Chapter 219: Visitors from the Song Dynasty
"Oh, Deputy Captain Chen, this trip to sea has gained a lot." As the navy captain, Song Wumian must not go out to sea in person. He patrolled in various docks every day, and these warships are his treasures.
"It's okay, I beat you two or three percent more." Chen He saw Song Wumian, and didn't know how to get along with him. He tried to meet as little as possible. Last time, Song Wumian dealt with the people who stayed in the fleet of the Chen family, and finally left three points of face and did not kill them all, otherwise he would be even more unable to get along with him.
"What's wrong with the island? It will be the base of my navy in the future. You will have to stay and practice artillery in the future. Do you know?" Song Wumian lowered his voice. Now this artillery is still a very confidential thing. Not many people know it, and they can still wander outside, but only a few things.
"Isn't it just a catapult? It's so mysterious." Chen He couldn't stand Song Wumian's point, and often regarded himself as a confidant because he followed Sun Yu one step earlier. However, it's not easy for us to have the current status after having fought for so long. I heard that Deng Qin, who almost became his brother-in-law, is now under Sun Yu's command, and is now a guerrilla general. When he meets him in the future, he will have to be shorter and live a difficult life. Go out to sea early, make contributions, and be able to make further progress when he comes back.
"Haha, no, no. Deputy Chief Chen underestimated our Marquis too much. The catapult still needs a special warship?" Song Wumian shook his head. How could it be a catapult that could be so thrust.
"Secretary Song, that's the Chen family, I've made up a few ships together, and I wonder if I can go out to sea together?" Chen He didn't care about the ridicule in this sentence. The Chen family asked him to plead for mercy. The ships that the four major families had joined together had all joined Jianzhou Commercial Bank, and the Chen family must have no courage to ask for. But it's a pity to miss the benefits of sea trade in vain. After that, I finally got three ships together. Although they were not big, they could make a lot of money by taking one trip.
"The Marquis's 50% profit cannot be lost. In addition, 10% profit must be paid to the navy. How about it?" This matter has little to do with the navy, and it is not a warship. It is just going out to sea with the caravan. Song Wumian himself can make the decision.
"Of course, my Chen family has a lot of money to pay." Chen He breathed a sigh of relief. It was really hard to live a bowing head and begging others. But there was no way. The Chen family had a great business. Before, the branches of each department had paid a lot of money. If there was no income from the sea trade, it would definitely be sunset. Fortunately, Song Wumian finally agreed, and Chen He had explained to the family.
"This is also available. Hurry up, let's go out to sea to fish together now. This is what the Marquis told me. If you don't go out to trade in the ocean in the future, you will have to fish and make up for your brothers." You will be dependent on the mountains and eat the sea. Now, Sun Yu's command, with nearly 50,000 new recruits, the daily expenses are astronomical. If you eat pork, you will probably eat the hair of the breeding pigs clean.
"Don't worry, Captain Song, I'll send a message now and go out to sea with the fleet tomorrow." Chen He nodded quickly. This is a serious matter. Now, many houses have been built on Daliuqiu Island, all of which are built with blue bricks and cement, which is enough to accommodate a thousand people, but it is still much worse than the scale of 5,000 people required by Sun Yu.
Sun Yu's plan was that these houses were usually used as naval bases and were also the temporary residence for the population to be moved into. According to the population, every hundred households will be used as a village to settle the land. When the residence is arranged, they will be moved out of the base and gradually covered from the base to develop the entire island.
"Can the natives on the sea come and make trouble?" Song Wumian knew that there were natives on the sea. If the ships were waiting for the passing ships, they would harass them from time to time and grab some supplies. Therefore, in the past, they used to be a part of the storm.
Ships docked, usually on Penghu Island, which is much smaller and does not have natives there.
"After a few battles, I will be honest. How can the beast elder stick be the opponent of the strong bow and crossbow? Their leader actually knows some official words and can communicate with us. Now he works for us in exchange for supplies." Chen He sneered. If he hadn't known that Sun Yu would not want to kill more, he would not have been so ruthless. However, some cheap labor is not good. He knew why Sun Yu was unwilling to kill people. At least the construction speed is much faster than before.
"There is still this? It seems that the natives moved from here in the early years. No matter how they can be used, they should be used, and don't commit more crimes." Song Wumian was also quite moved. These natives still lived in the years of slash-and-burn farming, and they could not even build iron tools.
"Don't worry, Captain Song, Chen knows it." This is like leading a soldier, and he is both kind and powerful, and he is indispensable.
Song Wumian shook the folding fan. The fishy smell was too strong. He had been busy for a long time and had not eaten lunch yet. He was preparing to go to his Wanghailou, which was very close to this place. Since Wanghailou handed over to his younger sister Song Wuqi, the business was even more popular. After all, the boss's wife was the former favorite concubine of the King of Jinjiang, and she was just looking for this name, which was endless, not to mention that Wanghailou had a very good business.
"Guest, I'm sorry, the guest is full." When the waiter saw someone coming, he hurried forward and said hello. At this point, Wanghai Tower had already been full of guests.
"I'll see clearly with my eyes wide open and take me up." Song Wumian almost got angry. My own restaurant was full of customers.
"Oh, the eldest young master, the little one's eyes are so clumsy that I can't see at once. I go upstairs with the little one." The best private room on the street on the second floor can see the whole view of the port. It is usually empty, but I'm afraid that there will be noble people coming here. If no one comes on weekdays, Song Wuhuan will stay in this private room, drinking tea and watching the scenery, and it will be comfortable.
