Chapter 210: Rip-off
For the Japanese Invaders, whether in the past life or in this life, Li Yong hates them to the core, and it can even be said that as long as they are Chinese, it turns out that the first country that Li Yong's United Fleet wants to eliminate is the Japanese State, but the United Fleet is still training, this takes time, and the invention of the steam engine, the battleship must be adjusted accordingly, and Li Er is still troubled by Confucianism, that is, not to invade the country that he has made friends with, before the emperor has made up his mind, Li Yong also took this time to let the navy have more contact, as well as the upgrade of the warship. Yu Chi Baolin was almost killed, this hatred he hasn't found the Japanese Kou yet, and now he dares to implement the three-light policy in China in the coastal city, it's really an uncle can bear it, an aunt can't bear it, now the main thing is that the imperial court sailors have been scrapped by their own Black Pearl Pirate Regiment, and the remaining old warships are okay in the near sea soldiers, and they want to fight in the deep sea, needless to say that there are no doors, no windows, and they can only rely on their own combined fleet to clean up the Japanese country, and now Li Yong is waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to really clean up the Japanese country, Now this deep hatred can only be suppressed for the time being, prepare first, as long as the time comes, it is necessary to make the Japanese cowards repay a hundred times and a thousand times, he pondered for a while, and then directly refused to say.
"Father-in-law Huang, I don't want to be a kid, the family's business has always been managed by Neizi, and I don't know if she still has salt in her hands, and now Huating County is short of salt, and I'm worried to death."
"This?"
Huang Yan was a little embarrassed, it wasn't that Li Yong didn't want to tell Huang Yan the truth, but he didn't want to involve this loyal eunuch, so he made fun of Zheng Liwan and them, Li Yong is a court official, he doesn't do business, everything he does is done by his own wives, you Li Er has the ability to go to Huating to find your daughter and them, the court is losing money now, you can't catch me to bear the loss for the court, right? I Li Yong does have a lot of industries, but they are not in my name, they are all my wife's, I don't know how much I make every day, and how much I lose, he doesn't know anything, and the number of burdens this time is too huge, the court can't afford it, Li Er finally saved some money and all the inner treasury may not be enough, the stakes are very high, Huang Yan didn't dare to promise, he knew why Li Yong didn't tell the truth, but on the other side was his master, he asked very helplessly.
"Huatinghou, you and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess are very good to our family, you really can't do anything about this?"
"Huang Gonggong, boy, you are clear about my personality, as long as it is beneficial to Jiangshan Sheji and the people, I Li Yong is not ambiguous, but you say this salt, I really don't have much, give it to the imperial court, Huating County will have no salt to eat, how will tens of thousands of families end up when the time comes?"
Li Yong reminded quietly that he grabbed someone's head a few days ago, and he was waiting for this moment.
"Hua Tinghou, are you threatening the saint?"
At this time, a eunuch who came with Huang Yan pushed the door in, this eunuch is called Wang De, and he is ready to replace Huang Yan, because Huang Yan is also old, and he dared to eavesdrop on himself and Li Yong without his own instructions for Wang De, and even pushed the door directly regardless of their face, Huang Yan is such a good-tempered person is angry, and Li Yong just looked at this young eunuch coldly, but he didn't make a move, after all, he is from Li Er's faction, what is the purpose, naturally it is to monitor Huang Yan and himself, After Li Yong made a gesture to Huang Yan that only the two of them could see, he said coldly to Wang De.
"Don't dare, if the saint doesn't believe it, ask this father-in-law to go back and report truthfully, the saint can give an order to check whether Ben Hou has salt on his hands, Ben Hou will never object, as long as there is a holy purpose, presumably everyone will not say anything, and, this is my home, you broke in without my permission, this time I forgive you, this is the first and last time, I Li Yong is not so good at talking, there are still many vacancies in the labor camp in Huating County, if you want to go, I can take you over to experience it."
Li Yong pushed Wang De to the sky without being soft or hard, Huang Yan turned his back to Wang De and smiled at Li Yong, Li Yong is still the same Li Yong, you don't pay for your life, at the beginning, Yu Shinan's officials who sent the letter were still in the labor camp in Huating County, and the court completely regarded these people as missing, and he wanted to step on him Li Yong before Wang De took the throne? It can be said that it is beyond his strength, if Li Yong was not in Chang'an and had scruples, Wang De would have been sent to the labor camp by Li Yong for reform. Regarding Li Yong's words, Huang Yan has followed Li Er for many years, but he is not a fool, if he really gives an order to ask for an investigation, then Li Er will become a sinner, and he will be resented by tens of thousands of families in Huating County, the people of your Chang'an are the people of Datang, and the people of our Huating County are not the people of Datang? If Li Erzhen does this, then the hearts of the people in Huating County will be scattered, seeing Li Yong like this, how can Huang Yan still not understand, he pretended to be helpless and said.
"Huating Hou, this is embarrassing for our family and the prince, if you can't complete the task, the saint will never spare it."
Soft, hard is not good, pretending to play the emotional card with Li Yong to show Wang De, how did Li Yong not know that Huang Yan was acting with himself, Li Yong wanted to award Huang Yan a little golden man, this acting skills are absolute, it is not a loss to follow the emperor casually eunuch, Li Yong also acted with Huang Yan, pretending not to eat this set of words.
"Gonggong Huang, Benhou Neizi has some industries in his hands, and there are several caravans, if you are interested, you can participate? Maybe you can earn some pension and sell a big house in Huating County, and marry a few aunts to live a better life. ”
When Huang Yan heard this, he secretly scolded this young man in his heart, your acting skills are about to surpass me, but Wang De's eyes lit up, who in the palace doesn't know that Li Er is used to being thrifty and thrifty, plus there is not much silver in the inner treasury, and he is very strict with the internal attendants, and now Li Yong has given Huang Yan such a good opportunity to make money, seeing that he is about to retire, he is about to sit in the position of the chief manager, and he is also going to start thinking about the future for himself, right? Before Huang Yan could speak, he immediately asked.
