Bright Spring

Hou Hai clasped his hands and said, "Return to the Holy Lord, the ice age is roughly between one month and three months."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard that it was Hou Hai who answered, he said casually, "Hou Zuoshi knows a lot."

"I'm not talented, and I happen to be involved in this field." Hou Hai said.

Zhu Gaoxu asked again, "What about ships in winter?"

Hou Haidao: "When it freezes in winter, ships cannot enter and leave the port. However, there are several places near Liaodong that are not frozen. One is in Lulong County, Yongping Prefecture, which is located in Shanhaiguan. There are two places in Jinzhouwei Lushun and Dalian. The bay does not freeze all year round. Ships can go to these places in winter, but usually it is relatively deserted, and most of the places that are not frozen are not at the mouth of the river.”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "It makes sense, if the river water dilutes the sea water, it will freeze more easily."

Hou Hai was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't quite understand the truth, and then he said, "The Holy One is wise."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "In this way, the mouth of the Liaohe River should also be frozen."

Hou Hai thought for a while and said, "I'm not sure, but I haven't heard that it doesn't freeze over there."

Zhu Gaoxu had already opened a corner of the rolled-up map, glanced at it and said, "There is no guard at Liaohe Estuary, and there is no port wharf set up by the government. There is only Haizhou Guard far to the north."

Hou Hai agreed.

Zhu Gaoxu then ordered, "Choose two people and take some entourages to the mouth of the Liaohe River to see if there is a place where a port can be set up."

Hou Hai said, "The minister leads the order."

Zhu Gaoxu thought, if sea ships can berth and unload at the mouth of the Liaohe River, in the future, the goods will be able to go deep into the Liaodong capital through the Liaohe River, the Hunhe River and other water systems.Sea and water transportation with lower costs and greater transportation volume will completely change the situation in Liaodong Capital.This is also very consistent with his New Deal, which emphasizes the use of sea and water transportation for trade and transportation.

It's just that everything is still in the imagination for the time being.The reality in front of us is that the winter in Liaodong appears to be desolate and deserted. Zhu Gaoxu looks at the land of ice and snow, except for the long-dragon-like military guard of honor, there seems to be no human habitation nearby.

Chapter 949 Cold and Warm

It is indeed cold in Zhongtunwei, Guangning, and the coldest is at night.Chen Xianzhen came to Liaodong for the first time, and of course the most impressive thing was the weather. Before that, she couldn't imagine such a scene.After all, in the Annan country where she was born, people only know the heat, not the cold.

During this tour of the north, she did see more things.In the huge Ming Dynasty, different places have completely different water, soil and climate. The only thing that is the same is that people speak the same Chinese language with different accents. At least the words pasted on the door curtains are the same.

The longer she stayed in the Ming Dynasty, the more she felt that her hometown was strange.

Chen Xianzhen wondered, maybe it wasn't because he was used to the Ming Dynasty, but because, it seemed that he couldn't go back to An Nanguo.Zhu Gaoxu probably wouldn't force her to stay, but she felt that it would be difficult to make a living after returning.

When the Chen Dynasty ruled the Annan Kingdom, Chen Xianzhen, as a clan, was born in the midst of prosperity and wealth, so he naturally had no worries about food and clothing.Unexpectedly, the Hu clan seized power first, and then Emperor Jian Ding, Emperor Chongguang, and Empress Dowager Chen came to power, and Chen Xianzhen was caught in the turmoil.Now the Empress Dowager Chen who is in power, it's fine if she doesn't retaliate against her.

Thinking of those chaotic past events and entangled grievances, Chen Xianzhen felt a headache.She finally understood that she felt that her hometown was strange because she wanted to escape.

And her situation in the Ming Dynasty is of course not very good.Not to mention that he was suspected of conspiracy and imprisoned in Fengyang for several years; even now, Chen Xianzhen has no foothold here.

First of all, the emperor and the people in the palace did not trust her, and she knew it well.When she first met the saint, she was searched by Duan Xuehen, and the search was very detailed, which made Chen Xianzhen blush on the spot, and people were afraid that she would be harmful to the emperor.

Secondly, the concubines and eunuchs in the palace didn't pay attention to Chen Xianzhen.The concubines made friends with each other and invited each other to do various things, but Chen Xianzhen couldn't participate.Occasionally, when she was present, she couldn't even get in the conversation.

As for other benefits, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, no one cared about Chen Xianzhen, and the attitude of court ladies and eunuchs was also very cold.She often feels that she is an outsider, but when she thinks about it, she seems to be an outsider.

Chen Xianzhen was originally in An Nanguo, and she was also a beauty admired by everyone. Of course, she was not used to this feeling of isolation.She hasn't thought about what she wants to get right now, she just feels uncomfortable.

Sometimes she acted a little funny and took the initiative to participate in everyone's topics, but often made the scene very embarrassing.At first she would question and reflect on herself, thinking that it might be because her Chinese is not fluent, it is a little difficult to talk to people, or the topics she is talking about are not interesting to everyone; Need the cooperation of others.And those concubines, eunuchs and court ladies didn't pay much attention to Chen Xianzhen, so they didn't bother to cooperate.

On weekdays, the person who is most willing to talk to Chen Xianzhen is Duan Xuehen, the concubine.Duan Xuehen also doesn't talk much in front of others, and is often taciturn.Perhaps because of some similarities, Chen Xianzhen felt that Duan Xuehen was extra friendly.

It was only later that Chen Xianzhen realized that he was wrong. In fact, Duan Xuehen had nothing in common with her.Duan Xuehen didn't seem to feel that it was embarrassing to be left out. Chen Xianzhen paid attention to her expression many times, and felt that she was calm and indifferent when she was silent.And Duan Xuehen is not really neglected by others, many people are willing to talk to her, as long as she speaks, everyone will save face and speak nicely.

