After talking about business with Li Congyi, Qian Hailu wanted to return to Hangzhou.

However, Wen Fangfei's mother, Shi Shi, said that she had written to invite Shi Taichu, the head of the Shi family's shop in Xiuzhou, to come to Huzhou, hoping to meet Jiang Guogong. Li Congyi agreed. Then Qian Hailu had an idea, it is better to let Shi Taichu wait in Xiuzhou, and we will go to Xiuzhou.

Qian Hailu's thoughts, firstly, he wanted Li Congyi to accompany him for a few more days, and secondly, he took a boat from Taihu Lake and had a personal experience, so that when he was really useful in the future, he would be more confident.

Li Congyi naturally would not object.

Qian Hailu came to Huzhou with Wen Fangfei's mother Shi, and Qian Weijun guessed that Qian Hailu was going to Huzhou, so he didn't bother to send guards. This time he went with Li Congyi, and the Shi family had to follow.

Li Congyi's guards numbered thirty people, and the three ladies each needed a cabin, so the Wen family hired a large ship of 800 stones, carrying everyone and some Huzhou products, first going to Xiaoxi into Taihu Lake, passing through Wujiang County in Suzhou into the canal, and then going south along the canal to Xiuzhou (now Jiaxing). After that, Li Congyi returned to Xuancheng, and Qian Hailu and Wen Fangfei continued south to return to Hangzhou.

After entering Taihu Lake, Li Congyi felt that this Taihu Lake was a little deserted.

The Shi family had guards, and Li Congyi asked Gu Dazhuang to send someone to ask. Gu Dazhuang's cavalry battalion was not replenished for a while, and this time he clamored to follow Jiang Guogong out, so Li Congyi took him with him.

Shi's guards didn't dare to tell the truth to the dignitaries, but when these guards asked, someone said it clearly as if pouring beans. It turned out that Wu Yue's harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes were no less than those of the Southern Tang Dynasty. And Wu Yue has a unique tax. Qian Yu loves to eat fish, so he makes all parts of the country worship fresh live fish every day. When you go to the counties of Detaihu Lake, every fisherman has to offer a fresh live fish every day, and each one must reach a certain weight, which the government calls the fish class. In addition to this fish class, fishermen also need to pay various taxes and fees according to the number of heads and the size of the boat, which is not as good as farming, but fishing not only depends on luck, but also depends on the weather, and it also needs to repair the boat and repair the net. And the emperor asks for one every day, two in the state, four in the county, and when he arrives at the Taihu Lake Water Division, it depends on the mood of the people to take a few of them.

Fishermen in Taihu Lake were tormented by the fish tax, and the number tax on fishermen was reduced. At present, there are many islands in Suzhou, and there are still many fishing villages, so I have no choice but to insist. In Huzhou, there are very few fishermen. The surface of the lake naturally looks clean.

The appearance of several small islands at the junction of the sea and sky, and the emergence of two large islands, means that the ship has entered the territory of Suzhou.

Seeing Li Congyi, Qian Hailu and Wen Fangfei standing on the deck watching the scenery, Shi also went out of the cabin and introduced Li Congyi and Qian Hailu: "These two big islands are the East Island and the West Island in Taihu Lake, and there are mountains on the West Island, which are called Dongting Mountain. Although these two islands are large, they are all stones, and there are only fishermen on the islands. ”

"On this Taihu Lake, there are the most islands around West Island. The so-called 36 islands and 72 villages of Taihu Lake are generally in the radius of the two islands in the west and east. ”

"Is there really thirty-six islands and seventy-two villages?" Qian Hailu felt that this number was like talking about a martial arts book.

"Of course not. It is now that the Taihu Lake fishery is dilapidated, not to mention hundreds of fishing villages, there are always one or two hundred. However, if a family goes to several famous islands and villages, it is not difficult to get together 36 islands and 72 villages. ”

Circumnavigating the East Island, the ships turned from eastward to northeastward. Along the way, sure enough, there were not many fishing boats, and the number of cargo ships was similar, and I also saw a patrol ship of Wu Yue's Taihu Lake Naval Division in the middle.

Before it was dark, he entered the Wusong River. There are a lot more boats on the Wusong River, but they seem to be fishing boats, parked on the riverside.

