The Dongcheng Gate of Dinghai County is full of hustle and bustle.
Although there were a lot of people and many cars, they were all in an orderly line in two teams, advancing in order.
One team is naturally ordinary people, and the other team is a fleet with no end in sight. However, the gatekeepers are all used to doing it. There is still a front of the inspection here, and the yamen went to the back. This way, it can be a lot faster.
"I've never seen trouble like this before. Why are there so many things this time?" a steward in charge of escorting the goods complained.
A yamen next to him explained to him: "It's not that it's not peaceful recently, our master said, be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, it's not easy for everyone to do this business, let's spend a little more effort to keep your wives in peace, better than anything. are important."
These words make this manager happy, and business is all about auspiciousness. If people say it like this, it will not happen again.
It was hot, and these heavily-armed yamen were sweating profusely, and their throats seemed to be on fire.
One of the yamen handed the water bag to Wang Daniu and said, "Mr. Wang, drink some water."
Taking advantage of Wang Daniu's time to drink water, the yamen complained: "I don't know what's wrong with your lord recently, but you are so cautious. You will check it again when the goods are put into the warehouse. As for let us check it too?"
Wang Daniu tapped him on the head and said, "You're not too timid, you have to arrange the adults, and the money is hard to hold, right? The adults ask you to do it, so you do it honestly, where is there so much nonsense."
Since Wang Daniu won Xue Tingxiang's appreciation, he has been promoted from the ordinary doorman to the head of these doormen. Regardless of the size of the official, there are dozens of people under him, so he is increasingly majestic.
"That's not true. We don't have any spare time to chat, but we don't dare to arrange adults."
Wang Daniu sneered, and at this moment, there was a loud noise not far away.
But it was the doorman who was in charge of the search and found something unusual.
"Which rice shop are you from, and brought so much grain over here?"
The guy in charge of transporting the grain bowed his head and bowed his waist, but unfortunately he was stupid and couldn't speak. At this time, a person who looked like a manager squeezed forward and said with a smile: "Master, we are Cai Ji Mi Xing's guys, we just shipped a batch of grain from Songjiang, why didn't we let us in? "
The doorman squinted at him: "What's the matter? You haven't stayed in our Dinghai County for a long time? Don't you know that the county magistrate has ordered that if there is any goods coming in or going out, someone must be inside to meet them, and a road guide is needed outside. No These, let you, the emperor, come, and say that if you can't enter, you can't enter."
The steward wiped off the sweat, covered the surprise in his eyes, and said with a smile: "I am the one who is responsible for running food outside, how do I know this. Master, look..." He said, using the cover of his sleeves, Stuffing silver coins in the hands of the doorman, I thought that this person must be deliberately trying to corrupt the money. Now that they have the money, they have to let them pass.
Who would have thought that this person put the silver in his hand and weighed it, so he shouted loudly not far away: "Boss Wang, someone bribed me to enter the city, but they have no one to answer, and they can't send it out from the yamen. guide."
Wang Daniu brought people over immediately, and the people lining up beside him all looked towards him. Seeing the manager at a loss, his face was ugly.
"Hey, you don't have eyes, you have stuffed silver into our place! If you don't stuff silver, I won't check you, since I dare to stuff—" Wang Daniu said, "Let me check it out!"
Following his order, several yamen came on like hungry wolves.
Here, Wang Daniu patted the doorman on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, promising and self-motivated. That's right, the people in our yamen will take a fancy to these little money? It's not that I betray the trust of the common people in us, etc. I'll report it to you when I go back, the adults will definitely reward you."
The steward over there was panic-stricken, like a funeral examination approval.
The people who saw this scene all applauded, but they confused this group of people. Could it be that now that the sun is coming out from the west, these people in the yamen who are desperate for money don’t love money
How did they know that Xue Tingxiang had given an order a long time ago that the gatekeepers and gatekeepers were not allowed to take advantage of others, everyone supervised each other, everyone could report, and there would be rewards for reporting, and even oneself could report on themselves.
Just like the doorman just now, even though he lost this piece of money, he turned his head and rewarded him more. Besides, now I work as an errand in the county government office, but they are all fat clerks who are too fat. Whoever gets kicked in the head by a donkey and greedy for such a small amount of money will lose his job, but he will cry without tears.
"Take your money, and come with us to the yamen later." The doorman threw the money to the steward with a look of contempt.
