bastard seizes tang

Chapter 313 Rouge Lake

Jiangdu Caisi Lane, Yangzhou Comfortable Nest.

Huainan is rich and prosperous, and it is the best in the world, while Yangzhou is rich and rich, and it is the best in the southeast. As for Caisi Lane, the most lively and prosperous place in Yangzhou, this is even more so.

Caisi Lane is located in the east of Yangzhou City. Behind the alley is a small lake with a width of three miles, named Yanzhi Lake. Because of this, it is adjacent to Caisi Lane. There is a lot of rouge and gouache discarded in the lake. It can smell the aroma of rouge, hence the name.

It was evening, Li Ke stood on the flower boat on Rouge Lake, looked up to the east, and under the shade of the bamboo forest by the lake, the tallest Yanyu Building in Caisi Lane was vaguely visible.

Because it was already night, Caisi Lane was already brightly lit, reflecting in the Rouge Lake, matching up and down with the bright red Rouge at the bottom of the lake, a colorful piece, and under the colorful lights, the most striking thing is still A misty and rainy building.

The owner behind the Yanyu Building is Xiao Yuexian. Ever since Li Ke was taken into captivity, the Yanyu Building was sealed up by the government, and then, with Li Ke's permission, it was resold to a silk merchant. stand up.

Seeing Yanyu Tower, Li Ke thought of Xiao Yuexian, his first woman in Datang, the woman who made him leave in Honghu.For a moment, as the sound of the piano came to his ears, Li Ke seemed to see the picture of her playing the piano for him in Linjiang Palace again.It's just that the sound of the piano seems to be in my ears, but I don't know where the beauty is.

Men always seem to be like this, even if it is a calm politician, when he sees that a woman is always a little different from others, he will inevitably lose his sense of proportion.

Li Ke didn't know when he started to feel this feeling, maybe it was a glimpse from the canal, maybe the Communist Party of China went to Wushan in the Yanyu Tower, maybe it was him going back from above the Honghu Lake, Li Ke didn't know when, but it was always Xiao Yuexian had already inadvertently tugged at his heartstrings, what's more, there was another agreement between him and Xiao Yuexian.

"It's rare for brother to take my younger brother out for fun. Why do you only care about enjoying the scenery outside the boat and not entering the boat?" Li Ke was standing on the railing outside the boat, looking at Caisi Lane not far away, seemingly in a daze, Li Min had already left Come out and say to Li Ke.

Li Ke looked back at Li Min, who was still young, touched the top of his head, and said with a smile: "You are really a brother, and I brought you out for fun. You are still young. If you let my mother know that I brought you If you come to the brothel, I'm afraid I will have to punish you."

Li Yin was just 12 years old, he was young, and he was at the age of wandering in brothels. As an elder brother, Li Ke naturally had to be disciplined.

Li Yin listened to Li Ke's words, but there was a hint of resentment in his eyes, like a wronged little daughter-in-law.

Li Min said to Li Ke: "I have heard rumors in the market that when I was young, my brother was a veteran in Chang'an's entertainment circle, a famous guest in the brothel, and I don't know how many Qing people in Pingkang Fang have met my brother's kindness. How did you come to my brother?" It's changed here."

There are many rumors about Li Ke in Chang'an City, and the name of Li Ke is "like thunder", even Li Yin in the palace has heard of it, so he made this statement.

Li Ke looked at Li Min's appearance, couldn't help laughing, and replied: "How can the rumors be taken seriously? After returning to Beijing from Turkic, brother worshiped Yi Guogong as his teacher and practiced martial arts every day. How could he have the leisure time to find flowers and ask Liu?" effort."

Li Yin asked Li Ke: "Then why did brother bring me here today?"

Li Ke did not answer Li Yin's words directly, but asked, "You traveled south from Chang'an by water."

Li Yin replied: "Naturally at that time, I went down the canal from Luoyang and came here all the way."

Li Ke asked again: "Then what ship did you take to go south?"

Li Yin replied: "Of course it is an official ship sent by the imperial court."

Li Yingui is the prince, and this time he went south to announce his decree, and he was escorted all the way by his own official ship.

Li Ke then asked: "Then have you ever seen water transport ships going to and from places above the canal?"

Li Yin replied: "I saw a lot of civilian ships for water transport along the way, especially in the several docks in Huainan, where there are more and more ships of various colors on the local water transport."

The heavy rain in Huainan has just stopped, and the water transport goods accumulated for more than a month are urgently needed to be transported from north to south. At this juncture, Li Yin is going south, and it is not surprising to see the densely packed ships.

Li Ke said: "It is related to this that I came here for my brother today."

After hearing Li Ke's words, Li Yin was taken aback for a moment, and then said jokingly: "Could it be that my brother also fell in love with the water transport business?"

Li Yin's words were meant as a joke, because in the eyes of the people at the time, people in the water transport said that they were boatmen or pawn traffickers. This is even more true of the public secretary.

Today's world is dominated by aristocratic families, and those who can really affect the direction of the country's fortunes, and even have a huge impact on the battle for reserve positions, are those aristocratic families. They will not take Huainan, who have just risen for more than [-] years, and are low-ranking Caobang people. Seeing it in his eyes, he even disdains to win over.

This is the case for ordinary scholars, let alone Li Ke, a nobleman in Tianhuang?

You must know that Li Ke and Li Min are direct brothers, not only the blood of the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties flowed through their bodies, but also the blood of the two top aristocratic families at the time, the Li family in Longxi and the Hongnong Yang family. The bitter people above seem to be different from each other, so naturally they should be kept at a respectful distance.

However, Li Ke is not a real Tang person, and his thoughts and thoughts are quite different. In the eyes of others, the water transportation of the two rivers is just an extra, a private business, but in the eyes of Li Ke, it is definitely not the case. He knows better than Li Ke the weight of the word "Water Transport" after more than a hundred years.

"In today's situation, the country is built on the basis of soldiers, soldiers live on food, and food is based on water transportation." If water transportation is successful, it can be the lifeblood of the country. This sentence is by no means just talk.

Li Ke said: "That's right, my brother is indeed interested in the business of water transportation."

Li Yin was surprised when he heard this, and asked puzzledly: "Brother, you have been out for a long time, but you are short of money? How much money is there, brother? But to be honest, I have a lot of money from the fief over the years, ah. If brother needs anything, I will give it all, if I can't make up for it, Aniang will also help me with all my strength."

Winning the reserve is not only a labor-intensive task, but also a costly one. It is not a small expense to connect up and down, buy off all parties, and raise staff. Although Li Ke has a large land and many rewards, he is the head of all princes , but it is inevitable that such a large-scale battle will inevitably be shy in the pocket, Li Min only thinks that Li Ke's mansion is short of money, so he wants to start this water transport business.

However, Li Ke shook his head and said: "I am not short of money for my brother. I collect water transportation for my brother for other purposes. It is just that the importance of water transportation cannot be explained in just a few words. After you get into the boat later, just Just do what you say, brother."

(End of this chapter)