"Huh? Whose boat? What's the boat for?" Xiao Han looked at the three of them strangely and asked.
When the boatman who seemed to be the leader heard this, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then carefully replied: "Returning to the Marquis, it's an official boat! It looks like it's also transporting grain!"
From the official family? Did the Tang government still have ships? Could it be that when Lao Lu was looking for ships, he didn't even include the ships belonging to the Tang Dynasty? "
After hearing what the ship boss said, Xiao Han was stunned and immediately figured out the reason for the matter.
He has been staying at home quietly recently, and told his family not to cause trouble!
Especially the noble officials in Chang'an, who would avoid them like the plague!
It seemed that Butler Lu had taken note of what he said. Even if Xiao Han wanted to find a boat, he would just go around and find these private boatmen instead of going to the official water conservancy area in Chang'an to solve the problem.
This is good, at least Xiao Han thinks so too!
The "Ministry of Water" that specializes in water conservancy is under the Ministry of Works, and Xiaojiazhuangzi seems to have never had much trouble with the Ministry of Works.
Especially after the old man Huangpu Qi resigned, the newly appointed head of the Ministry of Industry looked at Xiaojiazhuangzi with red eyes. If he hadn't been unable to touch Xiao Han, he would have swallowed Xiaojiazhuangzi in one gulp!
In this case, it would be the most correct choice for Butler Lu not to go find them.
Thinking of this, Xiao Han raised his eyes and glanced at the ship bosses. He stopped talking in circles and said bluntly: "We can't control the affairs of the government, and we won't care about them! Maybe our housekeeper told you before that I will come to you." , mainly because there are some things that need to be transported from here to Xin'an, do you think you are qualified??"
"Shipping something?"
When several ship bosses heard Xiao Han tell his purpose, they immediately looked at each other quickly!
The man who had been speaking struggled to swallow, and then asked cautiously: "Master Marquis, if you have something to transport, wouldn't it be better to go directly to the "Water Department" of Chang'an? Why would you come to us commoners?"
"How presumptuous! My Lord Marquis has to explain to you when he is doing something?"
At this time, before Xiao Han could speak, the fool who had been following him jumped out angrily and cursed.
From the very beginning, he found these secretive boatmen very distasteful!
Now that the Marquis has spoken out, they are still chattering and asking questions. This is simply intolerable for uncles and intolerable for aunts! Apart from anything else, if this had been the case in the army, their heads would have been hung on flagpoles to blow the wind.
"Ah? I don't dare! Xiaomin doesn't dare!"
Being shouted down by the fool, the boatmen immediately remembered that the pleasant young man in front of them was not their patron, but a famous prince! All of a sudden, my blood ran cold, and I quickly fell to the ground, kowtowing like a pound of garlic!
"If you don't dare to be lucky, you still don't dare to ask!"
Looking at the people kowtowing like insects, the idiot was still angry and was about to drink again, but Xiao Han reached out to stop him.
He walked forward and pulled the leader up from the ground with a smile. Xiao Han took a step back and said:
"Haha, you guys don't have to be so afraid! As I said before, the country has no control over this river at all, so whether you are carrying people or transporting goods, the Tang Dynasty will not punish you!
As for me, I really only have some personal things that need to be transported.
The quantity is not big, but the victory is continuous! Not only are you going to Xin'an from here, but you are also going to Chang'an from nearby! As for shipping costs, you won’t be short of money on this one. "
After saying this, Xiao Han looked at the reactions of the three boatmen in front of him with a half-smile.
To be honest, Xiao Han didn't necessarily count on these people in front of him. The reason why he came to them was because these people were familiar with this waterway and could save some losses and trouble!
Of course, if they don't want to, Xiao Han will never force them!
It’s hard to find a toad with three legs, but there are definitely many people who can sail a boat with two legs! If it really doesn't work, the worst case scenario is to ask Xiao Lizi to find people in the "Water Department" to get a few boats. It's not just him who is using the things transported, it seems that Xiao Li and the others will use them more!
"Okay, let me tell you what I want to say first. As long as you can deliver my things safely, you will definitely make more money than you can earn by farming in the sun! As for whether it is possible, you can think about it before you answer me!"
Seeing these people hesitating for a long time, Xiao Han said a word and walked to the river on his back.
These people would agree, otherwise, they wouldn't have to wait here for him to come!
Xiao Han was very confident in his judgment. Of course, this was determined after seeing the clothes of the man who had been talking clearly. When could a poor boatman be able to wear brocade lining?
With a sneer, Xiao Han felt that what he just said was meaningless, and he even wanted to throw the man into the water.
In front of us is the rugged Guangtong Canal.
Xiao Han has never seen the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, so he doesn't have much idea about this very famous project in history!
But when he stood next to Guangtong Canal, his heart couldn't help but tremble!
An artificial river that is seven to eight feet wide, two to three feet deep, and more than three miles long!
It was really hard for Xiao Han to imagine how much manpower and material resources it would have taken to build a project of this scale in the relatively backward Sui and Tang Dynasties!
Looking up along the slowly flowing river.
The river stretches from west to east, all the way to the point of sight! Such a majestic and vast project, even if someone drives an excavator to do it, it is enough to work to despair! But under Yang Guang, countless civilians dug it out with picks and shovels!
"Master Hou? Master Hou?"
Just when Xiao Han was still filled with emotion, Xiaodong cautiously came over and called him twice.
"Huh? What?" Xiao Han came to his senses after hearing the movement, turned to look at Xiaodong and asked.
Xiaodong took a step back unconsciously when Xiao Han looked at him. For some reason, he always felt that Mr. Hou's temper had become much worse recently, and the number of times he was beaten during this period was obviously on the rise.
Standing one meter away from Xiao Han, Xiaodong pointed to the three people and said to Xiao Han: "Master Hou, those boat bosses agreed! But they said that their boats are small and they may not be able to transport large items!"
"Can't transport it? Don't they still have two thousand-material ships?" Xiao Han sighed and looked at the three boatmen with a half-smile, which made the man in the middle blush with shame and kept giving him his hand:
"I wonder how the Marquis knew that the villain was the owner of the big ship?"
Xiao Han looked at the speaker and snorted coldly from his nose: "Big ship? Haha, how dare you call a grasshopper boat a big ship? If it weren't for the long journey from Han River to here, I really want to show you what the so-called big ship is. How big! But in my eyes, a boat like that is just a small boat!"
As Xiao Han, who has seen aircraft carriers and cruise ships, he has enough reasons to despise these toads who sit in a well and look at the sky!
As mentioned before, the beggar’s biggest worry is that half of the broken cake in his bowl will be snatched away! They did not think about how a wealthy family who ate delicacies from the mountains and seas could value half a piece of rotten cake.
