Chapter 1703. The Third of the Ten Great Weapons of the Song Dynasty, Shen An’s Steel Plate.
The autumn wind is bleak.
Merchant ships gathered in Hangzhou.
"Are we afraid we're too late?"
Du Lin was not quite accustomed to life on the ship, and he was a little unsteady standing on the bow.
After leaving Sansi, he felt that his life was too exciting.
He took out a loan, bought a seagoing ship, recruited shipwrights, purchased goods, and then took his friends all the way to Hangzhou.
There are many boats on the pier, and there is no way for small boats to go out to sea without looking at them.
Someone was counting by the side, "...eighty...ninety..."
"...a hundred...more than a hundred!"
This is a large-scale ship. More than a hundred large-scale ships will set sail and will bring back countless money and precious goods.
"This is a mountain of gold and silver!"
Du Lin looked at these grand events and his blood boiled with excitement.
"Let's find a place to park the ship first, and then go to the Municipal Shipping Department to negotiate."
The ship gradually docked, and there were servants and sergeants waiting on the shore.
As soon as the boat docked, the clerk asked: "Where are you coming from?"
"Bianliang."
When Du Lin came ashore, he couldn't stand still and sat down on the ground, which caused a burst of laughter from the people around him.
"Is this your first time to go to sea?" The clerk shook his head. "When you go to sea, you need the approval of the shipping department. You are so stupid that you just bring the ship down without any care, and you are not afraid of losing money and losing everything. I kindly tell you, The fleet is almost full. I'm afraid your trip this time will be in vain.
I quickly went to find those merchants and asked them if they were short of goods. If they were short of goods, I would sell them all, even at a low price, so that I could make some money back. "
This guy is good!
Du Lin said with a smile: "Thanks for the advice. It's just that I have a place to go."
"Oh! Who?" the clerk asked casually, and the sergeants behind him stared at the people on the boat with bright eyes.
This is a dock, surrounded by merchant ships filled with goods. If someone deliberately lights a fire here, I am afraid that the efforts of the Shipping Department throughout the year will be in vain, and many merchants will become extremely poor.
Du Lin said: "There is an acquaintance in the Shipping Department."
He saw more than ten big cannibals standing in front of him, whispering. After seeing him, the big cannibals looked indifferently.
Du Lin stopped smiling and looked at them coldly.
Shen An said that Da Song and Da Shi would fight over trade issues sooner or later, so they would be rivals.
The Song Dynasty used to be patient with its opponents, but it was different now.
The clerk followed his gaze and sneered: "Don't worry about these people."
"They don't look friendly." Du Lin felt a little strange, "They all come to Song Dynasty to make money, why are they like this?"
The clerk said disdainfully: "They wanted to control the sea trade with one hand, but they gave up the idea later. Nowadays, there are more and more ships in the Song Dynasty, and they are getting bigger and bigger. They can't keep up, so they have complaints."
"That doesn't matter."
Du Lin cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you for the advice, and may I ask where the Shipping Department is?"
The clerk told him the place, and Du Lin asked his companions to check the ship's cargo and wait for his return.
He went all the way to Shibo Division and asked to see Su Yan.
"Want to see the merchant envoy?"
"Yes, someone has a letter."
"inside."
Hearing that he was looking for Su Yan, a sergeant took him in.
Before entering the check-in room, I heard someone talking in a steady voice.
"There will be a lot of ships at sea this time. As for worrying about pirates or being robbed by other countries' navy, this kind of worry is meaningless because the main force of the navy has gone south."
"Really? Those ribs... No, is Chang Junhou here?"
"coming."
Cheers immediately came from inside, followed by thanks, "Thank you so much, envoy. I'll go back to sort out the goods and wait for news about sailing."
"Go ahead."
Several businessmen came out, glanced at Du Lin, then nodded and left.
The sergeant went in and reported: "Shibo envoy, someone said that he brought a letter from Shen Longtu."
Su Yan raised his head. There was already a short beard on his chin, and his brows were all calm, "Let him in."
