Lu Ming

Chapter 186 Fuzhou
A person surnamed Xia said: Exclude all impossible conclusions, and the rest, no matter how unbelievable, must be facts.

Well, this person's name is not Xia Xianze, but Charlotte Holmes.

Xu Xinsu, a great businessman in the 17th century, also understood this truth.

Why did the people on Dayuan Island know about Xiong Wencan's visit to Fujian a few months ago?You know, at that time, Yu Zigao, the general soldier of Fujian Province, was not sure whether he had arrived in the capital after eating the memorial of Zheng Zhilong's defeat.

After Xu Xinsu ruled out all the possibilities, he finally came to the conclusion that there was a big boss in the court who could influence the government and wanted to do something wrong, so he preempted the cloth in the southeast corner in advance.

Xu Xinsu's official position in the system is the position of chief of Haiphong bought with money.At this moment, when he found out that his family had the opportunity to hug the thick legs of a certain boss in the court, this was like a blessing from heaven to Xu Bazong, who was being hunted down by Zheng Zhilong all over the map.

After thinking about this point, Xu Da comprador shouted: Heaven will not kill me!

Therefore, Xu Xinsu immediately made two actions.

First of all, he assigned his confidant Xu Duanwu to sail from Quanzhou in a handy 200 material Fu boat and go straight to Dayuan.In order to avoid pirates, the ship increased its speed, and only some raw silk was loaded in the cabin, and there was no other cargo.

After Xu Duanwu arrived at Dayuan, he made it clear that these raw silks were owed to the Dutch by his lord at the beginning, and that in the future, all these owed goods will be handed over to the Taoists one after another.

Next, Xu Duanwu will not leave, and he will wait for further instructions from the traveler on Dayuan Island: the thank you written by Xu Xinsu + vote integrity, which has been handed over to Cai Feiming before.

As for Xu Xinsu himself, on the second day of Xu Duanwu's departure, he organized a manpower, took a large amount of gold and silver, and went north to Fuzhou to hibernate according to the previous instructions of the traveler.

Cai Feiming called Xu Duanwu over today to inform him to make preparations: the envoy ship will leave tomorrow, and there will be a bed for Xu Duanwu on board.As for what Xu Duanwu should do when he returns to Fuzhou, someone will naturally tell him during the journey.

After Cai Feiming and Xu Duanwu briefly explained the situation, they took him to the door of an office in the southeast corner of the business hall. After knocking on the door and handing over Xu Duanwu, nothing happened to Cai Feiming.

The person who received Xu Duanwu was surnamed Tang, and he was an amiable middle-aged man.This middle-aged man called himself Tang Qi. In fact, his real name was Tang Mude, but he just used an alias in front of Ming people——Tang Qi is the director of the Operations Department of the Intelligence Bureau, and one of the three Musketeers of the mission, who is in charge of information communication. , Information transfer.

After a brief chat with Xu Duanwu, I sent him back to prepare - various mission briefings and so on, I will naturally have time to go into details when I get on the ship, now everyone should hurry up and prepare their luggage.

In the early morning of the next day, the team took the "Ruian" ship to refit the blessing boat, headed north from Dayuan, and headed straight for Fuzhou.

In addition to Zhang Dongdong, the fake Cao Chuan, there are 2 time travelers in the mission.Tang Qi from the intelligence department is one, and the other is Sha Zhengming.

Sha Zhengming is a big man with a cropped cut.This man is big and round, with a fierce look on his face. He used to be a sailing instructor.Since the travel time was relatively late, this gentleman, as a representative of the navy, was pushed out to be the leader of the pirates.

Sha Zhengming's superficial occupation is Cao Chuan's general in command of elite pirates.In order to explain the soldier's hair in front of Xiong Wencan, Sha Zhengming was set up as a monk's grass template-the leader is a monk, so it is reasonable to have monks and soldiers under his command.

After setting off from Dayuan, the Rui'an headed north along the coastline of Taiwan, and then turned to cross the strait after seeing Fuguijiao in Taipei.

Due to the unsuitable wind direction, it took the Rui'an four days to cross the strait this time and arrived at the area around Lianjiang County in later generations.

Lianjiang County in the isolated sea is a part of the Matsu Islands. After seeing this place, the Rui'an began to turn its sails and sail to the southwest. At noon the next day, from the bow of the ship, the mouth of the Minjiang River could already be seen the size of the island.

Entering from the mouth of the Minjiang River, passing through large and small islands along the way, passing Mawei Island, you can see the Fuzhou Plain.

The Fuzhou Plain was still a bay 5000 years ago. 2500 years ago, the sea level gradually dropped, and only then did the silt layer in the Fuzhou Basin be exposed.Including the famous Yushan, Wushan, and Pingshan in later generations, these places were all small islands before the Shang and Zhou dynasties, so Fuzhou has many place names named after "yu".

With the natural expansion of the Fuzhou Plain for thousands of years, the Fuzhou City located on it has also kept pace with the times, and has been continuously expanded by the people of Fujian who lack plains.Starting from a small Yecheng city in the Han Dynasty, it has undergone many additions, and up to the moment when the crossing people came to the city, the outer wall of Fuzhou City has already wrapped the Jiuxian Mountain and other areas.

After bypassing Mawei Island, which is equipped with artillery and fortresses, it went upstream along the North Minjiang River that was split by Cangshan Island. At 5:[-] pm, the Rui'an finally arrived at the Minjiang Wharf outside Fuzhou City.

