Han’s Son is Not a Slave

Chapter 1177: Ferry To Chongming

“Lord Admiral!”

Yao Qisheng hurried over to meet when he found that Shi Lang was also on the street. www.uuk.la Shi Lang smiled and praised him a few words, now it is not the former Ming Dynasty, noble in culture and low in military, Shi Lang, as Tianjin Admiral, in fact the highest person in charge of Tianjin’s military and political affairs, is naturally impossible to bow down to Yao Qisheng, the prefect of the fourth rank. waist. Otherwise, between the previous year and the next year, a small magistrate might be able to yell at Shi Lang, a first-rank military officer.

“After the thieves retreated, the people’s hearts were reassured. This is due to the meritorious deeds of the Admiral in defending against the enemy. Otherwise, the businessmen and people of Tianjin would only be afraid of losing their lives, and it would be hard for the lucky ones.”

“The prefect is too modest, Shi is only in charge of the army, and local affairs are still up to the prefect, and Shi does not dare to take credit.”

Shi Lang smiled. Since he took office as the Admiral of Tianjin, he has never been concerned about local affairs. It is thanks to Yao Qisheng, the prefect of Tianjin, that the Tianjin market is not chaotic. He will not shamelessly steal credit from others.

The presence of General Jing Hai made the merchants and the common people in the market quite excited. Shi Lang came all the way and heard the praises and thanks from the people’s heart. Among them, the merchants were the most grateful. Because if the Taiping army occupied Tianjin, these businessmen would probably go bankrupt – the “atrocities” of the Taiping army in the south of the Yangtze River have spread all over the north, so that the northern gentry and merchants are hostile to the Taiping army.

Before the war, the Admiral Yamen of Tianjin and the prefect of the prefecture declared the Taiping army’s “atrocities”, saying that the Taiping army was not even as good as the rogues of the past, and the places they passed were like locusts, so if Tianjin fell, no one would be spared. , This move naturally made Tianjin merchants and people feel the same hatred.

Now that Tianjin has finally been defended, the merchants and the people, of course, have a feeling of escaping death, and they are extremely grateful and respectful to General Jing Hai, the hero who guarded Tianjin.

Shi Lang came all the way and behaved quite close to the people, and Yao Qisheng didn’t have the presidency of the prefect, which made the people even more praised.

About half an hour later, when Shi Lang was about to return to the ya office, Yao Qisheng finally explained what he was worried about. He said: “Admiral, although the pirate sailors are defeated, they may make a comeback. Admiral must be on guard.”

Shi Lang knew that Yao Qisheng was highly valued by Prince Kang, and it was impossible for Yao Qisheng to not know the details of the naval battle, and he did not hide it from him at the moment.

Getting a positive answer from Shi Lang’s mouth, Yao Qisheng, although mentally prepared, was still nervous, and said with a worried look: “If the pirate pirate navy comes back, I don’t know what the Admiral’s plan is to retreat from the enemy?”

“When the soldiers come, they will block it, and the water will flood the earth. What tricks can I have to retreat from the enemy, but I will repay the country if I die.”

Shi Lang gave a wry smile. If he was an official from Beijing, he would never have said that, but he really had nothing to hide from Yao Qisheng. If he doesn’t tell the truth, Yao Qisheng can also know the truth. Since time immemorial, there is nothing to hide.

Yao Qisheng sighed and said, “Actually, there is a way for a lower official, but I don’t know if the Admiral is willing to adopt it?”

“What good way does Master Yao have?”

Shi Lang was a little surprised. He knew that Yao Qisheng was a capable person, otherwise he would not have caught the eyes of Prince Kang Jieshu, but he could not think of any countermeasures for the other party. To know that it is him, and now he is helpless. In the previous naval battle, the Tianjin water battalion was completely wiped out. If the Taiping navy came again, Shi Lang would have two options besides staring at him or wiping his neck to commit suicide.

“Move to the sea!” Yao Qisheng said decisively: “Xiaguan’s intention is to move all the people along the coast inland, so that even if the thieves land, they will not be provided with food and wages, and there will be no guides. In this way, it is naturally difficult to gain a foothold, let alone penetrate deep.”

“Moving to the sea?”

Shi Lang pondered, “I heard that the Guangdong Admiral Wu Liuqi also made a big move to the sea in Chaoshan, and it was quite effective, but the move to the sea involves too much, and I’m afraid this admiral can’t decide.”

