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- On the banks of the Xiaoling River in the moon, Kong Youde, deputy general of the Denglai Army, was guarding the front port.
The Qiangang pier, which had been silent for a long time, became noisy again. Dozens of sand boats unloaded heavy boxes one by one. Those boxes were simple in shape and did not look like valuables, but they were extremely sturdy and heavy. It was unknown what they were filled with. The Beijing Imperial Guards who came with the ship were fully armed and shouted loudly at the laborers carrying the boxes, for fear that something would go wrong.
With great difficulty, all the big boxes on the ship were unloaded on the carriage team, and they were ready to set off. Three messengers suddenly rode over from the direction of Jinzhou. Seeing that the old man they were looking for was indeed standing in the middle of the crowd, the three messengers breathed a sigh of relief, jumped off their horses and said loudly, "Mr. Ge, Jizhou has fallen, Huang Taiji is approaching the capital.¡±
This news did not surprise everyone. After Cao Wenzhao and Wang Chengen died in the battle at Xiaodang Mountain, Zunhua was lost within a few days. Everyone knew that the remaining guardsmen could not defend the Jizhou front line. The old man on the pier acted as if he had not heard the news, and just looked at the "Former Fort" not far away in silence.
A book boy put a cloak on Xu Guangqi and advised him respectfully, "Mr. Ge, the wind is strong on the pier, please get in the sedan."
Xu Guangqi shook his head and said calmly, "This is to see General Kong. Come over!"
A lieutenant general! General Kong Da? Everyone: Cong and the Forbidden Army looked at each other, speechless. The Beijing camp commander in charge of the escort reacted and shouted loudly at the guards on horseback,
"Dismount and follow the old man!"
The soldiers got out of their saddles helplessly, led their horses and followed Xu Guangqi. But after everyone had only taken a few steps, they saw the front door of Qiangang Fort opened wide, and dozens of people on fast horses ran out of the door. The teenage book boy had sharp eyes and said loudly and happily, "It's Mr. Kong Youde. Kong Youde came out to greet you when he knew you were coming."
Tang Ruowang and Tang Ruowang next to him were overjoyed when they heard this. He breathed a long sigh of relief. I couldn't help but close my eyes and make the sign of the cross on my chest. murmured. "The Lord is with you"
Xu Guangqi was stunned. It took a long time to say one sentence, "Okay Sun Yuanhua didn't accept him in vain back then.
Kong Youde did not wear armor. He was wearing regular clothes. He came over immediately. He turned over and jumped off the horse. He ran up a few steps, cupped his fists and shouted.
"The last general, Kong Youde, didn't know that my elder relatives were coming. He didn't come far to welcome me, and he lacked the etiquette. Please make atonement for your sins."
Dozens of riders followed Kong Youde one after another. But these people didn't seem to be afraid that their etiquette would not keep up with the general's pace. He slowly climbed off the horse. They looked at each other before walking behind Kong Youde. They all bowed and saluted.
Xu Guangqi's eyes were attracted by Qin Mingtao, who was pretending to be a soldier, and he looked at him. Silent.
Seeing that Mr. Ge did not answer his words, Kong Youde thought that Xu Guangqi was still trying to put on airs about his behavior of not saving the capital. He thought for a while, took out a book from his arms and respectfully handed it to Xu Guangqi.
"This book "Modern Water Conservancy" was given to me as a gift when the Nanhai merchants and I purchased cement. As a martial artist, it is of no use to me to get such a precious book. The old man from Suwenge, who is well versed in water science, may like it."
Seeing the book cover, the cold expression on Xu Guangqi's face suddenly disappeared, and a greedy look appeared in his eyes. His hands covered with age spots quickly took the book and turned it over. Xu Guangqi's eyes shone. The bookboy and Tang Ruowang couldn't help but come over to read the book when they saw him. After reading a few pages, Tang Ruowang's face was already filled with joy.
"Mr. Ge, this water-carrying truck is very efficient but it uses a lot of iron, so I'm afraid we will need to open an iron factory Will the Donglin Party make things difficult for us and say that we are competing for profits with the people?"
The book boy didn¡¯t quite understand and just looked at Mr. Ge¡¯s face happily, with the same excitement on his face.
Qin Mingtao looked at the expressions of the three people, and felt warm in his heart. He couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Mr. Ge, if these water conservancy projects are used in the northwest, tens of millions of hungry refugees can be saved within three years."
Xu Guangqi¡¯s gray beard trembled, but he did not answer this question and continued to immerse himself in reading the pages of the book. But after reading a few more pages and turning to the chapters on medium and large water conservancy facilities, Xu Guangqi's hands gradually slowed down when he saw that those facilities required cement and other materials from the Nanhai Kingdom to be built.
??Looking at a few more pages, I saw that the examples on the pictures were all newly built facilities in Qiongzhou Prefecture. The old man's face had no light left, and it was full of despair.
The bookboy looked at Mr. Xu Ge nervously and unconsciously pulled Xu Guangqi's sleeve.
Xu Guangqi suddenly sighed, closed his eyes and held the thread-bound book tightly in his hand. When he opened his eyes again, the old man threw the book on the ground.
"At this point in the national affairs, what's the benefit of water? It's just a benefit to the thieves in the South China Sea!"
"no!"
The bookboy shouted and was about to cross Xu Guangqi to pick up the book. But before the boy even raised his feet, he saw the teacher's angry eyes.Staring at himself and blinking, the book boy shrank back in fear.
