novelhk Chapter 595 Promotion
Chapter 595 Promotion
December 6, the 36th year of Dalin You'an, winter.
Zhou Chang led his men out early in the morning and first went to the East Suburb Garrison Camp.
This time, the task of transporting military supplies was assigned to the East Suburb Garrison Battalion. I don’t know if it was a coincidence.
Naturally, she did not forget that there was a missing deputy general, Sun Xiang.
Unfortunately, none of his attempts produced any results. In order to prevent others from discovering his intentions, Zhou Chang had no choice but to give up.
Half a day had passed since he came out from the East Suburb Garrison Camp to check on the food and fodder preparations, and then he rushed to the dock.
The last time he went north, he was in a hurry and did not board the boat at the East Suburb Wharf. Instead, he rode quickly to the Binchuan River Wharf to check the situation before taking the boat from there. As a result, Zhou Chang had never seen the Qinglong Wharf outside the East Suburbs.
The Qinglong River outside the eastern suburbs was dug by the previous dynasty. It leads to the Binchuan River and other main rivers to the north, then connects to the Jinmin River and finally to the East China Sea. The Jinmin River further north is the border of Yuebei.
To be more specific, when Zhou Chang was the "national zither player" Xiao Lan, he wanted to escape blackmail by pretending to have fallen into the water and disappeared. The river that passed by Chaotian Temple at that time was the same Qinglong River.
At this time, Zhou Chang was standing on the deck of a military ship, leaning on the railing and looking into the distance, and he couldn't help but sigh.
He has experienced life and death several times. After all, Prince Yi has been in this position for too long. Why is he still so afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind?
Then turn your head and look back towards the pier.
At the dock, military ships had already been lined up on one side, waiting to set off once all the medicinal materials were loaded on board.
There are at least a dozen military ships of all sizes in the huge force. With such a large formation, there is no need to worry about falling into the water.
After thinking about it this way, I made a decision that it would be better to take a boat.
After all, we also took a boat last time, and this time we have to take a big detour and head straight to the northern border. The journey is long, and as long as we don’t fall into the water, it is better to choose a fast and comfortable way to travel.
Once you make a decision, you will be at peace with it.
Zhou Chang leaned over the railing and looked down: "This winter is really not cold. The flowing water is not frozen, and the river surface is not frozen. I don't know if there are any fish below. Maybe I can make a living by catching fish along the way."
The thin monkey was looking around beside him. "Yes, I just heard from the navy that this year is indeed a warm winter, otherwise there would be floating ice on both sides of the river. When we set out, we need a river-opening ship to cut the ice in advance, which will inevitably delay the speed of the ship. As for the fish in the river... it would be great if we could catch them and eat them, but I'm afraid it's difficult."
"That's not right. Aren't the people on the other side fishing?" Zhou Chang held up the pergola with one hand and pointed to the other side with the other.
The river is too wide, so you can only get a rough idea of it.
The skinny monkey also raised his head and stretched his neck to look around desperately, his mouth watering: "It seems so... Your Majesty, let's catch some too. I heard that the fish in the river are fatter and tastier in winter, and they'd be even better if they were grilled."
Zhou Chang ignored him and looked towards the other side of the dock.
On the other side, Zhong Yu and Fu Ming were still busy picking up and delivering goods with the guys from the Siwei Medicine Shop. It would have been fine if they had nothing to do for the time being, but it would not be a good idea to go fishing.
The skinny monkey couldn't sit still, so he turned around and forced the commander of the official ship to find a way to get him a fishing net.
Zhou Chang just indulged himself and agreed to watch the fun from the sidelines.
But I didn’t expect that after an incense stick of time, the fishing net was not found.
An officer from an official ship brought two baskets of fish and said, "Your Highness Prince Yi, even if there are fishing nets at this time of year, they are still in the hands of the merchants at the dock. They won't give them away easily. These two baskets of fish are what they just caught and are selling. I brought them here as a small token of my gratitude to Your Highness."
This general was quite considerate. Although it was just two baskets of fish, it was a thoughtful gesture. Ever since the scholar Zheng Tu gave Prince Yi a golden Pi Xiu, such a long time has passed and it seems that no one has given Prince Yi any gifts anymore.
"What's your name and what's your position?" Zhou Chang asked.
The general replied respectfully: "I am Jin Run, a captain in the Navy Battalion."
From Prince Yi's memory, we know that Lin State is located in the Central Plains, with limited navy and most of them facing the southwest sea.
The Navy Battalion of Jindu is on the same level as the Garrison Battalion and both belong to the Imperial City Garrison Army. However, its scale is not even half of that of the Garrison Battalion. It only serves as an escort when the emperor needs to take a boat when he goes on tour. On weekdays, its work is to maintain public security around the Qinglong River.
Zhou Chang now knew more about it. The lieutenant was the lowest-ranking officer in the army, so he asked again, "Are you the one leading the military transport this time?"
"Yes." Jin Run replied.
Assholes, these people sent the lowest-ranking official to Prince Yi.
However, the two baskets of fish in front of him were still shining in the sun and looked very fresh.
Zhou Chang thought that her newly promoted "First-rank Army Officer" should not be in vain: "Very good, your name is not bad, um... Fish is not bad, so they are both good and your official position should not be so low, at least a deputy general. I will promote you later and then set off, you should prepare well for this trip with me."
Jin Run had a square face with regular features. He didn't expect to be promoted twice with just two baskets of fish. He was overjoyed and knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Yi. I will do my duty faithfully and protect Your Highness Prince Yi."
Zhou Chang is now a first-rank military officer, and he has also registered with the Ministry of War. It is a good opportunity for him to try it out and see if it works. He doesn't care: "No need, no need. You should prepare yourself well. We will set off in the next two days."
"Yes, yes..." Jin Runeng agreed repeatedly.
After Jin Run left, the skinny monkey started to comment: "It's really cheap. The two baskets of fish have been upgraded several levels. The prince is really generous."
Zhou Chang was impulsive just now, but looking at the two baskets of fish, he did not regret it: "What else do you say? Remember, we will be on the boat all the way, you must get along well with these navy officers, otherwise you will offend them."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will take care of it." In fact, Zhou Chang didn't need to say much. The skinny monkey had already established a good relationship with the man from the moment they met. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the nerve to ask the man for a fishing net to catch fish.
Since there was no need to catch the fish, and they had two baskets, Zhou Chang ordered, "We can't finish all the fish. Monkey, go find a small shop near the pier and make a fish feast. When Mr. Zhong and Manager Fu are done, we can have a feast together, and then we can go back to the city."
"Okay, I will make sure it's all arranged." The skinny monkey jumped up and down and went to ask the navy officer.
Afterwards, Shouhou really arranged a fish feast in a small shop near the pier, and waited for Zhong Yu and Fu Ming to hand over the medicinal materials so that they could eat together.
There were two baskets of fish, and Zhou Chang and his companions could not finish one basket even if they tried their best. So they planned to carry the other basket back home and ask Mother Wang to continue cooking it and share it with the servants.