Seeing that the two of them finished saluting, Zhu Hongsan asked, "Big brother, what about the others?" ”

Zhu Hongyi said: "The fleet is on the lake, less than a mile away. I came first with someone. ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Big brother go back first and take someone to collect the big boat, the bigger the better." We're going to expand our team. ”

Zhu Hongyi didn't ask anything, and said, "I'll leave a hundred people to protect your safety." ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded, and Zhu Hongyi took a hundred people to get a boat.

led a hundred people back to the cottage, found Yan Qingshan and asked, "Father-in-law, when are we leaving?" ”

Yan Qingshan said: "It's almost the same after two days, after all, I have lived for more than 20 years, and there are a lot of pots and pans." ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Father-in-law, we are purchasing other things in Guangdong, and at present, the main thing is to save time, and the son-in-law has to do something to do when he goes to Nanjing." ”

Yan Qingshan said after hearing this: "That's it, that's simple. If you don't take anything, you can leave tomorrow. But there are not enough boats, we only have five big ships, but we need more than 2,000 people in the whole mountain. There are also half less ships. ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "I ordered my men to go down to get a boat, plus we can still squeeze it, it should be about the same." ”

Yan Qingshan nodded, and passed down the order to prepare for departure tomorrow, only with fine softness, and nothing else.

Then Zhu Hongsan asked about the personnel on the mountain, and Yan Qingshan said that most of them were Yan Siqi's old department. Many of them were pirates back then, and a small number were shipwrights back then.

Originally, there were only about 500 people who fled here, but after more than 20 years, there are now almost 3,000 people.

Hearing this, Zhu Hongsan's heart moved, it seems that this Yan Qingshan still has a bit of a family background. If nothing else, these sailors are a big asset.

Poured Guangdong, coupled with their own economic strength, it should be easy to make a sailor.

After thinking that he would never have to rely on Zheng Zhilong to do business in the future, Zhu Hongsan began to seriously consider Yan Qingshan's future.

Originally, Zhu Hongsan meant, today Zhu Hongyi brought the guards to connect and was going to wash the cottage in blood. At most, this Yan Wan'er will be killed, after all, she had a one-night stand with herself.

But after seeing Yan Qingshan's family background just now, Zhu Hongsan decided to take these pirates to Guangdong. It's too hard to get a good sailor now, not to mention the hundreds of craftsmen who make ships.

There was nothing to do that night, Zhu Hongsan still studied with Yan Wan'er and the *court* flower, but Yan Qingshan was very busy.

After all, moving is a big deal, and there are many people who don't want to leave and have lived in this place for 20 years. However, those who don't leave are basically joined later, and Yan Siqi's old department and family are all leaving.

The next morning, Zhu Hongyi ran to say that he had got five big ships, but there were not enough boatmen, and the boatmen on the ship had either run away or killed them.

Yan Qingshan smiled: "Can we still lack sailors?" After saying that, he beckoned dozens of people and asked them to operate the boat.

In this way, it was almost evening before they all got on the boat and set off, and Zhu Hongsan also went on the rumor to meet Zhu Yujiao.

Seeing Zhu Hongsan leading in, a big black man Zhu Yujiao was startled.

Zhu Hongsan said: "Princess, this is the eighth lady Yan Wan'er. Then he said to Yan Wan'er: "Wan'er, this is your sister, remember, she is younger than you, you have to call your sister, the first to enter is the biggest." ”

Yan Wan'er said: "I know." After speaking, he stepped forward and said, "Wan'er meets my sister." ”

This made Zhu Yujiao cry and laugh, and hurriedly got up to help Yan Wan'er and said, "Sister get up, let's serve the master together in the future." ”

Zhu Hongsan's face turned red and said, "The room on that ship is limited, and the three of us will live in one room in the future." ”

After speaking, Zhu Hongsan got up and closed the door and said, "Let's sleep." "In the evening, there was another big battle with these two ladies.

The next day, the fleet had already crossed Nansi Lake and entered the artificially dug river from Xiacun Town.

Zhu Hongsan is still the same, and after dinner, he came out to accompany Feng Ruoshu to see the scenery.

Feng Ruoshu looked at Zhu Hongsan and said with a smile: "The lord is really cold." ”

Zhu Hongsan sighed and said, "There's no way, I have to send it when the arrow is on the string." ”

Feng Ruoshu said: "Did the lord take a fancy to their more than a thousand sailors? ”

Old man Feng knows Zhu Hongsan's personality too well, yesterday Zhu Hongyi found him and did not kill the cottage, Feng Ruoshu knew that Zhu Hongsan had a plan.

After all, Zhu Hongsan's guard company is too strong in combat, and it is said that there are more than 2,000 people in the cottage, but there are less than 1,000 young people who can fight.

