Chapter 31 Qishan Island

Late at night, in the study room of Mingzhou Thorn Mansion, a middle-aged man was reading, he was the tenth brother of Qian Hongyu, the king of Wuyue Kingdom, named Qian Hongyi, the current envoy of the Fengguo Army and the history of the Mingzhou Thorn, he was thin and tired, as if he was recovering from a serious illness.

The door of the study opened, and an old man walked in with a cup of soup, "Shilang, this is the eldest lady who cooked it for two hours to get it, you can drink it while it's hot." ”

Qian Hongyi bowed slightly, and the old man put the soup cup on the table. "There was an incident in the city today, and the people below didn't dare to hide it, so they reported it to me." The old man talked in detail about the conflict between the Cui family and the judicial son who joined the army today.

Qian Hongyi frowned, and said: "I know that Liu Yan, the son of Liu Yan, who joined the judicial army, often acts mischiefly and causes a lot of trouble. The officials below ignored him because of his father, which fueled his arrogance even more. The Cui family is a famous family, with strict family rules, and will not make trouble without incident, which must have been deliberately caused by Liu Yan's son. ”

He took a sip of soup, "The Cui family has a good relationship with the Thorn Shi Mansion, and they have solved a lot of problems by bringing up three transactions of spirits every year. Liu Yan is narrow-minded, and he will repay him, which will definitely be unfavorable to the Cui family. In this way, I will write a notebook, and you will personally hand it over to Liu Yan tomorrow, and you must beat him. ”

The old man nodded in agreement, and then said: "There is a rumor circulating in the market today, saying that the Cui family has come to a few maritime merchants, among which there is a white-skinned giant, blonde hair and blue eyes, extremely skilled, today in the brawl he defeated seven or eight Liu Yan family servants, according to the Cui family guards said that he came from the Russian country thousands of miles away in the west, so some people in the market said that he is the reincarnation of the white tiger in the West, and he is the god of killing. ”

"This is all nonsense, there have been more Persians and big seafood merchants who have come to Mingzhou over the years, and those people are also white-skinned, so difficult that they are all white tigers? Next month, the Cui family will hold an 'overseas treasure auction', and it is said that the treasures were brought by those people, and I will also go to see them at that time. ”

The next day, Cui Dao described the study.

Traversal and Cui Daoshu gathered together for a closed-door meeting.

Cui Daoshu brought a few pieces of paper, "This is the information on Qushan Island that I sent someone to investigate, and I will tell you about it." Now the Zhoushan Islands are under the jurisdiction of Weng County of Wu Yue Kingdom, and the county government is located on the main island of Zhoushan. The current name of Qushan Island is 'Qu (qu) mountain' island, which is the word 'moon' on the left and the 'sentence' on the right period, and the pronunciation of these two characters is the same. The whole island is slender in shape, trending northwest to southeast, about 18 kilometers long from east to west, and has an average width of 4 kilometers from north to south. There is a mountain in the middle of the island, the peaks are towering, and several peaks are connected like lotus flowers. There is a canyon in the eastern part of the island, and the two mountains face each other, rolling hills. The whole island covers an area of about 50 square kilometers, and there is a wharf on the north side of the island, which is no problem for large sea vessels. ”

He paused, "Now the resident population of the island is not large, only more than two hundred. Some are fishermen, but there are also farmers and salt farmers who boil salt. They live a hard life. There are no government forces and powerful families on the island. ”

Zhao Zizhong asked, "Who did the salt farmers on the island sell the salt to?" ”

"It was forcibly purchased by a large household on the island of Zhoushan, and the price given to the salt farmers is very low, and the salt farmers may not be able to eat enough after a year of hard work."

Zhao Zizhong said: "My idea is to send an advance team as soon as possible to build a camp on Qishan Island, and build a batch of houses as quickly as possible, because it is almost October, and it is about to enter winter. ”

Wei Hongye nodded, "Then I'll go first, it seems that it's too late to build a brick house." I first led the craftsman to get some wooden houses out, and some Northeast soil kang was plated in the room to solve the problem of heating in winter. Daoshu, how many craftsmen can you gather now? ”

Cui Daoshu got up and took out a few pieces of paper on the bookshelf, and looked at them for a while, "There are eight carpenters, twelve masons, three blacksmiths, and thirty-five handymen." ”

"These people are enough for the time being, how are the supplies prepared?"

"Bulk supplies are being mobilized, and we have to wait for a while, but the logistics supply of dozens of people is a piece of cake, and my Cui family's storage can meet the demand. In addition, I will send some guards to the advance team, so that if there is a conflict with the locals, the guards can protect everyone. ”

Cui Daoshu took a sip of tea and continued: "My idea is that the advance team should bring more supplies, and after landing on the island, send some food, clothing, iron tools and other daily necessities to the local residents, and try to have a good relationship with them, which will reduce a lot of trouble." ”

Wei Hongye praised: "This method is good, and you can also buy the fishermen's catches, but just give more money." Winter is approaching, and the farmers are in the slack season, so we can hire them, help us build houses, and pay us more. ”

Na Zhe asked, "Is the land on the island bought with money?" ”

"No, there are only a few hundred people on such a big island, and there is a lot of land, as long as you don't grab the fields of the locals, it's no problem. In addition, the relationship between my Cui family and the Mingzhou Thorn Mansion is very good, and this little thing is nothing. Cui Daoshu replied.

