Datang Nongwang

Chapter 627 Arriving in Chang'an

Four days later.

Li Chongyuan and the others came to Laizhou Bay.

When Li Chongyuan and the others arrived at Laizhou Bay, they didn't stop at all, but drove directly into the Yellow River waterway.

At this time, the estuary of the Yellow River channel was located in Bohai County, where Lijin County was located.

After all, the current water quality of the Yellow River is still very good, not yellow, but also very clear, and various fish appear and disappear from time to time.

Moreover, the Yellow River has changed lanes several times since it was recorded.

One of them changed lanes and turned to the direction of Tianjin.

Moreover, there was also a change of lane to go to the Huaihe River.

However, the current waterway of the Yellow River is close to the waterway of Li Chongyuan's previous life, only a little distance away.

Of course, Yingkou City, where Li Chongyuan lived in his previous life, is now a sea area, and small piles of sand have begun to appear.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Li Chongyuan kept looking at the mouth of the Yellow River, feeling a little excited.

In his previous life, Li Chongyuan didn't have the chance to appreciate the charm of the Yellow River, but now, he has to appreciate it well, at least he can't leave any regrets.

"Xiao Langjun, there isn't much food on the boat. It looks like we're going to stay in Dizhou City today." Xing Ba got out of the boat cabin and came to Li Chongyuan and said.

Li Chongyuan was admiring the Yellow River, when Xingba suddenly said such a sentence, Li Chongyuan was defeated in an instant.

Li Chongyuan looked at the mouth of the Yellow River and said: "That is to replenish in Dizhou. After the replenishment, continue to set off. Here, I always feel as if someone is watching us."

"Xiao Langjun, you are not intimidated by the Qi family in Jimo, are you? Xiao Lang, don't worry, even if the Qi family is powerful, he would not dare to go to Dizhou to intercept us blatantly." If the Qi family dares to come, we are not vegetarians." Seeing what Li Chongyuan said, Xing Ba immediately made fun of Li Chongyuan.

Li Chongyuan glanced blankly, "One thing more is worse than one thing less. We will only stop in Dizhou for an hour, and continue to go after the supply."

Could it be that Li Chongyuan was really afraid of the Qi family.

It's because he is not familiar with the place here, if he is really targeted by some interested people, Li Chongyuan will also be in constant trouble.

and.

Even if the Qi family didn't go out in person, maybe get some bandits, or some shipping people to mess with Li Chongyuan, then Li Chongyuan might be in trouble.

Be careful.

This is Li Chongyuan's current attitude, just like what he said, one thing more is worse than one thing less.

If it wasn't for the purpose of verifying the speed or wind resistance of the Type C-[-] paddle steamer at sea, Li Chongyuan wouldn't have gone this way.

But these days come down.

The sea was calm and the waves never rose. This made Li Chongyuan want to verify the wind and wave resistance of the Type C-[-] paddle steamer, but next time.

Soon after entering the Yellow River.

The speed of the paddle steamer obviously dropped.

Li Chongyuan stood at the bow of the ship, watched the speed of the ship drop, and estimated the speed of the ship in his heart.

Thirty miles.

Sailing against the current is also impossible.

The speed of going down the river can reach fifty miles, but when sailing against the current, the speed of the boat can only reach thirty miles.

However, at this speed, at the moment, it is definitely a fork to the sky.

Half a day later, the boat arrived at the wharf outside Yanci County of Dizhou Government.

And when Li Chongyuan's paddle steamer docked at the dock, everyone on the dock stared at Li Chongyuan's boat without blinking.

After a while.

Xingba and others disembarked and went to buy various supplies.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Li Chongyuan looked at the people on the pier with more vigilance in his eyes.

And this time.

Among the people on the pier, several people rushed away when they saw the strange ship docked on the pier.

Half an hour later, Xing Ba and the others came back carrying various supplies.

However, Li Chongyuan's original intention was to dock for an hour. It can be seen that thousands of people have gathered on the pier, and Li Chongyuan directly ordered the boat to sail.

"Xiao Langjun, this is not the first time we have seen this kind of situation, and it is nothing to be afraid of. If anyone dares to come forward to make trouble, the firecracker in my hand is not a firestick." Xingba saw Li Chongyuan As soon as he gave orders to sail the boat, he knew that Li Chongyuan was too vigilant.

Li Chongyuan pointed to the thousands of people on the pier, "Look carefully, there are so many people, if there are people from the Qi family among them, do you think we can beat them? The Qi family is in shipbuilding, and the Qi family If you want to get my ship, you will use all means. If you leave early, you can avoid some troubles."

