Datang Nongwang

Chapter 645 The Situation in the East China Sea
robbery.

Yes.

Chen Juan and the others have really robbed a lot of ships after going to sea for several months.

From the draft of their boats, we can see some clues.

For example, when the crew is fully loaded, the draft is only a little over one meter, but at present, the draft of the paddle steamer has reached three meters or more.

With such a draft, anyone who knows a little about ships can tell that Chen Juan and the others' ships must be loaded with a lot of things, otherwise, the draft would not be able to reach this situation.

As the ship got closer and closer to Xisha Island.

Li Chongyuan, who was standing on the edge of the island, had already seen Chen Juan and the others standing at the bow of the boat.

And Xing Ba, who was standing aside, looked suspiciously at the draft of the paddle steamer, and stretched out his finger and said, "Xiao Langjun, look, the draft of their ships seems to be very deep, and has already exceeded the maximum draft."

Li Chongyuan was reminded by August [-]st, and after a closer look, it was really true.

"What are they doing here? They don't go fishing at sea. With such a deep draft, they are not afraid of capsizing the boat. Li Chongyuan really can't figure out why Chen Juan and the others have been out at sea for several months. so deep.

Li Chongyuan secretly thought that Chen Juan and the others either went fishing, or went looking for something, or got something, which made the draft of the ship so deep.

But Li Chongyuan never thought about it, Chen Juan and the others went to sea to rob.

They used to be bandits, and they did this kind of thing in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. They either hid in the deep mountains and old forests every day, or avoided the pursuit of the officers and soldiers everywhere.

Now, on top of the sea, there is no land, so their true nature is naturally revealed.

On the island, Li Chongyuan and the others were suspicious.

On the boat, when Chen Juan and the others saw some familiar figures on the island, they became even more curious.

When Chen Huan saw Li Chongyuan standing on the island, he was startled and said, "Second Miss, look, it's a fish. Why did he come here? He didn't want to take this sand island as his own, and then Let's reform it."

"I remember Yu'er said before that he will build a large shipyard. It seems that he is here, and he may want to build a shipyard on that sand island. You see, so many craftsmen are here, it should be That's right." Chen Juan said after recalling that Li Chongyuan once mentioned the shipyard to her.

When Chen Huan heard this, his eyes widened and he said, "Second Miss, you mean that Yu'er will build a large shipyard here, so how big will the ship be built? It won't be bigger than our current ship, right? .If you really want such a big boat, then we can carry more treasures when we go out to sea in the future. Hahahaha, Yuer really understands me."

"Yu'er doesn't understand you. Yu'er has a big vision. You also know that Yu'er is going to the opposite side of the ocean, where he wants to find a kind of grain that can produce dozens of stones per mu, so Yu'er thinks We need to build bigger boats. And what we can do for the fish is to get more money back for the fish, and don’t let the fish’s boat stop because there is no money after half of the construction.” Chen Juan said I feel sorry for Li Chongyuan.

she knows.

Li Chongyuan had to spend tens of thousands of guan to build a C-type paddle steamer.

For larger ships, the cost is estimated to be higher.

Now, Li Chongyuan has gone to the estuary of the Yangtze River to fill the sea and build islands, and then build a shipyard. Whether it is the project or the cost, it is an astronomical figure.

Chen Juan can think of it.

For example, once the sandy island in the distance is completed, once the shipyard is built, Li Chongyuan will inevitably build bigger and more very fast paddle steamers. At that time, the money Li Chongyuan spent is even more indescribable. number.

present.

If the tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty is converted into money for a year, it is only about 600 million yuan a year.

After all, a catastrophe that swept across the country a few years ago made Tang's tax revenue almost zero that year.

Because of that catastrophe, Tang State's tax revenue has been reduced a lot for several years. Therefore, Tang State's tax revenue in recent years has really not been that much.

And Li Chongyuan has earned so much money in the past few years, it is really just the money of those officials and rich people.

Of course, the main reason why Li Chongyuan was able to make money was because he cheated officials and cheated Xungui.

After Chen Huan listened to Chen Juan's words, she pouted and nodded slightly.

She agreed with Chen Juan's words.

After the boat came to a deep water and stopped, Li Chongyuan immediately had the longest planks carried over.

This deep water was recently re-excavated by Li Chongyuan and the others, just for the convenience of docking ships and unloading materials.

