Dantu is not far from Jiangning City, less than 200 miles, but it is the first military stronghold in Jiangnan except Jiangning, the reason is that the Yamen of the Caoyun Governor is located here (the latest chapter of the Bone Emperor).

Nominally, the transportation of rivers throughout the country of Daqi was under the management of the Governor of Caoyun.

The tax income from Caoyun is an important input of Daqi's finances. Although Huang Yuandu handed over many salt works and mines that were originally franchised by the state, Caoyun was firmly in his hands. Through the Caoyun checkpoint, you can collect a lot of taxes. Although the tax rate of Daqi business tax is not high, due to the developed north-south transportation, it can still obtain more than 500,000 taels of tax revenue a year. Therefore, Huang Yuandu attaches great importance to this, and for several years, the governor of Caoyun has been served by his henchman Lei Mingjue.

As the location of the governor's yamen, Dantu also concentrated many Cao soldiers. At the mouth of the river on the north side of Dantu, there are nearly 100 large and small ships, and there are hundreds of ships and boats. Unlike the huge heavy ships along the Yellow River in Licheng, the Cao transport ships are mainly known for their speed. This is mainly to prevent those merchant ships that evade taxes and to facilitate the pursuit.

In comparison, the Cao soldiers are the weakest of the six governors of the Great Qi Route, not to mention that they cannot be compared with the border army of the four routes, even compared with the naval army under the account of Liang Shouxin, the governor of the customs, the combat power is not small. However, no matter how weak the Cao soldiers are, they are still soldiers, and ordinary people, even those big businessmen, cannot afford to provoke them.

Because of this, the island, located in the center of the Yangtze River in the northwest of Dantu, is also regarded as a military stronghold. This is different from Guazhou, which is not far downstream, and Jiangxinzhou upstream, but an unnamed island. Since ancient times, there have been many fishermen's villages in the area. However, after the establishment of the Great Qi Kingdom, all the inhabitants of the island were relocated. The east side of the island faces the direction of Dantu, and a dock has been built, in which several boats are active all year round, which is one of the garrisons of the Cao soldiers.

Residents on both sides of the Yangtze River rumored that there was a secret grain base of Daqi on the island, and some people said that there was a prison on the island, a place where felons were held (read the full text of Plants vs. Zombies). However, the people may not know what the truth is. They only knew that if the fishing boat approached the island, they would be caught by those soldiers, and they would not be able to get out of it without suffering and confessing their ancestors for eight generations. Seriously, you can even be killed.

Song Zheng naturally scoffed at these legends. Naturally, he knew that there was neither a prison nor a grain depot on the island, but a secret place in the Chase Money Deal, the printing house of silver tickets.

As early as the beginning of the founding of the country, the Bao family occupied the island, and financed the relocation of the villages on the island, and built two wharves on the east and west sides of the island. One dock was used as a small garrison for the soldiers, and one for their own use. On the island, the Bao family built a large courtyard with high walls and thick stones, and the silver ticket printing factory was located in this courtyard.

In this printing factory, there are not only paper workshops, but also printing workshops. Chase Bank's silver stamps, well-printed. One is by virtue of complex patterns and patterns, and the other is by virtue of the unique "gold paper". This kind of paper is slightly thicker than ordinary paper, and it is smooth on both sides, and the papermaking technology used is difficult for ordinary printing companies to imitate, not to mention the unique color patterns and seals when printing. This makes counterfeiting of silver tickets almost impossible.

As the sky grew dark, a medium-sized boat set off from the shore of Jiangbei and slowly headed towards the island. On the boat, more than a dozen young people dressed in gray were vigilantly observing the surroundings. Next to them, there were more than a dozen sailors, swinging four giant oars in unison. The four oars stirred in the water, but the sound was very small. Compared to the fierce river wind, the sound of paddling is almost unheard.

Song Zheng was hidden in the water, only his head was exposed. He controlled his breathing as he moved along with the boat. His right hand gripped the sword, the blade of which was stuck horizontally into the wood at the bottom of the stern.

Although the weather is getting warmer, the river is still very cold, which makes Song Zheng feel the urge to sneeze. However, he gritted his teeth and ran the Spring Yang Spectrum to offset the chill that hit his body.

Fortunately, it didn't take long, and in less than a stick of incense, the boat landed on the northwest shore of the island. Two men paced out of the cabin. One is an old man with Eguanbo, and the other is a young man dressed as a Confucian student, and the two are talking and laughing softly while pointing (the latest chapter of the Three Kingdoms' Touching Jin Xiaowei).

The sailors put away their oars, and four of them jumped into the water, dragging a thick cable in pairs to the shore. At this time, seven or eight more men in gray appeared from the shore, dragging the boat with the sailors. When the boat docks, the cable is tied to two thick stone piles.

Then the men dragged over two long, thick planks and, together with the sailors on board, put the planks on the boat. The old man and the boy stopped talking and laughing, and walked down the smooth plank. On the shore, there was already a purple shed carriage waiting there. The two of them boarded the carriage together and moved towards the center of the island.

