Chapter 202: Who carved Jiang Tao's heart

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan slept until noon, one of them ate a big steamed bun, drank a bowl of soup and lost their appetite, took half an hour to accompany a group of little ones to play games.

In the evening, they finally came to Jiangxia, and as soon as the boat docked, the five people of Team Zero rushed down and disappeared in a blink of an eye, except for the five of them and Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, the others didn't know what they were doing.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were so tired that even if it was the steamed Wuchang fish made for dinner, the two of them only ate a few bites and stopped eating, but drank half a catty of wine from one of them, and went back to the cabin to sleep.

Leaving Jiangxia, the speed of the fleet became faster, and when passing by Dongting Lake, it did not stop to replenish, and it took more than half a month to rush for more than half a month, and finally came to a precipitous place, Xiling Gorge.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan stood on the bow of the boat, looked at the scene in front of them with clairvoyance, and looked at each other, they were all taken aback, they really had never seen such a place, they used to be very stable when they came, but now it is good, and it seeps people when they look at it.

In just a few moments, the two men saw a fairly good ship hit the reef due to the turbulent current, but fortunately, it had just hit the reef, or went upstream, and the boat immediately broke free from the ground, and before it sank, it came to the shore, and the people on board jumped down one after another, and then the boat was left with a mast exposed on the water.

"I think it's good to build a dam, although it puts pressure on the crust below the area, but just like an earthquake, no one can say that this is really too big an impact on other aspects, at least it's easy to sail, how can it be so scary."

Zhang Xiaobao now just wants his fleet to pass smoothly, so he puts down other things first.

Wang Juan was also shocked by the current and the danger below, looked at the waves that slapped on the green hills on both sides from time to time, and said: "How can this go, our boat draft is relatively deep, and it is impossible to send someone to check the situation below. ”

"The steamer gave me the top of it, stuck an iron rod diagonally down, explored the way, I don't want to walk for three days and three nights, and I can still see the Ox Rock when I turn around."

Zhang Xiaobao didn't waste that time, he arrived early, he prepared early, and he didn't know how the ship in front of him passed, so he immediately ordered the ship to go first, and the ship could at least be stable, not afraid of deflecting as soon as it rushed.

At this time, the people on the boat pointed to the mountains on both sides and said, "Little boy, look, there is a sign on the mountain, and there are words on it. ”

Zhang Xiaobao looked along, and sure enough, there was a sign, the words were too small to see clearly, so he came to the telescope to take a look.

The ship explores the way, this sign, 121 meters ahead, 45 meters on the left bank, 6.7 meters from the water surface of the reef, 5 meters around the road, can be avoided.

"Well done, this is the advance team, show me the sign and go, tell the back, follow tightly, and don't care if you hit the rocks."

Zhang Xiaobao saw the words on the sign, waved his fist, and said happily.

This is the inner courtyard of the Zhang and Wang families, they have already taken things into account and traveled for the fleet behind, as for what he said later, it is to warn some unconvinced people, what about military luck? Do you dare to compete with the fleets of Zhang Wang's family?

With the sign, the fleet didn't have to slow down much, as long as it didn't deviate, and as the boats in the team walked through this distance in a row, a sign appeared in front of them, still indicating the general situation under the water.

Now it was cheap to follow the various ships behind, and seeing the procession of large ships in front of them moving smoothly, they also followed the same trail.

The three old men sat with Li Xun, originally planning to wait patiently, but they didn't expect the fleet to rush forward, especially the ships of Zhang Wang and Li Xun, relying on their flexibility and mobility, they were not afraid of being deflected by the current, and they were in front to open the way for the ships behind.

Old man Bi took the clairvoyance and looked at the signs on both sides of the strait, he could still understand the measurements on it, there was no problem in converting it into rulers and zhangs, and he took a clairvoyant and handed it to Old Man Yao, explained the conversion formula, and said:

"This is the ability of the Zhang family, the people in the inner courtyard of the Zhang family who are exploring the way in front have already thought that it is difficult for the ships to travel behind, and give data on both sides of the strait, with the performance of the Zhang family's ships, there is no need to worry about delaying time, the heritage, the real family heritage, I haven't found their inner courtyard so powerful when I was in Sanshui County before."

Old man Yao went to Shuzhou later, and all kinds of things in the Zhang family were told by others, especially the shipping fleet, which only knew that it was extraordinary, but he had never seen it with his own eyes, and today it was an eye-opener.

Other ships take this road, they are all cautious and careful, and some even seem to stop on the water, for fear of being destroyed by the turbulence of the ship, the Zhang family's fleet has never crossed this line, the first time it can be so smooth, not convinced.

"Why do you have to write such numbers? Wouldn't it be better to write it directly as zhang? ”

Old man Yao asked puzzled.

"It's not accurate enough, Zhangjia's current measurement tools are accurate to millimeters, and it's too troublesome to calculate according to the current Datang measurements. And one place is the same, it's messy, it's not as good as Qin's, their weapons can replace parts with each other when they are damaged, and it seems that they need to be unified again. ”

Old man Bi explained to Old Man Yao.

