big song poppi

Chapter 318 0315 [Jiaozhou Bay]

Whoa!
  The waves wash over the beach, leaving white foam behind.

There were several seagulls hovering in the sky, chirping crisply from time to time.

Zhao Fujin held the lower edge of the skirt with his small hands and let the waves kiss his jade-white toes, tickling and softly.

The gentle sea breeze blew away the heat and lifted the hair around her ears.

The setting sun casts its golden afterglow and dyes the blue sea water into gold, which is extremely gorgeous.

"Sister, look, I picked up a beautiful shell."

Ma Shuyao's delicate little face with bright eyes and white teeth was full of surprises, and she trotted along on the soft sand.

"It's really beautiful."

Zhao Fujin followed the sound and saw a colorful shell lying quietly in the palm of Mashuyao's hand.

Ma Shuyao urged: "Sister, there are many more over there."

"Find some more and bring them back to Little Heyue Wan'er."

Zhao Fujin smiled happily, and the two little girls immediately walked over holding up their skirts.

On the other side, Fu Qingyi and his three daughters were playing with a small sand crab.

That sand crab also had the bad luck of eight lifetimes to meet the three of them.

The cave he went back to was blocked by Jiang Suyi with sand, so he could only wander around on the beach.

Fu Qingyi and Zhao Luzhu held handfuls of sand and blocked the sand crab's path from time to time.

This beach is like a treasure land, which makes the five little girls linger here.

Not far away, a group of maids guarded the entrance to the beach.

There is a group of Qingzhou Army soldiers guarding further away.

In this era, women's feet cannot be exposed at will, but playing on the beach without taking off shoes always feels unsatisfactory.

After the first one arrived in Jimo, Han Zhen patrolled the countryside and led them and his guards to Jiaozhou Bay the next day.

After all, Jiaozhou Bay is the focus of this trip to Jimo.

At this time, Han Zhen was inspecting the dock several miles away.

The dock is a great invention, and according to research, the inventor was Zhang Ping in the early Northern Song Dynasty.

The original shipyard was very simple. It was just a big pit dug on the shore, and the ship was built in it. After the ship was built, a hole was dug, water was diverted into the pit, and the ship was floated and sailed into the river.

How to say this kind of dock? Strictly speaking, it is not a dry dock because there is no transformation between submerged and out of water.

It's okay for shipbuilding, but it can't repair ships, and its functions are very limited.

Later, during the Shenzong period of the Song Dynasty, a eunuch named Huang Huaixin improved Zhang Ping's dock and invented a true dry dock.

After hundreds of years of iteration and improvement, the shipyard is now very advanced.

In front of Han Zhen's eyes was an extremely huge pit.

It covers an area of ​​one mile and is about four meters deep.

At this moment, countless craftsmen were directing the civilian workers to pound thick wooden piles into the ground of the deep pit.

The supervisor of the shipyard in charge of the construction was introducing the shipyard to Han Zhen with saliva at the moment.

This person's name is Huang Nai, and his family has been a shipbuilder for three generations.

Huang Nai originally worked as a craftsman in a merchant in Yihai. After hearing that Qimeng was recruiting craftsmen, he came to apply.

Because of his superb skills and management skills, he was promoted to a supervisor, responsible for the construction of docks and seagoing ships.

"Please see, County Magistrate, these wooden piles are the base. Later, giant wooden beams will be built on the base to cover the big house. In the future, seagoing ships will be built on these wooden beams. When the construction is completed, , dig the dam and fill it with seawater, so that sea-going ships can easily sail out of the dock."

"When a sea-going ship needs to be repaired, it is driven into the dock, and then the sea water in the dock is emptied with a water truck. The sea-going ship will gradually fall on the wooden beams, making it easier for the craftsmen to repair."

"Not bad!"

Han Zhen nodded, sighing in his heart.

The wisdom of the ancients cannot be underestimated.

The shipyards of later generations may seem advanced, but in fact the principle is the same as the shipyards of today.

Han Zhen asked: "How long will it take for the dock to be completed?"

Huang Nai replied: "I can't say for sure. It mainly depends on God's favor. If there are less heavy rains, the project can be completed by the end of July. Otherwise, it will be completed by the end of August."

On the beach in summer, heavy rains come at any time, sometimes lasting for several days at a time. There is nothing we can do about it.

