It was quite reliable for the prefect Sun and Fan Tongzhi to do things. As expected, the ship was prepared in less than half an hour. Next, Xu Jin and his group left Wangjiang Tower, accompanied by Sun and Fan, and left the southern city gate, and arrived at Shibapu Wharf on the Han River.

Since the Han River can reach Hankou directly from the Yangtze River and the waterway shipping conditions are very good, the water transportation business in Hanzhong has been quite developed, not to mention at present. Since the sea ban was opened and maritime trade was allowed, the shipbuilding industry in coastal areas has developed explosively in recent years, and the rise of maritime trade has also directly affected the inland river transportation. Export products from all over the country are continuously transported to coastal areas through inland rivers. The Han River is the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, and its water transportation business has naturally been greatly affected. Various ships travel day and night, and although their busyness is not as good as the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, it is not far away.

Let’s talk about Xu Jin and his group arrived at Shibapu Wharf, but they saw that the berths near the shore were full of ships. The cargo ships of all sizes and large waiting on the river were stretched for nearly two or three miles long, and the loading and unloading workers on the wharf were busy.

"Husband, there are so many boats on the pier here, it seems to be busier than the ones in Jinling's pier." Wang Cuiqiao said in surprise.

Xu Jin smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated, but it's also very good. It's probably going to support a lot of people."

The prefect Sun next to him smiled and said, "What the prince said is not bad. There are no less than dozens of large and small docks in Hanzhong Prefecture. There are 30,000 to 40,000 boatmen who rely on the docks to make a living. More than 70,000 livelihoods are related to shipping. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that this Han River almost feeds the entire Hanzhong. Especially after King Beijing vigorously promoted the opening of the sea ban, the cargo and specialties around our Hanzhong flocked to the crowd, and the water transportation became even more busy. The people here also benefited from it, and their lives became more and more prosperous. Now every household is thinking about your goodness."

Wang Cuiqiao couldn't help but look brilliant and felt proud. It seemed that my husband could not only lead troops to fight, but also expand territory for the Ming Dynasty, but also made great achievements in governance. Qingtianzhuang, clearing land in the country, opening up sea bans, promoting new crops, and setting up the Ming silver bank... All of these villages are good things that benefit the country and the people, and the effects are very obvious. Take the establishment of a silver bank for example. Silver bank accounts across the country are redeemable with tickets, and people no longer have to travel far with dead copper coins and silver. It is convenient and safe, and there is no need to be limited by quantity.

Xu Jin smiled. Although he knew that the prefect Sun had the element of flattering, he could really bear this flattery. He pointed to a nearby half-new building ship and said, "Is the ship prepared by prefect Sun prepared this one?"

Sun Kewen laughed and said, "This time the prince made a mistake, it was the other side and the other side."

Xu Jin followed what he was looking for and was slightly surprised. It turned out that the bow that the prefect Sun pointed out was a three-story luxury building ship, which was more than twice the size, and it was a brand new ship.

"The ship has everything, and the ship workers and servants are in place. As long as the prince is satisfied, he can start the ship immediately. Please follow the official to board the ship and watch it. If you have any dissatisfaction, the official will improve it immediately!" Fan Tongzhi said as if he was asking for credit. He probably was responsible for this bow ship.

Xu Jin nodded and boarded the ship quietly for a visit. It has to be said that this three-layer ship can be regarded as the Ming Dynasty version of the Haohua cruise ship. Even Wang Cuiqiao looked surprised and was quite satisfied.

"Prince, is this bow ship OK?" Fan Tongzhi asked a little proudly.

"Very good, I am very satisfied!" Xu Jin nodded, but the color suddenly faded and said coldly: "This is a new ship, it must have been customized by someone. Who is the original owner? How did you get it? If you take advantage of it, you will not be spared."

The faces of the prefect Sun and Fan Tongzhi turned pale, and the latter said juicyly: "The prince calms down, the subordinates have never taken advantage of it. This new ship... was given by the original owner, and I didn't force him."

Wang Cuiqiao originally liked this forecastle boat very much, but he immediately became alert when he heard this. His husband said it was right. This was clearly a new ship that had never been used. It seemed that the style and layout were obviously customized. It was very likely that he had just finished the shipyard and had not delivered the goods, but was asked by Sun and Fan Tongzhi to please his husband. If this is true, wouldn’t it ruin his reputation?

