Lin Fu has opened the river wharf to the public, allowing other cargo and passenger ships and ferries to berth here. Jiyunshe also invites merchants from the city to sell the gauze, pickled fish, ironware, vegetables and other items produced by Prison Island. Although
It will take some time to build the road for carriages and horses. It is a bit inconvenient to come from the Donghuamen official road, but the advantage is that the prices at the mouth of the river are lower than those in Quyang Town; merchant ships and ferries can dock at the mouth of the river, and goods can be docked at the Cao market.
The sales charges are very low, and there are no other officials exploiting them. The river embankment wharf at the mouth of the river has been open for more than ten days, and it has gathered some popularity.
Restaurants, inns and other shops have not been built here, and no outsiders can be allowed in at night. Thousands of workers, refugees from military households, and Dongyang locals live here. There are lights in the corner tower nearby, but after work in the evening, the river mouth
The fence inside the fence also seemed very lively. It was just that in the evening, there were no ferries docking at the pier. Most of the pedestrians inside the fence at the river mouth wore coarse clothes. Two scribes in long gowns stood on the river pier and looked at the sky. It was very natural.
Conspicuous.
Lin Fu took a boat back to the mouth of the river. He noticed the two scribes from a distance and saw several strong men with swords around. He thought they were the guards of the two scribes. After the opening of the river embankment and the wharf, there were naturally no people on the river mouth.
The truth prevented the mixed characters from entering. After landing, Lin Fu saw the faces of these two people clearly. The young scribe was also thirty-one or twelve years old, with a slender face, a short beard, wearing a long gown, and his back was a bit hunched;
The scholar was in his fifties, with a white face, a slight beard, and narrow eyes. He stood tall and looked extraordinary.
Li Zhuo's chariot convoy has entered Jiangning and is traveling slowly. Calculating the itinerary, it will reach Jiangning City like a snail the day after tomorrow. The Inspectorate has also received a secret report that Li Zhuo has not followed the chariot.
When passing through Xianxia Ridge, the plainclothes cavalrymen took three or five retinues and left via a small road. The Inspectorate was also sweating coldly. In the name of the Qing bandits, they sent all the more than a thousand policemen under their name.
Heading to the south. Three days ago, Lin Fu saw these two people and another person standing on the bow of the canoe. Lin Fu became suspicious. Now he walked closer and saw that the appearance of the middle-aged scribe was exactly the same as the appearance of Li Zhuo described by others.
, then I realized that Li Zhuo had arrived in Jiangning first, and I thought: Could that young man be Gao Zongting, a famous scholar in western Zhejiang? It is said that after Dong Yuan and Li Zhuo had a falling out, Gao Zongting also left the army. Unexpectedly, he and Li Zhuo appeared at the same time.
I am in Jiangning.
Following Li Zhuo and Gao Zongting's gaze, the Dongyang was blowing on the water in Tiandangli, dragging a white wave from the stern. Lin Fu didn't know how long the two of them stood here watching the drill of the Dongyang.
Zhou Pu stayed on the prison island to assist Zhao Hu in training the new soldiers and guards. However, when Lin Fu came ashore, he was also accompanied by guards. Li Zhuo and Gao Zongting were also accompanied by guards with swords. The two sides were close, but the guards came first.
Li Zhuo and Gao Zongting became vigilant and then turned around. Gao Zongting bowed to Lin Fuzuo and said, "Is it convenient for Mr. Lin to take a step to speak?"
"What advice do you have from Mr. Gao and the Commander-in-Chief?" Lin Fu asked, bowing his head.
Gao Zongting was slightly startled. He didn't expect that their identities would be revealed by Lin Fu at a glance. However, Li Zhuo smiled suddenly, pointed at the sailboat Dongyang in the Chaotian Dang, and said: "I am here to watch at my leisure. The Dongyang and the four-car boat entered separately."
The combined attack seems to be a training method in the water camp, I guess you also know the military affairs?"
