When the first north wind blows, Qingyuan Port has reached one of its two busiest seasons of the year.
When the sea opens in winter, countless goods gather in the port. When the sea-going ships reach their deepest draft, everyone is waiting. Waiting for an astronomical tide to come, the ship can sail away by taking advantage of the water!
All the sugar has been loaded onto the treasure ship. The new treasure ship is equipped with artillery. The artillery is hidden in the cabin, like a ballast stone, which lowers the waterline a few points.
Liang Chuan originally wanted Xia Dehai to send Sun Houpu out to sea, but Penghu Island was in need of people at this time. When the north wind blows south, it brings not only wealth, but also ferocious Japanese! Opposite is Yizhou Island. Liang Chuan still doesn't know the situation on the island. He doesn't know how huge the pressure on the sea will be by then. Liang Chuan never dares to let his naval commander go on business!
Over the past few months, the construction of Penghu has been rushing forward. The basic facilities on the island are almost complete. In addition to large-scale facilities such as ports and military camps that need to be improved, thousands of slaves are working non-stop, which is a wasteland. The island was built into a fortress.
Countless supplies were transported to the island, and the cost alone cost Liang Chuan dozens of dollars. Liang Chuan could not yet see the bottom of this bottomless pit.
Sun Houpu led a team of crew members and five treasure ships to form a maritime caravan. Under the watch of everyone, they weighed anchor and raised the sails and set off! Xia Xue watched her husband go away on the shore, tears streaming down her face quietly.
Sun Houpu was an eagle longing for the blue sky. He stayed with him but was bound in a cage. He had already arrived at the door of his home but had to leave home again. The outside world was certainly wonderful, but there was no reason to keep him tied up in a cage. Around yourself. .
"I will be back soon. After this trade route is opened, I will not have to go to Nanyang myself!" Sun Houpu had been persuading Xia Xue before leaving.
Xia Xue was not a stingy girl, and she knew that Sun Houpu also had his own responsibilities, so she comforted her husband and devoted herself to her career.
Charity is not only done for himself, but also for his father. Officials govern the world with benevolence, and his father responds to the officials' will, and he is just doing his part!
The sea-going ships in the port sail out of the Sunjiang Estuary one after another. The time from high tide to low tide is usually about six hours. During this half-day, the sea-going ships that were originally densely packed together in the harbor have become sparse.
The workers can relax for a while at this time. In a few days, the ships from the north will enter the port, and there will no longer be any leisure time.
Liang Chuan stood next to Xia Xue and said, "Have you been to Nanyang?"
"No."
"Do you want to go with Houpu?"
Xia Xue naturally thought, but Sun Houpu also persuaded him that the dangers on the sea were not something that mortals could control. Now that the Japanese were causing trouble, the risk was even greater. He did not dare to let Xia Xue wander with him.
Liang Chuan didn't wait for Xia Xue to give him an answer, and said with a smile: "In a few years, I will sort out this area. At that time, I will set the rules, and I will be responsible for the law enforcement at sea. You don't have to worry about the law at sea." It’s dangerous, let’s go to Nanyang together at that time to see the beautiful scenery!”
Liang Chuan's tone can make people boast to the sky, but he can take charge of the sea? Why should he?
Although she admires Liang Chuan very much, Xia Xue still hasn't been able to understand where Liang Chuan came from!
He had countless money, his own personal bodyguard, and even a mysterious relationship that he couldn't handle. However, he didn't want to stay in Bianjing, which was the platform that countless people longed for. Instead, he returned to the south. Start over here.
Is his target in the ocean?
What's on the sea? People with these innate advantages like him are often ambitious. They only want to get into the court, but few people want to return. Liang Chuan can be regarded as an alternative. Xia Xue didn't understand the relationship between Liang Chuan and his father, and as a woman, it was inconvenient to ask. Liang Chuan said he would take her to see the sights of Nanyang, and she was naturally happy. @精品\/书馆*First update~~
As soon as Sun Houpu was sent away, a large amount of iron ore was shipped out from Tingzhou.
Cao Buxiu lived up to Liang Chuan's expectations and returned to Qingyuan with a large amount of iron ore materials!
This batch of ore took the dry road. Originally, there was a Tingjiang River in Tingzhou, but this river was diverted from Yongdinghui to Guangnan East Road, which is the boundary of Guangdong. Although water transportation is convenient, it has gone in a big circle and is wasteful. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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It will only take longer.
Although the transportation volume of iron ore hauled by mule carts on dry roads is not as high as that of sea ships, the cost is also much lower, and the average efficiency will be higher.
From the departure of the first batch of iron ore to the delivery to Qingyuan Port, it took almost seven days, which is a long time, but compared to sea transportation, this saved at least half a month!
Mules are good at pulling heavy loads and crossing mountains and ridges. As long as there is enough food, they are the most reliable production tools. Southerners rarely use horses to transport goods, except in Yunnan, where they have the magical Yunnan horse, which has the same performance as a mule and is extremely durable. It is one of the few horses that can adapt to the mountains. First update@
When they were fighting in the northwest, Liangchuan was extremely short of war horses. In order to equip the Guanjing cavalry, they bought a lot of Yunnan horses through connections. This solved the problem of the shortage of war horses.
