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Chapter 144 Special Wharf

"No problem, Mr. Ding, these things are yours and you can take them away at any time!"

Zhang Longfei nodded and asked seriously: "Then will you bring someone to pick up the things in this warehouse tonight, or will I send someone to deliver them to you?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Longfei raised his hand and patted his forehead gently, and smiled apologetically: "I forgot to tell you, Mr. Ding, the Duke of the State has arranged a new mansion for you in Guizhou City. The place is near the dock, which is quite unique. It is the villa prepared by the Tartars magistrate! After finishing the work here, I will accompany you to have a good look!"

"Are you preparing a mansion for me again? I can't live here for a few more days. The Duke of the State is really troublesome!"

Ding Chenggong smiled politely, noticed the location of the mansion, and said seriously: "You mean the mansion is near the dock?"

"Yes, Mr. Ding!" Zhang Longfei said: "Just beside the Xiangxi River, the Tartars magistrate built a large village. The place used to be a wild ferry, a large boat with a capacity of 500 materials, can be directly driven into the Yangtze River by boat! It is only two miles away from the dock of Xiangxi Town!"

"Then this location is great!" Ding Chenggong nodded and said happily: "Zhang Dusi, please help me expand this wild ferry. It is best to moor large ships with a capacity of more than 1,000 materials. Then draw a place for me at the dock of Xiangxi Town for my use. It is very convenient for me to park the purchased naval equipment there directly!"

"This is no problem." Zhang Longfei agreed after a brief consideration: "There are berths dedicated to Tartar officials on the dock in Xiangxi Town, and they are also isolated from other berths on the dock. They are well kept confidential and are suitable for you! The warehouses that are affiliated will also be handed over to you!"

"That's great!" Ding Chenggong nodded quickly and said, "Zhang Dusi, then you can transfer all these supplies to the dock warehouse and send some safe brothers to guard the outside world!"

Without thinking, Zhang Longfei agreed: "No problem, Mr. Ding, I will definitely do it for you!"

After the negotiations were made, Ding Chenggong got on the carriage and brought his eight personal guards assigned to him by Li Laiheng, led by Zhang Longfei, to the mansion assigned to him by Zhongzhen Camp.

Zhang Longfei said it was a good thing, it was a residential land, but it was actually a complete manor located by the river!

The entire manor is surrounded by rammed earth walls that are as high as ten feet high. It occupies the best plateau on the riverside, covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres!

More than half of the area is the best paddy fields. Near the center, there are orange orchards, vegetable gardens, mulberry gardens, fish ponds, and even horse farms that are rare in the south. Seven or eight horses from the northern grasslands are leisurely playing on the grassy grass.

Compared with Guizhou City, which had just experienced war, this place is simply a paradise!

"Mr. Ding, this is your villa! After taking Ding Chenggong through these gardens, Zhang Longfei pointed to a unique two-entry courtyard and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we have sent all the people we used to serve. Now all arranged are our own people, and there is absolutely no problem with safety!"

"I am really sorry for giving such a good garden to me alone!"

Looking at this exquisite manor, Ding Chenggong couldn't help but sigh in secret.

He had already deeply experienced the wars in time and space in the late Ming Dynasty, and he had a personal experience of the difficulties of the people's survival.

But in this era of war, the river and gorges where people's livelihood is withered, the front line of the confrontation between the Qing army and the Zhongzhen Camp, a small magistrate who is only 6 or 7th rank can create such a luxurious place for himself!

Three years of Qing Dynasty prefect, 100,000 snowflakes, these words are not exaggerated at all!

"Mr. Ding, you are so kind. With your help to our loyal camp, you can't repay you at all!"

Zhang Longfei said with a smile: "When we conquer Yiling Mansion and capture Wuchang City, we will build a real mansion for you!"

"That day, I believe it will come soon!"

Ding Chenggong said confidently, and said to Zhang Longfei: "Zhang Dusi, let's go and see the dock first!"

"Don't you look at this villa?" Zhang Longfei immediately looked at Ding Chenggong in surprise and said, "Mr. Ding, this is your own mansion! Don't you take a good look first?"

"No need, let's take a look at the dock!"

Ding Chenggong said seriously: "This is a serious matter!"

"Okay, Mr. Ding, follow me!" Looking at Ding Chenggong's serious eyes, Zhang Longfei was not polite and brought him to the riverside.

"The scale of this wharf is really big!" Looking at the wharf covering an area of ​​more than 30 acres, Ding Chenggong couldn't help but nodded repeatedly and said, "The construction is also very regular and the materials are exquisite! At least three large ships of 500 materials should be able to be parked!"

"That's natural, Mr. Ding." Zhang Longfei pointed to a large and exquisite official boat docked by the dock and introduced to Ding Chenggong: "This place was originally named Du Ling Ferry, and is the largest wild ferry in Guizhou City! Most of the merchants who traveled and merchants were mooring here to cross the river! Only three years ago, Du Changhai, a magistrate of the Han Army Banner of the Prefecture, took advantage of the excuse of clearing financial resources and strengthening taxes to charge several big merchants who had been doing business at the ferry for accusation of affair with thieves. Not only did they occupy their property, but they also occupied the entire ferry!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Longfei showed a hint of ridicule on his lips and said with a sneer: "As a result, this ferry has become his own asset. With this ferry, he started a smuggling business by himself! The official dock in Xiangxi Town really reduced a lot of taxes!"

"Isn't this the usual style of the Tartar dog officials!"

Ding Chenggong smiled coldly and said, "With so many dog ​​officials, Dazi's country will definitely not grow! The Hu people have never had a national destiny of more than a hundred years. To expel the Tartars and restore China, we will definitely achieve it in our lifetime!"

"Your words sound so exciting, Mr. Ding!"

When Zhang Longfei heard this, he immediately became energetic. He nodded repeatedly and said, "With your strong help, we will definitely be able to conquer Yiling Mansion this time and intimidate Wuchang City! Let the Tartar Emperor in Beijing also know the power of Maolu Mountain!"

"It will definitely give them a lesson that is profound!"

Ding Chenggong smiled confidently.

After taking a closer look at his manor, Ding Chenggong and Zhang Longfei boarded the official boat again, went straight down the river, and soon arrived at the dock of Xiangxi Town.

As soon as we arrived at the dock, we rushed directly to the original official berth under the leadership of Zhang Longfei.

This berth is strictly isolated from other civil berths by a wall made of red bricks.
Chapter completed!
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