Many of Ang Lee's ships were tall and large, so they could be seen from far away. Even though the Earth was round, the fleet's flag was very high, so they could be seen from far away. Especially after the invention of binoculars, it was easier to find them.
The guards in charge of the port's security had already discovered Ang Lee's huge fleet through binoculars. After confirming the identity of the fleet, the guards excitedly reported the news to their leaders, and then passed it to the ears of the highest officials in the port. Finally, even the Governor of Guangzhou knew about it.
Because it was good news and there was no need to keep it a secret, the guards who reported it also told the ordinary people in the port to share this rare good news with everyone.
Knowing that the huge fleet of the Tang dynasty was about to return to Guangzhou Port, many people who liked to watch the fun went to the port to join in the fun. They wanted to see the majesty of the Tang Dynasty fleet.
Naturally, Li Hanlu and Li Ya 'er were among them. After hearing the good news, they hurriedly took binoculars to the vantage point of the port and carefully observed the Tang Dynasty fleet in the distance.
"Sister, I'm right. This is our husband's steamship. The chimney is too obvious, and the flag of the Tang dynasty is flying on the ship. We can see it too clearly."
Li Ya 'er said while observing with binoculars.
Li Hanlu grabbed the binoculars and observed for a while. She smiled excitedly and nodded. "Yes, it's our husband's steamship. Unfortunately, it's too far away. I can't see the people on the ship."
After all, the Earth was round, and the ship's body was blocked by the sea. Therefore, when looking at the ship in the distance, the first thing that could be seen must be the mast at the highest point of the ship. It would take a while for the main body of the ship to be seen.
Since the guards at the port had discovered Ang Lee's ship, the observers on Ang Lee's ship naturally also discovered the port in the distance and reported to Ang Lee.
"It's close. I can see the port now. Haha!"
Ang Lee personally climbed up to the command tower and looked at the port in the distance. However, he couldn't see the full view of the port for the time being. He could only see part of it. He still needed to walk a bit more before he could see the entire port of Guangzhou.
After a short while, Ang Lee could already see the whole picture of Guangzhou Harbor. This huge harbor was much larger than when he left it over a year ago. Various facilities inside had also changed a lot. It could be seen that the development progress was very satisfying.
"It's only been a little more than a year, and Guangzhou Port has expanded several times. The number of merchant ships is also increasing. That's great, that's great!"
Ang Lee was very happy to see the scale of Guangzhou Port expanding. All of this was the result of his efforts. If he hadn't opened up the Maritime Silk Road and set Guangzhou as the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, the port wouldn't have developed so quickly.
The reason why Ang Lee set the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road in Guangzhou was entirely because of its excellent geographical location. This superior location was the most suitable for the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. Other places really couldn't compare with it.
Of course, places like Suzhou and Hangzhou in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region were also the starting points of the Maritime Silk Road. They were also developing very well. However, in terms of geographical location, Guangzhou's advantage was very obvious. Needless to say, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty did business in any port. As for the merchants from overseas, their favorite place to stay was Guangzhou, which was the closest to them. Moreover, Guangzhou was already connected to the railway, so transportation was very convenient. After a large number of goods came ashore at Guangzhou Port, they could immediately be transported by train to most of the major places in the Tang Dynasty. There was no possibility of a backlog of goods.
In addition, there was another very important reason. It was because foreigners had the habit of grouping together. When the merchants from overseas came to the unfamiliar Tang Dynasty, they naturally liked to gather together to do business. In this way, they could take care of each other and wouldn't be bullied by the local merchants of the Tang Dynasty.
Even in the later years, there were many foreigners coming to Hua Xia. However, Guangzhou, which was located in the south, had more foreigners than other places, especially those from Africa. Other regions couldn't compare with them.
Ang Lee didn't care how many foreigners there were in Guangzhou. After all, no matter how many foreigners there were, Guangzhou couldn't be separated from the territory of the Tang Empire. The more people there were, the more economic development of Guangzhou would be promoted. The development of Guangzhou would be better and better, and it would become a metropolis with a population of millions or even tens of millions in the future.
