The plan was decided, so Xu Wei, under the protection of ten internal guards of the security department, went to Aotou Village, Zhao'an County, on the beach and searched for a boat to Penghu.

Penghu is named after the surging sea outside the port and the quiet water inside the port. It is a natural and excellent harbor. The imperial court originally had a patrol department here, responsible for managing affairs in Taiwan and Penghu.

Five years ago, the sea lords joined forces to capture Penghu Village and drove away the garrisoned officials. However, there were too many wolves and fewer meat, and no sea lord could monopolize this place, so they agreed to turn Penghu into a three-in-one area.

The so-called "three no-doers" means that the government does not care about it, the sea lord does not care about it, and the local gentry does not care about it. No one has the final say in this lawless place, no one collects taxes, and no one punishes illegal things. As long as you are strong enough, you won't have to pay your life to kill someone.

The original intention of the sea lords was to turn Penghu into an international trade center like Shuangyu and become their support for operating maritime trade. Unfortunately, this sea lord was really bad and didn't even know the absolute freedom caused absolute chaos. In other words, it was useless for them to know, because after Wang Zhi's death, there was no sea lord with the ability and reputation that could convince the public to establish order for this chaotic sea area.

As a result, this place became a chaotic place. In Magong Port in Penghu Bay, there are sea owners from all over the world, as well as ships of red-haired people, Japanese, Ryukyu people, and tyrants from all over the South China Sea. The shops lined up on the pier were their strongholds on the island. The shops sold muskets, cannons, ships, and even slaves of all kinds of skin.

Penghu is prosperous, but unfortunately it is a deformed prosperity. All shameless forbidden products can be bought here, but there are no normal goods and merchants...

It can be said that the chaos in Penghu is just a microcosm of the chaos in Fujian and Guangdong. In other words, the chaos in Fujian and Guangdong is fully reflected in Penghu.

~~

Xu Wei was docking the boat. On the way to the Jiangnan Commercial Station, he encountered three pickpockets, two blackmails, and a bloody incident... A man with a tattoo on his body was cut off his arm in the street by a Japanese ronin.

Fortunately, the guards were very skilled and well-trained, so they protected him and entered the commercial station without any danger.

Watching them walk into the commercial station, the ronin, who was still stained with blood on the knife, slashing hard, as if he regretted not cutting them together just now.

"Does that guy have a grudge against you?" Xu Wei asked the intelligence officer who brought him here in a strange way.

"It's because we have a grudge against our group. The security area blocked the northbound route, which made them unable to return home. I don't know where these ronin people heard that we are from Jiangnan Group, so we want to vent our anger." The intelligence officer smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that the company's mission is all masters at Penghu Station. They have suffered a great loss after provoking them several times. Now they can only grin outside."

"Ah, Mr. Qingteng, why are you here?" The second floor of the shopping station was Tang Paul. He looked at Xu Wei in disbelief. Obviously, he didn't expect that the orphan painter who had been eating and waiting to die would actually come to this island.

"It's your boy." Xu Wei was not surprised and sat down in the seat, took the teacup presented by Paul Tang and said:

"This place is interesting. I just saw a woman. Hey, the skirt is wearing, and her thighs are exposed."

As he said that, he took a sip of tea, smacked his lips and said, "I mean, it's so indecent!"

"Still arrange for me to criticize me?" Tang Paul lit a hookah for him again.

Xu Wei has all the five poisons and has long learned the five ways to draw "Tanbali". Of course, it is called looking for inspiration for artists.

He sniffed a sip of cigarette and smiled and said, "Forget it, let's talk about it when the main business is finished. Zhao Hao's father is still waiting for me to help me."

"What can I do with my juniors? Just give me instructions and go through fire and water without hesitation." Paul Tang came to Penghu because he heard the chaos in Chaozhou and knew that the young master must be anxious, so he hurried back from Luzon, and the two of them were here.

"Send me to see Lin Daogan." Xu Wei spitted a thick smoke.

"It's not difficult to meet him. The red-headed casino opposite us is Lin Daogan's subordinates who run it." Tang Paul pointed to the opposite side and said, "But I can't send the sir to that wolf den, because Lin Daogan will definitely kill you."

"What did he do to kill me?" Xu Wei curled his lips and asked, "I am so cute, and it is harmless."

"Because it is rumored in Fujian and Guangdong, it was the gentleman who gave advice for Hu Zongxian and lured Wang Zhi to death." Tang Paul sighed.

"Nonsense, it was Wang Bengu who killed Wang Zhi. What does it have to do with me, Xu Wenchang?" Xu Wei accidentally choked and coughed.

"Governor Hu is dead, who knows what Wang Bengu is? Only Mr. is alive and famous and the greatest." Paul Tang said with a wry smile: "It is said that he will naturally lean on Mr.

"I'm wronged." Xu Wei glared at him depressedly: "Don't you blame me if you didn't see Miss Jiang?"

"It's a pity that I can't reason with the sea masters. They can hear it in their ears and they say lies. Even if you say the truth, people won't believe it." Tang Paul spread his hands.

"It's so damn bad. I don't know if I didn't come this time. My reputation will be destroyed by them!" Xu Wei was surprised to care about his reputation, and he was so angry that he blew the hookah into a thud.

