Xiao Zishan agreed to his request and asked Xiong Buyou, director of the county office, to deploy personnel to closely monitor around Runshitang and at the gates of the county to protect Xuanchun's safety. He also talked to Ai Beibei, and her pregnancy test was carried out by
The general hospital sends people to do it at your doorstep.
With the care of the general office, Xuan Chun should be fine. Liu San is still relieved about this. The only thing that hurts is that he will not be able to see her for a long time. Just like all relationships that begin with the body, as time goes by, they will always
Feelings will arise. What's more, Xuan Chunxing is gentle and considerate, and now she is pregnant with her own child. But he was in such a hurry when he left Lingao, he only went to see her once, and left in less than half an hour...
Liu San stood on the poop deck, smoking a cigar. He didn't smoke originally, but now he smoked to relieve his sorrow. The cigar was not inhaled into the lungs and was less harmful, and he looked at the scenery on both sides of the Qiantang River.
While Liu San was smoking a cigar gloomily, the people on the boat were always paying attention to the situation on the river. Two days ago, Qian Shuixie led a team to defeat a mixed team of hundreds of officers, soldiers and local braves at Biezimen. This time
The victory greatly shocked the officers and soldiers of the Haimen Guard. They passed through the Zhapu Gorge and penetrated deep into the Qiantang River without much effort.
During this period, the ships of the Imperial Navy had peeked at it. Obviously the opponents thought it would be difficult to win, but this did not mean that the Haitian was very safe on the river. Although the Qiantang River was very wide, no matter the firepower of the Haitian
No matter how strong it is and how well-trained the sailors are, it still cannot effectively deal with enemies with numerical superiority on the river.
Li Ziping does not intend to stay here for a long time. His purpose is to explore the navigation of the Qiantang River and the defense situation of the river mouth. Now his purpose has been roughly achieved. On the Qiantang River from Haimen to Hangzhou, the navy's planned ships can directly sail from the sea.
It is entirely possible to sail to Hangzhou only if the captain must have a complete channel map of the Qiantang River. This is what Liu Zheng and others have been busy with these days. The small boat carries the exploration team and measuring instruments on the river.
The constant patrolling, the thick black smoke and the "Puff" sound of the steam engine attracted a large number of curious idlers.
Liu San planned to apply for a new apartment after returning. Xuan Chun could not live in the Yang family forever, and he could not always hide in the farm's medicine garden, even though there was a dormitory for him there.
But when he thought that Wu Yunhua lived in Bairen New City like him, he felt very uneasy. He knew her character very well. Maybe she was normal most of the time, but suddenly she would burst out without warning.
scary.
Liu San had no doubt that if Xiaoye hadn't been arranged by the general office in advance to wait for him to eat the Black Cloud Flower Sword, it would have been very possible.
When I was worried, I suddenly saw a small boat coming from the direction of Fengshan Gate. This immediately attracted the attention of the lookout. Since the Haitian Cruiser arrived on the Qiantang River, almost all civilian boats in this area have disappeared.
The rowing boat patrolling nearby immediately went over to intercept and investigate. After a while, the boat rowed towards the Haitian No. again. It leaned against the side of the Haitian No., and a rope net for climbing was hung on the side of the ship.
Liu San noticed that the people on the boat were all dressed in Ming people's attire, and thought that they were probably envoys sent by the local government. He was not very interested in this, and was about to turn his attention to other places when he suddenly found that he was on the deck.
The face was very familiar, and he suddenly realized after a few seconds - this was not Zhao Yingong! Zhao Yingong purchased a large number of drugs from Runshitang before setting off. The specific types and quantities of drugs were arranged by Liu San.
He knew that Zhao Yingong was in Hangzhou, but he didn't expect that the leader of the intelligence station would board the ship in such a big way. Looking at his extraordinary magnanimity, he really looked like a local tyrant and evil gentry of the Ming Dynasty.
He and his small delegation were immediately separated, and Zhao Yingong was welcomed into the stern cabin alone, where Li Ziping was waiting for him.
"How did you become Ming's negotiator?" Li Ziping stood up with a smile and shook hands with him, "You must have been doing well recently, right?"
"I run an Australian-style bookstore, sell Australian books, and play in an Australian style. Of course people think I am an Australian expert." Zhao Yiggong said with a smile, and then he told how the Hangzhou prefect sent the Qiantang County magistrate.
Master He made a special trip to Wanbi Bookstore to visit him, and asked him to go to the Haitian to negotiate and inquire about the purpose of the ship.
"The officials of the Ming Dynasty are all fine people," Zhao Yingong did not forget to praise them. "I think they are somewhat doubtful about my identity and think that I may have colluded with the Kun thief. But Guangdong is too far away from here.
I have the reputation of being a scholar in Sanshui County, and I have the support of a group of big guys in the church. The officials don't want to cause trouble. This time they simply took advantage of me. The so-called Han jiān is also used by the Han jiān...
