Chapter 77 Go to Hangzhou

Zhao Yingong stood at the bow of the ship, looking at Hangzhou City hundreds of years ago, and was in a vague situation for a while.

For a modern person who has a special relationship with the Song Dynasty, Hangzhou is an inseparable complex in the hearts of Song fans.

"Okay, I'm here." He whispered.

Zhao Yingong set out from Guangzhou in January, and took a boat ride on a sedan chair along the way, and sometimes rode a horse. The trip lasted nearly two months, and finally arrived in Hangzhou in March when spring was in full swing.

Needless to say, the bumps and various difficulties on the road were also encountered several thrilling times: three times were targeted by thieves and once a sudden mountain torrent. If it weren't for the escort agency's escort, Zhao Yingong would have doubted whether he could arrive in Hangzhou City safely with himself alone.

His blood vessels are now filled with various antibody proteins. The portable medicine bag carries various medicines - including bleaching powder, water purifiers, antimalarial drugs and antidiarrhea. To ensure safety, the Ministry of Health warned him not to eat any meat on the road to avoid being infected with certain parasites. If he falls ill on the road, he will almost die in this time and space. So Zhao Yingong's life was particularly difficult - his only way to supplement protein and fat is to eat Grass No. 10 ration at night: special protein and fat supplements, including jerky meat, salted lard and nut kernels in glass bottles.

These terrible things made his journey even more difficult. Seeing that Hangzhou City was right in front of him, Zhao Yingong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He thought that he had to take a shower, change his clothes, and then took off his long hair like a girl and cleaned it. It was inconvenient to take a bath during the journey, and his hair emitted an unpleasant odor. Although he tried his best to maintain personal hygiene, there were still many lice seeds on his body, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

There are such abominable parasites everywhere in this time and space, and the hotels are even more of parasite base camps and transit stations. Bed bugs are particularly rampant. Zhao Yingong has suffered such crimes since he was a child. In the old time and space, even when he went to a small town in a national-level poverty-stricken county, there were still clean hotels and decent food. Although the public security in some places is extremely poor and the city is chaotic, at least you can see lying corpses on the road and someone shits on the street.

But he saw all this all along the way. Not only did he see it, but he often saw it. The entire Ming Dynasty gave him a very bad impression, even worse than his worst idea. Zhao Yingong had seen the actual situation of ancient society on the day of the day, but he always felt that this was because Hainan Island itself was a remote place, caused by economic and cultural backwardness. Later, he went to Guangzhou to conduct pre-development adaptive training. Guangzhou was the bottom of the trade port, and the Pearl River Delta was also a land of fish and rice since ancient times. But when he came out of such a prosperous place, he saw a dark side along the way.

When he set out, it was the most difficult time for farmers to endure. Some places that encountered disasters last year had run out of food in spring, and a large number of people fleeing famine appeared. Zhao Yingong sat in the sedan chair, and he always saw groups of beggars on the road and farmers who were not much better than beggars barely farming in the field, and his mood was uncontrollable.

He has seen countless chaotic situations in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties in history books, but now he feels the horror and sorrow of the troubled times when he is really walking in this scroll - no, strictly speaking, it is not a chaotic time now, the map of hell on earth on the land of China has not yet truly unfolded, and the ground where he was walking through is still a peaceful place even in the early Qing dynasty, but it is already this tragic situation. I don’t know how hideous the place where the real chaos swept through will be.

Because the world has gradually become chaotic, the Foreign Intelligence Bureau made careful arrangements for the trip to Jiangnan this time. Not only did the Qiwei Escort Agency draw a team of three men and one woman, but also selected several professional security personnel from the Political Security Bureau to accompany them. The road was as high as possible and the main road was to go along the post station. In ancient society, this was the safest travel guide.

In order to prevent the "officials and bandits" along the road, the Foreign Intelligence Bureau took care of the Guangzhou Station and obtained several "eight lines" and prayer letters from the gentry and officials in Guangzhou as amulets. In addition to scaring away the little ghosts, they can also ask for help from the government if they encounter danger. It is of great use.

The escort of the Qiwei Escort Agency, who was responsible for escorting Zhao Yingong, was a distant nephew of Sun Kecheng, named Sun Wangcai. He was said to be a nephew, but in fact he was not much younger than Sun Kecheng. He was a strong man in his early forties. He was a flexible mind, hard skill, and experienced in the martial arts world. He was also a well-known character in Qiwei. Moreover, he often went to "official escorts": escorting officials and families who left Guangdong to return home, and dealing with dignitaries and nobles. So this time, the Foreign Intelligence Bureau chose him to serve as a guard captain for Zhao Yingong. In addition, it was also a measure to dismantle the "Sun Family Team" and the "Jiangxi Gang". Originally, these backbones of Qiweili followed the foreign personnel from the Intelligence Bureau and the Colonial and Trade Department to act as personal guards.

