Chapter 725 Giant Ship

Lu Zhongyuan is also a person who has licked blood from the blade of a knife. However, he has been living a good life for many years. He has never seen such a powerful person with such superb skills and strikes like lightning. He couldn't help closing his eyes and secretly shouting, "My life is at stake!" It felt like the blade of the blade had been touched.

neck.

After closing his eyes for a while, he found that he still had feelings. When he opened his eyes, he found the young samurai holding a sword in both hands and looking at him with a sneer on his face.

The surrounding servants guarding the courtyard were so frightened by the mighty posture of the samurai boy that they took a few steps back. While retreating, they threatened in vain: "That boy, let go of my master, please... I will spare you the chance to die..."

The two young men in Confucian attire were Shao Bowen and Chao Buzhi. Shao Bowen's face seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Lu Zhongyuan, right? This is the son of the magistrate of Chao County in Qiantang County. The wild scholar you just mentioned is him. Take it.

This knife is a friend from Japan, and you don’t even know his name.”

Lu Zhongyuan had a stiff smile on his face: "What about you, young master? If Lu admits his defeat today, he will ask the young master to issue the charter."

Shao Bowen smiled and said: "Me, you are not a scholar, so I don't know. And there are no regulations. Just treat me as a passerby. It would be better if everyone does not get involved in cause and effect."

"But Mr. Lu, there is no need to say harsh words, and there is no need to worry about retaliation. Your troubles have just begun."

Lu Zhongyuan said: "It is only natural to pay back debts. Liu Erli slandered me, and I just said that if two debts are owed, they should be paid with an iron pot."

Shao Bowen smiled and said: "Master Lu, you have to be reasonable. Even if Liu Erli owes you two guan of money, he may not be able to pay it off with an iron pot, but that's not your decision."

"You should report it to the government. The government will review the testimonies of both parties before making a decision. What you are doing now is to support thugs, set up private courts, run rampant in the countryside, and usurp the public rights of the state and county."

"This crime is much more serious than Liu Erli's unpaid debt..."

Lu Zhongyuan's face changed greatly: "Young master is also from the Yamen? I am the household manager of the salt pavilion, and the salt officials entrust me to manage the salt households and ensure that I answer the questions."

"These unruly people are really difficult to deal with. If you don't do something about it, you won't be able to handle the affairs of the court well."

"Today it seems that Mr. Lu did something wrong. Master, please forgive me. I won't punish Liu Erli. I will give him an iron pot as well. Do you think this is okay?"

Shao Bowen said: "As I said, I am just a passerby. How to deal with the disputes between you has nothing to do with me. You have nothing to say to me."

"Of course there will be people coming to look for you in the Yamen in a while. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it in court then. The more you tell us now, the more trouble you will have."

"There...will there be anyone else?" Lu Zhongyuan was dumbfounded.

Shao Bowen said: "Yes, the salt officials and warehouse envoys of the Luli Salt Field have been taken down for embezzling official fees, deducting wages, exploiting salt households, reselling private salt, indiscriminately offering courses, and lining their own pockets. Then some people were involved.

Uehu."

"As for whether you are among them, I'm not sure. When I first came here, I saw a group of people heading towards Guizhuang. Now that we've been chatting for so long, I guess we have almost all the evidence we need."

Lu Zhongyuan's expression finally changed.

At this moment, a group of men in red rushed forward, and the leader of the team threw the iron rope at Lu Zhongyuan's head: "Master Lu, the matter has become serious, come with us!"

Lu Zhongyuan struggled: "Where are you from the fast class? Why don't I know you?! What qualifications do you have to take me?! What qualifications do you have to take me?! You are not from the county!"

The captain smiled grimly and said: "The county's military team is getting stronger soon. I'm afraid they have been fed by you for a long time, right? Grandpa is the escort officer under the command of the Liangzhe Road Soldiers and Horses Command! I am about to ask you about your relationship with them.

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Both Zhejiang and Zhejiang roads were under the jurisdiction of the military commander Qian. The highest military commander along the road was also led by the magistrate of Hangzhou, who was Su You.

