fortunately, you’re in great physical shape and your martial arts talent is passableaEUR|” “Second Uncle said that our stupidity is inherited.” Tiger Head shouted, “You can’t blame us for this.” Little Lion nodded fiercely and added, “Look, Brother Little An is very smart because Second Uncle is smart.” This time, not only Tiger Head, but even Little Bear looked at Qi Haoran resentfully.

Qi Haoran stomped his feet.

“How dare you say that I’m stupid?

Have you any idea who gave birth to you?” “We were born by our motheraEUR|” the three children replied in unison.

Little An leaned into Qi Haoran’s arms and giggled.

Meanwhile, Zhou De and the others were dumbfounded to see that the few young masters actually spoke to Prince Rong like this.

Such father-and-son interaction was impossible in ordinary families.

When Zhou De and the others were invited back to the cabin in a daze, they saw Andre, whose freedom was still being restricted.

Andre was feeling anxious.

When he saw Zhou De, who was somewhat considered an old acquaintance, he quickly asked about the situation outside.

As Zhou De did not have a good impression of the mercenary Andre, he simply told him that Fujita and Pedro had retreated.

Andre heaved a sigh of relief.

He had been really scared that the two sides would clash again.

It seemed that every time he encountered the Great Qi’s Prince Rong, his luck was not very good.

Outside, Qi Haoran saw another warship rushing over.

He knew that it was sent by Fan Zijin.

He held Little An in his arms and asked someone to flag them and ask them to return to the port immediately.

With two warships out at sea, what if the pirates took advantage of the loophole?

Zhou Zhou also saw Prince Rong’s warship and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the Zhou family’s merchant ship was following behind the warship.

If something really happened to the Duke’s ship, they and the pirates in this sea territory would probably not be at peace.

Just as Qi Haoran thought, Fan Zijin was indeed the one who sent Zhou Zhou out.

He had gone to the port early in the morning to wait for the Zhou family’s ship.

This was his first sea trade deal, so he naturally valued it.

However, the four ships that set off together had all returned, except for the Zhou family’s ship.

The people from the other four ships scrambled to him and knelt on the ground as they told him about the pirates chasing after the Zhou family’s ship.

They told him that Zhou De had asked them to come back and report the situation so as to seek help.

Fan Zijin immediately understood Zhou De’s concerns and did not blame the businessmen.

After helping them up, he went to look for Zhou Zhou and asked him to lead the troops to save them.

When fishermen encountered pirates or merchant ships being robbed at sea, they would report to the navy.

And the navy would then send troops.

Even if they could not snatch back the goods, they would try their best to save the people.

In the past, the navy didn’t have a ship, so they couldn’t do anything even if they wanted to.

Now that they had ships and with Qi Haoran as their superior, the navy didn’t dare to be negligent.

Besides, considering this matter concerned Fan Zijin, Zhou Zhou all the more didn’t dare to be negligent.

They immediately mobilized and set off.

The sea merchants who had just stepped onto the land were envious of the Zhou family when they saw this.

“They’re really lucky to have the Duke of Peaceful State and Prince Rong on their side.

The navy actually sent troops right away.

As long as they survive this calamity, with these two backings, do they have to worry about not being able to prosper?” When the foreman who was negotiating wages with them heard this, he hurriedly smiled and said, “You must have just returned from outside, right?

You probably haven’t heard, but after spring, His Highness reorganized the navy.

Now, even if it’s just fishermen who encounter pirates at sea, as long as they manage to report this matter, the navy will save them.

Now, His Highness has even stipulated a rule: If the navy hasn’t sent available troops within 15 minutes of receiving a report, they will be punished.

At best, their salaries will be deducted and they will be demoted.

At worst, they will be punished by military law.” Their eyes lit up.

“So if our sea merchants encounter pirates at sea, will the navy also send troops?” “Of course.

As long as the navy receives a report, they will.

But since they’ll have to send out a large warship, you’ll have to give them some benefits.” These few businessmen had gone out to sea right after the new year.

At that time, Qi Haoran had yet to stipulate such a rule, so they hadn’t heard about it.

Although they knew that they would be able to find out when they returned home, they were anxious to find out immediately.

Thus, they took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into the foreman’s hand.

They asked, “What kind of benefits, and to whom?” The foreman’s face was full of smiles.

After receiving the silver, he looked around before saying in a hushed voice, “This matter is no longer a secret in Guangzhou City.

I heard that there’s a price list in the navy government office.

Magistrate Fan helped Prince Rong create it.

It’s to accumulate money to build another ship that can store two cannons.

When the time comes, not to mention the pirates in this sea area, we won’t even be afraid of sailing to Fuzhou Harbor.” Anxiously, the businessmen asked, “What price list?” “If you’re only accosted by the pirates, the navy will help you scare the pirates away or beat them back.

As long as you give a token sum, it’ll be fine.

The price will be the same if you’re chased by the pirates.

If you’re already robbed by the pirates, they’ll be in charge of helping you snatch the goods back.

In return, you’ll have to give them 30% of the value of goods snatched back.

If they fail to get back your goods, you won’t even have to give them a token sum.” Seeing the surprise in their eyes, the foreman lowered his voice and smiled.

“Don’t be afraid that the sailors who are on duty will deliberately let the pirates rob them before snatching the goods back.

Prince Rong is very fierce.

If such a thing happens, as long as you report it, the leader involved will be charged with colluding with the pirates.

The soldiers on the same ship will be punished.

Because they’re very strict about this, no one has dared to cross the line in the past six months.” Surprise flashed across the merchants’ eyes.

If that was the case, the safety of their lives and assets would be greatly guaranteed.

30% of the value of the goods was a lot, and they also felt the pinch.

However, compared to losing everything if they were robbed by the pirates, 30% was not considered much.

The businessmen took a deep breath and looked at each other, feeling that Prince Rong was really their lucky star.

Of course, Magistrate Fan, who suggested this method, was a little cunning.