Behind me is the earth

Outside the window is the vast green wave. After entering Guangnan Province, it seems to have entered spring in advance, with green mountains and green waters, green mountains and rivers, and the mountains rising from the ground are like swords thrust towards the sky. The clouds and mist are full of immortality, chivalry and sharpness.

Picturesque, nothing more than that.

"The scenery here is so beautiful that it is completely different from that in the north."

Xiaowan looked at the scenery outside the window and sighed.

She had been to Xiangshan and Yuandao once before, but she had gone by plane and was busy with work at the time, so she had never experienced the scenery of Guangnan Province like this.

"Now the State of Qi occupies the southeast. After it unifies the whole country, we will have a look at the vastness and roughness of the north, the beauty and elegance of the south, the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in the west, and the beautiful fairy islands in the East China Sea. We all have to go and have a good tour and play. Play."

Ren Pingsheng said.

"Um."

Hearing this, Xiao Wan looked away and looked at the young master, as if she was imagining the cake the young master had drawn. A look of happiness appeared on her pretty round face, and she hugged his arm.

“How many internal combustion engine trains are there now?”

Ren Pingsheng turned around and asked Ruan Tang again.

Today's steam engine trains have improved their overall transportation capacity and speed. The capacity of a train is to carry train wagons as needed, usually between 1,200 and 2,000 tons. The speed can be maintained at 80 kilometers.

However, the internal combustion engine train can replace the steam engine train, which is advanced. It has greater advantages in terms of efficiency, performance, maintenance, etc.

"Four units have been produced so far, and three units have been put into use. Within this year, according to the plan, about 15 units should be put into use."

The train was traveling among the lofty mountains. After passing through the cave, Ruan Tang unexpectedly saw a monster cave on the hilltop next to the train track.

Seeing the train passing by, the little monkey monsters practicing martial arts with sticks on the mountainside waved excitedly at the train.

Ruan Tang became interested and waved to them, making the little monkeys even more excited!

One of the transformed monsters, with hair that was golden in the sun, fluttered in the wind. When he saw the people on the train waving to them, he jumped more than three meters high in excitement and spun three hundred and sixty times in the air. Spend.

"Your Majesty, that hairless female monkey just now was so ugly!"

Watching the train go away quickly, the little demons talked one after another.

"Although that female monkey is not good-looking, you must remain polite!"

The Monkey King taught him a lesson.

"My lord, is it polite to do somersaults?"

The little monkey demons asked chirpingly.

"certainly!"

The Monkey King raised his chest and raised his head and said, "No one is more polite than me."

"Hahaha······"

On the train, Ren Pingsheng suddenly laughed out loud, attracting confused looks from Ruan Tang and Xiaowan.

He looked at Ruan Tang, the unaware "female monkey", and couldn't help but poke her extremely beautiful and delicate face, thinking that the monkey king might be a monkey performing tricks on the street and became a spirit.

He leaned close to Ruan Tang's ear and told her that the group of monkeys called her an "ugly hairless female monkey". She was immediately so angry that her mouth was filled with smoke, her fists were clenched, and the metal objects in the carriage were shaking crazily. After a few times, the entire car trembled.

"I'm so stupid, really." Ruan Tang raised her beautiful eyes: "I just know that the monkeys in Mount Emei are mean. They even had their bags turned over when we went to play in the past. I didn't know that monkeys in this other world are even more disgusting. , and he also speaks and curses people!"

Ren Pingsheng smiled and comforted: "Hou Yan Wuji, a group of monkeys who have just become spirits, their aesthetics are different from humans, do they know what beauty and ugliness are?"

Ruan Tang looked into his eyes and couldn't help but said: "My good husband, can you stop looking at the joke and comfort your wife? There is no sincerity at all!"

Ren Pingsheng leaned close to her ear and said seriously: "In the eyes of monkeys, smooth and shiny hair is considered beautiful. How can they understand the beauty of being hairless?"

"Husband~"

Ruan Tang immediately understood what Ren Pingsheng said, and his face turned red. Afraid of being overheard, she glanced at Xiao Wan anxiously, and then breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her innocent look on her face.

When people are embarrassed, they often pretend to be busy.

At this time, Ruan Tang changed the subject abruptly: "Husband, Xiaowan, I just heard them discussing the Siren and the Weaver Girl off the coast of Xiangshan. Have you heard of it?"

