Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1697 Chishanpu

After the ship entered the port, it was naturally busy again.

It was a bit of a rush to go to sea this time, and many ships were still being repaired, so they went to sea in a big way.

There are also some ships that were originally covered with fishing nets and booms, all of which were dismantled and replaced with crossbows and cannon carts—it’s a bit shameful. The means are a lot rusty.

Fortunately, the people of Silla were bluffed by them, and they didn't see their essence of "strong outside but capable inside".

After the fleet returned to the port, it was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, and the entire dock area began to operate rapidly.

"Zhang Da, send fifty sheep soon." A civil official came to a smelly sheep pen and said loudly.

"Master Liu, but the navy master is back?" Zhang Da was killing the sheep and immediately handed the sharp knife to his apprentice when he heard the words, and hurried over and asked.

"That's right." Master Liu said, "Hurry up. This time they went out to make meritorious service, and the military envoy ordered a big drink. Not only did I come out, but several people went out to buy pigs and sheep."

"Understood, wait a moment." Zhang yelled, and immediately two teenagers rushed over, one was scrambling to boil water, the other was preparing tea sets.

Mr. Liu glanced at it and found that it was not the usual Fuliang loose tea, so he said with a smile: "Da Zhang, your business is getting more and more prosperous."

Zhang Daqian laughed twice, and said: "It's not the blessing of Tuoping Navy."

Master Liu smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Da's history is not simple.He is not a local, his hometown should be Qingzhou or Mizhou, I can't remember clearly.Two years ago, he suddenly settled down in Chishanpu, and started a cattle and sheep business, which was very generous.

In his ranch, apart from his nephew, Xiangdang, there are also a few outsiders, about forty years old, with fierce faces, who don't look like good people.

Director Liu probably knows something about the situation, pirates!

I'm getting old, I can't fight anymore, and I guess I've made a lot of ill-gotten gains, so I went ashore from Liangliang and lived a peaceful life.

The government also turns a blind eye to such people.

One has no conclusive evidence of being a pirate, the other has never harmed the local people, and the third may have some unclear relationship with the Ministry of Public Security, so why bother?

He is willing to be a good citizen, pay taxes normally, manage cattle and sheep business sincerely, and don't cause trouble, so don't bother.

In fact, there are quite a few people like Zhang Da.

It is said that Zhao Zonghui, the military envoy of the Pinghai Navy, was actually a pirate, at least his father was an undoubted pirate.

Back in those days, there were not a lot of Silla descendants on the coast of Denglaihaimi states, and it was fucking nonsense to say that they were engaged in maritime trade business.Well, there are people who do business, but being a business is not contradictory to being a pirate.Which of the Silla sailors who went to sea would dare to swear that he had never committed piracy in his life?I'm afraid there are very few.

Some things, I didn't make it so clear, it's boring.Rarely confused, rarely confused.

After drinking a few sips of tea, Zhang Da had picked fifty sheep.Master Liu put down the tea bowl and walked over to check.

"It's not bad, I didn't fool me with thin sheep or sick sheep." Master Liu said after scanning around carefully.

"Business is based on honesty, not to the point of failure." Zhang Da smiled and said.

Master Liu nodded, and then called a few attendants to take off the copper coins on the horse's back for delivery.

Zhang Da also called some helpers and asked them to drive the sheep to Ping Haijun's barracks.

A purchase of logistics non-staple food was completed.

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At another part of the pier, more than a dozen carriages stopped at the entrance of the village one by one.

There is a large work shed in front, and the sound of locomotives roars endlessly.

Qian Lushi stood firmly on a high place, appreciating carefully.

The fields are boundless, stretching into unseen distances.

In the fields, people are crowded, and it is the annual flax planting season again.The farmers prepared the seeds early and were busy in the fields.

Flax is a good thing.

Qian Lushi has a relative who is an official in Yingzhou, and he knew from the correspondence that the Khitan people used to grow flax in Yingzhou for weaving.

Of course, flax has other uses, such as making canvas.

The small village in front of me is actually one of the important sources of flat navy canvas.The villagers almost gave up growing food crops, and devoted themselves to growing flax, weaving canvas, and selling it to Ping Haijun and the canvas business.

Just like the guilds that monopolize the trading of silk and silk, such as the Silk Practice Shop, the Canvas Shop has almost monopolized the entire sale of canvas in Chishanpu, a large port.All ships with soft sails had to be purchased from them—some bought directly, and some bought through shipbuilding and ship repair workshops.

Only behemoths such as Ping Haijun can break this rule and purchase directly from the place of origin.

"Qian Lu Shi." An old man with a gray beard came out of the work shed, bowing and saluting.

Qian Lushi returned the gift, and then said, "Is the canvas ready?"

"The work has been completed, please come here for inspection." The old man stretched out his hand and led the way first.

Qian Lushi nodded and followed the old man to the warehouse behind the work shed.

The shelves were stacked with brown linens, pile after pile, and it was a sight to behold.

Qian Lushi stretched out his hand to touch it, and it was a little rough.

