Chapter 3139 Speculation
Bai Shan nodded, stepped aside, and let the team behind him move forward, and instructed: "Keep quiet, and load everything before dawn."
"yes."
Everyone carefully transported it to the dock, then carried it onto the ship.
The soldiers on the ship also came down to help.
General Liu, who was guarding the ship, also got off the ship to meet General Bai Shan and General Nie.
"Is this all salt?"
Bai Shan nodded, "It's all official salt. Now I'll have to trouble Liu Canjun."
Lieutenant Liu smiled slightly and said, "Master Bai, you are too polite. Since we have received the order, we will naturally do our best."
Bag after bag of official salt was loaded onto the boat. Zhou Liwei took a notebook and counted them with the clerk on the official boat. When a boat was full, the two of them checked that the numbers they counted were the same, then signed and sealed the bill together, each took a note and got off the boat.
Clerk: "General, everything is counted."
Zhou Liwei also said: "Little aunt... Lord Bai, I have also counted my duties."
Bai Shan nodded slightly, took it and looked at it, then took out his seal from his sleeve and stamped it.
General Liu did the same. After the two of them exchanged positions, this official ship was released from the port, and another official ship quietly came from the other side and slowly stopped.
After a short break, the farmhands and soldiers began to carry bags again. Zhou Liwei encouraged them, "When you finish loading, I will pay you five days' wages."
Everyone became more energetic and continued to work hard to carry the bags.
With their unremitting efforts, they finally loaded all the salt before dawn.
The official ship slowly sailed away from the port. General Liu also boarded the ship with two notes and waved to him from a distance.
Bai Shan exhaled, looked back at the people who were so tired that they sat on the ground gasping for breath, and said, "Let's go, let's get out of here first."
Everyone piled the carts directly onto the ox carts, horse carts and mule carts, and then you supported me and I supported you as we slowly left Longchi Wharf.
After walking for a distance, the sky finally brightened. Bai Shan looked around and felt that no one would come here at this time, so he asked everyone to sit down and rest for a while and eat some dry food.
Bai Shan also took out a piece of cake, took a bite, and chewed it for a long time but couldn't swallow it.
He looked towards the direction of the villa with some sadness. From here he could vaguely see some roofs and other things.
Zhou Liwei also looked over and asked, "Is Fourth Uncle still there?"
"Well, he decided to go to Jiangnan. The merchant ships are still soliciting passengers, so he hasn't left yet."
Zhou Silang was still sleeping soundly in the villa, unaware that Bai Shan and Zhou Liwei had come and gone.
Most people at Longchi Wharf didn't notice that the bell rang just before dawn. The farmhands who heard the bell got up one after another, and those who had to work early in the morning also got up quickly, and the whole Longchi came alive.
When Lord Cui heard the sound of servants coming up the stairs, he withdrew his gaze from the sea and turned back to put on his clothes.
The servant knocked on the door, and after receiving permission, he brought in water and helped him wash up before saying, "Master, there was some movement at the dock in the middle of the night. From a distance, I saw that it looked like the officers and soldiers were moving something onto the official ship. I just went to the dock to take a look, and it seems that two of the official ships parked outside have left."
Lord Cui wiped his hands clean, handed him the handkerchief, and asked expressionlessly, "Why are you asking about this?"
The servant frowned and said, "Isn't this because I'm worried that someone might do something wrong and bring trouble to the master?"
Lord Cui said, "The entire Longchi is under Bai Shan's control. We don't need to worry about it. We just need to do a good job of building the dock."
He interrupted the servant and said, "Go and prepare the horses. I will go and check the newly arrived stones in a moment."
The servant swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, responded, and bowed before leaving.
The others were not as calm as Lord Cui, especially the merchants who had not yet left Longchi. "Did you hear it carefully? Was there really any movement?"
"Yes, sir, you know my ears are very sharp. There were quite a few carriages and people coming at that time."
"Are there fewer boats at the dock?"
"Two official ships are missing."
"I've been wondering for a long time. That official ship is used for war, so why is it docked here at this time of year? I thought there were pirates at sea, and Lord Bai used his connections to invite them to escort the merchant ship, but now it seems that's not the case."
Those who noticed were privately puzzled, "What was that thing transporting? How could it be so quiet?"
Zhou Silang had known nothing about this. He had come down with Uncle Shi and Sanzhu for breakfast. While they were eating their buns, they heard someone ask the stall owner, "Are there any strangers coming to Longchi today? Are there enough buns to sell?"
The stall owner laughed and said, "Look at what you said, sir. In Longchi, apart from the farmhands and people from our two villages, there are so many merchants and travelers coming here. How can I recognize them all?"
"I'm asking if there are suddenly a lot of unfamiliar people this morning?"
"No." The stall owner thought for a moment and said, "It seems that only two small caravans came yesterday."
The other party said, "Give me five buns to go."
After the people left, Zhou Silang finally looked up at the people who left, then turned to ask Uncle Shi, "Do you feel weird?"
Uncle Shi thought for a moment and said, "It seems like he's trying to gather information."
Sanzhu took a sip of soup and said nonchalantly, "Isn't it just a few idle words?"
Zhou Silang picked up the bun and stuffed it into his mouth, "Stop talking."
He said to Uncle Shi, "Hurry up and eat. After we finish, we will go find Liu Gui. This Dragon Pond was built with great effort by Bai Shan. We can't let anyone mess with it."
Liu Gui didn't know that Bai Shan and others had come last night. Bai Shan always kept public and private affairs separate. This was a public matter, so he only told County Magistrate Fang.
"Don't worry, Fourth Uncle. I'll report to County Magistrate Fang in a moment." Liu Gui wasn't too worried about this matter. He smiled and said, "Everyone here is our Langzhu's people. The yamen runners and officials were all personally selected and sent here by our Langzhu. The farmhands were also recruited by our Langzhu. Although there are many merchants and travelers here, and the personnel are complicated, the entire Longchi is under the Langzhu's control."
Zhou Silang: "Then I feel relieved."
Liu Gui asked, "Fourth Uncle, when will your merchant ship leave?"
Zhou Silang curled his lips and said, "They said they wanted to choose an auspicious day to set off. Humph, I think they still have seats available, so they have to wait for people."
Liu Gui smiled and said, "Indeed, we have to choose a date. The sailors should check the weather. It's best to set off when the wind and water are favorable. That way it will be safer and faster."
As soon as they said this, the merchant ship's crew came up and informed them, "Tomorrow is a good day, you can set off."
In fact, the two caravans that arrived yesterday were taken over by their company, the boats were full, and tomorrow was a good day, so they decided to set off tomorrow.
Zhou Silang was nervous and happy when he heard this. He turned to Liu Gui and said, "Then let's go back and prepare. Tell Manbao and the others that I'm going out to sea."
"yes."
(End of this chapter)
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