As for the future pier, it will be moved a lot to the southeast, and this place is only for temporary use.

When Chen Juan and the others got off the boat, Li Chongyuan rushed to meet them, and said with joy and worry on his face: "Aunt Juan, Aunt Huan, how did you come back from the sea? There are many storms on the sea, and our boat is too small. It’s not enough for long-distance sailing on the sea, if something happens to you, what do you ask me to do.”

Chen Juan looked at Li Chongyuan in front of her with joy on her face.

But Chen Huan was careless, "Little bastard, you really hope that something will happen to us. Besides, we haven't encountered any strong winds or waves since we went out to sea. The sea is not as terrible as you said."

"Aunt Huan, it's because of good luck that you didn't come across it now. You can't do this again in the future. If there is a strong wind on the sea, we don't want our small paddle steamer. Even the C-type paddle steamer will be overturned. Not in the sea. Aunt Juan, Aunt Huan, if you want to train in the future, can you train in the sea near here, or along the land coast. Moreover, I am already planning to build a large shipyard here. After the ship is built, you can go to the sea, but you have to avoid danger." Li Chongyuan said with some fear.

Yes.

It's after all.

After Li Chongyuan was afraid that Chen Juan and the others would not understand the danger hidden in the sea, he rushed into the sea with all eyes.

If there is a typhoon, it is not a joke.

Even if it was Li Chongyuan's previous life.

Such a powerful maritime military force of the beautiful country will not go to sea in a typhoon.

An aircraft carrier is big enough, heavy enough and stable enough.

But even so, the aircraft carrier did not dare to rush into the typhoon circle at will.

Although the aircraft carrier cannot be overturned, it will definitely cause losses.

Even, in the event of a super typhoon, even an aircraft carrier will probably be buried on the bottom of the sea.

so.

With the size of the current ships, even the smallest typhoon can overturn them on the bottom of the sea.

Chen Huan also stopped arguing with Li Chongyuan, and pointed to Shadao and asked, "This is the location of the new shipyard you chose? I don't think it's very good. The terrain here is so low, and stones have to be transported to reinforce it. I don't know." What's in your head, why did you choose to build a shipyard here."

Li Chongyuan smiled awkwardly.

The address he chose was indeed not very good, but this place has great significance.

Moreover, this is a land without an owner, but now, this place is his Li Chongyuan's territory.

As time goes by, the sand island will get bigger and bigger.

As far as Li Chongyuan knows.

In later generations, the area here reached more than 200 square kilometers.

Moreover, the land is fertile, so whatever you grow, you don't need any fertilizer at all, and you can get a good harvest if you plant anything.

future.

If Li Chongyuan got the grain seeds from the opposite side of the ocean, this is the place where he first tested.

of course.

Li Chongyuan also thought about going to a more southern island to plant and cultivate a large number of them.

"Yuan'er, how long have you been here? Living here has a lot of inconveniences, are you still used to it?" Chen Juan didn't think there was a problem with Li Chongyuan's choice of location, she cared about Li Chongyuan.

When Li Chongyuan heard Chen Juan's words, he felt very warm in his heart, "Aunt Juan, I'm not a frail scholar, I can't lift my hands or shoulders. I can live anywhere, Aunt Juan, don't worry."

Chen Juan looked at Li Chongyuan carefully with concern in her eyes.

And Li Chongyuan was a little unnaturally stared at by Chen Juan, so he hurriedly called and asked: "Aunt Juan, do you feel any discomfort after you have been out at sea for so long? If there is any discomfort, I will find a doctor to come and give you a diagnosis and treatment." fan."

"What's the problem with us? In the sea, you can eat all kinds of fish. By the way, Chong Yuan, a month ago, we saw a giant beast in the sea. It was very big, very big, it was so big, you Do you know what it is?" Chen Huan interrupted and asked.

Li Chongyuan looked at Chen Huan and made a gesture of reaching out, showing Li Chongyuan the giant sea beast she saw in the year.

This made Li Chongyuan think that Chen Huan was a little girl at first glance.

Still so big! ! !

And Chen Juan also stared at Li Chongyuan curiously, with a look of seeking solutions in her eyes.

