Chapter 203 Academy? Brothel!
On the mast of the big ship, Zhao Jue sat alone, holding a pot of strong liquor. He quietly enjoyed the river breeze and the flashing lights on both sides of the river, leisurely and comfortable.
It had been fifteen days since the late night grain transport in Bianzhou. Now his main job was to ensure that there were no problems with the grain transport ship.
For him, as long as he taught the method to others, it would be fine. It was not advisable to do it himself.
First, there were a total of ten or eight prefectures, and the straight-line distance was more than a thousand miles. He could not split himself, and it would be too slow to move one by one; second, it would be stupid to have coolies and not use them, and to suffer by himself.
In short, the method was taught hand in hand, and it was also taken the lead in practice. If it was not done well, it would be impolite.
So after that night in Bianzhou, Zhao Jue divided the thirty people into ten teams, and each team went to different prefectures to move grain. He, Zhuque and Jiang Qianhu sat on the boat, floating on the river, ready to receive and transport grain at any time. Once it was full, they would be transported back to the villa immediately.
Finally, the inventory was completed and handed over to the person sent by Lu Wenyu, and the whole process was over.
So in the past ten days, Zhao Jue had an extremely easy life. As long as he sat on the boat, he didn't have to worry about anything else.
"Master Zhao, we're entering Bianzhou."
The boatman looked up and shouted loudly below.
"Okay." After covering the stopper, Zhao Jue jumped down from the mast and landed steadily in front of the boatman.
The two walked to the bow and looked at the canal in front of them in silence. Although they had not been questioned or inspected in the past ten days, he still didn't dare to take it lightly.
After all, it was a ship of food...
I don't know if it's bad luck or it's destined to happen. Going up the canal, not long after, I saw a few soldiers holding lanterns standing on the river bank.
The boatman glanced at Zhao Jue and saw that he was still calm, so he whispered, "Master Zhao, we don't have any lanterns to show our identity on the boat. If..."
It was Zhao Jue's order not to hang lanterns. It was normal for him to worry about being searched on board. Come to think of it, on the dark river, a boat without any lights floating around, anyone would have to be suspicious.
"Don't worry, go back to the cabin, I'll take care of it." Patting his shoulder, Zhao comforted him softly.
Then he leaned in and said fiercely, "Tell the other people not to be afraid, keep your mouth shut! If you say something you shouldn't say, I guarantee that your bodies will float on the river tomorrow!"
"Do you understand what I mean?"
The boatman has been sailing for many years, how could he not understand? Nodding like pounding garlic, "I know, sir, we are dumb and can't say a word!"
"That's the best. Don't worry, I will definitely be fine if I say it's okay." After easing his expression, Zhao reminded, "Stop the boat when you hear the shore ask you to stop."
With a "OK" answer, the boatman hurried to the back, he had to notify the others. We went out to sail together, and we have to go back together.
The boat was not going fast. It was not until half a quarter of an hour later that someone on the shore shouted loudly: "Stop the boat! River Office, what's on the boat? Why don't you hang lanterns?"
A boatman dropped the anchor at the stern and stopped after walking a little distance.
Immediately, a soldier approached with a lantern, looked up at Zhao Jue, and asked, "What's on the boat?"
Zhao Jue jumped off the boat, stood in front of the soldier, and said calmly, "There are pens, ink, paper, inkstone, tables, chairs, and some ancient books and classics on the boat."
The soldier squatted down with a lantern and looked carefully at how deep the boat was. Then he sneered, "Hehe, pens, ink, paper, inkstone? Tables, chairs, and desks? Do you think I'm blind?"
He raised the lantern and shone it on Zhao Jue's face to see if he was someone he couldn't afford to offend. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he had indeed seen the other person's face for the first time, so it was probably not a well-known person.
Although he had just been transferred to the River Office, he could recognize most of the well-known people in Bianzhou City. Although the man in front of him had a bit of a Bianzhou accent and his clothes were made of good materials, he looked unfamiliar and should not be someone who does things for others.
He felt relieved, put his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist, and scolded, "I'll ask you again, what's on the boat? If you don't want to say it, I'll go up and check it out!"
"Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, tables, chairs, and desks." Zhao Jue said the same thing.
He won't give up until he reaches the Yellow River! The soldier stretched out his hand to push Zhao Jue away and go up to check it out himself.
At this time, a waist card was placed in front of him, "Look at the words on it carefully, and then decide whether to go up."
With the light of the lantern, the words "Hou Fu" on the waist card were clearly visible. Although the soldier was a little afraid, he saw that there was no lantern on the boat, so he still asked, "This is against the rules, or let me go up and take a look..."
Pah.
He was greeted with a slap. Zhao Jue said arrogantly, "You are shameless, and you dare to stop the boat of the Marquis?"
He covered his face and wanted to say something, but was grabbed by the captain who walked quickly. Then he saluted Zhao and said, "Go ahead. There are pens, inkstones, tables, chairs and desks on the boat!"
"It was dark and the boat was high, so we didn't see clearly. Please forgive me and pretend that you haven't seen us."
After looking at the two of them, Zhao said, "I haven't seen you tonight," and then he circulated his Qi and jumped back to the bow.
He shouted to the boatman, "Keep going, don't stop!"
As the big boat went away, the captain breathed a sigh of relief and patted the soldier's arm in annoyance, "Xiao Qi, what are you doing? Can't you see the situation clearly? How dare you stop this boat!"
"Captain, you didn't see the lantern!" Xiao Qi, who covered half of his face, said aggrievedly, "I don't know what taboos there are..."
The captain sighed, "Taboo? You don't know yet, right? The only son of Mr. Li has built an academy called Wangyou Villa next to the official road."
"Academy? How big an academy can use so many pens, inks, paper, inkstones, tables, chairs, and desks?" Xiao Qi was full of confusion as he spoke, and said angrily, "Captain, you don't know how deep the water is for that big ship!"
"Academy?" The captain laughed, pulled him aside, looked around and saw no one around, and then explained, "Academy? Brothel!"
"The people on this boat are most likely women! The depth of the water is due to the weight of the rocks!"
Xiao Qi's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it, "You can't, right? The Marquis' only son doesn't need to engage in this kind of business, right? Can the Emperor allow it?"
Seeing the unseen look on his face, the captain had no choice but to lower his voice and explain, "Oh, you are stupid. The shopkeeper is not the little Marquis. Even if the emperor doesn't allow it, he can't find the little Marquis. What is he afraid of?"
"Besides, the brothel might just be a cover, and you wouldn't understand even if I told you."
After patting his shoulder, he led him back.
...
The big ship went up the river and didn't dock until dawn.
Li Yizhen had been waiting on the shore for a long time. When she saw Zhao, she came down and greeted with a smile, "It's been a hard journey, brother."
"Hahaha, brother, you've been waiting all night, right?" Zhao said with a smile as he cupped his hands.
"We didn't have to wait long!" Li Yizhen smiled and said as he asked people to move the food.
Looking at the busy crowd, Zhao frowned and asked, "How many loads have been transported in total?"
After counting on his fingers for a while, Li Yizhen said solemnly, "Old Jiang has come back several times, and so has that one, including you these two times."
"Almost 60,000 loads!"
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