The weather in Quanzhou is much warmer than in the north, and it is rare to see a snowfall in the year. The dense snow seeds that unexpectedly came in the early morning finally added some white scenery to this port city, but as time goes by, it has also decreased rapidly, leaving some traces on the roof and treetops.

Compared with the vast majority of people in Chu State's state of miserable life, Quanzhou people are very comfortable and do not feel the urgency of the storm coming. At the moment when the price of grain in Chu State soared, Quanzhou's grain prices had just shown signs of running upwards. The food from ships from the sea immediately strangled this sign to death in the cradle.

Quanzhou is not short of food, but the county magistrate Ning Zhiwen ordered that no grain of food in Quanzhou should flow out of the country. Even though those grain merchants in Quanzhou can see that there is a chance to make huge profits at the moment, they are also very clear that if they dare to make this money at this time, they are afraid that their heads will not be able to sit still on their necks.

The people of Quanzhou should do whatever they should do. It seems that the chaos in Chu State now has nothing to do with them.

In fact, in the eyes of many Quanzhou people, although the Chu phoenix flag was still hanging above the city wall, it was probably counting down. When I woke up, if the Ming sun and moon flag was hung above the city wall, everyone would not have any special reaction.

Everyone knows it well.

But this does not seem to be a bad result. Quanzhou is a port city. In recent years, with the Ming people starting maritime trade, Quanzhou people have participated in this vigorous wealth-making campaign because of Ning Zhiwen's relationship. People in the county have been benefited more or less because of this incident.

More importantly, because of frequent interactions with Ming people, the people here are not as unfamiliar with Ming Kingdom as those in the mainland. They have a good understanding of the situation of Ming Kingdom. For them, the many benefits that Ming people enjoyed were so hard to imagine. If they became Ming people, wouldn’t these good things be able to get a share of the good things?

Everyone was waiting calmly.

Ning Zhiwen sat calmly on the road to the port. He enjoyed the feeling of walking freely on the streets now. Although he had not been back in Quanzhou for a long time, he had completely controlled the city. After Zhang Yi's thrilling assassination failed that day, Han Siwu, the former garrison general of Quanzhou, honestly bowed to Ning Zhiwen's feet, and expressed his loyalty to Ning Zhiwen in the most sincere language and humble attitude.

Quanzhou County soldiers were just two or three big cats and kittens, and they had no influence on the general trend. However, Ning Zhiwen was still very happy to accept Han Siwu's effectiveness, which was an attitude.

Ning Zhiwen was surrounded by only one Shi Shusheng. Of course, this person's existence was more secure than a group of people. A master was a bodyguard for himself, but there were not many such treatments in the world.

While walking as a car, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. Although there is really no scenery to see in winter, this peace is the most beautiful scenery in this troubled times.

Ning Zhiwen is very happy that he can bring such peace to the people in his hometown.

It was noon, and on both sides of the street were filled with men leaning on shoulder poles and hemp ropes on their waists. These people were making a living on the dock. Whenever a boat approached the dock, it was time for them to make money to support their families.

The men sitting there spent two cents on the street to buy a big cake and a bowl of steaming pork soup, while eating and drinking, while discussing something enthusiastically.

A group of half-grown boys were running around the streets cheering. From time to time, people would sway the big tree naughtyly, making the snow powder on the treetops fall off, and then they would run away happily amid the men's scolding.

"Is there any prosperous scene?" Ning Zhiwen turned his head and asked Shi Shusheng beside him.

"It's interesting." Shi Shusheng nodded, and then said, "But it seems that it's much worse than Yuejing City."

Ning Zhiwen spat at him: "Is there any comparison? It's the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Just say, how about comparing your hometown?"

Shi Shusheng sighed: "That's better not to compare. At this time, the people in my hometown are afraid that they are in labor service! That is a life-threatening task. It was only in the Ming Dynasty that I realized that there are still places in this world that do not require the people to perform labor service."

"It's not that there is no corvee service, but the government hired people to do it with money." Ning Zhiwen smiled and said, "To be honest, this time I went to Daming, I have also seen a lot of new things and seen a lot of new scenes. I was really ignorant before."

The two of them were talking and laughing, and they had already reached the dock.

At Quanzhou Port Wharf, Zhou Baozhen's fleet no longer stopped outside the sea, but was parked in the port in a grand manner. The defense of the entire port has been completely taken over by the Ming people.

