Since the opening of the port in the 13th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, due to the different transport capacities of the North and South Canals, in order to ensure the northward transportation of grain, only canals have been allowed to pass through the locks and no other vessels have been allowed to pass during critical periods.
Therefore, after arriving at the dock east of the Qingjiang Gate, the goods shipped from Jiangnan were transported by carriage and horse. After a large number of northerners arrived at Wangjiaying by carriage and horse, they transferred to ships and headed south. As a result, Qingjiang Pu became more convenient.
It has become a hub for north-south passenger and cargo transshipment, and is also known as "Southern Ships and Northern Horses, the thoroughfare of nine provinces."
As dusk approaches, the streets facing the river near the Chenghuang Temple to the east of Qingjiangpu are bustling with people and cars. Shops are still open for business. There are singers and entertainers in the tea shops, and people with their sleeves folded up and bargaining with their fingers.
, holding posters and selling calligraphy and paintings, fortune tellers, waiters in the restaurant were calling customers and announcing dishes, abacus plates were being slapped, and the aroma of wine, meat and steaming oil smoke spread out along the eaves.
In a leather goods shop near the Dawang Temple in Mishi, the shopkeeper finished pulling out the abacus beads and calculating today's incoming and outgoing accounts, and then said to the clerk: "Hao Er, put away the pretense, it's almost done today."
The clerk nodded when he heard the words and said nothing. He got up and walked outside the door to pick up the cover. The shopkeeper was about to go back to the backyard with the account books when he heard footsteps behind him. When he turned around, a man of medium height walked away.
Come in.
At this time, because the light outside was bright and the lights were not lit in the room, it seemed dark. The shopkeeper couldn't see the man's face clearly, so he casually said: "Are you buying leather goods? I'm sorry, our store is closing.
Please come early tomorrow."
"Good rain knows the season." The visitor suddenly uttered a poem without any clue, and his accent sounded like someone from Yangzhou.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, only to hear the man repeat it again, his voice was very urgent. He walked around the counter and walked two steps in front of the man, and then he saw clearly that the man was dressed as a scholar, about thirty years old, and his face was
With an anxious look.
"Good rain knows its season!"
The man repeated it again. The shopkeeper raised his hand to signal the other person to calm down, and then said to the waiter holding the shop sign: "Go to the door and watch."
When the waiter walked out the door, the shopkeeper said in a deep voice: "My shoes will get wet when I go out."
"refrigerator!"
"Sewing machine."
When the codes were matched, the scholar took a long breath, cupped his hands and said, "My surname is Jiang, and I have a vassal name."
Just now Jiang Fan said the first half of the code three times in a row. For a moment, he even thought he had entered the wrong shop.
The shopkeeper quickly bowed and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Jiang, whose name I have admired for a long time..."
Jiang Fan didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, stretched out his hand to grab the other party's wrist, and said eagerly: "Take me to see your boss Wang quickly. Something big has happened in Yangzhou. If you are late, it will be too late!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Mr. Jiang, don't worry, what happened?"
When Jiang Fan briefly told what happened in Yangzhou, the shopkeeper was convinced that something serious was going on. He first settled Jiang Fan in the guest room in the backyard, gave instructions to the waiter, and then went out to take a boat.
After crossing the canal, after landing at Taiping Ferry, we walked straight towards the nearby Qinglong Lane.
"Hey, Shopkeeper Pang, you came back early today."
"Haha, yes. As usual, the weather is getting warmer, and there are fewer customers buying leather goods." Shopkeeper Pang greeted people with a smile, and walked slowly towards his yard as usual. However, when he entered the alley
, the pace suddenly quickened, and soon he arrived in front of a courtyard gate, raised his hand and knocked on the door several times.
"Who?"
"it's me."
The door was opened by a woman in her twenties. When shopkeeper Pang entered the courtyard, the woman closed the door and said, "I came back early today."
Shopkeeper Pang said "Yeah" and called the woman to go to the east wing of the backyard. After the two entered the house, they lit the lamp. Shopkeeper Pang first took out a black and white portable generator from a wooden box in the corner.
Unscrew the upper fuel tank cap and take out the oil dipstick to take a look.
The woman said: "Want to send a report?"
"Yes, send it right away."
After hearing this, the woman quickly took out a black rectangular transmitter and a pull-out five-star antenna from another box. It was already dark outside, so the woman pulled the antenna and stood it in the yard, and connected the antenna and
The transmitter is connected.
By the time she finished her work, the generator in the house had started and the sound was very weak. Shopkeeper Pang connected the power cord of the transmitter to the generator, took out a palm-sized key and plugged in the earphones one after another.
The woman walked to the table, put on her earphones, and adjusted the transmitter for a while. After confirming that the frequency was correct, she nodded to Shopkeeper Pang, raised her right hand and placed it on the key...
Half an hour later, this telegram of several hundred words was delivered to Zhao Xin. When he learned that Jiao Xun, Zhong Huai and Huang Chengji had been arrested by the Qing court on charges of rebellion, he was really surprised.
