"The green mountains are faint and the water is far away, the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered after autumn, and the twenty-four bridges are full of moonlight. Where can the beauty teach me how to play the flute?" Han Qianzhuo stood on the bow of the boat, softly recited a poem, and said to his father Han Daoxun, "What the child did at noon
This dish, but it has an origin, is in reference to the poem "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Bright Moon Night" by Du Mu, a poet of the previous dynasty..."
"You dig twenty-four small holes out of a large piece of bacon, stuff it with tofu and steam it, and it's called Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night?" Han Daoxun said with a smile, "The artistic conception of this dish is beautiful, but the taste is terrible.
, I tasted it and thought it was average!”
"My child still lacks time to study." Han Qian spread his hands and said.
On a moonlit night at the Twenty-Fourth Bridge, you have to simmer the tofu with cut out ham meat. The essence of the ham meat is simmered into the tender and smooth tofu. The taste is exquisite, but you can't find it ready-made today.
For the superior ham, Han Qian could only use ordinary bacon instead, and the taste was much worse.
However, even though it was not difficult in theory, Han Qian had no time to think about the method of curing ham no matter how busy he was.
"My master is really picky. My master's skills are much better than those of my mother-in-law. I'm afraid I can't even compete with the royal chef in the palace." Han Laoshan missed the taste of the delicious meal at noon very much.
I think that the young master is really omnipotent, but I am worried about gains and losses, and I am still a little worried that the young master will indulge in these strange skills and will not be able to achieve great things.
After the official appointment, Han Daoxun still had to wait until Emperor Tianyou summoned him before he officially embarked on his journey to Xuzhou to take up his post. This was already mid-May.
Han Qian also took leave with the third prince Yang Yuanpu to accompany him, leaving Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei and Chun Shisanniang in Jinling to handle the daily affairs of the villa and secret cao Zuosi.
From Jinling to Xuzhou, first go up the river, walk more than 1,500 to 600 miles into Yueyang County, Yuezhou, then pass through Chisha, Dongting and other lakes, enter the Yuan River and go upstream to Xuzhou.
, the whole journey is 2,670 miles.
There is a lack of huge trees near Jinling. Although there are many official and private shipyards, the cost of building a sand-proof sailboat of about 2,000 stone is already quite high.
Although Xuzhou has high mountains and dangerous roads, there are rivers connecting it all the way to Jinling. Han Qian simply spent 800,000 yuan to buy an old ship with a cost of 2,000 dan, and also used Zuo Si's newly recruited six shipmates.
The craftsman took the ship to work as a boatman, and then sailed westward. In four days, he had entered Chizhou.
This ship, together with the renovated warehouse, loading dock and Panxia Ningxianglou Rouge Shop, as well as Zuosi's new recruitment of 200 people, the Anjia reward money, and the one million yuan temporarily allocated by the General's Office and Han Qian's past
All the money I saved for my home in half a year was completely spent.
Han Qian finally borrowed 200,000 yuan in usury from Feng Yi and Kong Xirong, purchased silk pens, inkstones and other items from Jinling, shipped them, and shipped them to Xuzhou for sale.
Han Laoshan's old wife has been severely seasick these days and is unable to do chores, and the cooking skills of other family members of the soldiers are really unsatisfactory. After eating two meals of vegetables and rice that looked like pig food, Han Qian couldn't stand it anymore.
, I can only act as a chef myself.
This is not because other family members of the soldiers are lazy and do not do chores. It is actually the ordinary people in this world. Their meals are low in salt and oil and can be cooked well. How can there be so much care?
As for Chef Han Qian, in addition to fine green salt, he also uses wine, pepper and ginger to remove the smell of mutton, uses soybean paste for coloring, and seasonings with bees, sugarcane syrup, pepper, etc. In Han Qian's opinion, these
It can only be regarded as a very ordinary craftsmanship, but in the eyes of Han Laoshan and others, it can really be called the royal chef in the palace.
In particular, bean paste is actually a simplified version of soy sauce. At that time, it was mainly used to serve cold dishes with meals. However, Han Qian further filtered the residue with gauze and then fried it with sugarcane pulp. It was used to cook fish and meat, and the color was also different.
