Whoa!

The waves wash over the sand, leaving white foam behind.

There were several seagulls hovering in the sky, chirping crisply from time to time.

Zhao Fujin held the lower edge of his skirt in his small hand, and let the waves kiss his white toes, itchy and soft.

The gentle sea breeze blew away, blowing away the heat and ruffling the hair around her ears.

The setting sun casts a golden afterglow, dyeing the azure waters golden, incomparably gorgeous.

"Look, sister, I picked up a beautiful shell."

Ma Shuyao's delicate little face with bright eyes and bright teeth was full of surprises, stepping on the soft sand and trotting all the way.

"It's really beautiful."

Zhao Fujin followed the sound and saw a colorful shell lying quietly in the palm of Ma Shuyao's hand.

Ma Shuyao urged: "Sister, there are many more over there." ”

"Find more and bring them back to Xiao Heyue."

Zhao Fujin smiled happily, and the two little girls immediately walked over with their skirts.

On the other side, Fu Qingyi's three daughters were teasing a small sand crab.

The sand crab also poured blood mold for eight lifetimes and ran into the three of them.

The cave where I went back was blocked by Jiang Suyi with sand, and I could only turn around all over the beach.

Fu Qingyi and Zhao Luzhu held a handful of sand, blocking the way of the sand crabs from time to time.

This beach is like a treasure land, which makes the five little girls linger.

Not far away, a group of maids stood guard at the entrance to the beach.

Further away, a group of Qingzhou Army soldiers guarded it.

In this era, women's feet can't be exposed at will, but they can't take off their shoes and are naughty on the beach, which always feels unpleasant.

After arriving in Jimo the previous day, Han Zhen made a tour of the countryside, and the next day he led them and his guards to Jiaozhou Bay.

After all, this time I came to Jimo, Jiaozhou Bay is the focus.

At this time, Han Zhen was inspecting the dock several miles away.

The dock is a great invention, and it is believed that the inventor was Zhang Ping in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty.

In the beginning, the dock was very simple, just digging a big pit on the shore, building a ship in it, and when the ship was built, digging a hole, drawing water into the pit, the boat floated up and sailed into the river.

Strictly speaking, this kind of dock is not a dry dock, because there is no transformation of the two forms of immersion and outing.

It is okay for shipbuilding, but it cannot repair ships, and its functions are very limited.

Later, during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, a eunuch named Huang Huaixin improved Zhang Ping's dock and invented a dry dock in the true sense.

After more than 100 years of iteration and improvement, the dockyard is now very advanced.

In front of Han Zhen's eyes, there was an incomparably huge pit.

It covers an area of one mile and is about four meters deep.

At this moment, countless craftsmen are directing the people to ram thick wooden stakes into the deep pit.

The supervisor of the dock in charge of the construction was spitting to Han Zhen at the moment to introduce the dock.

This person's name is Huang Nai, and the ancestors of the family have been shipbuilders for three generations.

Huang Nai used to work as a craftsman in a sea merchant, and after hearing that Qi Meng was recruiting craftsmen, he came to apply.

Because of his skill and management skills, he was promoted to overseer, responsible for the construction of docks and sea vessels.

"The magistrate, please see, these wooden stakes are pedestals, and then huge wooden beams will be built on the pedestals to cover the big house. Later, seagoing vessels would be built on these wooden beams, and when they were completed, the dikes would be dug and filled with seawater, so that the seagoing boats could easily sail out of the dock. ”

"When the ship needs to be repaired, it will be driven into the dock, and then the seawater in the dock will be emptied by a waterwheel, and the ship will gradually fall on the wooden beams for the craftsmen to repair."

"Not bad!"

Han Zhen nodded, feeling emotion in his heart.

The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.

The dockyards of later generations seem to be advanced, but in fact, the principle is the same as the docks of this time.

Han Zhen asked, "How long will it take for the dockyard to be completed?" ”

Huang Nai replied: "I can't say for sure, it mainly depends on whether God appreciates the face, if the rainstorm is less, it can be completed at the end of July, otherwise it will be completed at the end of August." ”

On the beach in summer, heavy rains come and go, sometimes for days at a time, which is not a good thing.

Han Zhen drew a big pie: "When the dock is completed, it will be the day you become an official." ”

"Thank you county magistrate, the little one will do his best."

