The furious King Zhongshun even thought about fighting Li Yunze to the death.
He has always asked for favors from others, but today he was beaten by Li Yunze.
Money is very important, but losing face makes him even more angry.
But in the end, King Zhongshun calmed down and set off back to the city with a dark face to raise some silver.
He offended King Zhongshun and made many generals worried.
Li Yunze, on the other hand, reassured everyone. After arranging everything and everyone, he found an unoccupied room, opened the space-time door and returned to the modern world.
When Li Yunze returned to the hotel suite, he called the butler Tony, "Help me find two people, a calligraphy master who imitates brush calligraphy, and a master who makes seals."
"As you wish, sir."
After lunch, two professionals with considerable reputations in their respective industries came over in the hotel's courtesy car.
"Please make a document." Li Yunze placed the documents from the Imperial Palace on the table and asked directly, "The handwriting on the paper must be exactly the same. The seal on it must also be exactly the same."
The two professionals looked at each other, and the master who specialized in engraving seals came forward: "Sir, we are professional in art, like this kind of thing."
"Two hundred thousand tea fee per person." Li Yunze, without batting an eyelid, reached out and took out his card, "Is one hour enough?"
"For academic matters like this, of course we have no problem."
The two masters smiled, "It's just that time is too tight, we have to wait until tomorrow at the earliest."
"If the quality is guaranteed to be completed within two hours, the tea fee will be doubled."
The two masters didn't hesitate at all. They stood up, picked up the paperwork and ran out the door. As they ran, they called to the butler Tony, "Hurry up and prepare the car. I want Pingzhi who is the fastest."
Li Yunze leaned back on the sofa, took out a cigarette and bit it in his mouth.
When the troops return from this expedition, they can use this document to launch an offensive against King Zhongshun.
No substantive evidence is needed. Considering the suspicious character of the Zhou Emperor, just giving an entry point is enough.
With the support of the high tea fee, the two masters used superb skills and devoted a lot of energy to quickly complete the commissioned work.
Both the handwriting and the seal are lifelike and almost identical.
Li Yunze returned again, quietly waiting for the return of King Zhongshun.
Waiting until sunset, King Zhongshun, riding in a gorgeous gold-encrusted carriage, finally came back.
The dark-faced King Zhongshun took out a stack of silver notes and handed them over. On the cart that came with the carriage, there was also a wooden box full of silver.
After being in charge of the inner palace for many years, although King Zhongshun obtained a lot of wealth, his expenses were also very high.
It is not an easy task to collect tens of thousands of taels of money in a short period of time.
"Is it okay this time?"
"Thank you." Li Yunze handed over the signed and printed exit document, and nodded, "I have accepted the things. Your Majesty can go back and clear the account."
'snort.'
Swinging down his sleeves heavily, King Zhongshun turned around and got into the carriage with an unwavering expression. He didn't want to say a word to Li Yunze.
"Your Majesty." Li Yunze continued to call, "I heard that the opera troupe in your palace is singing very well. I will definitely pay you a visit when I have some free time."
After entering the carriage, King Zhongshun said nothing and left directly back to the city.
It is true that he didn't say anything, but he was thinking in his mind that something happened to the theater troupe that made Li Yunze mention it specifically.
What’s more, we must find a way to bring down the Jia family!
The humiliation suffered today will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!
After making all preparations, Li Yunze's battalion of soldiers and horses finally officially dispatched troops.
He was still so wealthy that he chartered a boat directly when he arrived at the ferry. All large and small boats were chartered and marched along the waterway carrying soldiers, horses and supplies.
The road system these days is very bad. If you rely on a pair of iron footplates to walk from Guanzhong to the southeast, an army of 10,000 will lose at least 1,000 people on the road.
Moreover, it has a great impact on mental state and morale.
It's still more comfortable to take a boat. You can eat, sleep and get familiar with the water every day. When you stop at the shore, you might as well go ashore and go to Gao Le.