Cao Buxiu found Liang Chuan at the port. Liang Chuan couldn't understand iron ore, which was more like dirt.
"It's hard to come back on the road!"
Cao Buxiu said: "We have encountered many obstacles along the way. We don't dare to tell others that this is iron ore. We only dare to say that it is kaolin clay. We can find it and burn it into porcelain to deceive others!"
"Next time if someone encounters trouble, don't take away the big deal. Just remember to run away!"
"We know this. It's just the loss of a few bamboo baskets."
“What about Tingzhou’s iron ore?”
Cao Buxiu shook his head and said: "We dug some first and went to the local iron shop to smelt them. Although it is also iron ore, the quality of the iron ore that our boss got back from Abdullah's foreigners last time is not as good as the iron ore." The rate difference is too big. The blacksmith said that the iron ore can barely be used to make farm tools, but if it is used to make high-quality weapons and armor, it is a bit worse!"
"Can it be improved through multiple refinings? Our quality is a bit worse, but we have an advantage in quantity! No matter how bad the iron ore is, throw it into the furnace and refine it a few times, put it on the table and hit it with a hammer a few times, and it will always be able to be sent Come in handy!"
These days, a family has a few taels of steel, which they use for hoeing and making nails. As long as it can be put to use, they don’t dare to waste any of it. The imperial court strictly controlled iron ore, which was a valuable resource in the north. Several ethnic groups in the north were at war, and they used the money they robbed to buy iron pots from the Song Dynasty in the south. They were not happy to sell them less. .
The people of the Song Dynasty are not stupid. They sell you iron pots because they are afraid that you will be too full. If they sell you weapons, they are not causing trouble for themselves!
Cao Buxiu looked at Liang Chuan, the expression on his face was very difficult, and he swallowed the words as he spoke.
Liang Chuan looked at Cao Buxiu's restless look and asked, "Are you in trouble again?"
Cao Buxiu stood up and bowed heavily to Liang Chuan and said with tears in his eyes: "I'm sorry, my boss. Cao may not be able to work for my boss anymore!"
Liang Chuan was shocked at first when he heard this, and immediately comforted him: "Did something happen?"
"I have been telling my boss that my family members are missing, but I have never given up searching. Everywhere I go, I always go to crowded places to inquire. I heard in Tingzhou a few days ago that my wife and daughter may have appeared in Guangzhou. Nan, when I get back from this trip, I plan to say goodbye to my employer and go to Guangnan to look for it!"
Liang Chuan was stunned at first, Guangnan? That's not the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, how could such a coincidence happen!
That is not the next village or the next county, a place that can be reached in a hurry. It is the most extreme place in the south of the sky, and it is also a barren land that is relatively dangerous in human geography in modern times. Someone there went to Tingzhou to talk to Cao Buxiu I have met your wife and daughter. Isn’t this nonsense?
When Liang Chuan heard what Cao Buxiu said, his first reaction was that the news was false!
There were no photos or ID cards these days. How could Cao Buxiu know the information about the missing persons, and how could he confirm that these two people were his wife and daughter?
Also, what is the identity of the person who found Cao Bujiu? Why did he tell Cao Buxiu?
Liang Chuan looked at the man in front of him, and another, more terrifying thought came to his mind: Cao Buxiu had not truly surrendered to him, was he trying to deceive or leave him again?
No matter which news it is, it is not good news!
Seeing Cao Buxiu's anxious look, Liang Chuan sighed first. This kid knew that he had too many secrets. If he really rebelled, he would be shooting himself in the foot!
If not, like Xu Shu, I would definitely not do it again. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Work hard for yourself unless you eliminate the doubts in your heart for him!
"Who told you the news?"
"There is a caravan in Tingzhou that travels all year round. I'm asking them!"
Liang Chuan asked calmly: "How are you sure they are your wife and daughter?"
"My wife was born with red hair and a red mole on her chin. It's best not to recognize her!"
Red hair!
That's really easy to spot.
However, you can't just rush over and recognize a red-haired woman. This is Guangnan, a land more than two thousand miles away!
This is not the point. What Liang Chuan is worried about is the authenticity of Cao Buxiu's words!
Cao Buxiu can help him find iron ore and coal mines, and he will play a greater role in the future. If he doesn't help him find his wife and daughter, how can he work so hard. .
After thinking about it, Liang Chuan could only comfort Cao Buxiu for the time being: "You just came back from Tingzhou today. You suffered a lot along the way. Please rest first and wait until I discuss it with Mr. Su before making any plans!"
Looking at Cao Buxiu's leaving figure, Liang Chuan fell into deep contemplation. Cao Buxiu, Cao Buxiu, you are really going to create problems for yourself. Liang Chuan is not a cruel person, otherwise he would help Cao Buxiu find a wife. If you want to run away, you are seeking death. Only the dead can keep secrets! Cao Buxiu is a smart man and should know this truth. If he still insists on leaving, then... @精品\/书馆*First update~~. .
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