Datang Nongwang

Chapter 720
"Xiao Langjun, you are finally back!" When Li Chongyuan stepped on the ground of Xisha Island, Xiang Ba, who had been waiting on the pier for a long time, saw Li Chongyuan, his tone was obviously different from the past.

is worried.

It is also to blame.

There are also complaints.

It's normal to say.

Li Chongyuan left all the matters to them to deal with during his long voyage to Dadao.

Moreover, Li Chongyuan's visit here is not a month or two, but more than July.

For such a long time, whether it is the shipyard or other things, if they really can't handle it, they really have no one to make up their minds.

Naturally.

Whoever put such a thing on, probably everyone has some minor opinions, let alone Xiang Ba and the others.

After all, they were not Li Chongyuan's servants, but the old lady sent them to help Li Chongyuan because Li Chongyuan had no one available.

Even after so many years, the old lady never thought of recalling Xiang Ba and the others.

even.

Everyone has already agreed that Xiang Ba and the others may become Li Chongyuan's people from now on.

But no matter what, Li Chongyuan has been away for more than seven months. It is normal for Xiang Ba and the others to have opinions. Even Xiang Jiu and the 12 people also looked at Li Chongyuan with a kind of complaint.

Li Chongyuan stepped on the land, feeling that the reality had returned.

Looking at Xiang Ba and the others with a complaining expression on their faces, they chuckled and said, "I'm back. What's the matter? Judging by your expressions, it seems that you are not happy that I am coming back."

"Xiao Langjun, you are happy outside, and you are also having fun outside. We are suffering here, and we are overwhelmed by various things. A few months ago, there was a shortage of wood, and we exhausted nine It took a lot of effort to solve it. If you had been there at that time, Mr. Xiaolang, the progress of the shipyard would not have been delayed by two months." Xiang Ba really complained.

However, before complaining to Ba, he looked at Li Chongyuan carefully, and after seeing that Li Chongyuan was not missing arms or legs, nor was he injured, he complained to Li Chongyuan.

Li Chongyuan was a little anxious when he heard that Xiang Ba said that the progress in the factory was wrong, and asked, "What's going on?"

"Ah!!! Little man, this matter is a long story. You just came back again, little man. I will report this matter to you after you have rested. Besides, this matter has been resolved. The progress in the shipyard is also accelerating." Xiang Ba didn't say it directly.

After Li Chongyuan got the words, he remembered this matter in his heart.

Also really.

Li Chongyuan was really tired.

Since the last typhoon in the Balintang Strait, Li Chongyuan's spirit has not recovered.

This may be the sequelae of seasickness.

Li Chongyuan is like this, so is Xingba and the others.

All of them seemed a little listless.

After greeting Chen Juan and the others, Li Chongyuan went straight to his room, fell asleep when he saw the bed.

The sky was falling, and there was a tall man standing on top of it. Li Chongyuan just wanted to sleep well, recharge his energy, and recover well.

As for other matters, Li Chongyuan was also powerless to take care of them.

Chen Juan and the others were busy getting things off the boat.

Chen Juan distributed the gold and silver exchanged from the Blue Ridge Tribe with cloth to the brothers in Qingfengzhai.

Chen Juan had already talked about this with Li Chongyuan.

Li Chongyuan is not short of money now, and has a lot of money for him to use.

Although Li Chongyuan liked the gold and silver obtained in exchange, he didn't have the face to ask for it.

but.

If there is a next trade, Li Chongyuan must bring a large amount of cloth and porcelain to the southern islands to exchange gold and silver with those natives.

Let's make money together, make a fortune together.

When Chen Juan and the others lifted the wooden shelves containing two kinds of cassowaries and emus off the boat, they really shocked everyone on the spot.

Even Xiang Ba and the others, who were somewhat prepared, were stunned by the size of these two animals after seeing these two animals, "You two ladies, what is this!!!"

"Yuan'er said that this one is called a cassowary, and it can grow more than 100 catties at most. And that one is called an emu, and it can grow at a maximum of seventy or eighty catties. This is what Yuan'er caught from an island in the southern sea area, and he said it was to be cultivated. It becomes a kind of poultry that can be raised by all farmers and common people in the Tang Dynasty. Have you seen those eggs? According to Yuaner, these two animals can also be hatched." Chen Juan explained.

After the explanation, Chen Juan and Chen Huan left directly, leaving the brothers in Qingfengzhai busy.

To eight they were amazed.

I was amazed at the things that Li Chongyuan brought back from this voyage.

At the same time, I was also surprised why Li Chongyuan brought back a Kunlun slave.

