Twenty miles away from Hekou Fort, young and strong laborers from Hekou Fort rolled the cut trees from the mountain to the camp at the foot of the mountain. Looking at the foot of someone holding the thick and thin logs, someone in the camp dragged the logs to the bank of the Koye River not far away, tied them together, and threw them into the river and down the river.

The rafts of wood tied to more than a dozen logs undulate in the Kuye River. In less than half an hour, they tumbling up with the river to the dam in Huilongwan. The soldiers guarding the dam pulled ropes to stop the rafts.

As the soldiers who went into the water hooked the wooden rafts, the soldiers on the shore dragged the wooden rafts to the shore, and then the wooden rafts were dismantled and then processed by the craftsmen who did carpenters.

"Second brother, are we really going to the water this time?"

Behind Gao Jin, Wang Dou couldn't help asking. He now took his group of minions back to Hekou Fort. Fortunately, most of the minions under him were forced to go to Liangshan and never committed evil. In addition, he was under his control, so there was nothing uncomfortable when he arrived at Hekou Fort.

At present, Gao Jin has nearly 200 cavalry under his command, but only fifty are truly elite. However, the remaining ones are much stronger than the official cavalry. As long as they don’t match most of the Tartars, they can go anywhere.

"Of course we have to go through the water, otherwise how many carriages we have to use for the goods we bring this time."

At present, the Gao family caravan has already replaced the cannons. It is not the size of the dozens of people in the past. Gao Jin carefully calculated the accounts. If he still used horses and camels to transport goods, not to mention the number of animals needed. The fodder needed for the round trip alone is a huge expense. Moreover, the road conditions on the grassland are for food depending on the weather. A rain can make the caravan difficult to move forward. It is not as stable as the waterway and the freight volume is large enough.

"But I've never heard of anyone using this before..."

Looking at the wide Cave River, Wang Dou hesitated a little, and the other partners behind him were also a little stunned. The second brother was really a little whimsical. They had never seen a door panel on the Cave River.

"That's because no one has thought about it before. Why can't we try it? The Tartars lived by water and plants. There must be tribes near the river, not to mention that this cave and wild river can directly lead to Guihua City."

Gao Jin looked at the friends behind him and said, "He knew that using the waterway of the Kuye River was the first time for everyone. Who told the big merchants never thought of using the waterway of the Kuye River to run transportation."

This is a question of concept. In fact, the Kuye River was a waterway in later generations, but no one thought that this Kuye River could also be sailing on the Kuye River.

"Second brother, I understand, but the water from this Cave River is from north to south, so we are going upstream?"

Wang Dou felt that the second brother was probably thinking too simple. They didn’t have a boat and were just using wood to build a large raft. After loading, it would be as fast as possible if the raft was supported by manpower.

"Adou, this Caye River does flow from north to south, but as long as you pass a few sections of the river, it is mostly stable waterways, not to mention what our camels and horses do?"

Gao Jin had long thought about the problems that Wang Dou and the others could think of. Nowadays, some dangerous sections of the Yellow River waterways were driven up by boatmen with human power. The cave rivers are not as dangerous as the Yellow River bends and bends. Most of the two sides are wilderness shoals. At that time, the big rafts use horses and camels as their animals to pull them as animal power, and the speed is faster than pulling a cart.

"Anyway, two of the big rafts have been built. Let's try it later and you will know whether it will work!"

Gao Jin knew that no matter how much he said, it would be better to do it directly, so he asked the craftsmen below to drag two large rafts that had just been completed. Under the raft were logs tightly tied with hemp ropes, and many connections were made of iron nails, flat wooden boards were laid on them, and surrounded by sheepskin airbags.

On the edge of the dam, Gao Jin had already built a warehouse with a large number of shoddy pottery bowls and pottery basins piled up inside. He asked those pottery to be packed into wooden boxes covered with hay. After half an hour, two large rafts were filled with wooden boxes and fixed, and connected front and back. After several pack horses on the shore were put on ropes, the two rafts, which were loaded with a capacity of ten large trucks, quickly moved slowly in the river.

At first, the speed was not very fast, but when the raft started to move, the speed gradually increased, and the number of pack horses used was only used by three or four large trucks. This scene was called Wang Dou and the others to nod, and even Zhang Jian, who had never said anything at the side, widened his eyes.

"My second brother is considerate. With this big raft, we can save a lot of livestock and the river is very stable."

After driving those pack horses for five miles, everyone was completely convinced and didn't have to unbox and inspect the goods. Wang Dou and the others were sure that the pottery would not be broken much. The water route was much more stable than the land route. Moreover, they walked along the river, and even when they encountered heavy storms, they could directly pull the raft to the shallows on the shore to fix it.

It was easier to go upstream than by land, let alone return journeys, Wang Dou couldn't help but say, "If we build enough empty rafts and directly load the Tartar animals on it, wouldn't we be able to bring more cattle and horses back when we come back?"

Wang Dou's words made everyone laugh, while Gao Jin praised him, "What are you laughing at? Adou is right. We can build big ships in the future, which can not only be used to transport goods, but also livestock."

