Chapter 73: Conflict by Own Arrangements(2/2)
In other words, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan want to get everything that is not available here. In this way, the construction of the dock must be put on the agenda. The most important thing is technology. How the sea breeze blows, the two of them still know, and the flow rules of the sea tide are not too unfamiliar.
But without an iron ship, you will take a very big risk when going to sea. A wooden ship is simple, but when it is really made, you must select the good wood from a hundred thousand mountains.
Especially the mast, it is a big wood, the whole thing cannot be pieced together. If you encounter a dangerous storm, you have to cut off the mast. Why do many captains reluctant to let it go? It is because this wood is too difficult to find.
In addition to the dock, there is also the local infrastructure construction. It seems that it has been almost done, but it is not enough. The two of them are planning to build the Luzhou road with all connections. On both sides of the road, there can be fields and villages, but the road needs to be divided into pieces.
There must be no missing trees around to avoid too serious soil erosion. As for the future, it depends on how the new governor thinks. But as long as they do the infrastructure they should build, the next governor will basically not change, especially when the chamber of commerce is still here.
This infrastructure requires planning. Fortunately, the place here is large and the population is small, so that every family can live in a bamboo building off the ground and create a large yard for each of these individuals. Zhang Xiaobao just wants to concentrate all his homework, grow rice, vegetables, and cotton.
Wang Juan thought so too. The two of them already knew too many things and didn’t want to let the place suffer when they could still control it. This is the plan of the state. The two of them had never been exposed to such things. To be precise, Wang Juan knew nothing.
Zhang Xiaobao still knows a little about planning things that are not her field. Even if he has never really planned a city well, he has cheated him. A liar can still know the pros and cons when he doesn't want to continue cheating.
This is a matter, and it is the conspiracy that is about to face. Even if Zhang Xiaobao is used to the conspiracy, he has to be distracted to consider it. He really hopes that there will be no conspiracy in this world, so he will not have to waste any energy, but this is definitely a dream.
Where there are creatures, there are interests, and when there are interests, there will be competition. In the process of competition, all means will be used. As mentioned before, without darkness, there will be no light.
Zhang Xiaobao designed it for any possible situation and divided it into several steps, including defense, win over, counterattack, and deterrence. Each of them must be considered in advance, otherwise he will be in a hurry.
Wang Juan couldn't help these strategies too much, so she could only focus on organizing the personnel. The state capital has not had any military strength yet. All the people who can fight were the guards in the two families and Li Xun's little ones, which is very unreasonable.
Without soldiers, how can we go out to explore in the future? Wang Juan saw that there were more people now, three times the original one, so she thought about recruiting soldiers. The money must now be from the prefecture, not the Zhang family or the Wang family. Before that time of the Tang Dynasty, it was impossible to blatantly raise private soldiers.
The military system at this time was good and could be directly recruited, but it was hard to say what the combat effectiveness of the soldiers recruited was. Wang Juan was thinking of finding people in the name of the prefecture, and then she and Zhang Xiaobao came out in terms of welfare. When they were about to leave, they would take these people away just like the previous governor.
This is very simple. It is to dismiss the people recruited, and then let them join the fleet and find a few more people. On the contrary, this is the case. If the new governor is willing to find someone by himself, then look for them. The original person must not be given to him.
Then Wang Juan had to formulate some training plans and wait for Zhang Xiaobao to get more money. The state capital still has some money now, and the four of them did things without missing a lot to make the money in the account and the warehouse match. It is indeed quite amazing.
Wang Juan is busy recruiting and training plans. This training plan is different from the one from the Miaogu Zero Team. It is planned to cultivate special forces. Soldiers are more valuable than elites.
In addition to these things, it is also about choosing cotton seeds and rice seeds. The selection of rice seeds is not about the same, but many people are looking for them one by one. Although it takes a lot of time, the probability of good rice seeds has increased.
