In Tiancheng, Zhao Wuji initially thought that Han Qian had met a traveler by chance, but after hearing the last words spoken by Han Qian to Zhu Yu, he saw clearly the faces of Zhu Yu and Han Yuanqi, and was really shocked.
Tiancheng, Zhao Wuji and Wen Ruilin came to look for Han Qian and Xi Rong. They were worried that they would encounter water thieves nearby, but they never expected to encounter the bloody battle of Xichuan, the enemy of Liang Yong Wang Zhu Yu and the Liang Imperial Guards.
General Han Yuanqi.
In Tiancheng, Zhao Wuji subconsciously wanted to draw his sword and pick up his bow. Han Qian stretched out his hand to hold them down and urged them to go back. While they stared at the mountains and forests on both sides with vigilance, they walked toward the south bank unwillingly, but deep down in their hearts, they were more worried.
Unimaginably shocked, Han Qian couldn't help but ask: "Sir, why is the King of Thieves here?"
Han Qian smiled bitterly and said: "He expected that when I passed Guishan, I would climb Guishan to take in the scenic views of Jianghan and Han Dynasty, so he would wait for me here - after I go back, you are not allowed to mention this matter to anyone, just pretend that it never happened."
Tiancheng and Zhao Wuji were even more shocked. Through the gap between the trees, they could still see the regret on King Liang Yong's face. They couldn't believe that Han Qian would refuse King Liang Yong's solicitation.
You must know that even if King Yong of Liang is not a direct descendant, in the eyes of Tian Cheng and others who advocate strength, he is almost the best candidate for the new emperor of the Liang Kingdom. This war also ruthlessly proves that the strength of the Liang Kingdom before integrating the troops in Guanzhong
It is already superior to Da Chu.
King Yong Zhu Yu, with a body of ten thousand gold, did not hesitate to risk his life to wait for him at Guishan.
Compared with the sincerity of King Yong of Liang, Han Qian had made such great contributions to Da Chu, yet he was so ignored. At this moment, Tian Cheng and Zhao Wuji wanted to grab Han Qian's arm and run back to King Zhu Yu of Liang to accept him.
Kneel with your head down.
This is the enlightened master!
Seeing Han Qian's two subordinates appear, Han Yuanqi was really startled, but seeing that Han Qian had no intention of leaving them in trouble, but urged the two subordinates to leave quickly, on the one hand he admired Han Qian's magnanimity, and on the other hand he felt
I was a bit dumbfounded. I never thought that Han Qian was so unpopular with Emperor Chu. Faced with such a sincere solicitation from His Highness, he didn't even think about it and ran away as if he was running away?
"His Highness's whereabouts have been revealed, and the Chu region has become extremely dangerous. Should we return to Bian as soon as possible?" Han Yuanqi said.
"Han Qian will not expose my whereabouts, it will not do him any good," Zhu Yu said calmly, but looked regretfully towards the mountain forest where there was no trace. Unexpectedly, Han Qian didn't even think about it, and just went straight to the forest.
He turned around and left, and asked Han Yuanqi with a wry smile, "You said Yang Yuanpu, that kid, can't even protect himself. What can you do to make Han Qian think more highly of him?"
"Perhaps His Highness met him too hastily this time. Even if Han Qian wanted to sell at a price, he would not follow us northward at this time." Han Yuanqi said.
"I hope it's what you said," Zhu Yu said. "What did you mean when Han Qian left, and he was mumbling those words? Is it possible that he is really unpredictable and has the ability to predict heaven's secrets?"
"Perhaps bystanders know better." Han Yuanqi lowered his head and said.
Zhu Yu sighed slightly, and soon, the sailboat with hidden guards came closer to the north cliff of Guishan. He and Han Yuan boarded the boat and went around to the south bank of Guishan, where they found that Han Qian had already set sail and sailed ten miles away.
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“Whoever abandons me will not retain yesterday’s day;
Those who disturb my mind will have many worries today.
