Chapter 202 Port

Li Xiaoyao sent Zhao Wuge to take his silk master back to Kaiping Mansion first. He looked at the ground map carefully for a long time and ordered Danyue to call the three people to come in and ask, "In addition to the spy point in Yangzhou, is there any other place to spy on the way back?" After a long stay, Li Xiaoyao quickly explained, "I don't mean anything else. I just want to know how to send a message to the prince all the way if we leave from Yangzhou." In the long run, he was secretly relieved and quickly smiled and said, "There are still two places between Yangzhou and Huaiyang that can deliver letters and receive letters. One is in Chuzhou. There are troops stationed in Chuzhou. There are spy reports there. It is only two days away from Yangzhou, and another one is in Hancheng. After a short time in Hancheng, we entered the boundary of Beiping. In addition to this, we also brought a few cages when we came. There are still two carrier pigeons, but Yangzhou is not far from Huaiyang. Even if they walk slowly, it is only 20 days away. If the road is tighter, they will arrive in 14 or five days. In these 14 or 5 days, there are two places where they can receive letters and deliver letters, and there are two carrier pigeons, which are almost enough.

"Well," Li Xiaoyao answered plausally, lowered his head and calculated for a moment. He turned to look at Xi'an and asked, "What about you? Is there any other way?"

"In fact, it's the same line between me and this long-term place, but there are only a few special letters to send my grandfather. There are people in Chuzhou, and Hancheng is close to Beiping, so I didn't put them." Xi'an replied in detail. Li Xiaoyao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, squeezed his lips and smiled. He looked at Xi'an and ordered, "Write a letter for me and tell me that I'm going to Lugang. The whole Huainan ships all the way to the sea are in and out of Lugang. We have to see what the situation is like in Lugang and see if it can be used to transport food and goods in the future. What?" Xi'an hurriedly agreed, and Li Xiaoyao continued to order with a smile, "Take a pigeon out and send a letter back in the long run. Such a letter can't show any wind." Long-term hurriedly nodded with a smile and agreed. Nanning looked at Li Xiaoyao thoughtfully. Li Xiaoyao ordered the three of them to go out and buy two comfortable and spacious cars again. It took two days to buy all kinds of things that were useful and not need to go out. One day later, the group left Yangzhou, rested late and early, and slowly rushed to Lugang. .

Luo Yan was dressed in comfortable and tight-sleeved clothes. Looking at Li Xiaoyao, who was biting the fruit and reading the book, he couldn't help asking, "The fifth master really went to Lugang to eat a bowl of fresh crab noodles?"

"Well, there are also fried crabs, clams, shrimps, and various fish. I don't know if there are sea urchins." Li Xiaoyao replied without raising his head. Luo Yan frowned and muttered, "I've been so far to get a bite!"

"Isn't people living just for stort?" Li Xiaoyao put down the book and asked. Luo Yan saw that Li Xiaoyao finally raised her head from the book and quickly took over and said, "How can the mouthful of food be eaten by the fifth master? I still don't believe that the fifth master went here just to eat a bowl of crab noodles!"

"Well, it's really not all," Li Xiaoyao looked at Luo Yan and smiled and said, "In the past few days in Yangzhou, you have also seen a lot of things we used, those jewelry, medicinal materials, precious wood, fans and other delicate and unique small things, all from overseas. Look at those sea merchants in Yangzhou and eat Which one in Kaiping Mansion is the best place to wear? Even the palace is full of places, which shows how profitable this overseas business is. Let's go to the port to have a look, go back to find some capital, and let's also do this sea business. Luo Yan looked at Li Xiaoyao in astonishment: "It turns out that the fifth master made this idea! This sea business does make money. That Qian Fuze has seven or eight sea boats. I heard him say that as long as nothing happens, he will come back with a boat of silver. The fifth master wants to do this and that, which is all about capital!"

Li Xiaoyao frowned, threw half of the fruit in his hand back into the box, and sighed annoyedly, "It's just that you don't have the capital to see ideas everywhere! Let's open the hook column and follow our method. There is a lot of money to invest in the front, but we can't make it back quickly. We can't do things to kill chickens and get eggs. In this way, we can't earn back the capital at least three or five years by doing well. The weaving workshop is better. I think we can make a profit by the end of this year, but the profit is less, and we can't move. This winter, we have to collect next year's raw silk in advance. I'm afraid this money is not enough. You see, silver is needed everywhere. So, can you look around and think about it? Let's see how the business at sea is first. If it's good, it's better to take a risk and borrow some capital to rent a boat. We are lucky enough to be able to transport ordinary silver back!" Luo Yan also became worried and looked at Li Xiaoyao and said, "I have more than 2,4 hundred taels of silver. The fifth master will take it first."

"Well, go back and open the check bar and count it into stocks. This is not enough. There are many missing. Forget it, let's not talk about this. Let's go back to Kaiping Mansion. You can always figure out a way." Li Xiaoyao took a long breath, reached out to pick up the book, picked up the half of the fruit just now, and lowered his head to read the book again. Luo Yan stared at Li Xiaoyao, who looked leisurely, for a long time, moved forward and said with a smile, "Fifth Master, let me beat your legs." As he spoke, he came close to Li Xiaoyao, stretched out his fist and gently pounded it. Li Xiaoyao was stiffened by her for a moment. He raised his eyes from the book and glanced at her, relaxed his body and let her beat him.