Just as he turned to leave, a big change suddenly occurred.
The steward turned around and pulled out a large knife from under the grain bag of the truck. Following his movements, the guys in charge of escorting the goods all pulled out their weapons from the truck.
When the doorman standing on the gate saw this scene, he immediately picked up a broken gong and banged on it, and shouted at the same time: "There are Japanese pirates, the master said, whoever catches the Japanese pirates will be rewarded."
With just this sentence, the people who were honestly waiting to enter the city suddenly changed their faces, some took out wooden sticks, and some came directly with a pole. Not to mention the convoys waiting to enter the city, the guys who were escorting the goods suddenly turned out weapons from nowhere and surrounded them.
He directly confused these people who wanted to break through and run away. Is this the lamb who entered the wolf's den
They didn't expect that the city gate would be checked so strictly, so those trucks also put a few bags of rice grains on them, and the rest were sand. Seeing that the gatekeeper was so difficult, seeing that the weapons hidden below were about to be exposed, he suddenly changed his face and planned to break through.
It is expected that the few yamen in front of them will not be able to stop them. Who would have thought that they would be surrounded by a group of hungry wolves in an instant. Until they were all taken down, unarmed, and tied up, they still didn't understand what happened.
With a smile on his face, Wang Daniu said, "The people who have contributed just now have already been recorded, and I will go to the yamen to receive the reward later." Then he said to a middle-aged man next to him, "Mr. Cao, your people are really quick-witted and fast-handed. I took the lead." Fang Cai and these people were the stewards surnamed Cao, who led them to take them down.
"It's easy to say, easy to say." Cao Guanshi said with a smile on his face.
There were a few people in the convoy on the side with a faint expression of regret, and it seemed that they were very sorry that they and others were not faster than the Cao family.
This made those who were arrested even more confused. How could they know that Xue Zhixian's generosity had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Since the county government said that there were prizes, they would not use three melons and two dates to send them away.
It's like it was posted once before. Someone who was ignorant took the opportunity to make trouble in the county town and was taken over by someone from a business firm.
Now, for businesses that come to Dinghai County to do business, the county government will issue a certain amount of approval slips for the next use after each trip. The next time the quantity of goods is only allowed to come up according to the approval slip, more than that is not allowed to enter, the quota of each company varies.
This quota had attracted a lot of discussion at the beginning, but the county yamen was so powerful that no one else could say anything. However, it was later discovered that the amount on this batch was based on the last shipment, whether there was any unhappiness in the transaction process, and even whether the firm itself had a comprehensive assessment of its credibility.
If a foreign businessman complained that the last time the goods were uneven, or there was any problem with the quality, the next time the company's approval slips would drop sharply.
Of course, it's not just these. In fact, to put it bluntly, when you come to Dinghai to do business, you must be honest and not cause trouble, listen to the arrangements of the government, and at the same time, you must uphold the integrity of the businessman, and don't do some small actions that ruin your reputation, and ship the approval slip. The amount will naturally increase slowly, and vice versa.
Some people tried to go to the county government office, or even send gifts to Xue Tingxiang, trying to get more approval notes, but they were all useless. The only time that a comment was released in particular was when someone made trouble.
This is the reason why the people of these firms are so active.
The city gates were quickly restored, and those arrested were sent to the county government.
It's a pity that no matter how they were tortured, these people didn't tell their origins, they only said that they knew that Dinghai was rich now, and they planned to come to the black to grab a vote.
The problem is that there are too many people who are black and black recently, and the county government has already arrested several groups.
Soon it will be time to ship.
Different from before, now that there is a bright road, it is naturally much more convenient during the day than at night.
The dock of Dinghai Port has a new look now.
The wharf has been expanded, and the simple trestle bridges in the past have been replaced. From two people can pass, to five or six people can pass, and the speed of transporting goods is naturally greatly improved.
The sky was as blue as wash, and the gray-white seabirds were flying in the sky.
The cargo ship loaded with goods quickly left the port. Dinghai is not far from Shuangyu, and it can be reached by driving forty nautical miles, which takes an hour.
Two cargo ships were in the middle, each supporting a warship on the left and right.
These roads are all used to walking and can be reached with closed eyes, so even the helmsman at the helm is a little bored.
…
About five or six nautical miles away from here, there were two warships parked, surrounded by more than ten small warships.
Xue Tingxiang was sitting in the command room on the third floor of the warship, with Xie San beside him.
