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These officers were either young or reckless, and they couldn't see Li Yuanqing's suffering, but Shang Lao Liu had been through the ups and downs for a long time, so he naturally understood Li Yuanqing's thoughts, and he sighed and said: "Yuanqing, those people in Shandong are not good at stubble. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info this matter, we can only outwit it. In my opinion, that Zhang Daguan is a partner that can be considered. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Brother Shang, Zhang Daguan can be considered, but we don't have the capital to talk about cooperation with him now." ”

Shang Lao Liu nodded, "It would be nice if there was more time." Both Hiroshima and Changsei Island have a large number of beaches. We can boil salt and sell it to this big official. ”

Li Yuanqing sighed, "Boiling salt is one way." But far water can't quench your thirst. By the way, Brother Shang, do you know coal? ”

Shang Lao Liu was stunned, "Yuanqing, are you talking about that kind of black coal?" The kind used by blacksmiths to strike iron? ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "That's it." Brother Shang, this time, we may be able to use this as a breakthrough to get in touch with this big official. ”

The application of coal in China can be traced back to ancient times, and in the Western Han Dynasty, there were blacksmiths who applied the firepower of coal to iron.

At this time, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, although coal is still a rare object, people are no strangers to it, in addition to blacksmiths used to strike iron, raise the temperature, many rich and noble families, have regarded it as a good object for heating in winter. Especially in the Imperial Palace, it has basically become popular.

Shang Lao Liu also understood what Li Yuanqing meant, if he wanted to make a profiteer like Zhang Daguan work hard, he had to draw him a big pie.

"Yuanqing, I'll see how to do it. However, we still have to think carefully about the specific steps. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, after such a long time of getting along day and night, the two of them have already run in seamlessly, "I already have an idea in my heart about this matter." ”

At this time, Huang Guoshan and Yang Xiaochuan had already come to the door and respectfully greeted Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Come in." ”

The two of them came into the house and hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing helped them up with a smile, "Guoshan, boat, you're welcome, sit." Ayako, go pour two bowls of hot water for the two brothers. ”

Caizi, who was warm by the fire on the side, hurriedly poured two bowls of hot water and placed them in front of Huang Guoshan and Yang Xiaozhou.

Both of them were flattered and hurriedly saluted Ayako.

Ayako smiled shyly and retreated to the fire.

Li Yuanqing saw that the two of them were sitting down again, so he smiled and said, "Guoshan, Xiaochuan, how much do you know about that dragon on Heidao?" ”

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Black Island, located in the north of Dengzhou Prefecture, is in a continental island group, not far from the southeast, is the famous tourist attraction ----- Changdao.

But in this era, the productive forces were mainly based on feudal agriculture, and wherever the land was not fertile enough, it was basically a bitter cold place, not to mention islands far from the mainland.

Heidao is located at the throat of the Bohai Bay, rich in fishery resources, and although the land is not fertile, there are still not too many problems in feeding thousands of people.

Originally, there were several small villages on the island, and the people lived a life of not wealth, but enough peace.

But all this, a few years ago, was broken.

A man who claimed to be Li Jiaolong, with dozens of people, rushed to Heidao, slaughtered the people of several villages on the island, and luckily a few people who escaped brought the news back to Dengzhou Mansion.

This Li Jiaolong, about thirty years old, is tall, powerful, ruthless, rarely leaves a living mouth, and no one knows his origin.

In the case of Dengzhou Mansion, the official army was encircled and suppressed several times, but they were all defeated, and in the past few years, Dengzhou Mansion was unwilling to provoke this strongman again, and the two sides formed a strange tacit understanding.

And Li Jiaolong is also much more restrained than when he first came to Liwei on Heidao, although he still collects the 'protection fee' of nearby fishermen, but he no longer hurts people easily.

At this time, after several years of development, there are already more than 1,000 strongmen on Heidao, and they occupy a favorable geographical situation, even in Dengzhou Mansion, it is difficult to take Li Jiaolong again, so he can only open one eye and close one eye, as long as Li Jiaolong does not cause trouble, he will go.

At this time, on the top of a gentle hill on Black Island, in Li Jiaolong's 'palace', Li Jiaolong was having a feast.

is about to enter the New Year's Pass, and the pirates on Black Island have also arrived at the time of rewarding meritorious deeds, and basically the pirate leaders with heads and faces have arrived.

Li Jiaolong took a large bowl, poured it full of wine, and glanced at everyone with a smile, "Brothers, after a year of hard work, it's time to enjoy it." Come, Li has a glass of toast to the brothers. ”

"The big boss is polite, haha. We are fortunate to be able to follow you. ”

"That's right. Before the big boss came, it was difficult for us brothers to eat and eat, how could we have wine and meat every day like now. ”

"Come, the big master, the younger brother will do it first as respect."

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Looking at the cheers of the crowd below, Li Jiaolong's face couldn't help but show a smug smile. He secretly said in his heart: "The tree dies, and the man lives." It's really a wise saying. ”

If Guan Canghai is here, I am afraid that he will recognize it at a glance, this Li Jiaolong is his colleague back then, Li Heixiong, who was begging for a life under the famous Zheng Yiguan.

This Li Heixiong was originally a military household of the Jiaozhou Health Center, and when he was young, he fought fiercely with people, and killed people by mistake, so he fled to the south and went to the sea to earn a living.

His original name is no longer known, because he is strong and fierce, and once hunted a bear in the forest with a single knife, and his skin is dark, so he is called Li Heixiong.

Originally, Li Heixiong followed behind the butt of the Zheng family, which was a big business, and he mixed up quite well, but an accident a few years ago almost cost him his life.

Their fleet inadvertently ransacked a passenger ship, killing all the men on board, and the women were divided among them.

