Lushun, the tiger's tail. This place was called 'Lion's Mouth' in the Ming Dynasty, but Zhou Qingfeng's maps were from modern times, so it was natural to call it by modern names. This was the famous Lushun Port, a place that all soldiers fought for. Ships from Tianjin and Denglai would dock here again. After the expansion of the Imperial Guards, an entire battalion was stationed here.
After reaching a cooperation agreement with Ma Keshi in Tianjin, Fan Wan 'er returned to Dengzhou in Shandong by boat. Her master was the leader of the White Lotus Sect, Xu Hongru. He was a rebel force that specifically opposed the Zhu Clan of the Great Ming Dynasty.
Xu Hongru was developing his forces in Shandong and was preparing for a rebellion. Naturally, he saw the chaos in Liaodong. This leader was not confident in fighting against the Jurchen barbarians. After all, the barbarians were too violent and everyone was afraid of them. However, when he learned that the Revolutionary Army occupied the Liaodong Peninsula and brought in a large number of homeless refugees, he felt that his chance had come.
In troubled times, evil cults were especially rampant. The reason why Xu Hongru developed in Shandong was that Shandong had been very chaotic these years. Just a 'horse policy' had forced the common people to a dead end. There were too many policies in the Daming Dynasty that forced the common people to a dead end.
Ma Keshi was also desperate. It was true that he was scolded by the emperor for his incompetence, but it was also true that he was sent to Tianjin to organize Jianghu people to make trouble for the Revolutionary Army in the Liaodong Peninsula. At present, the Daming Dynasty was in a precarious situation. The Ministry of Revenue could not afford the money, so they could only do some shady business.
Xu Hongru and Eunuch Ma hit it off. Many of his core disciples who had been arrested were released from the Ministry of Justice's prison, so they were thinking about going to the Liaodong Peninsula to develop their forces. In his opinion, the Revolutionary Army was just a group of rebels, so it must be a mess inside with loopholes everywhere. Perhaps they could even take over the magpie's nest. It would be great if they could get a piece of land in Liaodong.
Fan Wan 'er was not only Xu Hongru's disciple but also his mistress. She specialized in recruiting talents for Xu Hongru. She was charming and ever-changing. She could act as a pure fairy or a coquettish slut. Many Jianghu people were infatuated with her and were willing to kneel at her feet. She could be called Xu Hongru's secret weapon, and she could be said to be successful in every endeavor.
Previously, Fan Wan'er went to Liaodong to make friends with the two young masters of the Ye Family. As a result, she went to Onitsuka and was defeated. She fled in embarrassment. Zhou Qingfeng pretended to be a pig to eat a tiger and played a trick on her secretly. This matter could be said to be the greatest humiliation she had suffered in the past few years. This time, she once again boarded a cargo ship and arrived at Lüshun with a smile, just to avenge her previous humiliation.
The boat arrived at Lüshun Port and went ashore.
Fan Wan'er's interest was piqued by all the new and interesting affairs on the pier.
A lighthouse was built at the entrance of Tiger Tail. It was more than ten meters tall and painted white. It was very eye-catching. Fan Wan'er did not understand what this building was for, but such a tall lighthouse still shocked everyone who entered and exited the port. Just by looking at the pagoda, it gave off a dignified, imposing, and inviolable feeling.
"Miss, this pagoda is very strange. I've never seen him before when I came to Lushun. " The hunchbacked guard called 'Ugly Bull' was still following behind Fan Wan'er. He twisted his head to look at the lighthouse, feeling uncomfortable.
Fan Wan'er summoned a dock worker and used her charm to get information from him. She asked, "When was this pagoda built? What's its use? "
"It was built last month. The Ministry of Engineering transferred a group of masons and stonemasons. It took them half a month to build it." The worker said.
"It was built in half a month?" Fan Wan'er's eyes lit up. She did not believe it in her heart.
