Capital Datang

Among the undulating waves, there are dolphins with sharp beaks and gray backs playing in the waves from time to time, and the ethereal chirping sounds echoed on the sea level, which makes people feel refreshed and happy, as if the whole person's heart is widened. .

On the tall and sturdy King Qi, Li Yin and Wen Xin sat on the deck with Concubine Yang, Empress Xiao and others, chatting while admiring the sea scenery.Behind the King of Qi, there is an extremely huge fleet, which not only includes Li Yin and the ship, but also many caravans from Shanghai traveling with them.

Li Yin's fleet left Shanghai two days ago, but did not return to Dengzhou, but went south again to Taiwan.This was mainly because Empress Xiao wanted to visit Taiwan. After all, Yang Wei had lived in Taiwan for decades. As a mother, she wanted to see with her own eyes the place where her son lived.

For Empress Xiao's proposal, Cai'er naturally gave her support with both hands. She has been away from Taiwan for nearly a year, so she naturally misses her hometown very much.Concubine Yang had finally gone out of the palace once, and she didn't want to go back so early. In addition, Yang Hao's death made her feel a little depressed, so she also wanted to take this opportunity to relax.

Xiao Yu is the general person in charge of the funeral procession. Originally, he was worried about the risks at sea, and because of Concubine Yang's identity, he started to object, but he couldn't hold back the persuasion of Empress Xiao and others. I patted my chest and promised, so I had to agree in the end.Capital Datang 344

The King of Qi is Li Yin's ship, and it is also the largest ship in the entire fleet. Apart from Li Yin and Wen Xin and his wife, important figures such as Empress Xiao, Concubine Yang, and Princess Nanyang are also on board. When they came to Shanghai, everyone was sad and didn't have the heart to appreciate the scenery on the sea.Now that Yang Hao has been buried, everyone's mood is gradually recovering.Now take a boat on the sea and enjoy this rare sea scenery.While listening to Li Yin's explanation of the interesting things in the sea, I didn't feel bored.

The sea route from Shanghai to Taiwan was already very busy. Along the way, Li Yin encountered many ships going from Taiwan to Shanghai, and there were also some patrolling warships. Go forward and salute.These warships are the coastal defense team recruited by Li Yin. Unlike Lu Qing's full-time navy, the coastal defense team's warships are much smaller and the soldiers are not very elite.Normally, he is only responsible for maintaining safety on the sea road, at most scaring away pirates when he encounters them, and rarely actually fighting against them.

In addition, apart from these coastal defense teams, Li Min also saw many naval forces of the Tang Dynasty. These naval forces are generally stationed in coastal cities. In addition to the responsibility of guarding the land, they usually go out to patrol, but their patrol range is very small. , generally only in the surrounding waters of the stationed city.Moreover, the attack on pirates is not active, and the safety of the sea route cannot be guaranteed at all. It is precisely because of this that Li Yin established the coastal defense team.These coastal defense teams are headquartered in Taiwan, but they are stationed on various islands, such as the Liuqiu Islands that were just captured.It is a stronghold of the Coast Guard.

The fleet traveled all the way south, and soon arrived at the northernmost port of Keelung in Taiwan.This is the capital of Taiwan and the most prosperous port on the entire island.Li Yin's Qi Palace is also here.Although Yang Hao lived in Tainan at the beginning, Empress Xiao and the others finally came to Taiwan, so they naturally wanted to see the scenery of Keelung.

Cui Wei, who is the other driver, had already received the news that Li Min was coming, and prepared a grand welcome ceremony, and came out to greet him with Chen Gong, Zhu Meng and other local officials. Speaking of which, both Chen Gong and Zhu Meng belonged to Yang Min. The old department is also the most loyal.. "" A group of people who cared about the former Sui Dynasty, so they were all very excited about the arrival of Empress Xiao, Concubine Yang, and Princess Nanyang.

And Empress Xiao also knew the identities of the two from Li Yin, and specially summoned them alone, expressing her gratitude to them for their loyal assistance to Yang Yan, and then specifically told them that the former Sui Dynasty had died, and that they should not If you have any thoughts, you must loyally assist Li Yin and so on.

Both Chen Gong and Zhu Meng agreed with tears to Empress Xiao's entrustment.Originally, Li Yin wanted to introduce Yang Lie, one of the guards, to Empress Xiao, but this involved the four guards, and when talking about the four guards, Yang Guang had to be mentioned. In the end, Li Yin was afraid that Empress Xiao would worry about it. , so I didn't tell her about Siwei.

Li Yin and the others rested in Keelung for two days. During this time, Li Yin took Empress Xiao and the others to visit the construction of Keelung City. Therefore, the investment in Keelung is huge, and it is precisely because of this that the construction progress of Keelung is faster than that of Shanghai.