Although rice has been planted now, these rice are not the special seeds selected. The special seeds naturally have their own characteristics. One is that they are ripe first, and the other is that none of them have high yields. These selected seeds will be planted later.
There is also cotton seeds. With the same method of selecting such seeds, such as they cannot be pricked with a flower treading machine, which will cause damage.
Just as the four people were busy, the Ning family's fleet came over, with only two ships. I don't know what they encountered during the journey. The anti-mast had been knocked down and was rowing with manpower. There was no sail on it.
Zhang Xiaobao is not a good person, especially after the other party bullies him first, he cannot let the other party go easily. The two ships have the intention to enter from this bay and then enter Qinjiang and return to Qinzhou.
Unfortunately, the two ships had just appeared outside the bay, and they were ready here. Li Xun sent out one hundred people to his guards, and the Zhang family's Miaogu Team also passed by. When the two ships were about to reach the dock, they were about to pass by. There were already four large ships waiting to load and leave, blocking the road, and they could make another contribution before leaving.
"Young Master, you guy, it's not good. They didn't let us go there. They used four boats to block the road over there." When the manager who put on the board saw this, he hurried to the cabin and reported to his son.
Young Master Ning was calculating how much money he could make this time, but he was rushed in by the manager. He forgot the number just now. He looked at the manager who came in with great unhappiness and said, "How big are the four ships? How could it be that the road was blocked? The road over there should be very spacious, right?
Wouldn't it be enough to just go around? This is not enough. When you came here, you said you followed that special boat. Now, there is nothing happening. We encountered a storm. If we had known this, it would be better to stop and stop. Two boats, but I don't know how much money it would cost to repair them when we returned.
You see clearly that the Zhang family's ship is indeed blocking the road? They are very brave and dare to block the Ning family's ship. Have you ever seen the people on their dock? Is Zhang Zhong coming?"
The person in charge was a little confused by the young master's comments, and shook his head and replied: "Young Master, there are only people working on the dock, and there is no Zhang Zhong. If Zhang Zhong comes here, there will definitely be a car. It seems that Zhang Zhong did not take us seriously. You should not think about using the power of the Ning family to suppress him.
As for that ship, the four ships are often unable to block, but the four ships are not close together, but are separated and connected with iron chains. If our ship wants to go there, unless it is flying or drilling into the water, they obviously know that we are here."
The person in charge is very depressed. Why can’t the young master see the form clearly at this time? This is revenge? Who made Qinzhou collect so much money when Luzhou was transporting goods out of the country? Could it be that if you collect other people’s money, others won’t accept you?
Young Master Ning was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect to be stopped again. Needless to say, he knew that he was going to collect tolls, just like when he was collecting them, but he didn't want to give them. The Ning family is a big family, so it's okay to collect tolls from others. In his eyes, Zhang Zhong was nothing, so why should he give Luzhou money?
Thinking of this, Mr. Ning ordered: "Stop the boat, turn around, go back, and get ashore at Lianzhou. I would rather spend more time on land transportation than give him Zhang Zhong a piece of paper. You should learn more in the future and don't panic when encountering something."
The manager didn't know what to say at this time. When he came, he said that when he was in Lianzhou, he proposed to go near the dock, send the things on the boat to the place, and then find someone to repair the boat. As a result, the young master said that he could not do things and was not thought thoroughly enough, so he would learn more in the future.
But now we have to do what he said? We have been told again that wise decisions are all made by the young master. The bad thing is to take care of the business by ourselves. The person in charge of the business is very depressed, but he dared not refute it, so he had to agree: "Young Master, then I will make this arrangement, but I don't think the Zhang family will let us go easily."
"If we don't let go, what does Zhang Zhong want to do? Is he dared? You won't think about it more when you do things. Is he Zhang Zhong dared? Is he not okay if you can't get over? Do you not let go without? If you learn more in the future, why are you so stupid?"
Young Master Ning's face darkened and continued to teach the manager a lesson. The manager quickly nodded, "Young Master is right. I will definitely learn more in the future and not embarrass you."
