In the imperial palace and the imperial study room, after hearing Li Shimin asking about Penglai Fairy Island, Luo Zhang secretly thought in his heart, he knew you would ask!
"Your Majesty, please look here!" Luo Zhang pointed to the Hawaiian Island Road in the center of the Pacific Ocean on the map.
Li Shimin looked along what Luo Zhang was pointing and couldn't help but frown slightly and said, "Is this the Penglai Immortal Island?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Penglai Immortal Island is very far away and cannot be reached by humans. Just look at the distance and you will know. This is why I have been building large sea ships. It's not that I don't want to help Your Majesty go to get the elixir. It's really that The place is so far away that I don’t know how many years it will take to sail on the sea. During this process, I have to go through the test of strong winds, heavy rains, and big waves, as well as the crisis of water shortage, food shortage, and illness. I really can’t bear the dangers involved. Tell your Majesty!" Luo Zhang said with a bitter smile.
This was the first time that Li Shimin heard Luo Zhang say this. It was also the first time that he knew that Penglai Immortal Island was so far away and had to go through so many difficulties. It was no wonder that Luo Zhang had been silent. It was too difficult. The land of immortals was indeed not Ordinary people can set foot on it!
"Where is this?" Li Shimin pointed to a piece of land on the other side of Datang.
"Your Majesty, this is the Kingdom of the Sun God. According to what the master once said, it is different from ours. They are the Kingdom of Gods, and there is gold everywhere. It is a very rich place!" Luo Zhang boasted.
"Is there gold everywhere? The kingdom of God? You didn't lie to me?" Li Shimin said with his eyes widened.
"How can I deceive Your Majesty? I just want to go there. It's difficult, difficult, difficult!" Luo Zhang said three difficulties in a row.
Li Shimin's breathing quickened, but he soon regained his composure. How could a person like him who had experienced strong winds and waves have a xinxing comparable to that of ordinary people? Even Penglai Immortal Island was difficult to reach, not to mention that the kingdom of gods was further away than Penglai Immortal Island. , is naturally more difficult, so what if we get there? All I can do is go and experience it! It's of no use to him, so he might as well focus on the present.
Luo Zhang left, but left behind a map, which Li Shimin ordered to hang on the left side of the imperial study. Looking at this huge map, even now Li Shimin still feels excited, as if he is young again.
He really didn't expect that the world was so vast, and that there were so many countries outside that were more powerful than the Tang Dynasty.
In such a vast world, he really wanted to visit every place. What Luo Zhang brought him was not just a map, but also broadened his horizons.
Luo Zhang naturally has his own purpose in doing this. After all he has said and done, the ultimate goal is to expand the navy again. Five thousand people are not enough for him. Even ten thousand Luo Zhang doesn't think it is enough!
The three people he wants to come are all good at naval warfare. One person is more than enough to command ten thousand people, not to mention that all three of them have been taken under Luo Zhang's command.
Not to mention Luo Zhang's side, Changsun Mansion, Luo Zhang was able to get the news about Changsun Chong, and Changsun Wuji naturally learned the news about Changsun Chong at the first time.
After learning that Changsun Chong had experienced military exploits and was promoted to a guard of the border army, Changsun Wuji's gloomy face finally showed a smile.
This is probably the best news he has received in this period of time. In fact, he has been very angry with Luo Zhang these days. Some of the rumors outside are true. His health is indeed not very good and he has been recuperating at home.
Of course, he also knew very well about external affairs. He had seen some of Luo Zhang's actions. How could those censors have so many people and momentum without him pushing behind them? But he didn't expect it. What's surprising is that His Majesty actually suppressed all the impeachments and seemed to support Luo Zhang, which made him angry and hateful.
A kid from the Luo family, a kid from a humble background, isn't it because he has some celestial connections that he is so valued by His Majesty?
He already knew everything about Luo Zhang being a descendant of the Immortal. He sent Zhao Laodao to capture Luo Zhang before, but he didn't catch Luo Zhang, but Zhao Laodao disappeared instead. In his opinion, it was Zhao Laodao who got the location of Penglai Immortal Island. , a man went to seek immortality, which made him secretly resentful.
After what happened with Zhao Laodao, Changsun Wuji never sent anyone to trouble Luo Zhang, nor did he send anyone to arrest Luo Zhang, just because he didn't want this secret to be known to more people. This is why The reason why Duan Tianli was so peaceful was that he didn't want this secret to be known to outsiders. One Zhao Laodao had already made him hate it. If there were a few more, it would no longer be a secret!