The paddle steamer started and headed upstream.

When the paddle steamer started, everyone on the pier was amazed that this strange ship on the Yellow River could move forward at such a speed without sails or oars.

This made everyone exclaim in surprise and click their tongues incessantly.

night.

After Li Chongyuan and the others arrived fifty miles away from Jeju, Li Chongyuan stopped the boat and prepared to rest on the Yellow River for a night before moving on.

And this time.

Far away in Licheng in Qizhou, Qi Jia Erlang suddenly received a message.

(Jeju-Dong'e County, Qizhou, is Jinan City. Because of the diversion of the Yellow River, the current Yellow River does not pass through Jinan City, but passes through Yucheng and Liaocheng.)
After Qi Jia Erlang received the news, he was very confused, "Brother, what's the matter? It's just a strange ship. It is necessary to mobilize everyone. Our Qi family's ship is placed in the whole Tang Dynasty. Counting among the best, whoever builds a ship can be as good as our Qi family's ship."

Qi Jia Erlang's ignorance can be understood.

If he saw Li Chongyuan's paddle steamer, he might be crazier than his elder brother.

And this time.

Qi Jia Dalang, who was far away in Jimo, hadn't heard any news about the strange ship after a few days, which made him even more irritable.

As for the Qi family, Li Chongyuan didn't have the heart to pay attention to it at the moment, because at this moment, he was already sleeping like a dead pig.

After dawn.

The boat kept going.

Arrived in Fan County one day later.

Another day later, we arrived at Heyin, which is north of Zhengzhou.

After another day, we arrived in Luoyang North.

Originally, Li Chongyuan wanted to go to Luoyang City to have a look, but since he wanted to go to Luoyang, he had to go back and walk through Luoshui to enter Luoyang City.

After thinking about it or forgetting, I had to continue to rest on the Yellow River for one night and move on.

Arrived in Shanzhou a day later.

However, after passing through Shanzhou, Li Chongyuan and the others began to divert into the Weishui River as soon as they entered Fengling Pass.

Weishui can go directly to the north of Chang'an City.

Another day later, Li Chongyuan and the others arrived in Huazhou, that is, Zheng County.

This place is only two hundred miles away from Chang'an City, and it will take a day's voyage.

When Li Chongyuan arrived in Zheng County, Huazhou, Li Chongyuan didn't leave anymore.

"Everyone go down to rest. Anyway, there is only one day's journey left to Chang'an City. We walked all the way down and stayed on the boat. Our bones are about to fall apart. It's time to come down and take a rest. Xiang Jiu, you Send someone back to Chang'an with a message." As soon as he entered the Gyeonggi area, Li Chongyuan let go.

Life on board is not so easy.

Even though Li Chongyuan was a southerner in his previous life, he never stayed on a boat for such a long time.

From Xixiang to Zheng County, it took 20 days.

For 20 days, this made Li Chongyuan feel terrible even thinking about it.

Everyone got off the boat, leaving a few people to guard the paddle steamer, in case some people boarded the boat.

And Li Chongyuan left directly from the pier and walked towards Zhengxian County, pretending that he was going to eat something delicious and get a good night's sleep.

Xiang Jiu went to pass on the news.

The others followed Li Chongyuan, found a guest house, and asked for food directly.

the next day.

Li Chongyuan and others still stayed in Zheng County.

And the news that Xiang Jiu had returned to his family had already arrived.

When the old lady received the news of Xiang Jiuyu's return, she was still a little puzzled at first, "Why did Yuan'er come back from Zheng County? Shouldn't he return to Chang'an from Lantian County?"

"Old lady, the person who sent the message said that Mr. Xiao Lang returned to Chang'an this time on a boat built by himself. I guess Mr. Xiao Lang may have traveled the Yellow River, and then arrived at Zheng County via the Wei River. "After the butler explained, there was some uncertainty in his heart.

Although Xiang Si sent letters back from time to time, the letters only occasionally mentioned things about ships.

No one in the family knows the details of the boat Li Chongyuan built.

After hearing this, the old lady suddenly slapped her hands and said, "Yes, yes, Yuan'er must have returned to Chang'an on a boat built by herself. Butler, hurry up, and send someone to Zheng County to meet Yuan'er. I have to go to the palace and tell the Holy Majesty about this good thing."

The old lady was happy.

Also anxious.

Li Chongyuan returned to Chang'an on a boat he built, which was nothing to outsiders.

