039 Trip to Lingnan 1
When Li You got the will, he was also a little stunned. He didn't expect that he would be able to obtain a rank 9 rank martial officer, but that's okay. It's better to have a title than nothing at all.
Now that the New Year’s Day is approaching, he will go south to Lingnan after the New Year. He has to arrange everything. This time, he intends to take a lot of people. Yao Ping has already gone to the nearby state and county. If you find someone, as long as you find someone willing to go, Lingnan will take shape very quickly.
On the dock, Li Yao said goodbye to her son in tears. In the past ten years, Li You has never left her so far. Now that Li You has taken people away, her heart seems a little empty. Just now, Li You knelt down and bowed her goodbye. At that time, she really couldn't hold back, tears kept streaming down.
Xu Ying on the side is the same. Although she did not cry, she felt very uncomfortable. When Li You left, she would not be able to see him until a year later. Although she wanted to go, her father didn’t allow it, and Li You didn’t agree. After all these usual playmates are gone, I feel really uncomfortable.
This time, Yao Ping looked for more than 800 people, plus more than a hundred years of new recruits, it was enough to make up a thousand people. He followed Li Youyi, and some artisans, carpenters, blacksmiths, and others in the family. There were Gouzi and the hundred people he took with him, but Chen Wei and more than sixty people stayed in the house.
There are a total of eight ships going to sea this time, and each ship is full of goods and people. It takes nearly two thousand kilometers from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Guangzhou. It is indeed far enough. A lot of supplies must be prepared, although there are all the way along the way. Port supplies, but preparations must be adequate.
In the cabin, Li You had been shaken a little dizzy. Today, the sea breeze was a bit strong, and the ship was shaking all the time. Although it was a large ship, the ship less than 20 meters long was a leaf in Li You's eyes. The boat can't bear the storm.
"Young Master, are you okay?" Hong Wu looked at Li You's expression a little unpleasant, and asked.
Li You waved his hand and said, "I'm fine, please take care of yourself."
Just now, Hongwu had already vomited once. They all grew up in the north. They rarely took boats. In addition, this time they were sea-going boats. They shook a bit badly and suffered a lot. As for the dog, now They were all still vomiting outside holding the pillars on the side of the ship.
At this moment, the owner of the ship came over and said to Li You: "Li Lang, the sea breeze is so strong now that it is not suitable for boats, so I have to go to Dongyao Island for a temporary escape."
"Okay, you can arrange it, you are familiar with it here, don't need to consult me."
The current wind can indeed feel that it is getting stronger and stronger. You must find a place to avoid it, and wait until the wind and waves are smaller before sailing.
The boat has just passed Fuzhou, and now it is also going to Quanzhou. As for the islands, there are everywhere here. Which island to go to for shelter from the wind, anyway, this is not what Li You is worried about, he is really not feeling well now.
Dongyao Island can be seen now. Although the island is not very large, there is a shelter from the mountain. As long as the boat is parked here, there is no problem in avoiding the wind.
Before long, the boat stopped and it didn’t sway so much. Li You was better now, and he was able to breathe out. On the deck, the dog was lying on the side of the ship. Seeing Li You and Hong Wu coming over, he crawled slowly. I got up and said to Li You: "Young Master, this, this, this sea sailing is really not feasible for ordinary people, next time, let's go by land."
"It's fine if you get used to it. Before the storm, you didn't have to be fine, let alone you, I was also a little dizzy from being shaken. Who made this boat shake so powerfully? It seems to be better. I'm afraid I have to build the ship myself."
"Young Master, this is a big ship with a thousand materials, and a bigger one is a two thousand-material boat. It shook as hard as it was in such wind and waves." Hong Wu said.
"Hongwu, it seems that you haven't learned anything in these days. Yes, you are right, but the ship I want is not this. You will know it later. Hongwu, after arriving in Guangzhou, you How about going to find some boatmen and build a shipyard by ourselves?" New Bayi Chinese website first published
Anyway, Hong Wu doesn't know what Li You thinks. When he does things, he sometimes thinks out like this, but anyway, since Li You has instructions, he can only do what Li You said.
"Everything depends on the young master's orders."
After this time, the fleet continued to travel south until six days later, finally arrived in Guangzhou, which is quite prosperous. Although it is not as good as Yangzhou and Yizhou, Li You is also impressed by the number of foreign ships.
There are many big cannibals and Tianzhu people here, and they should all come here to do sea trade. This is what makes Li You have to admire them. At this time, there is no sailing compass. It is really not easy to come here all the way.
After getting off the ship, Yao Ping arranged for people to move the goods, and the dog arranged for people to look after them. He did everything in order. Li You took Hong Wu and immediately went to the county office in Bao'an County. Now he is a person of official quality. He has this. To be a stepping stone, it is not difficult to see the county magistrate, plus he has money and takes care of everything, and things are done very well.
In the back hall of the county government, Li You saw the county magistrate Dong Yao and told him about his purpose. After hearing this, Dong Yao kept looking at the young man. The official principle can’t be wrong. At such a young age. It's a bit unusual to be able to get a position of casual official.
"Li Xiaowei, this officer is a little puzzled, why do you plan to open such a large piece of land? You know that although the pioneering land belongs to the pioneers, you have not said that you have proposed to open thousands of land. It's privately owned. Li Xiaowei doesn't explain this matter. I dare not write a document for you."
"Hehe, Minggong is serious. The kid here intends to grow crops. Once there is output in the field, the tax will be collected. Can Minggong be counted as political achievements? The kid just wants to be in Minggong. There is no other intention to build a manor in the jurisdiction of the city. Besides, this land is still unexplored. What worries does Ming Gong have. If it is difficult for Ming Gong to explain this matter to the superior, the kid can give some money and buy The next thing is, it makes sense."
Li You’s words are a good idea. There is so much land here, that is, no one is going to reclaim it. Someone really wants to reclaim new land. As a county chief, he must be willing. Now Dong Yao is asking about this. , Li You had to say everything, let's look at what Dong Yao meant.
"If you just cultivate grain fields, build a manor, and buy this land in advance, that would be feasible, but this place is too big. I'm afraid Lieutenant Li will have to spend a lot of money, otherwise the superior will not accept this. ."
In fact, Dong Yao is not even knocking on Li You's money, because the land that Li You wants is too large, which is more than 200,000 mu. This is not a trivial matter, and it must be reported to the superior. Regarding this matter, he is not easy to answer, open up wasteland, referring to the household as a unit, but Li You did not do this. Besides, half of the land that has been opened is owned by the government, and it must be bought with money if it is all converted to private property like Li You.
"Ming Gong, I chose the land boy to the east of Shanchang Village, which is close to the sea. Fortunately, I will build a wharf in the future, but I don't know how much the land will cost?"
Dong Yao said bluntly: "The official doesn't dare to take charge of this matter without authorization. You have to report to the superior to make a decision. As for how much money will be spent, the official doesn't know."
"Then there will be Lao Minggong, and the boy will leave first, and three days later, the boy will come to visit again." Li You got up and gave a salute, and then left with a servant.
Dong Yao looked at the gift from Li You, and then at Li You, who was already far away, and he also sighed: "You know how to act like this at a young age. You are really a talent!" (End of this chapter)