People had to be rescued, and it took a lot of effort to get a few scholars to take refuge. Moreover, Jiao Xun and the other three were so interested in mathematics, so Zhao Xin could not ignore them.
At first, Zhao Xin wanted the guard battalion to land on Beihai No. 3 from Chongming Island, but he immediately rejected this method; it would take at least three days to get there by boat, and it would be too long to wait for them to arrive in Chongming before rushing to Yangzhou.
The only problem now is to rescue people quickly. Jiao Xun and the others have stayed in Beihai Town for several months and have seen a lot. Moreover, Jiao Xun and the others also know that Hong Liangji and Jiang Fan went to Dagukou with the boat. Wan
If one or three people are unable to bear the consequences in prison, not only will Hong Liangji and Liu Taigong be exposed, but many things in Beihai Town will no longer be secrets in the eyes of the Qing court.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xin immediately called Wang Yuanfang.
"Assign someone to help you keep an eye on the training base for a few days, then pack up your equipment and cross the river to find me as soon as possible."
"Something happened?" Wang Yuanfang was a little confused by the sudden call. His equipment? He hadn't used it for several years.
"Yes, we have to leave for a while. I'll tell you when we get back."
Then, he called Yu Deli to explain the situation. After hearing what Zhao Xin said, Yu Deli said anxiously: "Do you have to go in person? Others can't?"
Zhao Xindao: "I have thought about it over and over again. This happened so urgently that no one could be sent there faster than me. If Sang He really couldn't bear the confession and confessed, our previous plan for Jiangnan Shilin might be in vain.
"
Yu Deli was silent for a moment after hearing this, and sighed helplessly: "It can be seen from this that we still have too few chess pieces in the south. This won't work, Zhao Xin, now is not the time when you used to have three or five guns.
Already..."
"Lao Yu, I promise this is the last time! During the past few days when I am gone, you will be able to watch over the interior of Beihai Town."
"Oh! Okay." Yu Deli hung up the phone a little unhappy.
After putting down the phone, Zhao Xin walked around the room several times and said to Xu Funan, who had only been his adjutant for a month: "Go to the telecommunications room and inform Beihai No. 1 so that Hai Pingzhi can prepare.
Pick up people at Flower and Bird Island at eight o'clock in the morning. Anything else...forget it, that's it."
After Xu Funan finished writing the content on the paper, Zhao Xin read it and signed it, and then said to Xu Funan: "I will be away for a few days. Remember, no one else can tell except Teacher Yu."
Xu Funan nodded. He already understood what was going on from the conversation between Zhao Xin and Yu Deli, so he said with some worry: "Sir, it is too dangerous for you to do this! Although, although I know that you are not a mortal,
But if something happens, the sky will fall!"
Zhao Xin nodded and said: "It happened too suddenly. You have to understand that I can only go there in time. Remember, you are a soldier now and you have to obey orders! Go ahead."
After Xu Funan left, Zhao Xin immediately began to check his equipment. He had three long and short guns, including HK416, SIGP226, and Marlin 1894. As for the bullets he had in abundance, he had Kevlar body armor, grenades, smoke grenades, and box-type rifles.
Small truck... By the way, you need a boat to get out of Yangzhou.
Patrol boats are now in use at Ningguta, while catamaran passenger boats are currently used to transport personnel from Khabarovsk to Yaksa. Official boats are now used by the civil affairs and often travel between Khabarovsk, Heilongjiang City and Fu
Erdan City. So Zhao Xin had no choice but the yacht parked on the small pier in the south.
The big yacht was used as a temporary apartment for Director Liu Da and his wife for a while. Later, after the two of them built their new house, they kept it there. Deng Fei would regularly bring students from the navigation school to help with maintenance, and Ding Guofeng sometimes
Then he would take his little wife Xue Wu out for a spin in the sea.
So Zhao Xin took advantage of Wang Yuanfang's arrival and took a carriage with two guards to the small pier south of Beihai Town Square. In order to prevent some people from being curious and damaging Prince Zhao's "quick boat", the Public Security Police Department specially
There is a duty room here, which is manned 24 hours a day.
After arriving at the dock, Zhao Xin went to the duty room first and asked the person on duty to pack his things and go home immediately, and told him that no one would need to guard him for the next five days. The security policeman was confused after hearing this, but the boss of Beihai Town spoke.
He had to do it immediately. After the person on duty left, Zhao Xin asked two guards to guard the carriage, and he hurried onto the trestle.
In the night, the yacht undulated slightly with the waves. Zhao Xin looked at the first vehicle he bought and felt a little emotional. After rescuing the people, it will be up to him whether he can go in and out of Yangzhou City quickly.
He boarded the boat alone, found the power and turned it on. He first looked at the fuel situation, checked the fuel filter, circuit, cold water pump and other places. After confirming that everything was normal, he returned to the pier and raised his hand to turn the boat over.
Received.
