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Zhao Min is in a good mood now. Onozawa and his entourage didn't invite the old man Zheng, who had a big shelf and a bad temper, to come out of the mountain, but they took a little beauty to come. In other words, Zheng Daqi is not good-looking, and his granddaughter is really good-looking. In fact, regarding women's aesthetics, although it has undergone thousands of years of changes, the general direction has not changed much, and the left and right are nothing more than good skin, beautiful appearance, and good figure. Even if there is some deviation in the middle of plumpness or thinness, it always fluctuates in a general range. I don't believe that Emperor Han Cheng will send an African refugee-like reed stick, or find a meat ball weighing two hundred catties for Tang Xuanzong, and see if they are interested?

Through the window, Zhao Min peeked at the woman sitting in the carriage. But seeing that her eyebrows are picturesque, her skin is whiter than snow, and her nose and cherry lips are a little like Gao Yuanyuan at first glance. At this time, he was holding a book in his hand, and he was reading it with his head bowed without distraction. Although the weather has begun to warm up, she is wearing a one-piece fur coat, with snow-white fur on her collar and snow-white skin, which is really like the expressive brush in ink landscape painting, jade and ice-clear.

It's a pity that it's too cold, Zhao Min secretly pouted. Although the daughter-in-law of the Zheng family is born with a beautiful appearance, she looks like a cold and arrogant iceberg, and it seems that she has a sign on her face that no one should approach. From the Zheng family's compound until now, Zhao Min has spoken to her seriously. One was a greeting at the time of meeting, and the other was a thank you when boarding the bus. In addition, when I got in the car, I held a scroll from nowhere, and sat there reading quietly, without speaking or making unnecessary movements, like a silent blooming ink chrysanthemum in the corner. Zhao Min also tried to talk to her at the beginning, but he didn't have any other intentions, but he didn't want the two to be too angry, after all, he still had to ask each other in the future. It's a pity that she answered Zhao Min's questions with a nod or shake her head, and she didn't even take her eyelids off the book, and after a few times, Zhao Min himself lost interest, not to mention that iceberg beauties are not easy to deal with, Zhao Min in his previous life has also seen some women with such a proud appearance, but most of them are just pretending to be tall. As for whether this is the case, Zhao Min has no way to speculate, but he is not choosing a daughter-in-law, and his personality has nothing to do with him.

This son-in-law's name is Zheng Su, according to Zheng Da, there is a small character called Weilan, who is close to Taoli, and is about three years older than Zhao Min. Since childhood, he has been fond of etiquette and music, and has followed Zheng Da to learn weekly etiquette, and he has won his mantle. This time, I don't know what the considerations are, none of the men of the children and grandchildren are called, but a woman is sent back to teach etiquette with Zhao Min - it is said that the Xia Dynasty is not without women, but most of them are female officials in the palace, and there is no one who is serious and in the same dynasty as men. Zhao Min has not yet married, even if he is crowned king, where will he come from the harem? How can a woman be born without a harem? However, Zhao Min is not anxious, first, there are still wise people such as Meng Hou in the family, and they will naturally find a way to arrange it when the time comes; The other is a little beauty after all, even if she doesn't arrange any position, she is eye-catching when she looks at it! This is a gift from the elderly, where is the good excuse?

According to the original plan, Zhao Min planned to sail directly into Onozawa by boat, come out of Jishui at the other end of Dayozawa, turn around in Heze and sail into the old course of the Yellow River, and then merge into Surabaya. I never thought to know from the Zheng family that the old river had burst last year, and at present, even ordinary cargo ships are unbearable, let alone the big ships of Zhao Min and others. In desperation, Zhao Min had no choice but to change the plan and divide the team into two, part of the escort boat returned to Linning along the way it came, and then took the land route to Jimo; The other team was led by himself and rushed overland to Benqiu County in Renchengguo. Banqiu County is on the edge of Surabaya, and I will find a way to find a boat to explore there.

Of course, it was impossible for everyone to part ways now, and they had to meet up with the men guarding the boat, so the group turned to the place where the ship was parked. Fortunately, the Zheng family was still generous, and when they left, they sent a car with a full ride to Zhao Min, so as to avoid the embarrassment of the son-in-law walking on foot like everyone else. This is also the reason why the curtains on the car windows have not been covered - Zhao Min wants to greet his daily life, right? But I definitely don't dare to get on the car - although the defense of men and women is not very heavy in these years, but there is a difference between men and women, and sharing a car will inevitably cause criticism.

Rushing to the place where the boat stopped, Zhao Min discussed with several henchmen, and everyone had heard that Zhao Min wanted to go to Surabaya, and he was originally the most loyal people, and he was not as worried as Menghou and those scholars, so the lord insisted, so naturally there would be no objections. In the end, the result of the discussion was to let Wei Ying lead fifty personal guards and escort the merchant ships back the same way; He took Shao Qi and Zhang Han to Surabaya.

Of course, the daughter-in-law of the Zheng family went first with the ship. Zhao Min didn't dare to take the risk of bringing such a woman who didn't know the bottom - not to mention the inconvenience of a group of old men getting along with a young woman, just if he found something unspeakable like the last exploration, how would he explain it? Or how can she keep it a secret?

The plan has been decided, and everyone is about to part ways. At this time, I suddenly found an embarrassment: the distance from Onozawa to Bangaoka County is not more than 100 miles, and the road is not difficult to walk. But the problem is that everyone here comes by boat, and there are no cars and horses around, and I am afraid that I may not be able to reach the edge of Banqiu County in five or six days with just two legs. As a last resort, I had to buy mules and horses near Shouzhang County. It's a pity that everyone is not in the county seat, there are only two or three towns and villages around, and the poor countryside is in a remote area, and only dozens of horses and healthy mules have been found, which is barely enough for everyone to travel.

