Bright moon and breeze (233)

Lin Yutong sat back slowly, not in a hurry, can be angry, but can’t be anxious.

It has to be thought about it. He said that he was assembled on the ship... What kind of ship can carry so many shells? How many ships can be divided into all the production years. You should know that the size and carrying capacity of the ships traveling in Neijiang River are all stipulated. You can't get in at all if you are too big! This is not to say that you can just buy people. That thing is so big, and you can see everything in your eyes. No matter how much money you give, who doesn't want the life of a family to let you go! Moreover, this is not one or two ships... Isn't this useful in batches?

Therefore, if it is assembled onto the ship, the carrying capacity of this ship must not be large. It is not the kind of big ship that goes out to sea to transport cargo. If it is not such a big ship, it can only be a ship that meets the regulations.

But no matter how you assemble such a ship, you can't load the shells! You must know that the shells must have a considerable storage capacity. Otherwise, the war will start and take half an hour to fight. Isn't this a joke?

Lin Yutong calculated the calculation with Zhao Xiong, "... According to your output, all of them are equipped on the boat. How many ships will be? The ship is laid out, how many numbers will it be? What about the ship? What should you know, any ship must be registered in the relevant yamen, and unregistered ships cannot sail. Some ship owners avoid taxes, one or two are not registered, spend money to find people to clear the benefits, so this may be avoided. No matter how bold it is, three or five small boats are called taking advantage of loopholes. Private fishing boats sailing in a small range, and there are more such, which is reasonable. But you have to say that you are like that

So is it possible to not register on a large scale? Of course, if you are well prepared, this is going to be a rebellion. Someone follows you and opens a door to convenience for you. Then this is also possible! But are you well prepared? No! This explosion is an accidental incident. You are dealing with this accidental incident and thinking about how to deceive the court, so how can you care about anything else? So, there are two problems. First, there must be a ship with shells. A new batch of ships should be built. The ship should be equipped with artillery, but these cannot be used, so they must be moored. Second, the shells are transported from Yingtian, and there must be a place to store, which is very close to the berth of the ship."

Zhao Xiong frowned, "I don't know this. I only know that someone cooperates and nothing goes wrong..."

"You think the other party has great energy. From the court to the various yamen below, to the guards of Yingtian, all the lines have been opened. Do you think it is safer to perform their duties?"

Zhao Xiong was silent, it was indeed the case!

Lin Yutong found out the list that Xing Yuan asked about, "What are the identities of the people on this?"

Zhao Xiong glanced at the list, his face turned pale, his hands stretched out trembled constantly, and he lit the first name, "Xu Xiuzhi, a sea merchant, a native of Wuxi; Lu Zuochen, a sea merchant, a native of Longcheng; Song Zhifang, a sea merchant, a native of Gusu; Zhang Zhipu, a salt merchant, a native of Chongzhou; Wu Baoquan, a grain merchant, a native of Huzhou; □□heng, a money shop, a native of Jiaxing; Baiyunfeng, a silk merchant, a native of Hangzhou; Yuan Shuren, a medicinal merchant, a native of Songjiang..."

Lin Yutong frowned, followed by a flash of inspiration, "Wuxi, Longcheng, Gusu, Chongzhou, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Songjiang..." These places surround this point, "Taihu!" I understand! I understand where the ship is and where the shells are transported by them.

Yingtian is also a city in the Taihu Lake Basin, with the waterways connected.

She didn't delay for a moment and got up and said, "Go! Let's go."

What should Zhao Xiong do? Stay here, worrying that he will inform you. Keep it in the dark, and you will still be shocked if you disappear. It is not close to Taihu Lake from here.

"Take it with you!" Lin Yutong said as she looked at Zhao Xiong, "You write a letter and send it to Zhou Huairen immediately. She said that the imperial envoy is not next year and will arrive the day after tomorrow. If there are important things to be handled, please ask him to deal with it carefully and you will come back in three days."

Zuo Xianya immediately took a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Yang Baolian picked up the pen and wrote it. He expressed the meaning accurately and gave it to Zhao Xiong, "Copy it down and don't play tricks."

Zhao Xiong picked up the pen weighed a thousand pounds, but he still started writing. As soon as he wrote, Guo Dongli shouted, "Slow up!" She took away the letter paper that had already been written, "Write it again, don't give me a title."

Yang Baolian realized that she had made a big mistake, that was, the template she made was too official. These people must be much closer than ordinary people, and the titles between them were probably extremely close. This title is a verbal title, and a written title is another. If you ask Zhao Xiong's entourage or servant, you know his verbal title, you cannot confirm how someone's private letter was written.

