The terrain from Wusong River Estuary to Wuzhong is flat. Although the distance between them is only more than a hundred miles, the traffic flows along the way is not smooth. Fortunately, autumn is already in place and many small rivers have dried up. After the sun sets in the evening, Chen Xu and others arrived at Wuhuyuan.

Wuhuyuan was as usual, and he did not open to the public to take care of Chen Xu's family, so he quickly settled down. After a simple supper, Chen Xu sent someone to invite the county magistrate Jiang Heng, county magistrate Cao Yuan, county magistrate Dai Sheng, and police chief He Biao to discuss and arrange the fishermen and islanders on the Zhoushan Islands.

Jiang Heng and others enthusiastically agreed with Chen Xu's idea. At present, Wuzhong is no longer the time when Xiang's family was domineering a few years ago. Various gangsters among the people have basically disappeared. Jiang Heng's control over Kuaiji has become much stronger. The folk customs are just one in the sky and the other in the earth compared to the Xiang family's rebellion.

But no matter how powerful the government is, there are always dark places. A large number of islands outside the East China Sea are places of transformation, which basically escaped the control of the government. Many of these islanders themselves were coastal fishermen who fled to refuge after committing crimes in the mainland. In addition to the exchange of interests, the islanders had close contacts with the people along the coast, and even colluded with some officials and gentry. Through the help of officials and gentry, the two sides made a fortune together, and these officials and gentry gradually formed a form of a gang and controlled many channels for islanders to trade.

This is how Xiang family made a fortune.

Although the Xiang family has disappeared, this lifestyle has not changed significantly. After the crackdown, the islanders and the people along the coast have gradually begun to form a new chain of interests. Faced with such frequent interest collusion, Jiang Heng and other county supervisors are all aware of it, but they all turn a blind eye and are willing to strike but lack strength. There are no large number of ships, no large number of soldiers, and no sharp weapons. They have to transport thousands of people to sea at a time, and eating, drinking, defecation and urination are all major problems. Moreover, this large-scale mobilization of the army must first submit a request to the court, and when the court's memorial is approved, it is estimated that the news will be revealed long ago and cannot catch the fart on the island.

When Xiang was suppressed, it was then cracked down. Kuaiji was the first to be the key area. Wang Ben, who was in charge of military affairs in the southeastern counties at that time, personally ordered to mobilize Jiujiang, Sishui, and the four counties of the East China Sea to Kuaiji to strangle and hunt down the remnants of Xiang. At the same time, in order to pursue Xiang Bo, a total of more than 300 sea boats were recruited from the people to search the coastal islands for more than a month. It was March in the spring, the wind was high and the waves were high. The overturn of the fishing boats led to the death and injury of more than 200 soldiers participating in the encirclement and suppression. However, only hundreds of unidentified bandits were captured on the islands.

The bandit suppression was not a result, but it was completely inconsistent with the efforts, and Xiang Bo and other major bandit leaders were not caught.

This was a wilderness. Although the Qin law was strict, the people were savage and the people were brave. The southeastern counties far away from the Xianyang Mountains were even more difficult to manage.

It’s not that officials don’t want to manage it, it’s that they can’t manage it. The areas that Weizhu mainly manages are large cities with dense populations such as counties and counties. Ordinary towns are high and far away and rely on the autonomy of town officials and villagers. The result of autonomy is that the gentry and large households are dominant. After more than the state machine of the police, the state power has begun to penetrate the townships and the public security situation has improved a lot. However, for the coastal coastal areas, public security is still a weak link, and robbery smuggling and smuggling bandits are constantly banned.

The current large archipelago outside the Yangtze River Estuary and near Hangzhou Bay is simply a paradise for fugitives and thieves.

For Jiang Heng and a group of officials from Kuaiji County, without the support of the imperial court, it is more difficult to eliminate the bandits on this island than to climb to the sky.

But even with the support of the court, they were unwilling to cause trouble. Once they were not controlled well, it would be like stabbing a hornet's nest. The entire coastal coast of Kuaiji would be in turmoil, and the consequences would be unpredictable.

As the saying goes, cutting off people's wealth is like digging people's ancestral graves.

There are many wealthy and wealthy families along the coast of Kuaiji who rely on these unknown islanders and fishermen to make money, and the two sides are too deeply involved.

However, this incident that caused Jiang Heng and Kuaiji County officials to be troubled by Qinghehou, will inevitably be much easier.

Because they already knew that Chen Xu brought ten sea boats over twenty feet long this time. This sea boat can take 300 or 500 people at a time. It can travel more than fifty miles in one wind and 30 miles against the wind. It is like walking on flat ground when traveling to the East China Sea islands. A large island only requires two large ships to carry enough bow and arrow weapons and can be conquered in a few days.

