Chapter 21: Going to the Sea with a Decided Strategy (2)
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After a while, Su Mei and Xiaoman followed the fourth lady Feng Peipei into the cabin. Qin Chengzu, Cao Ziang, Zhou Pu, Wu Qi and others all stood up and saluted: "Chengzu and the brothers are here to thank Miss Su for your help.
I'm so sorry for my neglect before."
Su Mei Yanran smiled and said: "I hid it from Mr. Qin and you. If I say I'm sorry, it's Su Mei who can't forgive you, Mr. Qin!"
Xiao Man yawned shyly and cutely, came closer to Lin Fu, and asked: "Brother Lin, what are you talking about, it's so late."
Lin Fu moved his butt to the side; Xiaoman had become dependent on Lin Fu from the bottom of his heart. He was also young, and not many men and women had other thoughts when he was with Lin Fu. Maybe he subconsciously wanted to get close to him, so he stayed close to him.
She sat down and looked at everyone in the cabin curiously. In the past ten months, she had experienced too many surprises and dangers.
"Miss Su, please sit down too," Lin Fu said, "Let's plan our future plans together."
Su Mei sat on a bench with her fourth wife, Feng Peipei, and they continued to discuss things around the table.
Lin Fu didn't speak much just now, but he had some sense of restraint. At this time, he was honest with Qin Chengzu and others, and pinned the hope of settling the young people on Qin Chengzu and others. He no longer had any reservations in speaking and said: "Mr. Qin, you all
He is a good man who refuses to bend, and I don’t advise you otherwise. Although it is difficult to go to the sea, there is always a chance to recuperate. After Ninghai Town discovered that the meat tickets were missing from the island, I think Ninghai Town’s Deputy Cavalry Captain Xiao Tao was afraid
Worried that the matter will be exposed, he will not immediately take the risk and go to sea to become a thief, but he will definitely send spies to keep an eye on Chongzhou. At this time, he cannot reveal the slightest flaw, so Enze and others must not contact their families at this time. Later,
Time may tell, Xiao Tao will be transferred out of Ninghai Town in the near future. More or less, Mr. Qin, you can get some help from Chongzhou if you establish a foothold on the island... Of course, although I am in a humble position, I also ask Qin.
Sir, I believe that I will never back down where we can help each other."
"For the past ten months, life and death have depended on each other, and Su Mei can't stay out of it. Wherever Su Mei is needed to do his best, Mr. Qin can just give you orders." Su Mei said softly.
Qin Chengzu looked at Cao Ziang and wanted to hear his opinion. Zhou Pu was straightforward and said, "With the help of Mr. Lin and Miss Su, I think we can do it in the sea." He then asked Lin Fu, "What is the name of that small island outside the Yangtze River?"
Coming? I think we can rest there."
"The fishermen in Chongzhou call it Changshan Island." Lin Fu said.
"Is it too close to Ninghai Town?" Qin Chengzu had already expressed his feelings to Lin Fu at this time. Since Su Mei and Lin Fu both expressed their stance that they would not stay out of the matter, Qin Chengzu felt that there was no need to continue to waver on the issue of whether to go to sea or not.
It's uncertain, but you have to think carefully about where to stay after going to sea.
Su Mei will return to Jiangning in the future, and even if Lin Fu returns to Shiliang County, Dongyang Prefecture, which is just north of Jiangning, Qin Chengzu thought that in order to get their help in establishing a leisure business on the island in the future, Changshan Island outside the Yangtze River outlet is very suitable.
place. From Jiangning, they can take a boat down the river and travel to the sea in one night and one day. After leaving the sea, they can reach Changshan Island by traveling more than a hundred miles by sea. Even if they go upstream to Jiangning, it will only take three to five days.
.Changshan Island is a bedrock island with many sandbanks and sand islands nearby, making it easy to move and hide. The biggest problem is that it is too close to the Ninghai Town station, only a little over two hundred miles away.