Yes.

In the eyes of Xiangba and the others, Dawanka is a Kunlun slave.

Of course, this slave does not mean slave, it is just a synonym.

It's like a childish slave, which is the nickname of Jin Wang Li Zhi.

Dhawanka didn't know where he was at the moment.

After getting off the boat, no one guided her, let alone arranged for her.

Xiang Ba and the others were dumbfounded when they asked.

Fortunately, the people in Qingfengzhai explained, Xiang Ba and the others understood how the Kunlun slave in front of him came here with his own young man.

"Brother Eight, Mr. Xiao Lang wants to take this Kunlun slave as a concubine, right? That's not acceptable. If the old lady finds out about this, she will be so angry that she vomits blood." Xiang Shi looked at Xiang Ba.

Xiang Ba also shook his head, "We have to persuade Mr. Xiao Lang on this matter, don't really take this Kunlun slave as a concubine."

Xiang Jiu also nodded.

At this moment, if Li Chongyuan knew what the three of them meant, he would have to scold them one by one.

How could he accept a foreigner as a concubine when he was a dignified Tang native?

Moreover.

He, Li Chongyuan, is still very opposed to a marriage that breaks the race.

As far as Li Chongyuan knew.

Black people are the easiest to turn their offspring into black people.

The Chinese race is also the easiest to be dyed.

Even if you marry a white race, the baby you will give birth to is basically a white race; but if you marry a black race, you cannot be white or yellow except for black.

And Dhawanka was not originally from Tang Dynasty, so naturally, how could Li Chongyuan accept him as a concubine?

Even if Dawanka was given to Li Chongyuan by the leader of the Blue Ridge Tribe, Li Chongyuan would only treat her as an ordinary servant.

Li Chongyuan didn't want one of his descendants to be dyed.

a few days later.

Li Chongyuan recovered from the aftermath of the typhoon.

Xingba and the others slowed down a long time ago.

As soon as Li Chongyuan returned to his original state, he immediately called Xiang Ba and asked about the timber.

Li Chongyuan didn't know until he learned about the situation.

The matter of the timber was caused by some obstruction in the court.

And this obstructive person is none other than Tang Xun, the former shipbuilding ambassador who Li Chongyuan took over.

As for why?

Li Chongyuan didn't know.

Originally, Li Chongyuan admired Tang Xun, but after this old man returned to Chang'an, his face changed so fast that Li Chongyuan himself regretted being with this person.

However, Li Chongyuan knew it after thinking about it.

"You mean that after Tang Xun returned to Chang'an, because I seized his official position, and then encouraged the court officials to increase the supply of timber in the imperial shipyard? That's why there was a gap in the timber in my shipyard. This old guy is really not It's a good thing. If he doesn't say this, the Holy Majesty will not know what's going on here. When I return to Beijing, I have to meet this white-eyed wolf for a while, and my gift is in vain." Li Chongyuan was very upset with Tang Xun at the moment.

Really upset.

You have already left this shipbuilding ambassador, and the shipbuilding matter has nothing to do with you, so why should you still think about this official position.

What official position is Tang Xun now, Li Chongyuan doesn't know, and doesn't want to know.

But he, Tang Xun, had been a shipbuilding ambassador, and Li Shimin would definitely not treat him badly.

And with the help of his old father-in-law, his official position must not be too low.

At this moment Li Chongyuan was very angry.

Although the supply of wood in the shipyard has been restored long ago, Xiang Ba said that the wood in the shipyard has been purchased from other places instead of the original place of purchase.

because of this.

He, Li Chongyuan, needs to pay more.

Originally, most of Li Chongyuan's wood was purchased from Liangzhou.

But now, they have to go to Shu to buy.

The cost of its transportation, as well as the opening of channels and other things, all have to spend money.

What's more, it will increase the cost of time and so on.

All this made Li Chongyuan angry when he thought about it, and he was still angry.

But Tang Xun, an old fellow, had already returned to Chang'an, so even if Li Chongyuan wanted to trouble Tang Xun, it was impossible, so he had to leave it for a while to have a good time with this old fellow.

Seeing that Li Chongyuan was so angry, Xiang Ba and the others were also angry in their hearts, but they persuaded Li Chongyuan, "Xiao Langjun, this matter is over. Anyway, our shipyard is still in progress. If we stop working, Xiao Lang You really have to go back to Chang'an."

"Forget it, don't bother with this matter, let's talk about it later when we return to Chang'an." Li Chongyuan put this worrying matter aside.

Just as Li Chongyuan was talking about what happened in the past seven months.

