Manager Zhou stared closely at the refined salt on the table and fell into deep thought.
The little eunuchs around him didn't dare to say anything, didn't dare to ask anything, and stood respectfully beside him.
"Good stuff, good stuff!"
Manager Zhou's eyes were so smiling that they narrowed into a slit, and his fingertips traced the fine salt, as gently as caressing a lover.
Several young eunuchs nearby rushed to say: "Ancestor, whose family does this belong to? Do you know if you are coming to pay homage to the pier with your ancestor?"
"Yes, this is too unethical!"
"We don't even know that this kind of thing has flowed into the capital. It's so incompetent!"
Manager Zhou chuckled: "What do you think?"
At this moment, a little eunuch crawled back from the door, sweating profusely: "Old ancestor, I have found out clearly, son, that this refined salt is worth twenty taels of silver per liter in the capital! First, from Ping Dynasty I brought it to the capital from Prince Zhou Lu’s Mansion!”
"Oh? King Lu?"
Manager Zhou narrowed his eyes.
Several young eunuchs nearby looked at each other, and one of them said tentatively: "Ancestor, if you want to talk about the salt luck, you must have lost your head! But this King Lu is a brother of the Holy Emperor. You think he is I have no words. We want to report it to the Holy One. Wouldn’t that be transgression? Why should the Holy One worry about such a trivial matter?"
"Don't worry, ancestor, I'll go to Prince Lu's Mansion right away, son!"
"I must come back and ask for a clear explanation!"
Several people laughed mischievously.
If we were involved in this matter, would we be able to get away with the benefits of the prison yard? As for beheading or not, if the Holy One doesn’t know, who would dare to talk nonsense? The Holy Emperor has not been in court for several months. If the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty want to see the Holy Emperor, they must obtain the consent of the Prison Court and undergo various interrogations. This means that the Prison Court can completely handle this matter at this time. Any information about the matter is blocked! What are they afraid of?
Manager Zhou laughed happily: "Okay, we understand my heart well, go ahead, go ahead."
"The secret guard has arrived!"
Just then, a man in black walked in.
Looking at the indistinguishable male and female secret guard, who was all dressed in black and covered by a black mask, and the several young eunuchs, they all shivered and hid aside, not daring to breathe out.
Manager Zhou greeted him with a smile: "Master Secret Guard, please sit down and sit down."
The man in black shook his head: "What do you have to do, Mr. Zhou?"
This cock throat!
Manager Zhou slandered and said with a dry smile: "Master Secret Guard, this matter is confidential, I'm afraid you need to go there in person."
The secret guard didn't say anything and waited quietly.
Manager Zhou said with a serious face: "This matter is related to the national economy and people's livelihood. The things inside need your help to investigate, but in order to avoid alerting the enemy, you must go to this matter in person, and you are only responsible for me!"
"yes!"
After all, the secret guards were under the command of the inner court. The man in black clasped his fists and accepted the order, took the bag of salt, and turned around to leave.
When the man in black had gone far away, several young eunuchs were shocked and muttered: "Old Ancestor, this guy is too disrespectful to you, isn't he?"
"That's right, who is he?"
"If our ancestors told him to die, he must die!"
Manager Zhou shouted: "Shut up!"
Several young eunuchs remained silent.
Manager Zhou said slowly: "After all, I just took over the secret guard. The former secret guard was directly responsible to the Holy One. Do you understand? Now the Holy One has no time to take care of such trivial matters, but what about in the future? No matter who takes the position, the first thing is The thing is, the secret guard has been taken over, why shouldn’t we be a little more careful?”
The expressions of all the eunuchs changed drastically.
This is a huge amount of information...
Doesn't this mean that Manager Zhou, who accompanies His Majesty every day, means that His Majesty's time is running out?
Of course, this is no secret.
Years ago, this matter was aroused. The empress Zheng Fu did not respect the imperial edict. She rushed back to the capital from Liangzhou overnight, fearing that the emperor would die and the fight for power would be too late. Over the past few months, the situation in the capital has been treacherous and complex. Everyone has been busy taking sides, and the overt and covert fighting among several princes has begun to intensify.
Under this situation, their prison yard has become a hot topic, and every camp is trying to win over them.
But Mr. Zhou is very cunning. He doesn't listen to anyone and doesn't rely on anyone.
This also allows the Jailanyuan to receive countless benefits from all aspects. It's time to "change the dynasty." As the saying goes, once the emperor and his courtiers died, no matter who ascends to the high position, will the gang of guys in the prison yard still be able to make money?
So, take advantage of now and do as much as you can.
"King Lu, King Lu..."
Manager Zhou chuckled.
…
"King Lu?"
The man in black who had just walked out of the palace was also thinking to himself.
This King of Lu is the brother of the current Holy Emperor. Ever since ancient times when a new emperor of the Longyan Dynasty came to the throne, he would have experienced intrigues, fighting against each other, and fighting to the end, who would be the next emperor. Normally, the reigning emperor would not have any biological brothers left in the world...but King Lu was a special case. It was precisely because when King Lu was vying for the throne that all the princes were eyeing him, he pretended to be crazy and stupid in his fiefdom Pingzhou. When the new emperor came to the throne, he saw that he was a fool and could not threaten his throne, so he just let it go. He also gave him various rewards.
