Nanming Yiming

Chapter 21 Hong Chengchou returns to Beijing

In the past few days, Xia Wanchun disappeared and Taihu water bandits rebelled, captured Taicang, news of Kunshan came one after another, Hong Chengchou also suspected Xia Wanchun, and was preparing to organize an army to encircle and suppress.

But then came the news that the bandit leader "Lang Lifei" was captured and killed, his lair was destroyed, and the water bandits in Taihu Lake had been wiped out.It made Hong Chengchou and Ma Guozhu feel a lot easier.

Although they knew that there were some problems with the heads of the bandits sent by Yang Wenqi, there was no doubt that the heads of the bandits "Lang Li Fei" and "Zhi Duo Xing" were the heads of the bandits. Exaggerating the beheading just opened and closed his eyes, and Yang Wenqi was promoted to the position of Wu Song's general because of his meritorious service.

After all, the people's hearts are not stable right now, and the anti-Qing forces in various places are ready to move. We still have to give heavy rewards to this kind of behavior that quickly quelled the rebellion, so as to set a positive example.

Hong Chengchou: "Sanmu, has Qian Mo behaved abnormally recently?"

Xie Sanmu: "Report to Dong Weng, since Qian Mo shaved his hair, he has been in the Governor's Mansion. Except for being summoned by you, it can be said that he stays at home. The same is true for his father, who has no contact with the outside world."

"Now that Qian Mo has become the target of verbal criticism from the remnants of the previous Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid going out to visit friends is just asking for fun!"

Hong Chengchou said: "This son is very scheming, and he must have seen the doubts in the old man's heart, so he is like this. Xia Wanchun disappeared for no reason, and the old man is still worried."

"However, this old man is about to return to Beijing. You can't take Qian Mo lightly here. If he has evil intentions, he will definitely take action after the old man leaves. If there is any rebellion, then you don't have to be relentless."

Xie Sanmu: "Don't worry, Dong Weng, Sanmu will definitely keep a close eye on Qian Mo and won't let him take advantage of it."

A few days later, Hong Chengchou received the order to return to Beijing and recruited Qianmo to come to discuss.

The old man is about to return to Beijing according to the order, and the silver must be shipped as soon as possible. I don't know which route I should take this time?
Qian Mo said: "This time the silver is going to be transported to the capital, there are only two routes."

"The safest route is to take the canal and transport it all the way to the capital. Moreover, the north of the canal is the area under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. Although there are many rogues, as long as there are heavy guards, the money rogues are helpless."

"The most convenient way is to go by sea, directly out of the Yangtze River to Tianjin, and then to the capital. The sea route is very convenient, and the speed is much faster than the canal, but the risk at sea is extremely high. King Lu and Zheng Chenggong both have strong maritime capabilities. Power, we can't afford to risk that!"

So the students think: "It's safer to go northward by luck, and you need to send heavy guards." "

Hong Chengchou was very satisfied with this answer, at least it showed that Qian Mo hadn't had any wrong thoughts.

In fact, Hong Chengchou himself chose this route.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River did not enter the sea in Shandong as it does today, but entered the sea through the Huaihe River through Surabaya, passing through Xuzhou and Huai'an.That is the so-called "seizure Huai into the sea".

Many years of war and the Yellow River's embankment breaches have caused many sections of the Grand Canal to be silted up. If some sections of the Grand Canal are dredged during the wet season, they can barely pass through.

Now it is October of the lunar calendar, and all river sections have entered the dry season, and the water level of the canal has also dropped greatly. Some sections of the river with a deep draft cannot pass through.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou ordered the prefects of Yangzhou and Huai'an to dredge the relevant channels of the canal, and arranged a large number of boat trackers along the way.This is also the reason why the money has not been shipped for a long time.

Now that he is about to return to Beijing, Hong Chengchou immediately appointed Qian Mo as the chief escort for this time, and arranged for his confidant Xie Sanmu and Jiangning governor Zhou Boda to lead 3000 elites to escort the silver to Beijing.

Qian Mo immediately said: "Thank you for your mentor's cultivation, the students will definitely fulfill their mission this time and deliver the money safely!"

"However, although the road is heavily guarded this time, the temptation of 500W taels of silver is too great. In addition, there are many bandits along the way, so it is inevitable that some people will take money. The students think that we can "build plank roads openly, and store warehouses in secret." The fleet went by sea as a suspicious soldier to attract the attention of thieves from all over the world. Then they secretly transported the silver up the canal to the capital.”

After pondering for a moment, Hong Chengchou said: "I'm still ignorant and thoughtful. As a teacher, I will go to Beijing soon. Master Xie and Governor Zhou will make arrangements for you. This time I don't know how to donate 500W taels of silver, and the emperor and the regent will definitely reward it." With grace, the other lords will go to Beijing together to receive the title!"

Qian Mo cursed secretly in his heart: "The old fox is the old fox, this is asking Dad to come to Beijing as a hostage."

At this moment, from outsiders' perspective, Hong Chengchou and Qian Mo already looked like masters and apprentices, but Qian Mo knew that the old thief Hong had never let down his vigilance towards him.

Although as a person of later generations, Qian Mo is familiar with the historical trend, has the perspective of God, and successfully defeated Hong Chengchou in the "World Bureau".But Hong Chengchou, who was devoted to serving Man Qing with both civil and military skills, was undoubtedly the person Qian Mo was most unwilling to face in this time and space.

Although he shaved his hair in public to learn from his teacher, he did not hesitate to bear the infamy and tried his best to clean up the old thief, and even donated 500 million taels of silver to the Qing court.Now it seems that old thief Hong still doesn't fully trust him, and Qian Mo's heart is shaken at this time.This Hong Chengchou is much more powerful than King Min of Qi, but he doesn't have Su Qin's determination to see death as home. Can he really turn the Qing Dynasty upside down like Su Qin did?
Then Zheng Zhilong's credit for betraying the Longwu court and dedicating Fujian is much greater than his own credit, and he is still surrounded by the Qing Dynasty in Beijing.Compared with Hong Chengchou's cruelty and old-fashionedness, he is obviously much younger, if possible, it's better to get out as soon as possible!
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