"According to the Marquis' plan, conquering these islanders is also a good idea, but these islanders are not tames. Many of them are robbers who kill and robbers, and it is probably not so easy. If these robbers instigate the islanders to rebel, it may cause more twists and turns. Therefore, the subordinates think that it is better to use a large ship to transport enough troops and climb onto the islands to search!" County Magistrate Cao Yuan stood up and bowed, with a clear purpose, that is, to simply suppress them strongly.

"I also agree with the statement of Cao Junwei. These islanders are unruly and difficult to tame, and it is believed that their household registration is still difficult to manage. It is better to use a giant boat to transport soldiers to catch them all in one go. My subordinates are willing to lead two thousand policemen as pioneers!" The strong police chief He Biao also stood up and clasped his fists and said.

"Marquis, Cao Junwei and Director He said it well. Heng was an official in Wuzhong for seven years. He knew the habits of these islanders. He did not obey the orders of officials and did not obey the king's laws. He usually served the people, but was a bandit in chaos. He was not a subordinate, but he did not want to subdue him. In fact, it was difficult to control!" Jiang Heng bowed with a serious expression.

"I arrived at the island the day before yesterday, and someone urged local fishermen to offer two poisonous insects to me..." Chen Xu said a topic with a calm expression.

"Poisonous Snake?!" Jiang Heng and others' faces changed drastically and exclaimed.

"Yes, I have brought that fisherman to Wuzhong. This person said that a man named Zhou Yin was guiding him to do this. Have you heard of Zhou Yin?" Chen Xu looked at Jiang Heng and others.

"Zhou Yin..."

Several people began to twist their beards and ponder.

After a long time, the county magistrate Dai Sheng said carefully: "Marty, I have heard of the name Zhou Yin once, but I don't know if it is this person. Seven or eight years ago, the magistrate of Kuaiji County was Yin Tong. At that time, it was only five years before the destruction of the Chu State. At that time, it was heard that Xiang Bo was fighting with others and killed someone, so he fled to Wuzhong for asylum. Yin Tong took him in. Xiang's reputation in Chu was quite high, and after coming to Wuzhong, he soon attracted a large number of heroes and gentry to surrender.

Damn, so he quickly became arrogant and domineering. In addition, a large number of Xiang clans migrated to him and became a domineering member of Wuzhong in a few years. The lower official followed Yin Tong to attend some of the Xiang feasts. I remember that one time, an old man met an old man who claimed to be Ju Chao Gong. At that time, there was a young man next to the old man, with a burly and handsome back and a bear-back. If the lower official remembered correctly, the young man was named Zhou Yin. At that time, the chief clerk Yuan Xi and the county magistrate Wu Wei..."

Dai Sheng had a very good memory. After he slowly recalled it carefully, he could almost restore the scene at that time.

"Marty, after many years, the officials can no longer recall it clearly, but the Juchao Gong is very talkative and analyzes the general trend of the world well. Zhou Yin is also a master of swordsmanship. He did not lose the advantage in playing chess with Xiang Sheng, which also caused a lot of applause at the time..."

"Marty, judging from the story of the County Magistrate Dai, Zhou Yin may be the Zhou Yin mentioned by the fishermen. His age is very consistent. I wonder who this Duke Chao is?" Jiang Heng stroked his beard and pondered.

"Mr. Ju Chao, if this marquis did not make any mistakes in the calculation, it should be called Fan Zeng!" Chen Xu's eyes twitched slightly and spoke a few times.

If we talk about the most important figures in the chaos and the Chu-Han struggle at the end of the Qin Dynasty, then in addition to Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the two largest rebellious bosses, each of them also has a group of civil and military officials and generals, who are also famous, and are still famous thousands of years later. The names and stories are deeply integrated into the bloodline of the Chinese.

If Chen Ping and Zhang Liang are not distinguished by the most powerful counselor under Liu Bang, then there is only one of the most powerful counselors under Xiang Yu, that is Fan Zeng.

Fan Zeng, historical records are the ones who live in the nest.

He lives in Chao County, located on the edge of the Yangtze River to the north of Wuwei County and west of Dangtu County. This time, Chen Xu came to Wuzhong and took a boat down the river to inspect Dangtu. Dangtu officials introduced the distribution of nearby counties in detail.

An old man talked about the world's general trend, had contacts with Xiang, and was also known as Juchao Gong. Combined with these factors, the only person Chen Xu could remember was Yafa Fan Zeng.

The Hongmen Banquet was caused by Fan Zeng, but Xiang Yu was not ruthless enough and missed the opportunity to kill Liu Bang. Fan Zeng was heartbroken and scolded the prince afterwards.

Now that the Xiang family has failed to rebel, it has not yet died. Xiang Bo is still missing, and Fan Zeng must have not died yet. Zhou Yin hid in the Zhoushan Islands for several years. After meeting him this time, he used puffer fish to tease him. Maybe there is a shadow of Fan Zeng behind him.

If we continue to speculate in depth, Fan Zeng might be near Wuzhong, or even hiding on the Zhoushan Islands. When the Xiang family first started to rise, Fan Zeng might have helped them figure out this final way to retreat... into the sea!

