On the 19th, Li Jing and Lin Wu took Zhang Chengzong and Liu Shouqian to lead the first team of Jiading to Chishanpu to take over the sea ships.

Chishanpu, one of the many seaports along the coast of Wendeng County, Dengzhou. Dengzhou Port, which was prosperous in the late Tang Dynasty, in addition to Penglai's Dengzhou Sea into Goryeo and Bohai Road, one of the two major seaways of the Tang Dynasty, also had a seaway in the south of the peninsula. Dengju sea line into Goryeo, Bohae Road, the ship departs from Dengju port to the northeast, along the Daxie Island Islands through Mashishan to Duli Town. After Qingnipu, along the Liaodong Peninsula, through Taohuapu, Xinghuapu, Shirenwang, to the Wugu River, then south to Silla, from Silla to Japan through the Tsushima Strait. This route is sailing along the coastline and archipelago, from Dengju to Liaodong to Silla and Japan, the route is long, but there are many supplies, the route is long, the route is safe, and it is less affected by the seasonal climate, and it can be navigated all year round.

However, in addition to this traditional shipping route, Dengju, as a major navigation port in the north, also had another convenient shipping route to Silla and Japan. That is, from Haizhou to Mizhou through Laoshan Port in Laizhou, then to Rushanpu in Muping County, Dengzhou and then to Chishanpu in Wendeng County, and then sail from Chengshanjiao in the southeast corner of Dengzhou, cross the sea to Shinrosi Xiongju, Gaoyi Island, and Huangthatched Island, and then arrive at Kashima and Hakata in Japan. This route was newly developed in the Tang Dynasty, and it only took two days to reach Silla Bear State from Chengshanjiao in Dengju. It is more convenient than the Penglai route, and the route time is shorter. However, the disadvantage is that it is severely affected by the weather, and the route has not been opened for a long time, so sea navigation often encounters trouble.

On this new route, there are more than a dozen large and small ports in Muping County and Wendeng County in Dengzhou. Among them, Muping County has Taocun Port, Shaocunpu, Rushanpu, Rushan Xipu, Lushan Port, Wanghai Village Dongpu, Sangdao Beigang, Changhuaipu eight ports, and Wendeng County also has Qingshanpu, Chishanpu, Danshanpu, Chengshan Port four major ports. Tang Taizong attacked Goguryeo three times, and Tang Gaozong attacked Goguryeo, and both sent large armies to cross the sea from Chengshan Port to attack Goguryeo. In the nineteenth year of Zhenguan, "40,000 soldiers and 500 warships", while Gaozong had an army of "100,000 land and water" and 1,000 warships.

Chishanpu is located at the key point of this new shipping lane, and the port is far more advantageous than other ports, and it is one of the three major ports along with Rushanpu and Chengshan Port. When Li Jing's dozens of people arrived at the port of Chishanpu, it was just in the cold winter and the New Year's Pass was approaching. The sea voyagers of the Tang Dynasty had already summed up a set of mastery of the sea climate and wind direction, and basically used the monsoon to sail.

Seafaring crews have long discovered that there are several months of the year at sea when the wind direction is very stable, which is very conducive to sea navigation, and they call it the trade wind. Every winter, the wind blows from Dengzhou to the Liaohai and East China Seas. In summer, the winds from the Liaohai Sea and the East China Sea blow to the land of Dengzhou. Therefore, from May to September of each year, it is the tailwind period for the maritime fleet to sail from Dengju to Silla and Japan, and from October to April every year, it is the tailwind period for Japan and Silla to return to Dengju.

In these two different directions, January, April, June, and September are the best times for sailing. Normally, they depart from Nariyama Port in June and return in January.

When Li Jing arrived at the port of Chishanpu, there were countless merchant ships stationed in the port, and the merchant travelers were connected to each other, and thousands of them were swept around. 10,000 is an exaggeration, but Li Jing estimates that there are at least 1,000 large and small ships in the harbor.

Li Jing grew up near Chishan Port since he was a child, and he was not much surprised by this meeting. In his old memory, he often picked up some food and charcoal with his fellow villagers to sell at this port in his spare time. However, Zhang Chengzong and Liu Shouqian, who came together, had never seen such a prosperous and lively port, and they were a little surprised to see the countless huge ships connected to each other. Even Lin Wu, who was born in the capital, saw such a spectacular scene for the first time.

"General, is our ship in there too?" Zhang Chengzong said in surprise.

"How many ships are there?" Liu Shouqian, the former landlord, also said with great emotion, he used to feel very rich when he guarded thousands of acres of land, but now when he looks ahead, any boat in the port has blocked all his former belongings.

"Well, there's one of ours in there, let's go, take the ship." Li Jing said with a smile, although among the thousands of ships, only one belonged to him, Li Jing still couldn't help but be excited. It was a ship of fifteen hundred stones, enough to carry seven or eight hundred people.

The east side of Chishanpu Port is covered by the Northeast Wing Island, there is Chaoyang Mountain in the north, the back is attached to the Red Mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the entrance gate is open to the southeast and connected with the sea. The port waters are wide, the coastline is stable, the sediment is not much, the amount of siltation is not large, the average water depth of the whole port is about two zhang, and the depth is up to three zhang. Completely satisfied with the general only one to one zhang three or so draft of the sea vessels.