Du Lin came in, saluted, and then handed over the letter, "This is the letter from Shen Longtu when I left the capital. He said that it must be delivered to you."
Su Yan took the letter, nodded and stood up, walked to the window and opened it.
He read the letter carefully, then turned around and said, "When you get out of the Third Division, what will you think about going to sea?"
Du Lin smiled bitterly and said: "If possible, I would still like to stay in the capital. But in that case, let's give it a try. People can't always live in a cowardly life, so if you have to fight, just fight, and dying at sea is considered a blessing. , no loss!”
This man has good courage.
"Overseas is not as scary as you think. The last time more than ten ships capsized, it was mainly due to violations." Su Yan sat down and said: "At that time, they entered the edge of the storm, and then they took the risk to cross. If they can avoid it, I think there will be losses. It won’t be that catastrophic.”
This is a complete lie.
According to the boatmen who came back, the storm at that time was so powerful that it was impossible to escape the impact due to the speed of the ship.
But you can’t just say that you’ll be doomed if you encounter a storm, right?
Many times, white lies are necessary.
Du Lin felt happy, and the anxiety and worry he had before coming all dissipated.
Come to think of it!
Su Yan is a student of Shen An. He has worked in the Shipping Department of Hangzhou for several years and can be called an expert in maritime trade. Such a person is qualified to speak about the pros and cons of going overseas. As for those idiots in the capital, they only know how to argue, so don't listen.
He felt that he had found the truth and said happily, "I'm going to treat you when I come back."
"It's easy to say." Su Yan said calmly: "Are the goods all ready? There is only one thing. Everything must be done according to the rules. No prohibited items are going to be released. I ask you to check yourself first, and then find the prohibited goods after self-inspection. Heavily punished and not allowed to go to sea!"
If it was a disgrace before, then now it is a disgrace.
Even Shen An would feel strange when he saw the current Su Yan.
After working here for several years, the boy finally transformed.
"yes."
After seeing Du Lin off, Su Yan made herself a cup of tea and thought carefully about what the teacher said in the letter.
——After defeating the Liao Kingdom, the ocean will be the most important direction for the Song Dynasty in the next step. No matter where it is in Dashi, once it goes to sea, the Song Dynasty will face countless opponents. So plan ahead.
——Don’t wait, be decisive!
The teacher encouraged the officials in Bianliang to let the main force of the navy go south and escort the fleet to sea. This standard was too high and it was obviously not to protect the fleet's overseas trade.
Then this move is aimed at the giant cannibal.
Thinking of this, Su Yan said in a deep voice: "Here comes someone!"
A small official came in from outside, and Su Yan ordered: "There are people from the Imperial City Department in the Shibo Department. Tell him that I need them to keep an eye on those big cannibals. Stare them to death!"
The Shipping Department usually does not have many affairs. It is the busiest time only when sea-going ships go to sea on a large scale and when they return.
It is now.
People from the Municipal Shipping Department began to inspect the cargo, and every ship was inspected.
"All books will be taken out for inspection. Anyone who dares to hide them will be sent to the Imperial City Department upon discovery."
A clerk stood on the pier and said loudly: "Don't think this is a joke. Five people were arrested here the year before last. They all wanted to take banned books out, and they also called it "enlightenment overseas."
Let me tell you here, Shen Longtu said, whoever wants to spread the secrets of the Song Dynasty overseas, let him go to a desert island to civilize those savages! "
"You can't even bring books?" Du Lin was a little surprised, "You have to read books on the way."
Many people think so.
The clerk said: "You can take any collection of classics and history with you, no one cares how much you bring. If it involves miscellaneous studies, no matter what they are, they will be withheld."
"The so-called miscellaneous studies, such as how to cultivate rice seeds, how to raise pigs and sheep, how to make paper... These things are all within the scope of miscellaneous studies. Anyone who dares to take them out will be killed in vain."
"So strict!"
It was the first time for Du Lin and others to go to sea, so they felt that the atmosphere was too tense.
