On the third day of August, the hottest weather is almost over, and the wind blowing from the sea in the morning is already a little cool.

From dawn to noon, from quiet to noisy, everything was as usual inside and outside the city, the wharves were busy, and the boats on the canals were the same as usual.

At the canal wharf, the red boat that had been said to be barrigate for inspection did not come out, and Wan Dao, the father-in-law of the grain supervisor, did not know why he did not send someone to make money on the river.

More than a dozen ships on the side of the Haihe River have not yet left, but the work of checking the value of goods and calculating the tax amount is almost complete, Sun Dahai found dozens of good soldiers with good water surnames to go to the place where the wreck was, and took turns to go into the water to check.

The cargo on this ship was very surprising, except for a dozen wooden boxes and wooden boxes of oxtail medicine that had been soaked in water, the rest were deerskins.

The ship was caught up and down, and he had personally experienced the might of artillery, and he was very obedient, and he knew why these two goods were being transported when asked.

Oxtail medicine can only buy a pair of 50 wen in Daming, but it can be sold for 400 wen when it arrives in the Wa country, there are several medicinal materials in the Ming Dynasty, but there are no in the Wa country, but there are many people who use this disease for cattle and horse diseases.

This medicine is a lowly commodity in Daming, and it is understandable to sell it to the people of the Japanese country to make huge profits, if they don't run, Wang Tong won't bother to care about them going there after paying taxes.

A piece of deerskin was sold for two taels of silver in the Ming Dynasty, and it was sold for one or two gold in the Ming Dynasty, which was frightening in terms of high profits, but the buyers were the daimyo of the Wa Kingdom and the samurai below. Because deer skin is an important material for making armor and armor, the deer of the Wa Kingdom have been hunted very rarely.

Buying and selling with the princes and samurai of the Wa Kingdom, this is a real traffic of the Wa Kingdom, with ill intentions, no wonder they want to run.

After Wang Tong surrounded the firearms workshop yesterday, he did not wait for the results of the search, and explained to the top and bottom of the firearms workshop that all the major crimes were committed by Lu Gonggong and their comrades, and had nothing to do with the following, but the workshop was still blocked, and everyone was asked to work as usual until the case was revealed.

This firearms workshop is a semi-enclosed place, and the residence of the craftsman is in the area of the workshop, and there is no place to go, not to mention that Wang Tong immediately transferred a few foreigners from his own ironcraft workshop and a few craftsmen who were originally here, and gave everyone white rice and pork, and people's hearts quickly stabilized.

stabilized the firearms workshop, and the overall situation outside the city was basically determined, but Wang Tong did not return to the city to rest, but returned to the river and camped with the soldiers stationed by the river for the night.

The night was quiet, but there were too many mosquitoes, and people couldn't sleep well.

As soon as there was some movement in the tent where he was staying, someone outside lowered his voice and said:

"My lord, three of the five incense sticks on the bow of the boat went out of the city last night, and two of them closed their doors early, and they didn't send anyone to contact the boatmen outside."

Wang Tong rubbed his face and walked out of the tent, and said to a person dressed as a civilian who bowed outside:

"Continue to keep an eye on, if there is any abnormal movement, take my letter and transfer troops to the nearest place."

The civilian bowed, turned around and hurriedly left, and walked more than a dozen steps, but it was Zhang Shiqiang who walked quickly, and the civilian dodged to the side, bowing his head slightly.

Zhang Shiqiang nodded, Wang Tong arranged hidden piles everywhere to sit and explore, Zhang Shiqiang was responsible for contact management, he went to Beijing to send an urgent letter, and only came back last night, Wang Tong arranged for him to sit in the city.

"My lord, yesterday when there was a firearms workshop on the outskirts of the city, someone entered the official office of the two soldiers and the food supervisor, and then these two people sent people to the camp of General Li Shen outside the city, and after General Li Shen withdrew his troops, he sent people to those two, and through these two they closed the door and did not see any guests, and before dark, they sent messengers out of the city and went in the direction of Jingshi."

Wang Tong sneered a few times and said:

"I still have to take care of these things, and it's really a deep friendship."

Hearing Wang Tong's words, Zhang Shiqiang pondered for a while, and said again:

"My lord, my subordinates are here now, and the news came from the eyeliner planted in those two, and Panda seemed to be very happy, and said, 'Fooling around to such a point, see who can protect you', Wan Dao saw two guests, these two guests went in and out on horseback, and walked fast, our people didn't have time to keep up, but after seeing it, they lost their temper in their own house."

The reaction of these two people was beyond Wang Tong's expectations, but to be able to do this, the dark line laid out when he came to Tianjin had an effect, and now there are very few people under Wang Tong who are responsible for investigating the undercover agents, and they can't force it.

"How is the Qing Army Department and the Household Department Transit Division?"

"Back to my lord, there seems to be no movement in those two places, everything is as usual."

Wang Tong nodded, and commanded:

"Go to the city and send Cai Nan over quickly, Brother Zhang, if you don't get it right today or tomorrow, you will have to work hard again, and you have to go to Jingshi to deliver a letter."

