Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 116 Reply

The person ran away, but the money did not.

Liu Daogui took people to count and found more than 3,000 pieces of silk and more than 11,000 pieces of cloth, but not much money, only 30,000 strings of cash, and less than 30 kilograms of gold and silver. There were also many furs on the ship, which should have been shipped from the north.

This thing is coveted by the Jiangzuo nobles and is also an important strategic material.

There is also a box of Wu Shi San piled up in the corner, which is also worth a lot of money.

The total value of the four ships was around 500,000 strings of cash, which was basically the same.

"Just this little?" Liu Zun looked depressed.

"How much do you want? It's already a lot." Liu Daogui felt it was okay. The harvest of this trip was about 100,000 strings of cash.

One string of money is about three catties, and thirty thousand strings of money is about one hundred thousand catties, which is too much for a warship to afford.

Liu Daogui used two grain ships to transport 5,000 coins back from Qicheng.

May is the windy season, and the ship was unable to withstand the wind and waves, and kept swaying up and down. After drifting on the sea for half a day, the soldiers had begun to vomit and have diarrhea, and could not sleep. They were tortured badly, their faces were pale, and they could not even stand steadily.

At night, Li Damu came with Liu Guangzhi, Meng Ganzhi, Ge Daoming and others.

Liu Daogui quickly asked someone to prepare a ship and send them back to the shore, allowing them to return to Lanling on their own.

Others stayed behind to carry the goods.

There were so many things that it took a whole night to move them all.

"What should we do with this thing?" Liu Guangzhi pointed at the ship under his feet.

The thing is good and very impressive, but it is also very ostentatious. As long as it appears on the coast, it will definitely be recognized.

There's nowhere to hide around.

It is impossible to drag such a big thing back to Lanling. That would be courting death.

There are no islands to hide nearby...

Liu Daogui thought it over again and again, then reluctantly said, "Take down the heavy crossbows and burn the boats!"

Liu Zun said, "It would be a shame to burn it. If we sell it, we'll get at least 200,000 strings of cash."

"Who dares to buy it?"

Those who can afford it are all noble families, and it is exposed at a glance. It is impossible for Tianshi to buy it, and he is not familiar with the Yan State in the north.

So the best option is to burn it and be done with it.

Meng Ganzhi bowed and said, "If a fire breaks out at sea, it will easily expose our tracks. I think it would be better to give it to the Tianshidao. The Tianshidao will definitely hide on the island. When we leak the news, the Tianshidao will have no way to defend themselves."

Liu Daogui's eyes lit up, "Good idea."

Those poor guys from Tianshidao would definitely not want to burn this thing and would definitely drag it back to their nest on the sea.

Sima Daozi sent someone to investigate and found out.

When you see them fighting each other, no one cares who is behind it.

Meng Ganzhi was the best among the twenty-seven tiger guards. During the Langya campaign to suppress bandits, he fought at Jiqiu and killed the bandit leader Cheng Wuxiu.

He looks like just a teenager of seventeen or eighteen years old, so young that it's enviable.

Liu Daogui named himself "Ganzhi", so he simply used this name.

The heavy crossbows were removed, and everything else that could be taken away from the ship was taken away, including curtains, ropes, flags, and various pretentious instruments. Nothing was left out and all were moved onto the ship.

Liu Daogui went straight to the bottom cabin. The slaves' eyes were still numb, as if they were indifferent to their fate and life and death.

"Follow me and I'll let you live!"

The short axe in his hand chopped down sharply, sparks flew, and cut off a piece of the chain.

A hint of warmth appeared in the eyes of several young slaves, but they soon began to sob.

The hoarse crying voice seemed to carry so much suffering and grievances, it was heartbreaking to listen to it.

Liu Daogui was also infected. He picked up the axe and started chopping the chains everywhere. He was so tired that he was panting. The axe blade soon broke into gaps of various sizes, making it increasingly difficult to chop. "Click", Liu Zun got a bunch of keys from somewhere and opened it easily. "Aren't you stupid?"

"You must have done this on purpose..." Liu Daogui was speechless.

"You came in swinging the axe and I didn't even have a chance to say anything."

The chains of the slaves were opened one after another. Many of them had been trapped here for a long time and could no longer walk, so they were carried away by the soldiers.

The chain was dragged away.

After everything on the ship was almost cleared, Liu Daogui boarded the ship.

The ship slowly sailed southeast with the sea breeze.

"You will first travel on the sea for a few days, and then return to Lanling from Langya one by one. You must keep it secret and not leak any information." Liu Daogui repeatedly emphasized this.

"Don't worry about joining the army!"

The soldiers were of the same mind as him, and were subject to military law in Lanling and rarely went out.

Liu Guangzhi said, "Aren't you going back to Lanling with us?"

"With something this serious happening, of course I have to stay in Guangling. You and A-Zhong should take good care of Lanling."

After such a big incident, Liu Daogui estimated that he would not be able to return to Lanling for a long time.

"Leader!"

Everyone parted ways at sea, and Liu Daogui took a ship up the Yangtze River estuary and returned to Guangling.

It was originally thought that Guangling should be under martial law at this time, but unexpectedly it was calm and almost unaffected. Only some valleys at the port were talking about this matter, but most of them were gloating.

When they returned to the military headquarters, Huan Hong, Huan Daozhen and Yuan He had not returned yet.

No one paid attention to the fact that Liu Daogui had disappeared for three days.

"In three days, Jingkou, Dongshan and Jiankang should have received the news. Envoy Huan may be on his way back." Only Gao Xun silently watched the development of the situation.

The court's efficiency is always so low.

Liu Daogui asked, "Have you heard any other rumors?"

"Yandu is completely ruined. Over a hundred saltworks have been destroyed. The Tianshi Dao is in chaos. Both sides of the Yangtze River are swarming with Tianshi Daoists. All major ports are filled with their spies. They search any ship that docks."

As expected, the tower ship was a big trouble.

Such a large ship cannot sail on the sea for a long time. The more people it carries, the more supplies it consumes. Sooner or later, it will have to dock to replenish fresh water and food.

Of the four ships, two were looted and the other two were burned.

Liu Daogui inexplicably felt a sense of pleasure from revenge.

The loss of Yandu cut off Sima Daozi's source of income. Hundreds of thousands of strings of cash every year was not a small amount.

However, the stagnant water in Jiangdong is likely to be stirred up.

The current peace is just the prelude to the storm.

"You were a little too cruel. I heard that the Tianshi Dao suffered more than 2,000 casualties." Gao Xun kept chattering.

Liu Daogui spoke frankly, "It's really not my fault. They were killing each other, and I just lit the fire."

Not many people really die at their own hands.

The situation at that time was like dry wood meeting a raging fire. Everyone went crazy and rushed forward desperately under the rain of arrows from the ship.

The same is true for the entire Jiangzuo area. The common people have been exploited and have no way to survive, and an undercurrent has long been gathering.

However, the Tianshi Dao was too loose internally and accepted everyone, which led to the situation at that time.

Gao Xun said meaningfully, "You are quite angry. You might stir up trouble in Jiangzuo."

"Isn't it good that Sima Daozi and Tianshi Dao are at odds? What's coming will come sooner or later."

(End of this chapter)