Chapter 1886 Take a break in Penghu

Speaking of the decision to arrange for the Joseon Crown Prince to visit Penghu, Yu Yao actually didn’t quite understand the intention of Fort Victory. Penghu usually only serves as a sheltered anchorage for ships passing through the Fujian Strait, and there really are no construction achievements worth showing off to other countries. This is

The local soil is shallow and fertile, and lacks sufficient water sources, which is not conducive to the growth of crops. Only crops such as sweet potatoes and peanuts can be grown. Most of the grain and other fruits and vegetables must be supplied by Kaohsiung Port.

Although Magong Port serves as the military command center for Taiwan Island and the Fujian Strait, there are currently no heavy troops stationed here. Penghu has no stable output except fishery, so it can only be used as a transit station in terms of trade.

, its cargo throughput scale is still not comparable to Dinghai Port in the north and Hong Kong in the south. Even Kaohsiung Port on Taiwan Island has a tendency to catch up from behind due to the development of a large number of plantations nearby.

Yu Yao believed that the real intention of Fort Victory was to arrange the next stop for Li Su to visit Kaohsiung Port, and Penghu was only playing a transitional role. However, since Fort Victory arranged this stop, he would still try his best to complete the reception task.

Although Penghu is not as prosperous as Zhoushan or Zhangzhou, Yuyao has been operating here for several years, and all the necessary living facilities are available. Magong Port also has a guest house specially used to receive high-level people.

The daily necessities are all shipped from Sanya, and the service staff have all received special training. The accommodation conditions are not much worse than any big city under Haihan rule. Many people who pass through Penghu stay here.

After seeing the prosperity of Dinghai Port and Zhangzhou, Li Pu's first impression of Magong Port in Penghu was tranquility. The harbor here was not as noisy and crowded as the two places he had visited before, and only a few people came to greet him at the port.

It was just Yu Yao and a few of his men. Although it was not grand, it made Li Mu feel more at ease.

However, Li Bo also noticed that the shoulders of General Yu's military uniform were red and blue with a golden gear epaulette, which meant that his identity was the same as Qian Tiandun, Wang Tom, and Shi Diwen whom he had met before.

Like others, they are the real rulers at the top of the Haihan Kingdom, not ordinary naturalized officials.

Wherever he went, senior figures from Haihan came out to greet him, which was very impressive for Li Bo. When he was on a mission to Haihan as the crown prince of Joseon, he was able to receive such high treatment on the way, which at least shows that Haihan has great respect for Haihan.

The degree of importance I attach to him is by no means general. This is enough to dispel many of Li Bo's worries before setting off. He no longer has to worry about being left out in the cold after arriving in Haihan, or that the study abroad arrangements he originally promised will not be fulfilled at all.

Yu Yao expressed his welcome to Li Mu's arrival, but as Li Mu saw, there were no large-scale welcoming activities arranged in Penghu. Although Yu Yao also arranged a reception banquet as usual, the scene was not big. The North Korean mission

The number of people present was more than double that of the host's family, which seemed to be a bit anti-customer.

"We are a small place here, and the conditions are relatively simple. Don't dislike it, Your Majesty. Of course, no matter what, we will definitely have enough wine!" Yu Yao said a few words casually, not knowing that Li Shu had been drinking in Zhoushan earlier.

Drinking has left a psychological shadow, and I am a little sensitive to the word "wine" at this time.

Li Fu repeatedly said that he didn't dare, and thought that as long as he didn't come to drink, he could talk about anything else. Fortunately, Yu Yao believed that this was a foreign affairs event, and it was not appropriate to knock down foreign guests at the dinner, so he didn't take too drastic action, just as a courtesy.

He toasted Li Bo with several glasses of wine.

Although Penghu is indeed a small place, it is worth mentioning that the fishery and marine resources here are quite rich. It is located at the intersection of the Kuroshio Warm Current, the South China Sea Monsoon Warm Current and the China Coastal Cold Current. It is famous for its production of pomfret and bonito.

In addition, the corals produced in Penghu are also considered a famous product. The Ministry of Commerce has opened a coral processing factory in Magong Port to deeply process the picked corals. The annual income is not much inferior to that of the fishery.

