Chapter 443: Changes in the Wind

Chapter 443: Changes in the Wind

Chapter 443: Changes in the Wind (4k)

Wei Lin's eyes flashed with sharp sparks, and wherever he looked, everyone lowered their heads involuntarily.

A dead silence.

The feud between the titlist and the deputy titlist is long-standing, and it has been like this since their ancestors, and it is normal for them to dislike each other.

No one knows.

The Duke of Liang is sharp-tongued and arrogant, just like Wei Lin. The two sides are always at odds with each other. As a subordinate, I should have gotten used to it.

Rumble~
Thunder rolled across the sky, lightning intertwined, silver light was dense, and heavy rain fell from the dark clouds.

The third floor of the Demon Hunting Bureau.

The raindrops burst into white dots.

Xu Yuelong closed the window to block out the splashing water and noise on the windowsill, returned to his seat, and enthusiastically put his arm around the shoulders of Sui Hongyan, deputy commander of the Demon Hunting Division, and boasted that the strange phenomena in heaven and earth were rare, which could cleanse the true energy and boost the mind, and had many benefits.

Thirty taels of silver cannot buy you any loss or fraud!
Money spent can be earned again, but a vision missed will never come back!
"If I can take this opportunity to produce a spiritual image, it would be worth thirty thousand taels of gold!"

Sui Hongyan raised her eyebrows and did not give a direct answer. Instead, she shook the tea with interest.

"I heard that you offered Wei Lin 50,000 taels of silver?"

Xu Yuelong admitted: "That's right! You all know about the little things that happened between him and me."

The commander Zuo Heng crossed his hands, pressed them on the table, leaned forward, and asked with a smile: "You are the deputy in the Hebo Police Station, aren't you afraid that Wei Lin will use his status as the commander to control you?"

"So I came to find you, didn't I?" Xu Yuelong opened his arms and smiled. "You and I are of the same mind. Come on board and show your attitude. The other great martial artists are 30,000. I'll give you a discount, 28,000! How do you think?"

Zuo Heng sneered.

"Two thousand taels are used to speak for you, not to send away a beggar? You, Xu Yuelong, and Wei Lin have a feud, but I don't. On the contrary, I admire him. He has a bad temper and a bad personality, but he is strong enough. In our generation, he will at least be able to survive for five to three decades."

Xu Yuelong grinned.

"Twenty thousand!" Sui Hongyan put down her teacup. "I'll buy you a boat ticket and I'll do you a favor with the other ten thousand."

"Twenty-five thousand! It can't be any lower!" Xu Yuelong also crossed his arms and leaned forward, "The Three Law Courts have agreed. If you don't come, I'll be in trouble. But a few great martial artists together will be enough!"

Sui Hongyan lowered her head in thought and looked at Zuo Heng.

a long time.

"Twenty-three thousand!"

Xu Yuelong slammed the table: "Deal!"

Sui Hongyan propped herself up and stood up.

"I'll get the money!"

Three judicial departments.

Xu Yuelong took a sip of strong tea and talked freely.

"Twenty-five thousand! It can't be any lower! Sui Hongyan and Zuo Heng from the Monster Hunting Division have already agreed. If you don't come, I'll be in trouble, but there are ways around it! I'm bringing you along just to show our support!"

"Twenty-five thousand..."

The first and second in command of the Three Law Departments looked at each other and weighed the matter in their minds.

"Twenty-four thousand!"

"make a deal!"

……

Qingjiang Shipyard.

Rainwater dripped along the brown branches broken off from the bamboo hat. Liang Qu crossed the puddle and looked up into the distance.

My sight jumped out of my square inch and the sky and earth became gray.

Boatmen were everywhere carrying oilcloths, opening the four corners in the rain, and covering the cut wood boards from top to bottom.

The steward passed by several boatmen, took the lead and introduced the boats one by one, from wide-bellied boats to multi-layered large ships, with a full range of performance capabilities.

Liang Qu was not satisfied.

"Size doesn't matter if there's fast speed or not."

After thinking for a while, Liang Qu added, "No need to go too fast, a thousand miles a day is enough."

There won't be too many people entering the swamp this time, about a hundred at most, and a few more boats will be enough to accommodate them. He wants a boat with the best cost-effectiveness.