Naturally, they didn't notice that as early as when the ship was about to dock, Song Zheng had already drawn out the fish intestine sword, and took advantage of the night to swim to the other side of the dock and quietly landed on the shore. He quietly took off the fish lean from his body, revealing the tights underneath. Putting the fish in a small package, taking advantage of the night, Song Zheng chased the carriage with his waist.

The carriage was not fast, Song Zheng was cautious, it was easy to follow, and he didn't make a sound.

"Second steward, I saw you so careful along the way, worthy of the pillar of my Bao family. Uncle entrusted you with such an important responsibility, and you are sure to do your duty. "It was the boy who spoke.

"The fourth prince Liao praised, the master rewarded me with a meal, and I did my best. As for the pillars, they are ashamed to be. The man who was called the second steward replied.

"I'm here for the first time on my uncle's behest, and I'm not familiar with it at all. Along the way, the second steward refused to tell me clearly, and now that he is here, he should always introduce me. ”

"That's nature. Don't blame Childe for being too cautious. It's that this printing factory is the highest secret of our Chase Bank. I'm afraid that the partition wall has ears, so I'm careful about one or two. ”

"How could I blame you." The boy smiled disapprovingly, "The stakes are high, and you should do this." ”

Next, the second steward told the general layout of the printing factory and some important points (otaku txt download). Maybe it was because they arrived on the island that the two men didn't think much of their conversation. The content of the discussion was listened to by Song Zheng, who was not far away.

The second steward and the fourth young master don't know martial arts, so Song Zheng followed closer. If he was on the ship, he would not dare to come so close to listen to his conversation. Long before he got on the boat, he knew that among those gray-clothed men, there were several guys with good martial arts. But for some reason, these gray-clothed men did not follow them into the island, but stopped on the shore. I think it is because the Bao family thinks that this island is extremely safe, and there is no need for people to guard it at all.

After walking for about two miles, Song Zheng saw a large black courtyard in the night, and there were lights flashing in the courtyard, and the sky seemed to be a little brighter.

Soon, the carriage came to the gate of the courtyard, and the coachman stopped the horse. Song Zheng hurriedly stopped and hid behind a tree. They were two dark gates, and they were very heavy at first glance. And under a large gate on the left, a small narrow door opened.

"Second steward, fourth young master, we're here." With the words of the coachman, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the son and the old man got out of the carriage one after another and walked towards the courtyard gate.

Bang bang, with a few knocks on the door of the rhythm of 3122, the small door soon opened, and there was a man in gray inside, carrying a lantern. After seeing the old man and the young man, he hurriedly gave a salute. The two nodded, and entered through the small door.

Shi immediately opened the door, and a shout came from inside, "Drive the carriage in." ”

Song Zheng didn't hesitate any longer, quickly stepped forward, got under the car, and quickly hung his body on the axle. The coachman flicked his whip, and the carriage drove slowly toward the gate.

Song Zheng hung under the car, turning his head to observe the surrounding situation. Due to his limited line of sight, he could not see too high. However, he did not act rashly. Although Li Hongniang told him where the seal of Datong Money Bank was, she did not tell him the specific environment, let alone any structural diagram. Naturally, care is the best.

Of course, he was a little surprised that he could easily sneak here this time. Originally, he wanted to observe for a period of time after going ashore before entering the courtyard (love the big star txt download). However, he found that the island's defenses were not as tight as he thought, so he ventured in and it worked.

After about half a cup of tea, the carriage entered a courtyard, and from the faint smell of horses came the next year, which was the horse shed. Soon, the car stopped. The coachman unloaded the cart against a wall and led the horse away.

Song Zheng took a long breath, slowly let go of his hand, and lay on the ground. Although he didn't hang under the car for a long time, his whole body was supported by arm strength and waist strength, which still made him very difficult.

Of course, he didn't get down halfway through. However, from the conversation between the second steward and the fourth son, he knew that on the east side of this courtyard was an important location of the printing factory-the paper mill. Just in case, he insisted on going here to see if he had infiltrated the paper mill from here.

After resting for a while, Song Zheng got out of the bottom of the car, pressed his body tightly against the wall, and looked at the environment here.

Through the stars in the world, Song Zheng can easily discern the direction. The wall behind him, located on the west side of the courtyard, is extremely tall, more than three feet high. The walls are covered with thorns and wires, and at first glance the outer wall of the entire courtyard. He had heard from the second steward that there was not a single tree planted within fifty zhang of the entire outer wall. This is also to refuse the people in the rivers and lakes to spy on the movements inside with the help of tall trees. And on this island, countless hard willow trees are planted. These hard willow wood is the raw material for papermaking.

On the south side of the yard is a stable, where more than a dozen tall mules and horses are raised. Four or five of them were horses, while the rest were mules with excellent weight-bearing strength. In the courtyard, there are several large cars parked, which are used to transport goods at first glance.

On the north side of the courtyard was the gate of the courtyard when he first entered, and next to it were several houses. There was light in the window, and there was a sound of talking. Listen to the sound, it is the station of the groom and the coachman.

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