Then it is better not to give a title and leave a name. You can tell who wrote it by looking at the handwriting. If you send a letter in an emergency, you can even know the trace of the imperial envoy on the letter. Of course, it is the safest and the least easy thing to ask the other party to think about it.

Lin Yutong didn't stop him, and asked Zhao Xiong to take the lead, pretending to be the follower of this person, and came out of the city at night. She told Cui Yingyue, "I won't take you this time. Tell Qiu Liujing for me, and 800 miles to speed up the recruitment of Zheng Zhilong, target, Taihu!"

Cui Yingyue received the token, "At most one hour, Commander Qiu will come back..."

Wait! No more waiting!

Cui Yingyue stuffed the token into the purse hanging around her neck, "Don't worry, the token is here, I'm here."

It's not that dangerous, just submit it to the entrust!

After the arrangement was made, they did not stop, and they went directly to their own ship parked at the dock and set sail immediately. When the ship moved, Lin Yutong asked everyone else to go to bed. After running around for a day, their physical strength was almost exhausted.

Zhu Guyu stayed to take care of Zhao Xiong, while Guo Dongli stayed, "Let's change it."

"Everyone rest, feed some medicine and call me to fall asleep, don't bother to keep it." Zhu Guyu went to feed the medicine, Guo Dongli went to fetch water, "Sir, please wash."

After scrubbing it casually, Lin Yutong asked Guo Dongli to go to bed, "It's okay, no one needs to guard me."

But the gentleman didn’t bring his entourage, so how could he do it? “You sleep inside, Zhu Guyu and I were on the floor and went to bed! We were both physically strong and it was okay.”

As she was talking, Zhu Guyu came back. She put the mat on the ground and went up, "You can sleep with peace of mind, and it is definitely not worse than Lord Liu's people!"

Lin Yutong laughed, but she was still talking. Zhu Guyu's breathing was a little different. She was very sleepy and fell asleep next to the pillow. Lin Yutong leaned against the head of the bed and asked Guo Dongli to sit by the bed. The two of them were blowing the wind on the river at night, and they could talk for a while.

Lin Yutong appreciates Guo Dongli's caution, "...It's great that you can think of these details! But why, I haven't stopped you! You have to look at people's hearts! Don't look at these people's quarrels, but they bully the weak and fear the strong. Give them two good points, and you don't know where the right thing is. But if you really act seriously with them, they are softer than anyone else? Why? Because they already have more and they can't bear to give up too much. At that time, they were thinking, who would go if the wealth is cheaper? As long as they can save their lives, nothing can be sold! When the list was taken out, Zhao Xiong's hands were shaking, and he was really afraid!"

Guo Dongli smiled embarrassedly, "Yes! Later I realized it. Along the way, from the city to the outside of the city, no one pressed his knife against his waist and his followers, but he was very honest. I thought at that time that these people were actually self-righteous and cowards. They wanted a lot, but when they found out that they bit their hands, they immediately wanted to shrink. This was actually like those merchants doing business. They dared to make money in the oil pan when they saw profits, but once they found that something was wrong, they would be faster than anyone else."

Lin Yutong nodded, that's it. She asked again, "These people are not scary, so do you know what scary is?"

"The firearms they made?"

Lin Yutong shook her head, "Their firearms must be less advanced than the imperial court, and they only built them but did not dare to try them. Maybe they took them to somewhere overseas to try them, and they could not form an army without large-scale drills. And when did the navy led by General Zheng Zhilong and General Zheng have not fired artillery in the past few years? They have the responsibility to escort, and they have all gone through actual combat. Moreover, they gathered in the waters of Taihu Lake, and the waterways are all connected, but not many are really suitable for large ships to sail, and the blockage is also blocked. We are anxious because they are anxious to jump over the wall, bringing more people in, and making unnecessary sacrifices. It is not that they are not sure about facing them."

Guo Dongli looked calm and said uncertainly for a while: "...it's wealth! It's wealth they have accumulated!"

Lin Yutong had a smile in her eyes, and she deliberately continued to say it.

