blogombal Chapter 2216 Preparing to Evacuate
Chapter 2216 Preparing to Evacuate
The shopkeeper of the Changsun family was taken away, and Li Shen took his people back to the back house.
"How's the injury?"
As they walked, Li Shen asked Shopkeeper Zhao.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji. I am fine. I only have minor injuries."
Shopkeeper Zhao replied quickly.
"That's good. Don't worry. I will not treat you unfairly this time. I will ask my sister to reward you handsomely when I return.
But you should know what to do next, right? "
Li Shen nodded with satisfaction.
"Don't worry, Your Highness Prince Ji, I know what to do. I will warn the people below not to spread rumors.
And they will stay here and will not go to Chang'an with me. When I return, I will ask the princess to move their families to her farm and take good care of them."
Shopkeeper Zhao is also a shrewd man, so he naturally understands what the follow-up to which Prince Ji referred is.
King Ji was merciful by not killing them to silence them. If it were any other nobles, they would have most likely died in the garrison.
After all, this matter is of too great a magnitude.
Li Shen was very satisfied with Shopkeeper Zhao's attitude:
"That's good. You will go back with the shopkeeper of the Changsun family tomorrow, but you won't be able to return to Chang'an in the short term."
Shopkeeper Zhao was stunned after hearing this, and did not understand what Prince Ji meant.
What do you mean by "go back with them"? It's said that we can't go back in a short time. Isn't this a bit contradictory?
"You don't need to ask more. You will know when the time comes. Tell my sister when you go back that I am here for everything and she doesn't need to worry.
It’s also very good that the prince consort is here. You must not tell anyone about his injury, so as not to make my sister worry.
I will take care of the things here myself. I will plant cotton next year and it won’t delay the Princess’s mansion from making money.”
Li Shen turned around and gave some instructions.
"Your Highness, you are too serious. Your Highness Princess doesn't care about money. As long as Your Highness and the Prince Consort are fine, the Princess will be at ease."
Shopkeeper Zhao hurriedly explained for his master.
"Hmph, how can my sister not love money?" Li Shen snorted.
My father loves money so much, so I love money too. My sister must also love money. It's hereditary.
Otherwise, wouldn't that be unlike his father?
As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse’s child will dig holes.
"Yes, yes, yes. Your Majesty is right." Shopkeeper Zhao could only nod helplessly.
"Go down, take care of your wounds, and then go back with the Changsun family tomorrow."
After Li Shen finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Manager Zhao bowed and walked out.
Li Shen did not tell Manager Zhao that even if he left, he would not be able to return to Chang'an immediately.
He had already informed Li Junxian of Liangzhou Prefecture and stopped all the noble families and royal relatives returning to Chang'an City outside the pass.
It will take at least half a month to block it.
This way, it would take more than a month to go back and forth, because he had a series of tricks behind him.
Today's drama was just Li Shen's revenge on these people. Even if Wang Wencheng's matter had nothing to do with them,
There are also many people who turned a blind eye and chose to remain silent.
Li Shen is a man who holds grudges, so he naturally cannot let it go. The plan behind is the interest, and today is just the principal.
Li Shen had to recover some of the millions of losses.
"My Lord, is this matter too big a fuss?"
Wang Xuance felt a little worried at this moment. At the beginning, he thought that King Ji’s plan was good.
But today, standing on the high platform, looking at the flames rising into the sky in the distance and the constant shouting and killing, Wang Xuance realized that things might have gone a little too far.
There were more than a hundred Tang Dynasty nobles and officials who grew cotton here. All those who had some ability came here to get a piece of the pie.
This time, Prince Ji looted everyone at once, killed many people, and burned down all the factories and warehouses.
This method is too cruel.
If they got to know about this, no matter how powerful Prince Ji's Mansion was, it would not be able to withstand the attack of so many people.
"Humph, none of these people are innocent. Do you think they are unreasonable in Wang Wencheng's case?
The distance is so close, and Wang Wencheng has been operating here for several years. He has committed numerous crimes, but no one has told me.
They are all accomplices, helping the tyrant to commit atrocities. " Li Shen snorted coldly, venting his dissatisfaction.
Only Wang Xuance sighed in his heart. Just as Prince Ji said, no one notified Prince Ji's mansion.
Perhaps most people may not understand, but those who know choose to remain silent.
The reason is that Prince Ji has a very bad reputation and is not popular. He has been cheating people everywhere over the years, and those nobles who were cheated are almost ruined.
They go to His Majesty to cry and complain every time, and some even take the opportunity to ask His Majesty for money.
You say that for a person like this, who would take the initiative to help him? It's good enough that no one takes advantage of him.
"Okay, it's about time. I wonder how Rengui is preparing?"
Listening carefully, the sound in the distance became smaller, and Li Shen knew that it was about to end.
At this moment, the workshop area, as Li Shen said, is nearing completion.
Zhao Tiejun and his men have begun to evacuate according to the original planned route.
Countless horse-drawn carriages were traveling on the road, guarded by rebels, and the drivers were all captured civilians.
"Captain Zhao, we have gained a lot, hahahaha."
A leader came over on horseback, and they stood on a small hill looking at the endless stream of horse-drawn carriages.
"Haha, you're not bad either. This time we have a great harvest. Not to mention that we can't use it all even if we have five times more.
We can expand this time when we go back." Zhao Tiejun also laughed out loud, his voice was particularly hearty.
As they were talking, several other leaders also rushed over.
"Everyone, we have gained a lot today. Let's have a good drink when we get back."
"Okay, we won't go home until we're drunk."
Several people were chatting and laughing.
"Why is Chief Ma not here?" Zhao Tiejun looked around and asked in confusion.
"Don't look at him. I think he is killing someone now?" a leader replied with a smile.
"Murder? Kill whom?" Zhao Tiejun frowned.
"Haha, you don't know, Chief Ma encountered a tough opponent. Some workshops fought desperately, but were defeated in the end, and even set the cotton warehouse on fire.
They should have been prepared in advance, as kerosene was poured in every factory warehouse, and the fire was out of control in an instant.
It's impossible to extinguish it.
Not only that, because the fire was so severe, Chief Ma also lost one or two hundred men.
Now Chief Ma is killing people to vent his anger."
The leader laughed and spoke vividly, treating it as a joke, but the expression on Zhao Tiejun's face turned ugly.
“Nonsense, the plan already states that civilians cannot be killed, this could easily lead to riots.
There are tens of thousands of craftsmen here. If a riot breaks out, we will all die.
Moreover, he has delayed our plan. What if the officers and soldiers come now?
Don’t forget, there are 10,000 soldiers from Prince Ji’s mansion a few miles away.
Come with me to find the Horse Chieftain."
(I was exhausted and overslept. I went there and realized that there are so many great writers.
I feel ashamed of myself.)