Xiao Zishan agreed to his request, and took care of Xiong Buyou, the director of the county office, to send manpower to closely monitor the surroundings of Runshitang and the gates of the county to protect Xuanchun's safety. He also talked to Abebe that her pregnancy test would be done by someone from the general hospital.

With the care of the office, Xuanchun shouldn't be fine. Liu San is still relieved about this, but the only thing that feels painful is that he can't see her for a long time, just like all relationships that start with **, after a long time, there will always be feelings. What's more, Xuanchun is gentle and considerate, and now she is pregnant with her own child. And when he left Lingao, he was in such a hurry, he only went to see her once, and sat for less than half an hour before leaving......

Liu San stood on the deck of the stern, smoking a cigar, he was originally not a smoker, but now he smokes to kill his sorrows, the cigar does not inhale into the lungs, and the harm is smaller, looking at the scenery on both sides of the Qiantang River.

When Liu San was sullenly smoking a cigar, the people on the boat always paid attention to the situation on the river. Two days ago, Qian Shuixie led a team to defeat a mixed team of hundreds of officers and soldiers and Xiang Yong at Turtle Gate. This victory greatly shocked the officers and men of the Haimen Guard. So that they did not have much effort to pass through the Zhapu Gorge and go deep into the Qiantang River.

During this period, the ships of the official and military sailors had spied on, and it was obvious that the opponents thought it would be difficult to win, but this did not mean that the Haitian was very safe on the river. Despite the wide surface of the Qiantang River, no matter how strong the Haitian's firepower was and how well trained its sailors were, it was still unable to effectively deal with an enemy with superior numbers on the river.

Li Ziping did not intend to stay here for long, his purpose was to explore the navigation of the Qiantang River and the defense of the estuary, and now his purpose has been roughly achieved. On the surface of the Qiantang River from Haimen to Hangzhou, it is entirely possible for the navy to envisage ships to sail directly from the sea to Hangzhou, and the premise is that the captain must have a complete navigation map of the Qiantang River. And this is exactly what Liu Zheng and others have been busy with these days. Small hair boats carrying exploration team members and measuring instruments constantly cruising on the river, thick black smoke and the "pop" sound of steam engines attracted a large number of curious idlers.

Liu San was thinking that he would have to apply for a new apartment when he returned, and Xuanchun could not live in the Yang family forever, nor could he always hide in the medicine garden on the farm, even though there was one of his dormitories there.

But when he thought that Wuyunhua lived in Bairen New Town like him, he felt very uneasy. He knows her too well, maybe most of the time she's normal, but suddenly it can be terrifying to burst out without warning.

Liu San had no doubt that if it weren't for the fact that the office had arranged for Xiao Ye to wait for him to eat the dark cloud flower sword in advance this time, it would be very possible.

When he was worried, he suddenly saw a small boat rowing from the direction of Fengshan Gate. This immediately attracted the attention of the lookout, and since the Haitian arrived on the Qiantang River, almost all the civilian boats in this area have disappeared.

The rowing boat patrolling nearby immediately went over to intercept and investigate, and after a while, the dinghy rowed towards the Haitian again. Leaning against the side of the Haitian, there is a rope net hanging from the side of the ship.

Liu San noticed that the people on the dinghy were all dressed as Ming people, and thought to himself that they were probably envoys sent by the local government. He wasn't very interested in this, and was about to turn his attention elsewhere, when he suddenly found that the faces of the people on the deck were very familiar, and after a few seconds, he suddenly realized that this was not Zhao Yinggong! Zhao Yingong purchased a large number of medicines from Runshitang before leaving, and the specific types and quantities of drugs were all configured with Liu San's help.

Zhao Yinggong knew that he was in Hangzhou, but he didn't expect the leader of the intelligence station to get on the ship in a big way. Looking at his extraordinary bearing, he is really a bit of a Ming tyrant and a bad gentleman.

He and his small delegation were immediately separated, and Zhao Yinggong was welcomed into the stern compartment alone, and Li Ziping was waiting for him in the cabin.

"How did you become the negotiator of the Ming Dynasty?" Li Ziping stood up with a smile and shook hands with him, "You should have been doing well lately, right?" ”

"I run an Australian-style bookstore, selling Australian books and playing Australian style. Of course, people think I'm an Australian expert. Zhao Yingong said with a smile, and then he said how the prefect of Hangzhou sent the Qiantang County Linghe Master to make a special trip to Wanbi Bookstore to visit, and asked him to negotiate on the Haitian to inquire about the ship's origin.

"The officials of the Ming Dynasty are all human spirits," Zhao Yingong did not forget to praise them, "I think they are a little suspicious of my identity, and they think that I am likely to collude with the 'thief'." But Guangdong is too far away from here, and I have the fame of Xiucai in Sanshui County, and I have the support of a group of bigwigs in the church, and the officials don't want to cause trouble. This time, I simply took advantage of the use of the so-called Han jiān and Han jiān......"

