Chapter 210 Strong Dragon VS Ground Snake

The Eight Ghosts Ferry is very lively today. Since early in the morning, ten military ships have survived one after another. One or two miles away from the head of the ferry, they lined up and almost crossed the river.

There were dozens of large merchant ships on the ferry, and there were many business travelers, footers and pedestrians. Seeing such a grand event, they stopped to watch and gradually ran away to tell each other. The Eight Ghosts Ferry was already overcrowded.

"What happened today that the military ships of the military palace were gathered?"

"Is it necessary to enter and suppress the water ghosts of the West River again?"

"What a spectacular fleet! I have never seen such a huge ship in my half of my life wandering on the water! The old guys all say that 'water doesn't carry ten thousand', and I'm afraid the big warship in the middle can carry more than 10,000 stones!"

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To talk about the shipbuilding technology of the Tang Dynasty, it is now the best in the world. Various shipbuilding technologies have long been popular in the watery places in the south, among which the most common is the "flat-bottomed sand-proof boat", which is generally popular among the people. These large military ships in front of us are the extremely rare "lucky boats" of Jingxiang's generation, also known as "Wu Yuehai Ship". The biggest feature of this ship is that it has a large displacement, which is strong and reliable for breaking waves. It is mostly used on the deep-water route of the southeastern coast.

The big warships in front of him are what Zhao Chong called the "divine fish spaceship", which cost a lot of money to build the experienced old boat masters from Wuyue in the southeast. The materials for this shipbuilding alone are all good pine, fir, camphor and nanmu specially transported from the land of Wuyue. The shipbuilding technology is also a rare advanced technology such as "living water tank", "multi-masu" and " tenon joint" in small water in Jingxiang area.

This is like a small car stall full of BYD and Chery QQ, and suddenly drove a few limited edition Ferraris. It is extremely difficult not to attract attention.

On one of the largest divine fish spaceships, Zhao Chong held the flag with a handsome face and squeezed his lips without saying a word. Next to him stood a group of generals of Xiangzhou Military Mansion, and they all stood still. But many people are obviously a little impatient.

"Zhao Chong, was General Qin at this time of appointment with you yesterday?" Du Chengyuan, the lieutenant of Guo Yi, came forward and asked.

"In the general's words, that's right." Zhao Chong raised his head and put up his hand to look at the sky. He sighed, "It's almost time. I don't know why it hasn't come yet."

"This General Qin may not be too strange to do things. How can a new official meet with the bureaucrats before taking office?" Du Chengyuan frowned and seemed to be a little unhappy and said, "He was fine. First, he had a private visit, and then he went to the prison. After that, he carried out a parade with great fanfare, but he only paraded the sailors, and he didn't know what medicine was sold in his gourd."

"He is the future son-in-law of the emperor and the emperor's son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty. What does he want to do? Maybe it's a whim that I want to show off my prestige, but a casual sentence has made our brothers work hard. Zhao Chong curled his lips and said disdainfully, "Beijing officials, they are all like this. They are too arrogant and difficult to serve."

Du Chengyuan smiled slightly and said, "Zhao Chong, don't underestimate this Qin Mubai. I know some of his details. Whether it is the emperor's future son-in-law, it doesn't matter. This person is not simple."

"How is it not easy?" Everyone was aroused with interest and asked.

"Have you ever heard of Baiqi? It is a new guard formed by the emperor in recent years. It is said that all the soldiers and soldiers are not one to block a hundred, with the unpredictable ability, and are known as the king of the soldiers. Du Chengyuan said, "A few years ago, I went back to Chang'an Province, and everyone in the streets and alleys heard about Qin Mubai's story. He was the first Baiqi, and the Baiqi Guard was formed and trained by himself. In addition to some, this person's wisdom and martial arts are extraordinary. He has a close contact with the royal nobles of Chang'an. It is said that he also worshipped Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, as a teacher to learn military tactics, which is enough to see how important the emperor is to him. If he becomes the rising star of our Tang Dynasty army, it is unknown. Don't forget that he was born as a general, after Qin Shubao, Duke of Yi..."

