The error in the previous chapter regarding the range of the cannon has been fixed.

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The thieves retreated, leaving behind five corpses.

The family members were not happy, Huang Tianxiang's younger brother was cut down in the first wave of thieves' onslaught, and almost all the remaining people were injured, including Zhao Tiezhu and other seven family members.

This group of thieves is very fierce, although the number is not large, only thirteen or fourteen, but when the number is not superior, they forcibly break through the barrier of the family, and let one person rush into the inner courtyard as if he was in a no-man's land.

Apart from the five corpses that were left behind, the family did not leave a single living mouth.

And one of the corpses was left by Li Chuan.

That is to say, under the premise of superior numbers, the family only killed four people, and the thieves did not even leave a single living when they retreated, and lost one person, which shows the strength of this group of thieves.

"Young master, little four, he ......"

Huang Tianxiang looked sad, the former bold man had red eyes, and he couldn't talk anymore.

"Mourn!"

Li Chuan didn't feel very comfortable in his heart, after all, it was his family who died, even if these people didn't take refuge in him for a long time, and they didn't have seven family members, but after all, they died for the Li family, how could he feel good in his heart, and comforted: "People will inevitably die, as long as they die well, this life is worth it." Tell the brothers that Xiao Si died to protect the village, and the Li family will not let him die in vain, go back and let the housekeeper go to the funeral for Xiao Si, and I will go with you to see Xiao Si's family when I find time. ”

"Young Master Xie!"

Huang Tianxiang was very grateful and hurriedly thanked him.

Born in this turbulent era, they have long been prepared to die.

As long as the dead are worthwhile, then they are worth it.

can meet a loving and righteous master, Xiaosi finally did not die in vain.

Li Changyue was also busy, and he also eliminated some of his vigilance against these sailors who took refuge halfway.

"Do you know the identity of the thief?"

Li Chuan asked Chao Tiezhu again, and his heart was boiling with murderous intent.

Zhao Tiezhu said: "It's a Shanxi accent." ”

Huang Tianxiang came from the south to the north, and he came into contact with more people than Zhao Tiezhu, and his knowledge was far from being comparable to Zhao Tiezhu, so he also nodded and said: "There are two people with an accent from Datong, Shanxi, and one person with an accent from the area of Guide Mansion in Henan. ”

"Shanxi people?"

Li Chuan said in a deep voice: "What else have you discovered?" ”

Huang Tianxiang hesitated and said, "When the little one fought with them, looking at the arrangements of those thieves, it was obviously not for money, on the contrary, it was a bit like coming for the young master." ”

"Coming at me?"

Li Chuan's face became even more gloomy, and he said, "Shanxi people, could it be that those Shanxi businessmen did it?" ”

Zhao Tiezhu didn't like to use his brain, so he couldn't interject a little, so he scratched his head next to him.

Huang Tianxiang nodded and said: "The young master offended the Shanxi Fan family because of the bidding before, and those thieves are not ordinary thieves, only those elite families of wealthy businessmen can have such skills, it should be related to the Shanxi Fan family." ”

"Jin Shang, Jin Shang!"

Li Chuan's eyes were murderous, and he laughed fiercely: "I haven't cleaned them up yet, these bitches have to start first." Dare to attack the officials of the imperial court, these Shanxi businessmen are really bold, no wonder they dare to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. ”

Li Changyue was also busy saying: "Young master, this matter can't just be settled. ”

"Of course you can't just leave it at that."

Li Chuan said: "The guard force in Zhuangzi is still not enough, you can arrange it in the next few days, recruit more guards, increase the number of family members to 100 people, and then let Lao Huang and Zhao Tiezhu seize the time to train, we must form combat effectiveness as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, young master!"

Li Changyue hurriedly responded, and he didn't feel sorry for the silver.

There are more than four million silver sealed in the silver vault, if he still cares about a few taels of silver, then his vision as a housekeeper is too narrow, especially when he was attacked last night, he actually let the thieves rush into the inner courtyard, which is simply a blow to the head.

No matter how important the silver is, how can the safety of the young master be important.

If there is no young master, the sky of the Li family will collapse.

……

The capital, the warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, Li Qianhu has a share of the fold."

Wang Chengen walked to the back of the imperial case, leaned over slightly and handed over a notebook.

"Li Qianhu?"

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't remember who it was.

Wang Chengen said: "It's Li Chuan." ”

Emperor Chongzhen suddenly put down the piece in his hand, took the fold handed by Wang Chengen and looked at it.

After just one glance, the emperor frowned.

The content of the fold is a bit vernacular, and it is not at all like other folds that begin with singing praises of merit and virtue, touting the emperor's statement, but directly in the vernacular: "Your Majesty, the minister sold a batch of Western goods in June, and got more than 4 million yuan in silver, and wanted to dedicate it to His Majesty......"

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about frowning, and his eyes immediately widened when he saw this.

More than 4 million ......

What's more, a batch of Western goods was sold for more than 4 million?

What's more, this is simply a rich country!

As long as you come to the goods a few times a year, the silver sold can exceed all the taxes of the Ming Dynasty in a year, and you have to add the additional Liaoyu, Western goods are so sought-after and profitable, even he, the emperor, was shocked, and couldn't help but burst into foul language in his heart.

Emperor Chongzhen exhaled quickly, and his eyes were about to pop out.

No wonder he was so surprised, the news was too exciting.

Wang Chengen has his own news channels, even if he hasn't read the content of the excerpt, he has already received the news of some things, glanced at it quietly, and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Li Qianhu sent out a batch of goods a while ago, and he got more than four million taels of silver. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded again and again, his eyes lit up and said: "Western goods are so profitable, if they are in the hands of the imperial court, why should I still worry about Liao, can I let him Li Chuan contribute the goods channel?" ”

Wang Chengen said vaguely: "Your Majesty, the salt industry has accumulated a loss of more than two million. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned when he heard this, and then he muttered: "Yes, but all the transactions operated by the imperial court, there is no one who does not lose money, and even the salt industry can accumulate a loss of more than two million, even if I ask him Li Chuan to contribute the channels of Western goods to the imperial court, in the end, it will only fatten those powerful relatives, and in the end it will end up like the salt industry." That's it, just let him Li Chuan do it, at least this person is still honest with me, and he has the heart to worry about the country, which is much better than those officials who are in the position of corpse meal. ”

Wang Chengen complimented: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Emperor Chongzhen laughed at himself: "Although I am diligent in state affairs, Shengming will be spared!" ”

After that, he continued to look at Li Chuan's excerpts, and saw that Li Chuan wanted to offer more than 200 of the more than 4 million silver obtained from this shipment, and the remaining 2 million silver was used to purchase grain.

The thousands of households of Jinyiwei did not give it in vain, and they didn't want to have such loyal people outside the court.

There are relics in the wilderness, and there are real relics in the wilderness!

If everyone in the world can be so loyal to state affairs, why worry about building slaves.

Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood, but after seeing the content behind, he was immediately furious.