Zheng Haizhu rode Chi Ruyi to the east, and the ten-mile road was quickly completed, and on the shore that became flat in front of him, a large and small wooden boat anchored in the harbor appeared.

Further onto the land, there are clusters of low shacks and fields in the winter when they are flawed.

It was still early and the sun was shining, Zheng Haizhu raised his eyes to make out it, and rode his horse to the only tiled bungalow.

A hundred paces away, there were a few men with forked sticks on the side of the road, their clothes in tatters, and their bodies looked as thin as the leper dogs lying on their stomachs, but they did not look like peasants or beggars.

Facing their curious eyes more than vigilant, Zheng Haizhu simply reined in the horse: "Fellow, is the house in front of the chief businessman?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a strong man strode forward, with a big waist and a beard, a net scarf on his head, and a decent knife hanging from his waist.

"You lazy people, you don't stand up to stop anyone when you see them. It's better for me to raise you than to raise a dog, and the dog still knows how to bark twice."

The men lying on the ground were reprimanded by this person, most of them were still sluggish and wooden, only one of them was an older one, who did not stop catching lice in his hands, and replied in his mouth: "Master Liu, it's a woman, I'm very afraid."

Zheng Haizhu didn't get off the horse, but only arched his hand to the beard: "I've seen Liu Junye."

She made a calculation today that she wanted to ride a horse, so she was wearing ordinary cotton jackets and trousers, but the sable armor rewarded by the Lu Wangfu was on the outside, and the jujube red horse under the crotch was even more fat and strong, and it was not something that a small family could feed at a glance.

The beard surnamed Liu, seeing that Zheng Haizhu was still sitting on the horse, the anger in his heart had already jumped up, but he looked closely, the other party from clothes to mounts, enough to buy several of his own titles, and couldn't help but mutter, isn't it the old man Haidao who came to find Cheng to do business?

He had to forcibly suppress the prestige of showing off his might, and said angrily: "I am the hundred households of Jindaotun, what are you looking for Cheng Zong?"

Hundreds, thousands of households, are the concept of hereditary military households, when the founding of the country engaged in military tun, military households are good at fighting in the field, to this day, many military households in the military tun of the Ming Dynasty, but they are almost the same as ordinary farmers, and there is no combat effectiveness.

The general rule is in the "war barracks", which is counted as a recruitment system, and is the local combat readiness force.

Therefore, after Zheng Haizhu came to see it in person, combined with Xu San's previous explanation, he had a concept.

This place looks like a Juntun village, but in fact it is the private port of the officials in charge of Dengzhou Haiphong Road.

In the words of later generations, Mr. Cheng who is stationed here is the white glove of the officials of Haiphong Province, and the Liu Baihu in front of him is the white glove of Mr. Cheng.

Professional soldiers and hereditary hoarders were mixed, and the war barracks and local guards joined forces to take advantage of Dengzhou's unique seaport conditions to engage in smuggling.

At the end of Wanli, the governor of Denglai, who oversaw the military and political power of a place, had not yet been established, and Tao Lang was in the position of the prefect of Dengzhou, so he could not manage here.

It's like a mayor who can't manage the local military district.

Therefore, when Xu San reported with a bitter face yesterday, saying that the private port had changed the general and knocked the bamboo pole to the sky, Zheng Haizhu understood that going to Tao Zhifu was not only the wrong way to bother Shangguan, but the key was that there was no use for fart.

When Wu Bangde heard that the battalion system came out to engage in smuggling and collect benefits, he mentioned whether he wanted to accompany him and use Qi Jin's name to pull a relationship, but Zheng Haizhu clearly refused.

"The premise of pulling the relationship is in the same boat, Zhenjiang General Army and Dengzhou Haidao, I am afraid that in this life, I am afraid that there is only a time to fight the Japanese invaders, and it is possible to talk about helping each other in the same boat. Now Dengzhou Haidao earns his own money, and it will only be self-defeating to mention the commanders of other battalions."

Zheng Haizhu said, and added a sentence at the end: "You are the head of our intelligence bureau, the closer you get to Liaohai, the more you should come forward."

At this moment, when Liu Baihu's arrogance was lowered, Zheng Haizhu got off the horse and said in a harmonious voice: "My surname is Zheng, and I have also asked for some convenience here in the past. Yesterday I heard my buddy come back and say that the new master is here. I'm going to visit me today."

As she spoke, Shi Shiran led the horse forward, and when Liu Baihu stepped up, he stuffed a broken piece of silver into his hand.

While Liu Baihu took the silver, he was more suspicious than happy.

Tan asked, "The Xu San who sent the pastry kueh in the morning belongs to your family, right?"

Zheng Haizhu nodded: "It's my guy's plan."

"Huh?" Liu Baihu was taken aback, "Zheng Dongjia, your house is at the end of Liaodong, and it was Mao Shoubei who contacted you, right?"

"Exactly."

