Chapter 169: The Old Man of Mingzhou

"Take the customs and guard to them, tell them that the ships are all military rations, and they can't stop the ship, and if there is a problem, let them go to the boat and ship to transfer the envoy Lord Wen Nanwen!" Now Hong Tao is no longer afraid of the Southern Song Dynasty government, the township soldiers are also soldiers, and other soldiers can let these civil officials, because they still have to mix in this country, Hong Tao doesn't have to let it, if there is a problem, push it to Wennan, let him have a headache.

What kind of official position is the boat transfer envoy, the people of the city department are not clear, they have never heard of this yamen before, it is true that the guard is closed, and the trough boat pulled behind is also real, and it is true that the ship cannot be stopped for inspection, so don't check it first, and talk about it at the dock.

"Fourth, have you taken a closer look at the sack on the tanker? I'm not sure, you're so good-looking, you can take a look. "The fleet kept moving westward, and the two ships of the city followed closely like a boni. But they followed, their eyes were not idle, and soon someone noticed that something was wrong, and the problem was the few trough ships towed behind the Golden River.

"Dutou, I look like the food of the Mongols, or the food of the army...... The appearance of these trough ships is also strange, not like they are used by our side, could they be grain dealers who fornicate with enemy countries? In order to see the cargo on the tanker, the car and ship leaned closer to the tanker.

"Let's go, let's go back first, they can't control us, but the ruler is in the yamen, and only the adult can ask about this matter." The heads of the cars and ships listened to the words of their subordinates, touched their beards and thought about it, thought about it, and beckoned their subordinates to pedal the car and ship fast, surpassing the Jinhe, and running in the direction of Mingzhou Port.

Boat and ship transfer envoy, don't look at it as a temporary official position. Or a militia. But the customs documents issued by the Privy Council are really not in line with ordinary people. One is the military, the other is the locality. There is no direct relationship. Moreover, this transport envoy is still directly under the command of the Ministry of War, which is a bit similar to the Central Army, at least the Central Army in the militia. Not only is the signboard good, but the transfer envoy Lord Wen also has his official residence and special wharf and warehouse, just outside the east wall of Mingzhou City, but the terrain is a little remote, and they all fell outside the Daxin Gate in the northeasternmost corner. The dock is also in a dilapidated state, with a total of two warehouses. One room was still open-air, and the roof had collapsed.

Wennan people still didn't come back from Luo Youde's grain fleet, but he was quite quick, the roof was still leaking, but the flag of the boat transfer envoy was already fluttering, and four or five guys who didn't know where to find it were arranged to keep an eye here, and by the way, they cleaned the yard, fire prevention and theft or something. Thanks to the fact that he could figure it out and prevent theft, this dilapidated place was nothing but grass and broken bricks. What can there be to steal.

"Sir, let's send ships and troops to help the Great Song Dynasty go to war. Why did they only give such a place? Are they also your kings? Swann looked at the dilapidated dock and the warehouse that was about to collapse, and did not quite understand the relationship between Hong Tao and the Southern Song court.

"You don't understand, this is called the motherland! For example, if you go back one day, don't you feel very kind? "Mercy was tormented by the waves along the way, and the captain almost gave him a beating, as long as there was a trough ship behind him that was overturned by the waves, he had to be counted down. But not only does he have an accent that is very similar to Hong Tao's, but the thickness of his face is also better than blue, no matter what Hong Tao says, he doesn't care, as long as he doesn't do it. Now when he heard Swan's question, he came out to act as a teacher again, in fact, he was really Swan's teacher, most of the knowledge about navigation was taught to Swan, Hong Tao was just a name, and he would tell them about problems when he encountered them.

"My father said that we Mamluks have no country, so we will fight for the big cannibals, why is the motherland kind? Da Song is Mr.'s homeland? Swann didn't feel anything about what Compassion said, and he didn't have a chance to feel it, because his father had never returned to his homeland, and the concept of the country was different to them than others.

"Don't chew your tongue anywhere, just talk about it all day long? Go, bring down the prisoners and the boatmen in the cabin, and you two will take care of it, and fix the dock and the warehouse for me, at least not too leaky or too wet, and then we will repair them next time we come with cement. Hong Tao's mood is not very good, on the one hand, he did not complete the scheduled task, and on the other hand, he has seen too many human tragedies, and his heart has to slowly calm down. Listening to the two and a half sons muttering beside him, he became angry, and then the misery befell Swann and Mercy, go to work!

