Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 967 It's the end of the year
A brand new, undeveloped place with excellent waterways and fertile land is indeed worth discussing.

For example, the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, Fang Xuanling and others who came from Chang'an, and Qin Qiong.They knew very well that this would not only be the southwestern outlet of the Tang Dynasty, but also an important force to deter the Indochina Peninsula and the Tianzhu Peninsula.

So at the beginning of the design, it is necessary to consider it from a strategic point of view.

Not only must it be self-sufficient, but it must also have enough troops, training, and the construction of ordnance workshops, etc. A complete big city system can guarantee the strategic role here.

After the preliminary planning opinions were finalized, Fang Xuanling came to Li Yuan's side: "Your Majesty, the Chinese New Year is only a few days away."

"Chinese New Year?" Li Yuan looked at the clothes on his body and asked, "Isn't it snowing?"

All the courtiers were stunned and laughed at the same time.

Li Yuan also came to his senses, he had been in the tropics for too long, there is no winter here at all, and he also laughed: "Then let's take care of it and live a good year."

The key point is to celebrate the New Year there. There is not even a wooden house in West Wing State, so it is not a place where you can celebrate the New Year.

"Go back to the room and send it to the palace. As soon as the New Year's banquet is needed, let the palace transfer the money and food. Right now, we will transfer from the Westport Shipping Department." Li Yuan set the tone for the big event of the New Year with one sentence.

Chinese New Year is a very, very important thing for people in Datang.

It is also very important for Pyu and Fusang, which were influenced by Han culture.

In the port of Djibouti, there are fewer ships on the dock these days. Many dock workers who were originally slaves are secretly complaining that their income is calculated according to the amount of cargo they carry. If this continues for a month, then their next I am afraid that Yue will only be able to eat coarse grains and miscellaneous rice for the whole month.

Especially workers who have children and pregnant women at home look even more sad.

A small fleet of three ships docked at the port at this time, but the sailors on the ship did not open the fence for moving the cargo, but just parked the ship at the berth.

A foreman ran up to the dock steward, and after watching the people who got off the boat complete the registration, he quickly leaned forward.

The steward knew the purpose of the foreman's visit, and said with a smile: "They sealed the ship for ten days, and after ten days, they will go on a long journey to replenish and replace some goods."

"Another ten days." The foreman felt that he was going crazy, why these businessmen wanted to make money.

This is already the first fleet that has requested to block the ship.

The steward just smiled, he knew why, but he didn't explain it.

Everything is arranged by the new governor here.

In the afternoon, a lot of boats came. The workers on the pier were counting. There were more than 30 boats in the seven fleets. In the end, only one small fleet asked for fresh water, and then left in a hurry. Talk about going to Spice Bay.

The dock workers don't know where Spice Bay is, but judging from the water replenishment situation, it shouldn't be too far away.

Seeing the sun go down, the hearts of the dock workers also sank. This is their worst day since they worked here. Together with the previous ten days, this is definitely their worst month.

I'm afraid I will have to eat worse food next month.

The dock workers simply divided the food they could buy into five grades. The worst was what they called the same food as before, which was eaten by slaves.Then there is what the Tang people call pig food, and then there is rough rice.

A little more advanced, there are French fries, rice and sorghum, and the most advanced ones are made with fresh meat, enough salt, sugar, and many spices.

The brisk drumbeat sounded, and the dock workers all looked sad. This was the drumbeat for work.

Dock workers earn their income by piecework, and their reaction is the strongest. Others, such as those working in various workshops, don’t feel much. It’s just that the work these days is a little less than the schedule. But the difference is not huge.

While the dock workers were lining up to return their work uniforms and the lottery they earned for the day, a group of soldiers in bright armor came to the dock with hundreds of donkey carts.

The foreman greeted him excitedly: "Do you want night clothes?"

Loading at night will add [-]% to the wages. In this low-income day, night clothes are exciting.

The Tang officer who led the team retreated to the side with a smile on his face. The former slave soldier adjutant beside him stepped forward. The adjutant only received the order an hour ago and knew what was about to happen.

"Everyone, form a team immediately. After half an hour, everyone gathers in the open space outside the dormitory area."

The foreman wanted to know why, not to mention that he knew this adjutant when he was in the slave camp, but the adjutant said with a cold face: "I don't want to execute it immediately, right now."

The on-duty foreman on the pier was helpless. He knew that the Tang people had strict rules, so he didn't dare to say anything more. He urged everyone to hand in their signatures immediately, changed their uniforms, and trotted to the dormitory area. Those who were not working were called out to assemble in the open space.

After the dock workers ran away, Captain Tang said to the adjutant, "I didn't expect you to be so wicked."

The adjutant cheerfully replied: "I like surprises, and I think they would like them too. Why should we have surprises and they don't?"

"Happy as you want, today you are in charge and I just watch."

The adjutant saluted and smiled even more happily.

Datang's rules are very strict, but it never punishes anyone who has done nothing wrong, nor does it make it difficult for people to do something they can't do.The dock workers were nervous, but not afraid.

Soon, the registered dock workers began to form a square outside the dormitory area.

There are three phalanxes for men, and a small phalanx for women in charge of logistics.

"Tomorrow is a big day, and the day after tomorrow is an even bigger day. Tomorrow is called New Year's Eve, the last day of the year, and dumplings are eaten on this day. The day after tomorrow is called New Year, which is the first day of the year, and it heralds a new year." It's beautiful, drink."

The adjutant was speaking at the front, while Captain Tang stood behind and thought that what he was talking about was a mess.

But it finally shows that there is New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve.

"Each person, ten catties of meat, ten catties of fine flour, ten catties of white rice, two bolts of fine linen, one catty of sweets, one catty of fine white sugar... Each woman will be rewarded with an additional five feet of silk, and each man will be rewarded with five bottles of wine. "

Everyone in the entire open space had the same reaction, dumbfounded.

No matter what race or status the slaves used to be, they didn't understand what was happening in front of them at all.

"Fools, New Year's is..."

The adjutant was stuck. In fact, he didn't know what the New Year was. He still knew very little about the culture of the Tang Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)