In the study of the Lianshui Army Envoy's Yamen.

"This is Huaishui, this is the canal. Although the Huai River flows eastward, it enters the sea in the territory of the Lianshui Army, but because there is a lot of siltation in the estuary, it is difficult to sail. Therefore, the porcelain and silk produced in the Central Plains were mostly transported to the east by the canal and the Huai River, and were folded into the Yunyan River near Lianshui City to go north to Haizhou, and finally in Haizhou they were transported to Dongying, Goryeo and Nanfan by sea boats.

The various goods of Dongying, Goryeo and Nanfan are also mostly imported from Haizhou. Therefore, Haizhou Port is the premier port in the north, and it is not inferior to Yangzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou and other southern ports. ”

It was Mi Youren, a good apprentice of Wu Haogu, who spoke, although he had not yet officially performed the apprenticeship ceremony, but he had already made a good apprentice to Wu Haogu. When I heard that the master and the future master were going to Haizhou, I immediately took the map and said that I would accompany the master and the master to go together.

This is the first time that Wu Haogu has seen a large map since the soul change, although there is only Huainan East Road and part of the terrain of Jingdong Road and Jingdong West Road on the map, but it is enough for Wu Haogu to have a more intuitive understanding of the country he is in.

Today's Central Plains is still prosperous and prosperous, which can not only nurture famous cities such as Kaifeng, Yingtian, Daming, Luoyang, etc., but also support a huge scale of foreign trade. So much so that Haizhou has become a big port that can be compared with Yangzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou.

It's a pity that this prosperity can't last for 30 years! First the Jurchens, then the Mongols, the Central Plains was ravaged twice, and it was no longer the political and economic center of China......

And the luck of the whole of China has also taken a sharp turn for the worse and has sunk for hundreds of years!

"Brother Yin," Pan Qiaolian was also in the study at this time, she and Mi Youren were also playing small and big, and they were going to be his mentor again, so they called him by his nickname. "Have you ever been to the Yuntai Realm? I heard that there is a fairyland-like Yuntai Mountain on the sea not far from Haizhou? ”

"I've been, I've been there, it's a must-visit place for literati and artists to visit Haizhou." Mi Youren said, "This Yuntai Mountain is on Yuzhou Island, and the whole island of Yuzhou is under the jurisdiction of Donghai County, Haizhou.

The island not only has a Yuntai resort like an overseas fairy mountain, but also farmland, a fishing port, and a city. The east side of the island is across the sea from the field of Qishan County, and there is a port between Yuzhou Island and Qishan County. If you live in Yuntai Mountain on Yuzhou Island, you will have the realm of fairy mountains, and it is convenient to be in the city, which is really a double benefit......"

Listening to Mi Youren's shaking his head and his introduction, Wu Haogu's eyes were completely attracted by the Yuzhou Island on the map. He originally thought that Yuntai Xianshan was a big mountain located in Haizhou Bay, but he didn't think that it was still a county, with farmland, fishing ports and cities, as well as large commercial ports, just like a Taiwan island in the Song Dynasty!

If you can make a good living, you may be able to achieve a good situation. But how should this situation unfold?

Wu Haogu stared at the map in a daze, as if he wanted to find a glimmer of life for the Chinese nation, but this vitality was obviously there, but it seemed that he couldn't grasp it.

Pan Qiaolian noticed his abnormality, "Brother Dawu, what's wrong?" ”

Wu Hao Gu said: "I want to go to Yuzhou Island one day to buy a piece of land, build a Zhuangzi, and then ......"

And then what will happen, Wu Haogu doesn't know, his previous life was just a painter after all. However, his intuition told him that Yuzhou Island and the whole of Haizhou were treasures worth working on in the future.

Pan Qiaolian misunderstood what he meant, thinking that Wu Haogu wanted to live in seclusion with her in Yuzhou and be a pair of immortal couples, so she lowered her head shyly, but her bright eyes were still staring at Wu Haogu, "Brother Dawu, I also think that Yuzhou Island is very good, and the paradise is generally ......."

"Really?" Wu Haogu responded, saw Pan Qiaolian's shy and timid appearance, and then looked at her again, and a burst of sweetness suddenly welled up in his heart, temporarily forgetting the catastrophe more than 20 years later.

