Hailanzhu tugged at the girl's sleeve imperceptibly, stopping her from talking too much to avoid arousing suspicion.
Daerhan had already gotten quite a bit of information out of the old man, and he probably knew that the old man was going back to his hometown in Northern Zhili, which wasn't far from the capital. He deliberately sighed and said, "These two girls' fathers and brothers are all gone. At my age, I don't know if I can find them any relatives in the capital."
Before the old man could reply, the middle-aged man spoke up, "I have relatives and friends in the capital. You can follow me to the capital and I'll ask someone to help you find them."
Dalhan was stunned for a moment, and then immediately filled with surprise. This was really an unexpected gain, much more useful than that of the old man.
"Thank you very much, thank you very much." Dalhan hurriedly bowed and thanked him repeatedly, saying, "Then we will go to the capital together. Please take care of me on the way."
The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. We have a companion on the road, so we should take care of each other."
Daerhan nodded in agreement, and tried even harder to get closer to the middle-aged man. After a few stops and starts, a fortress appeared in the distance, and the group finally arrived within the borders of the Ming Dynasty.
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In ancient times, land transportation was the most difficult and expensive, due to the lack of roads and the inefficiency of transportation tools.
Therefore, water transportation played a very important role in ancient times. In Liaodong, the Liaohe River shipping was not only used early, but also served as the main artery for the export of Northeast China.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the imperial court made full use of the Liaohe River shipping to strengthen the supply of food and wages to the garrison in Liaodong.
The most direct route was to load the supplies from Shandong and sail along the Bohai Bay and Liaodong Bay, then sail north along the Liao River to deliver the food and money to the various garrisons along the way. Supplies to Shenyang were transported via the Hun River, a large volume of which was needed.
This surprised and excited Zhu Youxiao. Shenyang actually had shipping and was a prosperous inland port city!
He didn't know much about Shenyang, and of course he didn't know that Shenyang has the famous "Ten-Li Wharf" and the "Hunhe Evening Ferry", one of the Eight Scenic Spots of Shengjing.
Thousands of ships passed by and merchants and travelers gathered. After getting off the ship at the dock, the dignitaries took sedan chairs or rode horses to Shenyang. As the Guandu Port, Hunhe Evening Ferry has a very important position in history.
If we could make good use of the Liao and Hun Rivers for inland navigation, wouldn't that be another way to defeat the Jiannu? No need for infantry to run, no need for cavalry, just take a boat, land at the Shenyang dock, and strike directly at Huanglong. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
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