Peerless Pirates

Dantu is not far from Jiangning City, less than 200 miles away, but it is the first military important place in Jiangnan except Jiangning. The reason is that the governor's office of water transportation is located here (the latest chapter of Bone Emperor).

Nominally speaking, the transportation of rivers throughout the Qi Dynasty was under the control of the Governor of Water Transport.

The tax revenue from water transportation is an important input for Daqi's finance. Although Huang Yuandu handed over many salt fields and mines that were originally exclusively owned by the state, water transportation is firmly in his hands. Through the water transportation checkpoint, he can collect a lot

Taxes. Although the Daqi commercial tax rate is not high, due to the developed north-south transportation, it can still obtain more than 500,000 taels of tax revenue a year. Therefore, Huang Yuandu attaches great importance to this. For several years, the Governor of Water Transport has been led by his confidant Lei Ming

Feel responsible.

As the seat of the Governor's Yamen, Dantu also gathered many cavalry troops. At the Linjiang port on the north side of Dantu, there were nearly a hundred large and small ships, and hundreds more ships and boats. Together with the people along the Yellow River in Licheng

Unlike giant heavy ships, water transport ships are mainly known for their fast speed. This is mainly to prevent those merchant ships that evade taxes and facilitate the pursuit.

In comparison, the Cao soldiers were the weakest among the six governors of Daqi. Not to mention that they could not be compared with the customs troops on the four roads, even compared with the naval forces under the customs governor Liang Shouxin, their combat power was still far behind. However,

No matter how weak the cavalry troops are, they are still soldiers. Ordinary people and even those big merchants cannot afford to offend them.

Because of this, the island located in the center of the Yangtze River northwest of Dantu is also regarded as a military center. It is different from Guazhou not far downstream, and different from Jiangxinzhou upstream, but an unknown island. Since ancient times, it has been

There were many fishermen villages gathered there. However, after the founding of the Qi Dynasty, all the residents on the island were moved away. A dock was built on the east side of the island facing the direction of Dantu, and there were several canoe boats operating in it all year round, which was regarded as a garrison for the cavalry troops.

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Residents on both sides of the Yangtze River rumored that Daqi's secret food base was built on the island. Some people also said that there was a prison on the island, a place where serious criminals were detained (read the full text of Plants vs. Zombies). However, what is the reality?

Maybe. All they know is that if the fishing boat approaches the island, it will be caught by the sailors. They will not be able to escape without suffering a lot of hardships and confessing eight generations of their ancestors. In serious cases, they may even be beaten to death.

Song Zheng naturally sneered at these legends. He naturally knew that there was neither a prison nor a grain depot on the island, but a secret of Datong Bank was hidden - the printing factory of banknotes.

As early as the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Bao family occupied the island, financed the relocation of the villages on the island, and built two piers on the east and west sides of the island. One pier was used as a small garrison for the cavalry troops, and the other was for their own use. And in

On the island, the Bao family built a large courtyard with high walls and thick stones, and the banknote printing factory was located in this courtyard.

In this printing factory, there is not only a papermaking workshop, but also a printing workshop. The bank notes of Datong Bank are well-printed. Firstly, they rely on complex patterns and patterns, and secondly, they rely on unique "gold paper". This kind of paper is better than ordinary

The paper is slightly thicker and smooth on both sides. The papermaking technology used is difficult for ordinary printing companies to imitate, not to mention the unique color patterns and seals during printing. This makes counterfeiting of banknotes almost impossible.

The sky was getting dark, and a medium-sized boat set off from the north bank of the river and slowly sailed towards the island. On the boat, more than ten young people in gray clothes were watching the surroundings vigilantly. Next to them, someone was sitting

More than ten sailors were shaking four giant oars in unison. The four oars stirred in the water, but the sound they made was very small. Compared with the strong river wind, the sound of paddling was almost inaudible.

Song Zheng submerged in the water, with only his head exposed. He controlled his breathing while moving along with the boat. His right hand held the fish intestine sword tightly, and the sword blade was inserted horizontally into the wood at the bottom of the stern.

Although the weather was getting warmer, the river water was still very cold, which gave Song Zheng the urge to sneeze. However, he gritted his teeth and ran the Chunyang Spectrum to offset the chill that hit his body.

Fortunately, it didn't take long. In less than a stick of incense, the boat docked on the northwest shore of the island. Two men walked out of the cabin. One was an old man led by Eguan Bo, and the other was a young man dressed as a Confucian scholar.

The people were pointing and talking and laughing softly (The latest chapter of "Three Kingdoms: Touching the Golden Captain").

The sailors put away their giant oars, and four of them immediately jumped into the water and swam to the shore dragging a thick cable in pairs. At this time, seven or eight men in gray appeared from the shore, and together with the sailors, they towed the boat.

After the ship docks, tie the cable to two thick stone piles.

Then, these people dragged two long and thick wooden boards, and worked with the sailors on the boat to put the wooden boards on the boat. The old man and the young man stopped talking and laughing, and walked along the flat wooden boards to get off the boat. On the shore, it was early

There was a carriage with a purple shed waiting there. The two of them boarded the carriage together and headed towards the center of the island.