But the people around him were obviously used to it. Some people even laughed and said: "Those are good things that can make the people from outside the vassal powerful. If you teach those outside the vassal, they will turn their backs and deny us in a few decades, and come back to fight us." . This kind of lesson has been repeated for thousands of years, how come there are still people who don’t understand it?”
Du Lin's face turned red, and when he turned around, his companions were a little embarrassed.
In many cases, they think that showing off their strengths is very impressive and gives them face.
After the clerk finished speaking, he stood there with a smile on his face, unable to tell the harshness of his voice from before.
The big cannibals muttered for a while, then slowly walked over.
Du Lin squinted his eyes and said, "Is the cannibal unwilling to give in?"
They are officials of the Third Division and are keen in many aspects.
The clerk also saw it and took away his smile.
"Why aren't we allowed to buy goods and go back?"
asked a large food merchant.
The clerk raised his head slightly and said, "The goods here must be purchased first by the merchants of the Song Dynasty. You can only wait in the back. This is Bianliang's word, and no one dares to violate it."
The big eater said angrily, "But the remaining goods are not good. They deliberately made bad goods... This is to prevent us from competing with the merchants of the Song Dynasty."
"What you say must be supported by evidence." The clerk said solemnly, "Otherwise, someone will detain you and wait!"
The big cannibals were all angry, and they all took a step forward.
Du Lin scolded: "What the hell! Are you trying to bully someone or something? Let's go and help!"
He led the people to the pier, but the clerk there didn't move at all, "This is the rule!"
"Whose rule is this?" The food merchants were angry.
The clerk said calmly: "This is the rule of the Song Dynasty. When you come to the Song Dynasty, you have to abide by the rules of the Song Dynasty!"
Naturally, a country's trade must give priority to its own merchants, otherwise it would be a waste!
Seeing their grief and anger, the clerk added, "Back when the Western thieves were rampant, the Song Dynasty cut off all relations with them. Later, when the Liao people became domineering, the Song Dynasty also cut off all relations between the two countries. Now You are so domineering and infuriating, so... your purchase date has been postponed for another ten days!"
"Ten days?"
The food merchants were dumbfounded.
"Which Toka is it?"
They also take some chances.
The clerk said calmly: "Of course it will be ten days after the Song Dynasty fleet went to sea!"
Du Lin stopped when he heard this, feeling that the big food merchant was about to die.
Ten days after the Song fleet went to sea, this was a gap that could not be caught up.
From the time when the Song Dynasty began to build sea ships, it only took a few years for the Song Dynasty's sea ships to successfully occupy the sea. They were bigger, stronger, and faster than the Da Shi ships!
Once the gap of ten days was widened, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.net When the food merchants rushed to various trading locations, they would have been filled with goods from the Song Dynasty. Who wanted their goods?
This is a desperate plan!
There is no way a petty official is qualified to use this trick, then it is Su Yan.
Du Lin thought of Su Yan's youth and couldn't help but smacked his tongue and said: "As expected of Shen Longtu's disciple, he is cruel and ruthless."
Someone said: "These big food merchants have been forced to a dead end. They must either give up sea trade or lose nothing."
"If it's someone, he will definitely look for an opportunity to kill the merchant..."
The boatman who said this saw everyone looking over and hurriedly explained: "I just put myself in his shoes and felt that the ship captain had better be more careful."
Du Lin nodded, "I will remind you of this."
He immediately went ashore to find Su Yan.
"Those big food merchants are looking desperate. You should be more careful these days."
Su Yan smiled and said, "Thank you."
After Du Lin left, he said coldly: "That's what I'm waiting for, let the people from the Imperial City Department keep an eye on the big food merchants, I'll make them have no way to go!"
Someone on the side reminded: "But you have to be careful about what they do, right?"
Su Yan nodded and said confidently: "I have been prepared for a long time."
He opened a box and found something.
The official who reminded him couldn't help but be surprised, "It's actually a steel plate?"
The third of the ten weapons of the Song Dynasty, Shen An's steel plate.
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At noon, someone asked Sir what old book he had written, and it was just one book: Bringing the Warehouse to the Ming Dynasty. A completed book of six million words.