Li Sheng looked back in surprise and saw the courtyard door opened.
I thought it was the two maids Mian'er or Danqing, but it was Ying'er who came!
I ran all the way here, panting...
His chest rose and fell violently.
Li Sheng quickly poured a glass of water for Ying'er and patted her back to calm her down.
After a while, Ying'er took a breath and finally raised her head.
When he raised his head, he had an anxious look on his face.
"Sir, something bad has happened. A group of unknown buyers suddenly appeared on the market and bought away all the top-notch wood from merchants everywhere!"
"Sir, what kind of extra-large wood do you want? Now... there isn't even one of it!"
"What?"
Li Sheng was startled when he heard this and was very surprised.
What's happening here?
Seeing Li Sheng confused, Ying'er suddenly felt very guilty.
I was looking for this matter on behalf of the young master, but now this situation happened...
Shame...
But what surprised Ying'er was that Li Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled again.
"No more...then forget it if it's gone, what a big deal!"
Li Sheng asked Ying'er to purchase wood and pay attention to large-scale top-notch wood. It was just an unintentional move.
After all, you can buy it directly, which saves you a lot of effort and avoids having to search for it yourself.
But Ying'er was stunned when she heard this, with a look of shame and anxiety on her face, "But Young Master, you..."
"Don't you want to build a ship?"
"Without these top-quality timbers, the ship would..."
"Haha, don't worry, silly boy. What kind of wood can't be used to build a ship? Besides..."
Li Sheng showed a mysterious smile, "Young Master has his own way of finding good wood, so just go ahead and do the work with confidence."
"Ah..." Ying'er was stunned. Young master actually has a way?...
This surprised her because she had tried hard to find all the big timber merchants traveling to and from Chang'an through all her connections.
If there is no more, then the world is gone.
Young Master can even think of a way to do this...?
Ying'er felt it was incredible...
but……
Immediately afterwards, a warm sense of security suddenly emerged in my heart.
But the young master said there is a way, so there should be a way!
Then he raised his head and smiled sweetly,
"Master! I understand!"
"Haha, go get busy! Just pay attention to rest, don't worry so much!"
"Hmm... um, Master! You too!"
The oriole came running quickly, and then ran away again.
Li Sheng looked at Ying'er's leaving figure, touched his chin, thoughtfully...
"This is a bit strange...such a coincidence?"
"But large timbers are also very commonly used in buildings of this era..."
"It seems like someone is going to start a big construction project."
Li Sheng shook his head, it didn't matter.
It's just a matter of looking for some large pieces of wood. I have an illustrated book of animals and plants, so I can't really find them.
So, I quickly put this strange thing behind me...
…
A few days later.
Hangzhou!
A desolate sandbank...
There is a cliff far above the ground.
This cliff looks like it was cut by a knife, directly extending dozens of feet beyond the entire sea surface. The amplitude is extremely shocking.
At the same time, it seems like some kind of strange Feng Shui shape, stretching out facing the sea, but at the same time, there are two corners protruding at both ends.
These two angles, like a pair of angles, surround a vague inland sea, just like a lake.
The sea surface outside rises and falls with the waves, but this strange lake is calm and calm, as if it has not been affected by the wind and waves at all, it is extremely calm!
It is almost the same as a real lake. It can even be said that the famous large lake in Hangzhou is not as calm as this sea area.
Hangzhou has been an important node for shipping and fishery since ancient times. It has always had good natural harbors, and there are more than one. This is one of them.
at this time……
On the sandbank on the shore of the natural harbor, a young man was walking, between a teenager and a young man, staring at the waves with a frown.
Li Sheng observed from a distance for a while, and the more he looked, the more he couldn't help but frown.
This port...
“Sir, isn’t the city of Hangzhou beautiful?”
Seeing Li Sheng frowning and saying nothing, Mian'er on the side asked.
Danqing blinked,
"It is said that Fan Li once took Xi Shi on a boating trip on the West Lake in Hangzhou City..."
"How about Master, we..."
Before Dan Qing finished speaking, he looked at Mian'er and both maids' faces turned red with excitement.
If you don’t say this now, I don’t know if there will be a chance in the future...
But if you really say it to your face, it’s really...
"Sister Danqing, what are you talking about? You're so embarrassed..."
Danqing smiled and touched Mian'er's head, but had no intention of taking back those words.
A pair of eyes looked at Li Sheng without blinking.
After being stared at the back of his head for a while, Li Sheng finally nodded.
Danqing suddenly took a breath of excitement.
Is this... a chance?
Then, Li Sheng said slowly...
"You are right... West Lake is indeed a good place, very suitable for rafting!"
Danqing Mian'er's excited breathing stopped for a moment, and then... all kinds of hurriedness...
Ying Ying Ying!
But then, I heard Li Sheng say, "If we can take over this port, open a shipyard in West Lake, and build a canal here, it would be perfect. By then, one West Lake can support at least five or six shipyards operating at the same time.
.”
"Then our Tang Dynasty will be invincible!"
Danqing, Mian'er:…………
What the young master said makes sense, but we are speechless!
However, Li Sheng thought about it excitedly, and then shook his head in disappointment.
"But it's still a pity. This largest port has been taken down. It seems that we have to find another way..."
"Well……"
Li Sheng seemed to be thinking about business, and Danqing stopped interrupting. After thinking about it, he suddenly said, "Master... I am from the south of the Yangtze River. I have heard in the past that there is another port in Hangzhou. If you want to see it, you might as well."
now go?"
"Another piece..."
Li Sheng recalled that Hangzhou was also an international trade base in its previous life, and indeed it should not only have a good port.
If there are more, that's not bad.
Although smaller...
The number of shipyards that may be supported, ship size, and displacement should also be smaller.
But this is not a big problem for Li Sheng, because... with the technology of watertight compartments and additional steam power, Li Sheng actually does not need such a huge ship.
Don't you know that in the past life, how many smugglers used to have big boats? They still traveled across the seven oceans, as steady as an old dog.
There is no steel hull now, and steel plates that are reliable enough have not yet been produced, but relying on the first two...
Just a trip to Southeast Asia is not a big problem.
Li Sheng nodded, "In that case, that's not bad... tell me where this port is, let's go and see it now!"
