Datang Nongwang

Chapter 654 Don't Worry About Lack of Money Anymore
Back to Xisha.

This is what Li Chongyuan and the others think about the most at the moment, and that is to return to Xisha Island as soon as possible and unload all the goods on board.

Only goods that have reached their own territory are called goods.

The goods that sail on the sea are called moving purses.

If time passes, if the pirates gather again, although Li Chongyuan and the others are not afraid, some troubles will inevitably arise.

In order to prevent trouble, Li Chongyuan and the others could only return to Xisha as soon as possible.

ten days later.

Li Chongyuan and his party took a total of one month from going to sea to returning.

This also made Xiang Ba and the others think that something had happened when they saw the fleet coming back, and led a lot of people to welcome the ship as it approached the pier.

"Xiao Langjun, what happened? Didn't it say a few months? Why are you back now?" Seeing Li Chongyuan and others returning suddenly, Xiang Ba and the others were really curious.

It will be at least two months as agreed.

But now it's only a month.

The boats are still five big and two small, but what can they do in a month.

Li Chongyuan smiled but did not answer.

How to say?
Could it be that the group of them just robbed a group of pirates and came back with a lot of goods?

Or are they killing the Quartet on the sea?

Seeing that Li Chongyuan just smiled and didn't answer, Xiang Ba and the others felt a little worried in their hearts, but they immediately relaxed a lot.

At least, from the smile on Li Chongyuan's face, it can be seen that Li Chongyuan and the others returned after going out to sea for a month, so they definitely did not encounter bad things.

If something bad happened, Xiang Ba was sure that Li Chongyuan didn't have a smile on his face, and he must have come back with a bitter face.

After all the ships docked, Li Chongyuan immediately sent a message, "Xiang Ba, ask someone to come over and move all the things to the residence. Remember, tell everyone not to open the boxes, otherwise, I will take you as a question."

"Yes, Mr. Xiao Lang." Hearing Li Chongyuan's words, Xiang Bayi was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood.

If the box is not allowed to be opened, it must be treasure.

The helpers stopped what they were doing and came to help move things.

Boxes of treasure were brought down from the boat, and everyone's shoulders were so heavy that they couldn't lift them up.

Followed.

Various goods were also loaded and unloaded from the ships.

All kinds of smells and smells were mixed together, making the helpers wonder whether the boxes contained stinky fish or spices.

Half a day later, when the last piece was cut into smaller pieces and the largest remaining piece of ambergris was carried off the boat, all the helpers exclaimed.

"Amberx!"

"Such a large piece of ambergris, how much is it worth!"

"We ordinary people can't afford these things, but these are used by noble people."

"I don't know how much it's worth, but it should be worth tens of thousands!"

"What are you thinking, such a large piece of ambergris is worth at least a hundred thousand coins."

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Everyone had different opinions, but no one knew that this huge piece of ambergris, which had been divided a lot, was now about half smaller than before.

But about half of the super-large piece of ambergris was missing, and the value was priceless.

Even ordinary people know that ambergris is worth a lot.

That is true.

Since ancient times, fishermen have found ambergris and gave it to the emperor.

Later, this thing began to be presented exclusively for the royal family, and later, only the nobles could afford it.

There is a saying that a catty of ambergris is equal to a catty of gold.

It shows how expensive this ambergris is.

Moreover, ambergris is not something you can get if you want it, you have to go to the deep sea.

Furthermore, besides going to the deep sea, the more important thing is that the sperm whale can produce ambergris.

Sperm whales rarely appear near Tang.

Therefore, this ambergris is even rarer.

Because it is very rare, the price of ambergris has remained high, and it has risen step by step, to the point where it is higher than the value of gold.

And Li Chongyuan and the others did not know how to estimate the value of this super-large piece of ambergris, which also caused all the helpers to guess wildly.

Li Chongyuan didn't talk much, just listened to everyone's wild guesses.

Fortunately, there are quite a few wooden houses built on Xisha Island, otherwise, whether it is these boxes or goods, they are not enough to store them.

and.

In the month since Li Chongyuan left, the wooden house here has been rebuilt a lot.

After all the things were moved, Xiang Ba instructed the helpers to go back to work, and put them down, saying that there would be an extra meal tonight.

