It took five years to dig and build the canal, and it took some more time to design and build the various wharves that followed.

Speaking of which, the canal now only collects a small amount of money from the wealthy merchants, but this is far from enough to pay for the construction of the canal. It's not a good idea to leave it on hold like this.

Mu Ling is not a businessman, but he can also see the pros and cons of this.

Opportunity cost is the most ungraspable thing, and all one can do is minimize the risk and maximize the benefit.

Liang Chu nodded: "You can start to fight." ”

After a pause, he said: "In two days, you will be able to reach Haikou, and you will pass a large pier in the middle, but you want to go ashore to have a look?" It's a big city, and it's very lively. ”

"No matter how lively it is, I don't want to go to join in the fun." Mu Ling scoffed.

Liang Chu couldn't help laughing, lowered his head and kissed her forehead and said with a smile: "You are a person who has been bitten by a snake for ten years and is afraid of the well rope, but when you get there, the ship will dock after all, and when the captain goes down to buy food, if you don't go to play, you can only stay on the boat." ”

This...... It seems to be boring.

Mu Ling thought about it for a while, in this era, there are no electronic devices to play with, and it is indeed very dangerous to stay alone on the ship.

"Since we're shopping for supplies, let's just go to the streets and buy some of the novelties if there's something fun. Speaking of which, after such a long time, I haven't brought some things back to a few children. ”

It's really a bit of a happy.

Thinking of the few children in the palace, I was afraid that they were looking forward to it at this time, and Mu Ling was a little missing.

A chuckle came from the top of her head, and Liang Chu rubbed her hair: "They don't have adults to control them, I'm afraid they're going to turn the sky upside down." ”

Speaking of children, Liang Chu's eyes are also full of love.

After this trip, I am afraid that I will have to stay in the capital for a little longer, and find an opportunity to bring a few children out to play together, so I will go on vacation at that time.

Mu Ling didn't mention it because he planned like this.

It is said that the boat traveled for a few days, and finally arrived at the largest wharf in this section of the canal - Hongtong Wharf, and the big city that passed through the wharf is now the Wushuang City that belongs to Dongzhou.

Because it is a city near the sea, it is not particularly prosperous, but fortunately, there is no shortage of materials, and the population is quite large.

After sitting on the boat for a few days, Mu Ling still felt a little dizzy when he got off the boat.

Liang Chu didn't call the soft sedan chair, and simply helped her to walk slowly towards the Wushuang City.

At this time, it was evening, and there were no people at the city gate, but it was a lively time in the city. At the beginning of the day, it is the time when the night market begins.

The streets on both sides are lined with stalls of various fruits and food, and some stalls are filled with ready-to-wear, shoes, jewelry, and the like.

In addition to these, there are even fewer people who sell small toys.

Since entering the street, Mu Ling's eyes have lit up, and he can't control his eyes when he looks at the fruits on the stalls on both sides.

It's a fruit paradise!

"It's a vast state!"

Mu Ling couldn't help but give a thumbs up, originally after the appearance of things like durian and dragon fruit, Mu Ling guessed that the geographical location of the vast state was probably within the range of the equator.

And the place in this location must be rich in tropical fruits, isn't it the same in a certain state in the previous life?

Now that I really came to see it, I immediately felt that I was going to faint with happiness.

Picking an apple from a stall and holding it in his hand, Mu Ling smiled: "Let's buy more and go back, shall we?" After a while here, there will be some delicious fruits that they have not yet discovered, and we will walk around and find something delicious. ”

As he spoke, he took a bite of the apple in his hand, his voice was crisp, and the fragrance of the apple was full of one bite.

Mu Ling couldn't help but show an appreciative look, and the remaining hand had already begun to pick out the apples: "Let's get some back for this, and tell the freight ship to drive faster, and it will arrive soon." ”

"There is nothing missing in the palace." Liang Chu said as he helped her pick apples.

There is naturally no shortage of apples in the palace, but this is something she wants to share with her children, and naturally she can't miss it.

I walked around the streets, ate all the fruits along the way, and picked a lot of them to buy and take them.

Because I wanted to transport it back to the capital, the fruits on the market were not the best choice. Mu Ling inquired with a few small vendors, thinking about finding fruit trees to pick tomorrow.

Originally, he didn't plan to stay here, but at this time, Mu Ling seemed to have forgotten about it.

I found an inn and stayed for a while, and the next day I set out to look for fruit trees.

Wushuang City is very large, it is one of the cities in the Vast State, it is not particularly prosperous, but it is much better compared to several other cities in the Vast State.

Unlike other places, the early morning in the city is very quiet, only a few early shops are open, and only a few small cars selling breakfast are occasionally seen on the streets, which is a stark contrast to the prosperity of the evening.

The road was full of hurried pedestrians, not looking at the others.

Mu Ling and Liang Chu chose a shop to eat breakfast, and then wandered around the city boringly.

"The climate here is good, and it's very suitable for those fruits to grow. But because of the high temperature in the four seasons, the summer is even more unbearable, which is called such a depression. Mu Ling looked around with great interest to see which yard had fruit trees planted, "But this place is near the sea and rich in fruits, and as soon as the canal opens, the fruit business will be much easier." ”

After speaking, he looked thoughtfully in the direction of the sea, his eyes flashing.

Shipping is not something that can be done in a day or two, and if we talk about the development of the coastal economy, the current planning is not very realistic. Because of the shackles of this era, the vast state is destined not to develop into an economic metropolis like in the previous life.

However, with the canal, it is not difficult to develop the economy.

Liang Chu listened with interest, seeing that her eyes were shining, and her heart was also happy.

Mu Ling looked forward to: "When the transportation conditions here are good, when we are old and can't walk, we can still eat delicious fruits, which is a very happy thing!" ”

Originally, Liang Chu was about to talk, but when he saw her eyes suddenly lit up, he pointed to the front and exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Subconsciously protect people in their arms.

"Look at the yard ahead!" Mu Lingba pulled out his head and pointed to the front with a wink, "There are several big fruit trees in that yard, and those are dragon's eyes!" ”

Now it is the season when the longan is ripe, and it is difficult to plant such two big trees for this yard, and I don't know if it is too tall or how, at this time the longan on the top is heavy.