At Liang Chuan's suggestion, the group switched to water and dry land, planning to set off from Leizhou to Yongzhou.
Yongzhou was Nanning in later generations.
Guangnan West Road is densely covered with rivers, and the north and south meet at the edge of Yongzhou, and then merge into the South China Sea.
At this time, people in the South China Sea did not call it that. They called it the rising sea.
The average water depth in the South China Sea is the deepest among all sea areas. Although there is a trench in the East China Sea, it is still not as deep as here.
The jurisdiction of the South China Sea Islands can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, when the Western Zhou Dynasty summoned tigers to pacify Huaiyi, which shocked the world. Countries in the South China Sea expressed their surrender to the Western Zhou Dynasty one after another. It was hard for Liang Chuan to imagine that in an era when even iron weapons had not been produced, our Central Plains' jurisdiction over the South China Sea was already so powerful.
The conditions in the south in ancient times were too harsh. Although there was jurisdiction, development basically stayed in the era of slash-and-burn farming. Such a fertile and fertile place was not used at all.
The real development of the south was during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
The glorious period of the Qin Dynasty did not last for a few days before it was overthrown by revolting peasants.
However, there were several major projects during the Qin Dynasty. Although they did not have a positive effect on the Qin Dynasty's national destiny, they had a counterproductive effect to a certain extent. The Great Wall in the north resisted the Huns, and hundreds of thousands of troops were sent to the south to build a spiritual canal that could transport troops and grain!
Qin Shihuang sent Zhao Tuo to take charge of South Vietnam!
Zhao Tuo can also be regarded as a legendary person.
This guy was one of the rare longevity people in ancient times. He lived for more than a hundred years in total. Maybe we can know his exact age if we open up his tomb and take out the bones for testing.
Counting it all together, he was the deputy general of the 500,000-strong army that attacked South Vietnam during the Qin Shi Huang period, and he survived Qin Shi Huang, followed by Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang's sons, Emperor Hui and Emperor Wen, and he lived strong until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was during the period of Emperor Wen of Han’s grandson, who was more than a hundred years old!
In those days, being able to live to the age of fifty was considered a long life. Most people might have passed away in a hurry without even seeing their grandchildren. Zhao Tuo lived through five generations in one breath.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the whole country was in war. Zhao Tuo, the captain of Nanhai County, took advantage of the chaos and annexed three counties to establish the Nanyue Kingdom. Hainan Island and the Nanhai Islands were under the jurisdiction of the Nanyue Kingdom.
During the Western Han Dynasty, the Han people began to sail in the South China Sea and discovered a group of coral islands and reefs, and established Zhuya and Dan'er counties. In the 18th year of Jianwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 42), General Fubo Ma Yuan went to the "Thousand Miles of Changsha" during his southern expedition. These are true historical materials that can be verified by history.
The sea was also under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. In the Song Dynasty, the South China Sea was classified as Guangnan West Road. Later, the imperial court followed the Tang system and established Qiongzhou Prefecture on Hainan Island. From then on, the islands on the sea were also under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty.
Liang Chuan took the sea route, which made the boss of the bodyguards brought by Shitou reluctant.
The value of escorts is to protect goods from bandits on the road. Where do these bandits come from on the sea?
There are at most a few pirates on the sea, and there are very few pirates in the rising sea area, so there is no use for them at all.
After the accident at the Qingyuan branch, Shitou transferred several people from the main branch office on Fujian Road to rebuild the Qingyuan branch.
According to usual practice, the people in the branch who are preparing for reconstruction will become the backbone of the middle and high-level management of the branch. It is equivalent to giving these people free positions. How can they not be grateful!
They also wanted to earn some opportunities to perform in front of Shitou. Everyone was in high spirits along the way. At least the whole road from Fujian Road to Guangnan East Road Leizhou was peaceful. They were very unhappy!
I just hope that a few thieves will pop out and let them try the sword and give Shitou, the young master, a palm!
Most of this group of escorts are old people brought from Bianjing. Although they recruited a few newbies in Fuzhou, they also grew up after taking over!
Most people in the north are not familiar with the nature of water. They are fine in the big rivers on the shore, but it will kill them in the sea.
When a group of people boarded the boat, some of them stood there for a few quarters of an hour. Even after a few sticks of incense were burned, they began to feel uncomfortable, and then they vomited like crazy. Once they vomited, others would follow suit. The port was just out of sight of the ship, and it was only a few nautical miles into the sea. During the journey, the escort on the ship became confused.
Strong men like Sun Shubo and Yuchi Tian could not withstand the waves of the sea. When the waves bumped, they would fall on the board of the ship.
The owner of the ship was none other than Shen Kuo's uncle!
The Shen family has made a living by fishing for generations, but there are too many people in Leizhou who make a living by fishing. They rely on the mountains to eat, and the sea to eat the sea. People in Leizhou live towards the sea. The pot is so big, and there are many people who eat meat. Everyone started not having enough to eat.
To be honest, there are really few scholars in Guangdong and Guangxi.
Since Han Yu sown the seeds of reading, the style of writing has gradually become stronger in this land. People no longer think that reading is a luxury, reading is also a way out, and southerners can also be officials!
Father Shen saw Ding Wei as a high official, so he deliberately wanted to curry favor with him, in order to find a way out for his son Shen Kuo.
In the end, he really made the right bet!
He didn't know how big an official a political officer was, but any official who came from Bianjing City would definitely be inferior to the magistrate of Leizhou County. He knew this simple truth even if he had never eaten imperial food.
Every time he went fishing, Shen's father always kept the most juicy and tender gentians and groupers for Ding Wei. At first, he didn't know how Ding Wei ate, so he always sent raw fish to Ding's house.
