When Luo Zhang came out of the shipyard, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and there were gurgling sounds from his stomach, reminding Luo Zhang that he had only eaten some porridge since morning, and he was protesting to him.
Luo Zhang shook his head and smiled bitterly. He was so busy that he forgot to eat. Luo Zhang couldn't get used to the food from the shipyard, so he could only starve and headed towards Chang'an City, preparing to eat at Yan Lai Tower. Go for a meal.
It was already a quarter past noon when Luo Zhang and Wu Shaobin came to Yanlai Tower.
Before Zhao Tianhu could say anything, Luo Zhang shouted: "Hurry up and bring me food to the second floor, the labor and management are starving to death!"
Zhao Tianhu was stunned when he saw this scene, and he couldn't understand why the little brother was reincarnated like a starving ghost today.
But this was not the question he should ask. The little brother was hungry and had nothing else to say, so he hurried to the kitchen to arrange lunch.
After a while, exquisite dishes were brought into the box where Luo Zhang was. Not only Luo Zhang was hungry, Wu Shaobin and Shibaqi who were following Luo Zhang were also hungry. A group of people gathered around two tables , wolfing down food like a hungry wolf. After a while, everyone ate up all the dishes that were served, and then they burped and touched their stomachs with a look of satisfaction on their faces.
After eating, Shibaqi and Wu Shaobin went outside to find a place to rest. Luo Zhang seemed to have something to say to Zhao Tianhu, and they would not stay here to listen.
Zhao Tianhu personally poured a cup of tea for Luo Zhang, with a smile on his face. The smile was like a thousand-year-old fox, which made Luo Zhang very disgusted.
"If you have something to say, say it. If you have something to say, fart. You laugh so hard that I want to slap you!" Luo Zhang said after taking a sip of tea.
"Brother, are you here to collect the bill?" Zhao Tianhu asked.
"Collect the bill? No, I'm just hungry, come here to eat, what? Are there many bills?" Luo Zhang was stunned. If I remember correctly, he only collected it once a few days ago, and took away 150 Wan Liang was used for his daily practice and the cultivation of others, leaving two million Liang for Liu Rengui to recruit troops. Could it be that he had made another profit in the past few days?
"Hehe, I guessed it right, I made a profit, and a lot of it!" Zhao Tianhu said with a smile.
"Where did the revenue come from? If I remember correctly, even if the business of Yanlailou and Huaqingchi is good, there won't be a lot of it!" Luo Zhang asked rhetorically.
"Brother, have you forgotten the Prince's Datang BBQ Restaurant? You gave Datang BBQ Restaurant five hundred thousand taels worth of ingredients on credit before. Now the Prince has settled the account and bought another 500,000 taels. Wan of ingredients, even if you don’t come today, I will invite you here. The prince has bought all the ingredients in Yanlailou. If there is no more replenishment, Yanlailou will probably run out of ingredients!" Zhao Tianhu explained.
"Oh? The prince has paid the bill? I didn't expect it. I thought it would take a while, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. It seems that the business of the prince's Datang BBQ restaurant is good!" Luo Zhang said with a smile.
"Well, it's good. The business is even more prosperous than when you opened it before. After all, it was the prince who opened the Datang Barbeque Shop. No matter whether they are ordinary people or dignitaries, they will patronize it because of the prince's name. The result is Ingredients are consumed very quickly," Zhao Tianhu explained.
"That's good. If the prince can make money, he will be grateful to me. My goal has been achieved!" Luo Zhang nodded.
After following Zhao Tianhu to the underground vault and collecting a million taels of silver, Luo Zhang left behind another million taels of ingredients. Of course, Luo Zhang only spent more than 400,000 points, which is equivalent to earning half and half, but this But he would not tell Zhao Tianhu.
At present, Luo Zhang's points have once again exceeded two million, reaching more than 2.6 million, which is enough for him in a short period of time. Luo Zhang's money has also been spent where it should be spent, and there is no need to worry about money for the time being. to consider.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, a week passed. The recruitment of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty did not go as Luo Zhang expected. The recruitment went very smoothly. It took only five days to recruit 6,000 people, and all of them met the requirements. The standards required by Luo Zhang made Luo Zhang overjoyed. He thought that even recruiting would take a week. Unexpectedly, he was recruited in five days. It would be good to have two days in advance. At least he could train for two more days. .
