Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 52

Dinghai County is located at the mouth of the Yongjiang River.

This is the administrative seat of the government offices in Mingzhou, such as the Yinghai Division, the Southeast Transshipment Division, the Southeast Inspection Division, and the Mingzhou Guard, which Zhu Yuan selected, not the Mingzhou prefecture, which is fifty or sixty miles away from the sea. .

Zhu Yuan made such a choice, and the naval governor's office was naturally located in Dinghai.

In the evening, the fleet finally docked.

Even though there has been a lot of turmoil in the southeast due to a series of edicts issued by His Majesty the Emperor, many people still gathered by the Yongjiang River to watch the excitement.

Dinghai County is really lively these days.

First, more than 2000 officers and soldiers of Mingzhou Guard moved from Fucheng to Dinghai, and then some maritime merchant ships were said to have diverted from Taicang and moored at the port outside the south gate.

Furthermore, outside the east gate, the Mingzhou Guard officers and soldiers who had just moved here together with thousands of civilians worked day and night to repair and dredge the port.

At this moment, seeing the huge boat moored at the east pier from a distance, the people were amazed, and finally understood why the good port had to be rebuilt.

If it is not repaired, how can such a huge boat dock?

What a waste of money!
Such exclamations appeared among the crowd blocked by the officers and soldiers of the guard station, which immediately sparked discussions.

It is said that there is a big house in the south of the city, which originally belonged to a sea merchant attached to the Fang family, but it was taken over by another salt merchant surnamed Fu the day before yesterday, and it seems to be used to receive high-ranking officials. Long, after repairing it, it needs to be dried in a hurry. The charcoal that has been burned for two days is at least a few hundred catties.

High officials are delicate.

Don't say that it's spring now, even winter, the magistrate of Xue County, who just took office a few years ago, has never heard of burning earth dragons.

Speaking of Xue Zhixian, another topic was brought up.

His Majesty the Emperor sent an imperial decree to ask fishermen to make a book.This is not a big deal, but this time, let alone a woman, even a child who has reached the age of eight has to be registered in the record file. What is this going to do?For thousands of years, men who have reached the age of sixteen have always been considered adults. Who has ever heard that even eight-year-old children are not spared?

Then there is Xuezhi County.

The county government released the words, or only make males with sixteen books, and don't care about others.

Good officer!
However, everyone was also afraid, and repeatedly, Fang Guozhen defended the eastern part of Zhejiang Province and wanted to arrest people. After leaving Fujian, I don't know how many people can come back alive.

This time, eight-year-old child!

Even if they knew that Xue Zhixian was a good official, a large number of fishermen heard the news and fled to the outer island overnight with their families by boat, so that this Dajia port, where fishing boats used to come and go, suddenly became depressed.

Just as he was talking, there was a commotion.

The gaze shifted from the big and small officials who were socializing to the gangplank of the giant boat, and everyone's eyes lit up, regardless of men, women or children.

Hey!
Ladies.

Even though all of them wore cloaks and veiled caps, just looking at their gait and figure could make people think a little bit.Someone suddenly made a strange cry, saying that when a woman was helped by her mother-in-law into the carriage, she saw the little feet flashing past under the skirt.

That little one!

It's a pity that the scenery was only short-lived. The women's family members were helped by the women and maids who came out of the large group of cities, and they were helped into the carriage as soon as they stepped off the springboard.

Afterwards, he lifted his shoulders and was hugged and carefully sent off by more people. Next to the shoulders were four women who were also covered by the same veil. Unfortunately, there were too many people around this time, and the barriers were too tight. Waiting for the shoulders It seemed that a young boy was sent into a large sedan chair, and even the four women followed him in. Everyone lost interest and turned to a group of officials who were still on the shore to meet the wind.

There is no regret in my heart.

Regretful, but also emotional, what can a dog official bring so many female relatives down for business, what can he do?

I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed.

