Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 41: Trick you into getting in the car

Even Zhang Youdao, the magistrate of Yuanhe County, could not imagine what the private salt ship Li Yu was talking about even if he was killed.

If he knew that it was a smuggling ship belonging to a Yangzhou salt merchant, he would be scared to death.

Behind the Yangzhou salt merchant stood at least two military ministers and a prince.

A seventh-rank magistrate, in order to make up for the shortfall in the official warehouse, poached the prince's corner and took advantage of the military minister. What kind of behavior is this?
It’s about the same as a longevity star touching the switch!

The next day, Jinji flood station.

Li Yu came as a guest again, this time to tie President Hu and all his brothers to his chariot.

"Quickly, go buy some wine and meat to entertain Mr. Li." Old Hu was extremely attentive.

Recently, he has successfully raised a huge sum of 80 taels, and the remaining 20 taels were borrowed from Mr. Wang Baobao of Hengtangxun.

"Mr. Li, look, 100 taels of silver, no more, no less. I want to buy some stocks and earn some money to support my family."

Mr. Hu opened the small box and pushed it to Li Yu.

"Okay. Boss Hu, you are very courageous."

"I can promise you that your investment will be doubled soon."

Click, the door suddenly fell to the ground.

The Golden Rooster soldiers who had been eavesdropping behind the door fell into the house in embarrassment.

"Mr. Li, are you telling the truth?"

"We all bought shares with Boss Hu, can we double our shares?"

Several flood soldiers who were dazzled by the money gathered around Li Yu and asked questions with smiling faces.

……

Li Yu has become a celebrity in the Golden Rooster Season again. Perhaps he should be called the God of Wealth Dad.

He used very seductive descriptions to tell everyone about the prospects of getting rich suddenly.

"Brother, if you earn 30 taels, what would you most like to do?"

"Marry two wives and have sons."

Everyone burst into laughter, but Li Yu told him seriously that 30 taels was not enough to marry two people, but it was okay to marry one.

After a cordial and friendly conversation, Jin Jixun's military morale has been firmly controlled by himself.

As for what kind of business to do, everyone is still confused.

Because Li Yu said a lot of things that he didn't understand but didn't understand.

The Green Camp soldiers, who had low self-esteem, felt that it must be a problem with their IQ and did not dare to ask questions for fear of showing cowardice.

Moreover, a business involving bosses, rich men, and county magistrates will definitely not lose money.

They are responsible for the rough work of escorting and carrying goods.

At night, everyone fell asleep with dreams of getting rich.

Before Li Yu left, he made an appointment with Mr. Hu.

In a few days, he will send someone.

At that time, Lao Hu must select 6 people to accompany him with muskets, bows and arrows.

This made Lao Huan quite worried.

If there was no risk at all, he would feel uneasy.

……

Hushu Chaoguan.

White sails covered the sky and the earth, and the river was crowded.

Merchant ships came one after another, and after tax collectors boarded and inspected them, they paid passage money.

This is the water money printing machine of the Qing Dynasty, and the land money printing machine is the Chongwenmen tax card in the capital.

The position of bank supervisor is lucrative, so the average term is only one year.

Upstairs in a high-end inn near the canal.

Lin Huaisheng and Liu Qian have been watching the ship silently.

Lin Huaisheng had been on that ship before and had some impressions of the other two ships.

Suddenly, a 300-ton tanker covered with linoleum came into view.

His eyes suddenly lit up and he continued to observe.

This ship is a standard water transport ship, and its shape is obvious at a glance.

Moreover, there is a pennant hanging on the top of the mast.

The pattern on it indicates that this is a boat belonging to the Caobang Jiangnan sect.

Looking more carefully, he saw a familiar figure, the ship boss who had chatted with him before.

"Liu Qian, go and feel it out. Be careful."

"Don't worry, I'll go see if there's any salt under the linoleum."

Liu Qian went downstairs with a smile, and he had room to display his unique skills again.

