On November 29, Bai Liyan finally visited her sister Bai Lijuan, and set off north on the 30th to go to Tianyungang with Ji Feng.

Tianyungang is 260 miles northeast of Jinye, and between the two places is Cuicheng.

Half of the county town of Cuicheng is near the sea, but the city of Cuicheng is shrunk inland, because there are hills along the coast, it is not easy to build a port, so it is built in Tianyun and is controlled by Cuicheng. Tianyun City is actually not very large, the population is quite mixed, the local unloading and entrepot trade is the main economic component, is a coastal stop and transit port, not an important trade node.

The local port has a limited throughput and is not far from the capital Jinye, so in most cases it is only used as an auxiliary port to divert part of the function of Jinye.

However, in Bai Liyan's view, the location of Tianyun is very unique, Cuicheng has hills, geographically it is the northeast gateway of Jinye, and the port of Jinye is deep in the bay, located in the south-west of the city, to land on the port of Jinye from the sea, it is bound to be covered by long-range weapons in the city.

However, the east and west wings of Jinye are large coastal areas of tidal flats and wetlands, which are not easy to grab beaches, so it is not practical to land directly on the periphery of Jinye by land, and it is necessary to collapse the north gate wall from the sea to enter the city, or directly occupy the port. Generally speaking, with the military strength of the Liang State, even if it is subjected to continuous shelling from the sea, it will not completely collapse.

But Tianyungang is different, Tianyungang is open, the east and west wings are beaches and flatlands, although the wharf is smaller, but it does not prevent the beach from the sea, and the main defense force of the Liang army's infantry army is in Cuicheng, Tianyungang has been handed over to the navy, once the navy is annihilated, with traditional military thinking and weapon technology, sticking to Tianyungang is tantamount to exposing oneself to the enemy's naval fire, so according to the usual logic, it will rely on the terrain of Cuicheng to wait for help.

However, the hot weapons and naval artillery will change the existing rules of war, and once the enemy lands in Tianyungang, he will not launch a strong attack on Cuicheng at all. Instead, they bombarded the city with artillery from land and sea, and even did not rule out a large number of inclined shrapnel shells to kill and injure all exposed targets in the city.

The Central Plains tradition relies on the military idea of the city to stick to the battle, and in the absence of underground bunker fortifications, the city will become a huge coffin.

Looking at the rough sea from the top of the city, Bai Liyan couldn't help but worry, he turned to Yu Jifeng and said

"Boyuanjun, Tianyungang has an open terrain and is the gateway to Cuicheng, so you need to build a fortress and send heavy troops to prevent the enemy from attacking at sea."

"Hehe......" Ji Feng smiled indifferently and nodded plausibly, "There is no need for Yongxing Hou to worry about the affairs of my country." ”

Baili Yan knew that Ji Feng couldn't listen, but he still pretended to be worried

"Loyalty, if you don't believe it, Bo Yuanjun should do it himself, I hope Benhou is too worried."

After speaking, Wei Qi came forward to report

"Master Hou, General Chen Dian has arrived."

"Well, please come here."

"No."

After Chen Qu arrived in Tianyun, he first made a small boat to return to the fleet and make preparations for the reception, while Chen Dian stayed in the city to organize the merchant ship formation to join the fleet and return together.

When he was young, Chen Dian came

"Qi Si Nong, all the goods have been loaded on the ship, and I request to set sail."

"Well, we can set sail tomorrow. Remember, now that the wind and waves are strong, sail as far as possible along the coast, and run aground as soon as possible to avoid wrecks in any situation. ”

"No!"

This time, in addition to gold and silver ore, Bailiyan purchased white copper and Zhu Lankui by the way.

Liang produces a large amount of white copper, and it is nickel copper white copper, which has a high nickel content, while the white copper of Xianguo is mostly zinc-nickel copper, and for industrial purposes, the quality of Liang white copper is better.

Although the price of cupronickel in Liang was much higher due to low mining capacity, it was still cost-effective in terms of the cost of smelters and coal required for smelting, and more importantly time, which greatly reduced the time of smelting, which could not be measured by money.

