"Brother Wuliang, what if I can't split the brick in a month?" A security guard with purple eyes shrank his neck and asked.

"It must be split, all must be split..." Qian Wuliang smiled and glanced at everyone, his fingers clamped, and he only made a sound. "Darang also said, if one can't split, I will deduct five taels of silver overturned, and if ten can't split, I can't get a penny. So... For my ninety taels of silver, you must not be lazy. Okay, take off your shirts and prepare to start stance learning to adjust your breath. Within a month, the horse stance must be able to be steady for a moment, and you must be able to split the blue bricks. If you can't split, you will be beaten to a certain punch. If you don't want to be beaten, you can pay me five taels of silver..."

"Mom, how can such a hard brick be broken? I don't want to be a security guard anymore. I want to go to the construction site to move bricks!"

While a group of security guards took off their clothes, a guy picked up a brick and tried it, then threw it down and turned around and ran away.

"Ba~"

“Ah~~~~~”

Before the security guard could run a few steps, Qian Wuliang chased him and put him on his butt. Then a flat sand fell geese and dogs chewed on the shit and fell on the ground. Qian Wuliang stepped forward and pinched him hard for a few times. The security guard immediately let out a shrill scream of ghosts and wolves howling.

"It hurts...wow, it hurts... Brother Wuliang spares my life, I won't run away, I won't run away again..."

"It's all my money. Who dares to run? Stand up and start staging..."

Qian Wuliang yelled, and a group of security guards stood up quickly, looking at Qian Wuliang's expression, he no longer had the enthusiasm and admiration of the beginning. This was a completely animal, and he didn't give any face for money.

Near the Harbour Wharf, Zhao Qi was standing together with Liu Jiangui Yang Dayuan and others and others. When they heard screams from the gate of the construction site and a group of security guards who took off their clothes and lined up to squat in horse stances, Liu Jiangui asked curiously: "Dalang, what are your arrangements?"

"Haha, it's okay. I just think that our harbor is different from other places. We must have a group of security teams with strong qualities that obey orders. In this way, someone can stop it quickly. I invited a martial arts master to train them!" Zhao Qi said with a smile.

"Is it the guy who beat Ermazi and the others a few days ago to the point of bruising and swollen face?" Manager Liu was surprised.

"It's him. This guy is Qian Wuliang. He has practiced martial arts in Shaolin Temple in Songshan before. There are about ten ordinary people who are not close to you. I will invite him to train Ermazi and the others so that they will not be bored every day!"

"Well, this is indeed a good thing. Ermazi and the others are too rude and are a bit arrogant and domineering on weekdays. If this continues, it will offend people and be detrimental to the future development of the harbor!" Liu Jiangui nodded.

"I think so too. Not only do I need to train martial arts, but it is best to ask a gentleman to teach some cultural knowledge and learn politely..." Zhao Qi said with a smile.

"Xiaoqi, don't worry. If they like studying, how can they be like this? Don't worry, I will keep a little more careful and not let them go out to cause trouble." Yang Dayuan shook his head with a wry smile.

"Dayuan is right, so don't worry about Dalang. This group of people is not a good source of study, so it would be useless to invite them. If things are to be done, I think Liu Dong is stronger!" Manager Liu said with a smile.

"Yes, studying is too difficult, and exams are even more difficult. By the way, Uncle Dayuan, is Brother Shui going to be ready to take the college entrance examination soon?" Zhao Qi turned to look at Yang Dayuan.

"Well, I went to Yin County to take the exam before the Mid-Autumn Festival. The results were released in September, and I was a little worried..."

"Since you are worried, why don't Dayuan go to the county school to ask for help!" Liu Jiangui reminded.

"I asked Mr. Yang from the private school to ask. Mr. Yang said that A Shui is still very hopeful. I originally wanted to spend some money to find the county school officials, but A Shui didn't let me go..." Yang Dayuan said with a melancholy face.

"Haha, Zhishui must be very sure that he is disdainful to ask for help. What else do you have to worry about? Just wait until the exam results are released next month. My nephew will definitely be in high school. Then we will prepare a generous gift to go to Brother Dayuan's house to congratulate him!" Manager Liu patted Yang Dayuan's shoulder and said with a smile.

"I hope so!" Yang Dayuan sighed.

