When Wang Zhi returned to the island, the first thing he did was to bring the young captain Mao Haifeng.
As soon as Yagyu Cangetsu returned to the island, he led people to lock up Mao Haifeng. Mao Haifeng asked in every possible way, but asked nothing. He also gave up his efforts.
Because Mao Haifeng knew that Yagyu Cangetsu recognized no one except Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi's life was better than his life, and Wang Zhi's orders were better than his life. If Wang Zhi asked Yagyu Zangetsu to commit suicide, Yagyu Zangetsu would probably do it immediately.
When Mao Haifeng is free, he will ponder an idea in his mind: If Wang Zhi orders Yagyu Zangetsu to kill Wang Zhi, will Yagyu Zangetsu burn his brain and smoke?
But at this time, Mao Haifeng was not in the mood to ponder this idea, because he saw his adoptive father's livid face. In the impression, the last time his adoptive father was so angry was when Xu Hai established his own business.
Mao Haifeng knelt down and said, "Father, I don't know why I called my son here. When Yagyu returned to the island in the waning moon, my son knew that something was wrong, but he didn't know what it was. Please tell me clearly."
Wang Zhi said slowly: "When I left the island, I only told you about going to Wanghai Tower. How did Luo Wenlong know so accurately that Xiao Feng and I were surrounded?"
Mao Haifeng was horrified, dumbfounded, and then kowtowed desperately: "Father! Foster! Are you suspecting that your son betrayed you? Foster, my son's love for his foster father is as clear as the sun and the moon!"
Wang Zhi looked at him coldly. It wasn't until Mao Haifeng's forehead was red, swollen and bleeding that he softened his expression and sighed softly.
"Haifeng, have you told anyone else about this?"
Mao Haifeng hesitated for a moment, and Wang Zhi's face suddenly darkened again. Mao Haifeng did not dare to delay any longer and quickly kowtowed again.
"Father, my son is confused, my son... When my son was patrolling the island, Miss Yun accompanied him.
She said that my adoptive father was about to pass his birthday, and she asked me where he usually likes to eat and drink, so that she could practice in advance..."
Wang Zhi's eyebrows raised: "What did you say?"
Mao Haifeng lowered his head: "My son said that my adoptive father likes Anhui cuisine and has eaten it at famous restaurants in various places. His favorite is Zuiyue Tower in Hangzhou, Yingfeng Tower in Taizhou, and Wanghai Tower in Fuzhou."
Wang Zhi sneered: "Where is Miss Yun now? Please come in."
Mao Haifeng raised his head and looked at Wang Zhi pleadingly: "Father, Miss Yun has never left. She has always been on the island. It is impossible for her to leak the news."
Wang Zhi didn't speak, just sat silently. After a while, his men brought Miss Yun in. Miss Yun smiled softly at Wang Zhi and knelt directly beside Mao Haifeng.
"Captain Wang, this was all done by me and had nothing to do with Young Master Mao. Captain Wang wanted to kill him, but Yun'er didn't complain at all."
Wang Zhi looked at Miss Yun. The huge pressure made Mao Haifeng dare not raise his head, but Miss Yun looked directly at him, and the smile on her face did not change.
"Miss Yun, as a representative of the White Lotus Sect, you live on this island. Wang Zhi asked himself that I have never treated you lightly, so why did you betray me?"
Miss Yun said calmly: "Captain Wang, our White Lotus Holy Cult aims to resist the imperial court, and we only want to cooperate with the captain.
If the ship owner forms an alliance with Xiao Feng, it will be a great disadvantage to the Holy Religion. Due to emotions and reasons, since I know this, I will naturally do my best to destroy the cooperation between you and Xiao Feng.
Yun'er felt sorry for Captain Wang and Master Mao in this matter, but each was his own master, and there was nothing he could do about it but to let things go. "
Wang Zhi's expression softened slightly: "In the White Lotus Sect, it is true that not all are ordinary people, each one has his own master.
How to punish you, let’s not mention it for now, how did you guess that I went to see Xiao Feng, and how did you pass the news on? "
Miss Yun said calmly: "This island is not your main island, and you do not station here on weekdays. You suddenly came to the island to stay a few days ago. I think it was because Xiao Feng came to Fuzhou.
