"My lord, Quanzhou is ahead, are we entering the port now?" Yang Congyi was reading a book when he suddenly heard Jiang Kai come in to report.

Yang Congyi put down the book and ordered: "Don't enter the port first, stop outside Quanzhou Bay." ”

Jiang Kai went out to give an order, and Yang Congyi also got up and went out.

After sailing downwind for six days, the fifteen ships of the reserve army arrived safely in Quanzhou, and Yang Congyi's hanging heart finally let go.

Standing at the bow of the boat, I saw that the coast could already be seen in the distance, and if the estimate was good, it would be possible to enter Quanzhou Bay in one hour. However, the situation in Quanzhou Bay is unknown, so many ships and more than 3,000 people went in at once, how to arrange it is still a problem, and it is necessary to go first to see the situation and discuss it with Tang Xun.

"Jiang joins the army, we will make some arrangements in the first port, and the other ships will wait for the time being."

Jiang Kai said yes, and then asked the flag bearers to wave flags to the boats, and let them wait slowly.

The main ship where they were located, with its sails full, went all the way forward quickly, heading straight for Quanzhou Bay.

The flag bearer kept waving the flag, reminding all the ships to wait slowly. The ship, having received the order, lowered its sails by half, and the speed immediately decreased considerably. When the ships behind saw that the ships in front of them had slowed down, they followed suit.

The main ship sailed at full speed, and after an hour, it reached the outside of Quanzhou Bay.

I saw large cargo ships, small cargo ships, merchant ships, wooden boats, fishing boats, etc., all kinds of ships coming and going, in and out, flowing endlessly, a lively and busy scene.

When Yang Congyi left, the three ports had not yet been fully built, but he also knew that the area was wide, Shihu Port, Shihu Port was close to the open sea, and there were many places where ships could dock, but because it was far away from Quanzhou City and the inner harbor, the unloading transaction was very inconvenient, so it was not taken seriously, and most ships would not dock in the outer port.

At the beginning, the construction of the port and the warehouse were also slightly inward, close to the Hanjiang Port, avoiding the open sea side, mainly to facilitate management.

There are many ships in Quanzhou Bay, many of them should be here to deliver the goods, it is obviously not appropriate to drive the ship directly to the docking point of Hanjiang Port or Shihu Port, and it is a good choice to stop in the outer port, which does not affect the ships in Quanzhou Bay, and does not affect the delivery of merchant goods in the port.

Yang Congyi immediately raised his hand and pointed: "Get off the boat over there." ”

Jiang Kai looked in the direction pointed by Yang Congyi, and saw that there was no ship docked in that direction, just an ordinary coast, and he didn't know if it could dock smoothly, he was not familiar with the situation in Quanzhou, and he didn't have much to say, so he immediately responded and gave the order to the helmsman and sailor to dock on the left coast.

In a short time, the ship was successfully anchored, docked on the coast, the bridge was erected, and the sailors disembarked first to secure the ship.

"Join the army, you take a hundred people to stay on the ship first, and the others will follow me." After speaking, Yang Congyi and Wu Qian and the others got off the boat first.

Jiang Kai gave an order, and the two teams disembarked one after another. The others stood on the deck and waited, and after six days on the ship, they were almost suffocating, and now they couldn't get off the ship when they landed, and they could only watch others get off the ship and leave, with jealousy in their eyes.

"Don't get off the ship without an order! They all went back to the cabin and waited, docked, and were you afraid that you wouldn't be able to get off the ship? Jiang Kai gave an order and turned back to the cabin.

The people who stayed on the ship could only look at the desolate coast, and the backs of the others who were far away, and reluctantly turned back to the cabin.

If they had known that they would only be able to disembark once in a few months, they would have understood that those six days were nothing to mention.

Yang Congyi took a hundred reserve troops and didn't take much time to cross the desolate tidal flats to Shihu Port.

No one knew Yang Congyi in Shihu Port, and he brought a large group of people to cause a misunderstanding immediately, and the guards thought they had bad intentions and refused to let them in, so they stopped them outside the port for a while until Tang Xun arrived from Hanjiang Port.

"Brother Yang, you're finally back! I've been working day and night for more than a month, but I'm so busy and dizzy, and it's so timely for you to come back! Tang Xun laughed and walked forward.

Yang Congyi laughed and said: "Brother Tang, you have done a good job in defending the port, and you have stopped me, the deputy envoy." ”

Tang Xun approached and said with a smile: "There are too many materials cut by Hong Kong*, how dare I take it lightly." Brother Yang, did you bring all the people here? Now is the time when the port needs people. ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Half, how many people you need, I will find you as many people as you need immediately." ”

Tang Xun asked tentatively, "Is there a thousand?" It is better to fence off the port, and the merchant ships also need manpower to unload their cargo, and the more the better. ”

Yang Congyi stretched out three fingers and said with a smile: "Is three thousand people enough?" ”

As soon as Tang Xun heard this number, he immediately replied excitedly: "Enough is enough, it's completely enough, please Brother Yang quickly transfer them!" ”

Yang Congyi laughed: "It's good if it's enough, it's not enough." ”

After speaking, he turned around and gave the order: "Go and tell the army, order all the ships to enter the port and dock immediately, leave 500 people to guard the sea ships, and the rest of the people will all bring to Shihu Port and listen to the call of Deputy Envoy Tang." ”

The herald answered, and immediately turned and ran towards the Bund.

