The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 171 Pirates Attack
Lin Ruhai always worked responsibly and took a short break after lunch at Yunsi Yamen, then immediately went out to inspect the new salt field.Jia Huan was worried that Lin Daiyu would not be able to bear it, so he quietly persuaded her: "Sister Lin, my uncle is going to inspect the new salt field this time. It is full of deserted beaches and wild forests, and the roads are not easy to walk. Why don't you just rest here?"

Lin Daiyu hummed softly: "You don't want me to go, so you insist on going."

Jia Huan smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I won't let you go, it's because I'm afraid you'll be exhausted, and the road is really difficult to walk. If you sprain your feet and scratch your skin, it won't be worth it."

Lin Daiyu's heart warmed up and she said with a smile: "You are so weak. It is only right for Brother Huan to take care of yourself first. You are worried about me, and I am worried about your sprained foot and somersault!"

Lin Daiyu's face felt a little hot after she finished speaking, and she hurriedly added: "I have long wanted to go to the beach to see the sea. Now that I finally get out, I can take this opportunity to see the sunset over the sea, but you have spoiled my mood. "

Xue Yan, the maid, was playful and she quickly patted her chest and said in support: "Even so, Third Master, you don't have to worry, there is a maid. If the girl can't walk, the worst is that the maid will carry her."

"I'm afraid you will have to be carried by someone else when the time comes." Jia Huan thought to himself, but seeing Lin Daiyu's resolute attitude, he had no choice but to agree, but still quietly ordered the salt soldiers to prepare an extra sedan.

After everything was ready, the group set off to the seaside in a mighty manner. Chief Jiang Bin led two hundred salt soldiers to clear the way. Salt patrol censor Lin Ruhai, salt envoy Zhang Yongdong and Yancheng County magistrate Lu Renjia each took one. Carrying the sedan chair, Jia Huan, Lin Daiyu and others walked.

Jia Huan originally planned to let Lin Daiyu ride in a sedan, but the latter refused because she felt that she could not see the surrounding scenery from the sedan.

The resident salt class ambassador in Miaowanchang, whose surname is Yan, is also named Yan Gui, and he is also on this trip. Although his official title has the word "ambassador", it is not big at all, and he is not even the lowest ninth rank. , that is to say, he is just a low-level official, so naturally he is not qualified to sit in a sedan chair.

However, Ambassador Yan is quite good at talking and has excellent eloquence. Seeing that although Jia Huan is young, he is dressed as a scholar and seems to be related to Lin Ruhai, the salt inspector, so he tried his best to please him along the way. Answering all questions is equivalent to having a free tour guide, and this guy talks funny, which made Lin Daiyu and Xueyan both amused many times.

Although Lin Daiyu was disguised as a man, she had thin skin and tender flesh, red lips and white teeth, and her smile was so beautiful that it made Yan Gui secretly swallow his saliva and think to himself: "I am also a knowledgeable person. But I have never seen such a charming rabbit. Tsk tsk, if I can touch one, it will be worth losing one year of my life."

I dare to think that Lin Daiyu's master and servant are Jia Huan's male favorites. Since ancient times, in the upper class circles, it is not uncommon for powerful men to like masculine styles. Therefore, there are men who are more handsome than women. For example, as mentioned in the previous article The newly arrived actor Jiang Yuhan is such a character.

If Jia Huan knew Yan Gui's dirty thoughts at this moment, he would definitely kick this guy into the sea and feed him to the bastard, and he would still talk to him endlessly.

After walking for a while, Lin Daiyu really couldn't bear it anymore. She was dripping with sweat, delicate and panting lightly. Seeing this, Jia Huan hurriedly asked the salt soldiers to carry the sedan over and let Lin Daiyu's master and servant get on the sedan.

"Master Huan San is really a compassionate person." Yan Gui flattered with a smile.

Jia Huan smiled and changed the subject: "There is a problem that has been bothering me for a long time. I would like to take this opportunity to ask Ambassador Yan for advice."

Yan Gui said hurriedly: "I don't dare. Please ask Mr. Huan. I will tell you everything I know."

Jia Huan nodded and said: "That's right. Thanks to Mr. Lin's guidance, I visited several salt fields along the way and found that the management is quite strict. Even the salt households don't know what time they turn on the furnace to boil salt every day and how many kilograms of firewood they burn. There are records, so it stands to reason that the salt produced by salt households should be counted and unlikely to go out, but why is there still a lot of private salt on the market?"

As soon as he talked about his profession, Ambassador Yan stopped talking eloquently. He just said carelessly: "This... private salt, it does not necessarily come from the salt field."

