Chapter 283 New Ship Blueprints
Chapter 283 New Ship Blueprints
Inside the stable.
The chief clerk didn't want to listen any more and left early.
Liang Qu dismissed his attendants and asked many questions in succession.
In order to repay the kindness, the groom answered them one by one.
As a centralized dynasty, information was recorded entirely in paper books, so the flow of knowledge in Dashun was very closed.
Even a lot of unimportant information will still be in the hands of a few people or a specific group of people, intentionally or unintentionally.
The grooms were that specific group of people, and because they had served the Dragon Blood Horse for generations, they knew more, allowing Liang Qu to gain a deeper understanding of the world.
When the Dragon King was alive, the Qian Dynasty had made an agreement with him.
Small monsters will not go ashore, and big monsters will not approach the shore. Correspondingly, humans cannot slaughter big monsters in the water without reason.
The two ethnic groups often exchanged interests and conducted regular trade. At that time, the Jianghuai Lake could be called a country within a country.
During the best years of their relationship, the Dragon Palace forces even helped kill several troublesome monsters along the coast.
Every noble family has more or less several businesses.
The more powerful ones can even sell their products as far away as Beiting and Southeast Asian countries.
For example, the Xu family of Huangzhou, where Liangqu's wife Xu came from, was most famous for its cloth business, including soft smoke gauze, double palace silk, square mesh gauze, cicada wing gauze...
There were so many types that he couldn't recognize them all, but every time he got new clothes from his master's wife, he would always listen to her talk about it in detail, saying this one was soft, that one was rough, how the piece of clothing was made, and how much time and energy a weaver had spent.
At that time, the "Royal" also had a business - exotic horses.
Its headquarters is located in the Governor-General's Office of Southern Zhili, and it has a true neighboring relationship with the Jianghuai Lake!
Naturally, the one who is close to water gets the moon first, and the Dragon Blood Horse was created under such a background.
It was a good thing.
The underwater environment is unpredictable and many rare treasures are guarded by big monsters. It is a great blessing to have a trustworthy third party "Dragon King" to guarantee and share what you have with each other.
However, as time went by, the Qian Dynasty was engulfed in war and the once-a-year trade route was completely cut off.
When everything was peaceful, the horse-breeding family became the final winners and established Dashun. When they wanted to continue trading, they found out that the Dragon King was dead.
How and when he died and who is the current ruler of the Dragon Palace are all things that a mere groom cannot know. He is not even sure whether the dragon blood of the Dragon Blood Horse came from the Dragon King himself.
"Master Liang, you can't trust me completely. I am just a lowly horse-raising servant. My ancestors have been raising horses in Nanzhili for generations. I have been influenced by their glory, so I know more.
But word of mouth always has errors, omissions, and deviations, and it is even possible that elders deliberately fabricate and exaggerate the facts to appease the younger generation. You can use it as a reference, but you must not take it as a basis for anything. "
Liang Qu nodded: "If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know so many secrets. It's really eye-opening."
"It is worthwhile for you to give me the horse-raising recipe if I can help Lord Liang."
The groom bowed and, after confirming that there was no problem, took the sachet from Liang Qu as a token of trust and followed the road towards Yixing Town to ask for the Chishan recipe at Liang's house.
It feels a bit deceptive.
Liang Qu touched his chin, but logically speaking, the treasure plant in the water should be more adapted to the dragon blood horse.
It is unlikely that the best quality products will appear, so the probability of high quality products appearing should be higher in the future?
It feels great to have your head filled with knowledge.
Liang Qu asked Chishan to stay in the stable and ran back to the government office.
The reason I came back is not to ride around on a horse and show off to others.
He had just been promoted to Du Shui Lang and needed to understand his own scope of authority and management area.
I don’t know if I can continue working in Pingyang County. It would not be good if I were transferred out.
In Ran Zhongshi's study.
"Don't worry, we are still in Pingyang County. We will definitely give priority to our own people and will not transfer you out."
happy.
Liang Qu thought today was a good day. Ran Zhongshi flipped through the documents, pulled out a map, and circled Liang Qu's location with a charcoal pencil.
After being promoted to Du Shui Lang, he naturally could not be limited to the small Yixing Town anymore and had to expand out.
From Yixing Town to the south, it connects to several other towns and townships in Pingyang County, with a total of three large towns and eight townships and cities.
“This large area that has been temporarily designated is under your charge. You must ensure that the waterway is unobstructed and that the fishermen can fish steadily. If there are waterways that need to be opened up in the village, you will be responsible for coordinating the use of the river-opening cattle.
Another town should have at least one river god and five river chiefs. Yixing Town is close to the government office and under its watch. You are a river god and you have done a good job, so I didn't assign you any subordinates. Now it's not possible. Should I assign someone for you, or should you choose one yourself?"
"Brother Ran, please transfer me. I don't know anyone. It's best to choose from the sergeants."
Liang Qu wanted to promote Li Libo and Chen Jiechang.
The two people know each other well and are from the same village, so they have a close relationship.
But the strength is not enough.
Li Libo and Chen Jiechang are making too slow progress. They work in a martial arts gym during the day and patrol the river at night. They work two jobs and get two salaries a day. Now they are only "about" to break through to the second level.
If he really reaches the second level, Liang Qu will definitely be able to get one or two people out of the ninth-rank river chief position.
Now we have to settle for the second best and give priority to selecting from among the sergeants, who have received professional training and are much stronger and more obedient than the unmanned troops recruited locally and from other counties.
"Okay, I'll transfer you, but not today. Many people have been promoted, and I need to reorganize. I'll give you the personnel list in a few days if there are no transfer conflicts."
"Thank you, Brother Ran. I'll treat you to some iced yogurt I made some other day!"
"Haha, okay. If it doesn't taste good, I'll give you all those soldiers."
"Then I can only save it for other people to use."
After a few jokes, Liang Qu went downstairs to the filing room, found Li Shoufu, the more familiar Li Zhubu, asked for the minor merit registration book, and turned to the column for ship drawings.
Li Zhubu glanced at him and said, "Lord Liang wants the ship blueprints?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Liang Qu raised his eyes.
"You want the blueprint for your own use, right?"
"Yes."
"Then why not exchange it for a ship? When a ship is large enough, the blueprint is more expensive than the finished product!"
"No, I just want the drawings." Liang Qu shook his head.
Li Shoufu was stunned, thinking that Liang Qu might have some other ideas, and stopped talking.
"This one."
Liang Qu pointed to a pointed-bottom water boat, which was similar in shape to a Fu ship.
The top is flat like a balance, the bottom is sharp like a blade, and its value lies in its ability to break through the waves.
The total length of the boat is 18 meters, which is quite large. It needs five or six men to operate it, which matches the number of river otters in his home and is enough for him to use.
The disadvantage is that it is expensive, costing him a full 146 small gongs.
All the merits gained from strangling the Ghost Mother Cult were not enough, and part of Liang Qu's merit reserve was overdrawn.
Knowledge is valuable.
Before leaving, Li Shoufu asked, "Master Liang, you now have four great merits, do you want to exchange them for something?"
"Let me think about it."
Liang Qu is not in a hurry, the great achievement will not slip away.
In mid-August, the ship model will be released, not far from Toad’s second transaction.
First see what you can get from the Toad, then check for omissions and make full use of your strength to maximize your benefits.
(End of this chapter)