Vermilion is a bamboo-like perennial herb that contains two active ingredients that help in the imitation and treatment of malaria. It is a drug discovered by chance in the search for and research on cholera and malaria drugs that was launched many years ago, and two effective ingredients have been obtained after isolation and extraction.

At present, there is no Artemisia annua, and the salty country is located in a warm and humid country, there are many mosquitoes, and there are many people infected with malaria and cholera every year, and the prevention and control of public health is related to the century-old plan of population development, and without solving the large-scale outbreak of epidemic diseases, there will be no way to fundamentally improve population growth, let alone the quality of the population.

In addition, in the future, it is inevitable to go north to fight in Changsun, and the local small epidemic once every three years and a major epidemic every five years is very unfavorable to the assembly of the large army to fight, and it is indeed necessary to solve the problem of the two major diseases.

Zhu Lankui is a kind of native plant that grows in Liang and Yan countries, the main treatment of diarrhea and fever in the herbal formula, this medicine has been spread in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the eastern region is basically not used, after the black towel is extinguished, the four counties only know that there is this medicine.

After explaining Chen Dian in detail, Ji Feng said at this time

"Is Yongxinghou returning to Xianguo by land, or taking a boat."

"There are a lot of baggage on the accompanying honor guards, and it is not convenient to take a boat, so I still return to China by land."

"Sleeping in the open on this road is less than two months and more than three months, which is not faster than taking a boat."

"Hehe, it is the windy season in the North Sea, it may not be convenient to go to the sea, it is inevitable to go to the wind and rain to bump and seasickness, there is no stop on the road, or to take the land route to save trouble."

It is indeed faster to return to Xianguo by boat from Tianyun than to cross Liangweixian by land, even if the speed of sailing is only two or three kilometers per hour, it is still faster than the brigade on horseback. In view of the fact that the accompanying cavalry and family members could not adapt to the turbulence of the sea, Bailiyan did not plan to return to China by ship.

However, Ji Feng still did not give up, he changed his words and continued

"There is a small reef in the sea outside the waterway of Tianyungang four days north, there is a strange scene forty miles west of the small reef, the name is called 'eliminating gold trance', it is said that where the way passes through the gold trance, throw gold, it is like the next world in general, extremely magical. Are you interested in having a look? ”

Bai Liyan was unimpressed when he heard the news, he said

"These so-called miracles are either false rumors or have a way to be found, and I am afraid that the investment of gold is only a passing merchant encountering bad weather, and in order to avoid calamity, he throws in valuable things to pray for the blessing of God."

"Yongxinghou's words are wrong, this 'gold trance' is really something. There was a man who threw gold in the day in search of this wonder, and he saw with his own eyes that the distant ship was as fast as an ant, and it was as fast as a shuttle, and when the wonderful feeling disappeared, it was miles away. This matter is well known to the locals, and if Yongxing Hou doesn't believe it, he can ask it. ”

Ji Feng painted a very mysterious scene, and Bai Liyan, who listened to it, couldn't help but feel a little moved to take a look

"Is Bo Yuanjun serious?"

"Really, if you don't believe it after Yongxing, you can go to the street and ask the local people casually, if it is fake, this gentleman will lose you a hundred gold."

Seeing Ji Feng swearing like this, Baili Yan actually made a ghost to agree.

"In this case, Bo Yuanjun might as well accompany Ben Hou Qian to go to sea tomorrow to see how it goes."

"Hehe, I really want to see this wonder, but now that I am old, every time I take the boat, I get seasick, I really can't bear it. At present, there are many storms, and most of them can't wait for the 'gold trance', and Benjun can't vomit. Why don't you arrange a sea guide by Benjun and lead Yongxing Hou to have a look? ”

"Okay, let's arrange a guide for Lao Boyuanjun tomorrow and lead Benhou there."

"Then which ship does the Marquis of Yongxing plan to take to sea, and this gentleman will take people there tomorrow."

Bailiyan finger harbor out of a 10,000-stone merchant ship with the number 9003 said

"Just the 10,000-stone ship with 'Ninety Zero Zero' written on it, Bo Yuanjun can see it clearly."

Ji Feng stretched his neck and nodded

"You can see clearly, it's a big ship, it's loaded with gold ore."

Bai Liyan shook her head

"Gold ore is expensive, so it is scattered among other ships, this ship is all white copper, its weight is sufficient, suitable for ballast, and it is more calm in the face of wind and waves."

