One Piece of Song Dynasty

On the day before the first lunar month, Li Xin quietly returned home with Lao Wang. The maid Xiao He had to stay in the county government office to show off that Li Xin was not far away from Hui'an County. .biquge

When Li Xin returned to the house, she went to find the housekeeper, "Uncle An, how are you preparing?"

The steward replied, "All kinds of materials, silver, workshops and shipyard facilities have been loaded on ships. The refugees are also ready. The orphans at home, some members of the nursing team and various craftsmen are also ready. From the Xiang Barracks The five hundred military households who came quietly also camped outside our village."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Well, pick me twenty cooks, as well as four dog breeders and pigeon breeders, including some pigeons and dogs. I will take them all away tomorrow."

The butler replied, "Okay, someone knows."

Li Xin continued, "After we leave, Uncle An, you have to continue to recruit various personnel, buy all kinds of materials as much as possible, and don't stop the refugees. Once settled over there, I will come back as soon as possible."

The housekeeper nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lang, a certain family has remembered it."

Li Xin took out a letter and handed it to the housekeeper and said, "After we leave tomorrow, you can send this secret letter to Liu Zhi, the manager of Yan'an Mansion Restaurant."

The housekeeper took the secret letter and nodded, "Yes, a certain family understands."

After explaining to the housekeeper, Li Xin went back to the house to rest. This night was destined to be a sleepless night, and she would land on the island tomorrow. Li Xin felt a little uneasy and a little excited. After tossing and turning, Li Xin couldn't sleep, so she had to get up and take a look. Lao Wang, Lao Wang slept soundly. I really envy Lao Wang. He didn’t have to worry about anything. Li Xin walked around outside the house. People had fallen asleep. The house seemed particularly quiet. There were stars in the blue night sky. Tomorrow’s In the evening, Li Xin should watch the night sky on the island. Li Xin walked around in the yard before going back to the house to sleep.

There was nothing to say all night. Before dawn the next day, Li Xin got up and started directing various personnel to get on the ship one after another. Not counting the sailors, the total number of various personnel was about . It took an hour just to get on the ship.

An hour later, everyone got on the boat and it was already dawn. Li Xin clasped his fists at the butler and said, "I'll leave everything to Uncle An in the house."

The housekeeper waved his hand and said, "Mr. Wang, go with peace of mind and try to come back as soon as possible. A certain family will arrange everything at home."

Then Li Xin got on the boat. Li Xin, Niu Gao and Ruan Xiaowu were on a boat. The fleet started slowly under the flag with the words "An and Li". This was agreed with the coastal water fortified army. Ships flying this kind of flag were ignored by the coastal water fortifications. Li Xin's new journey began. Li Xin shouted in his heart "Taiwan, I, Li Xin, are here."

Not long after the fleet set out to sea, they encountered a patrolling Imperial Navy ship.

The soldiers on the ship saw the huge fleet and reported, "Report to the commander that a fleet has been spotted ahead."

The commander asked, "The ships are moving forward to see if the fleet is flying a flag with the word An Li."

The Forbidden Army ship came forward to check it out, and the soldier clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the commander, there is indeed a flag with the word An Li hanging on the fleet ahead."

The commander waved his hands and said, "Then don't worry about him. That is the fleet of Mr. Li, the magistrate of Hui'an County. Mr. Li has taken care of the village with us. Besides, although our water village is not under the jurisdiction of Hui'an County, our territory It’s still in Hui’an County, so don’t worry about ships flying the An-Li flag in the future.”

The Forbidden Army ship came forward to check and then left. Li Xin said to Ruan Xiaowu, "Fifth brother, our ship takes the lead and leads the other ships forward, heading east in the direction indicated by the compass."

Ruan Xiaowu said, "Yes, brother, I know." After saying that, Li Xin's boat ran to the front of the fleet.

Li Xin thought for a while and said, "Fifth brother, let's make up a set of semaphores in the future, so that it will be easier to command the fleet at sea."

Ruan Xiaowu nodded and said, "Okay, the fleet has a semaphore at sea, which is indeed convenient for commanding."

The fleet moved forward slowly. The speed of wooden sailing boats in this era was very slow, only a few knots, with an average speed of more than ten kilometers per hour. The Taiwan Strait is narrow in the north and wide in the south. Li Xin walked to the north, and the distance to the north was about two hundred kilometers. Well, Li Xin set out at early morning, and it would be great if he could reach Taiwan before dark.

It feels good to sail on the sea in this era. From time to time, you can see whales swimming happily in the sea. There is no overfishing in this era, and various fishery resources are still very abundant. As Li Xin expected, it will get dark soon. , the fleet has just arrived at the western coast of Taiwan Island. In the dark, they don’t know where exactly they have arrived on Taiwan Island. The fleet can only anchor on the beach for the night and find a place to land tomorrow.

Li Xin said to Ruan Xiaowu, "Fifth brother, let the fleet anchor. Let's spend the night at the beach and find a place to land at dawn tomorrow."

Ruan Xiaowu replied, "Okay, brother, I will notify you right away."

Li Xin said to Niu Gao and Ruan Xiaowu, "Brother Niu, give everyone some food. Let the sailors and soldiers take turns patrolling at night to prevent anyone from approaching the ship. We don't know. Anyone who dares to approach the fleet will be punished." Shoot."

The two clasped their fists and said, "Yes, brother, we get it."

It was the first time for Li Xin to spend the night at sea in his two lifetimes. In his previous life, Li Xin had never even taken a boat out to sea. The sea breeze was blowing and the sound of crashing waves kept coming and going. He just spent the night just like that.

At dawn the next day, Li Xin finally saw the surrounding terrain clearly. This was not the place where Li Xin wanted to land, so Li Xin led the fleet to weigh anchor and walk north along the coast for two hours. At noon, Li Xin Xin finally saw a river flowing into the sea. This river was the Tamsui River in later Taiwan Island. Li Xin finally found the place where he wanted to land. Li Xin led the fleet along the river to the island, walking about half of it. As time passed, the river became narrower and narrower, and the forest became denser and denser. Li Xin ordered the fleet to stop, and the river was about to fork ahead. Li Xin planned to land on the east bank of the river, which was almost the city of Taipei in later generations.

Li Xin pointed to both sides of the river bank and said excitedly to Niu Gao and Ruan Xiaowu, "Brother Niu, Brother Wu, this will be our home from now on. There is no court here, and we will have the final say on this island from now on."

Niu Gao said, "Brother, you are going to rebel."

Ruan Xiaowu replied excitedly, "So brother, you are planning to rebel. You should have told us earlier. We three brothers have long been dissatisfied with the court, but no one is taking the lead."

Li Xin waved his hands and said, "What's the point of rebellion? This island is originally an unowned land, and the court has no control over it. Our brothers occupy it, and of course we are the owners of this island." Now is not the time to raise the flag of rebellion, Li Xin Of course, the rebellion cannot be admitted, but judging from Li Xin's actions, several people also tacitly agree.

After thinking about it, the two nodded and said, "Yes, this is not considered a rebellion. No one cares about this in the first place. Since our brothers occupy it, of course it is under our control."

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