As he spoke, the in charge left and went there to arrange the matter of stopping the ship and loading the ship. But after a while, the in charge came over again and planned Mr. Ning's calculations again.
"Young Master, they sent a lot of boats to block the road behind us, and those boats also spread a lot of fishing nets. If you want to rush over, our oars will be entangled. What should you do if you want to?"
The manager wanted to mention what he said just now to prove that he was not wrong, but he didn't dare to do so, so he could only repeat what he encountered.
"Ah? The way back is closed. Let's go with me to see it and ask them what they mean." Mr. Ning finally couldn't sit still and no longer thought about how much money he could make after a trip.
Waiting to the deck, Mr. Ning stood at the bow of the boat and looked down. As the housekeeper said, there were many small boats below, and fishing nets were spread out. The people on the boat stood there and looked here, turned their heads, and looked at the other side. There were indeed four large boats parked there, connecting each other with iron chains.
"Who are you in charge of this matter? Stand up and reply to this young master. Do you know what kind of ships they are? The Ning family's ship, the Ning family in Qinzhou, what do you want to do here? Do you rebel?"
Young Master Ning still had a bit of aristocratic demeanor, standing at the bow of the boat and questioning the people below.
In the past, let alone stopping, the people here would have sent the two ships to the estuary of the Qin River very respectfully, but now it is not as good as before. On a small boat below, a vocal voice said: "I am a five-star chore at the Zhang family. I don't know what the Ning family is. I only know that this is Luzhou. All ships and vehicles that do not belong to Luzhou must be inspected.
If there is nothing on the ship that can be used as cargo, then you can just pay the tolls of some personnel. If there is something that can be used as cargo, you must pay enough tolls of the cargo, put down the ladder, and let's go up and take a look."
"Bold, do you dare to Channing's ship? I will let you die without a burial place. Do you believe it or not? Where is your Zhang Zhong? Let him come to see me and see if he has the courage to check my Ning's ship?"
Mr. Ning has never been so angry. If you want money to say something good, you may give me a few cents, but the people below actually want to come up and check it out. If they really come up, how can the Ning family have the face?
He actually wanted to see Zhang Zhong, so that he would be able to talk to him. After all, both sides were governors and always had to give him some face, so he said this, and at the same time, he was also afraid that those people would rush up directly, even if they didn't put down the ladder, they would have a way to throw a rope at will.
If he dares to cut off the rope, the person holding the crossbow next to him may attack. This is something he doesn't want to see. What if he is forced to set the rockets in a hurry? He just wants to see Zhang Zhong.
But I knew that the person below didn't give him such a chance at all, and the person who was just talking to him said to him: "Master, can you see me as long as you want? Do you put it on the ladder? Don't let us go up ourselves. If there is any resistance, kill me! Come on, come on."
The man said to Mr. Ning and ordered others to get on the boat. As soon as he finished speaking, ropes with hooks were thrown up, hanging on the side of the boat, and someone immediately climbed up along the rope.
"What should I do? Master, should I cut off the rope? Otherwise, when they come up, the things here may not be kept." When the manager saw this situation, he quickly sought the young master's opinion.
Young Master Ning felt that he had never felt good along the way. He had met the former Shangshu before, but the ship was broken. After the repair, he encountered a storm. Now he finally came over and was stopped again. He was angry. When he heard the question from the manager, he said dissatisfied:
"Are you stupid? With so many ropes, can you cut them over? What if the people below take action? At the beginning, they said they were stopped in Lianzhou, and you insisted on coming. Now I said someone stopped him, but you didn't believe him, so you insisted on turning around. What's the matter now? I'm going to deal with you when I go back."
The manager understood everything as soon as he heard this. The young master had already made the worst plan. He would help him to take the blame. Since that was the case, he could only bear it. If he helped the young master to bear the crime, he might help him talk. If he didn't help him, he would definitely be punished more severely.