There is no shortage of carpenters and blacksmiths in the fleet, and the tools are also complete, and there are prisoners of war and boatmen of those tankers who can drive, whether they are professional in building houses or not, it is no problem to build a dock and warehouse anyway. But the grain on the tanker can't wait, some of them are already soaked in seawater, and they must be dried in time, otherwise they will become moldy. Fortunately, it is winter at this time, although the winter in Jiangnan is not warm, there is little rain and the sun is quite sufficient. So the Marines and their crews became makeshift farmers, carrying bags of grain to the docks, laying out spare sails, spreading out the soaked grain on the sails, basking in the sun and passing the wind, and then repacking and storing them when they were completely dry.

Even during the honeymoon period of cooperation with the Southern Song Dynasty, Hong Tao insisted on staying in the cabin, only giving the crew two days off, allowing them to take the Mamluks to the city to register first, get something similar to the later visas, and then go ashore in batches to go to the city to visit. But there is one rule, that is, you can't cause trouble, you can't fight, and whoever dares to fight, then come back and work on the construction site, and don't think about going anywhere.

"Be kind to them, so much millet and wheat are still coming for free, let them be full. These people may be your colleagues in the future, and you and Swanta's father will learn the skills of land warfare, not their habits! Lang Ya didn't like to go into the city, and like Hong Tao, he only felt safest when he stayed in the mountains and forests, so he stayed behind to manage the prisoners working on the construction site. But after only half a day, Hong Tao couldn't help it anymore and had to get out of the cabin to interfere. Langya's treatment of the captives was too rough, whipping them to death at every turn, and the quality and quantity of the food were not enough. Hong Tao believes that this is all a management method he learned from the Mamluks, and does not apply to Jinhe Bay.

"Sir, a man and a woman came, saying that they were from the Bureau of Statistics and wanted to report to you, and this is the certificate they gave me......" It was not enough to say it, Hong Tao had to go to the dock in person to appease the prisoners of war who were working. Always being a bad guy will have an impact on the psyche, so from time to time you have to pretend to be a good person, hold the hands of prisoners of war, ask for warmth, and say a few nonsense, so that you can experience a savior-like feeling. It's a pity that just a few steps after walking, Mercy, who is in charge of the security work of the dock, ran over and stuffed Hong Tao with something.

"Take them to the cabin and wait for me, I'll go over when I'm done here...... By the way, find someone on duty on the deck, and no one is allowed in my cabin, including you! Hong Tao looked at the sachet in his hand, it was a sachet, different from other people's sachets, and there was a copper coin tied to it.

The copper coin is the ID card of the Bureau of Statistics, with an @ symbol on the front and a string of Arabic numerals on the north. People who are qualified to listen to the report of the personnel of the Bureau of Statistics have a small notebook in their hands, which records some special information about this person represented by this number. This thing was not made by Hong Tao, but by Cixi herself, and his brain was good at pondering this shady technique, and Hong Tao just provided him with an @ symbol.

“…… You sit down first...... "Enough of being a good man, Hong Tao returned to the ship, and at the door of his captain's room stood Swan, carrying a big axe in his hand, which was a bit of a door god. Opened the door, there were two people sitting in the room, a man and a woman, although Hong Tao reacted quickly and tried to endure not to show anything abnormal, but the woman still made him stunned. With 10,000 questions, I entered my bedroom and took out a small book from the locked box.

"I'll fuck you Cixi's ass! Dare to use my privacy as a code! "If Cixi is here, Hong Tao will definitely go up and give him a big back. The woman outside is Jiang Zhuyi, the daughter of a maritime merchant who spent the night on the Ming Tower with herself, and the woman who regards herself as an enemy. At the beginning, he just asked Cixi to send her family to Mingzhou to make arrangements, but Cixi mentioned that she should join the Bureau of Statistics, but she didn't agree, but now it's okay, it's all done!

"Bangbang...... Bangbang ......, "Before Hong Tao could figure out how to talk to Jiang Zhuyi about work, there was a knock on the door, and after getting permission, Jiang Zhuyi opened a crack in the door and came in.

"I ...... I'm just a little thing, the guy outside is surnamed Xu, and he said that his son was detained by your fleet and asked him to come to Mingzhou to get people. He's the one who carries saltpeter and brimstone for you, not a bad guy, so give him back his son, right? Before Jiang Zhuyi could speak, her face turned red first, and she looked at Hong Tao for a few seconds, bit her lip, and told her intention.

"My fleet has detained his son? Can't! I just came back from the north, and his son is in the north? Hong Tao really wants to pretend to be a good person in front of Jiang Zhuyi, no matter what, her father and brother died in her own hands, although this hatred cannot be easily forgotten, but as long as it doesn't increase it. Unexpectedly, as soon as he came up, he became a kidnapper who took someone else's son as a hostage, and the name of this Nima pirate was about to be confirmed, he didn't even think about it, and immediately denied it. (To be continued.) )