When the account books were distributed one after another, the feudal officials looked at the familiar names in the account books and couldn't help but look pale.
The Southern Chamber of Commerce has been doing business in the Tianji Dynasty for many years, and its business has spread all over the country. However, the south is their base camp after all, so the number of bribes to southern officials is much higher than in other places.
In this account book, the whereabouts of almost every amount of money is clearly recorded. How much money a chief envoy earns per year, how much money a magistrate earns per year, and how much a county magistrate earns per year are all clearly recorded.
As chief envoys or governors, it is impossible for them not to participate.
Otherwise, the Southern Chamber of Commerce would not have expanded rapidly in the past few decades.
"Everyone, you must be frightened when you look at it, right?"
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
Immediately, the ministers fell to their knees with cheers.
All of them were trembling and did not dare to raise their heads.[
When Liu Xia was in Wuzhou, he killed half of the officials in Wuzhou in one go. Today, it is really hard for them to escape.
"I can't believe it, I can't believe that in a mere prefecture, the Southern Chamber of Commerce paid hundreds of thousands of taels of bribes. This is just the bribe from the Southern Chamber of Commerce. If you include other corruption, I think it should be more than ten times this, right? Can you think of it?
It’s really a good way to get rich.”
Liu Xia smiled coldly.
"Wei Chen is guilty!"
Immediately, a group of ministers begged for mercy.
"Today, I wanted to kill all of you, but the Taizhou War is about to happen, and I don't want to destabilize the situation in the south. So I will give you a way to survive. From tomorrow on, I hope you will use the money you and your subordinates have corrupted.
Take half of it and give it to me. I will give you a way to survive. Liu Liansheng, collect these accounts and go out and burn them."
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for not killing me."
Immediately, these feudal officials kowtowed one after another.
"Okay, I've finished the second important thing. If you want to survive, you have to take care of it. In addition, I'm warning you that during this period, if I find that you dare to expropriate and exploit the common people, I will
Destroy your ten tribes."
After saying this, Liu Xia picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
He walked to the door with his hands behind his back and said, "I forgot to tell you, the wine I gave you just now was poisonous."
At the moment, those policies make everyone look pale.
"Don't forget, I am an Onmyoji of the Tianwen rank. Don't bother finding someone to exorcise the poison. Raise some money for me and help my southern expedition army defeat the Nangong family. You are doing meritorious deeds.
Well, I still have military affairs to deal with, so I will take my leave now. Sirs, please drink slowly."
After saying that, Liu Xia walked out of the gate, and immediately many generals from the navy camp also followed him out.[
There was only a room full of feudal officials left, looking at each other one by one.
After getting off the ship, Liu Xia walked on the military port pier. The sea breeze caressed her and the tides rose and fell. Liu Xia couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Highness, I have been in the officialdom for decades, and I have never seen anyone with such thunderous methods as the prince. I admire you."
Huang Pujie followed Liu Xia, bowed his waist and said.
"Stop talking about these useless things. Forty million vehicles of silver, I have already given fifteen million taels. The remaining military expenses are estimated to be taken care of by these frontier officials. I ask you, when will the navy be able to
Going on an expedition?"
Liu Xia asked.
"Go back to your highness and practice for another ten days. With the remnants of my Huangpu family, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Huang Pujie laughed quickly.
"Ten days?" Liu Xia frowned and asked, "Then what are your chances of winning against the Nangong family navy?"
"This...this..."
Huang Pujie hesitated and looked embarrassed.
"Just to put it bluntly, you can't scare me."
Liu Xia smiled.
"I am dissatisfied, Your Majesty. The navy has been practicing for a long time and has not encountered a strong enemy. Although it is carried by veterans, it is probably less than four levels when facing the Nangong family fleet. If we encounter problems such as weather again, it will be even more unpredictable."
Huang Pujie smiled awkwardly.
"I know this in my heart. The fourth floor is enough. As long as we can stop them and prevent them from reaching Longdu smoothly. Even if the whole army is destroyed, I will not blame you."
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
Huang Pujie couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.
Before, he only guessed that Liu Xia might have judged the Nangong family's tactics, but now it seems that Liu Xia really knew it in his heart.
If the navy of the imperial court wants to kill the navy of the Nangong family, the chance is probably slim. However, if they want to die together with them, the navy of the Nangong family may not be a match.
After all, if one ship collides with another ship, no matter how many ships the Nangong family has, they cannot be compared to the number of ships of the Imperial Navy.
"His Royal Highness is far-sighted and my senior ministers admire him."
Huang Pujie laughed quickly.
"I'm afraid the Nangong family's counterattack is coming soon, so hurry up and practice. We can't afford to lose. If we lose, the Tianji Dynasty will be gone."
Liu Xia said calmly.
"Weichen will definitely try his best. However, Weichen has a worry."
Huang Pujie said.
"Worried? Tell me and see if I can help you solve it?"
Liu Xia asked.
"The Nangong family fleet is well-trained and battle-tested. It is indeed difficult for you to deal with it. However, all this depends on Nangong Tianwen's nephew Nangong Xingchen. Nangong Xingchen has been commanding the Nangong family fleet for more than thirty years. The Nangong family fleet
It was also in his hands that he grew stronger. This person
He is resourceful, good at naval warfare, and has rich experience. He is highly respected among the Nangong family navy and is not accepted by others. If he can die, the Nangong family fleet will inevitably be in chaos, and then the ministers will have less of a big worry.