Li Chongyuan looked at the expressions of the two, smiled and replied: "Aunt Juan, Aunt Huan, what you saw should be a giant sea monster, a whale. There are many kinds of whales, and the biggest one is the blue whale. The biggest one is the blue whale. Blue whales can be more than ten feet long and weigh hundreds of thousands of catties. Of course, there are gentle and fierce monsters in the sea. If you encounter them in the future, you'd better stay away from them. If you anger them, They can capsize ships."

"Whale? Can that kind of monster be called a fish? Is there such a big fish in this world?" After hearing Li Chongyuan's explanation, Chen Huan couldn't understand it.

And Chen Juan didn't understand either.

Li Chongyuan smiled and said: "Anyway, as long as you encounter such giant sea beasts, try not to provoke them and stay away from them as much as possible. Moreover, there are various creatures in the ocean. Besides this giant beast, there is another kind Vicious sharks. Although smaller in size, they can also weigh tens of thousands of catties. This kind of shark will attack when it sees someone falling into the water. If something fishy enters the water, they will attack the boat. Therefore , in the future, when you are sailing at sea, don't mess with these giant sea beasts."

After Li Chongyuan finished speaking, Chen Juan and Chen Huan looked at Li Chongyuan eagerly like students, wanting to know more about the situation in Haiyang from Li Chongyuan's mouth.

but.

Li Chongyuan didn't want to say more at the moment, "Aunt Juan, Aunt Huan, this is not a place to talk, why don't you please go with me to the wooden house to rest for a while. I'll have someone prepare food for you in a while, I think you will feel better Haven't eaten green vegetables in the past few days?"

As soon as Li Chongyuan mentioned green vegetables, Chen Huan's eyes flashed immediately.

After a while.

Chen Juan and Chen Huan went to Li Chongyuan's wooden house, while the others were arranged to go to other places.

There is only an hour and a half until lunch.

Li Chongyuan didn't chat with Chen Juan and the others too much. After they finished their lunch, Li Chongyuan sat with the two of them again and listened to the two talking about their lives at sea in the past few months. Come.

"Chongyuan, you don't know. After we drove the boat to Fuzhou, we encountered some bandits. They wanted to rob us, but they were robbed by us, hahahaha. At that time You don't know, that scene is so funny." When Chen Huan started talking, he told Li Chongyuan about her deeds one by one.

But at this time, Li Chongyuan was a little surprised, "Aunt Huan, you mean that after you arrived in Fuzhou, you encountered pirates at sea? How many pirates did you encounter at sea? How about their ships?"

"Many, there are quite a few in the Liuqiu area. There are fewer in Fuzhou. After all, it is too close to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and they dare not get too close. I heard from those people that they only robbed the cargo ships heading south. And each group has quite a few boats, but they are too small. Otherwise, we would have brought all those boats here for you." Chen Huan said carelessly.

After Li Chongyuan finished listening, he looked at Chen Juan and cast a look of confirmation.

Chen Juan smiled and said: "There are a lot of pirates, but those are just mobs. Besides, their ships are small and slow. They wanted to rob us, but they were robbed by us instead. Yuaner, there are We have robbed a lot of money and things, although not much, but they can also be used for you to build ships."

"Aunt Juan, this is your money, I don't dare to use it. If you encounter pirates, dodge it if you can. After all, you have fewer people and fewer ships. If something goes wrong, I will regret it to death." Chen Juan said it plainly, but Li Chongyuan knew that pirates were not easy to mess with.

Pirates have long existed on the sea.

Moreover, from Wa Kingdom to Liuqiu area, pirates appeared frequently.

As for who they are, although Li Chongyuan is not very sure, he can guess.

These people are either from the Wa country or from the Tang country.

And among these Tang people, a large part of them had no choice but to go to sea to survive because they were forced to do nothing during the war and did not want to surrender to Tang.

Of course, there are also some existences similar to rangers.

When Li Chongyuan thought of Liuqiu, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

But along with this thought, Li Chongyuan shook his head again, rejecting the plan in his heart.

Although Liuqiu Island and Liuqiu Islands have Liuqiu Kingdom, the actual situation is that they are in a state of no ownership. The Tang Kingdom neither occupies it nor says it will not occupy it.

And what Chen Juan and his wife said made sense, there were a lot of pirates there, if they could occupy this Liuqiu Island, Li Chongyuan would be very happy.

But when Li Chongyuan thought that he would have no soldiers, no ships, and no ships, it was basically impossible for Li Chongyuan to occupy Liuqiu Island.

(End of this chapter)