Not far away, the broad Jiangnan River flows quietly into the distance like a bright white silk.
It's just a pity that on such an empty river, there is no beautiful scenery of thousands of sails competing, let alone the grand scene of hundreds of boats competing against each other.
This great project born from Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty does not know when it will be able to play its real role.
After exhaling a long breath, Xiao Han felt that he was becoming more and more like a qualified politician now. Regardless of whether he had done anything meaningful, he had already formed an inherent habit of worrying about the country and the people before seeing others.
"Let's take a closer look!" With a self-deprecating smile, Xiao Han led a few people and walked towards the dock along the paved bluestone road.
This bluestone road is very wide, and it looks like about seven or eight carriages can walk down side by side. However, except for the narrow one in the middle, moss has begun to grow on the stones on both sides. It can be seen that this road is used a lot. Not too big.
The pier was open and not surrounded by fences. Xiao Han and his group approached slowly. The porters who were sunbathing saw this and stood up.
Among them, an older man took two steps forward with a smile, cupped his hands to Xiao Han, who was walking in the front, and asked: "A few of the guests are very unfamiliar. I wonder if you are here?" Are you looking for people or a boat?”
"Haha..." Seeing the polite words, Xiao Han stopped and returned the same polite gesture. He said to the person who came forward: "If you don't bother me, we are from other places. I heard that here There are some big ships that come here specifically to take a look,"
"Oh, want to see the boat? Then you have to go to the inner harbor over there to see it. This is the river. At this time of year, there are very few boats."
The men themselves didn't expect that these people dressed like rich kids would bring them any jobs. When Xiao Han said this, they were not disappointed and kindly pointed out the location of the port for them. He also warned them that there were several places where they were not allowed to break into.
"Oh? Thanks for the pointers! Otherwise we would have been running around like headless flies."
Xiao Han liked these simple dock men very much, especially after hearing their enthusiastic guidance, he thanked them repeatedly.
Seeing how polite the noble young man in front of them was, it was even more difficult for the men to lie down and bask in the sun in front of him, so they had to stand there and continue to be polite.
Both parties come here politely and leave politely.
The porters, who were simple-minded, somehow ended up being polite to the end, and were actually asked by Xiao Han about many things on the dock.
It wasn't until someone from the boats moored at the pier called them that they woke up from a dream. They quickly confessed to Xiao Han and ran towards it quickly.
"Brother Xiao, that boat looks strange to you? Is it also a sand boat?" Li Yifu had just been listening to Xiao Han and those people talking about trivial matters. He had been bored to death for a long time. At this time, his eyes followed those people and moved to the Yuanbao in front. On the big ship, he finally picked up his energy and raised his head curiously to ask Xiao Han.
"of course not."
When Xiao Han heard what Li Yifu said, he also looked at those ships. However, he also had his own shipyard. Although he was not a complete novice in the shipbuilding industry, he was not a complete novice.
At least, he still recognizes some of the most famous ships in the world.
"That boat in the river is a lucky boat, which usually travels in the sea. You see, it has pointed ends and a short middle. This way it can withstand wind and waves and will not capsize easily on the sea!
The sand boats we are talking about are all square and square, so they can carry more things and are not easy to touch the bottom of the river. "
Touching Li Yifu's head, Xiao Han patiently explained it to him. At the same time, he was also explaining to Ziyi, Xiaodong and the others beside him.
Li Yifu was not interested in Xiao Han touching his head. When he saw him touching his head again, he quickly shook his head, trying to get rid of Xiao Han's clutches, but he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Oh? That ship in the sea? Why did you get here?"
"Why can't a boat in the sea run here? It's not a fish. Those in the sea can only be in the sea, and those in the river can only be in the river."
Xiao Han felt a little dumbfounded by this childish question raised by Li Yifu.
Although Runzhou is not close to the sea, as long as you walk a little north along the canal, you can borrow the water of the Yangtze River to directly connect to the sea. So, shouldn't it be normal for several sea ships to come here?
"I know that boats can come in if there is water, but I have come to this dock often before. How come I have never seen such a boat?" Li Yifu blushed at Xiao Han's smile and couldn't help but lowered his head and muttered.
It's just that his muttering voice was too quiet, and no one around him heard it, including Xiao Han.
Canal, lucky boat.
Several short men with strangely combed hair were sitting in the dark and damp cabin doing nothing.
I don't know how long they stayed in this small cabin, so that the entire cabin exuded a strong fishy smell, which made people feel sick when they smelled it!
"Chiliwala..."
Soon, a short man lying on the bed, perhaps unable to bear the smell, spoke and gestured to the person opposite for a long time. However, the language he used was not Chinese, but a language similar to the Japanese language.
As soon as the short man spoke, several other people also spoke. For a moment, all kinds of strange tones were mixed together, just like a hundred ducks crowded into the room.
The sound in the cabin became louder and louder. The man who seemed to be the leader shook his head at first. When he was really annoyed, he sighed, got up and walked to the wall next to the bed. He didn't know what he was doing, and then he A breathable grid the size of a human head is pulled out from the top.
As soon as this not-so-large grid was opened, a ray of light and fresh air flowed into the cabin.
The eyes of the short man lying on the bed lit up, he pushed himself up, put his head to the grid, and breathed in the fresh air greedily.
Although several other people in the cabin seemed to want to take a breath of fresh air, when they saw the man approaching first, they had no choice but to follow behind and take a few breaths of wind blowing from the side.
Such a strange place, such strange people, if they were said to be a group of good people, even a fool would not believe it!
Not to mention that a few of them all had strange hairstyles that were different from those of the Han people, and there were many tattoos and scars on their exposed skin!
Even the man lying on the bed breathing heavily, if someone comes closer and takes a closer look, they will be shocked to find that he is not lazy in bed, but has to lie in bed!
Because this man's calves had completely disappeared from the knees, leaving only two flat trouser legs curled up at will, which looked particularly awkward.
