The original purpose of setting up the river protection and private sector was that large rivers were flooded all year round, and a large number of civilians were required to build embankments to prevent floods. In addition, some water transport projects also required migrant workers to dig.
Because many peasant uprisings in the past broke out among civilians who were fighting floods, the gathering of such a large group of people was really a hidden danger. Therefore, the imperial court established a special river control camp to supervise these, and at the same time, it was responsible for flood prevention and rescue work.
Later, when water transportation developed, the river defense camp was responsible for the safety of the trade routes along the river and the elimination of some ferocious beasts along the wilderness.
The salt industry in the Mingyue City area was developed, which contained huge profits, so that smuggling of salt was repeatedly prohibited. The river defense camp took on the task of anti-smuggling. Over time, everyone called it the river defense and anti-smuggling operation.
In a secret room in the Yamen of Hefang Camp, Commander Sang Qian was respectfully saluting another old man: "My father's move is indeed brilliant. He easily turned the Wang and Chu families against each other."
Sang Hong stroked the beard on his chin, not too happy: "It's not that simple. If this can make the two families turn against each other, then it would be too much to underestimate Chu Zhongtian."
"Is it possible that Chu Zhongtian can still make a comeback?" Sang Qian asked curiously.
"He will definitely come up with a series of countermeasures, but it doesn't matter," Sang Hong chuckled, "leading the shore is just the beginning, there are a lot of methods waiting for him later, first cut off their most powerful ally
, and then deal with the lonely Chu family."
"Ming Yue Gong said that he was very majestic, but he was not played by his father and was applauded!" Sang Qian laughed.
Sang Hong shook his head: "It's not that Chu Zhongtian is inferior to me, but that the emperor and queen support me, and the court supports me. The general trend is irreversible and cannot be reversed by human power."
Sang Qian thought to himself that his father liked to talk nonsense. Even though he was awesome, he didn't like others to praise him. He was really too modest.
"By the way, father, please pay attention to your health. The 'Skinny Horse' given by the wealthy merchants in Mingyue City is really good." Sang Qian winked as he spoke, with an expression that every man would understand.
Sang Hong glanced at him indifferently: "Are you very unhappy now? You were not allowed to go to the Immortal Residence to look for flowers and willows before, but I turned around and accepted their thin horse?"
"Don't dare!" Sang Qian hurriedly lowered his head to apologize, but he did have some thoughts in his heart, "Dad, you have always been honest and upright. This time you have rashly accepted the thin horse of those wealthy businessmen. I am afraid that your reputation will be tarnished in the future, and it will also easily attract the attention of the DPRK.
Criticism from political opponents.”
"As long as you can complete the tasks assigned by the court, your personal reputation doesn't matter. Dad will teach you a lesson today," Sang Hong said in a deep voice, "Being blindly aloof has no use except to invite names. If you want to be an upright official,
, you have to be more cunning than corrupt officials."
"Only by accepting gifts from those families, they will treat you as one of their own, and it will be much easier to cooperate in the future, avoiding unnecessary suspicion."
"Our first priority now is to deal with the Chu family and return their salt and iron wealth to the court. Everything else is secondary."
Sang Hong bowed respectfully: "Father taught you that."
But I kept sighing in my heart, there is no one in the world except my father who can speak so righteously and speak so righteously to a woman.
"Hold on, Chu family's aunt Zu An is bringing people to see you!" At this time, a soldier ran to the door and announced.
"What is he here for?" Sang Qian frowned. For some reason, he subconsciously didn't like that guy.
When he thought that such a scoundrel could marry the fairy-like Miss Chu, he felt like a flower stuck in cow dung, no, it felt like a flower dropped into a manure pit.
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The last time Zu An cheated him out of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from his gambling house, he felt even more unhappy.
"You are too moody and angry. I have taught you so many times, but you still can't change it." Sang Hong said dissatisfied. His son is very irritable and has not learned any of my calmness. "Go and see
Let’s see what Zu An’s purpose is.”
"Yes~" Sang Qian replied angrily, blaming that guy Zu An for causing him to be scolded by his father again.
Let's say that Zu An was waiting in the lobby when he suddenly saw two consecutive waves of anger points coming from Sang Qian in the background.
Zu An was speechless for a while, he hadn't even met this guy before, so he was so resentful?
Could it be that he knew about me and his fiancée?
But apart from being a bit ambiguous and touching a few more times, the two of us actually did nothing.
It would be too unfair to be angered like this.
Just as he was thinking wildly, Sang Qian finally came out: "Master Zu, I don't know why you came to Hefang Camp today."
The call "Youngzi" made him feel sick for a long time. How could this guy be worthy of the title "Youngzi"?
But his father also taught him not to show his emotions or anger. If he directly called his name, wouldn't the hostility be too strong?
He was extremely conflicted in his heart, but little did he know that Zu An had already known about his hostility from other channels.
"We found out that a large amount of illegal salt will be shipped from the dock tonight, so we also asked Commander Sang to mobilize his troops to completely wipe out those illegal salt dealers." Zu An didn't bother to talk nonsense with him and directly explained his purpose.