The erratic wind in May blew across the pier, and everyone turned around to avoid the dust amid the flying dust. The water conservancy book on the ground was blown over and the pages were turning, crackling in the wind. When Kong Youde turned around, the book had already
A layer of dust. But Xu Guangqi stood there steadily, watching coldly
"Kong Youde, with the merits of Dalinghe, the emperor has appointed you as the chief military officer of Qiangang Town. You are now the chief military officer. When can you go to the capital to receive the ultimatum? The one million taels of silver you want , I also brought it for you, and even one tael won¡¯t wash you away.¡±
"For this matter, the chief assistant and I have done our best, and our chips are all on you. If the situation in Gyeonggi does not turn around again, our group will be overthrown."
Kong Youde was stunned for a moment, and finally understood why Xu Guangqi wanted to escort him personally.
Xu Guangqi handled such a large amount of money, and it was shipped to his own people. Logically speaking, it was a huge fat loss, at least 30 to 40% of the money would be floated, but Xu Guangqi didn't take away even one tael. The court is dangerous, and Kong Youde certainly understands the pressure Xu Guangqi will bear for this matter. As soon as his knees bent, he was about to kneel down to thank him, but Xu Guangqi stepped forward and stopped him.
"General Kong Da, please don't kneel down! The Ming Dynasty is in turmoil. If you still remember my thin face, it's time for you to take action!"
Kong Youde looked at Xu Guangqi and couldn't say a word. He was stunned for only a moment before he saw the old man take off his black gauze hat.
"Teacher, you can't do it!"
"Mr. Ge!"
In full view of everyone, the 71-year-old bachelor Xu Guangqi faced the military general Kong Youde, and he bowed and fell lower and lower. In the end, Xu Guangqi's hands came close to his knees, and his upper body bent 160 or 70 degrees. The old man didn't move for a long time, just facing the young Kong Youde with the back of his head.
For such an old man, and for such an extremely respected minister, this bow was filled with unspeakable humiliation and unspeakable humility. The civil servants behind Xu Guangqi gritted their teeth and then fell to the ground with a bow. The Imperial Guards stood there for a moment, all of them bowing their heads and clasping their fists in silence.
The backs of their heads were pressed against the ground, facing Kong Youde, making the man unable to breathe.
"Kong Youde didn't dare to help him. He didn't have that status. In this era when military officers were humble and civil servants were noble, he, Kong Youde, didn't dare to accept this gift, nor did he dare to go up and help Xu Guangqi up. Kong Youde just stared at the bachelor who bowed down, speechless.
How is this going? The bachelor and a group of people gave him such a grand gift. Kong Youde was a little scared. He felt like he was standing on the cusp of the storm and was being squeezed by three huge forces. He felt that he couldn't control all this. What was his identity? What are you going to do this time? What will happen if you win? What happens if you lose?
Kong Youde's face turned a little pale, and he turned to look at Qin Mingtao, who was frowning and silent, but Dong Wang's straight body did not waver. Kong Youde swallowed and tried to calm down.
For a long time, Xu Guangqi endured the soreness and pain and raised his waist, his face already turning red. The old man's head seemed a little dizzy, and he closed his eyes for a long time before opening them.
The old man sighed and said slowly, "The matter has come to an end. If you can save the situation in Gyeonggi this time, I will support you even if the sky falls."
Looking at Kong Youde's grateful face, Xu Guangqi frowned and said in a deep voice, "If you can't save this situation, Sun Yuanhua, Li Zhizao, and our group will definitely be gone."
"But don't worry, if everything goes against your will, I can still kill you Kong Youde before I die."
Xu Guangqi said a cold word, looked at Kong Youde's face again, flicked his sleeves and went back to the boat.
The book boy looked at the water conservancy book on the ground unwillingly, gritted his teeth and followed the team back.
A large group of people left dozens of carts of money before they even entered Qiangang Fort.
Kong Youde was so frightened by Xu Guangqi's last words that a layer of cold sweat instantly covered his back. He clasped his fists forward in fear and watched the group leave the dock.
When they all got on the boat, a young eunuch came up with several clerks. The eunuch looked at Fan Kong Youde, raised his brows frivolously, couldn't restrain his pride and said,
"Congratulations to General Kong on your promotion to Chief of Military Officers. Our family name is Gao Qiqian. By the emperor's order, he supervises the army in Qianggang Town"
But before he could finish his words, he was startled by Chang Wenguang's excited howling like a wild wolf. Chang Wenguang, who was dressed as a soldier, pried open a box at some point. At this time, he grabbed a large silver coin and howled excitedly,
"Silver! Silver! One million taels of silver!"
The words were suddenly interrupted, and the young eunuch Gao Qiqian looked a little ugly. He looked at Kong Youde coldly, as if he was threatening the new chief soldier Kong Youde with the power of the emperor. But the scope of his murderous eyes was limited. In addition to frightening Kong Youde to the point of trembling and giggling with Sansan, the rest of the soldiers came to Chang Wenguang's side and excitedly surrounded the boxes of silver.
"I'm a fool, I can finally pay the rice money I owe to the maritime merchant."
¡°Get rich!!¡±??One million taels of silver! "
The words were suddenly interrupted, and the young eunuch Gao Qiqian looked a little ugly. He looked at Kong Youde coldly, as if he was threatening the new chief soldier Kong Youde with the power of the emperor. But the scope of his murderous eyes was limited. In addition to frightening Kong Youde to the point of trembling and giggling with Sansan, the rest of the soldiers came to Chang Wenguang's side and excitedly surrounded the boxes of silver.
"I'm a fool, I can finally pay the rice money I owe to the maritime merchant."
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