Ship cats do not refer to a specific breed of cats, but to cats that make a living on ships.
Many ports, including Suzhou Port, are facing rodent problems.
Rats roaming the harbor don’t just eat cargo,
After escaping to the ship, it will spread diseases, damage the hull, cause water leakage, and affect the rest of the crew.
Therefore, many ships will accommodate beings called ship cats.
There is a certain equal relationship between ship cats and humans. During the day, ship cats will enjoy the fish caught by the crew, and at night, ship cats will hunt unscrupulous mice in the cabin.
When the ship arrives at the port, the ship needs repairs and maintenance, and the crew needs to go home to rest. The ship cat will also disembark and go ashore, live the life of a wild cat for a while, and then wait for the next voyage.
When he first came to Suzhou, the city guide introduced Li Ang to one of the wonders of the city - the port wharf, where many wild cats often wandered.
They will crouch on the shore, like dock workers, watching the ships that are about to go out to sea, and choose one of them to board.
There is often only one ship cat on a small and medium-sized ship, and even a large ship can only have three or four ship cats - they will mark their respective territories and prohibit other ship cats from hunting in their territory.
According to the guide, the boat cat is like an equal employee, but also like an aloof tiger wandering on the sea.
The best ship cats are often accompanied by dozens of wild cat servants when they appear on the dock. They will receive preferential treatment from the sailors and crew wherever they go.
If it hadn't been for the repeated confirmation from the Zhenfu Division, I would have doubted whether they had become spirits.
"The salty smell of the sea breeze is definitely that of a ship cat."
Mosi's clone paused for a moment, then said with a helpless smile: "But how can we find it with just a piece of cat hair?"
Li Ang has been to the Suzhou port and observed that there are a large number of wild cats there, and the "cat mouth" moves frequently. They often go to work on ships, which is like looking for a needle in a haystack, which is really hard to find.
"What we know now is that the Su family may have descendants and raise a boat cat."
Li Ang paused for a moment, this condition was still too broad.
There are many people with the surname Su in Suzhou, not to mention that the descendants of the Su family may not be surnamed Su.
"...Is it possible that we should leave a spy here and wait until next year's Qingming Festival to watch over the descendants of the Su family?"
Mo Si rubbed her chin separately, and suddenly thought of something, "Wait a minute, the Zhenfu Department has thin dogs."
Zhenfusi's fine dogs are famous all over the world for their strong sniffing and tracking abilities.
Without the interference of special things (such as the powder Jiao Cheng used before), the murderer can be found in the city based on a drop of blood. Or the kidnapped women and children can be found based on a turban or a hairpin.<
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The hair of the ship cat...should be able to do the same, right?
Seeing that the water poisoning epidemic in Suzhou had been resolved and the date for returning to Chang'an was approaching, Li Ang immediately asked Mo Si to clone the cat hair and found the Suzhou Town Fusi.
Since there are many locals from Jiangnan Province in the Zhenfu Division, they are particularly friendly and trusting to Li Ang.
Li Ang lied casually, saying that a new type of pill he had developed was stolen by a wild cat, leaving a piece of cat hair at the scene.
Please ask the fine dogs from the Zhenfu Department to help you and see if you can find the wild cat by searching for the scent of cat fur.
The staff of the Town and Fu Department looked embarrassed. The ship cats lived at the dock. There were many wild cats there and the smell was confusing. It was not easy to target a specific ship cat. However, they still accepted Li Ang's commission and said that they would try their best to handle it.
It just may take a while - the water poisonous problem has been resolved, Suzhou Port is back to prosperity, and many ships are busy going to sea for trade. It is possible that the ship cat has also arrived at sea.
Now, I can only pray that the boat cat returns safely.
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Finally, after touring the mountains and rivers and relaxing for a while, Li Ang, Qiu Feng and others took a boat and returned to Chang'an.
"Long time no see."
Li Ang boarded the pier, looked at the majestic city in the distance, and sighed.
In the past three months, he has seen more separations between life and death than he had seen in his previous life or even in his memories of other worlds.
So much so that when I stood on the familiar bank of the Bashui River again, I felt like I was in a trance.
"The sun rises!"
The friends who had been waiting on the river bank for a long time approached. Li Wei ran at the front, gave Li Ang a big hug, and said with a hearty smile: "During your absence in Chang'an, the entire academy has been a lot lonely."
"Is it that exaggerated?"
Li Ang reluctantly shook off his friend's warm embrace. After not seeing each other for three months, everyone has changed more or less.
Li Wei has tanned a lot and is on par with the physical education seniors.
Yong Hongzhong feels a little taller and is no longer as weak as before.
Yang Yu and Zhang Yuyan stood closer. Well, it seems that their relationship has heated up.
Ji Linglang and Li Leling haven’t changed much,
He Fanshuang was still standing at the back, minding his own business and reading.
And Chai Chai...
Li Ang looked at Chai Chai, who was obviously thinner, took a deep breath, rubbed her hair, and said seriously: "I'm back."
"Welcome back."
The haggard worry in Chai Chai's eyes melted away instantly, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.
Tap tap tap.
More crew members and doctors got off the ship and boarded the dock.
Suzhou water poisoning still needs to be controlled in the future, and the Imperial Medical Office will also send new doctors there in the future to maintain the operation of the hospital in rotation.
"The sun rises,"
Li Shan's voice rang out on the pier. His Royal Highness, King Guang, of the same age, couldn't hide his haggard and tired face. There were only a few palace servants and guards on the pier who came to pick him up. Their treatment was completely incomparable to that of Li Leling, "Exit
Goodbye."
"See you next time."
Li Ang nodded to him. Li Shan also made a huge contribution to this water poison plague.
If he hadn't been supervising the officials and officials of Jiangnan East Road as King Guang and inspector,
Take the lead, lead by example, and fight on the front line to eliminate poison.
The final number of casualties and patients is even higher.
"Your Highness, let's go."
The palace servant brought the carriage, and Li Shan rubbed his face first, trying to cheer himself up, then boarded the carriage and went to the Daming Palace, preparing to tell Emperor Yu about the water poisoning epidemic.
I hope the emperor can be fair to him.
Li Ang looked at the desolate figure of the other party and sighed in his heart. He felt sympathy for the fate of this prince of the same age, but also worried about the people of Suzhou - regardless of Li Shan's background, his character and talents are still reliable.
If Emperor Yu did not change Li Shan's fiefdom and let him continue to govern Suzhou in the future, the people of Suzhou who had been poisoned by the water poisonous plague would be better off.
"Let's go, let's go home too."
Li Ang shook his head and got rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, such as the reward from Emperor Yu, the commendation from the mountain chief, and the praise and gratitude from the world.
He just wants to go home now.
This chapter has been completed!