Kai Fu Han

Chapter 51 Qinglin Shop

The speed of ancient sailing ships, if the wind was favorable, could reach a maximum of one hundred miles per hour, but this was when the wind direction and speed were very suitable.It is impossible to have a smooth wind every time when sailing on the sea, so the average speed is only forty to sixty miles per hour.

Ancient Chinese sailing ships used hard sails. When the wind was not favorable, the sails could be tilted slightly to face the windward side, so that the wind could be better utilized.In extreme cases when the wind is against the wind, facing the windward side laterally and sailing in a zigzag shape can enable the boat to still move forward even if the wind is against the wind.

The winter wind in Shandong generally comes from the mainland, with the wind direction being northwest, blowing from northwest to southeast.

Laizhou is located in the southwest of Penglai County, so the fleet led by Liu Xinqi spent most of the time traveling at a perpendicular angle to the wind direction.

This resulted in the fleet led by Liu Xinqi not traveling very fast, less than 19 miles per hour. By [-] o'clock in the evening, the fleet had traveled less than [-] miles in total that day and had just passed the coast where Huang County is located.Since almost everyone had never sailed a large ship and lacked experience, Liu Xinqi arranged for everyone to stop driving at night and anchor down to rest.

The four ships were separated by more than a dozen hulls from each other, forming a rectangular formation, and stopped on the sea more than a mile away from the coast.

In the evening Liu Xinqi found Zhao Liang, and the two sat on the deck chatting.Mostly Zhao Liang was talking and Liu Xinqi was listening, talking about the old Zhaojia Village, the life of fishing on the sea, the pain of fleeing, etc.

"Do you want to take revenge?" Liu Xinqi asked after hearing Zhao Liang talk about the last massacre.

"Think about it, think about it especially, think about it day and night." Zhao Liang replied.

"You have plenty of time to get out this time. Since you are eager to take revenge, we will stop at Qinglinpu first. Then we will take people off the boat to Qinglinpu to investigate and investigate the specific reasons for the loss of the boat last time." Liu Xinqi replied. road.

"Thank you patriarch." Zhao Liang thanked.

"That's right. You are now from Liujiapu. You can't keep holding on to your grievances." Liu Xinqi replied.

The two chatted for more than an hour before Liu Xinqi went into the cabin to rest, while Zhao Liang went to check the night watch situation.

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On November [-]th, early in the morning, it was still dark. According to the signal from the Penglai, the captains of the other three ships and the leader of the warrior team took small boats to the Penglai.

"There is a change in the sailing route this time. I plan to stop at Qinglinpu first to investigate the incident of Zhaojiacun losing his boat at Qinglinpu and let you know." Liu Xinqi said.

"I understand." Several people replied.

"There may be a battle, so be prepared first." Liu Xinqi ordered again.

"understood."

We continued to make more detailed arrangements and formulated several emergency response measures. After ensuring that everyone understood clearly, we arranged for several people to return to their respective ships. The fleet once again raised sails and anchors, heading towards Laizhou. Drive away.

Liu Xinqi's plan to stay at Qinglinpu this time was not simply because he wanted to avenge Zhao Liang and others. In addition to taking revenge and gaining hearts, he also had other considerations.

Qing Linpu could do those inhumane things to Zhaojiacun, and after robbing the ship, he also arranged for people to kill people and silence them. He was not a kind person to think about.

Liujiabao's economy has been very tight, Liu Xinqi plans to once again act for the sky in Qinglinpu, robbing the rich and helping the poor.If they can take advantage of this revenge and set up a stronghold in Qinglinpu, it will be much more convenient to trade in Laizhou in the future.

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The day's sailing went smoothly, the wind direction changed at noon, and the north wind began to blow, which greatly increased the sailing speed of the fleet, and the fleet arrived at Qinglinpu at the end of the day (15:[-]). The sea outside the port.

Before entering the port, a small boat sailed out of the port. There were about ten people on the boat, all rowing, and the boat was very fast. It quickly came to the Penglai in the front, and first asked all four boats to lower their sails and stop.

