Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

In fact, some dried salted fish have already appeared in the market, and Shao Shude instructed Sinong Temple to sell them.

The store that sells sea fish is located in Nanshi, called Changxia Commercial Firm.

After Kang Fu bid farewell to Tuoba Sijing, he walked east all the way for a whole day, finally entered Luoyang City, and met his companions in Nanshi.

"Tread next door!" Kang Fu carried the two rolled up wool cloths on his shoulders, looked at Nanshi with wide eyes, and said in a tone of envy or hatred: "Luoyang was harmed by Li Hanzhi and Qin Zongquan. A piece of white land has been cleaned up in a decent way, what a ghost."

In fact, Luoyang as a whole is still a large construction site.Not only Ziwei City and Taiwei City are undergoing final construction, but many lifangs are also busy.The broken bricks, broken tiles and rotten wood were transported out, and the wood and bricks piled up in the city were transported in. There was a lot of construction and building, and it was a prosperous scene.

There are also many shops, the most conspicuous one is a shop called "Changxia Commercial Bank".

The shop is four stories high and occupies a very large area.Kang Fu took a closer look. The first floor was mainly for selling food, and it was divided into several different areas.Some areas sell dried fruits such as raisins, winter dates, and chestnuts; some areas sell commodities such as salt, sugar, tea, and wine;

"This..." Kang Fu had never seen such a large store, nor had he seen such a complete store.

In the former Tangfang City, shops that sell the same commodity often gather together, such as the silk shop selling silk, the bank selling silverware, and so on.Shops are not opened casually, you must first enter the guild and become a member of the guild before you can do business in the market.

It is not uncommon to have shops that gather a variety of commodities in one place, but they are small in scale and not located in Fangshi, where the main business is wholesale.

This Changxia commercial firm is full of people, and it seems that the business is extremely prosperous, even surpassing many monopoly stores in the city, but it can continue to operate steadily without being troubled by anyone, which is also an odd number.

"Stupid?" A rough man who was about to go out saw Kang Fu looking like a ghost, and said with a smile: "This is opened by Sinong Temple, no one dares to make trouble."

"Oh! Oh!" Kang Fu responded again and again.

"At least half of the goods inside are produced by Sinong Temple itself." The man said again, no wonder! Kang Fu thought to himself, it was only a store opened by the government, and those big merchants from the guild dared not talk about it.

But this firm seems to be really making money, and it is also really prosperous.Kang Fu glanced at the extremely popular shop with nostalgia, and was a little reluctant to leave.

Is it really wise to go to Anton Mansion? Even if you are really rich there, do you have a mansion to live in? Just look at the specifications and decorations of houses in Luoyang, Chang'an, and Bianzhou, and the houses in ordinary prefectures and counties. The gap is not Generally large.

I went to Anton mansion, are there any beauties? I'm afraid they are all stupid wives, how can there be many talented ladies in Luoyang who look seductive?
After going to Anton Mansion, it may be difficult to enjoy some luxury things.

Alas! But Kang Fu remembered that he was alone, poor and white, and had nothing to ask for. These worries seemed to be mediocre.

"What did you buy?" Kang Fu stopped thinking about these things, and asked when he saw that the man was empty-handed. …

"I've ordered a horse." The man said, "We're going to Anton's mansion now, there's nothing wrong with it."

"Can you buy horses?" Kang Fu looked around, but he didn't see any stables.

"Not here, but you can order one," said the man.

"Nanshi Horse Shop sells horses, right? Why don't you buy them there?" Kang Fu asked in surprise.

The man glanced at him, and said with some pride: "Sinong Temple has a good horse. It is tall and fast, and it is very powerful in battle."

Of course, he didn't elaborate.These horses are actually horses that were eliminated by Sinong Temple, which is responsible for the breeding of horse breeds.As for these eliminated horses, they are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. The more outstanding ones are given priority to the army, and the inferior ones are sold. They are more or less flawed.But even these inferior horses look very good, and they are very popular with the sons and daughters of Luoyang. Tall and mighty are enough. As for easy to get sick, bad temper, poor stamina, etc., does it matter?
It's not important at all that the sons and brothers are pretending to be aggressive and stepping in.

"I've heard for a long time that Daxia produces good horses. There was a breed of Yinchuan horse last year that was very famous, and many people rushed to buy it." Kang Fu sighed.

"That's the old calendar." The man shook his head and said: "This year there is a new breed of Gaoque horse, which is even better. Unfortunately, there is no market for it, so you can't buy it."

Stepping into the next door! Kang Fu felt more and more that the people in Jinyang were short-sighted and settled down.

Not to mention that Fangshi is not as elegant as Luoyang, but the attitude of the officer alone is not enough.

The Xia people have worked hard to breed good horses for 20 years like a day. What are you doing?
What's more, the direction of Xia Ren's strength was not limited to horses.When Kang Fu was taking care of the livestock at the farm, there were a few very precious cows in the farm, and it was rumored that they were also weeded out by Sinong Temple.After careful inquiry, Sinong Temple actually divides the breeding of cattle breeds into three directions: [-]. To breed more meat; [-]. To breed more milk; [-]. To breed more endurance.

Cattle with different breeding directions have different uses, and they are clearly distinguished.