Of course, since ancient times, the capital city of each dynasty was the largest. If Guangzhou had a population of millions, then Chang 'an, as the capital city, would definitely have a larger population.
After continuing to approach the port, Ang Lee walked down from the command tower and stood on the deck to admire the port in the distance. It was more stable this way. Moreover, there were so many onlookers at the port. If Ang Lee kept standing on the command tower, it would be very troublesome to get off the ship after docking.
Because there were too many people at the port, even though Ang Lee had binoculars in his hand and observed from time to time, he still didn't find Li Hanlu and Li Ya 'er. Moreover, Ang Lee didn't know that the two of them had come to pick him up.
In addition, because the exact date of Ang Lee's return was uncertain, the imperial court didn't deliberately send anyone to pick him up. It was enough for the local governor of Guangzhou to come out and greet him.
Although Ang Lee didn't find his wife, Li Hanlu and Li Ya 'er soon found Ang Lee standing on the deck. This made them very excited.
"Ya 'er, your eyesight is better than mine. Look carefully. Isn't the person standing at the front of the deck our husband?"
Li Hanlu gently put down the binoculars and handed it to Li Ya 'er.
"Let me see."
Li Ya 'er took the binoculars and observed carefully for a long time. She waved at Ang Lee and nodded repeatedly. "Yes, sister. This is indeed our husband. I recognized him at a glance."
After saying that, she couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart. After waiting for more than a year, they finally saw their husband. This joy wasn't easy to understand if one wasn't involved.
"Husband is finally back. Let's go and wait for him at the port."
Li Hanlu, Li Ya 'er, and the others walked to the port where Ang Lee was about to dock. Although they were stopped along the way, the guards quickly showed their identities. Therefore, they entered smoothly. Moreover, they could stand in front of the Guangzhou Provincial Governor. It wasn't a big deal.
Just now, there were many people, so it was indeed difficult for Ang Lee to find his wife. But now, the two of them were in front of him. This was too conspicuous. It was difficult not to find them. Moreover, many of Ang Lee's trusted subordinates knew Li Hanlu.
"Assistant Minister Li, your wife is here. She's right in front."
A subordinate saw Li Hanlu through the binoculars. If he found her directly in the crowd, he wouldn't dare to say so. After all, they were so far away and no one could be sure that it was her. But now, Li Hanlu was standing in front of the Provincial Governor. If she wasn't Ang Lee's wife, who would be so bold?
Ang Lee raised his binoculars and saw that it was indeed his wife. Li Hanlu and Li Ya 'er had both come and were standing at the port waiting for him. This made him very excited.
"How much did you miss me?! You came so far to welcome me. "
Ang Lee said very generously. He didn't mind that his subordinate was right beside him, nor did he care about his subordinate's secret smile.
Since he had found his wife, Ang Lee couldn't be indifferent. He kept waving his hands and looking at the other party's gestures through the binoculars.
However, when Yun 'er and the others appeared behind Ang Lee, Li Hanlu's expression became a little bad.
"Ya 'er, look carefully. Why are there so many women behind my husband? Who are they?"
Li Hanlu said unhappily.
Li Ya 'er also saw them and said softly, "Look at their clothes. They are the same as Yun' er. They seem to be servants."
"Yes, they are servants. But they are really beautiful."
Li Hanlu's mouth was full of jealousy.
Li Ya 'er didn't care. She continued to wave at Ang Lee happily like a child.
When they approached the port, the speed of the ship slowed down again and again. Finally, it docked steadily at the port.
"Hanlu, Ya 'er, I missed you so much."
As soon as Ang Lee got off the ship, he hugged the two of them in his arms very rudely. He didn't care that there were officials and people of the Tang dynasty next to him.
