Chapter 1886 Take a break in Penghu
Speaking of the decision to arrange for the Joseon Crown Prince to visit Penghu, Yu Yao actually didn't quite understand the intention of Victory Fort. Penghu usually only serves as a sheltered anchorage for ships passing through the Fujian Strait. There is indeed no construction achievements worth showing off to other countries. The soil here is shallow and not fertile, and it lacks sufficient water, which is not conducive to the growth of crops. Only crops such as sweet potatoes and peanuts can be grown. Most of the food and other fruits and vegetables must be supplied by Kaohsiung Port.
Although Magong Port serves as the military command center for Taiwan Island and the Fujian Strait, there are currently no heavy troops stationed here. Penghu does not have any stable output except fishery, so it can only be used as a transfer station in terms of trade. Its cargo throughput scale is not comparable to Dinghai Port in the north and Hong Kong in the south. Even Kaohsiung Port on Taiwan Island because A large number of plantation areas have been developed nearby, and now the trade volume has a tendency to catch up from behind.
Yu Yao believed that Fort Victory's real intention was to arrange the next stop for Li Su to visit Kaohsiung Port, and Penghu only played a transitional role. However, since Fort Victory arranged this stop, he would still try his best to complete the reception task.
Although Penghu is not as prosperous as Zhoushan or Zhangzhou, Yuyao has been operating here for several years, and all the necessary living facilities are available. Magong Port also has a guest house specially used to receive high-level people. All daily necessities are shipped from Sanya, and the service staff have all received special training. The accommodation conditions are not better than any other big cities under Haihan's rule. Pretty much the same, I always stay here when passing through Penghu.
After seeing the prosperity of Dinghai Port and Zhangzhou, Li Pu's first impression of Magong Port in Penghu was tranquility. The harbor here was not as noisy and crowded as the two places he had visited before, and only a few people came to the port to greet him. It was just Yu Yao and a few of his men. Although it was not grand, it made Li Mu feel more comfortable.
However, Li Bo also noticed that the shoulders of General Yu's military uniform were red and blue with a golden gear epaulette, which meant that his identity was the same as Qian Tiandun, Wang Tom, and Shi Diwen whom he had met before. Like others, they are the real rulers at the top of the Haihan Kingdom, not ordinary naturalized officials.
Wherever he went, senior figures from Haihan came out to greet him, which was very impressive for Li Bo. When he was on a mission to Haehan as the Crown Prince of Joseon, he was able to receive such high treatment on the way, which at least shows that the importance Haehan attached to him was by no means ordinary. This was enough to dispel many of Li Shu's worries before departure. He no longer had to worry about being left out in the cold after arriving in Haihan, or that the study abroad arrangements he had promised would not be fulfilled at all.
Yu Yao welcomed Li Mu's arrival, but as Li Mu saw, Penghu did not arrange any large-scale welcoming activities. Although Yu Yao also arranged a reception banquet as usual, the scene was not big. The number of people attending the North Korean mission was more than double that of the host, which seemed to be a bit anti-customer.
"We are a small place here, and the conditions are relatively simple. Don't dislike it, Your Majesty. Of course, no matter what, we will definitely have enough wine!" Yu Yao said a few words casually, not knowing that Li Shu had been drinking in Zhoushan earlier. Drinking has left a psychological shadow. At this time, I am a little sensitive to the word "wine".
Li Bo even said he didn't dare, thinking that as long as he didn't come to drink, he could talk about anything else. Fortunately, Yu Yao believed that this was a foreign affairs event and it was not appropriate to knock down foreign guests at the dinner, so he did not take too radical action and just toasted Li Bo with a few glasses of wine as a courtesy.
Although Penghu is indeed a small place, it is worth mentioning that it is rich in fishery and marine resources. It is located at the intersection of the Kuroshio Warm Current, the South China Sea Monsoon Warm Current and the China Coastal Cold Current. It is famous for its production of pomfret and bonito. In addition, the corals produced in Penghu are also considered a famous product. The Ministry of Commerce has opened a coral processing factory in Magong Port to deeply process the harvested corals. The annual income is not much inferior to that of the fishing industry.
