Gospel of Lazy Cancer

This is the first time Bailixi saw the sea.

He was immediately overwhelmed by the magnificent and boundless scenery.

He also felt unwell in the first few days, but he quickly got used to it, and he was free to enjoy the sea view after training.

Because of his appearance and background, he was faintly rejected by the personal guards, and he didn't blame the other personal guards. They were either deployed by the Yao family in the past, or they were selected as elites in the army. They were selected as personal guards entirely on their strength. And Bailixi obviously relied on her face!

Many soldiers murmured: There are also many Qi brothers in the army. The major general is full of blood and has no wives and concubines. It would be nice to have someone to serve him.

Bailixi had also heard such rumors. When he first entered Yao Mansion, he felt very uneasy, but the lives of the two brothers were in Yao Chen's hands, and it would be futile to struggle any longer. He almost had to deal with being treated as a plaything. It's fate.But Yao Chen talked to him later.

"The Yao family doesn't raise trash, would you like to earn a career in the army?"

At that time, Bailixi was stunned for a long time but did not react.

"You can't even speak Chinese fluently now, and it's too difficult for you to learn characters from scratch. You can't get through the civil service path. It's better to go to the army. Although it's harder, you can get promoted quickly. If you want to stand straight and climb high Don't be bullied, only hold power and become a person who dominates others, it depends on whether you dare to fight with your life."

There is no need for the major general to play tricks on himself, he does not lack brains, let alone the courage to risk his life, he only lacks a chance to stand up.

Now, he firmly seized this opportunity.

Wide sea diving, sky high the birds to fly.

"It's the same after looking at the sea for a long time. If you float on the sea for a few months, you will definitely make people vomit."

A rough voice interrupted Bailixi's thoughts. He turned his head and saw a man in his 30s with dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a bold demeanor.Looking at the clothes, he was a Liaodong soldier. He was not Yao Chen's personal guard, because Bailixi had already identified him, and he judged in his heart that he should be sent by Liaodong to supervise the water transportation.

The other party stated his identity, saying that he was the general under General Luo Shen, surnamed Zheng, who was in charge of supporting the major general.

Bailixi greeted him and briefly introduced himself.

"The major general's personal guard? This is really amazing. Brother is a new enlister? I haven't seen you before." Zheng Ba was always very friendly, and offered to give Bailixi a frozen pear. "You take it back and soak it in water to drink. It doesn't look like much, but it's very sweet and good for your throat."

"Thank you," Bailixi nodded his thanks, admitting to his recruits, "I don't understand anything, please give me some pointers."

He is very good-looking, and his smile is even more radiant. Usually, he is tense to avoid trouble, and he rarely shows a smile. Make people stunned.

After serving in the army for three years, a sow can turn into a diaper, let alone facing such a beauty?

Then Mr. Zheng stared straight at his eyes, and swallowed several times in his throat.

Bailixi seemed to be used to being looked at like this, and he didn't feel offended. He asked, "Listen to the general tone, it seems that you are used to seeing sea views? Have you ever been out at sea before?"

Zheng Bazong didn't notice it, just like all male courting animals, he wished to tell the eighteen generations of his ancestors to his ideal, so as to win the heart of the beautiful woman.

"Back when the imperial court inspected the coastal cities of Zhejiang and Fujian and banned people from fishing in the sea, I was unlucky enough to be caught and sent to the army. You said that you rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and the sea to eat the sea. Is this the reason? Fishermen don't fish and drink Northwest wind? Hey, I got a general position by killing a few barbarians, and now I’m running back and forth on the sea, responsible for transporting food and grass.”

Bailixi frowned, as if worried: "It will take several months to go fishing at sea. The major general ordered us to go to sea too. I'm a little seasick. What should I do?"

Mr. Zheng was quite sympathetic to the beauty, he couldn't see the beauty in trouble, he said quickly: "How long does it take to fish? Seven or eight days at most. Cough, come here with your ear, your brother and I actually occasionally bring some goods, just put them here Selling things that are not needed to the barbarian people is not about cooperating with foreign pirates, but earning some hard money."

The original smile on Bailixi's face disappeared immediately, seeing Mr. Zheng's cold gaze, the latter's neck felt cold, and he realized that something was wrong.