The worker said proudly, "The leaders of our 'Revolutionary Army' are all people with great magic power. It's nothing to build a pagoda in half a month. It took a long time to dig the foundation. Later, a crane was erected to directly lift the stones up. It was built in a few days. "
A height of more than ten meters was only four or five stories. It was not a problem at all for those who had seen many hundred-story buildings. Although Zhou Qingfeng and others did not understand structural mechanics, as a key project for the Ministry of Engineering to improve the construction ability, it was not strange for them to build a pagoda according to the books. On the contrary, it took more time to design those construction machinery and more brainstorming.
But it was also because of the building of this pagoda that many masons and stonemasons in the Ministry of Engineering received great training. When they found that they could do such a big thing through learning, joy and confidence began to push them in the direction of real architects.
Fan Wan'er was not surprised by the pagoda, but she was surprised by the speed of the 'Revolutionary Army's' construction of the pagoda. Since the pagoda was so fast, the construction of fortifications on the battlefield would not be slow. She carefully asked about the matters of the Ministry of Engineering and planned to find a chance to hook up a few talents who were good at construction to go back to Shandong.
After seeing a pagoda, Fan Wan'er reported her identity to the Imperial Guard stationed at the port. She said that an old friend had come to visit and wanted to see the young marshal. The guard was fascinated by her, but he still asked her to go to the customs at the port to register her identity.
"Register what identity?" Fan Wan'er thought, "I have already reported who I am. Why don't you tell the superior to prepare a carriage and a guide for me and send me to see Zhou Qingfeng? "
The soldier looked at Fan Wan'er's snow-white face and blushed. Especially the white skin under her collarbone, it made the bumpkin soldier who had never seen the market to have a nosebleed. However, he could not report to Fan Wan'er and kept emphasizing that anyone who entered the territory of the Revolutionary Army must register at the customs.
After throwing flirtatious glances at her for a long time, Fan Wan'er, who was so angry that her lungs were about to explode, finally understood that the division of labor within the Revolutionary Army was extremely clear. The soldiers and officers at the port had no right to let her pass, and they would not report for her. The personnel management must go to the damn 'customs.'
She changed to another place. A row of two-story wooden houses.
There were a lot of civil servants in the simple office.
A large number of ships docked here for customs clearance. The Revolutionary Army had a professional trading agency to purchase goods here. To put it bluntly, foreign merchants who unloaded goods here could not expect to transport the goods to the inland of the Liaodong Peninsula to be sold. Their only trading partner was the Revolutionary Army. This was a monopoly business.
The customs room was noisy. The merchants and the buyers were shouting as if they were quarreling. Fan Wan'er could not understand the various business terms coming out of these people's mouths at all. However, she saw that as long as the transaction was settled, both parties would immediately become amiable and chatting happily.
Fan Wan'er, who thought she was unparalleled in beauty and peerless in her generation, actually felt a sense of being ignored and isolated when she stood among these ordinary people like a fool. Ugly Cow, who was by her side, whispered, "Miss, judging from their accent, those merchants are from our Shandong. They seem to be selling iron and cattle, and the quantity is quite large. "
It was normal for the Revolutionary Army to do business with the outside world. The Ming Army in Tianjin and Denglai said that they could not go to Lushun, but the merchants from the two places could go to Lushun without any obstruction.
In the past half a year, the big merchants in Shandong were doing business with the Revolutionary Army. Even some of the shops controlled by the White Lotus Society made a lot of money from it. However, Fan Wan'er never knew that the way the Revolutionary Army did business was actually this … weird.
The people at the customs seemed to be in charge of inspecting the goods, and there were specialized people talking. There were also many people writing and drawing at the side. Most of the merchants from Shandong were in their 40s or 50s, but the members of the Revolutionary Army were very young. It was rare to see people in their thirties, and most of them were in their twenties. There were also some young people in their seventeen or eighteen years old who were also very good at talking, writing, and drawing.
Any one of these people could be called a talent. They spoke fluently and behaved generously. When it was time to fight for profits, they did not give in. When it was time to bend the rules, they were generous and straightforward. These were all practical talents, which was rare in a society where illiterates were everywhere. However, they were indispensable to a force.
