Capital Datang

The people in Keelung Port had received the news that Li * was coming a few days ago, so when the fleet entered the port, Lu Qing had already led a group of people to meet him at the pier.It's just that as long as the people on the boat are more careful, they can find a very interesting phenomenon, that is, the people behind Lu Qing are divided into two factions.Among them, the people on the left are dressed casually, most of them are dressed in short clothes, and some even show their chests.The people on the right are mostly wearing tight official uniforms. Although they are sweating profusely from the heat, their words and deeds are very graceful, and they can be seen from a big family at a glance.

When Li * saw the group of officials behind Lu Qing, he was a little confused at first, and couldn't figure out where these people came from. After a while, he suddenly remembered that when the aristocratic families suppressed industry and commerce, many officials from aristocratic families He also participated in it. Later, in a rage, Li Shimin arrested a group of people with the highest positions and the greatest influence, and then wanted to make an example of others, but was persuaded by Li *, and asked these officials to go there, and then sent them all to Liuqiu Island. Lu Qing developed Liuqiu, presumably these people should be the officials of those aristocratic families.

"Subordinate Lu Qing, see your Highnesses!" As soon as Li Xi and the others got ashore, Lu Qing immediately stepped forward to salute, and the two groups of people behind him also followed suit. However, although the civil servants on the right moved skillfully, they looked at Li* But most of them were a bit unkind, as for the men in short clothes, they were a little messy, and some even boldly looked Li Xi and the others up and down.

Li * has long been used to this kind of life that attracts attention, so he smiled very naturally: "You don't need to be too polite, my king and a few brothers are very hard on the boat, let's find a place to drink tea and talk!" Seeing that Li Yi* was so casual and friendly, Lu Qing also breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that the two groups of people behind him would make Li Yi* and Li Ke unhappy, but now it seems that he is overthinking.Thinking in his heart, Lu Qing didn't hesitate to ask Li Xi, Li Ke and others to get into the carriage, and then the group rushed to Keelung City not far away.

The so-called Keelung City was actually Lu Qing's pirate den.Capital Datang 240

Speaking of which, Lu Qing is really a talent. Keelung Port is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the terrain is very dangerous. Moreover, Keelung Port is also divided into an inner port and an outer port. The inner port generally looks like a long strip, and in this long strip On the west bank of the river, suddenly there is a small sunken port, this small port is called Niu Chou Port.

At the junction of Niuchou Port and the Inner Harbor, there is just a sharp corner protruding, blocking the exit of Niuchou Port for a little bit. Lu Qing's pirate den is built behind this sharp corner. Niu Chou Port is closed, and some important ships are moored in Niu Chou Port. In this way, not only can the safety of the ships be guaranteed to the greatest extent, but people on land can also get support from the sea at any time. For Qing, it is definitely not an easy task.

Counting it, it has been a long time since Lu Qing returned to Liuqiu. The construction of Keelung Port is also in full swing, and Niuchou Port, as the core area of ​​the entire port, is naturally the first batch of reconstruction areas, such as the one where Li Yijiu landed. The wharf has been completely covered with concrete, and a straight concrete avenue has been built in the direction of the wharf leading to Keelung City, and the horse-drawn carriage will not feel bumpy at all when walking on it.

As the carriage moved forward, Li Yijiu and his brothers Li Ke, Li Yun, and Li Zhen rode in the same carriage. It was the first time for them to come to Liuqiu, so they naturally found it very novel, so they opened all the windows of the carriage, Blowing the sea breeze, while looking at the situation on both sides of the road.

At the beginning, there were not many buildings on both sides, and they were some military barracks. Because all the warships or other important ships parked in Niuchou Port can be regarded as the military base of Keelung Port, so let alone people living here. None are allowed.

It wasn't until after passing several heavily guarded checkpoints that Li Xi's carriage finally left Niuchou Port and began to enter the urban area of ​​Keelung City. The number of civilian buildings on both sides gradually increased, and at first they were scattered. Some small factories, taverns and the like slowly appeared in the village, until they crossed a wall that was being demolished, and there was a lively scene in front of them.

On both sides of the newly built concrete avenue, there are countless shops, and people with different clothes are crowded on the street. From time to time, people go into the shops next to them to buy a few things, and cars pulling people or goods are also in the crowd. However, compared to the horse-drawn carriages in the north, the most used carts here in Liuqiu are ox carts. Although the speed is a bit slower, the load is far greater than that of horse-drawn carts.

When Li Yijiu was dazzled by the prosperity of Keelung, suddenly Li Zhen pointed to not far away, patted Li Yi excitedly and said, "Sixth brother! Look, look! There are so many Kunlun slaves over there!" !" Li Yi looked at Li Zhen's fingers, but found that not far in front of them, there was a burly man holding a long rope, but a string of Kunlun slaves were tied to the long rope. You don't need to ask. , it must be a slave trader.In fact, the so-called Kunlun slaves in the Tang Dynasty, African blacks accounted for only a small part, and most of them were natives from Southeast Asia. The welcome of the nobles of the Tang Dynasty.For example, the slaves in front of Li Yi*'s eyes were led by a slave trader, but none of them dared to escape.

