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At this time, the sentry boat on the right approached the big ship, and a dozen Jurchen sentries jumped onto the cargo ship, and fought fiercely with the inner guard soldiers...

Zhong Huan threw six throwing fire oil tanks in one breath, and the two sentinel boats were ablaze. Passed the deadly spear.

Shifu stabbed again with a long spear, he suddenly screamed, a spear tip protruded from his chest, and fell down at Zhonghuan's feet. It turned out to be a boatman, but his long bamboo pole was a spear. With the iron mask, he couldn't see his expression clearly, but he stabbed another person with a backhanded spear.

The fierce battle on the ship was over. The fifteen Jurchen soldiers who jumped on board were all killed. How could they be the opponents of the inner guard soldiers? Throwing away the bodies on the ship, the ship continued to sail.

At this time, more than a dozen sentinels on the river were on fire, and the two internal guard ships took advantage of the fire oil to the extreme. Throwing fire oil tanks, large fire oil tanks, fire-breathing leather bags, and throwing spears all came out one after another. Launch an attack on the opponent's ship, and wherever it passes, all sentinel ships will turn into a sea of ​​flames.

At least half of the more than [-] sentinel ships caught fire, and there were patches of fire everywhere on the water, and the scene was very chaotic.

In the chaos, the three internal guard ships rushed out of the encirclement and headed south quickly, getting farther and farther away, and gradually disappeared. While picking up the corpses on the river, the golden soldier Wanfu on the bank was furious, but he had no choice but to watch the three Western Army ships go away.

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The bilge cover was opened, and Yang Qin and his family were helped onto the deck. The bilge lacked oxygen, and their complexions were not very good. They were pale and weak. Sitting on the deck, it took a while for their complexions to return to normal.

Yang Qin was good at being a man. He first asked about the casualties of the Western Army. Zhong Huan said with a smile: "Mr. Yang, don't worry, no soldiers were killed in battle, only seven people were injured, and they were all flesh wounds. You will be fine after ten days and half a month. .”

Yang Qin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If a soldier dies for me, I'm really sorry."

Zhong Huan said indifferently: "Even if some soldiers are killed in battle, Mr. Yang doesn't have to worry about it. We are following the orders of King Yong. Even if we die in battle, it is for King Yong. It has nothing to do with Mr. Yang!"

Yang Qin blushed, he knew he had said something wrong, how could the other party die for him?I think too highly of myself.

He said embarrassingly, "That's good!"

At this time, a soldier shouted: "There is a ship ahead, it seems to be our ship!"

They were almost at the mouth of the sea, and the mouth of the Liaohe River became very wide, like a large lake. Three warships of five thousand stone appeared in front of them, flying the red-bottomed black dragon flag. It was their warships that came to meet them. The inner guards They all cheered.

Hu Yun came to meet them in person. Yang Qin's family boarded the big ship, met with Hu Yun, and were arranged to rest in the cabin. The injured internal guard soldiers were also sent for treatment.

Hu Yun smiled and asked Zhong Huan, "Is it going well this time?"

Chong Huan smiled wryly and said, "There were some twists and turns, but fortunately, we were well prepared, and overall it was smooth! After all, we all returned successfully, and no brother was killed in battle. There was no danger."

"This is what you inner guards can do!"

Zhong Huan didn't explain too much, the matter is over, if it happens again, who can explain it clearly?

In fact, he believes that Pang Guangji and the others can also do it. After all, some things do not need to rely on force. One Jurchen soldier is missing.

Zhong Huan was almost certain that they were discovered and chased by the defenders in the city. The reason was that the Jurchen guard had been missed. When he came back, he found out that something had happened and immediately reported it. Only after three thousand cavalrymen came out and almost caught up with them.

Chong Huan sighed, "I hope Pang Guangji is safe and sound!"

Hu Yun quickly asked: "You didn't see him being arrested, or did something happen?"

Chong Huan shook his head, "He finally rode northward, and the Jurchen cavalry chased southward, and they went in the opposite direction!"

"Then nothing will happen. Pang Guangji is very smart and can survive in the wolf's den. He has extraordinary wisdom and can protect himself!"

Zhong Huan was right when he thought about it. When Pang Guangji came to inform them, he was wearing white clothes, but shortly after he rode away, he changed into black clothes.

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The three big ships turned around slowly and headed for the mouth of the Juma River.

