"This one, Miyun County near the capital, I heard that there are White Lotus sect elements who have moved, and the spies have reported that they have rebellious tendencies, and it is not difficult to exterminate them, so can the virtuous son-in-law be interested?" Monk Lingqin looked at Yang Xiaoshan with a smile.

Yang Xiaoshan was speechless, but Fu Jin was dissatisfied: "How much credit can this have, isn't it that he hasn't rebelled yet?" ”

"Then the rebellion of the Tianli Sect in Shandong, I heard that there are hundreds of disciples hiding in the green forest, can the virtuous nephew be interested in exterminating it?" Monk Grinqin continued.

Yang Xiaoshan shook his head and said loudly: "The younger son-in-law wants to go to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and I hope that my father-in-law will be successful." ”

"Son-in-law, this can't be done, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is too terrible, how can you go here when you are a newcomer? Absolutely not. "Without waiting for the monk king to speak, Fu Jin didn't allow it in the first place. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's pain to the Qing Dynasty was the deepest since the founding of the country, so many high-ranking officials died under their swords, this is a very risky thing, Fu Jin did not want his son-in-law to take such a risk.

The monk king also said, "Young man, it is good to have ambition. This Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is indeed difficult, the old man fought with them, and it took more than two years to exterminate their Northern Expeditionary Army, you should not wade into this troubled water when you first enter the military camp. Besides, the old man's authority is only in the army in the north, and if you want to go to the south, the old man really can't help you. The Hunan army of Zeng Guofan is all the children of their hometown, and even if you go, you will be excluded, so you should dispel this idea. ”

"Master, how do you arrange the task of fighting and killing, is there no need to fight. Our son-in-law just wants a military merit to facilitate his entry into the army, and you help him think about what other military merits there are, there is no risk. Fu Jin hurriedly interjected, she thought that at this time, military merit was secondary, and safety was the first.

"No risk? How can it be so easy to find, the army is begging for a living on the knife edge。。。。。。。 Monk Greenqin was embarrassed, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, "The old man remembered that the military rations in the south should be transported to the capital at this time, and the virtuous son-in-law, are you interested in going to the south to help supervise the transportation of military rations." ”

"This can't be done, how chaotic it is in the south, it's not risky to go along the way, and besides, the Taiping army cut off the transportation of the North-South Grand Canal, and it is too difficult to transport military rations to the north." Fu Jin waved his hand and disagreed.

"It was the old emperor's calendar to transport military rations through the Grand Canal, and now military rations are all shipped by sea. The military rations from the south were first transported to Shanghai, then loaded into the big ships of the British, and transported directly to Tianjin, and from Tianjin to the capital, which was not at all risky. Monk Grinqin explained.

Yang Xiaoshan's eyes lit up, this time in Shanghai, it was not far from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, just to inquire about the news, I haven't heard the news of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for a long time.

"What do you mean?" Seeing that Yang Xiaoshan was in a daze, the monk pat him on the shoulder and asked.

Yang Xiaoshan suddenly brought his thoughts back to him, and saluted: "Thank you father-in-law for taking care of me, my son-in-law is willing to go to Shanghai to supervise the transportation of military rations." ”

"Do it well. If it's done, the old man will give you a promotion, and then marry Ulan. Monk Greenqin smiled at Yang Xiaoshan with satisfaction, he was ready to cultivate Yang Xiaoshan with all his might.

This is to be promoted again, and to marry a daughter, Yang Xiaoshan also understands the monk's good intentions for himself, and hurriedly thanked: "The son-in-law understands, the son-in-law must work hard and live up to the prince's cultivation of me." ”

"Okay, I'll go to the court to ask for a decree for you, let you go to Shanghai as a special envoy for grain supervision, and you will wait for the good news from the old man." Monk Greenqin was very happy, he was at ease with Yang Xiaoshan, he was very steady, and this time the credit was secure. It's like putting credit directly into your pocket, and helping you tie your pocket with a rope, so you can't run away if you want to. "You can rest assured, you will follow this trip, and the identification of grain and the transportation of the road expenses will be handled by the household department, and you don't need to do it yourself."

"The son-in-law understands, and the son-in-law thanks the prince for lifting up." Yang Xiaoshan was completely relieved, and it seemed that there was really no risk.

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The docks in Tianjin are full of dock workers carrying large bags. They sweat like rain, and the big bags on their backs are about to break their waists, but they have been gritting their teeth and insisting, they only pay 20 yuan a day to transport a hundred big bags, although it is a little better than working in a large family, but the damage to the body of this work is too great, and no matter how strong a person is, his waist will not be able to do it in a few years.

"Brother Chang! The boss said that there was a permanent envoy to accompany the supervisor this time, and I guessed that it was you. Ding Baozhen came on an errand on behalf of the household department this time, and the two met unexpectedly at the dock.

"Brother Ding, I didn't expect to meet you here, you also came to Shanghai to transport military rations?" Yang Xiaoshan is quite happy, it is better to have acquaintances, and this time his luck is really good.

"Two adults, the villain has already been tied, the ship's first-class warehouse, please go up and rest." Hu Xueyan also walked over.

"This is Hu Xueyan, you have seen it, and he will collect the military rations in the south this time." Ding Baozhen introduced.

Yang Xiaoshan didn't expect it to be so smooth, Hu Xueyan's ability was clear to him, and he tried his best to fight for this difference, but he didn't expect to really win it.

"The villain is still taken care of by Lord Chang and Lord Ding, and he is just giving him food, so I'm ashamed." Hu Xueyan is very low-key.

"The dockers are so hard, how much do you give them, can you add more?" Yang Xiaoshan really can't look past it, he was a worker in his previous life and knows the hardships of workers.

"My lord, they carry a hundred bags a day, and earning 600 yuan a month is a lot. You know, it's good for them to have a job with a steady income, and there are thousands of people outside the dock who want to work here. Hu Xueyan explained.

"What Hu Xueyan said is yes, now that the Cao Yun has been cut off, how many people who are begging for a living in the canal have no livelihood, they are all boatmen, slender men, and porters on the Shandong Canal, and they are all fleeing." Ding Baozhen shook his head, and he also felt pity for them.

The decline of Caoyun has made the cities along the canal decline rapidly, representing cities such as Yangzhou, which were once so prosperous, and suddenly declined after entering the maritime era, while port cities have risen rapidly, representing cities such as Shanghai, located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, where the sea route and the Yangtze River meet, occupy the geographical advantage, and gradually become the Oriental Pearl of China.

"The villain also wants to give them more money, but the market is the price. In business, I gave more, but other businessmen didn't agree, and the small ones couldn't come out like this. Hu Xueyan knew what Yang Xiaoshan meant, and said one more sentence.

"Hey, then you can add more food to them, this work is too physically demanding, and they can finish moving sooner if they eat more." Yang Xiaoshan was helpless, there were too many people who had no food, otherwise there would be rebels everywhere.

"Okay, just do as Captain Chang wants, you're so kind. But you have to be mentally prepared, there are more people like this in the south, you will know it when you go to Shanghai. Then Hu Xueyan invited Yang Xiaoshan and Ding Baozhen onto the ship.