Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 260 Departure
Not to mention Linghu Xiaomu, who was in charge of the aftermath, who had nothing to say all night until after three shots in the morning.Jiang Tian and his party were also in the post house and received good news; the official ship that had to wait for a day or two now has another better alternative, and they can set off for Chang'an.

Therefore, Jiang Tian also quickly boarded a car and boat with a low side and a huge water wheel in the midst of the sailing and bustling port city.And the flag of Dongdu Caoying was planted on this vehicle and boat. It was obviously an official transportation ship that belonged to the local transshipment department and was sent over.

The whole boat looks quite new, and the weeds and silt on the water wheel have also been cleaned up; it is just empty because the cargo has just been unloaded.On the low gangway and flat deck, there is also a one-and-a-half-story building, which is obviously also a place for people to live while transporting goods.

Therefore, Jiang Tian, ​​the highest-ranking official in the group, was directly and respectfully led to the second floor with the best air circulation and the coolest.Although there is only half of the building on this floor, it is divided into several large single rooms diagonally opposite the door like a painting boat on the water.

And all kinds of daily furnishings and furniture inside are quite complete, just like the buildings on land.In the innermost part near the stern, there is even a large and heavy suite inside and outside; and a small terrace with patterned railings under the bamboo shed, facing the tumbling place of the water wheel at the stern.

So you can imagine how cool and wet it will be between the splashes and tumbling once you drive with all your strength.In contrast, the rooms on the first floor of the downstairs deck are much cramped; the dining room, kitchen and other functional areas are separated by light bamboo and wood panels, leaving only a dozen or so small rooms. .

There are only three sheets in each cramped room, a plank bed or bamboo couch just enough to stretch out the body; and a small cabinet or shelf nailed to the wall.If the salute is not stuffed under the bed, there will be no room to stretch your hands and feet; the number of lights and candles at night is also limited.

And after arriving at the bottom half of the deck, there is not even a symbolic partition.There are only long benches made of stacked logs nailed on the racks on both sides of the warehouse wall in the empty room with two floors, and there are hooks on the top for hanging hammocks or fixing cargo rope nets.

Obviously, it has the dual functions of transporting goods and transporting troops.In addition to the routine sailing boatman, waterman, and steward, there is also a water official in charge of accompanying custody and several water soldiers on board.It's just that compared to the dark and strong boatmen, they look fat and strong.

It is also very in line with the folk proverb "the poor road is rich in water".That is to say, being the road guards belonging to the locality is actually quite a hard job; because they have to endure the cold and heat of the four seasons, wind, frost, rain and snow, to ensure that the road sections are properly patrolled, otherwise they will lose the position that is enough to support the whole family.

However, as a water camp responsible for water shipping safety and river dredging, the specific working environment is relatively more comfortable.Basically, it is a two-way trip on the ship and on the shore, which is not so hard and troublesome; although the time spent outside is long, the contact with the past merchants is very rich.

Under the bottom boat, there is actually a bottom warehouse, which is not only the living place of the boatmen and watermen, but also a temporary storage place for ship materials, spare parts, and even personal belongings.Because according to unwritten practice, everyone on board can carry a certain weight of private goods on board.

Therefore, although the imperial court has regulations to prohibit the local outflow of water, according to the differences of urgency, urgency, and hope, it stipulates the jurisdiction of patrolling water in three hundred miles, five hundred miles, and eight hundred miles.But it still can't stop the enthusiasm of the bottom of the society who are flocking to it, intending to use it as a family heirloom.

As for Jiang Tian and his party, who checked everything in detail after boarding the ship; whether it was the head of the ship, the officials and the soldiers, they also showed enough knowledge and respect.Even the cabins on the upper floors that were being used were given up; and they took the initiative to go to the lower floors to live.

That being the case, Jiang Tian is not an unreasonable person; then he ordered people to buy a large amount of meat, vegetables, rice and noodles on the spot; he thought it was an extra supplement during this water trip.Because it is a direct transfer with no load, and there are basically no too many berthing ports along the coast, so the consumption on the ship is indispensable.

Just before the water wheel and boat were about to leave the port city, someone else boarded the boat and personally delivered the latest printed manuscripts, residence newspapers and inside news from the subordinates of the General Secretary in the city, various official printing offices and bookstores.But it was Song Deputy Prisoner who had cooperated briefly during the Pagoda Cave Incident.

However, at that time he was sighing and frowning, and kept saying that he should have been demoted to other places; now it seems that he is somewhat refreshed on happy occasions.However, when Jiang Tian asked this question, Deputy Prisoner Song smiled calmly and said, "It's all thanks to Supervisor Jiang."

"How do you say that?" Jiang Tian couldn't help being slightly surprised: "In any case, I can't control the affairs of your Wu Desi, how can it be attributed to me?"

