Chapter 139: Jinling City

Zhao Zizhong felt that something was wrong, opened his eyes, and found that the four brothers were staring at him and did not speak, and his heart was a little hairy.

He said helplessly: "Are you bored? So you want to know about me and Jiang Wuniang? ”

Na Zhe immediately said: "Boss, it's not boring at all. If you don't say it, we won't be able to sleep, and we'll keep tossing and turning, and you won't be able to sleep well. Let's be honest. ”

"That's it, you also know my rabbit's policy, 'be lenient in confession, strict in resistance'. You still say it, so that the brothers can't sleep because they scratch their hearts and livers. ”

Zhao Zizhong had no choice but to sit up and tell what happened at night. The brothers were a little disappointed, and Na Zhe said dissatisfiedly: "Boss, you are too unromantic, such a good opportunity, you should take Jiang Wuniang." I guess she's already willing, just waiting for you to take the initiative to attack. Who knew you were a punctuated lump of wood! ”

Zhao Zizhong said impatiently: "Okay, I've said everything, you all go to sleep." Then he covered his head with a quilt and did not come out.

The brothers looked at each other and scattered. Na Zhe went back, and the other three went to wash up and sleep on the kang respectively.

The next morning, after breakfast, the brothers went their separate ways. Zhao Zi went back to continue training rookies, Boris came to the academy, according to the list, gathered a dozen boys together, and announced military training for them.

Several children were not convinced and did not want to participate in the training. Boris pulled them out, persuaded them with his fists and feet, and convinced them all. Then they all obediently followed the team and walked to the place where the escort team was training.

Hu Yidao walked in the front and said to Cheng Sangou next to him: "When you get to the escort team, you have to pay attention, don't contradict the instructor, being beaten and punished are trivial matters." If you are locked up in a small black room, it will be miserable. ”

Cheng Sangou said with some disbelief: "Is it so terrifying? You're making up stories again. ”

Tian Renfeng whispered in the back: "Three dogs, if you don't believe it, you will definitely regret it." We are brothers, is it necessary to lie to you? What are the benefits? Believe it or not. ”

Hu Yidao said solemnly: "I was locked up in a small black room, and I was so scared that I wanted to commit suicide. Later, I survived in a daze, and I almost went crazy. If you still don't believe it, I really can't help it. Our brothers, I don't want to see you have an accident! ”

Cheng Sangou believed it at this time, he looked around, and whispered: "I know, thank you, I must be honest and not let the instructor catch the handle." ”

Boris took the children to the beach, handed them over to Zhao Zizhong, and then went to An Dalang to prepare to interrogate the captured pirates together.

Zhao Zizhong put the children into the queue of rookies and let them train together. The children were broken up, and each was assigned to a different squad and trained along. In the unfamiliar team, they were all a little frightened, and no one dared to blow up the thorns, so they trained seriously.

In the afternoon, An Dalang and Boris came together, they took a stack of papers, and handed them to Zhao Zizhong.

"Brother, these are the pirates' confessions, take a look."

Zhao Zi looked at it for a while, nodded and said, "It seems that these pirates are not a gang of evildoers, they are just forced by life to loot some property at sea and barely survive." ”

An Dalang asked, "Then what about these people and their families?" ”

Zhao Zi thought about it for a while, and then said, "You can't let the pirates be idle, send them to Wei Hongye for labor reform." Give them shackles and send guards to watch over them to prevent them from escaping or injuring others. ”

"What about the family?"

"Send the women to Choi So-young and let them raise poultry. The children are sent to the school to learn with the new children. ”

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The second day of the fourth month of the first year of Qiande (963 AD)

In the morning, the sun had risen very high. Cui Daoshu stood in the wind and stood at the bow of the boat. He looked at the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. It was the first time he took a boat into the Yangtze River, and compared with later generations, the current Yangtze River has a wider water surface, with white sails on the river, and ships shuttling back and forth.

Both sides are lush woods, with some farmland in between. From time to time, you can still see several fishing boats on the river, and the fishermen sing fishing songs while casting their nets, which seems to be leisurely and contented.

"Master, it's windy on the river, you better go into the cabin."

Cui Daoshu looked back and saw that it was Cui Hong standing behind him with a smile. He went to Jinling this time, mainly to negotiate with Cao Deshun and wanted to open up the sales channel of Haiyan, so he brought the most powerful steward Cui Hong, as well as a few account offices and men. If the negotiations went well, he wanted to open a shop in Jinling as a base in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Cui Daoshu said with a smile: "It's not in the way, now that the spring flowers are blooming, it's not cold at all, I won't have a problem." ”

Cui Hong said cautiously: "Family master, you better be careful, I asked people to cook tea soup, you can go in and drink a little." ”

Cui Daoshu said helplessly: "Old Cui, I'm not so squeamish, you don't have to stare at me all day." ”

Cui Hong changed the subject: "The head of the family, it is estimated that we will be able to reach the dock outside Jinling City in the afternoon, shall we enter the city immediately?" ”

Cui Daoshu nodded: "I will take Zhai Xiaoshan into the city and find an inn to live in." You stay on the ship, waiting for my notice. I asked Zhai Xiaoshan to leave a few guards to guard the money and supplies. ”

Cui Hong promised to come down and arrange things. At this time, Cui Daoshu heard a sound of shouting, he looked behind him, and saw Zhai Xiaoshan leading the guards to do push-ups on the deck.

