Chapter 297 Going to sea
Navigation on the sea relies on a steady man. The Lan family has been in Yongning for a long time, and the captain and sailor under his command are very good at sailing. The boat is very stable.
In addition, the sea was calm at this time, and Xie Fengyue walked on the deck as if walking on flat ground. She didn't care much about going to sea.
Hua Rui, who had always been steady, could not hide the joy on her face. She carefully held the water bag and asked: "Girl, would you like to drink some water?"
Xie Fengyue shook her head and asked, "What are You Heng doing?"
"Lang Jun seems to be reading a book."
Xie Fengyue frowned: "Didn't he clamor to come? Now that he's here, instead of looking at the sea he's been looking forward to for a long time, he's reading a book?"
After Xie Fengyue finished speaking, she felt something was wrong. She asked Huarui about this, which meant she didn't ask.
She smiled: "Forget it, don't worry about him. Go and play by yourself. Just don't get too close to the railing. If there are big waves, you can easily fall."
Huarui smiled and narrowed her eyes: "Girl, if anything happens, remember to call me, and I will play over there."
As she spoke, she pointed to the deck on the right side. Xie Fengyue was on this deck as the master, so the girls of the soldiers would naturally find another place to play.
As soon as Huarui left, Miao Wei appeared next to Xie Fengyue.
The Lan family did not hide the fact that they were going to sea. There were only so many people in Yongning who could go to sea, and the network of relationships was complicated. Perhaps Miao Wei heard the news from somewhere and came to look for Xie Fengyue overnight.
He was quite obedient and didn't mention a word about going to sea. He just made a sideways statement and said that although he had broken an arm, he had studied the sea charts quite deeply.
This simply spoke to Xie Fengyue's heart. It didn't cost much to hire one, so she simply invited Miao Wei to go with her.
This Miao Wei is also a person who climbs up the ladder. As soon as he heard that the nobleman agreed, he hurriedly introduced his old buddy Cai Honghai. After Miao Wei injured his hand, he stopped going to sea as a sailor and was transferred to the ship. Cai Honghai is a watcher of the wind, and Cai Honghai is the helmsman of the ship.
He rambled on about how the two of them worked together to avoid one wave after another on the sea.
Xie Fengyue listened with great interest, thinking that her people knew nothing about going to sea and really needed a few people who were familiar with this industry to accompany them, so she simply asked Miao Wei to gather his old guys.
It was after this incident that Xie Fengyue realized that life in Yongning was not easy.
The five taels of silver she casually gave to Miao Wei before turned out to be enough to pay for the burial of a sailor. Usually when they catch a cargo ship, they usually only get one or two taels of silver. It's no wonder that Miao Wei has the courage to go forward. Come and recommend yourself.
Miao Wei's sleeves were fluttering in the wind, and he looked like he wanted to speak but didn't dare, which made Xie Fengyue a little curious.
"If you have anything to do, just say it." Xie Fengyue said.
Miao Wei hesitated again and again, gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and said: "Princess Princess, I dare to ask for my brothers. Ask Princess Princess if she wants to form a fleet. If Princess wants to form a fleet, we brothers still have some at home. Boy.”
The more Miao Wei talked about it, the more embarrassed he became. He had only interacted with the noble man once or twice, and it was not really a relationship. It was only because of the livelihood of his brothers that he had to ask the question.
Xie Fengyue saw his embarrassment, so her eyes signaled him to continue.
Miao Wei then plucked up the courage: "Those boys have been on the boat since they were young. Although they are not as good as the Lan family's old boat, they are actually good hands. If the princess is interested, after returning this time, we can Signed the contract.”
This was the first time Xie Fengyue saw someone who was rushing to sell herself. She couldn't help but be a little curious. Before she could ask, Miao Wei just poured the beans on him.
"Several big families in Yongning have been recruiting small households. We brothers really don't want to be slaves. As for the wages, the princess can just pay them. I just ask the princess to let us keep our craftsman status."
This can be regarded as a serious reason. Now Qian'an maintains the classification of the previous dynasty, scholars, peasants, workers, merchants and slaves.
These five simple words have a profound meaning. Scholars naturally refer to nobles, officials, and scholars.
But when it comes to farming, it mostly refers to the gentry.
Nowadays, most of the land is in the hands of the gentry. The gentry will not do such vulgar business themselves. This kind of work naturally falls on their stewards. These stewards are rural landowners and do the work. There are indeed retail investors with rural registration in An, but their actual status is not high.
Except for these two statuses, people with worker status will always be looked down upon by others. They rely on their crafts to make a living, and they can be used by everyone from nobles to slaves, even in some feudal counties. , as a craftsman, you can still buy books and enter school.
It is completely normal for Miao Wei and others not to want to turn from craftsmen to slaves.
Xie Fengyue thought for a while and agreed to the matter in her heart, but said: "If you perform well this time, I can consider it."
Miao Wei didn't expect it to be so easy. He was so happy that he bowed and nodded, which made Xie Fengyue couldn't help laughing.
"What I'm saying is that depending on your performance this time, don't be too happy too early."
Miao Wei felt that he was Xie Fengyue's man, and he became a little more courageous. He came closer and lowered his voice: "Is the master looking for ore?"
As soon as these words came out, Xie Fengyue's eyes immediately became sharp, and she pursed her lips and looked at him.
Miao Wei was so frightened by this look that he didn't dare to express his anger and even lowered his head.
After a long time, Xie Fengyue said leisurely: "You continue."
Miao Wei was granted amnesty. His words just now almost cost the lives of his brothers. He no longer dared to breathe loudly when he spoke.
"The younger one made a rash guess because he saw that some of the things purchased by the yamen were used for prospecting and locating minerals, but"
His habit of stopping mid-sentence happened again, and Xie Fengyue glanced at him coldly.
Miao Wei had goosebumps and hurriedly said: "If the master really means this, then the master can buy some slaves after landing in Fusang. There are many slaves in Fusang. A slave can be bought with just a little thing, and it doesn't cost any money." , after buying slaves, it can be done whether it is mining or construction.
After Xie Fengyue listened, she was really thinking seriously.
She was born into a noble family, and the buying and selling of slaves was normal in her mind. However, she had experienced so much and had seen the hardships caused by the greed of noble families and the people at the bottom selling their children to survive.
She twirled her fingers and kept struggling with her inner self. One voice said, "Trading slaves in large quantities to mine is a cruel thing." Another voice said, "Those slaves work wherever they are. As long as you don't let anyone buy them back to mine," she twirled her fingers. Just work hard, otherwise you won’t be able to dig it yourself!”
In the end, Xie Fengyue compromised.
Fusang is far behind any other feudal state in Qian'an at the moment, and the people are short. The so-called emperor's prestige is not high. Warlords from all over the country are fighting in a melee. If they are called warlords, if they have thousands of people at hand, they are big warlords. Xie Fengyue listens and doubles His eyebrows were furrowed.
The big families in Qian'an all have Wubao soldiers, and the number of soldiers in the Wubao mansion must be at least several thousand.
Regardless of the several wealthy families in front of them, the Lan family in Yongning alone could build a fort in a corner that could accommodate thousands of people.
Why did Emperor Zhou compromise with the aristocratic family who was trying to manipulate him? It was because the aristocratic family had more military supplies than the emperor himself. If he didn't bow his head, he would have to step down from this position and be replaced by another person who knew how to bow his head.
It's a waste of time to write a piece that talks about the overall situation, but it's easier to write a piece that's all about dialogue.
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