In the main cabin, Hu Yun asked Yang Qin to sit down. Yang Qin already knew Hu Yun's identity. He was the Minister of Yongguo's Ministry of Officials and the comfort envoy of Yanshan Road. This position is quite high, and it can be said that he is second only to the senior officials who are in charge of political affairs. , it can be seen that Hu Yun is less than 40 years old. If there is no accident, he will definitely be the prime minister of King Yong in the future.

After thinking about this, Yang Qin's tone became more respectful. The soldiers came in and served them tea. Hu Yun took a sip of the tea and said with a smile: "Actually, His Royal Highness King Yong does not want to interfere in Jin's internal affairs, and there are no chivalrous men." The heart of righteousness, I hope Yang Shangshu can understand this."

Of course Yang Qin understood what the other party meant. If he didn't get any benefits, King Yong might send his whole family back to the Kingdom of Jin in exchange for benefits. Thinking of this, he felt a chill in his heart, and quickly said: "I fully understand, and I also hope that Provide some useful information to King Yong to repay him for saving his life!"

Seeing him on the road, Hu Yun said calmly: "I will provide Yang Shangshu with a three-acre house in Daxing City, and some paper and pens. I hope Yang Shangshu will write down everything he knows, and I will present it to Yong. Your Highness, if His Highness King Yong is satisfied, your family can live in Daxing City forever, and even become a commoner of Yong Kingdom, but if His Highness King Yong is not satisfied, the consequences will be serious, but I don't want this to happen. Yang Shangshu should use snacks to write! I will give you fifteen days, enough time for you to think."

The first thousand and 390 chapters seven Danba

At the same time when Hu Yun's boat was going to Daxing Mansion, Chen Qing had already entered Shangzhou in a carriage. He did not come to Shangzhou for inspection, but passed through Shangzhou and went to Xiangyang to take a boat. His destination was Fujian Road.

This was originally the plan last autumn, and he took the whole family to go there, but the pregnancy of his wife and two concubines forced him to change the plan and postpone it until this spring.

Accompanying him on his inspection tour of Fujian Road was Zhou Kuan, his servant, more than a dozen officials from various ministries, [-] soldiers guarding him, and of course, his family.

His two concubines, Yu Lian and Yao Mei, accompanied him, and his son Chen Ji followed his father to inspect Fujian Road.

In the evening, the team stationed in the big camp in Shangluo County, and took a special rest for a day. Before departure, Chen Qing heard the report. Quite interested.

I don't know if Lu Wei fully comprehended the essence of the teaching after Chen Qing's teaching, but he firmly remembered some of the projects mentioned by Chen Qing. Among the top ten projects in three years, the northern extension of the Shangluo Canal Waterway ranks first. Although the expansion of Sanmenxia is also extremely important, after all, it has just been treated, and there is no rush to restore it. Therefore, the deepening and widening of the Sanmenxia Waterway can only be ranked second.

Lu Wei acted resolutely. The plan had just been drawn up for a few days, and the Internal Affairs Hall had not yet approved it. He sent officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Metropolitan Water Supervision to form a joint exploration team to conduct preliminary exploration of the northern extension of the Shangluo Waterway, that is, a feasibility study.

Early the next morning, Chen Qing brought his sons Chen Ji and Zhou Kuan to the transit warehouse group in Shangluo County. Coincidentally, Zhang Yuanlang, the head of the Metropolitan Water Supervision Department, had just returned from investigation, and Liang Tingan, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, was also there.

Hearing that His Royal Highness King Yong was coming, a group of officials rushed out to greet him. Chen Qing nodded and said with a smile, "I'm passing by here to go to Xiangyang. I heard that you are here to detect waterways, so come and have a look."

"Thank you for your support, Your Highness, please come down to the big tent! Please, my son! Please, Counselor Zhou!" Zhang Yuanlang also respected the other two important figures.

Chen Qing took his son's hand and walked into the big tent. This is a huge tent covering an area of ​​nearly three acres, also called the engineering tent. The sand table of Shangluo has been stored in the Ministry of War, and Lu Wei specially borrowed it.

"Why didn't your servant Lu come?" Chen Qing smiled and asked Liang Ting'an, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has to review the annual plan of the Ministry of Industry, and he cannot leave Jingzhao for the time being."

Zhou Kuan smiled and said: "Lv Shilang is also a little impatient. He should submit the report after your investigation has reached a conclusion. Otherwise, the internal affairs hall will definitely not be able to pass."

