Yangzhou

On the Yangzhou wharf, the arrival of a huge iron-clad ship broke the tranquility here, and the usually bustling port was quiet for a moment.

The government has already reacted. Teams of soldiers came to the port and quickly put the place under martial law.

All the workers at the dock were placed outside, and all merchant ships were prohibited from landing, and they all watched from the boat.

“Here, who is going to shout?”

Looking at the iron-clad boat, the two officials on the shore, Chief Qian and Caoyunhe Camp, were trembling.

It’s true that they are officials, but they usually just show their prestige on the pier and on the streets of Yangzhou City.

As for the combat capability, I can’t say it doesn’t have it, but it is definitely not as high as the servants of the salt merchants and cloth merchants in Yangzhou, and the Yanding of the salt patrol envoy’s yamen.

It is true that Yangzhou does not have a large-scale combat power, especially the government, and it is impossible to survive here.

This is the world of salt merchants and cloth merchants, followed by the territory of the salt patrol envoys who make money. The defense of these places is not worth mentioning.

The problem is, when problems really arise, everyone hopes that these defensive forces can become the main force.

This is very embarrassing, holding the least money and wearing the most shabby equipment, but having to bear the main responsibility.

It’s like now, they are arranged at the forefront, waiting to see how the water thieves are fighting when they attack the pier.

If they can beat them, they will fight. If they can’t beat them, they will go back to the city directly, and then defend the city. As for the people outside the city, that’s fine.Everyone sees their own fate.

Yang Guang never dreamed that there would be such a problem. In fact, he was also to blame. Along the water transport, except for staying at night at the beginning, the rest was day and night.

As a result, the messengers were not as fast as he was, and the information about his iron-clad ship was not even delivered to Yangzhou Water Transport Wharf in time.

As a result, he was regarded as a water thief or something. After all, he still had a string of tails behind him, so he looked too much like a water thief.

A general manager and a guard, none of them were willing to stand up.

Yang Guang’s boats had already stopped at the pier, and they had all disembarked. When they saw a group of boys and girls disembarking, the two officials breathed a sigh of relief.

It doesn’t look like a water thief, but like a son and daughter of a wealthy family who come out to play in the mountains.

“Hey, those over there, where did your ship come from, and who are you? Do you know that you disturbed the law and order at my Yangzhou Water Transport Wharf?”

“How many people in and out of this pier are pointing at the water transport to eat? You are such a big ship, how many berths are blocked, what about the ships behind?”

In the end, he was brave enough to defend, and he just yelled at Yang Guang and the others.

Let’s not talk about other things, this official authority is really playing tricks. Yang Guang and the others were taken aback when they came down. Didn’t expect to be treated like this?

Jia Lian was also a little confused, why did someone still play prestige on him?

Even in Shenjing City, no official would dare to talk to them like this.

Even if the Jia family’s fortunes are falling, apart from those top rich families, who other officials are not polite to their Jia family?

“Blind your dog’s eyes! I am Jia Lian from the Rongguo Mansion in the capital city of God. Why, don’t you want to collect taxes from me?” Jia Lian didn’t get angry, and immediately yelled back.

Those who came from Shenjing City, Rongguo Mansion Jia Lian, and Rongning Second Mansion are indeed well-known throughout the country, basically anyone who is an official knows these two houses.

The most important thing is, where is Yangzhou? It’s very close to Jinling. The Jia family’s ancestral home is Jinling.

The Jia’s family in Shenjing and the Zhen’s family in Jinling are said to be the white jade pillars that support the sky, and the Zijin beams that support the sea.

As soon as the name of the Jia family came out, the two officials really knelt down and licked it.

“It turns out that the young master from Shenjing Rongguo Mansion came to our Yangzhou. It really made Yangzhou flourish. I don’t dare to collect taxes, but this identity still needs to be verified. Please don’t be surprised.”

Although she nodded and bowed her head, there was no shortage of precautions.

Jia Lian obviously knew this too, and took out all the evidence. The two inspected it and handed the things back with a smile.

“Why, don’t you need to go to the Yamen for verification?” Jia Lian sneered.

The co-organizer repeatedly waved his hands and said, “Don’t dare, it turns out that it was Mr. Jia who brought Miss Lin back to visit relatives. The subordinates don’t dare to make things difficult. Please come inside, please.”

They didn’t even check Yang Guang’s identity, and let them in directly.

As for Yang Guang’s big boat and himself, they just ignored it.

He is from the city of Shenjing. He came with a young master of the Jia family and a young lady of the Lin family, and he seems to be either rich or noble. Ask? Looking for something?

Yang Guang didn’t expect that he borrowed Jia Lian’s help, and went directly to Yangzhou City without interrogation.

With the lifting of the alarm, the Water Transport Wharf returned to its previous busyness and prosperity.

In addition to making the pier more crowded because of the size of the iron-clad ship, the presence of refugees made people on the pier more interested.

Refugees mean cheap labor, and most of the refugees dispersed here.

When everyone huddled together, it was for survival. Now that they have arrived in Yangzhou, they naturally go their separate ways.

Several men looked at the iron-clad boat with resentment, but in the end they didn’t have the courage to go to the door, so they could only leave angrily.

Qi Yueqin, who was hiding on the deck and peeping on the side of the ship, was relieved, finally got rid of these people.

Looking at Yang Guang and the others who had disappeared, Qi Yueqin said to the little guy beside her, “Little Douzi, can my sister take you out of here?”

Holding a piece of bean cake given by the crew in his hand, Xiaodouzi was enjoying it.

Hearing what my sister said, she stopped the bean cakes she handed to her mouth and said, “Why are you leaving? Isn’t it good here?”

Yes, isn’t it good here? It saved his life here, and gave him a chance to eat, and nothing better than to do things.

The corner of Qi Yueqin’s mouth twitched. It seemed that this little guy had forgotten his identity. He was the young master of the Qi family, and he was the eldest lady of the Qi family. How could he be a servant?

They came to Yangzhou with difficulty all the way, just to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, not the current people on the ship in the future!

“Would you like to leave? If you don’t, my sister will leave by herself.” Reasonably, there was no time, so she could only threaten directly.

Sure enough, Xiaodouzi curled her lips and said, “Okay, okay, Xiaodouzi is with my sister, and Xiaodouzi will go wherever my sister goes.”

Qi Yueqin was very satisfied with his answer, and put down the sack in her hand.

Two small figures sneaked off the boat, but they didn’t see a person on the second floor at the back watching their actions with binoculars.

Liu Zhuang waved to the two men around him, and they quickly left and followed Qi Yueqin and Xiaodouzi far away.

Liu Zhuang put down the binoculars: “The master is really good at predicting things, and he can see that there are problems with these two at a glance.”

“Hmph, so are the two little guys. They think they’re smart, why can’t they just say it?”



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