On the third day after Ying Caihe came to Quanzhou, Yue Jing found Ying Caihe in the early morning and told her important news. Yao Guangping was going to the harbor to inspect warships this morning.
"I know!" A cheery and cold voice came from the room.
"We won't be back today. Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Yue, for these two days."
"Take care, fairy!"
Yue Jing returned to the shopkeeper's room, immediately began to burn all kinds of information and asked the waiter to hang up a sign that the store was temporarily closed.
The waiter was puzzled and asked: "Shopkeeper, are we going to change places?"
"Go pack the pigeon cage immediately, take the pigeons with you to Lianjiang County, and set off immediately!"
Yue Jing was very anxious. He knew that a major case would happen soon. Foreigners like them would definitely be arrested and they had to leave Jinjiang County immediately to avoid the limelight.
As soon as he packed all his money and belongings into a box, the clerk came to report: "Shopkeeper, they left, but I don't know how they left? There is no one in the yard, and all their things were taken away."
"Then let's go too!"
Yue Jing hired two ox-carts and took four men with him to leave the inn and drive towards the North City Gate. Not long after, the two ox-carts left the North City Gate and headed towards Lianjiang County in the north.
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Not long after Yue Jing and his party left, hundreds of cavalry escorted a carriage heading towards the harbor.
Yao Guangping has decided to send troops to Guangzhou to destroy the Guangzhou warships, but the naval force does not just leave like infantry. The warships need to be inspected before going to sea, supplies need to be carried out, and troops need to be dispatched. It takes at least ten days to prepare.
Set off.
Today Yao Guangping came specially to inspect the preparations of warships. In the bay, there are thousands of warships parked densely, including more than a dozen three-thousand-stone sea-going ships moored at the pier. The wind is very strong today, blowing a strong south wind.
, blowing the flag on the big ship to a crackling sound.
To the north are civilian ships. Even though they are large ships, there are hundreds of them and they are parked all over the bay.
Thousands of soldiers gathered on the dock. The carriage came to a stop in front of the team. Yao Guangping got out of the carriage and waved to the soldiers. The soldiers suddenly cheered.
A chief steward came forward and said: "Captain Qi, these dozen warships have been inspected and can go to sea at any time!"
Yao Guangping shook his head, "A dozen warships are far from enough. We need at least a hundred thousand-stone warships."
The chief steward wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Then I have to ask the captain to extend his grace for a few more days."
Yao Guangping glanced at the chief steward sternly and said coldly: "I will give you five more days. After five days, all inspections must be completed, otherwise military law will be engaged!"
"My humble duty... must be completed!"
Yao Guangping stepped onto the boarding board, with two personal guards guarding him one after the other. As soon as he walked to the side of the ship, suddenly a black figure, holding a cable in hand, flew over from the mast and appeared in front of him in an instant.
She flicked her hand, and a beam of golden light shot towards Yao Guangping's face. Yao Guangping couldn't escape, and he screamed. He was hit by five golden needles in the face at the same time, and fell towards the boat on his back. A guard behind him had quick hands and quick eyes.
Hug him.
At this time, a guard in front was shocked and turned pale. He drew his sword and stabbed the man in black. He heard a "click!" and his long sword was cut into two pieces. Before the broken sword hit the ground, it was volleyed by the man in black.
Foot, the broken sword flashed like a cold light, and "poof!" shot into Yao Guangping's throat. The poison had already taken effect. The dying Yao Guangping was shot through the neck by the broken sword, killing him at first.
"There's an assassin!"
The guards finally responded and shouted together. All the soldiers on the dock were stunned. They watched their lord being stabbed through the throat with a sword. The man in black had swung to the other end with the cable, turned over, and jumped on
Mast, and then jumped high into the sea.
There was chaos on the dock. Some guards were treating Yao Guangping, while others were going to arrest the assassin, but the figure of the governor had long since disappeared into the sea.
"Lieutenant! Taiwei!"
Yao Guangping's face turned pitch black, and the guards couldn't help but burst into tears together. This made the hearts of thousands of navy soldiers freeze. Needless to say, their lord was finished.
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Ying Caihe swam several miles away and swam to the back of an unmanned warship. Her apprentice Jingyue was already waiting for her with a small boat. Ying Caihe climbed into the boat and Jingyue immediately paddled away.
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With the cover of the waves on the water and the many ships in the bay, the ship passed through warships and merchant ships. The strong south wind made the ship move extremely fast. After a while, the boat turned into a small black spot and left the harbor.
The news that Yao Guangping was assassinated at the dock quickly spread throughout the city. The atmosphere in Jinjiang City became extremely tense. The city gates were closed and checkpoints were blocked. Teams of soldiers began to conduct door-to-door inspections. All Han Chinese with northern accents were taken away for interrogation.
