The poor twins were not waiting for their father to come back for a long time. When their mother and grandmother talked about their father, they pieced together their image in their little heads.

The imagination of this age is the most imaginative. Combined with the heroic stories I heard before, I fantasized my father as a giant with three heads and six arms, and could eat ten bad children with one mouth. Can this be considered a human being?

"Ha ha ha ha!"

After looking at the little boy who looked very proud, and then looking at the second boy who nodded and agreed, Qin Xiaoxiao lay on the bed and laughed so hard that his stomach hurt. I wonder if they should break their fantasy of being beautiful (extraordinary) and good (good) and.

Jing Heng rubbed his forehead and was also desperate. He felt that he had pierced the fantasies of his two silly sons. His respect for him would be broken, and he would completely become a "slim" useless man.

Qin Xiaoxiao finally laughed enough, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, bent his fingers and knocked on the twins' foreheads twice: "Stop talking, this is your father, he didn't lie to you!"

The twins were dumbfounded again, staring at Jing Heng without blinking, trying to find out the appearance of the father in front of them from their memory. However, they are too young, and more than a year is enough to make them forget what they look like alone.

But they were sure that their mother would not lie to them. After some doubts about life, they slowly accepted the image of the father in front of them, but became timid and introverted, and did not dare to get close to their father.

This reaction is normal. For them, Jing Heng is no different from a stranger. After accepting that he is his father, it will take some time to adapt.

After leaving for half a year two years ago and being forgotten by the two little guys, Jing Heng knew how to coax them. He hugged the two little guys in his arms, with a gentle smile on his face: "Dad has brought you a lot of delicious and fun things, and you will see them later."

Momo is very interested in delicious food and fun. In addition, he has received "a gift from his father sent someone to send him back" this year, so he immediately got closer to him: "What is it? Are you giving it to us all at once?"

Jing Heng knew that his wife would not give them all the good things at once, so it was not surprising that the little boy would ask this question, so he gave a definite answer: "Well, it's all yours and your brother."

"Okay!" Momo clapped his hands excitedly and began to urge him: "Get up quickly, get up quickly, the sun is burning your butt!"

How could the couple not know what he was thinking? After looking at each other, they smiled helplessly and put on clothes for the twins respectively.

After washing up, under silent urging, the bags carried by several guards from afar appeared in front of the brothers. After opening them, there were indeed piles of delicious and fun, and they were impossible to find in the capital.

Momo was like discovering a treasure, with his eyes shiningly bright and his eyes became closer to his father. When he got a toy that he couldn't play with, he acted coquettishly and begged his father to teach him.

Nao Nao is slow to warm up, not as easy as his brother, but he has no defense in his eyes. He will ask his father what these strange things are called, and his admiration for his father is occasionally revealed on his face.

When it was time to eat, the couple took their twins to the dining room.

When Princess Huguo woke up, she received the news that Jing Heng had returned home in the middle of the night and had been waiting in the dining hall. Hearing the laughter of the four of her family, she subconsciously stood up and headed towards the door.

When she saw the figure who was thinking about day and night, her eyes couldn't help but feel warm. Before the four of them approached, she quickly turned her back and prevented them from seeing it. When she turned around again, a faint smile appeared on her face: "I'm back."

Jing Heng strode forward, lifted his hem and knelt down: "Mother, my son is back!"

During the more than a year of wandering on the sea, he often recalled everything in the past and slowly understood his mother.

In the past, the mother and son were not very close, and they would hardly reveal their thoughts to each other. Although they may not, the grudges that have caused in their hearts for some reason have disappeared.

"Get up, get up quickly!" Princess Huguo hurried forward and helped him up: "It's good that Ping An is back. The whole mansion has been looking forward to this day for more than a year."

Jing Heng nodded and helped her walk into the house.

The Princess Huguo was slightly stunned. After reacting, the smile on her face widened and her other hand held Xiaoxiao.

Qin Xiaoxiao had two cubs hanging on his hands, and the family of five sat happily at the table, enjoying the first reunion dinner after a long separation.

This time no one cares about food and not talking. The atmosphere at the dinner table is extremely lively. Apart from silently chattering and asking around, the princess of the country asked about Jing Heng's experience of going to sea this time.

