The rise of the poor

Chapter 2076 Going North

Su Lake is cooked, the world is full.

Zhejiang has never lacked food and fodder. When Zhu Ping'an took office as the governor of Zhejiang, the provincial governor of Zhejiang came to pay a visit. At that time, he reported to Zhu Ping'an on the financial situation of Zhejiang. It was said that the granaries in Zhejiang had a total grain storage capacity of 90,000 shi.

This is because Zhejiang suffered a flood in the middle of the year. If it were in previous years, the grain storage in Zhejiang's granaries would be at least double or even triple what it is now.

Not to mention table salt. Zhejiang has been the main production area of ​​sea salt in my country since ancient times. There is no telling how many salt fields there are in the province. There is even a "Haiyan County" which is famous for its abundant production of sea salt, as well as Haining County. Haining County was formerly called "Yanguan County". There are many places along the coast with salt fields facing each other.

The tribute salt of the Ming Dynasty was the Dai salt produced in Daishan, Zhejiang.

After the messenger left, Zhu Ping'an wrote a letter by hand, stamped it with the governor's seal, and had someone deliver it to the Zhejiang Provincial Administration Office, ordering the transfer of 10,000 shi of grain and 500 shi of salt.

The transfer of grain and salt went smoothly. On the second day, the Zhejiang governor brought people to escort the grain and salt. They even transferred an extra 1,000 shi of grain and 100 shi of salt for consumption on the journey.

Shaoxing is not far from Jiaxing, and so much food and salt could not be consumed on the road. However, this was a gesture of goodwill from the Zhejiang Governor, and Zhu Ping'an had no reason to refuse. He thanked the Zhejiang Governor and accepted the food and salt.

This time, Zhu Ping'an selected a thousand Zhejiang soldiers and brought Liu Dadao and others to escort the grain and salt personally.

Seeing that the Battle of Wangjiangjing was about to begin, Zhu Ping'an did not want to miss this battle that would go down in history.

In addition, soldiers disguised as peddlers came from northern Zhejiang yesterday evening and reported on the investigation of Douniuura and Fuchun Bay.

He had not had time to explore the four places in southern Zhejiang.

The peddler traveled the streets of northern Zhejiang and conducted in-depth investigations in these two places. He did not find anything unusual in Fuchun Bay, but made a major discovery in Douniu Pu.

A peddler was wandering the streets of Douniu Pu and came to an old lady's house to ask for water. While chatting with the old lady, he made an important discovery.

The old lady lives alone in the village. Her husband passed away long ago. She has only one daughter, who married and moved away.

The old lady said that the village chief’s father had a birthday celebration about ten days ago, and a buffet was held for two days. Many relatives came to the village chief’s house, dozens of people.

Since the village chief's house could not accommodate so many people, many of his relatives moved into the homes of some villagers.

I thought the wedding was over and all the relatives had left.

But one day, the old lady went out to collect dry branches for firewood and came back late. She was surprised to see a relative of the village chief at the entrance of the village.

Although the old lady was old, her eyesight and hearing were not blurry, and she recognized who the man was at once.

Isn’t this the village chief’s relative who lives in Eryazi’s house? How come he hasn’t left yet even after several days of the village chief’s father’s birthday?

Moreover, when the man saw the old lady, he immediately lowered his head and walked into Eryazi's yard to avoid her.

After this accident, the old lady became more attentive. When she was outside basking in the sun, collecting firewood, and collecting cow dung, she paid special attention to the village chief's house and the homes of those who had lived with the village chief's relatives. You know what, the old lady really made some discoveries.

Although those relatives lived in seclusion and rarely showed up, the old lady still heard many strangers' voices.

The old lady could distinguish the voices of the villagers. These unfamiliar voices must be relatives of the village chief without a doubt.

It's been so many days since the village chief's father's birthday party was held, but his relatives haven't left yet.

After the Zhejiang Army soldiers disguised as peddlers learned the news, they investigated several households under the pretext of parading through the streets and exchanging scrap for small items. They found that some families looked unnatural, as if they were being controlled by others.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, the Zhejiang soldiers disguised as peddlers did not stay for too long. Just like a real peddler, after selling the goods and seeing that there was no business in the village, they carried their loads and left.

After leaving, he continued walking through the streets and alleys of several villages until he was six or seven miles away before he hurried back to report.

When Zhu Ping'an learned of this information, he immediately realized that there was a problem with this village, a big problem.

When the village chief's father celebrated his birthday, the dozens of relatives who came were most likely Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates controlled the village chief's house. As for "there was no room for them so they moved into many villagers' homes", they took the opportunity to control the villagers.

A few dozen Japanese pirates could firmly control the entire village.

No wonder there is no information about this village. It is controlled by the Japanese pirates. How could there be any reporting information?

The location of this village is very important, not far from Jiaxing City! The purpose of the Japanese pirates secretly controlling this village is self-evident. They want to use this village as a stepping stone to plot against Jiaxing City!

Zhu Ping'an personally escorted grain and fodder to Jiaxing. In addition to participating in the Battle of Wangjiangjing, his purpose was to remove the thorn of the Japanese pirates.

The Battle of Wangjiangjing was imminent. This village was close to Jiaxing City and not far from the main battlefield of Wangjiangjing.

This nail must be removed.

Zhu Pingan packed his bag, kissed the two little ones, and then kissed Li Shu on the forehead, "I'm leaving."

"Brother Zhu, you must remember every moment you are outside that we are waiting for you at home, and you must return safely."

Li Shu hugged Zhu Ping'an's waist reluctantly and said softly.

"Don't worry, I won't give you the chance to remarry. I don't want anyone else to live in my house, sleep with my wife, or beat my baby." Zhu Ping'an put his hands on Li Shuxiang's shoulders and said sarcastically to liven up the atmosphere.

"Hate, hate, what nonsense are you talking about? Who is going to remarry?" Li Shu punched Zhu Ping'an and glared at him. She showed her little fangs and threatened fiercely, "Listen carefully, Zhu Ping'an. I tell you, if you dare to do anything, I will bring my two little ones to find you down there. I want to see if you dare not take care of yourself! I, Li Shu, always keep my word!"

"Don't worry, don't worry. I'm the commander of an army and I won't take any risks. I have so many soldiers under my command to protect me."

Zhu Ping'an patted Li Shu's back gently and comforted her.

"You are not only the commander of an army, you are also my husband and the father of my baby. You are our heaven." Li Shu hugged Zhu Pingan tightly.

"I know, wait for me to come back." Zhu Ping'an took a deep breath of the fragrance of Li Shu's long hair and said seriously.

"We'll wait for you at home." Li Shu reluctantly let go of his hand.

"Uncle, no, Master, there is me too. I will be waiting for you at home too."

Baozi's maid Hua'er blushed and spoke in a mosquito-like voice, with a look of reluctance in her eyes.

"wait me back."

Zhu Ping'an casually rubbed the hair of the little maid Hua'er, waved to Li Shu and the others, and turned away. (End of this chapter)