Chapter 203 [North Shore]
Jiang Lili hasn't thought about the content of this condition yet, but it won't be too excessive.
After writing each reply letter, Jiang Lili released the carrier pigeons back one by one.
After doing all this, Jiang Lili took the blueprint and found the three bodyguards who escorted her from Linzhou, and said that she was going to the north bank.
The four of them left as soon as they said they would.
Early the next morning, Jiang Lili and three others set off on an alloy fishing boat.
Master Liao stayed in Haizhou Island to provide support. Each stronghold needed a classmate to be there.
The large fleet coming from Lingnan is almost entirely made up of escort agents from the escort agency, led by Guan Yue. Guan Yue will be taken by Xin Che Zhaoping Hou to meet up with Jiang Lili. Wen Qiao will be on the side of the Sunan Islands.
As a child who grew up in a seaside fishing village, Jiang Lili found it easy to control this small fishing boat, which has a load-bearing capacity of 800 kilograms.
There was also a new boat tied to the ship that the pirates had built together.
When they are about to reach the fishing village near the north shore of Haizhou Island, they will park this modern-looking alloy fishing boat on the deserted shore and then switch to this canoe.
As it was getting dark, Jiang Lili and her group arrived at Haizhu County on the north coast of Haizhou Island.
This is the most prosperous place on Haizhou Island, and the craftsmen introduced by Zhang Xin are also concentrated in Haizhu County.
Haizhu County Pier.
It was already half dark, the vendors on the shore had begun to pack up their stalls, while the coolie boatmen were still unloading goods at the dock. A group of children were playing and fighting at the dock when they were sent home by their parents.
Although this place is not as lively as the dock in Lianzhou, it is still full of the atmosphere of worldly life.
The four people who had stayed on the sparsely populated south coast of Haizhou Island for two months felt a sense of long-lost feeling when they saw such a lively scene.
Jiang Lili felt like a caveman coming down the mountain and walking into the town.
Before they even got to the shore, a few people dressed as vendors started shouting.
"Sir, are you looking to moor your boat? We're offering a great deal on watching over the boat, just 20 cents a night!"
"Ours is cheap, only 15 cents!"
Several vendors were vying with each other to shout out prices.
"Miss Jiang, look, there's a bamboo pattern on that boat's sail!" At this moment, Escort Ge, with his keen eyesight, spotted a small merchant ship anchored not far away. "I think it's the boat of He Xiuzhu, the He family member you mentioned."
Jiang Lili was wearing a veil at this time, and the light gauze hanging from the veil covered her face.
She nodded: "Then let's go over and let the people from the He family help us keep an eye on the boat to make it more reliable."
The escort maneuvered the boat towards the He family fleet's territory.
A manager-like person on the shore saw Jiang Lili's boat approaching, pointed at them and shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, where are you from? Don't delay our He family's boat from unloading!"
The escort immediately said, "Sir, we are from the He family."
The steward's face turned suspicious when he heard this: "He family? Do you have any proof?"
Jiang Lili took out the golden peony seal given to her by He Shao from her sleeve and threw it directly to the people on the shore.
After two months of training with Xin Che, her accuracy was now very good, and the Peony Golden Seal fell directly into the manager's arms.
The steward took a closer look at what was in his arms and found it was the He family's highest authority, the Golden Peony Seal!
His eyes widened: "But Shopkeeper Jiang?"
"Our shopkeeper He Xiuzhu's order for us to do something for you arrived only half an hour ago. I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly."
"I am blind!"
Jiang Lili raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard what the manager said. It seemed that He Xiuzhu was quite sincere. Not only did he send her a letter of greeting, but he also had already given instructions to his subordinates on the north shore of Haizhou Island in advance. He probably anticipated that she might come to the north shore of Haizhou Island to do business.
The steward's tone was much more respectful than before: "Does the shopkeeper need accommodation? We will arrange a carriage immediately!"
"Please leave this boat here. We will help you moor it."
"Then I'll trouble the manager."
Jiang Lili nodded slightly.
In the past six months since she came here, her demeanor has changed. Not only is her physical fitness much better than before, but she also exudes an aura that cannot be ignored. She looks a bit like a shopkeeper, not to mention that she has two bodyguards around her to support her.
The steward was considerate and immediately arranged a carriage to take the distinguished guest to the inn.
The coachman driving the carriage was a young man.
In the past, he was specifically responsible for picking up He Xiuzhu or He Xiuzhu's capable subordinates from the north bank.
The person who came to pick up today was a rare guest. The groom couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is this shopkeeper's first time visiting our Haizhu County?"
Jiang Lili blinked and followed the groom's words, "Yes, this is my first time on Haizhou Island. Could this young man tell us about the situation of Haizhu County on Haizhou Island?"
"Well, you've finally asked the right person. My father is also a groom. I've followed him since I was a child, so I'm very familiar with Haizhu County."
The groom, holding a leaf in his mouth, introduced the island to Jiang Lili and her group: "This Haizhou Island is divided into the South Shore and the North Shore."
"On the north coast, our Haizhu County is the most prosperous, comparable to the county towns in Lingnan. The areas surrounding Haizhu County are all small fishing villages, not worth mentioning. However, I heard that the county governor's infantry battalion is located on the west side of Haizhu County."
Jiang Lili asked, "What kind of person is the governor of Haizhu County?"
When the groom heard Jiang Lili asking about the governor of Haizhu County, he sighed slightly and lowered his voice, "Anyway, many merchants in Haizhu County say that he's a leech that sucks blood from the thighs of the people of Haizhu County. He drinks and revels all day long, and embezzles a lot of money."
"Even his infantry battalion, I heard from my brothers who delivered food and fodder to the barracks that every one of them was fat and had big bellies."
The groom seemed to realize that this might frighten the distinguished guest. "But don't worry, the county governor will still show some respect to our He family. After all, our He family has the entire Lingnan region behind it."
He sighed again: "If only that Lord Hu who was exiled by the court had come to our North Bank to serve as the county magistrate! Our Haizhu County would not be just like it is now."
"The South Bank is a desolate place with nothing to do. Even if there are people on the island, they are probably a bunch of savages. It's a pity that Lord Hu is there!"
Jiang Lili didn't expect that this conversation would bring unexpected gains. This groom knows a lot!
"Mr. Hu, it's Hu Chen"
"Exactly!" the groom said. "I have a distant relative from Shu. He couldn't make it in Shu and came to Haizhou to seek refuge with us."
"Lord Hu Chen was exiled to Haizhou because his quarry had been out of ore for six months, and he concealed this fact from the court."
"But he did this just to prevent the workers in the quarry from losing their jobs."
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