After dinner, Chen Dao sent Su Hao back to his room to rest on the grounds that he was tired from the journey. Su Hao knew that they still had things to discuss and his status was not high enough to intervene, so he resigned sensibly.
Watching Su Hao exit the living room, Chen Dao smiled and asked Ye Mengxiong: "Mr. Ye, do you think this boy is worthy of a big job?"
Ye Mengxiong twirled his beard, nodded and said: "This man is quick in thinking and neither humble nor arrogant in his actions. When I first heard about such an important task, I didn't feel the slightest fear. The only thing I was worried about was how to fulfill my mission. He is truly a rare talent."
Fu Zhong smiled and said: "Governor Ye has always been strict with others, but he did not hesitate to praise this son. This Su Gaizhi seems to be quite talented."
Ye Mengxiong said: "I have seen many talented and learned people, but I can't find many who can catch my eye. The Ming Dynasty has been in peace for a long time, and most young people are obsessed with imperial examination articles, but their vigor is unparalleled.
There are not many left. This Soviet reform, both literary and military, complement each other, and it has indeed won my heart."
Chen Dao said: "Dao came west with Su Hao this time. He has been observing this person along the way. He feels that this person has good character and is responsible for his actions. As for his talent and learning, he is even more extraordinary. Maybe you don't know this yet.
, there was a severe drought in Jiangxi last year. This boy was prospecting for wells in Fengcheng County and got a top grade in the tenth high school. He was hailed as a geologist by the people. Also, I heard that he was also good at prospecting and helped Jiangxi Mine Supervisor Li Long find a big gold mine.
Where’s the mine?”
"Is there such a thing?" Zheng Lian said, "Zheng is somewhat interested in such a talent. Why not leave him in our Chongqing Mansion after the surveying and mapping work is over, and specialize in well exploration and mining? This is also a thing that benefits the people.
ah."
"That's a pity." Ye Mengxiong waved his hand and said, "As big as your Chongqing mansion is, a talent like this should still be recommended to the court to do some big things. When the matter here is over, I will recommend him personally.
Bar."
"There are not many people in the world who can be recommended by Mr. Ye, right? Su Hao has some good fortunes, which is really enviable." Chen Dao said with half thanks and half compliments.
Ye Mengxiong made a special trip from Guiyang to Chongqing, firstly to inspect Su Hao, and secondly to discuss with Zheng Lian and Fu Zhong how to prevent the Bozhou Rebellion. Sichuan Governor Li Shangsi suggested appeasement policy towards Yang Yinglong because Bozhou was still far away from Chengdu.
It is a long distance away. Even if something happens in Bozhou, it will not have much impact on Chengdu. But Zheng Lian and Fu Zhong are different. They are stationed in Chongqing, only 500 miles away from Bozhou. If Yang Yinglong really launches a rebellion, he will bear the brunt of it.
It's Chongqing, so they take this matter more seriously.
Several people discussed the current situation, determined how to exchange information and other measures, and then left one after another. Chen Dao and Su Hao stayed at the Baoning Inn, studying the Bozhou map while waiting for the survey camp.
s arrival.
Kanyuying went with the ship, which was much slower than Chen Dao, Su Hao and others on horseback. Su Hao waited for half a month before Kanyuying and his party arrived in Chongqing and stayed at the inn arranged by Chen Dao in advance.
inside.
Su Hao now knows that Baoning Inn is indeed the secret contact point of the Ministry of War in Chongqing, a place where military officials who travel secretly are received. Chef Mi is the person in charge of the inn, and he also has a sixth-grade Baihu
The title is the same as Su Hao's. Due to the special nature of Baoning Inn, when the survey team arrived, Chen Dao did not let them stay at Baoning Inn. Instead, he found another inn called Chaotian for them.
The origin of its name is probably because the inn is not far from Chaotian Inn.
Chen Dao asked the local people to meet up with Chaotian Inn and rented out the entire inn for Kanyu camp to stay. According to the pre-arranged agreement, Kanyuying and his party dressed up as merchants, while the embroiderers dressed up as family members of the merchants.
They look somewhat similar. The innkeeper received a generous salary and was given instructions not to talk nonsense outside. As for the reason, it was naturally related to business secrets, which makes sense.
"You all have had a hard journey." Su Hao followed Chen Dao to Chaotian Inn and greeted his soldiers.
"In the past, I just listened to Mr. Shu saying that the road to Shu is as difficult as reaching the sky. Damn it, now I have seen it." Soldier Xiong Minfan said carelessly. When Kanyu camp was recruiting troops, it required all soldiers to be literate.
Hyphenation, so these people know some allusions to some extent.
"Old Xiong, you see clearly who you are talking to, and you are still talking about me, whose father do you want to be?" the flag officer He Bencheng reminded Xiong Minfan with a smile.
"Su Baihu, I'm sorry, I'm used to saying this, but I didn't mean to be disrespectful to you." Only then did Xiong Minfan realize that he was speaking to his superior, and he quickly apologized respectfully.
Su Hao patted Xiong Minfan on the shoulder and said: "It's okay, some mantras are normal. Mr. Xiong, if you were asked to go over the mountains and do surveys now, would you still be able to walk?"