"Oh...... It's still a good portion......"

Ji Feng said meaningfully, and couldn't help but "finally" glance at this genius who had been crisscrossing the Central Plains for more than 20 years, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart.

At dusk, the light rain turned heavy, and Bailiyan took the car back to the pavilion, because the itinerary changed, so he called everyone to explain.

"The wind and waves on the sea are so big, what kind of wonders will take you to go to sea in a few days, and the trip will be delayed, where will the king explain."

Zhou Kong objected, and Tang Tao said in opposition

"It's hard to come out, I don't know if there is a chance next time, since there are wonders, it doesn't hurt to go and see it, I want to go too, it's okay for Hou Ye to take Tang Tao together."

"As long as you're not afraid of seasickness, you can go if you want to."

Bai Liyan nodded in agreement, and Tang Tao couldn't help but be happy

"Tang Tao has grown up on the beach since he was a child, and he has sat on a lot of boats, and he won't get seasick at all, so tomorrow Tang Tao will accompany Hou Ye to go to sea to see the wonders."

Before the words fell, Zong Botai, who was sitting on the side, poured a basin of cold water, and he said

"Master Hou, I thought that there was something ominous about going to sea recently, so it was better not to go."

Tang Tao was a little unhappy when she heard this, she said

"Mr. Zongbo, the ship of Xianguo is very big, and no matter how big the wind and waves are, it is not afraid."

"Seventh lady, no matter how big the ship is, it is not deeper than the sea, the sea is unpredictable, it is better to be careful. And it is now the windy season in the North Sea, and it may not be good to go to sea at this time, so please be cautious. ”

Bailiyan frowned and thought about it, and at this time, there was an inexplicable two forces that invisibly enveloped him, fiercely competing for the game, and the ghost made the gods pull him to the brink of death, he said

"Mr. Zongbo, I think that there will be a faint change in the sky at dusk today, and the day after tomorrow may be clear, when the clouds will open and the fog will disperse, the wind and waves on the sea will subside, and it should be extremely safe to go to sea. Sir might as well go to sea with Ben Hou to see how this wonder is. ”

Zong Botai was anxious when he heard this, and he said nervously

"Master Hou, there is a catastrophe at sea, and Master Hou still wants to board the ship?"

"Calamity!" Baili Yan immediately became vigilant, and he asked, "Has the situation changed?" ”

Zong Botai thought about it for a while, so he made an excuse to justify

"Master Hou will go to cross the sea for ten days, and when he goes ashore, he will have to repair it for three or two days before he goes on the road, and it will be two months after returning to Xianguo. Now that the situation is urgent, how can Lord Hou forget about state affairs because of a strange scene. ”

Bailiyan frowned, and the two forces in his mind were playing fiercely, and at this time, suddenly a clear stream of enlightenment entered the heavenly spirit, sweeping away the invisible haze, and the Baili Yan ghost dispelled the idea of going to sea, and nodded slightly

"Okay, then let's not go, let's leave tomorrow." When the words fell, Bai Liyan and Wei Qi said, "Wei Qi, immediately let people go to Boyuanjun's place to make a message, and say that Benhou is occasionally infected with wind and cold, and it is not suitable to go to sea recently, so he will leave tomorrow." ”

"No!"

When the words fell, Wei Qi turned around to leave, and Zong Botai said again at this time

"Master Hou, this is a long journey to Xianguo slowly, and the current situation is delicate, the details of the trip should be kept secret, in case of being calculated by the traitor, it is not too late to inform you after dawn tomorrow."

Bai Liyan thought for a moment and said yes

"Yes, according to Mr. Zongbo's words. Wei Qi, after the preparations are made tomorrow, let Bo Yuanjun know again, forget it today. ”

"No."

Zong Botai has been in the habit of counting two hexagrams every morning and evening for decades, and in recent days, several hexagrams have shown that Bailiyan is going to die in the sea, the reason is that he was killed by someone, and it is unknown who did it, but it is certain that he will die when he goes to sea.

So when he heard that Bailiyan was going to sea, he resolutely stepped forward to stop it, and he couldn't help but suspect Ji Feng and the Son of Heaven.

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