This time, he and Xu Yuelong sold boat tickets for profit, which was a bit of a private job and might not be reimbursed.

The steward thought for a while and led Liang Qu to another dock, where all the boats were glowing with a faint green light.

"Qingyun Fengfang! The entire keel is built with Qingshui wood, and the ribs are mainly made of purple bamboo. It is light and agile, and has a very fast speed.

An ordinary two-masted sailing vessel can travel about 70 miles per shift if the wind is favorable, but the Qingyun Boat can double that. Even if it is against the wind and the current, it can still travel more than a thousand miles a day, unlike an ordinary boat which can only travel half as far against the current!"

Liang Qu nodded slightly.

When a ship is sailing, it is not the speed that counts, but the number of shifts.

There are about ten watches in a day and night, and one watch is about 2.4 hours.

With a favorable wind, we can travel seventy miles in one watch, at a speed of thirty miles per hour, which means we can travel seven hundred miles in a day.

The speed of the Qingyun Fengfang increased by half, and it could cover nearly 1,700 miles in a day.

By observing the openings on both sides and the ropes on the boat, it can be predicted that with the help of human and animal power, the speed of the boat will be faster.

Judging from the distance between Pingyang Prefecture and Awei, if the wind is favorable, the arrival time will be less than three days, which will leave plenty of spare time.

Excellent performance!

"Yes, that's it!"

"Sir Liang is still the captain of the water. He needs to allocate the expenses of the ships. The total amount that can be sent at one time..."

Liang Qu reached out and took off the badge from his waist and threw it to the steward.

The manager took it and wiped the water stains off the card. The bright word "Xu" flashed brightly. He was startled and quickly handed it back.

Liang Dao said: "I am here to use the boat on behalf of Xu Ti-ling."

"Since it is Lord Xu's request, Lord Liang has the right to dispatch any shipyard that has been completed and is still in the port."

Liang Qu took a quick look at the number of ships in the dock.

"Ten Qingyun boats, each equipped with ten shuttles, loaded with ten days' worth of supplies, to be moored at the entrance of the Hebo Station at 2:30 tomorrow. Can you do it?"

"Ten Qingyun boats, assign ten small shuttles, a total of one hundred shuttles, load ten days' worth of supplies, and they will be delivered by noon tomorrow!"

"it is good!"

the next day.

The sky and the earth were gloomy, and all the blue cloud boats were neatly moored in front of the government office in Hebo, drifting with the current.

The chief clerks sent the Hanhe officials to inspect the area and fill in the gaps.

There was chaos in Ran Zhongshi's study on the second floor of the government office opposite.

Everyone gathered together and congratulated him.

Ran Zhongshi has come out of seclusion!

Master Ran!

After digesting the many things that had happened in the past two days, Ran Zhongshi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, we left a day early. If we hadn't caught up with the anomaly, it would have been a big loss."

Ke Wenbin counted on his fingers: "If we count Master Shui, we have three great martial artists! Invincible!"

"Good, good, our Hebo Office is thriving!"

"Master Ran! Grandmaster is approaching, and Martial Saint is in sight!"

Bai Yinbin started to make a noise: "You encountered strange phenomena when you came out of seclusion. How come all the good things happen to you? You shouldn't treat us to a meal. Is that reasonable?"

Ran Zhongshi waved his hand and said, "Please! What do you want to eat? Tell me the dishes now! I'll have someone prepare them right away! We'll open the restaurant when we get back!"

"Three thousand years old red fruit light mouth!"

"Give me two peaches that will increase your lifespan by twenty years!"

"Give me two more jars of Tianxian Spring water to rinse my mouth! Don't add water! I want a thick paste!"

Ran Zhongshi rolled up his sleeves and said, "You are too polite. If you want to eat these, you don't have to wait until I come back. I will knock you out right now, and you can eat them in your dreams!"

"Tch, stingy."

"I want to become a great martial artist, not a martial saint!"

Bai Yinbin stretched his neck and said: "You are so timid. You don't even have the courage of a Martial Saint. How can you become a Martial Saint in the future?"

Ran Zhongshi was furious.

"Today, I have my divine power, and I don't want to see blood, but you insist on testing my sharpness!"

"Brother Yue Long, save me!"

"All right!"