Naturally, they didn't notice that when the boat was about to dock, Song Zheng had already drawn out the Fish Gut Sword, and took advantage of the darkness to swim to the other side of the pier and quietly boarded the shore. He quietly put the sword on his body

He took off the fish support, revealing the tights underneath. Putting the fish support in a small package, Song Zheng took advantage of the darkness and chased towards the carriage.

The carriage was not very fast, and Song Zheng was cautious and could easily keep up without making a single sound.

"Second Manager, I saw that you were so careful along the way. You are worthy of being the pillar of my Bao family. My uncle entrusted you with such an important task, and you have indeed fulfilled your duties faithfully." It was the young master who spoke.

"Fourth Young Master Liao praised me. I will give you a meal, and I will do my best. As for being the pillar of support, I am not worthy of it." The person who was called the second manager replied.

"I came here for the first time on my uncle's order, and I'm not familiar with this place at all. Along the way, the second manager refused to talk to me clearly. Now that I'm here, I should introduce it to me."

"That's natural. Sir, don't blame me for being too cautious. Rather, this printing factory is the top secret of our Datong Bank. I am afraid that the walls have ears, so I am careful."

"How could I blame you?" The young man smiled nonchalantly, "The matter is important, so you should do this."

Next, the second manager told the general layout of the printing factory and some important points (txt download by Otaku). Perhaps because they arrived on the island, the two people did not pay much attention to the conversation. The content of the conversation was not far away.

Song Zheng listened briefly.

Neither the second steward nor the fourth young master knew martial arts, so Song Zheng followed him closer. If he were on the ship, he would not dare to get so close to listen to their conversation. Even before boarding the ship, he knew that those men in gray

Among them, there were several guys with good martial arts skills. But for some reason, these men in gray did not follow them into the island, but stayed on the shore. It seems that the Bao family thought that the island was extremely safe and did not need anyone to protect them.

After walking for about two miles, Song Zheng saw a large, dark courtyard in the night, with lights flashing nearby, making the sky there seem a little brighter.

Soon, the carriage arrived in front of the courtyard gate, and the driver stopped the horse. Song Zheng stopped quickly and hid behind a tree. There were two dark doors, which looked very heavy at first glance. And the one on the left

Under a large door, a narrow door opened.

"Second Steward, Fourth Young Master, we are here." Following the coachman's words, the carriage curtain was opened, and the young master and the old man got off the carriage one after another and walked towards the courtyard gate.

Bang bang bang, knocking on the door several times in the rhythm of three one two two, the small door opened quickly, and inside there was a man in gray, holding a lantern. After seeing the old man and the young master, he quickly gave a salute. Two

The man nodded and entered through the small door.

Immediately, the door was opened, and a shout came from inside, "Drive the carriage in."

Song Zheng did not hesitate, quickly stepped forward, got under the car, and soon hung his body on the axle. The coachman flicked his whip, and the carriage slowly drove towards the gate.

Song Zheng hung under the car, turning his head to observe the surrounding situation. Due to the limitation of his sight, he could not see too high. However, he did not act rashly. Although Li Hongniang told him the location of Datong Bank's seal, she did not tell him

There is no specific environment, and there is no structural diagram. It is natural to be cautious in everything.

Of course, he was a little surprised to be able to sneak here easily this time. Originally, he wanted to go ashore and observe for a while before entering the compound. However, he discovered that the island

The defense was not as tight as he thought, so he took the risk and sneaked in, and it actually worked.

After about half a cup of tea, the carriage entered a yard. From the faint smell of horse water, it became clear that this was the stable. Soon, the carriage stopped. The coachman unloaded the carriage in a

The horse was led away near the wall.

Song Zheng took a long breath, slowly let go of his hands, and lay down on the ground. Although he didn't hang under the car for a long time, it was still very difficult for him to rely on his arms and waist to support his entire body.

Of course, he didn't have the chance to come down halfway. However, from the conversation between the second manager and the fourth son, he knew that on the east side of the courtyard was an important location of the printing factory - the paper mill. In order to prevent

Just in case, he still insisted on getting here to see if he could sneak into the paper mill from here.

After resting for a while, Song Zheng got out of the car, pressed his body tightly against the wall, and took stock of the environment here.

Through the stars in the sky, Song Zheng can easily identify the direction. The wall behind him is located on the west side of the courtyard. It is extremely tall, more than three feet high. The top of the wall is covered with thorns and wires, and it looks like the entire courtyard at a glance.

The outer wall. But he listens

The second manager introduced that not a single tree was planted within fifty feet of the entire outer wall. This was also to prevent people in the world from using tall trees to spy on what was going on inside. On this island, countless hard willow trees were planted. These hard willow trees

, which is the raw material for papermaking.

On the south side of the yard is a stable, where more than ten tall mules and horses are kept. Four or five of them are horses, and the rest are mules with excellent load-bearing strength. There are also several large cars parked in the yard.

, it looks like it is used for transporting goods.

On the north side of the yard, there is the gate where he just entered, and there are several houses next to it. There is light in the windows, and there are voices inside. From the sound, it is the station of the horseman and the coachman.

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