Chapter 391: Lin Luan
Yang Jasmine strode forward with a torch in one hand and lifted the man from the ground like a chicken.
"Who are you?"
Yang Shouwen also walked over and looked the man up and down.
He shouldn't be very old, about twenty years old, and he is handsome.
However, his complexion was dark, but not the bronze black that had been working in the fields all day, but a very different kind of wheat black. The man was about six feet four inches tall, or about 172 centimeters. The physique is not very large, but it is very strong. In short, to Yang Shouwen, this person is not the kind of flower in the greenhouse.
But to say that he is a working person?
Yang Shouwen didn't think it was like it, in short, it was very weird.
"The villain Lin Luan is from Quanzhou."
Quanzhou?
It seems to be next to Minzhou, no wonder it has a Minzhou accent.
However, there is not much difference between this Quanzhou accent and the Minzhou accent, at least in this era, there is not much difference between the two.
Yang Shouwen couldn't hear it, but he was curious.
"Since you are from Quanzhou, why are you here?"
He knew that Quanzhou in the Tang Dynasty was the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road and one of the important birthplaces where Chinese civilization spread to Southeast Asia and even the world. It's just that Yang Shouwen doesn't understand why this Lin Luan is here.
Lin Luan? Why does this name always sound familiar?
I seem to have heard it somewhere, but I can't remember it......
"Also, who did you just say Ji Wen?"
At this time, Yang Jasmine had already put Lin Luan down.
All around were officers and soldiers staring at each other, and behind him stood a tall and big giant. It made Lin Luan's heart tremble.
He swallowed. Try to calm yourself down.
"Back to my lord. The villain is a native of Quanzhou and has been engaged in maritime trade for generations.
Since the generation of the villain's grandfather, he has operated the route from Quanzhou to Boni, and has close contacts with the Guangzhou City Shipping Envoy.
Two years ago, by chance, the villain met a Minzhou man named Ji Wen.
This person is generous and very bold, so he also has some friendships. About two months ago. The villain received a letter from Ji Wen, saying that he had a big business to introduce to me, and invited me to come to Cheung Chau to discuss with him.
After the villain received the letter, he didn't think too much about it. After all, they are fellow villagers, although he is from Minzhou, and the villain is from Quanzhou, but the relationship between them is quite close. Furthermore, the villain's family has been operating shipping for generations. The family had worked for the previous dynasty, developed Yizhou, and opened up the channel to Boni. More care is also needed......
So, the villain received the letter. After consulting with my father, I hurried here.
On the one hand, the villain wants to talk to him about business, and on the other hand, he also wants to take this opportunity to get a taste of Middle-earth...... About six days ago, the villain arrived at Cheung Chau. But since the person in charge is not there, the villain is waiting here. Ji Wen treated me very well, and he was also very polite. Unexpectedly, after the person in charge came back two days ago, he ordered the villain to be detained. Listening to their meaning, they want the villain to help them transport a batch of goods. ”
Although Lin Luan was afraid, his words were very clear.
Developing Yizhou? Open up the mud route?
"Where's Bo Ni?"
Yang Shouwen turned his head and asked.
But no one could answer his question.
However, Lin Luan was smart, and hurriedly explained to Yang Shouwen with a gesture.
"There's a specialty there, it's called 'pisangsaba'."
Yang Shouwen didn't understand what this 'pisangsaba' was, but according to Lin Luan's explanation, he generally understood the location of this mud. And the 'pisangsaba' that Lin Luan said made him react even more...... Sabah?
The Malaysian state of Sabah is also known as North Borneo.
Well, this should be the place.
For the navigation industry in the Tang Dynasty, to be honest, Yang Shouwen did not know much about it.
So Lin Luan's words also surprised him very much. Could it be that in this era, the navigation industry in China was already so developed that it could even reach Malaysia? He looked at the young man in front of him with some surprise, and suddenly remembered Lin Luan's origin.
In the previous life, after the general secretary put forward the concept of reproducing the Maritime Silk Road, the media often had some documentary reports about the Maritime Silk Road. Yang Shouwen was most impressed by the introduction of Lin Luandu in Quanzhou in the "National Treasure Archives". That's right, it's Lin Luandu, could it be related to the Lin Luan in front of him?
