From the gate of heaven

Chapter 118 [That’s it for now, let’s make money first]

The ship docked again at Fengping County Pier. Ji Kan and Ji Qingyan watched Lin Ze's back disappearing into the gate of Fengping County.

After being silent for a while, Ji Kan said: "Qingyan, what do you think of Lin Ziyi?"

Ji Qingyan knew that her brother wanted to hear her opinion on the negotiation process between the two parties just now.

After thinking for a while, he said: "He didn't want to completely offend us, provoke our revenge, and lose his property in Fengping County, so he agreed to sell us firearms, but because we couldn't pay the corresponding price, he refused to give us the firearms." We offer a full range of firearms technology.”

Ji Qingyan revealed the intention of Lin Ze's series of actions just now.

At this moment, she was calm and no longer as affected by her emotions as she had been in the situation before. She could not evaluate the authenticity of Lin Ze's master, but she could still evaluate Lin Ze's behavior just now.

On the side, Ji Kan nodded and said:

"I think so too, but this Lin Ziyi has indeed shown a trump card that we cannot underestimate. The firearms he just used are extremely powerful. If there is an elite soldier equipped with these firearms, I am afraid that even the best masters will avoid their edge. ."

"It's no wonder that he dares to be so disrespectful. If we fall out with him, the disciples behind him will probably make a big fuss."

"But this matter should not be underestimated. If Lin Ziyi's sect is really so upright and upright, just to explore the unknown, it would be good to dedicate the firearm making technology to our Zhou royal family, but I am afraid that they want to mass-produce firearms. Form an army and subvert our great Zhou Dynasty."

"With the magic of the Tiangong treasure box described by Lin Ziyi, it is completely possible to achieve it."

"Based on this, perhaps Lin Ziyi's words just now were just to delay time and accumulate money, so that he can completely fall out with me, Da Zhou, later."

Not long ago, after Lin Ze briefly described his origins, he talked about the price of firearms.

I am willing to sell them firearms at a price of 200 taels of silver, and sell them bullets at a price of [-] taels of silver.

In response, Ji Kan said that he would think about it and give an answer later, so the two parties dispersed.

"Do you want to try it out?"

Ji Qingyan said.

Although his sister didn't say it clearly, Ji Kan could probably understand what she meant, which was to use some means to force Lin Ze into a desperate situation. Faced with a desperate situation, people can no longer hide their trump cards. This can be used to see what's behind him. What kind of power is hidden in the end.

If the hidden power is not enough, then they can start and try to get the full set of firearms production technology in their hands.

And if the hidden power is strong enough, then they can just pretend that nothing happened and trade normally according to the price given by the other party.

"It's not necessary. Report this matter to the emperor and let him make the decision."

Ji Kan shook his head, not wanting to cause trouble.

Anyway, Lin Ze has agreed to help form the firearms army. His mission this time has been completed, and a share of credit is indispensable.

If the test is successful, it doesn't necessarily mean much credit. If the test fails and the progress of the formation of the firearms army is hindered, then he will definitely take the blame.

"Eunuch Hua, it's just a courtesy for you to go and deliver a message to the emperor."

Ji Kan turned his head and spoke to Mr. Hua beside him.

At the speed of a peerless master, not counting the loss of internal interest, it only takes a few hours to walk back and forth between Fengping County and the capital, which is thousands of kilometers away.

The issue of firearms is of great importance, so it is naturally worthwhile for a peerless master to be a messenger at any cost.

"This trip with His Highness is for this purpose. It should not be a hardship. It's just that the two Highnesses must take care of their own safety."

Eunuch Hua nodded in agreement and then warned.

"Don't worry, there are still many guards around me."

Ji Kan smiled and nodded.

After finishing speaking, he wrote the situation in Fengping County into a letter and sealed it together with Ji Qingyan.

Immediately, Eunuch Hua took the letter and disappeared from where he was, apparently delivering the letter.
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In the study, Lin Ze witnessed the entire conversation between the Ji Kan brother and sister through the space passage opened by the Zhutian Gate.

"I still don't know why His Majesty the Emperor did not use peerless masters to suppress the aliens, but instead wanted to form an army of firearms. However, it is now certain that these two Tianhuang nobles came to Fengping County purely for firearms."

"Then let's see what His Majesty the Emperor has to say next."

"If His Majesty the Emperor feels that I have offended him and defines me as a rebel, then he will be ready to pack up his things and run away, and change the track from the current peaceful development model."