Zhao Qi also sighed slightly in his heart.

According to Chen Ji and Yao Ran, the possibility of Yang Zhishui getting into a scholar with his own ability is very small. However, they used money to go to the county school to find an official last time and had already managed the job. I think the possibility of passing this time is still much higher, but no one can guarantee whether he can pass it now.

When Zhao Qi thought of Chen Ji and Yao Ran, he felt that he missed him a little. He calculated that they had been away from Yanggong Town for more than a month and should have been home long ago.

However, in this era without telephone and telegram, writing letters is also an extremely luxurious thing. The court did not have a special post office, and the post stations in various places almost only convey the court information and provide business and accommodation. It is not a complete postal system. Military uses are far greater than commercial uses.

The imperial court documents can be delivered urgently through the post station for 400 miles and 800 miles, and it may only take ten days and half a month to get from the border to the capital.

When wealthy families send letters, they may arrange for family servants or even use relationships to deliver them by official postman when encountering an emergency.

However, ordinary folk letters can basically be sent to the business travelers from all over the country, and they have to ask for help from acquaintances. In addition, these business travelers can stop and stop, and if they do business in the southeast, west and north, if they cannot bring them to the destination, they have to ask other caravans to carry and deliver them. After such a letter can be sent to countless people and places, if it is safely delivered to the recipient, in addition to thanking God for blessing, the time spent in this is at least calculated in months, or even in years for a long distance.

Just like this time when Mengge Khan personally conquered Sichuan, the 100,000 troops began to attack in February and did not reach the capital until early June. Three months passed in between.

This was the time when the imperial court had professional post stations and postal staff, so it was completely imagined how slow the delivery of folk letters would be.

A letter from home is worth ten thousand gold. In ancient times, it was not just about talking and playing, but it was indeed extremely precious and rare.

Not only because of time, but also because a large number of letters will be damaged and lost during the delivery, but because most people in the folk are illiterate and are extravagant to write, at most they can help bring a message to tell their parents, wives and children far away from home that they are fine. And carrying a message is the most unreliable thing, because after a few months or even one year or two years, the people who help will most likely forget it, and then they will be left alone. When one day suddenly remembers such a person and goes to tell others about such a thing, the daylily has been cold, and the people have been cold for many years.

Although the Song Dynasty had a complete imperial post office system, it was not targeted by the people. Even in the Ming Dynasty, where the post office was the most developed, the letter exchanges among the people were still extravagant. However, because the Ming Dynasty wanted to maintain a huge post office system, it was insufficient financial resources in the later period and could not support it, so it had to start a large-scale abolition of post offices in various places.

The most powerful case that reflects the large-scale investment in post stations in the Ming Dynasty is Jiming Post, which is completely a solid city with a circumference of more than two kilometers, a city wall as high as 12 meters, and a city wall of eight to ten meters wide. If this kind of castle was placed in the Song Dynasty, it would be completely boss-level. You should know that the city wall of Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, was about the same specification.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were many such large-scale post-city cities, which were completely authentic military fortresses. The total number of post-city soldiers from all over the country was nearly 100,000.

However, the expenses to maintain such a huge station system were quite huge, so in the late Ming Dynasty, it was impossible to support it, and a large number of stations and cities began to abandon them, and of course, a large number of couriers also began to lose their jobs.

Among these couriers, there is a very awesome person named Li Zicheng.

It is said that couriers are both civil and military, can go to the hall and go to the kitchen, and can be subdued and beat gangsters. How afraid of unemployed couriers are, please refer to the demise of the Ming Empire for a five-star evaluation.

"Young Master...Young Master..."

Just as Zhao Qi was thinking about Chen Ji and Yao Ran, and was thinking in his heart whether he could start preparing for Debang logistics, three children ran over through the construction site gate in the distance.

"Young Master... Letter, someone sends you a letter..." Lai Fu took out a letter and handed it to Zhao Qi in panting.

Zhao Qi took it in confusion and looked at the envelope, his face relaxed instantly.

When it comes to Cao Cao, Cao Cao will tell that it is written by Chen Ji just by looking at the handwriting.