He walked over slowly, and saw that the guards were shirtless, steaming hot, shouting and doing rapid push-ups.

"One hundred and seventy-five, one hundred and seventy-six-----"

Zhai Xiaoshan was sweating profusely, and while counting, he struggled to rise and fall. He gritted his teeth and finished two hundred, then lay on the deck gasping for breath. After a while, he stood up and saw Cui Daoshu standing next to him with a smile.

Zhai Xiaoshan showed two white teeth and said with a smile: "Family master, let you see it." ”

"Zhai Xiaoshan, why don't you all wear clothes? Don't catch a cold. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan was a little embarrassed, "The head of the family, the guards are all from a hard background, and they cherish the clothes on their bodies very much. If you get wet with sweat, you have to wash it. If the clothes are washed too many times, they will spoil, and they are reluctant. ”

Cui Daoshu was a little gloomy, he was in a wealthy family, he was the son of a fine cloth and food, and he had never worried about food and clothing. These guards are all from the bottom of the people, and they have to think about saving for the sake of the linen clothes on their bodies, which is really impressive.

He cleaned up his mood and said to Zhai Xiaoshan: "Xiaoshan, wait a while and get off the boat, leaving half of the people to guard the supplies." You take the others into the city with me. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan agreed to come down and continued to train. Cui Daoshu walked into the cabin, returned to his room, and began to think about negotiating with Cao Deshun.

In the afternoon, the merchant ship docked at the pier. It's a bustling place, with many people busy on the docks, carrying goods.

Cui Hong got off the ship first, hired five carriages, and came to the bottom of the merchant ship. Cui Daoshu and Zhai Xiaoshan boarded the car with the guards, and the convoy started and walked south.

After about two hours, the convoy arrived at the north gate of Jinling City. The carriage stopped at the city gate and lined up for inspection. Cui Daoshu got out of the carriage and looked up at the majestic and magnificent city wall.

The walls of Jinling Castle are about more than five meters high, and the moat is very wide, making it look tall and majestic. After waiting for a while, it was the turn of the convoy to be inspected. A guy from the Cui family stuffed a string of copper coins into the defenders of the city gate, and several soldiers took a cursory look at the goods on the carriage and let them go.

The convoy slowly entered the city gate, and everyone saw a prosperous scene. The streets are lined with shops, people shuttling back and forth, and the cries of selling are endless.

Many of the guards had come to a city of this size for the first time, and their eyes were not enough, and some of them opened their mouths wide and let out a few exclamations from time to time.

Cui Daoshu called a guy over and asked him to inquire about Cao Deshun's residence. The man walked to a shop selling silk.

After a while, the guy came back, and he said to Cui Daoshu: "Family master, I have inquired clearly, Cao Deshun's house is in the south of the city, it is a big mansion, and everyone in Jinling City knows about it. ”

"Then let's go to his neighborhood and find an inn to settle down."

The convoy set off and headed south of the city. inquired all the way and came to the vicinity of Cao Deshun's house. Cui Daoshu sent his men to inquire around and found a very large inn.

He chartered a separate yard for everyone to settle in. Then he wrote a message of worship, saying that he would visit Cao Deshun tomorrow.

He asked the guy to send the prayer post to Cao's house, and the guy agreed and left in a hurry.

Cui Daoshu sat down, drank tea slowly, and thought about how to open up the situation.

After about half an hour, there was a commotion outside, and it was supposed that many people had entered the courtyard.

"Brother Cui Xian, where are you? I've come to see you. ”

It was Cao Deshun's voice, Cui Daoshu hurriedly opened the door to welcome him out, and saw Cao Deshun standing in the courtyard with a large group of people, and was stopped by the guards.

Cui Daoshu said to Zhai Xiaoshan: "You don't have to be nervous, you all retreat, it's your own people." ”

Zhai Xiaoshan waved his hand, the guards all retreated to the sides, Cao Deshun walked over with a big laugh, and grabbed Cui Daoshu's hand.

"Brother Cui Xian, I really didn't expect you to come! Why don't you just go to my house? Is it so hard that you dislike my family's simplicity? You're too out-of-sight! ”

Cui Daoshu smiled and said, "Brother Cao has always been okay? I'm here to bother you this time. ”

Cao Deshun looked Cui Daoshu up and down, and said with a solemn expression: "I heard about the attack on the Cui family, how about the loss of your long house?" ”

"Thankfully, thanks to a few of my sworn brothers, they fought to the death with their guards and defeated the bandits. Nothing to lose in our long house. ”