Fortunately, from here to the flawed hill, along the way, the longitudinal and horizontal, full of spring, and everyone to talk and laugh, and the way is not too lonely. Because it was light and simple, the group arrived at the city of Benqiu County in just two days. When they arrived, it was late, and everyone found an inn in the city to stay, Shao Qi was responsible for contacting the ship, and Zhao Min and the others just had to rest. After all, I rode a mule for two days in a row, although it was not a full speed, but without the existence of a saddle, my ass still hurt. The reason why he didn't live in the building was because Zhao Min didn't want too many people to know his whereabouts. With the level of communication in these years, as long as it is not deliberately inquired by someone with a heart, it is difficult to find out the specific identity. But if you stay in the building, it's a public guest house, and you have to show your official position to move in, so you can't hide your identity.

After a night's rest, Zhao Min and the others came to the east of the city of Bianqiu, a wharf called Yudu. Zhao Min arrived at the end of the day, but seeing that the dock was not large, it could accommodate more than a dozen large ships, but there were really a lot of people. But seeing a large market formed by the wharf, the crowd was crowded and the river was endless, and before it approached, a wave of sound came to the face. The river is also lively, with nearly 100 large and small ships coming and going. Zhao Min was taken aback by the scene in front of him, didn't he go to the wrong place? Why doesn't it look like the inland of Shandong, but like the transportation scene of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River?

In fact, this is Zhao Min's thoughts. Most of the most prosperous places in this era were concentrated in Henan, Yan and other places, and Surabaya happened to be the main river connecting Henan and Yanzhou, so it undertook a lot of transportation, and most of the north-south merchants carried out transportation along the coast of Surabaya. In contrast, the Jiangnan water towns in later generations were not so lively - after all, the Surabaya waterway is shorter, but it shoulders the transportation hub of two large states, while Jiangnan is plastered, but dozens of waterways cross and crisscross, and the transportation service per unit length is much less. I am afraid that only after the completion of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal in later generations can it be comparable. In fact, one section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal in later generations was borrowed from the old Surabaya waterway.

Anyway, Zhao Min and his party were finally able to board the ship. According to Zhao Min's requirements, the shipowner contacted by Shao Qi was a medium-sized fast ship with a pointed head and a long body, and although the capacity was slightly insufficient, the speed was not slow. To be honest, Zhao Min himself was a little uncertain about this trip, especially when he didn't know the goal, he couldn't guess what kind of situation would happen. Therefore, for the sake of safety, it is always possible to find a faster vehicle, in case of any danger, you can always escape, right?

By the time the boats left the dock, the number of boats on the river finally began to decrease. Shao Qi stood at the bow of the ship and talked to the boatman, according to the shipowner, it was just early spring at this time, and the volume of goods transported was not too much. When the grain is harvested at the end of autumn, the river is full of boats and bustling with activity. Zhao Min's heart moved when he heard this: This Surabaya ship volume is so huge, it is really a bit unexpected. However, since there are so many merchant and cargo ships coming and going, as stated in his mission, there is something worth exploring, how can he not be discovered by the merchants and ships who come and go, and can he still keep it for himself?

Thinking of this, Zhao Min suddenly interjected and asked, "This shipowner is invited." I don't know where there are few people on this Surabaya, and there are few ships? ”

The boatman was about fifty years old, and he frowned when he heard this: "The total length of Surabaya is only more than 300 miles, and it can enter Huai from Lu County in three days with a smooth wind." The little old man has been running boats on Surabaya for dozens of years, and he has been back and forth no less than a thousand times, so he doesn't dare to say that he knows Surabaya well, but he is also very familiar with it. Where the ship goes, it is a clear road, and how can there be a place where the son said that it is 'inaccessible'? ”

When Zhao Min heard it, he was right! These boatmen have been running on this river for many years, running merchants and transporting grain, and this must have been a lot of times from beginning to end. A river is so long, a few whole way down, where may there be a place that has not been reached?

If you think about the mission brief, there is a sentence on it: "Stepping into places that no one has gone before". No, something must have gone wrong. If you think about it carefully, the mission only mentions Surabaya, and does not mention exploring the "periphery" or "river basin", which means that it must be in the water. As for the tributaries, it is even more impossible, the tributaries of any river have a separate name, and certainly will not be vaguely called "Surabaya". Where else is it to "set foot in a place that no one has gone before"?

Zhao Min asked reluctantly: "Dare to ask the shipowner, is this Surabaya the same thickness throughout the whole process, and there is no change?" ”

The boatman laughed: "Childe is really good at laughing." These mountains and rivers are all made in heaven, where is there a general thickness of the saying? The flow speed of Surabaya is not turbulent, the narrow place is only dozens of zhang, the wide place can be more than 100 zhang, and even more, the width is up to 1,000 zhang, straight like a big lake! ”

Zhao Min's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked: "How can there be a place where there are thousands of feet, has the shipowner ever been there?" ”

The boatman showed a thoughtful expression: "I stayed near the county in Pengcheng Country, and the water surface suddenly widened, like a big lake. However, that wide place is where the flood peak washes out, not to mention the shallow water, it is full of silt, who will go there if he has nothing to do? ”

Zhao Min was happy in his heart, not only on "Surabaya", but also "the place where the predecessors had not been", Pengcheng is still a big city that has existed since the time of the Yellow Emperor, and it completely meets the definition of "ancient", most of them did not run here! He immediately asked, "Is that wide place feasible?" ”

"If it's a boat of three or five people, it must be done."

"So, bothering the shipowner, go to Naliu County!"

(Ladies and gentlemen, have you guessed what you're looking for?) The hint is obvious enough! ）