It was early winter at this time, and the cold wind on the river was blowing, making it quite chilly.
After Jin Feng and Ninth Princess arrived at the pier, they did not go to the escort station to rest. Instead, they stood at the edge of the pier and waited silently.
Jin Feng often came to Shuangtuofeng and Pier in the past, and many people knew him.
Seeing Jin Feng and Ninth Princess waiting silently on the dock, all the people were guessing who they were waiting for.
Many people speculated that they must be waiting for some big shot.
But now that the Ninth Princess has ascended the throne and has become the most noble emperor, the people really can't think of any other big shot than the Ninth Princess.
When Jin Feng and Ninth Princess arrived, the pier would naturally be blocked. The people were not in a hurry, so they stood on the riverside outside the pier and waited with Jin Feng.
Everyone waited from afternoon to evening, and finally saw several speedboats speeding side by side from the other side.
"Look, it's the speedboat from Zhenyuan Escort Bureau that's back!"
"Is this a speedboat? It's so fast!"
"Such a fast boat can travel hundreds of miles a day, right?"
"Hundreds of miles? My son is good at swimming and was chosen to work on a speedboat. He told me that if we just run around, the speedboat can run at least more than two thousand miles in a day. It only takes two days to run back from the East China Sea!"
"Oh my god, running back from the East China Sea in two days? How is this possible? A thousand-mile horse can't run that fast!"
"What's impossible? Don't forget that Mr. made the speedboat! A thousand-mile horse needs to eat grass and drink water to rest, but this kind of boat doesn't need it at all. As long as it burns coal, it can keep running and never know it's tired!"
"Charcoal? It's the kind of black stone in the black water ditch?"
"Yes, it's that kind of black stone!"
"Sir, you are really a genius. My home is next to the Black Water Ditch. In the past, people were annoyed when they saw that kind of black stone, but in my hands, the black stone turned into a treasure!"
"Is that a man of God who can make a big bird that flies in the sky? Can he make a ship that is faster than a thousand-mile horse?"
"Stop chatting, the speedboat has docked. Let's see who sir is waiting for."
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The people stood outside the pier fence, tiptoeing to look at the pier.
However, the big shot they imagined did not appear. Instead, they saw a group of ragged men getting off the speedboat.
If the escorts of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau are not going out to fight, they always wear black uniforms in Jinchuan and look very energetic.
A uniform uniform can help people develop a sense of belonging, so Jin Feng requires the escorts to wear uniforms during work.
The escorts were very cooperative with this.
Since the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau was established, the treatment of the escorts has been notoriously good, and they are also the envy of many people.
If anyone has a family member working at the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, the neighbors will take a high look at them.
Jin Feng asked the bodyguards to wear uniforms when going out, which was exactly what the bodyguards wanted.
Over time, the people of Jinchuan became very familiar with the uniforms of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, and they quickly figured out that the men who got off the speedboat were wearing the uniforms of the escorts.
It's just that the escorts usually wear neat uniforms when they go out, but the uniforms of this group of people were shabby and had holes in many places.
Not only were their clothes torn, many of the escorts were also wearing bandages or walking with a limp, looking extremely miserable.
When this group of escorts disembarked, everyone was carrying a big cloth bag, even those who were lame.
The other escorts wanted to help, but the escort from the expedition was unwilling and insisted on carrying the bag ashore.
"Let them carry it themselves!"
Jin Feng stopped Tie Zhui and others who came to help, and silently watched as the escorts of the expedition team carried the bags ashore, and then formed a square formation in the open space.
"Stand at attention! Take a break!"
Wang Laosan, who was blind in one eye, directed his bodyguards to finish their formation in the open space, then turned around and ran towards Jin Feng.
"Mr. Report, the second battalion and second platoon of the second regiment of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau are reporting to you! Seventy-two people were supposed to be present, but thirty-two were actually present!"
When Wang Laosan said this, he couldn't help but pause for a moment, but he quickly came back to his senses and continued: "Please give instructions!"
"Thank you for your hard work, brothers!"
Jin Feng put his right hand on his chest and gave a military salute to the escorts of the expedition team!
"Thank you for your hard work, brothers!"
Iron Hammer and others behind him also followed suit and saluted.
"Thank you for your hard work, brothers!"
The Ninth Princess did not perform a military salute, but folded her hands and bowed in a graceful scholar's salute.
Wei Wuya and Lao Tan also saluted.
"Sir, we found the Champa rice you mentioned, the cotton you mentioned, and several other grain seeds!"
Wang Laosan pointed to the cloth bag in front of the expedition team escort, and said: "Sir, please check it!"
"good!"
Jin Feng took a few steps forward and looked at the cloth bags in front of the escorts.
Most of the bags are filled with rice and cotton seeds, and the last two bags are filled with small bags.
There are other seeds in the small cloth bag.
Jin Feng recognized the seeds of eggplant, cucumber, spinach, carrot and cabbage. There were also some seeds that he did not recognize and needed to be planted before they could be identified.
"Brothers, the seeds you brought back will save many people from famine, and the people will remember you forever!"
Jin Feng bowed again to the expeditionary force escort.
Hearing what Jin Feng said, many of the expedition team's escorts couldn't help crying.
Over the past year and more, they have climbed so many mountains, passed through so many woods, and flowed through so many rivers that they themselves cannot even remember.
The road from Dakang to Jiaozhi is not bad. After all, Jiaozhi was a vassal state of Dakang in the past. People have walked this road and you can understand what is said along the way.
However, the expedition team did not find cotton seeds in Jiaozhi, so they could only follow Jin Feng's instructions and continue to go south to look for them in Tianzhu, which Jin Feng mentioned.
After leaving Jiaozhi, the language gradually became blocked and the terrain became more and more unfamiliar. It was difficult to find a guide who could barely understand Chinese. In the end, the guide took the expedition team to a bandit den.
Fortunately, the escorts were vigilant and carried weapons to crush the Tianzhu bandits, otherwise the whole army would have been annihilated.
Although Wang Laosan did not complain, and the other expedition team escorts did not say anything, Jin Feng knew that they must have suffered a lot along the way.
Otherwise, these bodyguards, who were fighting with Danzhu's army in Damangpo without changing their expressions, wouldn't have been able to help crying.
Jin Feng did not stop them from venting their feelings and turned to look at Wang Laosan: "How are the sacrificed brothers arranged?"
"We buried those whose bodies we could find on the spot. Two brothers fell off a cliff, and three brothers were washed away by the flood when they were crossing the river. The bodies were not found, so I brought back the bowls and chopsticks they used to eat from the cooking class.
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Wang Laosan took out a pile of dental plaques from his arms, took off the package on his back, and held them to Jin Feng with both hands.
Jin Feng took the package and tooth tag with both hands, his eyes slightly red.
These people will stay in a foreign country forever and will never come back.