Du Chengyuan said a long story, which stunned Zhao Chong and others.

"I didn't think that this Qin Mubai has such a great ability and ability!" Everyone was shocked, "We only think that he is a dboy who climbs dragons and phoenixes, because of the connection of skirts, he has the title of captain!"

Du Chengyuan gently picked the corners of his mouth and said with a slightly solemn expression, "Let me tell you this... I'd rather underestimate the King of Wu than this Qin Mubai!" Maybe sometime, this Qin will be in Xiangzhou and make a big move! - Just like when he assisted the King of Wu in Jiangzhou!"

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At this moment, Qin Mubai, with Pang Fei and a group of 30 hundred horsemen, all dressed in uniforms, jogging on the bank of the river to the Eight Ghosts.

"General, listen to Zhao Chong's bragging about how amazing the Shenyu spaceship and the White Wave Water Army in Xiangzhou Prefecture are, and you can see it today." Pang Fei grinned and seemed to be a little disdainful.

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Zhao Chong said so, but it was sarcastic. Historically, the northerners rode horses and the southerners fought on the boat. He bullied us from Guanzhong. He didn't know the water and didn't know the water!"

"Haha! If Baiqi doesn't know the water and can't drive a boat, won't he laugh at people's teeth? Pang Fei laughed and said, "Our hard practice in Weishui every year is not in vain. When it comes to water warfare, such as white waves and black waves of the water army, we really don't pay attention to them!"

Qin Mubai gently picked up the corners of his mouth and smiled, "In fact, sometimes being despised may not be a bad thing."

The group of people marched forward for several miles and saw a group of people in the dark on the Eight Ghosts Crossing from afar, which was noisy and lively. In the distance, there is a row of boats in the heart of the river, which are closely connected and lined up, like a city built in the river, which is as strong as a golden soup. The rumbling military drums and horns sounded to the sky, which made the water of the Han River beat the shore.

"Yes, it's really spectacular." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "In the water lakes in the south, such a huge ship is rare. I think it should have cost a lot of money. This ship is enough for navigation. Only in the military ports around Deng, Ying and Penglai are rich in such warships, which is enough to easily cross the sea and reach Baekje, Silla and other countries. I didn't expect that a small Xiangzhou would use such a huge ship to deal with the water ghost... Haha, it's really a cow knife!"

"The general is really knowledgeable. I have only seen such a big ship in my life!" The soldiers were surprised.

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "This is the first time I've seen it. However, when I was in the imperial study before, I accompanied His Majesty the emperor to see the drawings of the sea boat sent by the East Navy Town, so I was slightly impressed. Building such a ship is better than building thousands of iron riders. It's worth a lot!"

As he spoke, a group of cavalry in front of him rushed over and bowed to the head of the first small school: "Do you dare to ask your Excellency, but is it General Qin?"

"Exact" Qin Mubai raised his whip and said, "Are you from Xiangzhou Military Mansion?"

"It's Biaoxia!" The military academy stood aside, "General, please board the boat for a military parade. Everything is ready!"

"Good." Qin Mubai and his party got off the horse and walked towards the river, and the onlookers made an uproar and watched.

Walking to the river, a flat-bottomed sand-proof boat waited here. Qin Mubai and others got on the boat, and the sergeant waved the flag and beat the horn. At the same time, a huge flag is raised on the flagpole in the middle of the ship, with the word "Qin" written on it!

At the same time, the ten divine fish spacecraft in the middle of the river also neatly sounded the war drum and sounded the horn and played the same flag.

"Oh, these sailors are really well trained, neat and professional." Qin Mubai smiled and praised.

Pang Fei and others were stunned for a long time. Someone asked, "General, what do these flags mean by comparison?"

