Kang Damao took the two tigers off the boat in Yangzhou, and went directly to the Cao Gang to meet with the eldest brother Xiang Yunlong, but there was no time to talk in detail, Kang Damao briefly said a few words to Xiang Yunlong about the critical situation in Zhenjiang Mansion, and the two went straight to the Caoyun Governor's Mansion.

Xiang Yunlong, as the leader of the Cao Gang, has some intersection with Shi Shilun, the governor of Caoyun, and it is easy to talk in front of Lord Shi when he introduces Kang Damao, otherwise the dignified governor of Caoyun is not something that everyone can see, especially an ordinary businessman like Kang Damao.

There is a big brother Xiang Yunlong to lead the way, and without any dots, he successfully met the governor of Caoyun Shi Shilun Shi, this Shi Shilun's father is Shi Lang, the famous general who recovered Taiwan later, the so-called Fuhu has no dogs, Shi Shilun is a real parent official, and he is deeply valued by Emperor Kangxi.

Inside the Governor's Palace.

"Master Shi, my brother just escaped from Zhenjiang Mansion, and he has something important to report to you." Xiang Yunlong took the lead in saying after giving a salute.

"Cao Min Kang Dayong, see Lord Shi!" Kang Damao gave a cautious salute.

"Kang Dayong, Kang Damao, Xiao Feilong, I have heard of your name, before the Cao Gang went out to rob your Dharma field, the recent floods in Zhenjiang Mansion You can open a warehouse and release grain, take the lead in relieving the people, and the people can make such a good deed at the time of crisis It is also a businessman with good character, well, not bad!" Master Shi pinched his beard and praised it without hesitation.

Kang Damao's body trembled slightly when he heard Lord Shi's words, he thought he was an unknown businessman, but he didn't expect the dignified Governor of Caoyun to pay so much attention to him, he didn't dare to hold it up, and immediately said modestly: "My lord has won the prize, this is what the grass people should do, take it from the people, use it for the people, and it can last for a long time." ”

Shi Shilun nodded silently after listening to Kang Damao's words, and couldn't help but appreciate the young man in front of him even more.

Kang Damao continued: "Your Excellency also knows that Zhenjiang Mansion is now facing a serious flood, but now the flood has evolved into a riot and mutiny, and now the entire Zhenjiang Mansion is controlled by General Hu's Green Forest Army, they burn and loot in the city, and the people are in deep trouble, and they forget that the Lord can send troops to suppress the mutiny and save the people of Li from fire and water." ”

After Kang Damao finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and bowed his head.

"What? Mutiny? Shi Shilun immediately stood up from the chair when he heard this, this is a situation he never expected, usually a sudden mutiny needs to be reported to the imperial court immediately, so that the imperial court can send troops to suppress it, he is the governor of Caoyun, although he also personally governs the army, but the number of soldiers is limited.

"Are you saying that all the Green Forest Army in Zhenjiang Mansion has mutinied? What about the government soldiers, and the musket team? Shi Shilun asked anxiously.

"All of them mutinied, and now they are all under the command of the general army of Nahu, and the distribution of officers and soldiers I also found out clearly when I came out, the 2,400 people of the Green Forest Army were distributed in 800 people at the Xijindu Wharf, 500 people at the wharf in the east, 300 people at the wharf in the west, and 400 people in the General Military Mansion, and the remaining 400 people were scattered in Zhenjiang Mansion to burn and loot; The officers and soldiers of the prefect and the county government were scattered except for the guards, and they burned, killed and looted everywhere. Kang Damao explained seriously.

"Bastard, this surnamed Hu is simply a fish and meat people, it stands to reason that I need to write a letter to the court in advance to use the army, but now the matter is urgent, I first sent more than 3,400 people under the jurisdiction of the army to drag the green forest army in Zhenjiang Mansion, so that they have no time to harm the people, and then I wrote a letter to Lord Ma, the governor of Liangjiang, asking him to send troops to support, and he has to play the court immediately, you two wait for a while, I will come when I go." Master Shi said and went to arrange the next things.

It can be seen that this Lord Shi is indeed a good official, and after a while, he will arrange things properly, and all the troops under his personal jurisdiction will also board the ship and sail to Zhenjiang Mansion, the number of people on both sides is equal, and it is not easy to rely on these people to suppress it, so he can only drag the violent officers and soldiers first, as he said, and the real suppression has to rely on the imperial court to send a large army.

"Lord Shi, the grass people have another request!" When Kang Damao saw Master Shi coming back, he immediately stepped forward and said respectfully.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Shi Shilun said calmly, and as he spoke, he waved his hand lightly to let Kang Damao and Xiang Yunlong sit down and talk.

