Chapter 8 Catching the Wind
When he came to Xue Tingshi, Zhang De was still a talented Chang'an in Jiangnan. When he went to Cui Hongdao to receive the wind banquet, the man in Liangfeng County had already become a sven scum, a thief, a thief, a beast. In short, tired.
It was rare to drink some old wine and feel comfortable, only then did I come back to my senses and feel that I was still alive. ******** was played by three chicks, Lao Zhang discovered for the first time what it means to kill the master with blind boxing. I had no power to parry at all, and I was slapped several times, and I was bitten by Xiao Yan......
", why are you listless?"
Lao Xue picked up the draft, had some ideas in his heart, made a memo, and then hurried to the banquet. Cui Hongdao has not yet arrived at this scene, saying that he is still bathing, it is simple.
"Oh, I'm thinking about the fleet."
As a man who wants to be the king of the pirates, Lao Zhang pondered that in the half a year before the autumn of this year, there should be at least a few transit bases. Don't dare to say anything else, he is not very satisfied with the two ports in Hebei Province. The main thing is that the official face can't pass the test, in case something happens, as far as Li Dong eats, he will definitely swallow the belt meat, and he won't spit out the bones.
Uncle Tan was busy with the matter of Mai Tiecane, and the descendants of the Mai family were also a little reluctant to come out to wade into troubled waters because of various reasons due to the alternation of the Sui and Tang dynasties. It is also a good choice to stay in the south and enjoy the blessings. Of course, the main reason is that the Tang Dynasty did not give Mai Tie Staff an official canonization and built the Iron Staff Temple.
"Something went wrong with the fleet?"
"Not really, it's just that there are a few islands in Dengzhou, and if you want to build a water village, I'm afraid it will be criticized."
Criticism is certain, if you want to be free from criticism, you have to make Dengzhou feel that this is reasonable and legitimate. And it will not arouse the scruples of the imperial court. Among them, there must be transactions that are not humane. Otherwise, if people think that the men of Liangfeng County look down on Dengzhou, just one Dongmu guard can put a few ships to specialize in the fleet of China Resources.
Most of the fleets came from Suzhou, and some were transferred by the Xiao family, and Xiao Yu was the guarantor. Those loyal dogs of the Xiao royal family will not fail to listen. It's just that if you want to make flowers on the island, you can make a point, and Dengzhou is a place, and there is no 100,000 yuan, and it is estimated that there is no result.
"Dengzhou Daxie Island, the old man has also heard of it. In the old years, there were quite a few bands of pirates here, and after the extermination of Wu Denian, there were many fishermen who made a living. I heard that it is already popular, and there are hundreds of fishing boats. ”
Zhang De of Da Xie Island has not personally observed, but he has roughly calculated that it should be either South Changshan Island or North Changshan Island. The fleet from Suzhou sometimes does not go directly to Penglai County, but will dock here, and over time. Temporary wharves were also formed.
The picket-bottomed ship will unload and load the cargo on Da Xie Island, and the sand ship can go directly to the seaport in Penglai County. It is also possible to follow the coastline. Continue west to the north and stop in Cangzhou. The sand boat has a shallow draft, can directly enter the floating water, and further north, it can also enter the Zhanghe River.
The grain that Liu Hongji, an old rascal, asked for was after it was packaged on Daxie Island. Then enter the Zhanghe River, and then turn to the water. The reason why it does not dock in Penglai County is mainly to save unnecessary expenses. In addition to Dongmu's arrest, the Dengzhou Thorn Mansion is not a fuel-efficient lamp, just a military general. The appetite is not small.
It's not that Dengzhou was born like this, it's really that Dengzhou was extremely important in the former Sui. Yang Guang Yang Ritian, when he conquered Goguryeo, Dengzhou Shuicheng can be described as covering the sky and covering the sun. It's a pity that Yang Er is so special that he can play, so no matter how hard Dengzhou is, he can't match the speed of Yang Er's defeat, until the Sui Dynasty burps and Dengzhou's status as a transit center weakens.
However, the Grand Canal is not omnipotent, and compared with sea transportation, it is not even a scum with a combat strength of only five. This is still a competition between everyone in sand boats, not even the culet-bottomed boats.
"Dengzhou is a soldier to rush, if you want to have a convenience, it's not easy."
As if thinking of something, Xue Dading sighed with emotion and looked at Zhang De meaningfully.
Zhang De is also helpless, Dengzhou does not mean that it is enough to settle the civil officials. There is no one in the military department, and it is nonsense, and those who should pay tribute still have to pay tribute.
Just buy road money, can you say no? Moreover, the generals of Dengzhou are not just fishing for themselves, their backstage is the Shangshu Hou Junji of the Ministry of War. The bastard of the Gangster in Fenzhou is quite powerful in the eastern states of Henan Province, plus the little brother of Ma Zai in Huainan Province and Jiangnan Province, Lao Zhang is engaged in shipping, and Hou Junji will definitely be able to smell the fragrance of Kaiyuan Tongbao.
As far as the bastard's appetite is concerned, Zhang De can be 100% sure that if he doesn't eat three generations of wealth and wealth in one bite, the big gangsters in Fengzhou will definitely not let go.
Therefore, the islands in the sea off Dengzhou are very important.