Because of his little butterfly flapping his wings, many things in the world were so confused that Chen Xu was completely unpredictable.

"Since you already know the name of the thief, the officials can follow the map to go to Juchao to get people. As long as you catch Fan Zeng, Zhou Yin will naturally not be able to escape!" Jiang Heng stood up and said.

"No hurry. Since Fan Zeng has an involvement with the Xiang family, he must have not returned to his hometown in recent years. Maybe he still hides on the islands of the East China Sea. As long as the islands are conquered, these thieves will not be able to escape..." Chen Xu raised his head and glanced at Jiang Heng, Cao Yuan and others, and his voice became slightly serious.

"I have implemented a smooth road plan. In the future, there will be a large number of merchant ships and cargo ships traveling along the East China Sea. Next and next year, there will be marine ships and a large number of private merchant ships crossing this section of the sea to the South China Sea to find a route to the West. Wuzhong is the most important passage and transit station. After Wuzhong Port and Juzhang Port, thousands of sails gathered as a mountain of goods, and so many cargo ships traveled across the East China Sea. If islanders and thieves gathered for trouble and robbed the passing ships, wouldn't it make merchants and travelers worried and afraid?"

"What's more, the Zhoushan Islands are only seven or eight miles away from the Juzhang Coast. It's close to each other across the sea. At that time, many ships may be more willing to dock on the islands to rest and replenish supplies. Therefore, the safety hazards on these islands must be completely eliminated. Not only will the jurisdiction of officials be set up, but the construction of comprehensive facilities such as dock warehouses and supplies. At present, forcibly arranged soldiers to suppress will not only consume a lot of materials, money and food, but will also arouse strong resistance from the residents on the island.

If you have to last for half a year, you will definitely not be able to bear the losses. Therefore, the best way at the moment is to take two steps. The first step is to appease the officials and arrange for the public to go to the island to promote. Those who are willing to settle down can be settled and settled with their household registration and identity, and can be placed in Kuaiji County. They allocate land and real estate to make a living by farming themselves. The treatment is equivalent to civilians. The second step is to slowly investigate and find out the detailed situation on these islands. When the time is right, arrange for lieutenants to go to the island to hunt down the bandits and bandits..."

"The people of the territory do not use the boundary to enclose the borders, the country does not use the dangers of mountains and streams, and the world does not use the benefits of military revolution. Those who have attained the Tao will help more, while those who have lost the Tao will not help. Now the Qin Dynasty is becoming more prosperous and prosperous, and it is becoming more peaceful and stable. The move of the sword will inevitably cause panic among the people. Moreover, these islanders are not all bandits, and most of them still hope to live a peaceful life. In this way, they will be divided into two steps, and the foundation of the bandits will shake!"

"I hope you can use your brains, think more strategies, and use strategies to incorporate these island tribes into the jurisdiction of the court. It is not that I am unwilling to use large ships to conquer the islands, but that this is not worth the loss and is also very likely to cause turmoil and uneasy. The peace and tranquility of the southeastern counties have not yet been relieved. Therefore, remember not to be too anxious when doing things. The Japanese Marquis of Ming Dynasty will lead the fleet to the south to inspect the three counties of Guangdong and Guangxi in Fujian. When it turns around, three large ships will be left in Wuzhong to transport salt and sugar. The fleet is in charge of Shang Qi. You should all know. If you want to use large ships, you can discuss with him. These three large ships can also travel to Wuzhong as merchant ships to Guangdong and other places on weekdays. It takes up to half a month, which is more than five times faster than land passage..."

"It's good, it's good. As long as there is a big ship left by the Marquis, we can easily travel between the East China Sea islands and the mainland. Many things are also very convenient, fast and safe to handle!"

In an instant, Jiang Heng, Cao Yuan, Dai Sheng and He Biao were filled with joy.

"These ships are just a guide. You should also encourage merchants who are willing to go out to sea to make a fortune to invest in building large ships. Wuzhong has excellent harbors, towering trees, and open rivers. Moreover, the coast of Wuzhong is also a huge natural fishing ground. Various sea fish are inseparable from various sea fish. These are incomparable to other places in the East China Sea counties. In a few years, Gusu will inevitably become the world's most prosperous city, and it is not impossible to surpass Xianyang..."

"This matter is arranged so that the fisherman's family will be handed over to Director He for handling. Arrange his identity and household registration and residence as soon as possible, and monitor closely. The person's identity is still doubtful and should not be ignored. It is very likely that the whereabouts of Zhou Yin and other rebels will be found from him. The county magistrate Jiang also arranged for officials to go to the island as soon as possible to recruit those islanders who are willing to surrender, try to differentiate the foundation of the rebels, and even use the islanders who surrender to perform counter-espionage strategies. In short, it is safe to do so, and it is not advisable to attack..."
Chapter completed!