But that's the thing about linen. Do you want to use silk for canvas?Can it be used?

"The old rule is still five hundred horses." Qian Lushi said, "Get on the truck, hurry up."

"Did you encounter a bad wind when you went out to sea?" asked the old man.

He knew about Ping Haijun's return to Hong Kong.

If you go out to sea, if you encounter bad weather, the canvas may be damaged a lot.

To put it bluntly, this is a consumable.Normal people wear clothes that will break, but can you expect that the canvas that has been blown by the sea wind all day will not be damaged?And what they do is this business.

In fact, 30 years ago, there was no canvas business in Chishanpu.

In those days, there were few ships going to sea, so few that they were not even as good as the current fraction.Another point is that the ships at that time were small and liked to use hard sails, so there was no market for linen canvas.

However, the sage vigorously promoted soft sails. As more and more ships went to sea, the demand for consumables such as canvas was increasing.Gradually, it became a big business, enough to support a large canvas line.

"No." Qian Lushi said: "Some sails need to be repaired, and the inventory of canvas in the camp is insufficient, so I'm here to buy a batch."

"So that's it." The old man nodded and said, "The canvas will be ready soon, so don't worry about recording things."

Qian Lushi nodded, sat down with the old man, and chatted together.

"I'm afraid that the power of the Silla kingdom will fail?" the old man asked.

"Why do you ask that?" Qian Lushi asked in surprise.

The old man smiled and said: "In recent years, there have been fewer Silla merchants who have come to do business. Occasionally, there are a few of them who are also frowning. They are not as rich as before. When I ask, they all shake their heads and talk about the war. Frequently, the king of Silla expropriated and extorted money, and the goods were not easy to sell."

"It's really not good enough." Qian Lushi said, "The common people are suffering when fighting together."

The old man agreed.

In fact, 30 years ago, why wasn't the Central Plains like this?
Ziqing Town, where Dengzhou is located, is considered good, a rare pure land in troubled times.But when Master Da Xia came to kill him, life was also difficult.

I still remember that Zhu Quanzhong fled to Denglai Erzhou, and the flying dragon army went deep into the hinterland, burning, killing and looting.People in Dengzhou at that time, not to mention buying seafood, might not even have enough to eat.

Fortunately, all this is in the past.

After Wang Shi pacified Dengzhou, he vigorously expanded the port and developed sea trade.Due to its unique advantages, Chishanpu has become one of the few good ports in the north. Not only the Ping Navy is stationed here, but also merchant ships from all walks of life like to come here.

Subsequently, the prevalence of marine fishing industry accelerated the development of Chishanpu.Up to now, a whole set of marine industry chain has been formed here, including shipbuilding, ship repairing, canvas making, barrel making, wood processing, leather tanning, etc. Even Tianshef relies on growing grain, Fruits and vegetables, raising livestock made a fortune.

The population has been increasing year after year, and the entire Chishanpu now has no less than 8 people, almost all of whom rely on the marine industry for food.

This is a vibrant new town, this is a commercial port flowing with money, this is a production base of the marine industry, all of which are built by Jinshang.

"Forget about leveling Silla sooner." The old man said with a sigh.

Qian Lu was amazed and said, "I remember Zhang Weng is from Silla, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense when recording things." The old man shook his head and said, "Old old grandfather or a Silla person is a citizen of Daxia."

Qian Lushi laughed and said, "Indeed."

"It's rumored on the pier that Sheng Jia is going to visit the east, will he come to Chishanpu?" the old man asked again.

Qian Lushi hesitated for a moment, and said: "It's hard to say, but it should come. Penglai Town and Chishanpu, Shengjia must go to one of them."

"Penglai Town is as lively as ours," said the old man.

"They have benefited from the Liaodong Dao." Qian Lushi said.

Penglai Town is also one of the important stations of the Ping Navy, facing the Liaohai Sea.Ships traveling between Andong Mansion and Liaodong Road must berth at that port.

There are also hundreds of workshops there, not smaller than here, or even larger.A considerable part of the Bohai Trading Company's goods were transported through the Yalu River, and then transported across the sea to Penglai Town and other places, and then distributed to various places.

Qian Lushi has never been to Penglai Town, but he heard from his colleagues that it is very busy on the Liaohai Sea.Ship after ship of goods from the Central Plains was transported there, and ship after ship of wild goods, medicinal materials, leather, dried meat, livestock, copper nuggets and other commodities were transported back.

Personnel exchanges are also very frequent.

Starting from Lushun Port in Andong Prefecture, you can land in Penglai Town in about three days, which is faster than going by land.Moreover, with the increasing maturity of this route, shipwrecks have become very rare, and people are more willing to travel by boat. Last autumn, dozens of Liaodong students took the boat of the Bohai Trading Company in Lushun and landed in Penglai Town. , and then went to Luoyang to report to the Ministry of Rites to participate in the scientific examination this spring.

People no longer fear the ocean, and even make great use of it.

All of this is actually due to the saint. I really hope that the old man can come and take a look.

This is your world!

(End of this chapter)