Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 616 Zhou Heng in a Frenzy

Some people fight tooth and nail for a little food, while others live comfortably in clean houses, picking and choosing what they want.

Perhaps, this is what life is like.

"What are you doing? Separate yourselves! If you keep hitting each other, I'll throw you all into the water!"

Zhou Heng, leading a squad of soldiers, kicked away a man who was snatching food from a child.

Then he shielded the child behind him and said sternly.

Seeing this, the other soldiers pointed their muskets at the man, waiting for Zhou Heng's order.

Since they boarded the ship, all supplies have been distributed by the royal family, except for the other ship, of course.

Therefore, all that each person could get was enough food to survive.

As a result, the security situation on the ship also gave Zhou Heng a huge headache!

Although he had arranged for a large number of soldiers to maintain order and crack down on strongmen.

However, with so many ships and so many soldiers, everyone became somewhat lax, which gradually led to various problems.

The child looked at Zhou Heng with timid eyes, then looked fearfully at the person who had been knocked to the ground.

He knew that once this official left, he would be left with an even crueler life.

"Sir, let's stop fighting!"

Finally, he mustered up the courage to speak to Zhou Heng.

"Hmm, is he your family?"

The boy shook his head!

"do you know him?"

The boy shook his head again.

At this moment, a soldier leaned close to Zhou Heng's ear and said, "Your Majesty, we can only save him for now, not forever."

After listening, Zhou Heng turned his head and looked at the soldier: "Take this person under control, bring the child with you, and we'll talk over here."

In truth, he knew in his heart that he had just ascended the throne, and no matter how unwilling he was, he was destined to be emperor.

Therefore, he must do something in a short period of time to gain the people's trust.

Otherwise, his path will become increasingly difficult as time goes on.

"You mean we don't have a strong punishment, and this child will suffer even more inhuman torture when he goes back?"

Zhou Heng pulled the soldier aside and asked.

"Your Majesty, we are short-handed. Although the territory is not large, we have quite a few ships. Moreover, after such a great calamity, everyone seems to be somewhat... somewhat unafraid of imperial authority, so..."

Zhou Heng nodded after listening. He left behind only about 10,000 elite soldiers in the capital, while the other soldiers were on another large ship to be responsible for the security of the outer perimeter.

These 10,000-plus people are mainly responsible for the security of the royal family, and the manpower to manage these refugees is currently far from sufficient.

Thinking of this, Zhou Heng glanced in the direction of the royal ship, then turned his head to look at the Chu family's ship.

Immediately afterwards, he abandoned everyone and strode towards the Chu Family Chamber of Commerce.

"Chu Er greets Your Majesty!"

"Brother Chu, please rise. There's no need for such formalities!"

Chu Er was a little confused, thinking to himself, "Didn't you call your godfather your sworn brother? How come you call me brother too? Isn't that a generational difference?"

However, he didn't say any of that. Instead, he asked, "What brings Your Majesty here today?"

"Brother Chu, I have just ascended the throne, so I need your help in many areas."

Upon hearing this, Chu Er thought to himself, "No wonder they're being so polite; they've come to ask for something."

So he said nonchalantly, "Your Majesty is too kind. Whatever you need, as long as it is within my authority, I, Chu Er, will certainly not refuse."

"Alright, I need one hundred of your soldiers to protect the royal family at all times. Also, please give me some food."

Upon hearing this, Chu Er thought to himself that the first matter was easy to resolve. Lending these soldiers to him would be of no consequence to the Chu Family Chamber of Commerce.

But as for food, I need to think carefully.

After all, he didn't know if his godfather had any surplus grain.

Perhaps they're waiting for me to come and supply them.

"Your Majesty, there is no problem with personnel, but I don't have much food, so I can only give you a small portion. Please don't find it offensive."

Having received Chu Er's affirmation, Zhou Heng bowed to him, turned around, and left the transport ship, returning to his own place.

A short while later, Chu Er, leading a hundred machine gunners, each carrying a bag on their shoulder with about twenty pounds of grain, handed it over to Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng had no complaints about this. After all, in this broken world, the fact that someone would give him anything was already a great favor.

Even a fool knows that grain is more valuable than gold right now, so he was content that Chu Er was willing to give him two thousand catties.

After seeing Chu Er off, Zhou Heng summoned several ministers to begin a meeting.

Since Zhou Shixun had a hundred machine gunners protecting him, he planned to allocate most of his forces to maintain order on the ship.

Unexpectedly, this idea was met with protests from a group of ministers.

They said that royal security was of utmost importance, and that protecting the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty was of paramount importance.

Hearing this, Zhou Heng almost slammed his fist on the table and cursed. "Damn it, the whole world is gone! What are you talking about regarding the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty?"

The foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty lies in its people who can create value.

Royal security. Those soldiers carrying those super weapons didn't see them. Get them ready; a hundred of them could take down thousands.

So he stood up and said, "My mind is made up, there is no need for further discussion!"

"If you can't even protect the common people, what are you talking about protecting the foundation of the Great Xia? You might as well all disperse!"

After saying this, he took a general and went out. In less than an hour, he divided the more than 10,000 people protecting the royal family into 8,000 men, each armed, and stationed them on every ship.

Moreover, as a deterrent, the man who snatched the child's food was publicly executed by hanging him on the transport ship.

He believed that with such a powerful approach, the security situation on the ship would improve significantly.

But you have to be careful not to overdo it, because when you're trying to escape, who knows how many bandits are hiding on the ship?

If their livelihood is cut off, then some people will rise up in rebellion.

Therefore, Zhou Heng barely rested for the past two or three days, spending the whole day busy with these trivial matters.

Finally, on the third day, he saw a piece of "land" in the distance.

That's right, a "land" built using transport ships.

Overjoyed, he rushed to the bow of the ship, watched for a while, and then turned and ran towards Chu Er.

"Brother Chu, have we entered my sworn brother's territory?"

"Um, Your Majesty, by all accounts, I should address you as Uncle. From now on, please just call me by my name!"

“That’s right, we’ve arrived at Godfather’s place. I’ll contact him once we get closer. Godfather will definitely welcome His Majesty’s arrival.”

Zhou Heng looked at Chu Er with delight, thinking to himself that as long as his sworn brother was there, all the troubles in the world would become easy to resolve.