The two mountains on the left and right extend out of the sea, like embracing the ocean with both arms. Between the two mountains, the stretching beach is like a golden snake floating on the blue waves. There are many bubbles on the shore, gently pushed by the waves, and the foam gathers more and more, piled up one by one, looking like a silver snake and a golden snake entangled with each other.

The people coming and going in the port under the scorching sun seemed very busy. Five three-masted sailboats and more than ten two-masted sailboats were parked on the four rows of stone docks. Although it was not crowded, it was a bit congested. The entry and exit of merchant ships was smooth. The stone-mounted wooden crane on the dock was lifting a huge net bag from a three-masted sailboat. Inside the net bag was a worker with straw-packed cargo control tower, and the workers who struggled to rotate the winch. One wooden barrel after another from the wooden board connecting the ship to the dock was rolled down by the crew and stopped by the dock workers with crowbars.

One of the piers extends farthest to the sea, and a tall stone tower stands at the end of the pier. On the tower is a large brazier connected to two copper plates at a ninety-degree angle. The wheels under the copper plates are placed on the rails surrounding the brazier. Two guards holding spears next to the brazier look back and forth in the distance.

The measuring officer was measuring the size of the hull occupied the dock with a tape measure, and the tax collector took the unloaded goods. The porters pushed or carried the goods to the temporary warehouse or the freight carts in the port next to the dock. The hot sun was scorching the earth, and the people who were not in the shadow were sweating profusely.

At this time, Qiao Ji had just walked off the carriage.

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The guard in front of the building saw Qiao Ji quickly went forward and put his fist on his right hand and bent down on his left chest to salute: "Lord, welcome to Morby Han Port."

Joggy replied, "Is the Port Manager of Barromain?"

"It seems that Mr. Port Authority has just left because of the dispute between traders. You go in and have a rest first, and I will arrange for someone to tell him that you are here immediately."

Through the corridor, Qiao Ji went straight to the second floor. At the end of the second floor walkway is the port office. Unlike the office of the city hall, the port office is more like a reception room. In addition to the office desk and seat, there are benches, small long tables and cabinets and other reception furniture in the house. Qiao Ji opened the cabinet and took out the glass inside and poured himself a glass of water.

"Sir, why are you back? Lord Lord, have been here for a long time. Did John fail to find you in time?" The guard said to a short and fat man in gorgeous silk at the gate of the Port Hall.

"Little Tom, John has found me long ago. But I have to finish the matter at hand before I can come back." The fat man sorted out his messed hair because he was rushing to the road.

"But will Lord Lord be anxious to wait like this? What if Lord gets angry?" Guard Tom was a little careful.

"Tom, you have been here for too short and don't know much about Lord Lord's temperament." As he said that, he tidied up his clothes to cover his exposed belly. "Lord Lord has always prioritized work. If I came back directly after interrupting my work, I would get angry."

"Tom! Look at my image, there is no problem!" As he said that, he quickly turned around with his plump figure.

"No, no, no, no, no, but you have to take off the feathers behind you first." Tom rubbed his stiff face with his hands.

"Then I'll pick it off, but I don't know if it's the seabird's return the cargo on the ship." He said that, and signaled to Tom to help.

"Do it well, little Tom, you will find that you are now engaged in a promising career." After confirming that you will not make any mistakes again. Barromain patted Tom on the shoulder and then quickly walked upstairs.

When Qiao Ji sat on the bench and waited for about one-third of the magic, he didn't want to waste his time and began to sit down and regulate his breathing. He calmed down, relaxed his whole body, and breathed evenly and flatly. He inhaled nine sections, and entered the orifices; he vomited into three sections, leaving rhyme. Gradually, a pagoda appeared in Qiao Ji's mind, which was shaped like spring bamboo shoots, thin and upright, and the top of the tower was like a cover. The ancient tower was hexagonal, with four smooth and solid red lacquer pillars on each side. Six round hole doors were embedded on the snow-white tower wall. There was also a unique mural on the door. There was a large altar in the tower.

Each corner of the tower extends outward, and a small copper bell is hung under the stone-carved faucet. It seems that a breeze blows, and the bell sounds. There are Western-style stained glass parquet windows on the wall of the Chinese pagoda with blue bricks and green tiles. Whether there are other Western elements in the middle is unknown for Qiao Ji's knowledge. This strange mix and match style is really confusing.

Just as Joggy wanted to further explore the situation of the pagoda, she suddenly felt that she told Joggy that she should stop her current behavior. Since the beginning of her practice, this feeling has become more and more keen and accurate over the years. It should be that Baromain has returned.

Joggy stopped breathing and opened her eyes less than a hundred Didiba Romain port officials and stepped into the door of the office.

"Welcome to inspect the port." Barromain looked funny when he bowed because he had too much fat on his stomach.