"Eighth brother, what's so interesting about Kunlun slaves? Look, there are so many monsters there!" Before Li Xi could speak, Li Yun, who had always been taciturn, seemed to be infected by Li Zhen's [excitement], and pointed out another window. shouted.

As a result, when Li Zhen heard that there was a monster, she immediately left the Kunlun slave alone, and leaned over to Li Yun's place to look out of the window, even screaming excitedly while watching.When Li Xi went over to take a closer look, he found out that it was a group of natives with strange costumes, leading a group of tropical animals to swagger through the city. I don't know where they came to Liuqiu by boat?Li Yi secretly recognized the animals such as elephants, lizards, and fishes among them, and there were many other animals that could not be named, all of which had strange shapes and shapes. Could it be that Li Yun called them monsters.

Although Keelung City is very prosperous and full of exotic customs, Li Xi brothers are feasting their eyes.However, Li Yian also saw some problems from the street. For example, Keelung City just opened to the outside world, and the popularity is not particularly high. At the same time, the buildings on both sides of the street are also very random, and some shops even occupy part of the road.In addition, there are some places that are under intense construction, resulting in dusty streets, and even because of the lack of management on the streets, many people may do it because of verbal discord. Few people watched and applauded.

All these phenomena show that Keelung Port is still in the initial stage of being dirty and poor.

Li 1* came this time with a lot of people, so Lu Qing prepared dozens of carriages, together with the guards brought by Li Xi and others, this group of thousands of people passed by on the street, immediately frightened the pedestrians to dodge , and at the same time, there was a lot of discussion, all discussing which big shot came to Keelung?

The carriage drove along this avenue in the middle of Keelung City, and soon arrived at the city center. This was originally the conference hall where Lu Qing and the others used to be pirates, but now it has been expanded into the administrative center of Keelung, where officials from various yamen are located. office.At the same time, directly behind the meeting hall, a new huge mansion was built as the residence of Li Xi and the others.

After arriving here, Lu Qing sent someone to arrange some unrelated people, and Li Xi placed Wu Meiniang and Cui Louxue in the inner house, but it is worth mentioning that although Wu Meiniang didn't like Cui Mengxue very much, they were the only ones on board The two female family members will inevitably meet together, and Wu Meiniang doesn't know what An's heart is, on the surface she gets along very well with Cui Mengxue.

Cui Mengxue's temperament is simple, although she knows that Wu Meiniang is the woman next to Li*, but in the Tang Dynasty, with Li Yijiu's identity, it is normal to bring one or two beauties with her when she goes out, such as Li Ke, Li Yun has women around him, even Li Zhen, who is less than 1 years old, is no exception.

It is precisely because of this that Mengxue has no hostility towards Wu Meiniang, and Wu Meiniang is a master at grasping people's hearts, so within a few days, she coaxes Mengxue into a sincere friendship, even closer than a real sister.When arranging the yard just now, Mengxue also asked to live in the adjacent yard with Wu Meiniang, so that it would be convenient for them to come and go.This made Li Yimu very worried, for fear that Wu Meiniang, a little fox in human skin, would abduct Mengxue and sell her.

After arranging the accommodation, Li Yian went out to meet with Lu Qing and the others again, but this time he saw only Lu Qing and those men in short clothes. As for the officials, they were all busy with business. reason to leave.

Li Yian didn't mind about this either, he just needed those family officials to help him with his affairs, and he didn't need their loyalty. As for what they wanted to do, that was even more of a joke. Liuqiu was his territory, and he was lonely Yu Haiwai, to put it bluntly, their lives are all in Li Xi's hands, and no one dares to have other thoughts if they have a few courage.Capital Datang 1

After Lu Qing's introduction, Li Yijiu finally figured out the origin of the rest of the short-clothed men. It turned out that they were all surrendered recently. An's subordinates specially came here today to see Li Xi, His Royal Highness Qi Wang.

For these people, Li Yi'an did not blindly appease them, but showed them his prestige first, telling them that they must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and must never act according to the previous rules on the island. Don't blame him, King Qi, for turning his face and denying anyone!

Although some of the people who surrendered had some good families who only wanted to protect themselves, most of them were rebellious pirates who would kill people without blinking their eyes, luckily it wasn't that Lu Qing's power was stronger than them , I'm afraid they won't surrender, so Li Xi will give them a blow first.

However, after listening to Li Yian's warning, although most people showed a submissive look, there were also very few people who showed dissatisfaction on their faces.Seeing these people, Li Xi suddenly smiled coldly, and ordered sharply: "Come on! Push these people out and kill them!" ! !