In fact, this was not a big deal, but who knows, the people on this ship are the family members of a noble man, and they coveted the beauty of these female dependents, and did not kill them, and when they returned to the shore, they inevitably showed their feet.

The big man was instantly angry, it was Zheng Yiguan, and he couldn't protect them, so he wanted to hand them over, but fortunately, their leader, and a master under Zheng Yiguan's command, had a great friendship, and secretly revealed the news to them, and they got the news and fled one after another.

It's just that Guan Canghai chose to return to his hometown in Liaodi and live a peaceful and stable life, but this Li Jiaolong and Li Heixiong chose to return to their old business.

Because of his strong force and the method of water warfare he learned in the Zheng family, the officials and soldiers could not help him.

Slowly, he followed him in Heidao, and gradually colluded with the gentry of Dengzhou Mansion, 'eating the plaintiff and eating the defendant', and the small groups of pirates around him joined one after another, and their strength continued to grow, which was really much more chic than when he was in the Zheng family.

At the end of the year, Li Jiaolong, like officials and gentry, gathered his brothers and people to have a 'year-end summary meeting' to give the people below a little sweetness.

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The night is getting darker, and in Li Jiaolong's 'palace', everyone already has a lot of alcohol.

This palace, originally a small village, is on a gentle hilltop, can climb high and look far away, and easy to defend and difficult to attack, Li Jiaolong fell in love with this place at a glance, built a lot of construction here, built a house, a house, as his base camp.

At this time, no one noticed that a small team of about 100 people, having changed into the clothes of the pirates, quietly wrapped up in the direction of the top of the mountain.

The person wearing a thick fur hat at the head is none other than Li Yuanqing.

In fact, Li Yuanqing has been wandering in the waters of Dengzhou for more than ten days, but that big official is extremely cunning and does not bite Li Yuanqing's hook easily.

Originally, Li Yuanqing didn't want to make a move on Heidao, after all, Heidao is huge, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Li Yuanqing does not have many troops, and he is not completely sure.

But there was no response from Zhang Daguan's side, and thousands of people on Guanglu Island were still waiting to eat with their mouths open, and Li Yuanqing had no choice but to secretly plan and prepare to attack Zhangjiaji Town.

But at this moment, Li Yuanqing overheard the news of the gathering of the Black Island pirates.

What's more, Guan Canghai happened to encounter a small fleet of pirates, and after a battle, he happened to find that the leader of the pirates was actually his old subordinate.

The rest of the book is a matter of course.

With internal response, coupled with the previous precise planning, it didn't take much effort for Li Yuanqing to control the small pier near this hill.

It was almost time, and Li Yuanqing decisively led more than 100 elites under his command and came straight to Li Jiaolong's heart.

At this time, although the other party was ready to retreat, but after all, the other party was powerful, Li Yuanqing did not dare to be careless, the soldiers in the team behind him, each carrying rice bags, wine jars, chickens, ducks, fish and meat, etc., looked like pirates doing work, although it was a little late at this time, but today was Li Jiaolong's feast, and it was not too dazzling.

At this time, a short man came to Li Yuanqing carefully, and said in a low voice: "Master, go further, I'll be in front." In case of cross-examination, I can say hello. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled and said in a low voice: "Dongcheng, thank you for your hard work." If this matter is decided, I will protect you as a hundred households. ”

This short and sturdy man is called Zhang Dongcheng, not only under the command of Guan Canghai, but also his fellow townsman in Liaodi, although he is active in the area of Dengzhou Mansion, but for Mao Wenlong's name, he has long been like thunder, and Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong took the lead in taking Zhenjiang, and has already been notified by the imperial court to the whole country, and he is no stranger to Li Yuanqing's name.

Zhang Dongcheng is also a bloody man, he is from Liaomin, and there is an official Canghai, plus he is not Li Jiaolong's headquarters, although he follows Li Jiaolong, but he can only mix food and clothing, how can it be his turn to benefit?

Seeing that the Lord is on his side, where will he hesitate?

At this time, after listening to Li Yuanqing's words, Zhang Dongcheng couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Thank you for your support." Dongcheng will definitely die for the lord. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Yuanqing, walked quickly to the head of the team, and scolded in a low voice: "Hurry up for Lao Tzu." Master Long is still waiting up there. ”

Li Yuanqing and Guan Canghai glanced at each other, they both nodded, and everything was silent.

Soon, the team had reached the first checkpoint in the mountains, and some pirates on duty shouted, "Stop, which of you are the centaurs?" ”

Zhang Dongcheng hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Seventh Master, it's me, Dongcheng." Master Long instructed me yesterday to go to Dengzhou to buy, isn't this just rushing back? ”

The pirate leader at the outpost said, "Go to Dengzhou to buy?" When? How did I not know? ”

Zhang Dongcheng hurriedly smiled: "It was yesterday afternoon, when did Master Long summon me." Seventh Master, didn't we make an appointment to drink and gamble together at night? I haven't had time to apologize to you yet. ”

Zhang Dongcheng said, and quietly, a big silver nude had been stuffed into the hands of the seventh master.

The seventh master was going to keep vigil today, and he didn't go to the banquet to drink, so he was originally very angry, but with the silver in hand, the abuse on his face dissipated a little, "Okay, Dongcheng." I know about it. But don't forget, you kid, you still owe me a drink. Ha ha. ”

Zhang Dongcheng hurriedly said: "That's, that's." How could the little brother forget. ”

Only then did the seventh master lazily wave his hand to the pirates beside him, "Someone." Open the gates to them. ”

"Yes."

In a moment, a huge wooden fence gate was slowly hoisted, and Li Yuanqing and his party hurriedly swarmed in.

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