Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1444 Lie Flat
In the gray morning mist, there was a rumbling sound as the waves lapped against the shore.

Several ships flickered up and down in the big waves, as if emerging from the bottom of the sea.

The dock workers on Yuzhou Island immediately took action.

Shao Guancheng was inspecting the pier. After hearing the sound, he braved the howling southeast wind and walked forward with difficulty. He boarded the lighthouse and overlooked the sea.

Four rather large Persian ships fluttered helplessly in the sea like fallen leaves.The skills of the sailors are admirable. They lowered most of the sails, firmly controlled the course of the ship, and advanced little by little to the anchorage.

Soon, all the sails were lowered, and slowly rushed into the narrow harbor along the waves.

Narrow means that there is a lot of land around it, which means that the impact of waves can be reduced.

"That's why I don't go out to sea by boat." Shao Guancheng laughed, turned around and got off the lighthouse.

After getting married in Beiping Mansion in February of the eighth year of Jianji, he returned to Haizhou with his new wife, Wang He's youngest daughter, Sanquan inspector Wang He, and continued to serve as the East China Sea Commander.

This year, almost four years.A few days ago, Shao Guancheng, king of Shangyi Qi, served as the Deputy Envoy of Haizhou Customs and was promoted to two ranks to control the money bag for the imperial court.

To be honest, Shao Guancheng was a little panicked.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the world said, "The governor of Guangzhou will get 3000 million once he passes through the city gate."

It is about the wealth of the local officials who control the throat of the sea trade.

Although Haizhou is not as good as Guangzhou, it is also one of the largest ports in the north. There are no less than fifteen large food merchant ships entering the port every year, which is already a quarter of the size of Guangzhou.

The customs is almost soaked in a large amount of foreign commodities such as pepper, cardamom, agarwood, gems, pearls, agate, tortoiseshell, shark skin, and coral.The quantity of porcelain and silk exported from here is also innumerable, and it is really too easy for governors and Shibo envoys to make some money.

The current governor of Haizhou, Zhao Pengwang, is the cousin of Concubine Zhao, and he hardly makes money.

Shao Guancheng thought it was terrible.

Doesn't the sage know what the governor of Haizhou means?But he still let you do it, which says a lot.

As long as you complete the local construction of Haizhou, provide a stable and convenient trading environment, and make a little money, the saint will not blame it, or even acquiesce.

But he didn't want to make money, what a big plan!

Of course, Shao Guancheng hardly makes money, the main reason is that it's not worth it and it's too much trouble.

When the wife married over, there were hundreds of carts of dowry items.According to the brothers-in-law who sent off relatives, these only ended in the fourth year of Jianji.

What does it mean?do not understand.

Later, I found out that it was the Ministry of Tibetan Talents who followed the war and received many rewards and spoils of war. Wang He selected many items as dowry for his daughter.

Shao Guancheng was speechless.

Coupled with his prince's food, and some goods sent by the child's mother's family from time to time, he really does not lack money-the Wu family has started to operate maritime trade in the past few years, and has gained a lot.

After getting off the lighthouse, Shao Guancheng came to the government office.

Today, the city ship envoy did not come to Shangzhi again.He is nearly [-] years old and is also an old man in Kansai. Unfortunately, his health is not very good, and he has been sick at home all year round.

But Shao Guancheng was very grateful to him, because he "reserved" the position of the city ship envoy for him.

The big and small officials in the yamen also knew that King Qi would definitely be a city envoy in the future, so they were very polite now, and no one was so stupid as to be careful.Although King Qi's ability is average, but his status is there, if he is transferred in the future, it will be fine, but he wants to take the post of Shibo envoy, so what else is there to say?Give up, that position is not my turn, and help others honestly.

"The sergeants on duty in Yuzhoupu are from Shuyang County. They are newcomers, and they may be rewarded with wine and meat..." You Zuoer, an official, came over and reported.

Shao Guancheng took the official letter, read it carefully, and said, "Yes."

After speaking, he wrote a comment and used his official seal.

"There are foreigners who want to buy land and houses on the island..." After one person left, another person stepped forward.

Shao Guancheng looked at it and said, "Yes."

"The number of foreign ships arrived in June, and last year I ordered a lot of porcelain. Feng Dao, the governor of Xingzhou, sent troops to escort them, which exceeded the number required by the foreign guests..."

"There are more and more foreign merchants, and the warehouse is not enough, or a new one needs to be built..."

"The new C-shaped wharf has been taken by Ping Haijun, and they want to move there..."

"Mr. Zhao from Qushan sent a batch of silks and satins, requesting that their silks be sold first..."

"Wailang, a branch member from the household department, requested that the tax be paid before September this year..."

Shao Guancheng dealt with all the subordinates casually, finished handling official duties in a short while, and then found a more comfortable position: lying flat.

Father said he was a salted fish, so he should be a salted fish.

There are money to spend, women to sleep with, songs to listen to, and all kinds of food.If you have nothing to do, you can go hunting.Isn't that good?

The eldest brother is in Shazhou, and he is exhausted, fighting endlessly with Uighurs.

The second brother went to Yuezhou, and the governor was also very nervous about the war in Hunan.

The third brother was in Zangzhou, and he heard that he was not used to eating and sleeping well, and there were wild beasts making trouble from time to time.

The fifth younger brother faced the unpredictable Bohai people in the bitter cold land of Liaodong.

The sixth brother went to the middle of Shu, and while fighting with bureaucrats and vulgar generals, he planned to conquer the barbarians in Li and Yajian.

