"If the Bianhe River is connected, Kaifeng will prosper; if the Bianhe River is ruined, Kaifeng will decline."
This folk song circulated in Kaifeng illustrates the relationship between the Grand Canal and Kaifeng. As an important part of the Grand Canal, the Bianhe River has played an important role in Chinese history.
Without the Bianhe River, there would be no 168-year-old prosperity of Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty; without the Bianhe River, there would be no "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" that has been passed down through the ages. A large part of this world-famous scroll depicts scenes along the Bianhe River.
The predecessor of the Bianhe River is the Chassis during the Warring States Period. The Chassis was successfully excavated during the Warring States Period. It was a large-scale water conservancy project in the Central Plains at that time. The Chassis connected the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, and Kaifeng became a node connecting the Yellow River and the Huaihe River.
In 605 AD, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty excavated the Grand Canal, and Tongji Canal was an important section of it.
After the Tang Dynasty, Tongji Canal was renamed Bianhe River. By the Song Dynasty, the main mode of transportation in the country was water transportation. The Bianhe River played a huge role based on its extremely important geographical location. It can be said that the glory of Tokyo City,
A large part of it is brought by the Bianhe River.
The Bianhe River runs through the city of Tokyo from east to west. "It carries the great river, diverts the rivers and lakes, and uses the South China Sea. Half of the world's wealth, as well as the department stores of the mountains and rivers, all come from this road."
"Millions of stones are poured into the Caojiang, Huai, Hu, and Zhejiang provinces every year", which became the "foundation of the nation" and became the hub of water transportation in Tokyo and even the whole country at that time.
Lu Huiqing was sailing south by boat. His mother's sudden death forced him to give up the profits he was about to gain. Now he is standing on the bow of the boat against the wind, but he cannot relieve the depression in his heart.
After three years of Ding You, when I look back, things have changed. God forbid, this sentence is the most emotional sentence Lu Huiqing has made these days. This sentence can only be said silently in the heart, and cannot be resorted to.
Outsiders said that he even felt a little angry at his mother in his heart. Years of Confucian education told him that such anger was treasonous. Although there was no one here, he immediately put on a sad expression.
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A salt ship just passed by. The most eye-catching ship is a three-masted square-headed ship. This is a foreigner. It came up from the Yangtze River. Its main job is to transport salt. Most of them only go as far as Suzhou and cannot enter the Bianhe River. Ordinary people
People call it a "salt boat" and it lives up to its name. The boatmen call it a "big loach fish head". Although the name is vulgar, its origin is very ancient. Most of these boats are painted with black paint, so the color is mostly black.
This kind of boat travels according to the seasons, because it requires strong water and strong winds to move. The "vast ocean of Dendrobium boats with shadows like white rainbows" described in Du Fu's poem may refer to this kind of water thing.
Winter has just begun, and the north wind is still strong. The sails of the boat are filled with wind, so the boat speed is very fast. This kind of boat is comfortable to ride, and it is very stable even in strong winds and waves. Just now, I heard the faint sound of silk bamboo.
, this is a convenience only available to wealthy families.
Lu Huiqing was actually very envious. Traveling on such a boat was like traveling in a movable palace. It was a pity that he was just a poor tutor from the Imperial Academy and could not afford such a boat.
My boat has a single mast, the hull is unusually delicate, the head and tail suddenly converge, which makes a sharp impression on people's eyes. The whole body is black, and it is named "Wujiangzi".
Its specialty is that it is not afraid of wind and waves and is safe. This is what Lu Huiqing has always wanted. He is never willing to put himself in a dangerous situation.
The characteristics of this ship's body structure are high mast, large sail, deep cabin, and sharp head. The cabin cover is smaller than the hull because there are fenders outside the ship's side. The boat owner is just like the ship itself, and it looks very clean.
, elegant and graceful, the boat relies on the wind, and uses sails both up and down, so the sails are neat and tidy, and there are not many sailors on the boat. The only sailors can pull up the awning, rock the oar, and pole, but can't row an oar.
Oars are not commonly used on the boat. When the boat is empty, women can still steer the boat. As for comfort, it is impossible to do so. Five guan money can only give you such treatment.
He went south in a hurry and had nothing. The extra money had been deposited in the Song Dynasty Bank. He only had a money order with him and some insufficient expenses. He still had to wait until Quanzhou to get the money order. When he returned to his hometown, he
His wife and children still needed to be taken care of. In the past three years, Ding You had only a meager salary, which was not enough to cope with the hole left by his mother's death.
Thinking of how arrogant he was when he left home, Lu Huiqing felt a little ashamed whenever he thought of the earnest eyes of his wife and children. He had been in high and low officialdom for four years, but when he returned home he still had nothing to pack.
"God won't help me!" This time Lu Huiqing read out this sentence through gritted teeth. His long follower Ayou seemed to hear what the master was talking about and quickly asked: "What are your orders, master?"
Lu Huiqing waved her sleeves at him irritably and simply sat cross-legged on the bow of the boat, feeling more and more sorry for herself.
If Wang Yu hadn't asked him to find a way to hold Yun Zheng back so that his father could implement the "Farmland Water Conservancy Law" as quickly as possible, he wouldn't have had to spend four long months on a useless monk. With this
Four months was enough for him to thoroughly study the operating rules of the Great Song Dynasty Bank, and then present his insights to Wang Anshi, and finally obtain a position in the bank. Once he entered the bank, the impact of his mother's death from illness on him would not be a concern.
