Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 265, whales enter Beijing

"Hey yo~ hey yo~"

On the spacious concrete road leading from Tianjin to Beijing, a burst of neat chants sounded on the concrete road. Hundreds of strong and strong men were shirtless, dragging a rope, dragging a big whale on the concrete road with difficulty. Row.

The whale was so big that all the people who saw this scene along the way couldn't help but stop and watch. Thousands of people gathered on both sides of the road to watch the excitement, talking about the huge monster in front of them.

As for the huge monster in the sea like a whale, only a few days ago, some people in Tianjin have seen it, and most of them have never seen such a huge fish.

This whale is eight feet long, like a house, and you will be shocked just by looking at it.

"Oh my god, there is really such a big fish. Just now I thought Chen Laoshi was bragging."

"Isn't it? How big is the fish? I'm afraid it weighs tens of thousands of catties."

In the tea shed, no one was in the mood to drink tea anymore. They all looked at the big whale on the road and opened their mouths wide. Even the owner of the tea shed, Xiaoer, and Aunt Fan who was busy in the back kitchen and her My daughter and daughter-in-law all came out to watch the excitement.

"Hehe, when did I, Chen Laoshi, say that I was panicking?"

Chen Laoshi said with a little pride at this time: "This whale is bigger than the one I saw a few days ago. The weight of this whale is probably over [-] catties."

"More than one hundred thousand catties?"

Everyone in the tea shed couldn't help but widen their eyes again.

"One hundred thousand catties is a conservative estimate. This is a kunpeng in the sea. Of course, it is not an ordinary thing. This whale is enough to feed tens of thousands of people for a day."

Chen Laoshi smiled and said, it seems that he caught this whale.

"Come on, guys, take a rest here in the tea shed in front, let's have some tea and something to eat."

Next to the big whale, Zhu Houzhao rode a tall horse and followed the huge whale. He looked at the tea shed in front of him, then at the sun in the sky, and said loudly.

Originally, His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, did not need to personally come forward for such a matter, but now, he was very excited, and wished he could return to the capital right now, and dedicate this big whale to his father and mother, so He didn't even sit in a carriage, and simply rode a horse and followed him all the way.

"Hey yo~ hey yo~"

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, the people in charge of pulling the whale immediately quickened their pace and pulled it forward vigorously, trying to get to the tea shed early to have a good rest.

"Dog, why are you still standing there, why don't you go to the tea shed, let the owner of the tea shed prepare tea, snacks, etc., if you delay my brave whale general's entry to Beijing, I will kick you to death."

Zhu Houzhao looked at the big whale beside him, and he was full of complacency. Then he looked at Liu Jin who was also riding a horse and following behind, and couldn't help cursing.

"Yes, son~"

Liu Jin quickly replied with a smile, and hurriedly galloped towards the tea shed.

"Who is the boss here?"

Liu Jin came to the tea shed and immediately asked loudly.

"I am, I am, I don't know what to order?"

When Hu Dalang heard this, he quickly replied with a smile.

"Bang~"

Liu Jin threw down a piece of silver ingot and said, "Hurry up and prepare more tea and food. When my whale pullers come over to drink tea and food, give me all they have. If you don't have enough, go and buy them for me." , don't delay my important event."

Liu Jin naturally obeyed Zhu Houzhao's words and was very well-behaved, but towards ordinary people like Hu Dalang, his attitude was naturally superior.

"Yes~ yes, I will send someone to prepare immediately."

Hu Dalang picked up the silver ingot he was sitting on, weighed it slightly, then bit it with his teeth, his eyes lit up and he nodded quickly and replied.

Seeing that the other party had collected the money to go to work, Liu Jin nodded in satisfaction and turned around to report to Zhu Houzhao.

"Sister Yao, hurry up and call everyone in the village over to help, and then have someone bring over the flour and tea leaves from the house."

"Boss, go back to the village and borrow the briquette stove, and borrow some more tables and chairs."

"Second brother, go to Aunt Li's house across the street, if there is anything to eat or drink, ask her to get all of them, and then I will count the money with her."

"Second, hurry up and fetch water. There are not enough buckets of tea for hundreds of people."

"This time, we're here for a big deal."

Hu Dalang turned around and began to give instructions to his sons and daughters. The big business of these hundreds of people is a big ingot of five taels of silver, which is definitely a big deal.

Hearing Hu Dalang's words, his son and daughter also started to get busy quickly, preparing tea, snacks, food and so on. Now hundreds of people came to drink tea and eat, which was enough for Hu Dalang's family to be busy for a long time.

"Hey yo~ hey yo~"

The neat chant sounded continuously, and there were spectators on both sides of the road, and there were many people walking slowly behind, watching the big whale and discussing it constantly.

In a four-wheeled carriage, Liu Jin looked very bored.

