Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 208 Queen
In the dim light of morning, a cruise ship met the main fleet of Huiyou Company heading for Keelung. Lin Hai walked down the gangway from the Dingyuan and followed the patrol boat to the mouth of the Tamsui River.

Since the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of the Army moved to Keelung, except for a small naval squadron, Tamsui is basically a civil affairs department. The garrison work on land is responsible for the Garrison Department.

The Security Department is only responsible for defense and not for expedition. This is the principle established by Lin Hai after the establishment of the company. But now as the situation changes, certain adjustments may have to be made.

The patrol boat sailed into the Tamsui River facing the rising sun. Lin Hai saw that a simple water fortress had been built at the Quaziwei Port on the south bank of the river mouth, and there was a half-finished fort on Wuhu Gang on the north bank.

This fort was only half-built and was located at the site of the later Tamsui Hongmao City. In He Liangtao's plan, a fort will also be built on Balida Mountain on the south bank of the river mouth, but due to manpower constraints, construction has not yet started.

There are too many projects to be built in Tamsui, among which the water conservancy project in Wanhua is the top priority. Fortunately, it is the slack season. Late rice in Taipei is harvested in November and early rice is sown in March. The construction company can hire a large number of cheap labor to build canals.

This does not require much cash expenditure. Immigrants will go to the Finance Department to repay the loan as soon as they get the money. No one wants to carry debt with compound interest, even though the interest is not high.

The Huiyou Company does not support idlers. If these immigrants cannot repay their loans within two years, the company will take back the land allocated to them, and they will have to rely on selling their labor or body to continue to repay their debts. If they cannot repay their loans within five years, they will have to pay off their debts. He lost his status as a free citizen and became a slave.

Despite this, these immigrants from the lower class of the Ming Dynasty had no resentment. They obtained land and had hope, which was more important than anything else.

Although the official taxes were much higher than those in the Ming Dynasty, there were no artificially named exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and more importantly, there were no corvees. All government employees must pay wages, which was unimaginable in the Ming Dynasty.

Viper responded, boarded the seven-canopied flower boat, and soon brought the three people out.

Shan Laidi was dressed in men's clothing and felt a little uneasy when she saw Lin Hai. Chen Yaozu covered his red and swollen face, with a bit of embarrassment in his eyes. It was not because he was caught for soliciting prostitution. Only the Ministry of War in Huiyou Company prohibited prostitution. The main reason was that Ershao Chen felt a little embarrassed to be beaten by a girl.

As soon as Chen Ershao finished speaking, there was a loud slap and a clear slap in the face. The young lady shouted sternly: "Don't tell lies, I'll castrate you with one knife!"

"Brother... no, the chief. Miss Shan has a rest today. I was supposed to go back to Wanhua early in the morning. Didn't something happen and delay my time?" Chen Yaozu answered first.

"I really don't know..." Er Shao Chen screamed loudly, with a hint of crying. Lin Hai could imagine his sad face from across the cabin.

Many officials and soldiers from Xiumu also like to go to Guandu, including some ordinary people from Wanhua, because the entertainment industry here is the most developed.

The patrol boat passed by a seven-canopied flower boat with carved beams and beams. Lin Hai heard a pig-like howl coming from the boat: "Oh, it hurts, it hurts... Miss Shan, you are so strong!"

At this time, the patrol boat with sails and oars had passed by the flower boat. The captain quickly ordered to turn around and raise the sail, and then rowed back.

As the patrol boat got further and further away from the mouth of the river, Guandu City was clearly in sight, and the popularity of both sides of the Tamsui River gradually grew. Although the sun had just risen, many people in a hurry could still be seen outside the city, including people dressed as Han Chinese and natives under the rule of the Iron King.

"Go ahead and file a complaint. Let's see if I'm afraid of you." Shan Laidi was still tough on her words, but this time there was no sound of beating. I guess she also knew what to do.

