Chapter 464 The Real Ancient Times

"Wow, our ship is so big, so big!" There are two large ships moored at the dock.

Children in orange vests were chattering on the dock, and dock workers were loading cargo onto a large ship.

There were thousands of bundles of sugarcane. Su Ying bought a lot of good sugarcane when she saw it along the way.

Anyway, there is the Fulon caravan that can deliver it all the way to Chang'an.

Fuwang was so angry that he pointed at her and called her heartless, saying that she really thought the travel expenses were free.

Su Ying smiled indifferently. She never thought of having a free lunch.

The most expensive thing was the free lunch, but in the end they couldn't escape it, which helped Lu Zhaoshi and Fu Zhong.

At this moment, Fuwang was standing beside Su Ying, so attentive and flattering!

What the master and a group of craftsmen couldn't handle, this little Master Su solved with just a few words! He's simply a god!

Knowing that Su Ying wanted to grow sugarcane in Chang'an, he purchased a lot from nearby areas in the past few days and packed them all using this preservation method.

Two thousand kilograms were sent to Su Ying, and the rest were transported to Chang'an for sale. The sugarcane alone filled an entire ship.

The people watching the excitement on the dock were shocked! Who is so arrogant?

One large ship was loaded with sugarcane, and the other large ship was carrying people, all of whom were the elderly, the weak, women and children.

Every year, merchants purchase sugarcane and ship it to the north, where it is transported away in bundles.

The journey was long and involved many trips back and forth, covering thousands of miles before arriving in Chang'an in the dead of winter.

A lot of it has become moldy and spoiled, and the rest has lost moisture, so it doesn't taste fresh and doesn't have much juice, yet it's still ridiculously expensive.

Su Ying's preservation method is very effective. Fuwang specially opened a bundle to take a look. The color was bright and looked like new.

These days I am waiting for a big ship and purchasing a lot of sugarcane for packaging.

"Ships, ships!" The twins, a boy and a girl, were dressed festively and wearing crimson capes. They looked at the big ship and shouted happily.

We are on the road every day, there are endless new things to see, and the two children don’t cry or make a fuss.

Eat when you are hungry and sleep when you are tired. When you wake up, look at the scenery outside the car window and see Su Ying, Xiao Tao and Atang riding horses.

The brother and sister learned to speak very quickly during this period. Sometimes they did not want to be held by their wet nurse and wanted to go out and learn to walk by themselves.

After getting on the boat, the children ran around excitedly. It was great to be on a big boat!

Not to mention kids like Niu Xiaobao, even female teachers like Xie Qingyun, Old Lady Su, Mrs. Du, and Mrs. Wei were all very excited.

Only the old man Yang and his wife, and Yang Chunhua were very calm. In the previous dynasty, they had followed the emperor down the canal to Yangzhou and rode on a luxurious ship.

Not as big as this one, but much more luxurious.

"Master Xiao Su, after this farewell, I don't know when we will meet again?" Lu Zhaoshi was sad and reluctant.

"The Chen family of Quanzhou Port is eagerly waiting for you. Sir Su, don't worry. The caravans along the way will be properly arranged!" Fu Zhong rarely spoke so much.

With the most critical issues in shipbuilding resolved, the shipbuilding industry is entering a period of rapid development.

Fu Zhong has already written to his family in Quanzhou, and the ocean-going ship has also started sailing there.

The great voyages of discovery were advanced from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty to the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, nearly eight hundred years earlier!

The Su family and the students on the trip were provided with food and lodging along the way by inns, carriages and boats owned by Fulong.

Some people saw many beautiful women and young girls among the elderly, the weak, women and children, and wanted to harass them.

Seeing the flag of the Fulon caravan, and then looking at Su Ying's official robe, as well as the robes worn by Xie Qingyun and other girls, there were the words "Women's Official School" embroidered on them.

Knowing that he was a powerful figure, he did not dare to act rashly.

