When I first entered Taizhou, it was mid-to-late September, and now I arrived in Huizhou in mid-October, and the autumn is crisp and breezy, which is the best time to enjoy the scenery by boat.

From afar, I saw a few people standing at the gate of the city to greet them, this is the first city to enter Huizhou, and there is nothing unusual.

After entering the city, the people in the city are also normal, but they feel a little depressed on the street.

"Why is your city so depressed?" Li Mingyuan asked the officer.

"Back to the little marquis, we border Taizhou here, there were many bandits in Taizhou, although there were no bandits here, but most of the merchants were detours, and generally did not pass by us, so it seemed depressed." The steward said carefully.

"Oh, I see, now that the Taizhou bandits have been paid, you should be able to prosper here in the future." Li Mingyuan said.

"Yes, yes! This is all thanks to the little marquis! We have prepared a sumptuous banquet for the little marquis to entertain you all to express our gratitude! The steward said nervously.

"No, we'll leave tomorrow, and we'll just stay for one night today, by the way, do you have a ship here?" Li Mingyuan doesn't like those banquets, you push me to respect, now that the schedule is tight, it is better to take the boat and leave early.

"Yes, yes! We still have a boat here, if the little marquis needs to take a boat, I will immediately order someone to arrange it! The steward said resignedly.

"Well, the banquet will be waived, you just need to arrange the boat!"

"Okay, then I'll arrange it!"

"Go down!"

The manager of the city, after hearing that Li Mingyuan was suppressing bandits in Taizhou, was both happy and afraid, and was happy that there would be no bandits in Taizhou in the future, and naturally there would be many merchants here, and the city would be able to prosper a lot. What I am afraid of is that I heard that Li Mingyuan, the marquis of Dingbei, has a perverse temperament and is domineering, and I am afraid that if I don't have good hospitality, I will lose my errand. This reception also used up the materials in the city, and I wanted to show it well, but Li Mingyuan didn't appreciate it.

"Could it be that we offended him by saying something wrong?" The steward asked one of his men.

"No, it's all the little marquis who asked, and we answered." One of his men said.

"Well, it seems that we still have to be careful, so that in addition to the boat we originally prepared, you can get two larger passenger ships with stables." The steward arranged.

"Okay!"

Early the next morning, the steward reported to Chen Chong on the ship's preparations.

"In our small city, there are limited ships, and these three ships are the best ships we have here, and I hope that Mr. Chen will manage Haihan." The steward said cautiously, for fear that one would accidentally provoke Chen Chong.

Chen Chong looked at the three boats in the river and asked, "Is there really no bigger one?" "He thought it would be better for everyone to be on one boat.

"It's true that there are no bigger ships, but it only takes five days to get to Yangzhou City, where there are bigger ships." The steward continued to speak carefully.

Yangzhou City, the largest affiliated city of Huizhou, is located in the main traffic artery, and it is also the choice of many merchants to bypass Taizhou.

"How long does it take to walk to Yangzhou City?" Chen Chong asked.

"On foot, it's estimated to take about 10 days."

"How long will it take to go to Yangzhou and then to Huizhou?" Chen Chong continued to ask.

"That's closer, only two days by boat."

"Oh, then I'll go and inform the little marquis, you go and prepare first."

"Then the villain will go down and arrange it first!"

"Okay, there you go."

Chen Chong understood the situation and went to report to the little marquis.

"Little Marquis, the city here is small, and the boats found by the steward can only accommodate about 30~40 people each, so three boats have been prepared." Chen Chong said.

"That's ......" Li Mingyuan thought to himself, sure enough, this city was too depressed, and there were not even a big ships.

"However, the steward said that in the past, there would be big ships in Yangzhou City," Chen Chong continued.

"Yangzhou City?" Li Mingyuan seemed to have some impressions of this place, "Did the Dingwang Mansion originally have some subordinates in Yangzhou?" ”

"Yes, little marquis, it turned out that Yangzhou City was the old department of some Dingwang Mansions, but it has been transferred out in the past two years." Chen Chong said carefully.