"The flag of the Tang Water Army." Qin Mubai said, "It's my negligence. I have never taught these in Baiqi before. In fact, if I hadn't learned it from Li Jing's military book, I wouldn't have understood the meaning of these flags.

"Then how do they explain these flags?"

"It's nothing. Just welcome and respect me."

Pang Fei and others sighed, "It's really like a mountain..."

While talking, the flat-bottomed anti-sand military ship taken by Qin Mubai and others sailed towards the country. In fact, this boat is not small. Among the merchant ships and passenger ships moored on the dock of Bagedu, the largest one is also like this. But when it sailed to the heart of the river and put it together with those divine fish spacecraft, it simply became a dwarf ship.

One of the largest flying fish boats opened a cabin on the side, so that Qin Mubai and others could easily walk in directly. This made Qin Mubai feel a little surprised. He didn't expect that the ship had advanced to such an advanced level!

When they walked to the bow deck, the soldiers came to see each other with one voice.

With a relaxed smile on his face, Qin Mubai replied with a slight fist and said, "Brothers, don't be polite! Qin came here for the first time, and I will be grateful for your full support in the future. I would like to thank you in advance!"

"General Qin is very kind!"

Qin Mubai cut his hand and walked to the middle of the generals and soldiers. At a glance, he saw the familiar Zhao Chong and smiled at him: "Captain Zhao's navy is indeed well trained. I am a lieutenant. Especially this boat, it really opened my eyes to the dry ducks from the north!"

Zhao Chong hugged his fist and replied, "General, in fact, this ship is not a ship commonly used in Jingxiang in the south of the Yangtze River. It is a famous boat master who spent a lot of money to hire from the Wuyue area and spent years to build it. In the area of Deng and Ying, such warships are mostly used in naval battles, which is unique inland.

"Not bad." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, "I heard that when I was in the capital, Wu was more ingenious, and his shipbuilding skills were unique in the world. There is a saying that prevails among boat masters in the south, called 'water does not carry ten thousand', which means that there is no more boat on the river that can carry ten thousand stones. However, there is a kind of huge ship in the Wuyue area, which opens the alley as a garden. The boat can grow vegetables and raise chickens and sheep. There are more than hundreds of drivers. Many people have been on the ship all their lives. Men and women are married on the boat, as if they take the boat as their home. Look at the ten divine fish spaceships in front of you. They are simply moving fortresses!"

After hearing this, everyone looked suspicious, and Zhao Chong suddenly stood in awe: "The general is really knowledgeable! In fact, this ship is Wu Yue's unique 'Fu Ship', also known as 'Wu Yue Sea Ship'. The so-called divine fish... It's just a nickname given to it by the last general!"

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "I'm just talking on paper. Speaking of water war, I don't know anything about it, and I have to rely on you more! Look at the soldiers I brought. They all have big buttocks. They ride horses all year round. Look at the sailors on this divine fish spaceship. They are all barefooted. Each of them has a big footboard. They stand much more steadily than us. It's enough to show that you usually practice diligently!"

All the officials laughed. Zhao Chong said, "In fact, the Shenyu spacecraft used a living water tank for drainage, which was extremely smooth on the sea and flat, not to mention walking in the river. When he drove away later, the general would probably think that he was still on land.

"Okay, let's move forward!" Qin Mubai waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the West River Trough to have a look!"

"Yes!" Zhao Chong answered loudly and waved the flag on the stage. The ships beat drums together, and the momentum moved forward like a hurricane. During this period, under the command of Zhao Chong, the ten giant ships were constantly changing their formations, which was indeed well trained.

Qin Mubai shook his head secretly: These guys are more engaged in 'formalism'. If they go across the sea to pacify Japan? It's just a few water ghosts. There is no need for such a giant ship at all. Hearing you beat the drum, people have already jumped into the water and dispersed as birds and beasts. Is such a big ship used to suppress bandits or to make political achievements?

