Just as Fang Yizhi expected, after Li Xiangjun heard that Zheng Sen was not in Fujian and was on Dayuan Island, she thought about it a little, and said that she was actually very interested in those overseas islands and wanted to see her vision. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I just don't know if I can go with the two gentlemen." Li Xiangjun finally said.

"Why not." Fang Yizhi laughed.

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Fang Yizhi and the others stayed in Songjiang for two days, and then boarded the "Feiyan", which had been waiting for them here for a long time. As soon as I arrived at the dock, I saw Hai Dafu greet him and said, "Gongzi asked the old servant to wait for the two here." The two sons ...... "As soon as Hai Dafu looked up and saw that Li Xiangjun was also on the side, he said; "And Miss Li, please come with the old servant."

The group followed Hai Dafu around a large sea ship, and saw a sea ship painted in snow white, with a pointed bow and a slender hull, and two masts that were almost the same height as the length of the ship.

"This is the Feiyan, the fastest sea ship in the world today." Hai Dafu said, "It's just to ensure speed, and the comfort is not too good." ”

While talking about Hai Dafu, he took a few people on the boat.

"In order to ensure speed and reduce resistance when facing the wind, the cabins are relatively low." Hai Dafu said, "There are two slightly better cabins, one of which will be arranged for Miss Li's master and servant, and the other one will be troublesome for Fang Gongzi and Gu Gongzi to squeeze." As for the servants, the only thing left was to trouble them to live in the aft cabin. ”

"It doesn't matter." Fang Yizhi said, "Anyway, it's only two days." ”

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Two days later, the Swift docked at the military harbor on the edge of North Harbour, where it was able to avoid the troublesome Green Zone quarantine. After the ship docked at the port, Fang Yizhi and Gu Jiang got off the boat with pale faces, and saw Zheng Sen standing on the dock to greet them.

"Mr. Mizhi, Mr. Ningren." Zheng Sen came over to greet the two, he looked at the faces of the two again, and then said, "The two gentlemen are seasick?" ”

"It's a little dizzy, indeed." Fang Yizhi said, "I always thought that I wouldn't be seasick, but I didn't expect to be seasick when I went to sea, and I almost ate and vomited in the past two days." ”

"Me too," Gu Jiang said, "I've never been on a boat before, but it's really the first time I've taken a sea boat, it's really ...... Speaking of which, among us, Miss Li is the most powerful, and she doesn't get seasick very much. ”

"Miss Li? Li Xiangjun is also here? Zheng Sen was a little surprised.

"Not bad." Fang Yizhi said, "It's just that her maid Huan'er was in a mess and vomited out all the bitter gall." At this time, Miss Li is afraid that she is working as a maid for Huan'er, and she has not had time to get off the boat. It's just that we can't wait for her, alas, it's nice to be able to step on flat ground. ”

"Childe," said Hai Dafu, "not long after going out to sea, I encountered a little wind, so the boat ran a little faster, but it also swayed a little harder. ”

"Actually, I was dizzy the first time I took a sea boat. Liu De, you arrange for the two sons and Miss Li to take a good rest, and by the way, make them some tea that can cure seasickness brought back by Bell. ”

The so-called tea that Bell brought back to cure seasickness actually refers to coca leaves. The leaves of the coca tree contain some alkaloids that can exert stimulant effects, and if they can be purified, they are powerful stimulants. Card. However, in this era of lack of such technical means, coca leaves can really be regarded as a healthy drink that can effectively eliminate fatigue.

Although Fang Yizhi and Gu Jiang both wanted to discuss the issue of "evolution" with Zheng Sen immediately, they really couldn't raise their momentum now. They all nodded and agreed to Zheng Sen's arrangement.

At this time, Li Xiangjun also appeared on the springboard, and saw her carefully supporting her maid Huan'er to walk to the trestle in small steps, as if she was afraid that Huan'er would fall into the water if she was not careful. It wasn't until she stepped on the trestle bridge that she breathed a sigh of relief, then raised her head and said to Zheng Sen very generously: "The little girl came uninvited, and I hope that the son will not be surprised." When he had said this, he stretched out his hand and held his maid, as if he was afraid that she would not be able to stand.

"Miss Xiangjun is here, it's really unexpected, how can there be any strange reason." Zheng Sen also smiled and said, "If you want to say that Zheng Sen has something to ask Miss Xiangjun for help." ”

"I don't know what's going on?" Li Xiangjun's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Son, but there is a dispatch, how dare the little girl disobey?" ”

Zheng Sen smiled and said, "This is not the place to talk, and this girl seems to be very dizzy from seasickness." Zheng Sen pointed to Li Xiangjun's maid, "The two girls should go and have a good rest first, and these things will be talked about later." ”

After saying this, Zheng Sen led them ashore along the trestle. There were already several four-wheeled carriages waiting there on the shore.

"Mr. Secret." Zheng Sen said, "This four-wheeled carriage is imitated according to Taixi's style, and its steering device is quite delicate and interesting. It is much more comfortable to sit in than our Ming carriage. ”

Fang Yizhi listened to it and said with a smile: "If it is usual, I can't say it, I will dismantle Da Mu's carriage to see it clearly, but today, I am really powerless." ”

Liu De stepped forward, helped Fang Yizhi and Gu Jiang into the carriage, and arranged for Li Xiangjun and her maid to get into the back carriage, and then the convoy headed towards the hotel.