Yesterday, I heard that this mountain king is a descendant of the pirate Yan Siqi, and I understand that Zhu Hongsan is the purpose of playing the water master.

However, Zhu Hongsan really admired Feng Ruoshu for one thing, in order to subdue these pirates, he sacrificed his hue, and that woman was extremely ugly and could have a cave with him. If Feng Ruoshu were to be killed, he wouldn't do it.

Feng Ruoshu also said in his heart: "The person who wants to do great things is really different from himself." It seems that he can only be an ordinary man. ”

Zhu Hongsan knew that he was laughing at himself when he saw Feng Ruoshu's expression. scolded in his heart: "How do you know the benefits of long legs if you are an old immortal." Wan'er is ugly, but the wildness in the bed is really making people want to die. ”

Zhu Hongsan and his entourage now have 19 ships and almost 3,000 personnel. It's really big on the canal. Whatever the bandits saw they fled far away.

Therefore, all the way to Suqian without any thrill, from this canal into the Yellow River, all the way south through Hongze Lake to Huai'an.

Zhu Hongsan did not stop in Suqian in a hurry, but passed directly, so he finally came to Huai'an on the tenth day of April.

Zhu Hongsan stood on the bow of the boat and said: "I finally arrived in Huai'an, I hope I can catch up." ”

Feng Ruoshu said: "We should be able to catch up, we basically didn't stop from Tongzhou, and we only walked 2,000 miles in 20 days." I guess the news of Jingshi has just reached Huai'an. ”

Huai'an was known as Huaiyin in ancient times, which is Han Xin's hometown. Huai'an has been outstanding since ancient times, and has produced many celebrities. Like Han Xin in the Han Dynasty, Chen Lin and Chen Deng in the Three Kingdoms Era, Liang Hongyu, a female general in the Song Dynasty, and Wu Chengen, the author of Journey to the West, are all from Huai'an.

Huai'an is also the hub of Cao Yun in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the key point of salt transportation, and there are the Cao Yun Governor's Mansion and the Jiangnan River Governor's Mansion. Historically, it was known as the "four major cities" along the canal along Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou.

Zhu Hongsan waited until the boat docked and said to Qian Lide: "Qian Fat, it's your turn." Go down to the Ma family shop and inquire about the situation of King Fu and several other princes, and whether the news from Beijing has reached here. ”

Qian Lide agreed to take someone down to make arrangements.

At this time, Yan Wan'er came out of the cabin, it was the first time he had seen such a big city, and he said happily: "Master, can I get off the boat and play for a while, it's my first time in Huai'an." ”

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, bring the guards, don't fight." ”

Yan Wan'er cheered and beckoned a few lake bandits to get off the boat.

Feng Ruoshu snorted and said, "Lord, since this woman has already given you a concubine, you have to guard the woman's way." How can you still get her out to meet people? ”

Zhu Hongsan smiled and said, "Young man, you can play if you want." Besides, Wan'er, like this, who can see that she is a woman. ”

Feng Ruoshu was very dissatisfied, frowning and not speaking.

Zhu Hongsan said: "Sir, let's go down too, we will stay in Huai'an for a long time." It's really uncomfortable to live on a ship, so let's find an inn to live in. ”

This request was said in Feng Ruoshu's heart, and he nodded in agreement.

Zhu Hongsan led Zhu Hongyi to get off the boat first, found an old shop of the He family in Huai'an City, and used two hundred taels of silver to wrap the entire inn. Then let someone inform the people on the boat to come to the inn to stay. Other ordinary people had no choice but to live on the ship.

When everything was settled, Qian Lide returned, bringing first-hand news from the city.

It turned out that on March 29, that is, 10 days after the fall of Beijing, the news reached Huai'an. On the eighth day of April, Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Huai'an, announced to the local gentry a major change in the loss of the Beijing division according to the Tang newspaper.

Although high-ranking officials such as the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing soon received the news of the fall of Beijing, they did not dare to act rashly because they did not know the whereabouts of Emperor Chongzhen and his three sons.

Now the Fu King Zhu Yousong, the Lu King Zhu Changshu, the King of Zhou, and the King of Heng are all living in Xihuzui in Huai'an City because of their flights.

After receiving the news, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, went to Nanjing, and heard that Ma Shiying planned to support King Lu. But now there is everything in the city.

The princes also took out a lot of money to buy * officials everywhere, the only exception was the blessed king Zhu Youxiang. It's not that he doesn't want to move, it's just that he doesn't have any money.

After hearing Qian Lide's report, Zhu Hongsan said: "It seems that we came at just the right time, is Mr. interested in going to see King Fu?" ”

Feng Ruoshu said: "That's exactly what I mean. ”