Chapter 95: A Chance Encounter
I spent some time and arrangements to temporarily leave the little things in the family and vassal behind me, and to integrate, absorb and digest the resources and information brought by Chu Boai and Cai Liao, two old acquaintances.
The things and people they brought before were only responsible for fighting a front-end stand. As retainers and Chinese people, they also had a lot of money, materials, manpower and other resources waiting for my dispatch and borrowing, it was also a speculation and exploration in the vassal for the expected speculation and path.
If I need it, these two people can also use the network behind them to raise and mobilize more sources and channels for me. Of course, these resources are not that easy to use, nor are they free of charge, and require corresponding guarantees and returns.
And it is based on a very optimistic view of my prospects. This change in attitude is said to be because I openly dropped the unlucky relatives who originally tried to control the Tiangongfang.
Let them see that as the heir of the vassal lord, they should have the decisive and decisive spirit and means. And my predecessor is really too kind to them.
After all, there is no love or hatred in this world for no reason. Of course, if I can't satisfy them, they can only chase me to Guangzhou and bite me.
Despite this, I still included these two people in my peripheral plan and asked them to be responsible for auxiliary organization and planning. As a veteran Cai Liao, one of the first three officials, or Chu Boai, a senior old man from his uncle's family, I still have a lot of experience and skills. This kind of free labor is not in vain.
Through them, I also learned a little about the basic limits and basics of those retainers.
Although Luo Family, one of the Eight Leaves of the South China Sea, is the most low-key and inconspicuous family, it still has hundreds of years of wealth in Fuyuan Prefecture and even West Borneo Road. It is not reflected in the books, the money that can be moved, the output of various materials and the large amount of cheap human resources.
I even doubt that as long as I create a financial management project that looks beautiful and can regularly pay dividends and earn income every year, I might win over a large number of people, so I tied up my chariot and waited for an opportunity to add an old man to the palace and show off.
However, the conditions are not very mature now, so I can only do it slowly.
With the official claim that the text was hollow and obscure, and the public rumors were filled with rumors, it was the Qingyuan rebels who broke the news of the third urban area. As the most direct influence, the prices of various daily necessities related to people's livelihood soared to the next level again.
At this time, the several ships of supplies transported by Chu Boai and his team in advance, as well as the materials and personnel transported by Ying's sea ships, were rare and valuable.
Of course, in my words of fooling or encouraging them, this is also an opportunity to make the influence of the Luo family and gain a foothold in Canton.
If the Canton authorities were not as reliable as they appeared, they lost only ordinary materials based on ships, but if they succeeded, they would be the broad prospects and space for various forces in the Luo family background to buy a large amount of land and property in Canton, as well as the placement of a large number of children from this vassal family.
With this thought and thought, my carriage drove across the street with the sparse sound of cicadas early, but was frequently blocked. Swearing and complaining in various accents and tones also occurred one after another.
The most intuitive feeling is that within the scope of the city walls, there are more and more people doing nothing on the street.
Most of his surrounding urban areas were searching for relatives and friends, or staying in hotels, and strolling around the streets or finding ways to inquire about information.
The various hotels and guesthouses in the city that followed, as well as related B&Bs, were in good business and in short supply. Some families rented out stables and warehouses, or built draft sheds in their own courtyards and under the walls to take care of business. Anyway, the climate in Canton is so cold that it can be frozen, as long as it can hide a little rain.
So for a while, all kinds of illegal stamps appeared in various blocks, just like mushrooms after a rain, and even people around my house repeatedly asked.
As well as the accompanying, the recruitment efficiency of several porridge sheds has increased several times, and I have to set up a sign so that those who can read can report it separately.
This also caused some mysterious creatures that were unintentionally cleared out of our business, but had nowhere to be fired. The mania and depression were all alleviated.
Canton is so big, with a large population in the 12 districts of the five cities and twelve districts. In addition, the current chaotic situation, if you want to hide, there will be no result for the moment.
Her attention can only be temporarily shifted to other aspects.
Even through the towering and thick city walls, you can still see the gray clouds in the distance, which are large areas of rice fields, cane bushes, fruit forests, and grey smoke that are burned out by the strong walls of the Qing Dynasty.
