Bianshanhan [farming]

At the dock three hundred miles away from the capital, a large number of officers and soldiers suddenly arrived to guard the dock and check the docked ships.

Before the night faded away, all the people on board were driven off the shore, some officers and soldiers boarded the ship for inspection, and some officers and soldiers inspected these crew members.

Jiang Cong stood behind the captain of the boat, his face aching from being roasted by the torches held up to his face by the officers and soldiers.

"Who's last name?"

"Zhang Changqing, an exile from Linsu, came to Beijing to send New Year's gifts and tribute." Jiang Cong replied.

Among the dozens of people next to him, they were all from Linsu. The officials who accompanied the ship all left, and the captain also went to eat and drink, and they were the only ones left to stay on board.

The officers and soldiers didn't ask carefully, and they didn't seem to be looking for someone. After the questioning, they asked everyone to stay where they were and ordered them not to board the ship.

This continued until the morning, when the sky was turning white, someone boldly asked, all their food was on the boat, what did they eat and drink on the shore?

All the officers and soldiers who had been busy all night didn't have a good face and didn't respond.

Hundreds of crew members from all over the world stood on the shore, huddled, sneezing loudly under the northwest wind.

After noon, the superior finally showed mercy and only allowed two people from one boat to go up to get food and clothes, and the rest had to wait where they were.

These two people were still selected by the officers and soldiers, and then boarded the ship together under the watchful eyes of the officers and soldiers.

These people in Linsu are different from other fishermen and crew members, they are exiled criminals, they are very honest at this time, their noses are running cold, and they dare not make a sound.

When the officers and soldiers came up to them, they all lowered their heads, for fear of causing trouble.

The officers and soldiers originally pointed at the two people standing in front, but they accidentally caught a glimpse of the tall Jiang Cong, and suddenly changed their minds, "That big man, come out!"

Jiang Cong and the boat boss went to their big boat, followed by two officers and soldiers, and four people boarded the boat. One of the officers and soldiers stopped Jiang Cong, "What's your name? Where is your home?"

"Zhang Changqing." Jiang Cong replied, "Mingzhou native."

"Raise your head." The officers and soldiers stared at him suspiciously, "I hear your accent sounds like someone from Hongzhou."

"The criminals have been to Hongzhou to seek a living, so they are half Hongzhou people." Jiang Cong replied truthfully.

The two soldiers looked at each other, and it took a long time before they asked him to fetch things.

Jiang Cong went to the cabin, and the boss of the boat asked in a low voice, "Did you tell me?"

After staying with Jiang Cong for more than a month, he could see more and more that this young man was quite reliable, and he wanted to continue to communicate with him in the future, and he didn't want him to stay here.

Before Jiang Cong could speak, the people above were already urging him to get things quickly.

When walking down with luggage and provisions, the captain of the boat saw that the two soldiers had been staring at Jiang Cong, and his heart could not help but fluctuate.

There are so many people and a lot of things, they can't finish them all in one trip, so they keep going back.The boss of the boat has been paying attention, so he immediately discovered that the officers and soldiers have changed this time, not the two young ones, they are dark complexioned, over forty years old, and they look like the leaders.

Frightened and frightened, they boarded the boat. When the boss of the boat and Jiang Cong entered the cabin again, the two officers and soldiers followed. One of them kicked the door shut and locked the boss of the boat inside. Boy, I don't think you often go to sea, you don't smell like enough."

"The official has good eyesight." Jiang Cong said calmly, "It's the first time for criminals to board a boat, and there are many things they still don't understand."

The officer looked Jiang Cong up and down, and suddenly tilted his head, "Are you kidding me? Come here, I'll interrogate you!"

Jiang Cong followed him and walked back. The boss of the boat felt bad when he heard what they said. He knocked on the cabin door and said in a low voice, "My lord, I have something to report..."

The officers and soldiers who stayed outside moved their feet and looked at him coldly. The captain of the boat held something like a stone in his hand and passed it over with both hands: "Officer, this is a piece of ambergris that weighs one, two or three dollars... The newcomer on our ship is ignorant, if he offends the two officials, please hold him high."

The officer and soldier smiled, didn't take his things, and patted the boss of the boat on the shoulder.

Jiang Cong followed another officer and soldier to the stern, and the man said with a sullen face, "Tell me, why do you look like my nephew? If you can't tell me anything, I will arrest you and serve you severely."

Jiang Cong looked helpless, "I am wronged."

The officer laughed suddenly, and punched him on the chest, "You brat, you're still pretending to be your uncle!"

"Uncle Ding." Jiang Cong finally called out, "I'm not afraid of delaying your business."

Ding Jie, the leader of the Eighth Guard Battalion of Zhongwei in Xijiang Prefecture, Hongzhou, grabbed Jiang Cong's arm with an excited expression on his face, "You are taller and stronger, and you are really energetic. No wonder Xiaoliu and the others were beaten by you just now Lied to!"

Xiao Liu was the officer and soldier who was guarding them on board for the first time. He saw that Jiang Cong looked familiar, but he didn't question him. He told Ding Jie when he got back, so he changed people.