Yesterday someone came from Fuzhou, and today you left the island in a hurry. I thought you were going to see Xiao Feng, so I guessed your whereabouts from Mr. Mao and passed the news to him through Luo Wenlong's arrangements on the island. "
Wang Zhi nodded and looked at Yagyu Zangetsu: "Look at who is missing on the island. Find out the details and issue a reward. All major fleets who see this person, either capture or kill him, can receive the reward."
Then he turned back and looked at Mao Haifeng: "To be honest, when I was besieged by Luo Wenlong's Japanese pirates, I felt cold in my heart. I was worried that I was betrayed by my son. But after thinking about it, it shouldn't be the case."
Mao Haifeng burst into tears and kowtowed desperately without saying a word. Wang Zhi stood up and patted his shoulder.
"Kill her. If you kill her, I will completely dispel my suspicion of you. Such a woman will be a disaster if she stays by your side."
Mao Haifeng raised his head in shock, looked at Wang Zhi's calm face, and then turned to look at Miss Yun. Miss Yun smiled at him and closed her eyes.
Mao Haifeng stood up like a wooden man. Someone put a knife in his hand next to him. He looked at the knife like a fool, and then looked at Miss Yun who was kneeling on the ground.
Wang Zhi's eyes were fixed on Mao Haifeng's face: "Haifeng, if you don't kill her, how will you prove your innocence?"
Mao Haifeng was sweating like rain, he raised the knife with difficulty, and then placed it on his neck.
"Father, please let her go. She is just her own master. I owe my son's life to my foster father. I beg my foster father to help his son!"
A soft white hand grabbed Mao Haifeng's wrist, and the other hand touched the numb tendon of his elbow. Mao Haifeng's steel knife fell out of his hand, and Miss Yun snatched it away.
Miss Yun put the knife across her neck and smiled at Mao Haifeng: "I won't let you die for me. I will never let anyone die for me again in my life!"
After speaking, the steel knife was wiped, and blood burst out!
Mao Haifeng roared and reached out to stop him, but his movement was not fast enough. He watched the steel knife move slowly in front of his eyes like slow motion.
With a clang, Miss Yun had completed the graceful movements of wiping her neck like Yu Ji, but there was only a not very deep wound on her neck. Although the blood was flowing, it was not fatal.
Yagyu Zangetsu slowly sheathed the sword, feeling very satisfied that he had made a perfect swing. He was also grateful that most of the swords of the pirate sailors were purchased from the guards, otherwise it would be really difficult to cut off the sword from the handle.
Miss Yun narrowly escaped death, and the bleeding continued. She was exhausted and fainted. Mao Haifeng stretched out his arms to hug her and looked at Wang Zhi at a loss.
Wang Zhi sat back on the chair, reached out and picked up a book to read, and waved his hand.
"Go down and don't tell her anything from now on. If you really kill her today, I won't be able to trust you in the future."
Mao Haifeng knelt on the ground and howled loudly. Wang Zhi was so bawled that he could not read anymore. He shook his head helplessly, waved his hand again, and drove him away like a puppy.
Yagyu Zangetsu pulled out his sword, took out an oilcloth and gently wiped the blade of his katana. His movements were like caressing the breasts of his beloved girl, and the light in his eyes had almost the same feeling.
"Captain, why don't you kill Miss Yun? Aren't you afraid that she will leak any more information?"
Wang Zhi looked at it and said calmly: "Now is not the time to completely fall out with the White Lotus Sect. Xiao Feng's promise has yet to be verified. The more chips in his hand, the better.
Besides, as a woman, what can she do when I am already on guard? We might as well use her to dig out more information about Luo Wenlong and the White Lotus Sect. "
Yagyu Zangetsu gently put the knife back into the scabbard: "The captain concludes that the young captain will not kill Miss Yun?"
Wang Zhi smiled slightly: "The son I adopted, how can I not know who he is? Although his ability is not as good as Luo Wenlong, I sleep more soundly than Xu Hai."