Compared to walking on legs, the boosting effect on military morale is absolutely top-notch.
The fleet boarded the Grand Canal and passed through Yangzhou all the way south.
Li Yunze still did not visit Lin Ruhai because he knew very well that it was not the time yet.
The difficulty of conquering Sister Lin is definitely the highest among all.
But what was unexpected was that when the fleet was moored at the dock at night, someone from the Yanzheng Yamen took the initiative to come over.
The person who came was Lin Ruhai's domestic servant. After saluting, he actually said "General's condolences."
Li Yunze was shocked when he said this.
It shouldn't be, there were all kinds of arrangements made overtly and covertly before departure, so it couldn't be that something happened to one of the girls in the family.
The servant handed over a letter: "The great master was assassinated by a villain."
After reading the letter and listening to the servant's story, I finally understood.
The one who got into trouble was Jia She. After blackmailing Jia Rong again, he was suddenly attacked by assassins on his way home. If it hadn't been for the patrol team of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division passing by, he probably would have died on the way.
I heard that the person was seriously injured, and even though he was lying on the bed, he didn't know if he could carry it through.
Two murderers were caught, both of whom were well-known scoundrels in Shenjing City.
Before the punishment was finished, the two men exposed Jia Rong, the mastermind behind the crime.
Hearing from Li Yunze that Jia Rong had moved 50,000 taels of silver from the Ningguo Mansion, Jia She went to threaten Jia Rong every now and then.
At first, Jia Rong gave some, but Jia She's appetite grew bigger and bigger, and he bit Jia Rong to death and took away 50,000 taels.
Even if he sells Jia Rong, he won't be able to get 50,000 taels.
Being forced to panic, Jia Rong, who had a handsome face but not a very good mind, turned to Dan Biansheng and killed him.
The Jia family sent someone to deliver a message to Li Yunze, but they couldn't catch up with him all the way.
The person who delivered the letter was also weird. He actually rushed to Yangzhou Mansion to find Lin Ruhai, and then there was a scene where the servants of Lin Mansion came to report the message.
Li Yunze's voice was low and his expression was miserable, "Go back and tell your uncle that I already know about this matter. However, national affairs are greater than family matters. I have been ordered to send troops, how can I disrupt the court's deployment because of family matters."
Having said this, he raised his hand to wipe the non-existent tears from the corner of his eyes, "When I return from the conquest, I will go find Jia Rong to settle the score!"
After the servant left, Li Yunze put away the letter and called to the soldiers, "Have dinner, and add two hard dishes tonight."
The matter between Jia Rong and Jia She is almost settled.
When passing by Yingtian Mansion, Li Yunze spent several days repairing here.
While those of the soldiers who lived in Jinling went home for the holidays, I went to Jia Yucun and asked about Zhen Shiyin's whereabouts.
I must have looked for it, but unfortunately I couldn't find it.
Zhen Shiyin, who saw through the world of mortals and traveled around, didn't know if he was buried as fertilizer by some mountain king.
When the soldiers returned from visiting their relatives, they brought many of their children with them, all of whom wanted to follow their second uncle (brother) as soldiers and get paid.
Naturally, Li Yunze would not refuse and would accept all those who were willing to come.
Big waves swept across and all the mud and sand fell.
Those that work will naturally be kept, and those that don’t will naturally be eliminated.
Continuing south along the waterway, we arrived in Fujian in more than ten days, then abandoned the ship and walked ashore to Zhangzhou Prefecture.
Theoretically speaking, he should first go to Fuzhou City to pay a visit to the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and submit himself to his command.
Li Yunze ignored it at all and took matters into his own hands.
The reason why he came to Zhangzhou Prefecture was simple. The Zhongzuo Station across the sea had been occupied by pirates. This was the first target he chose.
After more than ten days, we finally saw the magnificent sea.
