Jiang Wei led the Jin Yiwei to chase the man in red robe.
The man broke into the mountain forest and ran specifically to the dangerous pass. He was very familiar with the nearby terrain and could walk freely. The Jin Yiwei chased him for a while, but was quickly thrown away by him.
The Jin Yiwei chased him from the mountain to the foot of the mountain on the other side.
Jiang Wei also chased him down the mountain. At this time, he couldn't even see the other party's shadow.
"My lord, let him run away."
The other Jin Yiwei came back and said.
Jiang Wei gritted his teeth and said: "Keep chasing!"
The man in the red robe was obviously a big fish. If he could be caught and brought back, it would be a great achievement, but it was a pity that the credit was lost right before his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Xuan Yueze caught up with him panting and said, "That person is the protector here."
Jiang Wei said helplessly: "Let him run away."
Xuan Yueze worriedly said: "This man has learned all the poisons of our people and is also very good at poisoning. If he comes back to take revenge, there will be endless troubles. He should not be allowed to escape, but..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Wei interrupted and said, "You continue to use those Gu insects to sense that person's position."
Xuan Yueze nodded and said: "Okay!"
He took out the female insect and prepared to sense it everywhere.
Jiang Wei returned to the mountain and saw that the stronghold was completely occupied. Many believers of the White Lotus Sect were killed, and some were captured alive. They were going to take them back for interrogation. The soldiers of the guard went deep into the stronghold and found many. Food, gold, silver, jewelry and other property.
"People from the White Lotus Sect know how to enjoy themselves."
Jiang Wei said: "Move all these things down the mountain, as well as the people captured alive, bring them back to the city and imprison them, and then send them to heaven together."
"yes!"
Those at the guard station and the local prefect responded loudly.
After choosing a White Lotus Sect stronghold, there was still a lot to gain. What made Jiang Yu feel most regretful was the escaped protector.
Until evening, Xuan Yueze came back, shook his head and said: "My female insect strangely can't sense where the protector is. He may have found a way to get rid of me."
Hearing this, Jiang Wei shook his head helplessly and stopped chasing.
They planned to respond tomorrow and take Xuanyue Ze back with them.
Jiang Wei could see that His Majesty wanted to use Xuanyue Ze to deal with the White Lotus Sect.
They live in the city at the foot of the mountain.
Late at night.
Xuan Yueze gathered his thoughts and returned to his temporary residence in the city. As soon as he opened the door and entered, he saw the man in red robe sitting in the room waiting for him.
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Panyu.
Wu Yongfeng finally came back.
All kinds of goods that Zhu Xuan needs have been sent from all over Guangdong and loaded on two large ships, including Cen's.
Wu Yongfeng was deeply shocked when he saw the two huge warships parked outside Panyu Port. This was the first time he saw such a huge ship, and it was made of steel. It would not sink and could go to sea. This subverted the his inherent knowledge.
"Your Highness, this is...the ship we are going to sea on?" Wu Yongfeng asked in disbelief.
"Yes! There are only two ships for the time being, so it's okay!" Zhu Xuan said.
Is this okay?
Even if they gathered all the manpower and financial resources, they could not build such a big ship. Wu Yongfeng finally understood where Zhu Xuan's confidence lies, and asked: "Excuse me, Your Highness, if I want to go to sea, can I also take a ride on your ship?" ?”
Zhu Xuan asked, "Otherwise?"
Those ordinary ships cannot keep up with the speed of battleships.
If we don’t go out to sea together on a battleship, by the time Zhu Xuan comes back from a tour in Europe, Wu Yongfeng may not have crossed the Indian Ocean yet.
"You arrange for people to move things to the boat first."
Zhu Xuan said again.
When Wu Yongfeng got the affirmative answer, he immediately became excited and directed his subordinates to move things.
The people who followed Wu Yongfeng were equally excited when they heard that they could go to the big ship to take a look and hurried to move their things.
Zhu Xuan walked up the gangway and came to the boat.
These warships have a lot of space, and the shipbuilding technology has been improved. The Hongwu ship and the Panyu ship are much larger than the Yingtian ship. In addition to the internal storage warehouse, Zhu Xuan also asked the factory to make a lot of containers.
It's all on board now.
The construction of those containers is also very simple. They are welded with iron sheets and painted with a layer of tung oil on the outside to prevent rust and waterproofing to ensure tightness.
These containers are stacked fixedly on the deck, which adds a lot of storage space, making it easier for them to carry a large amount of goods and bring things back from overseas. This is a great initiative.
There were no cranes in this era, so Zhu Xuan also asked people to make some simple lifting machinery based on the characteristics of mechanics to lift containers to facilitate loading and unloading.
"Put it in the container." Zhu Xuan said.
The people brought by Wu Yongfeng were very curious about the tin box and moved their things inside.
After the goods are loaded, someone closes the iron door of the container, seals it completely, and isolates it from the outside.
"Your Highness, this iron box called a container is really well made."
Wu Yongfeng praised: "The space in the cabin can be saved, and when unloading, the entire iron box can be hoisted to the shore, which is more convenient."
Zhu Xuan said: "It's okay! Just prepare yourself. I've decided to go to sea tomorrow. Is that okay?"
Wu Yongfeng promised: "Of course there is no problem. When I go out and come back and make money, I will give priority to paying the membership fee."
Seeing that he was still thinking about the membership fee, Zhu Xuan felt relieved.
Wu Yongfeng shouldn't be someone who only cares about profit, and he shouldn't be someone who only cares about profit. We can still cooperate with him.
After getting off the boat, Zhu Xuan also had to go back to prepare the things he would take to sea tomorrow.
Definitely bring the Shenji Camp and Jinyiwei with you.
In addition, Mu Sheng also gave him a thousand soldiers, and Zhu Xuan incorporated them into his personal bodyguards.
Generally, a vassal king who can obtain a fief has three bodyguards. Although Zhu Xuan did not directly become a king, he already had a fief, which was similar to that of a vassal king. The emperor's imperial edict also allowed him to have personal guards.
Zhu Xuan was also rich and could afford thousands of soldiers.
Some of the rifles assembled in Annan were all equipped in the Guards Battalion.
Zhu Xuan separated Li Niu and Wang Er. Li Niu was in charge of the Shenji Battalion and Wang Er was in charge of the Guard Battalion. They were two thousand households under his command. Guo Ze continued to stay in Annan to help him coordinate and manage everything.
The others went to sea with him.
The governance of Guangzhou was temporarily handed over to Xu Qi.
After he returned from overseas and made a lot of money, he would make drastic changes to Guangzhou Prefecture.
In three years, Zhu Xuan is confident that he can create a different Guangzhou.
"Your Highness, someone from the Cen family would like to see you."
As soon as Zhu Xuan returned to the mansion, Hou Xian came in and said.
Zhu Xuan said: "Bring them in."
After a while, Cen Jing came in, bowed and said: "Meet your Highness."