"How much hard money can you earn?"

A joking voice came from behind Mr. Zheng Ba. At some point, his Fangfeng subordinate was restrained. Standing beside him was a familiar figure, and that handsome and incomparable face showed the expression of Zhizhu holding hands.

He used to feel at ease when he saw it on the battlefield, as if the enemy army was a turtle in a urn, which made people feel happy, but this time it was his turn to be the turtle, as if a rat had knocked over a bottle of five flavors, with mixed flavors.

"Your Majesty is convicted, please punish him, Major General!" Zheng Bazong knelt down in front of Yao Chen.

Zheng Bazong: I seem to have been tricked by a beauty.

Bailixi felt that this scene looked familiar, and he was like this at the beginning, when he was frightened by the major general, he honestly recruited, and in the end he was coaxed into the boat even after being frightened and tricked.Now he is regarded as a ghost, helping tigers open their eyes and look for food.

He recedes from Yao Chen's wink, and leaves Zheng Baozong to face an unknown fate.

The only emotion afterwards is: this frozen pear is really sweet.

Mr. Zheng, Yao Chen had noticed early in the morning, was particularly conspicuous among a group of Liaodong soldiers who were lying on the ship half dead. He greeted the sailors on the ship as brothers, and even the captain could speak.

He thought that he was a fisherman, and it might be useful for the later construction of a port for fishing.Anyway, he had nothing to do on the boat, so he ordered Bailixi to investigate.

Accidentally caught a big fish.

Mr. Zheng tremblingly explained the history of his previous smuggling crimes. From the connector to the price list, it was clear that it had become a complete industrial chain in the south. Fortunately, the court thought it was airtight, but it was actually full Worms and local despots.

"Major General, I haven't touched an official for many years. I lost all my savings back then and got lucky. That's why I was only punished for the crime of going fishing without permission. If the crime of smuggling is really pursued, the grave will be three feet away now. Taller……"

Zheng said a lot to the boss, regretting and begging for mercy, but there was still no word on the top of his head. He gritted his teeth, knowing that it would be impossible without some blood.

"To tell you the truth, I begged my brother to find me some time ago, and I probably found out about my official position, and I wanted to take the road to the north, but I have changed my mind, how can I live up to the emperor's kindness with thieves? If you still believe me, I will go all out to wipe out these thieves, and I just ask you to give me a chance to make meritorious deeds."

After finishing speaking, they bumped and kowtowed.

Yao Chen felt that everyone's routines were the same. If you didn't force them, you wouldn't be honest. When it came to the kowtow step, it was probably half the truth.

He couldn't believe how much the surname Zheng cared about Nian Huang's kindness to reform himself. Seeing him making friends with the people on the boat, he might already be tempted and want to test the waters.However, he also knows that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, so he doesn't want to go too deep.

"Get up."

Zheng Bazong seemed to have been pardoned, and his whole body was covered in cold sweat, as if he had been fished out of the sea.

"Major General, then I..."

"Look what scares you. The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the chaos of the world is for profit. Your major general is short of money, do you understand?"

"Okay, I seem to understand a little bit." Damn!Black eat black!Does the major general also want to join in?

"The imperial court is also short of money, do you understand?"

What money does the court lack?Mr. Zheng was confused again.

"His Majesty the Emperor is also short of money, do you understand?"

"..." Boss Zheng was completely dizzy.

Yao Chen is not dizzy, he is very sober, the sea ban must be lifted, no matter whether it is done secretly by himself or by the court, he now has military power, and there are people in the court, why should he give up the huge profits of maritime trade to others for nothing?

Think about the cabbage-priced Korean ginseng produced in Dongzhuhai, and the unowned Yinshan gold mine farther away, the sooner you get them to feed these soldiers, the sooner you can retire!

He first asked Mr. Zheng to get in touch with his old friends, find the person who is involved, and have a chance to talk face-to-face. The smugglers have their own power and connections, and they can cooperate as much as possible.

Zheng Ba always feels that today he has experienced twists and turns from heaven to hell and then to heaven. First, he was favored by a beauty, and later he was prosecuted for smuggling by the major general. Now it seems that he has obtained a semi-official smuggling license?

