Listening to Lin Xu's words, Xia Dahai almost cried out: "Sir, when you said that I can be the consort, do you mean that the emperor is willing to marry the princess to me?"
"Yes, that's what it means!"
"Oh! I didn't expect that I, Lao Xia, would be qualified to marry a princess!"
Xia Dahai had an infatuated expression on his face, and his laughter finally came out. He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and asked enthusiastically: "Sir, what should I do now?"
"Now..."
Lin Xu smiled playfully: "You should make a jar of strong liquor now, and drink it all in one go like an old cow drinking water!"
"Drink a jar of strong wine in one go? Then I will be drunk?"
Xia Dahai asked in confusion.
"That's right! If you weren't drunk, how could you be dreaming?"
Lin Xu had a bad smile on his face.
The two of them were walking and chatting, and unknowingly came to the bank of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. This canal is the longest and most heavily constructed canal in the Daning Dynasty. It runs from Hangzhou in the south to Beijing in the north and passes through the four provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Hebei.
As well as the two big cities of Jinmen and Beijing, it runs through the five major water systems of the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River, and the Qiantang River. The total distance is nearly 2,000 kilometers. It is the most important water transportation channel of the Daning Dynasty!
Especially in the context of Japanese pirates raging and shipping banned, the importance of this Grand Canal has become even more prominent!
As the saying goes, you can eat mountains if you rely on mountains, and you can eat water if you rely on water.
Suzhou Prefecture has developed commerce, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the most important logistics channel. Therefore, it is crowded with people all day long. There are many opportunities to make money, and more people come here to make a living.
Over time, the banks of the Grand Canal have become one of the most prosperous places in Suzhou!
In addition to various restaurants, teahouses, and shops, the painted boats floating on the water are also a very beautiful scenery.
"Sir, what kind of boat is that? Why are there so many lights? It's so beautiful! Eh? I think I saw a lot of girls walking around on it... Sir, did you see it?
Are there a lot of girls walking around?"
Xia Dahai had never seen such a beautiful boat before, and he shouted excitedly, attracting the attention of passers-by around him!
"Ahem..."
Lin Xu coughed twice and said seriously: "Ocean, can you please keep your voice down? Don't act like you have never seen the world, okay?"
"hey-hey......"
Xia Dahai grinned awkwardly and continued to ask curiously: "Sir, what kind of ships are those ships?"
"That's called Huafang."
"Painted boat? What do you mean? Painted boat? Why is it so beautiful?"
Xia Dahai transformed into a curious baby.
"You really know what a painted boat means! This kind of painted boat combines boats with garden architecture, and is decorated with lights, so it looks very beautiful."
"Oh, it turns out that the ship and the garden building are combined together. I said it is so beautiful. It is completely different from the barges I usually see! However, it is really a bit awkward to use such a beautiful ship to pull things.
What a pity!"
"Haha, the boat is not used to transport things."
"What is that for?"
Lin Xu smiled playfully: "Actually, this is a kind of green house on the water."
"A green house on the water..."
Xia Dahai murmured to himself, then suddenly realized: "Sir, those women on the boat, could they be..."
"That's right, those girls are all Qing Guan girls." This chapter has been completed!