This speed is really too slow, and I don't know when I will be able to reach the capital. Sitting in this four-wheeled carriage, the whole person is drowsy, but there is a loud chant outside, so I can't fall asleep at all.

"It would be great if I had a mobile phone. Watching movies will speed up the time."

Liu Jin couldn't help but miss the life of later generations. There is nothing more comfortable than lying down with Ge You and playing with his mobile phone.

"Let's take a look at the Four Books and Five Classics. It's going to be Qiu Wei in a while. No matter what, I'm going to go through the motions. At least I'll experience this ancient imperial examination."

Shaking his head slightly, Liu Jin reluctantly picked up a book from his side and read it. It is already the end of June, and after July, it will be August, and August is the day of Qiu Wei.

The imperial examination is a major event in the imperial court in this era, especially the three-yearly Ceremony of Ethics and Talents, which is highly valued by the emperor and ordinary people.

Liu Jin now has the reputation of a scholar anyway, well, he is also a well-known talent in Changli County, and he is already a scholar at a young age.

In Changli County, even in Yongping Mansion, and even in the entire capital city and North Zhili area, Liu Jin is a well-known person, and everyone pays attention to him. In addition to his fame as a scholar, Liu Jin is also regarded as the son of a high-ranking person. .

Liu Jin is also very clear that there are countless pairs of eyes looking at him in Qiu Wei, so even if there are a thousand or ten thousand people who don't like to read these Four Books and Five Classics, Liu Jin still wants to read them, even every day. Also take time to practice calligraphy.

No matter how the article is written, at least the words should be written beautifully, and the appearance should at least be good-looking.

"Teacher, there is a tea shed in front of you. Your Highness has ordered that everyone rest here, rest before leaving."

At this time, Tong Yuan, Liu Jin's cheap student, came over and said.

"Where are you now?"

Liu Jin nodded, looked outside and asked.

"I've already arrived in Wuqing, and I guess I can arrive in Beijing in the afternoon."

Tong Yuan quickly replied.

"Afternoon, it's really slow enough."

When Liu Jin heard this, he was immediately helpless.

The whale was really big and heavy.

In order to transport the whale completely and smoothly to the capital, Liu Jin also racked his brains, using a thick wooden board, and put some round wooden sticks of the same size under the thick wooden board.

Hundreds of people in the front are constantly dragging the whale, while people next to it are constantly laying the front with wooden sticks. In this way, it is equivalent to having wheels, which can greatly save energy and facilitate transportation.

Otherwise, in this era, it would be almost impossible to transport such a large whale to the capital city more than a hundred kilometers away.

Fortunately, the concrete road from Tianjin to Beijing has been repaired in front, and the concrete road is wide enough and straight enough. If it is the original old official road, it is full of potholes and very narrow. It is impossible to transport such a large whale to the capital.

"Master, this is already very fast. It is very, very difficult to transport such a large whale to the capital."

Tong Yuan said with a smile, he is still very satisfied with the current speed, after walking for a few days, he will finally reach the capital.

"Forget it, let's have some tea and something to eat first."

Liu Jin didn't bother with this matter any more.

The huge team had already arrived at Aunt Fan's tea shed, and soon, the whale pulling team stopped one after another, and came to the tea shed in a swarm, and the whole tea shed suddenly became extremely lively.

Liu Jin carefully left a table for Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin, wiped it carefully, and filled the table with all kinds of food.

"Old Liu, you are still amazing, you can think of such a way, otherwise I really don't know how to transport this big whale to the capital."

Zhu Houzhao took a sip of tea and ate a big bun in one gulp. He didn't have the image of a crown prince at all. He looked the same as the many coolies next to him who were shirtless and scrambling to eat.

He didn't forget to talk to Liu Jin while eating.

"His Royal Highness congratulates me. Although this method can transport the whale to the capital, the speed is too slow. It took me a few days to walk the [-]-kilometer journey. The whale is no longer fresh."

"In the future, we still have to find a way to design a carriage that can transport large whales."

Liu Jin smiled and shook his head.

"No need. This whale is too big and heavy. It will be more convenient to dismember it for transportation in the future. What's more, is there any carriage that can hold such a large whale?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "This time, I also want to present gifts to my father and queen mother, otherwise I wouldn't have spent so much effort transporting this whale into the capital."

Aunt Fan's tea shed became very busy with the arrival of hundreds of people, Aunt Fan's family was busy going around, and at the same time, even the villagers who had invited were very busy.

"Young Master, I'm going to Tu Jiangnan, may I ask if this whale belongs to you, Young Master?"

Inside the tea shed, a middle-aged man in extraordinary clothes came to Zhu Houzhao with a smile on his face. His eyesight is quite good. Although Zhu Houzhao's food is relatively vulgar now, he can tell at a glance that Zhu Houzhao in front of him is a noble person. Although Liu Jin is also extraordinary, he is far inferior to Zhu Houzhao.

