"It has changed, it has changed since the year before yesterday. There are four people close to the lighthouse, and six people farther away. At that time, people from other places came over and said they were doing business, and then they wanted to make trouble. One of the people on the lighthouse was killed by them.

Since then, we have been wary of all people who are not the Tang Dynasty, and we are not allowed to go up to the lighthouse easily, and we will not need money when they eat our lighthouse. Usually, a boat of fish can only be exchanged for two bowls of water in our lighthouse.

I heard from the people in the front lighthouse that they usually send a lot of fish and stay in the lighthouse so that if they encounter any problems, there is nothing to give to the lighthouse, and they will be thirsty and starve to death.

Those who died of thirst from them were really thirsty after that incident, even though they were not from the same tribe as them, they didn’t care. As long as they were not from the Tang Dynasty, they would hand over the things first and then help."

Lao Hu said excitedly, maybe it was night, what the emperor saw was not too real, so he felt much more peaceful now after his previous nervousness.

Li Longji nodded, and his good mood just now also changed. Anyone who heard that he had hurt the Tang Dynasty was unhappy, especially before coming, many people died. In addition to a small number of Tang people who were directly killed, there were also Tang people who were arrested and needed to be killed.

Xiao Bei was also angry and asked, "What about now? Do they have any other people who will harm our people by taking advantage of the opportunity to rescue the lighthouse?"

Bei Bei had guessed the general situation, which was the story of the farmer and the snake, or the other party was probably asking for help, and then waited for the people from the lighthouse to let them go up, and when they got closer, a sudden attack came.

It's too bad, all bad people, so we shouldn't help them anymore, even if we brought things over in advance.

Lao Hu shook his head and replied, "No one dared. The last time, the person who came to look for trouble did not escape. We caught him. There were five people in total. They were tied to a small boat and sent to a place with little wind and waves. They were allowed to dry there, and they were all sunk to death.

Now they pay a lot of money. We directly reduced the price of the things they caught to half a percent of the price of things in Luzhou, which is something that can be sold for 100 cents. We only count them for five cents.

Moreover, when they come to the lighthouse, they are not allowed to enter the top of the lighthouse. They can only rest in a place where the wind and rain are piled up next to them, so that they will not be washed away directly when encountering a storm.

Unless the storm is too heavy and the place where they are piled up with waves can be flooded with the place where they are stuck, they will be allowed to enter the lighthouse, and they will tie their hands and feet. Why do you come out? Come and pay homage to the emperor?"

As Lao Hu talked, he saw three people coming out of the lighthouse and greeted him quickly.

The three of them actually changed into clean and tidy clothes, and are now looking around, looking for the figure of the emperor.

Hearing Lao Hu's movements, he saw Lao Hu's gestures, and almost at the same time knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor.

Li Longji used to like to kowtow to him, but now he is annoyed because he thinks he should go out frequently in the future. If he passes by all places and everyone is like this, he will waste his energy on etiquette.

He gave an order and asked the three of them to get up and lead the way in front. He followed the lighthouse. The space below the lighthouse was very large, and only the place where he looked at was small.

Li Longji went up to the second floor, and at this time all the oil lamps in the lighthouse were lit, illuminating the interior of the lighthouse.

While walking and looking, Li Longji also momoted the wall of the lighthouse from time to time with his hands, knocked on the joints of his hands twice, nodded with satisfaction, and asked Zhang Xiaobao: "Building the lighthouse will cost a lot of money, right?"

"Wu Xiaobao replied: "It's all the money saved by the people who guard the tower themselves. It was said that the money they earned belonged to them, but they still took it out for the lighthouse to be renovated. Only the first time the money was paid."

Li Longji became interested and asked, "In addition to the wages they gave, can they make extra money?"

Before Zhang Xiaobao could answer, Lao Hu spoke first and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, we can make money. In the lighthouse, we have something specialized in raising fish and shrimp. We don't let them give birth to their cubs, but after they catch them, they can raise them there.

When we have too much to raise, the ship that sends supplies comes, and we will take the supply ship back by the ship that supplies. After calculating the price, part of the money will be given to us.

We usually have nothing else to do, so we just go online fish and shrimps on the island or the edge of the reef. When we encounter good varieties, we will raise them. Because I am close to Luzhou, I am still a little short of it.

The farthest places, especially when people from other places come to exchange for opportunities for rest, can usually bring precious things. The tower guards keep the price very low, not even half a century. It is also a lot of money to encounter good pearl tortoiseshell and other good pearls, as well as large abalone.

This is also the reason why we exchanged with them. Although one person died, we allowed them to provide us with something. The farthest reef, No. 475, the six people guarding the tower, actually saved more than 4,000 stagnants of money in a year.

They bought large stones, cement steel bars, etc., and they made their reef repair very much. It turned out to be more than twenty steps in a radius, but now it has become about fifty steps, and the lighthouse has been rebuilt.

