In the secret report, Jiang Xueying told Zhao Hao that the two sides had reached an agreement. Jiangnan Group had already loaned out 5 million taels of silver for Hengtongji's clearing house...
The five million taels lent to Hengtongji came from the deposits absorbed from Hengtongji in the previous ten days.
Since the daily interest rate agreed upon by both parties is as high as 1%, every day of delay will generate interest of up to 50,000 taels!
Therefore, Hengtongji was very anxious to pay back the money. They even wanted to change the delivery location to Guazhou, and let Jiangnan Group send a security team across the river to directly take over the silver ship stranded there by Hengtongji.
Jiangnan Group naturally couldn't spare any manpower, and said that they believed in Hengtongji's credit and didn't need to rush to pay back the money. If it was really difficult, it wouldn't matter if they waited a month or so.
Anyway, hundreds of Hengtongji people are still imprisoned in the government offices in Jiangnan. Just by searching their homes, we can find five million taels of silver. There is no need to worry about them refusing to pay.
If Hengtongji believed this lie, he would go bankrupt just by paying the interest. He had no choice but to bribe the Jiangdu Censorate with a large sum of money, asking them to release the money quickly so that he could transport the five million taels of silver to Suzhou and repay Jiangnan Bank.
However, it will definitely take ten to twenty days to complete the process, and Hengtong will probably not be able to escape the interest of one million taels.
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Gaojiazhuang.
Zhao Hao burst into laughter as he read the secret report.
I don't know if this was Sister Xueying's idea, or the bad taste of the lonely painter. This torture method of making people neither die nor live, neither despairing nor seeing hope, is really too perverted.
Hmm, it seems to be the work of Xu Wei. My sister is so cute, she is not so perverted!
At this moment, the fat painter who was far away in Kunshan sneezed loudly. He hadn't been to Suzhou for a while...
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When Zhao Hao saw the first secret report, he felt a little sympathetic towards the shopkeeper Song. He thought that he was a capable man, but it was a pity that he met a cheating person like himself.
But when he turned to the second chapter of the report, he was immediately furious! He wanted to catch Song Xiaoming and execute him immediately!
This memorial was sent jointly by Jin Ke and Wang Rulong. In addition to reporting the attack by Japanese pirates, it also included a brief report of the interrogation results.
It can be basically concluded that Hengtongji is the mastermind behind this attack!
"How cruel and insane! He has no bottom line!" Zhao Hao was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed: "He actually colluded with foreign countries and colluded with Japanese pirates. He deserves death!"
Although it was Park Chengxing who colluded with the Japanese pirates, he is the mastermind and bears full responsibility, without a doubt.
"Watch your feet, watch your feet!" Qiaoqiao quickly stopped him to prevent this clumsy guy from touching the injured toe again.
Zhao Hao was angry for a long time before he took the cup of tea offered by Secretary Ma with a snort.
He felt a wave of fear in his heart, and his hands holding the tea bowl were shaking.
In fact, Master Zhao did not expect that the other party would be so brutal that they even brought out the Korean navy and the Japanese pirates from the Mishima Islands.
I tried so hard to avoid destroying their chances of survival, but they just wanted me to die!
In Zhao Hao's opinion, he obviously didn't force the other party to death. It was certain that they would attack him, but they wouldn't kill him, right?
This time it’s really close!
If it weren't for his own maritime security team, which inherited the bloodline of the Qi Family Army and had the generals and veterans of the Qi Family Army as its backbone, it would have combat effectiveness far beyond that of ordinary armies.
If the ten Wuwei ships had not arrived in time and were equipped with sufficient artillery.
If it weren’t for the fact that the Japanese pirates had many people and many ships, they were seriously lacking in firepower.
Both he and Jiangnan Group will suffer a great loss this time!
In that case, not to mention the casualties, even if only a shipload of food was lost, it would definitely be used as an excuse by those who oppose sea transportation and they would attack us crazily.
If the losses were too great, the entire plan for transporting grain by sea would be ruined, and even maritime trade would be hopeless...
If this situation occurs, his strategy to revitalize Jiangnan will suffer a severe blow, and may even lead to the bankruptcy of the entire plan and the collapse of Jiangnan Group!
It has been said before that he cannot afford a serious failure for a long time. Only by moving from victory to victory and continuously advancing triumphantly can he subdue those powerful families and keep the Jiangnan Group united. Only then can he make the court and major interest groups unwilling to be enemies with the Jiangnan Group.
Let’s put it this way, if we lose the Battle of Marado Island, even if we make three agreements with Gao Gong, they will lose their binding force.
Once his halo is shattered, it will be extremely difficult to make a comeback...
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Young Master Zhao was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He looked towards the southeast and said, "Just wait. I'm going to send all of you to Java to open up wasteland!"
But this matter has to be put aside for now. Right now, there are a lot of things waiting for me to make a decision at the Coast Guard.
What should be done with the captured Jinshin, Little Park, Kim Hee-sun, and the hundreds of Japanese pirates? Should Dae Park of Tamra Island be captured? To what extent should the Hirado Domain be punished?
These are not decisions that Jinke and Wang Rulong can make. Zhao Hao's guiding ideology for the security team is to fully authorize at the tactical level and strictly control at the strategic level. He neither interferes with the security team's operational arrangements nor allows the security team to act on its own.
So right now, the Coast Guard is still drifting off the coast of Chengshan, waiting for Mr. Zhao's decision.
But the matter is of great importance, and Zhao Hao doesn't know much about the situation at sea. How can he make a decision at such a fast pace?