"Private salt?" Sang Qian was horrified, "I don't know where Brother Zu got the information. Why didn't our River Defense Camp receive any information?"
As he spoke, he glanced at one of his subordinates without revealing any trace, and the subordinate nodded slightly and retreated silently.
Because there were so many people in the river defense camp, Zu An and others were not familiar with the people here, so there was no way they could tell much with just a few people.
"The key to the problem now is not where the information came from, but to catch those private salt dealers as soon as possible." Of course, Zu An would not be stupid enough to confess Qiu Honglei.
I originally wanted to criticize him, saying that everyone in the brothel knew the information about smuggling, but the river defense camp responsible for anti-smuggling did not receive any news. What is it if it is not a loser?
However, considering that we have to rely on their efforts in the future, I will hold back on saying such inappropriate words for the time being and wait until everything has settled.
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's really a very important matter. Every time I miss the target and disturb the real private salt dealer, it will be troublesome if I catch him in the future." Sang Qian said solemnly.
"My information is absolutely reliable, the general just goes and arrests people." Zu An said, not only did he trust Qiu Honglei, but he also went to the camp himself, so he was absolutely right.
"In this case, can my ancestor dare to issue a military order?" Sang Qian also stood up, his expression becoming serious.
Zu An narrowed his eyes, shook his head and said: "I am not a member of the military, so why should I issue a military order?"
Although he was fully confident, he didn't want to let himself take some risks in vain.
You must know that there is no shortage of surprises in this world.
This guy tempted me to issue a military order. Could it be that he was evil?
Zu An frowned and fell into deep thought, suddenly feeling that this trip might not go so smoothly.
Sang Qian laughed: "Brother Zu, don't mind, I just want stability. The main thing is that every time I mobilize troops, it is not a simple matter. I have to report to my superiors for approval. If I go to war, I will gain nothing in the end. No matter
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Both higher-level leaders and lower-level soldiers will complain."
"You still need to ask your superiors for instructions?" Zu An was stunned, "Why don't you go and ask for instructions quickly? How long will it take to come back and forth?"
"Don't worry, we have sent someone just now." Sang Qian made a gesture of invitation, "Brother, don't panic, drink some tea and rest first."
Zu An frowned, how could he be in the mood to drink tea, thinking that these guys were so inefficient at work, no wonder they let their secrets spread like this.
Next, Sang Qian found various topics to chat with him, and Zu An responded incessantly.
After a cup of tea, Zu An finally couldn't stand it anymore, stood up and said, "If it's not convenient for the general, then I will take the Chu family guards to arrest him."
As the saying goes, things change over time, and he already had an ominous premonition in his heart after wasting time.
"Brother, don't worry, it will be fine soon." Sang Qian changed the subject, "Besides, seizing the smuggled salt is the responsibility of our river defense camp. How can we let Mingyue Gong's Mansion do it for us? If he is caught by the eunuch,
If the Lord of the City finds out, he will severely punish me for my dereliction of duty."
"I'll wait ten more minutes at most. If that doesn't work, I'll go over there and set up an outpost first." Zu An also knew that Chu Zhongtian and his wife sent him to find Sang Qian, probably out of these formalities concerns, so as not to be exploited by political opponents later.
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But there is no point in waiting indefinitely. If those private friends really get away, all the efforts made will be wasted.
"Minutes?" Sang Qian didn't quite understand this unit of time, but he could roughly guess the meaning. "There will be news soon. Brother Zu, please be patient."
After waiting for a few more excruciating minutes, Zu An finally couldn't bear it anymore, got up and walked out.
I don't know if it was a coincidence, but suddenly a soldier ran in and said, "I got the warrant from above."
Sang Qian laughed: "Okay, order all the troops and horses immediately and set off!"
Soon the soldiers in the river defense camp began to gather. When he saw the group of soldiers in front of him who were dragging their feet and even their armor was not neat, Zu An frowned. Are they soldiers or ruffians?
With such a river defense camp, no wonder salt smuggling has become more and more rampant in recent years.
Sang Qian's face also looked a little ugly, and he hurriedly explained: "We practiced too late yesterday, and everyone may still have not recovered a bit today."
As he spoke, he yelled angrily at his subordinates: "Hurry up, why are you procrastinating!"
It's a pity that no matter how much he roared, the soldiers could only cope with it on the surface, but they didn't actually speed up.
It took more than half an hour just to assemble.
Fortunately, we finally set off.
Sang Hong silently watched the troops leaving, playing with a pipe in his hand and silently blowing out a puff of smoke. His thin face was dimly lit in the smoke.
A doubt arose in his mind: "Why did Zu An find out the information about illegal salt so accurately?"
Zu An rushed to the dock with the guards of the Chu family and the soldiers from the river defense camp.
Worried about being escaped by those private salt dealers, Zu An was anxious all the way and galloped towards the dock.
As a result, halfway through, a sedan suddenly emerged from an alley nearby.
Zu An hurriedly reined in his horse and stopped. Although he stopped at the last moment, the bearers were obviously frightened.
He accidentally fell to the ground and the sedan on his shoulders rolled to the side.
