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Chapter 2049: Information from Feichuan
Chapter 2049: Information from Feichuan
"Yes." Wu Tiju turned his back to Lu Qinglin and blinked at Ah Hao. "Now go to the East 3rd, East 4th, and East 6th districts of the port and tell all the large ships carrying more than 200 passengers to stop unloading. The port will temporarily requisition their large ships!"
"Ah?" Ah Hao was surprised. "Tiju, this, this is not good, right?"
Except in times of war, which port can do this?
"It's up to you whether it's good or not?" Wu Tiju turned sideways and waved his hand at Lu Qinglin. "This is the second son of the Bailie clan leader, Lu. He is ordered by Emperor Mou to requisition all the large ships in our port to go out to sea immediately! By the way, each ship can only keep a maximum of ten sailors, and then prepare two days, no, five days of food and water according to the full load of people."
Ah Hao nodded and tried hard to remember all the elements.
Wu Tiju glared and said, "Have you remembered it? Why don't you go now?"
"I'll go right away." Ah Hao ran away.
Wu Tijiu called over four or five more managers along the way, and their wording was similar.
The incident happened suddenly and the repercussions were immediate.
It didn't take long before the ship owners came and stormed into the Maritime Customs Office to question:
"What's going on? My ship is heading back with oil! Who will be held responsible if we miss the return date?"
There are many maritime merchants who rent ships to do business. If they cannot return them in time, the deferred interest will be very high.
"And we have to unload the cargo ashore! Who will be held responsible if the cargo is stolen?"
"You guys at Blade Port just want to requisition ships? I've been to so many ports, and I've never heard of them suddenly requisitioning civilian ships. This is ridiculous!"
"How do I calculate the rent and the lost wages? I hired someone, how do I calculate the labor costs?"
Wu Tiju knew there would be these troubles, and subconsciously looked at Lu Qinglin, who pursed his chin and said, "I'll pay, you take care of the matter."
Wu Tiju could only smile bitterly to himself, then cleared his throat and walked towards the ship owners.
Ah Hao accepted Wu Tiju's task and took only two steps out of the door before he realized:
Something is wrong!
Ah Hao is a Shanjin man. He originally worked for the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce in Julu Port in the Shanjin Plain. He almost messed up a job a few months ago, so the Chamber of Commerce threw him to Blade Port and asked him to act as the liaison between the Blade Port Maritime Customs and the Yangshan Islands.
On the surface, it seems to be an idle job, but in fact it is a demotion. If he doesn't make some achievements, there will be no chance of promotion.
Ah Hao has worked in Julu Port for many years and is very familiar with port affairs, but normally Wu Tiju would never assign him to do something like going to the port to inform the ship owner.
So why did Wu Tiju go directly to him?
The tone was extremely urgent. The second son of Bailielu beside him looked cold and stern, and he didn't look like a good person. There were a lot of guards behind him holding shiny knives...
Ah Hao smelled some bad intentions.
Few people can match the Golden People's sense of war and unrest.
He had already made a stupid mistake once in Julu Port, and this time there was another opportunity in front of him, and he had to seize it.
How could Lu Qinglin's soldiers pay attention to such a small figure? Ah Hao sneaked to the stable behind the Maritime Customs Office and blew a whistle, and a petrel jumped down from the top of the stable.
"Hurry to the main island of Yangshan Archipelago and hand it over to Mr. Guan Ke! He will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Ah Hao handed over a small note, Haiyan swallowed it in one gulp, flapped its wings and flew eastward.
……
This morning the sea and land breezes happened to change direction, so Haiyan had a tailwind to the Yangshan Islands and flew very fast.
When Guan Ke received Ah Hao's note, he rewarded the seagull generously.
He was originally active in the Golden Plains, but it was not appropriate for the main force of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce to be there, so He Lingchuan transferred him back to the Yangshan Islands to take charge of the overall situation. With Ding Zuodong away, he is now the chief steward of the islands.
Ah Hao has only learned to write for over a year, so his handwriting is a little crooked and sloppy, which shows that the situation is very urgent. Fortunately, it does not hinder recognition.
He had a good memory and copied Wu Tiju's words word for word.
Guan Ke finished reading it in one glance, his face changed slightly, and he immediately stood up to look for someone.
Passing by the small lake in the center of the island, there were a few blue sheep grazing by the lake. The largest and most arrogant one had two golden rings hanging on its long horns. When it saw Guan Ke, it just tilted its head and ignored him.
Guan Ke hurriedly walked into a two-story building.
This was originally the place where He Lingchuan took a rest and worked on the main island, but now it has been given to others.
When Guan Ke walked in, he happened to see the man leaning on a rattan lounge chair in the corridor and yawning.
The Yangshan Islands are a veritable paradise, where life is very comfortable and suitable for spiritual practice, but it can be boring sometimes.
"Manager Guan, why are you here again?" We just met half an hour ago.
"Mr. Fushan, there are unusual movements at Blade Harbor."
The man lying on his back was none other than Fu Shanyue. The fierce tiger Jiao Yu was lying in the middle of the corridor, only his tail gently whipping the ground.
Fu Shanyue's ears moved: "What do you mean?"
Guan Ke carefully waded past the tiger on the ground and handed the note to Fu Shanyue:
"I arranged for someone under the Blade Port Customs Office to send a courier to bring back this note."
Fu Shanyue took a quick look and did not ask "What's wrong?" Instead, he asked, "Is this the Lu family that once opposed your master?"
"Yes, the Yangshan Islands were purchased from the Lu family."
"Lu Er is using Emperor Mou's tiger skin to raise a banner, it must be for a reason." Fu Shanyue pondered, "All the large ships in Blade Harbor are requisitioned to go out to sea, but only three to five days of rations are prepared. Pah, how can the destination be so close, except for the Yangshan Islands?"
It only takes half a day to sail from Blade Harbor to several open ports in the Yangshan Islands with a favorable wind.
"All the ships in Blade Harbor have been requisitioned. How many soldiers can they transport?"
"It is the end of the palm harvest season, and there are still many oil cargo ships at the port, with a large carrying capacity." Guan Ke estimated, "If they were all switched to manned ships, I think there would be at least 30,000 to 40,000 people!"
Fu Shanyue paused for breath and jumped up from the rattan chair: "Good boy, this is going to be a big deal!"
Needless to say, the current situation is that Lu Er wants to take advantage of the weak defenses of the Yangshan Islands to take advantage of the situation.
He Lingchuan started the Dragon God War in the Shanjin Plains, and of course he had to bring Yang Shan's main forces to Shanjin to serve. The Shanjin Guards left behind were less than two thousand people, most of whom were newcomers who had been in the team for less than two years, and could only maintain the daily order of the archipelago.
Fighting? That's a bit difficult.
"The Lu family may not have the foresight to pick this critical moment to cause trouble." Fu Shanyue strode down, "It seems that Lu Er is also following orders, and the Mou Kingdom is not kind either."
He had a good brain and figured it out immediately. It seemed that the Mou State was planning to attack the Yangshan Islands.
He told Guan Ke: "Go and issue an order quickly, all ships at sea should return to port, and the waterway should be blocked immediately!"
The Golden Channel where Yangshan is located is already one of the busiest routes in the world. If it is blocked, the loss will be huge. But Guan Ke said nothing:
"Yes!"