"I believe Ninghai Town will soon send people to Changshan Island to check. They will find that it is an empty island. Mr. Qin and you will land on the island after that. I think Ninghai Town will only regard Mr. Qin and you as the new ones who have settled on Changshan Island.
A group of pirates..." At this point, Lin Fu paused and asked, "Mr. Qin, does he know how many times the Ninghai Navy has taken the initiative to go out to sea to hunt down pirates in the past few years?"
"How many times?" Qin Chengzu asked.
"Not once in the past two years." Lin Fu said.
"Ah! How could this happen?" Qin Chengzu was not familiar with the Jianghuai sea area. He only knew that pirates in the East had been rampant in recent years and often invaded the inland along the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. However, he did not expect to be responsible for the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the areas between Pingjiang and Hailing.
The Ninghai Zhenshui Camp, which is safe in the East China Sea, has been so stagnant that there is no record of a single overseas expedition in the past two years.
"When Li Zhuo, the governor of Eastern Fujian, entered Eastern Fujian to suppress the rebellion, the few elite soldiers from Jiangdong, Zhejiang and other places were transferred to him to form a new army of Eastern Fujian troops to deal with the She family. In addition, in recent years, the southeastern places have
Almost all of the military expenditures were spent on quelling the rebellion of the She family. The admiral's offices and garrison towns all had insufficient pay and silver, and the money allocated for military preparations was even more pitiful. The officers and generals were also greedy for money. For many reasons, Ninghai Town's
The navy is too weak to go to sea to fight." Fu Qinghe was very familiar with this and explained it to Qin Chengzu.
Qin Chengzu believed what Fu Qinghe said. In fact, the prefectures in Huaishang also had garrison troops, but many groups of bandits had been roaming Huaishang for many years and did not feel much of a threat from the garrison army. It was precisely the imperial court that decided to establish a garrison in Jiangning.
After the Anti-Theft Bureau was established, the prefectures in Huaishang and the prefectures northwest of Hongzepu in Jiangdong established anti-theft camps with the nature of local new armies, and the rogue bandits gradually lost their living space in Huaishang.
Qin Chengzu exchanged glances with Cao Ziang, Wu Qi, and the fourth lady Feng Peipei, and made up his mind: "Okay, let's go to Changshan Island!"
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There are still many things that need to be discussed carefully before deciding to settle down on Changshan Island. Cao Ziang is not in good health, so he went to rest first. Lin Fu and others also walked out of the cabin and went to the deck to stretch their hands and feet.
I don't know when, the night sky was covered with clouds, covering up the bright full moon, and everything was dark and lightless. The river water reflected the faint sparkling light, and the shadows of several nearby ships could be vaguely recognized. Here, there was just a light bean in the cabin.
There were candlesticks like seedlings, and other ships banned fire to prevent the light of fire from attracting the attention of night ships; some faint voices could be heard.
The cold wind seemed to leak out from the thick clouds and swept through the reeds, making a faint rustling sound.
"Isn't it going to rain heavily?" Zhou Pu walked to Lin Fu's side and looked up at the sky, but couldn't see anything.
"I'm afraid so." Lin Fu said. The sky was dense with clouds and the wind suddenly picked up. He looked back and saw Qin Chengzu standing at the hatch telling Fu Qinghe about their experience of becoming bandits over the years.
The battle of Jiangling severely damaged Qin Chengzu's strength. In the end, less than forty of the two hundred brothers broke out of the siege, and only twenty-two of them stood here with their hands and feet intact. Their village in Yingchuan was also immediately destroyed by Chen.
Han San led the anti-theft battalion to break through. However, after breaking through the siege in the Battle of Jiangling, Qin Chengzu immediately sent people back to the stronghold. Nearly 300 family members, mostly old, weak, women and children, evacuated the stronghold and hid first.
It is really not an easy task to bring so many people to the beach and then go out to sea.
Lin Fu felt that Qin Chengzu's horse bandits were really strange. They were very different from the gangs and horse thieves he knew. Fu Qinghe, Qin Chengzu, Cao Zi'ang, Zhou Pu and others were all old acquaintances from the military, and they didn't know what happened.