Huang was in ecstasy, and hurriedly bowed down to thank him.

Han Zhen smiled slightly and advised: "While rushing to work, we must also ensure quality." ”

"I'm provincial!"

Huang Nai nodded, his face solemn.

Han Zhen asked again: "By the way, how are the sea ships today?" ”

Huang Nai replied: "There are many types of sea vessels, I don't know which one the county magistrate is asking?" ”

"What's the biggest?"

"That's Shenzhou."

Speaking of shipbuilding, Huang Nai said eloquently: "Shenzhou originated from the period of Emperor Shenzong, specially built for the envoy to Goryeo, the length of the ship is more than 32 zhang (98 meters), the depth is six zhang, the width is five zhang, can hold 6,000 hu of goods, there are two bundles of big bamboo on both sides, and the end is equipped with a pleasure block, which can stabilize the hull when the wind and waves are strong. ”

The 98-meter-long sea ship is nothing in front of the huge ships of two or three hundred meters in later generations.

But at this time, it is a well-deserved Shenzhou, which can attract the people of Goryeo to watch and marvel.

This shows how poor the level of shipbuilding in other countries is.

Han Zhen asked again: "What about Zhao Song's sailor warship?" ”

Huang Nai replied truthfully: "The warships used by the Zhao Song sailors are all vehicles and ships, about ten zhang long, with several pairs of water wheels, light and fast, flexible and fast. However, the shortcomings of this ship are also quite obvious, it can only be used in rivers, lakes and offshore seas, and cannot sail far, let alone resist wind and waves. ”

The so-called water wheel is driven by soldiers with pedals, which is more convenient than the oars.

However, the warship that could not sail far was directly abandoned by Han Zhen.

Han Zhen asked expectantly, "How much does Shenzhou cost?" ”

"About 100,000 times!"

Although Huang Nai has not built a Shenzhou, he can roughly deduce it.

The biggest expense of shipbuilding is wood, and labor and the like are all small money.

Han Zhen instructed: "After the dock is repaired, six Shenzhou will be built first, but it needs to be restructured, three are merchant ships and three are warships." Needless to say, you should know in your heart that the battleship will have sailors to consult with you. ”

Now that there are field guns, it is natural to load them on battleships.

A battleship with artillery and a battleship without artillery are completely two different concepts.

"Little Leader!"

Huang Nai bowed in response.

Seeing the sun setting in the west, Han Zhen left with his horse.

All the way to the beach, Zhao Fujin and the others were still frolicking.

Seeing him coming, Zhao Fujin and Ma Shuyao immediately ran over and asked for merit to show the spoils: "Husband, husband, the concubine and Sister Youyou have picked up a lot of shells." ”

Han Zhen chuckled and said, "It's very beautiful, you can take it back and raise it in a fish tank, or make it into jewelry." ”

"Slave and sister think the same way."

Ma Shumiao's smile was like a flower, and the aura in his eyes was compelling.

Han Zhen asked, "What about the plain clothes?" ”

Zhao Fujin pursed his lips and smiled: "I'm teasing Guo Suo." ”

Guo Suo is a crab.

Sima Guangji's note: "Guo Suo, multi-footed, restless appearance." ”

Guo Suo is called more in the north, and Jiantuaner is called in the south.

Su Dongpo once did a crab story: it is ridiculous that Wu Xing is too greedy, and one poem is exchanged for two pointed balls.

Han Zhen instructed: "It's not too early, it's time to go back, I want to come back tomorrow." ”

Hearing this, the women reluctantly left the beach.

The place where they settled was a mile from the harbor.

Relying on the sea, over time a bazaar was formed, and the town that Qi Meng proposed to build was here.

In the evening, the fishermen who had gone out to sea to fish returned, and put today's catch in the market to exchange it for some copper coins and rice grains to subsidize their families.

Han Zhen took the opportunity to purchase some seafood.

After returning to the inn, several women immediately gathered in front of the wooden barrel, looking at all kinds of strange, sticky and slippery seafood in the barrel, and their faces were full of disgust.

Zhao Fujin asked, "Husband, what are you buying these things for?" ”

Han Zhen smiled: "Naturally, I bought it to eat." ”

"Hmm!"