After thinking about it, Lin Ze began to use Zhutianmen to calculate the coordinates and located the capital, which was about [-] miles away from Fengping County.

After completing the positioning, Lin Ze had no intention of opening the door to the capital. Instead, he opened the Zhutian Gate into the clouds high in the sky and watched the official road from Fengping County into the capital of Great Zhou with a telescope.

If there is no accident, the Hua Gong Guild will appear from this direction next.

The movement speed of the peerless master is several times faster than the speed of sound. If he uses all his strength to develop the Qinggong movement, he may be able to run from Fengping County to the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty in less than half an hour.

But this is only theoretical.

In fact, it is impossible to maintain your limit speed when you are on the road. Even if your body can bear it, you don’t have so much physical strength to consume, and you have to keep a part of your internal energy to maintain combat power at any time to deal with unexpected situations during the journey. .

Therefore, when Father Hua was on his way, he was not particularly fast and would stop to adjust his breath from time to time.

About two hours later, Lin Ze saw Father-in-law Hua in Longxing County on the outskirts of the capital.

It was already late at night, and a curfew had been implemented in the capital.

The flower father-in-law took out the palace card and showed it to the city gate defenders before entering the city, and then continued to move forward. However, perhaps to prevent misunderstandings, the moving speed was not too fast, and even ordinary people could roughly see it. To the extent of his stature.

Soon, the flower father-in-law came to the imperial city. After a special notification, he was allowed to enter the palace and walked through the imperial city.

Finally, he entered the imperial study room located in the center of the imperial city and met with the supreme king in the palace, the current Emperor Ji Yuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At this time, the Zhou emperor had not rested yet.

Lin Ze did not dare to fly drones in the imperial city. There were too many masters lurking here, but this did not faze Lin Ze. He kept adjusting the coordinates of the Zhutian Gate to follow Eunuch Hua's figure, and finally opened the door at Under Ji Yuan's table.

Lin Ze had used a thermal imaging camera to remotely scan the area. There were many masters hidden in the Imperial Study Room. They were watching almost every obvious space in the Imperial Study Room and could respond instantly if there was any abnormality.For the sake of safety, Lin Ze could only place the eavesdropping coordinates of Zhutian Sect under the imperial cabinet in a place where no one would notice.

Although you can't see the scene in the imperial study here, you can clearly hear the conversation there.

Lin Ze wanted to see what Ji Yuan, the emperor, thought of him.

"Your Majesty, this is the letter presented to you by His Highness the King of the East China Sea."

While Lin Ze was adjusting the coordinates of Zhutianmen, Eunuch Hua also finished greeting Emperor Ji Yuan and started talking about business.

Soon, Ji Yuan took the letter forwarded by the personal eunuch, opened it and began to read.

There was silence in the imperial study room for a while, and then I heard Ji Yuan say: "According to my decree, Fengping County knight Lin Ze and Lin Ziyi have made great contributions in eliminating thieves. They will be granted the title of third-class Fengping County male, with the same identity as the white-clothed guard Qianhu, and a bounty." One hundred taels, ten pieces of royal brocade, Mr. Hua, please go to Fengping County to convey the decree to me."

The county man is a baron among the fifth-level titles of Duke Bozi.

According to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, a baron cannot be passed on to his heirs, but he can enjoy certain privileges and court salary, which can be regarded as a complete entry into the category of aristocrats.

This title is not particularly valuable, and it is at most equal to a fifth-rank official in terms of rank, but Lin Ze's contribution is far from worthy of a title.

What this represents is Ji Yuan's goodwill towards Lin Ze.

The imperial edict was naturally written by the accompanying officials. Next, Ji Yuan took up the pen and wrote a reply envelope in person for Eunuch Hua to bring to the King of East China Sea.

Next, the imperial study became quiet, with only the slightest movement of reviewing memorials.
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In the forest house, Lin Ze closed the Tianmen Gate and tapped on the table in front of him with his fingers.

"I don't understand, I don't understand at all."

"So generous. Not only did you not hold me accountable for not offering firearms, but you also gave me a title to appease me. Does this mean that the demand for firearms has reached an extremely urgent level?"

"Waiting for the flower father-in-law to come back later, then we can see what the emperor wrote in reply to the King of Donghai."

Thoughts turned in his heart, Lin Ze made a decision.