The crowd was still noisy, and Xu Yuelong stepped forward to stop them.

"Since Zhongshi has been released from the customs ahead of time, we should go as early as possible. The original plan was for tomorrow afternoon, but it has been moved up to this afternoon."

No one can predict when the long air will appear, so it is better to arrive two days earlier. The phenomenon is a big deal, so everyone has no time to congratulate and disperses one after another.

When the study was empty, Xu Yuelong pulled out a thick stack of silver bills from his sleeve and slapped it into Liang Qu's hand.

This stack of silver notes is completely different from the ordinary silver notes with a denomination of one thousand taels or one hundred taels.

It feels extremely thick, much like animal skin, and is densely covered with seals and various shades of green patterns. It looks extraordinary just by looking at it.

"Not counting your master and senior brothers, Zhongshi and his companions have hunted nine tigers, sixty-eight wolf smokes, and twenty-seven galloping horses.

During this period, I gave some people a discount, so I'll give you 30%, which makes a total of 189,900 taels. I'll round it up to 190,000 taels for you!"

Liang Qu: “!!!”

How many?

One hundred and ninety thousand taels! ?
Yaoshou!

For a moment, Liang Qu's heart beat faster, blood rushed up, and he felt dizzy when he heard this exaggerated number.

Liangqu Xiangyi County struggled for half a month and only got 70,000 taels, but Xu Yuelong changed hands and got 190,000 taels?
Is this money so easy to make?
"Has Wei Ti handed it over?"

Xu Yuelong nodded, then shook his head.

"It's done."

What does it mean to “calculate” payment?

Seeing that Xu Yuelong had no desire to explain.

Liang Qu didn't want to ask too many questions and just kept the banknotes carefully.

There were only nineteen pieces of parchment, but he felt their heavy weight when he put them in his pocket.

Look around.

"Can I go back first?"

Xu Yuelong raised his eyebrows: "Zhongshi has left the customs ahead of time and will leave in the afternoon. You have already prepared your things, why are you going back?"

"It's the first time I carry so much money. I don't feel safe taking it out."

Liang Qu was really afraid that he would accidentally give his gold coins to others. Even if someone stole one or lost one, he would be heartbroken.

A huge amount of wealth that I have never seen in my life!
"If you leave it at home, you can..." Xu Yuelong thought for a moment and changed the subject, "Look at you, you look like you've never seen money before. Go and come back quickly."

Liang Qu hurriedly called Chishan and returned to the house in a flash. He carefully put more than ten silver bills into the secret box in the wooden box in the quiet room and examined them repeatedly.

Cool! ! !
There are dozens of silver bills of different denominations in the secret box, adding up to a total of 70,000 taels!
After all the calculations, the total wealth exceeded 260,000 taels!

rich!

Wealth like never before!
This money can be used to buy precious plants, with water essence worth at least hundreds of thousands!
More than twenty galloping horses are not worth much, but those dozens of wolf smoke and nine hunting tigers are really rich.

Liang Qu had always fantasized that if everyone gave him some money, he would become a wealthy man.

Relying on Xu Yuelong now is also a disguised way of realizing my dream.

"Whoo~"

Take a deep breath.

Liang Qu calmed down and did not go back to the river bank immediately. He packed up his things, asked the master for two more small orders, said goodbye to everyone in his family, and ran to the mansion to call his brothers and master.

Upon hearing that they would set off a day in advance, the two brothers in the martial arts school did not hesitate and carried their bags on their backs and headed towards the fleet.

Without entering the war smoke, you cannot become a true power.

The actual gains from running forward won't be much, but it's always a good thing to gain knowledge from the past.

The level of your vision determines your level of judgment on things and indirectly determines your life choices.

It’s good to be more open, since we don’t have to pay for anything anyway.

"Libo, Jiechang, this trip will take at least seven days, at most ten days. The martial arts hall is entirely dependent on you! Don't let them cause any trouble.

Especially in the Second Hospital, there are a few guys who seem to be getting along badly with each other. They seem to be jealous of Tian Jinyuan. You should keep an eye on them!"

Before leaving, Hu Qi gave repeated instructions.

Chen Jiechang nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Senior Brother Hu, we will pay more attention."