This voice was very familiar to Lin Hai, and he knew it was Chen Yaozu as soon as he heard it. He was immediately speechless. Damn it, Er Shao Chen is getting more and more playful. What kind of project is this... Queen?
"Tell me, where is my brother?" That girl's voice was also loud. When Lin Hai heard this, he realized that he had gone astray. The voice seemed familiar to him, but he couldn't remember who it was.

This is a transfer station for imported materials, a place for trade with indigenous people, and a place for storing dry wood and repairing ships. Most of the departments of the Civil Affairs Bureau have offices here, and the posts of the Security Department are also stationed here in turn. Keep nearly half of the troops in Guandu City.

When the two boats approached again, Lin Hai heard Zheng Xiaobao's voice again: "Deputy Director Shan, Director Chen is several levels higher than you. What crime do you deserve for beating up Shangguan? Besides, this flower boat is the company's property. You come here again and again." It's such nonsense that I can't even continue my business. If you do this again, I'm going to sue you."

"Stop the boat. I want to go take a look at the flower boat." Lin Hai quickly ordered to stop the boat. It concerned two high-level civil affairs officials. He felt that it was necessary to find out the whole story.

Lin Hai heard it now. Isn't this Shan Laidi, the second daughter of Shan Sinan's family? This girl is now the deputy director of the Household Affairs Bureau of the Security Department. Although she has a fierce personality, she dares to do things and has strong execution ability. Zhu Niang said that her work ability is still better than that of her sister Danzhaodi.

For the dual purposes of epidemic prevention and confidentiality, all immigrants were resettled in the inland Taipei Basin. There was only a small navy stationed at the mouth of the Tamsui River. To the seafarers passing here, it was just a group of pirates.

The patrol boat rode the cross wind and sailed and paddled upstream. Lin Hai stood on the bow of the boat and admired the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Tamsui River. As far as the eye could see, there were only towering old trees and grass everywhere, and it was still a wild and primitive ecology. scene.

The Guandu flower boat business is getting more and more prosperous. The water chickens bought from Fujian are in short supply. Some immigrant women who want to make money quickly have also gone to the sea. Aboriginal women also do this business, but generally the grades are relatively low. , the main thing is a low price.

"Are the Finance Department and the Household Affairs Bureau so idle? You two are not in Wanhua, so why are you all here in Guandu?" Lin Hai asked, pointing at Chen Yaozu and Shan Laidi.

However, this situation is definitely unsustainable. The Ming Dynasty and surrounding countries will notice it sooner or later. Lin Hai feels that it is time to give Huiyou Company a name that is easier to understand in East Asian countries.

"Go and call Chen Yaozu, Dan Laidi and Zheng Xiaobao." Lin Hai told Viper, and he was still waiting on the patrol boat.

"Can you still go to the Finance Department to sit in court like this? Let the swelling on your face go away first. You will be considered absent from work today..." Lin Hai first scolded Chen Yaozu, and then said to Zheng Xiaobao, "Tell me, what exactly? what's going on?"

"Maintain, it's like this..." Zheng Xiaobao spoke easily and explained the whole story clearly in a few words.

It turned out that Shan Laidi made a special trip from Wanhua to Guandu to arrest her brother Shan Chuanzong. This was not the first time. But this time Shan Chuanzong was not on the flower boat. Shan Laidi didn't catch anyone, so she interrogated her brother's prostitutes, and finally couldn't hold back and attacked Chen Ershao.

"Chief, my brother still hasn't learned well after coming to Tamsui. He only eats, drinks, whores and gambles every day. I'm afraid that he will break the law in the future. The Civil Affairs Yuan has always been merciless..." Shan Laidi was afraid that Lin Hai would blame her. After finishing speaking, he quickly explained again.

"You also know that the law is intolerable? You made trouble here and beat Shangguan. What crime should you be punished for?" Lin Hai asked with a straight face.

Shan Laidi was speechless. When Chen Yaozu saw this, he said: "Master, this matter is excusable. I don't blame Miss Shan either..."

Lin Hai interrupted Chen Yaozu with a wave of his hand, and then said: "Don't be a good person here. Since you, the sufferer, don't want to pursue the matter of beating people, forget it. However, the troubles in Huadian must be dealt with impartially by the Civil Affairs Yuan, causing Those who deserve compensation for their economic losses must also be compensated.”

