For three days in a row, there was nothing in the Ya Xing, just like the eve of a storm, and it was quiet. The merchants under their jurisdiction all stayed near the wharf, presiding over the fire fighting and saving people day and night, facing the entire river is full of flames, which cannot be extinguished, and those merchants can only sigh and sigh, helpless, they can only wait for the fire to slowly extinguish itself, all they can do is to extinguish the fire along the coast and settle the common people who have suffered.

The fire in the Pearl River lasted for three days and three nights, and on that day, four days and three nights, the fire slowly slowed down and gradually extinguished, and the air was filled with not only the smell of burnt wood, but also the smell of tar. For three days, the flames burned brightly, and the smaller boats on the Pearl River turned to ashes or sank in the river that night. The big ship lasted until the next day, and finally sank.

From the next day, there were no more boats on the Pearl River, and there were flames burning incessantly, and there was billowing smoke, which soared into the sky. It wasn't until later that Yang Lin learned that the reason why the fire was difficult to extinguish and could burn on the river was because there were several large ships of oil flowing into the river, and the edible oil stored along the banks was also poured into the Pearl River and covered the river, which made the fire so fierce and difficult to extinguish.

On the second day of the fire, Yang Lin, who had nothing to do, walked on the street, strolling around, accompanied by Master Liu, taking a leisurely stroll to see the impact of the fire on the Guangzhou government, how many victims were on the streets, and whether he could do anything?

"Hey, Master Liu, there aren't many people affected on the street, why is that?"

As soon as the words came out, Yang Lin knew that he had lost his words, and there was a suspicion that there were many people who were cursed, which caused Master Liu's eyes to squint, and he quickly explained: "In this way, in the past two days, I have seen that the fire in the Pearl River is quite big, and there should be a lot of people affected by the disaster. ”

"My lord, that's right, the banks of the Pearl River Estuary are generally merchants' warehouses, or warehouses for temporary storage of things, far away from where the people live, so the people affected by the disaster are the magnates who do business through cargo ships, or the fishermen who hunt along the coast, and the homes of ordinary people are not very harmed."

"Oh~ I see, this is also a blessing in the misfortune of this fire, and there are not many ordinary people affected."

Walking and talking, Yang Lin suddenly sighed lightly, and found a strange phenomenon, I saw that along the way, I had met several recruiting offices, and was recruiting, and asked suspiciously: "Master Liu, these recruiters look like Guangdong sailors?" ”

"My lord Mingjian is the Guangdong sailor."

"Looking at their situation, why doesn't anyone want to enter the Sailor? After walking for half a day, I didn't see a few people recruited by them. ”

Master Liu seemed to be scrupling about something, and pulled Yang Lin a little farther away, away from the Navy Division's recruitment office, and then whispered: "My lord, you have just come here, and you don't know anything. Although the pirates and bandits in our Guangzhou Mansion are very serious, the sailors are not very valued, the total number of people is only four or five thousand, the ordnance is still ridiculously poor, there are not a few large warships at all, and they are still very dilapidated. ”

"So, there is no future in entering the Mariner. Generally, those who choose to enter the water division are some people who really can't open the pot at home, or who have fled from other provinces, and have no place to eat and drink. ”

Yang Lin looked suddenly enlightened, and muttered: "No wonder the pirates and bandits in Guangzhou Mansion are so rampant, it turns out that the sailor is not very good at all, and his strength is not enough, so he can't talk about suppressing bandits at all." ”

"Who's to say it isn't, sir. In Guangzhou Prefecture, the status of the water division is not at all comparable to that of the road troops, and the treatment is much worse. ”

At the same time, Master Liu didn't realize that Yang Lin's eyes were flickering, full of essence, and obviously ill-intentioned. In fact, hearing about the situation of the water master, Yang Lin's mind began to liven up, and he felt that it was completely possible for him to control this water master and use it for his own use.

Thinking of this, thinking about it, Yang Lin was no longer in the mood to wander on the street, and his chest was full of excitement and affection. After sending away Master Liu, he went straight to Yaxing, and after returning to the yamen, while no one was paying attention, Yang Lin dressed up as a civilian, and then slipped out of the back door and came to the outside of the city.

