After transmigrating into cannon fodder, he had sex with the villain

Gu Zhao didn't care what the emperor and the court would think of the paper he handed over. Apart from the inspiration he got from raising money this time, it was also because the current money exchange system is indeed lacking when there are large sums of money coming in and out, which makes things extremely difficult. inconvenient.

For example, when they went to Yaocheng this time, in addition to some bank notes, they also brought a large amount of cash, because Yaocheng may not have all the branches of the bank, and they may not be able to exchange so much silver at that time, so they had to bring Luckily, Yan Mu was very efficient in handling affairs. When he left Beijing, he brought a team of hundreds of people along to ensure the safety of these banknotes and money. Otherwise, there might be those jealous people eyeing Gu Zhao and his party .

After this business left, there is still a lot of enthusiasm in the capital. Is there any yamen as rich as the Shipping Department, who raised millions of silver in just a few days, which made the officials who hesitated and did not choose to go to the Shipping Department regret it? I can't stop, with these millions of silver in hand, are you afraid that Gu Zhao won't be able to get things done?

The common people are also fond of talking about the things they participated in, and they have a particularly strong sense of honor.

Not to mention them, even Qiao Huan, the son of a wealthy Jiangnan businessman, has a lot of money in his hands. He also saw the scene of Gu Zhao's house raiding in Jiangnan. Counting was trembling, in his opinion, Gu Zhao had restrained himself a bit, otherwise he would have raised 1000 million taels of silver, this is his ability.

Before Gu Zhao and his party arrived in Yaocheng, rumors about what he did in the capital spread in the south of the Yangtze River. Many wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River beat their chests and stamped their feet. For example, Qiao Xianqing of the Qiao family, when his son went to the capital, he prepared a lot of bank notes for his son to bring. Now that he has received a letter from his son, it seems that it really comes in handy.

Uncle Li, as the prefect of Yaocheng, came to meet his nephew and his party in person. When Gu Zhao and the others settle down here, he will also be transferred back. No matter where Gu Zhao puts the port, he will not stay in Yaocheng anymore, otherwise This place is really going to develop into their territory, even if the emperor has no objection, those courtiers will also object.

Li Changshuo looked at his nephew, and said, "You are really brave this time. I can't believe it when it reaches Yaocheng. Later, more and more news came, and your uncle also wrote a letter. Only then did I know it was true.”

No matter what Gu Zhao could say, he had to say: "It's because everyone is too supportive and enthusiastic."

Uncle Li didn't believe a word, those guys are not interested in his nephew's ability to earn money, try another person, are they willing to invest so much money?

But it’s good for these people to believe in their nephew, otherwise they are worried about how the nephew’s shipping company will operate. Everything will be much easier with money, because whether it is building a ship, hiring a boatman to go to sea, or training the navy, it requires a lot of investment. Once built, things will be much easier to handle.

This is also because he stayed in Yaocheng for more than three years, enough for him to know a lot about overseas situations. Although the imperial court banned the sea, it was not completely forbidden, but they all went to sea secretly, and there were also pirates on the sea. , Although the intelligence information obtained is not enough, he can roughly guess what the situation is. He believes that as long as enough force is guaranteed, there is definitely a way to "money" the development of shipping.

Of course, the risks are not small.

Although the risks involved are not small, Uncle Li's family still invested 5 taels of silver. What does this mean? It means that they are still very optimistic about the future of the Shipping Department.

Uncle Li first borrowed the yamen to let Gu Zhao and the others temporarily settle down, and then provided Gu Zhao with as detailed information as possible. Then Gu Zhao and Yan Mu separated and got busy.

Gu Zhao wants to survey the location of the port on the spot, build a large ship that can go to sea, and recruit skilled boatmen, while Yan Mu needs to recruit troops and pull up an army. After recruiting people, there are more important tasks waiting for him. That is to train this army. It can't just have people, but it can't fight on the water, especially at sea.

He brought not many people from the capital, because those who are suitable for combat on land may not be able to adapt to the situation on the water and at sea, so most of them were recruited from fishermen along the coast, and many of them had gone fishing. experience.

With money to open the way, these things are not difficult to do, and Gu Zhao also has the foundation laid by Li Erji. At the beginning, Gu Zhao and Li Erji mentioned the matter of building a sea ship, and then the situation of transporting salt by sea , he paid much attention to this aspect, and also built several ships capable of sailing in the sea.

According to what Gu Zhao meant, he wanted to complete a trip to the sea this year, so that the court and those who sent money to the Shipping Department could see the results of the Shipping Department, otherwise they would have to worry about the money being thrown into the water up?Although Gu Zhao promised that he could quit halfway and return the money intact, others should also worry that it is not tens of thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver, but millions of taels, and Gu Zhao’s net worth can be paid out. ?

After on-the-spot investigation, the situation is better than Gu Zhao expected. The location of the original port is pretty good. Although the scale is a bit small, it is not too far away. There is a place that is more suitable for building a large port, but a large port can Slowly built, the ready-made port can be put into use after a little modification. Gu Zhao immediately recruited workers and started construction.

