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Chapter 98 Who Eats, Wears Whose Clothes, Takes Whose Money, Listens to Whose Words, Be Whose Knife!

Time flies, time flies.

Before he knew it, it was almost a year since Li Yunze sent troops to the southeast.

His reputation in the southeast is so great that even mentioning his name can stop a child from crying at night.

In order to fight for the right to maritime trade, Li Yunze went on a killing spree.

He wiped out almost all the former sea lords and merchants, and the rest are smart people who have sharp eyesight and rush to join his subordinates when they see the wind.

Li Yunze took over their supply and channels.

The fleet of ironclad fishing boats destroyed and blocked various ports, wiped out pirates and sank many disobedient Fangui ships, forcing them to bring gold and silver to Zhongzuo for business.

The sea trade business is so huge, and the monthly trade gains are so great that even Xue Biao, who is used to seeing wealth, trembles.

"Do you know what is the most important thing in maritime trade in this era?"

Facing Li Yunze's inquiry, Xue Biao thought for a while and said, "The capital is strong?"

Li Yunze shook his head, "No."

"adequate supply?"

Li Yunze shook his head again, "No."

"The channel is smooth?"

Li Yunze still shook his head, "You always look at problems from the perspective of a businessman, and your thinking is limited. From the overall perspective, the most important thing to do in maritime trade is to have a hard fist."

"Without fleets blocking various ports and attacking opponents to cut off the access to the sea, who would come to the center and left to buy things?"

"Without the Beijing camp sweeping all the powerful sea lords, how can we control the supply channels?"

"Without soldiers and horses in hand, who will the local government easily let go and not engage in moths?"

"What the second brother said is true." Xue Biao saluted respectfully, "Xue Biao has been taught."

Li Yunze laughed, "You are much better than you, Xue Pan, and I have nothing to teach you. In a few days, I will lead the troops back to Shenjing. Everything here will be entrusted to you."

Xue Biao paused for a while, and subconsciously responded, "Second brother, I'm not very educated."

"Don't talk about this kind of article." Li Yunze waved his hand, "You are capable, and you are one of your own. I can rest assured that I leave it to you here. I have something to tell you."

Xue Biao nodded first, and then saluted, "I'm going to ask my second brother for advice."

"I left Jialin to lead the troops to assist you. He will send a fleet to Fusang to open up trade routes. Fusang has a lot of gold and silver, no matter what method you use, you have to get it." Li Yunze's expression was a little serious "Military matters Don't ask too much, you manage the money here, send it to Shenjing City regularly and give it to me, and no matter who asks you for it, even if it is the emperor's decree, don't bother."

The dignified Xue Biao was thoughtful at first, and then said solemnly, "Understood."

Talking to a smart person is easy, but if it were Xue Pan, even if Li Yunze had opened the mouth, he probably wouldn't be able to understand it.

"Second brother." Xue Biao took a wooden box, and when he opened it, it turned out to be a bottle of perfume. "This is a rare treasure from France. Please take it to Shenjing City and give it to my sister."

"I have a heart." Li Yunze didn't say that I have plenty of these things, and your sister Baochai doesn't lack such things.

He accepted the perfume, and patted Xue Biao on the shoulder, "Do your job well, and the Xue family will be up to you from now on."

The chuckling Xue Biao lowered his head, thinking that in the future the Xue family's hope could only rest on Sister Baochai.

With most of the southeast pirates being suppressed by Li Yunze, the remaining ones could no longer thrive under the threat of iron-clad fishing boats.The ghosts were subdued, and obediently went to Zhongzuo to do legitimate business.

On Li Yunze's side, it was time to return to Shenjing City.

The emperor was already worried about him, not to mention that the leader of the army is out now, and he still has a large amount of financial resources in his hands. No emperor would allow him to cultivate power abroad for a long time.

Li Yunze actually wanted to say something to the emperor, you're thinking too much, I think you're doing it in Shenjing City.

The army broke camp and returned, this time overland over the mountains of northern Fujian, and then boarded a boat along the Grand Canal and returned to Beijing through Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

After traveling through mountains and rivers for more than a month, he finally returned to Shenjing City.

Unlike the last time after the Southwest was pacified, only King Zhongshun came out of the city to greet him. This time the emperor personally led all the officials out of the city for ten miles to welcome the army's triumphant return.

The reason is very simple. During this period of time, the borders of the northern region continued to suffer, and the nine borders were defeated one after another. The Jurchen soldiers and horses of the Liao region even broke through and entered, causing countless disasters in the northern Zhili.

As the disaster situation continued to worsen, the displacement of civil servants became more and more serious, and bandits from all over the country gradually became commonplace.

Successive defeats and the loss of cities and lands made the emperor and the court lose face.

At this time, Li Yunze's victory on the southeast coast was very important for boosting morale and maintaining face.

Not to mention, Li Yunze also opened up a rich source of income for the emperor.

Li Yunze, who often reads the mansion newspaper, scoffed at those defeats.

The soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty are not impossible to fight, the premise is that you have to give them enough money, food and military resources.

Years in arrears of military salaries, civil servants drifting away, military generals withdrew their salaries, and military resources are apparently full and excellent, but in fact they are all rubbish, not even enough.

Let alone the war, the sergeants can't get enough to eat.Who will work for you.

In this case, even if Wei Huolai led the army, he would not be able to win.

The soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty today are very similar to the Ming army in the late Ming Dynasty.

No one can beat them with soldiers and horses without pay, and no one can beat them with soldiers and horses with full pay.

