Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 513 Busy Jinhe Estuary
Jinhekou had changed guards a long time ago, so naturally he was no longer a child of the four great families, nor was he a member of the two families that fell to Qin Rui. It was by fighting and fighting that he was promoted little by little from the soldiers.

Originally, the defenders were used to the "filial piety" of the passing ships, and they were very worried that the arrival of the new general would completely rob them of their wealth.

After all, the new general came from a poor family, and his family was definitely not rich, so he was naturally more greedy for money.

Unexpectedly, on the first day the new general took office, although the river crossing fee paid by the passing ships was reduced by half, the extra filial piety paid to him was not lost.

Everyone was amazed, after careful calculation, it was no different from the previous income.It's just that there is no need to scold the boatmen and exploit those merchants anymore.

As a result, the new general took over the Jinhekou very smoothly, and the passing ships were not blocked at all.

On this day, the sun was very good, and it was the last sunny day in the rare late autumn.A group of soldiers patrolling above the sluice gate was looking at the scenery with their swords and guns in their arms. The sun shone on the Jinhe River, reflecting the muddy river water into a veritable golden color, which was extremely beautiful.

A soldier touched the hard silver coin in his pocket, feeling good, stretched out his arm and turned the fellow next to him, Fa Xiao, "Shan boy, how much silver have you saved these days?"

The red-faced soldier named Shanwa gave him a hard look and scolded, "Stand up quickly, the general has strict discipline, and carefully punish you to go home and farm!"

The soldier who spoke quickly straightened up and stood upright, but he still couldn't bear to let go of what he had just said, and said in a low voice, "The two of us didn't move, just whispered a few words secretly, what's the matter? Tell me quickly, don't you?" More than I saved."

Although the red-faced soldier still had a sullen face, the corners of his mouth slowly rose, and he replied in a low voice, "Well, I only saved a few taels."

"I also have three taels, hehe. When it's time for the rest, I'll go to the city to find someone to take the money home, so that my mother can save it and build a big yard." The soldier who spoke first laughed so that his eyebrows almost flew up. "And you, Shanwa, are you saving the dowry to marry Miss Xiaocui?"

The soldier who spoke earlier spoke quickly, and the mountain boy who spoke turned even redder, "What are you doing asking so much, don't you also want to marry the second lady next door? Now the new general treats us generously, and takes the opportunity to save more money, and buy it in the future For a family business, there is no need to compete with the brothers in the family for those acres of land."

"That's right. After a few more months, we will all get rich. The general before was really bad. He hid in the tower by himself, drank and ate meat. He was the most ruthless in exploiting money, but he didn't give us a penny. Find those The boatman wants it, but he can't bear it, after all, he works hard to earn a living."

"That's right, the new general doesn't want a penny now, and we'll share it all with us."

The soldier who spoke before glanced at the ships waiting to pass under the gate, and asked with some doubts, "Shan Boy, do you think that there are a lot of ships crossing the river recently, and the draft is very deep. I don't know what kind of cargo they are transporting. I look like..."

"Shut up!" Shanwa heard more and more from his fellow countrymen, and quickly yelled, "What I told you earlier, why don't you remember! Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and treat what you shouldn't see as if you didn't see it." !"

"Okay, Brother Shanwa, don't be annoyed, I'll just talk to you a few more words."

"Don't tell me either! Now the new general is giving his share of the money to the brothers. Let's just patrol well and don't worry about anything else!"

"Okay, okay, I won't say it, I won't say it!"

Two soldiers from the same country were muttering small stories, but two people came up from the city tower, one was a new general who had just taken office, and the other was a middle-aged man wearing a censor's uniform.

The two of them happened to walk to Shanwa and stood down. The middle-aged censor pointed to the cargo ship on the river and asked, "General Wang, do you know what cargo the cargo ship below is carrying?"

General Wang didn't look very burly, but his eyebrows and eyes were three points delicate. Hearing this, he smiled slightly, and he looked like a romantic scholar.

"Lord Li, the duty of the general is to guard the mouth of the Jinhe River, collect river taxes from passing ships, and ensure that there are no weapons or iron and copper mines on board. As for other things, that is the business of the boatmen and merchants, and the general has no right to interfere."

The middle-aged censor immediately frowned, feeling a little annoyed, "Did General Wang take away the filial money from the merchants, and put Dong Hao's safety aside. These ships have a deep draft, and the cargo is obviously very heavy. Even if it is not iron, it may be grain or salt, once it is transported to Dayue, it will be to Donghao..."

"How about Donghao?" General Wang interrupted the middle-aged censor, and sneered, "The emperor has not made a decree that he is not allowed to sell grain and salt to Da Viet, and this general has never asked for a tael of silver from the merchants in the past. The filial piety offered by the merchants has also been divided. If Lord Yushi doesn’t believe it, just go back to Beijing and give it to the emperor. As for the cargo ships under the gate, they will still pass smoothly. You can’t ruin many people just because of your words. livelihood."

