Chapter 200 Huanghuang Great Song He Duoshi

After these years of development, China Merchants Steamship has more than 300 large and small ships, of which there are more than 30 new-style paddle steamers built by Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and the rest are old-fashioned ships. After the Son of Heaven came into power, several official shipyards near the coastal system were assigned to the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, so skilled shipwrights were very sufficient, and the giant trees booked in Xiangshu over the years were almost usable, tied into rows and then flowed down the Yangtze River estuary, and then transferred to Hanging Mountain.

In order to make it more convenient, Zhao and Ju have ordered the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau to be gradually relocated from Hanging Island to Huating County, and at the same time sublimate Huating County to Huating Mansion, and began to expand the river and dredge to build a "Shanghai Port".

During this period of time, the envoys of the two countries continued, and according to the provisions of the original covenant, every month or so, they would send envoys to each other to report the situation of the Menghu enemy.

After this Taizhuang victory, the envoy sent by the Song State to the Jin State to report the military situation was Hong Shikui again. He was accompanied by Pei Man Qinfu, the secretary of the Dali Temple of the Jin Kingdom, because there were no telegraph and telephone and other long-distance communication facilities in this era, so every time he went back and forth, he had to send an envoy.

Naturally, the reception of the envoys of the Jin State is no longer as cold as when Wugu Sun Hongyi came, and the boat he took was also a chartered boat - of course, it was free, just as the envoys of the Song State would also be entertained for free when they arrived in the territory of the Jin State.

"Hong Shilang, what kind of gift did your country give this time?" Pei Manqinfu stood at the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait, although his mouth was asking Hong Shikui, in fact, his eyes were constantly wandering.

An envoy like him also has a responsibility, that is, to investigate the customs and customs along the way, and deal with the geography, in case of emergency. Both sides understood this, so when he was in the Song Kingdom, as long as he stepped out of the prescribed embassy, he was "accompanied" by the officials of the Great Song Rite Department and the Ministry of Staff, which was actually close monitoring.

Of course, if Hong Shikui arrived in the Jin Kingdom, he would not be treated like this.

"Before March, I only came back from your country, when I passed through this Chuzhou, it was not like this, now I look at it, it is really new, the real scenery is famous all over the world, it is really extraordinary, less than half a year, it will restore the old scenery of Chuzhou."

Hong Shikui didn't answer, but talked about him left and right, they have dealt with each other a lot, and they are naturally very familiar. Pei Man Qinfu may not have guessed what the gift from Song Guo was, he mentioned this matter just to find a topic.

"Indeed, the Son of Heaven of your country is sage, and all the ministers are loyal and righteous people, so there is this achievement." Pei Manqinfu sighed with emotion: "I am also extremely holy to the Son of Heaven, but we courtiers are too incompetent. ”

Hong Shikui sighed slightly, now that the Son of Heaven of the Jin Kingdom is finished, he can barely be regarded as wise and promising, but compared with the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty, the difference is far away. Even Pei Man Qinfu himself felt that it was not interesting to boast like this, and let out a long sigh.

Why is such a son of heaven, but he is the lord of the Great Song Dynasty!

Because the war has stopped, the backlog of cargo ships south of Chuzhou and the cargo ships staying in Xuzhou during this period of time are endless, and their ships go up, the speed is not very fast, they do not stop in Chuzhou, but go directly north and arrive in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is different from Chuzhou, if Chuzhou is to restore the old appearance, then Xuzhou is earth-shaking.

It was only half a year's effort, and with the support of manpower and material resources, Xuzhou became the coal capital and an important industrial base in the eastern part of the Great Song Dynasty. Because it is a newly expanded land, coupled with years of war, the original landlords of Huaibei and Jingdong have fled to death, and a large number of former loyal and righteous soldiers who have been resettled have provided sufficient labor, so the factory in Xuzhou has not been as constrained as in Lin'an.

In fact, the cement factory in Xuzhou is now the largest cement factory in the Great Song Dynasty, with 12,000 workers of all kinds in the factory, and half of the people in the Liuqiu cement factory have arrived here to act as technical backbones and management personnel. In addition to Xuzhou's own use, the cement they make is also supplied to the capitals of Chuzhou, Haizhou and Jingdong. Large-scale construction, such as the construction of roads and the dredging of canals, requires a large amount of concrete, and cement is an indispensable raw material for concrete.

Then there is the cotton textile industry, the land of Huanghuai, the land is seriously silted, Zhao and Ju are not ready to use it as the main grain producing area, but choose to establish a cotton farm here. Nowadays in Jingdong and Huaibei, looking at the past, almost everywhere you touch are large cotton fields, only in some slopes and depressions that are really not suitable for cotton planting, corn, potatoes and rice are planted. The Loyal and Righteous Army was not able to fight a war, but it was still a "army" at all, and it was turned into a production and construction corps, especially after they were fed and fed, and they really worked extremely hard to do their work, and the fields that had been abandoned for many years were quickly opened up with their efforts.