Even so, they still had a lot of money left and bought a carriage for their families. They were much richer than ordinary people. In the second half of last year, when other people gave their opinions, they had to rotate with others, waiting for the spring tomorrow, and I would change it too."

Lao Hu seemed very excited, which means that when you switch to a distant place, you will be the easiest to get rich. Of course, you must be lucky. People from other places must encounter valuable things and are willing to come over to exchange opportunities.

"Uh!" Li Longji was speechless. When he wanted to come, the people guarding the tower were unwilling to go far away. It was not easy to go back and forth, and there was no time to treat a sick person outside.

Unexpectedly, in the face of money, all difficulties can be solved, and you can earn 4,000 guan in more than a year. It's scary to say it out.

When surprised, the group came to the third floor, and there was another floor upwards, and then there was the loft that looked up at the top.

It was not so high before, and the space was not so large.

Everyone sat down. Lao Hu told people to make tea. The water was already boiled and put in a thermos, just to give it to people at any time. If you drink a sip of hot water, people will feel much more comfortable.

Li Longji did not ask Gao Lishi to take out his tea, but drank the tea originally prepared in the lighthouse. It tasted bad and had a lot of foam.

After taking a few sips, Li Longji asked, "There are four people in the Lighthouse, what are they doing?"

"When I go back to the emperor, I look at the lighthouse, but the things I do usually do are different. For example, I am responsible for cooking. I cook the best. When I don't sleep, I cook for them. When I sleep, it is Xiaoqi.

Here, in addition to net shrimp, we also learn to read. Two soldiers sent by Luzhou, who are all literate and bring books here. If they don’t catch fish, they will train in the sea around the lighthouse, or shoot at the targets on the boats released from the sea on the shore.

Sometimes they also sit on the boat and shoot targets in the sea. They are specially sent by Luzhou. Not everyone has this opportunity. The most elite talents are allowed to go to the lighthouse for two years to train.

There are six people in the place where there are four soldiers. I heard that they will be used specifically for war in the future. Now I will practice swimming and shooting of floating targets more."

Lao Hu didn't care about drinking water, and it was endless. Xiao Qi wanted to make a few words next to him, but he never had the chance.

As for the two soldiers, they were sitting beside each other honestly, straightening their waists, waiting for the emperor's orders, but the two people who came rowing could not rest. They climbed to the top and took over the work they were looking for.

Li Longji listened with relish, thought about it from time to time, and then asked about his doubts. He also felt a different mood as Lao Hu spoke excitedly.

As the current situation of lighthouses, there are more and more lighthouses. As long as you find a large reef in a certain place, the lighthouse built on it will not be flooded when encountering a storm, Luzhou will send people to repair it and then arrange people to do things on it.

It seems like it has a lot of money, and it doesn't seem to require such a dense beacon.

However, after the lighthouses are dense, there is one advantage, that is, the ships going to sea have become more courageous, especially the group of lighthouses that are only a few dozen miles apart. Once they enter, everyone seems to have returned home.

That sea area seems to be in no danger, and the light of every lighthouse seems so mi-human at night.

On the contrary, places without lighthouse communities are pitch black at night, not only are their eyes uncomfortable, but their hearts also feel empty. All the fishermen do not want to go over to fish, even if there are large fish schools there.

"The gunboat is not responsible for reconnaissing the fish? If they help, at least they can send the jiaoxi back quickly, right?" Li Longji could imagine how lonely and lonely he was outside. Even if the boat going out to sea was a little bigger, there were a few people on the boat who were far away from the lighthouse, and he was still uncomfortable.

"When you go back to the emperor, the gunboat will also say it when you come back, but the telegram cannot be transmitted too far. It is said that there are more far away in the capital, and there are not yet in Luzhou, and the gunboat cannot be responsible for delivering messages specifically for fishermen.

At the same time, the gunboat did not chase the fish, waiting for their cruise mission to end. After returning, the fish no longer knew where they had gone."

Lao Hu seemed very sorry when he mentioned this.

Li Longji looked at Zhang Xiaobao, which meant why good radio stations were not used for Luzhou.

Zhang Xiaobao sighed helplessly and said, "Do you have to tell me everything? Tell others, what is the depth of my Luzhou fleet? The diesel engine of the Ministry of Industry has been transported to Luzhou.

Do we have to shout all over the world and tell others that we want to use this machine to turn into a very fast speedboat with a machine? Can we run out dozens or hundreds of nautical miles in a short time?"

When Zhang Xiaobao said that, Li Longji understood. Although the people could use it, they should not know it, but military matters should not be said to the people, otherwise others would know it, and it would be impossible to rely on the people to keep it secret.

A very rare look of embarrassment appeared on Li Longji's face. In order to cover up, he deliberately asked loudly: "What is a speedboat?"

"It is the propeller that is not of quality, the thing that will have problems at any time, is specifically used at the most critical moment, the manpower, the first and most advanced thing that our family has made."

