Chapter five hundred and sixty-five chaos [2 more]
On the sea outside the port, merchant ships came and went in an orderly manner, creating a busy scene. On the sea in the distance, blurry silhouettes of ships appeared.
The port is bustling, but the traffic of ships is normal. Sometimes, some caravans even form groups, up to a dozen ships.
On the port observation deck, several clerks who were responsible for observing the passing ships and counting the comings and goings of ships suddenly discovered a group of ships appearing in the telescope.
When they saw such a group of ships, several scribes couldn't help showing doubts.
Not only are these ships numerous in number, the most important thing is that the construction style of these ships is fundamentally different from that of the Ming Dynasty.
If it were in the past, these scribes might be confused when seeing these ships, and they couldn't figure out what these ships were about. However, in the past two years, they have seen too many ships, and even
Some merchant ships from overseas have seen dozens of them.
So when these scribes saw the ships with different styles in the telescope, they immediately realized that these ships definitely came from overseas fleets.
"One ship, two ships,... ten ships..."
"Oh my god, why are there so many ships? Could it be that this is a large foreign caravan?"
Several scribes were shocked to find that this fleet was extremely numerous. When they counted fifty ships, there were still ships behind them.
This is definitely a fleet of no less than a hundred ships.
"No, this is definitely not a caravan. Send an alarm!"
In the blink of an eye, a sound was heard, fireworks exploded in the air, and the tranquility of the port was suddenly broken.
Although it was a clear day and the sky was clear, the fireworks still shocked countless people when they exploded in the sky.
Everyone looked up into the sky, and many people looked confused when they saw this. It was obvious that these people did not understand what the fireworks meant.
However, the person in charge of the port was a guerrilla general, Cheng Yan.
Cheng Yan suddenly stood up, rushed out of the room wearing regular clothes, and shouted to several of his bodyguards: "Who suddenly sent off a firework warning signal, and what happened!"
Several personal guards were also confused at this moment. After all, the incident happened suddenly without any warning, and everyone was at a loss.
When Cheng Yan rushed into the port at a gallop, the scribes had already detached themselves from the observation tower and informed the Qianhu officials at the port of what they saw.
At this moment, the Qianhu official was reporting the results to Cheng Yan. Cheng Yan climbed out from the mountain of corpses and became a noble in the military step by step. Although he only held the title of viscount under an earl,
This also shows that Cheng Yan is by no means an incompetent person.
Being able to be assigned to garrison such an important place as Tianjin Wei Port, unless the head of the Ministry of War is flooded, otherwise, anyone who is slightly normal will not ignore Tianjin Wei, an important place in Gyeonggi Province.
Yang Yiqing is obviously a man who knows the military. Being able to choose Cheng Yan to garrison Tianjin Guard means that Cheng Yan's ability has been recognized by Yang Yiqing.
Cheng Yan pushed away the Qianhu official and rushed directly to the observation deck. With the help of his telescope, Cheng Yan could clearly see the row of ships rushing towards the port at high speed.
From the discovery to the warning to Cheng Yan arriving, almost a stick of incense passed. In such a short time, the ship, which was just a vague shadow on the sea, was now approaching the port. At most, there was a cup of tea.
It will arrive at the port in no time.
Through the telescope, one can clearly see the exposed gun barrels of the ships. These ships are not caravans at all, but out-and-out warships.
Cheng Yan is not an incompetent person. The appearance of these warships made Cheng Yan aware of the crisis. The moment he almost identified these warships, Cheng Yan looked solemnly and shouted at the soldiers and the Qianhu officer under the observation deck: "
Send my general order to immediately mobilize all the troops to enter the port, and all the warships in the port will set sail, ready to fight at any time!"
No matter what the purpose of these warships is, since he is responsible for garrisoning the port, he must make all preparations.
It would be fine if the other party had no ill intentions, but if the other party really came with ill intentions, then he would not be the one to be beaten passively.
Cheng Yan's military order was soon conveyed, and groups of soldiers entered the port in an orderly manner. Some of them entered defensive positions, and some began to evacuate the merchants in the port.
Until this moment, the businessmen who were confused by the sudden explosion of fireworks in the sky still didn't know what happened.
Although many people had some vague speculations in their minds, no one could have imagined that Cheng Yan would be mentally prepared for the worst at this moment.
Therefore, when these merchants were forcibly ordered to leave the port, many people almost instinctively expressed opposition.
Their merchant ships and even their goods are still in the port right now, so many merchants are acting mischievously and cheating in various ways, but they just refuse to leave the port.
"We are the caravan of the Hou family of Dingjun. My Hou was your general's boss at the time..."
