After leaving Liangshan, Sun Lei did not take the land route. Instead, he found a boat, hung up the cargo flags and went out of the water. Qinbei Pavilion
In order to avoid official investigation, Sun Lei deliberately avoided the Bian River, which leads directly to the Huai River. He first turned into Sishui and entered Xuzhou, then turned into the Nanqing River and went directly to Chuzhou to enter the Huai River, and then through the canal to Yangzhou and entered the Yangtze River.
"Brother, this journey has been peaceful!"
Ruan Xiaoqi said with a smile while shaking the oar, it was a smooth journey, there were not even any officers or soldiers to inquire.
"The remote river that my brother specially found will naturally have smooth winds and rivers. If we go to the Bianhe River, there will be many official and military water villages."
Yang Zhi opened his mouth and said that the Bianhe River is the main water transportation route connecting the north and south to Tokyo. There are many official ships, many cargo ships, and there are many water forts inspected along the way.
After passing Chuzhou and entering the canal, there were suddenly more ships, and the wide water surface seemed particularly crowded.
"This is?"
Sun Lei looked at the hundreds of large ships that were slowly approaching. There were many strange boulders on the big ships. The boulder on one big ship was particularly eye-catching. The boulder was nearly three feet high, crystal clear, and porous. , the shape is like a tiger roaring into the sky, it looks very strange.
The huge ship had a very deep draft and was difficult to navigate. Even if the sails were fully set and the oars and oars were shaken, it would move very slowly. It could only move forward smoothly by relying on the trackers on the shore to pull the ropes.
The horn sounded, the fleet of ships hoisted the official flag, and the large and small civilian ships on the water pulled aside to avoid them.
"Is this Hua Shi Gang? It looks really special. No wonder Zhao Ji likes it so much."
Sun Lei looked at the ships, with flags fluttering and soldiers guarding them with weapons on the sides.
"I don't know how many people have been harmed by digging rivers and breaking bridges, destroying weirs and demolishing gates, just for a flower and stone."
Yang Zhi looked at the Hua Shi Gang going away and said with a complicated expression. In order to transport the Hua Shi Gang, he saw the bridge being demolished with his own eyes. Since ancient times, building bridges and building roads has been a matter of merit, but for a Hua Shi Gang, he actually demolished the bridge and destroyed the road. , now that I think about it, I have been guilty for a long time, so it is no wonder that I have a bad fate.
"This harmful thing."
Lu Zhishen looked at the giant ship passing by with an angry look on his face. Hua Shi Gang had caused disasters for many years. Deng Fei, Meng Kang, and Yang Zhi were harmed by Hua Shi Gang just on Liangshan Mountain. The land south of the Yangtze River was still plagued by disasters. !
"Things are dead and cannot harm people. The only thing that can harm people is people."
Sun Lei shook his head. These should be the flower stones of Taihu Lake. They were originally fine under Taihu Lake, but they were dug up for no reason. There is no need to give them a bad name.
"Shipping to Tokyo year after year is really a waste of national money. What can we do with all this money?"
Sun Lei shook his head and said helplessly, although the Song Dynasty was rich, it was plagued by internal and external troubles, and the emperor was so extravagant and did not know how to support the people and accumulate strength, so he deserved to die.
"Why are you transporting this broken stone? You can't eat or drink it, so it's uncomfortable to use this mattress!"
Li Kui glanced at those things and said, he couldn't see anything good in this thing. It was less attractive than a piece of meat and a pot of wine.
After Hua Shigang's ship passed, the ships on both sides of the canal continued sailing.
After entering the Yangtze River, the wind and waves on the water gradually became stronger. Sun Lei asked Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi to go down the river through Suzhou to Taihu Lake.
"Brother, this lake is comparable to our Liangshan Lake!"
Ruan Xiaoqi looked at the Taihu Lake in front of him and sighed. This was the first time he had seen a lake bigger than Liangshanbo.
