Datang Nongwang

Chapter 626 Jimo
The water is shallow and sandy.

This is the current state of the Yangtze River estuary.

Following Li Chongyuan's order, the ship began to head towards the sea, moving along the coastline.

three days later.

The ship arrived at Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao.

However, at this time it is not called Jiaozhou Bay, but Shaohai.

The east side of Shaohai was originally Qingdao City, but now it is not called by this name, but Jimo.

Jimo was a county established after the unification of the Qin Dynasty. Later, the name of Jimo County was changed. It was not until the Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty that it was rebuilt on the original site of Jimo and renamed Jimo.

By the time of Tang and Song Dynasties, this place had already been used as a transit station for north-south shipping. Although its prosperity was not comparable to that of the canal, there were still many ships coming and going.

After all, as a transit station for north-south shipping, it is also a good deep-water port and the best deep-water safe haven.

The ships that can come here are definitely not just those small boats, they must be large ships, and the goods transported are all bulk goods.

When sailing at sea, if encountering strong winds and waves, if there is no sheltered harbor as a docking place for ships, those ships may only be blown into the bottom of the sea.

When Li Chongyuan and his paddle steamer sailed into Jiaozhou Bay, all the ship bosses who were temporarily docked, or originally from Jimo, looked at the paddle steamer sailing into the harbor.

Everyone's eyes were involuntarily looking at those big Mingluns.

Such a strange ship suddenly appeared in the harbor, and its speed was several times faster than their ships, which made everyone's eyes fixed on Li Chongyuan's paddle steamer.

On the boat, Li Chongyuan stood on the deck, looked at the direction of the pier and said, "It took us three days to rush from Yangzhou to Jimo. We were all on the boat for three days, and we had never even been on the shore once. Line eight, one If you take people up to get more water, we still have at least [-] miles to go, and the water on the boat can't last for two days. Also, prepare more vegetables and eat meat every day. I can't resist it. Living."

"Okay, Mr. Xiaolang." Xingba responded to Li Chongyuan's instructions, and directed the guards to control the boat and began to dock.

It took three days to come to Jimo from the mouth of the Yangtze River. Li Chongyuan was satisfied with the speed of the paddle steamer sailing in the sea.

It sailed [-] miles in three days. At present, its speed is already the fastest in the world, and Li Chongyuan can't do it if he is not satisfied.

Next, we need to start from Jimo, bypass the Jiaozhou Peninsula, and reach the mouth of the Yellow River.

According to Li Chongyuan's estimate, the distance is at least fifteen hundred miles.

Sailing on the sea is not like sailing on the river.

Although there is the coast as a reference, the other side is the vast sea. After looking at it for a long time, it seems extremely tired. Even Li Chongyuan, when looking at the sea without a reference for a long time, his eyes are exhausted.

Ship docked.

Xingba took a dozen guards ashore to go shopping, and the water was naturally the most important thing.

When he came out of Yangzhou, Li Chongyuan only prepared water for five or six days.

If you don't add some, the draft is enough, but the water is not enough.

As soon as Xingba and the others came ashore, the bosses of the boats who had been standing on the pier surrounded Xingba and the others one after another, and began to inquire about the paddle steamer.

But Xing Ba was eager to do things, and he didn't have the thought to respond to these boat bosses at all.

Li Chongyuan on the boat, seeing the situation on the pier, smiled knowingly.

In such a situation, Li Chongyuan has long been familiar with it all the way.

but.

Just as Li Chongyuan smiled and settled down, suddenly many of the ship bosses on the wharf were about to board Li Chongyuan's paddle steamer.

After Eya and the others saw this, they rushed over with their knives in hand, "Get lost, anyone who dares to set foot on Marquis Li's boat will die!"

This was the first time that such a situation had occurred, and this also made Li Chongyuan, the master, not yet able to react.

However, as soon as Eya spoke, all the bosses of the boat backed away one after another. They were all shocked by the name of Marquis of Li County that Eya said, and fear and caution began to appear on everyone's faces.

The name of the Marquis of Li County is not for nothing.

"It's just the first time I've seen such a weird ship. If I disturb you, please forgive me. I didn't mean to disturb Li Xianhou's elegant mood, just because the speed of the ship I just saw was too fast. It’s too fast, so I’m going to board the boat to have a look.” A boat boss shouted hard to the boat.