There was a guard of the Wen family who said something on the edge of the cabin: "What's going on today, what are so many fishermen doing on the Wusong River." ”

Li Congyi also thought it was strange what these fishing boats were doing in Wusongjiang, but when he heard the guard say this, he hurriedly stopped him: "Do fishermen usually come to Wusongjiang?" ”

The guard also felt that something was wrong, so he replied: "There are fishermen who go to the canal or Wujiang County to sell fish, but I have never seen no less than twenty or thirty boats stop at the Wusong River." ”

Immediately find the owner of the boat and ask for a stop at a tea shop in front of him. Two fishing boats were also parked there, and when they saw the big boat with a banner reading "Huzhou Government Material Purchase" approaching, they hurriedly moved out of their positions. The pier was small, and the big ships could not pull aside, so a board was set up to dock.

Wen Fangfei also wanted to go ashore, but Qian Hailu took the initiative to persuade her.

Li Congyi took the Wen family's guard who had just answered, and Gu Dazhuang and a few other guards to the shore, and then went to the tea shop to drink tea. There were already five or six people sitting in the tea shop, Tai was half-barefoot, and at first glance it was a fisherman, and several of them were holding packages, and looking at the shape, it was either a knife or a gun or a bow and arrow. Gu Dazhuang wanted to speak, but Li Congyi stopped his eyes. Li Congyi entered the tea shop, and those people just kept sweeping their eyes, but they were all silent. The tea shop was just ordinary tea powder, and some steamed buns were also provided, so after eating and drinking for a while, Li Congyi said that he had rested and hurried back to the ship. When he got on the boat, Li Congyi looked back, and several people in the tea shop were looking over, and the fierce light in their eyes could not be concealed.

"How long do you have to get to the canal?" Li Congyi hurriedly asked the owner of the ship.

"About half an hour, if the wind is good, it can be faster."

"I'm afraid it's too late." Li Congyi looked at the sky and couldn't help but say.

In the cabin, Gu Dazhuang had already gathered the guards and wore armor in a squad to prevent accidents. And more than ten guards of the Wen family were also alarmed, and they were also panicked and prepared to fight. Tension immediately filled the cabin.

Shi Shi came over in a hurry and asked anxiously, "My lord, what is the matter?" ”

"I'm afraid it's the fishermen of Taihu Lake who are going to rebel." Li Congyi said, "The Taihu Lake Water Camp is at the mouth of the Wusong River, and the fishermen are here, so it should be the way to escape from the water camp." If it is not bad, in front of the canal, there will be a group of people who will block the sword archers of Wujiang County. ”

"Can you rush over?" Qian Hailu asked.

"The fishermen of Taihu Lake are opposed, and there is only one way out, and that is to go to the sea. In the eyes of these fishermen, our 800-stone sea boat is not only fat, but also a rare opportunity to upgrade the ship. Li Congyi patiently explained, "If it is dragged until the Wusong Koushui camp is broken and the fishermen go down the river, we will not be able to escape." ”

When Shi Shi heard this, his face turned pale, and he reacted that after these fishermen rebelled, the only way out was indeed to become pirates. Moreover, on the Zhoushan Islands, only the main island of Changguo is barely under the management of the Mingzhou government, and there are countless other islands where there are many pirates. But not all of these pirates made a living from raiding. For example, there is also a team secretly controlled by the Shi family in Xiuzhou, which occupies two or three small islands, not only fishing goods, but also cooking private salt, and also serving as a maritime trade guard. Therefore, the pirates of Zhoushan are also mixed. These fishermen want to gain a foothold in Zhoushan, first, to kill officers and soldiers to establish authority, second, to have good boats to walk the ocean, and third, to plunder the towns along the Wusong River as reserves. In this way, Xiuzhou in the lower reaches of the Wusong River may also suffer.

Wen Fangfei asked, "Can you recruit these pirates in the name of Tang Guo?" ”

Li Congyi's eyes lit up, "It's too late at this time." But Fang Fei, you have a good idea. ”

Hearing Li Congyi praise Wen Fangfei's good idea, Qian Hailu was slightly surprised, and then came to his senses and understood that Li Congyi had the idea of fighting other fishing villages on Taihu Lake.

At this time, in that tea shop, several people surrounded a thin man in the middle and only asked: "Eight masters, this Huzhou ship, have you robbed it together?" ”

Although Lu Yuan was the eighth leader selected by the thirteen Dashui Zhai in this incident, he was the architect of this operation. Just now, Li Congyi led a few guards ashore, and Lu Yuan knew that his arrangement might have been spied on, but at this time, he was already ready to fly, and it was too late for the other party to find out what was wrong. It's just that those guards are hard hands at first glance, and then look at the guards on the ship There are at least 20 people, and this piece of fat is not easy to gnaw.

