Chapter 361: Quanzhou

Considering that most of the pirate ships he captured had already entered the sight of various parts of the Ryukyu Islands and even the cities along the Tang coastline, Li Anran, who was not in a hurry to go to the Wa Kingdom, first asked Xiangyun to prepare the goods, and then went to Quanzhou.

During the Tang Dynasty, although Quanzhou had not yet become the cultural capital of East Asia, it was already the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. It is precisely because of this that the shipping business in Quanzhou is quite prosperous, not only in all parts of the country but also in foreign countries.

After using the wingsuit to set the position in advance, Li Anran directly took Su Xiaomei, who was dressed as a man and a woman, and the strongest Kunlun slave in his hand, and teleported over in a four-wheeled carriage that had been modified but did not look conspicuous on the outside.

After the carriage appeared on a mountain road in the suburbs outside the south gate of Quanzhou City, in the "driving" of the Kunlun slave, who was almost two meters tall and unusually healthy, two healthy horses half-blindfolded with cloth moved their hooves and walked in the direction of Fucheng

The reason why the horse's eyes should be half-blindfolded with a cloth is to reduce the temptation of the horse to the fat forage on the roadside, and secondly, to let the horse walk in a straight line, so that the driver only needs to use the reins to control the left and right and the speed and slowness.

At the same time, when the eyes are partially blindfolded, the horses are less likely to be frightened by any unexpected situation, thus avoiding any danger. But there is a problem with this, that is, the horses can't see the road clearly, and they can only rely on the driver to control them.

If the driver's driving skills are not up to par, and a bad one is good, then the car can easily be driven into a ditch. Fortunately, the Kunlun slaves brought out by Li Anran this time are only tall and strong enough. It's even better at driving, so don't worry.

The two special horses that pulled the cart were directly obtained by Li Anran from modern time and space, and they were much stronger than ordinary horses in terms of size and foot strength. Even towing carriages that are one or two laps larger than ordinary carriages is effortless.

Don't look at these two horses are just horses, but after the influence of time and space travel, the foot strength is not bad, if it weren't for Li Anran's request to slow down, so as to enjoy the scenery of Quanzhou, you really want to spread your feet and run, the speed is faster than a war horse.

As for the sweaty BMW that was scared to submission, Li Anran relieved the sequelae of the fright after a few days of recuperation. And then it was sent to the modern plane. Find someone to make up a formality and send it to the Xiaoyao Ranch to be trained by a special person.

Thinking back to the cowboy on the ranch and the expert who was responsible for taking care of the two pure-blooded racing horses, after seeing this sweaty BMW, Li Anran, who was sitting in the carriage and enjoying the massage of Su Xiaomei, a little scholar dressed as a man. I can't help but want to laugh.

"Young Master. What's the fun thing that comes to mind? Say it. Let Mei'er, no, it should be to make the sword happy and happy? "I use just the right amount of power. Su Xiaomei, who was massaging her young master's legs, said with a smile.

If Kozaburo Honda was present at this time, I am afraid it would be difficult to connect the handsome little scholar with bright eyes and teeth in front of him with the female assassin who killed people before without blinking an eye, and sent all the pirates in the cabin of the pirate ship to hell alone.

"Fun stuff? Sort of, didn't Cheng Cheng give me a sweaty BMW last time, I handed it over to others to train, and it was just a joke. Li Anran, who was leaning on the cushion, squinted his eyes comfortably, and said with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Before Su Xiaomei could open her mouth to ask what the joke was, she felt that the carriage that had been moving forward suddenly slowed down, and then Kunlun Nu's exotic voice came: "Young Master, Quanzhou City is almost here." ”

"Oh? That's it. Li Anran, who opened his eyes, opened the curtains on the side wall of the carriage and looked, sure enough, the towering city wall was already vivid, and he immediately ordered: "Then go into the city, and by the way, find a place to ask where there are ships for sale." ”

"Yes, young master." After Kunlun Nu responded, he controlled the carriage and rushed towards the gate of Quanzhou City.