It looks good, and the taste can be said to be absolutely fresh.
Han Laoshan was worried that everyone's appetite would be whetted by eating all the way. When the young master returned from Xuzhou, they would no longer be able to enjoy such delicious food. He even specially called his old lady to hold on to his body, which was severely seasick.
, together with Qingyun and two servants, worked for the young master and secretly learned the skills from him.
The sailing ship under Han Qian's feet could carry two thousand stones of cargo. It was considered a big ship in this world, but the actual ship was only more than four feet long and one foot and two feet wide.
Except for the warehouse at the bottom, there are only eight extremely small cabins on the first floor. Han Daoxun, Han Qian and his son share one room. Six boatmen squeeze into one room, including the kitchen. The remaining five rooms are occupied by Fan Xicheng.
Zhao Kuo, Han Laoshan and other family soldiers and their families were crowded into a total of thirty-seven people. Zhao Ting'er also had to squeeze into a closed cabin with Qingyun and other female family members. The conditions were very difficult.
Although it is early summer and the weather is not very hot yet, when we get to Ezhou, Yuezhou, or even Dongting Lake, it is midsummer and the days are even less pleasant.
The sailboats built at that time had flat bottoms, square heads and wide bodies, and their ability to break waves was very weak. In addition, the rigid sails made of bamboo reeds had a small wind-receiving area. Even if they were sailing upwind and against the current, they could only cover a hundred miles a day.
After nightfall, there were no particularly clear stars and moon to illuminate the river, so we had to choose a shallow beach to dock. Several boatmen did not dare to sail at night easily.
After entering the territory of Chizhou, there was a breeze blowing from the southeast, and the waves in the river were just right. One person held the stern rudder, and two people kept an eye on the sail. The boat moved forward slowly along the south bank, very smoothly.
The cabin was too narrow, so Han Qian called Ji Fu, an old shipwright with experience in building large river ships, and his son Ji Xiyao to the bow of the ship to study how to build a fast sailing ship.
"Ji Fu has never heard of this method of creation, young master. It's probably not that safe when traveling in a river with fast waves and deep water..." Ji Fu said hesitantly.
Ji Fu didn't think that Han Qian, who had no hair on his lips, really knew much about shipbuilding, but he heard that four of the two hundred men recruited by Qiuhushan Villa this time were with him.
As ordered, the young master Han Qian was ordered to kill them directly, and was charged with being cowardly in front of the enemy. However, the camp military government not only ignored this matter, but also sold the wives of these four people.
As a slave, Ji Fu was deeply shocked and knew that the young master, a little bully, was not something someone like him could easily offend.
Ji Fu did not dare to disobey Han Qian at this time, but he was afraid that if he remained silent at this time, he would be capsized if he listened to Han Qian's plan and built a ship indiscriminately, and he would not be able to bear the responsibility.
When he said this, he was struggling in his heart.
Han Qian looked up at Ji Fu and saw that his skin was dark and his face was wrinkled like the roots of an old tree. It was hard to imagine that he could be like this in his early forties.
In Han Qian's list, Ji Fu, who was once the master craftsman of Chaozhou's government shipyard, was one of the people he focused on. In the seventh year of God's blessing, Chaozhou was broken through by Liang's elite troops. Although the city was defended,
The government shipyard outside the city was burned down by enemy soldiers, and Ji Fu fled south with his wife.
After that, Chaozhou had no intention of recruiting craftsmen and rebuilding the shipyard. Ji Fu and his wife went to the shipyard near Jinling to find work. Later, because his wife and young son ate raw snails and crabs to satisfy their hunger, they contracted the water cup disease, and the whole family was killed.
They were driven out of the shipyard and became a hungry people from then on until they were taken in by the garrison military government.
Ji Fu's life was full of ups and downs, and he was cautious in everything he did for fear of offending someone. However, his eldest son Ji Xiyao was just in his early twenties. He was lean but bright, and he still had great expectations for the future.
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Maybe I am no longer very skilled in the craft of shipbuilding that I learned from my parents when I was young, but I am very good at water, and I know some basic boxing skills. I also learned how to operate a large sailboat from my parents. What is even more rare, I learned from my husband in the boat yard when I was a child.
