Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

He didn't want to build a paradise, nor did he want to build a country named Liu.

Dongzhou Island and the land are always inseparable.

Dongzhou Island must be kept from leaving the land.

If some bastard really tries to occupy the island as king in the future, Liu Bai can jump into the sea.

In the weather in March, the earth's atmosphere rises, and it's neither hot nor cold. The clouds in the sky can just cover the blazing sun, but it doesn't look dark.

On the Shazikou Wharf, countless laborers are loading bags of goods onto the ship.

Every boat has an obvious willow-shaped logo.

The number of people following Li Chengqian has shrunk from thirty to six.

Their mission has been accomplished.

Here it is, security issues are a joke.

Similarly, the palace priest sent by the empress to secretly protect the prince also retreated quietly.

Li Chengqian stood on the prow of a big ship, very energetic.

For the first time in his life, he saw the sea

When he was a child, he liked the story of "Journey to the West" the most.

I heard that Haizhong belongs to the Dragon King, but I don't know how different the legendary Dragon King is from this human dragon?

Will it have horns on its head and a tail behind it?

"It seems that this is the first time for the young master to enter the sea. Although we are only sailing for a short distance, don't stand on the bow of the ship. The sea is unpredictable, and there are many winds and waves even near the sea. A few days ago, a ship sank. Fortunately, Lord Dragon is merciful, only a dozen people died."

The boss of the boat accompanied Xiaoxin, and said with a smile on his face.

Li Chengqian felt a little awkward.

"A dozen people, named Kai En?"

The boss of the boat smiled wryly, and said: "Young master Mingjian, we are all hard-working people living in the sea and mountains. Before going to sea, before boarding the boat, we had to sacrifice three animals to the Dragon King. For more than ten years, we used small dolls as sacrifices. We have everything, since Liu's family arrived on the island, we only need to circle around the sea, if it were in the past, if the ship sank, hundreds or eighty people would not die, how could the Dragon King be satisfied?"

It was obviously the first time Li Chengqian had heard of such a thing, and his eyebrows were almost raised to the sky.

"Later, the master of the Liu family didn't allow us to sacrifice to the Dragon King anymore. He said that his child's stomach is not full, so why should he send food to the Dragon King?"

"Once, when the fourth son of the Chen family sailed out to sea, he saw a giant fish coming to the sea. Good guy, one fish could cover half of the main room, and there were more than a dozen of them at that time! We all thought that it was the Dragon King who had disappeared. As a sacrifice, envoys were sent to ask for the debt, but the Liu family’s boat came and killed seven or eight big fish with divine thunder, and after catching them, they gave us a few catties of meat.”

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "How does it taste?"

The boss of the boat licked his lips, and said, "I'm not afraid of your nobleman's jokes, it's really unpalatable."

Li Chengqian laughed out loud.

It was the kind of story he liked best.

If there are no common people, how can there be any gods?

Even if the Dragon King really came, he should be given a few shots!

woo-

At this time, a long flute sounded.

The boss of the boat bowed and said: "The boat is about to sail, young master, it's better to come to the cabin, if something goes wrong with you, we can't afford it!"

As he said that, he cupped his hands, turned around and roared to the back: "Brothers, the time has come, let's lift the anchor!"

Chapter 1598 There are too many people in Taiji... isn't it?

Above the East China Sea, the waves are surging.

Where is Li Chengqian who listens to advice?

Not long after sailing, he ran out of the cabin, looked at the boatmen, yelled, and unfurled the huge sail.

Such things as sails have existed for a long time.

In the past, the sail represented the progress of technology, but now it is the biggest resistance to the development of technology.

You can only go to sea when there is wind, this is the most basic knowledge.

Some experienced boatmen are able to rely on their wealth of knowledge to take advantage of the power of monsoons and ocean currents.

And when there is no wind, even the best boat can only be a decoration.

The design of the five-toothed warship, which not only has sails, but also carries giant oars on both sides, is completely inapplicable to the folks.

Running a ship is just to make money, and the cost is too high, no one is willing to take the risk of going to sea.

The oars used by sea ships are extremely labor-intensive.

Therefore, none of the boats docked at Shazikou Wharf had oars.

Of course, the power of the wind is far from enough.

At this time, the importance of wisdom is reflected.

Li Chengqian ran from the bow to the stern, and found a dozen large and small things around the hull, like waterwheels.

He listened carefully, and could vaguely hear the sound of the machine turning.

As a high-achieving student with an academy education, Li Chengqian easily figured out the key points.

Very simple, nothing more than a few pulleys and bearings.

Although it is still manpower, it doesn't even have the oars of the five-toothed warship.

A dozen or so people are enough to propel a four or five foot long boat.