"Where do these distinguished guests come from, and why do they come to Qinglin Pu?" A man standing on the boat shouted to the boat. "We are coming from Quanzhou and intend to go to Laizhou for business. We want to rest in Guigang for a while and have a night's rest before heading to Laizhou Port early tomorrow." Liu Xinqi stood on the side of the boat and shouted to the boat below.

The people on the boat did not answer in a hurry. They rowed the boat between the fleet, checked carefully, and then sailed to the side of the Penglai again.

"Seeing that you are all empty ships, you don't know what kind of business you are doing? Qinglin Shop is a private port, please answer truthfully, otherwise, we will not entertain you."

It should be that the waterline of the ship revealed that the four ships were basically empty. Those who really sail for business cannot sail with empty ships, they will always pull something.

"The goods on the ship have been sold out in Dengzhou. This time I plan to go to Laizhou to see if there are any rare specialties." Liu Xinqi replied patiently.

The four ships were all newcomers who had never experienced naval battles, and most of the sailors were purely employed and were not suitable for conflict with Qing Linpu at sea.Moreover, it was still unknown how powerful Qinglinpu was, so Liu Xinqi could only reply patiently, thinking of landing first.

"A ship, docked for one night, ten taels of silver." The man on the ship thought about it for a while and said.

Liu Xinqi didn't understand the market price and didn't dare to agree blindly. He tried to bargain to make himself appear more philistine and like a real businessman.

"Forgive me, steward. We sailed to Jingdong East Road for half a year and encountered a big chaos on land. We didn't make much money. Moreover, my four ships are different sizes. Please give me a discount. How about 20 taels for four ships?"

"At least 30 taels, otherwise you can go directly to Laizhou Port and see the price there." The man on the boat relaxed and replied.

"Okay, it's only 30 taels. Can we enter the port now?" Liu Xinqi pretended to think about it for a while, agreed to the price, and then asked.

"Follow my boat, and I'll take you to the berth." After speaking, the boat led the way ahead.

When the ship stopped just now, the sails had been lowered. After the Penglai sent out the "follow" signal, the four sand ships all extended their oars from the sides, and the rowing boats followed the small ship into the harbor.

"I saw a fishing boat originally from Zhaojiacun." Zhao Liang said in Liu Xinqi's ear.

"How can you confirm that it is your Zhaojiacun boat?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"I repaired one of the sides of this ship. The short planks used were spliced ​​together, which coincidentally formed a 'king' pattern. I have a very deep impression of it and I can't remember it wrongly." Zhao Liang replied.

"Dock first, and then talk." Liu Xinqi replied.

Following the small boat to the berth, the four boats docked one by one. Liu Xinqi led the soldier team and Zhao Liang off the boat, and the soldiers on the other boats also got off the boat to make peace with Liu Xinqi.

When Liu Xinqi and others disembarked, the Liujiabao tribesmen on the ship had also begun to arm themselves. They only needed to defend, so there was little pressure. Therefore, Liu Xinqi took all the soldiers off the ship and prepared to concentrate their force and cause trouble.

Some management personnel at the port saw about twenty burly men disembarking from four ships. They were all fully dressed, carrying knives, bows or short guns on their backs, and were fully armed. They knew at a glance that they were doing something bad, and some people immediately turned around and faced them. The market in the port ran away, probably to report the news, and the remaining few people came up to them and stood in front of the Liujiabao soldiers.

"What do you want to do?" A few people who were smaller than Liu Jiabao didn't dare to make the first move and asked.

"Put him down. Don't kill anyone first. Just stay out of the way." Liu Xinqi said to Liu Xinbao. He didn't stop walking and ignored the person who asked. He continued to say to Zhao Liang: "Lead the way to find the ship you just mentioned." Boat."

　Although the weekly recommendation is not over [-], I will still add an additional chapter. Otherwise, an additional chapter would not be sent out, which would be too embarrassing.

　　Thanks again to Longhan Tianyuan and Xiao Ouhuang for their persistent recommendation.

　　


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