The tradition in the old bureaucratic system has always been to handle official affairs and private affairs, not to mention that this time not only the life and safety of the boss [master] is at stake, but also a heavy reward has been promised.

Therefore, several subordinate officials and a group of domestic servants are all working hard to drill the camp.

In the morning, they scattered the people, and before noon, news came back one after another.

First of all, after some investigation, it was found that some people had indeed secretly hoarded a large amount of materials to be used when going to sea, and even pickled vegetables and grains.

It's just that the whereabouts of these supplies are still unknown.

In addition, Sun Shaozong said before that those maritime merchants were all in danger, but they just casually found a reason, who knew that he really said that in recent days, nearly half of the homes of the wealthy gentry who have been raided are engaged in maritime trade.

Although it is true that Jinmen Province is located by the sea, the main economic lifeline still relies on inland river transportation, and it can be said that one or two of the ten people who made their fortune by ship may not be able to find one or two who take the sea route.

Therefore, this ratio is extremely abnormal.

Sun Shaozong hurriedly ordered people to follow this line and investigated it deeply, and found that not only were the gentry raided, but even many of the stewards and crew members who ran the sea all the year round were thrown into the prison.

However, because of a group of mud-legged things, it is far less than the gentry who are caught and attracted attention, so there is not much news before.

And along this line, I found the yamen of the Inspectorate of the Punishment and Prosecution Division, but I got another piece of news, saying that just after noon, the soldiers and horses of the Commander sent the sailors in the prison, as well as the families and maids of the gentry, to the governor's palace.

Hearing this news, Sun Shaozong's face showed some solemnity, and he asked in a deep voice: "Among those women, are there any elders?" ”

The servant of the Xiang family who came back and forth was obviously also a standard gossip party, and he inquired about these details quite clearly.

Yu Shi hurriedly said: "I heard that the one hundred and ten, most of them are young ladies who are smart, and occasionally there are a few half-old, and they are also the kind that still exists, as for the old and decrepit, I haven't seen half of them." ”

And sure enough, it was!

This week, Ruqing is really doing things one ring after another, and she will never waste any 'resources'!

When he sent the servant away, Xiang Yi couldn't help but be curious: "Those sailors are fine, at this time, what is the use of them getting a group of women over?" ”

Sun Shaozong was silent for a while, and then sneered: "Naturally, it is used as a vote!" ”

These many sailors are involuntary, and now Zhou Ruqing can still suppress it by relying on his official authority, but once he reaches the sea, he, the governor who has fled from the country, may not be stronger than a salted fish in the eyes of the sailors!

Therefore, some means must be used in advance to force these sailors to have no home to return to, and they can only be tied up with him - and those women who were escorted to the governor's palace were obviously the 'means' prepared by Zhou Ruqing.

Regardless of whether it was voluntary, touching the bodies of these wealthy gentry's families, or even causing a few more lives, the sailors could only obediently flee overseas with Zhou Ruqing.

"Vote?"

Xiang Yi is not a pure nerd after all, and after a little silence, he suddenly realized: "In this way, he actually wants to take those women ......"

"No!"

He jumped up violently and said indignantly: "It's a shame that Zhou Ruqing is still full of poetry and books, I didn't expect to lose my conscience like this!" Brother Sun, as officials of the imperial court, you and I must not watch those women being abused! ”

Even if Xiang Yi didn't say this, Sun Shaozong would not sit idly by.

Originally, he planned to find out the tangible evidence of Zhou Ruqing's 'fleeing with stolen money' first, and then ambush him on the dock to get the stolen goods, and save him from fighting snakes instead of dying-after all, this 'Zhou Papi' is the governor of a province, how can he be moved without evidence?

But at the moment, this situation is ......

Alas~

Sure enough, you still have to rely on your fists to speak!

Sun Shaozong stood up helplessly, and was about to say something, but he heard someone outside shouting: "Lord Qianhu, Lord Qianhu!" Something big, something big! ”

Before the words fell, I saw several dragon guards wearing Mojiao Swallowing Cloud robes, stumbling in, and as soon as they crossed the threshold, the hundred households led by them fell to the ground, crying and shouting: "Lord Qianhu!" Governor of Zhou...... He brought all the firearms and bows and crossbows in his arsenal to the Governor's Palace! ”

"What?!"

Sun Shaozong was stunned and said, "How come there are still firearms in this Jinmen Mansion?!" ”

He didn't care about ordinary swords, guns, swords, and halberds, but this firearm was different from a bow and crossbow.

But aren't firearms only available in the military?

The personal soldiers of the Governor's Mansion of Zhili, the training intensity may still be higher than that of ordinary soldiers in Beijing, but it is still not a regular army.

"Returning to your lordship."

Najia Baihu hurriedly said: "There used to be a group of water bandits entrenched in this vicinity, and when the Jinmen Mansion was first established, it was very much a few battles with the officers and soldiers, and these things were left over from the original suppression of bandits!" ”

"There were about forty arquebuses, more than a hundred crossbows, and ...... There are also four tiger squat guns! ”

"There's nothing wrong with it at the moment, and it's a bit ...... for the Governor to act like this Some ......"

Depend on!

When Sun Shaozong heard this, he couldn't help but scold his mother, these things are nothing compared to the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in the capital, but they are enough to look down on in Jinmen Mansion!

"Your Excellency."

Telling this big news, Jia Shanyao's heart was much more stable, and seeing that Sun Shaozong was speechless for a while, he couldn't help but remind: "Should we send someone out of the city so that we can send this news to the capital?" ”

Sun Shaozong glanced at him and sneered: "Now if you send news to the capital again, is it any use in addition to passing the responsibility afterwards?" ”

Jia Shanyao was peeped through by him, and he was busy and sneering.

Sun Shaozong paced back and forth in the living room for a few steps, and then asked, "How many people are there in the Governor's Palace?" ”

"Originally, there were only about thirty people, but after Lord Zhou was promoted to governor, he more than doubled his recruitment, and now there are about eighty or ninety people, almost all of whom are Lord Zhou's township party, and they are the most loyal to him!"

Jia Shanyao said, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly added: "I heard that when it was noon, Lord Zhentai also brought dozens of cronies over, and when the two were added together, how could there be one hundred and thirty or forty people!" ”

"If you count the nursing home, it is estimated that it will not be a problem to make up two hundred people!"

Tut~

Two hundred well-trained soldiers, armed with muskets and crossbows, and four tiger squat cannons......

"How many of your 100 households can fight?"

"This ......"

If he had heard Sun Shaozong ask about this before, Jia Shanyao would have insisted that everyone in the more than 40 brothers in the 100 households could fight and everyone dared to fight!

But now is not the time to brag and cover up, so he can only say: "Although there are more than 40 people in the 100 households under the mark, I am afraid that there are only a dozen of them who can really fight, and they dare to work hard...... I'm afraid it's even less. ”

Okay~

That's nearly 20 to 1!

It was Xiang Yi, who didn't know anything about military affairs, and at this time, his face was no longer impassioned, and he shook his sleeves and stomped his feet and said, "This ...... How good is this! ”

"Don't worry."

Sun Shaozong was quite calm, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said: "We don't have to attack head-on, as long as we can catch a thief first, ...... first."

"Your Excellency, your Excellency!"

Before he could finish the words 'capture the thief and capture the king first', he heard someone outside crying wolf: "The soldiers of the Governor's Mansion are gathering in the street, as if they are coming from our side!" ”