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The fishermen in Lushun were all crowded in a corner of the port, and they had no intention of doing anything. They even forgot that they were hungry, and just watched blankly as the imperial navy continuously drove into the port to unload people and goods.

"Tell me how many Ming troops will be crowded into my little thatched house. I guess there must be eleven!" A fisherman started chatting in a self-deprecating manner, "If there are more, I'm afraid it will burst!"

Hearing him speak, another fisherman then said: "You're lucky. If the Ming army leaves, maybe your nest will still be there. But mine and his house will probably be stripped and blocked by them." Their way!”

After hearing this, the old fisherman's son also interjected: "If there are so many Ming troops, what will we do if they don't leave?"

Hearing this, all the fishermen couldn't help but fell silent. Yes, if the Ming army doesn't leave, what will you do? Where will fishermen like me be driven to settle down?

While they were thinking, someone suddenly said in a panic: "Look, it seems that an official is coming!"

Upon hearing this, they turned around and saw that a high official, surrounded by a group of generals, was coming this way. Suddenly, each of them became uneasy. I wanted to hide, but I didn't dare. I wanted to leave by boat, but I didn't even dare to think about it.

When the group of people got closer, all the fishermen were on the bow of their boats, kneeling on the ground, not even daring to take a breath.

"Fellow folks, please get up, I have something to say!"

Hearing this, the kindness in his tone made many fishermen curious, and they boldly raised their heads.

"Didn't you hear what Mr. Zhongcheng said? Get up!" Xu Fuzhuo shouted loudly when he saw that they didn't get up.

What? Lord Zhongcheng, is he the governor? When the old fisherman and others heard this, their mouths opened wide in surprise.

After Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he dismissed Xu Fuzuo and asked the fishermen to get up and talk in a pleasant manner.

If there is any official in the late imperial court who would be close to the people, Lu Xiangsheng should be the first. Others, such as Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang and others, did not have Lu Xiangsheng's heart. His performance surprised the fishermen, and they shouted "Master Qingtian" before standing up. For them, Mr. Qingtian is the most respectful title they give to officials.

Just listen to Lu Xiangsheng say to them: "I think those thatched houses are all yours. They will be expropriated and bulldozed over there. For the time being, you can rest in the city. After a few days, I will have people build houses for you." Is this good?"

These fishermen were worried about their houses before, but when they heard the governor's words, they all nodded in agreement. Their mentality was completely different from before.

Lu Xiangsheng then asked: "Do you know how often Jinzhou Jianlu sends people over?"

These fishermen live on both sides of the official road and the port outside the city. If Jinzhou Jianlu came over, they would definitely know about it. One of the reasons why Lu Xiangsheng came here in person was that he was worried that even though he had blocked the news, if Jinzhou Jianlu sent someone over, the news would still leak out.

The fishermen looked at each other, and then the old fisherman replied: "Sir, according to past practice, Jinzhou Jianlu will send people over when the wheat is ripe for harvest."

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but be stunned. Harvest the wheat! Yes, it is the harvest season in Liaodong now, how could I have forgotten this!

But this can't be blamed on him. Apart from farmers, how many people always have farming in their hearts. And Lu Xiangsheng is very busy, and pays more attention to the military aspect, so he will not pay attention to it. Before, he was still a little confused as to why the Jianlu from Lushun came out in large numbers, but now he realized that they were probably doing it for food, right?

Thinking this, he immediately turned to the people around him and asked: "When will the wheat be harvested in Liaodong?"

When Liu Xingzhi heard this, he was the first to reply: "It will be collected in about half a month!"

"Lord Zhongcheng, during the wheat harvest season, Jianlu will send out cavalry to guard against our Dongjiang Army." Mao Chengzuo had been fighting under Mao Wenlong for a long time and immediately told the information he knew.

For the original Dongjiang Ming Army, there were very few cavalry troops, and most of them were infantry, which had to walk on two legs. And their fighting ability is extremely poor. It can almost be said that they are just farmers who pick up swords, guns and clubs. When encountering Jianlu's cavalry, they can't fight and escape. Therefore, almost countless people are killed and injured every year in order to grab food. However, in the end, very little food can be grabbed.

It is also for this reason that the former Dongjiang Ming Army rarely went to the inland Jianlu territory to collect food unless they were really out of food. This kind of thing has formed an inertial thinking, so that during this period, no one reminded Lu Xiangsheng that the harvest season of Liaodong's grain was about to come.

Upon learning of this situation, Lu Xiangsheng immediately realized where the fighter plane was. He had the fishermen arranged for them, and when he saw that they were skinny and had little to eat, he ordered them to give them some food before returning to the governor's mansion in Lushun City.

The matter of blocking news by water and land has been ordered before, and now it has been adjusted based on the situation observed on the spot. For those captives, according to the emperor's request, just like in Liaoyang City, a public trial will be held tomorrow. No matter who is among the captives, if the people are angry, they will be beaten to death by the people. Others will arrange to do some heavy work and prepare the port to welcome the army coming from Dengzhou.

Then, his face darkened and he asked people to tell Zheng Zhihu and Li Zhiqi. When Wei Mulan saw it, she knew that Master Zhongcheng was getting angry. Previously, through the chat group, I got a report from Li Deming, saying that when Zheng Zhihu was transporting grain to Pi Island, he had a conflict with Li Zhiqi, and the two sides almost fought. Fortunately, there were other generals on the island who stopped them in time. Then they received military orders to transport soldiers to Lushun, so they stopped fighting.

It was rare for the generals on both sides of the hall to see Mr. Zhongcheng look so bad, and they all knew that Mr. Zhongcheng was going to get angry. Everyone kept their voices and held their breath, for fear of attracting the wrath of Master Zhongcheng.

Although Zheng Zhilong didn't know what happened on Pidao, he knew something was wrong when he heard Lu Xiangsheng's order for his brother and Li Zhiqi to come together. If nothing else happened, the two must have started fighting.

He has been following Lu Xiangsheng during this period of time and has a general understanding of Lu Xiangsheng. Knowing that he often leads by example in running the army and shares the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, even though he is very strict in running the army, his subordinates are all convinced. If he wanted to kill someone, no one would dare to stop him, and no one would stop him!

There are still seven updates, and there will most likely be another chapter tonight. You have to go to work tomorrow, so don’t forget it if you don’t ask for leave!