The Ming Dynasty talker in the box

Chapter 40 Gerou’s Temptation

If Li Zicheng was trapped in Jiaozhou, the huge motive of rescuing Li Zicheng would be enough for Ma Jiben to attack this city without any strategic value at all costs.

"How do you want me to help?" Li Hengqu asked calmly.

"Just the same thing! You only need to ask Mr. Yi to destroy the wall of Jiaozhou City, and there is no need for Mr. Yi to bother with the rest."

"If there are cannons on the city wall, Mr. Yi Shi will not agree to my help."

Li Hengqu didn't want to be bombarded by red cannons before he reached 500 meters of the city wall.

"Zhang Dayou came on a hasty march and did not bring cannons. Jiaozhou City itself does not have city defense artillery." Ma Jiben said calmly.

"Actually, I have been having trouble with Jiannu recently. If you let Long Jiu go, in addition to the city wall, I will also help you deal with the Qing troops in the city." Li Hengqu suggested.

"Destroy the city wall and release Long Jiu."

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"Okay, let me know when you attack the city."

After Li Hengqu returned to Gaojiabao, he immediately filled in the walls of Gaojiabao, and then gathered together more than 400 refugees who were still gathered in Gaojiabao.

"Men under the age of 60 are listed."

As Li Hengqu's voice fell, about 300 refugees walked out.

"I'll introduce you to a job for one tael of silver a day. Do you want to do it?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all screamed happily and expressed their willingness.

In the late Ming Dynasty, one tael of silver was worth eight hundred yuan today.

800 yuan a day is an enviable salary even for today's wage earners, let alone this group of refugees who don't have enough to eat.

Seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, Li Heng channeled:
"I need you to guard Gaojia Fort for three days. No one is allowed to enter except my order."

When he learned that Long Jiu had been arrested, Li Hengqu realized that relying solely on boxes could not cover everything.

Although the box is invincible from a certain perspective, the person operating the box is not.

He needs to sleep, eat, and go to the bathroom, so he can't always carry the box with him. He can't stare at multiple targets on the screen, and he always loses sight of one thing.

So now he plans to consciously assign things to other people to do, even if he can easily do it through the box.

He wanted to hold on to Gaojiabao for the time being and reserve it for his own use in the future, so he decided to recruit some people to use it.

Everyone happily accepted the job, and those refugees who did not meet the requirements were eager to show that they were qualified for the job.

Even women holding babies crowded in front of Li Hengqu, their eyes full of longing.

Li Hengqu waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down and said in a calm tone:
"The remaining villagers are responsible for the logistics, including washing, cooking and cleaning. Each person pays [-] yuan per day."

After hearing this, everyone gratefully kowtowed to Li Hengqu again. Li Hengqu stood up and got out of the way. This kind of scene always made him feel uncomfortable.

He made the monk fully responsible for the affairs of Gaojiabao, and asked everyone to collect one day's wages first, and then everyone dispersed with satisfaction.

Li Hengqu returned to the inner courtyard and asked Ge Rou to guard the door.

Looking at the soft big bed, Li Hengqu tried hard to suppress his urge to lie down on it.

Alas, it’s impossible to take advantage of the current situation.

He pulled the box in front of him, and then brought up the black full-length portrait of Li Zicheng. He wanted to see if he could blow up Li Zicheng.

"Li Zicheng, come out. I have something to ask you."

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"I know that you did not follow my order, and I have no intention of care."

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"Your disastrous defeat in Shanhaiguan is not my punishment, you don't have to be afraid."·······
"You don't need to hide in Jiaozhou City, I can help you return to Xi'an."

As soon as Li Hengqu finished saying this, a very slight sound seemed to come from the screen. Li Hengqu tilted his head up immediately, but after a while, no sound was heard.

Is it an illusion?
Li Hengqu frowned and continued to call Li Zicheng's name, thinking of ways to bomb Li Zicheng, but there was still no reaction at all.

After shouting like this for a few minutes, when Li Hengqu was about to give up, there was movement on the screen.

Li Hengqu was overjoyed, thinking that this guy had finally been blown out by him, but he saw Zhu Youjian's full-body image popping out.

He clicked on Zhu Youjian's full-length portrait.

"What's the matter?"

"Mr. Yi Shi, I just woke up and found that all the water boats on the island were missing. Some of the servants must have escaped by boat."

"It's already noon and you just woke up? It's quite pleasant."

Li Hengqu was a little speechless. He asked Zhu Youjian to conquer the servants on the island within a few days, but the guy was sleeping in.

"Mr. Yishi, I don't know why I am so sleepy today. My head is still groggy." Zhu Youjian rubbed his temples.

"Let them escape." Li Hengqu rarely cared about Zhu Youjian sleeping in.

The deserted island is located in the very center of the South China Sea, surrounded by extremely strong winds and waves. There is probably no future in escaping in a small canoe.

"The gold and silver mountains on the island are much shorter. I think they took some of them away when they escaped." Zhu Youjian added.

What?Li Hengqu sat up suddenly and almost shouted.

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Half an hour later, he wiped off the seawater and some blood stains on his hands with a towel.

"Gorou, do you have a family?"

Li Hengqu felt relieved after eating the dinner brought by Ge Rou.

"Master Li, are you driving me away again? I think I have served you very carefully during this period." Gerou's eyes were shining with tears, and she felt very aggrieved.

"Don't get me wrong, you did a good job, and I'm very satisfied with it. I'm just asking casually." Li Hengqu put down his chopsticks hurriedly, cursing himself for saying nothing.

Gerou wiped away her tears and shrugged her shoulders, causing the beauty on her chest to ripple slightly, which always made people feel affectionate just right.

"Master Li, do you know Ma Shiying?"

"Ma Shiying? The one in Nanjing?"

"Ma Shiying, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War and the censor of the right capital," Ge Rou said in an indifferent tone.

Although Li Hengqu didn't know much about Ma Shiying's official position during this period, he was basically certain that the Ma Shiying mentioned by Ge Rou was the treacherous minister Ma Shiying of Nanming.

"What did you ask him for?" Li Hengqu was a little curious.

"Can you help me kill him?" Gerou asked with a trembling voice.

"Kill him? Okay." This guy is a scourge, and I will deal with him sooner or later.

Gerou looked at Li Hengqu with wide eyes.

"Don't you even ask me why I want to kill him?"

"It's not important. I can't bear to refuse your request." Li Hengqu appreciated that his flirting skills had finally made some progress.

There was a rare blush on Gerou's face, but she immediately adjusted it and said in a seductive tone:
"Then if I offer to serve the young master tonight, the young master can't bear to refuse?"

(End of this chapter)