The imperial court left a few more ships."
Huang Pujie said in a low voice.
"Nangong Xingchen?"
Liu Xia pondered for a moment and said: "Leave this man to me, and I guarantee that he will not survive until the war. The rest will depend on you."
"Weichen must do his best."
Huang Pujie said.
"The king is in retreat these days. He has nothing important to do, so he won't bother me. Someone will give the remaining money to you."
Liu Xia instructed.
Huang Pujie knew that Liu Xia must kill Nangong Xingchen personally, so he made such an arrangement.
If Nangong Xingchen dies, the combat effectiveness of the Nangong family navy will be reduced by at least two levels. At that time, it will be easy to destroy them.
"I understand."
Huangpujie bowed his waist and said.
Later, Liu Xia returned to the Chinese army's tent.
"Liu Liansheng, I have to go out to do some errands. If anyone comes here these days, you can leave it to me. I will try to come back within three days."
Liu Xia said softly.
"Your Highness, a war is imminent, just in case..."
"It's okay, I have a sense of discretion. Inform Caiwei for me and tell her I'm waiting for her outside the camp."
Liu Xia smiled.
"As commanded."
Afterwards, Liu Xia simply packed up his things and left the camp.
After meeting up with Caiwei outside the camp, they ran towards Taizhou.
The Nangong Navy Camp is located at Yunlan Port outside Yunqing City, Taizhou.
Liu Xia spread out Xuantianchi and Caiwei and ran wildly, and arrived there at noon the next day.
Landing on the outskirts of Yunqing City, the two of them dressed as business travelers and entered the city.
Yunqing City is an important port in Taizhou. It used to be an important cargo distribution center. Now that Taizhou soldiers are pressing down on the border, it seems a lot deserted.
On the streets, the Nangong family's troops can be seen patrolling everywhere, and the people in the city are also in panic.
After all, the southern expedition army has arrived at the border of Taizhou, battle reports are coming frequently, and the tense atmosphere can already be felt here.
"Brother, how can we sneak into the camp? Now the Nangong family's navy is their magic weapon to win, and they must be heavily guarded."
Caiwei said worriedly.
"Don't worry, no matter how tight the guard is, they will still eat and drink. Let's go for a walk first."
After saying that, Liu Xia and Caiwei went straight to Yunlan Port.
The closer we get to Yunlan Port, the tighter the Nangong family's guards become.
There are almost one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps, and the surrounding mountains are airtight.
If you want to rush in directly, you are afraid that after the Nangong family receives the alarm, Nangong Xingchen will run away.
"Brother, the guards here are too tight. We have to think of other ways."
Caiwei looked at the sentry post in the distance and whispered.
"Let's go back."
At this time, Liu Xia took Caiwei around Yunlan Port.
On the way back, Liu Xia saw more than thirty soldiers guarding a convoy approaching Yunlan Port.
When Liu Xia saw that the carts were carrying herbs and some meat poultry, he gave Cai Wei a wink.
Immediately, the two people hid and waited until the convoy arrived before returning to the city.
"Look, when has Senior Brother ever flirted with you? Their army still needs to eat and drink. They are not gods. Let's get to the car first at night, and wait until tomorrow, then we will have a way to sneak in."
Liu Xia smiled.
Immediately, the two of them returned to Yunqing City and randomly found an inn.
Liu Xia then sneaked out and got two sets of military uniforms of Nangong soldiers. In the middle of the night, the two of them went to the grocery store that sent supplies to the army during the day.
Then the two men hid under the car and waited until early the next morning.
Sure enough, in the early morning of the next day, a pair of officers and soldiers came and began to urge the boss to deliver the goods.
The owner of the grocery store was an honest man and ordered his workers to load the supplies into the truck. Liu Xia and Caiwei took advantage of the chaos and hid in the truck.
After a while, the carriage left the grocery store.
Waiting outside the city, Liu Xia saw more than fifty carriages gathered there in a mighty manner.
With an army of tens of thousands, the daily consumption is a huge amount. To the end of the war, the only thing that matters is financial resources.
These more than fifty carriages came from all over the journey, with food being the most important, followed by herbs and cloth.
Immediately, escorted by about three hundred Nangong family troops, they marched toward Yunlan Port in a mighty manner.
It was already afternoon when we arrived at Yunlan Port.
After entering Yunlan Port, Liu Xia saw neat military camps here. However, the convoy stopped outside the camp.
Liu Xia gave Caiwei a wink, and the two of them took advantage of the chaos during unloading to blend in with the army, and then followed the logistics army to transport food and entered the camp.
At this time, a man who looked like a captain came over and stared at Liu Xia for a long time and said, "Why do you look so unfamiliar?"
Liu Xia pretended to be frightened and said: "Sir, he and I are both new here. We were only assigned yesterday."
The captain took one look at them and Liu Xia shrank into a ball. The other captain was trembling all over and couldn't feel the spiritual power in their bodies, so he shouted: "Be quick with your hands and feet and go to work quickly."
Liu Xia and Caiwei looked at each other and hurriedly followed the large group of people into the military camp.