Boris opened his mouth and said: "I'll go with Lao Wei too, when I get there, I'll first investigate the terrain and study where it is more appropriate to dry salt, and when the team arrives, you can start drying salt immediately, so that there will be no delay." ”

Zhao Zizhong looked at everyone: "Then let's go, it's okay to stay here, it's so idle that my bones are itching." Everyone laughed, and Du Dalei shouted: "Go, why don't you go, I'm going to eat seafood!" ”

Zhao Zi thought about it again: "Then Zhe stay, you have to assist Daoshu to prepare materials and prepare for the auction, you are a musician, you have to give full play to your strengths, make a few good ancient songs, and strive to be a blockbuster at the auction and shock those big tyrants." ”

Na Zhe patted his chest: "Boss, there's no problem at all, it's on me!" ”

"Daoshu, when can I leave at the earliest?"

Cui Daoshu thought for a while, "In five days, I'll be ready as soon as possible." ”

Du Dalei said again: "Take Hu Yidao and Tian Renfeng with you, these two boys are bold and careful, they should be cultivated well, and there is no harm in exercising." ”

"And what about their studies?"

"With the four of us teaching by word and deed, are you afraid that they will not become talents?"

"Then it's decided, the other children are a little young, just stay here, and Jiang Wuniang will teach them to read."

After the meeting, everyone went to see the children together. When they came to the courtyard where they lived, they heard the sound of immature reading: "Mother Ximeng, choose a neighbor." The son does not learn, the machine is broken, Dou Yanshan, there is a righteous party, teaches the five sons, and is famous. If you don't teach, it's your father's fault. If the teaching is not strict, the teacher is lazy. ”

Everyone entered the courtyard, and the children were shaking their heads and reciting the three-character scripture, and Jiang Wuniang looked at them with a smile. Hu Yidao's face was like a bitter melon, and he didn't know what to say.

Du Dalei stepped forward and grabbed Hu Yidao's collar and pulled him out. The children were all giggling and laughing, and Du Dalei stared at him with a smile: "Boy, you memorize the three-character scripture you have learned to Lao Tzu, if you can't recite it, hehe, the little black house is waiting for you." ”

Hu Yidao shuddered for a moment, bowed his head and said nothing. Jiang Wuniang hurriedly came over and said, "Mr. Du, let him go quickly, don't scare the child!" ”

Du Dalei let go of his hand and shrugged his shoulders: "I didn't scare him, if he doesn't have a long memory, it is certain to close the small black house." ”

Zhao Zizhong walked over and touched Hu Yidao's head, "Don't be afraid, carry it well, I'll reward you if you carry it well." ”

Hu Yidao raised his head, looked at Du Dalei with some fear, and after a while, began to recite the three-character scripture, "People - at the beginning of people, nature is good. Sex is similar, Xi is far away. If you don't teach, sex is migration. The way of teaching---- "Back here, he got stuck, scratched his head, and saw Tian Renfeng using his mouth to make a mouth shape, he distinguished, and then memorized it, "The way of teaching, you are specialized." Xi Mengmu, choose a neighbor ----"

Later, he stumbled a little, but he generally memorized about the same. Jiang Wuniang came out to play a round: "Okay, I have a good memory, I basically know what I have learned, I have to study hard in the future, understand?" ”

Du Dalei nodded: "Boy, you passed the test today, be careful in the future, don't let me find a chance to lock up your little black house." ”

Zhao Zizhong said to Jiang Wuniang: "Jiang Niangzi, in a few days we will set off to an island to build our own manor, where the conditions are difficult, and it is about to enter winter, so we can't take the children there." You stay here with them, teach them to read and write, and then pick you up and go to the island when the weather is hot in the spring of next year. It will be our home from now on. ”

Jiang Wuniang stared at Zhao Zizhong for a while, and said softly: "Gentlemen, be careful, pay attention to your body, the sea is windy, don't get sick." I will take good care of these children and teach them more words. ”

Zhao Zizhong said again: "If you have any needs, go to Cui Hong, if he can't solve it, you can go to the Shen family or Cui Xiaoniang, and let them tell Cui Daoshu, don't be embarrassed to speak, Cui Daoshu is our brother." In addition, you have to have more contact with the Shen family and Cui Xiaoniang, and they can solve the ordinary trivial things. ”

I can't help but chatter, saying that whoever will come. Cui Xiaoniang entered the courtyard, followed by two maids, both carrying baskets filled with various pastries and fruits.

Cui Xiaoniang greeted everyone with a graceful posture, and said: "Brothers, Wanfu, I sent someone to buy some cakes and fruits today, and brought them to the children to eat. ”

After saying some words of thanks, they gave the food to the children, some of whom ate immediately, and a few of whom put pastries and fruits into their clothes and watched others eat them.

Na Zhe pulled a girl and asked curiously: "Zhang Cuihua, why did you hide such a good thing, why didn't you eat it right away?" ”