"Celebrity, are you alright?"
A brigade commander called softly beside him, causing Yang Shouwen to come to his senses.
"That Jiwen, what does it look like?"
Lin Luan thought about it, so he described the appearance of Ji Wen.
"When I first met him, he said that he was engaged in trade in the Central Plains, and he knew many powerful people from God.
The villain had a few businesses, and it was only thanks to his help that he made it happen, so he trusted him a lot. ”
Yang Shouwen couldn't help but be taken aback after listening to Lin Luan's description.
Where is the 'Ji Wen', it is clearly 'Ji Honest'!
Yang Shouwen said: "What did he ask you to transport, and where did he want to transport it?" ”
"Well, he didn't say it specifically, but based on the meaning of his words, I guessed that it was either An Yuan or Chong'an. Well, it should be these two places, and there can be no mistake. ”
This guy is really a character.
Guessed the destination based on just a few words from the other party?
However, where is An Yuan? Where is Chong'an?
"Back to my lord, Anyuan and Chong'an are both under the jurisdiction of the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, one is in Luofu Prefecture and the other is located in Aizhou. Both places are close to the rising sea. However, due to its remote location, most of them are inhabited by local aborigines. ”
Vietnam!
Yang Shouwen understood the meaning of 'rising sea'.
In his previous life, he had read a book about the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a monk named Fa Xian, who set out from Chang'an, took the Silk Road in the Western Regions, and then crossed the Middle East and arrived in Sri Lanka. He then took a ship from Sri Lanka to Guangzhou via the Strait of Malacca. And in that book, it mentions the 'rising sea', that is, the South China Sea in later generations.
It's Annan again......
Yang Shouwen's cheeks twitched twice, and he said in a deep voice: "Then do you know what he wants you to transport?" ”
"This, the villain doesn't know."
"Then why did you hide in a dry well?"
When Lin Luan heard this, he seemed to suddenly remember something.
"By the way, I want to see an old man named Yang Shouwen, and I have something important to tell him."
Yang Shouwen was stunned for a moment, looking at each other suspiciously.
The brigade commander on the side said sharply: "Bold, is the name of the levy lang also something you can shout?" The person in front of you is Zheng Shilang, Yang Pingshi. ”
When Lin Luan heard this, he was also taken aback.
He glanced Yang Shouwen up and down, and said softly, "You are Yang Shouwen?" ”
Yang Shouwen stopped the brigade marshal's scolding, nodded and said, "If you are talking about Yang Shouwen from the divine capital, then it is me." ”
"I didn't expect you...... You don't look like I'm any bigger. ”
This Lin Luan is a straightforward person, and as he spoke, he took out a sachet from his arms and handed it to Yang Shouwen.
"Yesterday afternoon, the owner of the house said that he was going to have a drink and a treat, and that he wanted to apologize to me.
At dinner, I came to the feast, but I met a man who was about my age, but very handsome. He said to me, "Don't eat or drink!" If you have the chance, let me find a way to hide, otherwise I will be killed. He also gave me a sachet and said that if the official army came, let me try to find you and hand over the sachet. ”
"Oh?"
When Yang Shouwen heard this, he couldn't help but be taken aback.
He stepped forward to take the sachet and asked, "What's the matter with the dead man in the courtyard?" ”
"The villain really doesn't know!"
Lin Luan hurriedly explained: "At the dinner, the villain met that person again, and followed the owner of the house. He winked at me, and the villain was really scared. So he took advantage of the time to go out and hid in a dry well.
Later, the villain heard that someone was looking for me, and I was so frightened that I didn't dare to say anything.
There was a hole in the dry well, and the little man hid in it, hungry and afraid, and fell asleep before he knew it...... Later, the villain is woken up by a sound outside. Listening to the movement, it seemed that the officials and soldiers were coming, so the villain shouted loudly. ”
Yang Shouwen narrowed his eyes and glanced at Lin Luan twice.
He motioned for the brigade commander to stand down, then opened the sachet and took out a note from it.
"The guest came from the sea and went down to Annam with money.
Penglai Xuangui looks at the west wind, and the Jinji Stone is sleeping downstream. (To be continued.) )