Qin Xiaoxiao had heard most of these things last night, and from time to time, after Jing Heng finished speaking, there were some things she had never heard of, so she listened very carefully.

The twins couldn't quite understand what the adults said, but they also listened with relish. When they heard his father say that there was a big fish as big as a house in the sea, they were shocked and couldn't even close their mouths. The little head couldn't help but fantasize about the big fish's appearance, and finally the little face showed a look of yearning.

After eating an ordinary breakfast for half an hour, if he had not been to the palace to report to Yuanhedi, Jing Heng was very willing to stay and talk to his family. This was a scene he had fantasized about countless times while at sea.

At this time, the morning court had ended. Emperor Yuanhe returned to the Qinzheng Hall to handle official duties. Jing Heng came straight outside the hall with the pass order, waiting for the summoning of the king of a country.

He was anxious to come back and didn't have time to send someone back to report the message in advance. When he heard the little eunuch saying that Marquis of Nanming was waiting outside the hall, Yuanhe Emperor was stunned and sure he heard it was correct. He quickly put down his pen: "Transfer it quickly!"

Soon, Jing Heng's figure appeared in the hall and was about to kneel down to pay his respects. Emperor Yuanhe quickly walked off the dragon throne and pulled him up hard: "Okay, you guy, ran back without saying a word, hahahaha!"

Jing Heng bowed and said, "Uncle Emperor, fortunately Ali has not been humiliated!"

Emperor Yuan He's eyes lit up and he patted his shoulder vigorously: "Okay, okay, it's good that Ping An is back. If you don't come back, I don't know how to hand in your mother!"

Jing Heng felt warm: "My mother is getting older and she is so old, I'm afraid she will disturb the emperor's uncle."

Emperor Yuan He waved his hand: "It's all his own family, so why bother me?"

Jing Heng stopped talking and handed over the burden he brought to General Manager Li on the side: "Uncle Emperor, this is the account of this trip, most of it is here, and the rest will be brought back by the two deputy envoys."

The twenty shipments of goods transported by this trip were sold out, and twenty ships of goods were collected and transported back to the port. This batch of goods took some time to process, so the account book has not been made yet.

Emperor Yuanhe sat back on the dragon throne, but he did not rush to read the account book: "You have a general talk with me."

These books were all handed by Jing Heng, and they were familiar with the important amounts: "Uncle Huang, the 20 ships of goods transported there were about 2.4 million taels of silver, and the 15 ships of goods transported there were valuations of about 1.8 million taels of cargo. After deducting the cost of goods, labor costs and food, clothing, housing and transportation, the net silver was about 2 million taels of silver."

There were twenty ships of goods transported back, but five of them were bartered with several small countries, which was calculated in the income of twenty ships transported away.

Despite this, the profit of these two million taels is already extremely high. You should know that the treasury's annual tax revenue is less than 20 million taels, and the income from going overseas can be one-tenth of that. I'm afraid that few people can believe it if they say it.

Of course, this is when everything goes well. If a storm occurs, the ship will be destroyed and the people will die in an instant, not to mention those goods that cannot be affected by water and moisture. The losses will be huge at that time, let alone making money.

Even when Emperor Yuanhe heard this amount, his eyes changed slightly: "Ali, good, I didn't see the wrong person!"

Jing Heng bowed slightly: "Uncle the emperor has been awarded too much. This is the credit of the entire caravan, and Ali dare not take credit."

Emperor Yuanhe waved his hand and admired: "You don't need to be humble in front of me. When you asked you to lead a caravan to sea, you were determined to train you. After all, you can't last long with your mother's blessing; secondly, you are fully responsible for the matter of sea trade, and the Sea Trade Department is supported by you. When it comes to the moment you want to pick fruits, I will not allow anyone to steal your credit!"

Jing Heng's heart moved and he knelt on one knee: "It's Ali who is incompetent, and he wants his uncle to plan everything for Ali!"

If he had earlier, he might have blamed the emperor's uncle for not understanding him and had been forcing him to do things he didn't want to do. Now that the two children are growing up, there are infinite possibilities in the future. As a father, he would have to build a prosperous road for them even if he didn't do it for himself.

Emperor Yuanhe said with relief: "If you can understand my hard work, don't blame me for putting you in danger in your heart."