"Brother is here, sit down!" Song Wuqian had seen his elder brother come over the street before. When he heard the movement, he knew that it was him. Otherwise, how could the waiter dare to bring people here casually. Although everyone here wanted to see the beauty, the name of the Song family was already famous and now it has gone to the next level, and no one dared to cause trouble.
"I don't go out to see the guests, but I'm all interested in it." Song Wumian sat down and picked up a piece of fish, which had a very good skill.
"Brother, I'm a restaurant, not a brothel. I'll go out if I want to go out, and I won't go out if I don't want to go out." Song Wuqi has lived enough to please others. Now she just wants to live a more comfortable life. She is not short of money, so how can she go out for money to please those stinky men?
"Yes, haha! But little sister, I will definitely go out to sea for a while in a few days. I'm a little worried about you like this." My sister is only in her early twenties now, so she can't stay in a life of scarcity. Song Wumian hopes that she will go out to see her more, maybe she has a crush on her, and she can get married and live some normal life.
"What's there to worry about? That marquis is not a brother to you? Before leaving, please ask him. I am a woman, a widowed woman, and he can't even take care of him?" Song Wuqiu looked at him angrily. He was talking nonsense on weekdays and only a few months later. Could it be that something else could happen to him?
"Little sister, what is this? What does it mean to call a brother? Thanks to the Marquis' appreciation, I just gave me this opportunity, so I should cherish it." My sister's mouth was completely unblocked. Now Sun Yu's territory is much larger than the King of Jinjiang at that time. Although he was a Marquis, he had tens of thousands of elite soldiers under him, so it would be easy.
"Okay, okay! Anyway, brother, you are the right bet, and I am also working hard for my younger sister. I just want to live some leisurely days and always make me happy.
"Song Wuli waved his hand. Anyway, he was a woman, and she had no ambitions and didn't have to be careful to flatter her.
"Little sister, next time I'll bring me here for dinner, you can take a good grasp of it." Song Wumian felt that with his younger sister's appearance, no man would be moved. Although he had married someone before, the Marquis obviously didn't care about this, and the second wife was remarried.
"Brother, I asked you to be more aggressive. Look at what you said, what is the difference between you and your father back then. I always want to rely on women to maintain my status." Song Wuqiu was a little unhappy. I am doing well, why should I obey your mercy? Can't I fight for whatever I want?
"That, little sister, this marquis is indeed a good destination. Can you still cheat if you are the eldest brother?" Song Wumian blushed. This sister was too embarrassed to give her face.
"I'm not right, it's good to be alone." Song Wuqiu has had enough of the restraint of the wealthy families of high schools. It's so good now. He can do whatever he wants and go wherever he wants. But occasionally, he is a little lonely and empty at night, but isn't it the same when he is in the palace?
Song Wumian shook his head and had to go with her. If the younger sister was willing, it would be the best. It would be okay if she didn't. He didn't really plan to maintain his status by relying on nepotism.
In Jianpu City, Sun Yu was holding a letter in his hand, which was sent by the inner guards of the King of Han from Jiangning. The envoys of the Song Dynasty refused to leave and insisted on coming to Jianzhou to see Sun Yu. They could not resist and sent some guards to escort him over.
In addition to making Sun Yu prepare in advance, he also repeatedly emphasized that no accidents can happen to people. If the envoy of the Song Dynasty died in the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it would be lively.
"Mr. Marquis, do you want to prepare?" As usual, a welcome ceremony must be held, water purifies the road, and a carpet or something.
"I'm not welcome to prepare. I'd better get out of here as soon as possible. Cleaning the inn will be done." Sun Yu was most annoyed by these things. If someone from the court came, he would have to be more patient. The people from the Song Dynasty should be fooled away quickly and it would be done.
"Well, my inn in Jianpu City is considered to be in good condition, so I will arrange it now." Xu Yi stood up. The marquis of his own could not count on such a thing, so he had to go and cook.
On the official road outside Jianpu City, more than a dozen cavalrymen surrounded a carriage, which obviously had a background.
"Eunuch Gao, are you going to arrive?" Dou Yi reached out to rub his waist in the carriage. Fortunately, if he had been on the waterway before, if he had been riding the carriage, his waist would have to be broken.
"It's almost done, Lord Dou, wait patiently." Eunuch Gao came to Jianzhou twice, and the task of bringing the envoy Song over fell on him again.
"Why don't you see the city wall?" Since it's almost time, it's time to see the city wall. Although there are more pedestrians on the road, the city wall is still missing.
"Mr. Dou, this Jianpu City is naturally invisible without a city wall. After a while, you can see the city when you turn around." Eunuch Gao smiled. This city without a city wall is indeed rare.
"Jianzhou, is it so barren?" Dou Yi was stunned. He was so poor that he couldn't afford to build a city. So he led troops to fight? He didn't know if someone had confiscated his house.
"Mr. Sun once said that the place is peaceful and people are not in the city. The two cities of Luoyang and Chang'an in the previous dynasty were so majestic, but so what?" Eunuch Gao talked freely. Of course, these were all Sun Yu's nonsense. The main reason was that he had no money. If he had money, it would be good to build a city wall. At least before the plane appeared, the city wall still had good defensive power.
Chapter completed!