"General." Dong Hai, who was promoted to the capital for his military exploits, stepped forward and saluted, "Our army has no ships, how can we fight against the pirates?"
"Boat?"
Speaking of this, Li Yunze smiled, "Yes."
The boat he is most familiar with is a five-hundred-ton fishing boat.
It’s not that you can’t buy a bigger boat, it’s that you can’t find people who are professional enough to drive it.
Modern ships are highly specialized. Although they do not require many manpower, the high degree of professionalism cuts off the possibility of large-scale training in an era of widespread illiteracy.
An iron ship of several thousand tons must have at least twenty professional crew members.
Such as first mate, second mate, third mate, operator, first engineer, second engineer, third engineer, electrician, chief engineer, chief firemaker, engineer, assistant engineer, etc. The professional requirements are very high.
Therefore, a simplified fishing boat of 500 tons is the limit that Li Yunze can bear.
Normally, you only need to teach the captain in charge of the rudder and the engineer in charge.
It’s still the old rule, when placing an order for a new ship, if you have a second-hand one, just buy it.
However, before the fishing boat arrived, Li Yunze had to kill the pirates entrenched on the center left.
After taking Xiamen Island, this strait is the best training ground.
According to drone reconnaissance, the old pirate camp on the island has about one or two thousand troops.
Judging from their equipment and quantity, as long as they can transport their troops to the island, they can be defeated in one battle.
The problem is that the pirates have dozens of broken ships in the narrow strait.
Li Yunze asked the Zhangzhou magistrate, "Are there many fishermen in this prefecture?"
The prefect knew that Li Yunze was here to fight pirates, and the mansion was often harassed by pirates. Naturally, he was very enthusiastic at this time. "This mansion has many saline-alkali lands and little cultivated land. Most of the people make a living by fishing."
Having said this, the prefect sighed, "Due to the harassment by pirates, local fishermen often hide their boats and dare not go out to sea."
Li Yunze absolutely did not believe this.
Similar to those merchants who turned into pirates after going to sea, fishermen along the coast will naturally turn into pirates when they have the opportunity.
Most of the pirates occupying Xiamen Island opposite are actually coastal fishermen.
"Please ask the prefect to post a notice and send people to the countryside to preach."
Li Yunze didn't waste any time and started to do things directly. "This general recruits fishermen and boats, and they will be treated as if they were soldiers. Those who have boats will bring them with them, and they will be bought with a lot of money, and they will not be bullied."
Hearing this, the prefect was very alert, "General, please forgive me, there is no money left in my house."
"You don't need to pay. I have plenty of money, general."
The regular soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty definitely received high salaries, and there was no problem for one person to support his whole family.
The premise is that you will not be owed or deducted food and salary.
Li Yunze put up a recruiting flag at the entrance of the government office, and boxes of silver were piled up on the street, attracting the attention of countless people.
When the first person to eat crabs actually received twenty taels of settling-in allowance, it immediately caused a sensation.
The living standards of coastal fishermen in this era are completely incomparable with those of fishermen in the modern world.
Going out to sea for fishing is not only extremely risky, but also doesn’t yield much.
In short, in one word, it is very poor.
A settlement allowance of twenty taels, a monthly salary of twenty taels and five cents, and a monthly food allowance of one stone.
With such favorable conditions, there are naturally many applicants.
Of course, Li Yunze doesn't want anyone, he only wants those with families, especially those from good families whose parents are still alive.
Those who clearly have unknown origins and may even be from the island will be expelled.
After recruiting more than a thousand sailors, Li Yunze gathered them all on the beach near the sea.
The Guardsmen brought several large boxes. After opening them, the piles of silver shone brightly in the sun.
There was a faint commotion among the sailors.
Li Yunze, who was holding a loudspeaker, pointed at the pirate ships that were vaguely visible in the distance. "I will recruit dead men to blow up and sink those broken ships. After the success, the money here will be based on your weight. How much you weigh, just