After seeing the combat power of the Guards, Peng Yibin's last trace of self-respect in his heart was gone, he was not as ambitious as Li Quan, so he really handed over the civil affairs of Jingdong to Liu Quan, and he went north to garrison troops in the Daimyo's mansion, and fought a tug-of-war with Shi Tianze, Yan Shi and others. There were as many as 100,000 horses and livestock captured in this war, and although many of the horses were injured, they could be used as farm animals after being cured. Jingdong Huaibei is not more than the south of the Yangtze River, it is mostly dry land, and the method of horse farming has a place to use.

"I also heard about the bet between the Son of Heaven and Zhen Jingxi, and now it seems that the victory or defeat may not be known. However, Xuzhou's new war has to suffer some losses. After leaving the ship and landing, Pei Man Qinfu smiled at Hong Shikui and said, "Do you hope that the Son of Heaven of your country will win or Zhenjing Xisheng?" ”

"No matter who wins, it's my big Song Sheng." Hong Shikui's answer was extremely ingenious, Pei Manqinfu was stunned, and then sighed: "There are so many talents in the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

When they were in Xuzhou, they met with Lu Xin, a young man who had volunteered to meet Wanyan Heda and Wanyan Chen, and turned the army of the Jin Kingdom into his ally, which made Pei Man Qinfu sigh again. He couldn't understand why there were so many young people hidden in the bag of the Southern Dynasty Son of Heaven.

On May 15 of the first year of the Great Song Dynasty, they left Xuzhou, and if nothing else, it would take about ten days for them to arrive at Kaifeng Bianliang.

On the same day, Lin'an City, in the palace.

Yang Miaozhen grabbed Zhao and Ju's hand, and suddenly felt reluctant, although before leaving the palace, she felt that the palace was too stuffy, far better than flowing freely, but at this moment of separation, she felt that the palace was actually not bad, at least Zhao and Ju were there.

"It would be nice if Ah Ju could go with me." She said with emotion.

"I want to go out for a walk more than you, but now, even if I am walking around Lin'an City, there are also a bunch of admonitions behind me." Zhao Youju smiled bitterly.

According to the plan, today is the day when Yang Miaozhen leaves Lin'an to go to Liuqiu, and the concubine will inevitably bring a large number of palace maids when she travels, but the thirty-six girls did not bring them, the reason is that the ministers are opposed. Although these girls sent to the palace did not have direct relatives in the center, most of them were the daughters of deceased scholars and military generals, and they still had influence in the court. When these people were active, even Zhao Heju, whose reputation was in full swing, had to give in.

"Be careful, I'm not here, Ayu, you have to keep an eye on ......it more" At this time, Yang Miaozhen suddenly showed a look different from usual, she muttered for a while, and then smiled: "I'm a true character, I can say whatever I want, in this harem, there are too many people waiting for all kinds, Ayu has a child, you must take care of her." ”

She said it very sincerely, and Zhao Heju couldn't help but grab her hand, stared at her for a while, and then nodded.

It's no wonder that these days, Yang Miaozhen and Han Yu have spent more time together than before.

"When others are rude and straight, they don't guard against me." Yang Miaozhen smiled again: "Official, I'll leave Ayu and the child to you." ”

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements." Zhao and Ju Dao.

After leaving the palace, Yang Miaozhen looked back, she knew that Zhao Youju was looking at her on the high platform, so she waved her hand again, and then entered the phoenix chariot used by the concubine. She went out to have her own guard of honor, so it was also immense, different from the kind of snubbing when she entered the palace, everywhere she passed, there were people burning incense to worship and bless, she quietly watched it in the phoenix, and her heart was extremely uncomfortable.

When she was in Jingdong, she was just a people's daughter, even if she married the Son of Heaven, she was still the original Yang Miaozhen, and such a big gift from the people not only did not make her happy, but made her confused. Except for becoming a concubine, there is no other change, why do these old people who can even be her grandfather bow to the ground trembling like this?

She lowered the curtain and could only pretend not to see it. If she was begging, she would definitely jump out of the phoenix and ask those people to be exempt, but this is Lin'an, it is the Great Song Dynasty, and there are hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at her. She didn't care about her own ugly family, so it was unnecessary for the Son of Heaven to be blamed by the official for this matter.

Only she and Han Yu knew how tired Zhao and Ju were.

"Okay, hurry up, get on the boat early." She commanded.

Feng Yuan has also been transformed, and it is very light and fast to run on the concrete ground, and the honor guard in front of him has to trot to prove that he will not be caught up by Feng Yuan. After getting on the boat, Yang Miaozhen was relieved, and when she saw Li Ye, she said happily: "Li Hanfan, did you send someone to pick up your daughter-in-law?" ”

Li Ye made a salute, although Zhao and Ju also saw Yang Miaozhen at the palace banquet for him, but after a few days, he still felt happy: "Fourth lady...... Concubine, I have already taken it, and I will beg my ministers to come back......"