"Commander Commander, the open water facing the sky has always been a place to welcome bandits and hide bandits. To prevent bandits and resist bandits, one must practice skillfully. I also have some knowledge of the training methods in the water camp..."
Lin Fu said that these days, it is common for powerful families to have private soldiers. His use of water camp methods to train the Dongyang in Chaotiandang cannot be considered a shocking move. The only regret is that he cannot equip the Dongyang with heavy combat weapons.
Ju. He felt strange in his heart: when did Li Zhuo arrive in Jiangning, and how could he know the situation at the mouth of the river so well? He glanced at Gao Zongting and knew that Li Zhuo could not leave the army easily, but Gao Zongting could be his eyes and ears.
"Uh," Li Zhuo responded softly, looking at the vast water surface toward the sky thoughtfully, and said, "I look at this ship. There is a transverse compartment in the middle of the cabin, and the sides are also made of solid wood. It is such a strong ship.
Swimming in the Yangtze River seems overqualified..."
Inland rivers have little wind and waves, and some sailboats do not even have keels to save shipbuilding costs; the Dongyang adopts a watertight compartment structure. The entire ship is divided into eleven cabins. If one cabin is damaged and water enters, it will not affect other cabins. Watertight compartments are used
Thick timber separates the cabin laterally and also increases the transverse solidity of the hull. In addition, the Dongyang uses entire lengths of timber with the same specification as the keel on both sides to reinforce the hull. There is no doubt that Lin Fu purchased
Entering the Dongyang and requesting reinforcements from the Longjiang shipyard was made for sea navigation. It would be overkill if it only sailed in inland rivers.
Lin Fu didn't know that Li Zhuo had a lot of knowledge about boats, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of such people. He thought about it and said: "It's all thanks to the great work of the commander-in-chief that the war in the southeast has subsided, and the imperial court can rely on the wealth in the southeast again, and Cao Cao
The prosperity of the road is just around the corner. However, in the past ten years, the inland waterway has been in disrepair. Whether it is the Baisha River or the Shiliang River, the water is shallow and it is difficult to sail a thousand-stone boat. Even if the southeast is willing to provide more rice and grain, it is difficult to restore the old appearance in a short time.
Difficulty, the only way is to take the sea route. Jiyunshe purchased the Dongyang in preparation for selling rice to Haijin. In addition to the Dongyang, Jiyunshe also purchased two other large ships..." Changshan Island is the one he guards most strictly.
Secret, as long as his relationship with Changshan Island is not leaked, no one can expose his lies.
"Not counting other things, the normal grain transportation from Southeast to Yanjing every year should be more than 6 million taels. The actual annual water transportation cost is nearly 3 million taels of silver. This does not include the daily dredging cost of water transportation channels. If there is river flooding or drought in the north,
, just when the north needs a large amount of rice for disaster relief, the canal roads are often blocked due to floods or shallow water, making the disaster in the north more serious." Gao Zongting heard Lin Fu say that Jiyun Society intended to use large sailing ships to travel.
When selling rice to the north by sea, let’s talk about the pros and cons of inland water transportation.
Lin Fu Xiaoyi replied: "During the Qingtang period, the imperial court also switched to sea and water transportation. During that time, a large number of eight-masted sails were built, and a ship could carry 30,000 to 40,000 shi. However, in order to save shipbuilding costs at that time, the Ministry of Revenue allocated
The money at each shipyard was limited, and due to layer upon layer of deductions, the resulting eight-masted giant ship was relatively weak in resisting wind and waves, which caused frequent capsizing accidents in sea shipping. In addition, the government and the public at that time relied on inland water transport to make a living, and had no interest in sea water transport.
Naturally, they also tried their best to attack, so that the sea route and canal transportation was canceled after five years of trial operation... However, based on my humble knowledge, the rectification of the inland water and canal roads did not take a year or two. After the war in the southeast subsided, the grain transported to Yanjing would be reduced.
With the increase in the number, the shortcomings of the inland waterway may become more prominent, and it may even aggravate the food shortage in the north, making it profitable for merchants to trade goods by sea."