"Ouch, the three boys of the Urna, only told me that this time their southern owner also came, surnamed Zheng. I didn't expect it to be a bit, a ......."

Zheng Haizhu smiled: "Liu Ye didn't expect that it was a woman. Uncle Mao's business, whenever I have time, how can I not keep an eye on it."

Liu Baihu didn't bother with the anecdote of the woman's business, but quickly changed his solemn expression: "Zheng Dongjia, I can't take your silver. I have two brothers on the other side of the sea, one has died in the hands of ***, Mao Shoubei dares to do it with ***, we know, so we will take care of Mao Shoubei's goods before. But now that the boss has been replaced with a new one, the number of people collected is the whole boss, and we can't do anything about it."

Jung Hae-joo showed an expression of "I also know your difficulties".

In fact, this trip to the north, because Zheng Haizhu personally led the team, Xu San had already reported to her that the smuggling of Mao Wenlong from the seaport was a hundred households in Jindaotun, surnamed Liu.

Just now, Zheng Haizhu didn't tell his origin clearly as soon as he came up, he just wanted to weigh Liu Baihu.

At this time, Zheng Haizhu sincerely pushed back the hand that Liu Baihu handed over the silver: "It's not for Liu Ye. I don't know what kind of hair flowers my sister-in-law Liu and my two eldest nieces like, so I don't dare to buy them blindly. If Liu Ye doesn't accept it, I can only ask the first few to ask where Liu Ye lives, and send it over myself."

When Liu Baihu heard this, the other party even touched the door of his two daughters, which was obviously the gift of Xu San, so he respectfully put the silver money into his clothes, and immediately slowed down.

"Zheng Dongjia, my brother will give you a secret, Cheng General, he is the same as the pioneer general, he is not promoted by military merits. The one in the lead, because of the prosperity of the backstage officials, was transferred to another place. Cheng Jiang is always new, and he must give a good performance to the old men of Haiphong Road, who would have thought that a while ago, the imperial court would come to patrol the eight mansions, and turn back and forth in the Liaohai Sea, so that many private ports did not dare to go out of the ship. Now that Liaohai is about to freeze, if you don't hurry up and knock you out, the old man will not have a comfortable year, from Cheng General to our military households, don't think about being too safe."

Zheng Haizhu knew that the eight mansions that Liu Baihu said were Wang Yaliang.

It seems that the sea waterproof master is also very afraid of patrolling the imperial history, and once the imperial history comes, he will not dare to engage in vigorous smuggling activities.

She then thanked her and said, "Thank you, Brother Liu, for mentioning it."

Liu Baihu pointed ahead: "Cheng has been on duty every day for the past few days. Hey, look, isn't that sitting at the door Xu San?"

Zheng Haizhu saw that he was talking, but his steps were stagnant, so he smiled and said, "Big brother stays, you don't have to accompany me in."

……

Cheng Xin snuggled the hand warmer to the patch on his chest, and hung his head to take a nap.

But though his eyes are open, he is too cold to sleep.

Damn, the general manager in front of him has also been guarding this private harbor for three or four years, not that he has never encountered a cold day and winter moon, and he doesn't know how to repair this leaky dilapidated house on all sides.

It's almost over, stay up for a few more days, the Liaohai Sea will freeze, and all the ships will not be able to leave the port no matter how much money they pay, and they will be able to go back to the city to sleep on the hot kang.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xin couldn't help sighing, he was a dignified seven-rank military attaché, and he had a mighty and majestic biao embroidered on his belly, but the good days he had been thinking about turned out to be just not freezing.

Cheng Xin was originally just a descendant of a dilapidated military household in the Fushan Guardhouse, and he was able to become the commander of the battalion soldiers purely because of his appearance.

Cheng Xin's father-in-law, a wealthy businessman in Dengzhou, took care of the old feelings, and among the poor sons and nephews of the same township, he picked a descendant with the worst kung fu but the best appearance, and recruited him as a son-in-law, although the daughter who married was comparable to Zhong Wuyan, but a thousand taels of silver bought the robe of a seven-grade military general as compensation, which was very sincere.

After putting on the robe, Cheng Xin realized that his father-in-law's expectations for him were not only to be a stallion, but also to really come out and plow the land by himself.

Cheng Xin has to give it to his father-in-law

The old man of Dengzhou Haidao, who made friends, guarded the private port and collected tolls.

"Master Cheng."

A female voice made Cheng Xin, who closed his eyes and recuperate, open his eyes suddenly.

Zheng Haizhu, who walked in with Xu San, quickly looked at this boss by Shunguang.

The skin is white and greasy, the body is collapsed, and he is so not tiptoeing closer, the other party actually snorted when he heard the shout, and sure enough, the rank of this soldier is not made by real knives and guns.

Cheng Xin made a show, sat up straight, looked at Zheng Haizhu, and then looked at Xu San, who had already come to deal with him.