A couple looked at each other like this, completely forgetting that there was a Mi Youren in the study.

Mi Youren coughed a little embarrassed: "Teacher, eighteen ...... Lang, since you all think Yuzhou Island is good, let's go to Yuzhou together. ”

Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaolian remembered Mi Youren's existence at this time, and they were suddenly a little embarrassed. Wu Haogu coughed hurriedly and changed the topic: "By the way, about one or twenty days ago, there were senior monks from Wutai Mountain who passed by the Lianshui Army?" ”

Mi Youren thought for a while, "I heard my father say that it seems to be three high monks, the master of Wutai Mountain, the master of Zhishen and the master of Linzheng of Daxiangguo Temple." ”

What the? Wu Haogu was stunned, Fu Linzheng and Fu monks have become masters? It seems that his trip to Japan was also a bit of a drama.

"Then when did they leave the Lianshui Army and go north?"

Wu Haogu pondered, if he went faster and arrived in Haizhou earlier, he might be able to send Monk Fu off.

"Seven days ago," Mi Youren said, "they set off seven days ago, and today they have arrived in Haizhou." ”

Wu Haogu glanced at Pan Qiaolian and said softly: "Eighteen Lang, then let's rest for half a day, and tomorrow we will say goodbye to Mr. Haiyue and go to Haizhou together?" ”

"Okay," Pan Qiaolian agreed, and looked at Mi Youren, who will soon be a generation shorter than herself, with a smile, "Brother Yin, how about leaving tomorrow?" ”

"Okay," Mi Youren smiled, "Today I ate the practice wine in the official office, and tomorrow we will go to Qishan County, Haizhou, and then visit the Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area!" ”

……

The summer is scorching, and Pengcheng, the capital of Xuzhou, has been shrouded in high temperatures these days.

Ximen Qing was wearing a moon-white thin robe, standing under the backyard porch of his pharmacy, looking like his full chest couldn't help but rise and fall, holding a nine-bucket step bow in his left hand, and a milky white ivory wrench on the giant finger of his right hand.

Twenty or thirty paces in front of him stood a human-shaped target made of straw, with feathered arrows stuck in it.

A series of extremely violent coughing sounds suddenly came from the hall behind Ximen Qing. A white-haired old man who was still wearing a robe made of kapok on a hot day, on crutches, slowly walked behind Ximenqing.

The old man's pale face, which was as pale as paper, revealed a sickly flush, nodded and said, "Eleven arrows in a row, not bad." ”

"Big Daddy," Ximen Qing, "I want to shoot twenty arrows, just like the third brother and the eleventh brother." ”

"Big Daddy" means grandfather, this old man turned out to be Ximen Qing's grandfather, that is, the current patriarch of the Ximen family in Yanggu.

"How do you compare yourself to them? They are all strong men," the old man shook his head. "You and them are not the same after all."

"I know, I know......" Ximen Qing nodded, walked to a weapon rack placed against the wall under the porch, and placed the bow in his hand.

The old man coughed again, Ximen Qing looked at him and said, "Big Daddy, it's time for you to take medicine." ”

Hearing the medicine, the old man frowned, and a bitter smile suddenly appeared on his pale face. He shook his head and said, "It's really old...... Straight mother thief, day by day and bitter medicine as a companion, it is really tasteless to live. ”

"Even if you don't have a taste, you have to live." Ximen Qing smiled, "If you don't live, how can you see your grandson get married and Yan Yun recover!" ”

"Recovery?" Two rays of essence suddenly shot out of the old man's cloudy eyes, "Can I still see that day?" ”

"I don't know, but the weakness of the Khitan and the prosperity of the Han family are well known," Ximen Qingdao said, "If you live one more day, you will be one day closer to that day!"

By the way, my grandson has just received a secret letter, and Xiao Ma Linya has asked the Ma Zhi of the Ma family of the Doctor Lu Mountain to come across the sea, and he will be able to go to Haizhou in a few days. ”

The old man nodded, "Oh, it's Ma Erlang who came in person...... It's time for the old man to go to Haizhou. ”