"Pity."
Li Yunze shook his head helplessly as he watched the yellow-lipped fish being carried away by several Jinyi guards.
This thing cannot be taken to the modern world because it is not allowed to be sold there.
But it doesn’t matter, there are so many good things in the sea.
Just like the many wrinkled abalones picked up, most of them are double-headed abalone, and the larger ones are directly up to the scale of single-headed abalone.
Abalone is measured by its head. The so-called single-headed abalone is one abalone per pound. Double-headed abalone means two abalones per pound.
The fewer the heads of this thing, the more valuable it is. Some novels say how valuable eight-headed and nine-headed abalone are... ahem.
Compared with fish, shrimps and crabs that cannot withstand storage, abalone is very suitable for Li Yunze to transport and sell in exchange for funds and supplies that Ming Dynasty urgently needs.
But let's not talk about it now. Li Yunze, who felt that there was a lot of potential in the fishery, directly called on everyone to take action and cook the catch together. Today, all the accompanying sergeants will have a feast.
While eating, Lu Xiangsheng brought a memorial to Li Yunze.
Wang Chengen had already taken him and Sun Yuanhua to Denglai. The person running errands next to Li Yunze was replaced by Lu Xiangsheng, who also got a post as a Hanlin bachelor.
The report was sent by Wang Chengen and Sun Yuanhua. They said that Sun Yuanhua had successfully taken over as governor of Denglai.
The Jin Yiwei have also captured the officials who were involved in the robbery across Denglai, and are now undergoing strict interrogation and debt collection.
The so-called drifting is blatant greed.
A shipload of supplies was shipped to Pi Island. Before it went to sea, they had to eat 30% of it in the name of sinking. The reason was that it sank in the sea.
In Ming Dynasty, this has become a common practice.
As for Li Yunze, it was his custom to kill anyone who reached out his hand.
Picking up a piece of delicious fish and throwing it into his mouth, Li Yunze said thoughtfully, "Wang Chengen has arrived at Pi Island now, right?"
At this time, on Pi Island in the distance, the commander-in-chief of Pingliao and the left governor Mao Wenlong was stomping back and forth with a group of adopted sons and grandchildren, waiting for the arrival of the imperial envoy.
"Sir, what is the purpose of the emperor's imperial envoy?"
The speaker is General Kong Youde, who is Mao Wenlong's adopted grandson, and his current name is Mao Yongshi.
"Yes, sir, could it be that the emperor wants to withdraw from our Dongjiang Town?"
The person who echoed this was General Geng Zhongming, who was also the adopted grandson of Mao Wenlong, and his current name is Mao Youjie.
When people around heard the words, they all agreed, and the noise gradually started to spread.
The so-called Dongjiang Town was actually created by Mao Wenlong. He led a group of Liao people through guerrilla warfare and conquered many islands in the sea, Port Arthur and parts of North Korea.
These basically have a blood feud with Hou Jin. For example, Kong Youde had his whole family killed by Hou Jin.
Because of its weak combat effectiveness and being isolated overseas, Dongjiang Town has never been favored by the imperial court.
Not to mention the shortage of supplies, there is also the risk of being withdrawn from the organization at any time.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Mao Wenlong, who frowned, silenced the surrounding area with a roar.
His prestige in Dongjiang Town is unparalleled, and he can truly keep his word.
Mao Wenlong, with a solemn expression, looked at the sea without saying a word. In fact, he had no idea and was afraid that the new emperor would not like to visit Dongjiang Town without attacking.
How will these Liaodong immigrants live if they are really removed from the establishment?
"Coming, coming~~~"
In distress, the sharp-eyed man shouted "The ship is coming."
A ship is indeed coming, and it is a large fleet, consisting of more than ten ships with a capacity of 200 to 400 materials. The leader of the ship is even a large ship with 800 materials.
The flag on the bow of the ship, representing the identity of the imperial envoy, rustled in the sea breeze.
"Be honest!" Mao Wenlong scolded everyone with a solemn look, "Don't talk nonsense in front of the imperial envoy."
When the ship docked on the pier, firecrackers were lit immediately on the shore.