Xiao Feng returned to Fuzhou, had another drink with several big clan leaders, and told them that the Japanese pirates in Fuzhou were almost dead. There won't be any more waves in the short term.
Although none of the major clan leaders asked about the meeting between Xiao Feng and Wang Zhi, they all knew that the meeting should be fruitful, and their future interactions with Wang Zhi were tacitly approved.
So everyone was very happy, drank a lot of wine, and prepared a lot of property. They were happy to lose to Xiao Feng and asked Xiao Feng to work for him. Xiao Feng took all the orders and was about to lead the army to Guangdong and Guangxi when the imperial edict arrived.
The imperial decree asked Xiao Feng to return to Jiangsu and Zhejiang as soon as possible to implement the strategy of converting rice into mulberry. Even if it cannot be promoted on a large scale, a model must be made first for future promotion.
Xiao Feng accepted the imperial edict and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. Needless to say, senior brother was passing the blame on himself again. Although the senior brother promised himself that he would give himself a year and would not force him to do this immediately.
But after all, the senior brother had previously approved the cabinet and approved the implementation of the national policy of converting rice into mulberry. Senior brother is the most honorable person, and you cannot deny what you have said. It is estimated that Yan Song has been pressing hard during this period, so the senior brother acquiesced.
However, the senior brother still left himself room for change, just let him make a model, even if he can't promote it on a large scale for the time being. Since his senior brother has shouldered some of the burden for him, he can only shoulder the rest of the blame for his senior brother.
So Xiao Feng changed his direction and returned to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, stationed in Hangzhou, and handed over the military to Yu Dayou. He began to meet with landlords and gentry from various places to explore their opinions on changing rice to mulberry.
Most of these landlords and gentry are unwilling to convert rice into mulberry, because food is always hard currency, and although silk is expensive, most of the sales channels are controlled by the court, and it may not be their turn to make big money.
As for ordinary small landowners and ordinary people, they are even more reluctant. If the food is expensive, sell it, and if it is cheap, keep it for yourself. Food is the most important thing for the people, and they can never go wrong.
And what does the quality of silk have to do with people like them who raise silkworms and spin silk? Don't you hear that "Those who are covered with silkworms are not sericulture people"?
Only those gentry and landlords who have close ties with the government and have business backgrounds are particularly interested in this, and they hinted that Xiao Feng should actively promote it, and everyone will make money, and he will not forget the governor.
Regardless of whether they were in favor or against, Xiao Feng smiled and said nothing, and just said some official talk, leaving these people confused.
Five days later, local officials in Zhejiang received an order from the governor, asking ordinary people to sign up first. Those who were willing to change rice to mulberry should sign up first.
At the same time, it is stated that those who sign up may not be selected. In the end, the government will have to inspect the location to find the one that is suitable.
Signing up is not free, one acre of land costs one hundred cents. The people were very tempted after hearing this. After all, ten acres of land is worth one tael of silver! If you are not selected in the end, wouldn’t you get the money in vain?
Of course, everyone is still more cautious, fearing that this is a trap by the government. Pretending that they might be selected, but actually letting the name change after applying, then paying one hundred cents for this acre of land is not very cost-effective.
So everyone recommended a few eloquent people to go to the government to inquire about the news. Several people came to the government office and asked the government clerk with a smile. The clerk was very polite and took out the governor's order and showed it to everyone.
"If you sign up for one acre of land, you need to pay a deposit of one hundred yuan. If you are selected, the deposit will not be refunded; if you are not selected, the deposit will be refunded..."
Several people were confused: What is this? Aren't you paying for registration? Why do you still have to pay to register?
Ah, I understand, it’s probably you who took all the benefits the Governor gave us and took the fucking kickbacks!
The clerk was very unhappy: "What nonsense, do we have the guts? This is an order signed by the governor himself. How many brains do we have, how dare we tamper with it?"
Not to mention these common people, even the small and medium-sized landowners are also deceived. What's going on?
There was a rumor that the imperial court was going to promote the conversion of rice to mulberry. We all thought that if our arms couldn't twist our thighs, we would at least have to make more compensation!
Why is it that in the blink of an eye, the old hen turned into a duck? Not only did he not give me any money, but he also asked me to pay to sign up? Signed up but still not selected? Isn’t this still a beautiful thing that everyone is fighting for?