When he returned home after all the troubles, Wang Yuanfang had been there for a while and was drinking tea in the study with a big bag at his feet. When he saw Zhao Xin coming in, he asked with some confusion: "What's going on?
?It’s already past 8 o’clock, where are you going?”
Zhao Xin laughed and said, "I'm sorry for delaying you and Miss Wu from having sex with each other, right?"
"Nonsense!" Wang Yuanfang glared at Zhao Xin and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense, I haven't agreed yet."
"Hey, if the couple fights in the future, you will suffer. Let me declare in advance that neither of us will care."
It is said that the old squad leader Wang has been working hard for many years, and now the old tree has finally bloomed. Ever since he first met Miss Wu, he has been a little moved. She is lively and has good skills. He is going to be busy during this period, so
Please ask Wang Zhong to be your matchmaker to propose marriage.
Although he also understood the old man's thoughts when chatting with Wu Zhong, to a modern person, what does it mean to marry into a wife? It won't be a big deal if you have children in the future and take the mother's surname. Of course, I want Wang Yuanfang to change his surname."
"Wu" That is simply impossible, and it is not mentioned in the "Household Registration Management Regulations" of Beihai Town.
Zhao Xin joked and told Wang Yuanfang what happened in Yangzhou two days ago, and the other party immediately understood why Zhao Xin was looking for him.
"Are you going to force your way in and rescue Jiao Xun and the others? My dear, we are going to rob the prison."
"That's the only way." Zhao Xin frowned and said, "Although the 'Top Ten Tortures of the Qing Dynasty' are all legends, I really don't dare to bet on this. The ancients often said that there is nothing you can't ask for under three trees. You have to know
, Yang Naiwu was still a judge at the beginning, isn't it the same as being tortured and interrogated to extract a confession?"
Yang Naiwu? I seem to have heard of it. But Wang Yuanfang didn’t know much about these things. He nodded and said, “Okay, then I’ll go with you. I haven’t been on the battlefield for a long time, and my bones are a little itchy.”
Zhao Xindao: "Don't worry, we have just taken a small step in the long journey of thousands of miles. There are many things for you to fight behind."
After that, he asked Wang Yuanfang to wait a moment, and went to the backyard pretending to be relaxed, telling Shen Xuan that he had to go to Fuldan City overnight for something urgent. Shen Xuan didn't say anything after hearing this, but just told him to pay attention.
Safety.
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After closing the iron door, they first went inside and changed their clothes, and then Wang Yuanfang sat in the container. After experiencing a moment that was like time frozen, the two of them returned to another time and space in the blink of an eye.
There are always two cars in the warehouse of the ranch, a sedan and a station wagon. The distance from Freezing Port to Vladivostok Airport is 144 kilometers. Zhao Xin asked Wang Yuanfang to drive, while he called the airport and made a reservation.
A private jet.
It only takes two and a half hours to fly back to China from Vladivostok. The two of them arrived at the country at around three in the morning. After completing the formalities and clearing customs, they bought a flight ticket to Taizhou in the morning. After a lot of running around, at 12 noon,
Zhao Xin and Wang Yuanfang have arrived at the gate of Tianning Temple in Yangzhou.
Wang Yuanfang looked at the busy Yanfu Road in front of him and asked Zhao Xin: "What should we do now?"
"Eat, find a place to sleep, refresh yourself, and we'll talk about it tonight."
"By the way," Wang Yuanfang suddenly remembered something and asked, "Do you know where the prison in Yangzhou Prefecture is?"
Zhao Xin spread his hands and said, "Do you know the general location of Yangzhou's magistrate's office? Is it the prison? I really don't know this."
Wang Yuanfang asked: "What should we do?"
At this time, Zhao Xin saw a shop selling tourist maps on the roadside, so he went in and bought a map. After opening it, he looked at it for a while, rolled his eyes, pointed to the "Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy" attraction above and smiled.
: "Hey, there's a way!"
The so-called Lianghuai Salt Transportation Envoy Department, the correct term is "Lianghuai Salt Transportation Envoy Department", which was commonly known as "Yunsi Yamen" in the Qing Dynasty.
In the second year of Shunzhi, the Qing government established the Lianghuai Salt Inspection Office and the Lianghuaidu Salt Transportation Envoy Department in Yangzhou. The chief of the transportation department was called the Lianghuaidu Salt Transportation Envoy (or Transportation Secretary), and his position was from the third grade to the third grade.
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And because the Yun Si Envoy often also served as the inspector's salt affairs censor, they were also called "salt patrol censors." They not only managed the salt affairs, but some also purchased valuables for the palace and investigated the trends among the people. Historically
Cao Xueqin's grandfather Cao Yin also held this position.
The reason why Zhao Xin chose Yunsi Yamen instead of Tianning Temple, which he had used before, was because Tianning Temple was located outside Yangzhou City in the Qing Dynasty, while Yunsi Yamen and Yangzhou Fu Yamen were both in the old city.