Compared with Daxia, Hedong is just a grassroots team.Kang Fu suddenly felt that the fate of the Hedong shogunate was like that rabbit's tail, which could not grow any longer.

"With such a mighty war horse, if you go to Anton Mansion, why don't you kill the Khitan people crying for their fathers and mothers?" Kang Fu said with a smile.

The man looked at him carefully again, and suddenly asked, "Shatuo people? Or Sogdian people?"

"Shatuo people." Kang Fu replied with a little inferiority.

Looks can't fool anyone, with his high nose and deep blue eyes, he looks like a foreigner.Although there are many people like them in Datang, Luoyang has just built a Persihu Temple, and there are not many people who look like them anymore, but Kang Fu really has low self-esteem, and he is afraid that others will judge his appearance.

This inferiority complex has developed to the present, and even a little paranoid, resulting in a rebellious mentality.Lao Tzu was born with the nine surnames of Zhaowu, but now he is from Shatuo. He neither steals nor robs, but works hard to make money. What's wrong?
"Do you know how to shoot arrows?" The man looked at his figure, then at the thick calluses on his hands, he knew it well, and asked.

Kang Fu also glanced at him, his arrogance rose, and he smiled without saying a word.

"Were you a Jin soldier before?" The man approached and asked in a low voice.

When Kang Fu heard the word "Jin Bing", he subconsciously felt a little nervous, but he thought that he had been pardoned last year, so he straightened his back and said, "So what?"...

"My family used to be a general of the Jin Army," said the man.

"Then you can still buy good horses here?" Kang Fu said in surprise.

"I resigned from the military a long time ago." The man said with a wry smile, "The whole family moved to Luoyang for two years. By chance, I met a nobleman. Fortunately, I left early. If I hadn't left, I would have been cheated by Li Cunxiao."

"What happened to Li Cunxiao, the training envoy of Xinyi Guidu?" Kang Fu asked.

"You don't know?" the man asked in surprise.

Kang Fu shook his head.

"There are rumors in Luoyang that Li Cunxiao has returned to the imperial court, and even attacked a tribe that returned to Youzhou. Li Keyong was furious and wanted to lead his troops north to clean up the house." The man said.

Kang Fu curled his lips and said, "It's as if you saw it with your own eyes in Jinyang."

The man was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, and said angrily, "With Li Keyong's temperament, he must have reacted like this."

Kang Fu didn't argue with him, but sighed: "If your family didn't leave Youzhou, it would indeed be unlucky. In this Daibei War, King Jin was tricked so badly by the Khitans."

The man felt sad and sighed endlessly.

"What's your name?" Kang Fu suddenly asked, "I've also recruited soldiers and am going to Anton."

"Youzhou Zhao Jing." The man said happily, "Then let's go to Anton Mansion. Damn, there is really no chance in Luoyang, it is very difficult to climb up. Those Guanxi generals are picking noses and eyes on us Youzhou people. , occupying all the good positions.”

"That's right." Kang Fu said, "Li Cunxiao has surrendered, I think the power of the river is exhausted, alas."

While talking, the two left Changxia Commercial Firm and chatted while walking.

Zhao Jing said they were going to Qingzhou or Dengzhou
On the boat, Kang Fu's face turned green after hearing this.He has never been on a sea boat, but he was dizzy when the wind and waves on the Yellow River were slightly stronger. He heard that the wind and waves on the sea were even stronger. How would he feel?
"I heard that Dengzhou has built a new type of sea boat. It sits more smoothly and the boat is fast. It should save you from suffering." Zhao Jing was also a little worried.

The boat he mentioned was indeed a new one from Dengzhou.

The sea-going ship that Shao Sheng asked to manufacture has now been iterated four times from the "Haiyu" and the latest one is called "Haiyuding".

The three-masted sailing ship, with a displacement of more than [-] tons, uses a whole log as the keel, and the ribs are densely packed.Soft sails are used as a whole, and the sail cable system is very complicated, which is the first time in the history of sea-going ship construction.

The sailors had never seen so many cables on a ship, almost five or six times as many as before.During sailing, sail yards have to be adjusted almost every once in a while, and sailors are constantly climbing up and down. Even in rough seas, they still have to climb high masts to furl sails or look out.

It is simply tormenting! In the past, traditional hard sailing ships, the sailors didn't have so many things to do.

However, this kind of boat is really very convenient to enter and leave the port. It only needs traction assistance in a few cases. It is flexible and stable. Relatively speaking, this kind of sailboat with more flexible handling is very effective when chasing fish schools, "Tun Tian "The effect is very significant.

Zhao Zonghui, an envoy of Pinghai Navy, presented to the imperial court, requesting to build [-] ships of this type and gradually replace the old ones.

Of course, this is impossible, and the production capacity is not so large.Moreover, the cost of this kind of ship is relatively high, so much canvas, cables and ship ribs will cost a lot more.

With the assistance of the Qian family in Hangzhou, a large number of craftsmen went northward, and the two major shipbuilding institutions of Dengzhou Penglai Town and Chishanpu have already started building new ships at full capacity, and money and food have been spent like flowing water.But no matter how hard they try, it will be impossible to scale up next year, and even the year after will be difficult.

After three years of cross-sea combat, it is doomed to continue to use old ships.