Li Hanlu didn't avoid him. After hugging Ang Lee tightly, she said jealously in his ear, "My husband is so lucky. You've taken in many maids along the way!"
"The journey was tiring. Yun 'er and the beauty were too busy, so we took in a few suitable maids when we saw them. What's wrong? Are you unhappy, Hanlu?"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Li Hanlu said, "No, I just think that my husband is very lucky. He casually took in a few maids, and they are so beautiful. They are so beautiful."
Obviously, there was still a hint of jealousy in her tone.
"Darling, you said you weren't angry. I can smell jealousy. Hahaha!"
Ang Lee said with a smile and let go of Li Hanlu. There were too many people present, so it was not good to keep hugging his wife.
After greeting the officials in charge of welcoming him, Ang Lee went to the residence that had been prepared for him to rest. Of course, he took his wife with him.
"Hanlu, Ya 'er, why did you come so far to pick me up? It's too far. You must have suffered a lot along the way!"
After arriving at the residence, Ang Lee took their hands and asked with concern.
"Suffered? How could it be? We took the train all the way here. It was so comfortable. We could see all kinds of scenery along the way. Haha! "
Li Ya 'er said with a heartless smile.
Li Hanlu rolled her eyes at Li Ya 'er and said, "My husband, we heard that you were coming back from the capital, so we proposed to come to Guangzhou to pick you up. Sister Ruyu agreed. We also wanted to see you as soon as possible."
Ang Lee was very happy. He laughed and said, "Hahaha! I know you miss me. I've been away for more than a year! I miss you so much too. I look at the moon every day and miss you! "
Although it was somewhat exaggerated, it was basically the truth. Li An did often miss his wife along the way, but because he was accompanied by a beauty, the extent of his longing was not as great as the intensity of his wives' longing for him.
The two of them were happy when they heard Ang Lee's mushy words.
"My husband, you must not know that when you were away, almost everyone in the capital missed you very much. When they encountered difficulties that they couldn't solve, the first thing they thought of was my husband."
Li Ya 'er said happily.
Li Hanlu continued, "Husband, ever since you left, the research and development center in the capital hasn't released any surprising products. Everyone says that they are a bunch of trash. As long as husband isn't in the capital, they won't be able to create anything new. Moreover, the few rare items they have created are all from the blueprints that husband gave them before you left. They studied them according to the blueprints, so it can't be considered as their own work. It should be credited to husband."
Hearing this, Ang Lee smiled faintly. All of this was within his expectations. Although the talents in the R&D Center had been trained and Ang Lee had focused on training a group of talents, they were still people of the Tang dynasty. Their thinking was very limited. It was not too much pressure to ask them to follow the drawings. However, if they were asked to design a new epoch-making product on their own, they would definitely not have the ability to do so.
Many of the scientific products in the future were created through the efforts of countless scientific and technological talents. It was definitely not something that could be easily created. Only the researchers themselves knew how much effort was put into it. Every small improvement was the crystallization of the scientists' sweat and tears.
The reason why Ang Lee was so awesome was that he had seen these things before. Therefore, he only needed to draw the drawings and let the R&D talents slowly experiment with them to create the products.
In other words, Ang Lee was plagiarizing. He was plagiarizing the results of the painstaking efforts of the scientists of the future and then claiming that it was all his own research. If the scientists of the future found out, they would probably jump out of their coffins in anger and beat him up.
After adapting to the novel things created by Ang Lee, the influential people in the capital were already addicted to them. They hoped that Ang Lee could provide more and better things to meet their needs. Unfortunately, Ang Lee went south to open up the Maritime Silk Road. Moreover, he would be gone for a year or two. This kind of surprise that came to an abrupt end really made these influential people quite uncomfortable. They all hoped that Ang Lee could return to the capital as soon as possible and continue to develop more interesting and practical things to improve their living standards.
"Haha! I knew that these good-for-nothings couldn't come up with anything too novel. Your husband is back. In the future, more and more new things will be created. Just wait for the surprise! "
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