As for today's reception feast, the main dishes are various local seafood. In fact, the flavor is not much different from what Li Bo had eaten when he was in Zhoushan. This is also because the cooks who specialize in cooking for Chuanchuan people basically all

They were trained in batches in Sanya, and their skills and cuisines are all the same. Even the seasonings used are similar, so the taste of the dishes they cook is naturally very similar - this is what is happening in southern Daming today.

Haihan cuisine is more popular in coastal areas.

This Penghu Island was occupied by the Dutch and the pirate gang Shibazhi for a long time. When the Haihan Army attacked here in 1632, they almost bulldozed all the buildings on the main islands. It was really nothing.

It is worth recommending Li Pu to visit. The only historical building that has been preserved is the Tianhou Palace, which was built during the Wanli period in the name of protecting cultural relics at the strong request of Ning Qi. This temple was built forty years ago.

It is probably the oldest building on the island.

As the crown prince of the Joseon Dynasty, Yu Yao would not recommend him to go to the temple to offer incense without knowing his religious beliefs, so it was not appropriate to introduce this cultural landscape to Li Bo.

Yu Yao had received the notice from Fort Victory before and carefully considered how to arrange Li Mu's local itinerary. However, there were no high-end entertainment venues in this place. If he really wanted to find some fun, he would have to go from across the sea.

Looking for someone in Zhangzhou.

So in the end, Yu Yao simply did not arrange a specific itinerary, but directly asked Li Bo at the reception banquet if there was anything he was interested in.

These words really confused Li Shu. All the previous itineraries were arranged by the local people. He just had to follow the process. However, neither Shi Diwen nor Xu Xinsu took the initiative to ask him what his thoughts and intentions were.

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Li Pu thought for a while before responding: "I looked at the sea map in Zhangzhou before and learned that the Penghu Islands are composed of dozens of large and small islands. There must be some uninhabited islands among them. I have never lived in the wild.

, I really want to go to an island like this and live a leisurely and quiet life for a day or two."

Yu Yao didn't expect that Li Bo was still a literary and artistic young man who pursued style. There were indeed dozens of islands in Penghu that were uninhabited due to their small size or lack of fresh water. Except for occasional military training, few people would board these islands on weekdays.

Island activities. But in Yu Yao's opinion, if you really have to live on these uninhabited islands, it will not be the relaxing and romantic time that Li Bo thought, but it will become a cruel survival in the wild.

However, Yu Yao immediately agreed. With his local influence, it would not be a big problem to arrange a comfortable temporary residence for Li Su on any island. Moreover, this arrangement would also take a lot of time.

It doesn't cost much, and the materials are all ready-made. It's nothing more than sending a team of people to take care of logistics and security.

Compared with arranging for Li Bo to visit various institutions in Magong Port, such a trip can save Yu Yao a lot of trouble, especially in terms of security. The clearance and isolation of uninhabited islands are extremely easy and need to be used.

On the contrary, there are fewer manpower, and the impact on the normal local social order is also smaller.

Before the reception banquet was over, Yu Yao summoned one of his men and asked him to arrange for the selection of an uninhabited island with better scenery as a destination for Li Pu to try out wild life.

That night, Li Bo and his party rested at the Guest House in Magong Port. After recharging their energy for the night, they boarded the ship again early the next morning and went to sea with Yu Yao.

"The place we are going to is called Huayu. It is about sixty miles away from Magong Port. There are no people living on the island. The nearest islands are twenty miles away. It definitely meets the requirements of the Crown Prince." After Yu Yao got on the boat, he took the initiative to ask Li

I introduced the situation of the destination.

Since Li Fu wanted a quiet uninhabited island, Yu Yao tried his best to meet his request when choosing a destination. However, in order to ensure that Li Fu would not be disturbed, Yu Yao had already sent people over yesterday, which was not enough for this area.

The island, which is only one square kilometer long, was cleared. Today, two warships were sent to escort the island to prevent unsuspecting fishermen from approaching.

Sixty miles is not close, but for these speedboats built by Haihan, it is only a two-hour voyage, and they arrived in a short time. The people who came to the front station had already set up tents on the island and arranged them.

provided basic living facilities.

This is not an ordinary camping tent specially built for Li Bo, but a military tent that covers a large area. One tent can accommodate two shifts of people. Although Li Bo made it clear yesterday that he would bring as few followers as possible

personnel, but still set up a few more tents in case of emergencies. Drainage ditches have been dug around the tents and the nearby vegetation has been cleared to prevent snakes from lurking around.

