On the same day, because he made an appointment to meet the next day, Li Chen stayed for one more night. At night, Li Chen was sitting in front www.biquge.info of his desk, and there was a piece of paper on the table, on which something was written, and Li Chen was adding vinegar to it.

In the end, Li Chen still decided to go to sea. It was a difficult decision. You may ask, what's so hard about going to sea? Every year, so many people go to sea, and although the mortality rate is high, it is not as high as 50%. It's not about betting on that half-and-half chance.

Yes, the mortality rate is not high, but sailing is not so simple. In this era, the people who could sail were from the lower classes.

Although the income is a lot, they have to endure a lot of hardships on land, which are also not tasted by people working at the bottom.

Sea tourism and you go to work at sea, two completely different concepts, people play for two days and then get off the ship. You have to stay at sea for a long time, tormented by the scenery that does not become a day of nothing. Squeeze into a small, stinky, hot and smelly cabin.

They also had to endure epidemics, such as rotten foot disease in a humid environment for a long time, and scurvy if they did not land for a long time. When the storm comes, people on land can still hide in their houses, but what about the crew? You can only fight with the sea.

The life of the crew, not to mention the ancient, even the modern society of the 20th century, is not so easy to do. Of course, modern ships are many times larger than in ancient times, and the crews live relatively well. But not everyone can stand it, especially the distant-water fishing boats, the hardships are probably no worse than the ancient crews.

After thinking about it, Li Chen still decided to take a trip, just a little harder, no matter what, he had to take a trip. No one knows the future better than him, and he has to go for himself.

He set his mind on going to sea, of course, not just to make more money. Although it immediately occurred to him that he could also use the sea trade to disguise the origin of the glass, disguised as imported goods from overseas.

One of the reasons why his income is now limited is that he does not dare to put too many glass products out, and he is worried that if he takes out various products too frequently, people will suspect that these glass products are produced locally in Yangzhou.

As for the sale of newly planted tea and teapots, although there is a lot of profit, don't forget, he also supported a lot of experiments, so he can't expand the adoption of orphans.

'Overseas, overseas, is it true that China already has a big way and doesn't need foreign things? Li Chen, who was writing something, suddenly flashed his head, wrote a wrong word, simply stopped writing and rested, thinking about the thought that suddenly popped up just now.

Money can do a lot of things, of course it is good to have money, but he still has many ways to make money, and going to sea is not the only one. Besides, he can also find a qualified captain and let him run like other merchants. You don't need to make a trip yourself.

It's just that if he doesn't go on a trip himself, who will know what he wants? Li Chen thought that in history, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was closed off from the country, reluctantly opened Guangzhou and asked the Thirteen Banks to purchase goods from the Fanren who came from afar to pay tribute.

Qianlong ignored the British envoy Magalny's request to open up trade. I think that **** is rich all over the world, there is no shortage of anything, I can open a Guangzhou, let you buy some goods, that is a gift from the imperial court, don't think about anything else. Qianlong was reluctantly interested in clocks, and let Qing Dynasty craftsmen imitate them. As a result, it was all cheapened by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and when the Eight-Nation Alliance captured the Summer Palace, many beautifully made clocks were found from it. It's all homemade in China. Escapement? Please, our ancestors would have made it a thousand years ago.

It's just that as early as the Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago, the first escapement was used for timekeeping, what was the use? Clocks and watches were invented by someone else.

China is indeed vast and all-encompassing, and there is no need to ask for anything else. In modern times, if someone keeps this kind of thinking, they will definitely be laughed off, but at that time it was absolutely true. There are even many people who think that what Westerners don't have, we have too.

For example, tea, rhubarb. Foreigners don't have these things, but we in China do. If foreigners lack these things, they will die. Trading with you is a reward and a grace.

Only, does China really lack nothing? There will be such thoughts, except for the ancients, Li Chen can't think of any modern person who would think like this. Like oil, which is indispensable for a day in modern society, China simply does not have enough.

Therefore, Li Chen had to go to sea, and he had to go to sea with his eyes to see what was necessary for China and helpful for the future of the Tang Dynasty. Brought in by businessmen alone? Don't be stupid, it's unprofitable, who will do it?

Thinking of this, Li Chen rubbed his brows, he couldn't make up his mind to go to sea, not just because of the difficulties of sailing.

The biggest question is, if he goes in person, what about Yangzhou's foundation? Please, others, he is not at ease. Who can he trust?

The problem that was temporarily left behind, but now it is back, Li Chen threw down the charcoal pen irritably, but the charcoal pen broke all of a sudden, and the paper was dyed black.

'Let's find time to study the pencil. Looking at the broken charcoal pen, Li Chen became irritable again, he always wanted to make a real pencil, the carbon pen is still very troublesome, but it can be used and is very busy, so he has no time to study.

The pen was broken, and Li Chen stopped writing. He went to sea, so who will take care of Yangzhou? He couldn't make up his mind for a long time, not only because of the difficulty of life at sea, but also because if he went to sea, this big family, which was finally called, would probably collapse.

At present, he is known for his extraordinary means. He was given a period of calm. The forces of all parties will not stretch out their hands indiscriminately until the situation is clear. But if he leaves, then I'm sorry, I'm afraid that when he comes back in a year, everything will be over.

What's the right fit? It doesn't have to be counted as if they were young, although a few children are not young, but not enough to take responsibility.

Zheng Peipei? She is now helping herself take care of the theater, and she is slowly able to get started. I was only away for a short year, and I should be able to trust her. Just, what about the rest? Will Zheng Peipei be able to cope with pressure from all sides?

Then, he flashed another person, Yang Er. He still can't figure out where she came from, but what is certain is that she has a force in her hands and her ability is not bad, if she can get her help? Immediately, Li Chen shook his head, then patted his cheek, and began to fill in the paper seriously.

It's just that what Li Chen didn't expect was that also in Yangzhou, Yang Er was also discussing his problems with Fu Bo and a group of henchmen, and got the final conclusion, and when he returned to Yangzhou, there were big surprises waiting for him.

The next day, Li Chen, who had no idea, was in good spirits and went to the shipyard again. (To be continued.) )