"You really think about it?"
Xue Tingxiang looked at him with a smile: "This kind of situation is unavoidable. They have exhausted their means but they are useless, so they will definitely use this trick."
He stood up, went to the window, and looked down at Class A and the calm sea.
"This is the easiest way to save trouble. It's just that he didn't want to make a big deal before. If it were you, he would not only rob the goods, but also attack us. He turned his head and reported to the court that it was a Japanese pirate. If he gets rich, he gets famous. Maybe You can also be promoted to one level, why not do it.”
It was probably Xue Tingxiang's relaxed attitude that affected Xie San. He smiled and said, "He definitely doesn't want to be promoted to a higher level. A commander away from this place doesn't have as much energy as him."
Xue Tingxiang laughed, but Xie San retracted his smile and said with some hesitation: "I'm afraid he will come out in full force. With our power, we are not Guo Juwei's opponent."
"He won't, and even if he does, don't be afraid."
Xie San didn't know where Xue Tingxiang's confidence came from. Could it be that he still had soldiers in ambush? He quickly thought about it in his mind, but he couldn't think of where else he could keep ambush soldiers, after all, all of Dinghai's forces were already here.
But these are against Guo Ju, but there is not much chance of winning.
Just when Xie San fell into an anxious struggle again, a horn suddenly sounded in the distance.
The sound of the horn curled, and it was very weak when it reached here, but there was soon movement here, a long horn sounded, and the boat moved.
At this time, the fleet of Dinghai County was surrounded by people.
It's five warships, out of nowhere. There was no flag on the boat, and the clothes on the people on the boat were mixed in colors, and it was impossible to see the details on the surface.
Moreover, these people are extremely ruthless, and if they don't say anything, they are fighting. Even pirate ships don't act like this.
After a short pause, the warship quickly came on, but the cargo ship was chaotic. In the sound of the cannon, a horn sounded, but no one took it seriously. Even if the news was received on the shore, the group would have robbed the goods and retreated by the time they arrived.
The sound of the cannon rumbled, and the naval battle was different from the land. The two soldiers could not face each other directly. Since firearms were widely used on ships, almost all naval battles used artillery as the handover between the two soldiers.
In Class A, the soldiers of the guardhouse and the people from the Minzhuang Regiment kept changing the sails on the mast, and the helmsman spun the rudder frantically to avoid the shells coming from the opposite side.
These shells are solid iron bullets, and once they land on a ship, they can cause a lot of damage. Or the boat was smashed into a hole, or it turned into a meat grinder and strangled the soldiers, and it seemed that a small iron ball flew over, often being avoided by people and gods, or it would end up with arms and legs flying together.
On the rearmost warship, in the command room, Commander He looked ahead with clairvoyance.
This time, he didn't need to come forward in person, but he hated Dinghai so deeply that he had to see the end of their complete destruction in order to relieve the anger in his heart.
"My lord, these people are going to run."
"Come around."
The fact that the other party would run was not unexpected by Commander He. The enemy was outnumbered, so it would be better if he didn't run at this time.
But soon there will be news.
"My lord, they ran away separately. This Dinghaiwei person is extremely timid, and seems to be planning to leave the cargo ship and run by himself."
The warship is different from the cargo ship. The cargo ship cannot travel fast because of the deep draft, but the warship is different. It really adds up to the speed, which is much faster than the cargo ship.
The movement on the sea was naturally brought into Commander He's eyes, and he laughed proudly: "A group of cowards! Leave two ships to take down the cargo ship, let's catch up, this time we must destroy them and let them dare to follow Lao Tzu. fight!"
"Yes."
It's easy to say, but it's not that simple.
The people on the two cargo ships did not want to sit still, and were still moving forward at the fastest speed. The man at the helm seemed to be very flustered, and he went against the warship, just trying to escape from here first, without looking at the way.
And the two warships have long run away with only their backs left.
Three of Guo Juwei's warships went to chase the two warships respectively, leaving the two warships here and slowly approaching the cargo ship.
Seeing that the attacking warship was getting closer and closer, the cargo ship also fired a few guns to demonstrate.
Nowadays, cargo ships are generally equipped with Folang cannons, but the firepower is not large. After all, the main function of cargo ships is to transport goods.
Just when the two warships showed a hideous smile at the cargo ship, a team of warships suddenly appeared on the sea, the number was extremely large, the clouds covered the sky, and the sun came.