Before Chen Yaozu could say anything else, Shan Laidi glanced at him, took over the topic and said, "Chief, I was wrong in this matter, and I accept the punishment."

"It's good that you realize your mistake, and you won't do anything wrong next time." Lin Hai didn't pay attention to these trivial matters, but since he encountered them, he had to deal with them impartially, otherwise there would be no rules and regulations.

He then said to Chen Yaozu: "Come on the boat, I have something to ask you."

"Brother, what's the matter?" Chen Yaozu followed Lin Hai to the official hall of the patrol ship. I don't know if it was because they had visited prostitutes together. Among the five disciples, he was the only one who still called Lin Hai "big brother" in private. Lin Hai seldom behaved in front of Mr. Chen on weekdays. He was a little more detached than when he got along with other subordinates. He laughed and scolded: "You kid, you are still a dog who can't change his eating shit. You always like to be with crooked mouths and skinny monkeys." They fooled around, Shan Chuanzong came to Tamsui and went to hang out with you, damn it’s like birds of a feather flock together.”

"Brother, you also went to the Huayue Tower in Nagasaki." As soon as Chen Er Shao finished speaking, he was kicked on the butt.

"I only went there once, and it was for public service and not for personal gain." Lin Hai kicked Chen Yaozu, and then said, "Don't go there again. Who will help me take care of the money when I come back with the disease? I think it should be given to you. Marry a wife to take care of you, or how about the second girl from the Shan family? "

"This..." Chen Yaozu hesitated and blushed, "It's not impossible."

"Do you really like that manly woman?" Lin Hai was surprised when he heard this. Although Shan Laidi is not ugly, she is very handsome and looks like a man. She has no breasts and no butt, and she also likes to hit people. This Chen Er The young master is actually interested in her. Could it be that he is a masochist?

"Um... I'll be honest with you, brother, this is the first time I saw her disguised as a man, and for some reason I found it very exciting." Chen Yaozu scratched his head with a frown, and replied with some embarrassment.

"That's it, if you promise not to sleep with flowers and willows again, I will guarantee this match for you." Lin Hai thought about it and felt that this marriage was quite suitable. These days, marriages are all arranged, as long as he asks Shan Sinan He would definitely not refuse, and he didn't bother to care whether Shan Laidi was willing or not.

Second Young Master Chen has an intestine leading to his butthole, and there is no problem with his loyalty. This is the most important plus point for the Financial Secretary. But he is in charge of a key department, and it is a huge hidden danger if he continues to be like this. After all, the word "sex" has a knife in his head. In addition to Hualiu disease, he can easily fall into other people's traps. It would be good to let Shan Laidi treat him.

"Brother, I promise that the prodigal son will turn around and never fool around on the flower boat again." Chen Yaozu was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Then I'll wait to drink your kid's wedding wine." Lin Hai was very happy when he saw his happy face. He didn't expect that among the five major disciples, this most promiscuous guy would be the first to get married.

After talking about personal matters, Lin Hai started talking about official matters again: "I asked you to come on board, mainly about the budget preparation of the Navy Department and the Army Department. For the Army Department's budget, you can arrange for someone who is more familiar with this area to cooperate with Deputy Commander Wu. Let’s make one version first, and I will personally take the lead on the Navy side..."

There was no end to the official business once it started, and by the time it was over, we had almost arrived at Wanhua, where the Civil Affairs Yuan was located.

After Lin Hai broke up with Chen Yaozu, he went straight to the Civil Affairs Yuan. His residence was in the backyard of the main hall of the Civil Affairs Yuan. Like the official offices of the Ming Dynasty, he had a front hall and a back bedroom.

When they arrived at the main hall, Lin Hai knew that Zhu Niang had gone to inspect water conservancy more than ten miles away, so he briefly asked about some civil affairs affairs and then went back to the backyard to rest.

When Wang Minzheng got the news, he greeted him behind the Chuihua Gate. After meeting Lin Hai, he knelt down and kowtowed: "I welcome you back home!"