The two shook their heads.

More than one or two people in the carriage were discussing this. It was obviously a hot topic in Guangnan Province recently.

Seeing that both people's attention was diverted, Ruan Tang quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

There is no hair or anything, and it is really embarrassing to be mentioned when her husband is guarding Xiaowan!

However, both Ren Pingsheng and Xiaowan were very interested in the rumors about the Siren and the Weaver Girl and the ghost ship.

When Xiaowan went to Xiangshan and Yuandao last time, there was no such rumor. In other words, it is not as popular as it is now.

They have special information channels and do not have to listen to the legends heard by these businessmen.

With the help of Ruan Tang, the wireless signal was strengthened, and soon Xiaowan contacted the people at the local Night Owl Organization intelligence station through the walkie-talkie and learned some news about the Siren Weaver Girl.

“The intelligence station has collected this information from the private sector, and the main sources of dissemination are some fishing boats, merchant ships from the Xiangshan Strait, and some West Luo businessmen.

It is said that more than one person has encountered the Siren Weaver. According to rumors, the Siren Weaver's lower body has gleaming scales, and her upper body has the shape of a beautiful human woman. Her eyes can emit light, can call for wind and rain, and can calm the waves. The storm is like a toy in her hand, and the waves are like the silk she spins.

Moreover, she has the ability to see through people's hearts and also has the ability to curse. She once cursed the island that deceived her and stole her treasure, turning it into a ghost ship that could only appear at night, and the pirates on the ship Became a ghost trapped on the ship.

This is also the origin of the ghost ship. "

Xiaowan told the young master and Ruan Tang the news reported by the intelligence station.

"Call the wind, cause storms, see into people's hearts, curse, all these magical abilities come from one sea monster?"

Ren Pingsheng asked in disbelief.

On land, I have never seen a monster with so many abilities at the same time.

"The information station here in Sanqu County mostly collects information about Hai Zhi Nu based on some folk legends, and it is basically based on hearsay and analysis.

When we get to Xiangshan County, there should be more and more accurate information there. "

Xiaowan also felt that Hai Zhinu's abilities were a bit exaggerated.

She can now also control the wind and rain, but the range is very limited. As for causing a storm, she couldn't do it alone. If she was at sea and Wangshu cooperated, she might be able to give it a try.

As for the ability to see through people's hearts, this should belong to the category of psychic alien abilities.

Perhaps this Sea Weaver is a race, not an individual?

Xiaowan thought to herself.

Xiangshan County is the southernmost point of the entire Han continent. It faces Lu State across the sea to the west, Yuandao to the south across the Xiangshan Strait, and the vast South China Sea to the southeast.

Although the entire Xiangshan County occupies a small area, it is not even as large as a county in an inland province. But it is densely populated, accounting for almost one-third of the entire population of Guangnan Province, with a population of more than one million.

And these people are almost concentrated in Baocheng County of Xiangshan County, which has caused Baocheng County to be extremely prosperous.

"Going back more than 20 years, Baocheng County did not have such prosperity at that time."

“At that time, those large merchants basically chose to go to sea in Huaqiang County through the Wusu River.

Ever since those Shiluo merchants occupied Yuandao seventeen or eight years ago, it is only separated from Xiangshan County by the Xiangshan Strait, and small boats can cross the strait. It has become a shortcut for some small businessmen to go to sea, and it has also become an important trade port.

Later, the imperial court cracked down several times, but after the Living Corpse Rebellion, imperial decrees were almost in name only in Xiangshan County. As long as the local guild paid the money and the local government officials had enough to eat and drink, they just let it go. Even those who were officials got involved to get a piece of the pie. "

Li Changyun, the head of the Xiangshan County Intelligence Station, was originally named Li Changsheng. Later, he felt that his name was too similar to the king, so he changed his name to Li Changyun to avoid taboos.

After he got the notice, he was extremely excited and put aside everything else. He took two of his men with him, got on his bicycle and ran to the train station to pick him up.

After meeting the king at this time, he began to act as a guide and introduce Xiangshan County to the king.

Because of Xiangshan County's importance in the top-level design at the central level, the construction specifications of the railway station are also very high. It is planned to handle 100,000 tourists per day. It is still under construction and will not be completed until the end of the year.