Chen Qing nodded, "Zhou Shenzhengshi is right. First of all, the project must have the possibility of success before submitting the project plan. Otherwise, the internal affairs hall will approve it but find that the plan does not work. It will be a big joke."

Zhang Yuanlang hurriedly said: "According to our current investigations, the possibility of success is relatively high!"

"Good! I'm all ears."

Before everyone came to the sand table, Zhang Yuanlang picked up the wooden pole and introduced it to Chen Qing: "We are considering dividing the Shangzhou Waterway Northward Extension Project into three stages. The first stage is to extend to Shangluo County, which is about [-] miles long. It is the easiest step. This section can sail a hundred-stone boat, and if the river is dug deeper and widened, a thousand-stone cargo ship can go. The second section is from Shangluo County and continues northward to Lantianguan Town at the southern foot of Zhongnan Mountain. You can still borrow Dan water for a section, but once it is troublesome, you need to take a detour to slow down the turbulent water, and you need to use iron fire mines to blow up many boulders along the way. This is also a hundred miles away, and it may take a year to complete. The third hardest paragraph."

"Is there a third stage?" Chen Qing was a little surprised. What he told Lu Wei was that it would end at the southern foot of Zhongnan Mountain, that is, the second stage would be completed, and the rest would be the expansion of the Guanzhong Waterway.

"Is the third section widening Bashui?" Chen Qing asked.

Zhang Yuanlang smiled slightly and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, the expansion of the Bashui River is only a part of the third stage. The third stage considered by the humble official is to build the Danshui River and connect the Bashui River with the Danshui River."

Zhou Kuan was surprised: "This is not an ordinary project, can it be successful?"

Chen Qing smiled and said nothing. He also felt that the difficulty was too great. In fact, the Danshui and Bashui were only a dozen miles apart, but there was a mountain ridge in the middle. It was unimaginable to lift the water up the mountain ridge and then flow down.

"Let's talk about the widening of Bashui first, is it feasible?"

"Of course it is possible, but we need to take a detour and try our best to keep the water level as smooth as possible. We inspected it last year. It will take about [-] miles to dig the water channel, which will take a year to complete."

"Fifty miles, this is no small project!"

"Your Highness, the construction of water transportation in the past dynasties has been extremely costly in terms of money and food, but they will continue to do it without hesitation. It is really because of the great benefits. Although the Sui Dynasty was destroyed by digging the Grand Canal, the benefits will last forever. The humble job of digging waterways is not only for water transportation, but also for irrigation of fertile fields. There are also great benefits."

Chen Qing nodded, "I understand what you said, let's talk about the Danba Waterway!"

Zhang Yuanlang saluted, and said calmly: "When the Tang Dynasty established its capital Guanzhong, it was considered to connect Danshui and Bashui. Emperor Taizong of Tang considered taking Baoshui to connect Baoshui and Weihe, but the Baoshui Valley was too urgent and failed. Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty began to consider the Danba Waterway. It was not until Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty that Cui Shi, the governor of Xiangzhou, organized tens of thousands of civilians to dig the mountain. Half of the civilians died before the digging was successful. The Danba Waterway was destroyed and failed completely. Later, Emperor Zetian moved his capital to Luoyang. During the Kaiyuan Tianbao period, Pei Yaoqing and Wei Jian successively managed Sanmenxia and Guanzhong Caoqu. In the Tang Dynasty, the Danba Waterway was never mentioned again.”

Chen Qing nodded and said with a smile: "Although the governance of the Tang Dynasty failed, Zhang Jianling is full of confidence. Why?"

"Your Highness, the confidence of the humble position comes from our sharp weapon to open mountains and blast rocks!"

"You mean Tie Huolei?" Chen Qing laughed.

"Exactly, with it, the humble staff can blast a passage on the mountain ridge between Danshui and Bashui, and the foundation laid by the Tang Dynasty is still there. The passage is only blocked by mud and rocks, not the whole With the help of the power of iron fire and thunder, it only takes [-] people and half a year to dredge the narrow passage, and will continue to improve and strengthen it so that it will no longer be destroyed by floods. After two years, it will never be destroyed again. A thousand stone cargo ship can pass between Xiangyang and Chang'an."

Chen Qing said happily: "If you can realize the navigation between Xiangyang and Chang'an in three years, I will give you the title of Lord of Shangluo County!"

