On the Qinhuai River, countless boats were sailing in the middle, and there were fast boats rushing ahead to call the boats to the shore.
Unlike the continuous rain in the northern grasslands, it has not rained here for many days.
The sky is blue. The cotton-like clouds seemed to be fixed in the sky.
The clear water surface reflected the tall ships in the distant ripples.
Occasionally, waterfowl would land on the side of the boat, combing their feathers and looking around, as if they were looking at these very large boats.
When a shadow flashes across the water, there will always be a clever water bird diving into the water. After a while, it will come up with a fish in its mouth and swallow it slowly.
The fleet traveled upstream, and when they reached the Rouge River, someone on a dragon boat said: "Look, gentlemen, this is a great river and mountain in the Ming Dynasty, and it deserves to be named after Rouge."
The officials on the boat looked helpless, but they couldn't help but praise it, it's beautiful! The stones on both sides of the strait are indeed beautiful and colorful.
"Your Highness, there is a house over there, but it doesn't suit His Majesty and you princes, right?"
The captain was talking to Prince Zhu Biao in another cabin on the ship, while Hanhan stayed beside him.
Today the Holy Spirit went on a patrol and went to Xiaqiu Village to see the harvest of wheat, ramie, and rapeseed.
The ministers are all following, and the prince and princess are also there. The key is that the prince and princess only have nine months in ten days, so why are they following?
"Let your people squeeze in. When my father was at war, he didn't live in any good houses, so I don't care.
I just came here to have a look, but I always feel bored staying in the palace. I will be out for three to four days this time. Other places are boring, so Xiaqiu Village is better.
The delivery of the question books from various places to Nanjing and Xiaqiu Village would only take half a day at most. "
Zhu Biao looked nonchalant, as his father wanted to come and take a look.
To put it bluntly, I took the ministers to witness the increase in grain production in Xiaqiu Village. Others always said, what if it is fake?
Harvest on site, see how many acres there are, and weigh them immediately. After reading, this will be determined as a place for planting high-quality seeds in the future.
As much land as you want, expand it directly. In this way, if others dare to say something they shouldn't say behind your back, you can deal with it.
It's not just about having fun, it has a political purpose.
As for the Crown Princess, her time has not come yet! There is a dedicated place on the ship.
When we arrived in Xiaqiu Village, there was a professional delivery room in Xiaqiu Village, and there were many medicinal materials in the village medicine shop.
The prince has to follow, throw the princess into the prince's mansion, give birth early, or have other accidents...
"It's okay. It's hot. Be careful to prevent heatstroke. In a while, we will enter Shijiu Lake. This artificial canal is fifteen miles away."
When the village chief saw what the prince said, he didn't care. Most of the people in the village had come over anyway.
In Nanjing, there were only box lunch restaurants and glass kiln guards. Then the village was taken over by the army and no one else was allowed in.
The village elders were also very happy and went home to watch the wheat harvest. Even if the gardens outside Chaoyang Gate were built like Suzhou gardens, they would not be as good as this home.
As soon as the Shififile Canal passed, everyone saw flocks of ducks and geese on the boat, and some swam with the boat.
Some ducks turned their heads to look and plunged their heads into the water. When they came out again, the tails of small fishes around their mouths were moving, and they were swallowed immediately.
There were many boats parked on Shijiu Lake. They were stopped and told that they could not leave until a fleet of boats passed by.
Many ships went to the pier to temporarily dock, and people went to the department stores there to browse.
"Mr. Ma, what kind of boats are these?" Huang Lizhang likes to sit at the door of the department store when he has nothing to do.
A shed was set up here, and the children read and practiced calligraphy under the shed.
Ma Hui and Qian Dushi could not provide the four treasures of the study, so the village bought them themselves. They rowed to the south and bought inkstones and ink in She County, and paper and pens in Xuancheng.
I always buy the cheap ones, but the cheap things in these two places are not cheap when sold outside.
