Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1718 Mighty and majestic
Even so, it's fine to leave...

Everyone pretended to stay, and seeing Fang Xuanling insisted on leaving, they all breathed a sigh of relief. If Fang Xuanling really stayed, it would be difficult.

In the officialdom, sometimes it is really a dilemma...

Seeing that Fang Xuanling was about to turn around and board the ship, one of the officials stepped out, took two steps forward, and saluted: "Your official is from the Xiao family of Lanling, and by the order of the head of my family, I express my welcome to Prime Minister Fang. When Fang Xiang settles down in Huating Town, the head of my family will visit the house in person and discuss important matters with Fang Xiang."

There was an instant silence on the pier.

All the officials looked at this person in astonishment. Could it be that the Xiao family is planning to form an alliance with the Fang family?

I really don't know what kind of plans are those old people in the "Golden Bamboo Garden" who live in the small building and wait to see no outsiders but hold the power of the Xiao family...

Mu Yuanzuo's eyes flickered. If the Xiao family really united with the Fang family, he would be happy to see it succeed.

Although Fang Jun, an extremely powerful figure, stood behind him to support him in the past few years, the land in the south of the Yangtze River has long been infiltrated by these gentry clans, and all levels are the children of the gentry clans. He is equivalent to one person against the entire Jiangnan gentry , the hardships and sorrows in it, only self-knowledge...

If you have the Lanling Xiao family who is the leader of the Jiangnan gentry as an ally, then you will not be too comfortable!
Fang Xuanling narrowed his eyes, and smiled kindly: "If that's the case, the old man will be waiting for the Lord of Lanling County in Huating Town."

Xiao Jing used to be the servant of the Huangmen in the reign of Wude, and was transferred to the secretary and supervisor after a long time, and he was named the county magistrate of Lanling.

Saying goodbye to everyone again, Fang Xuanling boarded the boat, and his own sailors untied the cables. The big ship slowly left the pier, the sails on the mast were raised, and the wind from the river filled the sails. Huating Town.

On the pier, Mu Yuanzuo was refreshed, straightened his back, looked around, and said with a smile: "In a few days, the Japanese officials will go to Huating Town to visit the Prime Minister. If you intend to follow, you should go home and make some preparations. Although the minister is honest and honest, but when we go to visit, we can’t empty-handed, can we? We still need to prepare some gifts, they don’t have to be expensive, but we also need to express our hearts.”

All the officials said yes slightly, not daring to say more.

Obviously, this governor must be a confidant of the Fang family, otherwise, with Fang Xuanling's status, why would he deliberately stop the ship and dock to support him?

Fang Xuanling's prestige and status, Fang Jun's arrogance and arrogance have brought extremely heavy pressure on the Jiangnan clan.

It seems that when dealing with the Governor of Suzhou in the future, it is better to relax a little bit, otherwise, once Fang Jun's stick is angered, and if Fang Xuanling speaks a few unpleasant words to His Majesty... it will not be worth the loss.

Mu Yuanzuo's goal was achieved, and he could clearly feel that the officials from these aristocratic families became more and more respectful to him, and finally found the self-esteem as a governor. the yamen...

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on board.

The speed of the big ship gradually increased, and the turbulent river wind poured in from the open window, mixed with wet and cold rain, and the temperature was extremely low.

A close relative hurried forward to close the window.

Fang Xuanling took the warm handkerchief from the servant, wiped his face, drank a cup of ginseng tea, let out a sigh, and sighed to Li Jing in front of him: "It's really old, it's just for a while. I feel cold all over my body, if I delay it any longer, I'm afraid I will have a serious illness."

Li Jing also sighed for a moment.

Think of those years when gold and iron horses galloped like tigers, as if it was just yesterday, but time flies like a white horse, just a moment, the youth is gone, the blue hair turns into snow, and all the glory and brilliance have become a passing cloud, leaving only an old look. The remnants of the past, but no such lofty ambitions...

The cabin fell into silence for a while, and the two big figures who once stood on the peak of this era and brandished Fang Qiu were both silently remembering the glorious years in the past, and they were speechless.

The fleet went smoothly and the speed was fast. Before waiting for a long time, a servant came in from outside the cabin and said respectfully: "Jia Zu, Wei Gong, we have arrived at Wusongkou. We only need to go up the Wusong River to reach the wharf of Huating Town. , and after a while, it is the naval port of the Royal Navy."

Hearing this, Li Jing got up, walked to the window and pushed it open, a gust of damp and cool air was blowing in front of him, and suddenly he exclaimed "Hoo!".

Fang Xuanling wondered, "What's wrong?"

Li Jing pointed out the window and exclaimed, "Come and see."

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling stood up curiously and came to Li Jing's side, stood side by side, and looked out the window.