Guo Dongli said, "My grandmother always says that the best thing in this world is money, but the worst thing in the world is money. With money, you feel that you can do everything you want in this world with your hand. This will cause a lot of thoughts! For money, someone can do anything that is despicable! With money, he will think about asking for more money. When he knows the benefits of money, he can no longer let go! Students have a deep understanding of this. When he was a child, the student went to Shaanxi with his grandmother. The place he lived at that time was not far from the place where Lantian jade was produced... Many people picked up broken jade in the river, and I was playing around and I picked it up, but I really picked it up! That day, a small piece of broken jade

Jade, I sold two taels of silver. The next day I went early. A child and I saw one at the same time. We both pounced over. I grabbed it. He pushed me down and wanted to steal my. I lay on the ground to protect the broken jade, and never let go. He took the big stone in the riverbed and wanted to smash my head. He stopped me and was stopped by the adults around him. That day, I sold five taels of silver. Grandma asked me, will I go tomorrow? There are so many silver every day, and I will go with the knife! But I have no good luck anymore, I haven't picked it up, and I haven't earned those few taels of silver. I've completely forgotten that before this, I didn't actually have these silver, and my life is the same!"

Yes! This is the terrible thing about money! Using money can mobilize many resources that you can't even imagine.

Lin Yutong said, "No need to examine Zhao Xiong, you can come out even if you think about it. They must be at night when they enter and exit the city gate. There are only a few people on duty at night, fixed personnel at fixed time, and transport fixed things... It is impossible to do without enough exciting money. Mr. Feng Menglong said everything in "Yu Shimingyan", saying that money can make ghosts push the mill... This is about the essence of money, and it is also about human nature."

Guo Dongli had a mark in his heart, and there was: the essence of capital is evil! Human nature is greedy!

She felt that this trip would be worth the trip if she had such an understanding!

But who knows that there are more unexpected surprises waiting for her.

The boat was sailing on the river surface, standing on the deck, and could see Taihu Lake from afar. As a result, a boat was sailing towards him and then scattered on the river surface.

"Sir!" Wu Yingying came over hurriedly, "A ship blocked our way."

I saw it! Why are you panic? The ship is so big, can there be thousands of troops hidden inside? She said to Guo Dongli, "Go and see who is coming."

yes!

Guo Dongli followed Wu Yingying out, and Wu Yingying whispered, "The boat is not big, but look at the boat, it is decorated very unusual. What if you encounter a difficult person, what if you bump into him? Get rid of him, for fear of disturbing others. Don't get rid of him, you can't do it. Sir, you're on the boat."

Guo Dongli snorted coldly, "If this is the case, it will be simple. Throw them all into the water and feed them to the turtle! When they come out of the water, we will do our business."

Wu Yingying felt that she should be on duty, look! Guo Dongli stayed with her husband for two nights and spoke differently.

Guo Dongli went to the bow of the boat, and the others stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the situation there. There were guards on the boat, and the guard commander asked Guo Dongli, "What did the empress say? Do you want me to negotiate?"

Before Guo Dongli could speak, he saw someone coming out of the cabin opposite. This man was not tall and could not see his facial features clearly, but he was wearing beautiful clothes. The man bowed to this side, then slowly knelt down, his forehead against the deck, and his hand was holding something high.

What does this mean?

Naren said, "I understand, this is the 'reporter' that is sung in the opera lyrics."

Guo Dongli was stunned at first, and then a little disgusted arose in his heart. "Tell him to kneel down, I'll go back to his sir."

Dong Bai looked at Guo Dongli's back and thoughtfully.

Guo Dongli strode in, "Sir, someone is kneeling on the deck of the boat, not knowing what he is holding in his hand."

Lin Yutong put down the book in her hand, "Who do you think this person is?"

"It must be the person on the list yesterday." Someone heard the slightest thing, so he quickly surrendered.

Lin Yutong smiled and said, "This person must be Du Yangong." She said, and stood up, "Go and bring him over."

So, this middle-aged man with a low-tall and elegant figure was taken to the boat. He was polite when he saw anyone, bowed slightly to show respect.

When he arrived at the door of the cabin, Guo Dongli glanced at him, and he immediately knelt down. Guo Dongli went in, "Sir, someone has brought it."

There were bamboo curtains hanging in the cabin. Lin Yutong didn't go out and didn't let him in, just called him: "Du Yangong."

The sinner Du Yangong is here!

Lin Yutong chuckled, "You know you can't hide it, right? Du Yanjing is your brother. Once the matter comes, you must have told him! It's not a secret that the imperial envoy sent to the court. No one can cover the sky with one hand, you know this. You are also very clear that as long as you check, no matter how well the traces are covered, you can't deceive the court. In Yingtian City, tens of thousands of people were killed accidentally, some mothers lost their sons, women lost their husbands, and children lost their parents... This is a short time, so some people were immersed in grief, plus the government's

The constant tone is earthquakes, and many people don’t react. Once they react, how many people lose their relatives will complain to the court. Once the court investigates, others still have room for defense, but you don’t! The gunpowder factory was exchanged with the court with disaster relief grain! More than 10,000 lives, one-quarter of the city, kill the people of your Du family up and down a hundred times, fill in the Du family’s accumulation for several generations, and there is no enough compensation. You have no way out, so you are here! Your news is very fast."

