The Great Seminary

Chapter 70 Returning home in glory
The building collapsed after the thieves left.

After a great battle, at least half of the buildings in Zhihai Village were reduced to ruins.

It was just a battle between two cultivators of level D and C, but it caused such tragic consequences.

Although Zhang Gui and Guan Xihui who participated in the event are not ordinary people, it can be seen that the horror of 'great power belongs to oneself' in this world!
Watch the pirate fleet go away.

Zhang Gui sat on a pile of bricks, silently counting his luck and banknotes.

Just now, Guan Xihui boarded the main ship and casually took out a stack of 100-note silver notes worth five hundred taels.

This made Zhang Gui re-evaluate the value of the overseas black and white business.

It's a pity that poor people really can't let their imagination run wild.

At this time, his body was healthier than ever due to his extraordinary promotion, but he was exhausted after a life-and-death battle.

It took me a long time to recover.

He left the camp and took the silver plate he had hidden in the mountains back to the military camp.

Start looking for someone.

When the commotion just started, Zhang Gui discovered that there was no one in the barracks and houses of Zhihai Village.

It was obvious that the thousands of miscellaneous soldiers and military dependents in Zhina had all hidden themselves in advance.

No matter how big the military camp is, the only place that can hide so many people is the underground soldier caves.

After a round of searching, Zhang Gui found a secret tunnel entrance in the kitchen.

The entrance to the cave was partially covered with a mountain of firewood.

Zhang Gui stood outside and shouted, "Guan Xihui and the others are gone, everyone come up."

After a while, people began to poke their heads out one after another.

Many of the soldiers, wearing ragged mandarin duck coats, were holding fat goats in their arms and leading
Pigs.

Zhang Gui saw this and said with a forced smile:
"Well, the pirates came and I went into the soldier's cave. Not only did I not think of ambushing them, but I also took the New Year's goods they gave me.

It’s quite impressive.”

Li Yunbo just happened to come out trembling, and kept bowing to Zhang Gui and begging:

“Don’t be angry, Governor.

The enemy's forces were too powerful, and the soldiers in our village were short of money and food, and had not trained for a long time, so it was difficult to ambush them.

As for the rice, flour, cattle and sheep sent by the bandits, we have kept them for you, sir."

When the soldiers and relatives around, whether on the ground or underground, heard this, their faces became gloomy, but they were helpless.

Zhang Gui laughed.
"Mr. Li, I just saw that everyone was nervous, so I was joking.

Our military camp is in such a mess that even sparrows can’t hatch if we set up an ambush.

However, as the new governor of Zhihai Village, I was very powerful and managed to extort 50,000 taels of silver notes and 5,000 taels of silver from Guan Xihui.

I'll distribute the festival money for the New Year later.

The rest is the start-up capital for our Zhihaizhai, and I will manage it well.

Ensure that everyone can live a good life in the future.

Let's go to the military camp to discuss it first."

Li Yunbo was confused by what he heard, but the situation was beyond his control, so he could only pretend to smile and follow Zhang Gui towards Zhihai Village Yamen.

As I walked out of the kitchen, I could clearly see the ruins in the distance and the crisscrossing cracks and scars on the ground.

Li Yunbo's eyes widened, and when he looked at Zhang Gui again, he was so horrified that he could hardly contain himself!
As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while experts look at the details.

A common person from an ordinary family would be shocked when seeing such a scene.

But you don’t realize how rare it is to find a young man who can cause such destruction at the mere age of sixteen.

How terrifying the future might become!
But Li Yunxiao, who was born into the direct line of the Li family in Muxiangchuan and was once known as "a talented person with a bright future", knew it very well.

However, a person is strong when he has no desires.

When the two arrived at the village headquarters, Old Li had calmed down.

The two of them sat down in order of priority.

Li Yunbo took the lead and said:

“In the past, half of the money Governor Tao got from Heimu Town belonged to him.

The rest is divided among us.

I was the deputy governor and earned the most, at least seven hundred and at most one thousand per year.

In the past, when the children were still at home, half of the money was used to supplement the household expenses and the other half was used in the village.

Later, when they were gone, they all stayed in the village to seek peace of mind.

So I'm not a selfless, good person. I'm just old and free from worries, hoping for a good reward in my next life."

Zhang Gui waved his hand and said, "You are already an extremely good person.

But that Governor Tao is really not a good person.

He took the benefit of 20,000 taels of silver, but kept 10,000 for himself and only gave you 1,000.

Even if there is a difference between the original and secondary grades, it shouldn't be ten times as much."

"The money came from other people's sources, so according to the previous market conditions, we should have taken 30 to 40 percent of it.

Besides, the person who happened to be the one eating the biggest fish was actually quite kind of Tao.

"Mr. Li, you are kind-hearted.

Okay, let’s stop talking about this nonsense.

You go and gather all the officers and soldiers in the village, including their dependents.

We pay money immediately.

The team leader is given five taels, the regular soldiers are given two taels, and the pawns are given one tael

Adult military dependents, regardless of gender, were charged five cents, and children were charged two cents.

Then they recruited soldiers from the military families and compensated them with money when they became soldiers.

After recruiting soldiers, they will be reorganized on the spot.

Then I will recruit my personal guards from among the soldiers who have families to support them.

Only fifty people are needed, and I will lead them personally.

They were divided into five teams to enforce the law in the village.

In addition, bricklayers, blacksmiths, shipbuilders and their apprentices are all treasures of our military camp.

They cannot be counted as civilian households.

Craftsmen are paid according to their team leaders, and apprentices are paid according to their ranks.

That’s all for now.

After the New Year, we will make detailed arrangements."

how do you feel? "

“As long as the governor is willing to spend this money.

What else is there to say?

However, with your background, your future is limitless.

This mere few thousand taels of silver should really be ignored."

Li Yunbo smiled in admiration, stood up and left the village office, and began to follow orders...

The next day is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the wind was howling.

East Inland Sea near the coast.

A warship, which was quite old, but with its hull and deck polished to a shine, was coming against the wind and waves.

It docked at a large empty berth at Youyufang Fishing Port in Pingyang Town.

Warships that can dock in civilian fishing ports are naturally small in size.

But compared with ordinary people's fishing boats, it is already a behemoth.

It attracted all the attention on the shore.

During the Lantern Festival, businesses usually close early after noon.

Zhang Gui walked out of the cabin and looked into the distance, and found that his mother was indeed resting.

My heart suddenly relaxed, and I coughed lightly and said:

"Huotou, once we get to Pingyang Town, it will be my territory.

Let's go shopping for holiday supplies first.

Zhao Baiwei, I'll trouble you brothers to handle the loading and unloading.

All of this is done to ensure that the village has good food and drinks and a lively New Year's Eve. Thank you for your hard work."

As soon as he finished speaking, about fifty tall, young men wearing mandarin duck jackets and ear-covering iron helmets lined up on the warship.

Led by a burly middle-aged man with a square face and wearing fish-skin armor, they all bowed and said, "How dare we talk about hardship in front of the governor?

I will obey your orders."

(End of this chapter)