Alas, sometimes I am ashamed to think about it.Among a group of brothers, he is the most lazy and aimless.

There wasn't much to do in the yamen.He is very good at mathematics, has a sharp eye, and has worked in the customs for many years. He started from a small Lingshi, and he knows the way of it too well. It is not impossible for the subordinates to cheat on the accounts, but the risk of being found out by him It's big, there's no need for that.

As for the construction of new docks, warehouses, and government offices, they are all trivial matters.

Shao Guancheng has the "education" of a construction scholar, so he designed it for the drawing, free of charge, and saved a lot of design costs for the court.

Of course, sometimes he is lazy and not interested, so he can leave it to other architects—this kind of official project must be designed and supervised by architects.

Over the past few years, Shao Guancheng has actually designed many projects.For example, the Customs Lighthouse, Huairen County Seawall, Qushan Lintang Pi, Lianshui Longxing Temple, etc., did not confiscate money at the beginning, but later they were reminded not to disturb the market, so they started charging.

Yes, being an architect is a very good profession.It is really a good way out for those who can't pass the Jinshi exam and have a little foundation in mathematics and engineering.

It may not make you rich and powerful, but it is not a problem to live a decent life as a squire, so it still attracts many people to study and apply for the exam.

Shao Guancheng never thought of becoming rich as an entrepreneur.At the beginning, it was because of my interest, and I passed the exam after I took the exam.Then give people free drawings and designs, just as a practice, never tired of it.

He's just such a casual, lazy guy who just plays.

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Liu Yin saw Shao Guancheng just now.

It's hard not to pay attention to such a young person being hugged from front to back.After a little inquiry, it turned out that it was King Qi of Daxia and the deputy envoy of Shibo of the Customs.

Liu Yin knew the Shibo envoy very well.

It turned out that his brother-in-law was doing the port envoy in Guangzhou, making money, not shabby.

Shao Shude sent his own son to be Shibo's deputy envoy, and he must be monitoring Shibo's envoy and earning money by the way.

"What's the place surrounded there?" Liu Yin asked, pointing.

It can be seen that it was originally a wasteland, but it was surrounded by extravagant brick walls.

There was a lot of voices coming from inside the brick wall. It seemed that many people were "closed" inside, making a lot of noise and not knowing what they were doing.

"Exchange." The general in charge of sending them to Luoyang glanced at them and replied flatly.

"Exchange?" Liu Yin was a little puzzled, but he didn't seem to explain further, so he could only suppress his curiosity and follow along.

The Persians who came together have already entered the "exchange", and it seems that they are going to deliver the goods.If Liu Yin has realized something, isn't he just a market place, and he is so mysterious!

"Hurry up and go." Seeing that Liu Yin was still looking around, the general beckoned and urged.

A martial artist pushed hard, and Liu Yin stumbled forward.

The Fanke's boat stopped at Haizhou, and the Ping Navy Department stationed in Haizhou sent [-] soldiers to escort them to Luoyang.

Liu Yin sighed secretly, and his heart became heavy.

Looking back at his family members again, they also looked terrified, Liu Yin felt even more uncomfortable, his footsteps became heavier, and he even walked out of a feeling of sadness.

"Why do you look so generous?" The general smiled at the side, and said, "You can't die, who will show you this?"

"Huh?" Liu Yin cheered up, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know the name of the general yet."

"Ping Haijun Capital Yuhou Wang Shilu." The general replied, and then led everyone to another small pier, where they took a small boat to the opposite Haizhou.

"Dare to ask, but he is the younger brother of Wang Shuai of Qingzhou?" Liu Yin asked.

"My elder brother is Wang Shifan." Wang Shilu nodded, and said with a half-smile: "Is there a count now?"

Liu Yin's complexion suddenly improved, and he sighed: "This is really a benevolent king that is rare in ancient times."

Wang Shifan's family can be pardoned, so what is he afraid of?What's more, he collected so much money and donated it to the court, no matter what, he could buy the safety of the family, right?

On the other hand, the imperial court sent Wang Shilu to escort them—well, escorting them into Beijing showed an attitude in itself.

Thinking of this, Liu Yin almost shed tears.

Outsiders can't understand his mood.That kind of suffering, that kind of anxiety, that kind of regret, it is really difficult for those who have not experienced it to understand.

It took half a day for the boat to get everyone to the other side.

Liu Yin silently observed that these regular small boats were not only transporting people, but most of the time transporting various commodities.Look at the draft of the ship, and then think about the preferences of big cannibals, no need to guess, it is porcelain.

Shao Shude——The sage is also a good hand in business!

If I remember correctly, Haizhou was originally Zhu Jin's territory, but it was actually quite desolate, and it would be nice to have 10 people.But after the sage seized this place, he worked hard and spent more than ten years to slowly build it into a well-known port.

Liu Yin knew how difficult it was.

Food merchants mainly trade in Guangzhou, and fewer go to Quanzhou. Some of them will sail to Mingzhou and other places, but there are really not many.As for the Nanhai ship and Persian ship that went to Haizhou, are you sure it's not lost?

But the old man "deceived" the big cannibal to the North, by what means?
The exchange might be one of them, but there must be something else.

Liu Yin thought about it carefully, and finally got an idea: Isn't there a lot of pepper and cardamom in the cabin of the Persian ship that carried them north?

Big cannibals come here for profit, as long as you provide them with enough benefits, they will work tirelessly and run around.

The sage did it, and Haizhou also showed his talents.

Looking at the carriages pulling Pepper to the west, Liu Yin lowered his head.

(End of this chapter)