Gao Jin knew that if he wanted to control the Mongolian tribes in Hetao, he would have to use his kindness and power. In addition to force, he had to let the Tartars know that if he had a good life with him, Gao Jin, and honestly raised sheep and horses for him, he would naturally make profits from the trade. If he dared to have a different intention, he would follow the methods of their ancestors.

...

From Huilongwan to Hekou Fort, Gao Jin did not expect that Liu Xun would come so quickly. This guy ignored Shenmu Fort, which was in trouble, and was really anxious to discuss the marriage with him.

"Come on, Brother Liu, drink!"

At the Eight Immortals table, Gao Jin called Chen Sheng to drink Liu Xun. He asked Chen Sheng to get along well with the Liu Xiaomei these days. The marriage is almost certain. Although Liu Xiaomei has been a child, she is strong and can endure hardships when practicing martial arts. She is not the kind of spoiled and bad-tempered lady.

Although Chen Sheng was a little dull, Liu Xiaomei was pretty and could also dance with swords and guns, ride horses and shoot arrows. In Chen's mother's eyes, a general like Liu Xiaomei was a well-educated lady, so she was naturally very satisfied. She almost met Liu Xiaomei and recognized her daughter-in-law.

So in the past few days, Chen Sheng and Liu Xiaomei are not inseparable, but they are also considered to be in love with each other and I am interested, but only Liu Xun and Gao Jin were allowed to settle the matter.

"Ah, I am a good man, and you will have a great future with me, so the marriage will be settled."

Liu Xun held his tongue wide and then patted Chen Sheng's shoulder and said, "He looked drunk, but his mind was very clear. Of course, he wanted to marry Gao Jin's unborn child, but when he saw that Gao Jin didn't seem to like this marriage, he immediately stepped back and decided on the marriage between his younger sister and Sheng Ge'er first.

...

In the wing room, Fan Xiu'an was writing something on paper. He did not rush to leave Hekou Fort, but ran all over Hekou Fort. He suddenly found that Hekou Fort looked like it was not visible, but could pull out thousands of elite soldiers. He had never seen any place in the Ming Dynasty, which could make the young and strong under his command see the meat and fishy day by day. Not to mention the first arrival of the refugees from Motianling, the original villagers of Hekou Fort had been strengthened in just half a year.

Fan Xiu'an asked himself that even in the rich south, he could not see the scene of Hekou Fort. "Brother Gao, you really did this because of the recapture of Hetao for the eldest son... or have another intention..."

While talking to himself, Fan Xiu'an closed the pen. The actions of Mr. Gao were completely beyond his understanding. At present, Hekou Fort not only has a pig farm, but also a place specializing in raising chickens and ducks. He heard the dolls and women who were caring for chickens and ducks and said that the hens in Hekou Fort lay eggs now are about 30% more than before.

If Fan Xiu'an hadn't inquired carefully, he would have thought that Brother Gao was really capable of using magical methods. But he could not understand how those dolls summarized the rules that hens and ducks could lay more eggs, and knew how to apply them to the chickens, and how to observe and record more, would it be useful!

Thinking of those dolls that were not in the air, Fan Xiu'an couldn't help but smile bitterly. The delicious food didn't work, and the stuffed silver didn't work. The dolls didn't want to tell him what they had made.

"Master, Liu Qianhu is here, and the Grandpa is being entertained!"

Fan Yong was still a little angry. Speaking of which, his master had invested a lot of money in Hekou Fort. Anything needed for Hekou Fort would be necessary for the merchants to collect all the money even if they lost money. Although the high-ranking master was generous, he paid the 11,000 taels of cash in the batch of ironware this time, but he couldn't understand why this high-ranking master was unwilling to do the good story of marriage.

You should know that my master once thought that if the eldest lady Mulan gave birth to a boy and her mistress gave birth to a girl, the dowry would be 100,000 taels of cash and other industries.

"It seems that Liu Qianhu is also anxious, coming so quickly!"

Fan Xiu'an was not in a hurry. With his understanding of that brother Gao, he politely declined himself. Liu Xun probably couldn't get it. Brother Gao was afraid that he really didn't like to do things like getting married.

"Master, you are not afraid of Liu Qianhu..."

"What's there to be afraid of? Brother Gao will not let go of this matter of marriage. Moreover, although the Liu family is a general, it has fallen into decline. What's more, Brother Gao's thoughts are really hard to say, and things will be unclear in the future."

Fan Xiu'an sneered. Liu Xun had dealt with him. This general's dog has never been a bold person. He seems to have a hot relationship with Brother Gao at the moment. He just wants to climb up with Brother Gao. But Brother Gao's thoughts are unpredictable. Maybe he will face Camel City in the future. At that time, Liu Xun will not be able to give up the family business of Camel City.

Brother Gao, Brother Gao! Do you know that our businessmen are most admired by Fan Li, but Lu Buwei! Although that eldest son is a little bolder, I am more optimistic about you!
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