Some unexpected incident caused them to go their separate ways and turn into bandits.
"Over the years, I settled down in Jiangning City, changed my identity, opened a martial arts gym, and took on a few apprentices. However, the martial arts gym was dilapidated and could no longer operate. Miss Su was short of manpower, so I led two apprentices.
I used to beg for food, but alas, I have never encountered such a disaster in Baisha County!" Fu Qinghe also talked about his experiences over the years.
Lin Fu always felt that Fu Qinghe was a bit evasive. Looking at the attitudes of Qin Chengzu, Cao Ziang, Zhou Pu and others towards Fu Qinghe, it can be inferred that they all relied heavily on Fu Qinghe back then. The more they relied on Fu Qinghe, the more chilling they were! Ten years ago,
Fu Qinghe was in his prime. Did he leave without saying goodbye just to open a martial arts school in Jiangning and live an ordinary life?
Qin Chengzu was not a character who could be fooled by anyone. He was not willing to believe Fu Qinghe's words. He was silent and did not respond to Fu Qinghe's words. Only a weak candlelight came out from the hatch. Lin Fu stood further away and could not see clearly.
The expression on his face.
"Oh..." Xiaoman squatted beside the boat and played with the reed pole beside it. He became sleepy and couldn't help but yawned. Su Mei said to her: "You should go back to the cabin and sleep first...
"It will be dawn soon. I have to wait to see the sunrise," Xiaoman said. He stood up and stretched to get rid of the sleepiness in his body. He walked to Lin Fu's side and turned around to follow Su.
Mei said, "Brother Lin said that at sunrise, the birds in the reed swamps fly into the sky as dense as clouds, which is very beautiful; I don't want to miss it by snoozing anymore..."
Lin Fu smiled. The sky was covered with dark clouds and there was a strong wind. How could there be a sunrise to look forward to? Looking at Su Mei standing over there, her figure standing tall in the darkness was also very graceful, and she felt in her heart
I was thinking: Of course, the relationship between Fu Qinghe and Su Mei is not just as simple as recruiting martial arts masters, but what is the relationship between Su Mei and Qin Chengzu? It seems that Qin Chengzu and others do not recognize Su Mei, but Lin Fu feels that Su Mei and Qin Chengzu should
There is a connection. If you think about it carefully, Su Mei was only eight or nine years old when Fu Qinghe, Qin Chengzu and others parted ways ten years ago. Even if Su Mei is an old friend, it is normal for Qin Chengzu and others not to recognize her.
Xiaoman looked up at the sky expectantly and asked Lin Fu: "Brother Lin, will the clouds in the sky disperse at dawn?"
Su Mei smiled and said over there: "Brother Lin, Brother Lin, just accept him as your brother all day long."
"Okay, okay..." Xiaoman shouted happily. Her voice was clear, delicate and contagious. Lin Fu couldn't help but smile on his face after hearing this. He still wanted to wait for Xiaoman to come again.
She coquettishly coquettishly and agreed, but unexpectedly, Xiaoman was jumping for joy one moment, and suddenly she fell into silence the next moment as she suddenly remembered something.
The night before dawn was the darkest. Xiaoman's face was covered by a weak candlelight. Lin Fu couldn't see Xiaonizi's face clearly. Seeing her suddenly becoming silent, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"How can Xiaoman be qualified to be Brother Lin's sister?" Xiaoman said with self-pity, "It will harm Brother Lin's future."
Lin Fu reached out his hand, gently pressed Xiaoman's soft and thin shoulders, and said with a smile: "I just recognize you as my sister."
This is an era where there is a distinction between high and low.
Xiaoman was still innocent and brilliant at an age, far more sensible than the thirteen- or fourteen-year-old girls in Lin Fu's memory. She could never forget her identity as a prostitute.
These days, taking a prostitute as a concubine is a romantic affair. If you take a prostitute as your wife or openly sworn brothers and sisters, it will be against the moral standards. If you are sued to the government, Lin Fu will definitely be deprived of his reputation as a civil servant.