The spring water is shallow and green, the waves are as fine as jade, and the boat drifts along with the current.
Gao Zongting, a famous scholar in western Zhejiang, stood on the bow of the boat in a green shirt and looked towards the river mouth. On the other side of the river, Jiyun Society's first thousand-stone sailboat was breaking through the waves. Lin Fu and everyone stood on the bow to appreciate the wind and waves.
Feeling the pleasure, Gao Zongting withdrew his gaze and said to a middle-aged scribe in front of him: "Commander Commander, that person is Dongyang Juzi Lin Fu, who has gained a lot of reputation in Jiangning City in the past few months!"
"I talked to Chen Xiyan in Xixi the day before yesterday. Chen Xiyan called him a pigherder and a mad scholar..." The middle-aged scribe has a white face and a short beard. He is nearly fifty years old, but his hair is dyed frosty white. He looks towards the mouth of the river with a smile on his face.
"There is an allusion to this. After the prison was cleared on the island, Gu Wuchen came to the island three times to inspect. Lin Fu always told Gu Wuchen about raising pigs and looking at the pens. These things came out from the mouths of the officials who were responsible for the investigation, saying
Dongyang Juzi did not do writing, and was especially good at raising pigs, fishing and digging bird droppings. Scholars all regarded him as a joke. After arriving in Jiangning, he first had an enmity with the vassal family, and everyone in Dongyang City hated him to the bone.
Good things are said from generation to generation, and Xixi is so famous that Chen Xiyan really has nothing good to say about him..." Gao Zongting said with a smile.
"Digging for bird droppings?" the middle-aged scribe asked doubtfully, "I have never heard of this. What is the purpose of digging for bird droppings?"
"It's really hard to find out what happened on Prison Island, but it's not difficult for those who are interested," Gao Zongting said with a smile. "The purpose of digging bird droppings is to accumulate fertilizer. Before prison cells were built on Prison Island, it used to be a bird island. Although there were fewer gulls at this time,
, but there is a large amount of guano accumulated in the jungle. When the prison island opened a vegetable garden, the soil was mixed with guano and replanted, so naturally people had to use their hands to dig out the guano. Although Chen Xiyan disdained Dongyang Juzi, I think the swineherd fanatics are really compatible.
The title of this son. Others only think that pigs are raised on Prison Island for meat, but the pig pens on Prison Island are covered with hay and retting manure. This is another important source of fertilizer for the vegetable garden on Prison Island besides guano soil. This retting method
When I was in Shaowu, I saw some farmers using it, and it was quite effective. You really can’t get tired of raising pigs because they are dirty. If the pen is not clean, the pigs will not be thin. Once a pig is raised and ready to be slaughtered, the manure will be enough to be applied to an acre of land.
In addition to meat, the land production increased by more than two kilograms, and the villagers also benefited from imitating it. However, after Shao Wu imposed a pig tax, this method was abandoned. I have never heard of other places using this method to raise pigs for retting... The accumulation of manure on Prison Island is also effective.
, Lin Fu came to Prison Island only after the New Year Festival, and only after the prison was cleared, did he hold real power. Just over two months have passed, and the Prison Island has already supplied vegetables to the river mouth. The soil is fertilized and intensively cultivated. The vegetables on the market are actually more expensive than the old farmers in the suburbs of Jiangning.
morning."
"I have a question," the middle-aged scribe asked. "On Guanjiu Island, I can actually reclaim more than a thousand acres of wasteland, which can be turned into a vegetable garden. I can dig out bird droppings to accumulate fertilizer or raise pigs for retting. One strategy is enough. Zongting
, why do you think this Dongyang Juzi should pursue two strategies at the same time? In fact, using both strategies at the same time is not conducive to saving manpower? Besides, setting up a weaving and spinning workshop, a smelting furnace to treat iron, and a woodworking workshop are all done at the same time.
Prison force is too complicated..." He then asked the young scribes around him, "What do you think?"
"..." The young scribe frowned slightly and said, "I'm afraid the Prison Island cannot accommodate his ambition..."
"The ambition of Dongyang Juzi is really not something that can be contained on a prison island. Rather than being a prison island, it is better to say that the prison island is a testing ground for him to practice his aspirations. I think he wanted to learn craftsmanship at the mouth of the river. Although it is
His status as a scholar is a bit arrogant, and he cannot really be regarded as an unconventional and claptrap person," Gao Zongting said. "However, in the eyes of Qingliu, a scholar, miscellaneous learning and craftsmanship are despised. Chen Xiyan claims to be a great scholar in the world, but he can't stand Dongyang Ju.
Of course it’s my son too.”
"It's rare that you praise others," the middle-aged scribe laughed at Gao Zongting. He was quite satisfied with Gao Zongting's answer, and asked the young scribe next to him, "What do you think of Dong Wen's bag?"
"I'm really not afraid that you won't be happy after hearing this. When it comes to talents that can be applied in the world, no one in the world can compare with you in the Dong family. Dongyang Juzi is an example." Gao Zongting rushed to smile at the young scholar.