"You! General Wang is so courageous!" The middle-aged censor raised his brows angrily. When leaving the country, the elder Linghuge told him personally that if there was anything wrong with Jinhekou, he must stop it.As a result, as soon as he came, he found that most of the boats on the river were carrying grain and salt, and some of them were not even allowed to be inspected by anyone.This is obviously tricky, and thinking about the person who is said to be in Dayue, he really can't help but stand on end...

"Since you are so stubborn, it is obvious that you have been bribed and know foreign countries, so don't blame the old man for being merciless. I will go back to Beijing and report everything to the emperor and Elder Linghuge!"

The middle-aged censor was about to turn around and go down the tower, but at this moment, General Wang suddenly pointed at the river and shouted in horror, "What is that!"

The middle-aged censor subconsciously turned his head to look over, but felt a sudden sharp pain in the back of his head, and fell limply in the next moment.

General Wang ignored Yu Shi, who was lying on the ground like a dead pig, and walked to the edge of the tower, looking at the cargo ships passing through the gate one after another, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"I'm afraid Mr. Fang won't begrudge him any more good wine when he returns to Beijing in the future."

After that, he turned his head to look at the two dumbfounded boys, and his expression was not so sinister, he just ordered, "You guys help me carry him down, if someone asks, remember to say that Master Yu Shi suddenly committed a crime." I have an old illness and need to rest for half a month."

"Ah, yes, yes, General." The two Shanwas hurriedly agreed, and when they were about to come up to carry someone, General Wang took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, poured a pill into the mouth of the middle-aged censor Immediately, white froth came out of his mouth, which looked exactly like a patient suffering from epilepsy.

The two Shanwas looked dumbfounded, until General Wang gave another order, and then one raised his head and the other lifted Mr. Yushi down the tower.

The subordinates brought by the middle-aged censor were originally waiting impatiently, but when they saw the master in such a state, they all surrounded him, so as not to ask the reason, both of them said that the censor suddenly fell down and became like this.

Although he was still puzzled, Yu Shi couldn't wake up no matter how he shook, so he could only be carried back to the place where he was temporarily staying.

The two Shanwa quickly withdrew and climbed up the tower again. Both of them wiped the sweat from their heads, and lifted up the big stone in their hearts.

This is really a misfortune, they were just gossiping, looking forward to going home and marrying a wife, but then they encountered the general who had black hands against the censor.Will the general kill them and silence them?
"rest assured!"

Just when they faintly felt that their lives were in danger, General Wang actually turned around, raised his hand and stuffed each of them with a silver key, "As long as you don't talk about the matter just now, there will be no trouble."

"Ah, General, we must not tell!" Shanwa hastily promised with a pale face, and finally returned the silver key, "We can't take this silver!"

"Take it, this is what you deserve. Go home in the future and marry a good wife." General Wang glanced at the empty gate below, smiled even more heartily, and finally turned and walked down.

The two Shanwas who were left behind were a little dumbfounded after pinching the money, and the young fellow couldn't help but asked in a trembling voice, "Brother Shanwa, we won't be..."

"No, as long as you keep your mouth shut, you'll be fine."

"Okay, okay, I'm sure I won't say it."

Even though the young fellow from the village made such assurances, he still murmured, "What are those ships carrying? Couldn't it be gold? General Wang actually took the censor..."

"Slap!" Shanwa couldn't take it anymore, and the little fellow who slapped her closed her mouth and cursed, "You don't want to live, so don't drag me, I still want to marry Xiaocui!"

"Okay, okay, I shut up!"

Not to mention how worried the two soldiers were, holding the silver hidden in their chests at any time to guard against being wiped out, only that the gate below was almost flying up in a hurry.

Numerous cargo ships went to Dai Viet through the gate, but returned empty in two or three days, and continued to fill up and send them over.

So busy going back and forth, almost non-stop day and night.Although a group of soldiers followed suit, their purses bulged when they saw it, and they all smiled happily.

Of course, it was unavoidable that some people became cautious and wanted to inquire about it, but they were all warned by the little captain above. The big ship, the high flag of Zhengxi has been hoisted for nearly two months, the ram angle of the bow is raised high, and the sun is actually shining with a metallic luster.

If the gate is open, everyone has money to take, but if the gate is closed, the ram of a large ship may break the gate.

On the sea boat, the much thinner old general Chu was pouring wine for the guests with a jug, and the guest was none other than General Wang, who had changed his armor. He wore a stone blue robe and a jade hairpin on his head. He has become a warm and moist son.

Old General Chu laughed and said, "No wonder you are on good terms with Mr. Fang. From this point of view, you should follow the path of a civil servant. Why did you become a general?"

General Wang took the wine glass with both hands, and said with a smile, "The last general was a civil servant at the beginning, but he was taken by the general to the Western Army as a logistics officer. When the battle started, he followed him into battle, and finally became a general."

(End of this chapter)