"Yes, so sir can't go." Paul Tang focused heavily, and then made up his mind and said, "You'd better go, younger generation, just follow your ideas?"

"No, what are you going? I need to clarify now. Let the Lin man help me restore my reputation!" Xu Wei sent the white copper hookah to the table and said angrily: "Hurry up and pass the message and go!"

"Hey, ah..." Paul Tang had no choice but to respond and arrange someone to contact him quickly.

~~

In that room, Mr. Zhao also entered the territory of Raoping County, Chaozhou Prefecture, under the entourage of a group of followers.

Raoping County is a neighboring county in Haiyang County, where the capital city is located. It is also across the sea from Nan'ao Island, which was once captured by Yiben and one party. Naturally, the city gates have been closed.

Mr. Zhao's original plan was to go to Raoping County first, find the magistrate Liu Rugao to borrow a thousand people's bravery, and then go to Haiyang.

Liu Rugao was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing. Although everyone had no friendship at that time, because of the friendship of the same year, he would not have been saved by death.

Unexpectedly, after I received my name and surname, I waited outside the city for more than half an hour, but the city gate was still closed.

Liu Rugao actually sat down outside the city with a hanging basket and met Mr. Zhao...

"Brother Deqing, what are you singing?" Mr. Zhao helped Liu Rugao, who bowed to him, looked around and said, "There are no thieves approaching, why don't you open the city gate?"

"Oh, it's embarrassing brother." Liu Rugao patted the floating soil on his official robe and said in shame: "I, the magistrate, can't ask them to open the city gates, so I can only use this method to see my brother."

"Ah, aren't the people below listening to you?" Zhao Shouzheng said in disbelief: "Where is the authority of parents in a county?"

"The authority of the county master? Is there such a thing south of the Five Ridges?" Liu Rugao smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay on weekdays, the old parents and the eldest master shouted. But that's all superficial skills. When it comes to things, you don't even have nothing to do, and it's all the gentry who have the final say."

"Hey, it's really different from Jiangsu and Zhejiang." Mr. Zhao sighed when he heard this.

"Of course, this is the Guangdong-Guangdong area." Liu Rugao laughed and said: "Before this dynasty, Guangdong-Guangdong was nominally ruled by the Central Plains dynasty, but outside the city, the local wealthy families still had the final say. In the first year of Hongwu, after He Zhen, Dongguan, gave Guangzhou, Taizu transferred him to Shandong and sent Deqing Hou to Guangdong to try to control the situation. As a result, he could not handle the Guangzhou prefecture for ten years, and could only transfer He Zhen back to Guangzhou to clean up the mess."

"This is still a provincial capital, let alone a marginal prefecture like Chaozhou. After the Huang Xiaoyang Rebellion in the late Zhengtong period, the imperial court began to try to actually control the land and population outside the provincial capital, but the effect was not ideal, and instead caused frequent rebellions." Liu Rugao sighed and said repeatedly:

"According to my opinion, these rebellions are actually the struggle between the government and local forces for local control. What is rebellion and what is obedience to the people? The difference lies in whether they are willing to obey the king's laws and whether they are willing to pay taxes! We officials are single and lonely and have short term of office. How can we fight against those local forces? Only by relying on obedience to the people and reducing rebellion to the people can we barely maintain the situation."

"Oh..." Zhao Shouzheng patiently listened to his silence, and now he finally understood. "You mean, you dare not twist those gentry, you, the magistrate, have to listen to them?"

"It's not that I heard from them, it's just that it's hard to tear them apart. I have to rely on them to defend the city..." Liu Rugao said embarrassedly: "Brother, you know me, but there is a slight possibility. How can I be so unlucky?"

"As long, I understand." Zhao Shouzheng nodded, patted his shoulder and said, "You go back, guarding the county town is a great achievement."

If you borrow troops, you will naturally have no way to express it.

"Brother, why not go to the city together?" Liu Rugao seemed to feel that he was doing too inauthentic and hurriedly asked to stay: "At present, my small county town is much safer than the city."

"No need, although I am just a Tongzhi, I am one mansion and two churches. The mansion is where I should go." Zhao Shouzheng waved at him and turned around and wanted to leave.

Suddenly he turned around and said to Liu Rugao: "My brother, please let me know something."

"Brother, please tell me, I will definitely do what I can do." Liu Rugao gritted his teeth.

"It's not a big deal." Zhao Shouzheng pointed to his official sedan chair and official rank sign and said, "These things are so eye-catching when you carry them on the road. Can you please keep them for your care first?"

"What's the matter? No problem." Liu Rugao sighed. He had planned to do it. As long as he didn't borrow troops, it would be easy to say. Unexpectedly, he just asked himself to help keep the things.

"If my brother insists on going to the capital city, I have twenty agile guards and can follow and protect my brother." He gritted his teeth and said.

"No need." Zhao Shouzheng smiled gratefully and said, "I have more than 300 guards, so safety should not be a problem."

"Ah..." Liu Rugao was startled. He always thought that the men who were agile and riding horses following Mr. Zhao were the officers and soldiers who were ordered to escort him.
Chapter completed!