Chapter 218: Is the ship sold or not?

The newlyweds are naturally as good as mixing oil in honey, and are willing to get together all day and night. However, Li Meng is busy with affairs. Even in the first few days of the wedding, in addition to the essential ritual banquets, there are also Jiaozhou Camp affairs and visitors outside who need to handle the reception.

I thought Yan Ruoran would be a little resentful, but I was surprised to find that the girl was still gentle and had no emotional changes. Women educated by Confucian tradition may have the determination to pursue love, but after marrying the person they love, they were absolutely obedient. This was how women in ancient times were good.

Because of the special environment in Mu Yunyao, Gu Hengbo and Liu Rushi, the three women, have a more special speech and behavior, which is closer to modern women, but this may not be a good thing.

I won’t talk about the happiness and sourness of the Houzhai for now. This time, the one who gave Gao Yigong was gold. There were more than a dozen people not many horses. It is said that there were still supporters in Jining, with 50,000 taels of silver. These people had no way to get it. For safety, Li Meng sent dozens of cavalry from Jiaozhou Camp to follow him from afar to avoid an accident.

After Gao Yigong left the city gate, under Huang Ping's command, all the armed salt deputies stationed in Jiaozhou Salt Administration Inspection House were dispatched and screened in Jiaozhou City like a net.

Armed Salt Ding is different from the soldiers in Jiaozhou Camp. These people have soldiers who retired from Jiaozhou Camp because of disability or age, and there are also children from various places who have not met the requirements of Jiaozhou Camp. It is a pity to put them back. They all add that the salt dung guards the salt roads and escorts the salt goods.

These people are usually on the edge of village roads, and only the people from Jiaozhou Salt Administration Inspection House are stationed in the prefecture city, so they are also responsible for maintaining public order in the city. They are so powerful that they are also much more numerous than those yamen runners and constables in the prefecture yamen. In today's Jiaozhou City, the prefecture yamen is just a auxiliary official of Li Meng.

Originally, Li Meng thought that the armed salt dick in his hands was the level of the strong guardians of the gentry. After fighting with Liu Zeqing, he changed his view that these armed salt dicks and Liu Zeqing's peripheral troops were firmly gaining the upper hand.

The salt gentry screening must enter the house. The landlords and gentry from all over the world, as well as the envoys of civil servants and military generals, all lived in the houses of various houses. These houses were investigated and questioned in detail. However, the gates of Jiaozhou were opened in such a large rope, and the guards were lax.

Many people who have ghosts in their hearts took this opportunity to run out, but the salt steaks on horseback were waiting outside the city. If they ran again this time, they would be served by sabers and spears.

There was no serious conflict, and several unknown people died, and more than 60 people surrendered. During this period, these people have already applied for a series of work from shop clerks to son-in-laws, and it seems that they are preparing to lurk for a long time.

These people were sent to the old camp of Fengmeng Town by Jiaozhou Camp. There was Lao Xingming who retired from the yamen. Torturing was an expert.

The day after seeing off Gao Yigong, Li Meng invited Zheng Zhibao to the Yantian Salt Field of Lingshan Sanitary Office with him for on-site exploration and observation, and then took out all the female relatives living in the city because of marriage. The old camp in Fengmeng Town is the place that makes people feel truly at ease and has enough defense.

When he saw Zheng Zhibao, he had contacted the Zheng family to communicate the details in advance. Zheng Zhibao gave a half-hearted gift, but Li Meng did not move because Zheng Zhilong was a coastal defense guerrilla at this time. Zheng Zhibao was at best a role as a general, and Li Meng was also a landlord, so Li Meng should have the advantage in etiquette.

Of course, when we actually met, Zheng Zhibao clasped his fists and had not bowed down, and Li Meng took the lead and helped him up. He always had to do this kind of politeness.

Although Zheng Zhibao has a low official position, he is a big leader who commands tens of thousands of pirates at the sea. Although he is just a domineering king on the beach in the Ming Dynasty, he is a real big man in Ryukyu and Japan. He has a high position and a rare tall figure in Fujian, and he looks even more powerful.

However, after seeing Li Meng, Zheng Zhibao's attitude was humble and polite enough. Unlike Zheng Zhibao's very exposed temperament, Li Meng's expression and movements were calm and self-control, neither humble nor arrogant, and had a kind of confidence in it. This temperament was only the kind of people with great power and amazing talents.

Zheng Zhibao has only seen this temperament in one person, that is his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong. Although he is only vaguely similar, he does not know whether the difference is good or bad.

In addition, after coming to Jiaozhou City, there were people who arrived early to explain the situation to Zheng Zhibao. The top figures from Shandong gathered here, and the details of the Jiaozhou Camp's martial arts performance showed that Li Meng's power and strength were already the leader in Shandong, and the status of their Zheng family in Fujian was faintly the one who was the position of their Zheng family in Fujian.