Keelung is completely a commercial port city. If the coastal cities north of Quanzhou want to go south, or the cities south of Quanzhou want to go north, the metropolises will stop in Keelung to replenish various supplies and see what can be saved by the way. Goods purchased at a price.In addition, the production of sucrose on Taiwan Island has also reached a certain scale. As soon as that kind of sucrose that is as white as snow comes into the market, countless people rush to buy it, and the supply has been in short supply for many years.

However, for Empress Xiao and the others, what attracted them most to Keelung City was the various strange goods brought in by overseas barbarian merchants. These goods included dazzling gemstones and all kinds of strange Animals and Plants "Capital Datang Chapter 340 IV Visit Taiwan" There are so many things that even Li Yin can't name them.

After leaving Keelung, Li Min and the others immediately rushed to Tainan County, where Yang Min lived and Cai'er was born.

Tainan is very close to the Penghu Islands, so there are more immigrants here. When Yang Wei was there, the number of Han people here accounted for half of the entire island, and they have an advantage in population. Now Tainan has become the only one on the island. It is second to the bustling area of ​​Taipei, and on the basis of several small towns, it has developed into a city, which has been officially named Tainan City. It is the seat of Tainan County and the second largest city on the island after Keelung.

Now Tainan County has a large population and great advantages in terms of land and climate, so it is not only the main sugarcane planting area, but also many factories have been established in the county, such as textile, shipbuilding, glass and other factories. Although The scale cannot be compared with the Chang'an area, but it has laid the foundation for future industrial development.

After arriving in Tainan City, Empress Xiao and Concubine Yang took Cai'er and others to the place where Yang Hao and Cai'er lived. It was a very beautiful manor located in Tainan City. But it was kept by Li Yin, and Li Yin named it King Qi Manor. The reason why the name Qi Wang was used was to remember Yang Yan, who was originally titled King Qi in the former Sui Dynasty. This manor also belongs to Li Yin in name, and it can be regarded as his other courtyard in Tainan.

Tainan is Cai'er's territory. Since arriving here, Cai'er has returned home, taking Empress Xiao and Concubine Yang around Tainan, having fun every day, but occasionally remembering that she was with her father back then It still makes her a little sad.

"Capital Tang" After Cai'er took Empress Xiao and the others to play in Tainan City, Li Yin suddenly received an invitation from two old acquaintances, Wang An's son Wang Kuang, As well as Cui Yu from the Qinghe Cui family, since the two of them came to Taiwan last time, they have been staying on the island to work on the plantation. During this time, they happened to be in Tainan. Play in the plantation where people cooperate.

Li Yin also just wanted to know about the development of the plantation in Taiwan, so he immediately agreed to the two, and he had an idea, and told the matter to Empress Xiao and the others, asking if they would like to go together?Unexpectedly, everyone was very interested in the plantation, and they were all willing to go with Li Yin.

In the early morning of the next day, everyone finished grooming, and it was already summer, and the weather in Tainan was very hot, so even in the early morning, Li Yin and others were all dressed very thinly, while Concubine Yang, Wen Xin and other female relatives were even more thinly dressed. He was wearing a gorgeous gauze skirt and carrying a small umbrella in his hand, completely dressed for outdoor sports.

The people rode the horse-drawn carriage all the way to the north. After leaving Tainan City, they walked northward for about ten miles. The inside and outside of Tainan City had been paved with concrete roads, so the speed of the horse-drawn carriage was very fast, and the carriage did not feel bumpy. , and soon arrived in front of a huge manor, which was the plantation co-founded by Wang Kuang and Cui Yu.Capital Datang 344

Cui Yu and Wang Kuang had been waiting in front of the gate of the manor for a long time, and they were not surprised to see Li Yin with so many people, because Li Yin had already sent someone to notify them yesterday.After the two went forward to greet Empress Xiao, Concubine Yang and others, they led everyone to the hall to rest for a while, and then led them into the manor.

This manor is huge, and there are "entertainment shows" repairing criss-crossing roads inside. If Li Min and the others want to visit, they need to take a carriage, otherwise they will not be able to get around after a few days.And Li Yin rode on the horse, and asked Wang Kuang next to him with a smile: "Brother Wang, how many people do you and Brother Cui have in this manor, and how many people work in the garden?"

Hearing Li Yin's question, Empress Xiao and others in the carriage also looked at Wang Kuang from the window.And Wang Kuang is worthy of being a child of a family. Under the gaze of so many nobles from the heavenly dynasty, he did not appear nervous, but said calmly, "Your Highness, the climate and soil here in Tainan are very developed for plantation. So Brother Cui and I joined forces and bought a total of nearly [-] mu of land in Tainan. Now we mainly plant sugar cane. As for the people who work here, there are [-] Nanyang slaves, and hundreds of supervisors, stewards, etc. They are all filled by Han Chinese.”

Empress Xiao and the others on the carriage were shocked when they heard that Wang Kuang had actually bought [-] mu of land. Less than [-] mu.However, Li Yin was not surprised. After all, there are not many people in Taiwan, and the land price is extremely low. With Cui Yu and Wang Kuang's financial resources, it is really nothing to buy [-] mu at a time. (To be continued.)

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