Fan Wan'er recruited many Jianghu people for Xu Hongru. These people had no problem fighting and killing, but it was really difficult for them to pick up a pen and write. However, she knew that her master actually lacked practical scholars around him. Serious scholars all wanted to take the imperial examination to become an official. Who would want to mix around with a cult?
A young and beautiful girl stood in the customs room. Naturally, someone came up to greet her. Fan Wan'er once again stated her identity and purpose, and someone asked her to go to the immigration office to register her identity.
At the immigration office, there were several young people working, and there were even women among them. In order to maintain her image, Fan Wan'er deliberately chose a female clerk. After asking for her name, age, and other information, the female clerk actually sketched a portrait of Fan Wan'er and left it on an ID card.
"Miss Fan, please carry this ID card with you. Without an ID card, in the area controlled by our 'Revolutionary Army', a light punishment will be expulsion, and a heavy punishment will be death. There are no exceptions, "the female clerk said.
Fan Wan'er took over her ID card, and her expression was in a mess. "I am a dignified and beautiful female cultivator. Do you know how many high officials, nobles, and outstanding men have fallen head over heels for me? Now you actually gave me an ID card with my name, date of birth, and origin written on it. How can I pretend to be a little fairy who comes and goes without a trace and makes people's hearts itch? "
Fan Wan'er never expected that when she met Zhou Qingfeng, she would be like the Monkey Sun fetching the West Sutra. She actually had so many hardships. She was a Jianghu person who tricked people to make trouble and secretly rebelled. Subconsciously, she hated this kind of ID registration system. Before she could object, she heard the female clerk ordering 'Ugly Bull', "You also have to apply for an ID card. You must hand over your weapon. "
"I don't want to apply for a ghost ID card." Although 'Ugly Bull' was stooped, his body was big and strong. He had been carrying a heavy hammer in his hand. After waving it a few times, he even threatened, "If you want my weapon, I will smash your head."
The female clerk seemed to have long been experienced. She calmly turned around and left her seat. Even the people at the entrance quickly left. Fan Wan'er was still in a daze. In the blink of an eye, the whole room was empty. But after a while, she heard someone outside the room shouting sternly, "People in the room, listen up. You have been surrounded. Immediately put down your weapon and come out to surrender. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy! "
"Miss, the people here need to be taught a lesson. They don't follow the rules of the Jianghu at all. I will go and teach them a lesson. "'Ugly Bull' snorted coldly and rushed out with the heavy hammer.
Fan Wan'er was still thinking about the strict and annoying ID registration system of the 'Revolutionary Army' when she heard 'Ugly Bull's' shouting and killing sounds continuously coming from outside the room. She was very confident in her subordinates. She didn't think that killing a few soldiers of the 'Revolutionary Army' would cause any trouble. But when she slowly walked out of the entrance, she saw that there were actually two military formations attacking 'Ugly Bull'.
The formation was advancing neatly and tightly. Sounds of killing could be heard as they charged forward.
'Ugly Bull' waved his heavy hammer and attacked continuously, causing the two ten-men military formations to retreat. But the soldiers of the military formations didn't retreat. They relied on the defense of the formation and gritted their teeth to persevere.
This scene also made people dumbfounded.
Stationed in Lushun was the martial arts school of the second battalion of the Imperial Guard. The troops were receiving a large number of new recruits for training. At the same time, they were guarding against attacks on the sea route. They also had the task of being a suppressive force when necessary. They had to deal with uninvited guests who challenged the security of the place. Lushun was a port for external communication. There were too many people of unknown origin and disobedient.
'Ugly Bull's' cultivation was not low. He was ferocious. He was suppressing the two ten-men military formations and continuously beating them. Fan Wan'er, on the other hand, was surprised that the power of the 'Revolutionary Army' was far beyond her imagination. They could casually run out of two military formations. People who could master this kind of ability were all geniuses no matter where they were. If it was in the past, they would be worthy of her seducing them and sleeping with them.
Two small-scale ten-men military formations couldn't deal with 'Ugly Bull'. One of the commanders immediately shouted, "Sound the horn. We need support!"
The ear-piercing sound of the suona immediately resounded through the sky. Soon, the sound of a large group of people quickly gathering and marching forward could be heard.
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