Chapter 9 The Long Wind

The weather is getting hotter day by day, and you can clearly feel the heat of the sea breeze on this beach. The fishing village by the sea has become prosperous, and the small fishing village that was once desolate has now almost become a small town. Countless houses have been built in this half a year, and countless people have moved here from afar and settled down on this seaside, so that the small village with only a few dozen families has now become a small town with thousands of permanent residents, but there is no suitable land for planting, so the food and clothing of so many people has become a problem, so there are commercial exchanges, and many local merchants in Cangzhou began to sell their goods, grain, vegetables and fruits here. In this way, the flow of people came and went, and trade routes were opened.

The shipyard was on track, and the first large ship built was pulled into the dock after returning to the shipyard, and after urgent repairs, it was once again set sail on the sea. Because most of the Datang naval forces are in Guangzhou, Yangzhou and other places in the south, and there is no regular naval garrison in Cangzhou, this ship is made according to the standards of warships. But now it can only be used for civilian use, so it has become Cangzhou, and even the largest fishing boat in Datang, every time it goes to sea, it returns with a full load, which has become another huge source of income for Cangzhou. This big ship, named 'Cangzhou No. 1' by Li Kuan, changed the concept of countless Cangzhou people, and they really realized that on the edge of the sea, it is easiest to reach out like the sea, and there is no way out to guard the two acres of thin fields. Ancestors have guarded it for generations, and their ancestors have been poor for generations. Look at the families who were recruited by the Assassin Mansion to fish at sea, and now they are all living a very good life, at least they can all eat enough. The children of those families gradually became white and fat, and their own sons were still yellow and thin.

So one by one the sampans went to sea. All of these people grew up by the sea, so they still don't have much fear of the sea. More than three or five families built a small boat by themselves, and then dared to row out to sea with penny. Tiny fishing boats leave the shore before dawn every day, and don't come back until the sun goes down. The hard work was certain, but it also really tasted the gift of the sea, and every family ate fresh seafood, and sold the surplus to those merchants who came and went, in exchange for grain and cloth.

When most of the people in Cangzhou knew that fishing was better than farming, Li Kuan felt that the time was almost up. So Cangzhou Shipyard launched the business of formulating ships, as soon as this official document came out, countless Cangzhou people felt that it was so untrue, how could the government still accept private work? In their eyes, this Cangzhou shipyard is the industry of the imperial court, and they will never pay attention to their little grass people, but they didn't expect to build ships for the people? In fact, these people have long been interested in the giant ship that is comparable to the giant at sea. Many people have encountered this ship on the sea, when it came by. The waves tossed their little sampans over. It's just that this ship belongs to the imperial court, and they don't dare to ask for luxury, just muttering a few words behind their backs. These simple people are so kind and tolerant that they have never resented the court. I don't think there's anything wrong with this ship rampage on the sea, because they know that their current life is actually closely related to this ship, because this ship belongs to the imperial court. The imperial court built a shipyard on the seashore of Cangzhou, and countless craftsmen and their families moved here. Because there is demand, there are businessmen to come and go. With the dealings of merchants, the fish they caught were bought by them. Someone buys it, so that they can continue to live now, and no longer live on two acres of thin land like before.

In fact, everyone who lives on the edge of the sea knows that many things on the sea can be sold for a good price in the far inland, but they are so remote here, who will come here to do business? So what's the use of the harvest if you can't sell it? Therefore, the people of Datang who know how to be grateful are all tolerant of the behavior of this Cangzhou No. 1, and it is not a big deal to avoid it when they see it from a distance.

