During the preparation period of the next few days, Yuan Changhe did not let go of his Chinese affairs, and Gu Tiancheng still carried the work with his brothers.

Even so, Yuan Changhe and Gu Tiancheng want to buy a boat to do river transportation together, which is also known to some people.

Before, Yuan Changhe's daughter was sheltered by Gu Tiancheng's people selling wild vegetables, which made many people speculate.

At this time, with this revelation, many things seem to be easy to explain.

The explanation is there, but what about buying a boat? What about building a river run?

It's all about talking with money!

Everyone is begging for a living in the canal, no matter how much income they have.

But getting rich is not something that can be achieved by following the rules and doing the work, or by carrying a group of people to carry the work.

Yuan Changhe and Gu Tiancheng are going to buy a boat and do river freight together, and the silver they need is ...... It looks like it's coming out......

Think about it in the past few months, the three girls who have been traveling around the nearby docks and exclusively selling wild vegetables are the ones led by Yuan Changhe's daughter.

Is it true that you made a lot of money selling wild vegetables?

But that's a wild vegetable, okay?

Everyone has the urge to vomit blood, how many years have their ancestors eaten it, their perception of wild vegetables is that it is difficult to swallow, and they eat with their eyes closed!

But Yuan Changhe's family Nizi was able to save money to buy a boat by selling wild vegetables in just a few months? Isn't that scientific...... Uh-huh, it's unreasonable, it's very unreasonable!

All kinds of people have their jaws dropping, all kinds of people can't figure it out by pulling their hair, and all kinds of people have red eyes......

But this is the case, in the envy, jealousy and hatred of all kinds of people, as well as all kinds of incomprehensible speculations, Yuan Changhe, Gu Tiancheng, and Qin Xiangru took Yuan Dongchu and boarded a big boat to Tongzhou.

There was also Qin Xiangru with him, and Yuan Dongchu only knew about this the day before he left.

According to Qin Xiangru, he wanted to see what the shipyard in Tongzhou was like. He also wanted to take a ride on a large cargo ship and see the hydrological impact of the boat's operation on the river through the eyes of a boatman.

He wants to start with these aspects, and plans to do more for the fleet, but also to make himself more useful for the fleet in the future.

This time they were on a large barge.

On ordinary cargo ships, there will always be a lot of individual passengers who take a temporary flight.

Yuan Changhe's silver is still very useful, and it is very tight, of course, there is no chance to charter two cabins as luxurious.

Moreover, this kind of ship is mainly cargo, and there are not so many cabins for temporary guests.

So, Yuan Dongchu shared a cabin with several female guests. Yuan Changhe and the three of them were squeezed together with several other male guests.

The distance to Tongzhou is from upstream to downstream, and the boat is relatively fast, and it can be reached in about two days.

In the past few days by boat, during the day, Yuan Dongchu was with Yuan Changhe and the three of them, usually gossiping on the deck, and by the way, talking about what they had to do next when the ship was running.

In the process of chatting, Yuan Dongchu would listen to Qin Xiangru and Gu Tiancheng hanging their bookbags there most of the time, and repeatedly mentioned "Notes on the Water Classic" and "Longjiang Factory Chronicles".

From the title of the book, I can't guess the meaning of "Longjiang Factory Chronicles".

But after listening to Gu Tiancheng's explanation, Yuan Dongchu also knew that this was a book about shipbuilding technology.

Although the words and sentences of "Longjiang Factory Chronicles" are jerky and difficult to understand, Yuan Dongchu, a modern person, once received a comprehensive education, and even if he listens and guesses, he can still understand some of the content.

Speaking of the "Water Injection Sutra", Yuan Dongchu probably knew that this was a book about hydrology.

But when it comes to content, it's a good thing to know.

Even if Qin Xiangru explained it word by word, she didn't understand it at all.

It's Gu Tiancheng, after all, he has entered the school, and he can be regarded as less than half of the readers, and his comprehension is definitely not covered, and he has been communicating with Qin Xiangru back and forth.

During this period, although Qin explained to Confucianism mostly, Gu Tiancheng listened passively. But this guy can not only understand, but also discuss with Qin Xiangru and ask questions, and always have a sense of understanding.

Of course, most of the time, Qin Xiangru can't answer Gu Tiancheng's questions.

It took a while for Yuan Dongchu to understand Qin Xiangru's plan. He wants to work hydrogeology and climate, and wants to do what he can to improve the value of his existence for the daily maintenance and rationalization of the ship.

Knowing this, Yuan Dongchu had a great change in his opinion of Qin Xiangru.

Qin Xiangru's temperament is a bit soft, and he is not sharp enough to have sharp teeth. But if he can make achievements and breakthroughs in these two aspects, or even just in hydrology and weather changes, he will be an absolute top talent.

In this era, this kind of talent is scarce.

Wise, wise, and learned people have gone to read the books of the sages and serve the emperor and the court.

It can be said that from top to bottom, from the height of the temple to the distance of the rivers and lakes, and even the peddlers and pawns, the measure of talents is the imperial examination, being an official, and being a university scholar.

I'm sorry, but even university scholars don't include people who study river hydrology, let alone people who build and maintain boats.

And what Qin Xiangru is saying now is usually regarded as the last stream. Unless the true master achieves the goal of writing books and biography, it will still be regarded as difficult to get into the hall of elegance.

From this point of view, Qin Xiangru is really a pragmatic character, knowing that he has no chance in the imperial examination, so he practically chose to study the knowledge related to his business.

No matter what the results of his research are, for the fleet that Yuan Dongchu hopes to build, it is always better to have a more professional person to assist him than to have a black eye and resign himself to fate on the big river.

Yuan Changhe couldn't understand the content of the books discussed by Qin Xiangru and Gu Tiancheng, but he had been sailing for many years, and according to the experience handed down by his ancestors, he could also participate in one or two sentences, which made Yuan Dongchu feel that the shipping business was indeed the right choice and had a great future.

Going upstream to downstream, it really saves time. The so-called boat sailing along the river only took a little more than two days to arrive at the Tongzhou Mansion Wharf.

Tongzhou Mansion is really not an ordinary prosperity, the cargo ships are close to the Tongzhou area, and there are more and more ships traveling on the river.

When the pier is in sight, it is a prosperous scene. All kinds of ships shuttle back and forth, and the real thousands of sails are covered and hundreds of boats compete for the current.

Yuan Dongchu stood on the deck, sighing to himself, Gu Tiancheng didn't know when he was already standing beside her.

"Look at the beginning of winter, how prosperous it is. My goal: One day, the rudder of the river transport fleet will be located in Tongzhou, so that our river can run through the entire canal. ”

Yuan Dongchu looked at the side of his face, and the standing posture of this product was unusually straight and straight.

If you ignore where he stands, just a corner of the deck that is very afraid to get in the way, you can really see a masterful demeanor in him......

Gu Tiancheng was still so upright, slanted his gaze, and asked, "You don't believe it?" ”

This one...... Isn't it a bit early to get scared now? Yuan Dongchu looked calm and said seriously: "It's a good thing for young people to have ideals. ”