Destiny Only Han

Nanhai County, Panyu County.

The sudden heavy rain made the previously bustling crowd disappear, and the violent wind blew the front of the store to sway from side to side and crackled.

Chen Ying, the governor of Nanhai County, was wearing a coir raincoat, standing on the pier and looking south, hoping for the black sail that appeared in the vast waves.

According to the schedule, today is the day when the long-distance fleet returns. After all, at this point in time, it happens to be the time when the southwest monsoon prevails.

Therefore, it was not only Chen Ying who appeared at the pier, but also the steward of the manor who was waiting to choose a minister, the spice merchant with a huge sum of money, and the jeweler who was praying for a fortune.

But the sudden torrential rain and strong wind cast a thick shadow over all these festive and hopeful scenes.

However, Chen Ying's expression did not change much.

Although the sea conditions at this time are very bad, after all, most of the long-distance fleets are large ships, and they travel along the coastline.

The rain in Lingnan came and went quickly. Within half an hour, the sky began to gradually clear up. The coolness caused by the heavy rain before disappeared, and the sultry heat and humidity returned strongly.

On the sea in the distance, where there was a rainbow, suddenly jumped out a big ship with black sails and a huge Chinese character flag floating on the mast.

"Come back! Come back!"

"One, two, three...why are there so few?"

"Hey, yes! I remember that there were at least seven big ships that left the port, why only five came back?"

"Could it be that the ship capsized?"

"Bah, bah, bah! Crow mouth go away!"

Amidst all the discussion, Chen Ying suddenly thought of something. It was not one fleet that set off from here, but two!

Among them, the fleet of seven large ships and 21 small ships was full of goods, and they were merchant ships heading to the west of the Nichinan Governor's Mansion in search of barbarian foreign trade.

On the other hand, there were only a few large ships, and after leaving the port, they briefly went on the same road with the merchant ships, and then headed straight south.

Their purpose is to expand the sea chart and confirm the authenticity of the sea chart His Royal Highness found from the Qin Archives.

Chen Ying thought about it for a while, and found it a little funny.

In his opinion, Liu Ying must have been deceived by those alchemists who fooled the first emperor into believing that there is a big island not much smaller than the mainland of China on the other side of the sea!
Well, Chen Ying believes that there is an island in the sea. What Chen Ying doubts is that Liu Ying said that there is a rabbit monster that is taller than a person on that island, and there is a pocket on its stomach...

How ridiculous!

Chen Ying imagined the rabbit in his memory, and a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.

If it was true, then he would naturally welcome it with both hands and feet.

He, a serious lover of spicy rabbit head!
If there is a rabbit monster that is taller than a human, the rabbit head should be more enjoyable to eat...

At the moment when Chen Ying smiled and shook her head, the fleet slowly approached the port. When the hopeful merchants and manor stewards stepped forward, what greeted them was nothing but a series of vomiting sounds.

Although the previous storm did not cause any damage to the ship, the crew members were all overturned. Now that the ship is in port, the tense emotions are gradually easing, and the vomiting caused by dizziness can no longer be restrained...

After a while, when the filth on the deck and the pier was cleaned up, the captain of the long-distance voyage walked off the ship like a willow in the wind, and handed over the chart in his hand to Chen Ying who came over.

"I didn't find the big island that the prince said, but I found a series of valuable islands... a conservative estimate is that there are 40 to [-] laborers, and it is true that there are volcanic islands, the soil is fertile and suitable for farming..."

Chen Ying looked at the chart. He was not interested in the land. After all, Nanhai County was sparsely populated at this time, and there was still a lot of undeveloped fertile land.

What he is most interested in is the so-called 40 million labor force!
If it works well, invest a little resources in the early stage to help them move from ignorance to civilization, then at least 5000 laborers can be obtained every year, and this number will grow with time!
This is the sustainable development that Liu Ying mentioned before!
Chen Ying nodded lightly, handed back the chart, and stared at the small box carried by the two crew members in a daze.

In the small box was a worm that was similar in size to a spring silkworm, but it seemed lumpy and disgusting. Judging from the sound and movement of the worms colliding together, it was a corpse, and it was a dried corpse.

"What is this?"

"Sea cucumber."

Listening to what the captain said, Chen Ying frowned slightly.

He knows that ginseng is a kind of medicinal material that looks somewhat similar to the human body. It was also available in the Central Plains in the past, but not many. Now the ginseng circulating in medical centers in various places is almost all traded with Donghu people, Sushen Fuyu and other Liaodong tribes. Come.

Sea cucumber?

what is this?
Looking at the doubtful Chen Ying, the captain explained:
"This is something in the sea. It's sticky and not tasty, but His Royal Highness said it is a great tonic. When I was training at the No. [-] Royal Shipyard in Dashi County, I often dived and touched this kind of thing... "

"When I went to sea this time to attack a barbarian tribe that attacked us, I found these dried sea cucumbers with them. Watch the survivors gesture. They caught them from the islands farther south than I was in Dashi County. Catch bigger and fatter!"

"I wanted to take a boat to see it, but it's a pity that the return date is approaching, so I can only talk about it next time..."

Chen Ying pondered for a while, and decisively grasped the main point from the captain's words. He approached half a step and asked, "Big tonic? Tonic for what?"

The captain gave him a smile that any man could understand: "The crown prince said that sea cucumbers are warm and nourishing in nature, full of enemy ginseng, invigorating the kidney meridian, benefiting the essence, eliminating phlegm and prolonging, urinating, aphrodisiac and treating impotence..."

A slightly unnatural look appeared on Chen Ying's face, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Are there many sea cucumbers?"

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Chang'an City, Weiyang Palace.

In the dim night, a short and puffy figure slipped out of the corner door quietly, but what made her a little puzzled was, where did the soldier standing at the door go?

But this is not important, the important thing is that there is a peddler carrying a load standing outside the corner door. Judging from the flickering fire on the side of the load, this should be a wonton seller...

Now that Chang'an City is in good order and business is flourishing, the curfew time has been extended again, and the gates will be locked after midnight, and the night guards will arrest those civilians who dare to wander on the streets.

Well, no one dares to control the powerful...

The short figure ran to the wonton stand, ordered and paid without a sound, and then squatted on the ground holding a bowl of steaming wontons to eat happily, ignoring the series of figures that appeared behind her.

"Mother, my sister is indeed here!"