As soon as the gang workers heard the word extra meal, they immediately cheered.

Extra meals are common in Xixiang.

After arriving at Xisha Island, benefits such as extra meals were also brought over.

Extra meal, nothing more than meat, wine or something.

After finishing his work, Xiang Ba came to Li Chongyuan, "Xiao Langjun, what kind of pirates did you encounter this time? With so many boxes, there must be two or three million coins. With so much money, It's unimaginable."

Li Chongyuan looked sideways at Xiangba, smiled, and pointed to those wooden houses, "We have to start building stone houses here. If a strong wind blows, these wooden houses may fall down. Only stone houses can Can withstand strong winds.”

Xiang Ba saw that Li Chongyuan did not respond to him directly, but saw that Li Chongyuan had instructions, so he quickly responded.

"Yes, Mr. Xiaolang. We are already planning stone or stone houses. As long as the stone is mined fast enough, a row of stone houses will be built here." Xiang Ba bad asked about the treasure again.

Li Chongyuan didn't want to say it, so even if Xiang Ba asked, it was for nothing.

However, Xiang Badao didn't stop talking, but pointed to the ship and said, "Young Lord, you probably won't go to sea again this time, right? The sea is unpredictable, so you'd better not go to sea again."

"No, it's enough to go out once. Life at sea is not so easy, and the new paddle wheel has also passed a month-long verification, and it should be delivered to them." Li Chongyuan replied.

Li Chongyuan's response immediately made Xiang Bachang heave a sigh of relief.

As long as Li Chongyuan doesn't go to sea any more, then everything will be fine.

In the past month, they have been worried about Li Chongyuan a lot.

Fearing that something might happen to Li Chongyuan on the sea, in the end, they might all have to sit still.

Whether it is the current Holy Majesty who can't spare them, even the old lady probably can't spare them.

That's how it is in the moment.

Xiang Ba and the others were originally the guards that the old lady placed beside Li Chongyuan.

The name is a guard, but in fact it is a steward, a guardian.

Of course, this guardianship is not derogatory, it's just because the old lady arranged these people from the Xiang family next to Li Chongyuan because Li Chongyuan was young, so that she could take care of her.

Li Chongyuan wanted to do something, or go to sea, how could Xiang Ba and the others stop him.

This also made Xiang Ba and the others look forward to Li Chongyuan's paddle steamer appearing on the sea every day during this month.

Now, after receiving Li Chongyuan's words, Xiang Ba's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

In the evening, a big dinner.

Each of the helpers and craftsmen can drink a bowl of wine, which is regarded as an extra meal for this meeting.

night.

Li Chongyuan's wooden house, Li Chongyuan and Chen Juan and Chen Huan are sitting opposite each other.

"Auntie, Auntie Huan, you should rest more. Is it a bit too anxious to go out after returning from the sea. Besides, your health is important. If something happens to you, what should I do?" Li Chongyuan The voice of consolation has not stopped.

Just now.

The two of Chen Juan came and said bluntly that they planned to go to sea again tomorrow, saying that they were going to the South China Sea.

I just came back today, and I'm leaving tomorrow. Li Chongyuan has been persuading him since the beginning.

Chen Juan looked at Li Chongyuan with a gratified smile on her face, "Yuan'er, don't worry about us. I have practiced martial arts with your Aunt Huan since we were young, and we are in good health. On the other hand, you are always in good health. Yes, going back and forth like this can easily lead to evil spirits entering the body. I asked you Aunt Huan to give you the Qi training technique, have you been practicing it?"

"Auntie, I have never stopped, I have always practiced. No, no, why did it involve me again. Auntie, Auntie Huan, just listen to my advice, don't go out in this sea, wait It's not too late to go out after the big ship is built. Besides, you can practice water skills nearby, and when you are short of food, you can also get supplies nearby." Li Chongyuan continued to discourage.

Chen Juan shook her head, and smiled lightly: "Yuan Er, you want us to go to the other side of the ocean. If we don't even go to the other side of the ocean now, we will go to the other side of the ocean in the future. If something happens We have never dealt with some problems, and it will be easy to cause chaos."

Ok.

Upon hearing this, Li Chongyuan knew that his persuasion was in vain.

Because what Chen Juan said was what Li Chongyuan once told them.

experience.

