Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 389
"Go early and come back early! I'll wait for you!"

On the port, the woman waved her hands quickly, and shouted hotly at the departing ship. This scene, if it was seen before the open and heroic Tang Dynasty, was not unusual, but after the self-care ruled China, it seemed It was so shocking that it attracted the whispers of the crowd who were also seeing off at Suzhou Wharf.

However, with all these accusations, a sense of envy, jealousy and hatred arose spontaneously. I have to say, this scene is too romantic!

Hearing Xiaojiali's shout, Song Qingshu grinned sadly and twisted his waist. This dragon and phoenix is ​​not so fun. I really can't think that Dong Xiaowan, under the influence of his ears and eyes, knows tricks better than Xiaojiali. Too much, if I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have untied her. The two girls were so entangled last night that he almost broke his old waist, and there was a blood purlin on his back.

"It's definitely a conspiracy! This girl is trying to squeeze me dry!"

Seeing the river drifting away, Song Qingshu muttered sadly.

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Sailing upstream from Suzhou, after a day's rest in Yingtian, they carried a large amount of supplies and continued westward. Now, just like the Zheng family occupied the South China Sea, almost the entire lower reaches of the Yangtze River were occupied by the Qihuo army. Relying on their strong shipbuilding capabilities , a ship that was mostly Song Qingshu's, was constantly flowing up and down.

Song Qingshu really doubts the emperor now. The president of a small company like him is busy with development, allocation of materials, and business dealings. How can the emperor of the Forbidden City be trapped in that deep palace every day and control the world? There is another problem in the shipbuilding industry. Huizhou merchants have realized the aggressiveness of Shanxi merchants, and they have already taken actions to cut off the timber supplied to the Longjiang shipyard. Fortunately, compared with Song Qingshu's iron fist combination, almost including Shanxi merchants and Shaanxi merchants The Jiaduobao business name, the Huizhou merchants are obviously not so monolithic.

"Don't worry, Marshal, Yingyuantang's wood will no longer be supplied to Longjiang Shipyard, so it will just be given to Jujutang. The wood of our Xie family is far and near Nanzhili. Who doesn't know, who doesn't know? ?”

Patting his chest, Xie Liuyan said bluntly, and Song Qingshu, who was listening, clasped his fists and bowed with a smile: "If that's the case, I'll trouble Brother Chuxiu!"

"Where is there, the commander-in-chief does business with our Jujutang because he thinks highly of us. There is nothing in the world that is as refreshing as doing business with the commander-in-chief. Like those guys who stay in Yangzhou and eat salt, they are full of brains and don't want to make progress. Just give those scholars and scholars more stinky feet, they are blind!"

Since Xi'an, Xie Liuyan has known Song Qingshu. He has seen with his own eyes how this character miraculously reached his current level. His words really come from the heart. As a big interest group, Jiaduobao Company pays attention to internal communication. Unity, everyone's resources are used together, which region's government dares to make trouble, hundreds of officials have written a letter of impeachment, and a considerable force has been gathered. What Xie Liuyan has to do now is to try his best to post his Xie family and enjoy this trust The benefits brought by the giant monopoly business group.

"Brother Chu Xiu, you are being polite. Thanks to Brother Chu Xiu's love, let's sign the contract!"

"So good!"

After signing a full-fledged contract, almost 100 million taels was spent. Seeing Xie Liuyan ecstatically preparing to return to his room, Song Qingshu also took a few deep breaths. It is estimated that Emperor Chongzhen was not as generous in spending money as he was.

But the absolute value of the money spent, with this batch of wood, almost thirty or forty large and small ships have been launched. Although Shi Lang has not returned yet, the grain from the sea is constantly encouraging the shareholders of Jiaduobao Continue to expand the shipyard and canning factory, and now the Longjiang shipyard can't even let it go. There are new shipyards in Jiangyin and Suzhou. At this time, Song Qingshu has Yingtian Ship as the main force, plus other There are at least more than 100 ships purchased, large and small.

The Yangtze River Fleet that besieged Anqing City was no longer the opponent of the Song family fleet, and even the truly capable generals in the navy were poached by Song Qingshu. Now, what Song Qingshu is waiting for is to fight against the Zheng family. .

After finishing the wooden work, Song Qingshu rested for a while leaning on his grand teacher's chair, but the pleasure dissipated, and suddenly his face became silent again, and he touched his bedside, a square box was covered I touched it out, and when I opened it, by the light in the room, a layer of jewels was revealed immediately, but it was a phoenix crown studded with South Sea pearls.

I don't know how many times Song Qingshu made it. The pearls were changed again and again, and the gold plating inside was also replaced with gold and gemstones. However, it was still not worn on the head of the person who should wear it. Looking at this Things, Song Qingshu couldn't help sighing again.

Back to Anqing City, there was always someone he couldn't get around.

Just when Song Qingshu was reading it intently, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

"Yuanzheng, Anqing Wharf is ahead!"

Now, Zhang Huangyan was completely addicted to this pirate ship by Song Qingshu, and even gave up the opportunity to take the imperial examination. This time, he followed Song Qingshu as a consultant. Song Qingshu also planned to take him Placed in the begging army.