"All transferred? Do you know why? His brow furrowed, his expression serious.

"It's not very clear."

It seems that this place in Yangzhou City is not simple, and arrangements must be made first, he thought for a while, and said: "In this way, you let Liu Wei take about 15 people and horses to Yangzhou City first to inquire about the news, and you must pay attention to avoid ears and eyes." ”

"Yes."

"Also, how long does it take to get from here to Yangzhou City?" Li Mingyuan asked again.

"It takes 10 days to travel on a normal foot, but it only takes 5 days to take a boat, and if the team runs forward, it should be able to reach it in 5 or 6 days, which is about the same time as a boat ride." Chen Chong said.

"You mean we can run to Yangzhou City first, and then take a boat?" He asked.

"Yes." Chen Chong said.

"En......" Li Mingyuan felt that this was okay, after all, he could take a boat for a while.

"Otherwise, the team will have to go on separate boats." Chen Chong continued.

Separate boats? He thought to himself, isn't there a reason to separate Lin Qingran from that business scene. "Then let's take the boat separately, running to physically exhaust a lot of energy, there should be no bandits here, there will be no danger."

"Okay, then I'll go and inform the steward." Although Chen Chong felt a little strange, he didn't say anything.

"Wait!" He stopped Chen Chong, who was about to leave, and said, "...... You arrange for that business scene to go to the passenger ship behind. ”

"Yes!" Chen Chong thought to himself, what does this mean behind .......

After eating the meal prepared by the steward at noon, the group came to the dock to prepare to board the ship.

"Oh, Chen Chong, I forgot to tell you, you will give some silver taels to the steward here, this place is already depressed, and they can't be allowed to spend too much money." After Li Mingyuan finished speaking, he was about to get on the boat, but as soon as he stepped on the deck of the ship, he felt a feeling of vomiting, and remembered the shadow of the sea boat back then.

The steward in the city looked at the money given by Chen Chong, and was surprised for a long time, all along, he sent money to the top, never thought that he would receive money one day, the little marquis not only did not blame him for his ineffective work, but rewarded him with so much money, and stayed there for a while, until Chen Chong left, he remembered to thank him, immediately knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Thank you for the reward of the little marquis!" ”

"And that's the beginning of the relationship?" Lin Qingran heard the voice of the steward and said.

"What's the use of this kind of friendship." Li Mingyuan didn't want to say more, he just wanted to sit down slowly.

Jiangnan Canal, from north to south, from the north to the city, south to Xinzhou. In the past, when there were no bandits, it was a prosperous place to travel from south to north as a connection between river and land transportation.

But since the bandits in Taizhou began to run rampant, many merchants have been rerouted from Yangzhou City, they were once very deserted here, usually only ordinary ships, this time I heard that the little marquis is coming, I wanted to transfer a better boat in advance, but due to the limited money in the city, it is not easy to transfer this double-decker boat.

This double-decker boat has a bright and glorious hull, with carved mahogany hanging on the top, carved mahogany balustrades below, and embroidered curtains on both sides of the cabin. The ground floor is a large room, but there are hanging screens at intervals, in addition to accommodating 20~30 people to rest, you can also place some goods.

Up to the second floor, is a mahogany carved room, boxy, the middle of the house is equipped with mahogany tables and chairs, the layout is very exquisite, the room is close to the top of the stern and both sides have beds that can rest, and are equipped with exquisite calligraphy and painting screens to separate, out of this room to the bow of the ship is the best viewing pavilion in the whole ship, the top is carved and hung down, mahogany railing, ventilated on all sides, equipped with tables and chairs, when the boat is moving, sit here and enjoy the beautiful scenery, that can be described as a great joy in life.

