readytorunbook Chapter 408 Happy Xiao Yunting
Chapter 408 Happy Xiao Yunting
Building warships is not for fighting, but for self-protection and to make the country stronger. There is a difference between having ships and not using them and having no ships at all.
In this way, Xiao Jingxuan took over another very difficult task, building a warship.
He felt a headache just thinking about it. When he got home, he kept complaining to Ye Tang: "I should have kept my mouth shut and let my uncle continue to think hard. Ahhh! The consequence of talking too much is that I will have more trouble!"
Ye Tang felt sorry for him: "The more capable you are, the more work you have to do. Only when the Yuan Dynasty is strong can we live comfortably. Beiyi and Fuso have experienced so many natural disasters, and they are still not over. We have to work hard to improve ourselves."
Jamel Xiao had a bitter face.
Less than three days after returning home, Jamel Xiao went out to take on another difficult mission. This time, he didn't know how long it would take him to come back.
Ye Tang had nothing to do anyway, so he took his son and Xiao Jingxuan on a long journey.
The Yuan Dynasty had three main shipbuilding bases. The first one was Yuncheng. The Longjiang River here was connected to a large river in the Beiyi. The Beiyi named their large river Shanglongjiang, and the Longjiang River in the Yuan Dynasty was Xialongjiang.
Emperor Wu of Yuan would not buy into the Northern Wing's tricks. What about the Upper and Lower Longjiang? Sooner or later, both Longjiang would belong to the Yuan Dynasty.
The second shipbuilding base is Jiangcheng, where there is an outflow river that flows into the sea. It is very close to the ocean and also close to Fuso's seaside location. The Yuan Dynasty once fought a naval battle with Fuso here. The two countries' naval tactics were similar and both sides suffered losses.
The third shipbuilding base is in Haicheng.
Xiao Jingxuan first took his wife and children to Haicheng.
When the two arrived in Haicheng, it was already November. It was very cold in other places, but Haicheng was still warm.
Ye Ping'an has his own house in Haicheng. Ye Tang and his family of three went to Shangguan's house first, but when they arrived they found that Ye Ping'an was not there. He had gone to Penglai ten days ago.
"My little brother is really fast. He has been to Penglai for a short time since he came to Haicheng." Ye Tang couldn't help but sighed: "My little brother has grown up and can run faster and faster."
There is no City Lord's Mansion in Haicheng anymore. The City Lord's Mansion where Wen Yunshao's family lived has now been converted into a government office, and there is a shipyard next to it.
Before coming to Haicheng, Xiao Jingxuan sent a message to the Xiao clan members, saying that some of them would come to Haicheng soon and become shipbuilding craftsmen.
In addition to the craftsmen of the Xiao clan, Xiao Jingxuan also recruited some individual craftsmen. Most of the craftsmen of the Han family were members of the Han family. After the decline of the Han family, they were also recruited by the court. As long as they were paid enough silver, these craftsmen would work for the Yuan Dynasty.
Thinking that his younger brother had grown up and needed his own private space, the house they bought in Haicheng was not big. So Ye Tang and his family of three did not live in the Shangguan House. Instead, they bought a house next to it, named Xiao Mansion.
This time, Ye Tang only brought five maids, Tan Yun, Cui Ying, Xue Ya, Tao Hua, and Li Hua, as well as Aunt Liu. There were more than a hundred guards, all of whom were carefully selected by Xiao Jingxuan. He Songlin was not among them, as he was arranged to stay in the military camp by Xiao Jingxuan.
The house had just been bought and needed to be cleaned up. Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan first went to Shangguan's house with the child. Xiao Yunting was sleeping soundly in Ye Tang's arms. He fell asleep before entering the city and has not woken up yet.
"You go and do your work, I'll take care of my son." Ye Tang said to Xiao Jingxuan.
As a prince, a construction supervisor and a shipbuilding technician, Jamel Xiao is very busy.
Xiao Jingxuan felt extremely annoyed as he had to go to work before he could even sit down.
