Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Outside the gate of the Shibo Division, Li Ergou and others have already received more than a dozen carts of rewards.

They looked at each other in confusion at first, and then their breathing gradually became heavier.

Rose dew, soaps, copper candlesticks, ambergris, corals, precious stones, sandalwood, spices, etc. were all available, and everyone could get at least a cartload.

This... this... this is really fucking rich!

"Erlang." Someone came over and mumbled.

Li Ergou took a deep breath, turned his head away, stared at him fiercely, and cursed: "You useless thing! Cui San, are you leaving now?"

We are all smart people, there is no need to hide it.

Isn't going to sea just to get rich?Now that he has acquired such a large amount of property, it is enough to go back to his hometown in Weizhou, build a high-rise mansion, buy some fields, and live a comfortable and prosperous life.

"Erlang, you have already won the title of county male, why bother to fight?" Now that the words have been spoken, Cui San stopped going around in circles and said straightforwardly: "I don't want to go to sea anymore, that's enough, this much money is enough .”

"A few days ago, you agreed to go to sea in front of the saint. Isn't it a crime of deceiving the emperor to retreat now?" Li Ergou asked.

"Find someone to replace me." Cui San said: "The sage just wants someone to go to sea, it doesn't matter who goes to sea. I'm just a sailor. There are many good sailors in Dengzhou and Cangzhou, and many people want money. I'm almost going crazy, they are willing to go with you."

Li Ergou was silent for a long time, and sighed: "Forget it, I won't force you after years of brotherhood. If you find me someone to come over within a month, I'll let you go. Otherwise, don't blame me for not being sympathetic."

"Okay!" Cui Sansan was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "When the reward was received just now, the news spread all over the world. Now there are many people who are willing to go to sea."

He was telling the truth.

The imperial court specially posted a notice, which spread far and wide within a few days.Here in Chishanpu, there are countless people who are ready to go out to sea to draw maps.It's too easy to find some sailing experts. If you give them ten or eight guans as settlement expenses, they will dare to go out on the sea adventure with you.

"Is anyone else leaving?" Li Ergou asked, scanning the crowd.

Two more people stood up and said they would split the money and leave.

Two others opened their mouths and hesitated.

Li Ergou didn't give them a chance to repent, and directly asked Cui San and the three of them to take away a cart of treasures, and parted ways.

"Everyone!" He looked at the few remaining uneasy people and said, "I won the title, don't you want it? Don't watch them take away a cart full of goods, haha, it will last a lifetime, is it possible? You are used to it. People who live in a dreamy life will be completely defeated in a few years. I don’t want any of the remaining money, except for the cost of buying the boat, and I will give it all to you. But there is one thing - "

"Erlang, please speak." Everyone said.

"This money can only be given to your wives and children, and kept for family use. You are still with me, and I will support you." Li Ergou said: "For the next six months, stay with me in the boat workshop and supervise the boat builders. "

Everyone looked at each other, and after hesitating for a while, they said, "Just do as Erlang said."

"Just this time, only this time!" Li Ergou laughed loudly and said, "Go out to sea again, regardless of success or failure, I won't fight for my life anymore."

"Erro is right."

"Enough is enough. If you go to sea again, you will really have enough money. You can't spend it all in this life."

"Damn it, I want a title too."

"It's enough to become an official. I don't ask for much."

Everyone chattered.

"Let's go drink first!" Li Ergou said with a wave of his hand.

******
When Dengzhou was walking, Shao Shude carefully played with a box.

A place of bitter cold is not a place for people, but there is gold in a place of bitter cold.

This world is so magical. Cold waters provide people with far more fish than warm waters. Animals living on cold land provide people with valuable fur to keep out the cold.

Of course, animals don't want to do this either. They evolved such fur to keep out the cold, but the main civilization of human beings was born in the temperate zone, and they also have the need to keep out the cold.Animals are not guilty, but they are guilty of carrying their skin. It is really a naked world.

Li Ergou's gift is still very rich.

Oh, yes, this is called "Jinxian".

The term "Jinxian" has become stinky since Tang Dezong's meeting.

He avoided the prime minister and secretly asked for property from the local governor.The vassals didn't want to quarrel with the emperor, so they pinched their noses and gave them. The most was the 50 min money donated by Wei Bo Jiedushi.

After the money was brought back to the capital by the lieutenant, the Dongchuang incident occurred. Faced with the prime minister's questioning, Tang Dezong was so ashamed that he could not answer. In the end, he could only hand over the money honestly and put it into the national treasury.

Of course, this is just the first time.Tang Dezong didn't take lessons. He was like a scumbag, promising the prime ministers time and time again, but he still couldn't help but ask for contributions in private.

This word has been played badly.

During the feudal era, Shao Shude also received donations. No one dared to mention it at the time, but there was definitely criticism.Later, he did not accept much. He also ordered the contributions from various Hu merchants to be unified into customs and collected into the national treasury.

Li Ergou's contribution was not a big amount, it was nothing, and he was a hero who returned from a long voyage, so he reluctantly accepted it.

"What a beautiful brown leather." Shao Shude put down the box, looked at the bear skin that was being held up by two middle officials, and praised.

If nothing else, this should be the Kamchatka brown bear living on the Thousand Islands.

This is a very large bear that can reach up to three meters when standing.Salmon, honey, nuts, and berries are their main food, and sometimes they even hunt smaller wild boars.

I don't know how Li Ergou and others captured such a beast, because there is no damage on the fur.

"Such a smooth and smooth leather is probably worth thousands of dollars." Mrs. Zhaoyi Zhong also stepped forward, stroking the smooth bear skin with bare hands.