The first thousand 390 eight chapters of growth

Chen Ji was very quiet from the beginning to the end, without saying a word, Chen Qing felt a little strange, and asked with a smile in the carriage back: "Ji'er, what do you think of the Danba Waterway?"

Chen Ji said for a long time: "Reporting to father, my son thinks it seems...it seems unnecessary!"

"Why do you say that?" Chen Qing asked curiously.

"The reason is actually simple!"

Chen Ji said solemnly: "After widening the Sanmen Gorge, food and materials from the south of the Yangtze River can enter the Yellow River from the Caibian Canal, and then transported from the Yellow River to Jingzhao. After all, there are tens of thousands of civilian husbands, and it is indeed a bit of a waste of money."

It turned out that his son thought this way. Chen Qing smiled slightly: "You can't just think about the connection between Jiangnan and Guanzhong, or Jinghu Road, Sichuan Road, Huainan West Road, and Jiangnan West Road? Such a vast central and western part, Do they have to transport their supplies to Yangzhou first, and then take a long way from Yangzhou?"

Chen Ji is 12 years old this year. Although he still respects his father, he already has his own ideas, but he dare not refute his father, so he has to bow his head.

Chen Qing saw that his son had his own ideas, so he encouraged him with a smile: "If you have an idea, just say it, as a father, I want to hear it!"

Chen Ji bit his lip and said: "Father was right just now. Sichuan Road and Jinghu Road are indeed a long way to go to Yangzhou. It is more convenient to take Shangluo Waterway, but my child thinks that after the second stage is completed, it should be over. Bashui and Danshui each build a transit warehouse, and materials are still transported by camels, and the transportation volume of a camel is equivalent to a small boat, so there is no need to waste people and money to develop the Danba waterway."

Chen Qing nodded, "This is the same reason that Pei Yaoqing built the Jijin warehouse in the east of Sanmenxia and the salt warehouse in the west of Sanmenxia in the Tang Dynasty."

"Yes! That's what my child thinks."

Chen Qing smiled and said: "Your idea is reasonable, but we can't make decisions like this, and we can't rely on our feelings in everything, 'I feel that he will waste people's money, so this project cannot be approved', it can't be like this, things need to be done one step at a time. In one step, for example, in the first stage, how much human, material and financial resources the Ministry of Industry plans to spend, and how much it actually costs, after the second stage is completed, and the Bashui side has also been developed. Calculate how much food and people's resources are needed to build the Danba Waterway, how much food and people's resources are needed to build the two warehouses, and then make a full assessment and strategic trade-offs before deciding whether to implement the Danba Waterway."

Chen Ji said with shame on his face: "My child is immature in thinking!"

Zhou Kuan next to him opened his eyes and smiled, "Are you immature? I think you already speak like a 20-year-old."

Chen Qing laughed, "Old Zhou told this kid, should we build the Danba Waterway?"

Zhou Kuan smiled and said: "I took a boat from Jingzhao to travel to the south of the Yangtze River. When I arrived at Lantianguan, the boatman told me that I could only stop here. I had to carry dozens of kilograms of luggage and walk over mountains and mountains for more than ten miles. If I go to Shangzhou to find a boat and continue my journey, I will definitely be tortured to death."

Chen Ji suddenly understood that his own thinking was too narrow, and he didn't realize the significance of building the Danba Waterway at all.

Chen Qingyu said earnestly: "Convenient travel is the most important part of transportation, and it is also the key for us to control the southern states. Does Ji'er understand?"

Chen Ji nodded again and again, "My child understands!"

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Chen Qing led the people to board the boat in Shangluo County, and first took a thousand-stone passenger ship to go south along the Danshui River, and arrived in Xiangyang three days later. Xiangyang had moored more than [-] thousand-stone ships, including Chen Qing's boat, a one-hundred-thousand-stone ship Three thousand escort soldiers boarded other ships, while Chen Qing took his wife, children and officials on his own lucky boat.

The Fuchuan above the deck is divided into four floors. The first floor is the living quarters for a hundred soldiers, the second floor is where Zhou Kuan and a dozen officials handle official business, and the third floor is the living quarters for Chen Qing and his wife and children. There is a living quarters for the accompanying maids, and the fourth floor is the living quarters for storing luggage and twelve female guards.

Below the deck are various functional cabins, boatman's quarters, kitchen, storage cabin, fresh water cabin, livestock cabin and so on.