In a secret place not far from the city, it was determined that there was no one around, and Yang Lin's figure disappeared in a flash, disappearing out of thin air, appearing inside the followers.

Soon, Yang Lin summoned fifty soldiers, and at the same time, increased the time within the followers, and starved the fifty soldiers for several days in a row for no reason and without any explanation, until they were yellow and thin, and the time of the followers returned to normal.

Afterwards, Yang Lin asked them to put on the tattered clothes that had been prepared long ago, entered the hut, and in a flash, came to the real world, outside the city of Guangzhou Mansion.

After a whispered conversation and instructions, Yang Lin left first and returned to Yaxing. When the sun was about to set, the fifty soldiers entered the city in a scattered manner, without attracting anyone's attention, and the next day they disappeared into the city of Guangzhou, and there was no trace of them, as if they had never appeared, and the world evaporated, and no one knew where they went, except Yang Lin.

In this way, for several days in a row, Yang Lin did so, and got a total of 500 soldiers from his followers, all of whom disappeared into the Guangzhou Mansion.

On this day, Yang Lin crossed Erlang's legs, and the whole person looked proud, staying alone in the study. When I think of those five hundred people, I will be inexplicably excited, and a great qi will rise and fall in my chest.

With the handwriting of 500 people at a time, Yang Lin felt that this was his pinnacle work so far, which was more generous, more adventurous, and more amazing than the one in Kongtong Mountain, which was unexpected.

At the same time, Yang Lin was still thinking, imagining the specific details of some things, as well as other plans, to carry out a big layout and pave the way for his big action. Thinking of what has been implemented and what is about to be implemented, Yang Lin can't help but be excited and fantasizing, fantasizing about a certain scene in the future.

Thinking of these and making some layouts, Yang Lin's mind will come up with the map of Guangzhou's maritime territory, the geographical distribution of the islands along the Pearl River Estuary or nearby, and the recent news that some military arrangements in Guangzhou Prefecture.

I learned from Master Liu that there were three major armies in Guangdong Province, the General's Mansion, the Deputy Commander of the Han Army, and the Admiral of the Navy. Among the three, the water division was the weakest, followed by the deputy capital of the Han army, who was transferred west not long ago and went west to encircle and suppress the White Lotus Sect.

Therefore, there are only two left: the General's Mansion and the Admiral of the Navy Division in Guangdong Province, and the Navy Division is not a matter of concern, and its combat effectiveness is not high, so the most powerful is none other than the General's Mansion. The main military strength of the General's Mansion was concentrated in the east of Guangdong Mansion, Xiangshan and Qianshanzhai. The reason for this distribution can be seen in the two sentences that circulated in Guangzhou Prefecture.

"Guangzhou Haiphong takes Xiangshan as the key, and Xiangshan Haiphong is the former cottage."

Thinking of these messages, Yang Lin felt a feeling of depression in his heart. Because, Yang Lin learned that at that time, Macao had been occupied by Portugal, and the Qing Dynasty used the policy of razing to control Macao, although it nominally had jurisdiction over Macao, but in fact it was firmly controlled by the Portuguese, and often provoked the officials of the Qing government, which was rude and arrogant.

I remember that Master Liu said one thing, from which you can get a glimpse or two.

Once, the Portuguese from Macao secretly ran to Guangzhou, and finally drank and made trouble, killed one person, and absconded back to Macao, the people of Guangzhou were angry, and the victim's family sued the Portuguese to the government, but no one cared.

In the end, the indignant people of Guangzhou surrounded the Portuguese office and cut off all daily necessities and fresh water in Macao, and under pressure, the Portuguese police in Macao arrested the Portuguese and sentenced him to death in accordance with Portuguese law.

However, when the people of Canton demanded that the Portuguese be sent to the mainland to face Chinese law, they were flatly refused.

The Portuguese were very tough, and turned their guns in an instant, aiming at those people, the situation instantly became critical and tense, full of gunpowder, and the possibility of conflict could break out at any time. (To be continued.) )