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Recently, the weather in China is a bit similar to the meaning of the Xiaoice River.

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On the blue sea, a small fleet of more than a dozen medium-sized fishing boats sailed all the way south.

On a November day, it was already very cold, Li Yuanqing was wearing a gray cotton jacket and a rabbit fur hat, looking at the sea in the south, and letting the cold wind blow across his face.

Beside him, Chen Zhong was almost the same outfit, but his expression was more cold than Li Yuanqing, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this time, Guan Canghai cautiously came to Li Yuanqing's side and said in a low voice: "My lord, in two hours, about evening, we will be able to see the land of Dengzhou." ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, and said to Chen Zhong with a smile: "Big brother, the bow of the ship is windy, let's go to the cabin to warm up for a while." ”

Chen Zhong sighed and said in a low voice: "Yuanqing, I, I am always a little uncomfortable in my heart. We, after all, we are still the official army of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Li Yuanqing patted Chen Zhong's shoulder, tried to soften his tone and said, "Big brother, it's true that we are officers and soldiers, but don't forget, we are now motherless children." The situation on the general's side is unknown, and he can't take care of us at all. On the other side of this hospital, don't even think about it. If we want to survive, we can only rely on ourselves. Besides, what do those gentry of my Daming look like, big brother, you know better than me. We're just asking for money, and we don't really hurt their lives. ”

Chen Zhong nodded heavily, "Yuanqing, I understand what you said, but ...... Ay. Sometimes, I often think that if I had died in Zhenjiang at that time, I am afraid that there would not be so many troubles. ”

Li Yuanqing shook his head, "Big brother, if you die in Zhenjiang, you will forever lose the opportunity to take revenge on the old slave." ”

Hearing Li Yuanqing mention the old slave, Chen Zhong's eyes instantly sharpened, "Yuanqing, I'm not as good as you." However, you don't have to worry too much, I, Chen Zhong, am not a foolish person, we are now, not only ourselves, but also these brothers under our command, we must take them to live well. To live is to have a chance. ”

In the evening, the fleet had already seen the outline of the land, and the sky was gray, and in a short time a little snow began to fall.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong briefly discussed, and the fleet did not immediately dock, but docked on a nearby uninhabited island to rest temporarily.

Before leaving, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, including the main officers of the two departments, all participated in the military discussion of the trip, and everyone carefully discussed the destination of the trip.

At this time, unlike later generations, the economy of the Shandong Peninsula is very developed, in this era, the coastal area of Shandong, in fact, is also a bitter cold zone, the real rich, to the Qingzhou Plain, the provincial capital Jinan, and the southern Jining area of the canal.

With the strength of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's two departments, these places are categorically not daring to go.

Although the Ming Dynasty is weak, it is a coiling dragon after all, and although the little emperor of the Apocalypse is young, he still firmly controls the entire Ming Empire.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's trip was actually a crime of rebellion.

But in order to survive, all this can only be avoided and trivialized.

At this time, Li Yuanqing only brought 100 soldiers under his command, and Chen Zhong only brought 80 soldiers under his command, but there were more than a dozen boats, just to bring more supplies back.

At this time, the two richest places along the Shandong Peninsula are Denglai and Liangzhou.

Due to their proximity to the sea, these two states have a large number of salt works, which are the main pillar industries here.

If you want to make a fortune, the best way is to go deep into the hinterland, even if you can't enter the cities of Dengzhou and Laizhou, but to the towns where private salt is flourishing by the sea, the effect will not be bad.

The Ming Dynasty has been stable for hundreds of years, and even when the Japanese were rampant, most of them were in the south, the Denglai area, and were rarely affected.

In these two states, most of the main military forces are some guards and soldiers, and there are very few real soldiers.

At this time, the state of the Ming Dynasty is the Liao land on the front line of the war, and the guards and military cantonment systems have long been dilapidated, not to mention, in the hinterland of Denglai.

Pushed back more than ten years, the descendants of Chen Zhong and Li Yuanqing, Kong Youde, who was born in the Dongjiang Army, made chaos in Denglai and Liangzhou for several years, and the court was stunned that there was no way to take it, but let Kong Youde smoothly take refuge in Houjin.

At this time, although the situation is not as erosive as Chongzhen's year, it is roughly the same.

If Chen Zhong and Li Yuanqing really want to come hard, they may not have no chance.

However, after all, the two of them are still the official soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and there is still the true god Mao Wenlong behind them, so they will naturally not do things absolutely unless they have to.

As long as the livelihood of the brothers can be maintained for the time being, this is sufficient.

The fleet rested temporarily, but a dozen small boats exploring the way took advantage of the night to drift around.

In the cabin, the stove was lit, and the thick cloth curtain blocked the sea breeze outside, Li Yuanqing leaned against the stove, and closed his eyes a little tired.

Chen Zhong was holding a small wine jug, constantly pouring wine, not knowing what he was thinking.

More than a dozen henchmen under the command of the two gathered at the other end of the cabin, leaving enough space for the two of them.

At this time, Chen Zhong poured another sip of wine, and suddenly said to Li Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, you say, can the general escape the Houjin offensive this time?" ”

Li Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Chen Zhong's thinking to jump like this, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Chao ~ Xian official should not let Hou Jin Jun come here." Of course, that probably doesn't help much. But if it can be delayed for a while, it will be for a while. The general is eloquent and strategic, and his vision is far beyond ordinary people, and he will definitely have a way to turn evil into good fortune. What we need to do is to survive before we contact the general. ”

If Li Yuanqing is not mistaken, Longchuan was broken by the Houjin army more than a month after the destruction of Zhenjiang City.