The boats in the two key places are going to Yingtian Mansion, and they must pass by Shijiu Lake. If they get tired here, they can dock and have a rest.
Both parties know each other, and if they go there to buy things in person instead of having them brought over, the price must be kept low.
In this way, the children have the four treasures of the study. They first use wooden sticks to write on the ground, and then use brushes to write on paper.
Adults occasionally come to learn a few words, not necessarily knowing how to write them, just knowing them.
Everyone respected Ma Hui and Qian Dushi very much. They didn't call them shopkeepers or scholars, just sir.
Ma Hui saw the fleet, and he was stunned. It wasn't until Huang Lichang called out twice that he came back to his senses and said: "Your Majesty is traveling, look at the flags, there are many princes and princesses coming."
"Ah? His Majesty is out? Where is he going?" Huang Lichang lowered his voice.
"Let's go to Xiaqiu Village! We are also carrying the flag of Xiaqiu Village. You don't have to do this, Mr. Huang Li. Your Majesty does not avoid people when traveling. He is not patrolling incognito."
Qian Dushi next to him took over and told Huang Lizhang to just speak normally. This was done openly and not secretly.
Huang Lichang thought about it and said, "That's right! The wheat in Xiaqiu Village is about to be harvested, and we have to harvest it too. There are also soybeans planted in early spring in Xiaqiu Village, and they can be harvested now."
Everything grown in their village is used as seeds, which is different from ours. We... don't you like to eat pasta? When the wheat is harvested, there will be flour. "
"I love eating, I love eating!" Ma Hui and Qian Dushi nodded together. If indica rice is not used to make rice noodles, it is not as delicious as noodles, and japonica rice is too expensive.
This place is not further south. There is a lot of pasta and it has to be transported by canal from the north.
"Well, after we finish harvesting the wheat, we will plant soybeans and make tofu for you in late autumn."
Huang Li never forgot to entertain the two teachers. His status was more powerful than that of a department store manager.
"Why not plant rice?" Qian Dushi thought that the rotation should be rice. There is a lake here.
"Did the rising water wash it away? The rice has to be transplanted. It's a tiring job, but it's all gone in a rush. The soybeans don't have to be so tired." Huang Lichang has his own ideas.
While they were talking, the front of the fleet had passed, and the remaining tail had left the Rouge River.
After a while, we entered the downstream section of the river, Huangchi River.
Someone is building a road by the river, and it has already reached Danyang Lake. This is what can be seen. What is not visible is that it is built according to the terrain, and the road ahead reaches the Rouge River.
I found someone to repair it slowly without exerting any effort. There is a road by the Rouge River, waiting for more people to come over. Following this road, I can go all the way to Nanjing.
Because the Qinhuai River has existed for many years, there has always been a road along the river, but it only needs to be connected, widened and leveled.
"Zhu Lichang, I saw a lot of gravel piled up on the roadside. Hasn't the road been repaired?" Zhu Biao looked through the binoculars.
“There is no sand, just rocks of different sizes, some even weathered stones, piled on the roadside with a bamboo shovel stuck diagonally on top.
It will be like this all the way to the bank of the Qinhuai River, with piles placed at intervals.
After it rains, or when the road is bad in other circumstances, passers-by will use a bamboo shovel to help patch it up. "
The head of the village introduced the situation. Sand and gravel were used to repair the road, and a bamboo shovel was placed.
When a certain location subsides after it rains, as long as someone passes by, they can use a bamboo shovel to pick up sand and gravel to fill it in and step on it.
No one takes the bamboo shovel home and it is worthless. When it comes to filling holes, everyone is very conscious. People may be illiterate, but they know that everyone must work together to maintain this road.
Even if a child is thirsty while walking on the road and sees cucumbers in other people's vegetable fields, he will step on the ditch instead of the platform. He will pick the big cucumbers at the top and cut off the back with his nails instead of pulling the seedlings.
(End of chapter)
