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Chapter 62
The two people in the bathtub were at the moment when they were in high spirits, and they were at a loss when they first saw Li Chongjiu.

How could Li Chongjiu wait for the two to call for help, and immediately drew his sword to kill them. When the knife swung down, Li Chongjiu clearly saw a look in Yuan Siniang's eyes, "You dare to kill me."

As the saying goes, Song Jiang killed Yan Poxi, and Wu Song killed Pan Jinlian.

Li Chongjiu's heart hardened, the head of the knife was bloody, killing two lives with one knife, and the blood in the bathtub was stained red.

Go to mind after killing someone.

After killing Yuan Siniang and Ding Si, Li Chongjiu suddenly relaxed, but then thought about it carefully.At that moment, Li Chongjiu moved Ding Si's body out of the wooden barrel, and let the other party hold the murder weapon in his hand, making the scene an illusion that he committed suicide after failing to commit suicide, and then committed suicide hastily for fear of being pursued afterwards.

After that, Li Chongjiu cleaned up the scene carefully and wiped off his footprints.After confirming everything, Li Chongjiu immediately closed the door and walked out along the old road.

After leaving the Yuan Mansion, Li Chongjiu took his clothes from under the bridge, paddled out of the clear canal, boarded a large cargo ship escorting timber, and slept in the cargo ship overnight with his clothes on.

When it was dawn, the drums sounded, Li Chongjiu woke up from a light sleep, and there was already chaos in Zeshanfang.Li Chongjiu hid in the boat and looked, it seemed that all the gates of the workshop were closed, allowing entry and no exit, and then a large number of government servants entered Yuan's mansion in the workshop, and even the county magistrate of Luoyang County also came.

Li Chongjiu waited on the boat all morning, the door of the workshop was closed, and all the ships moored in the workshop were unable to enter or leave.Li Chongjiu could only hear the boss on the deck yelling, which delayed his business.

In the afternoon, a large number of yamen servants began to dispatch, one by one room in the workshop entered and searched, as if they were searching for strangers.

Li Chongjiu knew that he was inexperienced after all, so he might leave some clues, and the experienced headhunters would see some flaws.

Afterwards, another team of yamen servants came to search the moored ships.

However, it seems that these yamen servants, taking advantage of the old boatman, didn't seem to work very hard, they just walked around for a while and left.Li Chongjiu breathed a sigh of relief immediately. If he really got on the boat and searched carefully, he might have to flee in the water.

The search did not stop that night. Li Chongjiu endured the hunger all day, but just hid in the cabin and did not come out.

On the second day, it was still the same, and on the third day it was the same, Li Chongjiu resisted the burning hunger in his stomach, and just got out of the cargo ship.

For three days, the door was forbidden to leave, and there were already complaints in the workshop, and the gate of the workshop was opened on the fourth day.

The cargo ships in Qingqu set up high sails and sailed away from Qingqu one after another. Seeing the moment when the ship passed the gate, Li Chongjiu knew that he had finally escaped.

After the cargo ship moored for a moment, Li Chongjiu took the opportunity to escape ashore.

Li Chongjiu first immediately went to a small stall selling soup and cakes to inquire about the news, and heard that the Luoyang county magistrate had already closed the case hastily, and the murder of a servant failed, although the case of killing the master.

Sure enough, everything was within my expectations. A family like the Yuan family values ​​reputation and family style the most. It seems that in a family where a woman and a servant died naked, they are the most likely to be criticized by others. They must use pressure to let the government close the case quickly.

Even if the government has some doubts, if the murderer cannot be found for a while, they must figure out what the Yuan family means. .

When Li Chongjiu heard about it, he immediately let go of his worries and ate three bowls of noodles and soup. This escape after the catastrophe made him eat the most delicious meal in his life, far better than all the delicacies of mountains and seas in the past.

Li Chongjiu burped, knowing that he would have to eat again, but after he was hungry, overeating would hurt his health, so he restrained himself now.

As soon as the matter was over, Li Chongjiu went back to Guidefang immediately.

Li Hu and Su Su were worried about Li Chongjiu and had nothing to eat for three days. They were overjoyed to see Li Chongjiu came back safe and sound.

The father and son rejoiced and talked about not coming.

Su Su said with a smile: "When Yuan Siniang died, the three of us were all relieved."

Li Hu nodded and said: "This woman has a vicious mind and many schemes. If she doesn't die, she will definitely plan to deal with the Li family's bodyguards in the future. There is only a thousand days to be a thief, so there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days."