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It wasn't until noon the next day that Fang Yizhi and Gu Jiang eased up, which still asked for the effect of coca tea.

As soon as the seasickness was cured, the two of them couldn't stay any longer, so they immediately asked people to go to Zheng Sen, but they heard that Zheng Sen went to the countryside to persuade farmers to come back at night.

"Persuading farmers? Da Mu has a bit of a magistrate's taste. Fang Yizhi said.

"It's not a taste, it's just that." Gu Jiang said, "Over the years, there has been a lot of famine, and Damu's family has also been recruiting displaced people to open up the wasteland. After I learned about this at the time, I thought, isn't Fujian more mountainous and less land? How can there be so much wasteland for those immigrants to clear? Now I know that this wasteland is this Dayuan Island. Thinking about how many homeless people have been resettled on this Dayuan Island over the years, I'm afraid there are millions of them. With so many people in charge, I am afraid that there are more things to do than ordinary prefectural orders. ”

"I already knew that the homeless people had gone to Dayuan Island." Fang Yizhi said, "But you estimate that there are millions, I'm afraid it's too much." It's true that the number of displaced people brought over by the Oki family is no less than that, but do you remember how we felt at sea? Our bodies are much stronger than those who are dying of starvation, and the conditions on the ship must be much better than the boat they are on. Then when I arrived at a place, there were many problems such as water and soil adaptation, and I was afraid that I could really survive, and half of them would be very good. But even so, Da Mu's family can be regarded as saving hundreds of thousands of lives, and it can be regarded as immeasurable merit. However, it's not bad that you said that Da Mu is a magistrate, and ordinary magistrates really don't have so many things. Do you think, which county capital of the whole county in my Ming Dynasty now has to rely on land reclamation? Moreover, among the displaced people, there are naturally more men than women, and once they settle down, this is also a big problem. Which county commander can encounter such a strange problem. And on this island, there are shengfan, and there are red yi. The difficulty of governing such a place is incomparable to any county in Daming. If Da Mu hones it like this, no matter where he goes to be a magistrate in the future, I'm afraid it will be more than enough. In addition, the Damu family has opened so much wasteland, I'm afraid I must be regarded as the big landlord of my Ming No. 1. ”

"It's really not easier to take care of such a big family business than being an official." Gu Jiang also smiled, "It's rare that Damu still has time to do learning." ”

"How come there is no time for study?" Fang Yizhi said, "Have you forgotten Damu's practical learning, isn't it just that doing things is doing knowledge, and doing learning is doing things?" Now it seems that Damu is really serious about learning. This time, in addition to discussing the issue of evolution, I must also take a good look at how Oki governs the place. ”

It didn't take long for dinner time, because the two of them recovered well, Liu De arranged a lot of high protein on their diet.

"Brother Mi, what kind of meat do you think this is? How do I feel a bit like beef? Gu Jiang asked with a frown.

"It's kind of like. However, there are some places that don't quite look like it, and it seems to be a little thicker than beef. "In ancient times, because cultivated cattle were extremely valuable, the imperial court generally forbade people to slaughter them casually, so Gu Jiang and Fang Yizhi didn't eat much beef, and they couldn't tell whether this meat was beef or not for a while.

"Haha, this is not beef, this is whale meat, whale meat in the sea." Suddenly, a voice came from outside, and the two looked back, only to see Zheng Sen striding in.

"But it's disturbing the two of you eating." Zheng Sen said with a smile.

"Damu, you're back. Have you eaten? Fang Yizhi said with a smile.

"I've eaten it on the way." Zheng Sen said.

"Is this whale meat? This is a rare thing, I want to eat a few more pieces, and I can brag to others when I go back in the future. Gu Jiang picked up a piece of meat, looked at it carefully, and then stuffed it into his mouth.

"In Dayuan, this whale meat is not too unusual, there are often whales near Dayuan Island, and my family has just been displaced people. When it was transported to Dayuan, the fields had not yet been opened up, and with so many displaced people, eating was a big problem. At that time, the Tessie people taught us the skills of whaling, and as long as we caught a whale, we had tens of thousands of catties of meat. Relying on these whale meat, more homeless people survived. Later, although there were fields, this whaling has continued, and now, because of whaling, there are not many pigs on this Dayuan Island. ”

"Da Mu went to persuade farmers today, but it is quite a bit of a magistrate." Fang Yizhi said.

"It's different, it's not the same." Zheng Sen said with a smile, "The officials persuade farmers to look at other people's land, but I look at my own land, and the degree of care cannot be compared." And my so-called persuasion of farmers is actually just to promote a new fertilizer. Speaking of which, this matter is different from whale meat, whale meat is rare to keep fresh, and it can be available in the coastal generation, and now there are fewer whales along the coast, and whale meat is more and more insufficient. However, this new fertilizer, which is large in quantity and very durable, is used by the entire Ming Dynasty. ”