"Quickly, surround this place!"
In the front yard, a large group of Net (a powerful organization) surrounded the area, rushing forward with torches in hand. Their fierce and menacing appearance caused Tanaka Yako's expression to change drastically.
not good!
The Net has actually come knocking on our door!
Tanaka Yako disregarded everything else and instructed Monzen Atsumi, " Dunshi, potatoes are of utmost importance. You must take potatoes back to Japan immediately, without fail!"
With potatoes, the Yamata Nation will no longer lack food, allowing it to feed more people and build a larger Yamata Nation.
To a large extent, potatoes are even more important than shipbuilding technology, as they concern the future of the Yamata Nation and must be brought back.
"Team leader!"
Monzen Atsumi's expression changed; the team leader was trying to make a drastic decision, leaving him to handle the situation himself.
Tanaka Yako glanced at him indifferently and said in a deep voice, "Carry out the order!" After saying that, she went straight outside. She needed to stop the people from Net, otherwise none of them would be able to leave.
The latter gritted his teeth, turned around, and headed into the darkness. He had to escape under the cover of night.
As soon as they stepped outside, they heard a "thud" sound of flesh being pierced, followed by a scream. Clearly, the Monzen Atsumi had failed in his mission and had been shattered.
Bang!
The gate was kicked open, and Hu Che'er and Wang Yue arrived together, immediately sealing off the entire area.
Looking at Tanaka Yako's ugly face, Hu Che'er couldn't help but sneer, "With my Divine Machine Battalion and Net joining forces, what can you do even if you have ten times more men!"
"You!"
Seeing that he was surrounded by a dense crowd of people, Tanaka Yako's face turned extremely ugly. She could easily imagine the fate of Monzen Atsumi Dunshi, who was probably riddled with bullets by now.
He gritted his teeth and said, "We are envoys sent to Great Liang. You have no right to attack us. In times of war, envoys are not to be killed. Do you want to be ridiculed by the All Under Heaven?"
There's no way to fight our way out now; the only question is whether we can use this identity to do something.
"The people of the All Under Heaven?"
Upon hearing his words, a hint of mockery flashed in Hu Che'er's eyes, and she said irritably, " The All Under Heaven belongs to our Emperor. Our Emperor allows the All Under Heaven to laugh, and they dare to laugh only if our Emperor allows them to. Who dares to ridicule us?"
puff!
Tanaka Yako nearly coughed up blood; this was utterly ridiculous.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "We are envoys from the Yamata Nation. You cannot treat us like this. We have not provoked your Great Liang, so why are you attacking us!"
He felt somewhat wronged.
Even though I'm eyeing your potatoes, there's no need to turn on them so suddenly.
"Hmph, you stole the Emperor's beloved chicken! That's a capital offense! Arrest him and interrogate him severely to find out where the Emperor's beloved chicken is!"
Wang Yue gave him a cold look, then waved his hand, and a group of Net members immediately surrounded Tanaka Yako.
Now that we've already taken action, we naturally have to cover for them completely; we can't tolerate their antics any longer.
The mere existence of the small Yamata Nation is already a blessing from the Emperor; yet they dare to covet potatoes and shipbuilding technology—they are simply courting death.
After arresting them, he looked at Hu Che'er, handed him a list, and said with a smile, "Old Hu, the rest is up to you. Anyone who colluded with them must be killed without mercy!"
As the emperor's weapon of mass destruction, it's time to make a killing.
"Rest assured!"
Hu Che'er nodded and immediately led the Divine Machine Battalion out to kill.
According to the names on this list, anyone who colluded with the people of the Yamata Nation would be executed without mercy; that's how simple and brutal the work of the Divine Machine Battalion was.
After the interrogation was over, Wang Yue rushed to the palace.
After obtaining Lin Yi's location, he rushed over to report the results of the interrogation. This time, the Yamata Nation's ambitions were quite significant.
"Emperor..."
"Potatoes and shipbuilding technology?"
Upon hearing Wang Yue's words, Princess Shenle's expression changed, and she frowned, saying, "Your Majesty, this Yamata Nation is truly ambitious despite its small size. It's just a tiny island nation, yet it's eyeing the shipbuilding technology of Great Liang. Does it want to develop a navy?"
"Yeah, they're really getting a bit cocky!"
Lin Yi flipped through the description of the Yamata Nation in the confession, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.
Shipbuilding technology is of paramount importance; possessing it grants the right to contend for maritime supremacy. This Yamata Nation has only recently achieved unification, yet it dares to provoke the Great Liang; it truly doesn't know the meaning of death.
In addition, there were potatoes. How could Lin Yi possibly give them to them? These were system-optimized seeds, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were priceless.
"Your Majesty, rest assured!"
Wang Yue nodded and explained, "Their forces cannot penetrate our blockade, so they cannot steal the potatoes. They can only transport them out through merchants."
merchant!!!
A cold smile flashed across Lin Yi's eyes. As expected, the problem lay with the businessmen. It seemed he still hadn't taught them what it meant to be obedient.
The soldiers blocking the defense line were his own elite troops, absolutely loyal to him. It would be virtually impossible for the enemy to infiltrate them; they could only slip out by using trade routes.
These people are still very bold; they haven't been scared off by their own killing yet.
They thought they had only affected the powerful families and not the powerful ones, so they thought they were safe and sound.
He couldn't help but laugh, "How much did the Yamata Nation pay to get them to take action?"
"Three hundred thousand taels of silver!" Wang Yue said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this number, Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh, muttering, "It seems the Yamata Nation has quite a bit of silver. They gave away 300,000 taels of silver for just a few potatoes. Looks like they have a lot of money."
"These people are risking their lives for money!"
Princess Shenle, standing to the side, couldn't help but sigh. They had sold out Great Liang's potatoes for such a small amount of money; they truly didn't know how terrifying the Emperor was.
Even powerful families wouldn't dare to do this; they're practically courting death.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "People die for wealth, birds die for food. Send someone to notify the Ministry of Commerce and have them Net a thorough cleanup. These people dare to betray the core industries of my Great Liang, so they will pay the price. Their families will be wiped out!"
In other places, we might let them off the hook, but when it comes to national interests, we have no choice but to make an example of them. Otherwise, people might really think that the sword of the Great Liang is already cold.
Since some have taken the lead, let's make an example of them.
As for the shipyard, with the Net of Justice) keeping an eye on it, as well as the Ministry of Works and the Heavenly Craft Workshop, it's not a problem. The enemy simply can't infiltrate the core area.
Instead of expending more resources on defense, it's simpler and more effective to eliminate the enemy.
"They deserved to die, but it's a pity that the Great Liang had just gained peace."
Princess Shenle couldn't help but sigh. Greed really does lead to ruin. These merchants are probably regretting it to the core. This has directly led to the Emperor having to cleanse them up again.
The situation, which had just begun to stabilize, is likely to become turbulent again.