Haizhou is located on the northmost side of Huainan East Road. From the map, it seems that a large piece of the coast was swallowed by sea water, forming a wide and shallow bay. The bay is surrounded by land on three sides and is called "Haizhou Bay". Haizhou Bay is more than 100 miles wide from north to south. There is a large island in the south of the bay, which is Yuzhou Island.

After hundreds of years of change of life, Yuzhou Island will be connected to the mainland, but now it is still more than ten miles of water between the mainland. Because of the Yuzhou Island covering the wind and waves, it becomes a natural shelter. No matter how strong the wind and waves are in the outer sea, it will become calm when entering the water between Yuzhou Island and the mainland. For merchants engaged in maritime trade with Haizhou as the base, this shelter is their treasure pot.

Because of the arrangement of Mi Youren, a good disciple, Wu Haogu took an official boat from Lianshui to Yanhe River and floated comfortably to Qushan County, where Haizhou Prefecture is located.

The ship stopped near the entrance of the Yanhe River, waiting for the docking pier. Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaolian came out of the cabin together, stood at the bow, and watched around.

The two sides of the Yunyan River are very prosperous. The north bank is the Haizhou Qutiao Field, just between the Yunyan River and Qushan County. The scale of the Qutiao Field seems to be larger than that of the county town.

Within the walls, there are all layers of pavilions, and I don’t know how many merchants are there. To the east of the Fiery Field is the harbor, and you can vaguely see various sea boats moving slowly on the calm water.

On the south bank of Yunyan River is the Goryeo Pavilion - not the Consulate General of the Goryeo Kingdom in Haizhou, but a hotel built by the Song Dynasty's imperial court for the Goryeo merchants and missions who came to Haizhou for trade or to Kaifeng Prefecture through Haizhou.

Because Haizhou is a Shang Town with the Goryeo delegation and merchants travel very frequently, the Koryeo Pavilion on the south bank of the Yunyan River is large in scale and has no less than a thousand houses. Outside the Koryeo Pavilion is a market with shops and many wine shops, and its prosperity is no less than the venue on the north bank of the Yunyan River.

Wu Haogu thought in his mind: The essence of Haizhou is the two sides of the Yunyan River and Qushan County. Although it is prosperous, its overall area is not large. It can be built into a city wall. Even if it is built into a European-style star fort, it will not cost much.

If there is a large island on the sea and a star fort on the land, if there is another navy that can fight against the Jurchen Navy (if any), Haizhou can become an unbreakable stronghold. If it cannot be defended, it can also flee south by boat...

Just as a painter, he really became the art teacher of Song Huizong. Under the strict bureaucratic system of the Song Dynasty, the power he could obtain was limited. How could he manage Haizhou?

Just as he was thinking about how to survive the catastrophe more than 20 years later, two figures suddenly gathered from the market outside the Goryeo Pavilion. The two men wore a Dongpo scarf, a white silk slut, and a Japanese fan in his hand. Their skin was sallow and seemed to be a yellow-faced scholar. The man behind seemed to have met several times in Kaifeng Prefecture - the Taixue Sacrifice, Pingjiang Jiyizhi.

"Is Ji Yizhi ahead?"

Wu Haogu was wondering why he met Ji Yi in Haizhou, and suddenly heard Mi Youren shouting.

The two of them who had just come out of the market stopped first, then looked around, and then quickly walked towards the official boat that Wu Haogu and Mi Youren were riding.

Because the official ship was queuing to the port, it was in the middle of the river. Ji Yizhi and the white-faced scholar could not get on, so they stopped on the shore.

"It's indeed Mi Yuanhui, ah, Wu Chongdao is here too!"

Ji Yi bowed to Mi Youren and Wu Haogu through more than ten feet of river water, and then pointed to the scholar beside him and said, "I'll introduce it to you. This is the Yanei Yin Xiaowei, the chief minister of the Privy Council of Goryeo. "

How could a student from Tai come to Haizhou and be with a Korean stick?

When Wu Haogu was feeling strange, Mi Youren already understood what was going on. "It turns out that Brother Yizhi has entered the officialdom, which is a joyful congratulation!"

