The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1509 Homecoming

Liu Ren wished to see Xuan Shijing like this, smiled, and said: "The lower official was born as a navy master, and those who make a living on the water and make meritorious deeds will naturally not be afraid. It's just Xuan Gong, and the lower official persuaded Xuan Gong to think twice. , It is also for Xuangong's consideration, there will be opportunities in the future, and there is no rush for this moment, Xuangong also knows that there will always be what should be, and what should come will come. Now at Xuangong's age, there are old and young, It's really not suitable for such a risk, and the court will not agree with Xuan Gong to do this, especially His Majesty."

His Majesty Li Er knew how much Xuan Shijing valued Liu Renyuan. Under such circumstances, His Majesty Li Er was more willing to let Xuan Shijing return to Chang'an immediately, rather than toss around with the navy in the southeast sea area. , and the soldiers of the Navy have been out for so long, it is time to return to Yangzhou to rest and replace them.

Liu Renyuan mentioned the issue of Xuan Shijing having seniors and juniors, Xuan Shijing also hesitated, thinking of the female relatives waiting at home, his own mother, his two wives, and his own daughter, and left by himself. At the time, my daughter was still a toddler
Liu Renyuan's words touched the softness in Xuan Shijing's heart, and Xuan Shijing's eyes softened accordingly.

In fact, Liu Renyuan's original intention was to remind Xuan Shijing that you are still young, you only have a daughter under your knees, and you don't even have a son to inherit the family business, so why go out and mess around.

The guards of the Xuanjia caravan ran around the island, busy with their work, earning copper coins from the residents of the island. As the first "private chamber of commerce" to eat crabs, the Xuanjia chamber of commerce once again Earn a lot.

Some common daily necessities can’t be sold for much in the Central Plains, and they are very cheap, but on this island, the price can almost rise by more than half. While selling the things brought from the Central Plains at a higher price, and then transporting some things from the island back to the Central Plains, earning money at both ends.

After living on this island for another month, the officials sent by the imperial court and the troops stationed on the island finally arrived, and they also brought the imperial edict of His Majesty Li Er.

It was almost the same as what Liu Renyuan guessed, it was nothing more than asking Xuan Shijing to return to Chang'an immediately.

Ryukyu Island officially became Taizhou of the Tang Dynasty, and counties were set up, belonging to Fuzhou.

Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan packed up their things and boarded the navy's warship. There were already a lot of gold and silver boxes on the navy's warship. Inside were real gold and silver ingots. Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan went to Chang'an together and put them in the treasury.

This time the sailor returned to Chang'an, the value of the things brought back was much higher than the value of those spices and gems last time. After all, they were all real gold and silver, and the four boats were full.

As for the caravan of the Xuan family, there is no need for Xuan Shijing to worry about it. The sea caravan of the Xuan family is more familiar with this sea trade route than Xuan Shijing. Then the sea area in the middle of Taizhou has also become the territory of Datang, even those pirates dare not be presumptuous here anymore.

In the future, Taizhou will establish Datang's naval base, in order to preserve the waters in the southeast, clean up the waters around Datang, prepare for the future Maritime Silk Road, and protect Datang's merchant ships on the sea. .

As for the Navy, they will not give in vain. If you pay, you will get rewards. After all, this is the country's war machine, and the focus is not on the merchants, nor the merchant's escort, nor will they be on call.

Therefore, there must be a charter for controlling the southeast sea area.

After leaving the port of Taizhou, when Xuan Shijing was on the boat, he felt like he was returning home. He didn't want to travel south again at the beginning, and he only wanted to see his family. Some go back to reunite with their families.

It's no wonder that Ruanrou Township is a tomb of heroes. With care, even if people are outside, their hearts are still at home, and their roots are also at home.

Without a home, people are like duckweed.

Although Xuan Shijing knew it in his heart, when chatting with Liu Renyuan, he was still joking, blaming Liu Renyuan for his current situation.

"If it wasn't for General Liu, you aroused Xuan Mou's thoughts, I wouldn't be like this now, so if General Liu wants to make a joke, he also wants to make a joke of yourself." Xuan Shijing laughed.

Who told Liu Renyuan to laugh at Xuan Shijing on the boat? Didn't you bring it up yourself?

Whenever Liu Renyuan heard Xuan Shijing say this, he laughed: "Even if the officials don't say it, His Majesty's will is still with Xuangong, Xuangong will not resist the order, will he?"

From the end of March until now, the end of August, Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan have been sitting in the navy together almost all the time. The two have gotten in touch with each other more, and they have also understood each other's temperament, and the relationship has become closer, so sitting together can Chatting and drinking happily, joking with each other, the identity gap between the two gradually melted away.

Liu Renyuan is older than Xuan Shijing, but he can always see from Xuan Shijing that this is not the open-mindedness that Xuan Shijing can have at this age, and sometimes Liu Renyuan even has the illusion that the person in front of him is older than himself. Even bigger.

In fact, it's not that exaggerated, at most it's just as vicissitudes as Liu Renyuan.

During the rough days on Taizhou Island for a few months, Xuan Shijing also had a short beard under his chin, and his whole face looked a lot of vicissitudes, no wonder Liu Renwan felt this way.

After the navy's fleet arrived in Yangzhou, it docked in Yangzhou, and the materials on board will also be unloaded in Yangzhou. After all, a lot of things have been shipped to Chang'an last time, and the market there is close to saturation. Now the things brought back by the navy , except for the four ships loaded with gold and silver, the rest are parked in the Yangzhou navy camp, and the imperial court will send people to deal with them.

Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan followed the four warships into the canal, from the north of the canal to Luoyang, and then to Chang'an.

Xuan Shijing's return date was two days later than scheduled, but when the ship arrived in Yangzhou, the branch of the Chamber of Commerce in Yangzhou was sent to Chang'an by Feige, and the news of Xuan Shijing's return was informed to Zhuangzi Shangxuan's family. The people in the courtyard, and the news from the imperial court were also very well informed. After the people arrived in Yangzhou, the post station on the Yangzhou side sent envoys to report to Chang'an on fast horses.

Xuan Shijing and Liu Ren wished not to go home directly after arriving in Chang'an, but to go to the palace to face the saint, and bring the things on the boat to the palace for His Majesty Li Er to have a look.

Their main purpose of this trip is for these, so these things are the basis for their assessment of credit.

(End of this chapter)