Seeing the herald leave, Tang Xun smiled and said, "Brother Yang, as soon as you come back, I immediately feel a lot more relaxed, and I can finally sleep well." ”

Yang Congyi patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Brother Tang has been fortunate these days, I have brought a lot of people from Changguo, and I should be able to help." ”

Tang Xun said with a smile: "Brother Yang is not the same as fortunate in Changguo. Let's go, go to the port. ”

Yang Congyi said: "These days, things are going well in Quanzhou." ”

Tang Xun said with a smile: "It's all okay, I'll find a time to talk to Brother Yang in detail in the evening." ”

Yang Congyi nodded and said, "It's okay, then let's take a look at the port first." ”

The two marched side by side, and a hundred reservists entered the guarded harbor.

In Shihu Port, the workers who carry silk have no time to rest, and they are constantly moving silk from the ship back to the warehouse.

Tang Xun said that Shihu Port has delivered more than 160 ships of silk brocade, more than 3.2 million horses, and nearly a million horses have not been delivered, and all the finished classifications are stacked in the warehouse, the warehouse is not small, and the five million horses are completely put down, but it is estimated that the Brocade Institute will not allocate so much silk, and they can allocate 500,000 horses for return to the trade.

More than four million pieces of silk are already a huge amount, and they are completely enough to make Huiyi, and if there are more, Huiyi merchant ships will not be enough.

Yang Congyi turned his head to look at the rows of warehouses, and now it is really dangerous to gather all the silk together, and if there is an accident, it will all be gone.

Tang Xun didn't wait for Yang Congyi to ask, and explained that the classification and unloading of goods was to facilitate centralized management, and the silk was concentrated in Shihu Port, which was quite safe. Every day before it gets dark, the warehouse has been closed and locked, and the lights are strictly forbidden within three zhang, and someone is arranged to patrol at all times, and he has been very careful about the safety of the warehouse, and he has also sent the warehouse shopkeeper brought by his family, so far, there has been no fire and flooding in Shihu Port.

With such an explanation, Yang Congyi's doubts suddenly disappeared, and it seemed that he was too worried. Tang Xun seems to be young, but since he has been in the medicinal herb business since he was a child, and with the help of his family, of course, there is no need to worry.

Tang Xun then said that since the Xuanwei Army came to Quanzhou, the future patrol and defense can be handed over to the Xuanwei Army, so as to deter Xiaoxiao and ill-intentioned people.

Having the Xuanwei Army to defend is of course the safest and safest thing, and Yang Congyi has no reason not to agree.

Later, Tang Xun explained the delivery of materials in Hanjiang Port and Xiutu Port one by one, and the tea in Hanjiang Port was delivered by more than 15 million catties, and there were still many cargo ships waiting for delivery and unloading in Quanzhou Bay, and there should not be many defaults. The porcelain in Xiutu Port is also delivered normally, with the official kiln porcelain being the majority, more than half of which has been delivered and unloaded, and there are many ships in the port, and it is not a problem to complete all the deliveries in late October.

The problem now is that there will be about 10 days before all the supplies can be delivered, but when to load the ship and when to depart is a problem. Tang Xun also sent back several letters to Lin'an in a row, but for more than a month, Lord Huang did not have the slightest news, and the goods could only be piled up in the port, quietly waiting for the orders of Lord Huang or the imperial court.

In this regard, Yang Congyi also has nothing to say, he has already sent a letter to Lord Huang, asking him to prepare early, and now he can't wait for news, and I don't know if the court has changed its mind, if this is the case, they will be in big trouble, and they can't handle the goods of more than 10 million yuan. But this is Yang Congyi's worst idea, such a big matter involves many powerful businessmen, and the court should not let Hui Yi die.

Since you didn't believe it, then just wait, maybe the news is already on the way, Yang Congyi comforted Tang Xun, told him not to worry, wait slowly, the court will not let the three million yuan be spent in vain, and always ask for something in return.

Tang Xun's family does business, and naturally understands this truth, how can there be a business that does not want to make money in vain, and if you really want to change your mind, lose money or return it, it is also borne by the court.

The two of them turned around Shihu Port and Hanjiang Port, and it was not early.

How to deploy and patrol the port, Yang Congyi has already explained to Jiang Kai, who came later, and asked him to listen to Deputy Envoy Tang's instructions to assist in the defense and material handling of the three ports.

Tang Xun is still in charge of the port, and Yang Congyi does not interfere. When he returned to Quanzhou, the most important thing was the recruitment of personnel and the procurement of logistics materials. Although the procurement has been handed over to Guo Qing to do, Guo Qing does not belong to the Hui Yi Supervision Office, and for safety reasons, he still has to ask about these things one by one. Personnel recruitment has been going on in the past few months, but in addition to low-level personnel such as sailors, helmsmen, craftsmen, etc., it is difficult to recruit such as Langzhong, Taoists, monks, and Jianghu strangers, and almost no one comes to sign up, which is very troublesome, and we have to find another way to recruit.

That night in the port, Yang Congyi and Tang Xun talked about the problem of the Quanzhou shipyard again, and the sea ships were basically completed, and there were only a few left.

The largest main ship, Shenzhou, has also been built, in the final interior polishing and refinement, listening to Tang Xun said, he went to see, the ship is very large, magnificent, up close look like a hill, on the ship into the cabin, there are many rooms inside, the space is unimaginable.