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The young scribe was Dong Yuan, the prefect of Weiyang Prefecture, and the middle-aged scribe was Li Zhuo, the former governor of East Fujian, who was known as the Southeast Governor. Although others respectfully addressed Dong Yuan as Dong Fu Zun, Li Zhuo still regarded Dong Yuan as the military commander.
Call him by his nickname.
After Yue Zhiqiu, the minister of the Ministry of War, arrived in East Fujian at the end of March, Li Zhuo quickly handed over the affairs of the governor of East Fujian to him. At this time, he was on his way to Jiangning to take office. His convoy had just left Xianxia Ridge and was traveling slowly. He only brought
Several plainclothes and light cavalry guards arrived in Jiangning first and stayed in the thatched hut where Gao Zongting lived in seclusion. At this time, Jiangning knew that only two or three people had arrived. Gao Zongting had been living in seclusion outside Jiangning City for the past six months to watch the situation in Jiangning for Li Zhuo. Dong
After Li Zhuo arrived in Jiangning, Yuan Ye came to Jiangning secretly with his retinue to meet him. The guards on the fast oars on both sides were all Dong Yuan's retinue.
Dong Yuan smiled and said: "I am not so arrogant and ignorant in front of the governor. I heard about this man in Baisha County, and there was really nothing surprising about him at that time. He and Su Mei, a famous concubine in Jiangning, were robbed by the East China Sea bandits.
After careful analysis of the files, it seems that he and Su Mei had a hidden secret..."
"The East China Sea bandits raided the Weiyang Mansion because of their talent and beauty. This is a story that a storyteller would come up with. There is naturally a secret behind it, but it is difficult for others to know..." Gao Zongting said that when the East China Sea bandits attacked Baisha County and robbed people, he and Dong Yuan
They were all in Baisha County. It was he who later suggested Dong Yuan to blame the Baisha County robbery on the Dongting water bandits.
First class."
"It's a pity that he is from the Chu Party." Dong Yuan sighed.
"For the sake of the country and in times of crisis, we should abandon our past grudges and give up our sectarian views." Li Zhuosurong said.
"The commander-in-chief has let go of the past grudges with others, but he is afraid that others will not let go of the past grudges with the governor," Dong Yuan sighed. "It would be much simpler if things in this world could be solved easily if one had a clear conscience; Chen Xiang is in danger in the center, and Chu
Will the party allow Xiang Chen to breathe a sigh of relief?"
Li Zhuo also sighed lightly, not expecting to convince Dong Yuan on this matter.
The boat continued down the river and arrived at the river beach outside Gao Zongting's secluded house. Li Zhuo, Gao Zongting and four other members of his entourage went ashore. Dong Yuan no longer stayed. He came to Jiangning privately for a secret meeting with Li Zhuo and could not be willful outside.
After stopping, we took a boat down the river to Weiyang. Jiangning and Weiyang are close to each other, and Gutang County on the north bank of the river is past Baisha County of Weiyang Prefecture.
Li Zhuo stood among the grass on the river embankment, looking at the river rolling eastward. A few solitary sails were dotted on the green water of the Spring River. The sky was high and the clouds were clear. From the north bank, he could see a flat river with a few isolated hills, which could not reflect the vastness of the earth.
He turned around and said to Gao Zongting: "Dong Wenbao just mentioned the East China Sea bandits. I'm worried that the East China Sea bandits are not just a disease caused by mustard moss."
"The key is to look at the northern route. If the northern route can drive the Donghu people out of Jibei, the She family will also be in trouble. I really don't understand why the imperial court doesn't use a governor?" Gao Zongting said angrily, "I really don't understand those people.
Is it really possible to manipulate the human heart like this? Chen Xiyan is also a thief."
"..." Li Zhuo looked at the river for a long time and said leisurely, "We should do our best." Then he looked back toward the river mouth and said to Gao Zongting, "It's boring. The car convoy will not arrive in Jiangning for three to five days. Maybe we can go
Let's talk to Dongyang Juzi, maybe it will be more interesting than Dong Wen's bag."
"It's really impossible to say." Gao Zongting said with a smile.
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Lin Fu only saw Gao Zongting and Dong Yuan from a distance in Baisha County. When he was at the mouth of the river, he was far away from the boat Dong Yuan and others were riding, and could not see their faces clearly, until the Qianshi sailboat sailed into the river bank under the command of Big and Small Loach Masters.
At the dock, Lin Fu was still thinking about who the three scribes were on the bow of the boat.
"Everyone says this boat is good and easy to sail. You can go down the river and reach Chongzhou day and night. Why don't you take advantage of the fact that it's not too late and practice some exercises in Chaotian Dang to open up my horizons..." Xiao Ji Pawn Shop
Mi watched Lin Fu and the others disembarking from the boat, and came up with everyone to congratulate them.
"Then let's give it a try," Lin Fu readily agreed, and then said, "This ship only needs sixteen crew members to operate it. All others should be withdrawn first, and then ten armed guards will be sent aboard, and the ship will be in order."