"Haha, this Taihu Lake is a natural lake and is different from our water lake. If the Yellow River hadn't burst every year and a large amount of river water poured into the Liangshan Lake, our water lake would have dried up long ago. And this Taihu Lake has a fixed source, and even after all the vicissitudes of life, it would not be easy to dry. .”
Sun Lei said with a smile that as long as the Yellow River is managed well, Liangshanbo will eventually change from a sea to a mulberry field, and Taihu Lake will continue to exist.
"Brother, if the Yellow River is blocked, won't we run out of water?"
Li Kui said thoughtfully after hearing this.
"Is the Yellow River so easy to block? Do you think it is just a small ditch? It has been a hundred years since the third year of Tianxi. Every year, water control and flooding occur, and Liangshan Lake is getting bigger and bigger."
Ruan Xiaowu looked at Li Kui and said, the flooding of the Yellow River is so easy to control. Now Liangshanbo is the flood discharge point of the Yellow River, and the court has acquiesced.
"Brother, are we still on the lake tonight? There are strong winds and waves here, so I'm afraid it won't be safe at night."
Ruan Xiaoqi looked at the endless Taihu Lake and said that the wide water surface means strong winds and waves.
"Find a place to dock!"
Sun Lei looked at the darkening sky. Taihu Lake was very windy and rough, and their boat was too small. It was too dangerous to spend the night on the lake.
Ruan Xiaowu palmed the flag, Ruan Xiaoqi paddled, and the boat headed straight for the shore.
"Brother, there is a port over there, and there seems to be a house on the shore."
Ruan Xiaoqi pointed to the shore and said that there seemed to be forty or fifty fishing boats entering the harbor.
"Come and stay overnight!"
Sun Lei nodded.
"Brother, something is wrong. This fishing boat doesn't look like fishing!"
After the boat approached, Ruan Xiaowu frowned. He was an old fisherman and had been fishing in Shijie Lake since he was sensible. Although fishing methods are different in the north and the south, no fishing boat is so clean, and on the boat There is not even a fishing net on the shore.
"I heard that many people in Jiangnan are doing private business on the river. Could it be that this is a private business nest?"
Ruan Xiaoqi also realized something was wrong at this time. There were very few people doing private business on the water in the north.
"Brother, little brother, go check it out!"
Wu Song became interested, stood up and said.
"Let's go explore together. I want to see what the water bandits in Jiangnan are like."
Sun Lei said with a smile.
The ship entered the port directly. Several men on the ship on the shore looked at the unfamiliar ships and people with wary expressions.
"A few of the boatmen, it's getting late, and they want to go ashore for a night's sleep. We'll have Sichuan money to offer them tomorrow!"
Sun Lei looked at several boatmen and said.
"You want to stay overnight? There are available rooms in the village, but the cottage is simple and I don't know if guests are accustomed to staying here!"
A boatman pointed to a row of houses on the shore and said.
"When you go out and just want a roof over your head to protect yourself from the wind, cold and dew, you have no right to be picky."
Sun Lei opened his mouth and looked towards the shore. He saw more than 20 families in the fenced courtyard behind the hunched willow trees. They were vaguely hidden.
"Since the guest doesn't mind, please come ashore."
Several boatmen tied up the boat and went ashore, and two of them went straight back to the village.
"Old Master, are you fishing? Or ferrying people?"
Sun Lei looked at the boatman and asked.
"This water lake mouth is both fishing and ferrying people."
The boatman said with a smile.
"I see you have quite a few boats. Are you going fishing tonight? We brothers all love to eat fish. It would be great if we had a few big carps weighing dozens of kilograms."
Sun Lei asked again.
"The guests came just in time. We caught several big carps today. They are right on the farm. If the guests want them, we can just sell them at a cheap price. They are not worth much."
The boatman said with a smile.
"Isn't that just a coincidence? I'm in for a treat today. I must try this Taihu carp."
Sun Lei winked at Lu Zhishen, Wu Song and others. Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi also put their hands behind their backs holding knives. The boatman's words let the story slip. This fish is always fresh and has always been raised in In living water, how can any fishermen put large live fish in the village?
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