On the other side, everyone's eyes refocused.

Hua Gao saw Zhu Yuan being helped into the sedan chair and heading all the way to the city gate, so he withdrew his concern.

Having met Shen Tong at sea before, Zhu Yuan was overwhelmed and was carried to the cabin by Qingniang to take a nap, but soon the maid beside him ran over and said that his little official seemed to be a little feverish again.

Hastily called Dai Sanchun.

Dai Sanchun looked, heard and asked about it, then turned to Hua Gao and the others around him, annoyed, saying it was due to fatigue.A person who was originally serious still started talking about it, saying that it doesn't matter if he has been bumping on the water for the past few days, and he has been running around in the boat day and night without restraint, how can his weak body be healed?

But no medicine was prescribed.

It's not serious, and the medicine is three-point poisonous. After resting on the shore overnight, it may be fine.

Huagao blamed himself and was afraid at the time.

That's... a real son!
Although the original two-day voyage was extended to four days by him for the sake of safety, he realized in the end that he still hadn't done well. After all, subconsciously, he really didn't think that Mr. Xiucai, who looked good, was just walking around on the boat and watching it at night. It doesn't matter if you look at the stars or something.

It turned out to be really tight.

In short, after landing on the shore, seeing a group of officials in the Mingzhou mansion, it was impossible for Zhu Yuan to show up, so he had to come alone.

In the face of inquiries from more than a dozen officials in Mingzhou, including Tao Qian, the prefect of Mingzhou, Tongzhi Changduan, the commander of the Mingzhou Guard, and Xue Shu, the prefect of Dinghai County, Hua Gao could only say clearly that Zhu Hanlin was not feeling well, and see you tomorrow. .

Excuse me?

A faux pas is a faux pas.

As for how everyone reacted, I didn't think about it.

When Zhu Yuan got into the sedan chair, Hua Gao looked away, and seeing some keen officials also turned their attention back together, he signaled to Zhao Xu who was waiting at the side, and asked for a saber.

The plain knife used by His Majesty the Emperor.

This was explained by Zhu Yuan before he got off the boat. He couldn't show his face, so he let this knife show his face.

Hua Gao understands.

Get off your horse.

Of course cooperate.

When Zhao Xu showed the saber that was carefully packed in the box, and held it high, Hua Gao sang and knelt down first.

All the officials, big and small, understood, and immediately knelt down.

Immediately, from the inside to the outside, the officers, soldiers, and common people... even if they didn't know what to do, they also knelt down one after another.

Then Liu Lian came on stage.

Liu Lian didn't want to do this very much, but since it was Zhu Yuan who ordered it solemnly as an official, thinking about the changing perception of that little adult in just a few days, Liu Lian could only obey.

He took out the emperor's edict appointing Zhu Yuan as the inspector of the southeast, sullenly, and began to read aloud: "Fengtian Chengyun emperor's edict said: The establishment of the Yinghai Division is related to the century-old plan, and the southeast shipping is related to the success or failure of the Northern Expedition. Officer, especially Zhu Yuan is the inspector of the southeast of Zhengsanpin, and he gave me a simple knife for the battle in the past, and gave me the right to "behead first and then play". The officials of the states and counties in the southeast must cooperate. If anyone does not obey the order, I will cut it off. If there is anyone who violates the law, I will cut it off, and if there is someone who bends the law for personal gain, I will also cut it off. This is it."

After reading an imperial decree mechanically in such a tone, Liu Lian felt the weird quiet atmosphere around him, and wished he could turn around and jump into the Yongjiang River to hide himself.

Don't want to see people.

Shame.

Don't say those vernacular words, just open your mouth and shut your mouth to say "I cut it off". Is this what an emperor should say?
But Liu Lian understood that this was Lao Zhu's own handwriting.

On the contrary, those official edicts that seem neat and catchy are the result of revisions and polishes by the courtiers around His Majesty the Emperor.

(End of this chapter)