Now, drills should look like drills..."
The little loach Ge Cunxiong also got off the dock with the extra crew members. The ten armored guards equipped for the ship boarded the ship. The big loach masters Ge Cunxin and Hu Qiaozhong led the sails and sailed towards the sky.
After walking for a long time, he practiced on the vast water for the people standing on the pier to see.
The more than twenty people on board are all the elite of the anti-donation fishermen brought to Jiangning by Loach Masters from Huaishang. In addition, there are more than twenty elites hiding among the refugees on the north bank of Chaotiandang on Changshan Island, who will also be used as undercovers to hide there.
Come on board. In addition to regular drills, the entire crew also needs to participate in various practical emergency drills such as encounters with banditry, fire, and strong winds and waves.
Everyone praised the ship's speed. If such a ship encountered bandits, not only could the armed guards on board take advantage of the ship's height to unload the enemy, but the front bottom of the ship was covered with a circle of black iron. On the wide water, the ship could even use the ship's height to unload the enemy.
If you collide with the pirate ship with your strong body, you can also raise the sails and take advantage of the fast speed to escape.
"Nephew Lin, have you ever thought of giving this ship an auspicious name?" Ye Kai, the wealthy owner of Zhengye Hall, asked with a smile.
"Ye Caidong is here, so I have to ask Ye Caidong to give me a name..." Lin Fu said with a smile.
"Who am I? Why don't you ask Mr. Zhao to give me generous gifts?" Ye Kai said to Zhao Qinmin.
Gu Wuchen was also really good at employing people. He was not wary of Zhao Qinmin because he had been working for Wang Xueshan before. He was confident in using him for Hekou affairs. Whenever there was a private banquet in the house, Lin Fu was asked to escort Zhao Qinmin to show his support.
His son Zhao Jin was still recovering from his injured foot, and Gu Wuchen often asked Gu Siming to bring good medicinal materials. Ye Kai and other township party members built houses and pavements at the mouth of the river, all of which were built by Zhao Qinmin, so they naturally fawned over him.
Lin Fu also smiled at Zhao Qinmin and said, "Can you please give me a name, Mr. Zhao?"
"Then I'm overstepping my bounds. If you think it's not good, don't worry about my face and tell me directly." Zhao Qinmin and the people around the dock bowed their hands and said with a smile, "The Dongyang Township Party gathered at the mouth of the river and we are united.
If you are sincere and want to raise your business, how about naming this ship 'Dongyang'?"
"Okay, okay," Lin Fu said with a smile, "I also have this intention. In a few days, after the training is complete, the ship will go to Dongyang to transport new tea on its maiden voyage. It will be named 'Dongyang', but there are more than one place that fits it.
The idea is that the words will be painted on in these two days."
Everyone heard that Lin Fu was satisfied and naturally they all agreed.
Xiao Mi said flatteringly: "When the Dongyang entered the port, I felt majestic and towering. Only when it sailed into the middle of the river did I really feel that it was a giant. Linji Warehouse and Qingfeng Bank also rarely see such giant ships. Collection
Yunshe purchased three ships at once, which is really courageous!"
Lin Fu squinted at the Dongyang sailboat, which was sailing towards the center of the Chaotiandang water area with its full sails. The Dongyang was not carrying cargo, and the water on the side of the ship alone was one foot, three or four feet high. There were two levels of cabins at the stern, plus a wooden parapet on the top floor.
It is almost three feet high, and its three masts are fully set with sails, reaching a height of ten feet. Against the backdrop of the surrounding fishing boats, cargo and passenger ships, it is indeed obvious that it has an extraordinary figure, like a king in the water.
Lin Fu smiled faintly. In his eyes, such a sailing ship was still too small. The Dongyang's calculated displacement was only more than a hundred tons, and it could carry more than a thousand stones. Not to mention that it was not comparable to the giant ships with a displacement of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of tons in later generations.
For example, even Longjiang Shipyard has built eight-masted giant ships with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons before.
If water battles are considered, the Dongyang and the prison island's four-car battleship formation will not be afraid of a small group of river bandits even if they are not equipped with additional special combat equipment in Chaotiandang.
On the Jiang'an Pier, he watched the Dongyang's drill with great interest. When it was getting late, Lin Fu hosted a banquet for the Dongyang Township Party in the Hekou Thatched Cottage before sending everyone back to the city.
In the next few days, Lin Fu either watched the Dongyang training on the riverbank in Chaotiandang, or boarded the ship to watch the training in person. After the third day, he still couldn't wait to try to load the four chariots and warships with the newly formed weapons.
The soldiers were training with the Dongyang formation in Chaotiandang.
It was getting late and the sun was setting over the river. Lin Fu ordered the Dongyang to continue training in Chaotiandang. He changed his boat and came ashore from the river pier. He saw two scribes on the bow of the boat standing on the river pier a few days ago.
He was looking at the Dongyang No. in Chaotian Dang.