Chapter 544: Li Yuanqing has made a move

Inside the vessels, which were loaded with all kinds of tea and porcelain, as well as ordinary goods such as silk.

In the hidden places below, there are all fine iron weapons.

With these, the strength of the Kangchuan family can be taken to a higher level.

The annexation of those forces around it is just around the corner.

Not only that, but they also hired a lot of experienced blacksmith masters, disguised as ordinary crew members.

There are also iron mines in the Wa Kingdom, but the technology is not good, and it is impossible to smelt such a highly skilled weapon.

With these people, it is possible to improve the smelting level of the Wa Kingdom.

Those craftsmen received a large settling-in fee, thinking that they would be able to earn higher wages when they arrived in the Wa Kingdom.

In fact, wages are indeed available, but people can never return to Da Zhou.

After all, this is what they have worked so hard to dig up, and they have also transported it, which costs a lot, and the Japanese people are unwilling.

Five days later, the ships in the harbor lined up in turn, ready to leave the port.

Li Yuanqing with thousands of newly recruited people blocked the vicinity of the port, began to drill the naval army, and blocked the route.

Not only that, but they often put arrows with fire oil on their targets.

Immediately after the boat was shot, it caught fire.

Originally, the merchant ships that were about to set sail were blocked in the harbor one by one and could not travel.

The stewards in charge of these merchant ships took out the customs clearance documents one after another and came to ask for a meeting.

Li Yuanqing asked these people to be invited to the warship one by one.

Steward Liu was the representative of these people, and he stepped forward and bowed.

"Lord Li, now is the day when the sea ship leaves the port. Can we wait for our merchant ships to pass by before we conduct military training? ”

Li Yuanqing sat on the top seat and looked at Steward Liu.

"Manager Liu is not in a hurry, this official is not an unreasonable person, and he will definitely handle it impartially."

"Your Majesty asked this official to come over for training, asked for on-the-spot practice, and was also responsible for inspecting smuggling."

"Those who usually practice fake, the people below have not made much progress. Therefore, the officer decided to conduct field exercises. ”

"Not only can we train troops, but we can also take the opportunity to find smuggled goods and inspect smuggling behavior."

Steward Liu chuckled in his heart, but he had seen a lot of such a scene, and he quickly calmed down.

"Back to Lord Li, these goods have been cleared and inspected by the governor's yamen, and all kinds of documents are there, and they have all paid taxes on time, and there is no smuggling."

"Please also ask Lord Li to release it as soon as possible, after all, the goods have been uploaded, and there are some things that can't be released, and after the time and delivery date, we will pay compensation."

Li Yuanqing smiled cutely, but his expression was not angry and arrogant.

He glanced at the audience, and wherever his eyes passed, no one dared to look at Li Yuanqing.

"What you say, the official can't deny everything, but he can't believe it all, you can only know after checking."

"This surprise inspection is a test of the ability of our newly formed water army, and it is also a way to test whether you do business in a proper manner."

"As for the delivery date, it took the official a few days to inspect it, and the official will issue an explanation to you, which is the government's doing, not your merchant's deliberate delay."

"With this, even if the delivery is delayed, as long as it does not exceed the number of days of proof, there is no need to pay liquidated damages."

Steward Liu was stunned for a moment, "Lord Li, is your practice unheard of?" The people of the Japanese country may not approve of it! ”

Li Yuanqing's expression was serious, and he seemed to be smiling.

"If the Lord of the Wa Kingdom does not agree, all the ships of the Wa Kingdom will not be allowed to dock in Da Zhou in the future, and they will not be allowed to come to Da Zhou to do business."

"This officer does what he says, after all, it is a matter of military training, and no one is allowed to stop him. You're all here today, and I'll make it clear once and for all. ”

After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but have a look of anxiety on their faces.

They still wanted to talk, but Li Yuanqing refused to train the soldiers, and asked them to send them off the warship.

These people haven't gone back yet, and Li Yuanqing has already sent people to the caravan ships in the port to ask for an inspection of the goods.

Some of these hundreds of merchant ships were loaded with smuggled goods, and some were not.

Now no one can stop Li Yuanqing, so the caravan can only arrange for those merchant ships that truthfully register and pay taxes to come forward.

Check these first and stall for time.

The news soon reached Kawamotoro.

Kawa Benro, who was unable to extricate himself in the gentle township, was so frightened by the heavy knock on the door that he trembled a few times and couldn't stand up.

"Young Master Kawamoto, I have something important to tell you."

Kawamotoro's face was dark, but he also knew that the situation had been special recently, so he couldn't be careless, so he got up immediately.

He put on his clothes and went to the outer room.

The person who came whispered in Kawamotoro's ear, and the speed of speech was also very fast, and it was still in the Japanese language.

Kawa Imoto slapped the table angrily, his face ugly, "How can this be?" Li Yuanqing didn't train in the morning and didn't train in the evening, so did he have to train at this time? ”

"It's urgent, what do we do now? If Li Yuanqing finds out that we are smuggling, the goods will inevitably be confiscated. ”

"In addition, there are a lot of weapons in it, which are forbidden to be bought and sold in Da Zhou. Once found, all the people involved are felonies. ”

Kawa didn't dare to be careless, didn't care about combing his hair, and hurriedly went out.

In the pink tent, a beautiful woman sat up from the bed lazily.

There was not a single strand on his body, standing in front of the window, looking at the back of Kawamoto Lang running away in a hurry.

Her eyes were cloudy, but she was smiling lately.

Maybe it's a good chance for revenge!

"Sakurako-san, do you want to take a shower and change your clothes?" The maid outside asked softly.

Sakurako nodded, "Well, carry some more hot water." ”

After a while, the barrel was filled with water.

Sakurako directly immersed herself in the water and didn't come out for a while.

The maid was startled, "Miss Sakurako, are you alright?" ”

Sakurako slowly emerged from the water, revealing a gentle smile, like fox-like eyes, full of charm.

The skin is fair, the neck is slender, and the chest is full, like a round ball.

Even when the maid saw such a beauty, she blushed a little.

"I'm fine, just thinking about things in the water." Sakurako smiled, "I'll soak for a while, you can go out." ”

"Yes, miss." The maid should go down.

Watching the maid go out, the smile on Sakurako's face disappeared.

Just now she was not only thinking about things in the water, but also crying.

She used to think that her stepfather, Sakata Ikeko, was her benefactor.

But by chance, she discovered the truth.

She found out that in order to better control her and make her hate the Great Zhou people, Sakata Ikeko specially bought off two Great Zhou people and killed her father and younger brother.

Although the two Great Zhou people have died under her knife, the mastermind is her stepfather, Sakata Ikeko.

From the moment she knew the truth, Sakurako's previous goals and ambitions were all gone.

Now she has survived until now, and she can still be calm, all from the hatred of the heart that wants to avenge her father and brother.

It must be a big thing to be able to make Kawamoto angry and leave in a hurry in the middle of the night.

Just now, she vaguely heard the conversation between Kawamoto and his subordinates.

Recently hundreds of merchant ships, ready to leave port.

It should have been an accident with those sea vessels.