In fact, most of the children of the Zhang family who came out of Furong City were fighting on the water, and there were twenty or thirty old helmsmen running boats here in the Bohai Sea. In the year of Wu De, someone went north from Daxie Island and found four islands, quite able to hide people and ships, but it was some distance from Dengzhou, if it attracted Goguryeo pirates, it was very troublesome.
Those islands, Zhang De also roughly estimated, may be Dangji Island and Daqin Island, and you can already directly see the Liaodong Peninsula. If you fight Goguryeo, you can't guarantee that the navy will pass through here.
At this time, it is not the experience of the sailor and the helm that restricts the navigation of the near sea, but the quality of the ship and the charts. However, the issue of nautical charts, like maps, cannot be kept by the people. Of course, there must be hidden in private, but if it is known, it is absolutely fine to sue a person for attempting to rebel.
Therefore, Zhang De hopes that his fleet can at least get an official identity. Of course, Yu Shinan and Lu Deming have already started to operate this matter, and Zhang Gongjin probably knows something, but he can't do it in Henan Province.
Seeing that Zhang De was still thinking, Xue Dading didn't bother him, but ate a jue of old wine with taste, tasted a roast goose leg, and then asked Xiao Keng: "Why hasn't Cui Sima arrived yet?" ”
"Bathing."
Xiao Keng smiled, "The Cui family is like this. ”
While Xiao Ergongzi teased Cui Hongdao, he was also observing Zhang De, he also heard Xue Dading's words just now, and knew that Zhang De must be pondering the matter of Dengzhou.
Xiao Keng actually didn't have a concept of how much he could make in sea trade before, and when a boatload of Silla maids came ashore and another ship of grain entered Hebei, Xiao Ergongzi knew that this sea trade was simply a huge profit.
It's a pity that Xiao Keng doesn't have many ships on hand, and the decent ones were bought by Zhang De at double the premium. Not only that, even the boatmen packed the wood and went to Suzhou in one go.
When he came back to his senses, Xiao Keng was depressed and excited at the same time. Zhang Caozhi's name as a fortune boy is at least more real than real gold.
"Da Lang, you are the Qiliner of the Zhang family, and today you are Cui Sima to catch the wind, and you must show your style. Cui Sima's daughter, known as Broadcasting Xuzhou. If you can sing and make a peace, you will definitely be able to make Cui Sima satisfied. ”
Xiao Keng said this, but he secretly said in his heart: This young man has always been powerful, but now although he is married, it is nothing, Cui Jue is a beautiful person, if he can become a good thing, it will not only give favor, but also make this person who likes young girls not to worry about the old man's daughters.
When Lao Zhang heard this, isn't this harmful? Just now, because of the "bright moonlight in front of the bed", I was completely offended to death. The ghost knows that Cui Jue's small character in the boudoir is actually "Mingyue", a good homesick poem, and the result is similar to an obscene poem. The bright moonlight in front of the bed, the Cui girl with the small character bright moon in front of the bed, how to make a light method, that is a discussion at the technical level.
Squeezing out a smiling face, Zhang De said to Xiao Keng: "Xiao Gong praises falsely, virtue has always been prodigal, and he is ugly." The family teacher has already commented, saying that 'rotten wood cannot be carved'. If you don't know yourself, I'm afraid that you will humiliate your teacher too much. Don't dare to be ugly, don't dare to be ugly. ”
When he said this, he meant what he meant by that. As a result, Xiao Keng secretly said in his heart: Yes, I forgot that this fang turned out to be Lu Deming's closed disciple. If you hook the Cui family's girl, and then reconcile with the Xu family girl, it is also a match made in heaven.
Xiao Ergongzi then smiled: "Da Lang is too humble, a young man in Beijing, but a talented scholar, he is not as good as Da Lang." The dignified jade unicorn in Hebei, if you don't even dare to write poems about Ying and the girl, wouldn't it damage your reputation? ”
Then Xiao Keng persuaded him earnestly: "If you can make friends with Cui Sima this time, regardless of whether you are from Xuzhou, it will be Laizhou Dengzhou, and you can also speak." ”
Well?!
Zhang De was stunned: Cui Hongdao still knows people from Dengzhou, Laizhou? This is a bit of a network.
Seeing Zhang Deyi's move, Xiao Keng added another fire: "If you talk about mulberry and hemp fields, Hebei is not worth a lot, but Cui Sima is in Xuzhou, and there are quite a few clansmen who run it." If Dalang wants to buy land and plant mulberry, he still needs to communicate. ”
Hearing this, Zhang De suddenly had a plan, and was about to speak, but saw the guards outside come in and shouted, "Dong Weng, Cui Sima has arrived." ”
"Oh? The old man went to greet him. ”
Xue Dading also threw away the roast goose legs, wiped his mouth with a silk scarf, and got up to go out with Zhang De to greet him.
In the distance, the carriage approached slowly, and the horses were white horses, but there was no hair of any color. The two-wheeled carriage moved slowly, and in the open carriage, a handsome man with beautiful hair moving in the wind sat with his eyes closed and smiling.
Just to say that this appearance is to throw off Xiao Keng's three streets, it is really the bearing of a famous family and the quality of the family.
is that Lao Zhang is used to seeing all kinds of handsome guys in Chang'an, and at this time he has to admit that Cui Hongdao can eat in Chang'an without money just by relying on this skin. (To be continued.) )
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