"They know we're Australians?" Li Ziping felt a little strange that they had not officially come into contact with the locals until now.

Zhao Yinggong nodded: "Of course!" Because your ship emits black smoke all day long, only the Australian ship wants to burn the stove, and the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty can't read the Morning Star flag, and they can't recognize the ship type... But the real characteristics of black smoke every day are too obvious. ”

Liu San, who had already slipped in, was worried: "You have too much Australian label on you, will it cause trouble for yourself?" ”

"Out of the way." Zhao Yinggong shook his head and said, "I know a little bit about traditional society now. In fact, it doesn't matter if you are a wicked person or a good person in the place, you have to mix well on the ground, no one interferes with things, and the government turns a blind eye to you... The premise is that you have to be a capable person. ”

The so-called "capable people" are nothing more than having backers, backstage, and being able to speak in front of people with status and power. The reason why the gentry were able to do what they did locally was, to a large extent, because they had a network that could reach the province and even the central court. On a smaller level, if a flat-headed person can speak to a very powerful squire, he is a "capable person" at his level.

More generally, there is collusion with some shili who are not on the stage, but there is also a certain amount of liliang, and the characters who have friendships are also capable people. Local people associated with pirates and bandits also enjoyed a certain amount of local power and prestige. In the second quarter of the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were semi-public pirates in the city of Guangzhou who extorted maritime tolls. Sometimes the government is helpless against the bandits, and when it is necessary to recruit or reach some agreement with the bandits, such people in the local area often act as the role of the middleman.

"I may have colluded with the 'thief', which is not necessarily a bad thing for my activities in Hangzhou." Zhao Yinggong said, "In addition, the Australian style of Wanbi Bookstore also makes it impossible for me to be too clean." ”

Through the Haitian incident, he can establish a certain reputation for himself in Hangzhou City, and it will be more convenient to move around Hangzhou City in the future.

"Although you came to Hangzhou and have nothing to do with the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, objectively you still helped me a little." Zhao Yingong laughed, "Give them some real experience, and the officials will not be too impulsive in the future, the stronger the country, the safer the expatriates and expatriates will be." ”

"Let them know the power of the Senate." Li Ziping nodded, "Why don't I put a few empty cannons when I leave?" ”

"It doesn't have to be, these days, this little hair boat with no sails and no oars and black smoke is enough to attract attention. Everyone is talking about it, and many people go to Wanbi Bookstore to find 'Australian books', to find out what the intellectuals of the Ming Dynasty are actually very curious. There's such a number one person in the delegation, hehe. ”

As he was talking energetically, Li Ziping's female orderly brought tea.

Zhao Yinggong smiled and waved his hand: "You forgot that I can be in Hangzhou, the hometown of Longjing tea, what good tea is not?" Don't take out your Limushan oolong tea to deceive people.

"Master Zhao is so magnificent!" Li Ziping said, "You're welcome." What do the officials in Hangzhou want you to do on the boat? What do we need to work with? ”

Zhao Yinggong said, "They sent me to send God." As he spoke, he pulled out a slip from his sleeve, "This is the sacrifice to the gods." You see. ”

Li Ziping took it, and it was a list with no head and no tail, which listed eggs, Shaoxing wine, rice, loquat, bayberry, tea, chickens and ducks...... There seem to be a lot of them, but most of them are useful supplies for voyagers.

"I was trying to replenish supplies, but I didn't expect the Hangzhou government to be very intimate." Li Ziping said, "We were going to leave. You can't stay here for long. ”

"This little thing is not worth a few dollars, as long as you are willing to go, it is estimated that it will not be difficult to ask them to come out with the stuff."

"Xing, what do I want more?" Li Ziping has no experience in this kind of thing.

"I'll take care of it." Zhao Yinggong said, "When are you going to leave?" ”

"Looking at Liu Zheng's progress, it will be about the same in about 24 hours."

"Then I'll do it again tomorrow morning, and it seems like I'm working harder. Let the old man worry a little more. Zhao Yingong asked again, "Where are you going next, Shandong?" ”

"Yes, the next step is to go to the coast of Shandong to reconnoiter and explore," Li Ziping said, "and the executive committee Jihua launched the engine operation as soon as the typhoon season of 1631 passed." ”

"The permission is here, he was originally going to Shandong on a mission, so I will take him with me this time."

"No problem." Li Ziping said, he asked a little curiously: "What are you going to do in Shandong?" The Foreign Intelligence Service also did not send us a single guidance document for xìng. ”

Zhao Yinggong said: "It's no wonder that the center is the center, because the specific decision is up to us." I'll just tell you now: the next step is to use the relationship between the Catholic Church in Hangzhou and Lao Sun to first build a barren agricultural base in Shandong as a cover for a refugee camp. ”！。