Chapter 41 Liu Wenxiu Travels East Again

Liu Wenxiu, with a sense of grievance, led the team to leave Kunming with Ai Nengqi, went to Guizhou, and then transferred from Guizhou to Chóng Qìng, and handed over the errand of negotiation with Wu Sangui to Hu Tang.

Hu Tang even had some joy.

During this period of time, although Hu Tang was alone in Chóng Qìng, he was the deputy of He Hutou, supporting grain and grass, placing soldiers and people, repairing the city wall, and raising materials.

These things have greatly trained Hu Tang.

I have to say that among the upstarts who followed Zhang Xuan to rise to the Great Xia, many of them suddenly ascended to high positions. On top of experience, there are shortcomings.

Hu Tang made up this lesson today, but it will be of great benefit to his future. But Hu Tang doesn't think so.

Hu Tang saw that Zhang Xuan was in charge of the center, and Yao Qisheng was in the cabinet. It can be said that he is the first-rate figure among the civil servants.

Hu thought that if he hadn't been transferred from Guangdong to Chóng Qìng. And now it won't, it's just a virtual title, and it's still in the place of Chóng Qìng.

That's not to say that Chóng Qìng isn't important.

And for the almost so-called Wenchen, the central power is better than the others, and the Beijing official is better than the foreign official. This was especially the case in the Ming Dynasty.

No matter how much credit they have for officials outside, they do not have any share of the supreme power.

Hu Tang wanted to return to Beijing in his heart. But you need a reason to want to go back to Beijing.

The negotiation with Wu Sangui is a major event related to the center. All he needs to do is get this one thing right. can enter Zhang Xuan's eyes.

Maybe you won't have to be in Chóng Qìng. can enter the Beijing Division, even if you can't do a book, you can leave and right the position of a waiter. Maybe it's his turn.

Hu Tang happily took this errand.

Liu Wenxiu couldn't see his old ministers, and he didn't have the joy of seeing the old people at all. For this traitor, I can't wait to kill him with a sword.

However, due to the overall situation, I can only endure it.

Happily put things aside. The group was about to take a boat south.

Liu Wenxiu made something happen.

"What third brother, are you going east alone?" Ai Nengqi exclaimed: "How can this work, and how many thieves are there today, the third brother doesn't bring people to guard, what if he meets a little thief?" ”

From the Chongzhen period to the present, there have been big thieves in the world. For example, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other thieves who can be called by name, I don't know how many there are. And the thieves in the countryside and fields are countless.

Even if there are two points today, the situation is clear. It's just the overall situation, but in the township, there are dozens of thieves and stragglers with more than 100 people, but there are countless of them. As soon as Li Yunlong entered the north, he took advantage of this situation. to create a lot of momentum. Although the South is superior to the North, it is not completely free of large thieves.

Guangdong and Hunan places also

It's better, when Zhang Xuan was in charge, he had already swept it through. It can't be nothing, but it doesn't have much of a climate. But only the Yangtze River is full of water thieves.

The reason is very simple, within the summer realm, thousands of miles of the Yangtze River. The branches are endless, and I don't know how many bays there are.

If you want to hide some bandits, it's very simple, even if there are a large number of Yangtze River sailors. But many factors of geographical environment, even the artillery of large ships, do not come in handy.

Not to mention, there have been many major battles on the Yangtze River, and I don't know how many scattered sailors there are, as well as weapons and equipment.

Therefore, there are many water thieves in the Yangtze River.

Of course, the Yangtze River Naval Division is here, and the water thieves with more than 1,000 people in the brigade will be wiped out. Even if the order of the ship can still be guaranteed.

But in such an environment, Liu Wenxiu wanted to go alone without an escort, but it was very dangerous.

After all, even if Liu Wenxiu is powerful and idle people can't get close, he is a northerner after all, and he is quite powerful on land. But even if it is not a soft-footed shrimp on the boat, it is also a lot worse than on land. Once you meet a large group of water thieves, you will never be an opponent.