Ding Jie knew very well that Jiang Cong shouldn't be here, and if others knew about it, it would definitely cause trouble, so he didn't say a word when he was on the shore, but only spoke when he got on the boat.

Jiang Cong had recognized them a long time ago, that's why he was so calm.

"Why are you here?" Ding Jie asked while looking at Jiang Cong.

Jiang Cong told the whole story, and Ding Jie smacked his lips: "You're already like this, you're still so courageous! It's better to stay in Linsu. There is still a reason for being discovered. How dare you come all the way to the capital with the boat?" , if this is found out, and you are charged with fleeing thousands of miles away from the border town, you will add to the crime!"

The consequences of being discovered have long been known, Jiang Cong did not speak, and listened to the lessons of his elders.

It was not easy to meet, Ding Jie said a few words and stopped worrying about this matter, saying: "Your father should have told you in the letter, General Qu and Lord Ren both wrote to Hongzhou to interrogate your case. General Qu Xicai, I can't bear to let you be buried here, and even sent a letter to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to inquire about this matter, and Lord Ren also wrote to the court, stating that you have made countless contributions to the Xijiang Mansion, and hope that the court will deal with it leniently."

Jiang Cong nodded, and Ding Jie suddenly clenched his fist and slammed the cabin hard, angrily said: "Let's not talk about bits and pieces, that year when there was a flood in Hongzhou, your battalion went out to save people every day and night, regardless Anwei, rescued thousands of people, drank an unknown amount of sewage, and exchanged so many lives! There were also several times when the ship sank, and hundreds of people were saved. Such a great contribution is not as good as some tattered silk and paper , this shit world!"

In their view, these tributes are materials for making clothes and paper for writing. No matter how expensive they are, can they be more valuable than human lives?

For these things, they killed ten people one after another, and the others were exiled to the extreme north. They are really unconvinced!

Those who were exiled had scolded these things countless times in their hearts and mouths, but they hadn't heard of them in the past year or so. The first time they heard it, Jiang Cong sighed slightly.

"Can you stop talking a few words of nonsense!" Cui Wu walked in from the outside, "It's hard to see each other and say something happy."

Jiang Cong called out, "Uncle Cui."

Cui Wu laughed and said: "Nephew, the people on your boat just wanted to bribe me to let you go, you know that Uncle never accepts such a trick."

Knowing the joke he said, Jiang Cong didn't care, Cui Wu said: "Your boy is capable, you can make a name for yourself anywhere, the recipe you sent home is useful, your father made a candle, Now we are gathering big guys, ready to do things together."

After he said it, Ding Jie suddenly remembered this important matter, and said: "Yes, yes, your father also found us, this time we all have to rely on you to live a good life!"

Knowing that there were similar lacquer fruits in Hongzhou, Li Qingwen asked Jiang Cong to write the method of making candles in his family letter. When Hongzhou received the letter, he started to make it, and finally it was done.

Those who participated in making candles were of course relatives of people in the border towns. Everyone knew that this was a big business. After discussing it, they found other close relatives to make candles together. They could make money, so don't worry about it. Coveted by others.

However, there are not many wild lacquer trees in Hongzhou, far less than the oil fruit trees in the forest. The candles they can make in a year are limited. They are planning to buy land and plant lacquer trees.

Cui Wu and Ding Jie praised Jiang Cong, and Jiang Cong knew in his heart that it was Li Qingwen's credit. He alone ignited the hope of these people in the border town, and even took care of those in Hongzhou...

"That's right!" Cui Wu slapped Jiang Cong on the shoulder, raised his eyebrows at him, and said, "Ma Yongjiang's father is picking a wife for his son in Hongzhou, and other families are also looking for girls. Since they can take the boat When we come to Linsu, we girls from Hongzhou will not suffer from the bumpy ride when we go to border towns."

Jiang Cong froze for a moment, and said, "What's going on?"

"What's going on?" Ding Jie said with a natural expression on his face, "Since you have gained a firm foothold in the border town, you should start a family. One or two are not young, so hurry up and marry a wife and have children. The court has not forbidden you to marry Daughter-in-law, hurry up and continue the incense."

"We are court criminals now. We have no freedom, and we don't know what will happen in the future. Wouldn't it be harmful to get married!" Jiang Cong frowned.

"Don't worry, your father didn't choose for you." Ding Jie snorted, "Your father is just a stubborn old man."

"The family will definitely write a letter to tell you about this." Cui Wu said: "They haven't discussed it yet."

Ding Jie and Cui Wu were not in a hurry to disembark because half of the people on the shore were their own people. Jiang Cong asked, "Uncle, why are you guarding the pier instead of watching the city gate?"

Mentioning this, both of them looked depressed, "We came to Suwei in the capital this time, but we were tossed to death by these people above, one idea every day, one order every day, they really treat us like dogs!"

Hearing their complaints, Jiang Cong frowned, "Uncle, this is not right."

Ding Jie and Cui Wu suddenly stopped talking, and after a while, the two whispered: "I heard that the emperor is about to die..."

All parties in the capital are fighting, they can only keep their mouths shut and let them be ordered, they just hope that the head on the neck can stay in place.