Shao Shude looked at Zhong Shi with a smile, and kept stroking the box with his left hand.

The box was donated by the Taiyuan Hospital, and the contents inside were also related to the bitter cold place.For Shao Shude, he used to disdain these things, but now he has to hint that Taiyin Hospital is more sensible.

People cannot accept old age.

"How does Jiao Niang know that she is worth a thousand dollars?" Shao Shude asked.

"Your Majesty founded the Bohai Trading Company, and how long has it been since you cared about Liaodong?" Mrs. Zhong covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "Thousands of coins are said to be scarce, and bear skins of this size are rare. Now they are shipped from Beijing. The furs of various colors are the largest and the best in Liaodong, and they are expensive. I don’t know how such a huge beast was bred in that bitter cold place. It’s really a big competition.”

Shao Shude smiled softly.

Are Siberian tigers big?That's certainly huge.

Is the brown bear big?Standing three meters tall and weighing several times as much as a black bear, it is certainly bigger.

There are many more animals like this.

It is a good thing that they can be highly recognized by the market.

"Jiaoniang has always had insight, and she knows what I'm doing right now. Do you have any opinion on the matters at sea?" Shao Shude asked.

"Women are not allowed to participate in politics." Zhong said seriously.

"This is not a political matter, just talk about it casually. I am not the kind of soft-hearted person who has my own judgment." Shao Shude encouraged.

"Your Majesty." Zhong hesitated and said, "You seem to think there is something else at the end of the sea?"

Shao Shude was taken aback, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Why did you say that?"

"If it's just an ordinary hunt for sea beasts, wouldn't the Whale Sea have an inexhaustible supply?" Zhong said, "In just one Sakhalin Island, I have heard that there are countless sea beasts lying on the beach playing. In recent years, not only The imperial palace and the family of the ministers, and even ordinary wealthy households, all buy ivory. How many of these ivory are from Yunnan and Annan, and how much are walrus ivory from Liaodong? There is no reduction, but the Bohai Trading Company is earning a lot of money, which shows the large number of sea beasts. Your Majesty often emphasizes the word "boundary" and will not be greedy. But at this moment, you want to explore the end of the sea. Does your Majesty know something? "

Shao Shude did not answer directly, but asked: "What do you think?"

After thinking for a while, Chong said, "Could it be that there is a big country like Daxia or Dashi? Because the sea is separated, and there is no news from each other, His Majesty sent people to sail long distances to find this big country and communicate with it?"

"Why do you say that?" Shao Shude asked calmly.

"Isn't it true that Your Majesty wants to do business with people every now and then, to communicate with others?" Zhong said with a light smile, "If there is such a big country at the end of the sea, the two sides communicate with each other and trade flourishes, isn't this His Majesty's favorite thing?"

"It makes some sense." Shao Shude laughed dumbly.

It turned out that the people around me had already figured out my temperament and hobbies.He likes to carry out cultural and trade exchanges with the outside world very much. This cannot be hidden from others, and it has almost become a label on him.

"Is there really such a big country?" Zhong asked curiously.

"There is an elixir of life." Shao Shude joked.

Mrs. Zhong chuckled, but then felt that it was inappropriate. She was silent for a moment and said: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful..."

"Wait." Shao Shude suddenly thought of something, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid you're not the only one who thinks this way in this world. The elixir of life is just a casual joke, but there are not enough people who think so. My reputation is So ruined."

"However—" Shao Shude thought for a while, and then said, "Maybe there are other ideas."

For example, publish a booklet?Say that there is boundless gold and inexhaustible treasure at the end of the sea or on the other side of the sea?
This is of course nonsense, but books like legends, written half-truths and half-false, may have some effect?

It is true that he cannot draw a world map, but he can use this way of fishing in troubled waters to artificially create a little legend. As for whether it is useful, God knows, anyway, he has tried his best.

Don't underestimate people's acceptance of such books.

The late Tang Dynasty was originally an era when legendary novels were popular.The story of Nie Yinniang, the daughter of Nie Feng, the general of Wei Bo, who assassinated Liu Changyi, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhongwu Army, but was overwhelmed by her is simply the beginning of the novel of the domineering president.When the novel came out, it became a sensation, and everyone loved to read it—this novel didn't even use a pseudonym, and it directly used Liu Changyi, the big boss of the dynasty, as the leading actor, which was also awesome.

In addition, articles like "Monster Record" also have many fans, which already speaks volumes.

Thinking of this, Shao Shude slapped his thigh and made a decision.

This book cannot be written as a novel, nor can it be written very absurdly. It must give people a relatively real feeling, so that it can fool some people with low cultural level into dreaming of getting rich and going out to sea to find it.

It is not easy to take this step, and ocean sailing is also a dangerous thing.

Shao Shude just received the news yesterday that there are still five or six seagoing ships going north to explore like Li Ergou. Except for one leaking halfway and having to return, one was lucky to return to Sakhalin Island after getting lost, and the rest were large. Probability is dead.

Among the ships in distress, only one directly hit a floating iceberg in the summer and was seen by fellow ships. The other ships did not even know where they disappeared.

This is a game for the brave, walking on an unfamiliar route, facing unknown dangers, and risking your life against God.Those who dare to take this step are all people with a strong gambling habit, and at the same time, they are also a little fanatical about wealth that far exceeds that of ordinary people.

They must be given some food, otherwise no one would dare to take such a risk.

"Send the order to find some pen masters from the secretary's office. I have something to explain." Shao Shude stood up and gave the order directly.