But for the Li family, this matter is definitely worth the glory.

and.

The old lady knew even more that if Li Chongyuan built a ship, Li Shimin would make his son the county king in advance.

The king of the county, this is not the county prince, nor the prince of the county, but the king of the county.

Just like the old lady herself.

Originally, when her husband was named the county king, she was conferred the county lady.

Together with his own daughter, he was also conferred the title of Lord of the County.

although.

Li Gui has passed away for many years, and Li Gui's noble has also descended from the county king to Li Chongji's body, and he is just a small county prince.

If the ships built by Li Chongyuan can catch Li Shimin's eyes, maybe Li Chongyuan will be conferred the title of Duke of the County.

In this way, the Li family will be able to return to the glorious moment in the past, and once again be able to stand on top of the high hall.

That's why the old lady decided to go to the palace quickly and report to Li Shimin about her son.

After half an hour.

When Li Shimin heard what the old lady said, he didn't react for a long time.

After he realized it, he laughed again and again and said: "Sister-in-law, I promised Chong Yuan back then that if he could build a good ship, I would make him the king of the county. However, according to my guess, Chong Yuan The ships built by Yuan are probably just small boats, no matter how big they are, they are almost the same as the current ships. Therefore, although my promise back then was valid, I am not optimistic about the ships supervised by Chong Yuan. vessel."

Li Shimin's words immediately left the old lady in a cold cell.

Yes.

Aren't there just a few types of ships? If you have the ability, you can't build ships with strong loading capacity and fast speed.

"Your Majesty, I am too happy to be an old man. I have missed the official duties of the Holy Majesty, and I ask the Holy Majesty to punish me." After thinking about it, the old lady hurriedly bowed.

I was happy to enter the palace.

But when the old lady came out of the palace, her face seemed a little disappointed.

Throughout the day, the old lady was in a state of being lost.

For her, it was her wish that the Li family wanted to return to the bright moment, and it was also the wish of her long-gone husband.

But now, Li Shimin's words smashed him to pieces.

It would be a strange thing if the old lady could be happy.

evening.

The servants of the family sent by the housekeeper arrived at Zheng County Wharf.

As soon as they saw the strange ship on the pier, they were not allowed to think too much, and they already guessed that the ship belonged to their young master.

Moreover, there are several guards standing there on the ship, so there is no need to guess.

And when Li Chongyuan came out of the city before the gate of Zheng County was closed, he happened to meet these servants of his family.

After a pleasant meal, everyone boarded the ship and prepared to spend the night on the ship.

With a distance of two hundred miles, Li Chongyuan really wanted to stay in the county town for another night and set off.

But in order to be able to rush out of Chang'an city tomorrow afternoon, Li Chongyuan had no choice but to come out of the county seat.

and.

Before dawn, Li Chongyuan ordered the boat to sail along the Wei River to Chang'an.

As soon as the boat started, the servants who rushed from our home to Zheng County yesterday were all surrounding and pushing a winch. The guards were curious, "Xiao Langjun, how can the boat go so fast with this push? Get on the horse."

"I have never seen a boat without sails that can only walk on water, and it can go so fast. The boat built by Mr. Xiao Lang is definitely the fastest in the world."

"If you add sails to this, the speed will not be faster."

"If this ship reaches Chang'an, it may scare many people to death."

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All the servants were chattering, making Li Chongyuan shake his head.

Add masts and sails, forget it.

Li Chongyuan already had a C-[-] paddle steamer with masts and sails added, but his C-[-] paddle steamer didn't need to add sails at all, and even if he wanted to add sails, there was no place to add them.

Although, after adding sails, the speed must be faster, and when the wind is down, it can save some effort.

But at the same time, it also adds weight to the ship.

How to put it, there are advantages and disadvantages, and each has a trade-off.

Along the way, the servants of the family asked here and there, so that Li Chongyuan didn't bother to explain, and went back to the boat cabin to sleep.

In the end, they came to Xiang Jiu and asked him again and again.

Not in time.

Li Chongyuan and his party arrived at the northeast of Chang'an City, at the junction of the Weishui River and the Bashui River.

When the paddle steamer arrived here, without saying a word, Li Chongyuan instructed the guards to turn around and head towards Bashui.

As soon as the paddle steamer appeared on the Bashui River in the east of Chang'an City, tourists who entered and exited the east gate of Chang'an City, or others, all froze in place, looking at the strange boat on the Bashui River. vessel.

(End of this chapter)