Du Yangong's forehead was pressed on the deck, "Yan Gong will never be killed to redeem his sins."

Lin Yutong sighed, "You are the leader, not good! In this case, you should be killed first! It is in their interest to commit suicide fearlessly and then blame the main crime on you! I am very curious, why are you still not dead yet, and you can jump in front of me."

Du Yangong kowtowed unstoppably, "Empress, the sinners are indeed hunted down! The inn she stayed at the night before yesterday caught fire... Yesterday morning, the porridge and rice used were not clean... The sinners had no choice but to hide on the boat and float on the water. Last night, I found that the dock was under military control, and the sinners knew that there must be an important person in the capital! My brother did write a letter from home, and the letter from home said that the sinners would surrender themselves, but the risks along the way to Beijing were very high... The sinners were careful. Since the imperial envoy was coming, the imperial envoy had not arrived yet, but they had already been under military control. Those who could issue such orders directly were nothing more than three people. Emperor, Empress, Prince..."

No matter who it is, it is the same to apologize! So, it comes.

Lin Yutong signaled Guo Dongli to pull up the bamboo curtain. Guo Dongli passed by and slowly pulled the curtain up. Lin Yutong sat inside and could see Du Yangong kneeling under the sun.

Du Yangong was shining by the sun and couldn't see the face of the person sitting inside. But he knew such a ship! The merchants could not touch the supervision of the important parts on the ship! He had seen the construction of the hull. There were ten ships in total, which were not something that ordinary people could sit on.

Lin Yutong looked at him, "I won't ask you anything else, I'll take care of other things, I'll just ask you, what's going on with Taihu Lake?"

Du Yangong hurriedly said, "It's Song Zhifang's management! This has always been Song Zhifang's place."

What does it mean to be Song Zhifang's place always?

"Song Zhifang opened a shipyard and a shipyard repair yard here. Each fishermen who relied on fishing as the industry could work in the shipyard. The fishing income was unstable, but it was different in the shipyard. The wages were higher than others, so he settled down here! When entering and leaving Taihu Lake, some people were staring at each other, and every household was maintaining the factory! In the past three years, renovated ships and newly built ships have been here... Taihu Lake can build ships, and many things can be hidden and not easily discovered. However, the conditions of Taihu Lake are not enough to build artillery! In addition, Song Zhifang is smart, and he must bring in many people! If other people are not dirty, how can they be tied together! The sinners are also obsessed with ghosts and deceived by his sweet words."

After saying that, he raised his head a little, trying to see Lin Yutong's expression clearly, "Everything in the sinner is true, and he has no intention of ruling. The sinner is a businessman, and when he sees making money, he is easily confused! The sinner's original intention of participating is to secretly install cannons on the ship and take goods to sea, and be mentally stable when bringing goods to sea! Although there is escort from the court, the escort... is not all timely! The situation at sea changes quickly, and it is often too late! Moreover, foreign merchants often bring these things to do business outside.

The locals are particularly tolerant of Heng. They offer a few prices. We can't do it. Wherever we go, they dare to come with us. I just thought, we can also install cannons... that's a fool! For example, can we buy some shells from the court when we go to sea to carry them? When we come back, if there are any remaining ones, they can be placed on the port and go down to sail before using it. The sinner really thought so at the beginning! My brother gave the court several times and mentioned this matter. But the court never allowed it!"

Firearms must not be made in the public! Once a firearm is made, it will flood quickly.

Lin Yutong didn't talk nonsense to him. As soon as he spoke, he wished he could beat all the blame on him.

But this guy's mouth kept on for a moment, and he heard her whisper, "Does the Empress know the r book? Do you know the shogunate of the r book?"

Overriding imperial power?

Lin Yutong laughed, "It is a very tempting statement that is above the imperial power."

Zhao Xiong kept kowtowing, "The sinner felt that there was no idea that the sinners were above the imperial power. But at that time they said that the root of the shogunate was that the emperor despised the samurai, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the samurai. The samurai was dissatisfied with the samurai, so they formed the shogunate. At that time, the sinners thought that they could not pass any of their proposals... This was the court despising merchants. Yes! Many people who thought the same as the sinners felt that the court despised merchants!"
To be continued...