As for today's reception banquet, the main dishes are various local seafood. In fact, the flavors are not much different from what Li Bo had eaten in Zhoushan. This is also because these chefs who specialize in cooking for Chuanchuan people are basically trained in batches in Sanya. Their skills and cuisines are all the same, and even the seasonings used are similar. The taste of the dishes is naturally very similar - this is the Hai-Han cuisine that is currently popular in the southern coastal areas of Ming Dynasty.
This Penghu Island was occupied by the Dutch and the pirate gang Shibazhi for a long time. When the Haihan Army attacked here in 1632, they almost bulldozed all the buildings on the main islands. It was really nothing. It is worth recommending places to visit by Li Mu. The only historical building that has been preserved is the Tianhou Temple built during the Wanli period, which was preserved at Ning Qi's strong request in the name of protecting cultural relics. This temple built forty years ago is probably the oldest on the island. Building.
As the crown prince of the Joseon Dynasty, Yu Yao would not recommend him to go to the temple to offer incense without knowing his religious beliefs, so it was not appropriate to introduce this cultural landscape to Li Bo.
Yu Yao had received the notice from Fort Victory before and carefully considered how to arrange Li Mu's local itinerary. However, there were no high-end entertainment venues in this place. If he really wanted to find some fun, he would have to go from across the sea. Looking for someone in Zhangzhou.
So in the end, Yu Yao simply didn't arrange a specific itinerary. Instead, he asked Li Bo directly at the reception banquet if there was anything he was interested in.
This really confused Li Shu. The previous itinerary was all arranged by the local people. He just had to follow the process. However, neither Shi Diwen nor Xu Xinsu took the initiative to ask him what his thoughts and intentions were. .
Li Pu thought for a while before responding: "I looked at the sea map in Zhangzhou before and learned that the Penghu Islands are composed of dozens of large and small islands. There must be some uninhabited islands among them. I have never lived in the wild. , I really want to go to such an island and live a quiet life for a day or two. ”
Yu Yao didn't expect that Li Shu was still a literary and artistic young man who pursued style. There were indeed dozens of islands in Penghu that were uninhabited due to their small size or lack of fresh water. Except for occasional military training, few people would board these islands. Island activities. But in Yu Yao's view, if he really wants to live on these uninhabited islands, it will not be such a relaxing and romantic time as Li Su imagined, but it will become a cruel survival in the wild.
However, Yu Yao immediately agreed. With his local influence, it would not be a big problem to arrange a comfortable temporary residence for Li Su on any island. Besides, this kind of arrangement doesn't cost much, and the materials are all ready-made. It's nothing more than sending a team of people to take care of logistics and security.
Compared with arranging for Li Bo to visit various institutions in Magong Port, such an itinerary can save Yu Yao a lot of trouble, especially in terms of security. The clearance and isolation of uninhabited islands are extremely easy and need to be used. On the contrary, it requires less manpower and has less impact on the normal local social order.
Before the reception banquet was over, Yu Yao summoned one of his men and asked him to arrange for the selection of an uninhabited island with better scenery as a destination for Li Pu to try out wild life.
That night, Li Bo and his party rested at the Guest House in Magong Port. After recharging their energy for the night, they boarded the ship again early the next morning and went to sea with Yu Yao. "The place we are going to is called Huayu. It is about sixty miles away from Magong Port. There are no people living on the island. The nearest islands are twenty miles away. It definitely meets the requirements of the Crown Prince." After Yu Yao got on the boat, he took the initiative to ask Li He introduced the situation of the destination.
Since Li Mu wanted a quiet uninhabited island, Yu Yao tried his best to meet his requirements when choosing a destination. However, in order to ensure that Li Mu would not be disturbed, Yu Yao had sent people over yesterday to clear the island, which was only one square kilometer in area. Today, two warships were sent to escort them all the way to prevent unsuspecting fishermen from approaching.
Sixty miles is not close, but for these speedboats built by Haihan, it is only a two-hour voyage, and they will arrive in a short time. The people who came to the front station had already set up tents on the island and arranged basic living facilities.
This was not an ordinary camping tent specially built for Li Bo, but a military tent that covered a large area and could accommodate two shifts of people in one tent. Although Li Bo made it clear yesterday that he would bring as few entourages as possible, he still put up a few more tents in case of emergency. Drainage ditches have been dug around the tent and the nearby vegetation has been cleared to prevent snakes from lurking around.