At the mouth of the Yangtze River, an official ship came.

right now.

The shape of the boats is particular about each other, but Li Chongyuan's boat is special.

As long as the official ship is sailing in the river, no matter who it is, it will be known by its appearance that it is an official ship.

Although it was not the first time that an official ship suddenly appeared here, but this time there was only one, which was rather special.

Shortly after.

The official ship came to the outskirts of Xisha Island, and a man who looked like a servant came out from the cabin.

When the servant came out of the boathouse, he was shocked to see many paddle steamers parked at the pier, "This... so big? So long? What is Li Junwang doing!!!"

"Master Dai, these ships were not built by the Holy Majesty, did they? Li Junwang is the shipbuilding ambassador. Such a large ship must belong to the imperial court, and it must be built by the Holy Majesty. Although the small one I am from the south, but I have never seen such a big boat. According to the small size, the boat may be thirty or fifty feet long." The people in the palace who followed Dai Nei looked at the boat in front of them, and also said: Really shocked again and again.

Waiter Dai didn't speak.

The official ship appeared on Xisha Island, and the people at the dock naturally couldn't force it to leave, and let it stop at the dock.

At the same time, someone was also sent to notify Li Chongyuan.

When Li Chongyuan heard that there was an official ship coming to his Xisha Island, he didn't know.

As he came out of the house, he wondered, "Could something happen to Chang'an?"

Li Chongyuan's first thought was that something happened to Chang'an.

As for the accident in the family, it is impossible for an official ship to come, at most it is someone from the family.

The arrival of the official ship must have been ordered by Li Shimin.

Li Chongyuan, who came to the pier, saw the old acquaintance at a glance, and hurried up to greet him with courtesy, "Mr. Dai, what gust of wind has blown you to my corner. Waiter Dai, please hurry up, here The wind is strong, and the sun is strong, hurry up and come with me to cool off the heat."

"Junwang Li, your place is really a good place. It's located in the middle of the sea, and if outsiders want to come in, they might not be able to come up if they don't have a boat." Waiter Dai returned a salute.

After arriving at a room specially used for receiving guests, Li Chongyuan asked for cold water to be brought.

After the two chatted.

Waiter Dai entered the topic, "Jun Wang Li, the Holy Majesty sent me here this time to let Jun Wang return to Beijing to participate in the Liquor Offering Ceremony of the Guozijian, and to attend the new wine offering ceremony of the Guozijian by the way."

"What? Kong Yu is dead?" Li Chongyuan couldn't believe it when he heard Dai's servant's words.

Kong Yu is the sacrificial wine of Guozijian.

The funeral ceremony is naturally the etiquette that the dead will do.

Waiter Dai nodded and said: "More than two months ago, Kong Jijiu passed away. Kong Jijiu contributed a lot to our Tang Dynasty. He has trained many students and officials for our Tang Dynasty, and he often advises him. Your Majesty. At that time, His Majesty burst into tears when he heard that Kong Jijiu had passed away. For this reason, His Majesty planned to hold a grand memorial ceremony for Kong Jijiu to demonstrate his achievements."

"I won't go back. There are too many things on my side. How can I go back to attend the funeral of a dead person? Waiter Dai, I have nothing to do with this Kong Yu, and his funeral has nothing to do with me. The Holy Majesty asked me It would be embarrassing to go back to Beijing to attend his funeral ceremony for Kong Yu." Li Chongyuan directly refused.

Participating in Kong Yu's funeral ceremony, what kind of thing is this?

I had an enmity with this fool Kong Er, and I wanted to go back to Beijing to attend an enemy's memorial ceremony. I understand that I wanted to embarrass myself.

If you don't set off the cannon, you are considered to be a high incense.

Back then, Li Chongyuan was lured by Li Shimin to study in the Imperial College.

Who would have thought that he would be dismissed by this idiot Kong Er on the first day he entered the Imperial College, which caused his Li Chongyuan's reputation in Chang'an to plummet.

At this time, Kong Yu died, and he wanted to go back to Beijing to attend the memorial ceremony. It would be impossible for anyone, let alone Li Chongyuan.

Waiter Dai seemed to know that Li Chongyuan would refuse, smiled and said: "Your Majesty's guess is really accurate. Your Majesty said that you, Li Chongyuan, will definitely not return to Beijing to attend Kong Yu's funeral. But, Your Majesty said again, If you don’t come back this time, you have to go back, because the Holy Majesty will hold a ceremony to worship the late saint Confucius in Guozijian on the first day of October this year, and you, Li Chongyuan, must come. If you don’t, watch out for your ass.”

(End of this chapter)