"To be honest with the supervisor, didn't you find out the right and wrong of the Yuefu (Yinhou) in the south of the city before, and then you also involved Ma Ni in the underground water city?" The deputy prisoner Song, who was described as somewhat black and fat, smiled slightly: "Wu Some of Desi's command and investigations were inevitably involved. However, the court had to explain something, and Wu Desi pressed him in private, so it was inevitable that some manpower was tight... So, thanks to the supervisor Share the merits under my name; I have already set out on the road, but I was recruited back, and I have the right to do some errands."

"So that's the case, that's also due to your chance." Jiang Tian nodded when he heard the words: "Actually, there is no need to attribute it to me..."

"This statement is wrong! Isn't Mr. Song such a generation who can't distinguish between right and wrong?" However, Song's deputy abbot said seriously: "What's more, from the very beginning, Wu Desi has a lot of connections with Jiang Jiansi; in the future There are many places that need to communicate with each other and work together to serve the country. Although there have been some misunderstandings and twists and turns caused by some people who don't know what is right and wrong, our department has dealt with it strictly. Just keep going.”

"It turns out that the future will be long, so I will accept your auspicious words." Jiang Tian suddenly knew that the other party was ordered to come here to repair and bridge the relationship: "To be honest, I really don't remember Wu. Desi, when did someone make trouble for me?"

"Thanks to Supervisor Jiang's magnanimity, regardless of past suspicions; but this department has to express it." Song's deputy escort waved his hand when he heard the words; suddenly someone sent more than a dozen boxes and cages in large and small bags from the shore: "Take it as an apology and a little compensation for the noble family."

Following his vague gaze towards Linghu Xiaomu, Jiang Tian vaguely remembered that he had thrown a person related to Wu Desi into the pool at the garden party of King Guangling.But it was because I had brought it with me for several months in another time and space, and I almost forgot about it.

Immediately, Jiang Tian's mood became a little subtle again. Is this the function of power and power, which can easily subvert black and white and right and wrong; and he seems to have been cast as a template of some kind of villain because of this.However, when he bid farewell to the other party and returned to the upper floor, he found that Chu Yu was also sent to the room.

Although she was still unconscious, Linghu Xiaomu, who was responsible for taking care of her aftermath, including cleaning her body and putting on her clothes, was so resentful that water would drip from her eyes.Only then did Jiang Tian come to his senses, and he seemed to be getting further and further away from the scumbag's etiquette.

At the same time, in a bustling port city; above the towering watchtower/lighthouse; there are also people looking at this water wheel, vehicle and boat, driving into the main road of the Yellow River amidst the rolling water.Then Song's deputy escort came forward and said respectfully: "Gou Guan, your explanation has been completed."

"Okay!" As one of the few high-ranking members of the Dongdu branch of the Wude Division, with the deep forehead lines on his forehead, he turned around and praised: "Old Song, you will need to use more in the future." With some thought, I have maintained this line. After all, I have to be an independent figure in Shangjing."

"There are some people in this world, even if they don't have to be friendly, they should try to avoid being enemies." Gou Guan continued to talk to himself: "It's like that little lady Linghu who came to the door to tell the truth; If we don't do anything about it, we really deserve to be blamed for it."

"To be honest, I really don't understand the changes in this world and what will happen in the future. But it is a certainty that this kind of strange people will be used to great effect." Gou Guan turned his head to the other person beside him Said: "So, you go back and tell Deng Zhuanzhi, don't take it into official affairs to worry about his child's nonsense."

"Even if he is from Wenban Zhengxu, after arriving in Wu Desi, don't try to mix up with those courtiers. Try every means to get your son. It doesn't matter if you squeeze into King Guangling's garden party. I suffered a loss in front of my young lady who was born in the company, so I just died and calmed down; is there any face to care about it?"

"If he doesn't want to be decent, then this department will help him find one. Otherwise, Wu Desi won't stand up for him if he offends that supervisor Jiang? That's an extraordinary method, and it's like killing people." A worthless person; does he think that he can coerce and coerce the other party just by relying on his own scheming and scheming?"

"This... I'm afraid there's something wrong with it!" However, after watching the other person take the order away, the deputy detainee Song couldn't help asking: "After all, Deng Zhuanzhi is not the one we are On one line, it is said that he is the disciple of (the servant) Hong Duzhi..."

"It is precisely because of this that I want someone to tell him every word!" The deeply wrinkled Gou Guan said indifferently: "I didn't make a special trip to say this to his family! It is also based on my personal standpoint, regarding Ouchi and Zhengshitang's statement...whether the people behind him listen to it or not, it will not involve us in the future."

(End of this chapter)