Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 204

Primary school students will never understand that the end of one thing is the beginning of another, and the departure of one person is the arrival of another.

Xu Qing drove into Cangzhou City in a low-key manner, met with four county magistrates in the Governor's Mansion, and explained the personnel arrangements that he had thought about in the carriage.Xu Qing also poured out all the reasons for this arrangement, and everyone did not object after hearing it.

That night, Xu Qing dictated, Xiaoyue wrote, and wrote down the blank imperial decree in one go:
"The imperial edict said: Cangzhou's New Deal will last for the present and will benefit the future. It will benefit all the people and be used by the country. This decree is hereby issued, so that the Cangzhou New Deal will not be changed for 50 years, and the governor of Cangzhou will return to Beijing to report on his duties.

Zhao Lu, the county magistrate of Nanpi County, was promoted to be the governor of Cangzhou, and ordered him to keep his career and protect the people.Zhan Zeng, the county magistrate of Huanghua County, was promoted to be the governor of Cangzhou, Han Zibang was promoted to be the county magistrate of Nanpi, and Chu Jiang was promoted to be the magistrate of Huanghua County... This is it! "

He also copied a copy on yellow paper and sent it to Hejian, and sent a secret report to Chang'an.Then, the materials and personnel prepared by the family were sent to Huanghua overnight, only Xu Qing's family hadn't left yet.

The next day, Xu Qing announced the imperial decree, causing a sensation in the city.Then, Xu Qing and Zhao Lu stood on the gate of the city to meet the people.In front of everyone, Xu Qing pointed to Zhao Lu and said, this kid is my apprentice, if you have anything to do, you can find him in the future, and the old grandson will go!

Then, Xu Qing called the magistrates of the four counties to meet with the people.

When I went to the clothes, I learned the name and the name.

But Xu Qing obviously couldn't be so chic anymore, and was even a little embarrassed.He didn't dare to go with Xun Xueer and the others, for fear that Xu Wen would be frightened by the people surrounding him.That's it, Xu Qing was only almost overtaken, and lost a shoe when getting on the carriage.

When the common people picked up this shoe, it was like a treasure, and they rushed to spread rumors that Master Xu was here to show mercy.Then he held it respectfully and sent it to the nearest Xugong Temple. The temple blessings of Xugong Temple were so pleasantly surprised that the shoe was welcomed into the temple after killing cattle, sheep and pigs.Facts have proved that he is rewarded for doing so. In the next 100 years, the incense of his Xugong Temple will account for half of Cangzhou!
Along the way, Xu Qing had no time to relax. When passing by Huanghua, the common people lined up to greet him.

The former Inspector Xu greeted the onlookers cordially, and while pulling his robe to cover his bare foot without a shoe, he smiled and said to the onlookers: "The common people have worked hard..."

During the one day's journey, Xu Qing walked around for two and a half days with "twists and turns".When they arrived at Huanghua Port, Xu Qing sighed, if he had known about it, he would have left overnight, and it was his own fault to hold such a farewell ceremony.

Xu Qing's plan was to start from Huanghua and walk along the coast until he went ashore at Suzhou and Hangzhou.Then I will travel to Huguang, go to Jiangzhou to be a top player, play in Sichuan and Sichuan, then return to Luonan to rest for a month or two, and finally go to Chang'an.Maybe there is not enough time, so don't go to Sichuan and Jiangzhou.

When it was time to set off, Chu Jiang came to persuade him that the sea wind was unstable recently, so it might not be easy to sail, and he could leave in two or three days.

It's about life, Xu Qing has nothing to worry about, just wait.Nothing happened, Xu Qing thought that Huanghua Port was relatively close to Haixing's salt field, so on a whim, he rode over to have a look.

As soon as he arrived in Haixing, Xu Qing was amazed. It used to be a salt field with a few pots to cook salt, but now there are square salt fields stretching for dozens of miles.Xu Qing remembers that they were not taught to dry salt at the beginning. Sure enough, the wisdom of the working people is endless.

Xu Qing passed by on horseback, and the salt farmer who was busy in the salt field came over: "Oh, the guest is here to buy salt?"

"How to sell?"

"The five pennies you picked up now will add two pennies to your salary."

"Don't buy it, don't buy it, you have too little here, I want more..."

"Guests want to weigh stones, go to the other end, there is a salt storehouse!"

"Thank you very much."

Xu Qing pinched the horse's belly lightly and left with a thump.Not far away, I saw another piece of land that had been turned over but had no trace of planting. In the field, several farmers were rowing and digging ditches.

I went to inquire, and it turned out that this place used to be a sandy land. Later, a lot of soil dug out when transforming the shallow saline-alkali land was transported here. When it rains, the salt in the soil can be washed away.The sand has good water permeability, and even without digging ditches, the salt can sink to the bottom.

Xu Qing asked the farmer, since the soil has been transported here, the transformed saline-alkali land must not be far away, right?

It's not far away, you ride a horse to that end, and you'll be there with a whip.

Xu Qing saw the direction, rang his whip, and ran away, leaving the farmer muttering: Huh?How did this official's horse run so fast?
As a result of a whip, Xu Qing missed a piece of land to be rebuilt, but couldn't hold the horse, so he could only hold the reins tightly and let the horse run wild by itself.

There is another village where the willows are dark and the flowers are bright. The stubborn horse didn't listen to Xu Qing's words, but led Xu Qing to an intersection.The intersection was going to the market at this time, and dozens of burdens were placed, and hundreds of people were carrying their shoulders and hands to the market, but there were no livestock for transportation. It seemed that they were all nearby villagers.