After much deliberation, he decided to go to Jeju Island in person to see the specific situation before making a decision.
Now, he could no longer stay in Gaojiazhuang, so he discussed with his grandfather about leaving.
Zhao Liben didn't want to stay here for even a day.
As soon as he heard his grandson's opinion, he immediately raised his hands and feet to express his agreement, and even agreed to withdraw on the same day.
Zhao Hao is so worried. Even if he is in a hurry, he can't just leave.
You have to say goodbye at least and make arrangements for your future affairs.
"Then you go and arrange it." Zhao Liben put a facial mask on his face and lay lazily on the bed. He was too lazy to be perfunctory with Gao.
Facial masks have existed since ancient times. The reason why Wu Zetian still had delicate facial skin and youthful appearance in her fifties and sixties was inseparable from the effect of using the "Yimucao Zemian Fang" facial mask frequently.
The old man used the "whitening and wrinkle-removing formula" that Ye had obtained from Li Shizhen, which was made from natural mineral mud and several whitening ingredients. Ye originally used it to treat his sunburn, but the old man became addicted to it. He applied it once a day and never got tired of it.
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After leaving his self-indulgent grandfather behind, Zhao Hao had no choice but to go and say goodbye to the Gao family on his own.
However, he first looked for Gao Jie, not Gao Laosan.
In the martial arts arena, Gao Jie was holding a large Guandao, driving Shao Fang and his son-in-law, who were pulling a stone mill around in the yard.
Even though both the father-in-law and the son-in-law were martial artists, they were so tired that they were sweating all over and sticking out their tongues.
"Brother, why are you here?" When Shao Fang saw Zhao Hao, he greeted him as if he had seen a savior.
Gao Jie's attention was indeed attracted, and Zhao Hao quickly limped away in an exaggerated manner.
"Okay, I won't leave the front line if I'm only slightly injured!" Gao Jie remembered that he asked for leave today. He nodded approvingly and pointed to his bamboo chair and said, "Sit down."
"Thank you, Zhongcheng." Zhao Hao couldn't help but be moved. Although Zhongcheng was strict in military discipline, he also loved his soldiers like his own sons.
As soon as he sat down, Gao Jie used his Guan Dao to pick up the stone lock and threw it at him. "You can practice while sitting down. You can train your upper limbs."
Fortunately, Gao Wu was quick-witted and grabbed the stone lock, otherwise if it had hit him, Master Zhao would have died on the spot.
Now even Gao Wu felt that the young master's decision to leave early was really wise.
Zhao Hao looked at the stone lock with lingering fear, then stood up again, clasped his fists towards Gao Jie and said, "Am I here to bid farewell to the Minister?"
"Don't even think about it. There has never been a deserter under my command!" Gao Jie's eyes widened, and the large Guandao in his hand flashed with a cold light. "Because I killed all the deserters!"
"Zhongcheng has misunderstood!" Zhao Hao hurriedly explained tremblingly, "I have received an order to go to the sea to suppress the Japanese."
"Oh, I see." Gao Jie put away his sword and stroked his beard, saying, "Have all the Japanese pirates on land been killed? Have they already started fighting on the sea?"
"That's right." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "This time we discovered the pirates' lair, and we are going to catch up and kill them all!"
"Oh my!" Gao Jie held his knife horizontally, his beard curled up in excitement as he said, "Anyone who dares to challenge the might of the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are! I will go with you!"
"How can the commander-in-chief leave the camp so easily? It is better for the Minister to stay in the central army. Once I have found out the military situation, it will not be too late to ask the Minister to take action!"
"Oh, no, no, I have made up my mind." Gao Jie said decisively: "This is the last battle against the Japanese invaders, I don't want to miss a moment!"
"Let's stop here for today." He then said to Shao Daxia, "I appoint you to stay behind in the camp. You must not slack off in training after I leave. Fight day and night and make sure you don't let the pirates steal the camp!"
"Please go with peace of mind, Minister!" Shao Fang was as if he had been pardoned. He put his legs together and said, "I guarantee that the camp will be there as long as the people are there. If the camp is gone, the people will still be there!"
"Well, very good, let's disband." Gao Jie didn't hear anything wrong. He nodded with satisfaction and walked towards his residence with the big knife on his shoulder.
Shao Fang took off his coat, wrung out the water, and laughed softly, "Good job, brother, you hit the spot right away."
Zhao Hao spread his hands, not wanting to say that he was telling the truth, so he told Shao Fang that he wanted to leave early.
"Is it about Xuzhou?" Shao Daxia was indeed well-informed. Even when he was in the countryside, he kept an eye on everything around him.
Zhao Hao gave a thumbs up. He liked talking to people who were good at imagination. It saved him a lot of effort.
"I didn't expect that my departure would cause chaos. We must deal with it immediately." Mr. Zhao sighed. As for the annihilation of the Japanese pirates by the Coast Guard, it was too sensational and could not be leaked.
"Brother, if you need any help, just ask." Shao Fang said generously: "Brother, I have some friendship with the shopkeeper Song. Of course, for such a big matter..."
He smiled with self-awareness and said, "I'm afraid he can't give me this face. But it doesn't matter. When Gao Ge Lao returns, he will have to give it to me even if he doesn't want to."
"Yes, we have to quickly restore Lord Gao to his position so as to deter the villains." Zhao Hao smiled to Shao Fang and said, "Brother, you should also hurry to the capital and do some work for the Lord. If Lord Gao can return to power sooner, our lives will be better."
After all, a five-star taunter like Gao Gong can attract all firepower as long as he is released, and his teammates' lives will naturally be much easier.
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