Datang Longya

Chapter 613
At present, the use of gunpowder weapons has spread to ordinary troops. Perhaps most of them have not ignited gunpowder weapons by themselves, but at least they all know how to use them.

But the East China Sea Navy had never touched gunpowder weapons, and Leng Feng didn't expect these idiots to hold back the Dragon Tooth Army.

The expedition to Goryeo had already been put on the agenda. Taking advantage of the last icy-free days in autumn, Leng Feng took six times the base number of gunpowder weapons and headed east along the waterway until he arrived in Dengzhou.

The actions of the Dragon Tooth Army and the East China Sea Navy were not announced. Only a few people knew about Leng Feng's plan, and the rest only knew that Duke Yan was going to Dengzhou to inspect the customs.

In the shipyard in Dengzhou, Zhang Liang saw what Leng Feng called a "real sea ship".The moment he saw the ship, Zhang Liang wanted to jump over and kiss its deck.

This is the real sea ship, or this is the real warship used for war!
Compared with his ship, the tall ship is like a giant when the world was created. It is all sandalwood, which is more corrosion-resistant than ordinary wood. The ram is made of iron wood covered with iron sheets. Just looking at it can feel a sense of chilling smell.

Zhang Liang has no doubt that such a ship is the scariest ship even to the ends of the earth.

There is no other ship that can compare to this one!
Seeing Zhang Liang's fuss, Leng Feng couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder: "What's wrong? You are surprised by such a ship? Let me tell you, this ship is a blank. If you don't arm it and strengthen it, how can you really use it?" What about war?"

"Still armed?"

Zhang Liang was dumbfounded. In his opinion, this ship is enough for war. With its thick ramming angle, it is estimated that as long as half the sail is pulled, it can smash the enemy's grasshopper boat into two pieces. In addition to its height, Team jumping has a natural advantage.

Zhang Liang really couldn't think of anything else that could be improved.

Leng Feng nodded: "Naturally, we need to be armed. What I want is to make the enemy's ships disappear from our sight. It's what barbarians do."

Following Leng Feng's order, the craftsmen of the Gongshu family, Jinglei Division, and Military Weapons Supervisor began to modify the sea-going ship.

When the modifications set by Leng Feng are completed, it is worthy of being called a "battleship".

Walking out of the shipyard, Leng Feng said to Zhou Jiao, the Governor of Dengzhou who was following him: "From now on, the shipyard will be the most heavily guarded place in Dengzhou. Some of the artisans who came with me this time will stay here and be responsible for the transformation and maintenance of warships." Maintenance. Although it's a little unreasonable to say this, I don't want anyone within a radius of fifty miles.

As for the cost of their relocation, I can pay for it. "

Zhou Jiao nodded. It is indeed not suitable for civilians to exist around such an important place.Even if the civilians are forced to move out, they have to move out. Now that the Duke of Jin is willing to pay the moving expenses for the people, it will be easier to deal with it.

Dengzhou is located by the sea, and its specialty is seafood. The way people in the Tang Dynasty ate crabs was to marinate them with sugar, and to eat fish was to cook them directly. As for sea cucumbers, not many people ate them.

The poor development of river transport has prevented Dengzhou's seafood from being transported to other places. In addition, Dengzhou is generally in saline-alkali land, and it is difficult to grow crops. Therefore, Dengzhou is one of the poorest places in the Tang Dynasty.

After the seafood meal, Zhou Jiao bowed his hands to Leng Feng in embarrassment: "Duke Xie, I know that you have the skills of Duke Tao Zhu, and you can turn a few words into gold. I don't know what you have for Dengzhou." A point?"

After speaking, he also presented a box of miscellaneous silver nuggets.

Dengzhou has not yet set up a bank, and there are no big merchants in the local area, so the new coins have not yet spread here.

Looking at the miscellaneous silver pieces in the box, Leng Feng sighed, "These silver pieces must have been cobbled together by the people of Dengzhou!"

Long before he came to Dengzhou, Leng Feng investigated Zhou Jiao's resume. He is a good official, and it is impossible for him to be corrupt.At this time, he was able to come up with so much money, which can only show that it was crowdfunded.

Zhou Jiao smiled wryly, "Yes, I believe you must have a solution."

Well, of course there is a way.

Leng Feng took out a piece of silver from the box and said, "It's just a few words, this price is enough, you send the rest to the shipyard and let them make some sleds."

"sled?"

Zhou Jiao looked puzzled, what about the matter of getting rich in Dengzhou, what does it have to do with sledding?
Zhang Liang was half drunk, seeing Zhou Jiao's puzzled face, he said, "Just do what I tell you, why are there so many nonsense."

Leng Feng glared at Zhang Liang, and then continued: "Dengzhou's specialty products are just seafood, but they are restricted by river transportation, so freshness cannot be guaranteed. This problem can be solved in winter, as long as the seafood is frozen , can be transported to the inland.

In winter, the river will freeze and ships will be impassable, but sleds will be fine. The frozen river is your smooth road, and a sled can transport a lot of goods.I will write another letter to Tianxialou, asking Tianxialou to sell seafood-related dishes first, and soon, you will find that your Dengzhou seafood can definitely sell for a lot of money around Chang'an! "

"All the delicacies in the world come from Tianxialou", this is the most widely circulated saying at present. Tianxialou will release some recipes from time to time. As long as Tianxialou releases a dish, this dish will be particularly popular among the people in a short time.

Fishing in winter is extremely difficult, and transportation is also extremely difficult. Under the influence of these two factors, the seafood shipped from Dengzhou to Chang'an in winter can definitely be sold at a good price.

Zhou Jiao thought about it and found that this method is really feasible!
Although fishing in winter is dangerous and troublesome, it is still possible to catch a batch for sale.In the past, people were bound by the habit of "not fishing in winter". They never thought that the weather in winter is a natural way to keep fresh!
With the protection of the cold, Dengzhou can completely enter the shopping malls in the Central Plains with seafood.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jiao got up from the table, straightened his clothes, and bowed to the ground: "Wake up the dreamer with a single word! On behalf of the people of Dengzhou, I thank the Duke of Jin for your advice!"

After finishing speaking, it seems that he still wants to kneel down?
With a wave of Leng Feng, Er Gouzi supported Zhou Jiao, not letting him kneel down.

"It's just a matter of one sentence. Inspector Zhou is over like this. If you want to thank me, remember to give Tianxialou a discount for delivery!"

Zhou Jiao nodded again and again: "Definitely, definitely, don't talk about discounting, even if it's free, the officials are willing!"

It has been decided that the first batch of seafood will definitely be given to Tianxialou for free.

Only when Tianxialou makes a name for them, can their seafood be sold more easily!
After the seafood feast was over, Leng Feng wrote a letter to Lao Yuan, in which he recorded how to eat fried hairtail and other seafood.

As soon as Tianlou launched a new dish, the first thing those Lao Tie would do was to try it.

(End of this chapter)