After listening to the report, he stretched out his hand to put the phoenix crown back into the box, and Song Qingshu just agreed: "Got it."

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Today, the Anqing Fort is many times stronger than when Song Qingshu left. Eighty red cannons are mounted on the twistable base of the fort, and the upper layer of the fort is reinforced with Roman cement to build a semi-surrounded fortress. , such a fort is built here, almost no fleet of the same era can fight it in terms of firepower, even Song Qingshu's own fleet is somewhat weak, and the complex fortifications with ups and downs adapted to the terrain occupy a large area of ​​the river .But with so many cannons pointed at, Anqing Wharf is getting busier.

Fortunately, we have our own military port, otherwise Song Qingshu would almost be unable to squeeze in. Sun Chuanting, Liu Zongmin and other generals also waited at the port early. boat, let’s salute together.

"I've seen the handsome man!"

"Third Uncle, you are back!"

In the crowd, Li Dingguo, who was the commander-in-chief of the Mixed First Division in Daixian County, was really excited. He couldn't help but take a step closer to Song Qingshu and hold his fists. Shoulder.

"That's right, the young man has grown up and looks like a general!"

Although the letters are kept on remote control, it's been a while since we saw each other. Song Qingshu greeted the generals enthusiastically one by one, and even chatted vulgarly about interesting things that happened to them recently. Soon, the barrier of parting disappeared. Er Jing, Liu Tichun, Monk Wang Biao and Zhao were also very warmly catering, and the welcome was harmonious.

It's just that the crowd gave condolences, Song Qingshu couldn't help frowning, Xing Hongniang still didn't come, and Ma Shouying, He Yilong and the others, Ge Zuoshi, were also absent.

In the evening, everyone arranged a reception banquet for the commander in chief. At the banquet, Song Qingshu proposed to increase the scale of farmland this time, and the officers also enthusiastically reported how much free land they had in their defense area. He also brought the account book, and it seemed that there was a clue on the first day about the farming.

At the banquet, Song Qingshu himself couldn't help showing pride, and drank a few more glasses. The banquet lasted until around eleven or twelve o'clock, when a group of half-drunk generals dispersed.

It was Sun Chuanting who sent Song Qingshu back to the Marshal's Mansion. He helped Song Qingshu, who was staggering slightly, into the study. Sun Chuanting turned his head and told Xiao Si to prepare hot water and towels. But the time has become not the slightest bit confused, a pair of eyes staring at him radiantly.

"What happened, tell me!"

Sun Chuanting was not surprised at all. On the pier, he had already winked at Song Qingshu. If he couldn't even deal with this contingency, he wouldn't be handsome. However, when talking about this matter, Sun Chuanting's expression changed It's not very good-looking, and he clasped his fists in a dignified way: "Marshal, the last general has neglected his duties, and things have become a little bit wrong!"

"Just thirteen days before the arrival of the general, Li Chuang's army broke through Xiong Wencan's Miao Youcai department and went straight to Huguang. Gezuo Division 37 and Division [-] began to be unstable. These days, unidentified people in Xinxian County continued to go deep into the mountains, and they had frequent exchanges with Ma Shouying from Mantou Mountain and He Yilong from Bunbao Mountain. These two divisions also It’s a constant small movement.”

"Furthermore, the Second Division of Anqing, Gao Yingxiang's former troops, which the commander recruited to surrender, is also a little unstable. They are too close to Governor Lufeng's bid camp, and the general is worried. He has already transferred them back from Fengyang and relocated them to Huoshan In the garrison, Marshal Hong led the [-]st Cavalry Division to Daixian County and the [-]st Division is now in Duokouzhai, watching them, and Zhou Yuji also led the [-]st Division of Qihuo to stop in Xin County."

"Commander, it seems that Li Chuang wants to run after us. Before the soldiers arrive, he will send spies to win over our army. Once the soldiers arrive, if our army is in chaos, Li Chuang may take advantage of it!"

A full picture of Yinghuo was spread out on Song Qingshu's desk. Now, the Anqing Second Division and the Gezuo First and Second Division were divided into three by Sun Chuanting and placed in three remote locations, with Xing Hongniang's army blocking the middle , and the most reliable Zhou Yuji First Division was placed in the outermost Xin County of the entire force.

Regardless of whether there was a riot in any of the three divisions, or Li Zicheng's army went to the periphery, this configuration can concentrate superior forces to the scene of the incident as quickly as possible. Listening to Sun Chuanting's report, Song Qingshu was particularly relieved, isn't it? Xing Hongniang didn't come, so she had other tasks.

Seeing Song Qingshu nod his head, Sun Chuanting's poker face became more and more gloomy.

"Commander, the Anqing Second Division is better. Most of the division is loyal to the commander. As long as it is suppressed, there will be basically no troubles, but Ge Zuo is a bit out of control. The commander is kind enough to take them in until now. But now the situation is changing, it is not the time to be merciful, kindness does not command soldiers, commander!"

As expected of the iron-blooded commander, Sun Chuanting's leopard-ringed eyes were wide open, full of murderous intent at this time, and Song Qingshu's eyes were full of desolation.

"There is no rush for this matter, this commander must think carefully about it!"

(End of this chapter)