The sea is unpredictable, you never know what you will encounter on the sea.

If you don't have enough experience, let alone go to the other side of the ocean, it is estimated that you will wander in the East China Sea, and I am afraid that you will go there once in ten.

Experience is a way to conquer the ocean now.

In the absence of satellites and various modern instruments, only experience is the strongest means.

However, although Li Chongyuan said that he no longer tried to dissuade him, he said again, "Auntie, Auntie Huan, can you wait for a few days? After a few days, you can start again. First, you can rest and rest. My aunt prepares something."

"Chongyuan, if there is anything that needs to be prepared, you can just give it to us. It is too uncomfortable to stay here for a few days, and I can't help you with anything, so I can only watch." Chen Huan was puzzled.

Li Chongyuan didn't explain much, just smiled and said that he would know later.

Chen Juan nodded, as if she agreed to Li Chongyuan's request.

Three days.

Li Chongyuan has been shutting himself in the wooden house, writing and drawing.

On the morning of the fourth day, Li Chongyuan opened the door of the house, called Xingba, handed him several blueprints and said, "Hurry up to Jiangyin or Suzhou to find someone to make these things. Also, there is a list on it. Buy it according to the items on the list, and remember to buy three more sets.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of Li Chongyuan's room was closed again.

Xingba took the blueprint in his hand, looked and looked, but he couldn't understand it.

However, Xingba couldn't understand it, but he was able to rush to Jiangyin and Suzhou in the fastest time.

After Li Chongyuan closed the wooden house door, he began to write and draw again.

until three days later.

Li Chongyuan ended his retreat life.

"It seems that this map is really difficult to draw. I just don't know if I drew it correctly, or if there are any mistakes." Li Chongyuan looked at his masterpiece and was in a good mood.

The map, it took Li Chongyuan three days to draw all the maps from the east to the south of Tang Guo on the big Xuan paper in front of him.

On the map, it includes the entire island of Goguryeo and its eastern sea area, as well as Wa country, then to Liuqiu country, and then to the southern islands, sea area and so on.

It took Li Chongyuan a lot of brain cells to draw this super-large map in three days.

In the past, ordinary white paper was used for drawing.

Now, Li Chongyuan didn't have to worry about money, he just used a super large rice paper.

In a word, not bad money!

The map was drawn, but Li Chongyuan didn't know how many inaccuracies there were.

After all, the modern age is more than 1000 years away from the present, and there are bound to be mistakes.

With the map and the drawing on rice paper, Li Chongyuan had to consider using it at sea, so he took the drawing directly to the shipyard and asked Wan Hong to pass it through the tung oil to prevent it from being damaged due to humidity.

after one day.

Line eight back.

And brought back everything Li Chongyuan needed.

Immediately afterwards, Li Chongyuan locked himself in the wooden house again and started tinkering with these things.

There is crystal, and a one-sixth and a half solitary iron ruler.

Of course, there is also colored glaze, and it is still the kind of colored glaze that is close to transparent.

Everything is ready to work.

Li Chongyuan began to think quickly in his mind what to do with the things he had navigated in the sea in his previous life.

What about the scale.

Yes.

Li Chongyuan is going to build a sextant.

The sextant is a nautical weapon.

Of course, the sextant can only be used when there is sun, and it will not work on rainy days.

but.

Above the sea, there are more sunny days than cloudy and rainy days. Even if you go out of the waterway, you don't have to worry too much.

At least, you can use the sextant to determine your position is not.

Although Li Chongyuan knew that Chen Juan and the others used something like a compass to locate the position, the accuracy of the compass is still different from that of the sextant.

Now that he has money, Li Chongyuan is willing to buy this crystal.

Li Chongyuan was willing to buy even this almost transparent colored glaze.

Back then, Li Chongyuan spent a lot of money to build a microscope to seduce Taoist priest Sun Simiao.

now.

If the colored glaze was close to transparent, Li Chong would take it down without hesitation.

Still those two words, rich.

Last time, Chen Juan and the others got back 80 guan, and now they got back 300 million guan. Moreover, those goods are very valuable, even more valuable than cash.

When you have money, you don't have to worry about saving money just to save money, and you don't have to worry about living your life anymore.

(End of this chapter)