"Xiao Jiu did a good job. After the woman is killed, no one from the Yuan family will deal with our Li family's bodyguard for the time being. It's just that you are too risky."

"Yes," Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Xiao Jiu will not make her own decisions in the future and act rashly."

Now Li Hu and Su Su both decided to return to Shangdang County, seeing that the troubles in their hearts were over. Autumn was approaching, and it was the season when a large number of merchants would leave Mobei.

The profit in autumn is definitely three times higher than that in spring when going out to Mobei, not to mention that the Li Family Escort Bureau has expanded its scale, and the number of merchants that can be escorted can be even greater. .

Li Hu, Su Su couldn't help looking forward to the money.Li Huyan said: "Little Jiu, with this thousands of dollars, dad can open another bodyguard agency in Taiyuan County tomorrow. Once established in Taiyuan County, not only can he attract business from Taiyuan County, but also in Shangdang County. Taiyuan County is connected together, and when the brothers leave Mobei, they also have a place to rest." Li Chongjiu heard Li Hu's plan, and couldn't help but look forward to it in his heart.

Li Hu and Su Su were constrained by the knowledge of the times, thinking that the Escort Bureau was only a category of guards and thugs, but from another perspective, the Escort Bureau industry was also the originator of modern logistics.

Logistics is a big or small proposition. Many people think it is not important, but it is actually very important.

From a small point of view, all kinds of means are used to transport goods from one place to another, but to a larger point of view, the logistics of the army's battles determine the outcome of the war.

For example, you have millions of soldiers under your command, but once the supply of food and grass is not enough, the millions of soldiers will be wiped out in a blink of an eye.

The three armies did not move, but the food and grass went first. Emperor Sui Yang conquered Goguryeo and mobilized millions of troops, and the mobilization of husbands was more than twice that of the army. In the end, he was able to conquer the Liao Dynasty, but he was still defeated because the army could not supply enough food and grass. Liaodong (Note 30).Therefore, some people say that fighting is fighting for logistics, which is not wrong at all, which is why, among the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bangyan and Xiao Hegong are the highest.

If it is possible to set up escort bureaus in both Taiyuan County and Shangdang County, it is equivalent to paving a commercial road from Taiyuan County to Shangdang County.In the future, the goods consigned by the Li Family Escort can flow here unimpeded.

In the future, Li Hu can even set up a logistics company similar to today's here, specializing in the delivery of goods.

"Father, we must do our best to set up the Escort Bureau in Taiyuan County before winter. If you don't have enough money, you can borrow it from the owner of Shan Zhuang." Li Chongjiu said.

In Li Hu's heart, he was unwilling to trouble others. He had never thought about borrowing money from Shan Xiongxin, but he heard Li Chongjiu say so.He was convinced of his son's knowledge and judgment, and immediately agreed.

It is not without reason that Li Chongjiu did this. In August, the news of the defeat of the millions of Liao troops will spread all over the world. At that time, the local rebels will usher in a new round of anti-Sui peak.

Troubled times are approaching, Li Chongjiu must quickly improve his own strength. Compared with Li Yuan and Li Shimin, they don't have such a good family background, and they don't have so many accumulated resources to use. They have to fight for everything by themselves, a race against time.

Li Chongjiu thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "Father, if there is a way, you can transfer a hundred brothers to me first."

Li Hu asked in surprise, "What do you want so many people for?"

Li Chongjiu replied: "Training soldiers!"

Note 30: Yu Zhongwen, Yu Wenshu, etc. led the Ninth Army to cross the Yalu River with 5000 people. All the soldiers and horses in the march were given 700-day rations, which could not bear the burden.He ordered the army: "Soldiers who abandon rice and millet will be killed!" The soldiers all dug holes and buried them under the curtain, and the food was almost exhausted halfway through the journey.Goryeo wanted to fatigue the Sui army, and lured them deeper.The Sui army crossed the Sashui River, thirty miles away from Pyongyang City, and camped because of the mountains.Goryeo sent envoys to surrender.Yu Wenshu and others considered that the soldiers were exhausted and could no longer fight, and the city of Pyongyang was too dangerous to capture, so they returned because of fraud.In July, when the Sui army arrived at Sashui, Koryo attacked from behind, and the Sui army was defeated.As far as Liaodong City, there were only [-] people left, so Yangdi had to order the troops to withdraw from Korea.

PS: Emperor Sui Yang’s conquest of Korea failed, and it’s a pity to read history. Well, after writing this chapter, the curtain of this book has been rolled out, and the beginning is a bit slow, and there will be an increasingly exciting and atmospheric story in the future .

Where are the referral tickets, brothers?

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