The other two are relatively large passenger ships with stables, with two layers on each side of the bow and stern, the upper floor is inhabited, the bottom floor is raised, and there is a leisure field in the middle, which can accommodate 30~40 people and 20~30 horses at the same time.

When he got on the boat, Lin Qingran noticed that Shang Jing went to the boat behind, which should have been arranged by Li Mingyuan.

Lin Qingran hadn't been on this kind of boat for a long time since he went to Yunzhou! She followed Li Mingyuan straight to the second floor of the boat, came to this viewing pavilion, at a glance, the scenery on both sides of the canal is in full view, and now it is the middle of October, the scenery on both sides of the river is just right, the breeze is gusting, it is really pleasant.

But Li Mingyuan didn't have so much mood to enjoy the scenery, and after he went up to the second floor, he sat on the chair in the middle of the room to relieve the discomfort just now.

After a short time, almost all the members of the team got on the boat, and went to Yangzhou City, although there were places to make up for it along the way, they also brought enough dry food, and the steward in the city also prepared a lot of Jiangnan pastries and special delicacies.

When everyone was assembled, the boatmen unchained the boat, put away the anchor, and propped the boat away from the shore with their sticks. The Jiangnan Canal is originally from north to south, so this way to Yangzhou City, the whole process does not need manpower to pull the boat, only a few boatmen need to support the boat, grasp the direction, and you can move forward smoothly.

Li Mingyuan rested for a while and felt better, but as soon as the boat started, he felt uncomfortable, so he really shouldn't take the boat.

Chen Chong saw that the little marquis was uncomfortable, so he brought some water, and after Li Mingyuan drank the water, he still felt unwell and wanted to go to the back bed to rest.

"What about Li Mingyuan?" After the boat sailed, Lin Qingran stayed in the viewing pavilion for a while, then entered the room on the second floor, and saw that Li Mingyuan, who was sitting here, was not there, so he asked casually.

"The little marquis is inside." Chen Chong said. Lin Qingran thought to himself, what was he doing in it? Is it uncomfortable?

Chen Chong said again, "It's quieter here, Miss Lin can rest here these days, and if you need anything, you can call me directly." He said, pointing to the side of the room.

"Thank you!" Lin Qingran found out that Chen Chong's attitude towards her was suddenly so good, and she was a little uncomfortable, "You don't have to be so polite." ”

Chen Chong just smiled and went downstairs to arrange other things.

What's going on now? It's just her and Li Mingyuan again? Remembering the last time she was in the room, she would feel a little embarrassed, wouldn't she? I'm going down and seeing? But then I think about it, they will be busy, in case I can't help when I go down, and it will get in the way...... Just as she was thinking nonsense, Li Mingyuan inside suddenly coughed, which scared her.

"This, what am I afraid of?" She muttered to herself.

"You, are you alright?" She didn't know what to say, so she asked casually.

Li Mingyuan only felt uncomfortable in his stomach, he wanted to vomit but couldn't vomit, his head was dizzy, and when he heard Lin Qingran's voice, he didn't want her to see his embarrassment, so he stood up and walked out with the feeling of wanting to vomit.

"What can I do, just come in and check it out." Li Mingyuan pretended to be indifferent.

"I'll just ask." Lin Qingran looked at him and it didn't look like he was seasick.

At this time, a wave suddenly hit over, the hull of the ship jolted, Li Mingyuan felt something in his stomach surge, and he was about to vomit out, he hurriedly covered his mouth with his fist, and forcibly did not vomit out.

Lin Qingran looked at his expression, could it be that he was seasick?

Stay better, Li Mingyuan thought that it was better to go down to the stern of the boat first to find a place where no one was there for a while, so that she could not see herself like this.

"There's still something down here, I'll go down first, you just stay on top of this, don't run around." After he finished speaking, he wanted to hurry downstairs.

"That ......" Lin Qingran originally wanted to ask about Shangjing, but he knew that there would be no result, so he said: "Got it!" ”