As if it had been agreed upon long ago, Fan Yongdou arrived at the ship he was waiting for in less than half a month at Pidao.
It's just that he was slightly disappointed. The captain of this ship was a girl who looked a few years younger than his son, not the Miss Jiang Er he wanted to see.
Knowing that Miss Li was going directly to Zhenjiang Fort, Fan Yongdou once again proposed to accompany her to Zhenjiang Fort to meet Jiang Wan. But this time, the people from the Military Intelligence Department who had been accompanying him did not refuse him.
Pi Dao even sent a special force to escort him and Miss Li here to Zhenjiang Fort. Now the area from Pi Dao to Zhenjiang Fort is the territory of Liaodong Dusi. For safety reasons, it is obviously better to leave than to leave.
Tieshan City is more suitable.
Everything he saw along the way was a new experience for Fan Yongdou.
It's not that he has never been to Liaodong, he has even been here more than once, but his impression of the entire Liaodong is either military forts or military camps. The lives of ordinary people are still very far away from him.
The journey from Pidao to Zhenjiang Fort used to be the territory of Gaizhou Guards. After the rise of Zhenjiang Fort, this land that had been ravaged by the Tartars also became the back garden of Liaodong Dusi, and a large number of refugees
Gathered here, a large amount of wasteland has been reclaimed. Cars and horses are passing through the still somewhat dilapidated roads. Busy scenes can be seen everywhere on both sides of the road.
Low thatched houses gathered into villages, smoke rose from the villages, and farmers were working hard in the fields. If he hadn't seen some soldiers patrolling with weapons passing by from time to time, what Fan Yongdou saw would have been like this.
It was almost the same as what he saw in Shanxi.
The threat of the Tartars seems to be very far away from here. Here, there are no solid city walls and no displaced hungry people. As long as they come to this land, the government will come to collect them, give them shelter, and lease them fields.
He even lent them seeds and farm tools so that as long as they were willing to work, they would be able to harvest something.
Every time he passed a certain distance, some spontaneously formed markets seemed to appear in his eyes. Most of the markets were small and simple. In a quick glance, he even saw that the items traded in the market were very simple.
Some wild animals in the mountains and fields, and some felled firewood, are all traded in the market. There are not even people from the government in the market.
"If there were no Tartars, it would only take three years for the region to rise. By then, there would be fertile fields and villages everywhere!"
Fan Yongdou said with some sigh, and at the same time glanced at the girl beside him.
The girl's face remained tense, and she didn't seem to care much about what he saw. She only asked the officer next to her from time to time how far it was from Zhenjiang Fort.
Looking at her appearance, she seemed a little anxious and not interested in talking to Fan Yongdou. Although she already knew that the middle-aged man next to her would probably go back to Ryukyu with him on the ship.
Going to the side.
When the outline of Zhenjiang Fort appeared in front of the two of them, the girl breathed a sigh of relief, while Fan Yongdou began to be surprised by the scale of Zhenjiang Fort, a new town.
In his heart, Zhenjiang Fort is just a military fort. Even if it can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers, it is just a larger military fort. It should be a lifeless military camp, with expressionless people coming in and out.
The soldiers may still have a biting murderous aura in them, making it difficult for people to get in touch with them.
But after entering the city from the auxiliary fort, he suddenly felt ashamed of his previous shallowness. This was not a military fort, but a huge urban complex. Four auxiliary forts guarded the main fortress of Zhenjiang Fort. The long
The city wall surrounded the entire city. Inside the city wall, what he saw was not lifeless military camps, but people everywhere filled with a peaceful atmosphere.
He saw a large number of houses, shops, restaurants and tea shops, and a huge and young city that was growing with great vigor.
Perhaps due to prior reports, or perhaps because their group was under the special care of the Military Intelligence Department, they made it all the way to the main fort and were accommodated. After just one night, Fan Yongdou was able to see Fan Yongdou the next day as he wished.
Jiang Wan.
Well, he is still with Miss Li who has a swollen face.
However, this Miss Li was summoned before him. When he walked in and saw this Miss Li, it was obvious that she had finished reporting what she wanted to report to Jiang Wan, and the tense expression on her face was gone.
, and sat quietly in front of Jiang Wan, looking relieved.
"I met the Marshal, and the Marshal's life-saving grace will never be forgotten by the Fan family!"
As soon as Fan Yongdou entered the door, he bowed down and bowed sincerely.
Jiang Wan smiled and accepted his bow: "Get up and talk, you and I are old friends, there is no need to be so different!"
"I don't dare, I don't dare!" Fan Yongdou was a little frightened: "Being able to serve for the commander-in-chief is his destiny, and Fan doesn't dare!"
"Listen to Xu Xianchun, you must come to see me and say thank you in person!" Jiang Wan said: "Actually, there is no need to do this. I, Jiang Wan, have never treated anyone who sincerely works for me. This has been the case in the past and it will be the same in the future. You
Doing your own thing well is the best reward for me. As for thanking you in person, it’s not necessary!”
"You don't have to take it to heart, Marshal, but Fan doesn't dare!" Fan Yongdou said, "It just happened that the second lady's people were coming to see the Marshal, so Fan shamelessly followed!"
"It's not a bad thing that you're here!" Jiang Wan nodded: "It just so happens that Shisheng has also brought news, and the arrangements for you have to be slightly changed. Originally, I planned to let you go to Nagasaki to run a trading company.
Our Sihai Commercial Bank needs a foothold overseas, and we also need to expand our influence overseas, but now, things have changed!"
Fan Yongdou's face became a little nervous.
"Don't worry, it's a good change, at least, it's a good change for you!" Jiang Wan said: "I used to say that your Fan family is as rich as the enemy. Although this is an exaggeration, it is not much different. It's just that
Most of your wealth, which is incredibly rich, comes from a somewhat disgraceful way. Now that the imperial court is trying to deal with you, although I am involved, you yourself are the biggest reason. Therefore, no matter how reluctant you are to part with that wealth, you will have to do it.
Stay in Daming!"
"Fan has figured this out a long time ago!" Fan Yongdou smiled bitterly, "Commander, you don't have to worry about this, Fan can tell the difference between good and bad!"
"It's good to be able to distinguish between good and bad!" Jiang Wan nodded: "However, to put it into perspective, you Fan Yongdou can start from scratch and earn such a big family business. I still believe that you have both skills and vision.
, your Fan family has been reborn from the ashes after this catastrophe. I wonder if you are still willing to do the things you did in the first half of your life again!"
"If we had to do it all over again, Fan should know what he can do and what he can't do!" Fan Yongdou said seriously: "Please give me your orders, Commander-in-Chief. Fan, who weighs a hundred pounds, can be driven by the Commander-in-Chief!"
"Are you interested in running a country?"
Jiang Wan said with a smile and glanced at Miss Li next to Fan Yongdou: "There is a place that I think is very suitable for you to show off your talents!"