Villager of Daming

Chapter 582: Look at today without looking at Feng Shui (first update)
How long does it take to cover an inland waterway of [-] miles?

This depends on what kind of waterway it is, whether it is downstream or countercurrent, the speed of the water, and the crowding of boats in the river...

Fifteen steam engine-powered ships had previously run upstream along the Yangtze River. Their speed had dumbfounded the people on board other paddle boats and galleys.

The same paddle wheel with a special flag rushed past with a buzzing sound. There were no obstacles in the flow, whether it was turbulent or not.

Some boats were empty and even dropped ropes to help tow other boats.

Not to mention that on the way back, I just 'fly' with the current!Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are returned in one day, this is how it came to be.

This actually refers to the speed of the Yangtze River. As long as the ship steers well, there will be no problem.

First of all, there must be experienced boatmen on the boat, who have traveled the Yangtze River. They know the situation below the water.

When going to Zhejiang, three ships were dispatched, but Zhu Yuanzhang still did not send all of them, leaving two ships wandering around the Qinhuai River.

Sometimes the boat goes with the current, sometimes against the current, maintaining a speed of sixty miles per hour, without resting in the middle, and with lights on at night.

Two days later, three ships successfully arrived. Liu Ji lived far away!Even though it’s all Zhejiang, it’s hundreds of miles away from Hangzhou, and a little further south is Fujian.

There is a scenic spot in Zhu Wentian's hometown of Liu Bowen. Now that he is alive, there is no scenic spot.

Liu Jigang came back not long ago. This was because of the Rouge River. They did not have a steam-powered boat, so they had to walk by water little by little.

On the way, he also wanted to take a look at the scenery along the river, especially Shijiu Lake, Gucheng Lake, and Nanhu, the three lakes that were beginning to become wealthy.

I was in a hurry when I arrived. I needed to get to the imperial city to see Zhu Yuanzhang as soon as possible. It was easy to go back.

As soon as the people from the palace arrived, Liu Ji looked at the boat in a daze. He had been to Xiaqiu Village and saw steam engines. He also knew that tap water and clean toilets were available in the imperial city.

At that time, there were no steam-powered boats, but pedal boats. He knew that paddle wheels had appeared before, but later became impractical and no one built them anymore.

As a result, they are now being built again for short-distance transportation, especially in places where the Yangtze River flows quickly.

Looking at the boat, the family packed up and boarded the boat together with the servants at home.

One of his wives died, his cousin, and now he still has two wives. The eldest son followed the prince and the King of Qin's team to the north, and there is no news.

The second son is here with his two daughters, two daughters-in-law, and two grandsons, a total of nine people. There are a lot of servants who are responsible for taking care of them.

Amidst the buzzing sound, the three ships set off in a line.

The weather is warm now. After the Grain Rain a few days ago, the temperature today is more than 20 degrees above zero. Unlike He Lin, it is still below freezing at night!

Even in Zhejiang, the temperature can reach [-] or [-] degrees at night. When it is hot during the day, it is normal to reach [-] degrees.

On the return trip, you can't drive for twelve hours straight. When eating, look for a dock on the shore to dock, and then buy something to eat.

In the evening, I wanted to see if there was any good place. If I did, I would stay at the inn. If I didn’t stay on the boat, the boat would continue sailing.

Liu Ji looked at the lights on the ship and was not surprised. However, his family members who did not go to the imperial city with him were not interested in that light.

Especially the two grandsons, they are always asking questions, such as why this lamp stays on and where are the candles?etc.

"Dingchen, are you familiar with things in Xiaqiu Village?" Liu Ji asked Tang He, who had deliberately come to pick him up in person.

Tang He had nothing to do when he came back, and he couldn't go back to Beidi. He couldn't walk that way, so he took the initiative to come to Liu Ji and express His Majesty's attitude.

Obviously His Majesty is not satisfied with the current Hu Weiyong, otherwise he would not have brought Liu Ji back, let alone Tang He to lead the team. "I've spent two days talking a lot. Didn't you go to the village to see it? When you get back to the place, you will live in Xiaqiu Village. The place outside is inconvenient."

Tang He didn't want to talk about anything about Xiaqiu Village anymore. Ever since he met Liu Ji, Liu Ji kept asking about it, including about Beidi.

"Can the masters from Xiaqiu Village really know how to calculate? We have been studying for all these years, why can't we do it?" Liu Ji's main reason was this.

He went to the imperial city to attend a banquet during the Chinese New Year. Zhu Yuanzhang did not shy away from telling him how much information about disasters Xiaqiu Village had provided.

Including floods, earthquakes, droughts, and locusts.

Except for the locusts, which are not very accurate at all, everything else is fine. The main reason for locusts is that people have wells to irrigate the land, and there is always no shortage of water in farmland. Locusts can only come out in other places, and the scale is small.

"Bowen! Don't worry about such things from now on." Tang He felt that asking Liu Ji to continue calculating Feng Shui would kill Liu Ji.

Especially praying for rain is not allowed at all. People in Xiaqiu Village never pray for rain. They tell you in advance that there will be a drought and dig a well.

Tell you to move due to floods and earthquakes.

It can also be proved that there is no way for experts to make rain or to eliminate floods and earthquakes. What even experts cannot do, how can Liu Ji do it?

"Alas~~" Liu Ji sighed: "It's okay if you don't want to read it. Let's go to Xiaqiu Village. Last time I stayed in the library, it was really inconvenient for my family."

Liu Ji thought about where he lived again. When he went to the imperial city during the New Year, Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for all the ministers who came to come to the library.

Otherwise, they need to rent a house outside. There is no place in the imperial city, and they are no longer officials. How can they talk to their former colleagues when they live in the imperial city?

There was another place that was actually pretty good, but Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to do it, and that was the residential area of ​​Xiaqiu Village outside Donghuamen and Chaoyangmen, with a lot of beautiful two-story houses.

Children from Xiaqiu Village always go there, and the train can go all the way there. It’s a long distance and enjoyable.

There is an advantage to living in the library. Guanglu Temple saves worry. They don't cook for others, and the lunch box restaurant in Xiaqiu Village delivers meals.

Liu Ji and others were taken by Zhu Yuanzhang to go around Xiaqiu Village. After a quick tour, Liu Ji felt that it was a paradise.

The people of a village hide there, and outsiders cannot disturb them.

……

It took Tang He two days to pick up Liu Ji and four days to come back.

When passing by Shijiu Lake, Liu Ji looked at the people on the shore busy watering water and smiled: "When I went home, the wheat didn't grow like this. In a few days, it will be harvested. Finally. One watering?”

"Yes! The grouting is done. Now I hope there will be more sunny days, especially if it doesn't rain during the harvest. Otherwise, it can only be sold to the beer shop. The beer shop jointly owned by His Highness King Qin and Xiaqiu Village likes to harvest malted wheat."

Tang He had seen beer brewing in Xiaqiu Village when he was with Lin, and he looked for germinated wheat in the warehouse. Highland barley could also be used, and he couldn't bear to part with the good grain.

"I heard about this and went to that street. The business in Xiaqiu Village is good and the people are willing to buy.

In particular, they opened up the second floor. After everyone goes in, they like to take a stroll, and after seeing everything, they feel that they can be used at home.

Waiting to go downstairs after buying a bunch of things, and finally go to the delicatessen shop to buy some cooked food to take home to eat. "

Liu Ji was very familiar with this street in Xiaqiu Village. He had obviously visited it many times when he lived in the library.

(End of this chapter)