Amidst the crackling sounds, Mao Wenlong led everyone forward to salute.
After some polite greetings, Mao Wenlong, with a smile on his face, invited the eunuch Wang Chengen, the eunuch Bingbi, to take a rest.
"Your Majesty has given instructions. After arriving on the island, everyone will gather to read out the imperial edict." Wang Chengen looked businesslike, "Please make arrangements as soon as possible, Governor Zuo."
"Yes Yes."
Mao Wenlong, who was smiling broadly, was thinking that something big was really going on.
After ordering his men to gather everyone, Mao Wenlong walked up to Wang Chengen and quietly stuffed a few banknotes into Wang Chengen's hand.
This was a routine operation, but unexpectedly, Wang Chengen threw it away as if he had gotten a piece of hot coal.
"Captain Zuo, please don't harm me!"
Wang Chengen has been following Li Yunze all day long, and of course he knows that this is what Li Yunze hates the most.
For the sake of his head, he really didn't dare to accept it.
"Father-in-law, this and this..."
Looking at the panicked Mao Wenlong, Wang Chengen lowered his voice, "Don't panic, Commander Zuo, it's a good thing."
After more than an hour, tens of thousands of people finally gathered on the school grounds.
Wang Chengen, who was solemn and sculpture-like in appearance, did not wait long, climbed onto the general ordering platform where the incense table was placed, and began to read out the imperial edict.
"Emperor Fengtian Chengyun: The edict says:...The Dongjiang soldiers and civilians are brave and unyielding, and their contributions are indispensable...I will supplement the Dongjiang Town army with 100,000 taels of pay and 200,000 shi of food. I will grant you 100 altars of wine and 30,000 jins of coal...I am one Dongjiang Town has never been forgotten. The day we conquer Liaodong, we will be rewarded heavily. The land of Liaodong
, must be divided among the people of Liaodong! ..."
After reading the imperial edict, Mao Wenlong, who was in tears, knelt down and took the imperial edict with both hands. He turned to the many soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town and shouted, "Long live the Holy Emperor~~~"
More than ten thousand soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town cheered "Long live the Holy Emperor~~~"
The Ming army's pay arrears were very serious, and they were delayed for several years.
Here in Dongjiang Town, Mao Wenlong even added the old, weak, sick and disabled to the military register as individuals. In the past, arrears were the most serious.
Now Li Yunze not only supplemented the food and salary and gave them rewards, he even recognized their contribution and made a promise to divide the land in Liaodong in the future.
Dongjiang Town, where life has been difficult and discriminated against all year round, is sincerely grateful to him.
And their Holy Emperor was currently discussing business with others.
"It's really a single-headed abalone, not farmed."
People from the aquatic products company carefully inspected the abalone brought by Li Yunze. They were shocked, "I haven't seen a single-headed abalone in several years."
As we all know, the price gap between farmed aquatic products and wild aquatic products is like a soft dollar versus a stick dollar.
The single-headed abalone, which can weigh up to one kilogram individually, is even rarer.
"No problem, right?"
Li Yunze, who was sitting on the chair, crossed his legs and said, "Let's talk about the price."
When it comes to money, the aquatic product company, which was shocked before, immediately changed its expression.
"You are a wrinkled abalone, not worth much."
“It doesn’t look very good, so it’s difficult to sell it.”
"It's too light and too watery."
"Our company uses Sima Jin, and one pound costs 600 grams. Some of the ones you have here weigh less than 600 grams, so they are not considered single-headed abalone."
"..."
After some scolding and belittling, Li Yunze looked at them with a half-smile, "Are you done? When you're done, move it back to the car for me. There are so many aquatic product companies, I'm sure there will be someone who knows the goods."
There are too many rich people here. What they lack is not money, but good things.
"No, no, no, everything is negotiable." The people from the aquatic products company waved their hands quickly. The rare single-headed abalone appeared in front of them. How could they let them slip away!
"Then make an offer."
"Three thousand yuan apiece..."
Li Yunze stood up and was about to carry the box full of abalone.
"The price is already very high." The person from the aquatic products company stopped me hurriedly, "How about you negotiate a price."
