Chapter 64 Xiangyang
"Why is it you? Didn't Brother Wei ask me to pick a few elite men to accompany me?" The boat was walking on the spacious river, with a cool air blowing on his face, but Liu Yi looked at Liu Sandao with a look of surprise.
Liu Sandao: "...Sir, when I was on the mountain in the past, I was also the leader!"
When Liu Yi heard this, he suddenly realized that Liu Sandao didn't say it. He almost forgot about this matter. Then he nodded and said, "How did you become the leader?"
Liu Sandao: “…”
Suddenly I don’t want to talk to you very much, you are as annoying as your dog!
Of course, Liu Sandao could not say this, so he could only sit aside and no longer pay attention to Liu Yi, which would hurt his self-esteem.
Most of these people came from the north. Even though they were active in Nanyang over the years, the water quality was not very good. Two of them had already started to get seasick. Liu Yi did not take his own boat on his own, but took Mi Zhu's boat, but had no comfortable attributes.
"Brother Zizhong, are we going to Xiangyang directly this time?" Liu Yi ignored him and asked Mi Zhu.
"The city of Xiangyang is more than 300 miles from Boyuan. It can be reached in six days by boat, which is much faster than taking land." Mi Zhu said, telling Liu Yi some scenery and customs along the coast. Although he was not as wise as Zhuge Liang, he learned a lot. When he was in Xuzhou, he was also a wealthy businessman in the world, and he was almost impeccable in dealing with people.
If you only see the river view on both sides of the river, it will naturally feel monotonous over time. But at this moment, there is a knowledgeable person around you constantly explaining the customs and customs, which feels different.
Liu Yi would also tell some strange stories, which are not classics. Most of them were heard from his previous life. The two of them had a lot of fun talking about each other, and time had passed without realizing it.
The only difficult thing is that the person who was traveling with him was a soldier. There were six people who were not accustomed to the local conditions and were almost exhausted in these six days. Liu Yi had no choice but to do so. It took time for northerners to adapt to it.
As the boat approached Xiangyang, the number of pedestrians in Zhuangzhen on the shore gradually increased. At this time, Xiangyang was considered the county seat of Jingzhou. Although he had not yet entered the city, he could already feel the prosperity and hustle and bustle of the big city.
In fact, for Liu Yi, who lived in the modern steel jungle, no matter how prosperous the city of this era is, it is like that, and pedestrians do not have the tension and busy feeling of the fast pace of modernization.
The boat slowly docked on the shore outside Xiangyang City. Mi Zhu took Liu Yi down from the boat and smiled at Liu Yi, saying, "This is Xiangyang, and the place across the other side is Fancheng."
Liu Yi turned his head and looked, and it turned out that behind the rows of neat trees, the outline of a city was looming.
Liu Sandao and others almost climbed down from the boat. They didn't feel anything on weekdays, but today, at the moment of landing, a group of people even felt the urge to cry. This feeling of being down-to-earth is really great.
"Let Brother Zizhong laugh." Liu Yi looked at them helplessly, looked at Mi Zhu and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid this state-master's mansion will be in tomorrow."
"It's okay." Mi Zhu waved his hand and said, "I'll go and arrange it."
Liu Biao is the governor of Jingzhou. Although he was not going to meet him this time, he just asked Liu Yi to help build an attic. He may not even be able to meet Liu Biao. But even if he only entered the provincial governor's mansion, he had to communicate in advance, otherwise he would not be able to enter.
Liu Yi brought ten people here this time, and actually had the idea of expanding his connections and attracting some business. It was not just to come here to build an attic for Liu Biao. After watching Mi Zhu leave, he brought Liu Sandao and others who had recovered from it and found the inn and stayed in for the time being.
"Sir, what are you doing?" After arranging everyone's accommodation, Liu Sandao saw that Liu Yi was about to leave, and hurriedly followed him.
"Go to the street and see the craftsmen in Xiangyang." Liu Yi said with a smile.
Entering a strange environment to do business is a competitive relationship for those who make a living in this place, and they will definitely be rejected. This time, they were able to receive the order from Liu Biao because Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang got it from it. However, Liu Yi still had to look around to see what level of the craftsman level here and some industry rules.
"Go together." Liu Sandao hurriedly followed. He had received Wei Yue's death order. Even if he died, he could not let Liu Yi have any mistakes.
"It's up to you." Liu Yi just smiled and nodded, and then took Liu Sandao out. As for the others, they didn't want it, but they were so weak that they could no longer walk, so they could only rest here.
"Xiangyang is much more prosperous than Xuzhou!" Along the way, Liu Sandao looked at the vendors and scholars who were constantly moving around, and said a little envious.
He joined the army in Xuzhou and followed Lu Bu. However, after Cao Cao's several attacks, the people's livelihood had already withered. Both economy and agriculture and industry were depressed. However, Xiangyang has rarely been affected by wars over the years. Even many people from the north who could not bear the wars went south, adding a lot of vitality to Jingzhou. In terms of prosperity, Xuzhou was naturally unable to compare with Jingzhou today.
He did not spend a lot of money. In this era, although there were many improvements in food, clothing, housing and transportation compared to before the Han Dynasty, there was actually not much difference for Liu Yi. If you talk about food, you cannot satisfy Liu Yi's increasingly tricky appetite. On the contrary, Liu Sandao was very excited to see it and was curious about everything he saw, like a mountain cannon entering the city, which made Liu Yi feel very embarrassed.
Even if Liu Yi knew a few famous scholars in Xiangyang, he was not qualified to visit him. This time he came to see the level of craftsmen in Xiangyang.
I went away several stores in a row, but I didn't reveal my intention. I just asked about the approximate price and then looked at some finished products.
To be honest, in terms of craftsmanship, even though Liu Yi has reached level five after the construction of the city, he can only be considered an average level among the craftsmen in Xiangyang. Now that he has entered this industry, although he has not achieved his skills, he has a vision.
Putting aside attributes, if you want to make a living by relying on your skills, you are just a more experienced craftsman. However, God is so unfair that he has obtained a cheating device like the system. The role of attributes allows him to have his own value in this era.
"Sir, why are you going back? There are still many places you haven't been to here?" After seeing more than a dozen small workshops, Liu Yi was about to go back, but Liu Sandao was a little reluctant.
"We have finished reading what we should read. We are here this time to do things." Liu Yi looked at Liu Sandao and shook his head.
Chapter completed!