I happened to take over Quanzhou Bank.
Lu Huiqing has long discovered that Qianzhuang is a place where merit is extremely high. As long as he has practiced in Qianzhuang for a few years, he can get a good position among the three envoys. Without Wang Yu's request, he would not be willing to work with Yun in any case.
Zheng and resentment.
Yun Zheng's eyes that seemed to be able to see through the heart and lungs made Lu Huiqing extremely afraid. Those eyes in the heavy rain often woke him up from his sleep. Who are they? Yun Zheng copied Wang Anshi's "Green Miao"
"The Law" turned into a bank, which made Wang Yu furious. Even a fool could see that the policy of the bank was much better than that of the "Qingmiao Law". Just for the sake of temporary fame, could he ignore the people of the Song Dynasty?
Benefits? Do people live their whole lives just for fame?
Lu Huiqing couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of this. He found that there was something wrong with his thinking. He was obviously thinking about strategies for the country and the people, but when it came time to take action, he would habitually deviate.
Xu Sheng was already mortal, and he could only put waste to use and die in its proper place. Lu Huiqing felt that there was nothing wrong in doing this by herself. As for bribing the patient, asking Wugou to taste a bacon leg with white spots was indeed a bit unscrupulous.
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Wugou's gluttony was beyond his expectation. A monk with six impure roots actually liked to use a knife to cut raw meat into thin slices, dip it in sauce and eat it raw. His appetite was so large that he could eat a pig leg cleanly...
This is his own trouble, and he has no one to blame. Now, this flower monk must have gone crazy and died just like the pimple-covered man he saw when he was a child. Yun Zheng must not have the intention to go to court at this time, right? No.
Are you in a mood to change Wang Anshi's "Farmland Water Conservancy Law" beyond recognition again?
Who knows that all this is done by his own hands?
Lu Huiqing sighed and looked at the big ship in front of her that was slowly moored at the ferry and pounding the board hard. She felt uncomfortable walking in brocade clothes at night.
The sound of silk and bamboo on the big ship became even sadder. Lu Huiqing felt cold all over his body. When he looked up, he found that it had begun to snow in the sky, but he was reluctant to enter the cabin. The singing on the big ship seemed to be pouring out the sorrow of separation in the world to the world.
"The white gull asked me when I parked in a lonely boat, is it my body or my heart that stays? If my heart stays, why do I frown? The wind blows on the small curtain and the lights are dancing, and the idle shadow is deserted, recalling old travels.
Old travels, old travels, are you here today? Flowers outside the building, boats under the willows. Dreams, dreams, no dreams, cold water flowing empty. Yellow clouds in the desert, wet kapok fur. No one in the world is as worried as me. It snows tonight, and there are plum blossoms.
, it seems that I am worried..."
Lu Huiqing felt that every sentence of this song turned into a steel needle piercing his heart and lungs, which made him feel heartbroken. He couldn't help but let out a long roar, stood on the bow of the boat and sang: "Spring arrives in the south building and the snow disappears. Alarming the flowers in the lantern period."
.The light rain is a bit cold. Lean on the railing. Don’t lean on the railing. Look at the smoke and water. Where is Beijing? The dusk clouds cover it." (The famous Fujianzi has no poems handed down to the world. In order to fit the plot, he wrote one himself,
The result was so ugly that I had no choice but to quote another Song Dynasty poet Wan Qiyong’s poem to suit the occasion. No wonder.)
The ship suddenly became quiet, and a clear female voice was heard coming from the ship: "No wonder the string of the pipa broke. It turns out that someone is eavesdropping. He seems to be an elegant person. Since it is snowing at dusk, why don't you come up and have a drink together?"
liquor?"
The sound was as clear and crisp as the call of an oriole, but it also carried a strong sense of laziness. Just by listening to the sound, Lu Huiqing could imagine that the sound came from the mouth of a stunningly beautiful woman.
Now that the host has invited her, Lu Huiqing straightened her body and laughed loudly: "Quanzhou Lu Huiqing is here. Madam kindly invites you, how dare Lu Jifu disobey!"
While talking, a girl with picturesque features in green clothes climbed on the side of the ship and asked coquettishly: "Lu Huiqing, Lu Huiqing, Madam said that the ship is full of monsters, how dare you come up? Be careful that all your flesh and blood will be swallowed up."
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Lu Huiqing laughed and said, "If all monsters and monsters were as cute as you, Lu Huiqing would have no regrets even if she was swallowed whole."
A stout man grabbed the girl in green clothes by her collar and took her back. Then he came out and cupped his fists and said, "Sir, my lord, it's freezing cold today. My wife would like to invite you to board the boat."
Lu Huiqing saw that all the servants were well mannered and spoke elegantly, so he couldn't help but be full of curiosity about this ship. There were many nobles in Tokyo, so it was not suitable to get on a ship with only women, but this was the border of Suzhou, and there were no rich people on board.
Since the flag is a salt boat, it must be a family member of a wealthy businessman. Otherwise, it would not be such a rude thing to invite a strange man on the boat to talk. Only those businessmen would be so careless about etiquette. Such women are often wonderful people.
, even a first kiss is not a strange thing. It is not uncommon in Tokyo for merchants to use concubines to find relationships. Thinking of the woman who made the noise, Lu Huiqing felt blood rushing to her head. She climbed up the ladder that the strong man threw down.