Chapter 179: Luo Meiwei and Zheng Yaner
Zheng Xiaomao thought it was Zuo Zongtang who sent someone to support him, so he put down his affairs and ran out.
"What are these people?"
Li Shi introduced: "These are people from Nanyang Dagang Company. Because they admire the emperor, they want to go to Nanjing to pay their respects."
Seeing Li Shi's swearing, Liu Chao led Zheng Yan'er and others to bow and bow: "The overseas survivors bow to the special envoy."
Zheng Xiaomao quickly stepped forward and helped, "Get up quickly, I'm just a small group leader, not a special envoy."
Li Shi smiled and said, "Master Zuo ordered you to be fully responsible for Taiwan affairs. I have seen all the official documents, so why aren't you considered a special envoy?"
Zheng Yan'er stared at Zheng Xiaomao with wide eyes and curiosity. The latter was stared at him and blushed. He explained embarrassedly: "It's easy for you to go to Nanjing. As long as the Qing Navy is not discovered, they have blocked Taiwan recently and prohibited ordinary ships from entering and leaving."
Zheng Yan'er frowned and asked, "I heard that the Han Dynasty is extremely powerful, and even foreigners are afraid of Sanfen. Why are the roads blocked by the Qing army navy?"
Seeing that she questioned the Han Dynasty, Zheng Xiaomao couldn't get angry, so he went back to the house to take out a stack of newspapers and explained: "Miss, I don't know that the Han Dynasty has established its country for less than five years, and the navy is far less than the mainland. When I came to Taiwan, the navy was fighting on the Yangtze River, so Guangdong and Fujian were always invaded by the enemy. These are newspapers published by my Han Dynasty. The introduction is more detailed. If you want to go to Nanjing, you must take a look first to avoid any mistakes."
Li Shi asked: "I don't know when Brother Liu will set off. Why not wait for us to conquer Taiwan, expel the Qing navy, and go to Nanjing to meet the emperor together."
Liu Chao shook his head. They had not revenge, so they had no intention of staying in Taiwan. He refused, "We will set out tomorrow."
Li Shi sighed disappointed and suggested: "Then I advise you to take a boat at Keelung Port in Taipei. The patrol there is relatively lax. A large number of Qing army naval troops gathered near Penghu County."
Liu Chao nodded.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Zheng Xiaomao sighed disappointed and told Zheng Yaner and others: "You can go to Shanghai first to get to know the situation. My elder brother Zheng Damao is the police chief in Shanghai. If you have any difficulties, you can go to him."
Zheng Yan'er smiled with a pursed lips and said, "Your elder brother is called Damao, your name is Xiaomao. Are there any other Ermao, Sanmao, Simao, and Wuzhong?"
"Yan'er, shut up!" Liu Chao smiled apologized and said, "Yan'er is young, please don't blame him!"
Zheng Xiaomao quickly waved his hand and explained: "We only have four brothers. The second brother is indeed called Zheng Ermao. He is currently serving in the Imperial Guard. The third brother Zheng Sanmao is studying in the Nanjing Army Academy."
Liu Chao stopped talking immediately. The Zheng brothers are all heroes and cannot be easily offended.
Second, Liu Chao and others bid farewell to Li Shi, came to Keelung Port, and hired a large ship to go to sea to Shanghai.
Wandered on the sea for five days, and came to this city, known as the most prosperous in the Far East on April 13th.
"Wow, it's so beautiful here, and there are so many people!"
“The houses there are bigger and taller than ours!”
"They still have money, and every road is covered with cement!"
"Isn't that a train? I've seen it in foreigners, and I really want to take a seat."
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Liu Chao looked at Zheng Yan'er with relief. Since the fall of Dagang Company, he had never seen the eldest lady be so happy.
Zheng Yan'er's face turned slightly red, and she grabbed Liu Chao's sleeve and said, "Master, why are so many people looking at us?"
Liu Chao smiled bitterly and shook his head, and he could hear some gossip in his ears.
"Another country bumpkin came into the city."
"Eighty-mostly, I escaped from the Qing Dynasty."
"I have seen this month several times, and these local rich people have never seen the world."
A team of patrol policemen saw that Liu Chao and others were carrying bags and looked at a loss, and immediately came over to interrogate: "Who are you? Do you have an ID card?"
Liu Chao nodded and smiled: "This official, we came from another place. I wonder if you can point me a way to Nanjing?"
The patrol leader looked at the people dressed up and replied: "To prevent Qing Dynasty from annihilation, all refugees must register at the police station and get their ID cards. You fled people, in the territory of Han, are unable to move without ID cards. Don't talk about Nanjing, you can't even get on the train."
When Zheng Yan'er heard the three words from the police station, she immediately reminded Liu Chao: "Master, when he was in Taiwan, didn't Battalion Commander Zheng give us an introduction letter? Take it out quickly!"
"Yes, I almost forgot!" Liu Chao took out the envelope from his arms and handed it to the leader, explaining: "There are two letters here, one is an introduction letter, and the other is a letter from Zhengying Group to your police station chief."
Looking at the five words "Zheng Damao's Kiss" on the envelope, the patrol officer did not dare to neglect and respectfully brought Liu Chao and others to the police station.
Zheng Damao finished reading the letter with a expressionless face, asked Youdi's situation again, and personally ordered his subordinates to apply for ID cards for several people. Before leaving, he reminded: "The day before yesterday, there was an envoy named Lanfang Company to Nanjing. I wonder if it has anything to do with you?"
When Liu Chao heard that the people from Lanfang Company were walking in front, he had no time to explain, so he could only deal with a few words in a vague way, immediately rushed to the train station and bought a ticket to Nanjing.
At Nanjing Welcome Hotel, Luo Meiwei pouted and asked the reception staff again: "When will I be able to pay homage to your Emperor? This is the third day! Why are your work efficiency so low!"
The receptionist still smiled and explained: "Miss, we must go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hand over your information to Lord Hong. As for whether you can meet the emperor, it was arranged by Lord Hong."
Luo Meiwei frowned with a cute brow and knew that losing her temper at him would not work. She could only instruct: "Please report to that Lord Hong, the situation in Southeast Asia has changed drastically, and the contact person you sent has been arrested and killed by the Dutch."
"Luo Meiwei is you! What are you doing here?" Zheng Yan'er asked with a complicated expression at a woman in her twenties in the hall.
Luo Meiwei looked at Liu Chao and her group and said in surprise: "Yan'er, you are not dead! That's great, I'll ask someone to find out your whereabouts!"
Zheng Yan'er's eyes were slightly red. She remembered that the other party was from Lanfang's company, so she suppressed her excitement and turned her head to ignore her.
Luo Meiwei stepped forward and comforted her: "I am very sad about Uncle Zheng's affairs. I didn't expect Liu Sheng to be so cruel, but we are sisters who grew up together. What Lanfang Company did this time is indeed wrong. I apologize to you."
Chapter completed!