As the capital of Bamin, Fuzhou City is naturally extremely prosperous.Outside the south gate is a row of wharves made of rough wood, lined up along the Minjiang River.There are many masts and sails on the surface of the river, and boats shuttle back and forth; people walk like ants on the pier, and workers are like clouds. Outside the south gate, there are many streets and alleys along the river bank.

The Ryan was finally the anchor under the wharf of the "Hong".

The "Hong" wharf is a civilian wharf.Originally, according to the identity of the Rui'an, it could be parked directly at the official pier, but this time the mission is going secretly, and there are many pirate gangs in Fuzhou City, so it is better to be honest and park at the unremarkable civilian pier Bar.

At this time, already waiting for Zhang Dongdong and his party on the Hongzi Pier was Song Jia, the head of the Fuzhou Station of the Intelligence Bureau.

The layouts of Fuzhou Station and Hangzhou Station are similar.

There was also a semi-public high-ranking businessman who came to attract firepower, and Song Jia, the station master, was hiding in the dark as a Hangzhou grocery businessman and grasped the overall situation.

After the Rui'an dropped anchor, Song Jia, who was wearing a plain robe, walked onto the ship from the gangway in a short time.

The stern cabin is busy at the moment: including radar and other equipment, all electronic instruments have to be disassembled and packaged, packed into a special moisture-proof box, and then hidden in the lower cabin.

The Rui'an will stay outside the south gate of Fuzhou for a long time. There are people coming and going on the pier, and ghosts and snakes from all walks of life will often come and go in and out of the stern cabin, which is equivalent to an office, so the equipment must be hidden. Anyway, there is a radio station at Fuzhou Station, and there is no shortage of such equipment on board. one part.

There was no time for a few people to greet each other, so everyone started to pack all the instruments according to the trained procedures, and then moved them into the dark compartment under the deck by hand, and that was the end.

After all this was done, the sky was already dark and it was a good time to enter the city.

Before Song Jia boarded the ship, he had already paid out the tax collectors at the wharf and all kinds of monsters and monsters. At this time, there were only a few sedan chairs that Song Jia had hired in advance to berth outside the Hongzi wharf.

So the arrogant envoys, one by one wearing veils and bowing their waists, quickly got off the boat and got into the sedan chair.Before closing the city, the four sedan chairs entered Fuzhou City under the guard of more than a dozen people.

Not long after the mission left, the sky became increasingly dim. At this time, another unremarkable black and thin man came down from the Ryan.After this person got off the boat, he hurried to the south gate, and the sailors on the boat didn't seem to see him.

The north and south of Fuzhou City belong to each other, the south is under the jurisdiction of Houguan County, and the north is under the jurisdiction of Min County.

Walking northward along the stone street lined with ancient buildings, the mission team starts from the middle line of the South Gate, passes through Fuxue, Houguan County Government, Antai Bridge, and Huanzhu Gate, which is the center of ancient Chinese cities. One of the most famous buildings: Drum Tower.

After passing the Drum Tower, and then passing the Maoying Bridge, you will arrive at Beicheng District where governors and governors gather together.

When the team got here, they didn't go any further, but turned right. In the end, the envoys settled down in a secluded house near the Zhongyi Temple in the upper right corner of Fuzhou City.

This house is the first real estate purchased secretly by Fuzhou Railway Station Pu as soon as it was established.The house is small, with three entrances and a small garden. It is located between Zhongyi Temple and Shiqiao, with convenient transportation and a single family.

"You guys have worked hard, I have come all the way and there is no reception, alas, I'm really sorry." After entering the room and washing up, Song Jia, a local snake, had the opportunity to exchange pleasantries with everyone.

"Okay, old man, don't be too polite, hurry up and tell us about the situation." Song Jia's colleague, Director Tang Qitang, who was wiping his face with a damp cloth, turned his head and said.

"Well, then I will briefly report the situation to everyone." Song Jia said after pondering for a while: "The overall situation is good now, and the news I got from 'Emei Peak' is that Xiong Wencan is still looking forward to meeting you with 'Brother Cao' .”

After smiling slightly at the counterfeit Cao Chuan, Song Jia said: "However, Lao Zheng also made moves. A few days ago, Lao Zheng raided the Zhongzuo Office, which put pressure on Xiong Wencan. In addition, I recently asked to lobby Xiong Wencan There are also other people, all of which are for Zheng Zhilong's purpose."

"Then shall we still act according to the original plan? Is there anything that needs to be changed?" Hearing what Song Jia said, Zhang Dongdong couldn't help asking.

Song Jia shook her head, and said firmly: "No, nothing will change. The most important thing now is your meeting with Lao Xiong. Everyone else, all work must be used to ensure the smooth progress of the meeting. After that, we will judge the results of the meeting , to agree on the next step.”

"Don't worry, I have a plan here. Tomorrow Old Tang will work out the plan with me." Song Jia said with a smile: "As for the two of you, just prepare for the old bear's interview with peace of mind, and don't worry about everything else. .”

"Okay, that's the only way to go first." Zhang Dongdong nodded when he heard this.

Since the establishment of Fuzhou station is too short, there are not enough trustworthy subordinates, so there are no outsiders in the courtyard of the mission, only three cross-members and a dozen subordinates from the Intelligence Bureau brought by the officials. .

Three of them were Song Jia who stayed that night, and they were personnel from Fuzhou Station who were familiar with the local situation.As for Song Jia himself, after a few quick words, he returned to his own residence—it was already the beginning of Haishi, and if he didn't leave, he would be in trouble if he encountered patrolmen.

So that night, Zhang Dongdong and his party could only do it themselves. After washing up, they made the bed and arranged for the sentry, and everyone went to rest early.

(End of this chapter)