This time to rectify the salt affairs, Su You went directly across the prefectures and counties and ordered Di Yong to arrest him as a road-level chief executive.

The salt administration of the Song Dynasty has reached the level of corruption. If you want to catch it, you can definitely catch it.

However, considering the overall situation, he was only prepared to touch one Luli.

Lu Zhongyuan, who was extremely arrogant just now, became a prisoner in the blink of an eye. The villagers looked at the three young men in front of them, and their expressions were not only relieved, excited, and happy, but also confused and fearful.

An old man suddenly shouted: "Little official, Lu Zhongyuan has been arrested, what should we do?!"

The rest of the villagers also responded: "Yes! Who will collect our salt?! Who will give it to us? Who will distribute food to us?!"

As soon as these three questions came out, the crowd immediately became uproar.

Shao Bowen smiled at Chao Buyi who was a little dumbfounded: "No blame, this is the transformation of conflicts that the teacher said. Now, the conflicts between superior and inferior salt households have become conflicts between them and us. You can continue to solve them."

"Shaobao also said that there are internal and external conflicts!" Chao Buzhi gave Shao Bowen a blank look and helped Liu Erli up: "Are you okay?"

Liu Erli quickly saluted: "It's okay!"

Chao Buzhi said: "If you have nothing to do, just lead the villagers to collect the food. The Lu family's warehouse has been taken over by the government. Next, the Luli Salt Farm will be transformed. Those who work harder will definitely get more!"

Shao Bowen said to Chao Buzhi: "The next step is up to you. We will start work when the science and engineering team comes over. I will take Zheng Sheng to see the teacher."

After speaking, he smiled at the young warrior just now and said, "Let's go. Teacher is a scholar of heaven and earth, and he will definitely be able to solve your haunted problem."

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Hangzhou City, City Shipping Wharf.

This is an excellent harbor. Because of the presence of the Qiantang River, sea-going ships can offset the influence of the tide and facilitate berthing after sailing in.

Several long pontoons connect the barges on the river. Large ships with too deep a draft cannot dock, so they must use this method to load and unload cargo.

A huge, monster-like black ship sailed in from the high-tide seaport, using only a few triangular sails on the bow as power, moving slowly and yet nimblely.

The Hangzhou-type schooner is now the largest and most advanced sea-going ship in the Song Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to even call it a maritime structure.

This is the latest model, with a flying-shear hull, a hundred meters in length, and a spliced ​​keel with riveted steel frames that are enough to support the huge frame. It can also resist the huge gravity of the ship when the bow is raised in waves and recover.

It has a streamlined body shape of five to one ratio.

The transformation of the Hangzhou type is like a skinny boy who became a fat man after overeating, and now through exercise, he has become a strong man with strong muscles and bones.

Every step is not easy, and the final result is achieved through the simultaneous application of science and engineering in mathematics, metallurgy, machinery, structure and other aspects.

Along with the big ship, there were several smaller Kuizhou-type schooners, and there were more than ten wide-bodied Fuzhou ships following the seaport.

The big ship docked on the barge, the sailors threw down the cable, and the boatmen on the barge then skillfully coiled it around the spindle pile.

The huge iron anchor fell from the bow and stern of the ship at the same time, causing a splash of water as high as a story.

The majestic giant ship made Su You very excited. This was also the first time he saw the Hangzhou-type ship with his own eyes. Regardless of his identity, he picked up his robe and ran up.

The sailors on the deck were of all skin colors, some were blond Caucasians, some were dark and short South Asian blacks, some had the same red hair as Kuro Alp, and more were yellow ones like Su You.

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These people were handling the affairs of the port in an orderly manner, but Su You's official robe and stiff-winged futou made it clear to them that the person in front of them was a high-ranking official of the Song Dynasty.

Although they had only seen green robes and red robes, and had not seen the purple robe worn by the young official in front of them, it did not prevent them from stopping what they were doing, bowing and saluting, and making way for the boss.

It can be seen that the class distinction among them is no different than that in the army.

Su You was in an excited mood, stepped on the teak deck with his black boots, and strode to the captain's cabin at the stern of the ship.
Chapter completed!