It didn't take long for King Lu to be cured.
The emperor took a look and realized that this guy was just pretending, but it didn't matter. The regime was already stable.
And this is Pingzhou, the fiefdom of King Lu, Pingzhou.
Just northwest of Jinghua and northeast of Liangzhou, there are three cities that belong to a triangle.
"Pingzhou?"
The man in black thought no more, mounted his horse and left the city.
…
Another half-month trip.
Although I had the experience of crossing the desert last time, I still encountered many sudden changes and accidents when I crossed again. The camel team of several hundred people still lost a lot of people. If it weren't for Qin Changfeng's protection, Liu Zheng would have been completely submerged by a quicksand.
"came back!"
"Finally out!"
The camel team finally saw the green in the distance, and they all cheered.
Liu Zheng was also very happy and started galloping.
Not far from the desert Gobi, many people were seen waiting for Liu Zheng.
"Brother Young Master!"
"Master!"
"Son!"
Jiang Xuan came running on horseback, Qing Yangshuo in a wheelchair, Hu Xier pushing a wheelchair, Liu Dahao, Liang Erfu, Wei Tiezhu, and even Shen Xing all came.
"My son, my son, my son has lost weight!"
Liu Dahao was getting fatter and fatter. With tears in his eyes, he threw himself on Liu Zheng and choked up.
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly: "Daddy, daddy, do you want to smash me to death?"
Everyone laughed.
Liu Zheng saw that in the past two months, this young man Jiang Xuan had become much stronger and more mature. Liu Zheng smiled happily and said, "How about Kezhou?"
Jiang Xuan was convinced: "Brother, Master, within one month of your departure, we will completely capture Kezhou!"
Liu Zheng looked in surprise.
Along the way, Jiang Xuan recounted the story of how he captured Qingyang Shuo in Kezhou.
Liu Zheng was shocked when he heard this, let alone Zheng Yueru next to him.
He looked at the monster Qingyang Shuo in disbelief. This is short selling! And it is to directly short-sell a city. What is the concept?
If he hadn't been sure that Qingyang Shuo was from this world, Liu Zheng would have suspected that he had traveled through time just like him!
"Mr. Talented!"
Liu Zheng clasped his fists and was so impressed that he fell to the ground.
Qingyang Shuo also laughed and said: "It seems that the young master has also gained a lot! We should be equal to each other!"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
This time Lou Lan gave Liu Zheng a lot of things, and they were all precious things! Various Loulan gold ornaments, precious spices from Arabia, gems, corals, and even caviar are astonishing to see.
Liu Dahao said in surprise: "Is my son going to fight?"
Talking and laughing, a group of people returned to Yintan City. Liu Zheng was also surprised to see the scale of Yintan City. After two months of walking in Loulan, flowers blossomed in both places, so naturally everyone was happy. A banquet had been prepared in Yintan City a long time ago. At the banquet, Liu Zheng told everyone about his trip to Loulan. When he heard about the thrilling points, everyone was extremely nervous. Afterwards, he praised the story and the atmosphere was harmonious.
"Enlightenment reading?"
Qingyang Shuo was shocked again when he heard Liu Zheng's enlightenment reading.
Liu Zheng smiled and said: "I intend to implement the same method in Yinzhou."
Qingyang Shuo's expression changed slightly: "Sir, have you ever thought that if Loulan implements this strategy, the country's power will definitely increase greatly, and I'm afraid..."
Liu Zheng thought to himself that Qingyang Shuo was worthy of being Qingyang Shuo, and he could take this into consideration immediately. He chuckled and said, "That's why I asked for the right to own the desert this time..."
As he spoke, his eyes flashed: "If the desert belongs to my Yinzhou, no matter how strong Loulan is, I will have nothing to fear!"
Qingyang Shuo perked up and said, "Sir, the wind is blowing in the desert, and the sandy soil has no roots. How can we cure it?"
Liu Zheng said: "The soil has soil forests, sand has sand trees, and Loulan has Populus euphratica and red willow. It can withstand drought and wind and sand. We must first build vegetation to accumulate fertile soil. This is a century-old plan, and we will plan it slowly."
"Inn, how solid is the inn?"
Liu Zheng laughed and said: "Wooden houses are not allowed, earth houses are not allowed, and people in the world are not allowed! Only I, Yinzhou, can consolidate this desert house!"
Everyone was shocked.
Qingyang Shuo couldn't tell what kind of medicine this young man was selling in his gourd.
Liu Zheng smiled and said nothing more.
After everyone's curiosity was inflated and they had had enough wine and food, Liu Zheng stood up and led a group of people from Yintan City to the fine iron workshop of his divine workshop. Although everyone was puzzled, they also Follow him.
Wei Tiezhu patted his forehead: "Sir, the slag you asked Tiezhu to collect has piled up into a hill. What's the use of it?"
Liu Zheng smiled and said: "Of course it will be of great use!"
Following Wei Tiezhu, Liu Zheng called out to the slag after steelmaking. It was indeed the size of a small mountain. He beamed: "This thing can solidify a house in the desert!"
Everyone was surprised.
Qingyang Shuo asked: "Master, what is this?"
"This thing can be used to make cement that is not afraid of strong winds!"
"cement?"
Several people were confused.