Moving the coastal people inwards, cutting off the thieves’ soldiers’ salaries and guides, is a good way to draw salaries from the bottom of the pot, but Tianjin is already on the seaside, and there are three rivers leading to the sea. Shi Lang was worried that this method might not work.

“It’s a matter of human effort, and even the lower officials know that moving to the sea involves too much, but this is the only solution. I’m afraid that it won’t work if you don’t move to the sea.”

Yao Qisheng did not make it clear that Tianjin had no water divisions to defend against the enemy at sea, and the move to the sea was a last resort. If the water camp still had the strength to fight, Yao Qisheng would definitely not come up with such a last resort. You must know that moving to the sea is one method, and at the same time hurting the enemy, it is also self-destructing. The reason why Wu Liuqi’s ban on the sea in Guangdong was effective at that time, but it was done by killing people.

Tianjin is under the eyes of the capital. If it is like Guangdong, killing people, I am afraid that Beijing will not allow it. Right now, the Qing Dynasty still has to face, after all, the method of moving to the sea itself is showing weakness.

Shi Lang was still hesitating, but Yao Qisheng made up his mind and persuaded him: “Xiaguan is willing to jointly sign with the Admiral to the court and request Qianhai.”

Shi Lang thought about it again and again, but agreed: “It’s rare that Master Yao is willing to join the Governor, so let’s go to the court together.”

Yao Qisheng was overjoyed, and with Shi Lang’s support, the move to the sea should be able to be implemented. Tianjin is very important to the safety of the capital. As long as Tianjin can be kept, the Manchu and Mongolian princes and ministers in Beijing will not care how many people suffer the pain of moving to the sea.

Shi Lang really had no choice but to show weakness. As long as the Taiping army was not allowed to capture Tianjin, he would hold his nose and admit it. Compared with life, a little fame is nothing.

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Laizhou, the deputy commander of the East China Sea Navy Zheng Zanxue said to his uncle: “Second uncle, Tianjin is so easy to get, why not take Tianjin in one go, enter Beijing city, and avenge the third uncle!”

“You think I don’t want to capture Shi Lang alive? I don’t want to avenge the third uncle!” Zheng Mingjun glanced at his nephew and shook his head: “You have to understand that accounting for Tianjin is a small matter, but the Northern Expedition is a big deal. We can’t be happy for a while~www .readwn.com~ The event of King Qi is ruined. I am also very saddened by the death of the third uncle, but we cannot ruin the event of King Qi!”

“Then when does King Qi go north? If King Qi doesn’t go north for a day, will we stay in Laizhou forever?”

Zheng Zanxu was a little unwilling. The Tianjin Water Camp had already been wiped out by him, but he couldn’t completely capture Tianjin. It was unpleasant to think about it.

Zheng Mingjun didn’t know when King Qi went north, so he gave Feng Xifan a wry smile. After the news that the third uncle Zheng Zhilong and the Zheng family in Beijing were killed, the sailors couldn’t hold back, and they all rushed into Beijing city to avenge the third uncle Zheng Zhilong.

As the commander of the navy and a member of the Zheng family, Zheng Mingjun is under a lot of pressure now.

Feng Xifan doesn’t know when King Qi will go north. All he can do now is to cooperate with Zheng Mingjun to suppress the navy’s revenge.

In Baimao Town, Tian Chuan knelt in front of King Qi’s tent in filial attire.

From morning to dusk, neither Tian Chuan nor the Zheng family members got up. Even if their knees were numb and purple, they always knelt there firmly.

Before the sun went down, King Qi Zhou Shixiang finally appeared in front of the children of the Zheng family. He walked up to Tian Chuan, helped him up, stared at him for a moment, and said slowly, “Can you still cross to Chongming Island?”

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I’ve been busy moving in the past two days, and the broadband was installed in the afternoon. Please forgive me for the lack of updates.

Finally moved into the new house, the bones are very happy! Well, the number of the lunar calendar (the 15th of the solar calendar) is for a housewarming banquet.

In addition, the wind has been tight recently, and the bones are on fear. We still need to replace one less, even if it is broken, as long as we don’t hit the muzzle of the gun. After all, we are talking about the Chinese nation, not the Han nationality. It is about tolerance and letting go, not about history and essence.

Everyone, don’t rush it, the bones just want to finish the book quietly.