Subsequently, Mao Wenlong continued to start his wandering career, and after a period of interval, he finally gained a firm foothold on Phi Dao.

According to the historical time calculation, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong want to contact Mao Wenlong, at least after the New Year.

Therefore, Li Yuanqing is not in a hurry to contact Mao Wenlong, the most important thing at this time is to stabilize and even grow his strength first.

At that time, even in the face of Mao Wenlong, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong will be able to have confidence.

After the battle of Zhenjiang, the old brothers who attacked Zhenjiang that day were not many.

Chen Zhong nodded silently, "I hope the heavens will bless the general." ”

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At dawn the next day, the boats that had gone to explore the way returned, and they brought back the latest news.

At this time, the location of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhongbu was in the eastern sea area of Dengzhou City, about a hundred miles away from Dengzhou City.

In this section of the sea near Dengzhou City to the west, there are dozens of large and small salt farms. There are several large salt farms, which are quite close to Li Yuanqing's goal.

In the hundred-mile sea area to the east, it is already a bitter cold land, with a sparse population density, and there are a few salt farms, but most of them are small workshops of the family family, and they are not in the climate.

This time, the goal is clear.

After careful discussion, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong chose a large salt farm thirty miles away from the east of Dengzhou City, the scale of this salt farm is more than ten miles away, and ordinary gentry landlords may not be able to support such a big shelf, and it must be either rich or expensive.

However, it is too close to Dengzhou City, and if you start rashly, it will inevitably be a bad pool.

After discussing with Chen Zhong, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong decided to continue to send people to this salt field to reconnoiter and listen to detailed information during the day today, and then start again at night.

Soon, several small boats led by two henchmen headed for the direction of the salt works, while the large army lay in the boats, patiently recuperating and waiting.

The sky gradually got dark, and the light snow that had stopped during the day began to drift again, and gradually became bigger.

The scouting boats had returned, and they had some more precise data on the saltworks.

The owner of this salt field is surnamed Liu, is a famous big family in Dengzhou, the son of the owner of Liu, is even more amazing, at a young age, he won the lift, and worshiped under the door of the great Confucian, Donglin party leader Zuo Guangdou, it can be said that it is the pride of Dengzhou people.

Father and son are perfectly combined, in Dengzhou, the old Liu family is a figure like the emperor of the soil, that is, the prefect and the same knowledge, and now that he has seen the proprietor of Liu, he has to be polite and call him 'boss'.

As for the specific aspect of the salt farm, perhaps the family business is too big, the reputation is too great, the Liu family father and son do not attach so much importance to the defense of the salt field, according to the intelligence reaction, the current salt field guards, there will be no more than 30 people, but there are hundreds of salt coolies, this is simply a godsend.

If Li Yuanqing started the salt field of an ordinary wealthy gentry, maybe he would feel a little guilty, but he was actually the protégé of the Donglin boss and the pillar of Donglin in the future, damn it, who would he do if he didn't do it?

After a brief discussion, the team quickly set off and went straight to the Liujia Salt Farm.

In less than a few hours, the fleet was already approaching the saltworks area, and at this time, the snowflakes in the sky were getting bigger and bigger, and they were already overwhelming.

Fortunately, it is not yet the freezing period, and it does not have much impact on the actions of the fleet.

The soldiers under the command of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong are also in the prime of life, so naturally they will not be afraid of this cold.

At this time, looking from a distance, the entire salt field is in a half-moon-shaped bay, the surrounding terrain is flat, the bay is wide, it is really a treasure land.

In several places in the bay, there are tall watchtowers with lights on inside, but looking at their layout, these watchtowers are not for monitoring the enemy, but for the coolies working inside.

In the face of this kind of defense, Chen Zhong was still a little unacceptable for a while, "Them, how can they be so careless?" ”

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, "Big brother, this is Dengzhou, not in our Liaodi." ”

Only then did Chen Zhong react, and let out a long sigh, "Yuanqing, let's do it." I'll take the lead myself. ”

Of course, Li Yuanqing understood what Chen Zhong meant, these days, his subordinates eat, drink and Lazar are all Li Yuanqing's, Chen Zhong's temperament, naturally he will not eat white food, so he wants to contribute more in this battle.

The two have known each other for so long, and Li Yuanqing is naturally relieved about Chen Zhong's strength, nodding, but instructing in a low voice: "Big brother, they are all sons of the Han family, if they are not heinous people, they can leave their lives." Also, the brothers tried not to speak to avoid being heard. ”

Chen Zhong nodded hurriedly, "Yuanqing, don't worry." ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand, beckoned the headquarters ship, and quickly approached the salt works.

Li Yuanqing also recruited Guan Canghai and Wang Hai, and quickly followed with the people of the headquarters.

Chen Zhong's movements were very numb, and he soon arrived on the coast, before leaving, the two men and horses had already changed their attire, not the Ming army's uniforms, but the ordinary cotton jackets and cotton pants worn by the people, in order to distinguish them, they were tied with a white scarf on their left arm.

It was snowing heavily tonight, and the wind was very strong, and the night guard on the watchtower must have been uncomfortable.

In this kind of weather, the salt works cannot produce at night, and the vigilance has been lowered by one point.

After a while, the lights of the two nearby watchtowers have changed a little, and Chen Zhong's people have already succeeded.

Li Yuanqing naturally didn't waste time, waved his hand, and directly signaled the people of the headquarters to go to the main building complex of the salt farm.

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