"Master Hou, I don't know how to participate? I want to ...... too"
"Each caravan can add one more carriage, and I can't care about the participants, and the people on my side can guarantee the safety on the road."
Seeing that Li Yong didn't solve his own meaning, Wang De was overjoyed when he heard this, the biggest problem of the merchant is the safety on the road, without safety concerns, even a carriage can pull a lot of goods, not to mention that you can run with a few caravans, that is, a few carriages, definitely make a lot of money, but then he is tied up with Li Yong, weighing for a moment, Wang De still can't give up the interests of his hand, and decided to fight, so he asked.
"Can it be kept secret?"
"Naturally, except for the heads of the caravans, no one else will know, unless you want to expose yourself, Ben Hou has only one request, follow, don't ask much, don't do many things, if you encounter robbers, you can hide and not participate in the battle, but you don't care if you die in battle."
Wang De is a smart person, otherwise he would not have been picked to replace Huang Yan, who is about to retire, but didn't they come to discuss the matter of salt with Li Yong on behalf of Li Er this time? This is not directly led astray by Li Yong, Wang De's is like most eunuchs, greedy for money, in the face of such wealth, how can he let it go, he has long forgotten the purpose of coming today, and feels that he will get rich on Li Yong's thief ship, what is it to make a fortune and move people's hearts, he quickly changed his mouth and said.
"Understand, Master Hou is giving our family a chance to make a fortune, our family is not a kind person, know what to do, ensure that the person who arranges it only follows, do your own, don't ask anything else, if you cross the line, Master Hou will dispose of it casually, and our family will never ask more."
Seeing that Wang De, who was led astray, got on Li Yong's thief ship, Huang Yan also smiled at Wang De and said.
"Congratulations to the prince for making a fortune."
"Happy working together!"
Li Yong naturally understood the other party's voice, he smiled, in the future, there is such a super undercover agent lurking beside Li Er, and a lot of information can be grasped as soon as possible, after sending Huang Yan and Wang De away, Li Yong asked people to find Xue Rengui and told him seriously.
"Arrange for two companies to set off with the navy, escort 100,000 pieces of silver to the Lizhou salt mine, day and night, hand it over to Yu Xian, and tell him to expand production and buy other salt mines, there are many private mines in the depths of the mountains of Lizhou, and if necessary, you can cooperate with the Song family."
"Expansion of production?"
Xue Rengui looked at Li Yong with some surprise, Xue Rengui is a famous historical marshal, he has learned a little basic knowledge of economics after learning from Li Yong these days.
"Haizhou, Chuzhou and Yizhou have been looted by pirates, Haiyan will not be able to reach Chang'an for a long time, and the price of salt will skyrocket, so we must take precautions and make more preparations."
"Understood, go and arrange it immediately."
Xue Rengui suddenly realized, so he left in a hurry, and issued a combat order to the Xishan camp, the wind and rain outside the window of Li Yong's study, the branches flew in a panic, and the sky was gloomy and terrible, Li Yong looked out the window and thought to himself, the Tang people are divided into four people, Shinong industry and commerce, farmers are ordinary people, this time he caught a wave of heads to go to Huating County, that will inevitably make Huating County's population have a wave of growth, when the time comes, even if they are not in Chang'an, they can also buy salt through Huating County to provide to relatives and friends in Chang'an, craftsmen have no money and no power, Raised by the Ministry of Industry, but related to ordinary people, the same can be bought by acquaintances, merchants have silver, scholars are powerful and powerful, but no one knows the people of Xishan and Huating County, they are all high, how can they usually make friends with farmers who they regard as ants, they have no acquaintances to buy on their behalf, they can only work in vain in the face of the cruel fact of lack of salt, farmers and craftsmen can endure, businessmen are used to a good life, scholars are even more high, how can they endure? It's bound to make a fuss.
"Father-in-law, how can you break such a predicament? And, this is just the beginning. ”
Li Yong smiled, and his eyes were as cold as a knife, in the palace Ganlu Palace, Huang Yan and Wang De hurriedly returned, they reported what Li Yong said to Li Er word for word, Li Er didn't believe Huang Yan's words, so he left Wang De alone to ask, Wang De naturally told Li Er truthfully everything, he and Li Yong cooperated and cooperated, but he didn't dare to deceive Li Er, because he didn't need to deceive, Li Er's face was very ugly after hearing this, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and there was a cold glow flashing inside, waving his hand to signal everyone to withdraw, A person sat silently, exuding a chill on his body, which made people's hearts palpitate, of course Li Er could hear the threat in Li Yong's words, how could a dignified monarch be threatened by his courtiers? At this moment, Li Er is like a volcano about to erupt, he can't wait to bring soldiers and horses to the door, and beat Li Yong to relieve his anger, but reason tells Li Er that he can't do this, Li Yong has an intelligence team that is more powerful than his own hundred cavalry divisions, as long as he moves, Li Yong will immediately know the news, once he runs away, he will inevitably rebel, and there will be endless troubles, Li Er is not sure to take Li Yong, let alone force Li Yong, he is just angry, plus Li Yong has no heart to rebel, he just wants to make a fortune, he Li Er doesn't know, If he indiscriminately forced Li Yong to rebel or force him away, with Li Yong's unique military training skills and the fire-breathing guns he had never seen, would the imperial court army be able to stop it? Thinking of this, Li Er was shocked into a cold sweat, and instantly regained his calmness and sanity, and a sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.