Dengzhou Governor's Mansion.

Chun Yunan has been living a good life recently. The workshops newly built by his family have begun production one after another. The losses caused by the grain store and salt store that were previously affected were quickly made up for by the profits of the workshops.

A rough calculation shows that this year has actually been the most profitable year in history.

As for the performance evaluation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, due to his excellent performance in Dengzhou Prefecture in the past two years, he was rarely rated above or above.

"Your Majesty, today Wendeng Pier is as usual, there is no sign of the clipper ship."

Ever since Li Kuan went to sea with the Japanese envoys sent to Tang Dynasty, Chun Yunan had to arrange for people to stay at the dock every day to see when the ships would return.

On the one hand, this was the pressure from the imperial court. People from the Cheng family, Yuchi family, and Fang family sent messages asking about the situation of the fleet going to sea.

On the other hand, he also wanted to confirm whether Li Kuan could come back alive. If he could not come back, then the Chunyu family would have to recalculate many of the properties in Dengzhou to see how to divide them up.

"As of today, it has been a month and a half since you went to sea, right?"

Chunyu Nan took a sip of wine and asked with squinted eyes.

"Your Majesty, to be precise, I have been at sea for forty-six days."

"Continue to observe and report immediately if there is any movement."

…

Wendeng County Government.

"Girl, just eat a little bit."

Yun'er looked at Zixia, who was a little thin, and also showed a sad face.

Ever since Li Kuan went to sea, there have been rumors in Wendeng city that the fleet would never come back, that the fleet had a narrow escape, and so on, which made Zixia gradually lose interest in food and drink.

"I'm not hungry, just leave it there."

"Girl, the prince has his own destiny, and everything will be fine. Didn't the prince say it before? If we go to sea slowly this time, it may take half a year to come back."

"The sea is so big, I wonder if the fleet will get lost; the ship will be wandering on the sea for such a long time, and there is no one around the prince to take care of it. Yun'er, I'm really worried."

Zixia's eyes were filled with tears and her eyes were unfocused.

"I heard from Master Dai Quan that the new clipper boats are very stable and have special compasses when going to sea. Everything will be fine."

Yun'er didn't know what to say. It would be useless if you said this kind of thing a thousand times or ten thousand times. It's not like you have a phone number to confirm directly.

"I hope so, Yun'er, please accompany me to the temple to pay homage."

…

Tai Chi Palace.

"Is there still no news about Kuan'er?"

After Li Shimin finished reviewing the memorial for the day, he raised his head and asked Li Zhong who was standing next to him.

"Everything is normal in Dengzhou Mansion, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu has not returned from his voyage to sea." Li Zhong answered cautiously. According to his experience these days, Li Shimin's temper was the most violent at this time.

"Have you ever investigated how long it takes to get to Japan from Dengzhou and what are the risks?"

Li Zhong:……

As long as Li Kuan is mentioned, he will be scolded eight times out of ten, and Li Zhong feels that Bao Bao feels so miserable.

However, at this time, Li Shimin was not looking for answers, it was purely to vent his dissatisfaction and worries.

"Your Majesty, Baiqisi has arranged for people to wait at Wendeng Pier. Once His Royal Highness the King of Chu returns to Dengzhou, there will be a fast horse to report. Your Majesty and the good people have their own destiny, and they will be safe and sound."

"You go down." After Li Shimin finished venting, his expression became a little depressed.

…

"Master Chu, Bo, we have arrested several people who wanted to sneak into the salt making workshop and shipbuilding workshop during this period. Do you want to continue to guard them?"

Chu Suiliang's pressure has also increased greatly during this time, and even the library of Huzhu Primary School has been visited less.

"The traitor will never die." Chu Suiliang's face turned cold and he said, "Let the guards keep a close watch on you and make sure you don't get away."

"I understand, do you want a trial? These groups of people are probably not sent by the same person?"

"There is no need for a trial. We will make a decision when the prince comes back."

Chu Suiliang's decision was a decision made after careful consideration. Even if there is no need for an investigation, one can guess who sent these people. However, once the information about the investigation is spread, there is no guarantee that it will not stimulate some people to jump over the wall in a hurry. The top priority is,

Tengzhou needs to ensure stability comes first.

"My subordinates understand that this time they will be guarded in a more private place; there will never be another incident where the suspect dies inexplicably."

…

"Guanshi Xu, you're here."

Wendeng Pier, Chu Suiliang, Shangguan Yi and Xu Jingzong basically have one person guarding the dock every day in turn. On the one hand, they are to confirm the return of the seagoing fleet at any time, and on the other hand, they are to maintain the order of the terminal.

After more than a year of development and expansion, Wendeng Wharf now has many ships docking and setting off every day; the wharf is a lively scene at all times.

When there are more people, various disputes and conflicts will inevitably occur, and when ships dock, there must be someone to coordinate and direct the ship.

Li Kuan entrusted Chu Suiliang with the affairs of the Prince of Chu in Dengzhou, but there were too many things to do, so Chu Suiliang asked Xu Jingzong and Shangguan Yi to help him.

With the help of the two of them, the management of the dock quickly became orderly.

Especially Xu Jingzong, although he was not well-known in the court and was a bit cunning, he handled the dock affairs like a fish in water.

"The whale oil at the lighthouse is full today, right?"

Xu Jingzong routinely confirms various matters at the dock.

In order to allow ships docking at night to accurately find Wendeng Pier, Li Kuan had a lighthouse built early and started lighting a huge whale oil bonfire every day after dark.

"Manager Xu, everything is filled up."

"Give me the telescope."

Standing on the lighthouse, Xu Jingzong made it a habit to check whether there was any sound or shadow of a clipper ship on the sea every day.

To be honest, during this period, many distinguished people from Chang'an City came to Xu Jingzong, and their words contained requests that were difficult to refuse.

Xu Jingzong was always looking forward to Li Kuan coming back soon so that he could be freed.

On the wide sea, the sound of waves hitting the rocks can be heard from time to time. Seagulls fly above the pier, sometimes landing on the mast of a fishing boat.

There are several ships in the port preparing to go fishing, and several ships from Chang'an are carrying items to the dock.

On the distant sea level, as usual...

"Huh?" Xu Jingzong tightened his grip on his binoculars and looked at them with his eyes wide open.

"Quickly, go and inform Lord Chu Bo that the prince is back, the prince is back!"

Xu Jingzong put down his binoculars with excitement on his face, and finally a smile appeared on his face that had not smiled for a long time.

The shape of the clipper ship is too special. Except for the shipbuilding workshop that is rushing to work, the only one that can be seen so far is the one that Li Kuanwan went to sea.
Chapter completed!