Such a giant ship of 200 shi can accommodate thousands of people, but in fact it only accommodates less than [-] people, which is still very spacious. Of course, this is King Yong's boat, and it cannot be as crowded as a merchant ship.

At night, the fleet had already left Xiangyang and was sailing on the Han River. Each large ship was hung with a big lantern, which was particularly eye-catching on the dark river and could be seen dozens of miles away.

As the night gradually deepened, Chen Qing and the two concubines spent several times together, and the three of them also lay down exhausted, and Chen Qing fell asleep with the two beautiful girls in his arms.

The next morning, when Chen Qing woke up, Yu Lian was the only one beside her, Yao Mei had disappeared, and she could vaguely hear the busyness in the outer cabin, Yao Mei was already busy making tea.

This is the difference between the two. Yao Mei is very similar to Yu Ying, she is very virtuous, and she is used to getting up early to serve her husband, but Yu Lian is not. She understands her husband's habit and uses a different way to serve her husband. Chen Qing once again put Yu Lian under pressure. Under her body, Yu Lian finally got up after some love and affection. Chen Qing really liked her plump and exaggerated figure, just like a ripe peach.

At this time, Yao Mei's pretty face was slightly red, and she came in with a basin. She wanted to wait for her husband to wash up. After all, she was still young and thin-skinned. Last night, she and Yu Lian waited on her husband. She couldn't let go, so she slipped outside to put on her coat skirt.

Yu Lian was naked, but she didn't mind that Yao Mei was in the same cabin. She lazily straightened her hair, then put on her dress, looked back at her husband and smiled charmingly: "Husband, I'm going back to the cabin."

Chen Qing nodded with a smile, Yu Lian hugged Yao Mei mischievously, kissed her on the face, then left with a giggle, her cabin was next door, she had to go out through the corridor outside, there were two of her The personal maid has to wait for her to wash and make up.

Chen Qing is served by Yao Mei. There is no maid. Of course, Yao Mei also has her own cabin. The side cabin next to her is full of her belongings. There is a small door directly through it, which is very convenient. In fact, she lives with Chen Qing. Together.

This made Yu Lian quite jealous, but there was nothing she could do, she was not as diligent as Yao Mei, she just waited on her husband on the bed and didn't care about anything else.

Yao Mei was kissed by Yu Lian, her face flushed, thinking of last night's absurdity, she was even more embarrassed, but she still quickly fetched the potty for her husband, wiped her husband's body carefully with a warm towel, and waited for him to wear it. Put on a soft cotton robe.

"What time is it now?" Chen Qingxiao asked.

There is a clock outside, which was developed by jeweler Li Si on the basis of the principle of gravity clock for half a year, but it is not exquisite enough and weighs a hundred catties. Although the error is about a quarter of an hour every day, Chen Qing is still very satisfied , I brought it out specially this time, the [-] stone boat ride is very stable on the inland river water, and has little effect on the clock, but if it goes to the sea, I'm afraid it won't work.

"It's almost time!"

It was less than seven o'clock, and Chen Qing woke up at this time every day.

"Has Ji'er woke up?" Chen Qing asked again.

"I met Xiaotao just now, and she got up to practice calligraphy when she said Shi Zimao."

Chen Qing nodded. His son Chen Ji is very good at reading, but he is a little short in calligraphy. He has no calligraphy talent and has no choice but to make up for his weakness with diligence. He has practiced calligraphy hard for the past two years. This time he went to Fujian During the inspection tour, Master Lu Cunyi did not arrange for him to study, but asked him to practice calligraphy hard, no less than five hours a day, and if something was delayed, he had to make up for it later.

Chen Ji followed his father to inspect the progress of the Danba waterway, which was delayed for three hours, so in the past few days, he practiced calligraphy for six hours every day, making up for the time he was delayed.

Chen Qing is very satisfied with his son's self-discipline. To become a qualified lord of the world, self-discipline is the most basic quality.

Especially don't learn from yourself, you are too indulgent in sex.

The first thousand 390 nine chapters encountered robbers

On the vast sea, a lone cargo ship is sailing eastward with full sails. Several miles behind it, a pirate ship of about [-] stone is chasing after it. This scene is very common in the South China Sea. As long as there is a cargo ship If you place an order, you will definitely be targeted by pirates.

Therefore, cargo ships must sail in groups, and if necessary, they must also ask for the escort of the Quanzhou Navy.