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Chapter 1068: Money, Who Says It’s Too Much?

Chapter 1068: Money, Who Says It’s Too Much?
King Jing had not encountered many crises in his life. The biggest crisis was actually tomb robbing.

When faced with the assassination, he was stunned for a moment.

He watched Chen Zheng fall in front of him.

Zhang Chong rushed over like a flying beast and cut off the Japanese merchant's right hand with one stroke of his sword.

Then, several pirates knocked the merchant down.

"Mr. Chen!"

King Jing squatted down slowly.

Chen Zheng lay on the deck, gasping for breath.

He had never felt the sun so gentle.

There was a hairpin stuck in her chest, and she felt a sharp pain in her heart.

"This old man..." Chen Zheng stretched out his hand and King Jing knelt down.

"You...really look like my grandson!"

The hand touched King Jing's cheek, then fell down limply.

"Mr. Chen!"

King Jing reached out and felt Chen Zheng's pulse, his cheeks trembling, "Save him!"

There was a half-baked doctor among the pirates. After checking, he shook his head and said, "The man is gone."

King Jing studied medicine, so he knew where Chen Zheng had gone.

He slowly stood up and walked to the Japanese merchant, "Why did you assassinate him?"

The Japanese merchant threw away his right hand and laughed, "In the past, all merchants captured by these pirates were executed. Since we're all going to die, I might as well drag someone down with me before I die...hahahaha!"

Fang Chen whispered: "The Japanese pirates are rampant in the southeast, and our homeland has also suffered from slaughter. Whenever we robbed the Japanese, we would chop them into pieces."

King Jing said woodenly, "Do you have a knife?"

"Yes, you are..." Fang Chen's tone was serious.

"Bring it here."

"Yes." Fang Chen turned around respectfully, asked for a knife, and handed it to King Jing.

He stepped back, and Ma Jing asked, "Why is Second Brother so respectful to this man?"

"Didn't you hear what the old man called him just now?"

"What."

"It's Your Highness!"

Ma Jing asked, "What is your highness?"

"In this world, the only one who can be called Your Highness is the prince!"

Ma Jing was startled, and Zhang Chong whispered, "Could it be fake?"

"Those soldiers can't be fake." Fang Chen pointed at the soldiers who rushed up, "Brother, look, these soldiers are well-trained. They came up to protect the young man first, how can this be fake?"

"The prince?" Zhang Chong shuddered. "His followers are dead."

"That damn Japanese!" Fang Chen said gritting his teeth.

According to their custom, they would have killed the Japanese later, but the arrival of King Jing and others interrupted this plan.

"It's fate!" Fang Chen sighed, "Brother, wait!"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for what this noble man says." Fang Chen said, "Our future... depends on God's will!"

King Jing took a small knife and ordered his men to strip the Japanese merchant of his clothes, then focused on cutting holes in his body.

At first the Japanese merchants gritted their teeth and endured it, but soon they started screaming.

Fang Chen took a look and shivered, "Brother, it looks like each of these cuts are about the same depth."

"Not only is the depth similar, but the distance between each cut is also similar."

"Do you have salt?" King Jing asked.

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhang Chong said, "There is nothing else on the sea, but there is plenty of salt."

No one knew what he did with the salt. When the salt was delivered, King Jing grabbed a handful and smeared it on the knife marks.

"what!"

The bleeding wound was irritated by the salt particles, and the taste was... too sour.

The pirates looked on in silence.

"Are there any wooden pillars?" King Jing asked gently.

"Wooden pillars?" Zhang Chong wanted to say no, but Fang Chen said, "Yes."

Fang Chen ordered the pirates to dismantle a cabin and get some wood.

"One end is sharpened."

King Jing ordered.

Some people did it.

"Tie it to the side of the ship." King Jing was like a foreman, directing the pirates to tie the wooden pillars to the side of the ship.

"What is he going to do?" Ma Jing scratched his head.

"I don't know either." Fang Chen shook his head.

"Hold him up." King Jing ordered two pirates to hold up the Japanese merchant, pointed at the sharpened top of the wooden pillar and said, "Let him go towards his valley path!"

In an instant, the three leaders changed color.

"Is this... really the prince?" Ma Jing murmured, "I think I am ruthless enough, but compared to him... I am still far behind."

"No!" The Japanese merchant screamed and struggled, and the two pirates couldn't control him.

"I'll do it." Zhang Chong walked over and slapped the Japanese merchant unconscious. Then he carried him to the top of a wooden pillar. As soon as he put him down, the Japanese merchant woke up.

The Japanese merchant tried his best to clamp the valley passage, but his body kept sliding down.

The screams sent chills down one's spine.

King Jing turned around and looked at Chen Zheng, "Take Mr. Chen back!"

Several officers and soldiers came over and carefully carried Chen Zheng's body back to the boat.

King Jing waved at the three leaders.

"Greetings...your honored guest." The three of them bowed.

"My name is Zhu Zaizhen," King Jing said, "and my title is Jing."

Fang Chen knelt down without hesitation, "Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Jing!"

"Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Jing!" Zhang Chong knelt down almost at the same time.

Ma Jing was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly knelt down.

The pirates were stunned when they saw this.

King Jing said: "Chang Wei Bo is my cousin and also my teacher. You doubt the sincerity of the offer of amnesty. So, is my personal visit enough to show my sincerity?"

"I... dare not." Fang Chen lowered his head.

"Then, who objects?" King Jing looked at the three leaders, and seeing that no one looked up, he slowly looked at the pirates.