At the exit of the station, there were businessmen carrying large and small bags everywhere. Ren Pingsheng and the dozen or so guards around him were empty-handed, but they seemed like strangers.

As soon as we left the train station, we could already see the signs of this city that was gathering together because of commerce.

There were incense candles everywhere around the statue of King Qi in the square in front of the station, and some people knelt with their hands clasped in front of the statue to pray.

Ren Pingsheng could even hear the wish of the praying person through the faint smell of incense: "Please protect me from King Qi. I will go to sea safely and make a fortune. Let me save enough money to buy a merchant ship as soon as possible!" "

Guangnan Province is extraordinary. Ren Pingsheng can clearly feel that the power of his faith here is obviously richer than other places except Wuzhou and the two surrounding provinces.

In the square in front of the station, various types of flatbed trucks can be seen everywhere.

There are ox-carts, horse-drawn carriages, and rickshaws that pull animals, and there are many more people pulling goods than people.

"Cart puller, how many cars do you have?"

"Shopkeeper, how much goods do you have? I have as many trucks as you have. I can definitely pull them to the port for you."

"I have a train. Don't think about taking it multiple times. It's very expensive to store goods here at the train station. I need to take it there in one trip."

"Don't worry, shopkeeper, I am affiliated with the new car dealer, and I will definitely take care of the car. I can pull it over for you in one go."

There were conversations like this everywhere. The businessmen were negotiating with the cart pullers, forming a busy business chain at the entrance of the train station.

The train station is outside the county seat of Baocheng County, but the end of the tracks is laid directly to the port area near the sea.

However, only trains carrying construction materials can arrive at the port area now. All other trains, whether transporting people or goods, stop at the railway station in Baocheng County.

Ren Pingsheng discovered that although Baocheng County has not yet built a road. But the bluestone road here has become relatively smooth and wide. It was obviously built by the guilds for trade over the years.

After more than ten hours of train ride, everyone looked a little tired and headed towards the prepared residence in the county town.

Ren Pingsheng also rode in a spacious and luxurious carriage again.

“It’s been a long time since I took a carriage ride!”

Ruan Tang said something fresh, and suddenly rolled his eyes at Ren Shengsheng, which made him a little confused for a moment, and sighed in his heart, "Don't guess what a woman is thinking."

As for Ruan Tang, she suddenly remembered the scene when Ren Pingsheng deceived her when she staggered and woke up in another world for the first time.

Soon, the carriage arrived at Baocheng County.

The county town is not large, but outside the city wall, a huge gathering area has been formed.

There are dozens of markets here, and various business guilds are located in these markets. In order to maintain the safety and rules here, various business guilds have retained a large number of guards and thugs.

Entering the inner city, a magnificent garden is where Ren Pingsheng stayed.

"When we captured Guangnan Province, the King of Guangnan fled to Yuandao with his family. During this period, he saw that there was no liquidation of these old dynasty nobles in the country, but he has been contacting Governor Ge Changhai. Want to come back.

This garden is the old residence of King Guangnan. It has been sealed up and is planned to be used as the official residence of Baocheng Port in the future. "

Li Changyun introduced.

"It won't necessarily change after a while."

Ren Pingsheng smiled.

It won't be long before Chujiang Province begins to split up these noble families. By then, King Guangnan will probably be too scared to come back.

The inside of the garden imitates the construction style of Jian'an Province, and there are many strange stones in it.

"Old Li, do you have any news about Sea Weaver Girl?"

Xiaowan asked.

This Li Changyun was also brought out by Alan, the Minister of Intelligence, and Xiaowan was also very familiar with him.

Li Changyun heard this and said, "Commander, this Sea Weaver Girl has appeared for more than half a year. It was only during this period that as the ghost ship incident continued to ferment, it suddenly became a topic of conversation and became more popular.

As early as half a year ago, a fishing boat went out to sea to fish. It encountered a storm on the sea. The fishing boat was smashed and more than a dozen people fell into the sea. When they were about to die, a bubble enveloped them.

According to them, this bubble was blown by Sea Weaver. Moreover, Sea Weaver took them into the sea and visited her palace. The palace is made of coral, agate, pearls, moon pearls, etc. Although it is not large in area, it is beautiful and perfect.

It is so splendid and full of rare treasures that you can't even open your eyes. "(End of chapter)