After four days of sailing, Li Boyan's boat finally arrived at Zhenjiang, the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. If a few days ago, Li Boyan was still lamenting the prosperity of Jiangling, then when he arrived here, he saw the "Age of Discovery" of the Chinese nation.

The merchant ships coming and going are like the stars on this great river, and there are countless of them. At each port, the docked boats are dotted, like salted fish drying on the same rope. The lifeblood of Zhenjiang is probably tied to this.

The official ship in charge of Cao Yun is undoubtedly the giant among them, with a hull of about ten zhang, which is half the size of Li Boyan's three ships of thousands of materials.

The boatman came up, saw Li Boyan who was stunned, smiled, and asked, "Son, the bow asked, do you want to stay in Zhenjiang Mansion for a while?" ”

"No need, go south along the river, and it's not too late to stop in Suzhou."

It was only half a day away from Suzhou, and Li Boyan did not decide to stay here, but docked directly in Suzhou and sold a part of the monosodium glutamate first, so that the order for Yongzhou would be purchased, and when he arrived in Lin'an, he would purchase another batch of goods, so that a ship could take the lead in returning to Yongzhou.

Qiu Jianmei's gaze couldn't leave this prosperous business place for a long time, as if he was attracted.

"What? Sister Qiu likes it here? ”

Qiu Jian's eyebrows were confused, and his jade hand was on the railing, "If you have been to Kansai, you will understand what kind of difference there is between the world and the world." ”

"You better wait until you get to Suzhou."

Qiu Jin frowned and asked, "Why?" ”

"Haven't you heard a word from Fan Wenmu? Heaven in the sky, Suzhou and Hangzhou in the underground. Your favorite Mr. Lu is Fan Wenmu's best friend. Li Boyan said this, he sounded a little sour in it, and shook his head a little self-deprecatingly, what the hell, what do you do by eating the vinegar of Fangweng.

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Since the capital moved south, Yangzhou, which was originally rich, has become a frontier land. The reason why Li Boyan did not choose the location of the transshipment warehouse in Yangzhou, but would rather go south to spend an extra day of work and choose Lin'an is not only an economic problem, but also a safety issue.

However, I have to say that Suzhou Mansion, although it is not as good as Lin'an today, is an important town in the south of the Yangtze River and a rich hometown in all dynasties. The officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty is very interesting, the central phase, basically comes in turns, that is, the so-called seniority, some emperors are optimistic about the ministers, the qualifications are still shallow, and they know Suzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other places, this is not bad, some people almost want to take root here for the rest of their lives.

Halfway through the boat, he couldn't walk. The green mountains and green waters on both sides of the strait, there are people in between. Qiu Jianmei's complexion has improved a lot since the boat stabilized, looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait, and said slowly: "When I see this Suzhou, it's just like that, and the previous Zhenjiang must not be as exaggerated as you say." ”

Li Qijin smiled and said, "Miss Qiu, we haven't entered the city yet." It's just the suburbs. ”

"Hahahaha!" Li Boyan couldn't hold back, and laughed loudly, attracting the disdainful glances of the people on the merchant ships on the side, who must be a hillbilly who has never seen the world.

Qiu Jian tilted his eyebrows and ignored Li Boyan's ridicule.

When the boat reached this point, it was as slow as a turtle crawling. The number of people on both sides of the strait gradually increased, and many caravans and carriages headed towards the Suzhou Mansion that was faintly visible in the distance.

The boatmen invited by Li Boyan are all experienced veterans who have walked the waterway for many years, and the boat slowly travels to Hushu Pass. It is connected to Guabu on the top, the big river in the middle, and the Wuhui will be immersed in the sea, which is known as the "thoroughfare of the fourteen provinces".

The seafood of Fujian and Guangzhou in the south, the silk, cotton fabrics and other handicrafts of Suzhou-Hangzhou Jiahu all pass through here, so the merchants in the town gather and the trade is prosperous. Kang Shuaibo walked up and said, "Gongzi can order the boatman to go to the Wang family's private port to dock, and it will be even slower in the way." A certain person walked a dart back then, and had some friendship with the Wang family, so he must still give this thin noodles. ”

Li Boyan nodded and said, "It's okay, just stop here." Li Boyan saw that many merchant ships were waiting in a queue in front of him, and it was really difficult to get into it for a while, and the main destination of this trip was not Suzhou, so it was inconvenient to enter the city from here.

"Let's pack up and get ready to disembark."

When the ship docked steadily, someone immediately shouted: "What family's ship? This place is not an official port, hurry up! ”

Kang Shuaibo got off the boat, bowed his hand, and said, "How is the prince of Wang Fucheng?" I met the prince below, and please introduce me. So saying, he shoved twenty strings of money into the man's hand.

The steward of the port raised his eyelids and was secretly surprised when he saw these three big ships, which seemed to be quite small. The private port of the Wang family, in addition to the docking of their own merchant ships, of course, also received some passenger ships to berth, such a large merchant ship, it is the first time to see it.

"The old lady of my family has passed away last year, but I don't think you look like a person from Suzhou Mansion, I don't know, in this way, the goods on the ship are busy unloading, you and I went to the city to see my master, if the old man agreed, you will stop here, if you don't agree, I can't help."

"Okay, okay." Kang Shuaibo saw Li Boyan and the others get off the boat, so he said, "This is my son-in-law." ”

"Li Boyan."

The steward of the Wang family did not dare to offend, this person who had the confidence to sit on such a merchant ship, not an ordinary person, so he saluted back: "I have seen Li Gongzi, the Wang family chariot and horse are there again, and the prince can follow me to the city to see my master." ”

Li Boyan nodded, got into the carriage of the Wang family with Qiu Jianmei and Qijin, and headed towards the city.

Such a small road, if you use a small boat to enter from the inland river, it will be slower. The carriage left the city and entered, and Li Boyan saw the rich scenery of this metropolis in the south of the Yangtze River. Merchants from all over the world converge here. A hundred years of ups and downs have not destroyed this prosperous capital in the south of the Yangtze River, 300,000 households, Su Changshu, the world's full, rich metropolis, seeing Li Boyan's eyes, is so excited.

The Great Song Dynasty, this controversial dynasty.

It's really not that it's too weak, it's that the enemy is too strong.

The tiger and wolf peeped, and the powerful Mongolian iron hoof took three years to level Eastern Europe, and it took fifty years to consume the Southern Song Dynasty! This miserable dynasty is not flawless, but it is by no means cartilaginous.

Seeing Li Boyan poking his head out frequently, looking at the traffic in Suzhou City, the steward of the Wang family asked with a smile: "Where did Li Gongzi come from?" ”

"Oh, come over Yongzhou."

The butler whispered, "Oh, Yongzhou." "The heart said, it's really a bun from a poor place.

"What kind of business is this? We don't lack rice or cloth here, if these things are transported from Yongzhou, the son will have to discount the capital. ”

Li Boyan said with a smile: "It's all small things that are not worth mentioning, and they don't belong to your eyes." ”

The butler smiled, but did not deny it. He had never seen anything that came and went from the south to the north, and what good goods could be transported from the poor countryside.

"By the way, the Tang Maochuan Tang family in Suzhou, I don't know if the housekeeper knows where it is?"

"Oh, the Tang family...... Tang Maochuan! The butler's pupils suddenly widened.