Several heads went side by side, busy, and time passed quickly. In a blink of an eye, the imperial court issued an order, and Uncle Li was about to leave for Beijing. At present, it is not known whether to stay in the capital or continue to work abroad, so he took people to the seaside to find The nephew said about the order.

Gu Zhao got busy. Normally, Second Uncle Li couldn't see his people in the Yamen, so he would come to the seaside to look for him if he had anything to do. If Gu Zhao needed anything to find Second Uncle, he would send someone back, so he did the math, Uncle Although the two nephews have been in touch, they haven't seen each other for more than half a month, so when they come to this beach again, the scenery they see has changed a lot.

"Second Uncle, this is the Yamen where our Shipping Department will work in the future." Gu Zhao happily introduced to Uncle Li that he couldn't stay in the magistrate's Yamen all the time. The magistrate still doesn't know what he thinks, it's better to have his own territory as soon as possible.

Uncle Li looked at the dug foundation: "It seems that the size of this yamen is not small."

Gu Zhao said with a smile: "In order not to feel that the place is too small in the future, it is better to build it bigger and live more spaciously. At that time, the front will be the office, and the back will be the dormitory."

As for whether a house should be resettled in Yao City, it is everyone's own opinion.

At this time, two months have passed since Gu Zhao came to Yaocheng. Uncle Li followed Gu Zhao while walking and watching. The renovation of the port has been completed, and several sea ships have docked. Two of them are loading salt, and they will leave for delivery after loading. At that time, Yan Mu will send a team of people to escort him, and Uncle Li plans to go back to the capital with the two ships.

In the other direction, Yan Mu is leading people to train in the sea. At present, the army has thousands of people. He also found some people who are familiar with water warfare to join through the relationship. Most of the soldiers grew up by the sea. Yes, so the training went very smoothly. Anyway, Uncle Li, a civil servant, thought it was very good from a distance.

Uncle Li smiled and said, "There are a lot of people who care about your situation recently, and they have all come to me for excuses. Even Yaocheng is much more lively than before."

Because of the salt production, Yaocheng became much more prosperous than before. Now, because Gu Zhao chooses Yaocheng as the place for shipping, many people come to Yaocheng for the shipping department and Gu Zhao. Uncle Li even heard the words from his subordinates. , the prices of houses in good locations in the city have risen.

When the Shipping Department really develops, Yao City will definitely become a well-known city.

Gu Zhao said helplessly: "I can't rush this matter. I discussed it with Yan Mu. After a while, he will lead people to find a pirate nest to practice. After pulling out a few pirate nests nearby, you can consider going to sea. .”

Second Uncle Li nodded, because he was afraid that his nephew would be eager for success, as long as his nephew could hold his own, he said, "That's right, the more prudent you are when it comes to matters at sea, the better."

On the day Uncle Li left, Yan Mu and Gu Zhao went to see him off together. Uncle Li now sees what the two of them can say. The current situation of the two is that neither of them can live without the other, whether it is life It was still business, and Yan Mu led the navy, which would only make him feel more at ease. How could someone else be so attentive to Gu Zhao?

Second Uncle Li patted Yan Mu on the shoulder: "You and Zhao'er work hard here, and write to Second Uncle if you have anything to do. Second Uncle always has some contacts here."

Yan Mu often trained outside, her face was tanned, but she looked even more heroic, she nodded and said, "Don't worry, my second uncle, I will take good care of my brother."

"Okay, I'm on board, and I'll give you a letter of safety when I arrive in the capital." Uncle Li waved his hand, turned around and boarded the sea ship that was docked at the port and was about to set off.

Gu Zhao and Yan Mu watched the ship sail away from the port, getting farther and farther until it turned into a small black spot, then turned and left side by side.

The new magistrate also came, an official surnamed Li, Gu Zhao had no contact with him, but from the letter written by his uncle, it can be seen that the position of magistrate of Yaocheng is very sought-after now, and several forces are vying for it. It was fierce, and His Majesty finally made the decision, so there shouldn't be much problem with this official's position.

But Gu Zhao and Yan Mu don’t have to worry about it. Even if this person has ulterior motives, Gu Zhao’s official rank is now higher than his, so it is very difficult for this prefect Li to intervene in the Department of Shipping, but because he is in Yao In the city and land boundary, there will be no less opportunities to deal with each other in the future.

Several parties are paying attention to the situation in Yaocheng, but right now there are only those who invest but get nothing. Gradually, there will be some different voices from the court and the people, but even if these voices reach Gu Zhao’s ears, he will not worry about it. Moved, continue to do things at your own pace.

Another two months passed, and Gu Zhao greeted the returning navy at the seaside. The navy that fought for the first time won a complete victory, wiped out all the pirates at the target location, and copied the pirate's lair here, and gained a lot.

The battle report was sent to the court as soon as possible, which can be regarded as blocking the mouths of some people.