Chapter 8: It's Back
The sea breeze shook the clouds in the sky, and the seagulls flew in the sky, flapping their wings vigorously. On this seaside, the tide rises and falls again and again, and the whole fishing village is quiet like an afternoon picture scroll in the sound of the sea tide. The drooping children frolicked in the village, and the white-haired old fisherman sat in the courtyard, watching the mischievous grandson tease the big crab. The mouth that has opened its teeth is grinning. It was only when he raised his head and looked at the ocean in the distance that he showed a hint of worry, and his own boy went out to sea with a few fishermen from the village, and the clouds piled up in the distance like endless snow made the old fisherman feel a palpitation. He couldn't forget that it was also such a cloud back then, that figure that stood up to the sky like a mountain, and after a trip to sea, he never came back.
It wasn't until he grew up that he knew that person would never come back, but he, who had been fishermen for generations, still embarked on this road, maybe it was the pity of the Sea Dragon King, he actually survived like this in this life, and shuttled in the wind and waves for decades, and now his children and grandchildren are around his knees, he feels that this life is worth it, but this time, he saw such a cloud again, which made him feel at ease! But no matter how worried he was, the boy had already gone to sea, and now he could only pray for their safe return. That's all the old fisherman can do, he has been used to seeing life and death on this beach all these years, every year there are acquaintances in the village who are swallowed by the sea, but what else can they do without the sea? The surrounding land is already the territory of Haiyan, not to mention growing crops, even if it is digging a well underground...... The water that comes out is salty.
The sea breeze was salty, but it was the smell that fishermen were used to. In this sea breeze, they spent year after year. This blue sea gave birth to them, but it threatens their lives at any time. These people who have lived here for generations, some have left in these years, and some have persevered, no matter when they are on this ocean, there are their figures shuttling between the storms, just to catch some fish, or go into the sea to find some sea vegetables to make a living.
"It's back...... They're back! There was a burst of cheers at the entrance of the village. This made the old fisherman who was still worried in the small courtyard put his heart down, it was good to come back, in this weather, it was safest to stay on land.
"What a big ship! I've never seen such a big ship, and if I can go up and stay for a while, it's worth it for a lifetime! "There were not only voices cheering for the return of loved ones, but also bursts of exclamation. It seems that a big ship has come, which surprises everyone. The old fisherman stood up with his cane and followed in the footsteps of his grandson who was running out. Stepped out of the house. Walking out of the yard, the endless deep blue sea is in front of you, and the so-called spring flowers facing the sea are not only the guy called Haizi will yearn for. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors were already building their own sea-view villas. This small courtyard is located right on the edge of the sea, facing the blue sea. Around the yard, there are circles of flower beds. It was rammed with strong porcelain clay and filled with soil transported from the distant city of Laizhou. Unknown flowers were planted one after another, and small purple flowers bloomed, swaying in the wind. Seeing these flowers, the old fisherman couldn't help but think of the woman who said goodbye, the woman who was rescued by her son, lived in this small fishing village for several years, these flowers were left by her, but she couldn't speak, it was a pity, she looked more like a fairy in the painting, but when he saw the big ship, he was completely thrown out of the clouds.
Fishermen on the seashore are most familiar with boats, and no one knows better than them what it means for a big boat to make a living on the sea. With a big boat, you can carry bigger winds and waves, you can harvest more fish, and you can have a better life. However, they also know that a big ship means a better life, but it also means a greater capital investment, there are not enough economic conditions, how to afford to build a big ship, there must be people with a ship, and a big ship needs more people to operate, which is another cost. Therefore, although our ancestors have been fishing for generations, big ships are only thought about in dreams. But now that a huge ship appeared outside his village, the hull of which was like a thick wall, and from end to end it was larger than his own yard, and he was shocked by such a ship.
The old fisherman quickly approached the sea, hoping to see this big ship up close, he had never seen such a ship in his life, and with such a boat, the living standard of the whole village would be greatly improved. But when he saw the dense crowd of people standing on the boat, he knew that this was just a luxury, because many of these people were wearing official uniforms with round necks, and these people were officials, and they were officials! This ship is an official ship of the imperial court, and it is not something they can hope for.
