Li Shen came out this time with a total of five large ships, responsible for transporting supplies, carriages, and 2,000 guards.

Li Shen's five big ships occupied most of the river because they were relatively wide, and the other passing ships also pulled aside to avoid the flags on the boats.

It's just that some places are narrow, so they have to stagger one after another.

"Lord Wang, we have entered Bohai County, and we will soon be able to reach the mouth of the sea." A boatman came to report.

They are all ships under the palace, and they are responsible for the water and land transportation in the north and south of the palace.

"Hmm." Li Shen sat on the deck and nodded, now that Li Shen was blowing the wind on the deck, he wouldn't be so seasick.

But when you enter the cabin, you have to lie down, or you have to throw up.

Li Shen turned his head to Xue Rengui and said:

"Flag the ships in front and behind, pack your bags, and get ready."

"Yes." Xue Rengui agreed.

In the evening, Li Shen's fleet began to slow down, and it was too dangerous to sail at night, and it was easy to hit it if it was dark when it encountered a turn.

If you're not in a hurry, you won't usually sail at night.

Li Shen's team slowly leaned towards the side of the river, giving way to the river, and also avoiding being hit, moving forward little by little.

It's not dark yet, but it's just prepared in advance, unlike on land, it doesn't mean that you can stop.

"Lord Wang, there is news from the front, it seems that something has happened." At that moment, a herald ran up.

"Something went wrong? Could it be that there are river bandits? Prepare for battle. ”

After hearing this, Li Shen immediately ordered that it was not uncommon for there to be river bandits on the Yellow River. But it's also divided into places.

"Lord Qiqi, it doesn't seem to be a river bandit, what is the specific matter, the front is already investigating." The herald replied.

"Not a river bandit? What else could happen if it wasn't a river bandit? Could it be that there can still be a boat capsized? Li Shen couldn't help laughing.

Soon the news came back from the front.

"Lord Wang, there is a big ship running aground ahead."

"Stranded? Just kidding, such a wide river can still be stranded, could it be that it is ashore? ”

Li Shen was really inexplicable after hearing this.

"Lord Wang, it is indeed grounded, it seems that it was stranded when the two big ships were staggered.

And there was news from the front that the river in front seemed to be relatively shallow, only a little deeper in the middle. ”

The herald explained to Li Shen.

Li Shen frowned after hearing this, at least two boats can go in such a wide river, the two boats are staggered, and one is stranded, that is, there is only one boat.

Doesn't that mean it........

"Come on, get off the boat, this king wants to go to the front and have a look."

Li Shen immediately ordered, anyway, he will definitely live here tonight, and he won't be able to leave tomorrow if he doesn't solve it.

It is said that it is a small boat, but it is actually not small, and it can seat more than 20 people.

Li Shen took Xue Rengui and other guards to drive the boat slowly forward.

When he crossed his two big boats, he saw a jam in front of him.

Li Shen asked the boat to move forward along the river bank, so that the big boat would not see him and overturn.

It didn't take long for Li Shen to see the stranded ship, there should be something underneath on the left side, and the hull of the ship was deviated to the right.

The stranding place is still some distance from the river bank, which is a normal waterway.

Now because it is deflecting to the right, the ships do not dare to pass, for fear of being crushed.

When Li Shen saw this, not only did he frown, but his face was not very good.

Tomorrow may not be able to pass, this must require hiring a fiber puller to pull the ship back into the deep water,

It's just that it can only be pulled upstream, not horizontally, otherwise the ship will fall.

This is a big project, and the ship is so far from the shore that it takes a long time to tie the rope.

"Go back." Li Shen said to the boatman.

Returning to his ship, Li Shen ordered the ship to pull over and anchor.

Then recruit Xue Rengui.

"Rengui, it seems that this king may not be able to pass tomorrow." Li Shen said to Xue Rengui.

"Then what the prince means......" Xue Rengui asked.

"Rengui, do you think this matter is as simple as the ship running aground?" Li Shen asked suddenly.

"Is there anything else hidden, could it be that someone did it on purpose?" Xue Rengui didn't understand what Li Shen meant.

"Hehe, Rengui, although you are a general, familiar with military books, and know how to arrange troops, you still don't see this worldly thing deeply enough.

If the boat runs aground, it means that the river has not been cleaned up, and you know that the imperial court has a lot of money to clean up the river every year.

It's usually in winter, but now it's close to March, and it's about to bloom in spring, and it's too late to clean up.

That is, the history of thorns here did not clean up the river, so where did the money of the imperial court go? ”

Li Shen smiled and said to Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui suddenly realized when he heard it, but Xue Rengui asked suspiciously.

"Lord, what if the imperial court didn't allocate funds last year?"

"No, I heard Wang Xuance say that in recent years, the tax revenue of the imperial court has been increasing.

Although the imperial court does not collect commercial taxes, it does collect customs duties, and in recent years, merchants have come and gone frequently, and there are a lot of tariffs.

In addition, the grain production has more than doubled in recent years, plus silk silk, linen cloth, etc.,

And there is also labor, and this king thinks there must be something wrong with this.

Send someone to find out which state and county this place belongs to. ”

Although Li Shen is a gentleman, he is also a prince, and his household registration book has been set up, so he can be regarded as the head of the household.

can't always ignore what is going on outside the window, so sometimes Wang Xuance will also tell Li Shen about some things in the court.

Xue Rengui didn't come back long,

"Lord Wang, this is Bohai County, under the jurisdiction of Cangzhou Prefecture."

"Cangzhou, Cangzhou." Li Shennian said the name. After thinking about it, he said to Xue Rengui,

"Take people and this king to go ashore first, and the fleet will dock at the port after the front is opened, and the guards will go to Cangzhou Mansion.

Send someone to Dengzhou to inform the building boat to come over, and we will leave directly after we finish our business in Cangzhou. ”

In fact, Li Shen could have reported this matter to the imperial court, but Li Shen was very angry about blocking his road and delaying his trip.

There are corrupt officials in the world, where can Li Shen manage so much,

But if you delay the king's affairs, then even if you are unlucky, and you may not be able to dredge it for a day.

Dredging the river is a major event of the imperial court, Li Shen wants to see what background this person has, it is not a child of a family.

Soon Li Shen led people to find a shore and went ashore.

With a hundred guards and two hundred guards, the rest stayed on the ship, waiting for the ship to pass, and then landed in the harbor, when it was time to join Li Shen's team in Cangzhou Mansion.

Li Shen rode a horse and traveled eastward along the mainland with a group of bodyguards, ready to find a place to ask where Cangzhou Mansion was.

And it was already dark, and he needed to find a place to set up camp.