But Eya and the others are still guarding the boarding port of the ship, and the knife in their hands is not for playing with.

Moreover, the guns on their backs were not for playing with their backs.

As long as anyone dared to ram into the paddle steamer, the evil tooth would definitely finish him.

The warning still played a considerable role, which also made the bosses of the boats on the dock dare not go forward, let alone approach the paddle steamer for half a step.

Li Chongyuan stood on the deck, glanced at the bosses of the boats on the pier, and then dodged into the cabin.

Seeing Li Chongyuan go back to the cabin, Eya knew that Li Chongyuan didn't want to get entangled with these people, and immediately told everyone around him: "Cheer up, anyone who dares to rush into the boat will be killed immediately. "

At this time, who will rush up again.

The name of Marquis of Li County is not called for nothing.

You can offend some petty officials, but if you offend a magistrate, that's no small matter.

After half an hour, Xingba and the others came back from shopping.

There is a lot of water, a lot of vegetables, and various supplies.

After these things were carried onto the boat one by one, Eya was afraid that people on the pier would get into trouble, so he hurriedly ordered the boat to start and headed for the mouth of Jiaozhou Bay.

originally.

Li Chongyuan's plan was to stay in Jimo County for one day.

But with the situation just now, even if Li Chongyuan wanted to stay, he didn't dare to stay any longer.

When the paddle steamer was not moving much, there was a sudden commotion on the pier.

Whether it's the bosses of the boats, or the boatmen, or even some people who were fighting against the wharf, they all stopped their work, moved their thighs and stepped aside.

As soon as everyone retreated, dozens of people rode big horses and rushed to the pier. The leader shouted: "Where is that weird ship? Where is it!"

"Back to Qijia Dalang, the weird ship you mentioned has already started. Look, it's over there." Seeing the leader shouting, a ship owner hurriedly showed his hospitality, pointing to the distance to Jiaozhou. shouted the paddle steamer sailing out of the bay.

Qi family.

It is the largest and strongest local clan in Jimo.

The Qi family has several shipyards, although they only build some small and medium-sized ships.

But no one dares to mess with its strength in Jimo, and no one dares to tease its teeth.

Moreover, in addition to shipbuilding, the Qi family has several people who are officials in the court, and even has a marriage with the Kong family.

and so.

In Jimo, and even the entire Jiaozhou Peninsula, it can be said to be one of the best big families.

From the posture of the Qi family lord coming with dozens of people on horseback just now, it can be seen that everyone on the pier is afraid of the Qi family.

Qi Jia Dalang looked in the direction pointed by the boss of the ship, his eyes flashed with golden light, "Quick, let me chase everyone, and I must stop that weird ship."

Qi Jia Dalang took a fancy to Li Chongyuan's paddle steamer.

Because, without a mast and without a sail, such a speed can still be achieved, not to mention that he is fancy, even everyone on this pier is fancy.

Following the order of the Qi family lord, the dozens of people behind him jumped off their horses one after another, instructing some familiar boat bosses on the pier to board the boat and catch up with Li Chongyuan's paddle steamer.

"Master Qi, just now the people on board yelled that the ship belonged to the Marquis of Li County. I'm afraid that's not right." When the boss of the boat heard that Mr. Qi said that he wanted to chase him, he suddenly said excitedly. .

After hearing what the boat boss said, Qi Jia Dalang was also shocked.

but.

When he saw the speed of the paddle steamer that was about to sail out of his sight in the distance, he directly ignored the words of the boss of the ship, "What is Li Xianhou, that is a pirate, a Japanese. Get on board and chase, whoever Bring me that boat back, and I, Qi Feng, will send him ten boats."

Huh.

What a great reward.

Under the lure of the ten boats of Qi Jia Dalang, the bosses of all the boats also began to ignore the words of Evil Fang at that time, and directly called people to board the boat, and started to sail out of the wharf, chasing after the paddle steamer that had already left Jiaozhou Bay.

at this time.

No one will care about Li County Hou or Li County Hou.

Everyone was running for the ten ships that Qi Jia Dalang had promised.

The ship raised its sails, and the speed was not too slow. At its maximum speed, it began to chase the paddle steamer.