At this moment, at the dock, the governor was personally seeing them off, as was the famous Haishijian, Lord Fu.

Look at this girl in official robes. She is none other than Lady Su, the female official from Lingnan whose fame spread throughout the Tang Dynasty.

Before the ship even set sail, the pirates and thieves along the way had heard the news.

"Are those ships following behind from Fulong?" Su Ying saw a long line of large and small ships following the big ship.

"A small passenger boat seeking asylum!" Fuwang glanced and said lightly.

Everyone knew that the people on this ship were important, so they followed behind to seek shelter from the pirates to avoid being robbed.

We stopped and walked along the way. It was indeed cold in the north. After passing Quanzhou and heading north to Jiaozhou and landing, there was wind and snow all the way.

Du Fu said: The rich have wine and meat, but the poor are freezing to death on the streets.

Whenever I arrived in a city, after a windy and snowy night, I would definitely see a beggar frozen to death in a corner when I went out in the morning.

The children grew up in Lingnan and had never experienced such cold weather. Even when wrapped up tightly, they still felt cold.

I saw those beggars who had frozen to death, wearing tattered clothes and barefoot.

Curled up in a ball, frozen stiff, his eyes without light looked empty, blank and gloomy.

Someone came with a cart to collect the dead bodies, just like collecting night-blooming incense, without any commotion.

Every winter, a large number of poor people die.

At first the children were frightened, but after seeing it many times, they felt sorry for it.

Although Lingnan is wild, it is not so cold and there is no such strong snow and wind.

Su Ying took the children around the city, and saw beggars wearing tattered clothes, huddled in corners, and being driven away.

Many of the pedestrians on the street looked fluffy, with their hands in their sleeves, but they were still shivering from the cold.

The children stared with wide eyes, not understanding why they were shivering even though they were wearing so many clothes.

"They are poor people. They stuff their linen jackets with reeds and straw, which doesn't keep them warm. They look fluffy, but they actually let in the wind."

Su Ying saw a real ancient time.

This was during the Zhenguan Reign. During the powerful Tang Dynasty, under the rule of a wise and benevolent ruler, many poor people still froze to death!

Su Ying couldn't imagine what the situation would be like if she had traveled through time in winter and the Su family was exiled to the northwestern border.

I guess several people in the family would have frozen to death!

"Sir, if we have white bungee in the future, won't they freeze to death?" The children's eyes showed sympathy and pity.

They also came from a poor background, but their lives have been better in the past two years.

I used to think hunger was terrible. I felt hungry all day and couldn’t sleep at night.

When I arrived in the north, I realized that there was coldness that was even more terrifying than hunger.

"Master Fu!" Su Ying came back with a group of beggars in tattered clothes. All of them were blue and purple from the cold, and their bare feet kept changing on the ground.

"Ah! Master Xiao Su!" Fuwang was helpless, "Come in!"

They were taken to the backyard and served hot soup and porridge to the beggars to warm them up.

Every time she arrived at a place, Su Ying would go out for a walk and bring back a lot of beggars, which she would stuff into the Fulon Inn.

Whether working as a waiter or as a hired worker in a farm outside the city, there is at least a chance of survival.

Fuwang himself had experienced desperate situations in the palace and felt very sympathetic.

But the Fulon Inn is not a charity and cannot accommodate so many poor people.

"Keep it for now, it won't be in vain!" Su Ying said with a smile.

"Leave the sugarcane here and plant a sugarcane plantation in the spring, and let them work for you! You earn money, and they have food to eat!

If we don't take a group south, the shipyard is short of manpower, and even HNA will need a lot of sailors in the future!"

Fuwang was silent, his expression conflicted. "But there are too many people. The cost of basic food, clothing, housing and transportation is quite high..."

"Bai Diezi! It will be promoted in the next two years. I will get you a trial planting base, help you build a textile factory, and send a girl who graduated from the official school to be the manager!"

"Okay!" Fuwang was tempted by the promise Su Ying made.