Chapter 1171 People From Jianghuai

In the official room, Li Ye squinted and read Li Heng's edict carefully. The edict was the seventh succession document. This succession edict was unexpected by Li Ye, but it was also reasonable.

"Any clan in the Tang Dynasty who punishes the eunuchs can succeed to the great unification."

I don’t know if Li Heng thought when he wrote this sentence that the only person in the Tang Dynasty who could punish the eunuchs was Li Ye.

Perhaps Li Heng thought that his sons could kill the eunuchs, but was afraid that they would compete for the throne, so he left the last imperial edict.

However, Li Ye believed that Li Heng also thought of him, otherwise he would not have defined the scope as "all the Tang Dynasty clans", but would have written it as "the disciples born to me".

This can be regarded as a sign that a person is about to die and his words are good!

At this time, Wei Jiansu said at the door: "Your Highness, they are here."

"Please come in!"

After a while, Li Dai and Zhang Li walked in. They bowed and saluted, "See the prison country!"

Li Ye quickly asked them to sit down and handed them the imperial edict.

"This is the emperor's edict given to me by the Queen Mother!"

Li Dai looked at the edict and asked in surprise: "How many succession edicts did the emperor have?"

"A total of seven copies were issued. King Yong Li Xi, King Peng Li Ji, King Wei Li Bai, King Yun Li Rong, King Shu Li Tan, and King Ding Li Dong each held one share. The seventh share is this one. There is no The emperor finally gave the empress dowager to keep the specific person."

Zhang Li took the edict and looked at it and said: "The Queen Mother was afraid that the eunuchs would cause trouble, so she asked Pei Min to give it to me for temporary storage. I did not dare to open it. Later, I returned it to the Queen Mother."

Li Dai pondered for a moment and asked: "What does the prison country plan to do?"

Li Ye smiled lightly and said: "First, please ask the Zhengshitang to confirm its authenticity; secondly, if it is true, ask the ministers of the Zhengshitang to sign it and keep it by the Zhengshitang; third, continue to maintain the current transition Expect."

Li Dai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that after his son got this edict, all his plans would be disrupted and all the hard work he had done so far would be in vain. It seemed that his son was still very conscious.

Li Dai and Zhang Li looked at each other, stood up and said, "We will convene the political hall to discuss matters when we get back!"

In an elegant room of Chang'an Wude Restaurant, a businessman was treating a fan to dinner.

The dentist's name is Huang Yaoqi, nicknamed Lao Qi. He has a good reputation in Chang'an. He opened a Huang's Zhuangzhai dental shop in Chang'an. In name, he is a real estate agency, but in fact he does all the dirty work.

The businessman put a five-tael ingot of gold on the table and pushed it to Huang Yaoqi, "Pay half first and the other half after the work is completed."

Huang Yaoqi picked up the gold and weighed it, his eyes widened with a smile, "Look for a firearms craftsman, right? No problem, I'm sure to find it within two days."

"Don't go out to spread the word. If you are caught by the internal guards, you will not be able to reap the benefits."

"Don't worry, in my line of work, you can make money in a low profile."

The businessman gave him another note, "This is my residence. Let me know immediately when you find it!"

Huang Yaoqi took the note and stood up to say goodbye.

The businessman continued drinking calmly. This businessman's name was Yang Shaoan, and his true identity was Li Xilie's aide. Ever since Li Xilie saw the navy's exploding arrows and iron fire thunder on the river bank, Li Xilie had nightmares every night. He vowed to Spend whatever it takes to get your hands on these two powerful firearms.

He immediately sent his aide Yang Shaoan to Chang'an with one thousand taels of gold to try to recruit firearms craftsmen.

Yang Shaoan paid for the drink, then got up and returned to the inn.

Huang Yaoqi was really good. He quickly found a tooth collector through his friends in Zhaoxingfang, where the craftsmen gathered.

The dental practitioners in the Tang Dynasty were not as active as in the Song Dynasty. They existed in all walks of life, but some important industries also had specialized dental practitioners.

For example, renting or buying a house, buying and selling fertile land, introducing jobs, introducing marriages, etc.