"Greetings, Your Highness!" Then, people knelt on the deck like wheat waves blown by the wind.

Someone asked: "May I ask Your Highness, if we accept the amnesty, will the government settle accounts with us?"

"Most of you became pirates because you couldn't survive. How many of you have committed serious crimes in Ming Dynasty?" King Jing asked. None of the pirates said anything. Fang Chen said, "There are five."

King Jing said, "Give them a ship."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Fang Chen no longer had any doubts.

Five pirates who committed serious crimes in the Ming Dynasty sailed away.

King Jing looked at the sailing boat and said softly, "The sea is vast and the sky is high!"

……

Liang Hu was hosting a banquet at his own villa outside the city.

The guests were two naval commanders, both in plain clothes. One of them raised his glass and said with a smile, "I thought Jiang Qingzhi would be ruthless to us, but I didn't expect him to stop."

Liang Hu said calmly: "To open the sea, the navy must clear out the pirates along the way and maintain the waterway. The Ming Dynasty has banned the sea for many years. Where can Jiang Qingzhi find so many people who can sail?"

"He still has to rely on us!" Another general said proudly, "By the way, Lord Liang invited us to drink today, is there anything you want to say?"

Liang Hu nodded, "The deal is done."

The two generals looked at each other with joy.

"But what about the price we agreed on earlier?"

"Of course." Liang Hu said, "Don't you trust me when I do things?"

"Don't worry!"

"This deal is so big that I can't help but be happy."

The two generals rubbed their hands happily, as if they were children waiting for New Year's money from their parents.

Vulgar... Liang Hu secretly despised the two men, but smiled and said: "By the way, I wonder how many Japanese pirates are there in the outer sea?"

"I don't know. But a fleet went out to sea earlier and never returned. I don't know what they went there for."

"Even if there are some left, it will be useless. They won't dare to take action within one or two years." Liang Hu felt relieved.

"Don't worry, Mr. Liang."

"Then, it's time to prepare." Liang Hu raised his glass, "For the wealth we are waiting for."

"For wealth and honor!"

After the two navy commanders left drunkenly, Jia San came and said, "Master, they said everything is ready."

Liang Hu took a sip of tea and sighed, "I wanted to give up for now, but after thinking about it, this business is too profitable. If the Japanese daimyo gets this batch of firearms, he will definitely be able to sweep the surrounding areas. How much money and food can he get by defeating his opponent? How much benefit can he get? If so, he will come a second time... Jia San."

"Master!" Jia San bowed slightly, very happy.

The deal was done, and according to the previous rules of Lianghu, Jia San would also be able to get a lot of benefits.

"Jiang Qingzhi's trip to the south this time can be said to be successful. The only shortcoming is the navy." Liang Hu smiled and said, "He can't move the navy, and he dare not move it. Once he leaves, the smuggling business can be resumed."

Jia San was stunned. "Didn't the master say earlier that he would not do it anymore?"

Liang Hu sighed, "Who says money is too much?"

……

That night, a large group of people appeared in a village outside the city.

"Right here."

"Open!"

"These...are all firearms!"

"Hurry up and load the car."

Lianghu was at the entrance of the village, and two naval commanders were there. One of them asked, "How long will it take for the remaining money to be paid?"

Liang Hu said: "One hand pays the money, the other hand delivers the goods."

"Gold and silver?"

"silver."

"Alright."

Liang Hu smiled and said, "I heard that Japan produces a lot of silver. If you do more business, you two will become rich in no time."

The two generals chuckled.

"After Jiang Qingzhi leaves, we'll take it slow."

"It's just a little less floaty."

"It's drifting too slowly. I think the best way is to... sink the ship."

"Shipwreck?"

"The ship sank, and the firearms on board were naturally lost."

It's really cruel... Liang Hu's mouth curled up slightly, "This matter depends on you two."

"Please discuss with them, Mr. Liang. If the price can be raised a little more, we can get better firearms."

"No problem." Liang Hu nodded.

The firearms were loaded onto dozens of carts, and the last few carts were actually pulling cannons.

That is the big gun.

"This is a Portuguese cannon. If the daimyo takes it, he only needs to fire one shot to destroy the enemy for several miles."

"What a great gun!" Liang Hu patted the cannon. "Then I'll go. You two just wait for the money!"

"Lord Liang, the Japanese are cunning." A general raised his eyebrows, "Why don't we take some brothers with us..."

Liang Hu's face turned cold, "They are afraid of the soldiers over there."

He dared to bet that if these two people met the former Zhang Yixiong, the business would change to another trading partner. And he...

The torches illuminated the three people, and the smiles of the two naval commanders looked a little strange in the firelight.

Once his business was taken away, Liang Hu's value of existence would be gone. If things went wrong, these two people would kill him.

Thinking of this, Liang Hu said calmly: "How about putting this deal on hold?"

"Forget it." The two generals smiled, then the three of them bowed and parted. Liang Hu took the caravan to the seaside to trade. The two generals watched the caravan go away at the entrance of the village, then turned into the village to drink.

"Pity."

After getting drunk, one of the generals said, "If we can take over this business, we can earn at least 50% more."

"Forget it. Jiang Qingzhi is here. Let's be more restrained. We can take our time after he leaves."

"Tell me, when will he leave?"

"Before winter."

"Damn it, I wish he would get out of here right now, as far away as possible."

"Who should we ask to leave?" someone outside asked.

"Alpaca, who?"

A general started cursing after drinking a glass of wine.

Squeak!

The door was pushed open from the outside.

There was a person standing outside the door.