1627 Rise of the South China Sea

The purpose of getting the receipt is to confirm that these secret letters have been sent to the correct recipients.Obviously, Wang Yuan could not be trusted, so an extra insurance measure had to be added.

How could Wang Yuan not understand the meaning of this method, he snorted coldly, but didn't dare to say anything more.The longer he spends with Zhu Zhongyun, the more uncomfortable he will be. He only hopes that after completing this errand, he can send this plague god away from Hangzhou as soon as possible.

The next day, Wang Yuan, who hadn't slept well all night, got up early, had breakfast, and then ordered his servants to prepare a carriage and leave the city.

Before leaving home, Wang Yuan specifically asked his family not to disturb Zhu Zhongyun's wing.

"Go out of the city through Fengshan Gate."

After Wang Yuan gave orders to the coachman, he boarded the carriage.

Fengshan Gate is located in the south of Hangzhou City, and not far south of the city is the Qiantang River.Although the sky was just getting brighter, there were already a lot of vehicles and horses on the main road in and out of the city, and there was even a little traffic jam.

Nowadays, there are many infrastructure construction sites inside and outside Hangzhou, and a large number of people and building materials need to be transported in and out every morning and evening. Therefore, even though the gates of the city are opened much longer than during the Ming Dynasty, congestion will inevitably occur during the morning and evening peak traffic hours.

"Master, the road ahead is blocked, it looks like we have to wait for a while."

Hearing the coachman's voice, Wang Yuan couldn't help sighing.

Last year, Shi Diwen intended to demolish all the gates in Hangzhou City and widen the roads in and out of the city, but the local gentry strongly opposed it, thinking that doing so would affect the safety of residents in the city.

The opposition was so loud that Shi Diwen had to compromise and only selected some city gates for reconstruction.

Wang Yuan was more inclined to support Shi Diwen. Now that Haihan has occupied Hangzhou, and it is impossible for Daming to fight back, what's the point of keeping the city walls and gates?
Moreover, he heard that none of the cities built by Haihan had built walls, even the capital city of Sanya.

Haihan is rushing to build a new city by the West Lake in the west of the city. It is said that it will be the office of the executive committee and various ministries in the future.Since no city wall was built to enclose such an important place, why is the old city still guarded so tightly?
After waiting for a stick of incense, the congestion finally eased, and the carriage moved forward slowly.

When the carriage arrived in front of the city gate, it encountered a card check.It turned out that the reason for the congestion in and out of the city today was not that there were too many horses and horses on the road, but that the inspection at the gate of the city suddenly became stricter. Even those who took the carriage were required to get out of the carriage for inspection.

Although there is no need to search one by one, this kind of inspection is already a rare phenomenon in recent times.

Although Wang Yuan was a little puzzled, he also knew that he could not put on airs in front of the Haihan army, so he should get off the car by himself.

The officer conducting the inspection at the gate of the city happened to know Wang Yuan, so he bowed his hands and said to him, "My lord, are you leaving the city so early?"

Wang Yuan saw that this man used to be a school lieutenant in the city defense army, nicknamed Zhang Bazi, and now he has voted for Haihan, and he is still doing his old job.Although Wang Yuan had resigned, Zhang Bazi still called him "Master Wang" as he used to call him.

Wang Yuan responded: "The relatives in my hometown asked someone to bring some things over, and they are waiting on the boat by the river to pick them up... By the way, they usually don't check when they go in and out of the city. What is the regulation today?"

Zhang Bazi replied: "Lord Wang, you don't know yet, do you?"

"Know what?" Wang Yuan asked in surprise.

Zhang Bazi made a gesture to get Wang Yuan closer, and then lowered his voice and said, "Tomorrow the adults from the executive committee will arrive in Hangzhou, so don't put on a show to frighten those who want to make trouble!"

Wang Yuan suddenly said: "Oh...so that's the case."

It is no news that senior officials of the Executive Committee will visit Hangzhou in the near future, but when they will arrive in Hangzhou, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

The nature of these big figures' visits to places is equivalent to the emperor's inspection of the world, so the security work must not be sloppy.When it was under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, civilians were not allowed to enter or leave for a long time. The city of Hangzhou has not yet been under martial law, and the atmosphere can be said to be quite relaxed.

It is said to be an inspection, but in fact it is just to take a look at random, and only those who feel suspicious will inspect it carefully.Zhang Bazi's soldiers lifted the curtain to look around, and when they were about to get into the carriage to check, they were stopped by Zhang Bazi.

"Master Wang is one of his own, so there is no need to investigate so carefully."

Wang Yuan smiled, thanked Zhang Bazi, and returned to the carriage.In the past, Zhang Bazi also received benefits from Wang Yuan when Haihan's goods entered and exited Hangzhou City. Knowing that he had been working for Haihan for a long time, he naturally regarded him as someone who took refuge in Haihan.

All the way to the Qiantang River, according to the location Zhu Zhongyun said, Wang Yuan found a black-covered boat docked on the bank.

"I'm here to get the letter."

Wang Yuan took the initiative to express his intention to the boat boss, and the boat boss gestured for Wang Yuan to come on board and speak.

The captain of the boat brought Wang Yuan into the cabin, and then asked, "Whose letter do you want?"

Wang Yuan responded: "To win the trust of Zhu Zhongyun."

Chuan Lao Dao: "Is there a token?"

Wang Yuan took out the half Haihan banknote that Zhu Zhongyun gave him last night from his pocket, and handed it to the captain of the boat.

The boss of the boat also took out half a banknote and closed it accordingly, which happened to be a complete banknote.

After verifying the token, the ship's boss leaned down, opened the hidden compartment on the deck, and dragged out several long and narrow wooden boxes about four feet long.

Wang Yuan waited for him to stand up after taking the box, and then asked, "Where's the letter?"

The boat boss pointed to the wooden boxes and said, "These are."

Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "Didn't you say to send some letters?"

The boss of the boat lowered his face and said, "If you want to drop it off, you can drop it off, so much nonsense!"

Wang Yuan said angrily: "What are you that dare to point fingers at me?"

The boss of the boat snorted coldly and said: "If you don't want to run errands for Zhu Zhongyun, then go and see if he will settle accounts with you!"

Wang Yuan took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.Zhu Zhongyun had something to do with him, if he turned his back on him, he would not be able to explain to Zhu Zhongyun after he went back, and the consequences would be very serious.

Wang Yuan suddenly understood why when he asked Zhu Zhongyun for a letter last night, the other party vaguely claimed that the letter was inconvenient to carry with him.

With the size of these wooden boxes in front of me, it would be a hell of a thing if I could carry them with me.

At that time, Zhu Zhongyun deliberately ignored this detail and did not mention it, obviously he was playing a trick on Wang Yuan.If he had said so at that time, Wang Yuan would probably have found a way to turn down this errand, but now that he has arrived here, it would be too late if he wanted to go back on his word.

Seeing that he was silent for a long time, the boss of the boat urged: "I see your carriage is parked on the shore, can you carry this box yourself or should I carry it for you?"

Wang Yuan said angrily: "Do you think I look like someone who does this kind of rough work?"