Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

three days later.

Just as Gu Chan's new tax policy was officially implemented in the Jiangnan area, causing all the people to cheer.

All the officials, businessmen and wealthy people in the Jiangnan area had sad faces and felt extremely uncomfortable.

However uncomfortable they were, they dared not say a word in this situation, because the army sent by the Crown Prince was getting closer and closer to the Jiangnan area. Without the protection of Gu Chan, the nominal seventeenth prince, they would most likely lose their heads.

So for now they could only submit to Gu Chan and accept this new policy obediently.

As a result, Gu Chan's reputation spread in the Jiangnan area, and she soon gained the love of the common people. Everyone praised her as a good lord.

In a short time, Gu Chan's fame spread quickly throughout Tiancang Country, causing everyone to talk about it.

On the other hand, Gu Chan couldn't be happy at all at this moment.

During these three days, the 3 billion taels of border relief silver raised from all over Jiangnan had all been transported to Chang's Wharf, and it took more than a dozen large cargo ships to load them all.

However, Gu Chan delivered the news last night. The prince had already predicted that she would send the rescue money she raised to the border, so he had already sent 100,000 generals to enter the Jiangnan area by land and water.

In other words, the prince had blocked both of her paths, and it would be impossible for her to transport the relief silver to the border.

That night, the Censorate's Mansion was brightly lit.

The lobby in the front yard was full of people. All of them were officials, businessmen and wealthy people in the Jiangnan area. They were all followers of the Second Prince.

Yan Xishan and Guo Huai sat in the two closest seats on the far left, while Gu Chan sat in the first seat, with Bai Jingtian, Chang Wei, and Xiao Xiang sitting on her right.

It can be said that now these three people have completely become Gu Chan's confidants. Compared with everyone present, Gu Chan trusts them the most.

After Gu Chan drank a sip of hot tea, she looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, the first Lords' Conference in Jiangnan will be officially held tonight. I believe everyone has received the news. The prince's army will come to Jiangnan by land and water. This means that it is unlikely that all the Second Prince's party members in Jiangnan will want to escape. In addition, the prince blocked the waterway to prevent me from transporting the relief silver to the border by water."

"The imperial decree gave me a deadline of six months, and now it's almost the New Year, which means four months have passed. If I can't deliver the silver to the border in the next two months, then my mission will not be completed, and the prince will definitely execute my entire family, and all of you will be doomed as well."

"Now I have the title of the Seventeenth Prince and the Dragon Seal of the Lord in my hand, so I can protect everyone. But if I am killed, we will all go to hell together."

After saying that, Gu Chan continued to drink her tea without caring about these people's reactions.

Anyway, she understood that this group of people pushed her up in order to protect themselves. Now that the prince has done such a ruthless thing, if everyone doesn't find a way to protect her, everyone will be doomed.

Yes, her idea was right. At this moment, all the officials, businessmen and wealthy people present were impatient and started whispering to each other, thinking about how to deal with the situation.

Yan Xishan waved his hand to calm everyone down and said, "Everyone, be quiet. Mr. Guo and I have thought of a way to deal with this. I don't know if it is feasible. Let's talk about it now and discuss it."

After saying that, he made a gesture to Guo Huai who was sitting next to him, inviting him in.

Guo Huai immediately stood up and said, "The prince blocked the water route, no doubt to prevent the lord from completing the task, so that he can use this as an excuse to kill him. So as long as the border relief silver can be transported out, his trick will be useless. So Lord Yan and I thought about it and decided to organize a flying mystical beast team to let the flying mystical beasts help transport the silver. The prince can't stop it even if he wants to!"

"Yes! That makes sense. If a mysterious beast flies into the sky at night to transport silver, it will be difficult for the prince's men to stop it."

"As expected of Lord Yan and Mr. Guo, this method is simply excellent."

"Now, we are all saved."

As soon as Guo Huai said this, everyone started to agree, thinking that this was indeed a good idea.

Gu Chan sat in the chair in silence.

Yan Xishan looked at her and asked, "Lord, what do you think of this plan?"

"It is feasible, but how many flying mysterious beasts can there be in the Jiangnan area? This is 3 billion taels of silver, enough to fill more than a dozen large cargo ships! Not to mention transporting it in a month, I'm afraid it won't be transported even in half a year. What's more, the mysterious beasts are not made of iron, they also need rest! A lot of time will be wasted going back and forth." Gu Chan said with a frown.

Yan Xishan and Guo Huai looked at each other and both shut their mouths.

Chang Wei shook his head and said, "The Lord is right. The main plan of flying the mysterious beast team is feasible, but it will take too long and still cannot completely solve the problem. The best way now is to have more than a dozen cargo ships set sail as soon as possible and arrive at the border smoothly within two months."

"Then Mr. Chang, what do you think we should do? Do you have a better idea than the Flying Mystical Beast Team?" Yan Xishan said unhappily.

Chang Wei held the white folding fan in his hand, scratched his forehead and said, "Well, I do have a solution, but it's a bit troublesome. I just don't know if the lord is willing to take the risk."

"Tell me about it first." Gu Chan said with interest.

"I suggest that these dozen cargo ships go down the Nanjiang River and directly enter the river channel of Yexing Kingdom, bypass other countries to go out to sea, then detour along the coast to the river channel that flows into the sea at the border of Tiancang Kingdom, and then go upstream to enter the border." Chang Wei explained.

Everyone present's eyes brightened instantly after hearing this, and they began to discuss among themselves.

There is no doubt that from the perspective of safety, Chang Wei's strategy is safer than Yan Xishan and Guo Huai's strategy. However, the problem is that once more than a dozen cargo ships have problems in other countries, such a large amount of money will probably be wasted and will definitely not be recovered.

If so much silver falls into the hands of the prince, at least it can be used for the people of Tiancang Kingdom. Once it falls into the hands of other people, it will be a huge loss for Tiancang Kingdom.

This is the biggest risk in this plan.

Gu Chan knew this very well. She looked at Bai Jingtian and Xiao Xiang and said, "What do you two think?"

"I think that although Mr. Chang's strategy is a bit risky, it is much safer than the Flying Mystical Beast Team." Bai Jingtian said.

"Yeah! I think so too. The Flying Mystical Beast Team has been dragging on for too long and it's easy for them to be intercepted." Xiao Xiang added.

Gu Chan nodded without comment.

However, at this moment, everyone present started arguing. Some supported the Flying Mystical Beast Team, while others supported going abroad and taking a detour. Soon, the quarrel became intense in the lobby.