Ding said that he had been an official for so many years, but he had never seen any kind of person. He could know the thoughts of a lowly person with just his hind legs. This person wanted something from him.
He laughed at himself that in those days he looked down on people who came to him for services because they had no identity. Now, even a fisherman can come to him and ask for services.
Although he didn't know what it was, he still accepted the gift from Father Shen. He didn't eat the diced fish. In the past, Ding said he even had a dedicated cook for steaming steamed buns. When did he, a scholar, ever enter the kitchen? ?
When Father Shen saw that Ding Wei didn't move, he immediately understood that if the fish wasn't handled properly, Ding Wei might just leave it like that.
Thinking of this, after Mr. Shen catches fish every day, he will disembowel the fish when he comes back, then let Mr. Shen put it in the steamer to steam it, cut some green onions, and finally bring it to Ding's house for Ding Wei to enjoy!
This set of procedures is very useful!
Now that the fish is steamed, he has no reason to refuse.
Finally, steamed seafood tastes the most delicious, retaining the best texture and flavor of seafood. With a small dish of balsamic vinegar and soy sauce, it is the best food in the world. Ding said that there are too many days of simple meals, such as this It’s hard to resist the delicious food in front of you.
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In this way, Ding Wei ate an unknown amount of seafood from Father Shen for three months in a row. In the end, he was so embarrassed that he asked Father Shen to speak and wanted to know what was going on in his stomach!
Father Shen was so sincere that he finally impressed Ding Wei. He immediately knelt in front of the Ding family and asked Ding Wei to accept his son. The Shen family had been fighting for food in the sea for generations. When it came to his son's generation, he thought Can you change your fate and escape from such a miserable fate?
Reading? .
If it were to do other things, Ding Wei might not be able to handle them, but teaching his son to read was not that difficult!
Besides, he has his own plans. He has a lot of knowledge and has long wanted to find a disciple to inherit it!
It’s not about everyone getting what they want!
The wind in the South China Sea is very comfortable. It doesn't bring any coolness to people's faces, but brings a touch of warmth, which is very comfortable.
However, if you stay in the sun for a long time, your skin will get sunburned. Shen Yuzhen had been hiding in the cabin and stayed in the sun for a while with Liang Chuan. Her skin was already like shrimp skin that had been scalded with boiling water.
Thousands of miles of sea view, when he was driven to Nanyang by a typhoon, he was not in the mood to take a good look at this beautiful scenery. Looking at it now, this autumn season is just like summer in his hometown, it is as hot and the scenery is green everywhere.
The grass on the mountain in my hometown has begun to turn yellow after being hit by frost, and the colors between heaven and earth have long been different.
The sea water is very crystal clear, as green as jade. You can see the fish in the water at a glance, as well as the corals in the depths. When the sky is clear, the water is filled with sunshine, which is breathtakingly beautiful.
The ships kept sailing close to the coast. Master Shen's ship was very small, with only one mast. Compared to Liang Chuan's treasure ship, it was not even a junior.
It is very dangerous for such a small boat to travel on the sea. Don't dare to leave the port during typhoon weather. Waves over seven feet high hit the boat and it's very difficult for the boat.
An advantage of this kind of boat is that it can be used on both sea and river crossings. The draft is not deep, and it can sail smoothly in offshore reef waters without worrying about running aground.
Liang Chuan was chatting with Shen Kuo's uncle about these things on the boat. After hearing these gossips, he joked with Mr. Shen: "I don't know if you don't tell me. Shen Kuo's baby came to me last night. Filial piety, Master Ding cultivates him in vain!"
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Does the child want Master Ding to go out and see the world?"
"Oh? It seems that you, the second master, know about this?"
"The child can't hide what he wants. I don't think Mr. Ding is an ordinary person. Sooner or later he will be a magical figure who will leave our little place. His father and I have thought about this for a long time!"
"Second Master, how did you discuss this?"
"For several generations of our Shen family, we have been living on the ship, and we have never produced any decent figures. It was in his father's generation that he realized that he had to find a baby to send to his husband to study. Leizhou City has What a decent gentleman?"
Liang Chuan and Mr. Shen both smiled knowingly.
"To be fair to the officials, you are someone who has worked with Master Ding. We are considered our own. We can talk and play among ourselves in private."
"Second Master, you might as well say it!"
"My eldest brother has been sending fish to every official who was demoted from Bianjing or Beidi in recent years! But these officials have such a high-minded vision that they don't take us seriously. , some of the fish he sent were simply thrown away, and others were ignored. For the fish my brother sent out, it was enough to send the child to Panyu City to find a decent gentleman!"
"You don't know, these officials are all people who have failed in their official careers and are already in a bad mood. How many of them are willing to come back and show off!"
"Officials, don't try to deceive us country people who don't know the rules. We also know that these people were demoted at best, and that they were convicted at worst! What's so cool about them!"
""When our child becomes an official in the future, we must not let him do that kind of thing of bullying the people, otherwise he will be demoted to a poor village like ours and he will end up! "
"Second Master has taught you the right lesson! We must be upright and upright, worthy of heaven and earth and worthy of the common people!"
"We have also heard about it, officials. Everyone in the world says that Mr. Ding is a traitor and does things that are harmful to nature. In my opinion, they are all lies. Whoever is loyal and who is traitorous are both officials. Orally arrange it as you like!"
When Liang Chuan heard this, he said, "There seems to be something in what the second master said!"
Mr. Shen's boat is driven by sails. He occasionally pulls two ropes to adjust the wind direction, and has plenty of time to chat with Liang Chuan.
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