Liang Qu handed over two bottles of snake bone pills, one for each person. He had more than a dozen bottles of this pill.

The two were flattered: "Brother Shui, this..."

"If fellow villagers don't help, who will? Practice hard and strive to break through the three levels as soon as possible so that you can become a river chief. If you encounter problems that you can't solve, go and ask them for help."

Hu Qi agreed: "Yes, go and ask your colleagues at the Hebo Office for help."

After the expansion of the martial arts school, it not only accepted novice apprentices, but also those at the first and second levels, and taught them some low-level martial arts.

If something bad happens, Chen Jiechang and Li Libo alone may not be able to control the situation, but with the help of their colleagues at Benma, there will be no problem.

After dealing with many matters, everyone set off towards the river.

There was a drizzle in the sky.

The pleasure boats at the mouth of Daze are parked on the shore, with only a few fishing boats sailing out.

In mid-May, the temperature changed dramatically and continued to rise, and frequent rainfall began to occur.

In another month, it will be the rainy season...

Liang Qu stood at the bow of the boat and looked out. He could see people from all directions running out of the streets and alleys, heading towards the shore in the drizzle.

The guaranteed running horses were mostly wolf smoke, mostly people from the three major government offices, with a small number of people from the prefectural city, such as Jian Zhongyi, the former Pingyang County Magistrate, and now the Pingyang Prefecture Governor. The rest were a small handful of people that I didn't know.

Among them, Liang Qu also met Sui Hongyan, the deputy commander of the Demon Hunting Bureau who had joined him in the last encirclement and suppression of the Ghost Mother Cult. He congratulated Ran Zhongshi on becoming a great martial artist before boarding the ship.

Rivers flow into the sea silently.

There were ten large ships, each with sailors and soldiers, but it was still more than enough to accommodate more than a hundred additional people.

When there were almost no people on the riverbank, Liang Qu saw Wei Lin walking out of the government office and his men getting into the boat, with no sign of whether they were happy or angry.

How do you pay it?

Xu Yuelong's happy yet not completely happy look was quite curious.

But Liang Qu didn't have time to investigate further.

The soldiers came forward to report that all the personnel had arrived, and he turned and ran to direct the ship.

set off!

The anchor was raised, and the ten green boats gradually slid into the deep water. Oars were extended from both sides and they sped out.

More than 200 finless porpoises, led by their respective leaders, followed the boats and rode the waves.

The wind on the river grew stronger, and the ship spread its sails and headed towards the depths of the swamp.

Half an hour later.

Liangqu made the ship change direction.

The soldier was a little surprised, but did not ask any more questions. He pushed the horizontal bar and faithfully carried out the order.

Xiang Changsong on the deck noticed something was wrong and ran to the cabin to ask, "Why did it change direction?"

There are no obstacles on the swamp. Once we determine the location, can't we just go there in a straight line?

Liang Qu was very calm: "If we don't change direction, what if someone takes advantage of the fact that we are close to the shore and sends a message back to avoid buying a boat ticket? If we are far away and can't see the boat, they won't be able to follow us. Even if they receive a message, they will be in the wrong location."

The world is so vast, and if someone sneaks around, it might not be discovered. But that would be stealing money from his pocket!

hiss!
“Is this the right direction now?”

"No, I'll change it again later."

The soldiers were sincerely convinced.

Another hour.

The soldiers brought out wooden barrels and smeared the demon-repelling ointment on both sides of the ship.

The ship changed direction again.

After changing direction twice, once to the left and once to the right, we are now on the real course!
It was midnight.

The soldiers lit incense from the bow of the boat.

Cream and incense, two-pronged approach.

Apart from the fact that the finless porpoises had received special drug resistance training and had no adverse reactions, the fleet had hardly ever encountered any aquatic monsters.

The same waterway.

Several large snakes of different colors saw the fleet passing by in the distance and the pungent smell lingering in the air, so they turned around and avoided it.

Ordinary spirits and monster-repelling ointments and incense are naturally disgusted by them, but their effects on monsters are much less.

Those who can speak have their own judgment.

But the smell is just a symbol, symbolizing that the fleet is protected by Dashun.

"Let's go, we'll be in Pingyang Prefecture soon."

The red-scaled snake took a look from a distance and then headed forward.

(End of this chapter)