At this time, the big ship they were on happened to be able to see the Wusong River Estuary in the distance. Under the drizzle, countless warships sailed out of the Wusong Estuary and entered the Yangtze River waterway. All the boats were tilted due to inertia, and from their perspective, they could even see that the rushing water of the river had already overflowed the side of the ship...

The bows of the scissor-style sailboats broke through the river and cut the waves, forming white foamy wakes at the stern, and the full white sails gushed out of the Wusong River Estuary in groups, blown by the river wind. A semi-circular trajectory was drawn on the surface of the river, and it went straight down the current, and thousands of horses galloped towards the mouth of the sea.

Hundreds of boats compete for the flow, thousands of sails compete, overwhelming, mighty and majestic!
Even Li Jing, who is used to seeing millions of soldiers fighting for the front in the battlefield, couldn't hide the agitation in his chest at this moment, and blurted out praise: "Even Xiao Xian, who claimed to occupy half of the country with hundreds of thousands of troops, never had a navy of this size. A certain man who often heard about the dominance and might of the Royal Navy across the seven seas in Chang'an once thought it was an exaggeration. After seeing it today, he knew that the legend was not only exaggerated, but also did not fully describe the majestic spirit of such a mighty master! Fang Erlang, nice!"

The last sentence really comes from the heart.

Li Jing, who once led the Great Tang Navy to defeat Xiao Xiao, knew very well that the combat power and scale of the original Datang Navy could not match one percent of the majestic navy in front of him.

And all of this is due to Fang Jun's contribution.

Even if this navy created by Fang Jun does not make any progress in the years to come, it will still be powerful enough to shock the Qihai for a hundred years!

Fang Xuanling didn't have much agitation and heroism, but just stroked his beard and smiled, and the pride and pride overflowing from the corners of his eyes couldn't be concealed...

If you have a son like this, what more can you ask for?
All the merchant ships on the river leaned their sails to the shore, leaving the waterway in the middle of the river to the sailors. Almost all the sailors, merchants, and tourists ran on the deck to witness this powerful force sweeping across the ocean. The sailors passed by one by one, and when they approached, even the smooth heads of the sailors on the ship could be seen clearly...

"Why are all the soldiers bald? Could it be that the collective suffers from hair loss?"

"Your Excellency is really ignorant, don't you know that in the sailor's drill code compiled by Fang Erlang, the first and foremost article is to require all sailors to shave their hair?"

"Ah? There is such a thing? How can you be contemptuous of your parents who are in the body? This is a great disfilial piety!"

"I'm really ignorant! It's filial piety to keep your hair, but the sailors go to sea for three to five days, or a few months, and lice and fleas grow in their hair, which is very easy to produce diseases and plagues. It's hard to use the small amount of clean water on the ship. Drink it, but use it to wash your hair?"

"Oh, oh, so that's the case. Even though shaving your head is against filial piety, there must be a reason for it, and it's not impossible to change the balance..."

Some of the merchants and passengers on the ships were puzzled to see that the sailors were all bald, and even said annoyed words, thinking that this was against filial piety. Everyone knows that going out to sea is equivalent to entrusting half of your life to the hands of God, and all measures that can avoid danger and save lives are not exaggerated.

Naturally, the sailors and servants who sailed southward for the first time on the large ship that Fang Xuanling and others took were amazed at this, and they were relieved after hearing the explanations from others.

Standing at the window, Li Jing listened to the discussions on the deck, and said to Fang Xuanling: "My son is thoughtful and thoughtful, and he is indeed an incomparable handsome talent."

Fang Xuanling was very reserved: "Mr. Wei's words are exaggerated, but he has achieved some small achievements by relying on some cleverness. He can't afford the word 'not born in the world'."

Li Jing turned his head to look at Fang Xuanling's pretendingly plain face, feeling upset and jealous, he snorted and said, "Very proud?"

Fang Xuanling pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "I'm really proud."

Li Jing didn't expect him to be so disregarding his reserve, he was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes met, and they both burst out laughing at the same time.

With a child like this, who can be unhappy?

A full hour later, the naval fleet connected end to end and covered the sky and the sun had just poured out of the Wusong River, and went straight down the river to the estuary. The merchant ships in a group went upstream and entered Wusongkou.

Compared with the slightly deserted Yangtze River waterway, this section of the Wusong River waterway is obviously much more lively.

Many merchant ships poured into the slightly narrow Wusong River waterway from the wide Yangtze River waterway. They spontaneously leaned towards the right bank and slowly advanced, while the oncoming ships also sailed along the right bank on the other side. A deep-draft merchant ship loaded with goods will sail into the Yangtze River from here, and then go upstream to transport these goods along the waterways to all parts of the country. Currency circulation and wealth accumulation have long since made the empire prosperous and prosperous.

(End of this chapter)