The manager who thought about the matter clearly in an instant immediately said, "What the young master said is that I was not doing well. I would have listened to the young master if I had known it. It would be better to go to the cabin to rest first. I will deal with the matter here. Even if they want to investigate, they cannot investigate the young master, right?"
When Mr. Ning saw that the manager was so clear, he nodded with satisfaction and turned back to the cabin. In this way, even if something was taken away, he could be said to be weak in the manager. Such managers should be protected. Who knows if they will encounter things that are difficult to deal with in the future? It is worry-free to have such managers.
Young Master Ning went back. The manager asked a few people to stand on the deck and wait. Before waiting for too long, after more than ten days, everyone around the boat climbed up. The manager greeted him and said:
"This is the Ning family's ship. You have to think about it. What will happen after you really check it out? He, Zhang Zhong, can protect himself and his family, can you protect you? Don't say that the Ning family turns against each other at that time."
The person in charge of the matter deliberately said the consequences were more serious, just to scare these people who came up. His reason was really good. No one would protect the soldiers. In this way, he thought that when these individuals were investigated, they would casually say that there was no goods and only people, and they could pass by just a little money.
In this case, although the face is still lost, but the money is obtained, it is easy to talk about it when you go back. As for face matters, it is naturally the Ning family to take care of it.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the person opposite him burst into laughter, and the others who came up also laughed and refused to listen. After a while, the person stopped laughing and said, "We are the escort of the royal palace. When will we use governor Zhang to protect it? Open all the hatch doors quickly."
As the man said, he grabbed the manager's arm. When he exerted a little force, the manager felt that his bones were about to break. He endured the pain and said, "What kind of guard are you from? This is Luzhou. No matter which guard you are from, you can't care about our affairs."
"The guards of the Ning Prince's Mansion protect the young master here to recuperate. The governor Zhang rented this place to my son. Do you think you can take care of you? Come on, search for me, all the things are brought out, and everyone will be caught out. Those who dare to resist will be killed."
The guards of the royal palace were not afraid of the Ning family at all. The Ning family wanted to retaliate against them and the people here were different. They just followed the orders. With the orders of the guard, the people coming up quickly started to search for them. This time their gains were great.
There were two ships, one of which was loaded with food and other things, and a small part of the cargo, and the other one was all cargo, so these things naturally could not be left for the Ning family.
If it is based on the situation where the Ning family intercepted the goods here in Qinzhou, they should leave something for them so that they will not lose money. But Zhang Xiaobao doesn't think so. That's the move that others took first. Why did he follow other people's rules?
Since Qinzhou dares to deduct money from the side, then they will leave all the goods here, without leaving any left. Even food is just a little bit for the other party, so that they can go back alive.
Zhang Xiaobao has always been like this. If you scold me, I may just give you a slap. I will never wait for you to slap me and I will only return you a slap. If you feel that you can't bear that slap, then you will be scolded.
Zhang Xiaobao's personality has infected the people of the Zhang and Wang family. In fact, Wang Juan's personality is the same. She was also a family that appeared later. She never provoked others when she had no interests, but once she was provoked by others, she would definitely not give her opponent a chance to turn things around.
Not to mention Li Xun, so the guards of the royal palace had been in contact with the Zhang Wang family for a long time, and the character they had developed was not very good. They were the same. They all looked like fierce gods, and brought everyone to the deck, including Mr. Ning, and those goods were also taken away, and even the sails that fell during the storm were not spared.
After some plunder, the two talents on the boat went down one after another, greeted the four blocking boats in front, and the iron chains there let go.
"The Ning family members are right? You can leave now. Remember to consider the consequences when doing things in the future." The guard of the royal palace warned again when he was about to get off the ship.
"It's so bullying, so it's so bullying. Do you really think I'm so easy to bully? When my Ning family says it's bullying, you can bully it? Let's go back quickly, and when you get home, I'll see what else is there in Luzhou?"
Chapter completed!