If you want to sail, you must have a fleet.

This is not a big deal for the merchants, after all, the shipbuilding technology of this era is already quite good.

It's just that the ships of the caravans are all wooden, and most of them are mainly small boats, with sails and wind power.

Since the north is going to open border trade, ensuring the safety of those involved in shipping is the top priority.

What Luo Xiaoqiao wanted to build was an escort fleet and several large transport ships.

Although she didn't know how big the iron mine in the Northland was, it was still early, and she could prepare as much as she could.

There are too many things needed to go to sea, Luo Xiaoqiao only needs to provide drawings and design directions, and the rest is handled by his own professionals.

From loading and unloading, transport, weapons, fuel... Everything imaginable is being prepared.

Since last year, Tianji Pavilion has recruited all kinds of talents, and the study of strange things has also relieved Luo Xiaoqiao of a lot of pressure, so that she can be a chief teacher with peace of mind, and all the details can be sent.

After all, the Luo family's place is limited, and if you really want to build a ship, it is more suitable to have a dock near the sea. Even the fishermen with the seaside have more work to do.

This is the economy, domestic demand is created in this way, in addition to the root cause of the food has not been solved, the people began to have more opportunities to work, coupled with the guidance of public opinion, the sense of identity with the north has been improved. Many people in the Guannai who dragged their families with them also began to move out.

This craze for navigation, with the wind of the Northland Times, quickly swept away, and even the imperial court heard the wind.

In the southernmost part of the Northland, there is a small village called Jinxin, because it is close to the sea, so almost all the people in the village make a living from fishing, and the large dock in the Northland is located here.

A young man named Zhang Hansong, dressed in a cloth suit, carried a fish basket to the market as usual.

"Fellow, how much does your fish cost?" A servant in brocade came and asked.

"Twenty-two wen a pound, all of them have just been beaten, and they are still alive." Zhang Hansong grew strong and strong, but he was actually a scholar, and he repeatedly fell first, and then gave up the imperial examination and followed his father to run around. In fact, he had not been here for a long time, but he was extremely gifted with languages, and when he first came here, he already spoke a dialect very well.

The guest flicked the fish's tail: "It's a little expensive!" ”

Zhang Hansong didn't speak, how much money the fish sold in this market, he counted it, the ones that were fresher than him were not as cheap as him, the ones that were cheaper than him were not as fresh as him, and this guest would come back sooner or later.

When the guests saw him, they didn't keep him, nor were they enthusiastic, so they immediately threw up their sleeves and left, Zhang Hansong didn't mind at all, he was still standing in place and guarding the fish basket.

"Have you heard, our northland is going to open for shipping, and King Jing is recruiting talents of various skills."

"But no, I've heard that the in our village was recruited because they could strike iron, and they worked in our dock for twenty dollars a day."

"Really?"

"Of course! I heard that you can still take the goods and go to sea with the caravan, and it is all up to your ability to make more and less money when the time comes. ”

When someone said this, he walked past Zhang Hansong, and Zhang Hansong, who was a little napping, opened his eyes and straightened his body.

He stretched out his hand and stopped the person: "Driver, two fellows, what did you just say about our northland opening for shipping?" ”

"What? You haven't even heard of such a big thing? There is a notice posted at the door of the government, and we also have it on the Beidi Times, so you can take a look for yourself. ”

"Thank you." Zhang Hansong made a gesture at them, picked up the fish basket and left.

The guest who asked the price at the beginning came back after a walk, and when he saw that he was leaving, he hurriedly stopped: "Hey, fellow, you don't sell your fish?" ”

"It's not for sale", Zhang Hansong put the fish basket behind his back and ran, he ran fast, rushed to the door of the mansion, first looked at the notice, and then bought a copy of the Northland Times.

He opened the paper with both hands, read it carefully from top to bottom, and when he saw that the Northland was really going to open the sea, he covered his face with his hands, "Dad, my opportunity has arrived, I must go!" ”

He put the newspaper ball in his arms, and didn't care whether the fish in the basket would be shaken out, and rushed back to the village at great speed.

Zhang Hansong's father had some spare money, and he hoped to see his children and grandchildren have some success in his lifetime, but his son tried repeatedly, and he slowly died.

"Dad, I want to sail with King Jing's fleet", back at his home, Zhang Hansong couldn't suppress his excitement and talked to his father.

He has always felt that he should not be so muddy and embarrassed to be a fisherman, and he does not want to be a loser who sits on empty feet, a man is alive, he wants to make a career, but the status of a businessman is too low, he can't do it. As an official, he couldn't pass the exam, so he just messed around every day one day.

Today, he's going to do great things.

Zhang Hansong's eyes shone and he took his father's hand.

"What can you do?" Father Zhang looked at him with a somewhat cloudy gaze, and asked slowly.

"Dad, others don't know, don't you know? How fast do I learn a language? Sailing has to go to a lot of places, and you must negotiate business with people, and I am the one they all have to use. Dad, I'm going to Honglu Temple to take the exam for a petty official, Dad, I want to be an official! ”

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to the north, where Xingcheng was located.

King Jing, King Jing, the person he has heard people talk about the most recently, is that man. The man who single-handedly protected their safety.

"You? Are you sure? ”

"Dad, this is my best chance, this is the opportunity that was made for me, I have to go." Zhang Hansong said.

"Okay, pack your luggage, let's go", a gleam flashed in Zhang's father's eyes, perhaps, their opportunity has really come.

Zhang Hansong's ability to engage in relationships is really strong, and almost everyone in the fishing village is friendly with him, and now everyone knows that he is leaving. According to Wang's honesty, Han Song is going to take the official exam.

The road guide to Beidi is very easy to handle, and the two of them don't have much luggage, so they go north along the waterway, and they also meet a lot of partners who go to Xingcheng on the way.

Some people heard that he was going to Honglu Temple, and they were a little puzzled, is this a show or a person? But it doesn't look like it.

"What did the little brother do in the first place?"

"Fisherman."

"Have you ever taken the Xiucai exam?"

"I'm ashamed."

When the others saw what he said, they were very puzzled, and a few people whispered: "Can anyone be an official now?" ”

Zhang Hansong's father and son acted as if they hadn't heard it, not everyone can be an official now, but some officials can be released for him.

They didn't say anything again, didn't refute, didn't debate, just walked so firmly, and in the rest of the month, they arrived in Xingcheng.

And when Zhang Hansong stepped on the cement road of Xingcheng, the excitement in his heart was like being boiled, and he had great confidence in the future. He believes that his decision today will definitely bring subversive opportunities to his life.

There are so many people like him in the world, and those who dare to fight and seize the fleeting opportunity also flocked to Xingcheng, and guests of all kinds of clothes flocked into Xingcheng.

Following the tender, it was once again crowded with people.

Inns, wine shops, houses...... All of them were people, and even the surrounding villages were filled with vendors serving snacks and breakfasts, and there was a sense of prosperity.

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