Although the Governor's Palace in Mount Ceylon is very prosperous, it is a bit small after all.
After An Qing and Yao Yue walked around happily for a few days, they began to lose interest.
Seeing that An Qing had no smile on her face for several days, Han Du guessed that she was homesick and missed her children.
"Get ready, let's go back to Beijing the day after tomorrow." Han Du put his arms around An Qing's waist and said with a smile.
An Qing didn't react for a moment. After blinking twice, he suddenly asked in surprise: "Really?"
"Of course it's true." Han Du nodded affirmatively.
After confirming that he was really going back, An Qing became a little worried about Han Du, "But husband, don't you want to go back to Beijing?"
"Who said I don't want to go back to Beijing?" Han Du immediately retorted loudly, saying in a tone of being wronged: "I just want to go to the sea for a walk and relax. Now that we are done, it's time for us to go back."
"Thank you, husband." Of course An Qing knew what was going on. He leaned his head on Han Du's shoulder and found a comfortable position on his neck.
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Shanghai County.
Ever since the train connected it to Beijing, it has begun to change rapidly and become more and more prosperous.
More and more people are appearing here, followed by houses and various supplies that have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
A dock larger than the capital city was built, and densely packed ships began to dock here.
"This is still Shanghai County? How did it become like this?" An Qing really couldn't believe it. Before leaving, although this place was no longer desolate and was considered populated, compared with the prosperity in front of me, it was as if Shanghai County used to be Hulumos, but now it is as prosperous as the capital city.
"It's so lively!" Yao Yue held the ruby in her hand.
Ever since she got this gem, she thought it would bring her good luck and she had to carry it with her everywhere.
Han Du took the first step and said with a soft smile: "Let's go back by train. It's faster."
When Han Du got off the boat, the first thing he saw was that there were many people carrying wooden boxes, which were shaking and clanging as if they were filled with water.
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After asking around carefully, I found out that it was actually filled with sea water. It turns out that as people become richer and richer, more and more people want to taste seafood.
Although the seafood restaurant is still the only one in the industry, the cooking skills for making seafood have inevitably been stolen from others. As a result, there are now more and more restaurants in the capital that can prepare seafood.
Naturally, the demand for seafood is even greater.
Train transportation is faster than shipping, which is crucial for transporting fresh seafood. In order to ensure the freshness of seafood, even if the cost of train transportation is higher, no one is willing to transport it by train.
"It seems that the train operation is not bad." Seeing that his transportation business is booming, Han Du couldn't help but laugh.
Thinking about it at the beginning, Han Du didn't expect that the transportation business would be so popular. Otherwise, even if it is to sell iron, another line will be built.
As for how profitable transportation is now, Han Du believes that both the emperor and other nobles must be keeping a close eye on this. It is probably impossible to get another chance to build railway tracks.
"Master, I heard some news just now." Zhao Wenqing said suddenly. "Oh? What's the news?" Han Du asked calmly.
Zhao Wenqing tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Just now, when I saw a fishing boat docking, many people rushed to the beach to buy seafood. Not only were all the seafood snatched up in an instant, but many people also bought If you don’t arrive, you will return empty-handed.”
"Later I inquired about it, and I heard from people who bought seafood that the current catch is a little low, and it is not enough for them to buy. If you run slower, you will only come back empty-handed."
What's wrong with this? Han Du was stunned for a moment.
Today's fishing boats are very small and have no ability to withstand wind and waves, so they can only fish offshore. There are very few seafoods that can be caught offshore. Coupled with seasonal factors, it is possible that the catch will decrease.
Han Du suddenly had an idea in his heart, but it seems that this situation can be changed!
Thinking of this, Han Du's thoughts became clearer and clearer. I was originally planning to get on the train directly back to Beijing, but my steps failed.
"Come on, we finally got here, it's time to visit our parents."
Parent officer? When Zhao Wenqing heard what the father-in-law said, his face looked strange.
A mere seventh-grade county magistrate dares to become the father-in-law’s official?
Regarding the Shanghai County Magistrate, Han Du still remembered his name, Wan Qing.
Dare to report his situation to Zhu Biao in front of him, which caused him to lose half of his land and cut off a handful of flesh from his body.
An Qing is also a little strange, but she won't object if Han Du wants to go. Although she is eager to return home, she has already returned to Shanghai County, and it won't be long ago.
County government.
Wan Qing was drinking tea leisurely, ever since Han Du took over the land. He completely regarded the Zhen Guo Gongfu as a stone to be touched across the river. When the Zhen Guo Gongfu built warehouses, he would build warehouses accordingly, and when the Zhen Guo Gongfu built restaurants, he would follow suit and build restaurants.