Time passed quickly, and at dawn the next day, Father-in-law Hua came back.

Ji Kan and Ji Qingyan arranged for Mr. Hua to rest after a busy night. The brother and sister gathered together to circulate the secret letter. Lin Ze also hid behind the Zhutian Gate to read the secret letter.

"Xiao Kan, agree to Lin Ze's conditions and not do anything unnecessary to antagonize him."

A simple line of words expressed Ji Yuan's attitude.

But it still doesn't explain why he needs firearms so urgently.

On the contrary, Ji Kan suddenly realized at this moment that he saw something from his brother's attitude. His mouth moved but he did not make a sound, and he transmitted a secret message to his sister beside him: "It seems that the rumors are true. Grandpa Taizu may be really..." The end is approaching."

On the side, Ji Qingyan frowned and said: "Don't discuss this topic. Transmitting sound into secrets is not absolutely safe. If there is a master of heaven and man by your side, they can still sense what you are saying."

Seeing this, Ji Kan hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing.

Lin Ze didn't hear what Ji Kan was saying, but he could read lips.

"Grandpa Taizu's end is approaching?"

After hearing this keyword, Lin Ze's eyes suddenly became clear.

The only person in the Zhou Dynasty who could be called Taizu was the founding emperor Ji Yu.

It has been 150 years since the Great Zhou Dynasty was inherited. According to ordinary people's understanding, Ji Yu, who founded the Great Zhou Dynasty at the age of 62, was already over [-] years old as the founding emperor, so naturally he had passed away long ago.

However, for warriors who are in the realm of heaven and above, it is common to live to be over 150 years old. It is not too shocking that the end is approaching when you are over 200 years old.

"The older a warrior gets, the more profound his skills become. Even if he is old and frail, his vast inner energy is enough to dominate the world. Ji Yu, who has survived to this day, can be called the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Zhou Dynasty."

"And once Ji Yu passes away, there may be many entities hidden in the dark that are ready to overthrow the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It's no wonder that the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty wants to strengthen his own combat power, and he doesn't even care about me. He has a secret hidden in him.”

"No matter what secrets I have, for Ji Yuan, the impact of the death of his great ancestor must be wiped out before he can investigate and consider it in depth."

Lin Ze thought about it, and suddenly understood many things at this time.

He had been guessing before that why Ji Yuan did not send his peerless masters to solve the border troubles, but instead wanted to get firearms from him to form an army at the expense of the near and distant.

At the moment, it seems that it is not that Ji Yuan does not want to send out peerless masters, but that these peerless masters cannot be used to suppress the base camp.

The reason why he did not call him to the capital with an edict, but chose to let the King of Donghai come to contact him, and even tolerated his confrontational behavior without resorting to force and gave him comfort, was that he wanted to avoid any accidents as much as possible. Under certain circumstances, obtain firearms to quickly increase your side's combat power.

After thinking about this, Lin Ze suddenly began to think about what he could do after getting the news.
"With the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as long as it stabilizes the internal affairs, it will be easy to free up its hands to deal with external troubles."

"It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but right now Ji Yuan has a lack of sense of security due to the death of his great ancestor, and has a high demand for combat power. In this case, I might be able to sell him weapons. Do you think the other party won't reject my offer?"

In an instant, Lin Ze thought of what he would do next.

The future of the Zhou Dynasty has nothing to do with him. As things stand, it is better to make money first.

"I'll go to Zhang Hai later to get the goods. First, sell [-] automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition to the Zhou Dynasty. As for things like bombs and sniper rifles, I won't sell them. It will cause harm to myself. threaten."

After thinking, Lin Ze made a decision.

Lin Ze is not very afraid of ordinary rifle bullets. Of course his body cannot withstand automatic rifle fire, but he has mental perception and can detect and react in advance when bullets are within ten meters of him.

At this time, you can directly pour out the steel bunker from the portable space to protect yourself, and then open the Zhutian Gate to escape.

Bombs, a Yinman artifact that can be buried in certain places, and sniper rifles with their ultra-long attack range and powerful power pose a great threat.

So at the current stage, Lin Ze is definitely not for sale.

In fact, Lin Ze could also buy sharp, strong and cheap alloy swords in bulk from the main world and sell them to the Zhou royal family, but this would be robbing Mingyue Tower of business. Lin Ze felt that it was not the time to offend Mingyue Tower yet.

(End of this chapter)