Liu Wenxiu himself knew this, and said: "I know, I have no intention of going alone. However, they don't want to make a big splash. I just want to pretend to be a businessman and take a walk on the Yangtze River. Take a look at how governance is going on today. ”

Ai Nengqi said: "Since the third brother has made up his mind, I will accompany the third brother on a trip." ”

Liu Wenxiu said: "No, there must be someone to deal with local officials." It's not too late for you and me to go to Nanjing to converge. ”

Seeing that Liu Wenxiu couldn't be stopped, Ai Nengqi said, "Since that's the case, the third brother will bring more people to go." ”

Liu Wenxiu said: "Okay. ”

Liu Wenxiu did what he did, he took dozens of guards to pretend to be businessmen and chartered a boat. A lot of local goods from Chóng Qìng were purchased.

In fact, although Chóng Qìng is a big city, many of these goods come from Sichuan.

The border between the two countries, in many cases, is only in the hearts of those in power, and there is no actual existence there.

Coupled with the surrounding mountains, there may not be a large road, but there are many small roads. Therefore, large-scale smuggling may not be possible, but small-scale transactions are never few.

It is also because Shuzhong is occupied by Wu Sangui, and the goods in Shuzhong are cut off, so the prices of these Shu specialties are high, and transporting these goods from Chóng Qìng to Nanjing is the most profitable.

Such as Shu brocade, tung oil, and salt and other things. Although the large-scale Sichuan salt out of the province has not yet been achieved. But there are private deals.

Liu Wenxiu chartered a big ship. Down the river.

"Old man." Liu Wenxiu talked to the boat boss. The boss of the boat is a gray-haired old man. He nodded in front of Liu Wenxiu and said, "Master's house." ”

Liu Wenxiu

Asked, "How long has the old man been on the river?" ”

The boat boss said: "Little Lao'er, I grew up on the boat since I was a child, and this boat is all the belongings of our village. The old and young men of the whole village were given this boat to eat. Please rest assured that you will never miss the affairs of the Lord's family. ”

Liu Wenxiu said: "How do you usually take the boat? ”

The boat boss said: "The gunboat people from several villages near us, go together." They are all young and strong. They also brought guys, good little hundreds, even if there are water thieves, they are not afraid. ”

The boss of the boat seemed to be afraid of scaring Liu Wenxiu, and said: "Don't worry, the owner is a law-abiding and good citizen, and we are all guaranteed by the boat." Never do evil. ”

Liu Wenxiu smiled slightly, and he also brought dozens of them with him. They are all his own soldiers, although they all hide guys, but they have knives, guns, and firearms, which are much better than the ship boss. How can you be afraid of these people?

The boat boss also looked at Liu Wenxiu's expression, and said in his heart: "Could it be that before the owner, he was also from the rebel army?" ”

Liu Wenxiu said: "How do you know? ”

The captain said: "If you look at the owner's goods, you can see that they are all in demand, and ordinary people can't get their hands on them at all, so it must be related to the owner." Yes, the days of licking blood with the knife head are not enough, and today it is peaceful. The owner relied on the relationship in the past, and it was good to be a rich man and enjoy peace. ”

Liu Wenxiu neither admitted nor denied it, and said: "Old man, do you think the world is too peaceful this day? ”

The boat boss smiled slightly and said: "Although the Tartars in the north are still there, and it is not peaceful for a while, but the south ships and the north horses, even if the Tartars are powerful, they can't hit the Yangtze River." Moreover, the imperial court acted quite well. It is the image of peace in the world. ”

"Oh?" Liu Wenxiu said: "How to make a charter? ”

The boat boss said: "Little Lao'er, is a Yiling person, has been living on the river, the situation on the river is very clear, in the pre-Ming Dynasty, only the big family has the ability to take the boat, without him, the river is chaotic, and the merchant is similar to the river bandit." Going out is like fighting for your life. ”

"I'm not afraid of the jokes of the master's family, there are not many people who still come out to run boats at my age, most of them are not retreating, but dying on the river."

"Now the imperial court has repeatedly ordered that every boat should be guaranteed by the knot, and the boat that does not be guaranteed cannot enter the water, and once it is discovered by the sailor on the river, it will be treated as a bandit."

"Give three chances, one warning, two fines, three arrests."

"Everywhere you pass by, you have to register, you have a ship's certificate, and there are marks on the ship, but if something happens, the nearby ships will be interrogated, and none of them will be able to leave."

"And now the people who sail the boat do not dare to make a slight mistake, for fear of implicating the family. Get into trouble. There were also sailors of the officers and soldiers patrolling the river. The water thieves did not dare to make trouble, unlike in the previous dynasty, when the water thieves were more arrogant than the officials. ”