"Go and call the original owner, I will ask in person." Xu Jin said firmly.

Prefect Sun sweated coldly and said in a complaining voice: "Mr. Fan, why don't you go quickly!"

Fan Tongzhi hurriedly got off the boat, and after a moment he led a man on the boat. When Xu Jin saw this, he had seen him. He was one of the gentry who had eaten on the Wangjiang Tower not long ago.

"Report to Prince Beijing, this is the famous ship king in our Hanjiang Mansion. This bow is his. The subordinates dare not speak in vain." Fan Tongzhi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a bitter face.

"King Min, Cao Min, come to see Prince Beijing!" The king knelt down and bowed.

Xu Jin said politely: "Don't give me a gift, get up, Mr. Wang, is this bow ship really yours?"

Wang Yuanwai stood up and replied carefully: "By the prince, this bow ship was indeed built by Caomin Shipyard, and it was built by Caomin for himself. It was only two months before it was built. I planned to dry it again and again, but Caomin heard that the prince was going to use the boat, so he took the initiative to offer it. Lord Fan did not force it."

Xu Jin frowned and said, "Although there is no coercion, I have revealed my name, which is undoubtedly coercion."

Wang Yuanwai waved his hand quickly and said, "The prince misunderstood. In fact, on the Wangjiang Tower, Caomin has recognized Prince Beijing. Even the prefect and the others learned from Caomin that the prince is here."

"Oh? Do you recognize me?"

Wang Yuanwai smiled and said, "Caomin does not have such a blessing. Today is the first time I have seen Prince Beijing's true identity. It's just that Caomin met Wang everyone in Jinling that year, so he recognized him, so he guessed the identity of the prince."

"You are smart!" Xu Jin said: "Well, I will just treat you as voluntary. How much does this ship cost? I will buy it!"

Wang Yuanwai quickly waved his hand and said, "The boat is voluntarily respecting the prince, and there is no need for money. Caoren relies on the boat to make a living, and the prince used the boat to promote the sea ban. Caoren has made a fortune over the years, so this bow ship is a sign of a lack of feelings!"

Xu Jin couldn't help but smile: "I advocated the opening of the sea ban for you. I'll forget about my intentions. This ship is very valuable, so you can offer a price. You can't give it for free. If it is given for free, it will become my king who accepts bribes, which cannot be tolerated by the national law."

Speaking of this, Wang Yuanwai didn't dare to act rashly. He claimed a cost of 5,000 taels of silver. Xu Jin thought about it and said that it should not be much different from the market price, but the furniture and utensils on the ship should be worth several thousand taels, so he asked Zhao Datou to take 8,000 taels of silver notes and handed them to Wang Yuanwai.

Wang Yuanwai refused to accept it, and Zhao Datou was too lazy to talk to him. He stuffed the silver notes into his arms, and then "invited" him to get off the ship.

About half an hour later, the three-story boat slowly sailed out of the dock. Both Sun and Fan Tongzhi both sighed and finally sent the Buddha away. This man had a great aura. He couldn't stand it when he was with him.

At this time, the king took out two thousand taels of silver notes and handed them over with a smile: "The bow of the ship is worth five thousand taels, but Prince Beijing forced him to give eight thousand taels. There is no way. The grass-civilian bento is the prince's reward. We are one thousand taels each. Please accept it for two adults."

Sun Fan and the others dared not accept it, so they scolded Wang Yuanwai. The latter had to put away the silver notes with blushing face and smiled and said, "It is said that Prince Beijing is very talented and has a great poem. I wonder what poems he left for Yang Zhuangyuan? Let's take a look first."

It turned out that the prefect Sun was holding a roll of rice paper in his hand. It was handed over to the prefect Xu Jin when he set off, saying that it was a poem left to Yang Shen, and asked the prefect Sun to help him pass it over.

Magistrate Sun and Fan Tongzhi were both genuine professionals and were used to being good at writing and writing. At this time, they were itchy, but they did not dare to open it to watch without authorization. At this time, after hearing Wang Yuanwai's proposal, they became even more itchy. The two looked at each other and understood each other.
Chapter completed!