After "kindly sending off" Li Yuanjing, the people in the fleet looked at Xiao Han again, and their eyes were obviously different from before!
This sentiment became even more obvious when Butler Lu sent enough money to the boat owners who had capsized to buy a better and bigger boat.
The two boat bosses, who were still dripping with water, came over wailing and kowtowed to Xiao Han. The man who once faced countless storms and waves without shedding a tear was now crying like a child in confinement!
In the past, if they encountered something like today, they would have no choice but to consider themselves unlucky!
Unexpectedly, the Marquis would directly challenge a prince face to face for them this time! This made the two ship bosses even more deeply moved in the ecstasy of the rest of their lives after the disaster!
With this feeling, it seems that the Sanmenxia difficulties they are about to face are no longer so scary! Anyway, the most they can do is die! If the Marquis had not rescued them today, they who lost the boat would definitely be worse off than dead!
A woman will look good for the one who pleases her, and a scholar will die for a confidant! The ancients will not deceive me!
The morale of the ship's bosses was high, but Xiao Han and Duan Zhixuan were both worried.
Both of them knew that the feud with Li Yuanjing was finally settled!
Even though the two of them were singing and singing together, it seemed that Li Yuanjing was in a state of embarrassment.
But no one will forget that he is always a true prince and a true brother of His Majesty!
"It's better to do well than to live well..."
Sighing deeply, the two brothers Xiao Han and Duan Zhixuan looked at each other, silently, looking at each other with wry smiles.
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The water surface is busy again.
Ma Laoliu was busy separating the building boat from his own boat.
There was a big hole in the front of Li Yuanjing's building ship, and a lot of water poured in. Although it didn't sink, it couldn't sail anymore, so it had to be towed back to the dock for repairs.
Relatively speaking, Xiao Han's own ship looks miserable, but the damage is only on the surface, and the overall frame is fine. After simple repairs, it can start sailing again.
The big ship is busy looking for craftsmen to repair it, and the small ship is also busy unloading grain.
Hundreds of grain ships unloaded a total of more than 200,000 shi of grain. Looking at the mountains of grain, the steward of Hanjia Cang almost happily took it away.
Although the Hanjiacang under his jurisdiction could store nearly five million stones of grain when it was at its largest! It was the largest granary in the world, and even on the entire earth! But it couldn't hold the light in or out!
At that time, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty worked so hard that he was reluctant to put on good clothes and eat three dishes of food. His son, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, ate most of the money he had saved for decades.
It was not too late, Yang Guang finished eating, then Yang Xuangan continued to eat, Yang Xuangan ate after Wagangzhai, and Wang Shichong ate after Wagangzhai!
After so many open mouths, this largest warehouse in the world has long since become an empty shell! This two hundred thousand dan of grain is still the largest purchase made by the granary in the past ten years.
Seeing the old steward's eyes red, caressing the sacks containing grain one by one as if he were stroking his little lover, Xiao Han couldn't bear to tell him: All this batch of grain will have to be sent to the front line by autumn at the latest...
On the pier, the men carrying bags came and went, and the boat bosses on the water were not in danger. They each overhauled their boats to prepare for the biggest challenge on the road!
After everything was adjusted and everyone had a good night's rest, early the next morning, this huge fleet set sail again, heading towards Chang'an!
On the Luoyang pier, Duan Zhixuan waved his arms vigorously and said goodbye to the departing ship. Beside him, Xue Pan and Old Man Hua were also silently watching the departing ship.
In Xue Pan's arms, the naughty little princess stared at her big black eyes, looked at her mother, and then at her grandfather who loved her the most. She looked around, but couldn't find the person who called her daddy. She couldn't help but sigh.
I cried out loud...
At this time, on the boat going away, Xiao Han used his binoculars to look at the faces of the people at the dock one by one, and then looked at his daughter blankly for a long time. After a long time, he put down the binoculars and walked towards the cabin with heavy steps.
"Master Marquis, why don't you and your wife take the land route together? Just leave the matters on the ship to us!" Ma Laoliu jumped out of nowhere, saw Xiao Han's reddish eyes, and hurriedly caught up to persuade him.
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"Shit!"
Xiao Han turned his head slightly to prevent Ma Laoliu from seeing his wet eyes, and cursed in a low voice: "I am the commander of this fleet. How can there be any reason for the commander to run away on his own when he sees danger?! Do you dare to mention it again?
This matter will be handled by military law!"
As soon as Ma Laoliu heard the words "engage in military law", he quickly shrank his neck and did not dare to say anything more.
He had heard people on Xiao Han's ship talking about military law these days. According to those people's descriptions, if a stick with a thick arm was hit on the buttocks ten times, a man as big as an iron tower would be unable to get out of bed for half a month!
He has a delicate body and expensive body, so I really don’t have that much curiosity to try it...
The ship continued to move forward slowly.
Luoyang is actually very close to Sanmenxia, only about 200 miles in total. Two hours on a fast horse is enough to cover the distance, but if the fleet travels against the current, it will take a full day. This is even after using trackers several times.
Barely arrived.
In the evening, the fleet was anchored at a gentle beach downstream of Sanmenxia. The setting sun shone from the mountain gaps on both sides of the Yellow River, illuminating the rolling Yellow River in a bright red color, like a sea of blood.
"Master Hou, Sanmenxia is ahead of us!"
Just when Xiao Han was standing on the deck leaning on the railing and looking into the distance, admiring the miraculous craftsmanship of nature, a man with dark skin and thick arms like Popeye quietly came to him and said softly.
When Xiao Han heard the sound, he looked back and recognized that this person was a sailing master who was specially arranged by Ma Laoliu to steer him. It was said that he was from the Water Dragon Society and had excellent driving skills!
Moreover, according to Ma Laoliu, he had called this person to drive the ship for Xiao Han before, but this person was like a stubborn donkey and always disagreed! It was only after Li Yuanjing's incident that he was willing to drive the ship for Xiao Han.
Han Lai is driving this big ship.
"Well, I've been here before." Recognizing the person, Xiao Han nodded and sighed softly.
When the man heard this, he immediately stood in awe: "Oh? I didn't expect that the Marquis is already an old gang leader at such a young age!"
Gangshou is the name for the captain or cargo owner at this time. Xiao Han knows this, so when he hears the man call himself this, he can only shake his head with a wry smile.
"Hey, I've only seen this place from a distance before. How dare I go there in person? If I hadn't been in a hurry to transport food to Chang'an this time, I would never have chosen to take this journey."
"Oh? That's amazing! Not many people dare to walk this road after seeing the dangers here!"
The man smiled and cupped his hands at Xiao Han, with no hint of teasing in his simple smile.