The long winds send autumn geese flying thousands of miles away, and you can enjoy this high-rise building.
The Penglai article is written in Jian'an Gu, with small Xie in the middle and clear hair.
We are all full of joy, full of energy and thoughts, and want to go to the blue sky to see the bright moon.
Cut off the water with a knife and the water will flow more; raising a cup to pour out the sorrow will make it even more sorrowful.
If life is unsatisfactory in this world, it will ruin the boat in the Ming Dynasty."
Compared with Du Qiqi's singing voice, Han Qian blew out a saw-like sound intermittently, which made Xi Rong feel that this was a kind of torture, and she wanted to kick Han Qian from the bow of the boat into the river. He didn't have the slightest hint of elegance as a counselor, and it was really not good.
Knowing what Zhu Yu, King Yong of the Liang Dynasty, liked about Han Qian, he actually said the disgusting words "I will devote myself to being a friend".
Tian Cheng, Zhao Wuji and the others hid in two black-capped boats, while Du Yijun, who was proficient in music, squatted beside him and carefully instructed Han Qian on the key points of playing Tao Xun.
Before his execution, Ge's father served as a medical officer in Yingzhou and had profound attainments in Confucianism. He can be said to be a true heir of poetry and calligraphy. In addition to reading poetry and books since childhood, the Ge brothers and sisters also learned medical skills from their father.
temperament.
Although he was demoted to the hard labor camp for only one month before being redeemed by Han Qian, for Du Yijun, who had a relatively weak temperament, his one-month life in the hard labor camp seemed to have become a life-long experience for him, removing the shadow and serving Han Qian.
He is also cautious, fearing that if he is not careful, he will be severely punished.
Han Qian made Tao Xun look like shit, Du Yijun had better laugh and praise him.
"Chizhou City is ahead, should we go around it?" At this time, another awning boat approached, Tian Cheng squatted on the bow and asked Han Qian.
Entering the Yangtze River and going down the river, Han Qian would stop and stay for a day or two whenever he encountered the city of Dayi. However, the governor of Chicheng was Han Daoming, the eldest son of the Han family, and they had long been at odds with each other. Tian Cheng felt that Han Qian would not want to stay in Chizhou.
Stop at the city.
"Let's go, let's go." Han Qian waved his hand and said, he had no intention of going to Chizhou to make trouble.
"Maybe it's Master Yang, Master Feng and their boats that are catching up from behind!" Zhao Wuji stood behind Tian Cheng, pulling the bronze telescope to its longest position and looking behind him.
Han Qian stood up and looked behind him with his naked eyes. He could only see a few blurry shadows of sails between the water and the sky.
Xi Lin got back into the cabin and took out another bronze telescope. Han Qian opened the bronze telescope and carefully adjusted the focus. The incoming ship was more than ten miles away, so naturally he couldn't see the faces of the people standing on the deck.
and clothing, but judging from the wide sail surface and the long pointed bows of the two leading sailboats cutting through the waves, there is no doubt that they are newly built fast sailing ships at the Xuzhou Shipyard. Although the other six sailing ships are all traditional broad-headed flat-bottomed boats.
, but water boards were installed on both sides, and new sail masts were replaced.
After waiting for half an hour, when the fleet behind them caught up, it was indeed Yang Qin, Feng Xuan and others. Han Qian, Tian Cheng, Zhao Wuji, Xi Rong and others boarded the new ship.
With the three thousand loaves of gold given by Chuzhou, the military supplies advanced by Zuo Si and Xuzhou Ship Gang, and the ships destroyed in the war, they were finally compensated.
Yang Qin, Feng Xuan, and Xichang set out from Xiangzhou City at the end of April. They first settled in Tanzhou, spent a huge sum of money to purchase six three-masted sailing ships, and then returned to Xuzhou for renovation. In addition, Ji Xiyao's new construction in Xuzhou
With the two fast three-masted sailing ships, the Xuzhou Ship Gang's transportation capacity increased instead of decreasing, increasing to more than 16,000 shi.