Different from other places, Quanzhou, which is close to the sea, in the Tang Dynasty, although it has not reached the grand state of "the sound of the rising sea in the sound of all nations" in the Song and Yuan dynasties, has become the largest trade port in the country, but with the prevalence of shipping, it has now had a certain scale.

It is precisely because of this that when Li Anran's carriage entered the city, he was not interrogated as closely as Chang'an City. The soldiers stationed at the city gate only made a slight inquiry, and after learning that Li Anran had come to buy a ship and planned to carry out transportation, they waved their hands and let them go.

There is no way, such a situation can be encountered almost every day at several city gates in Quanzhou. In addition, although this carriage is not too eye-catching, it is not difficult for the soldiers guarding the city to see the identity of the people in this carriage who are either rich or noble.

In particular, the Kunlun slave who drives, even in a port city like Quanzhou, is also the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, but it is not something that anyone can afford. Of course, the most important thing is that Li Anran and Su Xiaomei look too harmless.

After entering the city, there was no need for Kunlun Nu to inquire about the sale and manufacture of ships, and several men dressed in coarse cloth clothes surrounded them, if it weren't for the smiling faces they all piled up, they thought they had been robbed.

After asking, I realized that these guys are not here to rob, but to pull business. As for the content of the business, to put it bluntly, it is to help the idle, which can play the role of a tour guide, and can also have the function of inquiring, which is a bit similar to the tour guide of later generations.

Judging from the asking price of these helpers, this business is quite prosperous. It's a pity that whether to hire someone or not, the Kunlun slave who drives the car doesn't count. In the end, Li Anran came forward and chose a teenager who looked like he was only a teenager.

The main reason why I chose this one is because this young man seems to be polite and polite, which is very different from the other helpers. In a way, it's a feeling of standing out from the crowd. It's just that the clothes on the body are washed to brown and full of mending to the west look a little depressed.

Originally, Li Anran also thought that he could let such a young man show up outside to do some idle work, and he couldn't bear to want to help. As a result, after asking, I was stunned to find that the other party and myself were still from their own family, and they were also surnamed Li.

"Li Rui, seeing that you are also a literary person, how did you fall to such a point? It shouldn't be difficult to study hard for a few years to get a show, right? Li Anran, who had not closed the door of the carriage after opening it, sat up and asked.

"Hui Langjun, Li Rui's move is really helpless, the old mother at home is seriously ill, and there are two younger brothers and sisters to take care of, if you just study, where will you get the money to support?" was invited several times, but he didn't dare to enter the carriage, but Li Rui, who was sitting next to the coachman, smiled bitterly.

"Oh? So, you're still a kid from a humble family, aren't you? It was not surprising that the other party would give such an answer, Li Anran, said.

"Yes, isn't Li Rui one of the poor people in the world......" When he said this, Li Rui didn't know what Lu Dao thought, and his tone couldn't help revealing a little helplessness, a little bit of anger and a little loneliness.

Even if he didn't know anything about what happened to the poor kid in front of him, just this sentence made Li Anran sure that the other party was a person with a story. It's just that the content of this story is certainly not as good as the main characters in those novels.

"Well, since you are a child of a poor family, you have a relationship with me. Well, don't you guys count the money by the day? I'll hire you for a month, and as for the price, I won't lose you, so let's count it according to five times. Although he didn't plan to explore the other party's life experience, he was in line with the idea of helping if he could, Li Anran said.

"No! Never!! Hearing this, Li Rui waved his hand again and again.

"Oh? Why not? Is the price too low? It doesn't matter, you can tell the numbers, and I promise to do it. Looking at the other party's determined look, Li Anran said with a smile.

"No, no, it's not too low, it's too high!" Seeing that there was a misunderstanding, Li Rui hurriedly explained.

The reason for refusal is actually not that Li Rui pretends to be high, although Quanzhou is relatively high because of the existence of shipping. But for this kind of work, it is already a high price to have 50 yuan a day, and it is indeed ridiculously high for five times a month. (To be continued......)