Liang Difengshan Taoyuan, Su Zicheng held a smile at the corners of his mouth and looked carefully at the piece of paper in his hand. After calculation, Li Xiaoyao had arrived in Yangzhou and said that he would rest in Yangzhou for a few days before leaving. From Yangzhou to Huaiyang, it was only ten days. Well, there is no need to rush when you come back. Take your time. Ten It will arrive in four or five days. If you leave today, you can get to Huaiyang in front of them. Xiaoyao's trip to Taiping Mansion is really unsatisfactory. There are rumors of Wu Huang's death. The accession of the new emperor is full of questionable places. The people in Taiping Mansion are panic. The eldest prince safely fled to the Chizhou army and issued a letter to avenge the former emperor. He is fighting fiercely and preparing to go to war. The most satisfying thing is Prime Minister Lin's sudden stop. Xianghe was poisoned. Over the years, Prime Minister Lin took control of the center and suddenly retreated, and there were chaos and rumors in the court of the State of Wu.

Su Zicheng sighed with satisfaction. Now he only waits for the chaotic Wu State and Taiping Mansion to fight. This is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Beiping. Su Zicheng stood up and walked to the mountain and river map hanging on the wall. His fingers slowly crossed Huaiyang across Huainan Road, then all the way to Wuguo, straight to Jing, and pressed his fingers on Xinyang. On the words, he stopped for a moment and let go of his hand with a smile on his face. Xiaoyao's suggestion coincided with him. He took down Huainan Road. Qiguo and Jingguo were the meal in the plate. Wu Guo also became the meat in the pot, but sooner or later! Su Zicheng stepped back a few steps and looked at the mountain and river map from top to bottom. The picture became more and more pleasing to the eye. Su Zicheng sat back in the chair, studied the ink carefully, took a few pieces of jade paper and laid them up, picked a purple hair dipped in ink, and silently wrote the three words attached to Li Xiaoyao under the name of Prime Minister Lin. At a stroke, Su Zicheng wrote three words, picked up the paper and slowly read them again. This little one stroke was written like that. This poetry is so profound. There are few such words, not to mention this dynasty, even the previous dynasties, which are better than this word! Su Zicheng sighed and remembered Li Xiaoyao's song 'White Dog's swollen'. The more he thought about it, the more ridiculous it became. He sat and laughed for a while before he put down the jade paper and shouted Dongping in.

Dongping stood waiting for the order. Su Zicheng wrote another letter, folded it into the envelope with the three poems, slowly printed it with a big red seal mud, and wrote the name of Shuiyan on the envelope before putting down the pen and looking up at Dongping and ordering, "Let someone put this Send the letter to Second Master Shui and tell him to take a good look at what poetry is and words, and let him learn something.

"Yes!" Dongping bowed and answered. Su Zicheng patted the envelope with his hand and then ordered, "You go back to Kaiping Mansion, go to see the uncle, tell him about Taiping Mansion in detail, and then tell him that I plan to take Huaiyang all the way. Tonight, I will leave for Huaiyang to govern the army. After the report, I will rush directly to Huaiyang to see me. Well, that A cook named Big Fish brought it to Huaiyang. Dongping was stunned for a moment and asked with a smile, "Is it Yu Dalang, the cook in the small kitchen of the study outside?"

"Well, that's him. He has everything to cook."

"Yes!" As Dongping answered, his mind turned quickly. What did he take Dayu to Huaiyang Mansion for? Do you have everything to cook? Cooking••••••The fifth master's favorite cooking. Since last winter, this Dayu has almost become a special cook for the fifth master. He took it to Huaiyang••••••• Dongping's heart jumped. It seems that he has to go to Liushu Hutong this time.

"Try to Mingzhu that she will leave for Huaiyang tonight and arrive before the end of the month. In addition, send a letter to Xi'an and Chang-term, so that they can report it everywhere they go. Don't delay on the way. It's better to get to Huaiyang before the end of the month, but..." Su Zicheng hesitated and then said, "Xiao Yao just fell ill. Don't be too anxious, you can't tire your fifth master!" Dongping hurriedly answered, lowered his hand and waited for a moment. Seeing that Su Zicheng had no other instructions, he carefully took the letter on the case, held it in his hands, and retreated respectfully.

Yu Yuanshan held a large pile of booklets and just turned into the hanging flower door and bumped into Dongping head-on. Yu Yuanshan quickly smiled and apologized, "It's Master Dong. It's right. Just staring at these things and didn't touch Master Dong, did you?"

"I'm afraid you'll suffer if you meet it!" Dongping was in an excellent mood while making a joke. He reached out and patted Yu Yuanshan on the shoulder and smiled, "Are you going to settle accounts with me again? The master is almost annoyed by you, and the former son is still thinking about the fifth master. If the fifth master is here, how can he look at this?!"