Horse on the World

Chapter 767 Hailing Port where a big event is about to happen
People in Hailing, Fuzhou knew that something big was going to happen more than a month ago, because in the past month, more and more big shots shuttled between Dingzhou and Hailing Port, and the security was getting stricter day by day. The pier was renovated, and all the flags on the pier were replaced with brand new ones within a day.As more and more soldiers came from Dingzhou, the speculation in everyone's minds became more and more serious. What exactly is this going to do?

Hailing people are not people who have never seen the world. The first huge ship on the mainland, the Qiyuan, was launched here. There were a lot of people on that day. Marshal Li personally presided over the launching ceremony, and General Deng personally commanded the Qiyuan. The maiden voyage of the first voyage, and now the most powerful navy on the mainland is also here to swear an oath, that scene, that momentum, so far Hailing people talk about it, even if it is such a big move, it is not as frustrating as it is now.

The busyness of Hailing Port this month has had a great impact on Hailing people. Originally, there were two piers in Hailing, one for military use and one for civilian use. Later, the military pier was expanded to occupy the civilian pier, and the civilian pier was relocated dozens of times. But because this is the Dingzhou naval base, there are still a lot of people on the pier. Many Hailing people rely on mountains to eat mountains and water to eat water. They rely on these sailors for a year. .

Although various businesses are run by the government on the military pier, ordinary people are not prohibited from doing business here, as long as you open a certificate in the Hailing yamen, proving that you are a native of Hailing, or Retired soldiers can.Not far from the wharf, there are all kinds of restaurants, restaurants, and department stores, including several brothels.Although Li Qing's army is strict, he does not forbid the trade of flesh and blood. The main reason is that the navy spends more than half of the year at sea, and occasionally goes ashore to take a few days off. Those who have a family in Hailing can naturally go home with their wives and children. It's hot on the kang, but a large number of bachelors must have a place to vent their anger. These energetic soldiers are prone to troubles if they keep holding back.

The brothel here is doing this kind of business. At first Xu Yunfeng didn't like it very much, but after Li Qing told him to leave it alone, he had no choice but to follow Li Qing's will and send state officials every few months. Li Qing was afraid that these prostitutes would infect the soldiers with some bad diseases, which would be terrible.

It can be said that these brothel women in Hailing are the happiest prostitutes in the whole world, because they can enjoy free regular checkups and medical treatment, and their asking price is much higher than other places, because the Dingzhou army is high, these Sailors are never short of money.

Later, Xu Yunfeng became ruthless and simply asked these prostitutes to collect taxes, which can be regarded as opening a new tax source for Fuzhou.

Xu Yunfeng started, and the other prefectures were not far behind. This made many scholars in Dingzhou very dissatisfied, and wrote to Li Qing, but Li Qing took a look at the morality and righteousness of these scholars. He smiled and threw it aside, neither saying yes nor no. After a long time, these scholars understood Li Qing's meaning. Although they were unwilling, they could only say a few words. This matter has become a custom under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou, but it has been widely rumored by people in other parts of Dachu as a laughing stock of Dingzhou.

Now Hailing is almost closed to the port, there are a lot of military ships coming and going, and there are more sailors than usual, but the sailors are not allowed to leave the port, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter the port to do business again. Needless to say, there is no business in the brothel. , these people started to quarrel, and the quarrel came to Hailing Mansion, which caused the manor to be in a panic for a while, and he could only comfort him by saying that this was just a stopgap measure, and it would be reopened soon.

This is also under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou, where the political atmosphere is more enlightened. Ordinary people can express their wishes through village elders or people of high prestige in the clan. In other places, if you dare to make trouble, you will be tied up with a rope and taken to Standing in a cage for a few days will make you honest.Of course, the folk customs in Dingzhou and Fuzhou are really strong. These places are where Li Qing made his fortune. Almost every household has children serving in the army. Maybe there is a duck seller on the street. Old man Li, his son is a high-ranking military officer, and this is also a headache for Hailing Mansion.Don't dare to stretch out your hands or talk nonsense, if you are not careful, you may pierce the sky!
What's more, for more than a month, in his mansion, there have been more than one Dingzhou high-ranking officials. Compared with his mansion, they are all big bosses. Under his rule, his mansion is a whole line higher than other mansions of the same level, but in front of these people, he is not enough to look at.

Fortunately, as the time approached, more and more high-ranking officials came to Dingzhou. Up to now, he was only left to run errands, obeying orders in front of the bosses, and he was still a little younger.

First, Xu Yunfeng, the magistrate of Fuzhou, arrived. A day later, Ji Sichen, the vice president of the Overwatch Council, arrived. Later, General Yang Yidao also arrived ahead of schedule. In the whole Hailing, I don't know how many special agents of the Overwatch Council are secretly guarding.