Is this still smuggling?

Yao Chen didn't care about his mood, and after explaining the matter, he put all his energy on the construction of the port.

The efficiency of the imperial court's work is slow and fast, and the process can be described as a rapid progress under the condition that the supplies are sufficient.

The location is located in Yingkou, the southeast corner of Liaodong.This is related to the geographical location of Liaodong. To the west is Tatar, to the northeast is Jurchen, and to the southeast is Koryo. After all, the southeast is the safest.Yingkou used to be a very small port for ships to dock, but now it has been expanded several times to facilitate the entry and exit of large and small ships.Before Yao Chen arrived, several groups of soldiers had already gone out to sea to fish, and they had gained a lot.

Yao Chen made plans on the basis of the original, so that it can accommodate more ships, improve the efficiency of loading and unloading, and facilitate management. He also designed the semaphore to be more systematic and perfect, which is conducive to commanding ships to enter and exit.

In addition to building the seaport, Yao Chen also set up a fish processing workshop next to the port. Currently limited by materials and technology, he mainly supplies dried fish to the army.

Timbers, stones and other materials were brought in continuously, people came and went on the shore, there were patrolling soldiers, laborers, and shopkeepers, and some even started a brokerage business, introducing them Do the work for a small fee or commission.

Yingkou was originally just a small fishing village where birds did not lay eggs, but now it can be said that it changes every day.The harbor is in order, the roads are wide and solid, the cars and horses are like dragons, and the voices of people are noisy.

Yao Chen also licensed the local and nearby people to be recruited or hired by the army. Going to sea to fish is regarded as corvee service, or they pay a certain fee for entering and leaving the seaport. The fish or seafood caught by fishermen can be sold to workshops, attracting more people to come to work and find a living Constantly injecting vitality into this place.

The changes in Yingkou also fell into the eyes of the court.

Liaodong still consumes the most food, but with seafood to relieve the pressure, the imperial court can breathe a sigh of relief. If more such ports are established, the effect will be more obvious.

In addition to people's livelihood, Yao Chen's report to the imperial court talked more about coastal defense and risk control, which was also what the imperial court cared most about.In order to prevent the common people from fornicating foreign countries or making troubles by spies, every time the common people go to the sea, they register and make a book, recording their name, place of origin, age, time of entry and exit, etc., and even record what they brought when they set off, how much they harvested when they came back, and what fish species were in it. on record.According to the species of fish and the sailing time, you can determine its approximate range of activities. If you have any doubts, you can arrest them and ask them. He entrusted this work to General Manager Zheng. He is an experienced fisherman and smuggler. He knows all kinds of tricks. Er Qing.

After Mr. Zheng took office, he had already caught many thieves. He caught one and brought out a bunch. He sent people to secretly detain these minions and interrogated them severely. Some are spies sent by pirates.Mr. Zheng felt a little sympathetic to them, and dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head, as our major general?

He reported the results he found to Yao Chen, and Yao Chen really ordered a strict investigation, and the clues pointed to a rich man with a reputation for benevolence in the local area, and even implicated a high-ranking official in the capital—his sister was a concubine for a servant.

Yao Chen listed the rich man's crimes of secretly colluding with pirates one by one. There are all the witnesses and material evidence. According to the law, it is enough to confiscate his family and exterminate his family. As if he was afraid that the court would not be able to make up his mind. annual treasury revenue.

Court: ... Copy it!

Due to the huge amount of money involved, the emperor personally sentenced the case, the first assistant sealed it, and the major general executed it.

Mr. Zheng took the initiative to invite Ying to search his family property, and completed the perfect evolution from a smuggler to a customs officer. The servant finally lost his job because he made a lot of trouble when he opposed the ban on opening the sea. I can't wash it off.

In addition to cracking down on smuggling, Yao Chen also ordered the army to patrol along the coastline. The first is protection, and the second is surveillance and management. In fact, there is a third, that is, military training. Liaodong also needs naval forces, and they can fight Jurchens by bypassing Koryo, but he has not yet done so. He formally mentioned it to the court, but only talked to the emperor in private, because he was afraid that the court would feel that his hand was stretched too far, and a hundred thousand soldiers could not satisfy his ambition.

