Hundreds of people in the cottage have to open their mouths to eat every day, and Zheng Liuyi can't let them sit and eat.

Early the next morning, Zheng Liuyi inspected the front and back of the mountain as usual, demarcating the area, where to open up the wasteland to grow grain, where to grow vegetables, how to cook salt and dry salt, so that Jiang Tong could record it and arrange manpower to implement it step by step. In particular, the basin surrounded by the peaks is 10,000 acres of fertile land after development, and it cannot be abandoned.

All the arrangements stopped, and Zheng Liuyi returned to the Lion Peak Council Hall and met with the Tong brothers and Gao Sheng and others. Zheng Liuyi asked Gao Shengdao: "Brother Gao, Box Gai Mountain is not far from here, why not let the brothers come to Jin Yunshan, everyone is together, wouldn't it be lively?" ”

Gao Sheng was very happy when he heard this, and said: "Then dare to be kind, the foolish brother will arrange for people to carry all the belongings of the box cover mountain." ”

"Senior brother, junior brother thinks this matter is inappropriate."

Everyone followed the prestige, it turned out that it was the second child Tong Jianlin who spoke, only to hear him continue: "Box Gai Mountain is only thirty miles away from here, and it can echo with Jin Yunshan. ”

Gao Sheng nodded again and again, and said, "Second brother is reasonable, let Zhou Li and Gu Zhuang go back to take care of the cottage affairs for the time being." In the future, Zheng Gongzi needs to teach more training methods! ”

"That's natural, it's just that the matter of the dart is imminent right now, and our brother doesn't know anything about water transportation, so please ask Brother Gao for more advice." Zheng Liuyi knew Gao Shengshui's ability, so he asked him.

Gao Sheng said with a smile: "Childe, don't worry, tomorrow we will load the ship in Baibei, go straight downstream, and we will arrive in Yichang in a few days." In all towns along the way, there are brothers of the eldest brother Gao Ping to take care of them, which could not be safer. ”

The next day, Tong Zhibai ordered Tong Jianlin to return to Chengdu City with seven or eight executioners and more than ten men from Buzhuang to take care of the affairs of the dart bureau.

Zheng Liuyi asked Tong Junchu to help him carry his book home, and repeatedly told him not to be discovered by the school captain's mansion and the Jinding Gang. Immediately arranged for Zhan Peng, Jiang Tong and others to cultivate fields and train troops, and they must not slack off for a day.

After all the arrangements were made, Zheng Liuyi, Tong Zhibai, Gao Sheng, Yuan Feng, Guo You and others escorted the goods to Baibei Wharf for loading. Gao Sheng was an expert in making ships, and he was familiar with the waterways in this area, so he picked a big ship to transport goods, and everyone had food and lodging on board.

On the same day, the cargo ship turned from the Jialing River to the Yangtze River and went down the Yangtze River.

The boat traveled extremely fast, the next day through Ji County, Yue Pingdu, at dusk everyone had rushed to Linjiang. There are boats on the river approaching to ask, all of them are Gao Sheng stepped forward to talk, and when people see Gao Sheng, they not only have a respectful attitude, but also offer wine and food. It can be seen that Gao Sheng's status on the river in this area is extremely unusual.

That night, everyone stayed on the boat, and Gao Sheng got off the boat to buy vegetables, rice, and grain, and everything was arranged in an orderly manner.

Zheng Liuyi and Tong Zhibai both sighed that in the end, it was the waterway that saved worry and effort. Gao Sheng said with a smile: "The two of you don't often walk by water, so you don't know the difficulties of boating. This is going with the current, if you go upstream, you will suffer! ”

On the third day, the boat passed through the White Emperor City, entered the Qutang Gorge, the mountains on both sides of the bank are majestic and precipitous, the river surface is narrow, when the mountain blocks the sunlight, the whole river surface is a dark one, like an artificially dug tunnel, let people have the feeling of "the case is connected with the sky, the boat travels from the cave".

After passing the Qutang Gorge, Zheng Liuyi felt that his eyes were suddenly open, and the strange peaks along the coast were abrupt, the strange rocks were craggy, endless, deep and beautiful.