"Yes what's the matter?"

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Tu Jiangnan, and didn't pay much attention to him at all.

"Such a large whale can be hunted and killed. The young master must be brave and extraordinary. It is really admirable."

Tu Jiangnan not only has sharp eyesight, but is also good at talking. He knows that young people of Zhu Houzhao's age are self-righteous and need the approval of others, so he said with a smile.

"Haha, of course, I shot this whale directly. I saw that there was no wound on the whale's back, so I shot it with a harpoon gun."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately smiled, and his attitude changed a lot. He pointed to a stool beside him and said, "Sit down."

"Thank you son~"

Tu Jiangnan bowed his hands to express his thanks, and also sat down politely. He had a lot to ask, and it was naturally best to sit down and talk.

Liu Jin noticed Tu Jiangnan when he came to say hello, looked him over carefully, and he and Tu Jiangnan also smiled and nodded at each other, which was regarded as a greeting.

"I haven't asked the two names yet."

Now that we have sat down, we must get to know each other.

"My name is Zhu Er, and this is Liu Da."

Zhu Houzhao said perfunctorily.

"Forehead…"

Both Liu Jin and Tu Jiangnan were slightly taken aback. This Zhu Houzhao was too perfunctory. Zhu Er, Liu Da, it would not be so perfunctory to think of names at random, and people could see it right away.

"So it's Young Master Zhu and Young Master Liu."

Tu Jiangnan soon returned to normal. Since the other party was unwilling to reveal his real identity, that's fine. There's no need to force him, but he can already guess some of it now.

Most of the young master Zhu in front of him came from the palace, and Liu Jin who was following him was definitely a eunuch in the palace. Only noble people in the palace could make an eunuch serve him so wholeheartedly.

As for Liu Jin on the side, he had an extraordinary bearing and a handsome face, and he could tell at a glance that he was the son of a wealthy family.

"Don't dare to be~"

Liu Jin smiled and cupped his hands and said to the other party.

"To be honest, I am very interested in this whaling. I wonder if Mr. Zhu and Mr. Liu can tell me about this whaling."

After some polite acquaintance, Tu Jiangnan also said with a smile.

"Haha, you are asking the right person."

Zhu Houzhao is now looking for someone to brag about his bravery. Liu Jin has no interest in him bragging about whaling, which makes him very depressed. As for Liu Jin, this bastard, he has been following him, and there is nothing to talk to him about. Meaning, now that I hear Tu Jiangnan's words, I immediately brag to Tu Jiangnan happily.

"When going out to sea to hunt whaling, you must buy a special whaling ship made by Tianjin Shipyard. Other ships will not work. Whales are sacred objects in the sea. They are too powerful, and ordinary ships will be pulled down by them."

"Let me tell you, the key to whaling in the sea is the shot from the harpoon gun. It must be accurate..."

Zhu Houzhao began to talk endlessly to Tu Jiangnan about whaling in the sea, and the whole person talked happily and vividly.

Tu Jiangnan has been listening carefully, and from time to time, he also compliments Zhu Houzhao appropriately, which makes Zhu Houzhao even more energetic, and speaks out all the things he knows and learned about whaling .

This made Liu Jin on the side couldn't help shaking his head slightly, this Zhu Houzhao is still a little younger after all, someone praised a few words, no secret can be hidden.

"Master Zhu is truly brave and invincible. In the future, he will be able to cross the world and be invincible."

After talking for half an hour, everyone had already eaten and drank enough, and they were ready to go on the road again. Zhu Houzhao had just finished speaking here, and Tu Jiangnan also praised him very wittily, which made Zhu Houzhao's happy little eyes twitch Narrowing his eyes, he immediately regarded Tu Jiangnan as his confidant.

"My lord, we should continue on our way, otherwise we might not be able to reach the capital today."

Liu Jin looked at the sun, then looked at everyone who had rested, and reminded in a low voice.

"Young master Zhu, how about we go out to sea and hunt whaling next time we come to Tianjin?"

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Tu Jiangnan suggested with a smile.

"Okay, it's a deal."

"Liu Jin, you and Mr. Tu will contact each other and leave your contact information. Next time we go to Tianjin, we will go out to sea to hunt whaling together."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he naturally happily agreed, and at the same time looked at Liu Jin and said: "Old Liu, why don't we go together next time, you don't know how powerful I am, I can beat even a big whale." Shoot and kill."

"Well, I'm not interested in whaling~"

Liu Jin refused without thinking.

"Old Liu, I doubt that you are a real man. If you are a real man, you should go to sea to hunt whales."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin carefully again, and suddenly said something out of nowhere.

"......."

Liu Jin was speechless for a moment.

　4600 words, originally updated in the morning,

　　
　
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