The fleet rushed back to the Dengzhou port in a dusty manner, attracting the attention of everyone on the shore. When Zeng Yi disembarked, the two prairie people were already waiting for Zeng Yi on the shore with smiles on their faces. In recent days, Zeng Yi
They frantically attacked the transport fleet in the island country's waters, causing a shortage of food and grass for Gurhan. Currently, Gurhan's frontline army has slowed down the pace of the attack, and Mengge's army finally ushered in a rare victory.
It’s time to rest, and Brother Meng is preparing to contact Xixia, hoping to win over this former ally of Gur Khan!
When Zeng Yi saw the two of them, he vomited bitterly and told them how difficult it was. He even dragged them to watch the battleship with injuries! The two of them were very kind and said to Zeng Yi respectfully: "
Sir, thank you for your hard work. Brother Meng Khan, I am very satisfied with this mission. You can rest assured that we will be responsible for the repair of the battleship. Please persist for a few days! Buy more time for us!"
After hearing what the two said, Zeng Yi immediately sat down and raised his price, "What? How many more days do we have to fight for? No, no, you are! I don't know how dangerous it is, we may be besieged by the island country at any time, and my brothers are also a little fed up.
Going to sea!"
Hearing what Zeng Yi said, the two of them became anxious: "Sir, please, after a few days of insisting, the Khan has spoken. As long as the cutoff is completed for a few days, each person can receive five more in the royal court."
One hundred taels of silver reward!"
"Mad! Brother Meng, this is too much! But can you fucking give me the money and let me distribute the money? If you do this, how can I get kickbacks?" My heart is full of complaints, but my mouth is full of complaints.
But he pretended to be hesitant, trying to get some benefits for himself, but before Zeng Yi could say anything, the group of guys who got off the boat behind heard this, added another five hundred taels of silver, and shouted excitedly: "What!
Five hundred more taels of silver? No problem, don’t worry, Senior Brother, we are not bored at all, we are very motivated now and can’t wait to go to sea immediately!”
"...Holy shit! Why do I have such a bunch of pig teammates!"
Looking back at the two people from the grassland who were staring at him, Zeng Yi couldn't say anything else. He could only say: "Okay, after the ship is repaired and the ammunition is replenished, we will set off immediately!"
After discussing with the two of them, people from the shipyard arrived. After looking at the damage to the fleet, they said to Zeng Yi: "Don't worry, sir. They are just minor injuries. They can be repaired in half a day!"
"Half a day, why don't you take a closer look? Look at my Jiaolong. There are so many injuries on it. Are you sure it can be repaired in a long time?" Zeng Yi said, pointing to several places on the ship that showed signs of being attacked by the enemy.
"Don't worry, sir, our skills are very good, half a day is enough!"
Zeng Yi silently raised his middle finger to several NPCs, "Fuck! I still want to go back to the capital to comfort Xiao Xuehua, who is guarding the empty house alone. You repaired it in a damn long time, how can I go back!"
Zeng Yi was very disappointed when his plan to go back and pay the public rations came to nothing. At this moment, a guy with a thick waist and a broad head, who looked like a local rich man, came over and took a look at the ten items brought back by Zeng Yi and his fleet.
Several transport ships filled with food opened their mouths and said to Zeng Yi: "My lord, are you the commander of this fleet?"
"I am! What are you doing?"
"The villain is a legal merchant registered by the imperial court. I wonder if you want to buy the grain at the back?"
When Zeng Yi heard this, he immediately realized that this guy was a red-top businessman who was plundering the spoils of privateers. He immediately said: "Sell, sell, sell! I don't know what the price is?"
The businessman stretched out his palm and said, "How about I give you five hundred taels of silver for each ship's grain?"
"Five hundred taels? No, I'm losing money. I can only get a thousand taels anyway!" Zeng Yi actually didn't know what the price was, but he was already used to deceiving people in business, so as if it was an instinctive reaction, he first went up by one tael.
Double the price, starting from the ground up!
When the businessman heard this, he felt as if he had been cut by a knife, and said in surprise: "No, no, no, one thousand taels, we are not making any profit! Let me give you some more, how about six hundred taels?"
"Minimum nine hundred!"
"Up to seven hundred!"
The two sides bargained for a while, and finally Zeng Yi sold it to this guy for 800 taels of silver, the price of a ship of grain. Zeng Yi captured a dozen transport ships in total, and sunk the rest.
After counting the grain, there were ten thousand taels of silver! The merchant immediately took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to Zeng Yi. As soon as Zeng Yi took them, he noticed something was wrong. He often touched the banknotes and immediately found that the thickness was wrong. When he counted them, he found that there was only
Seven thousand taels, Zeng Yi exploded. "Damn! You dare to take my money, don't you want to live?" As he said this, Zeng Yi picked up the Tianzi knife!
"My lord! My lord has misunderstood! Have you forgotten that private loot must be paid three levels of tax?"
When the businessman said this, Zeng Yi remembered that there were three levels of tax! He couldn't help complaining: "The tax is really high!" Zeng Yi then collected the seven thousand taels of silver!
After the transaction was completed, all the food on the ship belonged to the red-top businessman. As a result, this guy was not in a hurry to save the food. In front of Zeng Yi, he said to the two prairie people: "Two distinguished guests from the prairie, I wonder if you need it."
Food, the food for each ship only costs one thousand five hundred taels, and we can deliver it to your door!"
The two prairie people agreed without thinking. In the prairie war, no amount of food is too much!
"Oh! I'm so angry!" Zeng Yi stared at the businessman and really wanted to chop him with a knife! "Is it really okay for you to trade in front of me like this? Mader, I will sell to them directly next time!"
The businessman had an indifferent attitude: "Sir, you are joking. As an official of the imperial court, you will definitely abide by the embargo on the grassland!"
"...Made! This is a monopoly and a collusion between government and businessmen!!!"
After the grain delivery was completed, the consignor actually asked Zeng Yi if those transport ships were for sale. He could give Zeng Yi a high price. Zeng Yi didn't even bother to listen and said directly: "Not for sale!" Ships are a hot commodity, even though they are not battleships.
, but ships like this that can go to sea are still very popular. As long as he releases the news, many guilds will definitely come to buy them! Zeng Yi plans in his heart to come back next time, get a few more ships like this, release the news directly, and start a competition.
auctions!
What the shipyard said was right. In just half a day, all the damaged ships in the fleet had been repaired, and the two prairie men had also replenished their weapons and ammunition. Zeng Yi had no reason to shirk and could only bring the fleet with him again.