"Doing things for adults is a subordinate duty, what's the hard work."

Zhang Shiqiang bowed and said, Wang Tong said with a smile:

"Take Chihei and ten villagers, two horses each, there may be danger on the road, be more careful."

While talking, a burst of the smell of food came, both of them were on an empty stomach in the morning, smelling the smell and couldn't help but stop talking, the creaking sound of the wooden wheel crushing the ground, the carriage with the big wooden barrel of food came here, Wang Tong waved his hand to Zhang Shiqiang and said:

"You go back to the city to eat something good, you won't be left here."

Zhang Shiqiang said goodbye and walked towards the river with the carriage that transported the food, the fort and the fence behind him already had a look, and the rest was carefully groomed.

Yesterday, the fort said that the base built with masonry and civil engineering was not reliable, and it was estimated that it would be dispersed after a few shots, but now that it has bought time, the next step is to strengthen and repair.

The sun had not yet risen, but everywhere was already busy, and as soon as the cart delivering the food came to the vicinity of the fort, the soldier who was the guide shouted in a loud voice:

"Our Lord Wang is here to bring food to everyone!!"

Seeing the steaming meal, it was his own adult who came to deliver it in person, and the soldiers of the Jinyi Guard cheered loudly, and before they reached a fort, Wang Tong and his men took the big wooden barrel from the car, and then served a steaming meal to each soldier, and said a few words of condolence.

Under the rumors, intentional or unintentional, Wang Tong's image in the hearts of the soldiers is extremely tall, although Wang Tong is younger than most people, everyone respects him very much.

Yesterday, he said that the two battalions of soldiers and horses brought to the firearms workshop, left a battalion over there, and brought back a battalion, facing several times his own soldiers and horses, Lord Wang talked and laughed, calmly faced, dismounted and led everyone to impact, several times his own soldiers and horses retreated without a fight, such a majestic deed has been spread.

Today's soldiers not only regard Wang Tong as their boss, but also as a hero in their hearts.

At this time, Wang Tong personally sent a hot meal, and it was a cordial greeting and conversation, these soldiers in brocade clothes who were recruited were originally children of military families with simple minds, although they came here to practice hard, but they were well paid, full of food, and were treated so well by their own bosses, they were very excited.

After walking five forts, the banks of the Haihe River were already boiling, and people kept shouting:

"Thank you, Lord Wang!!" "I am willing to die for the king!!" "Even if you go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, the little ones are willing to go."

Words of allegiance come and go, and training in the camp alone does not cultivate loyalty, and only in such actions can people become attached.

After victory, in the time of hunger, it is the time when the human heart is most agitated and vulnerable, and at this time to make some moves, the effect is the greatest, and the king tells how to grasp this point, and also knows how to use it.

Walked through all the forts first, and then walked through all the camps stationed here, the sun had risen, and Cai Nan had already arrived.

After Wang Tong finished his work, his forehead was also sweating, and he had just wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, but a soldier ran over and reported:

"Lord Wang, yesterday there was no one of the three ships, and the owner begged the villain to come to the lord in the guardhouse, saying that he was willing to pay double the tax and silver fine, and only begged the lord to let them go."

It didn't sink, and it didn't have a ship of the Wokos, and there was nothing wrong with it, but it was just a run. In these years, if the ships that went to sea wanted to make money, they inevitably had to go to the Japanese country and the South Seas, and the people who traded were not necessarily Japanese or pirates, and the background was not very clean.

Wang Tong wanted to collect taxes in Tianjin, and he naturally had to allow overseas trade, and when he heard the soldier's report, he asked Cai Nan with a smile:

"Have you seen the cargo inspection on this ship?"

"If you go back to your lordship, the goods on this ship have only been seen by our own people, and they are all poplin, a total of 3,000 horses, and a total of 2,200 taels of silver in taxes and fines."

Wang Tong was stunned for a moment, and asked in wonder:

"How much is a poplin kyoshi?"

"Two, two, three dollars, this kind of bulk trading price is slightly cheaper, yesterday the accounts of the two warehouses said, the small ones will be remembered."

Wang Tong patted his forehead and said with a smile:

"When I left yesterday, the few ships that didn't run were more than 2,000 taels in taxes, and this one ran so much, if this money was worth his effort?"

Cai Nan thought about it, and also showed a look of sudden realization, Wang Tong said with a narrow smile on his face:

"Go to the people who came down from the sinking cargo ship and find a shipwright with the highest status, tell him, as long as he finds anything strange, give him five hundred taels of silver, and I will release him immediately!"

Cai Nan agreed with a smile, and immediately went to order, Wang Tong was in a relaxed mood, biting a straw stick in his mouth, and humming a small song.

Because of the shortage of manpower, the people of Tianjin Jinyi Wei Qianhu can only keep an eye on the incense of the bow of the boat, but they don't notice that some people frequently enter and leave the homes of each leader.

(To be continued)