"Zhenjiang Mansion is flooded, and now there is an urgent shortage of food, and there are already people starving to death on the streets, I wonder if you can raise some food from Yangzhou to help the people of Zhenjiang Mansion first?" Kang Damao frowned and said worriedly.

"Presumably you also discovered when you came, now not only the floods in Zhenjiang Mansion but also Yangzhou have been affected, and the government treasury can only barely respond to the people of Yangzhou at present, and it is not a secret that a batch of grain was handed over to the treasury not long ago." Shi Shilun shook his head and said, he didn't expect the river to burst suddenly, otherwise the grain handed over to the treasury could be delayed for a few days, fortunately, it was not an accident with the canal, otherwise the entire Yangzhou City would be flooded.

Kang Damao's face was a little ugly when he heard Lord Shi's words, he didn't know if this Lord Shi really didn't have food or didn't want to borrow it, but seeing that he didn't seem to be deliberately deceiving himself, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Xiang Yunlong.

Xiang Yunlong nodded slightly, this grain was transported into Beijing by their Cao Gang, and there would definitely be no mistake.

"How's that okay?" Kang Damao stood up and said a little anxiously, he couldn't sit still at all now.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be in the grain business, in this way, why don't you find a way to buy grain along the way to help the people, I can give you an IOU first, report to the court, and the court can repay the full amount in the future, I will write you an edict, you are ordered to collect grain for the government, I don't know if you have this sense of responsibility and this courage, young man?" After Shi Shilun finished speaking, he squinted and stared at Kang Damao.

"Lord Shi, don't worry, you will not disappoint you and the people of Zhenjiang Mansion." Kang Damao saluted slightly, and said with a firm look in his eyes.

"Okay, but I want to warn you that it's the rainy season, the floods are serious, and the price of food has skyrocketed, so it's not easy to buy, and I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble." Shi Shilun reminded that he was not wrong about the young man in front of him, and the courage and mind of him to escape from Zhenjiang Mansion and come to report the news were impressive.

After listening to Lord Shi's words, Kang Damao was not afraid at all, he had already thought of the difficulties, things were man-made, now was not the time to retreat, he had to get food, even if it was to steal and rob him, he had to get food to help the people.

Kang Damao and Xiang Yunlong left the Caoyun Governor's Mansion with the grain requisition edict, Kang Damao borrowed more than a dozen boats from Xiang Yunlong, the leader of the Cao Gang, and he was ready to collect grain along the way according to what Lord Shi said, but their fleet went north along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal all the way to Yaowan Town and did not buy grain.

The next moment, Kang Damao's eyes froze, and he said in a deep voice, informing all the ships to speed up, let's go straight to the Luo River.

On the side of Zhenjiang Mansion, Lord Shi, the governor of Caoyun, sent his officers to lead the army under his jurisdiction to the Xijindu Wharf of Zhenjiang Mansion, and General Hu was still dreaming of the dream designed for him by Kang Damao.

"Lord Commander, it's not good! A fleet of ships came towards us from the canal. The defenders of the Xijindu wharf immediately hurried to report.

"What's the panic, is the cargo ship pulling the grain coming?" When Hu Zongbing heard that there was a boat, he stood up excitedly.

"No, no, it's not a boat pulling grain, the boat is full of officers and soldiers, and now the river is full of boats, go and take a look." The soldier said anxiously.

"Oh yes! Someone must have run out to ventilate the news, and it came really fast, go, go to the docks. General Hu waved his sleeves out of the mansion, turned over his horse, and led people to support the Xijindu Wharf.

The river is stormy and the waves are strong, and a big war is about to break out. On the contrary, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is calm, and the river surface is in stark contrast.

Luohe Kang's family, the head of the family, Fu Ji, sat on the main seat of the inner hall, his wife Zhu sat aside, and Kang Damao stood in the hall and explained to his father Fu Ji.

After listening to his son's words, he frowned and said nothing.

"Father?" Kang Damao reminded.

"I disagree!" Rehabilitation Ji suddenly raised his head and said indifferently.

Kang Damao was stunned, how could his father disagree?

This is to relieve the people, and he still has the grain collection edict of the governor of Caoyun in his hand, and there is a large amount of grain hoarded in the granary of Kangjialuohe, why can't he allocate a part of it for emergency?

His father is not a hard-hearted person, he has been taught by his father since he was a child to be an honest and virtuous person, at this moment, Kang Damao can't figure it out at all.