Bai Shan nodded, turned sideways, let the convoy behind him come forward, and warned: "Be gentle, and load everything before dawn."
"yes."
Everyone carefully transported it to the dock, then picked it up and loaded it onto the ship.
The soldiers on the ship also came down to help.
Liu Canjun, who was escorting the ship, also disembarked and met Bai Shannie Canjun.
"Is this all salt?"
Bai Shan nodded, "They are all official salt, and then I will join the army."
Liu Canjun smiled slightly and said, "Master Bai, you are polite. Since we have received the order, we will naturally go all out."
Bag after bag of official salt was loaded onto the ship. Zhou Liwei took a notebook and counted it with the clerk on the official ship. When the ship was full, the two of them checked that the numbers counted by each other were the same, and signed and stamped them together.
I took a note and got off the boat.
Clerk: "General, everything is counted."
Zhou Liwei also said: "Sister-in-law... Mr. Bai, I have already counted my humble positions."
Bai Shan nodded slightly, took it over and took a look, then took out his seal from his sleeve and stamped it.
Liu Canjun did the same. After an exchange between the two, the official ship was released from the port, and another official ship came quietly from the other side and slowly stopped.
After taking a break, the long-term workers and soldiers started carrying bags again. Zhou Liwei encouraged them, "When we go back after loading, I will repay you five days' wages."
Everyone felt a little more energetic and continued to carry their bags hard.
With their unremitting efforts, they finally loaded all the salt before dawn.
The official ship slowly sailed away from the port. Liu Canjun also boarded the official ship with two notes and waved to him from a distance.
Bai Shan exhaled, looked back at the crowd who were sitting on the ground panting from exhaustion, and said, "Let's get out of here first."
Everyone piled the carts directly onto the ox cart, horse cart and mule cart, and then you supported me and I supported you as we slowly left Longchi Pier.
After walking some distance, the sky finally gradually dawned. Bai Shan looked around and felt that no one would be here at this time, so he asked everyone to sit down and have a rest and eat some dry food.
Bai Shan also took out a piece of cake, took a bite, and chewed it for a long time without swallowing it.
He looked in the direction of the other courtyard with some sadness, and he could vaguely see some roofs and the like from here.
Zhou Liwei also looked over and asked, "Is Fourth Uncle still there?"
"Well, he decided to go to Jiangnan. The merchant ships are still recruiting customers, so he hasn't left yet."
Zhou Lang was still sleeping soundly in the other courtyard, unaware that Bai Shan and Zhou Liwei had come and left.
Most people at Longchi Pier didn't notice it. Before dawn, the bell rang. The long-term workers who heard the bell got up one after another, and those who had to go to work early in the morning like them also got up quickly. The whole Longchi was shocked.
Come to life.
Master Cui heard the sound of the servants going upstairs, turned his eyes away from the sea, turned around and went back to get dressed.
The servant knocked on the door, and after getting permission, he brought water in, served him to wash up, and then said: "Master, there was some movement at the dock in the middle of the night. I looked at it from a distance, and it seemed that the officers and soldiers were moving something to the official ship.
Something, I just went to the pier to take a look, and there seemed to be two official ships parked outside."
Master Cui wiped his hands clean, handed him the handkerchief, and asked expressionlessly, "Why are you asking about this?"
The servant frowned and said, "Aren't you worried that someone will do something wrong and harm the master?"
Mr. Cui said: "The entire Longchi is under Bai Shan's control. We don't need to worry about it. We just need to do a good job in building the dock."
He cut off his servant's words and said: "Go and prepare your horses. I will go check the newly arrived stones later."
The servant swallowed the words that came to his lips, bowed and stepped back with a sigh.
Others were not as indifferent as Mr. Cui, especially the business travelers who were still staying in Longchi and did not leave. "Did you hear it clearly? Is there really any movement?"
"Yes, the master knows my ears. They are the most knowledgeable. There were many carriages, horses and people coming at that time."
"There are few boats on the pier?"
"Two official ships are missing."
"I have been wondering for a long time, that official ship is used for war, why is it parked here at this time of year? I thought there were bandits on the sea, and Mr. Bai used his connections to invite them to escort the merchant ship, but now it seems that is not the case.
"
Anyone who noticed it was wondering privately, "What kind of thing was that transported? How could it be so quiet?"
Zhou Lang knew nothing about this at first. He brought Uncle Shi and San Zhu down for breakfast. While eating steamed buns, he heard someone coming to ask the stall owner, "Are there any strangers coming to Longchi today?"
Are the buns enough to sell?"
The stall owner smiled and said: "From what the guest officer said, in Longchi, except for the long-term workers and people from our two villages, there are so many business travelers here, how can I recognize them?"
"What I'm asking is, did you suddenly see a lot of new people this morning?"
"No." The stall owner thought for a moment and said, "It seems like two small caravans came yesterday."
The other party said: "Here are five buns to take away."
After the people left, Zhou Lang raised his head and glanced at the people leaving, turned around and asked Uncle Shi, "Do you think it's strange?"
Uncle Shi thought for a while and said: "It seems like he is trying to find out the news."
Sanzhu took a sip of the soup and said nonchalantly: "Isn't it just a few gossips?"
Zhou Lang picked up the bun and stuffed it into his mouth, "Stop talking."
He said to Uncle Shi: "Eat quickly. After we finish eating, we will go find Liu Gui. Bai Shan built this dragon pond with great difficulty, so we can't let anyone mess with it."
Liu Gui also didn't know that Bai Shan and the others had been here last night. Bai Shan always kept a clear distinction between public and private affairs. This was a business matter, so he only told Fang County Cheng.
"Don't worry, fourth uncle, I will go to Fang County Prime Minister to report it soon." Liu Gui was not very worried about this matter and said with a smile: "The people here are all our master's people, the government servants and officials are all our master's."
We were personally selected and sent here, and the long-term workers were also recruited by Master Lang. Although there are many business travelers here and the personnel are complicated, the entire Longchi is under the control of Master Lang."
Zhou Lang: "Then I'll be relieved."
Liu Gui asked, "Fourth uncle, when will your merchant ship leave?"
Zhou Lang curled his lips and said: "They say they want to choose an auspicious day to set off. Hmm, I think they still have room, so they have to wait for someone."
Liu Gui smiled and said: "It is true that you have to choose a day. The sailor has to check the weather. It is best to set off when the wind is smooth and the current is smooth. It is that safe and fast."
They said here that the merchant ship's crew immediately came to them and informed them, "Tomorrow is a good day and we can set off."
In fact, the two caravans that arrived yesterday were all picked up by their company. The boats were already full and the day was not bad tomorrow, so they decided to set off tomorrow.
When Zhou Lang heard this, he was nervous and happy at the same time. He turned to Liu Gui and said, "Then let's go back and prepare. Later, tell Man Bao and the others that I'm going to sea."