In just over ten days, countless families and countless wealth have disappeared in this war. And I am still thinking about how to make the most profit by taking the chestnut from the fire. Is this a matter of ignoring life or being bold or being bold?
The carriage stopped again, but there was a siege on the street. A large shop that looked like a rice shop was smashed and was covered in devastated, leaving only a few scatters of blood and grains scattered on the street.
"It's the third one"
"I saw blood this time..."
The voices of others were vaguely talking, and I couldn't help but sigh. Did the violent incident of stealing and fighting outside the city wall also spread to Zuocheng?
As the official arrived and blocked the store and cleared the road again, we continued to move forward, but we felt a different mood.
Even if I walked through the city gate, I walked for about a while and the car was shocked and stopped again, but it was a little hasty.
"Young Master, please retreat a little..."
A voice reminded
There were at least four riders accompanying me, which was also what Mrs. Chen asked. There were two coachmen who had received martial arts training and rotation driving, and they also had weapons that were ready to hold under their seats.
This combination is enough to correspond to most sudden public security incidents, or to temporarily get rid of some predicament and call for rescue.
Looking at the figures poking their heads out in the cold streets and alleys, I suddenly felt a little uneasy.
A beautiful carriage carrying sedan fell down the street, with only a few large bloodstains and large messy footprints, but there were no corpses similar to the carriage carrying husband and followers.
The smell of blood that permeates the air is still fresh and not solidified.
"Slowly back and turn around..."
I ordered.
It looks like a murder and kidnapping incident, and it seems that the public security in the city has deteriorated seriously.
I was about to retreat to a crowded place, report to officials, or the people in the alley seemed to have been stimulated and rushed out.
A group of people were raising sticks and knives, and threw a few small axes towards them. Unfortunately, their accuracy was too poor and they hit the ground with a puff.
“Hand it…”
Without my command, as pure soldiers who are used to perform similar services, it is obvious that the cavalry did a good job from the guards. They stopped and turned sideways without hesitation, lifted up four pre-loaded hand guns,
With the sound of a short pause, the lead balls were concentrated on the two people in the lead, and four blood balls suddenly burst out.
Then the cavalry crossbow was also turned out from the horse's back by them, and they were calmly turned on and sent to the crowd. It was like a sudden pause, and three more figures fell to the ground and tripped a circle of people by the way, obviously they were deliberately selected.
A moment later, one of the other two coachmen, who had empty-handed, also lifted the seat plate and pulled out two crossbows from the secret compartment, pressed down the pull rod and started shooting arrows with a loud noise.
At this time, the carriage had already turned around and started jogging under the control of another coachman, and opened a distance again.
Then I joined them, picked up another vacant crossbow machine, pressed down the pull rod with force, listened to the friction of the short arrows entering the groove, and pulled back and forth at the fish that had escaped the net, and shot all the five-packed arrow boxes out.
Finally, when they turned around and raised their swords to chase and chop back, there were only a dozen corpses or thieves who were still moaning, and scattered figures who ran away in scattered ways but were chopped down from behind or assassinated by flying flags.
However, the four cavalrymen did not leave me too far from me and returned. After all, for them, my safety is the first priority. Secondly, the narrow and dense streets are not friendly enough for the cavalry.
This thrilling pursuit experience is just a dozen breaths, but it perfectly interprets what is a kite-flying drag and killing method with zero casualties when facing the close combat target of the armorless short soldier.
The corpses of the murderers were simply searched, and their living mouths were dragged aside, leaving two of the lightest injuries, and the others were all chopped off their necks and killed.
Then we searched the alley, the yard and room where the thieves emerged. This was an abandoned small dyeing workshop, with decaying beams and pillars and eaves, and dust all over the ground. Except for someone on the wall who jumped over the wall to escape, the footprints and fresh mud left behind were obviously from some fish that had escaped.
At this time
Behind a pile of firewood, a cavalry sounded and inserted it with a cavalry knife from the guard. He suddenly picked up the firewood, and did not pick out the attacking figures from the rolling firewood.
Then, we found a large gift bag left by the thief. A mother and daughter, who were dressed in luxurious clothes and tied up with all kinds of words, were looking at us in horror, with tears in her eyes.
Chapter completed!