Li Xun next to him also said proudly: "What is this danger, no matter how dangerous it is, it can be compared to the sea?" There's no chance to explore the way there, it's all about experience, and that's the risk. ”

He has a reason to be proud, his fleet is the same as that of Zhang Wang's family, all of them are good ships, how can he show that he is superior if he doesn't go to dangerous places?

Old man Yao really hadn't seen what the sea in Luzhou was like, and now was not the time to talk about the sea, so he looked at the signs specially hung on the mountains on both sides of the strait and said: "When we go over, we will arrange for people to replace the big signs and big characters on it with rulers and zhang that everyone can understand, so as to facilitate the ships to and fro." ”

"It's useless, the river has risen and fallen, you may be able to hide in a short time, if you really take this road, you have to rely on the experience of the boatmen, but unfortunately, they are illiterate at all, if they are literate, write out the experience, and then sort it out, maybe it will be easy to use."

Old man Bi said with emotion, he was thinking about the inner courtyard and Zhuang Hu of Zhang Wang's family, when he was in Sanshui County, he found that they all had to be literate, and he didn't understand at that time, what did Zhuang Hu do when he was literate?

Now that I think about it, if the dealers of the Zhang and Wang families had encountered the same situation, the result would have been different.

Li Xun's house also learned from Zhang Wang's two families to teach literacy, and said at this time: "Let all people be literate in the future, just like Sanshui County, Huayuan County and Luzhou, as long as there is a little baby in the family, regardless of men and women, all have to go to school, and when they grow up and have children, the school can teach, and they can also teach." ”

"Where does the money come from?" Old man Yao also hopes that the entire Datang people are literate, and until the critical moment, they really can't find the benefits of literacy.

Li Xun is worried about other things, but he is not afraid of money, according to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, the poor only have money left.

"Lord Yao, don't worry about the money in education, I will pay a part, and the Zhang Wang family will pay a part, they like to do such things the most, not only education, but also the same is true for curing diseases, since I know Xiaobao and Juan Juan, every year they have to take out a lot of money to invest in education, Master Bi should know."

"I know, but the money of Pujia Academy in Sanshui County doesn't seem to be directly taken out by his family, the academy organizes competitions once or twice a year, and the money comes out, as well as the poems they write and copy books for the students they contact, they can make money."

As soon as he mentioned this, the old man Bi was full of anger, the Zhang and Wang families had a good reputation, the students remembered their goodness, others paid for it, and even the courtyard wall of the academy wrote advertisements for other stores, and even the clothes they were wearing, and the corners of the clothes were also embroidered with small characters of a certain cloth shop and a certain clothing store.

That is, the two of them can do this kind of thing, originally a Wenya Academy, it was actually full of copper smell, but the effect is very good, even if the students are poor, as long as they are willing to learn, the daily food is good, twice a year, and other things don't need to be hearted at all.

Food, clothing, and housing are all in charge, and the people in charge still feel that they have taken a great advantage.

Others couldn't walk the road for a few days, but the fleet of Zhang and Wang's families only took more than half a day to pass through.

The weather is getting hotter, and Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan really can't find anything to do, so they write a post every day and send it to their father, and when their father has given instructions, they will change it and send it to Old Man Bi and Old Man Yao.

After the old man Bi and the old man Yao also gave instructions, the two of them wrote another copy and continued to send it, when the three of them were satisfied, when it was completed, and then sorted out the front and back writings, wrote out the annotations, and prepared to wait for the printing book to be sold.

It can be said that it is not wrong to learn to make money, if there is still time, find Zhang Laotou and Yao Laotou to practice martial arts, Zhang Laotou is basically fighting skills, has a lot of contemporary experience, Yao Laotou is a variety of weapons all-rounder, can be described as a civil and military all-rounder, if you don't squeeze it, I'm sorry for yourself.

The three old men were also willing to teach, especially Old Man Yao, who came later, unlike Old Man Bi, who had already experienced the joy of teaching Xiaobao and Juan Juan.

The days were spent in such a fullness, this day, the fleet was finally unable to rely on its own strength to march, Zhang Wang's two families may barely be able to go up the water, but the military transport is absolutely not.

has arrived at Qutang Gorge, the strength of the impact, no matter how good the water is, jump in and ensure that there is no shadow.

The team couldn't go on their own, so they had to use the Slender Man.

Seeing that the slender man only had a piece of cloth to cover his shame, and he didn't even have shoes, Wang Juan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and spit out a long time, and just about to ask someone to get them clothes and shoes, Zhang Xiaobao spoke.

"Come on, take some good cotton rope and canvas, give them to them, so that they don't have to rush, eat a meal first, rest before leaving, tell the boat behind and so on."

Wang Juan stopped making a sound when she heard Zhang Xiaobao's arrangement, and she reacted, the slender man gave them a set of clothes and shoes that they couldn't wear when they couldn't pull the fiber, and the clothes wouldn't take long to wear them, and the shoes couldn't be worn, they had to be solid at every step, and they felt like they were checked when they wore shoes.

For them, what they need most is good rope and canvas.

But Wang Juan was unwilling, and pulled Zhang Xiaobao by the hand, "You give them a way." ”

"Take out 5,000 pipes, and lay iron stakes and handle them on this road, so that they don't have to pick the stones, and move forward by grasping the ground, so that generations of slender men can use them."

Zhang Xiaobao replied very happily.