Mountains swept in front of you, and the sound of apes was endless.

Where had Zheng Liuyi seen such a scene, and couldn't help but chant loudly: "The apes on both sides of the strait can't stop crying, and the light boat has passed over the ten thousand mountains!" Now that I am in the scene, the ancients are honest and do not deceive me! ”

Looking at the mighty river in front of him, as far as the eye can see, Zheng Liuyi felt open-minded, and couldn't help singing: "The sea is smiling, the tide on both sides of the strait, the ups and downs are remembered with the waves..."

Tong Zhibai and the others couldn't help laughing when they heard it, what kind of tune is this, so out of tune?

But listening to it, I gradually felt that the artistic conception in the song blended with the objects in front of me, and a desolate and heroic emotion surged into my heart, unconsciously clapping my hands and beating and singing in a low voice.

After singing the song, Gao Sheng smiled and said: "Brother Xian is the first time to travel to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, right?" ”

Zheng Liuyi: "Exactly, let Brother Gao smile." However, the younger brother has something unclear, how should the boat go against the current where the river is turbulent? ”

"The difficulty of sailing is here, and the boatman who goes against the current needs to use the strength to eat milk, and if he encounters a rapid, he must use a slender man to pull the boat. The world only knows the joy of boating, who knows the pain of sailing! After saying this, Gao Sheng couldn't help but think of the days when he sailed, how difficult it was.

"This way down the river, the little brother didn't see the slender man pulling the boat upstream, I'm afraid these slender men are not easy to find, right?" Zheng Liuyi continued to ask, if the problem of this golden waterway is solved, then it will be a lot of money in the future.

Gao Sheng smiled: "How can there be so many ships going up!" To cross the Kongling Beach, ten boats and nine sunk rivers. Therefore, the water transport of the Yangtze River only reached Yichang, and there were no ships going up after Yichang. In the early years, only my eldest brother Gao Ping and I ferried some small boats to Kongling Beach, and in recent years, the upward boats have been controlled by the eldest brother alone, and the slender men upstream also rely on the eldest brother to live, as long as the eldest brother greets, there is nothing that cannot come. ”

When Zheng Liuyi heard this, he was secretly happy, in this way, as long as he managed it well, this waterway would become a golden waterway just around the corner.

The group talked and laughed, and unconsciously came to Kongling Beach, Gao Sheng stopped talking, stared at the river with his eyes, carefully observed the reef and the surrounding scenery, and directed the sailors to row around the reef.

Walking down a section of the river, Gao Sheng's forehead was slightly sweaty, and the sailors on the boat were all sweating. Direction, strength, a bad control may destroy the ship, there is really a feeling of dancing on the tip of a knife.

After crossing the Kongling Beach, Gao Sheng let the boat dock, and everyone got off the boat to rest. From a distance, he saw a person standing in front of the house on the shore, Gao Sheng ran a few steps quickly, and shouted: "Big brother, big brother! Look who's coming! ”

Gao Ping saw that it was Gao Sheng, and he was a little surprised in his joy, and said, "What's the matter, the cottage is served?" ”

"Where, where, the cottage is good! I'm here to escort the goods to Brother Tong. The brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Gao Sheng was a little incoherent with excitement.

"Brother Tong?" Gao Ping was about to ask a question, when he heard a voice coming: "Brother Gao Ping hasn't seen him for many years, is he still well?" ”

Gao Ping fixed his eyes, hurriedly took a few steps forward and fell to the ground, and said, "Little brother Gao Ping has seen Brother Tong!" I don't know that the eldest brother came today, and he missed the welcome, and I hope that the eldest brother will forgive his sins! ”

Tong Zhibai patted Gao Ping's shoulder: "They are all their own brothers, what a crime!" Let me see, it's strong, it's dark. It's been a good time, haven't you? ”

"Back then, I was fortunate to have my eldest brother teach martial arts, and my younger brother can be said to be the same in this area today, and everyone gives a little face."

After the two finished greetings, Tong Zhibai introduced everyone one by one and explained his intentions.

How could Gao Ping let the people go, take care of the ship, lead the people to the town of Fuping, and drink until midnight.