Ji Yi laughed: "It's just a Confucius official from the Tongwenguan. He hasn't even sang a famous name outside Donghua Gate. What a good official?"

Kongmu Guan is a small official in charge of books and documents, while Tongwenguan is a yamen specializing in diplomatic affairs in Goryeo. It is currently affiliated with the northern room of the Privy Council.

The Kongmu official in the Tongwenguan is generally appointed by the Wensan official from the ninth rank of the Shilang.

Ji Yi became the Kongmu official in Tongwenguan, so he naturally officially entered the official career. He had sacrificed his life in the Imperial Academy before, and his grades in previous exams were excellent, so he could be directly awarded an official position.

However, at this time, the civil servants of the Song Dynasty were still respected by those who were born in Jinshi. Ji Yi, the future was not very good if he entered the officialdom. If he wanted to rise to the top in the future, he still had to "make up" the Jinshi (officials can also take the imperial examination).

Of course, in the Song Dynasty, no, after the emergence of the imperial examination system in China, few people dared to say that they were sure to win. Even Ji Yi, a famous talent among the students, dared not say that he must have high school.

So, starting to become an official, then taking the imperial examination "half-official and half-study" is the relatively reliable development route. Therefore, before Ji Yi came to the second year of Yuanfu, he took the opportunity to get the official position. He was very lucky to get the dispatch of a Confucius Officer in Tongwenguan. This dispatch was not worth much, but he got it at the right time.

It turned out that on October 7, the first year of Shouchang, Goryeo, who had ascended the throne for less than a year, Wang Yu, abdicated to Neichan and gave the throne to Wang Shujilin Gong Wang Xi.

The following year, in the fourth year of Shaosheng in the Song Dynasty (1097), Wang Xiqian sent a delegation to the Liao Kingdom to pay tribute to the upper country (Goryeo was originally a vassal state of the Liao Kingdom) and asked for a title. In December of that year, the Liao Kingdom sent Yelu Siqi and Li Xiang to book the book and gave him jade books, seals, crowns, chariots, seals, seals, horses, and pieces.

With the enthronement of the Great Liao Kingdom, Wang Xicai officially became the King of Goryeo. This year (1098), Yin Guan (named Tongxuan), the chief minister of the Privy Council, led the delegation to the Song Dynasty to "report the throne and advance the local things."

Because the Goryeo Mission arrived in Haizhou, Ji Yi, who had just become the Confucius Officer of the Tongwenguan, came to the Goryeo Pavilion in Haizhou to welcome him with Liu Youduan (also a eunuch), a nobleman who was a civil servant.

The business of Ji Yi's family also includes sea trade. When he was in Jiangnan, he met many merchants from Goryeo and learned about many Goryeo scenery. Therefore, he became familiar with Yin Feng (named Xiaowei), the son of Yin Guan, and has accompanied him to travel around Qushan County these days.

After Ji Yi introduced Yin Feng to Wu Haogu and Mi Youren, she whispered a few words in Yin Feng's ear. A surprise suddenly flashed across the face of the Goryeo Yaye. She bowed her hands and said in the official words of the Central Plains, "It turns out that it is Mi Yanei and Wu Chongdao, who are disrespectful, disrespectful!

I have always admired the poetry, calligraphy and painting of the Central Plains. Today I have met two talented people, which is really fortunate to have three lives. Can you please have a drink from me?”

"Teacher," Mi Youren came to Wu Haogu's ear and whispered, "The writing and etiquette of Goryeo is the same as that of China, and many people like the calligraphy and painting classics of the Song Dynasty.

Moreover, all officials in Goryeo pay attention to birth, similar to the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Yin Yanei must be a child of a wealthy family. The more friends such as this, the better. Maybe through him, he can lead his husband's name to Goryeo."

After hearing Mi Youren's suggestion, Wu Haogu was slightly stunned. Is he giving advice to himself? This is not bad! He has been a human being in two lives, and he has no experience in politics and officialdom, and he does not know how to deal with people from all aspects.

And Mi Youren must be extremely clever in his ability to become a minister of the Ministry of War under Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty. With his help, his career will definitely be twice the result with half the effort!
Chapter completed!