Great Song Pirate

Chapter 92
Standing on the pier, Xu Yi couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. Although he has been in this era for nearly a year, it is only now that he has really set foot on the land under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty. Looking at the busy traffic on the pier, For him who only heard about the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, this was the real scene that he really saw.

Apparently the Li family has quite a lot of influence here in Haining, and there are members of the Li family on the pier, and without Xue Tu's instructions, someone under him will contact them. Not long after, a man in his 60s or [-]s who looks like a housekeeper hurried over to see When he arrived at Xue Tu, he greeted Xue Tu with a smile on his face and cupped his fists: "What kind of wind has blown shopkeeper Xue here, Li Gui is so polite!" Obviously this Li Gui and Xue Tu are old acquaintances, so the words are very polite.

Xue Tu also clasped his fists and said, "Of course it was the southeast wind that brought me here. Could it be that Steward Li doesn't want to see me, an old fellow? Hehe!"

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, this Li Gui noticed Xu Yi standing behind Xue Tu, seeing Xu Yi dressed up as a handsome scholar, smiling and watching them talking, and felt that Xu Yi must not be Xue Tu's ordinary follower, so he wondered Said: "Master Xue, this young master is...?"

Xue Tu moved his body away with a smile and introduced to Li Gui: "This is Mr. Xu from our goods store. Mr. Li met last time. This time, our Mr. Master is here to thank Mr. Li! Please also invite Mr. Li I can give you a notification!"

Li Gui had obviously heard of Xu Yi before, so he showed a look of surprise on his face, and hurriedly bowed to Xu Yi: "Li Gui, the villain, has seen Mr. Xu. Li Gui didn't know that Mr. Xu came here in person today. If there is a long way to go, I hope you will forgive me a lot!"

Xu Yi saw that Li Gui was very shrewd and thoughtful, and he was definitely not an ordinary person to be the steward of the Li family in Haining, so he said politely: "Housekeeper Li was joking, and Xu took the liberty to come here. Excuse me for disturbing you, how can I forgive you? It’s just that Mr. Xu is new here, so I would like to ask Butler Li to give me some advice!”

After the two exchanged courtesies, Li Gui didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly invited them to a house near the pier and served tea. After Xu Yi sat down, Li Gui said: "Mr. Xu came here a long way away. Please take a rest first. I have heard my young master talk about Mr. Xu. My young master admires Mr. Xu very much. If he knows that young master is coming, he will be very happy. Now my young master is still in Hangzhou. Send someone to deliver a letter to him immediately, and ask you to rest here for a while, I will treat you well!"

Hearing that Li Mutian was not in Haining, Xu Yi waved his hand to stop Li Gui: "Since Mr. Li is not here in Haining, then there is no need to bother to inform him. It just so happens that I came here this time for the purpose of visiting Hangzhou. It just so happens that I can pay a visit to shopkeeper Li and do my best for the younger generation, but the things here need to trouble Steward Li a lot. The goods this time are some Fusang specialties, so they must be worth some money, but Let you worry!"

Li Gui admired the conversation of this Dulong Island young master, and seeing that he had no airs, he hurriedly said: "Mr. , although I leave it to the young master to handle it here, please rest assured, the villain will unload the goods as soon as possible, and ensure that the young master is satisfied. Haining is a small place, and it is not as good as Hangzhou. Do your best to arrange it, and let the young master return home with all his heart!"

Anyway, they often deal with the Li family, the two parties have cooperated for a long time, and they have long trusted each other, so Xue Tu and Xu Yi are not worried that they will cheat themselves, so after joking with this steward Li for a while, they hand over the unloading and counting of the cargo ship to Let him take care of it, and let him take care of the people on the ship. Anyway, these people who came with the ship rarely landed once, so they must have a good time. The Li family will arrange them properly, so they don't have to worry about these things, Haining After all, it is a small place now, and there is nothing to improve, so the two of them got up and said goodbye, planning to leave for Hangzhou to handle errands.

Li Gui didn't stop them, and quickly arranged for the Li family's passenger boat to take them to Hangzhou, and ordered a table of good banquets at a nearby restaurant, and sent them to the boat for Xu Yi, Xue Tu and others to enjoy on the way. After Xu Yi thanked him, he and Xue Tu returned to the pier, explained to the people who came with the boat, and took the two Japanese women who came with the boat this time off the boat, and led Li Bo and several The clever men followed Li Gui towards the Li Family's passenger ship at the other end of the pier.

Before reaching the Li family passenger ship, Xu Yi was stunned by the strange passenger ship in front of him. He couldn't believe his eyes, because he saw that the passenger ship had installed two huge ones on each side. If he didn't know what dynasty it was, he would almost think he had traveled through it again. He had known the technology of the Song Dynasty for a long time, but he never expected that such an advanced paddle wheel would appear in this era. Steamship, in his memory, he really didn't know that the paddle wheel appeared on the land of Huaxia in such an early age. Xu Yi stared at the paddle wheel in a daze, and did not speak for a long time.

Xu Yi's performance caught Xue Tu's attention, so he asked strangely: "Is it the first time for the military commander to see such a vehicle and boat?"

Only then did Xu Yi come to his senses. It turned out that Song people called this kind of paddle steamer a chariot, and it was very vivid, so he said embarrassingly: "Yes! This is the first time I have seen such a chariot, and I have only heard of it before. But I have never seen it before. I heard that this boat can sail against the wind and the current, and it is very flexible. hehe!"

Xue Tu smiled and explained to Xu Yi: "The military division is from overseas, so it's not surprising that I haven't seen this kind of vehicle and boat. Speaking of which, this kind of vehicle and boat was created by the people of the previous dynasty. It was originally used for naval warships, mainly for walking. Between the inland rivers, there are many wooden leaf wheels on the side of the boat, which can be used for the boat to be pedaled by manpower. Using this kind of vehicle and boat, there are more than [-] pairs of wooden leaf wheels on both sides of the largest vehicle and boat. It's fast, the Li family is a big family in Hangzhou, and it's absolutely necessary to have this boat when going to and from the inland river, I've been on it many times before, and it's quite good, just go up and have a look!"

(End of this chapter)