Xu San said respectfully, "Master, this is our Zheng Dong family."

Landlord? Female?

Cheng Xin was stunned, but his father-in-law's training for him on weekdays made him know what it meant to be "quiet".

"Well, the owner is here, and it is also three hundred taels of silver and a flag."

Cheng Xin patted a stack of cloth on the right side of the eucalyptus head and said coldly.

Zheng Haizhu saw the black letters on the silver background and the yellow tooth edge, and knew that it was the flag of Dengzhou Haidao, and after the merchant ship paid the purchase fee, if it encountered the patrol ship of the sailor in Liaohai, he would raise the flag and return it to Haiphong Road after returning.

The sailor will pick and look at the private boat and check whether it is a fake flag. But if the flag is not hung, even if it is a familiar ferry from Dengzhou Port, the sailor will ask for the string, and then collect a sum.

Zheng Haizhu smiled and said respectfully: "Yesterday, my guy was stupid, and I didn't bring enough money to ask for the flag. Early this morning, I should have come to make amends to the chief master, and I didn't want the general's wife to call me to accompany you to Danya Mountain, so I arrived at this hour."

As she spoke, she put a silver ticket of three hundred taels in front of Cheng Xin.

Cheng Xin looked at the number on the silver ticket, but what he was thinking about was not money, but the words "General's Wife".

"Well, that, Zheng Dongjia is polite, the snacks sent by your young man are good. Zheng Dong's family also eats a piece?"

"Thank you, master, don't eat it, the grass people have to rush back to the city and accompany Mrs. to the play."

Cheng Xin hurriedly took the flag, stood up, paced to Zheng Haizhu, handed the flag to her, and asked casually, "Listening to Zheng Dongjia's accent, he is not a local, and which general of our Dengzhou is good friends with the noble scroll?"

Zheng Haizhu said with a hint of laughter: "The general's family is not from Dengzhou. He is the general of the Zhenguo of the Lu Wangfu in Yanzhou."

Cheng Xin gasped.

He came out of the poor countryside and followed the local tyrant to deal with the officials, and he had already been told the true meaning of various official ranks and honors in the Ming Empire.

General Zhenguo is the same as him, who spent money to buy, he is not a serious general, but he is a relative of the emperor.

When he reacted, Zheng Haizhu had already put up the flag that took hundreds of taels to hang once, and said politely, "Don't bother the master", and beckoned Xu San to walk out of the door.

"Hey, Zheng Dongjia......

Cheng Xin followed their steps to the threshold, but saw Zheng Haizhu turn around again, patted the horse beside him, and said apologetically, "Can I ask the chief master to appreciate a few bean cakes from the grass people?" This horse also belongs to the General's Mansion, so I was in a hurry and lost the grain bag."

Cheng Xin saw clearly that Zheng Haizhu was patting the horse's buttocks, a distinct flower stamping stamp, although he didn't recognize what it was, but he had seen all kinds of officials and wealthy people in Dengzhou, and there were hot stamps on the buttocks.

Besides, this horse, fat and strong, at first glance is better than the horse in the Dengzhou barracks, where can ordinary people afford it.

Cheng Xin hurriedly beckoned the sergeant outside to get the horse food bag.

He smiled and said, "This horse is really spiritual."

Zheng Haizhu said: "Your Royal Highness loves hunting, and the horses in the house are extraordinary."

After a pause, Zheng Haizhu seemed to remember something, and his eyes turned from the horse's buttocks to the cream little face in front of him: "By the way, master, I have to find a big boat at the end of Lushun when I go back, and in the future, I will have to help His Royal Highness and his wife choose horses in Liaodong." However, I heard that the Haixi Jurchens are also bad thieves now, and the horses sent to the horse market are not as good as before."

Cheng Xinxin said, I know, I know, aunt,

You don't need to hint anymore.

In just a few rounds, he had already figured out that he should return the silver ticket to this woman first. They had come out of Hong Kong before, not a grass coward who changed places with a shot, did she make up a lie to fool herself, and sent a subordinate back to Dengzhou City to ask if there were any nobles from the Lu Domain, no.

But if the silver ticket is not refunded today, looking at the bad appearance of this woman hiding a knife in her smile, if she really goes to the royal relatives to complain, the consequences will be unpredictable.

Cheng Xin sighed lightly: "Zheng Dongjia, it is really hard for you to go to the sea to do business, and it is not easy to earn money."

As he spoke, he stuffed the three hundred taels of silver tickets back to Xu San very naturally.

Xu San pretended to be panicked, didn't dare to take it, and looked at Zheng Haizhu worriedly.

Zheng Haizhu's face did not change: "Xu San, the master is compassionate, we can't ignore the rules." The master will open a net for us, but we can pay less for the money for the flag, but we can't not pay it."

Xu San made an expression that he finally understood, took the newly handed silver ticket with both hands, and took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels, entered the house numbly, and put it on Cheng Xin's head.