Daming talker

Chapter 235 Expedition
Yangzhou City is located at the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River. It can be said to be an important transportation hub in the world. There are many foreigners passing by or staying temporarily.

Therefore, the housing rental industry in Yangzhou City is very developed. It is normal for Lu Junbi's house to have two spare courtyards dedicated to renting out.

But bringing this group of brave-looking characters to live in front of him made Friends Lu feel a little bit drummed.

He couldn't help but think of an incident that happened the year before last. Several bandits from other places fled to Yangzhou City and rented a courtyard as their base.

Immediately, these robbers committed several crimes in the city, and finally left the rented courtyard and walked away before being tracked down.

So Lu Junbi got a little tangled up, wondering if he was too Meng Lang.

Although Daguan Lin has a lot of money, he is not afraid that he will not find a place to live.

But from the conversation just now, we can see some clues, this Lu Junbi should have something to do with the Zheng family.

Otherwise, the Pingshan Hall has just been rebuilt by the Zheng family and has not been officially opened, how could Lu Junbi take people to visit?
So Mr. Lin said boldly, "Thank you friend Lu Gao Yi! I will be the host tonight!"

Lu Junbi couldn't save face, so he could only take Lin Tailai and his party to Dongguan Street first.

On the way, Lu Junbi stopped making insinuations about the Great Master, but talked with Lin Tailai about the Four Books and Five Classics, writing articles, poetry and songs.

Mr. Lin dealt with it casually, and even improvised, and gave a poem to Lu Junbi on the spot.

So Lu Junbi felt relieved again, friend Wang has such a cultured person, he will definitely not be a strongman who fights and kills.

With a few sturdy followers, it is probably also for personal safety when going out.

Moreover, those few attendants all referred to Wang Friend as "sitting hall". If they were not educated people, they would not have thought of using this teacher-style address.

When they arrived at the place, Lu Junbi sent Lin Tailai to the hospital, handed over the key to the lock, and said, "Friend Wang, settle down first, I'll go and arrange things for the evening, and I'll invite you in the evening."

After Lu Junbi and Zhu Naxia left temporarily, Zhang Wen, who was in charge of going to the streets to inquire about news, immediately reported:

"There are quite a few teahouses along the street in Yangzhou, and I went into several of them to inquire about the news, and I did learn something about it.

I heard that after Bai Ji was brought back to Yangzhou by Zheng Zhiyan, she was specially placed in a separate house outside Dadongmen.

I also heard that Zheng Zhiyan bought Bai Ji not for his own benefit, but to use Suzhou Huakui's reputation as a gimmick to increase his reputation. "

Bai Meiren is not only a sentimental person, but also the face and prestige of the best man in Suzhou City.

Everyone in Suzhou knew that Mr. Lin coveted Mr. Bai Zhuangyuan. If Mr. Bai finally fell into the hands of outsiders, it would be a blow to Mr. Lin's prestige.

Lin Tailai sighed: "If we were in Suzhou City, this matter would be easier to handle."

Zhang Wen also said: "If we were in Suzhou, we could break in and snatch people away directly.

But in the foreign land of Yangzhou, we can't force it for the time being, otherwise we will either be trapped in the city or trapped in the government. "

Then Zhang Wen analyzed: "The main reason is that in Yangzhou City, we lack official support, or we lack the ability to solve official problems."

Lin Daguan was very happy and said: "You can realize this, you have made progress!"

Zhang Wen continued: "So sitting in the embassy is a top priority, and we need to seek official support.

Without this kind of support, it would be difficult to let go, just like the support from the tax envoy Wang at the beginning.

Speaking of which, there are many yamen in the city of Yangzhou, including the Fu Yamen, the Salt Transportation Department, the Salt Inspector's Office, and the office of Fengyang Governor and Hecao Governor. You can get through any of them. "

Lin Tailai asked again: "Do you think it is possible for Zheng Zhiyan to give in to us?"

"Of course it's not possible!" This time it was Zhang Wu who answered quickly. He was a little unconvinced. His brother was becoming more and more intelligent, but he was still a thug.

Lin Tailai encouraged: "Tell me your reasons."

Zhang Wu replied based on his own experience: "Based on the information obtained from both sides, Zheng Zhiyan, a salt merchant, has great ambitions and has a strong desire to make a further leap forward.

So he is trying his best to increase his reputation and complete the promotion from salt merchant to village sage and celebrity.

His current state reminds me of sitting in the hall a year ago. It is impossible to compromise on the issue of face and reputation!

Moreover, Zheng Zhiyan was rich enough, so it was meaningless to buy him off with money, and sitting in the restaurant couldn't give Zheng Zhiyan the benefits he wanted, so it was even more impossible for him to give in. "

Lin Tailai asked: "Then what should we do now?"

Zhang Wu replied: "I also said in the library that even if you are in the literary world, you must have the backing of force.

A big salt merchant like the Zheng family must have a lot of servants and guards. It is very difficult for us to fight against them, so the most urgent task now is to gather manpower.

Fortunately, Yangzhou and Suzhou are not too far away, I am willing to return to Suzhou day and night, and mobilize a group of people to support! "

Zhang Wen smiled and said: "You can think of problems, but you can't think of them when you are sitting in the restaurant?
If you are like you and only think of it now, it will be too late!
You don't even think about it, what season is February? "

The water transportation, which is related to the lifeline of the imperial court, starts from the spring of February every year, and tens of thousands of water boats begin to slowly appear on the Grand Canal.

After the Xuande Dynasty, the main force of the water transportation also changed from private households to the official army of the guards along the way, so there is a saying of Cao Jun, the most important Cao Jun is Yangzhou Wei and Fengyang Wei.

The same goes for Suzhou. In February, grain transportation began to be carried to the north, and the main force of transportation was the Suzhou Guards Army.

Of course, the county can also recruit civilian husbands to assist in water transportation.

In fact, in the water transportation system in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, most of the water grain was not directly transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the northern capital.

Such a journey is too far away, and there are too many unexpected factors that may be encountered.Moreover, the journey period is too long, which is not conducive to scheduling, and is very unscientific in all aspects.

Therefore, since the Xuande Dynasty, a number of secondary water warehouses have been set up along the canal for transfer, using a relay transportation method.

Grains traveling north from the south of the Yangtze River often only need to be sent to designated water storage warehouses.

For example, there are a lot of grain in Suzhou, which are designated to be transported to Yangzhou and Huai'an water warehouses.

The white paper fan of Lin's society, Gao Changjiang, and Yu Gongjing, one of the Four King Kong, are standing on the bow of the boat.

The two of them are the chief and deputy leaders of the "people's husbands" who assist in the water transportation in Wu County. They are leading five hundred "people's husbands" to Yangzhou with a road guide issued by the government.

It is said that after crossing the Yangtze River, the terrain gradually becomes higher from south to north, so it is difficult to sail northward and requires the help of civilians.

Among the five hundred "folk husbands", 300 were members of the society, and the remaining 200 were conscripted from the land to serve.

But the two types of people are mixed together, advancing and retreating at the same time.

Gao Changjiang on the bow is full of vigor and vigor. How many people in the world can have the experience of leading an expedition of 500 people?

　The meeting is so stupid, everything is finally over, I can code with peace of mind, and I will start adding updates from tomorrow to the end of the month!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)