"Brother Zhao has long been thinking about it, and he saw the letter as if he met. Ji has returned home smoothly. His family is happy... Time flies, and the month is gone in a blink of an eye. Ji always thinks of Brother Zhao, but he doesn't eat or sleep. He wishes he could fly over thousands of mountains and rivers. He had a long talk with Brother Zhao day and night... The family is still good, Brother Zhao should not worry... I don't know that Brother Zhao is good, Grandma is good, A Lian is good, Xiao Zhu is good, Mr. Liu and Erma are good... I don't see each other for a day, if three autumns later, Ji cannot ask in person in person, and ask Brother Zhao to greet him on his behalf. If Brother Zhao is free and can write a reply letter in three or five words, Ji Zi was happy and ecstatic, and he thought very much. Chen Ji from Dongguan wrote on the ninth day of the seventh month of the sixth year of Baoyou."

Chen Ji's letter was not long, only one page, the content was simple, and even made Zhao Qi get goosebumps all over his body, but the lines also revealed Chen Ji's true feelings, which was indeed missing and caring about himself.

Zhao Qi was not surprised at all because Yao Ran was relatively careless and reckless, and he was definitely a person with temperament. From the fact that he secretly ran to the capital to carry out the May Fourth Movement, he could tell that he had strong hands-on ability, while Chen Ji had to think more carefully, be more steady and cautious, and have a much weaker personality.

"Have the sender left?" Zhao Qi asked Lai Fu after reading the letter.

"Return to the young master, the person who delivered the letter has left, but he left a message saying that if you want to bring it back, you can leave a letter at the Guangdong Inn east of the dock. They will arrange for someone to help bring it back!"

Although Lai Fu is only nine years old, he is smart and clever. Zhao Qi chose to train as a personal child. This man performed very well after training for the moon and answered the questions very clearly.

"Is Mr. Liu familiar with the ship owners who traveled between Guangdong and Fujian?" Zhao Qi put away the letter and asked Liu Zhangu.

"There are some contacts. Our porcelain and tea leaves basically follow this line, but most of the dealings are still in various businesses. What does Dalang ask about this?" Manager Liu asked curiously.

"Oh, this is a letter brought by Chen Ji to the owner of Guangzhou. I heard that the folk letters were delivered slowly, but it only took half a month to deliver it from Guangzhou, but it seemed to be quite quick!" Zhao Qi explained.

"It is naturally soon to send Guangzhou to Yanggong Town. If it is to be delivered to the capital, it will be seven or eight days late. If it is to be delivered to Jinghu or even Lianghuai Road, it will take at least two or three months. Now that the Mongolians are invading, there are no merchants who dare to go in these places. Maybe it is not uncommon to delay it for half a year. I really don't know how long it will take to fight this time..." Manager Liu said with a worried look on his face.

"This war won't last long, I'm afraid the Mongols will withdraw their troops, but the situation will definitely be different when they make a comeback next time!" Zhao Qi shook his head and sighed slightly.

"How can Dalang be so sure that the Mongols will retreat soon this time?" Manager Liu looked at Zhao Qi in surprise.

"Photosuppose that the Mongolians seemed to be prepared this time, but they were not familiar with the climate in the south of the Yangtze River. After the previous several robberies by the Mongolians, the imperial court has made a lot of arrangements over the years. Chongqing and Jingxiang areas have heavy troops, and food, grass and weapons are still sufficient. As long as the front line command does not make any mistakes, the Mongolians will not be smooth sailing this time. Now even Duke Chong has asked himself to go to the front line to fight the enemy. After the news spread, the people reacted very much. I heard that many passionate patriots in the Qingyuan Prefecture spontaneously went to the front line. We are now in the rear, and it seems stable, but they are also panic. The Mongolians will not retreat for a day, and the court and the people will be nervous. Although we cannot go to the front line to resist, I wonder if we can do something to resist the Mongols?"

"What can we do? We can't resist our shoulders and hands, and if we go to the front line, we are afraid that the family will have to prepare a coffin!" Manager Liu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. If you have strength, you will naturally pay for money. Mr. Liu, although we have only raised one phase of funds, it has far exceeded the total investment amount of the entire harbor. By the end of the year, we can still raise about one million chunks of second phase of funds again. Therefore, it is useless to keep this money in the quality warehouse at present. Should we distribute dividends in advance?" Zhao Qi turned his head and looked at Mr. Liu.

"Dalang means..." Manager Liu was confused.