Xiong Minfan patted his chest and said: "No problem, you can raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a while. After eating rice for a few months, you have to do something, right? But, Su Baihu, aren't we going to Yunnan? This place is still far away from Yunnan."
Is it a few thousand miles apart?"
Su Hao said: "This is indeed not Yunnan, but we may have to stay here for a while to help Chongqing Guard measure the surrounding maps. This can be regarded as a test for us by the Ministry of War."
"It doesn't matter to me." Xiong Minfan said, "I, Old Xiong, become a soldier because I want to have food to eat. As long as I take care of the food, why don't I be a soldier?"
Su Hao said: "Haha, it's good if you think like this. Let's have a good rest these days. We will start working in a few days."
Su Hao went to each small flag and gave everyone a blow. Finally, he took Hao Tong and Deng Kui to a room and introduced to them in detail about Yang Yinglong and the secret order of the Ministry of War. Hao Tong, Deng Kui
After hearing this, Kui and Kui looked at each other in shock, feeling that it was a big surprise.
"The biggest fear in this type of counterinsurgency operations is that the terrain is unfamiliar. When Lord Deng put down Li Daluan's rebellion in Tonggushi, he initially suffered a loss because of the unfamiliar terrain. Later, Lord Deng sent scouts under the guise of merchants to sneak into Tonggu.
Shi, figured out the terrain, and then put down the rebellion in one fell swoop." Hao Tong told Su Hao about the past.
Su Hao said: "What we are going to do now is the same thing. The Ministry of War hopes that we can find out the terrain of Bozhou and draw it into a map for future suppression. The time given to us is half a year. It seems that we will be in Chongqing.
Stayed for a while."
Deng Kui said: "I wonder if Mr. Deng knows about this? Mr. Tu has been waiting for us to survey and map the map of Yunnan."
Su Hao said: "I guess the Ministry of War will make it clear to Mr. Deng that compared with the situation on the Yunnan border, the situation in Bozhou is more dangerous."
Hao Tong frowned and said: "Surveying and mapping maps is the duty of the survey camp. At best, if we just work harder and spend more time, we can always survey and map it. What I worry about is that the local natives will think of our survey.
The camp is unfavorable. In addition, I heard that Yang Yinglong is very suspicious. If our whereabouts during the camp were discovered by him, he might not let it go so easily."
Su Hao said: "I have thought about this matter these days. As for the natives, it is easy to deal with. Let's just say that we are merchants selling goods and send more gifts to the chieftains. I think they will not embarrass us. This matter I
We have already inquired, and there are often outside businessmen coming and going in the Banzhou area. They are very harsh on the natives, often selling at high prices and buying at low prices. If we can bring some benefits to the natives, they will probably welcome us.
"
"This is a way." Hao Tong said, "Before we set off, we can buy more goods in Chongqing that the natives like, and then sell them to them at real prices."
"As for Yang Yinglong..." Su Hao continued, "it is a big trouble. He has many informants in Banzhou and even in Chongqing. It is impossible for us not to be discovered by his informants. Now I
What Chief Chen and I were thinking was to prospect for mines, hoping to hide it from them. Prospecting also requires surveying, and the theodolite we use is quite similar to the compass used by Taoists. Outsiders should not be able to see the mystery. "
Deng Kui said with a smile: "In that case, we should also ask Taoist Master Chen to teach everyone the art of public opinion analysis, so as not to be fooled by others when the time comes."
"This is a good idea." Su Hao said, "Let's let Chen Guanyu do this."
The preparation work was intricate and complicated. Fortunately, the survey camp was also a well-trained team, so all the work was done in an orderly manner. This also made Fu Zhong secretly wonder after seeing it.
Su Hao recruited some soldiers from the Chongqing Guard who were familiar with the local conditions to introduce the local customs and customs to the soldiers in the survey camp. In order to be able to communicate with the locals, everyone also learned some local dialects unexpectedly, which basically achieved
Ability to cope with daily interactions.
Chen Guanyu, a magic stick, also came in handy. Su Hao arranged for him to give several lessons to the soldiers, and taught some basic knowledge of the surveyor, and asked everyone to memorize some things such as "Yin and Yang" and "The Changes of the Universe".
There are many sects in the world, and each sect has its own method, so the soldiers don't have to worry about being discovered as Xibei.
Chongqing Wei itself has some maps of the Bozhou area. Of course, these maps are very rough. They only mark important roads, passes, county towns, etc. Based on these maps, Su Hao assigned tasks to the various small banners of the survey camp.
This small flag has to complete the survey of almost 2,000 square kilometers, and the workload is quite considerable.
When everything was ready, Su Hao ordered the survey camp to be broken down into parts and began to go deep into various parts of the Bozhou Division to carry out surveying and mapping. The soldiers all changed into civilian clothes, carrying surveying and mapping instruments and various commodities used for cover, in a low-key manner.
They left Chongqing and advanced southward. Among the soldiers of the survey camp in each small banner, there were also several local soldiers sent by the Chongqing Guard. Their tasks were to lead the way, liaise with the survey camp, and be responsible for delivering the survey.
The results of camp surveying and mapping.
Su Hao and Chen Dao stayed in Chongqing, directing from the center. The 10 embroiderers brought from Jiangxi also stayed in Chongqing, ready to embroider the information sent back from the scene into the final map. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature