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Chapter 58: The Governor of the Grand Canal
Wow!
As the window was smashed, Su Qing rushed into the inn.

At the same time, the sound of the window breaking will wake up Yagyu Tajima-no-kami who is immersed in madness.

As an old man who has been fighting in the martial arts world, his reaction is extremely quick.

Suddenly, the true energy of Yagyu Tajima-no-kami surged all over his body, and his long sword roared and shot out.

"Snow is falling on earth!"

As the last move of "Killing God with One Strike", it is also the ultimate variation.

Snow falls on the earth, and the image of the sword light is like falling snowflakes, which is both beautiful and lethal.

As he cut out the snow in the world.

In an instant, the sky was filled with sword lights, just like snowflakes falling from the sky.

It looks like a blanket of white, so beautiful.

However, these snowflake-like blade lights contained a murderous aura that made people feel terrified.

They came from all directions, and it seemed that being cut into pieces was the fate that Su Qing deserved.

However, the next moment.

The eyes of Yagyu Tajima-no-kami witnessed the incredible.

I saw that the pieces of knife light fell on Su Qing's body, and they seemed like real snowflakes, breaking apart and melting.

You have to know that this sword strike was stimulated by the true energy in his body, integrated with his sword intent, and coupled with the sword energy emitted by the divine weapon itself, it was able to present a strange high-speed vibration when it fell.

This strange vibration was discovered by Yagyu Tajima-no-kami from the "Twenty-Four Sword Techniques".

The so-called "Twenty-Four Sword Techniques" is a sword manual from the Tang Dynasty. It had been lost in the Ming Dynasty, and only fragments of it were circulated in the martial arts world.

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami accidentally obtained a fragment of the Twenty-Four Sword Techniques.

Although it is a fragmented version, the most essential part is still there.

"Point Sword Stab" requires the sword tip to strike the enemy with a rapid "fast and heavy" point, and the action implies a slight vibration of the sword body to enhance the penetrating power.

His snowflake blade integrates the overclocked vibrations of the twenty-four sword techniques.

The sword energy is integrated with overclocked vibrations, and its destructive power is even more astonishing.

Even their master from Daiinichi Temple in Japan did not dare to fight him head-on with his physical body.

You should know that Dainichi Temple is a Buddhist holy place founded in Japan by the Tang Dynasty monk Jianzhen.

In Dainichi Temple, those who can be called masters are comparable to the gods and demons in the Ming Dynasty.

Even the physical body of the master of Dainichi Temple cannot be taken lightly in the snow drifting in the world.

It actually did not cause any harm to Su Qing's body, and even melted it directly.

It was a joke. It shocked Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami more than seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

But he had no time to be shocked, because his palm, ignoring the sword energy, continued to fall.

Click!

It was clearly a palm made of flesh and blood that hit the knife, but it actually broke the long knife into pieces!

Then, the palm continued to strike towards Yagyu Tajima-no-kami without slowing down.

Click!

In Li Tianhao's horrified eyes, Yagyu Tajima no Mori disappeared immediately.

It turned out that Su Qing's hand was so strong that it broke through the floor, and Yagyu Tajima no Kami was knocked to the first floor.

Su Qing also went down carrying Li Tianhao.

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami's figure is exceptionally recognizable.

Li Tianhao recognized him at a glance, but his pupils suddenly shrank.

“Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami doesn’t even have his head.

Could it be that Su Qing's palm was too violent and caused another head explosion?

Do not!
Although his head was gone, his chest suddenly swelled up.

Could it be that…”

Thinking of a possibility, his expression became even more horrified.

He was right.

Su Qing's extremely domineering slap slammed Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's head into his chest.

After confirming his guess, Li Tianhao's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and drops of sweat slid down his forehead. He was so scared that his whole body was trembling.
"The Japanese deserve to have their bodies torn apart, and their souls to have no rest.

I accidentally hit him too lightly and only pushed his head into his chest, leaving his body intact.

Oops! What a mistake!

However, it is not irreparable as long as he is reduced to ashes.

Perhaps the soul cannot rest in peace either."

The Chinese people generally believe that "body and soul are one", and that separating the body will destroy the soul carrier, causing the soul to wander and be unable to reincarnate.

It was a mistake not to smash Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's head with one palm, leaving his head and body together and giving him the chance of reincarnation.

Mistakes must be corrected.

Thinking of a good way to correct his mistakes, Su Qing was as happy as a child, with a sincere smile on his face.

This smile caused many people who saw everything to have nightmares for several days in a row.

After a while, Su Qing's eyes fell on the trembling old man: "Snow falling on the earth?
This is the secret martial art of the Yagyu family of the Shinkage-ryu school in Japan.

Only Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami, Yagyu Piaoxu, Yagyu Yukihime and Yagyu Jubei can learn it.

At this age, he should be the Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami.

Talking with Yagyu Tajima-no-Mori, let me guess who you are?
You can’t be Li Tianhao from the Giant Whale Gang!

Ha ha!

When I mentioned Li Tianhao, you seemed calm.

However, the range of muscle movement on the left side of the face is often greater than that on the right side. The eyeballs turn to the right, the fists seem to clench instinctively, and the shoulders suddenly retract.

After all, you are considered a master!
So many micro-expressions and movements appeared just because of one of my words.

Li Tianhao, you've been exposed."

Su Qing said this with some amusement.

The next voice was obviously cold and stern: "Li Tianhao, you took the risk of trafficking a large number of fishermen from Fujian coastal fishing villages to the Zhoushan Islands under the guise of recruiting laborers for the Giant Whale Gang. This is an unforgivable crime.

"When you are cut into pieces, skinned and tendons pulled out!"

Su Qing has never forgotten what happened to the Giant Whale Gang.

He wanted to wait until the four major groups were dealt with before tackling the problem of the Giant Whale Gang.

Now, Li Tianhao has taken the initiative to come to the door, which saves us from trouble.

“Although the Giant Whale Gang’s trafficking of Ming people has no real connection to its leader, Li Zhengkai.

However, as the leader of a force, failing to control the overall situation and making such a big mistake is a sin.

It's not unfair to go to the imperial prison.

……

It is said that after the Ming Dynasty's Jingnan Rebellion, Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, and the land in the north was simply not enough to supply the needs of the capital.

This requires the transportation of grain, vegetables, silk, etc. from Jiangnan to the capital.

In the first year of Yongle, Chen Xuan was appointed commander-in-chief and governor of sea transportation (maritime grain transport).

That year, he transported more than 490,000 dan of grain to BJ and Liaodong by sea to supply the soldiers in the two places. Later, he built a million-ton warehouse in Zhigu and constructed the Tianjin City Wall, and the maritime transportation business reached its limit.

However, later, with the looting of Japanese pirates, the waterway became turbulent.

In addition, the northern coastline is flat and lacks natural ports, resulting in low transshipment efficiency.

With the inland Huitong River fully open to navigation, Emperor Yongle decided to stop sea transportation and switch to inland waterway transportation.

The main water transportation in the Ming Dynasty also changed from offshore sea transportation to inland river transportation.

However, this time when Su Qing went north, he chose near-sea shipping.

Near-sea shipping can take advantage of the influence of the monsoon to increase the speed of cargo transportation.

A large amount of goods were transported from the Fujian coast to the capital.

If you choose inland waterway transportation, it will take at least one month.

For near-shore shipping, it only takes 10 to 20 days at most.

This saves a lot of time compared to inland waterway transportation.

The sun was shining brightly, and the sky was clear. Looking at Su Qing lazily basking in the sun, Xiao Yun from the Tianxia Escort Agency was surprised: "Miss Ding, has your commander always been so lazy?

I mean, the contact these days.

Why have I never seen the master practicing? He is lazy all day long, either basking in the sun or doing sea fishing.

If he doesn't practice seriously, how can he be so powerful?"

If it was just one or two days, Xiao Yun wouldn't be surprised.

Everyone wants to relax sometimes.

However, more than ten days had passed and their ship had already passed Yancheng.

My Lord Commander, you have never practiced seriously for a single day.

How is it not surprising?
In fact, wasn’t Ding Baiying also confused in her heart?
After thinking for a while, she just said: "Monsters, aren't they all like this?"

Forehead!
For a moment, Xiao Yun didn't know what to say.

As if thinking of something, Ding Baiying came to Su Qing and asked in a low voice: "Sir, the Haizhou Port of Huai'an Prefecture is ahead.

Next we have two options. One is to abandon offshore shipping and use the Xinyi River to enter the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The second is still short-sea shipping.

However, near-sea shipping needs to go around Langya (also known as the Jiaodong Peninsula), which is more than a thousand miles longer than taking the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Moreover, since the ship has to go around Langya, it will have to sail against the monsoon, which will greatly reduce its speed.

Comparing this period alone, the return to Beijing will be delayed by at least five days."

Seeing Ding Baiying's hesitation, Su Qing asked, "Since it takes more time to take the detour through Langya, why not just go directly through the inland river?

You specifically brought this up, don't you have other concerns?"

“We have tens of millions of taels of silver on board our ship, and I’m sure the news has spread all over the world.

Money moves people's hearts.

For this silver, those vicious criminals would do anything.

Although it is called near-sea transportation, it is actually more than ten miles away from the coastline.

It's very rare to encounter an attack from the coastline."

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

Ten million taels of silver?
What kind of wealth is that?
Wan Sanqian of the Ming Dynasty, known as the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, used his wealth to hire the top masters, the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi.

The Money Gang relies on huge amounts of money to bribe masters of weapons (such as Jing Wuming and Zhuge Gang) and build a ruling system that combines violence and wealth.

In the end, he lost his life because of the 2.5 million taels of silver from the Golden Prince Consort.

In The Untold Story, Wan Zhenshan wants to keep the treasure of Emperor Yuan of Liang for himself.

He plotted to kill his fellow disciple Qi Changfa and framed his disciple Di Yun.

Wan Gui, his biological son, poisoned his father to obtain the hidden gold, proving the tragedy of "gold can confuse the heart and turn father and son into enemies".
Qi Changfa, who had been living in seclusion, coveted the treasure and secretly practiced evil skills, even at the cost of sacrificing his daughter Qi Fang.

In the "Lu Xiaofeng" series, the Red Shoes Organization looted 80 taels of gold and silver, which directly led to the ambush of masters from many factions, and the rivers of martial arts world flowed with blood.

Having read too many martial arts stories, Su Qing naturally knew that money can move people's hearts.

"Since we're not in a hurry, let's choose short-sea shipping!"

It's only a difference of four or five days, Su Qing can wait.

Upon hearing this, Ding Baiying looked surprised.

She thought that given Su Qing's youthful arrogance, he would definitely choose to enter the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal via the Xinyi River, but she didn't expect that he would choose the sea.

In a blink of an eye, Ding Baiying understood.

A strong man like Mr. Su can easily turn the world upside down once they fight.

"The fire in the city walls affected everyone in the pond. We seem to be mere outsiders. If we are even slightly affected by the ripples of the battle, we will be shattered and die. Sir, you are protecting us."

Thinking of this, Ding Baiying bowed respectfully: "Thank you, sir."

Su Qing was confused.

……

"This is tens of millions of taels of silver, and the Governor isn't even a little bit disturbed?
Once we successfully rob it, we don't have to worry about how to launder the stolen goods.

You are the Governor of the Grand Canal, in charge of three thousand miles of Grand Canal and several prefectures. You can transport these valuables to the brothels, casinos, and smuggling networks controlled by the Money Gang.

The Money Gang laundered tens of millions of taels of silver.

In fact, this time the governor didn't even need to take any action to plunder the silver.

A few of my men can do it.

As for the benefits, we only want 40%!"

It was still the tall Prince Ning, dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes.

But it’s different from the White Horse Temple, where there is always a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.

There is always a flame of anger in his heart.

Opposite Prince Ning was an old man in a green robe with a thin appearance and short stature.

He looked unattractive, with wrinkles all over his face and gray hair and beard.

Just by looking at the level of respect the other people present showed this old man, one could tell that he was no ordinary person.

This person is none other than Zhang Zan, the current Governor of the Grand Canal.

The Governor-General of the Grand Canal was undoubtedly a high-ranking official.

The full name is "Governor of Grain Transport and Admiral of Military Affairs, Governor of Fengyang and Other Places, and in charge of Waterways". He not only manages the canal that spans more than 3000 miles and several high-ranking officials, but also manages local administrative affairs. He also serves as the Governor of Lufeng, managing Fengyang Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture, Luzhou Prefecture and Xuzhou, Hezhou, and Chuzhou, and is stationed in Huai'an Prefecture.

Prince Ning could obviously rob Su Qing on his own, so why did he take the initiative to share the silver with Zhang Zan?
It is said that after realizing the seriousness of the problem at the White Horse Temple, Prince Ning immediately headed towards Fujian.

Before he arrived in Fujian, he learned that Su Qing had already wiped out the four major families and returned to Beijing with tens of millions of taels of silver.

Su Qing destroyed the Murong clan and seized the warships.

The plan of Prince Ning to use the Shenwu cannons and warships to cross the river and attack Huanglong was destroyed.

The destruction of the Zhoushan Islands deprived Prince Ning of his powerful support, the Japanese pirates.

In addition to the four major companies, he supported new maritime representatives and even established the QZ Maritime Customs Office, which caused him to lose the support of a large number of maritime smuggling groups.

All these things made Su Qing seem like the nemesis of his rebellion.

This man must die, this became King Ning's only thought.

Similarly, the ownership of the tens of millions of taels of silver seized from Su Qing's property also had a great impact on King Ning.

There is a saying that is true: the Ming army is not fully paid, and when it is fully paid, it is invincible.

If ten million taels of silver were used entirely on the border troops, the Five Army Camps, the Three Thousand Camps, and even the troops preparing for war with Japan, what kind of amazing fighting power would they unleash?
It's scary just to imagine it.

Similarly, once the 10 million taels of silver are obtained, even if it is only 40%, it can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of one's own army.

No matter what, tens of millions of taels of silver cannot enter Shuntian Prefecture.

Just like that, he took Shangguan Jinhong and the old man all the way north.

Finally, we caught up in front of Haizhou Port.

But he got into a new trouble.

Huai'an is not simple.

This Huai'an Prefecture was the headquarters of Zhang Zan, the governor of the Grand Canal.

It was definitely not easy for Zhang Zan to hold the position of Governor of the Grand Canal.

Zhang Zan's wife, Zhang Wang, was from the Wang family of Langya, a well-known and powerful family.
In addition to the Wang family of Langya, Zhang Zan's own personal guards, the Twenty-Eight Riders of Yanyun, were also no ordinary people.

Rumor has it that their leader Cao Xiong ate half of the Guiyuan secret book, and his martial arts reached the pinnacle.

In short, if you take action in Huai'an and Haizhou Port, you will inevitably have to deal with Zhang Zan, the governor of the Grand Canal.

If they do not choose Haizhou Port, they will have to wait until Tianjin for the next ship to dock.

That place already belongs to Shuntian Prefecture.

Even if he could kill Su Qing, he would forget about getting tens of millions of taels of silver.

Haizhou Port in Huai'an Prefecture was the site of Prince Ning's last ambush.

"Prince Ning is too polite.

I won't take these benefits for nothing. I can let my personal guard Cao Xiong lead the 28 riders of Yanyun to cooperate with your actions.

They may not be able to fight, but they can lead the Haizhou guards to blockade an area of ​​several miles.

Prevent anyone from leaking the news that we have intercepted and killed the Jinyiwei."

(End of this chapter)