"Get out of your concubine, let's still come to this set, I have already been depressed by this concubine in the palace, or generally call me the fourth lady." Yang Miaozhen said with a smile.

She was in charge of Zhao and Ju for four years, and she was used to cooperating with Li Ye and others, and she was very familiar with each other, and she didn't want Li Ye and others to be like those people in Lin'an City, who burned incense and knelt down when they saw her.

She teased Li Ye a few more times, and then felt a little stupid, although Li Ye still treated her as respectful as when she was begging, but after all, it was not as casual as it was at the beginning. Yang Miaozhen was a little stunned, she entered the cabin specially prepared for herself on the ship, and refused to come out again.

Even if I go back to Liuqiu, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it as usual......

It didn't take long for Su Sui to get on the boat, not that she wanted the concubine to wait, but that if the concubine didn't get on the boat, she couldn't get on it. She and Yang Miaozhen are very familiar, Yang Miaozhen also saved her brother at the beginning, and now both of them are wives, and the friendship is not weak but increasing, so this road is not very lonely.

After leaving Lin'an for five days, seeing that half of the trip had passed, Yang Miao's heart became more and more relaxed, but there was wind on the sea that day, she was not afraid, but she was afraid that Su Sui would blow it off.

A palace maid offered her a towel of water, and after washing up, she was a little embarrassed: "Usually seasickness is very serious, and then I didn't faint after living in Liuqiu for four years, but I didn't expect that I hadn't taken a boat for more than half a year, and I began to faint again when I came out this time." It's still hello, I've long been used to the boat, and I don't see you seasick. ”

Su Sui's eyebrows moved slightly, biting her lip and thinking for a moment, then leaning into her ear and asking softly, "Will there be one?" ”

Yang Miaozhen was stunned, and then muttered: "It's unlikely, there is no movement at all, could it be that if you say it, you will have it?" ”

"Isn't there a royal doctor on the ship, just ask him to come and see it." Su Sui said.

"No need, now that I feel unwell, the imperial doctor will make a fuss, and all the supplements prescribed are ginseng bird's nest and the like." Yang Miaozhen pursed her lips and expressed her distrust of the imperial doctor: "I don't know his mind yet, other medicines should not be prescribed indiscriminately, and there will be no mistake in prescribing tonic medicines." ”

"My good concubine Niangniang, you can call the imperial doctor, this matter should not be careless, if there is, you must send someone to report to the Son of Heaven as soon as possible!" Su Sui grabbed her arm, and when she saw that she no longer objected, she said to a palace maid, "Invite Imperial Doctor Fu to come for the concubine." ”

It didn't take long for the imperial doctor to come outside the cabin, this was the concubine's bedroom, he didn't dare to come in, Yang Miaozhen talked to Su Sui for a while, and then was urged out by Su Sui. The reason for this is that she doesn't quite believe that she will get pregnant at this time, and secondly, she has an inexplicable fear.

What should I do if I am really pregnant?

When Han Yu first found out that she was pregnant, she was very clever, but when it was her turn, she was timid and sluggish, and she didn't know what to do. After the imperial doctor took the pulse, he asked a few more words, and immediately began to congratulate and confirm that he was really pregnant, Yang Miaozhen suddenly panicked.

For the first time, she regretted that she left the palace without being by Zhao Heju's side, and if Zhao Youju was by her side at this moment, she would feel much more at ease. However, Su Sui was calmer than her, and after rewarding the imperial doctor, she immediately summoned Li Ye and Meng Xisheng who accompanied the ship and informed them of the news.

"The fourth lady also has it?" Li Ye and Meng Xi were extremely happy, as Yang Miaozhen's subordinates for many years, they didn't think of the relationship between Han Yu's children and Yang Miaozhen's children in the future, but they were simply happy for Yang Miaozhen.

This news quickly spread throughout the ship, which was also the result of Su Sui's intention, after all, Yang Miaozhen only found out that she was pregnant overseas, if there were not many witnesses, it was inevitable that there would be villains chewing tongues when she returned to Lin'an in the future.

In the next few days, Yang Miaozhen suffered, if she didn't know that it was a pregnancy reaction, it was okay, she only vomited once in a while, but when it was confirmed that it was because of pregnancy, I don't know why she vomited more times. That Imperial Doctor Fu had the means to reach the sky, and there was no medicine on the ship, so he had to ask people to cook more light porridge, as long as Yang Miaozhen felt hungry, he would serve it to her at any time. What made Yang Miaozhen most uncomfortable was that after the news of her pregnancy spread, Li Ye unceremoniously took over the supreme command of the entire ship, and she even went on the deck to blow the wind for a while, and Li Ye had to persuade her to return to the cabin, for fear of affecting the fetus in her womb.

Note 1: Huating County, which is now Shanghai, was just a small county at this time.