However, Lu Yuan thought about it, this time when he went to the sea, Zhuzhai fought a few more tough battles, and the team trained stronger, and at the same time was more capable, which would be convenient for better survival on the island in the future. Immediately, he said, "Then send someone to inform the three masters in front of you that you must stop this boat." In addition, don't attack by fire, grab this ship, and be our flagship at sea. ”

So someone took a horse out of the bush by the roadside and ran forward.

However, after a short time, someone exclaimed, "The ship has turned around." ”

Lu Yuan looked over and saw that it was the boat just now. However, at this time, the banner purchased by the conspicuous Huzhou state capital was received. The boat was swimming against the current, and the wind was not good, and a group of sailors were only constantly adjusting their sails, while a dozen or so oars were sticking out from the bottom of the boat, paddling desperately.

After the boat sailed out of the sight of several people, it turned around and fled towards Taihu Lake.

Lu Yuan couldn't help frowning, hesitating for a moment.

Seeing the boat passing in front of the tea shop, Lu Yuan calculated the time in his heart, and knew that the boat would be able to sail to the mouth of Taihu Lake in a quarter of an hour, but Taihu Lake was shaped like a horn at the exit, and the first task of the Thirteen Villages this time was to break the Taihu Lake water camp, and in order to prevent the Taihu Lake water camp from escaping to Taihu Lake, three layers of defense were laid at the mouth of the horn. But unless it is launched in advance, it is estimated that by the time it gets dark, the ship will not be far away, even if it does not escape from the bell.

There are many officials in the government who are stupid and stupid like pigs and greedy as rats, but there are also many capable people. The official who went ashore to drink tea, looking young, didn't want to be a quick to see the opportunity, but unfortunately he couldn't kill him first at that time. "Call that Ma Wu back. In addition, keep an eye on the ship along the way, and as long as you don't mess with the moth, let him go. ”

Seeing that the eight-hundred-stone ship was gradually moving away, Lu Yuan was still unsteady in his heart, so he simply rode a horse to chase after it.

Li Congyi was in the cabin on the second floor, and he could see several people on the shore riding horses and embellishing the boat. It seems that the rebellion of the fishermen in Taihu Lake has been relatively well organized. It is no wonder that half a year later, when the Song Dynasty invaded the Tang Dynasty, the Wuyue Taihu Lake naval army was not seen in the book, thinking that it suffered heavy losses in this fishermen's rebellion, and it was even possible that the whole army was wiped out, so it did nothing.

It was getting darker.

Qian Hailu came up from the bottom cabin and stood beside Li Congyi, "Are you afraid?" ”

Li Congyi understood her thoughts, but in fact, she regretted taking this trip to Xiuzhou, and as a result, everyone was in danger. touched her little face: "Don't think nonsense. When I came to this world, I thought, if I both crossed over, I must do everything possible to marry you. After a pause, he added, "What is this difficulty?" And maybe it's a rare opportunity. ”

Qian Hailu looked at Li Congyi steadily, and Orr stood on tiptoe. Li Congyi lowered his head cooperatively and kissed deeply.

Gu Dazhuang was about to come in, and when he saw this scene, he hurriedly retreated. While thinking, Jiang Guogong is really amazing! took down all the princesses of Wu Yueguo so quickly, and it was really something that the capable could not!

Qian Hailu walked out and saw Gu Dazhuang standing outside the cabin, and understood that he should have seen it just now. couldn't help but blush, but Shi Shiran went down to the bilge.

Li Congyi was reminiscing about the deep kiss just now, and he felt that it was really different from his previous life. At this time, Gu Dazhuang came in, "My lord, you have arrived at the mouth of Taihu Lake, do you want to send a signal?" ”

At this time, Lu Yuan on the shore only saw that the boat had sailed to the mouth of Taihu Lake, and when it entered Taihu Lake, a firework burst out of the boat and went straight into the air.

Flares! But to whom is the signal?

Lu Yuanzheng was puzzled, only to see a cluster of fire rising not far from the Taihu Lake water camp, and then thick smoke went straight to the sky! Lu Yuan's pupils shrank, knowing that with such a trouble, it was impossible for the Taihu Lake Water Camp to be unresponsive, and it was impossible to attack at night at the moment, so it could only attack.