Dalang Qi was standing on the pier, staring into the distance, his mood was surging, and he was even imagining in his heart that if he got that weird ship that was going to the extreme, his Qi family would be able to monopolize the sale of all shipping ships in the Tang Kingdom No.

Thinking of being able to monopolize the sailing ships of the entire Tang Kingdom, the golden light in Qi Jia Dalang's eyes became even more intense.

And this time.

The paddle steamer that left Jiaozhou Bay sailed northeast along the coastline at a normal speed.

According to Li Chongyuan's estimate, the normal speed of the paddle steamer is about forty miles, and if it is at full speed, it can reach sixty miles. (hypocrisy here)
and.

If the paddle steamer is going at full speed, it will be a bit of a hassle.

While Li Chongyuan was resting in the boat cabin, Xingba suddenly ran in and said anxiously: "Young Lord, there are hundreds of ships chasing after us."

"What's going on?" Li Chongyuan was awakened by Xingba's words, and hurried out of the cabin to the stern of the boat.

Xing Ba pointed to hundreds of ships with sails hanging in the distance that were chasing them and said: "I don't know what happened to them, but I guess they might be eyeing our paddle steamer."

After Xing Ba's words were finished, Xiang Jiu added: "Xiao Langjun, I remember that there is a Qi family in the Shandong Peninsula. This Qi family is engaged in shipbuilding, and at the same time accepts the construction of imperial ships. The family is shipbuilding, but they are also married to the Kong family, and the Qi family has even produced several officials, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry is the Qi family."

"Oh? So, these people are chasing us, they don't really want to seize my paddle steamer. However, with their speed, it seems that they can only eat ashes. Leave them alone, let's go on. Yes, I want to see how long they can catch up." After hearing this, Li Chongyuan could understand.

No matter whether it is an aristocratic family or an aristocratic family, as well as the major clans, or even local clans, their power should not be underestimated.

The relationship between these families is intricate and intricate.

Maybe, a daughter of a certain clan married into a certain clan, or a woman from a certain clan married into a certain clan.

Moreover, Li Chongyuan knew that Li Shimin could control the entire Tang country, but he didn't dare to do anything to these aristocratic families.

Of course, if Li Shimin flattened these aristocratic families, the whole country would probably fall into chaos immediately.

After all, these aristocratic families and clans control most of the lifelines of the entire Tang country.

It's like the royal family, with grain and salt as their business.

If the Wang family falls, at least [-]% of the salt will be short.

Because, at present, the Tang State has not yet established the laws of the salt industry, and these salts basically rely on the family and a small part of the supply from the imperial court, so that the people of the entire Tang State can eat salt.

And this Cui family controls the printing industry and officials from all over the country.

According to rumors, the Cui family had 10 students, thousands of officials, and more than [-] officials.

With such a huge number, not to mention that the imperial court did not dare to move it, even if it dared to move it, it could only move in a small range.

The paddle steamer continued to advance at a normal speed.

However, the chasing boats were chasing further and further away.

After less than half an hour, Xingba and the others could no longer see the chasing boat.

"If you dare to chase us, you don't want to see if your boat is enough. If Mr. Xiao Lang didn't say to leave you alone, I would have to wait for you to get close and give you a shot." Xing Ba watched and chased. The boat that came was gone, and the shadow queen said bitterly.

Xiang Jiu, who was on the side, smiled lightly and said, "Xing Ba, I think you have become more and more violent recently. This is not good, we need to change it. Our little man is a kind person. Don't be afraid to affect Xiao Langjun's future."

"Hey, I'm just talking, just talking." Xingba saw Xiangjiu talking, and after quickly responding with a haha, he continued to stare at the back.

after one day.

Li Chongyuan and the others are already four hundred miles away from Jiaozhou Bay.

At this time, on the wharf of Jiaozhou Bay, Qi Jia Dalang, who had been waiting for a day, saw all the ships coming back, except that he did not see the strange ship he was looking for, and he was furious, "A group of idiots, a strange ship!" If you can’t even catch up, what use do I need you for. Starting tomorrow, the dock fee will increase. Unless you can bring me news about that strange ship.”

The pier belongs to the Qi family.

Qi Jia Dalang said that he wanted to increase the wharf fee, which made all the ship bosses complain in their hearts.

We also wanted to chase after him, but his speed was too fast, and he disappeared before the blink of an eye. Where should we go after him?

(End of this chapter)