Han Qian did not restore the transport capacity of the Four Surnames' fleet this time, and even formed a compensation plan for the part of the Four Surnames' fleet that was destroyed in the war, deducting it from the money and grain that the Four Surnames should pay to the prefectures and counties.
This actually means that the compensation originally borne by the Privy Council and the Department of Envoys will be borne by the Xuzhou local government.
Of course, the state government presided over by Han Daoxun had no way to collect land taxes and taxes from subordinate counties.
This part of the money and food was originally controlled by the four surnames. They agreed that the four surnames could use this part of the money and food to offset the losses of war-damaged ships. In fact, the state government did not need to make much sacrifice.
Of course, Han Qian did this not because he wanted to save money for the Privy Council, but more importantly, he wanted to temporarily exclude the four wealthy families from shipping between Xuzhou and Jinling.
The big families with the four surnames cannot say anything wrong with Han Qian. First of all, this is a plan drawn up by the Privy Council and approved by Emperor Tianyou. The Longque Army and Xuzhou are only implementing it in compliance with the order.
In addition to partial compensation for the ships damaged in the battle, Han Qian was able to pay for the supplies he had previously owed on credit from the gold obtained from Chuzhou in the name of Zuo Si. He did not miss a penny of food from the four surnames.
As for the children of the four surnames who participated in the bloody battle of Xichuan, the casualties were all compensated according to the standards of the Longque Army. Those who survived were allocated hundreds to three to five hundred acres of official fields by the Xuzhou local government.
Unequal fields will be rewarded for military merit.
And people like Feng Zhang, Gao Bao and others were directly awarded ninth-grade or even eighth-grade honorary officers. When they returned to Xuzhou, their status was also different from before.
Even though Feng Zhang and others are still the sons and nephews of Feng Changyu, Xi Zhen and others, they do not want to be ordered around by Feng Changyu, Xi Zhen and others like in the past. They just serve as the designated leaders of the four surnames and lead people.
Running a boat, the final profit was cut off by the direct descendants of the four surnames.
Even if they don't consider going to the prefectures and counties to find a job, they still want to buy their own ships, recruit people, and follow the Xuzhou Ship Gang to and from Xuzhou and Jinling to find business.
In any case, on the one hand, excluding the Four Surnames from shipping, restricting the Four Surnames from continuing to profit from shipping, and on the other hand, promoting the internal disintegration of the Four Surnames, these are what Han Qian wants to do most.
Of course, Han Qian also directly expanded the Xuzhou Shipping Gang's own shipping capacity this time.
Since Emperor Tianyou already had an eye on Linjiang Money Shop, he and Zuo Si were deliberately omitted from the two summonses and the official rank of the county prince's palace. In the final analysis, he was wary of his father and son and did not want him and his father to be together.
He had great power from the beginning. Han Qian was a well-informed person, so we couldn't expect Yi Zuosi to be under his independent control forever.
This was the first issue he had to resolve when he returned to Jinling.
However, he still wants to continue to import resources to Xuzhou in the future. The only way is for the boat gang to directly control a considerable scale of product trade. Using this, he can retain more profits with the boat gang and keep more profits with the boat gang.
The shipyard, weaving yard, and foundry yard in Xuzhou were directly controlled by him, and were used for building embankments, reclaiming wasteland, mining mines, and resettling refugees in Xuzhou.
In particular, large-scale reclamation of the silt land along the Yuanshui River, including the construction of river embankments and dredging of major streams and rivers, requires a large amount of money and an organized effort to advance it.
This year we need to increase our efforts to redeem the Xi clan members.
Han Qian couldn't stop doing these things because of Emperor Tianyou's warning, so he could only do it more cleverly and more covertly.
Emperor Tianyou was very scheming, but some of the things Han Qian wanted to do were unprecedented in the world, and he did not believe that Emperor Tianyou would figure out the secrets.