"My prince is the emperor's uncle. You must think clearly about the consequences..."
When it comes to overseas trade, it can be said that few companies do not have a strong background. If they do not have a strong background, the initial investment in operating a sea trade business is not something that ordinary people can afford.
In particular, Tianjin Wei is an important gateway to Gyeonggi Province. If it wants to make its business bigger and stronger around the capital, it must have strong background relationships.
At this moment, these people revealed their backers one by one. It can be said that each one is more scary than the last.
The soldiers who were following orders heard that these were either marquises or princes. Many of the soldiers looked stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment.
Cheng Yan watched as a Qianhu official in front of him lowered his head and reported to him the situation of people evacuating the port. Hearing that many people refused to leave relying on the power behind them, his expression became angry and said: "What a waste, what a waste."
Trash, military orders are like mountains, don't say they are just a group of slaves, even if they are really appointed military princes, the King of Qin is here, in front of the military law, but he doesn't care what their status is."
As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Cheng Yan's eyes, and he said coldly: "Send the order and everyone must leave the port. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."
Cheng Yan, who was full of evil spirits, had given the order, and several thousand-household officials and hundreds-household officials were awe-inspiring.
Facing a group of soldiers, a white-faced steward led a dozen servants behind him and said extremely arrogantly: "I asked your general to come to see me. We should ask him. He is so brave.
How dare the royal caravan be so rude..."
This steward is obviously from the palace, otherwise he would never dare to say such words.
Gu Ming, the steward, only felt that he was really lucky. He had a relationship with Gu Dayong, the current chief ceremonial supervisor, and his career in the palace skyrocketed. He was even sent by Gu Dayong to take charge of some affairs of the royal caravan.
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Gu Ming had just returned from overseas leading a team not long ago, but this time he had earned a large amount of gold and silver. He was thinking of returning to Beijing with those belongings to ask Gu Dayong for credit.
But now, it's a good thing, this group of Qiu Ba actually wants them to give up everything and leave the port immediately.
It would be strange if Gu Ming didn't get angry. It would be absolutely impossible for him to leave those belongings behind.
Gu Ming screamed: "Let your general come to see me!"
Not long after, Cheng Yan strode over in military uniform.
Cheng Yan, who had put on a military uniform, strode forward with an evil aura all over his body. As he approached, Gu Ming was stunned by Cheng Yan's majestic appearance when he saw Cheng Yan, and subconsciously took a few steps back.
When Gu Ming came to his senses, Gu Ming's face showed a bit of embarrassment, and he pointed at Cheng Yan and shouted: "Cheng Yan, do you recognize our family? Our family tells you to send your men immediately to help us."
The family will transport the things on the ship to the capital..."
Cheng Yan just looked at Gu Ming coldly, and it was this indifferent look that made Gu Ming's heart go crazy. In anger, Gu Ming almost jumped up, pointed at Cheng Yan's head and covered his face, and cursed: "Didn't you hear that?"
Is it our family’s opinion, or is it that you, Cheng Yan, are so bold, aren’t you afraid that Chief Gu will punish you?”
Many people looked at Gu Ming with strange eyes after hearing this.
Not long ago, the news that Gu Dayu committed suicide in prison spread as if it had grown wings.
Gu Dayong died in prison, and countless people who had been persecuted by Gu Dayong cheered. However, there are still many people who do not know this.
After all, the news of Gu Dayong's death spread not long ago. The most important thing is that many people in Tianjin Wei Port have returned from overseas and have no chance or time to learn about Gu Dayong's death.
Obviously, Gu Ming is one of them.
Because Gu Ming didn't know that his biggest supporter, Gu Dayong, had committed suicide in prison, so in Gu Ming's view, as long as he had a supporter like Gu Dayong, what did a mere guerrilla general in front of him mean?
Well. When the time comes, as long as he blows a little air in front of Gu Dayong, Cheng Yan can lose his official position.
Cheng Yan glanced at the people around him and snorted coldly: "All soldiers listen to the order and evacuate everyone in the port immediately. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Gu Ming opened his eyes wide and looked at Cheng Yan in disbelief. He couldn't help but pointed at Cheng Yan and screamed: "You...you are so brave, stop for us..."
Seeing a group of soldiers surrounding them, Gu Ming couldn't help shouting: "Hit our family, and if you are beaten to death, the general manager will be responsible for us! Our family wants to see if it is you, Cheng Yan, who is responsible for this.
Manager Gu is still awesome!"
As he spoke, Gu Ming pointed at his neck and laughed wildly at Cheng Yan: "If you have the ability, just chop here. Haha, do you have the guts, coward..."