The fleet of ships approached and prepared to dock.
Old Man Zi was talking to Zhong Han: "I knocked it. I was too happy and knocked it wrong."
Zhong Han looked at Old Man Zi and kicked the young Non-commissioned Officer's butt: "I asked you to eat liver, but you didn't eat it. Are you blind?"
"I will eat as much as I can tomorrow. If you have liver, leave it to me." Non-commissioned Officer did not dare to dodge.
"You don't lack liver, you lack heart. The Turks dare to attack us from downstream? And they even sail at night. How many people do they have to die? "
Zhong Han kicked the Non-commissioned Officer again before calling for help to dock the ships.
The soldier smiled. It was fine. Getting kicked twice was considered a punishment. Once it was done, there would be no second punishment.
"Old Man Zi, I will kill a chicken and treat you to a drink." Non-commissioned Officer said gratefully to Old Man Zi.
"Leave it for your wife. Your wife's stomach is so big. She is going to give birth soon."
Old Man Zi put down the gong and the stick and went to receive the ships.
Non-commissioned Officer followed behind him: "It's not that big. Didn't the newspaper say not to eat too much? If it's big, it will be difficult to give birth."
Zhong Han ordered people to shout.
"Everyone, wake up. Come and receive the ships. They have arrived today." The shout was repeated over and over again.
The people on the shore also shouted and came to the dock to take a look. This was the first time a fleet had solved the navigation problem of Hukou Waterfall.
The local people came out as expected. They had been woken up by the noise.
The 50 ships docked one after another. More torches were lit as everyone admired the ships.
There were pictures in the newspaper, but it was not as good as seeing the real thing.
"His Majesty has given everyone a catty of dried oysters. Take it back and soak it. You can boil it, steam it, mix it with cold dishes, or stir-fry it with garlic and chives."
The person in charge of the fleet, Ding Min, asked people to move the gifts down. The local people were guarding the borders of the Tang dynasty and should be given some benefits.
When they heard that there was something to receive, and it was dried oysters, the people were excited and prepared to take it back home.
They knew that oysters were from the sea. There were merchants who sent them by land. The price was very expensive and normal people could not afford it.
Today, His Majesty actually gave it to her. One catty should be quite a lot, right?
"Children, come here. These are lollipops from the Li Family Zhuangzi. Children who are too young shouldn't eat too much. Three sticks for each child."
Ding Min shouted again. Li Yi had specially prepared candies for the children. The big round candies could be licked with the tongue.
When they heard that there were sweets, the parents didn't care if their children could eat more. It was already good enough to have sweets.
Some children were only a few months old, but their parents also received three sticks. Because there were older children at home, the younger ones could not eat it, so they gave it to the older ones.
"In addition, there are other marine products. Put a batch here. Everyone, use local products to exchange. Desert Cistanche is the best. You can exchange for a lot of them."
Zhong Han had people continuously move things down to trade with the locals. Now, there was no need to directly take things.
The group still had to continue moving forward. Now, they could take some things that they didn't have in front of them, but there were some here.
Even some of the things that they didn't have on their way here were brought over to trade.
The Desert Cistanche here was not bad. It was produced in the desert in the northwest. It was wild. It was better than the Desert Cistanche produced by the Turks and other tribes, which was Xinjiang.
The northwest was the best place to produce Desert Cistanche in Li Yi's territory. The Desert Cistanche produced was called soft Desert Cistanche.
Xinjiang produced hard Desert Cistanche, which was many times cheaper than soft Desert Cistanche.
Now, the Desert Cistanche were all wild and there were not many of them.
It was a Chinese medicine tonic. Li Yi wanted it.
He didn't need this thing to make up for anything. He wanted to make it into robes, then plant it artificially and send it to the local area.
Then, he would ask the local people to plant haloxylon, red willow, and other crops to fix the sand. At the same time, he would plant Desert Cistanche, which could be sold for a lot of money.
"You're leaving soon? Have a safe trip. "The young Non-commissioned Officer who had hit the gong previously shouted from the side.
Then, he was kicked again. "You're really careless. It's not easy for us to reach the shore at night. Where are you going?"
Zhong Han was exasperated. Why did he have such a thing under his command? It was so embarrassing!
Ding Min didn't care. He shouted, "I'm not leaving. I'll treat everyone to a meal. We brought canned chestnut chicken. Heat it up. It'll be delicious."
"I'll go get the pot." Some people were happy when they heard that there were chestnuts.
There were no chestnuts planted in Huaiyuan now. After the chestnuts were picked, they wouldn't be preserved for many days.
It was impossible to sell them to Huaiyuan. It was too far away and couldn't be sold at a high price.
Those who had eaten chestnuts in Huaiyuan had eaten them after going to the Governor's Office. When they came back, they would talk about the taste.
They only heard about it and couldn't eat it, so they were even more greedy.
"New and similar ships are being built. In a few days, more ships will be sent with things from outside. Everyone can exchange things with things.
His Majesty will give you things to eat. His Majesty said that everyone has worked hard to guard the border for the country. He will compensate everyone in the future. "
Ding Min repeated the same thing every time he went to a certain place.
The people liked this. When they heard that His Majesty was thinking of them, many people's eyes turned red.
His Majesty didn't just say it. He really sent things over. It would take a long time for the ship to travel so far.
People near their homes brought pots. There was a stove on the dock. They lit a fire and asked for canned food.
In the distance, the gong had just stopped. They knew that the fleet of the imperial court had come to deliver things and were rushing to the dock.
As for further places, they couldn't contact them for the time being, but they could report the approximate number of households and children.
They helped to carry things and put them on the dock first.
The people in the team felt uncomfortable when they saw the pots. Many of them called them pots, but it was more like half of the pot stubble.
Some pottery pots were missing a big hole and the cracked one was closed. The local people lived a hard life.
Ding Min and the others were from the Governor's Office. Most of them lived in Chang 'an.
What did the people in the Governor's Office use? Now almost every family had an iron pot, unless they didn't cook.
There were more pottery utensils, which were exchanged by kneading mud.
"The pot can't be used to heat canned food?" Zhong Han saw the expressions of the people on the ship and was puzzled. Did canned food need a special pot?
"Yes, you can eat it cold. When we go back, we will convey the situation to His Majesty and Li Dongzhu." Ding Min nodded hard.
"What's the situation? It's okay. We are not afraid of the Turks. We can fight. "Zhong Han thought it was a matter of fighting.
"Li Dongzhu knows. He will make many iron pots and give them to you." Ding Min pointed to the half pot and said.
"Ah? Give iron pots? Iron pots cost a lot. "
The young Non-commissioned Officer said again. As soon as his voice fell, he dodged and dodged a kick.
"Li Dongzhu of Bashui City? He is willing to give us things? "Old Man wanted to get an answer.
Reading the newspaper, Li Family Zhuangzi of Bashui City made things almost every few days and gave them to the people of the Governor's Office.
Ding Min looked serious and nodded: "Yes, the Li Family Zhuangzi is rich. Li Dongzhu is kind and charitable. As long as you are a person of the Tang dynasty, Li Dongzhu is willing to help, let alone you who are guarding the border."
"Tell Li Dongzhu that we want a few big iron pots. It is enough for many people to eat. As long as we are alive, Huaiyuan will not be lost."
Old Man made the request and promised.
"Okay, we believe you. You are all good." Ding Min took a deep breath and said.
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