The only downside is that it's too slow!

It is a pity that the monsoon in the East China Sea is very weak.

Summer is southerly, and most of the wind is southeasterly, which happens to be opposite to the direction of sailing.

Simply put, the monsoon in the East China Sea blows towards the land.

Only on the return journey can the power of the wind be used.

To go to Dongzhou Island, not only need to rely on manpower to move forward, but also need to withstand the wind

Li Chengqian looked up at the huge sail, and couldn't help being curious.

He called the boss of the boat, and asked straight to the point: "Now the wind is against the wind, won't it be more difficult to move forward with the sails open?"

I don't know if the boss of the boat guessed Li Chengqian's identity.

He was always very polite to Li Chengqian.

He was not affected by Li Chengqian's coarse clothes.

"Young master, I don't know that our sails are designed by an expert. Speaking of which, you may have heard his name. It is Jin Dajian, the master craftsman of the Liu family. You see that the sail is a piece of cloth, but in fact There are countless holes, and the small ones don't know what knowledge is inside, they only know that if you raise the sail, you can borrow strength even against the wind."

Li Chengqian nodded thoughtfully.

In the past few years when he was in power in Chang'an City, he developed a bad habit.

That is not seeing good things.

Once the "magic weapon" is discovered, the first thing that comes to mind is how to implement it nationwide.

He made up his mind to ask Jin Dajian carefully after he landed on the island, what is the mystery here.

The coastline of Datang is extremely long, even if the sea boat is a little bit faster, the benefits will be huge.

He just stood under the sun, looked up at the sail, and before he knew it, Dongzhou Island was already in sight!

When he saw Dongzhou Island, he couldn't help being surprised.

In his impression, even if the "breathing soil" that landed on the human world only four years ago is really a fairy, it is unlikely that a piece of land will be created in just a dozen years.

The moment he saw Dongzhou Island, he realized that he was wrong.

Moreover, it is quite wrong!

Strictly speaking, the current Dongzhou Island is not big.

At the very least, it is far beyond the size of later generations.

The reason why it feels big is simple.

Just like on the battlefield.

For a person who has never been on a battlefield, seeing [-] to [-] soldiers, he thinks it is very magnificent.

It's not just a dark place, there are as many people as there are.

Some so-called big scenes actually have a maximum of 6000 or [-] people.

Those who have been on the battlefield know that when the number of people reaches more than 20, no matter whether it is mountains, rivers or grasslands, it will be covered up, and that is truly spectacular!

From a distance, you can see Xigang on Dongzhou Island, where countless workers are working.

Westport has already seen its scale, and there are more than 30 docks for sea ships to dock!

Li Chengqian couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and wanted to howl hard.

thump—

hum-

At this moment, the boat suddenly shook violently!

Immediately afterwards, there was a twitching noise.

It seemed that someone was using a knife to scratch the glass.

Li Chengqian saw that the face of the boss of the boat not far from him changed, and he hurriedly ordered people to stop the boat and drop anchor.

Several naked men, with ropes tied around their waists, jumped into the water one after another.

"It hit the rocks!"

I don't know who shouted from below, the boss of the boat suddenly turned pale.

Trembling, he took out a small flag from his arms, ran to the bow of the boat, and shook it vigorously towards the shore.

Seeing that there was a boat coming from Westport, he put away the small flag.

"Grandma! Why did I encounter such a thing?!"

The boss of the boat cried and mourned, as if his own mother had died.

Then, he suddenly turned around and ran to Li Chengqian.

"Young master, our boat has hit a rock. If you are unlucky, the boat may sink. You should quickly get on the boat!"

Li Chengqian looked around, and the people didn't seem to be in a panic.

He waved his hand generously and said, "It's okay, hasn't someone over there already sent rescuers?"

A look of hesitation flashed across the pale face of the boat boss.

Immediately afterwards, he knelt on the ground with a 'plop'.

"I also ask the prince to forgive me!"

After he finished speaking, he hurriedly stood up, and with a wave of his hand, seven or eight men surrounded him and forced Li Chengqian to stand up!

Before the guards around Li Chengqian could react, the boat boss took out a token and waved it in front of them.

"Taiji is doing business, you wait to escort the prince to the island!"

Several Jinwu guards looked at each other in blank dismay.

I don't know whether to believe the words of the boss of the boat.

There are too many people in Thai Kee, right?

They stayed on the boat for so long, but they didn't find any clues!

The boss of the boat ignored them, turned around and ran towards the cabin.

When he watched Li Chengqian board the boat with his own eyes, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Back on the deck, someone leaned over and said in a low voice, "Boss, the brothers didn't find any traces underwater."