"Okay, Baromain! Every time you bow, it's too embarrassing. Didn't my father say that you don't need to bow to us when there are no outsiders?" Qiao Ji waved his hand.

"Although Lord Viscount said so, his habits for many years are not so easy to change. Besides, if you forget to give a tribute in front of others, it will be even worse." Barroman stood a little restrained.

"Forget it anyway, you have a reason every time, so it's better to sit down and see you standing up and feel tired."

Baromain moved a chair nearby and sat down. The wooden chair made a sound of gagging. The feet of the chair, which was slightly slanted, seemed to be even more slanted.

"Talk about the main business first. Two days ago, you sent someone to inform me that the stone dock is not enough. It means that the growth of goods at the port seems to be a bit abnormal recently. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be so fast. Do you know what's going on?" Qiao Ji picked up the cup and took a sip and moistened his throat.

"It seems to be the reason for pirates. There were pirates appearing in the course of the southward journey. In the past few months, many ships seem to have been attacked. Most of the harbors between us from the attack area are too small and we can't stop too many ships, so we got a bargain. Now many ships are unloading in our port," Barroman explained.

"That means this is an uncertain factor. If the pirates are wiped out, the number of ships coming to our port will soon drop. By then, I'm afraid the new dock has not been built yet. Will it be idle when the new dock is built?" Qiao Ji pointed at the table in front, "It costs at least 5,000 Claude gold coins to build a new dock. I don't want the money to be invisible. After all, the construction of the territory requires a large amount of funds, so I hope you have a relatively complete plan to eliminate my doubts."

"Actually, the dock had a tendency to be ineffective a few months ago, but I haven't made up my mind to report it because I'm uncertain. I have been busy with this in the past few months. In recent months, there have been many chambers of commerce that have never been to our place, such as "Lucky Coins" and "Ivy League" waiting for it." Barroman said suddenly and stopped.

Seeing this, Georgie got up and took out the water jug ​​and glass from the cabinet, poured it into one cup and handed it to Barromain: "Don't be nervous, just drink a little water and think about it and say it slowly."

Barromain took the cup with his thick and short fingers, held the mouthful of the mouth with both hands. The house seemed quiet for a moment. The calm was soon broken: "Later, four chambers of commerce found that they actually had a lot of goods transferred from our port to ashore than their original trade routes. I hope to open up a new trade route here. Judging from the cargo volume they provided, the berths reserved at the original wharf were a bit reluctant. In addition, some fleets hoped to replenish the supply halfway at our wharf. In this way, if no new wharf is built, the existing berths at the port will be completely insufficient."

Qiao Ji touched his chin and pondered for a while: "I will arrange the matters of the dock as soon as possible. The city hall will start a feasibility investigation and arrange a budget tomorrow. The craftsmen of the association have already contacted him, but if the construction starts, it will not start until the autumn harvest at the earliest."

"No problem, as long as those merchants know that a new dock will be built here, there will be no problem. After all, good trade routes and supply points are not so easy to find." Barroman put down his cup and rubbed his hands.

"By the way, Barromain, how much news do you have about the pirates? Although the current situation is beneficial to us, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not become a threat in the future." Georgie couldn't help but say with some concern.

"The place where pirates are active has a sea itinerary of almost half a month away. And now the trade route is not smooth and the news is not as flexible as before. However, there is no news of the attack on the port yet. But it seems that some lords in the south have failed to organize a joint fleet to clear out the pirates. However, it is not clear whether it is true or not." Barroman began to sweat on his head as he spoke.

"The clearance failed? Whether the pirates were not found or the naval battle was not found. If the naval battle was failed, it would be troublesome." Qiao Ji emphasized his tone and his expression became much more serious than before. "In the next period of time, information in this area will be the top priority of the work. Of course, I will also arrange other channels to inquire about this area of ​​information, but the port has a natural advantage in this kind of information, so don't let people down."

"I understand, I will try my best to pay attention to the news in this regard." Barromain immediately began to express his determination.

"Although there is no exact news about the pirates, the defense level of the port should be improved first, so as not to have any accidents at the right time." Qiao Ji raised his right hand, but he raised it halfway through and looked at what he remembered and put it down again. "By the way, what happened to the port this morning, I have to deal with it yourself."

"Oh! It's not that the berth is a rumor, it's been like this these days. The key is that the quarrels are all the big chambers of commerce, and there is no power behind them. Besides, those chambers of commerce have many grudges and grudges, so it's really troublesome to mediate them." Barroman couldn't help but vomited bitterness.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work during this period. Anyway, you can make some money when building a new dock." Qiao Ji said casually.

"How dare I! Sir." Barroman quickly denied.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. It's already noon, let's have a meal together." Qiao Ji sent an invitation

"Very honorable! Sir." Barromain agreed immediately.
Chapter completed!