Not to mention that they were deceived, even Jiajing, who was far away in the capital, was deceived when he received the memorial from the cabinet complaining. He glanced at Yan Song suspiciously and read the memorial again.
"Can't you make a mistake? Did Xiao Feng really give this order?"
Yan Song was filled with grief and anger: "Long live, how dare I deceive the emperor! That Xiao Feng is so messy, it is obvious that he is acting against the cabinet and against Long live!"
Jiajing thought for a while: "This matter is not urgent. I think Xiao Feng will definitely have a plan. There is no legal basis for changing rice into mulberry. We might as well look at it in a few days."
Xiao Feng often does things unexpectedly and is eager to rebuke, which often leads to embarrassing things. The cabinet should be more calm. "
Yan Song was so hard pressed by Jiajing's soft nails that he almost lost his breath. Jiajing was giving him a friendly reminder.
Several times before, he came hurriedly to complain about Xiao Feng's condition, and his face was swollen in the end. This time he was advised to calmly observe for a few more days and let the bullets fly for a while.
Yan Song went home angrily, only to see Yan Shifan personally taking Yan Zhan to move things to the backyard. Yan Song stepped forward and knocked on the box, feeling that the things inside were very heavy.
"What is this? So secret? No servants are needed to carry it?"
Yan Shifan smiled and leaned into his ear and whispered: "Copper skin and crystal. I have asked Ruyu to work hard day and night to make a batch of telescopes. By then Xiao Feng will be finished."
Yan Song frowned and finally sighed: "That's enough. We want to move Xiao Feng, and don't really sell too much. Also, this matter must be kept secret and must not be known to others."
Yan Shifan looked at the backyard, licked his lips, and smiled coldly: "Father, don't worry, those who know these things will never leave this backyard."
Yan Shifan walked into Ruyu's hut in the backyard. Ruyu was gesturing with a lot of crystals and copper sheets, looking sad and shaking his head.
"What's wrong, beauty? Life is too big, isn't it? I know it's hard for you, just be patient and get over it.
As long as you help me make this batch of goods, I will give you whatever you want in the future. Even if you want to leave, I promise you! "
Ruyu raised her head and looked at Yan Shifan, with a sad look on her face, which was particularly sultry, making Yan Shifan want to press her down on the bed immediately and have a great time.
But Yan Shifan is a man who does great things after all, and he knows that he still has to exercise restraint at this time, and good steel should be used on the blade. There are many women in the backyard, but this one is the only one with a pair of skillful hands!
"Master, it's not that I'm afraid of hard work, it's just that polishing crystals can't be done quickly if I work hard. I only have one pair of hands, and I don't dare to hire jade workers in the house.
After much deliberation, there is only one way to complete this batch of goods as soon as possible, which is to find a handy tool! "
Yan Shifan nodded repeatedly: "Beauty, tell me, what tools do you need? Whether it's from the Craftsman Hall of the Ministry of Industry or from the palace, I can get it!"
Ruyu lowered her head and said: "Last time King Jing came to visit the master, he mentioned that he got a piece of black gold wire in the world view, and it was made into a bow by my master. If you can get that, you can make these quickly. goods."
Yan Shifan thought about it and realized that he had indeed mentioned this matter to Ruyu. At that time, Ruyu was stunned for a long time and even cried.
Yan Shifan walked a few steps in the room, one eye flickering: "This is not easy to handle. The things in the World View are more strictly guarded than those in the palace."
Ruyu sighed in disappointment: "Then we can only do our best." After saying that, he picked up the hemp rope mixed with emery and began to grind the crystal.
The crystal is indeed extremely hard. It took a long time to polish it like jade, and my hands were sore before it made a shallow mark. I don’t know how long it will take to grind it into a pair of lenses.
Yan Shifan gritted his teeth: "Okay, I will find a way to get you the bow. But you must complete it as soon as possible and return it as soon as possible!"
Ruyu nodded, lowered her head, tears quietly dripped on the crystal in her hand, the crystal clear tears rolling on the crystal clear crystal, seamless and difficult to detect.
