Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 777
I saw hundreds of women rushing to the pier in groups of six, pushing a small cart with round wooden barrels.There are countless people standing or sitting on the pier.

"It smells so good!" Zhang Gongjin said to the two people around him with a smile.

Dugu Shura took a look, and saw that there was fish soup in the bucket, dried fish in the basket, and white rice in the big bucket.Immediately asked: "Is this hour here?"

"It's almost there. It will be Chenshi in another quarter of an hour."

It was still a quarter of an hour before Chen time, which was 45:[-] in the morning of modern time.

While talking, the pier over there was full of fishbone soup and rice, and then each person was given a stick of salted radish and a small piece of dried fish.

When the bell rang, these people had finished their meal, and the women trotted away pushing the cart.

"The food delivery is coming quickly, afraid of getting cold, what's the rush after eating?"

Before Zhang Gongjin finished speaking, the gate in the distance opened, and donkey carts rushed in one after another, and then the pedals of the boats on the pier had been stepped up.

There were people shouting constantly on the pier, and those well-fed dock workers were carrying big bags and running on the boat. The empty pier was crowded with people, and there were people wearing uniforms holding trumpets and wooden sticks. Some people are yelling, driving people who occupy the road, or people whose donkeys are disobedient.

Because the three of them came here suddenly, the steward on the pier rushed over after getting the news.

When the steward arrived, Dugu Shura was counting: "For a quarter of an hour, the position over there has been changed. This is the fourth donkey cart. A total of 71 bags of hemp cloth were transported to the ship, and now there are 73 bags."

The steward looked at the past along the line of sight, such a speed is very common on this pier.

A boat has four planks, one pair on the side and one pair on the waist door.One master and the other descended, running non-stop. One bag was twenty bolts of linen. Those who were strong here could carry three or even four bags at a time.

"Three superiors, do you have official documents?" The steward asked formally.

Immediately, an attendant took out a letter written by Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty to Liu Mu.This can be regarded as a semi-official document.

Just looking at the two seals, the steward quickly saluted and stood aside.

"Where is Concubine Liu, do you know?"

"Yes, in Hangzhou."

"Is Cui Zhi County in the county government?"

"I don't know. The county magistrate is busy day and night and never in the county office. These days, he is either in the yarn workshop or at the river digging site." Believe me, these three will not be small people, not to mention that they are definitely not ordinary people, so they speak with respect.

"Dig the river?" All three of them were taken aback, knowing that the construction of the canal required approval from the Ministry of Industry.

The steward nodded: "Returning to the three of you, it was decided by Concubine Liu. The canal in Huating is 30 miles, and it is planned to be completed in 170 years. But the official has seen the drawing, and there are only [-] of the [-] miles. Li is a real canal, more than twelve feet wide. Among them, there are [-] Li Grand Canals, thirty feet wide."

"What about the rest?"

"Mostly it is used for small boat transportation, irrigation, etc. There are five thousand miles of canals with a width of one foot, but people in Huating call this a grand plan of [-] miles of canals. It is said that every township and village has a canal, and every A village is no more than one mile from the river, and there are [-] bridges to be built, and four bridges are planned.”

The three of them were amazed: "What is your official position, you know such details."

"Returning to the three superior officials, the inferior officer is the second steward of Wu Song Jiangnan Wharf. Huating implements government affairs disclosure according to Liu's son-in-law's order. The planning map and sand table of Huating County are in the county government office. Anyone can see it when the county government office is closed. .If you have any suggestions or ideas, you can leave a letter in the county office, and there will be a reply in about a month, so you can come to the county office to check."

Zhang Gongjin waved his hand: "Go to the county government office."

"Zou Guogong, let's go to Hangzhou. What if Liu Mu doesn't know where to go for a few days at night? Do you think we should wait, or how to find it?"

"Well, let's go to Hangzhou first."

The steward at the wharf immediately arranged for boats to go upstream from the Huangpu River, and then many rivers can reach Hangzhou.This is more stable than changing ships around Hangzhou Bay, and the time is about the same.

Dugu Xiude complained: "If I had known that he was in Hangzhou, I should have changed to a canal boat when I was in Yangzhou."

"Is it useful to complain? Maybe we are unlucky to go to Hangzhou. He doesn't know how many thousands of miles away." After Zhang Gongjin smiled and comforted him, he signaled the steward at the dock to arrange the boat.

The steward on the pier has heard from the conversation between the three that this is the Duke of the State, so he knows how to arrange it.

While waiting for the ship, Mr. Zhang would like to go to the cargo terminal over there.

It can be seen that all kinds of goods are being loaded continuously. What Zhang Gongjin finds most interesting is a kind of dark board, which is not so hard.

After approaching, the ship owner was sweating profusely directing his crew to cooperate with the loading of the ship.

Zhang Gongjin did not contact the owner of the ship, but asked a guard on the pier.

"This is called a brown mat. The big one is used on the bed, and the small and medium ones are used on the chairs of the car and boat. This mat is very comfortable on the bed. Since it was listed in the Jiangnan area, the supply has been in short supply. According to the registration, this ship should go to Nara Port. Yes, the heavy cargo is loaded on the bottom, and the light cargo is on top. He should leave the berth after the mattresses are loaded, and let the next ship come to load."

"Literacy?"

Zhang Gongjin noticed that the guard was looking through a notepad on his body.

"Literacy, there are almost no people who dare to make trouble on this pier, so I will take charge of the berths of each ship and check the types of goods. There are also a few teams on the pier to check whether there are contraband smuggled. Right now, the inspection is strict and approved. All goods not on the list will be seized.”

After Dugu Shura looked at the guard's standing posture, he asked with a smile, "I stayed in Qingheyu before."

"I'm ashamed, I was eliminated in only one month. But after studying in the academy for three months, I came here to be a team leader. I don't know how the general can tell that I have stayed in Qinghe Valley."

"Standing posture. I will be the deputy head coach in Qingheyu for three years."

The guard raised his chest and saluted: "Say hello to the instructor."

Dugu Shura replied: "Work hard, there are not many literate soldiers, give yourself a bright future. If you have the opportunity, you have to learn more. As for loading cargo on a ship, it is also a knowledge. Good management on the dock is also a knowledge."

When Dugu Xiuluo was talking, he saw that the steward of the dock had come back. He guessed that the ship was ready. After a few words of encouragement, he and Zhang Gongjin walked to the berthing area of ​​the official ship.

Speaking of Hangzhou City, Liu Mu didn't know that Zhang Gongjin had arrived here suddenly, and the society was preparing to go to sea.

Still five boats.

(End of this chapter)