Chapter 282: New Ship Blueprint

In the stable.

The registrar didn't want to listen more and left early.

Liang Qu dismissed the others and asked many questions one after another.

The horse official answered one by one to repay the kindness.

As a centralized dynasty, the circulation of knowledge in Dashun is very closed because it relies entirely on paper books.

Even many unimportant pieces of information will still be mastered by a few people or specific groups of people intentionally or unintentionally.

The horse official is that specific group, and because his ancestors have served the Dragon Blood Horse for generations, he knows more, allowing Liang Qu to further his understanding of the whole world.

When the Dragon Lord was alive, the Gan Dynasty had an agreement with him.

Small demons don't come ashore, big demons don't approach the shore, corresponding to the fact that humans cannot slaughter big demons in the water for no reason.

The two races could often exchange benefits and conduct trade regularly; in those days, the Jianghuai Great Marsh could be called a country within a country.

In the best years, the Long Gong forces even helped kill several big demons causing trouble along the coast.

Every family has a few businesses under their command.

The powerful ones can even sell to the Northern Court and Nanyang countries.

For example, the Xu family of Huangzhou, where Liang Qu's master's wife Xu Shi came from, is most famous for its cloth business, soft smoke gauze, double-palace silk, square-eye gauze, cicada-wing gauze...

There are so many types that he can't recognize them all, but every time he gets new clothes from his master's wife, he can always hear her talk about them, how soft this is, how rough that is, how a piece of clothing is made, and how much time and energy it takes for a weaver.

At that time, the "Royal Family" also had a business—exotic horses.

Its base camp is in the Nanzhili Governor, and it is a true neighbor relationship with the Jianghuai Great Marsh!

Naturally, the near water tower gets the moon first, and the Dragon Blood Horse was created under such a background.

It was originally a good thing.

The underwater environment is treacherous, and many rare treasures are guarded by big demons; being able to have a trusted third party "Dragon Lord" as a guarantor to communicate with each other is a great kindness.

But as time passed, the Gan Dynasty was filled with war, and the trade route that was originally once a year was completely cut off.

When everything was peaceful, the horse-raising family of that year became the final winner, established Dashun, and when they wanted to continue trade, they learned—the Dragon Lord was dead.

How he died, when he died, who is the current ruler of the Long Gong, these are not things that a small horse official can know; he can't even be sure whether the dragon blood of the Dragon Blood Horse comes from the Dragon Lord himself.

"Master Liang must not believe it all; the small one is just a horse-raising boy without rank, ancestors have raised horses in Nanzhili for generations, stained with their glory, so I know more.

But word of mouth, there are always omissions, deviations, and even elders deliberately fabricating and exaggerating facts to coax juniors is possible; you can use it as a reference, but you must not use it as any basis."

Liang Qu nodded: "If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't be able to know so many secrets; it's an eye-opener."

"Being able to be of help to Master Liang is not in vain for the horse-raising recipe you gave me."

The horse official bowed, confirmed that there was no problem, took the sachet on Liang Qu as a token, and rushed to Yixing Town along the road to ask for the Chishan recipe at Liang's mansion.

It feels a bit like cheating.

Liang Qu touched his chin, but logically speaking, underwater precious plants should be more suitable for Dragon Blood Horses.

Top quality is unlikely, but the probability of top-grade appearing in the future should be higher?

The feeling of having one's head filled with knowledge is really cool.

Liang Qu let Chishan stay in the stable and ran back to the government office himself.

The reason he came back was not to ride a horse back and forth, showing off to others.

He had just been promoted to Water Minister and needed to understand his scope of authority and management area well.

I don't know if I can continue to work in Pingyang County; if I am transferred out, it would not be very good.

In Seeing Ran Zhongshi's study.

"Rest assured, still in Pingyang County, definitely prioritize taking care of our own people, impossible to transfer you out."

Refreshing.

Liang Qu felt today was a good day.

Seeing Ran Zhongshi flipped through the documents, took out a map, and circled Liang Qu's position with charcoal.

Promoted to Water Minister, naturally, he can no longer be limited to the small Yixing Town and needs to expand.

From Yixing Town to the south, connecting to several other towns and townships in Pingyang County, it is a total of three big towns and eight townships.

"The area tentatively decided is under your management; you must ensure the smooth flow of waterways, fishermen can catch fish stably, and if there are waterways in the township that need to be opened, you are responsible for coordinating the use of river-opening cows.

In addition, a town should have a River Lord and five River Chiefs; originally Yixing Town was close, under the eyes of the government office, you, a River Lord, did a good job, so I didn't arrange subordinates for you; now it's not possible, should I transfer people for you, or do you choose yourself?"

"Ran Big Brother, transfer for me; I don't know anyone, it's best to choose from the soldiers."

Liang Qu wanted to promote Li Libo and Chen Jiechang.

The two knew the roots and the bottom, one was from the township, and the relationship was close.

Unfortunately, the strength is not enough.

Li Libo and Chen Jiechang progressed too slowly; they were in the martial arts hall during the day and patrolled as river officials at night, working two jobs a day, taking two salaries; now they are only "about to" break through to the second pass.

If they really reached the second pass, Liang Qu would definitely be able to ask for two ninth-rank River Chief positions.

Now he has to settle for the second best, prioritizing choosing from the soldiers, who have received professional training and are much stronger than the wild roads recruited locally and in other counties, and have good obedience.

"Okay, I'll transfer for you, but not today; many people have been promoted, I need to re-coordinate; in a few days, when there is no transfer conflict, I will tell you the personnel list."

"Thank you, Ran Big Brother; I'll treat you to the ice milk I prepared another day!"

"Haha, okay; if it's not delicious, I'll transfer all those soldiers to you."

"Then I can only leave them for others to use."

A few jokes, Liang Qu went downstairs to the document room, found Li Shoufu, the registrar he was familiar with, and asked for the small merit registration book, flipping to the ship blueprint column.

Registrar Li glanced: "Master Liang wants ship blueprints?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Liang Qu raised his eyes.

"You want the blueprints for your own use, right?"

"That's right."

"Then it's better to exchange for a ship; when the ship is on a scale, the blueprint is more expensive than the finished product!"

"No, I just want the blueprint." Liang Qu shook his head.

Li Shoufu was stunned, feeling that Liang Qu might have other ideas, and stopped speaking.

"This one."

Liang Qu pointed to a sharp-bottomed water boat, similar in style to a Fuchuan.

Flat as a balance on top, sharp as a blade on the bottom, it is valuable because it can break the waves.

The total length of the ship is eighteen meters, which is quite large; it needs five or six men to operate, which matches the number of otters at home, enough for him to use.

The disadvantage is that it is expensive, costing him a full 146 small merits.

All the small merits obtained from exterminating the Ghost Mother Sect were not enough, overdrawing part of Liang Qu's merit inventory.

Knowledge is precious.

Before leaving, Li Shoufu asked: "Master Liang, you have four great merits now, do you want to exchange for anything?"

"Let me consider, consider."

Liang Qu is not in a hurry, great merits won't run away.

Mid-August, the ship model will be out soon, and the second transaction with the toad is not far away.

See what you can get from the toad first, then check for leaks and fill gaps, use great merits, and strive to maximize benefits. ===== CHAPTER 283 =====