When Li Bo and his party arrived, a temporary kitchen was being built here. Although it was open-air, a roof was built above the head. And all the kitchen utensils and stoves were transported by ship.

Li Pu originally thought that he would start setting up tents and other facilities after arriving here today, but he didn't expect that Yu Yao had already arranged everything. He couldn't help but praise his efficiency. Of course, he didn't really want to be in a place with nothing.

After spending a few days on the island, I just watched the Haihan Army's field training at the Datong River Base. After arriving in Penghu, I suddenly had a whim and wanted to try something new. And Yu Yao's arrangements were very thoughtful, which was very satisfying.

He was satisfied, even better than he expected.

In fact, these are just basic operations for Yu Yao. He occasionally takes his troops to uninhabited islands for field training or survival training. These are all tasks that need to be completed. However, this time the target is the crown prince of Joseon, and the content of the hard training is also

It was replaced by sightseeing tours.

According to Li Bo's request, only a few Korean entourage were left on the island to take care of his daily life, and a platoon of Haihan troops were responsible for security. As a landlord, Yu Yao naturally had to stay with him. He was a soldier himself.

Living in the wild for a few days is not a problem for him.

Although Li Bo thinks that this kind of life outside the world is very beautiful, even if he has complete living facilities, he will still be affected by the closed environment. The island itself is not large, and it will not take long to walk around the island.

After completing a circle, when he discovered that he was surrounded by the sea and could see nothing but the boundless sea, Li Bo's mood quickly calmed down from his initial excitement.

Yu Yao noticed the change in Li Bo's mood and invited him to go fishing at the beach to pass the time. Li Bo actually didn't think about what he wanted to do on the island to pass the time. Since he had something to do, he agreed immediately. So Li Bo

After only staying on the island for less than two hours, he and Yu Yao took a small boat to leave the coast and go fishing on the sea.

Sea fishing is also a new experience for Li Bo. When he caught the first fish out of the water, the excitement seemed to be better than the moment he landed on this uninhabited island. At that moment, he couldn't stop.

He and Yu Yao stayed at sea until meal time before returning to the shore.

"General Yu, fishing at sea is quite interesting. Why did we only hear about fishing in rivers and streams in the past, but rarely heard about people fishing at sea?" After the novelty wore off, Li Bo asked curiously.

When Yu Yao heard this question, he knew that the Joseon prince did not have much life experience, so he immediately explained to him: "Fishermen who make a living from the sea usually use nets to catch fish. If we fish slowly like us, we will be afraid that

It’s hard to support the family. And for literati, fishing often means fighting against the wind, waves and big fish in the sea. The process is not elegant enough at all, don’t you think so, Prince?"

Li Pu put his hands on his hands and laughed and said: "General Yu is right. After all our troubles just now, we didn't catch a few fish, but we were all soaked. There is no elegance at all. How can we recite poems correctly when we are wet?"

Leisure!"

When Yu Yao saw this, he also laughed. He thought that the prince of Joseon was a wonderful man. He was very curious but very talkative and had no aristocratic airs. He must have been influenced by Haihan's thoughts in the future and would become a Li Nai-like figure.

Li Bo grew up in Gyeongbokgung Palace since he was a child. The palace was strictly restricted, and he rarely had the opportunity to go to the wild to play and have fun like this. Li Bo had a good impression of Yu Yao who agreed to such a request without hesitation.

.Although there is nothing on this island, and in his opinion, there is no beautiful scenery to speak of, but being able to escape from the world and relax like this has achieved his expected purpose.

The group stayed on the island for one night, and the next day Li Bo took the initiative to invite Yu Yao to go fishing again. With the experience accumulated yesterday, although Li Bo still got soaked this time, the result was better than the previous time.

Much richer.

On the third day, Li Bo took the initiative to return to Magong Port and prepared to set off to complete the next leg of his journey.

"I still have important responsibilities, so I don't dare to spend too much time outside. If I have another chance to pass by Penghu in the future, I will definitely come back and meet General Yu again." Li Pu returned from playing, but he did not forget his mission of studying abroad. He returned

After arriving at Magong Port, he said goodbye to Yu Yao.
Chapter completed!