"Daddy...... This is the new Lord Thorn in Cangzhou! A young man who came down from the big boat came to the old fisherman and said to him. Following his son's gaze, the old fisherman saw a young man who was walking down from the boat surrounded by a group of officials, his armor was dark and glowing with cold light, his steps were solid, and every step was steady, with a slender figure and sword eyebrows. The whole person has a different style, but between the eyebrows, a kind of Ling Ran's momentum unconsciously exudes, which is daunting.
"This boy has a lot of lives on his hands!" The old fisherman glanced at it and affirmed in his heart that this kind of momentum was not unfamiliar to him who had experienced the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty. It's just that this young man is so old, and he actually has such a murderous aura on his body, which is really a killing star. It is better not to get too close to such a person, so the old fisherman saluted respectfully, and let the villagers warm up to these people, and sent them away, as for the big boat, it is not a luxury that a small fisherman can have.
Li Kuan stepped off the boat, and after some inquiry, he figured out that he and the others had escaped from the storm this time, but they had also deviated from the previous direction, and came to Laizhou, which was five hundred miles away from Cangzhou. There is water on all sides of the sea, and no one knows that they are heading in that direction, so the compass will become one of the four great inventions, of course, Sinan is still used, a big copper spoon.
After figuring out where they were, Li Kuan and others began to sail again, although this trip encountered a storm, but fortunately came back, experienced such a test of the power of nature, but also proved the solid performance of this ship, indicating that such a shipbuilding method is feasible, Cangzhou shipyard can be manufactured on a large scale, this news is also good news for Li Kuan, his small law is still not shaken, even if it has experienced a test of life and death on the sea, The ships produced by the shipyard are not necessarily all warships, but they can also make civilian fishing boats and merchant ships, which is also a kind of income generation. And with these new boats, the lives of fishermen will be greatly improved, and even the situation of starvation on the land in Cangzhou will be changed.
The big ships are moving along the coastline, and there are no routes in this era, so they are all driving indiscriminately, anyway, the mainland is within sight of them, and they are not afraid of getting lost. Sailing at sea is really a difficult thing to do, especially with headwinds. It took Li Kuan and the others a full seven days to complete the five or six hundred miles of sea route and return to the place where they had gone to sea. It's just that half a month has passed since this back and forth, and it was originally decided to go to sea for three days, but it was just a storm when I went to sea, and then I lost my way at sea, until I met the fishermen who went to sea in Nalai Prefecture, and I found my direction, which took seven or eight days, and when I finally came back, it took another seven days, a full half a month, which greatly exceeded the original expectations, so it became a mess in Cangzhou.
Because in this place of Cangzhou, I was able to do the Lord's Assassin History, don't fight, the garrison generals, these people all went to sea, and they all disappeared for half a month, making the entire Cangzhou become leaderless, and there was a backlog of countless official affairs that no one cared about, these are still simple, the most important thing is that Li Kuan's identity is not ordinary, as the prince of the Tang Empire, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, whose fief is in the south of the Yangtze River, has been a thorn in Cangzhou in the northeast, and he has disappeared here, which makes these remaining local officials anxious, Four days after Li Kuan and the others went to sea, they hurriedly sent out an urgent report.
At this time, I am afraid that those urgent reports have already left Hebei Province and entered the Guannai. Now that Lord Thorn is back, what should I do? These magistrates complained in their hearts, if you don't all go out to sea to fish, and have been missing for ten days, would they have been able to do this?
Chang'an City, Li Er looked at this Hongling emergency report from Cangzhou, and couldn't help frowning, what is this kid going to do with a hammer in the east and a mallet in the west? This has created a special forces training in the Guannai, and he has gone to the beach to build ships, and he is not doing his job, if he hadn't brought back the grain from the river every month, how could he have let him come so nonsense. Brushing his beard, Li Er threw this letter aside, let him toss, anyway, this kid is not interested in the position under his seat, this is the great luck of Datang. Now that he is willing to do this, let him do a good job, stay away from Chang'an, the eldest grandson family has also been in trouble recently, Changle married, and the relationship between the royal family and the eldest grandson family has become closer, but because of this, those relatives of the eldest grandson family have become arrogant, and the eldest grandson Wuji has been rectifying the housework during this time, and the handling of the government has been a little lax. This is not what I want, it seems that these nobles should be beaten and beaten, so take the eldest grandson's family as the chicken that kills chickens and monkeys, the weight is sufficient, and it also fulfills Guanyin's thoughts. (To be continued......)