"Oh, so that's it. It's a far-sighted move..." Li Zhuo responded softly, without any special expression, making it impossible for anyone to guess what he was thinking.
Haijin is located two hundred miles east of Yanjing. If goods are transported to Yanjing from the south by sea, Haijin is the most important transshipment port in the east of Yanjing. Lin Fu narrowed his eyes and looked at the Dongyang No. swaying toward the sky. What he just said was half true.
Half true and half false. If you don’t take pirates into account and only use the sailing ship with a load of thousands of stones, it will only take half a month to sail the sea from Chongzhou and sail north to Yanjing, and a round trip will only take more than two months.
Time, after deducting labor losses, you can make a net profit of three hundred taels of silver; transporting goods from the north to the south and selling them can make another round of money. Except for the rainy season when navigation is not available, you can make three or four round trips a year. It’s really
The matter of huge profits. If the Dai Viet Dynasty could be revived and ruled, Lin Fu would like to be a happy and happy merchant. However, the Dai Viet Dynasty is currently in a state of turmoil and sluggish, and the revival of the country is probably not expected.
"Mr. Lin, you are here..." Zhao Qinmin wanted to see Lin Fu for something. He saw him talking to someone at the pier and greeted him from a distance. When he came closer, he approached the unfamiliar Li Zhuo with confusion.
Looking at Gao Zongting, he was about to talk to Lin Fu, but he felt that there were some things that he couldn't talk about in front of outsiders, so he just asked, "Are these two friends of Mr. Lin?"
"It's a coincidence that Mr. Zhao is here. It happens that the Commander-in-Chief and Mr. Gao are privately meeting at the mouth of the river. I really need to find someone to report to Mr. Gu," Lin Fu said. Regardless of what Li Zhuo was thinking, he ordered the guards around him Wu
The soldier said, "Go to Prison Island and ask Yang Dianwei to lead a team of soldiers to the mouth of the river to protect the commander and Master Gao Zhouquan." He then ordered another person, "You can use my toothpaste to ride a fast horse and go to the inspector general to report to the deputy envoy Gu.
, said that the commander-in-chief and Lord Gao were coming to the mouth of the river..."
"..." Li Zhuo came back to his senses and blocked it, "You don't need to do this, we will stay for a while and then leave."
"I'm sorry, it's hard for me to obey my order," Lin Fu said with a bow, "The commander-in-chief arrived in Jiangning, but I didn't report the knowledge. If an accident happened to the commander-in-chief outside the city, the black gauze hat on my head would not be enough to atone for the crime. I beg you.
Supervisor, don’t make things difficult for your subordinates..."
There were only two or three people who could be called "Commanders" in the southeastern counties. Zhao Qinmin instantly knew the identity of the two men dressed as scribes in front of him, and hurriedly arranged a bunch of clothes for Li Zhuo. Emperor Gaozong bowed and saluted: "Student Zhao Qinmin
See the Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Gao..."
Li Zhuo watched Lin Fu's two escort soldiers leave quickly after receiving the order to report everywhere. He knew that it was difficult to conceal his whereabouts in Jiangning. He also wanted to take things as they came and let others do whatever they wanted.
Lin Fu and Zhao Qinmin walked with him casually at the mouth of the river.
Yang Shi quickly led a team of guards to the mouth of the river; the inspector Jia Pengyu and the deputy inspector Gu Wuchen did not rush over, and asked Yang Pu to lead more than 200 policemen to strengthen the guard at the mouth of the river just in case; Yang Pu
There was still an important task to verify Li Zhuo's identity. He couldn't have a bunch of officials from Jiangning running over to greet him, only to be greeted by an imposter. After nightfall, the Jianrui Battalion of the Jiangning garrison held Qin Chengbo's hand.
, Wang Xueshan, Jia Pengyu and others jointly signed a warrant to take over the defense of the river mouth, and several more warships patrolled the waterways outside the river mouth.
p: I have not recovered from the cold, my limbs are weak, and my mind is sluggish. I will update a chapter first. Brothers, please give me a red vote to encourage me.