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As a pigeon letter was sent to various places, Yao Guangping's six sons and sons-in-law rushed back to Jinjiang from various places. On the one hand, they came to keep vigil for their father, and on the other hand, they also competed for the right to inherit.
However, after Yao Guangping died, he could not use weapons rashly for at least three months, and the decision to attack Guangzhou was naturally cancelled.
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Chang'an has entered early summer, the weather is gradually getting hotter, and the sound of selling ice can be heard in Chang'an City.
Every winter, wealthy families in Chang'an would cut large chunks of ice from the frozen lake, transport it home and store it in ice cellars or ice wells, and use it to enjoy in the summer, or, more luxuriously, put it inside the wall to cool down the room.
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There are also many businessmen who store ice cubes, and in the summer, they use them to make various iced drinks and sell them to the people at the bottom who do not have ice cellars at home, such as smoothies, sour plum soup, and iced wine, which are popular items in summer.
In the summer, Guo Song's official residence was also moved from the second floor to the innermost courtyard. The courtyard was a brick house with specially built sandwich walls where ice cubes could be placed to keep the temperature in the official residence at over 20 degrees.
That morning, Du Guqiu hurriedly came to the palace of King Jin. The King of Jin had just sent someone to summon him, but he didn't know what happened, so he came in a hurry.
One of the main reasons why Guo Song appointed Du Guqiu as the prime minister was to build a number of large-scale government-run businesses, such as mines, shipbuilding yards, smelting plants, salt fields, sugar boiling plants, weaving plants, grain farms, sugar cane farms, etc.
Major projects for the national economy and people's livelihood.
So since the beginning of the year, Du Qiu has been extremely busy, with countless things waiting for his approval. In the past two days, he has been busy preparing to build a large-scale sugar boiling factory.
Du Lingqiu came to the palace of the King of Jin. A guard reported it for him. When he walked into the palace, he found that Pan Liao and Du You were also there.
"His Highness has something to do with Wei Chen?"
Guo Song smiled and waved to him: "Come and take a look at this!"
Du Lingqiu stepped forward and saw a red lacquered wooden plate on the table. Inside was a bill printed with gold ink. It looked a bit like the flying money from the cabinet shop, but if you look closely, it was different from the flying money from the cabinet shop.
, the gold powder ink is not the kind with gold powder mixed into the ink, but actually embroidered with gold thread. The words written on it are "official silver hundred taels", and there is the seal of the Ministry of Revenue below.
Du Lingqiu took a breath of cold air, "This is... what is this?"
Guo Song said with a smile: "Dugu Xiangguo always said that it is inconvenient for merchants to pay large amounts, so the Ministry of Household Affairs specially prints this kind of silver notes, which can be exchanged for the corresponding silver at any counter in the world. Isn't it convenient to carry it?"
"But is the cabinet maker willing?"
"Why don't you want to? This is a silver note accepted by the Ministry of Accounts. If the bank takes it to the Ministry of Accounts or the local transshipment department, it can be exchanged for the corresponding copper coins or silver, and the bank itself will also make profits."
Du Lingqiu picked up the banknote and looked at it for a long time, then worried: "What if it is counterfeited?"
Du You next to him said with a smile: "This paper cannot be faked. This is a kind of leather paper sent by Wang You from Xuanzhou. The paper is very fine and has excellent toughness. It is the first time for us to see this kind of paper. It is said that the output is
It is very low, and only one company can make it, so what His Highness means is that as long as we control this kind of paper, even if someone wants to fake it, they will not be able to find the same material. In addition, only a few embroiderers can embroider gold thread on paper.
If we do it, we will also recruit these embroiderers into the official office, and no matter how clever they are, they will not be able to imitate them."
Pan Liao added: "In addition, there are severe punishments. Anyone who dares to forge banknotes will be executed without any heirs. This two-pronged approach will prevent fake banknotes from appearing."
Du Lingqiu's mind began to become active. He looked at the banknotes carefully and said: "If it can really prevent counterfeiting, it will be impossible to make money guides. One for ten coins, one for five coins, one for five coins, you can hold the money directly."
Let's go to a restaurant to drink."
The money that Du Guqiu mentioned is Jiaozi, that is, banknotes. In fact, as long as the anti-counterfeiting technology is perfect, it is indeed difficult to forge.
Guo Song nodded, "Let's discuss this matter carefully in the political hall first. I plan to discuss this matter specifically at the next small court meeting!"
Guo Song then said to Du You: "We must move the entire Qian family to Chang'an as soon as possible. All skilled craftsmen must not be left out. We must let Li Bing and Wang You understand the importance of this matter."
Du You nodded, "Your Highness, please rest assured that Wei Chen will personally monitor this matter and there will be no oversights!"