Sun Wangcai stood behind him. He knew that the status of the elder was valuable and was a powerful tyrant. He greeted him very carefully and attentively. He always walked in the front of the team, whether he was fighting for the top, staying in a hotel, or booking a boat, he went to check the situation one step ahead of time.

Seeing that he finally arrived in Hangzhou, Sun Wangcai was relieved. Zhejiang, especially in northern Zhejiang, has always been a land of fish and rice, and the place is much more prosperous than other places. There are no longer many refugees with poor vision on the road. In some places he passed by, he had to take care of all the men in the team who took the guys to "appear" to deter the refugees who were ready to move.

"Master, we finally came here safely." Sun Wangcai said in a low voice, "Do you see if you are going to the city today, or you will rest in the inn outside the city first?"

Zhao Yingong was reluctant to go to the city immediately, buy a mansion, and take a shower immediately, but buying a house and preparing furniture was not something that could be done, but there were a lot of luggage for accompanying people, so he had to find an inn to settle in first.

Sun Wang was used to serving the men. Seeing that he was hesitant, he knew his thoughts. He said:

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this is the provincial capital where Sansi is located. It is not a remote area, but a very clean inn specializes in the business of the men."

Zhao Yingong nodded: "Okay, I'll follow you. Find a big inn to settle in first."

Sun Wangcai escorted the "official escort" and traveled around the country. He had been to Hangzhou several times. He quickly settled the hotel. Hangzhou is the provincial capital and a prosperous place in the southeast. The market is prosperous and the population is large. As for clothing, it is not taken seriously. The client who came to greet Zhao Yingong called a four-person sedan chair for the female family, and then called a sedan chair for the two of them to carry. More than a dozen other porters carried the luggage.

Everyone abandoned their boats and landed on the shore. They could not walk half a mile away. They could see the towering city walls and the towering city gates. Zhao Yingong was not from Hangzhou, but he was quite familiar with Hangzhou. He knew that most of the Hangzhou city walls and gates at this time were no longer relics of the Song Dynasty. Zhang Shicheng once rebuilt the city walls in Hangzhou at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and the structure was different from that of the Song Dynasty. However, when he saw the city gates, he couldn't help but feel nostalgic feelings.

There are inns near Chengguan, which are of different sizes. The large gold sign says "Official Affairs Platform" and the small ones say "Anyou Guests and Merchants". The Lao Rongji Inn arranged by Sun Wangcai is naturally the official affairs platform. The house is tall and grand. There are many people and sedan chairs in front of the door. The people are flowing endlessly.

Sun Wangcai has already booked two courtyards, one large and one small, three main rooms in the small courtyard, five rooms in the large courtyard, and there are also wing rooms, which are spacious and clean, without any annoying bugs. They are enough to accommodate the entire Hangzhou station. The person responsible for the internal affairs of the Hangzhou station is Zhao Yingong's life secretary. Zhao Yingong's life secretary is not good-looking and thin, but he is from Zhejiang. His hometown is Shaoxing and he was sold to Guangdong. The reason why Zhao Yingong bought such a life secretary with a rating of only D was that one day he had to be sent to Jiangnan to be equipped with a local. He named the girl "Fenghua".

"You have to stay here for a few days, so you can make the arrangements as appropriate." Zhao Yingong told her, "especially to let everyone do a good job in hygiene tonight."

There was no ready-made equipment in the inn, so Sun Wang asked his friend to take him out to buy a new bathtub for the elders and women. The others were so simple, so they rubbed soapcorns with hot water in the large yard and rinsed it.

Under Fenghua's service, Zhao Yingong took a comfortable hot bath and changed into clean clothes. He slapped a pair of Chenqiao grass slippers and walked a few steps in the yard. Looking at the sun hanging in the sky, he really felt so happy. For the first time these days, he felt at peace - the next step was to open up the situation in Hangzhou.

Time was not abundant for him. Both of them needed the support of the Hangzhou Station in Hangzhou before the beginning of 1632, and the severe drought in northern Zhejiang and the Dengzhou plan that was to be launched in the second half of the year. Before the beginning of 1632, he had to complete the basic layout in Hangzhou and obtain sufficient freedom of movement. He prepared enough material and social foundation for the transfer of refugees.

The material foundation is easy to say - after he fell into the foot, the Shanhai and Hai system of the Intelligence Bureau will soon enter the Yangtze River Delta region. With the large number of new products they own, it is not difficult to make money. Moreover, the Finance Directorate also allocates special funds to the Hangzhou Station to support local industry and commerce.

How to establish one's social status is the most important thing. Zhao Yingong knew that in this time and space, businessmen were very helpless. Without engaging in heavy bleeding collusion between officials and businessmen, he could hardly gain a foothold in this social system. Therefore, his first role could not be a businessman.
Chapter completed!