flstandardbreds Chapter 336 Captain Li and Zimo took people to act separately.
Chapter 336 Captain Li and Zimo took people to act separately.
Yan Guogong looked at the anxious people: "First, we must have someone to understand the situation of the dock in advance to prevent bad people from causing trouble; second, we must find a way to find more cargo ferries; before crossing the river, all our ships must be inspected It’s clear, and the boss of the ship must be a trustworthy person; when the time comes, there will be many people with mixed eyes, and both sides of the Taiwan Strait must prevent other miscreants from causing trouble.”
Hearing how carefully Yan Guogong considered it, several people couldn't help but admire him. Although he was not a leader in fighting, he analyzed everything comprehensively. It seemed that Yan Guogong was not the minister of the Ministry of Industry for nothing.
However, if you don’t prepare in advance in this industry, you may encounter many unpredictable situations.
Finally, according to the arrangement of Zimo and Yan Guogong, it was decided that ten people would fight the front battle. Captain Li was responsible for leading four soldiers to be responsible for the safety inspection of the original ferry and the dock. Zimo was responsible for leading four guards to find the new ferry. and boatman.
Zimo and Captain Li planned to set off early the next morning and try their best to ensure that all arrangements were made before the large troops arrived, so that they could cross the river as soon as the carriages and horses arrived and cross the Huaihe River as quickly as possible.
When the genius dawned the next day, a group of thirteen of them set off. Naturally, the extra one was Chu Chu. This time, Zimo even brought Rouju with him, probably because he wanted to play her "inquiry" role.
The day before leaving the capital, Zimo took Chu Chu to Qingshan Villa and Hetan to collect a lot of things according to Master Jue's instructions.
Zimo was very lucky that his master was astute as he could foresee the big rivers they might encounter in advance. At that time, he saw with his own eyes that the young lady took in five large boats, and those five boats were not of average size and could hold seven or eight boats at the same time. There is no problem with the carriage or horses.
Because the incident happened suddenly, Master Jue also made an impromptu decision. The master asked them to collect the five boats directly on the river bank. It is possible that they collected them without negotiating with the owner of the boat. I don’t know whether it is considered stealing, but this is all It was not their time to worry. He believed that his master would not do something so unreliable and harm the people, and he would definitely make compensation later.
The difficulty now is that they don't have rowing boatmen yet, so except for Miss, Rouju and Zimo, the remaining five people actually want to bring people to learn rowing. Four boatmen in one boat are still few, so naturally he You can't lead twenty people, you can only let one person learn first. When the time comes, it will be no problem to lead four or five people by one person.
Therefore, in this business, they are not looking for a boat, but a skilled old boatman who can teach them.
If they had known this earlier, they would have brought a boatload of boatmen directly from near Shengjing.
When approaching the Huaihe Pier, Zimo and Captain Li left separately. The tasks were different, so they naturally had to be carried out separately.
Zimo naturally told them that he was looking for a boat and could not do it by others.
Arrange the five guards and Rou Ju out and ask them to search for villages along the river bank to see how many boats are available in each village, but the ultimate goal is to find a few skilled boatmen.
I also told a few of them that it would be best if they could hire skilled boatmen directly from the village, which would be more trouble-free.
Several people made an agreement. No matter what the outcome was, they would gather under a big locust tree about three miles away from the dock in an hour. The place they chose happened to be a corner of the river, and there was no village nearby. They considered how to take the boat from there. If you let it out, it won't be easy to be discovered.
Zimozi asked Miss Chu not to rush, but took her for a walk around the pier first. He didn't find anything strange or anyone sneaky. There was only one shop selling tea and snacks on the pier. There were not many people inside.
Back under the big locust tree, the fastest person who came back soon was Rouju, who seemed to be in a hurry.
"Baishui Village is the fishing village closest to the pier. There were originally three cargo ships, but they were not used for transit transportation. They usually went to several nearby counties and towns for business, but three days ago the ships were all taken by a merchant from out of town. The boat was requisitioned, and the boat is no longer in the village. It is said that it has gone to a far away place. The exact where it went, the boat owner’s family does not know.”
Rouju paused for a moment and then said: "I guess the situation is the same in other villages. This merchant did it on purpose and must have come to us."
Zimo and Yan Guogong had already estimated this situation, so they didn't care too much. However, if they hadn't had a back-up plan, it wouldn't have been a matter of a few days without a ship.
The gangsters' wishful thinking was that without other ships, they would have to use tampered ships. When the time came, the ship would capsize and people would be killed, part of the food and grass would be damaged, and the remaining carriages and horses would be unable to move.
If we were to find a new ship upstream or downstream, we would probably be delayed for at least four or five days.
Rouju added: "There are boatmen in the village, and several of the family members of the three big boats have sailed big boats. There are seven people in the three families who can use them, but the slaves are not sure whether they can use them.
Other families in the village usually row small boats, and they have never touched a big boat.
But I found out from the village woman next door that a few days ago someone asked two people from one of their families to teach them how to sail a boat. The price was not low, and they taught more than a dozen people at one time. There must be some conspiracy. They People definitely can't use it. "
Seeing that Zimo didn't say anything, Rouju added: "The mother-in-law of the village woman's family also mentioned something. Yesterday, someone came to the door and asked where to buy tung oil? They said they wanted to buy a lot."
As they expected, the bad guys were already waiting for them nearby.
Before Captain Li's men came back, Zimo knew that the ferry here was definitely out of service and would be tampered with, either because there was something wrong with the boat or the boatman might be replaced.
The next few guards came back and provided similar information to those in Baishui Village. In short, there were no large boats available within thirty miles. There were boatmen in almost every village, but there were only a few who could drive large boats.
But Zimo didn't want to look for boatmen from these villages that originally had boats.
The village that Guard Lao Liu went to was the farthest, and it was said to be the poorest.
There is no big boat in the village, but it is said that there is an old boatman who used to help people sail big boats, but later he became old and no one used him.
His two sons used to be on the boat with him for a period of time, and they said they were able to make do with it. Now they are working hard at home and farming.
Lao Liu: "I've asked around, and no outsiders have been in the village in the past ten days, but the backing village is a bit far away from here, more than thirty miles away."
"It's back to Shantun. You guys rush there first and hire the old boatman and his two sons. It doesn't matter if the price is higher. By the way, let him see if there are any strong people in that village who are willing to learn rowing. If you can It’s best to gather enough for twenty people, and it’s okay if the price is a little higher.”