Most of the ports rely on sea vessels, and there are also some trough ships that transport goods to the port, most of the trough ships are two-masted, and the sea ships are usually three-masted, and Li Jing even saw a few four-masted or even five-masted giant ships. Along the shore, there are also countless warehouses and shops, but the port is very lively in the cold winter, and a large number of people are loading and unloading goods with carts.

Lin Wu's eyes were sharp, and at a glance, he saw that there were several ships unloading in the port, unloading bags of rice.

"How can there be so much food coming in these famines? Could it be shipped from Silla and Japan? ”

Li Jing looked at the ships carefully and shook his head: "No, these ships are not ocean-going ships that run Silla and Japan. These were offshore caravans along the coastal routes of Dengzhou, Laizhou, Mizhou, Haizhou, Chuzhou, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou. Goods from the north are transported to the south, and goods from the south are sold to the north, and these merchant ships are basically the merchant groups of those wealthy families. There was a famine in the north at the moment, but there was no famine in the south, and these merchant groups transported grain from the south to the north, which was a good time to make a fortune. ”

Before the Tang Dynasty, grain sales were generally within a range of less than 300 miles. Because food is not as good as other goods, the biggest problem in selling food is that it consumes too much. The farther it is sold, the higher the cost, and the more expensive it is when it goes out of 300 miles. But by this time, because the Grand Canal dug in the Sui period communicated the north and south, and the grain was trafficked in tankers with large loads, the cost began to plummet. In particular, after the continuous development of shipbuilding technology in the Tang Dynasty, a huge ship that could carry seven or eight thousand stones, or even tens of thousands of stones, was built, and the long-distance sale of grain went from very little profit to huge profit. Especially in times of famine in the whole North, such as the present, the trafficking of grain from the South to the North is becoming more and more profitable. Some large merchant groups even organized dozens or hundreds of large ships to transport grain from Guangzhou all the way along the coast to Dengzhou, and even Youzhou in Hebei, and even to the Khitans in western Liaoning.

"Why doesn't the boat seem to be moving over there?" Zhang Chengzong pointed to the dock road on the other side, which was obviously very deserted. The desertion on that side is indeed in stark contrast to the heat on this side, and the ships on that side are no less than those on this side, but the ships are noticeably smaller than those on this side.

"Those were ocean-going ships going back and forth between Silla and Japan, and they were ships coming from Silla and Japan in October. It will not return until June of next year, and during these months it will be a few months of waiting for the trade winds while selling and purchasing goods. At this time, almost all the merchants on the ship went ashore to purchase goods, and there were only a few guards left on the ship, so it naturally seemed deserted. You wait until April or May next year, when it is time to load a large number of goods, and then it will be lively. Li Jing was talking to Zhang Chengzong and others, when suddenly a person came over from a shop next to him and interjected.

Li Jing looked at him, but he was a dark-skinned, lean old man with white hair and a beard full of wine. He was talking and drinking a gourd of wine in his hand, but the hem of the short brown shirt on his body was wet. However, although he looked a little sloppy, his eyes looking at Li Jing were very bright and bright.

Without waiting for Li Jing to come forward to ask, the old man smiled and said to Li Jing: "Presumably, this is the Yong Saburo Li Zhenjun who has recently become famous in Dengzhou." ”

"I am, I don't know who the old man is?"

The old man grinned, and a mouthful of wine came to his face. He also ignored Li Jing's slightly frowning brows, reached into his arms and took out a piece of bamboo and wood for a long time, and took out a bamboo and wood sign in front of Li Jing. "Bring me that shark shark of yours and show me!"

Li Jing took out the jade pendant and displayed it in front of the old man, and the old man took it and looked at it carefully a few times, then nodded: "That's right, it's really the shark order." Oh, you take this bamboo card, go to the dock over there, and see it, in the sixth row, the Mingzhou sea ship painted with red paint is yours. Take it, I'll leave it to you, and I won't have to help you watch it every day. After speaking, the old man stuffed the bamboo card into Li Jing's hand, turned around and left with the wine gourd.

Coming suddenly, leaving suddenly. Looking at the bamboo card in his hand, Li Jing understood what was going on, and it was estimated that Zhang Yingying entrusted the boat to the old man to take care of before. Li Jing and the others were a little impatient, took the bamboo card, walked along the port shore for most of the circle as the old man said, and finally arrived in front of the ship pointed out by the old man.

"This is it!"

Li Jing and the others looked up, and on the side of the dock, a huge sea ship was quietly moored there.

Towering like a mountain, floating on the waves.

The length of the vermilion lacquer ship is about 20 zhang, the three thick masts on the ship stand tall and erect, the main mast is as high as 12 zhang, and the sails on the mast have been lowered, which is slightly less than the demeanor of raising sails. With a pointed bottom, keel, and draft, this is a standard Minnesota ship. Unlike the square-headed, flat-bottomed sand ships that are busy loading and unloading at the port, the sand boats are built for offshore navigation, while the sharp-bottomed keel ships in Mingzhou are seagoing vessels that specialize in ocean-going voyages.

"Zhang Yingying is really good, she actually gave herself such a luxurious and advanced sea ship." Li Jing was excited in his heart, turned his head to look at the few people who were also stunned, and said with a smile: "What are you still doing in a daze, accept our ship!" ”

PS: Mingzhou is also Ningbo, and the Mingzhou ship is the most famous Ningbo ship in the Tang Dynasty, and the most mainstream ship in the maritime trade of the Tang Dynasty.

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