…”
"They know we are Australians?" Li Ziping felt a little strange. Up to now, they have not had formal contact with the locals.
Zhao Yingong nodded: "Of course! Because your ship emits black smoke all day long. Now only the Australians have to burn the stove. The officials and people of the Ming Dynasty cannot understand the morning star flag, nor can they identify the ship type... But it is dark every day
The real characteristics of smoke are too obvious.”
Liu San, who had already slipped in, became worried: "The Australian label on your body is too strong, will it bring trouble to yourself?"
"It doesn't matter." Zhao Yingong shook his head and said, "Now I understand a little bit about traditional society. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you are a bad person or a good person in the local area. You have to be able to get along on the ground, no one will interfere with your work, and the government will open its eyes to you.
…The prerequisite is that you must be a capable person.”
The so-called "capable people" are nothing more than having a backer, a backing, and being able to speak in front of people with status and power. The reason why the Jin gentry can do whatever they want in the local area is largely because they have a
Zhang has access to the network of relationships in the province and even the central court. On a smaller level, if an ordinary person can talk to a very powerful squire, he is a "capable person" at that level.
.
To put it more broadly, people who have collusion and friendship with some forces that are not on the stage but have a certain degree of power are also capable people. People who are related to pirates and bandits in the local area also enjoy a certain degree of power in the local area.
In the second quarter of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were semi-open pirate agencies in Guangzhou to extort sea tolls. Sometimes the government was helpless against the bandits and needed to recruit people or reach an agreement with the bandits.
This kind of person often acts as a middleman.
"The fact that I may have colluded with the 'Kun Thief' is not necessarily a bad thing for my activities in Hangzhou." Zhao Yingong said, "Besides, the Australian style of Wanbi Bookstore also prevents me from being too clean."
Through the Haitian incident, he can establish a certain reputation for himself in Hangzhou, which will make it easier to move around in Hangzhou in the future.
"Although your coming to Hangzhou has nothing to do with the Foreign Intelligence Service, objectively you still did me a small favor." Zhao Yingong laughed, "Give them some real experience, and the officials will not be too impulsive in doing things in the future.
The stronger the country, the safer it is for expatriates and expatriates."
"Let them know the power of the Senate." Li Ziping nodded, "How about I fire a few empty cannons before I leave?"
"That's not necessary. These days, the little boat with no sails or oars and spitting out black smoke is enough to attract attention. Everyone is talking about it. Many people went to Wanbi Bookstore to look for Australian books and read them.
To find out, the intellectuals of the Ming Dynasty are actually very curious about knowledge. There is such a number one figure in the delegation, haha."
He was talking enthusiastically when Li Ziping's female orderly brought tea.
Zhao Yingong smiled and waved his hand: "You have forgotten that I am in Hangzhou, the hometown of Longjing tea. I don't have any good tea? Don't use your Limu Mountain Oolong tea to deceive others.
"Mr. Zhao is so grand!" Li Ziping said, "I'm not polite. What do the officials in Hangzhou want you to do on board the ship? What do you need us to cooperate with?"
Zhao Yingong said: "They sent me to send the gods." As he said, he took out a list from his sleeve, "This is the sacrifice to the gods. Take a look."
Li Ziping took it and saw an endless list, which listed eggs, Shaoxing wine, rice, loquats, bayberry, tea, chickens and ducks... It looked like a variety of things, but most of them were supplies that were very useful to voyagers.
"I was just about to replenish supplies, but I didn't expect that the Hangzhou government was very considerate." Li Ziping said, "We were about to leave. We can't stay here for a long time."
"This thing is not worth much. As long as you are willing to leave, it won't be difficult to ask them to come out with something bad."
"Xing, what else should I order?" Li Ziping had no experience in this kind of thing.
"Let me take care of it." Zhao Yingong said, "When are you going to leave?"
"Looking at Liu Zheng's progress, it will probably be over in another 24 hours."
"Then I will come here again tomorrow morning to show that I have worked harder and let the gentlemen worry more." Zhao Yingong asked again, "Where are you going next, Shandong?"
"Yes, the next step is to conduct reconnaissance and exploration along the coast of Shandong," Li Ziping said. "The executive committee's plan is to launch Operation Engine as soon as the typhoon season in 1631 passes."
"Xu Xu is here with me. He was also going on a mission to Shandong, so I'll take him with me this time."
"No problem." Li Ziping said, and he asked curiously: "What are you going to do in Shandong? The Foreign Intelligence Service has not sent us a specific guidance document."
Zhao Yingong said: "This is no wonder the central government, because the specific decision-making power lies with us. I will tell you now: next we plan to use the relationship between the Hangzhou Catholic Church and Lao Sun to build a wasteland agricultural base in Shandong to serve as a refugee camp.