The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 995

[Chapter 995: Not enough people!]

The handsome man named Zhao was riding a horse and standing behind Fang Xiu, his face twisted together and silent.

If he stops talking, Fang Xiu will naturally not go to talk to him. In that case, wouldn’t he be inferior?

Therefore, he ignored him and went straight into the city.

The guard next to him whispered: “Sir, we have found a place to stay in advance, do you think?”

Fang Xiu lacked nothing in this area of Jinzhou Prefecture, except for a place to live.

Before the port was built, housing prices in Jinzhou Prefecture were relatively low.

At that time, Fang Xiu bought a lot of houses in Jinzhou Prefecture, and they have been kept here for such a long time without selling them.

At this moment, it comes in handy.

Fang Xiu nodded and said, “Okay.”

Then, the guard led the way.

Zhou Chen, who was next to him, saw this and hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his hands and saluted: “My lord, we will first escort these gangsters back to the Yamen of Jinzhou Prefecture, and then transfer them to various military camps. I am afraid there will be a few intervals between them during this period.” God, look.”

Zhou Chen still remembered what this adult said before.

This gentleman is going to Juntun to have a look.

Therefore, it is still necessary to come forward and report.

Fang Xiu glanced at him, nodded, and said, “I know, you can go ahead and come find me before leaving.”

After saying that, he winked at the guard.

The guard immediately understood, wrote an address, and threw it to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen hurriedly took it and said, “Yes, sir!”

Fang Xiu nodded, then stopped looking at him, reined in the horse’s rope, and left.

Zhou Chen stood there, looking at Fang Xiu’s back fading away, with a look of contemplation in his eyes.

The man in front of him has an extraordinary bearing. Although he has not revealed his identity, it is obvious that his status is extraordinary.

I met him again on the way from Kyoto Prefecture. I am afraid he is the legitimate son of a noble nobleman.

I don’t know if it was the uncle or the marquis’s son.

Zhou Chen thought this. He looked at his colleagues behind him, waved his hands and said, “Go back to the government office!”

“Yes, sir!”

Although they are from Jinzhou Prefecture. Officers and soldiers, but this Jinzhou Prefecture is a small mansion, and since the port was established, all the main soldiers were moved to a guard post by the British.

They originally followed the city guards, but later they gradually took orders directly from the prefect.

It was precisely because of this that he did not dare to say a word when Mr. Zhao humiliated him just now, just because Mr. Zhao was his direct disciple.

Jinzhou Prefecture.

At this moment, the prefect of Jinzhou looked at the letter from Kyoto Prefecture, frowning and looking very unhappy.

During this period, Jinzhou Prefecture developed very well, the people were happy and healthy, merchants came and went, and large ships were built in Jinzhou’s port.

The whole city exudes a sense of prosperity, even the prices of mansions are much higher than before.

However, these developments did not occur in Jinzhou Prefecture itself, but only after the port was built.

Anyone who can reach the position of prefect is not an idiot. Of course he understands that the reason why Jinzhou Prefecture is able to do this is because it relies on the port.

And the existence of the port is not isolated. It is because of the development of commerce in Anchuan Prefecture on the Southeast Road and Nanyang that it can be so prosperous.

Goods from Jinzhou Prefecture were transported to Anchuan Prefecture by sea, and then transported to Nanyang via Anchuan Prefecture.

If anything goes wrong in any of these links, Jinzhou Prefecture will be greatly affected.

Who knows, it will return to its previous mediocre level overnight.

Therefore, since he took office as the prefect, he has been frightened every day, fearing that one day something might go wrong with this shipping route.

I prayed to God and Buddha all day long, but I didn’t expect that there was still a problem with this route.

Moreover, this problem does not come from pirates, nor from Nanyang, but from a group of guys from the West. It can only be said that it is impossible to guard against it, it is impossible to guard against it!

The prefect of Jinzhou thought so, and his face became very ugly.

Now that there is a problem in Nanyang, what should Jinzhou do? Where to go?

This is a very serious problem. There are still some merchants coming and going. Once the news about Nanyang spreads, no merchants will be willing to come to Nanyang anymore.

He needs to think of a solution in advance.

At this moment, the prefect of Jinzhou showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

Before I could think of any good ideas, I heard a knock on the door.

A clerk walked up to the prefect of Jinzhou with a letter, presented it with both hands and said, “Master prefect, this is a letter from Jinzhou Port.”

“Port of Jinzhou?”

The prefect of Jinzhou was slightly startled. , hurriedly said: “Bring it to me.”

“Yes, sir!” The clerk handed over the letter.

The prefect of Jinzhou opened it and browsed it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more ugly his face became.

This letter came from the Jinzhou Guard Office.

The Jinzhou Guards Station was a newly built one by the British government. The elite soldiers who were originally defending the city were recruited from the Jinzhou Prefecture, plus some of the elites of the Sixteenth Guards of the pro-army army. Thousands of people.

The name is Jinzhou Guards Station, but it actually protects Jinzhou Port. It owns several small boats. It patrols the port on weekdays and encounters some conflicts, so I want to mediate.

If you encounter some thieves, deal with them directly.

Originally it was to prevent pirates from attacking the Jinzhou port.

However, after the Shenji Battalion in Anchuan Prefecture surrounded and suppressed a wave of pirates, even the pirates in Jinzhou Prefecture did not dare to take the lead.

There was no news of any pirates for a long time, so the soldiers in the guard station were idle.

It is precisely because of this that the military camps in various places have become completely useless and have no use at all.

I just want to explain one thing. The Jinzhou Guard Station is supposed to be very peaceful because there are no pirates.

But it’s different now.

For three consecutive days, merchants from Jinzhou Port came to the guard station, saying that a group of pirates had appeared near Jinzhou Port and they were very powerful.

The guards they brought were simply not enough, and the goods worth several thousand taels that went back and forth were all robbed by the pirates.

This group of pirates also has a very distinctive feature.

That is, they only plundered goods and silver. In addition, they did not want people or ships.

Sometimes, they would even leave a piece of food for them so that they could return to Jinzhou Mansion safely.

These merchants have encountered some bandits and some pirates over the years.

But this was their first time seeing a pirate like this. The words that many bandits talk

about only seeking wealth and not killing

their lives have become a reality among a group of pirates.

After the Jinzhou Guards learned the news, they sent several waves of people out to search, but no sign of any pirates was found.

However, as time went by, more and more merchants were robbed.

All in all, the main purpose of this letter is one sentence: pirates are infested, and the Jinzhou Guards Office does not have enough people!

(End of chapter)