Chapter 456 Not Qualified

When the "wounded" officers of the Coast Guard had been staying in the "high-class medical clinic" in Tamsui for twenty days, Hu Zhuomo, the inspector of the Fuzhou Coast Guard, finally arrived in Dayuan, accompanied by a high-ranking official sent from the capital.

“Eunuch Yao, we are just ahead of Danshui City. You can see that the port on the left is a civilian port. Foreign merchant ships dock there.”

"And on the right is the naval port of Daimyo. Generally, ships from other places are not allowed to enter. Only ships of the same status and position can dock. For example, ships of the Japanese daimyo can enter the naval port to dock."

"Oh! It is indeed a prosperous place. Prince Heng is indeed a man of great talent, but it is a pity that his heart is not upright. Otherwise, how could he have a place in such a grand court!"

"Eunuch Yao is right. This time, His Majesty has appointed you as the imperial envoy. You must teach these people a lesson. They are too lawless. In less than a month, they have rammed two of the Coast Guard's fast ships and detained my people. They simply do not respect the imperial court!"

Yao Lunzhi glanced at Hu Zhuomo beside him and said solemnly, "I, the Imperial Envoy, have come to Dayuan on important business. I will make my own judgment on the matter of your Coast Guard. You should not cause any trouble!"

“Eunuch Yao, it’s not that I’m trying to cause trouble, but the officials in the cabinet have treated the Coast Guard with great kindness. I can’t just sit here doing nothing and let down the court’s expectations of the Coast Guard!”

"In that case, let's split up! Lord Hu, you go and handle the matters of the Coast Guard, and I, the Imperial Envoy, will first take care of Chief Steward Li's duties. That's settled then!"

"Eunuch Yao..."

After Yao Lunzhi finished speaking, he didn't even look at Hu Zhuomo and went back to his cabin.

"A bunch of incompetent fools. It's one thing for them to do stupid things, but they expect me to stand up for them and defend them. They even try to intimidate me with those old fogies in the cabinet. Don't they use their brains? If the cabinet is really not afraid of Prince Heng, why don't they send someone to deal with him?"

Yao Lunzhi had never intended to stand up for the Coast Guard, but since he was now acting as an imperial envoy, and Hu Zhuomo had spoken up, he couldn't ignore it.

Now that Hu Zhuomo is confused and trying to push his luck, he's just going to wash his hands of it. As for Hu Zhuomo bringing out a cabinet bigwig to back him up? He, Yao Lunzhi, is a man of Li Ji, the Grand Steward of the Imperial Treasury. The cabinet's reach isn't that far!

"Eunuch Yao, Eunuch Yao!"

Yao Lunzhi wanted to stay away from the Coast Guard, but Hu Zhuomo soon came knocking on his door again, which annoyed him greatly.

"Eunuch Yao, the guide ship from Danshui won't let us enter the port to anchor. Our ship clearly has the imperial envoy's entourage on board, it's really..."

"If they won't let us enter the port, then we'll just anchor in the civilian port. They represent Prince Heng; why should we put on airs when we're facing a mere prince?"

"…Well…"

Hu Zhuomo was dumbfounded. "Isn't it said that powerful eunuchs are all arrogant and domineering? Aren't they said that eunuchs are narrow-minded because they lack something down there? How could Yao Lunzhi be so indifferent to his own reputation?"

Hu Zhuomo had no idea that when Yao Lunzhi left the capital, his patron, Chief Steward Li Ji, was already frantic with worry!

“Lunzhi, you will inevitably face difficulties when you go to Dayuan this time. You... must endure it... Yesterday, His Majesty asked me how much money the Imperial Treasury had made this month, and I... dared not tell the truth…”

"This is a crime of deceiving the emperor...!"

Yao Lunzhi knew why Li Ji dared not tell the truth to Emperor Zhaowu, because he was in charge of managing a large number of workshops under the Imperial Treasury.

When he first took over those workshops, he was full of vigor. A eunuch who used to be ordered around by his master suddenly had thousands of subordinates who were respectful to him. The psychological pleasure he felt was something he had never experienced before.

But Yao Lunzhi soon realized that the craftsmen were not being respectful to him, but rather to his salary.

The fine steel used in Wang Yushi's armory was supplied by Da Yuan Steel. Yao Lunzhi knew about Da Yuan's cessation of supply before the workshop's inventory was depleted. He found a new supplier and even received a considerable sum of money.

As a result, the workshop manager first approached Yao Lunzhi, saying that the newly arrived batch of steel could not be used to forge qualified, high-quality armor and weapons.

Yao Lunzhi, being a newly appointed official, naturally couldn't lose face. He put on the airs of a superior and suppressed the person in charge, resulting in the production of a batch of weapons that looked quite decent.

result……

Yao Lunzhi would never forget that day when the quartermaster of the Central Army surrounded him with a group of envious soldiers, pointing to a hole in his armor and questioning him about what happened.

If the quartermaster hadn't been relatively restrained that day, his comrades who had lost their comrades would have almost beaten him to death.

Yao Lunzhi rushed to find Li Ji, the Grand Steward of the Imperial Treasury, only to find a group of young ladies and gentlemen from prominent families tearing at him, while Li Ji, his face covered in spittle, didn't even dare to wipe it off.

This year, the Grand Minister stopped trading pepper, nutmeg, and other spices with the Imperial Family. The merchants responsible for distributing these spices are no pushovers; each of them has some kind of relationship with the royal family.

Ordinary people are terrified of Li Ji, the Grand Steward of the Imperial Treasury, but these princes and dukes are not afraid of Li Ji at all. In particular, these second-generation rich kids who have lost their allowance hate the current Imperial Treasury to death.

We can't afford to offend Emperor Zhaowu, but we can't afford to offend a mere eunuch like you? Spit in his face first!

"My lord, the ship has docked. The Prince Heng's mansion has sent people to pick you up!"

"Oh! Prepare to rely on others, but don't be too arrogant, be more humble."

The commander of the Imperial Guard who escorted Yao Lunzhi to Dayuan was very perceptive. He rarely spoke, but his use of "Sir" was enough to please Yao Lunzhi, the eunuch.

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