Every time he received news from Liaodong, the emperor was moody and unpredictable.

Yao Chen's letters are usually trivial, like a prose diary, sometimes he writes several pages a day, sometimes only two or three sentences every few days, and when he saves enough, he sends them together. The dried fish produced is delicious, or the drill soldiers found a good seedling. Of course, there are some serious things in it. He will write down his thoughts and original intentions of doing things, and tell the emperor why I want to do this, what purpose can be achieved by doing it, and It is considered to be carrying private goods, which will subtly affect the young emperor.

The emperor bought it very much, and every time he received such a letter that seemed like a gossip, his expression softened, like a little puppy who was comforted.

However, the secret reports handed over by spies every day made the emperor feel like he was sitting on pins and needles, having trouble sleeping and eating.

Especially after Yao Chen has an extra bodyguard who is as charming as flowers and jade.

There are women too, why does he still have to fight with men?

The emperor has not yet been able to place people around Yao Chen, mainly because he is afraid that Yao Chen will find out that he mistrusts him, so he is extra cautious. Therefore, he has not yet found out the specific identities of the siblings brought into the belly by Yao Chen. .

The spies presented a portrait of Bailixi to the emperor, saying that the painting skills were poor and the portrait was not as charming as it should be. He also reported that Bailixi and Yao Chen often went in and out together, had meals together, and held candles at night to discuss affairs. It was rumored in the army that the two were brothers. , but without evidence.The emperor's heart was like being fried in a frying pan, and it was painful.

He was jealous that the personal guard could get Yao Chen's favor, and even more jealous that he could be with Yao Chen every day.

The emperor was so jealous that he hurt the palace servants in costumes around him. If he hadn't been sensible, even the officials in court would have been implicated.

Bailixi had no idea that he was deeply hated by the emperor, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the construction of Yingkou.

He has witnessed the process of this seaport from scratch. For the first time, he discovered that the superiors did not only bring oppression, exploitation and suffering to the people at the bottom, but also construction and prosperity.

The coolies carrying goods with their backs bowed, the woman who buried her head in cutting fish, and the children picking up dung behind the bullock cart, although they worked hard, they were full of vitality, busy and satisfied, and there was a light called hope in their eyes.

This was impossible to see in his original tribe.

There were thousands of thoughts in his head, but he didn't stop on his feet. He walked all the way to report to Yao Chen.

"Major General, General Luo Shen ordered me to come and report that the goods from the south have arrived."

Yao Chen immediately dropped the official document he was writing, and excitedly said, "Let's go and have a look!"

Bailixi was also aroused a little bit of curiosity, and the major general seldom looked happy, so he followed him step by step to find out what happened.

What was transported on the boat was Eucommia gum made from the bark and leaves of Eucommia ulmoides, and Yao Chen's canned fish depended on it.

The fish processing workshop only produces dried fish, barely making ends meet. Yao Chen is not very satisfied with this.

Before there was no Eucommia gum, he also tried to make fish meat that could be preserved for a long time. At this time, it was still cold, and although the airtightness of the oilcloth mud seal was not good, it could last for up to two months.He selected high-quality fish, added sauce, vinegar, ginger, etc., and boiled until the fish bones were soft and the spines melted.The response was very good. The soldiers used to eat four steamed buns for a meal, but now they can eat eight steamed buns with fish and sauce.

Yao Chen: This is not my original intention!Originally, they thought that there would be fish to eat, and they would eat less of the rest, but it turned out that they were lucky, and they actually ate more!

Back to the topic, as the temperature gradually rose, the problem of fish preservation gradually became apparent, so he thought of using the method of canning to try, and it was hard to wait for this batch of Eucommia gum.

Counting the cost of materials and freight, it must not be able to be used by the army—that is a bottomless pit—he decided to sell it to the capital after it was finished, to trap the rich.

Since he was taking the high-end route, Yao Chen ordered a batch of small porcelain jars and corresponding lids to be specially made. The openings of the porcelain jars and the inside of the lids have spiral patterns, which bite into each other. With the addition of Eucommia glue, the sealing effect is particularly good after being fastened by the difference in air pressure. good.

He made spicy, hot and sour, garlic and salty flavors, I don't know which one the emperor likes...