Honglouchun

"Brother Qiang, hehe!"

Tietou, Zhuzi, and Tieniu, who grew up on the pier together, looked at Jia Qiang with a smile on his face and said greetings.

Jia Qiang laughed, looked at Tietou and Zhuzi and said, "It's almost dark with my brother-in-law now, are you comfortable on the boat?"

The two were having fun, and Tie Niuwen laughed loudly and said, "Brother Qiang, these two rams have loved to swim in the water since they were young. Later, they also followed the boat and felt that the boat was more enjoyable than the ground. Isn't it more enjoyable now?"

Jia Qiang nodded, and said with a smile: "You still have to be careful, the rivers and lakes are dangerous, so consider yourself first."

Tie Tou said: "Although we can't guard the Lord Hou, but now we worship Langli Baitiao as our teacher, learn what we can do in the water and underwater, and we can also work for the Lord Hou!"

"Bai Tiao in the waves, Zhang Shun?"

Jia Qiang remembered that when she was in Yangzhou, Li Jing, Lao Tzu, and Li Gui had contacted people who were unrivaled in water kung fu, very good.

But at that time, he didn't have a fleet in his hands, so he didn't recruit them.

Li Jing smiled and said, "Uncle Zhang was visited by my father several times, and Aunt Sun was here, so he talked about it. But it seems that he is not on the canal now..."

"Where did you go?"

Jia Qiang wondered, such a "naval master" talent cannot be let go.

Tietou smiled and said: "Master heard that our fleet will go out to sea in the future, and the sea is the time to show off, so he went to the sea alone first, saying that he must first find out the tricks of the sea. His white stripes in the waves, Not only can you be spiritual in the rivers, but you must also be spiritual in the sea!"

Jia Qiang was overjoyed when she heard the words: "Okay! It is to have such ambition! Although I have never been to the sea, I also know that the sea and the big rivers are completely different things. Compared with the boundless sea, rivers even small ponds It doesn’t even count. So don’t be complacent, you two, learn from it and become a great general in the sea in the future!”

Even though they knew it was a joke, Tietou and Zhuzi were still very happy when Jia Qiang said it.

It is said that good words come out of your mouth, but if you can't say it, it will come true!

Jia Qiang asked Li Jing, "Are all the pigs and sheep prepared by Zhaojiazhuang ready?"

This time, there were more than a hundred embroidered clothes guards and the "buddy" of the Delin who returned with the ship.

Today, the three armies are rewarded, and the food can't be shabby.

Li Jing said with a smile: "Not only Zhaojiazhuang, but also sent people to Hucheng to buy a lot. Today's pigs and sheep are enough, and Hucheng's famous wine, Lao Baigan, is enough!"

Jia Qiang laughed, nodded, and said to Tietou and Zhuzi, "Drink two cups tonight."

Seeing behind the three of them, Ding Chao, the son of Ding Hao, the leader of the Cao Gang, was having fun all the time, but he didn't come forward to disturb the reunion of old friends. Is the Cao Gang doing things happily?"

Ding Chao was also cheerful, and said with a smile: "There are too many elders in the Cao Gang. Although I am the young master of the Cao Gang, I still have to look at the faces of the old guys. This Delin is much more enjoyable, and things can be done as soon as they are said. There aren't so many things that are too stupid to hinder the legs. However, the development speed of the Delin's fleet is a bit too fast. A ship is added in three to five days, and a group of people is added. There are many banner owners in the Cao Gang and even It’s the helmsman, telling the old man that the Delin is digging the roots of the Cao Gang, and it’s about to start a war..."

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "War? That's why the Cao Gang sent people to burn Benhou's shipyard, kidnap the family of the sea craftsman, and attack and kill the old boat craftsman? Ding Chao, you send a message to your father. If he doesn't make it clear to Ben Hou, even if the Cao Gang doesn't want to go to war, the Embroidered Clothes Guards will help you."

Ding Chao's complexion changed drastically when he heard the words, and he hurriedly said: "Master Hou, please don't get me wrong, this matter is definitely not done by my old man! It is some people in the Cao Gang who don't want to see Lord Hou open up the sea, that's why... "

The confrontation between Jianghu and Embroidery Guards is frequently involved. Do you still talk about the Basic Law?How stubborn is this?

Jia Qiang didn't get angry, and before Ding Chao could finish speaking, he just shook his head with a smile and said, "Ding Chao, you're not a fool. Since this Marquis could have predicted in advance that someone would attack the shipyard, he would attack the master shipbuilder." , Let the Cao Gang killers smash their halberds into the sand, and return without success, don’t you know who is the enemy? I understand the Cao Gang’s position on this matter, after all, it is a dispute of fundamental interests. But I will warn you one last time, The policy of going out to sea is the fundamental national policy of Dayan for a century, whoever dares to make trouble is the sworn enemy of the imperial court, and the sworn enemy of this Marquis."

Now is not the time to turn against the Cao Gang. The governors of the three rivers in the south, north, and east have not yet been straightened out, and the army of more than [-] river battalions has not yet been fully grasped.

The military equipment of more than [-] cities along the canal is still being changed...

After everything is sorted out in an orderly manner, the life and death of the Cao Gang is actually at the court's word.

What the father and son of the Ding family regret most now is probably that after being blackmailed by Jia Qiang, they allowed the Delin fleet under Jia Qiang's name to sit.

That's why the Cao Gang's confidence in threatening the imperial court has been greatly reduced...

Ding Chao is a very smart person, looked at Jia Qiang and smiled wryly, and said: "Master Hou, it won't be possible to kill them all?"

