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Chapter 93 The Root of the Future

In the study of the Lianshui Army envoy.

"This is the Huai River, this is the canal. Although the Huai River flows eastward and enters the sea within the Lianshui Army, it is difficult to sail because there is a lot of silt at the entrance of the sea. Therefore, the porcelain and silk from the Central Plains are mostly from the canal and the Huai River to the east, and close to Lianshui City, they enter the Yan River and go north to Haizhou. Finally, they are shipped to Japan, Goryeo and Nanfan in Haizhou.

And the various goods from Japan, Goryeo and Nanfan are mostly imported from Haizhou. Therefore, Haizhou Port is the leading port in the north, and it is not inferior to southern ports such as Yangzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou."

The person who spoke was Wu Haogu's good apprentice Mi Youren. Although he had not officially received the apprenticeship ceremony, he had already become a good apprentice for Wu Haogu. He heard that the master and his future master's wife were going to visit Haizhou, so he immediately got the map and said that he would accompany the master and his wife.

This is the first time that Wu Haogu has seen a large map since he changed his soul. Although there is only Huainan East Road and some Jingdong East Road and Jingdong East Road on the map, it is enough to give Wu Haogu a more intuitive understanding of the country he is in.

Today, the Central Plains are still prosperous and prosperous. They can not only raise famous cities such as Kaifeng, Yingtian, Daming, and Luoyang, but also support large-scale foreign trade. This makes Haizhou a big port comparable to Yangzhou, Quanzhou and Guangzhou.

Unfortunately, this grand scene cannot last for thirty years! First, it was the Jurchens, then Mongolia, and the Central Plains were ravaged twice, and from then on it is no longer the center of Chinese politics and economy...

The fortune of the entire China also took a sharp turn for the worse and fell into decline for hundreds of years!

"Brother Yin," Pan Qiaolian was also in the study at this time. She and Mi Youren were also playing together as a kid. She was about to be his master's wife again, so she called him his nickname. "Have you ever been to Yuntai Shengjing? I heard that there is a Mount Yuntai like a fairyland on the sea not far from Haizhou?"

"I have been there, and it is a must-see place for scholars and poets to visit Haizhou." Mi Youren said, "This Yuntai Mountain is on Yuzhou Island, and the entire island of Yuzhou is under the jurisdiction of Donghai County, Haizhou.

The island not only has the Yuntai Scenic Site like the fairy mountains overseas, but also farmland, fishing port and city. To the east of the island is across the sea from the Qushan County. There is a port between Yuzhou Island and Qushan County, with sails and boats connected by oars. If you live in Yuntai Mountain on Yuzhou Island, there is a fairy mountain. The convenience of the downtown city is really a killing of two birds with one stone…”

Listening to Mi Youren's introduction, Wu Haogu's eyes were completely attracted by the Yuzhou Island in the picture. He originally thought that Yuntai Xianshan was a big mountain located in Haizhou Bay, but he didn't expect it to be a county, with farmland, fishing ports, cities, and large commercial ports, which was like a Taiwan island of the Song Dynasty!

If you can manage it well, you may also achieve a situation. But how should this situation be carried out?

Wu Haogu stared at the map in a daze, as if he wanted to find a glimmer of vitality for the Chinese nation in it, but this vitality was clearly there, but it seemed that he could not catch it.

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

Wu Haogu Road: "I think one day I can buy a piece of land, build a farmhouse, and then..."

Wu Haogu didn't know what to do, after all, he was just a painter in his previous life. However, his intuition told him that Yuzhou Island and the entire Haizhou are treasure lands worth spending their efforts to manage in the future.

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

"Is that true?" Wu Haogu responded, saw Pan Qiaolian's shy look, and then looked at her again. A burst of sweetness suddenly surged in his heart, temporarily forgetting the disaster more than 20 years later.

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

Mi Youren coughed awkwardly: "Teacher, Shiba... Lang, since you all think Yuzhou Island is good, let's go to Yuzhou together."

Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaolian then remembered Mi Youren's existence and were immediately embarrassed. Wu Haogu coughed quickly and changed the subject and said, "By the way, about 10 or 20 days ago, were there any monks Jie Jue and Zhishen from Mount Wutai passed by the Lianshui Army?"

Mi Youren thought for a while, "I heard from my father that he was like three eminent monks, Master Jie Jue from Mount Wutai, Master Zhishen and Master Linzheng from Daxiangguo Temple."

What? Wu Haogu was stunned. Mother Fu Linzheng and Mo had become a master. It seems that his trip to Japan is also a bit of a play.

"When did they leave the Lianshui Army and head north?"

Wu Haogu thought that if he had walked faster and arrived in Haizhou earlier, he might be able to send Monk Fu to his house.

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

Wu Haogu looked at Pan Qiaolian and said softly: "Shibalang, then let's rest for another half a day, and we will bid farewell to Mr. Haiyue tomorrow. How about going to Haizhou together?"

"Okay," Pan Qiaolian agreed, and then looked at Mi Youren, who was soon shorter than her, "Brother Yin, how will you leave tomorrow?"

"Okay," Mi Youren smiled, "I'll have a practice wine in the government office today. Tomorrow, we will go to Qushan County, Haizhou and then visit the Yuntai Mountain Scenic Spot!"

...

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

Ximen Qing was wearing a thin moon-white long gown, standing under the backyard corridor of her own medicine shop. Her chest looked plump and she couldn't help but undulate. She held a Jiudou step bow in her left hand and a milky white ivory ring on her huge finger in her right hand.

Twenty or thirty steps ahead of him, a human-shaped target made of straw stood, with feather arrows inserted into the target.

A string of extremely violent coughs suddenly came from the main room behind Ximen Qing. A white-haired old man wearing a robe made of kapok cloth on a hot day, leaning on a crutch, slowly walked behind Ximen Qing.

The old man's pale face showed a morbid rosy look, and he nodded and said, "It's good to shoot eleven arrows in a row."

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

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

"How do you compare with them? They are all brave men," the old man shook his head. "You are different from them in the end."

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

The old man coughed again, and Ximen Qing looked at him and said, "Dad, you should take medicine."

Hearing the medicine, the old man frowned, and a bitter smile appeared on his pale face. He shook his head and said, "I'm so old... I'm so thief. I'm so happy to live with the bitter medicine every day."

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

"Recover?" Two rays of light suddenly shot out from the old man's turbid eyes, "Can I see that day?"

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

By the way, my grandson just received a secret letter that Xiao Ma Linya had already let the horse plants from the Ma family in Yiwulu Mountain come to the sea, and he will arrive in Haizhou soon."
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