One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Xin nodded and said, "Well, after the first lunar month, I will set off with the fleet. Uncle An, please let people start preparations. The first batch of households of refugees should be prepared at the water village."

The housekeeper replied, "Yes, a certain family knows about it, and the imperial troops in the water village have been organized."

Li Xin continued, "There are also workshops and shipyards that have been moved together. Uncle An asked the shipwrights who were originally employed by the shipyard if they are willing to move with the shipyard. If so, he will bring his family with him." Let’s go, and those who don’t want to leave will be sent fifty taels of silver.”

The housekeeper nodded and said, "Okay, a certain family knows."

Li Xin then said, "When we establish a foothold there, we will come back and move the second batch of one thousand displaced households. We will also take away the cows, pigs, and chickens that our family raised. Uncle An, you can buy new cows in the fields here." , when everything is settled there, all the pigs and chickens we will buy in the future will be sent there."

The butler replied, "Okay, Mr. Lang, the workshop has been moved. What will happen to the tributes in the future?"

Li Xin said, "When everything is settled over there, the workshop will start working immediately, and the workshop will be bigger than now. In the future, tributes will be transported here by ship. Before starting work in the workshop over there, the previously stored materials will be used." Right; and Uncle An has prepared all the kerosene."

The butler nodded and said, "Yes, everything is ready."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, let's start moving all kinds of supplies to the ship. After we leave, Uncle An, you must buy more supplies. Buy as much as possible."

The housekeeper said, "Well, a certain family will arrange to start transporting supplies."

The housekeeper went to prepare various matters, and Li Xin planned to go to the dock to take a look. There are currently more than sailors, and each ship can be assigned an average of a dozen sailors. It is not known how good their sailing skills are.

Li Xin came to the dock and went directly to Ruan Xiaoer.

Li Xin saw the three Ruan brothers training sailors and shouted, "Little second brother."

Ruan Xiaoer came over and said, "Brother, why are you here when you are free?"

Li Xin replied, "I came to see how the sailors' training is going. After the first month of the year, I plan to go to sea."

Ruan Xiaoer said, "The old sailors are fine, but the sailors who have just arrived are not so good. How many ships are we planning to organize to go out to sea?"

Li Xin replied, "A certain person personally led forty ships to sea."

Ruan Xiaoer frowned and said, "Forty ships go out to sea together, and there are only more than sailors in total. I'm afraid it's not enough."

Li Xin nodded and said, "I came here just to ask my second brother, can each ship be operated with more than a dozen people?"

Ruan Xiaoer nodded and said, "Yes, I can, but we have some novices."

Li Xin said, "Then let the old lead the new, and put a few old sailors and a few new sailors on each ship."

Ruan Xiaoer thought for a while and said, "Well, this method is feasible."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it this way. This time I go to sea, my second brother doesn't have to go. You have a family and old people to take care of, so let your fifth and seventh brothers come with me." .”

Ruan Xiaoer nodded and said, "Okay, I don't know where my brother is going to go to sea this time."

Li Xin said, "Not far away, a certain person has newly built a piece of land and wants to move part of his family property there. After it is built there, the second brother, his family, and the elderly will also move there, and the shipyard will also be moved there." Go to the side and train sailors there from now on."

Ruan Xiaoer nodded and said, "Okay, brother, I know, I will tell Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi right now."

Ruan Xiaoer left, Li Xin came to the shipyard, and Old Man Liu came over when he saw Li Xin.

Li Xingong cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Liu, you should have received a notification from Uncle An, right?"

Old Man Liu sighed, "I got it. It's a pity that the shipyard was demolished like this."

Li Xin said, "It's not like our family doesn't want this shipyard anymore. When we move to a new place and build a larger shipyard, you will still be the manager of the shipyard."

Old man Liu nodded and said, "Okay, I will wait for my master's new shipyard."

Li Xin asked, "In addition to our own shipwrights, how many of the shipwrights we hired are willing to take their families with us?"

Old Man Liu replied, "Half of them have agreed, and the other half who are unwilling to go have been given money and dismissed. There are still some who have to go home to discuss."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle Liu, you can also take our own shipwright to pack up and prepare to go with the ship."

Old man Liu nodded and said, "I'll go back and clean up soon."

After seeing the shipyard, Li Xin went to the Xiang Barracks. He also wanted to find Zhang Hu to take away the extra people with the Xuanwu Camp and their military relatives.

After entering the Xiang barracks, Li Xin went straight to Zhang Hu.

Li Xin shouted "Zhang Hu."

Zhang Hu replied, "The Chinese New Year has just passed, why is Mr. Lang here?"

Li Xin said, "I'm here to take away the extra people from Xuanwu Camp and their families. After a while, I will go to sea with the ship and take them with me."

Zhang Hu nodded and said, "Yes, Lang Jun, my subordinates know."

Li Xin continued, "Five hundred people don't want bachelors. You can choose the rest."

Zhang Hu cupped his fists and said, "Okay, I understand."

Li Xin continued, "After we go to sea, Hui'an County will be handed over to you. Before I come back, keep an eye on all the officials in Hui'an. I will leave quietly and don't let others know that I have left. If you have any urgent matters, you can go to the housekeeper." Discuss it, and after I leave, you should send a secret letter to all the restaurants in Jiangnan, asking them to pay attention to find out information about all the royal family surnamed Zhao, mainly where they live and how many royal men there are. Don't ask why, it will be natural in the future. It will be useful, just do it and don’t mention it to anyone, including the housekeeper.”

Zhang Hu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lang, my subordinates will arrange everything."

After explaining to Zhang Hu, Li Xin returned to the county government office.

A few days later, Wang Wenlong, the shopkeeper of Luzhou Restaurant, came.

When Wang Wenlong saw Li Xin, he cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Lang, here we come."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Well, I called you here because I have a special task for you."

Wang Wenlong said, "Mr. Sir, please speak. Come down and listen."

Li Xin continued, "In addition to setting up a news network and recruiting dead soldiers like other restaurants, you also have another task, which is to protect the safety of Beiguan Guard Jiedushi Lu Deng and his family when Luzhou encounters major changes. ."

Wang Wenlong nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Lang understands."

Li Xin said seriously, "Once Luzhou encounters a major change, I don't care what method you use. You must escort Lu Deng's family out of the city at all costs, even if they are knocked unconscious, as long as they can get out of the city safely."

Wang Wenlong cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lang, I will escort Lu Deng's family out of the city at all costs."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, it's okay. You can go down. Remember to collect two thousand taels of gold from the housekeeper when you leave."

According to historical records, Lu Deng was a die-hard member. He committed suicide after the city was destroyed, so some special means must be used to save him. Suicide is not a good behavior, it is a cowardly behavior. People can only do things when they are alive. Nothing can be done.