After some explanations from the bow of the boat, Duan Jian and the others finally understood why it was extremely difficult to sail in June. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIn the Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago, not only the weather environment was very different from that of later generations, but even many mountains and rivers were also different.

In the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, the coastal area was not as far-reaching as it is now, just like Hangzhou, in the Tang Dynasty, because the amount of sediment carried by the Qiantang River was not as large as later, so Hangzhou Bay was not as wide as it is now, and Hangzhou at that time was also half a coastal city.

This situation leads to the fact that every June, not only will the water volume of the upstream river increase greatly, causing the water level of the canal to rise, but even the sea water will be flooded with the tide from time to time, if it is only the seawater backflow, those skilled boatmen who often sail on the canal can also avoid it, but in addition to the seawater backflow, from time to time there will be a huge 'dragon sucking water', that is, the future 'typhoon'.

In the face of this situation, let alone a thousand years ago, even the powerful mechanization means of later generations are difficult to completely avoid.

"I see, before, I thought that this place south of the Yangtze River was a good place for beautiful mountains and rivers, and warblers singing and dancing, but I didn't expect that there would be such an irresistible natural disaster here, which is really embarrassing!" Knowing this, Duan Jian couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing Duan Jian sigh like this, the bow of the boat was afraid that Duan Jian would be afraid because of this, so he refused to go south, and hurriedly explained, "Don't worry, Lang Jun, although this seawater backflow and 'dragon water absorption' are powerful, they only happen occasionally, and the chance of encountering them is very small, as long as you take precautions, you will decide that there will be no accidents." ”

Although the bow of the boat patted its chest and swore to Duan Jian and the others that there would be no accidents during the voyage, in the end, Duan Jian and the others still did not call his ship south, except for Duan Mu's seasickness, Duan Jian also wanted to really take a look at the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

Of course, Duan Jian did not disappoint him as to the bow, although he did not continue to hire his ship to go south, the rest of the ship money did not ask him back, but gave him some money, so that he left happily with the boat.

"Southerners take boats, northerners ride horses", this is caused by different geographical reasons in the north and south, after getting off the boat in Jiangdu City, Duan Jian and his party went all the way south along the official road, through Runzhou, through Suzhou, all the way, after more than ten days, the destination Hangzhou, finally arrived.

And along the way, Duan Jian also really saw the scene of Jiangnan in the Tang Dynasty. At this time, although Jiangnan is also a rich place, but it is not prosperous, not to mention the same as the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, it is the richest place in the world, becoming the world's 'money bag', even if it is more than a hundred years later in the late Tang Dynasty, it cannot be compared.

In the final analysis, it is also because people do not pay attention to the south of the Yangtze River, if it were not for the opening of the Grand Canal, which connected the land south of the Yangtze River and the north, I am afraid that now it is still considered to be a land full of smoke and miasma.

In this case, if it were someone else, I am afraid that it would only develop slowly step by step, but for Duan Jian, this was the place where he made a name for himself and established meritorious deeds.

Since ancient times, China is a 'agriculture-oriented' country, up to the emperor Lao Tzu, down to the poor people, the most important thing is the harvest of grain, it can be said that all the major events in the history of China, seventy or eighty percent of the reasons are related to grain and land.

Since the Sui and Tang dynasties, the 'Guanzhong Plain', which was originally the most important granary in the world, has gradually become barren due to people's over-cultivation, which is why Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty has built a canal on a large scale, that is, to transport grain from the south to the north to make up for the shortage of grain in the north.

However, with the passage of time, this situation has become more and more embarrassing, one of the reasons is that although the land in the south of the Yangtze River is rich and the grain production is much higher than that in the north, because of the population, there are not many places that actually produce grain.

In addition, agriculture in this era was not developed, and many people in the south of the Yangtze River did not make good use of the natural conditions to carry out two or three kinds of a year, or one shallow mode a year, so that the reason could not meet the higher and higher demand for grain in the north.

And Duan Jian's purpose is very simple, that is, to take advantage of this opportunity to come to Hangzhou to successfully build the land south of the Yangtze River into a granary to replace the 'Guanzhong Plain'.

"Lang Jun, this place is more than ten miles away from the post station, why don't we live in the post station, but go to this desolate and broken temple to spend the night." In a ruined temple dozens of miles away from Hangzhou, Duan Mu asked while collecting his things.

Hearing Duan Mu's words, Le Buping on the side said with a smile, "Why, it feels hard like this, you know, if it weren't for you, we would have been sitting on the boat leisurely, maybe we would have already entered Hangzhou City at this time?" ”

"Hmph..... hmph, who thinks it's hard, I'm just curious, Lang Jun is obviously a county commander appointed by the imperial court, why doesn't he live in the imperial court?" Being ridiculed by Le Buping, Duan Mu whispered with some embarrassment.

"Okay, you don't have to quarrel, I told you that this time I came to Hangzhou City, I came prepared, and I wanted to take the opportunity to make a contribution, and I was not familiar with the situation, so I planned to investigate in Hangzhou City as a civilian first, and I went to the county government to report, if I live in the post station today, I am afraid that early tomorrow morning, the officials in Hangzhou City will know the news of the coming, and when the time comes, if you want to investigate, it will be difficult." Duan replied briefly.

Duan Mu and the others are all Duan Jian's henchmen, and Duan Jian is originally a relationship of both prosperity and loss, the better Duan Jian's development, the higher they will rise, so after knowing that Duan Jian is doing it with a purpose, their hearts are full of excitement.

As the saying goes, 'On a June day, a child's face will change.' ’

When Duan Jian and the others fell asleep, the sky was obviously still full of stars, but in the middle of the night, there was a thunderous sound, pouring rain, and it rained uproar, the dilapidated temple where Duan Jian and the others were located was originally in disrepair, and it was okay if it didn't rain, but after a while, the house became a water curtain hole, and the rain went down the hole in the roof, waking Duan Jian and the others completely.

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