Jia Huan smiled and said, "I'm just asking casually, I don't mean anything else."

Yan Gui chuckled and said: "Actually, boiling salt is not difficult. Ordinary families can cook it with a small iron pot. Although the amount is not large, when there are more people who secretly cook salt, it is like ants moving, and the amount is quite considerable. Therefore, as long as it is profitable, there is no limit to the illegal sale of salt on the market. In addition, some unscrupulous people go out to sea and occupy islands for theft. Not only do they rob, they also dry and cook salt on the island, and then smuggle it back and sell it. It’s also hard to guard against.

No, in order to crack down on smuggled salt in recent years, Mr. Lin has doubled the number of anti-smuggling salt soldiers, which originally only had [-], but it is still a bit stretched. "

Jia Huan's heart was moved and he asked: "Are there many pirates along the coast?" Yan Gui nodded and said: "There are so many pirates. Our Yangzhou Prefecture and Huai'an Prefecture are better off, but the coasts of Zhejiang and Fujian are especially rampant. Not only pirates, but also Japanese pirates. Well, compared to pirates, Japanese pirates are more ferocious, they really kill people without blinking an eye and eat people without spitting out their bones."

Jia Huan glanced at Yan Gui and said, "Ambassador Yan has seen Japanese pirates?"

Yan Guipei smiled and said: "That's not true. If I had seen him, I'm afraid he would have been killed by the sword. How could he stand here and chat with Mr. Huan."

After everyone walked for about half an hour, a clear river appeared in front of them, flowing from northwest to southeast. Not far away was the vast sea. The river flowed into the sea about a hundred meters away.

"This is it." Yan Gui stood up and introduced: "This river is called Qinggou River, where it enters the sea. There are large tidal flats and grasslands nearby, which is very suitable for building a salt farm."

Jia Huan looked around and saw a large area of ​​exposed beach. The banks of the Qinggou River were covered with weeds and trees, and the grassy swamps were continuous, which could provide a large amount of firewood for cooking salt.

At this time, the team stopped. Lin Ruhai, Zhang Yitong, and the magistrate of Yancheng County, Lu Renjia, all got off the sedan. Lin Daiyu's master and servant also walked out of the sedan.

It was already about four o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was setting in the west, the sea and the sky were meeting each other, and the sea breeze was blowing hard, making everyone's clothes rustle.

Lin Ruhai put up the pergola with her hands and looked over, nodding and saying: "This place is good. Mr. Zhang is so determined that he found such a good place."

Zhang Dongliang, the capital transfer envoy, said with a smile: "This is recommended by County Magistrate Lu. I don't dare to take credit."

The Yancheng County magistrate next to him became energetic and did not even dare to say anything, and said that this was all due to the good leadership of Mr. Lin and Mr. Zhang.

Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, turned to Jia Huan and asked, "Brother Huan, what do you think of building a salt farm here?"

Magistrate Lu couldn't help but look surprised when he heard this. Jia Huan was so young that he only thought he was a disciple or descendant of Lin Ruhai. He was just following him for a free tour, so he didn't take it too seriously. Now that I saw Lin Ruhai asking Jia Huan's opinion so solemnly, I realized the importance of this son.

"Oh, what a mistake!" Magistrate Lu couldn't help but secretly regretted not fawning over Jia Huan along the way.

As the saying goes, if there is no profit, you can't afford it early. The reason why Magistrate Lu is so active is that he naturally wants to keep the new salt field in Yancheng County, because with this new salt field, Yancheng County's economy, tax revenue, and population will all improve to a certain extent. These are all real political achievements.

Hey, although this County Magistrate is called Lu Renjia, he has the ambition to not be a stranger. Naturally, he hopes to achieve great political achievements and soar up the ranks after his term is over.

Jia Huan knew that Lin Ruhai was not asking for his opinion, but was just asking for his opinion, and the reason why Lin Ruhai took him out for inspection was to let him know more about the practice, so that he could speak out when he took part in the imperial examination. There is something.

Jia Huan was not in a hurry to answer. Instead, he looked around, organized his words in his mind, and was about to answer. Suddenly he saw several sail silhouettes appearing in the vast sea in the distance, and they were moving rapidly this way, so he hurriedly Staring.

Everyone's eyes were originally focused on Jia Huan, and upon seeing this, they all subconsciously turned to look at the sea. However, they saw that the sail shadow was approaching with great speed, and it sailed to the nearby sea in the blink of an eye. It turned out to be a three-masted seagoing ship with two bows.

Mr. Jiang's expression suddenly changed and he shouted sternly: "It's a pirate, please protect me!"

(End of this chapter)