Chapter 14 Jiang Liu'er
Jiang Chuan rushed to the harbor twenty miles away from Shanhaiguan with the people of the personal guard battalion and the engineering battalion.
It's not too big, but it's not too small.
There is already a makeshift wharf on the harbour, with a few simple houses on the wharf and a few dilapidated fishing boats tethered to the shore.
After Jiang Chuan sent people to check, they found that there were traces of human habitation and use in these houses and fishing boats, and these traces were still very fresh.
"Gather the fishermen's belongings and send someone to look for them. Give them enough compensation after finding it, don't be rude, and be kind. Jiang Chuan instructed Bai Mu.
Bai Mu led the order to go with a group of guards.
Turning his head, Jiang Chuan asked Moban, the captain of the engineering battalion who was following him, "How long will it take for you to build a dock here that meets the requirements of this king?" ”
Mo Ban had already looked at the terrain of the wharf just now, and said confidently: "It can be completed in three days at most, and it is guaranteed that there are three docks and two docks according to the requirements of the lord, one for personnel to get on and off the ship, and one for cargo loading and unloading." As well as supporting facilities including the shore warehouse, the dormitory of the sailor, the kitchen, the toilet and the lights. ”
Jiang Chuan nodded: "Okay, I need you to turn this harbor into a military port for me as quickly as possible, such as various observation and defense facilities, such as lighthouses, guard towers, and forts." Of course, you can put these in the back, but the three docks and the two docks must be completed as soon as possible, so as not to delay the king's plan. ”
Moban groaned and said, "The last general will draw a design drawing, please take a look at it." The last general will ensure that the lord's major affairs will not be missed. ”
Jiang Chuan nodded and told him to hurry up and prepare.
After Moban was exploring the harbor and carrying out the planning and design, the 5,000 officers and soldiers of the engineering battalion began to clean up the original buildings on the wharf.
The Guards Battalion is on guard on the perimeter and strictly prohibits any unrelated personnel from approaching.
Bai Mu's men soon found several boatmen hiding in a small forest not far from the dock.
Seeing a group of officers and soldiers surrounding themselves, these people were trembling with fright, huddled together, and looked at Bai Mu who came over with timid and pleading eyes.
"Don't be afraid. I am Bai Mu, the captain of the personal guard battalion under the command of His Royal Highness King Qin. This piece of your dock has been requisitioned by His Royal Highness the King of Qin, so you have to leave here. ”
Bai Mu spoke as kindly as possible according to Jiang Chuan's instructions, but in such a big battle, he was a general who had killed countless people, how could the evil qi on his body be offset casually.
These boatmen live here by fishing and make a living, where do they know His Royal Highness the King of Qin. It's just that they understood the second half of the sentence, that is, their home is going to be gone, and they all have painful expressions on their faces.
But looking at these indifferent officers and soldiers in front of them, they didn't dare to say anything even if they had a big grudge in their hearts, they could only stare at Bai Mu and the guards behind him nervously and fearfully, and they didn't dare to say a word.
Bai Mu was speechless, so he had to order someone to bring the prepared silver over and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin will not let you suffer losses in vain, you have several families here, and His Royal Highness the King of Qin will compensate you with one hundred taels of silver for each family." This should be enough money for you to live on for a long time. ”
Looking at the pile of white silver in front of them, these people's eyes straightened, staring at the money tightly, and some people couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Where have they seen so much silver at one time in their lives, and it usually takes many years to save a few taels of silver.
Even if their broken belongings are considered to be in tatters, no one will pick them up, and those broken fishing boats are almost the same, with patches everywhere. Therefore, the hundred taels of silver per family is almost equal to taking it for nothing.
Looking at the big silver ingot with white flowers in front of them, these people finally had a good impression of His Royal Highness King Qin, who had never heard of him. It turns out that there are such good people in the world, I really didn't expect it!
"Master Jun, we have a total of five families here." A swarthy old man swallowed his saliva and plucked up the courage to speak.
"Okay, then the five of you, just one hundred taels of silver for each family, the head of the family can come and get it." Bai Mu Road.
When they heard this, their eyes were full of joy, and they all turned their eyes to the man of each house, waiting for him to go and get the money.
"What are you going to do with our docks?" Suddenly, an unexpected voice came out.
Bai Mu was stunned for a moment, and when he looked closely, it was a young man among the fishermen who looked at him and spoke.
This young man has handsome eyebrows, although there are several patches on his clothes, but they are clean, his hair is tied up with a strip of cloth on the top of his head, and a pair of black and shining eyes look at Bai Mu without fear.
Bai Mu looked at the young man and didn't speak for a while, because the young man in front of him gave him a very familiar feeling. But reason told him that he had never seen the boy.
"Jiang Liu'er, don't talk nonsense, don't annoy these military masters, our silver will be gone." An old woman hurriedly stood up from the crowd and pulled the boy into the crowd.
"Mother, don't be afraid. I don't think they're bad guys. How can a wicked man give us the poor money in this world? The young man named Jiang Liu'er comforted the woman.
The woman looked anxious, looked at Bai Mu, and then at Jiang Liu'er, and finally knelt down in front of Bai Mu with a cry: "This military master, our Jiang Liu'er is young and ignorant, if you collide with the military master, you can have a large number of adults, don't be like him." Jiang Liu'er, come and apologize to the military master! ”
The woman saw that Bai Mu didn't speak, thinking that Bai Mu was angry, so she was so frightened that she hurriedly pulled the young man to kowtow to Bai Mu and kneel.
A guard behind Bai Mu suddenly leaned into Bai Mu's ear and said something, Bai Mu's body shook when he heard this, and he hurriedly looked at the young man again, and his face suddenly became strange.
Jiang Liu'er didn't want to kneel, but raised his head and said loudly: "Mother, my brother told me before that a man has gold under his knees, and he can't kneel casually." ”
Hearing this, Bai Mu's face became even more strange.
When the woman heard Jiang Liu'er speak like this, she was even more anxious and afraid, and kept pulling his sleeve: "Little child, don't talk nonsense!" ”
The swarthy old man who was the first to speak just now saw Bai Mu's strange face and was silent, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said with a frightened expression: "Military master, military master, our silver is gone, please don't blame Jiang Liu'er, he is too young and ignorant, we will kowtow to you!" ”
As he spoke, he was about to kowtow down.
Bai Mu reacted at this time, stepped forward and hugged the man and said, "Old man, please get up, I don't mean to blame this little brother." I just have a few words for you. ”
When the man and the woman heard that Bai Mu said that they were not to blame, they breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "The military master, if the little old man knows, he will not dare to hide it from the military master." ”
"Okay, I want to ask the old man, what is your surname? This little brother's name is Jiang Liu'er, is he your biological son? How many sons do you have in total? Bai Mu asked in one breath.