Suddenly, there was a sound of "tsk tsk" in the crowd going to the market, and then another chorus:
"Oh!"

Xu Qing's heart moved, could it be that someone did some tricks?That’s okay, let’s go and see what kind of tricks the Tang Dynasty has, it must be relatively low-level, and it will be broken at a glance...

"Hey, what is this thing made of?"

"Haha, to tell you the truth, this thing can't be smashed with a shovel if it's placed on the ground, and it won't be destroyed by fire."

"Hey, where is there something that can't be burned?!"

"If you don't believe me, look!"

Xu Qing was shocked when he heard the conversation, and hurriedly got off the horse to check, only to see that the man's torch was roasting on a piece of debris, turned it back and forth dozens of times, and then threw it into the water.If it is iron-like metal, it will definitely make a "squeaky" sound after being burned for so long and thrown into the water.

But no...

Xu Qing's face turned cold, and he couldn't find anything after wearing his iron shoes. It turned out that the things were here.Xu Qing asked, "How did you find it?"

"Haha, it's a coincidence. I went to Cang County to visit relatives. On the way, I met two big snakes to arrest people. At that time, there were too many of us, so we used fire to scare the next person. This thing is the reward for saving lives." Talking eloquently: "Don't worry, neither steal nor rob, as long as one tael of silver is sold."

"Scary, for a tael of silver, I might as well buy a few more hoes and go home!" The crowd watching suddenly lost interest.

"Go, go, a group of country bumpkins!" The man walked up to Xu Qing with a smile: "Young master, take a look, this is a strange thing..."

Xu Qing waved his hand, said no, and rode away.

It's not that he doesn't want it, but it's too weird. He was looking for something in the mountains but couldn't find it, but this person got it by accident.It happened to appear again when Xu Qing was going out alone, and just happened to meet him in this unknown little gathering.

Could it be a conspiracy?
If the horse he was riding hadn't been an old man, Xu Qing would have suspected that this horse was also involved in this conspiracy.Xu Qing didn't dare to run around anymore, spared no effort on horsepower, and drove all the way back to Huanghua along the official road.

Facts have proved that Xu Qing was overthinking.

Two hours later, Anhe captured the man who sold the fragments. After some investigation, the man's background and purpose became clear. He was a small businessman.Leave the pieces behind, take the money and leave.

Xu Qing took the fragment and compared it with the original one. It was smaller and the cracks could not be closed, but the material was the same.The light is in harmony with the light, and the dark place is bright.He locked the fragments in the box for fear of having another nightmare.

Two days later, when the sky was slightly calmer, Xu Qing picked a small but stable boat in Huanghua Port, which also looked relatively new.Then the grain, silver, and fresh water were all transported onto the boat, and a grain boat was tied.A few dozen sailors were ordered, plus some people from the underground river and some soldiers, a total of 100 people, and they set sail.

No one waved, no one said goodbye, just left.

Originally, Zhao Lu and the others wanted to give it away, but Xu Qing set sail and left without notifying Chu Jiang, who was near Huanghua.

The ship has three floors, the first floor is counted from the deck.The deck is the living area shared by everyone. There are two floors above the deck. The rooms on the second floor are the residences of Xu Qing and the girls.On the top, there is only one roof room, which is where Xu Qing puts some personal belongings and enjoys the scenery.

It was the first time for the girls to board the boat, and they seemed a little nervous. Xu Qi was okay. She had been on a boat when she came back from Liaodong. Woolen cloth".

The waves were turbulent, and the boat was unsteady. After going around the port a few times, I found that the adaptability of the girls was not bad, and none of them got seasick.However, a few people from the underground river got seasick, and they carried them ashore in small boats, and exchanged for a few who didn't get seasick.

The members of the dark river were divided into two, one part protected Xu Qing on the boat, and the other traveled by land.Those who traveled by land were also divided into several groups, some went to Suzhou and Hangzhou to pave the way, and some along the coast were always ready to deal with emergency affairs.

Yang Cheng and Yang Xin also separated, one on the boat and one on the shore.

In order to be waterproof, except for the slurry room, the rooms below the deck are very dense and as small as a honeycomb.Sailors live with Dark River members.However, there are few people on Xu Qing's boat, and they can be assigned to a room for one person, or a room for two people.They have to work in shifts, so most of them can be regarded as a room for one person.

But above the deck, what Xu Qing lives in is different, one house is comparable to the three below.In this way, there are Xu Qing and all the girls, as well as Zhang Linye and Yang Cheng.

As for the food, everyone ate the same.Xu Qing knew that scurvy was easy to get on the ship, so he bought a lot of oranges from Jiangnan.One per person per day, a bit sour, but full of vitamin C.

It was rare to catch fire on board, and we ate cold food twice a day, and only for dinner did we have to cook a pot of porridge over a difficult fire, of course a mixed porridge with meat, eggs and vegetables.

Xu Qing occasionally has private goods here, and the supply of dried meat and cakes is limited.Other than that, there is fresh water. The fresh water on the boat is only enough for three days, and people have to be sent ashore to fetch it every two days, so as to ventilate with the underground river along the road.

Why is the water storage capacity for three days used up in two days?Because the people living below the deck don't take a bath, the people on the deck have to take a bath, and this bath will use up the water for eating and drinking for a day!
Enjoying the sense of superiority brought by class, Xu Qing refused at first, but later she was immersed in the refreshment brought by the sea breeze on her cheeks.

(End of this chapter)