Facts have proved that he was extremely successful in touching this stone. Since the port began to become prosperous, even his warehouse and restaurant were remote after all, but the advantage was that the prices were cheap, and a steady stream of money poured into the county government every day.
Since the establishment of the port, Wan Qing suddenly found that everything in the county seemed to be getting better.
In the past, the land in Shanghai County was barren and it was difficult for people to grow food and even make a living. But since the establishment of the port, countless goods need to be loaded and unloaded, and this alone requires a lot of labor.
As a result, people spontaneously came to the port to work hard to make a living.
As the number of people increased, other corresponding wine shops, rice shops, and cloth shops came into being, and even many salesmen and hawkers appeared on the streets.
A desolate place that was originally dead suddenly burst into life and became alive!
But the people were able to have enough food and clothing, and were even somewhat wealthy, and Wanqing, the county magistrate, suddenly felt at ease.
Because of this, he still had time to drink tea before Han Du came.
"Master." The county magistrate, who had a goatee and a goatee, ran to Wan Qing in a panic.
Wan Qing frowned and said casually: "Calm down, why is it so urgent? The sky won't fall!"
"The sky is really falling this time." The county magistrate replied nervously.
Wan Qing's eyes narrowed and he shouted sternly: "Nonsense, what's so serious?"
"The Duke of Zhen is here." The county magistrate quickly lowered his voice.
Wan Qing was shocked when he heard that Han Du was coming. Ever since he snatched the food from the tiger's mouth, he has been on guard for revenge from the Zhenguo government. After all, he only now knows how great the benefits were from taking it from the Zhenguo Palace.
However, for several consecutive years, there was no movement at all from the Zhenguo Palace, which made him gradually relax his vigilance. He even comforted himself by saying that he was just a seventh-grade petty official, not even an ant in front of the Duke of Zhen. I'm afraid they didn't think highly of him at all.
As time passed, Wan Qing no longer took it to heart. But now, the Duke of Zhen came to visit him in person?
Wan Qing put his hands on the armrests of the chair to support him, stood up, and said with a hum: "For the well-being of the people in the county, I have a clear conscience even if I am punished by the Duke of Zhen. Let's go, take me to see him!"
"The county magistrate's righteousness will be remembered by the people of the county for generations to come." The county magistrate was also moved by Wan Qing's deeds and saluted with admiration on his face.
"Let's go." Wan Qing waved his hand directly.
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Wan Qing came to the front hall and saw Han Du and his party sitting inside, drinking tea and taking a rest.
"Shanghai County Magistrate Wan Qing, pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and pays homage to the Duke."
The official level is overwhelming, even if Wan Qing doesn't want to see Han Du anymore. The moment they really met, he had to smile and run up to greet her with small steps.
"That's all, that's all." Han Du smiled and stretched out his hand to signal Wan Qing to get up.
Um? What does it mean.
Duke Zhen Guo's reaction was completely beyond Wan Qing's expectations, which made him greatly surprised.
"If you come here to accuse us, please don't beat around the bush and just tell the truth!"
"Invoke the army to prosecute?" Han Du suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Wan Qing, and said with a faint smile: "What are you talking about?"
Wan Qing risked his life and said with a sad face: "Isn't it true? The lower official ruined the master's plan to make a fortune. Don't the master still ask the lower official to question him?"
After hearing this, Han Du nodded slightly and said with a smile: "So that's what you were talking about."
The matter of port land is not something Wanqing can interfere with. That was what Zhu Biao wanted to do. It happened that Wan Qing came forward, so Zhu Biao took advantage of the situation and used him as an excuse to seize half of the land from Han Du.
Han Du guessed what Zhu Biao meant at that time and agreed without hesitation.
To put it bluntly, this matter has nothing to do with Wan Qing. He is just an introduction.
"You are worrying too much. I am here today not to call for punishment, but to have other matters."
no? This made Wan Qing even more surprised. He couldn't help but become more cautious and asked, "May I ask, sir, why you are here?"
"Buy the sea area."
"Ah?" Wan Qing's eyes widened. He knew every word of Han Du's words, but he didn't understand what they meant when put together.
Wan Qing smiled flatteringly and said, "Master, can you make it clearer?"
Han Du had no choice but to patiently explain to Wan Qing that he wanted to buy all the sea areas in Shanghai County.
"Master." Wan Qing smiled bitterly, "Xiaguan has only heard of buying land since he was a child, but never heard of buying the sea."
"Then you're lucky, haven't you heard about it now?" Han Du smiled faintly.
Wan Qing was silent when he heard this, and after a moment he said: "Master, no county has been able to control the sea since ancient times. Did you find the wrong person?"
Only then did Han Du realize that he had been misled by modern thinking and believed that the ownership of sea areas also belonged to the imperial court. But in fact, people nowadays have no concept of sea areas at all, which means they can do whatever they want?