As soon as Xiao Jingxuan left, Ye Tang carried Xiao Yunting to a room and was about to put him on the bed to let him sleep a little longer.
Xiao Yunting woke up as soon as he got on the bed.
"Wuwu, Mom!" He called out to her in a daze while reaching out to touch her.
Ye Tang grabbed his hand with amusement: "Mom is here."
Xiao Yunting looked at her and smiled: "Mom!"
He got up and got into Ye Tang's arms: "Mom, where is this?"
"We're in Haicheng, this is your uncle's house."
Xiao Yunting's eyes lit up: "Uncle, uncle!"
Ye Tang said: "Your uncle is away on a trip and is not at home."
Xiao Yunting groaned and nudged his head against Ye Tang's body: "Mom, hold me!"
He thought of something and suddenly shouted: "Hai Hai Hai!!!"
When we were in the carriage, my mother said that there was a sea in Haicheng, a very big sea.
"Fish, fish, fish!"
There are lots and lots of fish in the sea.
Ye Tang picked him up and said, "Yun Ting wants to see the sea?"
Xiao Yunting nodded again and again.
“Look at the sea!”
Ye Tang was not tired at the moment, so he took Xiao Yunting out, followed by Tan Yun and two attendants.
Great changes have taken place in Haicheng. The city defense army is no longer composed of those from the City Lord's Mansion. They have been replaced by the Yuan Dynasty's army. A government office has been built in the city. From time to time, you can see a few patrolling officials on the streets, as well as some people in strange costumes.
The ferry was expanded and checkpoints were set up. Anyone who wanted to take a boat to Penglai or came from Penglai had to register at the checkpoint and undergo inspection.
Before reaching the beach, Xiao Yunting saw a lot of fish. Fishermen were passing by him carrying baskets of fish.
"Mom! That!" Suddenly, Xiao Yunting pointed to a place excitedly.
Ye Tang looked over and saw a huge crab in a fisherman's basin.
It looks like a king crab, but a little different. It is very large.
"Crab! Wow!" Xiao Yunting was so excited that he wanted to get off Ye Tang.
Ye Tang hugged him tightly: "Don't get excited, Mom will carry you over to see the crabs."
The mother and son came to the fisherman and looked at the crabs in the basin with interest.
"Madam, would you like to buy some crabs? I just caught these from the sea today. They are the biggest crabs on this street." The boss enthusiastically promoted his seafood.
"Wow wow wow!" Xiao Yunting looked at the crab and wowed non-stop, his eyes sparkling.
Seeing that he liked it, Ye Tang asked the boss: "What kind of crab is this?"
She had never seen this kind of crab.
The boss hesitated and said, "This is a flower crab."
Ye Tang said: "Flower crabs don't look like this."
"It's a chrysanthemum crab! Look at the pattern on its back, doesn't it look like a chrysanthemum?"
Xiao Yunting listened to the boss and nodded: "Yes."
The boss narrowed his eyes and smiled, and wanted to continue fooling people.
Ye Tang pointed out: "This crab looks too weird, it seems to be poisonous, it should not be eaten. Boss, this is your first time to catch this kind of crab! You don't know what this thing is, you just gave it a random name, you don't even know if it is edible or not."
The boss's expression changed: "This, this, this..."
Ye Tang added: "My son likes this crab. Please name a price."
The boss's eyes lit up: "Ten taels of silver."
Ye Tang picked up Xiao Yunting and left: "You're just asking for a ridiculous price. If you don't want to sell it, forget it. Son, let's go to another store."
"Wait a minute, three taels of silver!"
"Too expensive, I won't buy it!"
"One tael of silver, no less!"
In the end, Ye Tang bought this crab, which looked good but was not edible, for one or two taels of silver.
The mother and son continued walking towards the beach, which was full of fishermen and boats.
"Wow! The sea!" Xiao Yunting was very happy looking at the boundless sea in front of him.
Ye Tang put him on the beach. Xiao Yunting held a string in his hand, at the other end of which was tied a chrysanthemum crab. He happily dragged the crab towards the sea with his short legs.