"I plan to donate part of the dividend money to the front line!" Zhao Qi said lightly.

Manager Liu was extremely shocked and opened his mouth for a long time before he came back to his senses and said, "Da Lang is really inferior to the country and the people, but fighting against the enemy has always been a matter of the court..."

"Mr. Liu is wrong. This is a battle for national destruction. If the court cannot withstand it, the people will suffer. Twenty years ago, the Mongolian army looted Sichuan and massacred nine out of ten households in the wealthy Chengdu Prefecture. If the Mongols crossed the Yangtze River, I am afraid that the wealthy Jiangnan will accumulate like mountains and blood. Not to mention doing business and farming, it is difficult to save your life. If you don't have life, why do you still need this money?" Zhao Qi interrupted Mr. Liu and said with a worried look on his face.

"This..." Mr. Liu looked pale and didn't know what to say.

"The soldiers on the front line sacrificed their heads and shed their blood, took meager military pay, and ate hard-to-eat bran and vegetables, just to protect us ordinary people from living a peaceful life. Now the bloody battle on the front line is in full swing, but we are making a lot of money in the rear. Duke Chong is almost seventy years old this year, but he can still make military orders in the court to kill the enemy regardless of life and death. We cannot go to the front line to support it, but it is reasonable to donate some money. I don't know if Mr. Liu heard that..."

"What did you hear?"

"Duke Chongguo speculated in the court that the Mongols would attack Ezhou this invasion, but the emperor, prime minister Ding Daquan and many ministers almost thought it was unlikely. Therefore, Duke Chongguo invited him to Ezhou, but the court did not send more soldiers and soldiers, and even the military pay was only 50,000 yuan a year..."

Zhao Qi sighed.

"What can I do with 50,000 guan? It's less than 10,000 guan per square meter. The soldiers in war can fight hard, but they can't let them go hungry to work with the Mongolians. If we can donate some money to the front line, this will also inspire the enthusiasm of the soldiers of Ezhou and not let these heroes shed blood and cry. Even if they die bravely, the money can be left to their families, wives and children. This is the only thing we can do!"

"Xiaoqi said it well. If you donate, you will be included in my Yang Dayuan!" Yang Dayuan, who was standing next to him, was also moved by Zhao Qi's words, and clenched his fists tightly and his chest was fluctuating violently.

"Dalang is indeed right. I, Liu, are not a person who knows the general knowledge. The money earned by Xiaolongwan Harbor can be said to be the one who made it by Dalang. At first, I didn't expect that it would be successful so easily and earn such a large amount of wealth. It is not necessary to donate some. However, the situation in our Liu family is much more complicated than you. I also need to go back to discuss with several clan uncles in each room. And if you donate too much, I am afraid that other people in the family will have opinions!" Manager Liu said a little embarrassedly.

"It doesn't matter how much donate. What's important is the heart and an attitude. This will allow the people of the imperial court and other prefectures to see the determination of our Qingyuan Prefecture people to defend our country. We see that our Qingyuan Prefecture merchants are not all profit-oriented people, and they also have the courage and passion to resist the Mongols. In this way, we can call on the people of the whole country to have money and work hard to contribute their strength to resist the Mongols. If there are merchants in each prefecture and prefecture donations, perhaps a large number of people will also donate money enthusiastically. No matter how much news reaches the front line, it will greatly inspire the soldiers on the front line to fight against the war and kill the enemy. Also, donations are not just about the money, but there must be unexpected gains..."

"Harvest?" Manager Liu looked at Zhao Qi in surprise, "Dalang should not hide it. Tell me if you have any ideas. Even if the family does not donate, I, Liu Pengcheng, will donate with Dalang!"

"Actually, I think if we could donate in the name of Xiaolong Bay Harbour, the results we received would be better!"

"Can Dalang say it carefully?" Mr. Liu didn't understand.

"I mean that if Manager Liu can convince the family, we will donate a sum of money to the soldiers stationed in Ezhou in the name of Xiaolongwan Harbor. In this way, our reputation as Xiaolongwan Harbor will definitely become a household name in Qingyuan Prefecture soon, and even reach the court and can receive the emperor's reward. Once this matter is published in the court, it will inevitably spread throughout the Song Dynasty within a few months..."
Chapter completed!