Yaren is an intermediary that specializes in finding jobs for people. If a wealthy family wants to hire maids, servants, etc., they must find someone to introduce them, and the introducer is Yaren.

In a tavern in Zhaoxingfang, a thin man who raised teeth said with a smile: "It's the seventh brother! I've heard about the name for a long time, my younger brother Zhao Ping, I eat in Zhaoxingfang and Da'anfang, what can I do for you? Open your mouth!"

Huang Yaoqi chuckled: "Is there any way to find a firearms craftsman?"

Zhao Ping had a look of embarrassment on his face, "I know two firearms makers and gunpowder makers, but their incomes are very high and they are generally not easily dug out."

Huang Yaoqi snorted in shock, "How tall can you be? Do you have fifty guan a month?"

Zhao Ping nodded, "The price of the top craftsmen is almost the same."

Huang Yaoqi picked up the wine glass and drank it all, took out ten taels of silver and placed it heavily on the table, "I'm asking you, do you earn this money?"

Zhao Ping stared at Yinzi, swallowed, and said with a smile: "Of course I won't have trouble with Yinzi, so be it! I can find someone, but you have to make sure that your income is at least twice what it is now, otherwise they won't come. of."

"Don't worry! As long as you have real ability, I will give you three or five times."

"Okay, let's meet here at noon tomorrow. I'll bring the person here, and you can have a chat with the other person. If it's suitable, you can pay me as an intermediary."

Huang Yaoqi nodded, "Then we have made an agreement. I will be here on time at noon tomorrow!"

Huang Yaoqi left, and Zhao Ping watched him go away, then quickly came to a courtyard. This courtyard had no signs, but it was actually a branch of the Neiwei in Zhaoxingfang.

Otherwise, how can we say that Li Chenghua is so powerful! Li Ye asked her to pay attention to the craftsmen in Zhaoxingfang and prevent them from being poached. She then set up an internal security agency in Zhaoxingfang, and then several agents in Zhaoxingfang were dressed as internal security agents, and then two taverns were also opened by internal security agents. Through these information exchange means, the entire Zhaoxingfang was monitored.

No matter who wants to poach people, they usually have to entrust agents, which is equivalent to bumping into the internal security, which is actually a kind of fishing enforcement.

After listening to Zhao Ping's report, the chief lieutenant immediately realized that this was a Class A major case, and they actually wanted to poach firearms craftsmen. The chief lieutenant immediately rushed to the internal security headquarters to report.

After listening to the report, Li Chenghua pondered for a moment and asked: "Is the person who came to contact also a broker?"

"Yes, he is a famous broker in Chang'an, named Huang Yaoqi, nicknamed Lao Qi, and he must have been entrusted by someone to find someone."

Li Chenghua nodded and said: "I will arrange for someone to disguise as a firearms craftsman to contact him. Once the buyer is confirmed, report to me immediately!"

"I obey your order!"

The next day at noon, in the tavern in Zhaoxingfang, Huang Yaoqi met a craftsman with a first-level craftsman card. His surname was Cao and his name was Cao Agen.

"Are you in charge of firearms?" Huang Yaoqi asked. In fact, he didn't know what firearms were?

Cao Agen spoke in Luoyang dialect and grinned: "We have a total of 300 firearms craftsmen, including five master craftsmen, 17 first-level craftsmen, and the rest are second-level craftsmen. I am a first-level craftsman, so I can't say I am responsible."

Huang Yaoqi nodded, "How much can you earn a month?"

"Thirty strings of cash, first-level craftsmen are all thirty strings of cash."

"Then how much do you want?"

Cao Agen said indifferently: "I won't move if it's less than 100 strings of cash per month."

Huang Yaoqi is just a middleman. The key is to satisfy his customers so that he can get the other ten taels of gold.

"Then tomorrow at noon, I will invite you to Wude Restaurant Shuixiantang for dinner, and my employer will meet with you. If the deal is successful, I'm afraid it will be more than 150 strings of cash."

Cao Agen readily agreed, "I happen to be on vacation tomorrow, so we'll make it."