He hesitated for a long time when he made this decision, worried that his only nephew would not be able to come back as soon as he left. However, after weighing the pros and cons, he still chose to let his nephew take the lead. Which of the generals in the court who started with military merits did not fight back by fighting hard?

The uncle and nephew expressed their feelings for each other, and Emperor Yuanhe asked about Jing Heng's experience on this trip. After learning about it, he suddenly asked: "You have stopped in so many places, but what are some novel discoveries?"

Jing Heng hesitated and said, "There is indeed a novel discovery, but..."

Seeing this, Emperor Yuanhe asked, "It's just what?"

Jing Heng had no intention of hiding it and said truthfully: "The caravan stayed in Italy for two months. During this period, someone under his command accidentally discovered a long-distance weapon called artillery that they refined. It is said that this artillery is powerful, and it can easily destroy a medium-sized city with hundreds of artillery firings. I have taken a lot of trouble to see it once, but I have no chance to witness the power of artillery. I still don't know the truth or falsehood of the rumors."

He originally wanted to bribe the officials in charge of artillery to see if he could get the method to refine artillery, but their caravan was too big. The official accepted a large sum of money and allowed him to take a look at him and kept silent about other things.

He was afraid of arousing the other party's alertness and would be difficult to get out of here, so he did not do much test. However, the cannon did indeed look very unusual and was so closely guarded that he felt that the rumors were most likely true.

Emperor Yuanhe thought so too. He got up and walked around, thinking about something.

Jing Heng knew that artillery aroused his interest. If he could find a way to refine artillery, the Tianyuan border would no longer be afraid of foreign invasions, and even... it would be easy to suppress foreign tribes!

Now he is glad that Tianyuan and Italy are separated by the vast sea, otherwise Tianyuan would have been a piece of fat in the other party's eyes.

However, they cannot be taken lightly. Their caravans can travel across the ocean to Italy to do business. It is not difficult for Italy's artillery to come over. At present, only the imperial court can refine such powerful firearms to relieve their long-term worries.

At this time, Emperor Yuanhe spoke again and said cautiously: "Ali, I know this, don't mention it to others."

Jing Heng felt a stern and said solemnly: "Uncle Emperor, don't worry, except you, there are less than five people who know about this. They are all my confidants, and they will never be rumored!"

Emperor Yuan He said with satisfaction: "Don't worry about doing your business."

At noon, Jing Heng was left in the palace to have a meal with Yuanhedi. In the evening, he returned to the mansion with a bunch of rewards.

Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at him and ordered the manager to register and store it in the warehouse. When Jing Heng changed his clothes, he asked him about meeting the saint today.

Jing Heng concealed something that could not be mentioned and explained the reason why Emperor Yuanhe appointed him as the commander of the ship and let him go to sea to take the lead, so as to calm her heart.

After hearing this, Qin Xiaoxiao sighed and sighed: "It's my villain's heart."

"Care is confusing, and if others think so, you can't blame you." Jing Heng comforted, feeling a little guilty that he didn't see her thoughts earlier, which made her worried for so long.

Qin Xiao smiled and asked what he was most concerned about: "Is there anything else to mention? For example, will you go to sea again in the second half of the year, and will you lead the team or something?"

Jing Heng shook his head: "Uncle the emperor did not mention the matter of the sea, and the caravan has been floating on the sea for more than a year. People, ships, and it takes time to raise goods. The next time I go to sea will be at the earliest until next spring."

Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face: "That's great!"

Jing Heng pinched her face and started laughing.

Within one day, the news of Nanming Hou Ping'an's return spread in the capital. The most active one was the family of the two deputy envoys who handed a post to the Princess' Mansion early the next morning.

The two deputy envoys could not come back for the time being, so they wrote the Ping An Trust and brought it back. The letter was sent to their mansion yesterday morning, but the thin page could not comfort their families at all, so they hurriedly wanted to inquire about the situation from Jing Heng in person.

Jing Heng left all the matter to the two deputy envoys. His behavior of running back first was somewhat unkind, so he accepted the post and met the two families. He patiently told them about the specific situation of the two deputy envoys so that they did not have to worry, and they would come back at the latest at the end of the year.
Chapter completed!