Li Kuan returned to Cangzhou City, and was a little worried about how Li Er would be punished when he heard that the little officials had actually sent Li Er a red feather emergency report, but after waiting for almost half a month, he didn't see the slightest movement, and suddenly knew that he was being raised like a sheep by his cheap father. Suddenly there was a wry smile, since what happened on the Black Stone Mountain on the Leyou Plain, his cheap father has changed like a person, ignoring it, but he has clear rewards and punishments. This time he disappeared for half a month, but there was no punishment, Li Kuan suddenly knew that in fact, there must be Li Er's eyeliner by his side, but who it was, Li Kuan was not very clear, and he couldn't even draw a range, this time he came to Cangzhou with him, only that team of guards, but after these people arrived here, they had all returned to Beijing and did not stay.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Kuan still couldn't think of it, there were so many people around him now, and these people Li Kuan was sure that they would not betray him, so who was secretly reporting these things to Li Er? This person must be in his own cognition at any time, but the disguise is too good, or the hiding is too deep, Li Kuan did not find out who is Li Er's real undercover agent. After a while, Li Kuan stopped thinking about these things, and that undercover love would be as good as it was, and it wouldn't affect his normal life anyway. It's just that he should be careful when doing some private things, during this time, he intermittently used the merchants who came and went, as well as the merchant ships of the hidden school on the sea, and got a lot of things to Cangzhou, and got a lot of things out. I don't know if Li Er's spy has noticed these actions, Li Kuan has to be more careful after making up his mind.

Regardless of these, Li Kuan once again set his sights on the vast ocean, where there are inexhaustible treasures, these Cangzhou people who guard the sea and can't eat enough are in Li Kuan's eyes are people who hold a golden rice bowl but are begging along the street, it is really pitiful, don't you know how to dry sea salt on this seaside? What should there be sea salt produced in this era, and there are still zài well salts and lake salts in inland areas. It's just that sea salt is the largest and easiest to produce, those lake salt, well salt, these things are all available but not sought, after all, the inland is mostly fresh water, where is the sea full of water that can be salted? Well salt is even boiled in a pot to make zuò.

Although Li Kuan knew that the sea salt was dried, he didn't know how the sea salt was dried, and what were the requirements for the drying field, and whether it could be done on the beach? But this is just a small obstacle, because although he doesn't know this, he doesn't need to solve it, because he threw all these problems to the officials in Cangzhou and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry. Coupled with those things that can't be said to others, they can only do things by themselves, although his current figure can be said to be the best in the Tang Dynasty, he can't withstand such a toss. So it's time to let go, Li Kuan won't go to commemorate it at all, anyway, no matter how you do it, if you do it well, you have a good leadership, and if you don't do it well, you can't implement it well, and you are in a hurry to achieve something, so let those people worry about it.

So on the edge of the sea, shipyards were built, large and small ships were made from here, countless logs were brought in by large ships from the far south, and here they became ships, and countless grains and vegetables were transported and exchanged for sacks of salt to be transported.

The summer breeze blows from the sea, bringing abundant precipitation, which also enables the survival of countless trees and crops in need of rain in this land, although many people have accepted the life of fishing on the sea, and even some people with extraordinary foresight have built a small drying field in their own homes, ready to follow in the footsteps of the government to dry salt themselves. But it is still inevitable that you have to plant something in the ground to feel at ease. Therefore, there are still people farming in this barren land, and they are now farming not only to be able to harvest less, but to grow food and pay the taxes of the imperial court. Because they also know that the tax in Cangzhou is a big problem, and it must be in the last column among so many state capitals in the Tang Dynasty, if these people don't farm, then the tax will be less, and the imperial court in this era did not levy fishing tax, that is, fishing does not pay taxes, which makes them feel very guilty, because they can now eat enough and dress warmly all rely on the government, and at this time they are naturally in the place where they can express their gratitude.

The long wind is thousands of miles, the wind above the sky is light and cloudy, the clear blue sky, like a piece of blue silk, enveloping the whole sea, in this blue sky and blue sea, one after another sailing ships are sailing out of the port, thousands of sails are racing, towards the blue sailing, into the embrace of this sea, the fishermen are chatting leisurely on the fishing boat, from time to time there is a hearty laughter, their smiles are on their faces, sweet in their hearts, because they see hope, see the advent of the prosperous world. They believe that according to the current situation, the future will be better and better, and they will no longer be troubled by cold and hunger.

The sea breeze comes slowly, blowing the sails on the boat, with the wind, the fishing boat goes farther and farther, and gradually only sees a small black shadow on the shore, which has become the most common scene on the Cangzhou beach during this time, and will even continue to be passed down from generation to generation until thousands of years. (To be continued......)