Half an hour later, he came back and grabbed a handful of salt.

"You continue to stare, and you will follow wherever the ship goes."

After Lin Huaisheng finished his instructions, he rode back and galloped back to report the news.

And this ship will stay in front of the pass for a long time.Until the tax collector boarded the ship, completed the inspection, and issued a permit to enter the customs.

At least half a day later.

……

Within half an hour, Lin Huaisheng rushed to the entrance of the hall on horseback.

"Commander, the ship has arrived, just one."

"How many people are there? How much salt is estimated?"

"Visually inspecting more than a dozen sailors, the ship is a 300-ton tanker with a very deep draft."

Li Yu closed his eyes and began to do mental calculations.

He once read the salvage report of the Nanhai No. 2000 sunken ship, which mentioned a 1000-ton cargo ship with a displacement of [-] tons.

In other words, 1 material = 0.5 tons.

Then this ship, after excluding the loading, has nearly 100 tons of salt.

A big piece of fat!

"You ride back immediately and report the ship's position at any time. I will mobilize the troops right away."

As for Weigtang's manpower, excluding the housekeepers, Li Yu can deploy up to 15 people.

There were only 6 muskets, and everyone had a share of swords and spears.

He then sent people on horseback to the Yuanhe County Government Office and asked for an official document with the magistrate's seal and 10 official uniforms of the government officials.

He also asked Huang Si, the head of the fast class, to take a few people to Weige Hall.

Subsequently, Jin Ji Xun, together with 7 people including Mr. Hu, also set off.

The longest distance is only 20 miles, half a day is enough.

The boats were borrowed from five small fishing boats in Qingyue Village.

Wei Jun accepted the money without asking what he was going to do with the boat.

Before lunch, two groups of people arrived one after another.

Li Yu arranged lunch for them, had a hearty meal and gave them some wine.

……

After the meal, we gave everyone the order to board the ship.

Before boarding the ship, he conducted a brief pre-war mobilization.

The general idea is that there are colleagues who do not know how to live or die.

Let's go together to kill this reckless colleague, who killed his people and robbed his goods.

All the goods obtained are sold and everyone has a share.

Mr. Hu’s hands trembled with excitement, it was so exciting!
He is not good at doing business, but he is good at killing people.

After asking and learning that the competitors were just ordinary businessmen doing some prohibited business, I felt even more relieved.

A group of Green Camp soldiers smiled happily and were busy wiping their weapons.

Danmin who have been joining Weige Hall for a while are also very relaxed.

Fighting on water is also a specialty for them.

Fighting in the water is more peaceful than fighting on shore.

Even if you can't beat it, you can still row and run.

Even if the boat sinks, you can still swim, and everyone has excellent water skills.

Huang Si, who had just been promoted to the head of the fast class, had only one thought: to work hard and show Bole.

People with various thoughts boarded the fishing boats respectively.

……

Li Yu led people into Taihu Lake and took another route.

First enter Shihu Lake, then sail into Suzhou Bay, bypass Dongshan Island, and intercept the private salt ship at Xukou of Taihu Lake.

As a result, the time on the road is greatly increased.

Fortunately, the efficiency of Xushuguan is appallingly low.

It was almost evening when the ship dragged through the Grand Canal, passed the Xujiang River, and finally entered Taihu Lake.

Li Yu and the others were already anxious.

Everyone on the five fishing boats looked eagerly in the direction of Xukou.

"Military advisor, they won't stop coming."

"If the sun goes down, we won't be able to see."

Fortunately, Huangtian paid off.

When everyone lost patience, the target appeared.

The 300-material boat is 50 feet long and 2 feet wide. Compared with the fishing boat, it is absolutely huge.

One of the villagers told Li Yu in surprise:

"The sun was setting in the west, and we were approaching from the west. They faced the light and couldn't see us clearly."

"We can boldly move forward."

(End of this chapter)