Jia Qiang frowned and said, "What are you trying to kill? The Marquis has never spoken falsely to anyone. Back then, I promised your father and son that the training on the canal was only for training soldiers and sailors. The future journey will be at sea, and I will not fight for a piece of food with the Cao Gang. Did Ben Hou break his promise? And you, let you take the fleet, did Ben Hou break his promise? In the future, the Delin will go to sea, and your Ding family will follow the same. The vastness of the four seas is more than ten hundred swallows combined The capital is big, can I still occupy it all?

However, your Ding family clearly agreed to this Marquis, and even said that you want to find some good seagoing shipbuilders for me, so what happened?Untrustworthy ones, you are here.In the end, he was still reluctant to lie on this canal and eat delicious food, and he did not want to go to sea to take a little risk.I would rather feed the money to the governor of the river and the officials of the states and counties than to build a sea-going ship to go to sea. Corrupt and stubborn people dare to call themselves heroes? "

Ding Chao was powerless to explain: "There are hundreds of thousands of people in the Cao Gang, and it is not possible to change the shipping by sea. The crew is easy to say, but the powerful water workers on the shore are the big heads..."

Jia Qiang sneered and said, "Sea transportation doesn't need waterworkers? Ben Hou told you that there will only be more demand. You are just worried that you will not be able to dominate this canal by then. Alright, let's drink the celebration wine today, You have no control over this kind of thing, let's discuss it later. Ding Chao, do you know why Ben Hou knew about Cao Gang's actions, but didn't kill him?"

Ding Chao turned pale, and shook his head. Jia Qiang smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Because you are leading the Delin fleet with all your heart, and there has been no accident so far. Our ship, No one went into the water, hit the rocks, or ran aground for no reason. No one fell into the water and disappeared for no reason. Thinking about it, you have endured a lot of pressure. You are a smart person who does practical things, so I will give you this face! "

Hearing this, Ding Chao breathed out, shook his head and smiled wryly, "Master Hou, what kind of a smart person is the young one? He just knows the current affairs. After all, the Cao Gang is just a Jianghu gang. How can it be qualified to fight against the court and Master Hou? It's just, There is really not much that can be done. Even within the Cao Gang, my father can’t just say what he says, and some people below... the words of Master Hou just now, the villain will truthfully tell my father. Be sure, the governor of the river course and the generals of the river camp are constantly changing, and the Cao Gang will understand how to go forward."

Jia Qiang smiled and said: "That's right, don't be afraid to go forward, isn't the end of the Yangtze River going to the sea? Is your father in Huaiyin now? You go and tell him that the Marquis is waiting for him in Yangzhou, and he is willing to share a lot of wealth." A share with the Ding family can be passed on forever."

Ding Chaoyuan was also an active person, his eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he knew that after a big stick, there must be sweet dates, hitting and pulling, it turned out to be the essence of imperial power, he apologized and said with a smile: "Master, I don't know What great wealth?"

Jia Qiang laughed and scolded: "I have to tell you about this, you can't talk about it. Well, let's not talk about it tonight, except for the boatman on duty, let's go and drink. Go to Jiangnan tomorrow!"

……

The noise of the front yard boiling against Yingtian spread into the inner house, after all, Zhaojiazhuang is just a farm, and there are no multiple courtyards to block the noise.

The sisters of Jia's family were also eating the pot. Hearing the howling of wolves outside, Sister Feng couldn't help laughing and said, "It's hard to blame Brother Qiang for making such a fuss. If it were Baoyu, even if he was killed, he wouldn't be able to mess with people like that outside." together."

Daiyu said with a smile: "Brother Qiang is not very willing to associate with officials who are slaughtered. It is very difficult to get along with those people. Most of them are enemies and have no friends. Most of the people outside are soldiers. Straightforward."

Xiangyun was just holding a chopsticks of beef tripe into the mouth, chewing it, it tasted delicious, she smiled happily, after hearing this, she said in a vague way: "Every time a righteous person slaughters more dogs, most of them are scholars who are ungrateful!"

Daiyu sneered, and said: "The people in the market who scream and thieves have never done less bad things? Brother Qiang told me that good and evil are in a single thought, and people in the world are more tolerant to evil people than to good people. There are many more. Evil people have done bad things for most of their lives. When they are fully enlightened, they put down the butcher knife, repent and reform, and become Buddhas. As for good people, they have done good deeds all their lives. dead."

Sister Feng, who doesn't read books, also understood what she said, and sneered and said: "These words are reasonable, and the morals of this world are unfair. It's better for an old prostitute to be good than a virgin if she loses her morals!"

All the sisters were embarrassed. Sure enough, this kind of thing is not embarrassing for the person, it is the other people who are embarrassed.

Since it has been blackened to this point, there is no room for it...

Daiyu spat: "Sister-in-law and sister-in-law at this table, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Sister Feng sighed, didn't say much, and took the chopsticks and cabbage to help her eat.

Daiyu was angry and funny, and looked at Tanchun with her eyes. Tanchun gritted her teeth, picked up the wine cup and said to Sister Feng, "Sister Feng, I shouldn't be open-minded today. Don't pay attention to it."

Sister Feng was "shocked" and was about to speak when Daiyu reminded her, "Young lady Feng, you're almost there, just go down the donkey."

Xiangyun and Baoqin snickered in their stomachs beside them, Sister Feng could only press down her beautiful words, had a drink with Tanchun, and drank it all down in one gulp.

Just at this moment, a woman came in carrying several planks.

After Tanchun glanced at it, he exclaimed in surprise, "Ah! It's an inscription!"

The first woman from the Zhao family apologized and said with a smile: "At this time, Master Hou asked someone to rub the post, saying that it was for the girls."

Tanchun, Xiangyun, Keqing, etc. went to see it, and they were all very happy with the inscription on the ancestral grave in Dongge village.