In terms of the situation, Yang Zhi's ideal life plan is not much different from the emperor's ambition to dominate the world, and the difficulty of realizing it is obvious. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and he has a lot more to think about, and even more things to do.

What Yang Zhi needs most now is time, money, and manpower.

Since October 29, the 25th year of Wucheng in the Xia calendar, when Wei Feiyang became the first person for hundreds of thousands of Xia troops to enter Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty has actually ceased to exist. The Xia army was as numerous as the outstanding generals, high morale and strong combat effectiveness, which were incomparable to any of the countries in the troubled times, and Geng Jinqin led the army to sweep through the entire territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty in less than two months, which is the best proof. Yang Zhi estimated that after the emperor moved to Jinling for a symbolic stay for two or three days and showed off his strength to the whole world, the imperial expedition in the name of the eastern tour would come to an incomparably successful end.

According to the tradition of the Xia army's war to destroy the country, at the latest, around the Chinese New Year, the rewards and favors of hundreds of thousands of Xia soldiers should be honored. Although it is now Xu Wenhan who is the head of the house in Daxia, he is not an immortal who can conjure silver out of thin air, and I am afraid that it will depend on the emperor to transport the gold and silver from the treasury of the Southern Tang Dynasty back to Chang'an to get through this pass. When the emperor has a little free time in his mind, he will send someone to inquire about his progress in Shandong. At that time, Yang Zhi had to send him one or two million taels of silver to talk about coping, but the silver that went into his pocket was like firewood that had already entered the stove, and the fool took it out! Only by firmly pinching the sea route in his hands as soon as possible can he free his hands and reach into the pockets of the forces in Shandong to dig out the silver. Time is so damn tight!

Today's Yang Zhi is not without money, but compared with what he wants to do, the money he has can only be regarded as a few small coins that are not spent. To put the plan on the sea side into practice, it can be said that there are many complicated things, and there is no real thing that does not cost money. If you get together with Linglong, the problem of money is not very big. But Yang Zhi once said that he really thinks so, men have the pride of men. Not to mention the hasty marriage, he has no time to take care of any honeymoon pastime, he always feels that he owes Linglong too much. The first thing he said to Linglong before he got up on his first wedding day was: I owe you. I'm willing to pay it back with this life.

If the three pirates successfully merged, they would seem to have hundreds of ships and thousands of horses, but in fact they would be just a rabble of mutual suspicion for a long time. There will be shrimp soldiers and crabs, but not enough talents can be selected. picked up a team that was easy to use, and he didn't have a bottom in his heart.

Both Linglong and Xiong Zhan know his style: whether Yingniang wants to merge or not, he will do it. If Yingniang refuses to merge, the first thing he will do is to kill her!

So Yang Zhi didn't wait because Yingniang hadn't made a decision yet, nor did he have the interest of accompanying Xiong Zhan to drink nonsense. Qin Jiaoyang did not leave immediately after the wedding of Liuxi and others. According to Yang Zhi's orders, he still stayed on Dangji Island. As soon as Yingniang left on the front foot, Yang Zhi used the excuse of asking Bai Ranbing to buy a mansion for him in Penglai and sent her away first. Subsequently, he discussed with Linglong, Jiang Chengbi, Xiong Zhan, Qin Jiaoyang, and Mr. Yi, and worked together to supplement and improve his proposal, and how to organize and implement it as soon as possible.

Needless to say, Yang Zhi and Linglong are in charge of the overall situation, and these people really don't have a fuel-efficient lamp.

Jiang Chengbi is all-round in literature and martial arts, and he is quite a Confucian general, and his partner with the brave and bold Xiong Zhan complements each other's advantages.

Qin Jiaoyang has a talent for taking charge of his own side, and immediately thought of Yang Zhi's plan once it was realized, not to mention the key to holding a gold mine. It will also occupy the absolute initiative of whether to merge with the Qin family in the future. He didn't need to ask his father Qin Gong for instructions at all, and he would cooperate with Yang Zhi at all costs. When Yang Zhi asked the Qin clan to provide manpower support from those who were proficient in business, he agreed without even blinking an eye.

Surprisingly, Mr. Yi gave Yang Zhi a small surprise. Yang summoned him to discuss the matter because he was in dire need of trustworthy people who could come up with a few ghost ideas. can mix in the three religions and nine streams for many years, and have the ability to make money by buying and selling news, such a person is definitely not stupid.

Mr. Yi is far from being an old gangster who eats rivers and lakes, not only has a martial arts skill comparable to Liuxi, but also worked as a money and grain master and county order master in the county government for a few years in the early years. At first, Mr. Yi interjected, but Yang Zhi didn't pay much attention to it. But after listening to it for a while, I realized his value: this is simply an old oilman of officialdom who has been tempered thousands of times! In the past, it was because of the perverted strongman Zhang Bohu that Mr. Yi's knowledge and experience that were not very capable, but extremely practical. In the future, when he landed on the shore and dealt with officials of all sizes, this person is a rare baby bump!

Early the next morning. In addition to temporarily holding Ying Niang aside, everyone began to enter the substantive implementation stage in an orderly manner. Dangji Island was originally the old nest of Linglong who occupied it for a short time and was used as a big camp, and most of Xiong Zhan's ships and troops also gathered here. According to the agreed proportion, the two families inspected and allocated ships, raised silver taels, and selected manpower.

Yang Zhi roughly consulted Liuxi's opinion, sent Wen Si and Chen Wu to Jiang Chengbi's men, and chose the opportunity to be incorporated into the fleet. In order to avoid Xiong Zhan's random speculation about his intentions. simply told him directly: these two people are both killers of Qixi, and after the merger of the three families, they can usually do whatever they want, and if the fleet has something difficult to deal with openly and inconveniently, they may also be able to use it.

As soon as the affairs at sea were smooth, Yang Zhi and Linglong had to be separated for a period of time, one sat on Dangji Island, and the other went ashore to collect silver for the emperor and himself. He had long been aware of Zhu Linger's ambiguous feelings, and took the opportunity to assign her and Zeng Liu Linglong as personal guards. Probably because she has been a cold-blooded killer for a few years, Zhu Linger has a somewhat withdrawn temperament and loves to admit death, and she is not ugly. Although Yang Zhi didn't think that the more women in his backyard, the better, he asked himself if he was a saint, and he didn't dare to guarantee that he wouldn't fall in love for a long time. Breaking Zhu Ling'er apart as soon as possible is a relief for others and for yourself, so let Linglong and her toss slowly!

There are not many servants and nobles, and after going ashore, Liu Er, Chang San and Mr. Yi are left by their side, which should be enough.

Yingniang's response was more positive than expected, and someone was sent to reply at sunset that day: The stakes are very high, and the concubine can't make the decision alone. If the Hou Ye is really sincere, please allow the concubine and a few henchmen to visit the island and ask for specific merger matters in person.

Yang Zhi frowned and pondered for a moment, and replied briskly: Okay. The three-day period remains unchanged, and you can wait for you at any time tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

As expected, Yingniang wants to borrow something from him to use: a knife!

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PS: I've rearranged the original story outline, and it should be smoother later