Chen Xian really thought he was stupid, the emperor trusted Duan Xuehen so much, and it was said that the imperial concubine had a close relationship with Duan Xuehen, who would deliberately snub her out?It's nothing more than Duan Xue's natural dislike of being involved in the excitement.

The crowd coming from the palace is like an invisible wall, as if separating outsiders, preventing irrelevant people from sharing benefits and fun.Whether it is concubines or eunuchs and court ladies, they are all trying to make friends with popular people so that they can be more convenient and valued in the palace.The fairy-like concubines seemed to be otherworldly. In Chen Xianzhen's eyes, they were just vulgar women, and he even found them a bit annoying.

Everyone didn't deliberately make things difficult for Chen Xianzhen, she was a little depressed occasionally, and felt that it was fine if people ignored her.After all, most people in the world are most concerned about themselves. There are not many people who are free to watch Chen Xianzhen's embarrassment in isolation, but she cares about that.

It's just that Chen Xianzhen has such a temperament, he doesn't like to be left out, there is nothing he can do.She often has an inexplicable panic and unwillingness, even jealousy.

But Chen Xianzhen suddenly remembered Guo Yan, who used to be in Fengyang Imperial City in the central capital, and realized that his situation was still better than Guo Yan.Guo Yan was involved in the affairs of the Ming imperial family. After the dust settled, it would be very difficult for her to get rid of it.

But Chen Xianzhen was different. Most of the entanglements that caused her headaches were in An Nanguo.So Chen Xianzhen has been forgotten in Fengyang for several years, and he can still take the initiative to attract Zhu Gaoxu to meet, but Guo Yan can't.

Now Chen Xianzhen is a little impatient again.She had no chance when the army was on the way; because the tents and houses along the way were very small, many people did not settle in the same place as the emperor.This time I went to the Guangning Zhongtun Weizhi Office, a large city, where the emperor settled in a large courtyard.Most of the people from the palace, including Chen Xianzhen from Fengyang, settled down in one place.

After several days, Chen Xianzhen finally found a chance.

When You was approaching, Chen Xianzhen came to the main courtyard on the central axis of the mansion, and told an eunuch that there were rats in his house; this place was where the emperor passed by.Unexpectedly, the eunuch insisted that mice would hibernate, and wanted to dismiss Chen Xianzhen, so Chen Xianzhen stayed here to delay the time.

At this moment, she really saw the emperor coming back from the window slit.Chen Xian was really pleasantly surprised. After all, she had no way of confirming whether the emperor went to work in the front yard today, let alone meeting the emperor here.

Chen Xianzhen immediately turned around and opened the door, walked to the corridor, stood on the side of the road and bowed, waiting for Zhu Gaoxu and the others to come.The eunuch in the room also came out, and when he saw this, he had to bend over and stand by the road.

Only then did she discover that the emperor was surrounded by imperial concubine Mu Zhen and concubine Duan Xuehen.Chen Xianzhen was a little disappointed when he saw them.

Zhu Gaoxu walked to Chen Xianzhen, stopped, and turned to look at her.When Chen Xianzhen saw Zhu Gaoxu, he felt a little angry for no reason, and cursed secretly: "People without conscience, just turn around and forget about me."But she thought of Zhu Gaoxu's custom-made clothes for her, and she couldn't get too angry.For a while the mood was very complicated.

"Why is Mrs. Chen here?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

At this time, the eunuch next to Chen Xianzhen had a nervous look on his face, and turned his head to look at her quietly, as if he wanted to ask her not to mention the dispute just now.Of course Chen Xianzhen would not say such trivial things in front of the emperor, she is not a fool.

"A little trivial matter, I am going back to my room." Chen Xianzhen said softly.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said kindly: "It's cold outside, you're from Annan, I'm afraid you're not used to it, but it's warm inside."

Chen Xianzhen said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

This is the voice of Imperial Concubine Mu Zhen: "Isn't it cold for Mrs. Chen to only wear this jacket? I have a fur coat at home, and I will ask someone to send you one later."

Chen Xian said sincerely: Why don't you care about me?Was it intentional in front of the emperor?

She looked at Mu Zhen, bent her knees and said, "Thank you, Imperial Concubine."

"It's a small matter, just tell me what you need, don't be too polite." Mu Zhen's bright eyes rolled away, revealing a sincere smile.When Chen Xianzhen saw her smiling face, she immediately felt warm and beautiful, completely unaffected, and her kindness was convincing.

Chen Xianzhen nodded and smiled back.

Only then did she remember that Mu Zhen's popularity is very good.I heard from Duan Xuehen that Mu Zhen never said bad things about others behind their backs, and always treated others sincerely.But Chen Xianzhen is also from aristocratic background, she has seen some women who are very skillful in dealing with people; at this time, Chen Xianzhen can't confirm whether Mu Zhen really has a good personality, or is it because of her upbringing and scheming that she surpasses ordinary people.

Anyway, Chen Xianzhen herself is not Mu Zhen's kind of person at all. She dislikes many people, especially women.

Zhu Gaoxu said in an easy-going tone: "Excuse me, let's go back."

Chen Xianzhen knelt again and said, "Respectfully send off the Holy Majesty and the Imperial Concubine."

After the group of people continued to walk further north, the little eunuch next to him released his breath and blew a long stream of white steam from his mouth.He turned around and said, "Is there really a mouse in your house? Let's go with you and have a look."

Chen Xianzhen said with a slight smile: "Forget it. We won't be staying in Guangning Zhongtunwei for long, so let's make do for a while. I didn't stop just now because I thought mice wouldn't hibernate."

The eunuch said embarrassingly: "Our family also heard what others said."