"Little Luo Zhang, just wait for me, you can't escape from my grasp!" Changsun Wuji murmured to himself with a cold look in his eyes.
Luo Zhang left the palace and did not go home. Instead, he went to Yanlai Tower first, where Li Yifu was waiting for him.
On the second floor of Yan Lai Building, Luo Zhang's arrival was naturally greeted respectfully by Zhao Tianhu.
Although Huaqing Pool is under his jurisdiction, he usually stays at Yan Lai Tower during the day, just to wait for Luo Zhang to come over sometimes. Luo Zhang is a big guy, and no amount of flattery can be too much. Think about Yan Lai Tower. As a member of Huaqingchi, he can get 80,000 taels of silver every month. He feels like he is dreaming. To be like him is to reach the pinnacle of life. This was something that he could not even imagine before!
After Luo Zhang sat down on the second floor and took a sip of tea, Li Yifu and Zhao Tianhu came in large numbers.
"Yifu, how are things going with the prince?" Luo Zhang first asked Li Yifu.
"Sir, I have conveyed the message as you requested, and also allocated 200,000 taels of silver from Yanlailou to the Prince's Mansion for the purpose of bidding for the purchase of the shop. Now the Prince's shop has almost been purchased. , Even if King Wei wants to stop it, he can't, the opening of the new barbecue restaurant is unstoppable." Li Yifu said respectfully.
"Yes, keep in touch with the prince. If you need anything, just tell Zhao Tianhu. When the store opens, all the ingredients will be allocated from here!" Luo Zhang ordered.
"Yes, sir!" Li Yifu said respectfully.
"Has there been any movement in Changsun Wuji these days? He's not really dead, is he?" Luo Zhang said with a playful smile!
"Ahem!" Li Yifu coughed repeatedly at Luo Zhang's words.
This is too straightforward. I know you hope Changsun Wuji will die soon, but don’t say it out loud!
"Sir, Changsun Wuji has been very peaceful these days. I spent a lot of money to bribe a servant of Changsun Mansion. According to him, Changsun Wuji is not seriously ill and is still walking in the yard every day." Li Yifu said in a deep voice.
"Huh? He's still taking a walk. That means he's fine. This old boy is so calm. He shouldn't be!" Luo Zhang said suspiciously.
Ordinarily, since he was recruiting so many recruits, the first person to jump out to stop him would be Changsun Wuji. But the strange thing is that not only did Changsun Wuji not jump out, but there was no movement at all. I originally thought it was because Changsun Wuji was in poor health. , but Li Yifu said that nothing happened to Changsun Wuji, which had to make Luo Zhang suspicious. It was okay for such an old fox to keep moving, but he was afraid that he would not make any movement. This was obviously holding back bad things.
"Give that servant more money and find a few more people like this. Don't be afraid of spending money. Keep a close eye on Changsun Wuji. It would be best if you could know what he says and what he does on a daily basis. You know I mean!" Luo Zhang looked at Li Yifu and said!
"Yes, sir, I understand!" Li Yifu nodded.
After Li Yifu left, Luo Zhang turned to look at Zhao Tianhu and praised: "You have done well these days, and you have managed the business on both sides very well!"
"This is still my little brother. If I don't have my little brother, who am I, Zhao Tianhu?" Zhao Tianhu said with a grin!
"Can you stop laughing like that next time? I want to slap you. You're too arrogant. Let's go and show me how much I can gain!" Luo Zhang didn't talk nonsense to Zhao Tianhu. Seeing him smiling like that, this paragraph It seems that the income should be good in time.
When Luo Zhang went down to the underground warehouse, he grinned. No wonder Zhao Tianhu was so happy. There were more than a dozen large and small boxes stacked in the underground warehouse. Luo Zhang only opened one, and it was full of golden cakes. The box is one thousand taels, which is one hundred thousand taels of silver. There are more than a dozen boxes here, which means there are more than one million taels of silver.
At this time, Zhao Tianhu explained: "There are two places with a total of 800,000 taels of silver this month. In addition, there are another 500,000 taels from the repurchases of the members of Yanlai Tower and the resale of the houses in Huaqingchi!"
"Those people have no objection to buying it again?" Luo Zhang snorted coldly. How could Luo Zhang let these losers go? Not only did they join Yan Lai Tower, but the bronze membership fee was 20,000 taels, which was 10,000 taels more than before. Even the houses in Huaqingchi are sold for 50% more than before. Tell those people clearly that this is the price of your betrayal!