The process of exchanging greetings and greetings has been properly arranged by the etiquette department long ago, and everyone plays their own roles.

However, one thing happened during the period, but it made everyone look sideways.

It was rare for an emperor in a good mood to see that Li Yunze's soldiers and horses were well-armored, and they were still lined up under the scorching sun.

Such a strong army put him in a good mood, and he stood on the royal car and shouted to the soldiers of the army, "The weather is hot, all the soldiers take off their armor to avoid the heat~~~"

The sound was very loud, and the surrounding civil and military officials and most of the sergeants could hear it.

But there was an embarrassing scene for the emperor. The soldiers wearing armor standing under the scorching sun didn't move at all when they heard the emperor's order!
When the expressions of all the officials were different, Li Yunze turned around and greeted very calmly, "Remove the armor."

"Wow~~~" All the soldiers of the army took off their armor in the call of the generals, "the general has an order, take off the armor".

The emperor's face was extremely ugly!

In fact, this is easy to understand. The emperor and the imperial court only paid [-]% of the food and salaries to the soldiers, and they often defaulted on the deduction. The food distributed was basically old food. The cloth was eaten by insects and rats, and the salt was mixed with a lot of sediment. official salt.

The soldiers are now able to support their families with full wages, and they are often rewarded with enough food, clothing and warmth, all thanks to the money paid by the general lord Li Yunze.

They are all very honest and good family members.

Eat Li Yunze's food, wear Li Yunze's clothes, and take Li Yunze's money, so naturally he listens to Li Yunze's words and treats him as Li Yunze's knife!

When going through the follow-up process, the emperor kept a dark face the whole time.

He didn't think about why the soldiers didn't listen to the emperor, but to Li Yunze.

He just wanted to kill Li Yunze!

If he can't kill him now, then he won't be given a chance to expand his power in the army.

The grand triumphant ceremony ended up being anticlimactic.

After hurriedly returning to the city, the originally planned palace banquet was also canceled because the emperor was unwell.

Li Yunze didn't care about this at all, he calmly returned to Jia's mansion with his personal guards.

This time, everyone in Jia's mansion finally behaved.

The middle door was wide open, and Mother Jia led the crowd out to welcome her.

Wang Xifeng, who eats well, sleeps well, and is in a good mood, has obviously gained weight.

Seeing that the sullen old lady didn't speak, she simply stepped forward and shouted, "Welcome Patriarch to return home~~~"

Everyone had no choice but to salute and shout.

Because the heart is not aligned, shouting is sparse and lacks momentum.

Li Yunze, who was on horseback, frowned when he saw Mrs. Wang among the crowd.

Seeing this scene, Jia Zheng hastily stepped forward and cupped his hands, "Brother Lian, your aunt already knew she was wrong, so I beg you to forgive me."

Li Yunze didn't speak, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Where is the Eldest Master?"

"Brother's fate is fatal. The imperial doctor hanged himself and rescued him. He was just unconscious and could only lie on the bed." Jia Zheng sighed again and again.

The hypocritical Li Yunze raised his hand to wipe away the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes, but what he thought in his mind was, "Jia Rong, this trash, the plan to kill two birds with one stone, you have turned it into a half bird, what a useless trash!" '

He waved his hand, and Jia Mang led people forward, and set up two halberds in front of the gate of Jia's mansion.

This is a door halberd that symbolizes the identity of the Wu family. Inserting the halberd as a door represents the return of the Jia family to the ranks of the Wu family.

Li Yunze dismounted from his horse, strode forward with his head held high, and entered the mansion through the middle gate.

He first went to the East Road Courtyard, apparently to visit Jia She, but actually to confirm whether Jia She really couldn't wake up.

After performing for a while, he told the Xing family, who was no longer imposing because Jia She became a vegetable, to talk nonsense about taking care of the old man, and then left.

After discussing with Jia Zheng and others, they set up a family banquet in the evening to cleanse the dust, then turned around and walked to Ningguo Mansion.

"Why didn't I see Baoyu come out to greet me?" Li Yunze asked Sister Feng on the way, "Could it be that you are taking Joe with me?"

Hearing Li Yunze mention this name, Sister Feng's pretty face showed disgust, "Don't mention him, it's really disgusting."

"How to say?" Li Yunze raised his brows lightly, thinking in his heart, "What happened?"

"He, he doesn't study well all day, and hangs out with some opera singers, it's really disgusting."

Sister Feng gloated and said, "He got close to those opera performers in Prince Zhongshun's mansion, and the prince came to complain in person, which made the second master faint from anger."

He raised his handkerchief and covered his mouth and giggled, "When I woke up, I beat Baoyu severely. If the old lady didn't force me to die, I would have been beaten to death. Now, I'm still recuperating on the collapsed bed , where can I get up?"

Li Yunze suppressed a smile, his heart was clear.

Instead of letting Dabao face to harm those poor girls, it's better to abolish him and let me do it!
"Husband~~~" Wang Xifeng, who was holding his arm, winked like silk, "I don't care about anything else, but I must be the first one today!"

To put it bluntly, this journey lasted for more than a year.

Li Yunze can occasionally go to the modern world to talk about life ideals with his younger sisters who make money and spend money.

But for Sister Feng's side, she can only endure it.

Now that the Ruyi Golden Cudgel is back, can you still bear it?
Turning to look at Sister Feng whose big eyes were about to burst into flames, Li Yunzejill trembled and murmured.

"Looking at your current state, one time may not be enough."

(End of this chapter)