hsntnovel Chapter 2230 Zhao Tiejun Returns
Chapter 2230 Zhao Tiejun Returns
Li Shen then arranged for people to help count the cotton brought by Qu Zhiping, and Qu Zhiping also made a list.
In exchange for food, tea, cloth, wine and other items.
The rest is exchanged for money.
However, the bill issued was for the special use of Prince Ji's Palace. When Li Shen came, he only brought some gold bars, which were of little use to Qu Zhiping and others.
They still have to use copper coins to buy things.
They can use these notes to exchange for copper coins at any time at the Xizhou government office.
After everything was arranged, Qu Zhiping took his men away.
After inspecting the workshop, Li Shen rode back to the villa.
"This won't work." Li Shen was in deep thought on the way.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Wang Xuance asked from the side.
"I said that it would be bad if there was no chief shopkeeper here. I can't stay here forever. I still have so many things to do."
Li Shen said.
"But there is no good candidate now." Wang Xuance was not very familiar with the business of the Prince Ji's Mansion, but he still knew something about it.
After hearing this, Li Shen immediately cursed:
"This bastard is incompetent. After so long, he still hasn't found a suitable candidate.
Later, you can write a letter to scold him on my behalf and ask him to arrange for the chief treasurer to come as soon as possible."
Wang Xuance could only nod in agreement. He knew that Wang Hongfu now had some aftereffects on Xizhou.
Wang Wencheng's incident left a huge psychological trauma on Wang Hongfu, and he was almost killed by King Ji because of it.
Therefore, Wang Hongfu is now very cautious about Xizhou, fearing that the incident with Wang Wencheng will happen again.
Li Shen brought his men back to the villa. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw a man suddenly appear.
Li Shen was frightened and his bodyguards surrounded him.
"Your Highness Prince Ji." The man immediately saluted Li Shen.
Through the crowd, Li Shen finally saw the person coming. It was Zhao Tiejun, the deputy captain of Li Jian.
"Damn, where did you come from? You scared me."
Li Shen pushed through the crowd and walked forward.
Zhao Tiejun laughed foolishly:
"Haha, I climbed over the wall from outside." He didn't want to be seen by the soldiers outside, so he sneaked in.
"The guards outside need to be better managed. Is the defense so lax? They don't even know what's going on after people have come in.
How can I trust them with my safety?" Li Shen said angrily after hearing this.
Someone climbed over the wall in broad daylight. How can we protect ourselves?
Although there were only three thousand people left in the villa, the villa was not that big, so these people must have slacked off.
"Your Highness is right. Those palace soldiers outside are indeed not comparable to the Imperial Guard Battalion. They are poorly managed and have many loopholes in their defense.
This is especially true during the day." Zhao Tiejun immediately echoed.
"Let's talk inside." Li Shen didn't say much. He took Zhao Tiejun into the living room. After they sat down, Li Shen asked:
"Why are you back? Have you completed the mission?"
"Your Majesty, the mission has been completed. General Xue said that Your Majesty must be accompanied by someone, so he asked me to bring someone back first."
Zhao Tiejun replied.
"Done? Tell me what you have gained and make me happy."
Hearing that the mission was completed, Li Shen suddenly became happy. This was a windfall, a gift from God.
"Yes, that Tianchen..." At that moment, Zhao Tiejun started talking about how to contact other tribes, the attack on the workshop area, and finally how Xue Rengui led his troops to attack the camp. He told Li Shen everything in detail.
Li Shen nodded continuously as he listened.
"Good, very good, excellent, hahahaha, I will reward you handsomely when you return." Li Shen laughed three times.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji, for your grace." Zhao Tiejun saluted and expressed his gratitude.
Their work was not in vain this time.
"Your Majesty, General Xue also said that you have to decide what to do next. There are not enough carriages over there, and General Xue and his men didn't bring much food and fodder. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for a few days."
After saying everything, Zhao Tiejun reported what Xue Rengui had instructed.
"Well...Xuan Ce, what do you think?" Li Shen thought for a while and looked at Wang Xuance. One person's shortcomings can be overcome by two people's strengths. They can pool their wisdom.
He basically discussed his own plan with Wang Xuance, and the two of them worked it out.
Wang Xuance thought for a moment and then replied:
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should not rush to transport these materials back. Firstly, there are too many things and it is difficult to conceal them. It has only been half a month and someone might think that these are stolen goods.
Secondly, the workshop’s warehouse can’t hold so many things.
It’s better to leave the things there and we can transport them back when we find an appropriate time.
Didn’t Captain Zhao say that it’s extremely secretive and difficult to be discovered? "
Wang Xuance was afraid that people would associate this matter with Prince Ji's Mansion.
Li Shen listened and analyzed it and nodded:
"Well, we can leave it there temporarily, but... we can't let Xue Rengui guard it there all the time, right?
The guard battalion still needs to be transferred back, otherwise I will not feel safe and will not sleep well these past few nights."
After what happened to Zhao Tiejun just now, Li Shen felt that it would be safer to call back the Imperial Guard Battalion. It would be fine to place the Imperial Guards outside to fight.
You let them take charge and the work seems a bit difficult. After all, everyone has their own expertise and they are not professionals.
"How about letting the surrendered rebels guard us?" Zhao Tiejun suggested at this time.
"No, what if they betray us? There is a huge fortune there." Li Shen immediately shook his head in denial.
"I think it's a good idea." Wang Xuance on the side agreed.
"Huh? Why?" Li Shen wondered.
“Your Majesty, those ordinary rebels are actually just civilians, and some of them are not volunteers.
We can recruit them, form them into a guard team, and pay them. I believe no one would want to live a life of blood and knife.
Moreover, in the future we can also serve as guards for the palace workshop.
Your Majesty, we cannot stay in Xizhou forever. These 10,000 soldiers will also return to the various provincial capitals.
There will be no one guarding this place by then, and we need the power to protect it all the time."
Wang Xuance patiently explained to Li Shen.
"How can we ensure their loyalty?" This is what Li Shen is most worried about. After all, the other side is a rebel.
If they take the opportunity to attack the workshop area, we will suffer greater losses.
At this time, Zhao Tiejun spoke again:
“Your Majesty, don’t worry about this. I have also subdued a group of rebels. There are about 700 to 800 people left, accounting for 30% of the remaining rebels.
According to my understanding, some of these rebels were captured civilians, and some were refugees who were recruited.
They all wanted to live a peaceful life. After all, the rebels were very dangerous and could be wiped out by the imperial court at any time.
They all knew how powerful the Tang Dynasty was. As long as the prince could promise to pardon their past sins and give them a small benefit,
I believe they will be willing to stay and serve as guards.
And the three leaders are still here, we just need to subdue them."
(You tell me, what is the difference between fantasy and Xianxia? I think they are similar.)