Han Zhen drew a big picture: "When the dock is built, that will be the day you become an official."

"Thank you county magistrate. I will do my best, little one."

Huang Tiantian was ecstatic and quickly bowed to thank him.

Han Zhen smiled slightly and warned: "While rushing to work, we must also ensure quality."

"I saved it!"

Huang Nai nodded, his face solemn.

Han Zhen asked again: "By the way, how are the ships at sea now?"

Huang Nai replied: "There are many kinds of sea-going ships. I wonder which one the county magistrate is specifically asking about?"

"Which one is the biggest?"

"That must be Shenzhou."

Speaking of shipbuilding, Huang Nai talked eloquently: "The Shenzhou originated from the reign of Emperor Shenzong and was specially built for the mission to Korea. It has a length of more than 98 feet ([-] meters), a depth of [-] feet, a width of [-] feet, and can hold [-] dendrobiums." For the cargo, there are two large bundles of bamboo tied to both sides, and there are anchors at the bow and stern to stabilize the hull in strong winds and waves."

A 98-meter-long ship is nothing compared to the giant ships of two to three hundred meters in later generations.

But at this moment, it is the Shenzhou that is well-deserved, attracting the people of Korea to watch and marvel.

This shows how poor the shipbuilding standards of other countries are.

Han Zhen asked again: "Where are Zhao Song's naval warships?"

Huang Nai answered truthfully: "The warships used by the Zhao and Song Dynasties are all chariots and boats, about ten feet long, equipped with several pairs of water wheels, which are light, fast, flexible and agile. However, the shortcomings of this ship are also quite obvious. It can only be used in rivers and lakes. And for offshore use, it cannot sail far and cannot withstand wind and waves.”

The so-called water wheel was driven by soldiers' pedals, which was more convenient than a paddle.

However, the warship that could not sail far was abandoned by Han Zhen.

Han Zhen asked in an expectant tone: "How much does it cost to build Shenzhou?"

"About one hundred thousand strings!"

Although Huang Nai never built the Shenzhou, he could roughly calculate it.

The biggest expense in shipbuilding is wood, while labor and other expenses are only a small amount of money.

Han Zhen ordered: "After the dock is repaired, six Shenzhous will be built first, but they need to be restructured. Three will be merchant ships and three will be warships. There is no need to say more about the merchant ships. You should know that the warships will have naval forces. people to consult with you."

Now that there are field guns, they naturally have to be mounted on battleships.

Battleships with artillery and warships without artillery are completely different concepts.

"Little one takes command!"

Huang Nai bowed and responded.

Seeing the sun setting in the west, Han Zhen mounted his horse and left.

All the way to the beach, Zhao Fujin and the others were still playing. Seeing him coming, Zhao Fujin and Ma Shuyao immediately ran over, claiming credit as if they were showing off their trophies: "Husband, husband, I and sister Youyou have picked up a lot of shells."

Han Zhen chuckled and said, "It's very pretty. You can take it back and keep it in a fish tank, or make it into an ornament."

"My slave and sister think so too."

Ma Shuyao's smile was as bright as a flower, and her eyes were full of aura.

Han Zhen asked: "Where are Su Yi and the others?"

Zhao Fujin pursed his lips and smiled: "I'm teasing Guo Suowen."

Guo Suo is a crab.

Sima Guang's annotation: "Guo Suo has many appearances and a restless appearance."

Guo Suo is often called Guo Suo in the north, and Jian Tuan'er in the south.

Su Dongpo once wrote a poem about crabs: he made fun of the greedy prefect of Wuxing, and exchanged two poems for two points.

Han Zhen ordered: "It's getting late. It's time to go back. I hope you'll come back tomorrow."

Hearing this, the girls reluctantly left the beach.

The place where they settled was one mile away from the seaport.

Relying on sea transportation, a market was formed over time, and the town Qimeng proposed to build was here.

In the evening, the fishermen who went fishing returned from the sea and placed the day's catch in the market in exchange for some copper coins and rice grains to subsidize their families.

Han Zhen took the opportunity to purchase some seafood.

After returning to the inn, several women immediately gathered in front of the wooden barrel and looked at the various strange, sticky and slippery seafood in the barrel, with disgust on their faces.

Zhao Fujin asked: "Husband, why did you buy these things?"