This change occurred after Guo Jiuling died in the capital. Ming warships entered the port, and the Ming army took over the port, which caused a little riot on the same day, and then it went silently.

Apart from this, nothing else seemed to have changed. Merchant ships continued to enter and exit the port, and the cargo was coming and going, and the men who relied on the dock to make a living did not find anything else. Except for the giant ships that were fascinating and the Ming army patrol with distinctive armor, everything was the same as before.

"Mr. Ning, Mr. Shi." Zhou Baozhen, who met the two, bowed with fists and said, "Why are you two free to come to the port today? It's a cold day."

"What, General Zhou, who has lived in the north for a long time, do you think our Quanzhou is cold?" Ning Zhiwen expressed surprise.

"Cold." Zhou Baozhen said: "When the sea breeze blows, I feel that it's cold inside the bones."

"The port has prepared a warm room for you, but you won't live there." Ning Zhiwen laughed.

"Of course a general has to be with his soldiers, and, warships are our weapons, how can I leave my own weapons?" Zhou Baozhen smiled.

"Yes." Ning Zhiwen nodded, his voice lowered slightly and said, "I received the top secret message from Eagle Nest, I'll wait for two people here."

"Are they the two masters Yinggu and Huo Guang? As for the days, they should be here today." Zhou Baozhen also lowered his voice and said.

"Yes, some unexpected situations have happened. In order to ensure that in case, the tasks of these two people will change, we must go to Jinghu first." Ning Zhiwen said.

"Jinghu, where is Bian Wushuang?" Zhou Baozhen said.

Ning Zhiwen nodded, and did not say anything more. Zhou Baozhen did not ask any more questions. The three of them boarded Zhou Baozhen's flagship together and sat in the command cabin and waited quietly.

Before they could wait for a long time, a clutch appeared in their sight.

"The appearance of this ship is very strange." Ning Zhiwen is a big expert on the sea. When he saw the appearance of this ship, he was stunned.

Zhou Baozhen smiled and said, "This is a new ship that Baoquan Shipyard has just been finalized. However, it is not for sea, but for inland rivers. In normal times, I dare not run on the sea. It is in this season that there is no wind or waves on the sea."

“River boat?”

"Yes, the latest model, the Tiangong Department is fully involved, it's nothing more than that, and it's very fast." Zhou Baozhen said, "But this ship was specially built for His Majesty, so it has inevitably added many things that are full of fancy things. The comfort is more than applicable. When it is truly mass-made and used in the army, it will not look like it is now."

"Prepare to go directly from Quanzhou to Jinzhou?" Ning Zhiwen asked.

"That's true, of course, you can also go to Jinghu!" Zhou Baozhen smiled and said, "It won't take long to see many such ships arrive in Quanzhou. Lord Ning, your subordinates are about to come back. They are adapting to this ship in Baoquan!"

"That's good, it seems that I can have a good time again."

"I can't go to Luo!" Zhou Baozhen rubbed his hands regretfully not far away.

"We are not a small battle. The sea is the best place to go for surging winds!" Ning Zhiwen smiled and suddenly remembered his eldest son Ning Zefeng, and his face darkened.

After guessing Ning Zhiwen’s concern, Zhou Baozhen immediately opened the topic, "The guide ship has given priority to the port, let’s welcome the two masters."

Yinggu's face was not very good, it was pale. This was her first time walking on the sea route. And she had known a sea boat for such a long time. The ship they were on was fast, but the ship was not as bumpy as that of a large warship. Huo Guang, on the side, had his face as usual. He went out to sea with Qin Feng and robbed, and encountered heavy storms. That time, he had survived the most painful link and was accustomed to the wind and waves on the sea.

"Master Huo, aunt!" Ning Zhiwen bowed to the two of them with a fist and said, "Mr. Jin Jingnan came from an urgent message. The destination of the two of them must change first. Master Jin asked the two to go to Jinghu County City first to ensure the safety of the County Governor Zeng Lin. We received reliable news that Bian Wushuang had abnormal movements, which is very likely to be unfavorable to County Governor Zeng."

"You still have to take a boat?" Yinggu said weakly.

"From Quanzhou to Jinghu, the boat is naturally the fastest." Ning Zhiwen looked at her apologetically, "But the inland river is not like the sea, with calm winds and waves. My aunt should not feel uncomfortable anymore. It would be better for you to take a short rest in Quanzhou for two days before going. The news has actually been sent to the Governor Zeng. I think Governor Zeng will also strengthen his defense."
Chapter completed!