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Chapter 32: Everything is safe, ready to return to Beijing (please follow up)

Seeing the other person's confused look, Su Ran nodded towards him and said, "It's normal if you don't know me. Basically, I haven't had much dealings with officials from the Ministry of Revenue."

When the official heard this, a strange light suddenly flashed in his eyes: "You... you are..." At this point, he looked around and did not say any more, but pointed to the north bank of the river.

Seeing this, Su Ran smiled and said, "My lord, you'd better tell me your family name."

This time, the other party did not play dumb, but said openly: "My name is Guo Que, and I am now a doctor of the household department. The servant Feng Zhanting and three other colleagues who came to the south of the Yangtze River with me to raise food are also there."

"Then let me ask you, why did you only send a fifth-grade doctor of yours to escort grain and grass? What did Feng Zhanting do?" Seeing that the Ministry of Household Affairs only sent a doctor to escort grain and grass worth millions of taels, Su Ran immediately Asked.

Guo Que shook his head helplessly when he heard this question: "Originally he was supposed to escort the grain and grass, but when he was leaving, he and the rest of his colleagues suddenly complained of stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhea, and they couldn't even straighten their waists. Get up."

Hearing this, Su Ran probably guessed the whole story.

Either Feng Zhanting was afraid of the hard work of escorting the grain and grass all the way, or he knew that the grain and grass would never reach the hands of the Qing army.

After thinking about this, Su Ran couldn't help but sympathize with Guo Que in front of her.

If he hadn't destroyed the Zhen family's conspiracy, this Guo Que would probably have died in the hands of the Cao Gang.

Even if he doesn't die on the river, once he delivers the food and grass to the rebels, he will either be killed by the rebels or be questioned after returning to Beijing.

Of course, he could also surrender to the rebels if they wished.

However, in that case, Guo Que's family in the capital would have nothing to gain.

Therefore, no matter what the situation is, this Guo Que will be extremely miserable.

Now that the food and grass have been robbed, the next step is to transport them to the front line as soon as possible.

The people of the Cao Gang have lived on the water for a long time, so this kind of thing can't trouble them at all.

After solving the team that originally escorted the grain and grass, the Cao Gang group headed west to the Qing Army camp under the leadership of Han Jinchuang.

In fact, Su Ran has basically completed the task at this time and can let go.

However, the original order given by Emperor Qingyong was to ensure that sufficient grain and grass were delivered on time.

And this Guo Que was obviously a weak official who couldn't control the situation at all.

If the people in Caobang got interested in food and grass, then Guo Que would have no control at all.

Therefore, in order to prevent any accidents along the way, Su Ran decided to work with the Caobang people to deliver the grain and grass to the front line and hand them over to Gao Xingyuan.

Along the way, Su Ran enjoyed the scenery along the river during the day, watching the clouds roll and relax, and the birds flying high, and rested at night.

When you are really bored, drink some wine with Han Jinchuang and others.

Through spending time together, Su Ran discovered that these people who have been living on the water for a long time are all genuine men.

From Han Jinchuang and the others, Su Ran also learned the exact relationship between the Cao Gang and the Zhen family.

In fact, long before the Zhen family became prosperous, the Caobang was independent of any family power.

However, since the Zhen family has become dominant in the Jiangnan area, and the leader of the Cao Gang has no sons and only an only daughter to support the facade, he has to be controlled by the Zhen family.

In a sense, the Caobang didn't want to be related to the Zhen family, but because of the Zhen family's power, they had no choice but to compromise and survive in the cracks.

After figuring out all this, Su Ran's mind couldn't help but become more active.

According to Han Jinchuang, there are about 1 people in Caobang, responsible for the transportation of goods in the entire Jiangnan waterway.However, the number of people he can use now can only be counted as a hundred or so. Once he encounters the danger of overturning the nest, he will be unable to resist.

Even if you can protect yourself alone, what about your family and friends?
As the saying goes, if you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries. People don't have a hundred days to be good, and flowers don't have a hundred days to bloom. There is no harm in making some preparations in advance. My old superior Wang Ziteng is the most obvious example.

Therefore, if you can firmly control this force in your own hands, it will undoubtedly be a strong help.

At this moment, Su Ran had already made up his mind to take the Caobang into his own pocket when he found an opportunity.

And if you want to do this, the biggest obstacle is the Jiangnan Zhen family.

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Although the time on the road is boring, I do some recreational things every day and it doesn't go slowly.

It didn't take long for the food and grass to be delivered to the Qing army on the front line.

When Su Ran saw Gao Xingyuan for the first time, she almost thought she had seen it wrong.

This Gao Yingyuan is not the same as ordinary generals. He is not a tall and thick man with a purple face and a curly beard.

On the contrary, he was fair-skinned, tall, and had the demeanor of a Confucian general like Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms.

Upon receiving the grain and fodder escorted by Su Ran, the Shaanxi general soldier was extremely excited, because according to his prediction, it would take at least three to five days for the grain and fodder to be delivered, but he did not expect that it would arrive today.

Everyone knows that for those who are marching and fighting, what matters is the speed of their troops, and being able to deliver food and grass in advance undoubtedly helped the Qing army a lot.

Although Gao Xingyuan was an official in the Shaanxi-Gansu area, he was also very concerned about the people and things happening in the capital.

After all, if you want to be an official, it is not as simple as knowing how to do things. You must also learn to observe the weather.

The greatest emperor of the Daqing Dynasty was Emperor Qingyong.

Emperor Qingyong was able to promote the young man in front of him to the third rank and sixth rank in one day, what kind of concept is this?
It is not an exaggeration to describe him as the number one celebrity in the Daqing Dynasty.

Therefore, when Gao Xingyuan learned that the person who came to deliver food and wages was actually Su Ran, he was really surprised and happy.

At that moment, he would order the people below to prepare food and drinks to reward the brothers who were escorting them with food and wages.

However, Su Ran was only concerned about the safety of Xiang Ling and He Meier who were still in Jinling, and had no intention of delaying here.

So, he politely declined Gao Yingyuan's hospitality, unloaded the food and left in a hurry.

Of course, the people in Caobang also worked hard along the way, and Su Ran couldn't help but express his gratitude.

However, Gao Xingyuan can't let Gao Xingyuan pay this money, so if he is accused of withholding his salary one day, the gain will outweigh the loss.

It happened that he had caught a lot of silver notes on the flower boat, so he drew two and gave them to Han Jinchuang, which was regarded as a good relationship with the Cao Gang.

Han Jinchuang did not refuse and accepted it generously.

However, until now he didn't know Su Ran's real identity, he just thought he was from the Zhen family.

On the way back, because it was empty, the ship traveled very quickly. In less than five days, it had arrived at Jinling City.

As soon as she got off the boat, Su Ran hurriedly went straight to He Meier's residence.

He had already made a plan in his heart to bring her and Xiang Ling back to the capital.

(End of this chapter)