Han Zhen smiled and said: "Of course I bought it to eat."

"Well!"

Ma Shuyao's face turned pale: "Husband, don't try to bluff others. You can tell these are filthy things at a glance. How can you eat them?"

Fu Qingyi looked at the barrel and said, "The sharp dumplings are edible, but other slaves don't recognize them."

"These are rare delicacies. My husband has never lied to you."

Han Zhen said, reaching out and pinching Mashu's fair and tender face.

Zhao Fujin said firmly: "I won't eat it."

"I won't even eat it."

Jiang Suyi and Zhao Luzhu also echoed.

"Ah!"

Han Zhen just smiled and came to the kitchen with the bucket.

Seeing this, Zhao Fujin followed him out of curiosity.

Entering the kitchen, Han Zhen ordered the cook to process all the seafood in the bucket.

The cook is a local who eats a lot of seafood and is extremely skillful and deft in handling it.

Soon, the bucket of seafood was processed cleanly.

The cook took the orchid crab and asked: "Sir, should this crab be steamed or pickled?"

"No, I'll do it myself."

Han Zhen waved his hand, picked up the kitchen knife, and prepared to cook himself.

It was rare to take a vacation, and he didn't want to spoil his appetite.

"Husband, can you cook?"

Zhao Fujin's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

"I know a lot about your husband."

Han Zhen smiled slightly, raised his knife and cut six plump orchid crabs in half.

Pour oil into the pan, and while the oil is getting warm, dip the cut orchid crabs in the egg liquid, and then put them into the oil pan one by one to fry.

When the egg liquid solidifies, pick it up, then add onions, ginger and garlic, and stir-fry over high heat.

I haven't cooked for a long time, so my cooking skills are a bit rusty, but even so, Zhao Fujin and the girls were stunned for a moment.

Half an hour later, Han Zhen clapped his hands and walked out of the kitchen.

There are four dishes in total, stir-fried orchid crab, stir-fried sea cucumber with green onion, steamed abalone with garlic, and clam tofu soup.

There are not many dishes, but the portions are quite large.

When he came to the table and sat down, Han Zhen greeted: "Have a try at your husband's craftsmanship."

Zhao Fujin and Ma Shuyao looked at me and I looked at you. No one dared to move their chopsticks first.

In the end, it was Fu Qingyi who was more generous and picked up a piece of orchid crab.

Her hometown was in the south of the Yangtze River. Her family was poor. When she didn't have enough food, she went to the river to eat small fish and shrimps to satisfy her hunger. She ate a lot of crabs, so she was quite familiar with crabs.

As for the seaweed and abalone, she would never dare to touch it.

It's just that these two things were too disgusting when they were alive.

After taking a bite, Fu Qingyi's eyes lit up and she praised: "It tastes very good."

Zhao Fujin and the others still didn't move their chopsticks, just thinking that Fu Qingyi was trying to please her husband.

"Don't blame me husband for not reminding you. It's your own food that you don't want to eat."

Han Zhen joked, picked up a piece of sea cucumber with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

The plump fresh sea cucumbers are delicious, with a strong and refreshing texture. Stir-fried with green onions, they are perfect as a side dish with wine.

Unfortunately, there is no cold beer at the moment.

After taking a sip of the fruit wine, Han Zhen picked up another abalone. The abalone was covered with minced garlic and dotted with a few chopped green onions. One bite was extremely satisfying.

Fu Qingyi held the crab and enjoyed it.

Seeing how sweet they were eating, Ma Shuyao swallowed her saliva. Out of her trust in Han Zhen, the little girl couldn't help but pick up a piece of orchid crab.

After taking a tentative sip, the little girl immediately sped up her movements.

Zhao Fujin asked: "Yuyou, how does it taste?"

"Uh-huh."

Mashu Yao was gnawing on the crab and had no time to speak, so she just kept nodding.

In the end, Zhao Fujin could not resist the temptation and tremblingly stretched his chopsticks towards the fried sea cucumber.

This chopstick was like opening the door to a new world, and the little girl never stopped talking.

Jiang Suyi and Zhao Luzhu looked at each other and joined in.

At the end of the dinner, all four dishes were swept away.

Zhao Fujin rubbed his belly and felt a little embarrassed.

Previously I had said righteously that I would not eat, but in the end I was full.

(End of this chapter)