"Get up and arrange some food for me to eat." Lin Hai said as he walked forward. He was more casual at home, but Wang Minzheng might be used to serving the emperor, so he knelt down and kowtowed at every turn. Lin Hai was a little awkward at first, but gradually got used to it.

"The kitchen is already being prepared." Wang Minzheng followed Lin Hai step by step with his body bowed.

The old eunuch was very good at serving people and knew Lin Hai's preferences thoroughly. The kitchen soon brought the food. Although it was not as exquisite as the famous dishes he had eaten in Xiamen, it was more in line with Lin Hai's taste.

"I just have something to ask you." Lin Haiping retreated, leaving only Wang Minzheng alone. He said while eating, "There is an eunuch named Cao Huachun. Do you know where he is now?"

"The master is talking about Cao Huachun from Xindi? He is a confidant of Wang An, the former eunuch who was responsible for the ceremony. He was sent to Xiaoling in Nanjing by Wei Zhongxian a few years ago." Wang Minzheng said and added, "When the servant followed the master, he I’m still in Nanjing, so I don’t know what happens next.”

After eating, Lin Hai took a shower, went to bed and fell asleep. Although this expedition lasted only twenty days, it is difficult for those who have not experienced the hardships to understand. Many times, a general is like an eagle on the battlefield, and there is always something to deal with.

It was not until dusk that Lin Hai was awakened by a slight noise. A refreshing fragrance hit his nostrils, and Zhu Niang, wearing a close-fitting dress, climbed onto the bed like a kitten.

"Zhu Niang? When did you come back? It's already dark, why didn't you wake me up?" Lin Hai pulled Zhu Niang into his arms in a daze.

"Don't you think you are too tired? Besides, I have just come back from a busy life. How can I be embarrassed to see you without taking a shower?" Zhu Niang licked Lin Hai's ear with the tip of her moist tongue, "Brother Lin, Zhu Niang misses you so much." You."

Whenever Zhu Niang was deeply in love, she liked to call him Brother Lin just like she did before getting married. Her voice was so soft and charming that it could make her water drop. It immediately made Lin Hai feel sleepy.

Just as he was about to turn over and press her under him, he heard Zhu Niang continue to say: "Brother Lin, please rest. I will let Zhu Niang take care of you tonight."

The baby in his arms curled up and slid down, and the faint fragrance was still lingering on the tip of Lin Hai's nose... After two cups of tea, a long and dull moan sounded in the shark gauze tent.

The clouds and rain had passed, but it was still early. Lin Hai lit up the whale oil lamp, hugged Zhu Niang and talked in the brocade quilt.

The status of the two of them has changed. As they talked, the conversation gradually turned to business matters. Lin Hai said to Zhu Niang: "You have done a good job during my absence for more than half a month. This time I plan to take over the Civil Affairs Yuan. The burden of the president is also relieved, and he will only serve as the general secretary and the commander of the Army Department. "

"That's okay. Seeing that you are so tired today makes me feel very sad. You should worry less about the civil affairs." Zhu Niang is now more confident and did not express any objection after hearing Lin Hai's words.

"Great, I can finally eat soft food, and I will rely on President Shi to support me from now on." Lin Hai joked after hearing this.

"Then you can't be the one to serve me from now on?" Zhu Niang said with a smile, "Come on, kneel down for me first."

"Let me go, President Shi, are you so domineering before you take office?"

"Don't you always want people to kneel down and serve you? Now that I'm a slave and become a master, why don't I want to take revenge on you?"

"I've betrayed you!" Lin Hai slapped a certain part of the hand, "Do you understand that a husband is his wife? You are the only one who will kneel down to me in this life..."

The two chatted for a while, and Lin Hai continued: "One more thing, I plan to set up another external brand for the company, which means that we will have a national title. Of course, it is not me who is the king, but you. ”

"You want me to be the king? Why...why?" Zhu Niang was a little confused, and she asked after being stunned for a moment.

"Because I think it's more exciting to have the queen kneel down and serve me than to be a domineering president..." Lin Hai replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)