"I won't cheat you. There are a total of 130 single-headed abalone here." Li Yunze pointed at the aquatic product box. "If you pay one million, you can take them all."
If it is single-headed abalone, such as net abalone, Jipin abalone, and Hema abalone, it is possible to sell for one million apiece.
As for the wrinkled abalone, its reputation is not that high, and the price cannot be raised to that level.
But it doesn't matter. At worst, Li Yunze will buy an ocean-going fishing boat and go around District 11 to catch abalone, and he can get as many as he wants.
No matter how hard the people from the aquatic products company bargained, Li Yunze just said, "If you don't buy it, I'll find someone else."
When the initiative is in the hands of the seller, there is actually nothing to talk about.
Li Yunze exchanged one hundred and thirty abalones for a huge sum of one million.
If these abalones were placed in the Ming Dynasty, they would at most be a meal for the hundred and ten people.
But if you sell it here and convert it into money, you can buy hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain.
Bringing back enough food to feed tens of thousands of people for half a month.
The charm of time and space trade lies in this.
Li Yunze stayed in Tianjin Wei in the Ming Dynasty until the frozen sea, and then reluctantly set off back to the capital.
During this time, I really ate seafood until I vomited, especially the braised big abalone, which made me frown when I saw abalone.
He sent a large amount of valuable seafood to the modern world for sale, and the amount even caused the price of high-quality seafood to drop to a certain extent.
It wasn't until Li Yunze was out of stock that the price gradually rose.
Li Yunze did not spend the money he earned from selling seafood.
He bought a lot of grain and shipped it over, and recruited many people from the capital to Tianjin to work on the front line who had nothing to do in winter.
The main work is to smooth the road and prepare for the future construction of the railway.
Of course, don’t even think about high-speed rail, even heavy-duty rails.
Even the simplest light rail railway, the locomotive is also going to use an old steam engine that has been eliminated.
It's still early, so we can take our time. The most important thing at the moment is military preparations and disaster relief.
After returning to the capital, Eunuch Cao Huachun, who had been busy for several months, had already been waiting for a long time.
The interrogation of Wei Ni's case has come to an end.
"Your Majesty, the members of Wei Ni have confiscated 33,716 taels of gold and 1,6925,400 taels of silver. There are 619 residences and shops in various places, and acres of land in various places. A total of 2,138,700 acres, with a total of 155,400 antique calligraphy and paintings of all kinds
One hundred and thirty-nine pieces, including calligraphy and painting..."
Cao Huachun was doing his work report very seriously, and it could be seen that he really put his heart into it.
Historically, when Chongzhen got rid of Wei Zhongxian, he only got about ten million taels in total.
The reason why there are so many now is that on the one hand, the attack surface has been expanded, and many civil and military personnel have been put into the big frame of Wei Ni by Li Yunze and killed together.
In addition, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang became ruthless and exploited them in every possible way. Their methods were even harsher than Li Zicheng's torture in history.
"You guys did a great job."
Li Yunze nodded with satisfaction, "Cao Huachun, Luo Sigong. Thank you for your hard work."
The factory master and the Jin Yiwei both commanded the envoys to salute and kowtow on the gold bricks. "It is the duty of the emperor to share his worries."
"Anyone who commits a crime must be punished, and a meritorious deed must be rewarded."
Li Yunze waved his hand, "You don't have to be modest. Cao Huachun, you also serve as the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and you will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver."
"My slave, thank you for your kindness!" Cao Huachun burst into tears with gratitude.
The ceremonial supervisor is in charge of the eunuch factory and the factory supervisor in Katong. He has finally reached the top of the eunuch profession.
"Luo Sigong, I will make you the Taifu, reward you with a bullfighting uniform, and ten thousand taels of silver."
"My dear, long live thanks~~~"
Luo Sigong buckled his head and knocked it hard on the gold brick.
"Of all the people who participated in the trial this time, those who have meritorious deeds can advance to the next level and be rewarded with another 200,000 taels of silver. Let them divide it among them."
"Thank you, Your Majesty~~~"
"Long live thanks~~~"