On the surface, the Xiangzhou Military Office can be said to be a big fight, which has spent a lot of effort to deal with water ghosts; in fact, it is all inaction. It can be imagined that in the past, the big moves when it was said that they wanted to suppress the water ghosts were all small pretentious gestures. It's like swinging a huge hammer to beat an ant. It doesn't matter if it's smashed or not. What they care about is whether the hammer is cool enough and handsome enough, but they forget to pinch an ant with just one finger.

To put it bluntly, this is the superficial article used by the Xiangzhou Military Government to deal with the poor. It is indeed very gorgeous!

In the process of the big ship, Qin Mubai also got to know the generals in the military office separately. What interests him most is Du Chengyuan, one of the lieutenants of Guo Yi, who is with Pang Fei.

"I think General Du is extraordinary, handsome and elegant. Sure enough, he comes from a famous family." Qin Mubai smiled at him and said, "Chang'an Weidu, go five feet to the sky. General Du came from an extraordinary background!"

"Where, where, made General Qin laugh." Du Chengyuan bowed his hand with a polite smile and replied, "The last general is just a branch of Du's door. How can it be compared with the general's door? Last year, His Majesty the Emperor issued a new "Clan Zhi". The Qin family is already a famous family in this dynasty, and the ranking is still ahead of the Du family!"

Qin Mubai smiled slightly and was silent.

Because, although Du Chengyuan's words were polite, they were secretly sarcastic!

It has only been more than 20 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. In the eyes of the world, it is still a nobleman who respects the old school. Historically, both royal families and high-ranking officials and magnounuchs have been proud of marrying old officials. The daughters of these door valves are even more popular than the princesses of the royal family, and their influence among the officials is also quite huge.

As the emperor, Li Shimin couldn't be annoyed, so a few years ago, he ordered people to make a hard ranking of surnames. As a result, the minister who was responsible for compiling the clan at that time actually ranked the names of Chang'an Weidu, Taiyuan Wang and several other old nobles in Shandong before the royal Li family!

This really annoyed Li Shimin, so he personally gave a hard order to rank the Li family first, and many other surnames of the founding ministers also ranked first.

The Qin family, who was originally born in poverty, is one of them.

But the fact is that the deep-rooted concept of family in everyone's minds is difficult to change for a while.

In the eyes of those old door valves and officials, the emperor's move was just a fig leaf for himself, saying that he was just a self-appreciation, but others did not buy it. The current situation is that the old door valve officials are still very popular, and there is no change compared with the past. In the dark, many people laughed at the poor families that were "forced" by the emperor, saying that they pretended to be nobles and laughed generously.

It's like what happened to a person wearing "Abidas" when he walked to the Adidas store. Du Chengyuan is like a salesperson in a specialty store. He is praising Qin Mubai's clothes - scolding the bald donkey in front of the monk!

Although Qin Mubai didn't care about the birth of these things, he was openly provoked and ridiculed, and also stained the house... At this moment, although there was a smile on his face, there was a faint karmic fire in his heart.

It can be seen that Du Chengyuan's status among the generals in the military palace is detached. Everyone subconsciously respects him, and he is the only one. He was probably used to being the boss in the military mansion. Suddenly, a new official pressed on his head, making him uncomfortable. Give this new "strong dragon" a little embarrassment in front of the generals, so as to show your prestige and remind everyone not to forget at all times - I am the real boss!

Qin Mubai thought to himself, if I want to convince the public in the military mansion, if I don't clean up his head snake first, how can I get along in the future?

Okay, Du Chengyuan, as soon as I come, you will make a move first... Not to mention your little son of the Du family, now the son-in-law of Du Ruhui is standing in front of me, so you should also be obedient and stand upright for me!

If it hadn't been for the big scene today, I wouldn't want to hit you in the face in public. It would embarrass everyone. You can stand it!

Let's wait and see!