I have read books for several years.
Han Qian smiled faintly and did not explain anything to Ji Fu. He just asked Ji Xiyao to draw the traditional sailboat structure that his father talked about one by one.
Han Qian currently doesn't know what kind of reasonable structure a real fast sailing ship should have. The only method he can use currently is to explore and adjust the traditional sailing ship structure.
This trip to Xuzhou will take a month if everything goes well and nothing happens. Han Qian will have to ask his father Han Daoxun to do something. Otherwise, he will not be able to get sick in time?
There was no difference between the two kingdoms of Liang and Jin in Da Chu. The horse infantry army was weak, but the navy army was unique.
Han Daoxun was well-read and had served in the Chuzhou Army for many years. He was familiar with the construction methods of many warships in the world. At this time, he was pulled by Han Qian to study the structure of the fast sailing ship, and he also had quite a lot of experience.
Of course, Han Daoxun had served in the government and the public for many years, and at this time he was appointed governor of Xuzhou. In the eyes of people like Ji Fu, he was a truly remarkable figure.
The most extraordinary people Ji Fu met at the Chaozhou government shipyard back then, namely the Chaozhou governor and the Chaozhou garrison envoy, could only be seen from a distance and had no chance to come up and say a word.
It was also when he saw that Han Daoxun was very interested in studying the structure of the sailboat that Ji Fu dared to interrupt and put forward a few opinions of his own.
Han Qian was also quite helpless about this, and he knew that establishing popularity was not a simple matter. Although he knew better from his father, the bottom of the sailboats built in the world was flat. In addition to pursuing stability, the most important thing was
The reason is that it is convenient to dock on the shoal at any time.
However, Han Qian wanted to establish a stable connection between Xuzhou and Jinling through waterways in the future, and speed was the first consideration; and a sailboat with a large cargo capacity must be equipped with a special loading dock.
If we stop at the shoal, large quantities of materials will have to be carried to the river embankment by manpower. The efficiency is obviously low.
In addition to the shape of the bottom and bow of the ship, which are more conducive to breaking waves, the sails used in the world are mainly made of bamboo reeds. In addition to being inconvenient to lift, unable to catch the wind, and easy to break, the biggest inconvenience is that it is bulky and difficult to lift the sail.
Enlarging the surface also directly limits the wind area and the ship speed.
No matter how high the cost is, Han Qian thinks that he should try to use thick cotton yarn or directly use hemp thread to weave thick cloth for sails in the future.
With today's craftsmanship, it is not difficult to achieve this.
However, shipbuilding in today's world is a much more complex systematic project than building a lime kiln or a brick kiln.
First of all, the wood needs to be stored and dried in the shade for a long time. Only when the wood is stable and will not deform after being soaked in water can it be used for shipbuilding. This step alone requires a long preparation period, not to mention the trial production of a new ship.
Han Qian thought to himself that no matter how smooth the whole process was, it might take three or four years to build the first fast sailing ship he was looking forward to.
Even if the historical trajectory does not change, Emperor Tianyou will die of illness at the beginning of the 17th year of Tianyou's reign, and Han Qian does not know how chaotic the situation will be by then.
Han Qian would not even consider building a shipyard in Jinling that would take a lot of time to prepare. He thought that if the shipyard was just ready to build ships, Jinling would be turned upside down. Who would he cry to?
Han Qian wanted to put this matter in Xuzhou and let his father organize people to promote it.
In this way, his father had just arrived in Xuzhou and had several urgent and complicated things to do, so he would not be in a hurry to implement the New Deal and offend the local powerful.
In the evening, I saw a sandbar with fragrant grass lying in the middle of the river.
The spring water has surged, and the river here is nearly ten miles wide. Looking south, you can see the Zhenjiang Gate in the northwest of Chizhou City. You can see a fast boat paddling from the bottom of Chizhou City in the distance. As it approaches, a military academy officer is standing
At the head of the boat, he raised his voice and shouted: "Ahead is the ship for the third master to go to Xuzhou to take up his post."