When Li Bo and his party arrived, a temporary kitchen was being set up here. Although it is open-air, at least there is a roof above your head. And all the kitchen utensils and stoves were shipped by ship.
Li Pu originally thought that he would start setting up tents and other facilities after arriving here today, but he did not expect that Yu Yao had already arranged everything properly, and he couldn't help but praise his efficiency. Of course, he didn't really want to spend a few days on an island with nothing. He just watched the Haihan Army's field training at the Datong River Base. After arriving in Penghu, he had a whim and wanted to feel fresh. Yu Yao's arrangement was very thoughtful and very satisfying to him, even better than he expected.
In fact, these are just basic operations for Yu Yao. He occasionally takes his troops to uninhabited islands for field training or survival training. These are all tasks that need to be completed. But this time the target was the crown prince of Joseon, so the hard training content was replaced by sightseeing.
According to Li Bo's request, only a few North Korean entourages were left on the island to take care of his daily life, and a platoon of Haihan troops were responsible for security. As a landowner, Yu Yao naturally wanted to stay with him. He was a soldier himself, so living in the wild for a few days was not a problem for him.
Although Li Pu thought this kind of life outside the world was very beautiful, even if he had complete living facilities, he would still be affected by the closed environment. The island itself is not big, and it doesn't take long to walk around it. When he found that it was surrounded by the sea and could see nothing but the boundless sea, Li Bo's mood soon changed from the initial excitement. Calmed down.
Yu Yao noticed Li Shu's change in mood and invited him to go fishing at the beach to kill time. Li Bo actually didn't think about what he wanted to do on the island to pass the time, so he agreed immediately since he had something to do. So Li Shu only stayed on the island for less than two hours, and then he and Yu Yao took a small boat to leave the coast and go fishing on the sea.
Sea fishing is also a new experience for Li Bo. When he caught the first fish out of the water, the excitement seemed to be better than the moment he landed on this uninhabited island. At that moment, he lost control and stayed at sea with Yu Yao until it was time for dinner before returning to the shore.
"General Yu, fishing at sea is quite interesting. Why did you only hear about fishing in rivers and streams in the past, but rarely heard about people fishing at sea?" After the novelty wore off, Li Bo asked curiously.
When Yu Yao heard this question, he knew that the Joseon prince did not have much life experience, so he immediately explained to him: "Fishermen who make a living from the sea usually use nets to catch fish. If we fish slowly like us, we are afraid that It’s hard to support a family. And for literati, fishing often means fighting against wind, waves and big fish in the sea. The process is not elegant at all, don’t you think so, Prince?”
Li Pu put his hands on his hands and laughed and said: "General Yu is right. After all our troubles just now, we didn't catch a few fish, but they were all wet. There is no elegance at all. There is no way to recite poetry correctly when it is wet." Leisure! ”
When Yu Yao saw this, he also laughed. He thought that the prince of Joseon was a wonderful man. He was very curious but very talkative and had no aristocratic airs. He must have been influenced by Haihan's thoughts in the future and he would be a Li Nai-like figure.
Li Bo grew up in Gyeongbokgung Palace since he was a child. The palace was strictly restricted and he rarely had the opportunity to play in the wild and have fun like this. Li Mu had a good impression of Yu Yao, who agreed to this request without hesitation. Although there is nothing on this island, and in his opinion, there is no beautiful scenery to speak of, but being able to escape from the world and relax like this has achieved his expected purpose.
The group stayed on the island for one night, and the next day Li Bo took the initiative to invite Yu Yao to go fishing again. With the experience accumulated yesterday, although Li Bo was still soaked this time, the results were much richer than the previous time.
On the third day, Li Bo took the initiative to return to Magong Port and prepared to set off to complete the next leg of his journey.
"I still have important responsibilities, so I don't dare to spend too much time outside. If I have another chance to pass by Penghu in the future, I will definitely come back and meet General Yu again." Li Pu returned from playing, but he did not forget his mission of studying abroad. He returned After arriving at Magong Port, he said goodbye to Yu Yao.
(End of chapter)