Luo Zhang also visited the new recruits during this period and was very satisfied with them.
The 2,000 people Liu Rengui recruited before are now gradually getting better under the training of Liu Renyuan's veterans. They are no longer able to tread water for so long as before. Now, the 2,000 people Liu Rengui recruited are the worst. They were able to tread water for an hour, fully meeting Luo Zhang's requirements.
As for the various skills on the ship, these two thousand people are also making rapid progress. Within a week, they have become proficient in controlling various facilities on the ship, and the speed is not slow, which shows that everyone is working very hard.
At Liu Rengui's request, these two thousand people finally boarded a warship equipped with weapons, sailed away from the dock and headed towards Yuhang County. They would be the second group to go south.
However, this time there were not only three offshore warships, but sixteen. Just as Luo Zhang had decided before, six were used for guarding and the other ten were used to transport cargo.
These ten cargo ships are loaded with things belonging to various major families, as well as goods to be transported by some small merchants.
The six warships were no longer equipped with iron lumps this time, but grenades that Luo Zhang had detailed himself. This grenade was as big as an apple, but its power was probably several times larger than the previous iron lumps. With the help of this thing, I believe Liu Rengui will be able to achieve good results!
As for the first cooperation with Luo Zhang, the major families are still very cautious. Each family does not transport much, only half a ship's worth of goods. Even if it is lost, it will not be too much, otherwise it will not be Liu Rengui. With a fleet, Liu Renyuan also wants to join it.
The training continued. Liu Rengui left, but Sun Renshi and Du Shuang were still there. The two of them took over the task of training the new recruits. With Liu Renyuan's cooperation, the training of the new recruits was also put on the schedule. According to Luo Zhang's prediction, Liu Rengui would wait until When we come back next time, these new recruits will graduate and join their careers at sea!
This week is not only in full swing here in Luo Zhang, but the troops and horses of the Tang Dynasty seem to have come to life. The troops and horses from all over are being mobilized and gathering towards Chang'an City. After being distributed here, they will push towards the north.
This is the first batch of troops, followed by the second batch and the third batch. The first batch is the vanguard, tasked with exploring the way for the rear army, building camps, and transporting the first batch of supplies. task.
According to Luo Zhang's understanding, the reason for sending troops now is because the war between the Turks and the Xueyantuo people is coming to an end. With the Tubo people joining in the sneak attack, the Xueyantuo people are attacked from both sides. Naturally, they cannot withstand the iron hoofs of the Turks and are attacked by the Turks. The people beat them so hard that they fled towards the west, and the place originally occupied by Xue Yantuo was occupied by the Turks and Tubo people.
The two parties had no intention of fighting. The Tubo occupied the land close to him. The Turks were not interested in Xueyantuo's land. They just plundered Xueyantuo and then turned back with their army.
After a great battle, although Xueyantuo was defeated, the Turks still suffered considerable losses due to the desperate counterattack of the Xueyantuo people.
After receiving such news, how could Datang's troops sit still and wait for death? Since the time was just right, they naturally had to send troops away.
More importantly, the potatoes are ripe, which makes the food that has been in short supply available, and even more powerful!
After learning the news, Luo Zhang stayed in the underground secret room for two full days before walking out of the underground secret room.
If someone walks into the underground secret room, they will find boxes placed inside. These boxes contain the same apple-sized grenades that are equipped on Liu Rengui's battleship.
Luo Zhang built so many for emergencies. The war was about to begin, and he was afraid that he would need more for his navy. If he didn't prepare them in advance, he wouldn't be able to use them by then.
As for the affairs of Luo Zhang's Ministry of War, he has not been there for many days, but even if he did not go, the memorial under his command was handled properly. This made Luo Zhang very satisfied. With someone to help, why would he go?
Liu Tao?
Such a small character couldn't make any waves at all. Luo Zhang didn't take it to heart. Now he just doesn't want to touch him. After all, Liu Tao provides Luo Zhang with hatred points every day. Where can he find such a good person? !