Two days ago, Marshal Li finally came to Hailing accompanied by senior officials such as Lu Yiming, Yan Nanfei, Luo Daoming and Li Muzhi. This made him heave a sigh of relief. It's almost over.

On the following day, the magistrates of the prefectures under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou came one after another. In addition to General Guo Shanfeng, General Tian Feng, and General Wang Qinian, high-level military officials from Dingzhou also gathered here, even General Lu Dalin stationed in Bingzhou. rushed over.

The whole of Hailing now knows that Li Qing has arrived at Hailing Port, because Li Qing's personal guard battalion is completely different from other troops in terms of equipment and clothing. Seeing their large-scale appearance means that Li Qing has arrived.

On November [-]th, for Central Plains, it was already a season of high and refreshing autumn, but for Fuzhou, it was already relatively cold. When you wake up in the morning, the cold wind blows, and you feel a bit biting, which is also thanks to Fuzhou Linhai, the temperature is still relatively high, but Dingzhou at this time is already quite cold.

On the Hailing Wharf, the guards were heavily guarded. Countless soldiers in brand-new armor and holding long guns that had just come out of the warehouse stood awe-inspiring. When it rose, the sun shone on the armor, and under the bright light, there were water marks.

In Hailing City, there is also a post at three steps and a post at five steps. All residents have been told in advance not to go out today.

All the people in Hailing knew that something big was about to happen, because it was the first time that the residents were not allowed to go out, even when Marshal Li came to see off General Deng on his expeditions before, this had happened before.

Well, they are not allowed to go out, but this does not prevent the residents from having other ways to see what happened, so many people came out on the roofs of every household in Hailing, sitting or standing on the ridges of their own houses , as long as the location is good enough, you can clearly see the situation of the harbor.

In the Hailing Mansion, the senior officials at all levels in Dingzhou, headed by Li Qing, were all wearing brand new official uniforms, and they had already made all preparations, and when the time came, they set off for the harbor.

The official government on all officials is very different from before. It is no longer the original official uniforms of Dachu at all levels, but a brand-new system. Among the civil officials, the three elders are all dressed in red official robes, embroidered in the middle of the robes. An eagle about to fly.All ministers are dressed in scarlet robes with a crane embroidered on their chests, and Zhizhou is further down, dressed in purple robes with peacocks embroidered on their bodies.Of course, there are exceptions. People like Li Muzhi, Li Sizhi, and Xu Yunfeng, although they are only governors, still wear red official robes.

As for generals, they have full body armor, but on the chest of the armor, there are stars inlaid respectively. The general is inlaid with gold stars. There are eight and seven stars, and so on. At the last level, General Xuanwei, there is only one gold star.The captain is inlaid with silver stars, the highest rank Captain Zhenwu is embroidered with six stars, two up and four down, and so on, until the last rank of Captain Guide, there is only one star left.

Right now in the Hailing government office, the red robes are pushed up, gathering the stars, like the Hailing government officials in green robes, there is no room in the lobby, they can only stay in the courtyard, waiting for the adults to wait for you at any time. There are orders that may come.

Li Qing sat in the middle of the lobby with a smile, looking at the officials at all levels who were gathering together and discussing in low voices, he couldn't help but burst into pride. These people are all his subordinates, and he can decide the life and death of these people with a single word Honor and disgrace, rich and poor.Thinking about the time when I was still struggling to survive a few years ago, I can't help but feel like a world away.

Iron Leopard rushed into the lobby in a hurry, glanced at the adults in the room, went straight to Li Qing, leaned over and whispered something in his ear.Li Qing's expression changed, but he returned to normal in an instant. He nodded slightly, and the iron leopard galloped away again.

Seeing the iron leopard coming in a hurry and leaving in a hurry, the people in the hall immediately knew that something should have happened, and the hall fell silent instantly, and their eyes turned to Li Qing who was in the hall.

Li Qing's face remained unchanged, and he said softly: "There is a small episode, our departure time may be delayed a little bit."

Lu Yiming said in surprise: "My lord, the time is right. If General Deng Peng appears in the harbor by then, if we haven't arrived yet..."

Li Qing waved his hand, "Our old friends have also sent people to watch the ceremony. The Overwatch Council is rushing there to invite them. It will take some time. Don't be in a hurry, it won't be long. It won't miss the business."

Everyone in the hall suddenly changed their faces, some were surprised, some were annoyed, some stomped and cursed, some cursed in a low voice, in short, there were so many of them.

"It's Yuan Fang?" Lu Yiming whispered.

"Not only Yuan Fang, but also Zhong Ziqi, these two old friends have sent people to watch the ceremony, we have to go to greet them."

Yan Nanfei gritted his teeth and said, "What is the Overwatch Council doing? They didn't find them until now. Afterwards, we must investigate carefully to see if those people were negligent in their duties?"

(End of this chapter)