Zhang Xiaobao explained that he was also embarrassed. Good things are good but the quality cannot keep up. Didn’t it be to attract the attention of the court? It is better to improve the status of his family for exchange.

Li Longji finally found an opportunity to attack Zhang Xiaobao.

"You are so embarrassed to say that your propeller is apart from the fan blade that makes people feel unfathomable. The bearings I usually use are always broken. I don't need them when I am in Qujiang now. I can't worry about it. I need to repair it after using it two or three times. I'm so happy to play, it's broken, and I'm gone in any good mood."

"You are still hoping to use things for life-saving and short-distance pursuit of enemies. Now that the technology is good, how can you use it?"

Zhang Xiaobao said with confidence.

"Now I don't need to play in a small pond anymore, so I will naturally not use it anymore. In the future, I will let the birds fly, and the seas fly, and the fish jump. When the diesel engine is made, let me see it first."

Li Longji laughed and said.

Lao Hu, who was listening to the words next to him, understood and understood. It turned out that Luzhou's gunboats did not have good communication tools, but were hidden. It seemed that they could not speak out, otherwise it would be detrimental to the Tang Dynasty.

What is the confusion is, what diesel engine? What speedboat? What kind of bearings are? I don’t know but I dare not ask. Xiaobao just said that it must be kept confidential. The more I know, the easier it is to say something.

"Let's have a meal, try the food from the lighthouse. The iced things can't be preserved for too long, so I'll eat them." Li Longji didn't want to continue to mention the military and technical aspects of the Tang Dynasty, and looked at Lao Hu and said.

Lao Hu didn't expect that so many people would have the opportunity to cook by themselves. He agreed happily and promised to make the best dishes and turned around happily to the kitchen.

Lao Hu's specialty dishes are just average for Li Longji. They can eat them, but they are not as good as Xiaobao. Even the chefs in the local Haiyunjian Restaurant are not as good as those of them.

But I was still very happy to eat. After the meal, I pulled Lao Hu and asked about the lighthouse in the sea. With a different dream in my heart, I found a place to fall asleep.

Zhang Xiaobao was worried, not because he was afraid that something would happen, but because he was afraid that he would continue to go to the next lighthouse tomorrow, or one further away.

Because when Li Longji asked Lao Hu before going to bed, many of the questions were about whether the lighthouses of different distances were the same.

Lao Hu's answer made Zhang Xiaobao worry. It was impossible to be the same. Some waters are different, the scenery you see is different, and the things produced in the sea are even more different. In addition, the lighthouse that is now in the sky is surrounded by gravel, so Lao Hu also said that it was because it was a reef that was gravel.

No matter how much fine sand is obtained from other places, it will eventually be washed into the sea by waves and storms. It is impossible to block it by a dike.

However, some lighthouses are a small island, surrounded by fine sand and beautiful scenery. A long distance is shallow water. The sand shines like gold under the sunlight. If you want to swim, you can see many small fish in the shallow water, and there are various seabirds in the sky above.

If it weren't for being far away, building a few more houses on it and settling down.

Lao Hu said with a yearning look on his face. Li Longji listened with a yearning look on his face at the same time, and asked Zhang Xiaobao from time to time if that was the case.

Zhang Xiaobao was speechless. Is it necessary to say that why it is called Blue Sea Silver Sand? It is because the scenery is so beautiful, with natural beaches, floating clouds and clear water.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Li Longji hurriedly had breakfast and said to Zhang Xiaobao: "It's always time to come out. Next time, I think about going to sea here. I don't know when it's time. Why not take advantage of the sunny weather and go to two more places, how about it?"

What else could Zhang Xiaobao say? Naturally, he nodded and agreed, but he could not continue to sit on the medium-sized boat, which could easily cause the boaters to die of exhaustion at work.

I got on the troop transport ship and sent a message to Luzhou, asking a supply ship to come over there, so that the ship would slowly sail towards the small island with a beach, waiting for the supply ship behind to come on and then turn into a full sail.

The treasure, if you want to say the scenery, each has its own differences. The sea in the south is so good, it looks so comfortable. The sky is blue and the clouds are white. Look, are the white clouds in the sky like paintings?"

Li Longji held a goblet in his hand, filled with ice and wine, and his other hand was behind his back, standing at the bow of the boat, talking to Zhang Xiaobao while blowing the sea breeze.

Zhang Xiaobao looked up at the white clouds that seemed to be getting more and more densely packed. He said worriedly: "Your Majesty, wait a moment. I will ask a few people and I will appreciate the scroll with you when I come back."

Zhang Xiaobao turned around and left. He went to find people who had experience in going out to sea to ask if there would be storms. In the era without satellites, he could only rely on people themselves.

Of course, sometimes people's experience is even better than satellites. If you don't focus on that cloud specifically, and there are data collection, sorting and calculations of various collection stations on the ground, the weather forecast will not be accurate every time.
To be continued...