Ma Shuyao's little face turned white: "Husband, don't bluff people, these are filthy things at a glance, where can I eat them." ”

Fu Qingyi looked at the wooden barrel and said, "The sharp ball can be eaten, but the other slaves don't recognize it." ”

"These are rare delicacies, when did the husband lie to you."

Han Zhen said, reaching out and pinching Ma Shuyao's white and tender little face.

Zhao Fujin said with a resolute expression: "The concubine doesn't eat." ”

"Slaves don't eat either."

Jiang Suyi and Zhao Luzhu also echoed.

"Huh!"

Han Zhen just smiled and came to the kitchen with the barrel.

Seeing this, Zhao Fujin was curious and followed.

After entering the kitchen, Han Zhen instructed the cook to process all the seafood in the bucket.

The cook is a local, who eats a lot of seafood and is extremely skillful in handling it.

Soon, a bucket of seafood was clean.

The cook took the orchid crab and asked, "Master, is this flower Guo'er steamed or pickled?" ”

"No, I'll do it myself."

Han Zhen waved his hand, picked up the kitchen knife, and prepared to cook himself.

It's hard to come out on vacation, and he doesn't want to spoil his appetite.

"Husband can also cook?"

Zhao Fujin's eyes widened, and his face was full of incredulity.

"Your husband, I will do much."

Han Zhen smiled slightly, raised his knife in his hand, and cut the six fat orchid crabs in half.

Pour oil into the pan, dip the cut orchid crab in the egg mixture while the oil temperature is rising, and then put it in the oil pan to fry in turn.

After the egg liquid is solidified, scoop it up, then add green onions, ginger and garlic, and stir-fry over high heat.

I haven't cooked for a long time, and my technique is a little rusty, but even so, Zhao Fujin and the girls who watched it were stunned.

Half an hour later, Han Zhen clapped his hands and walked out of the kitchen.

There are four dishes in total, stir-fried orchid crab, fried sea cucumber with green onions, steamed abalone with garlic, and clam tofu soup.

There are not many dishes, but the portions are quite large.

Coming to the table and sitting down, Han Zhen beckoned, "Try your husband's craftsmanship." ”

Zhao Fujin and Ma Shuyao, you look at me, I look at you, no one dares to move the chopsticks first.

In the end, Fu Qingyi gave more face and picked up a piece of orchid crab.

Her hometown is in the south of the Yangtze River, her family is poor, and if she doesn't have enough food, she goes to the river to touch the stomach of small fish and shrimp, and she eats crabs, so she is familiar with crabs.

As for the abalone in the sea, she would never dare to touch it.

It's really disgusting when these two things are alive.

After taking a shallow bite, Fu Qingyi's eyes lit up and praised: "It tastes very good." ”

Zhao Fujin and the others still didn't move their chopsticks, but they only thought that Fu Qingyi was currying favor with her husband.

"Don't blame the husband, I didn't remind you, it's your own that you don't eat."

Han Zhen quipped, picked up chopsticks and put a piece of sea cucumber in his mouth.

The plump fresh sea cucumber has a good taste, a firm and refreshing taste, and it is perfect for stir-frying with green onions, which is perfect as an accompaniment to alcohol.

Unfortunately, there is no cold beer here.

Taking a sip of fruit wine, Han Zhen picked up another abalone, which was covered with minced garlic and dotted with a few green onions, which made people extremely satisfied.

Fu Qingyi pinched the crab and ate it happily.

Seeing that they were eating sweetly, Ma Shuyao swallowed her saliva, out of trust in Han Zhen, the little girl couldn't help but sandwich a piece of orchid crab.

After a tentative taste, the little girl immediately sped up her movements.

Zhao Fujin asked, "Yoyo, how does it taste?" ”

"Uh-huh."

Ma Shuyao nibbled on the crab, didn't have time to speak, just kept nodding.

In the end, Zhao Fujin did not resist the temptation after all, and trembled and stretched out his chopsticks to the sea cucumber with green onions.

This chopstick, like opening the door to a new world, never stopped the little girl's mouth.

Jiang Suyi and Zhao Luzhu glanced at each other and joined in one after another.

At the end of the dinner, the four dishes were swept away.

Zhao Fujin rubbed his little belly, only to feel a little embarrassed.

I said I wouldn't eat it before, but in the end, I ate it.

(End of chapter)