Such a character has real materials and is better than others in all aspects. Zheng Zhibao is also a person who is used to storms, so he naturally knows how to do it.

In the fort in the Lijia Manor, both sides sat in the main hall. The ground dragons in the room were burning warmly. Zheng Zhibao was better and said with a smile:

"I'm not afraid of Lord Li's jokes. I'm a little brother, I'd rather go to Luzon and Borneo to travel in Japan in summer. It's too wet and cold this winter, so I can't bear the crime!"

Although the accent in Fujian was very strong, Li Meng could still understand it. When he nodded and was about to match, someone shouted outside:

"Sir, there is news from Huang Qianhu, but you need to watch it."

Although this behavior is a bit rude, it will not delay the matter, so as not to delay the matter because of guests or other matters, the servants are afraid of disturbing and dare not report. After all, it is important to do the important thing.

Li Meng replied and said sorry to Zheng Zhibao. He smiled and picked up the tea bowl. A personal soldier respectfully walked to the main hall and handed the wooden box to Li Meng. The wooden box was covered with fire paint. This was also a method of secret transmission in Jiaozhou Camp. There were also some identification details in the wooden box. If someone peeked at it, the recipient would find it.

Li Meng pulled out a short knife, took off the hot paint, opened the wooden box, glanced at it for a few glances, took out the notes inside, opened and browsed a few times, then lit it in the eternal lantern on the table, threw it on the ground, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and said to Zheng Zhibao with a smile:

"The boys were rushing in the city and caught dozens of people. I just reported that there were several staffs from your side. I thought that maybe it was a misunderstanding that the congratulations and the followers who accompanied him a few days ago. Why not bring the people together when Brother Zheng left?"

Hearing Li Meng's polite words, Zheng Zhibao couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes, but could only reply with a dry smile:

"These people are used to being casual and have no control. They can't bear to run around. They have caused trouble with the adults. Zheng will compensate here first."

Li Meng waved his hand and showed that it didn't matter. The topic was revealed like this. However, the content on the note just now was quite interesting. Li Meng did not expect that so many spies had been infiltrated in the city, including the Jinyiwei, the Governor's Office, the Shandong General, the Zheng family, and some scattered people in Yanzhou Prefecture. Huang Ping's method was very simple. Jiaozhou City is a small city, so you can just check outsiders.

The Jiaozhou Camp's forces rose rapidly, and the people around were quickly defeated. Even if there were hostile forces who wanted to bury nails in, they did not have enough time.

It was not easy for Huang Ping, who was born in the Jinyiwei family to find a few newly buried nails in Jiaozhou City. After the big rope, a big net was opened inside and outside the city, and many fish entered the net, and there were great gains.

Thinking about the Zheng family's business in Jiaozhou City and Lingshan Sanitary Institute, and also having to build a private port, it is natural to arrange the eyes and ears in Jiaozhou City, but there is no reason for Li Meng, and I don't see whose territory it is.

Zheng Zhibao is also a person who does things. He quickly returned to normal and said with a smile:

"There are also several masters from our Fujian area who surveyed the terrain and built ports. These people are all first-class in our Ming Dynasty. We will ask Lord Li to take advantage of it at that time."

Seeing Li Meng silent, Zheng Zhibao felt that the spy's affairs just now were indeed a bit in the wrong, so he said straight to the point:

"The labor and needs of the port repair are welcome. I hope Lord Li will help prepare the money. There is no need to worry about the money. You just need to issue the order, and the Zheng family will definitely pay as required."

The Zheng family, who has no land combat capabilities, has a great significance for obtaining a good harbor in Shandong. The Zheng family naturally prepared many generous conditions. Li Meng asked in a pondering manner:

"Every ship must be docked by our Jiaozhou camp armed soldiers on board to inspect."

Zheng Zhibao knew that this was because of the previous insertion, and he had no reason to refute, so he could only answer with a smile:

"If you don't make such arrangements for your territory, the Zheng family will take the initiative to ask for it."

"Merchant ships have a lot of profit, how do you charge this tax?"

"Sir, I'm laughing at you. If you collect taxes, the Zheng family will have the foundation today. My elder brother is also concerned about this matter. The Zheng family sends five 800-food sea boats with Lord Li, and follows our Zheng family to walk on the trade route. The Zheng family doesn't want any money they earn. The Zheng family just needs to wait and sit down to collect the money."

Foreign trade is a huge profit. The Zheng family gave Li Meng these five ships and brought them together to trade. The circulation of money is probably no less than the taxes, but the relationship between the two parties can be more closely combined, exempting the tension of tax collection and tax payment.
Chapter completed!