These days, Li Xingzhou personally made a deck of playing cards, using a small fast hard mahogany board, and asked Zhao Si to help polish the surface. After boiling, it was very tough and could fight with two little girls when they had time.

Later, He Qian came once, so the Landlords became the three of them. Li Xingzhou wanted to take over, and the little girl was like a little tiger protecting food, showing off her two tiger teeth. Later, Shiyu also came back from time to time, so the three landlords became four landlords, or slaughtering golden flowers, and upgrades.

He Qian was very dissatisfied with Shiyu and kept coming to him to complain quietly, saying that she was acting coquettish and taking revenge on her, etc. But in his opinion, the little girl just compared other people's chests with her own chests, and then suffered tons of injuries, so she falsely accused.

Li Xingzhou wanted to clean up this naughty child, but he really treated it as his own home...

However, considering that he was still in charge of his father, he had to bow his head under the roof, so he had to let her go.

It just so happened that Li Xingzhou was too busy these days, and many things always took time to ferment.

The two newly acquired restaurants in the royal palace are open, and he wants to attend. As a branch of Tingyulou, plus the gimmick of the general wine and special cuisine, he has long been famous before it has opened. And recently, many people have gradually put the title of Kyoto's number one talent on Li Xingzhou after the Shangyuan Poetry Festival.

In short, as long as he goes to that stop, his appeal is very strong and his business will soon become prosperous. Yan Kun is very busy recently and can hardly find the north. In addition to the restaurant's business, the chain of car and sedan service industry will also expand, and he will have to discuss in detail with the surrounding car and sedan passengers.

In addition, the gunpowder production workshop in the back mountain has gradually stabilized, and the workers have gradually become familiar with the process. Yan Shen is very qualified as a supervisor.

The second and third hydraulic drive systems outside the gate of the royal palace have also started construction. With the experience of the first one, the project progress is very fast. Unlike the first one used by Li Xingzhou to crush graphite, the latter two will be used for iron forging, including cold weapons, and even forging the barrel, so there will be a little changes in the working department.

The craftsmen are working very hard, after all, a high-paid action is not easy to find.

However, these are not big things. The big thing lies in the impact of the war in the south not only on the court. The southern waterway was cut off in Suzhou area, and many merchant ships could not move south, resulting in many large merchants being unable to do business at all, and one after another was a series of implications.

Who doesn't have hundreds or thousands of people under that big merchants are waiting for dinner? In addition, when the waterway is broken, many noodle merchants can't sell the wheat noodles stocked up. The iron ore, seafood, hunters' mink, animal skin, ginseng, etc. of Jiangzhou generation have all begun to be unsold.

The worst thing is Jiangzhou. The shipyard attached to Kaiyuan has smooth waterways. They build one or two large ships for the merchants a year to have enough food and clothing for the whole family. Such shipyards can support many craftsmen in every place.

But now the waterway is blocked, and most of the merchants running the waterway have no business to do and have no money to return. How could anyone customize a big ship? Even if they ordered it before, they began to regret it and disappeared.

Jiangzhou and Kaiyuan Yidi several major shipyards are facing the dilemma of bankruptcy. Many people go to the government to ask for an explanation, but the result can be imagined.

The most serious thing is that dozens of big businessmen took the lead in the past few days, and many workers, people, and hunters knelt outside the Meridian Gate every day to petition, hoping that the court would pacify Suzhou as soon as possible, otherwise they would not survive...

According to Ji Chunsheng, there are many people, at least thousands, and the number is still increasing. There are all dark people in front of the Meridian Gate.

It has been several days in a row, and they knelt in front of the Meridian Gate without eating or drinking. At first, Wude Department drove people away, and injured several of them. Some people even accidentally killed the person during the dispute.

Although they were bleeding, they persevered and never left without killing them. After that, there were no need for Wudeshi to take action, and some people starved to death in front of the Meridian Gate, and more and more people gathered...

Later, the emperor had no choice but to speak in person, comfort the merchants and the people, and promised to deal with the matter in Suzhou, so everyone gradually left.

The matter was suppressed, but Li Xingzhou knew it was not that simple. The prince's second-handed force crashed almost all the warships of the imperial guards. Such large ships could not be built in a short time. It would probably take several years. If you want to enter Suzhou, it would be the best to go by water, but it would be very difficult to go by land.

Yang Hongzhao is now all going to the water village in Guazhou, so he is obviously not going to march immediately.

"This time the emperor was also in a difficult situation. He summoned the ministers of the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall for several days and nights to discuss the matter, but there was no result." Ji Chunsheng drank the general's brew and picked up a peanut.

Li Xingzhou also took a sip: "It would be great if things were that simple. It would be normal to discuss this for a month or two, and there would probably be no practical solution in the end. After all, it would still be up to Yang Hongzhao."

"Crown Prince, can't you go by land if you don't understand? You have to wait for the ship to build it. The imperial guards have more than 100,000 troops, and if you go by land, you don't believe that Suzhou can resist it." Ji Chunsheng frowned in confusion.

Li Xingzhou drank a drink and said, "It's not that it can't be done, it's that it can't be consumed. The land road is rugged and difficult to walk, and the risk is too high. It takes a month to walk from Kyoto Suzhou. With military supplies and supplies, more than 100,000 troops will go, plus the transporters and auxiliary soldiers, it is estimated that there will be 500,000 or 600,000 people. Not only does it take to tell the money and food, it is easy to get into trouble.

When I was forced, the emperor was afraid that he would really send people to Suzhou by land, but not too many. In my opinion, it would be better to go to Luzhou than to go to Suzhou."

Ji Chun felt a little fucked, then grinned and breathed: "Why?"

Li Xingzhou picked up a piece of fried pork ribs, which was made by Ji Chunsheng's wife. An ordinary woman in her forties, her skills were worse than those of a tough cook: "The overall situation in Suzhou has been decided, and there are not many people walking by land, and there are definitely no locals who are familiar with the road conditions. Now Suzhou is united, and the army will definitely be known as soon as it enters the camera. It is too dangerous.

Luzhou is still swaying now and is behind Suzhou. Now Suzhou will definitely try every means to win over Luzhou or coerce Luzhou to join them. If Luzhou cannot be stabilized and the two places become bigger together, they may not be able to control the situation in the end.

Luzhou is like a fence-bearing man. He listens to the other side when he comes, so of course he should start first."

Ji Chunsheng nodded in a slight understanding, and then said, "Then the emperor will not send troops?"

Li Xingzhou shook his head: "It's probably the ones I'm going to send."

"Why, didn't the prince say it was very dangerous? It's too risky to go on land..." Ji Chunsheng felt that he was not smart enough. He was obviously dangerous and he still had to send him. Is the emperor stupid?

Speaking of this, Li Xingzhou also frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable. He has always been a modern person. In such an era, he has difficulty adapting to some values...

"Because I need an explanation." Li Xingzhou sighed and then drank a drink: "The person who made the mistake was the prince. The emperor could not kill the prince in this kind of decay caused by the prince, right? If he didn't kill the prince, how could he explain to the farmers, hunters, workers, and merchants who relied on the river transportation to eat? Only by sending troops can people stabilize their hearts. Didn't you say that there were tens of thousands of people kneeling outside the Meridian Gate, how many died..."

Li Xingzhou understood the great influence of this incident, and countless people were pursuing the great artery of the river to eat.

From Guanbei Road, to Ningjiang Prefecture in Jiangzhou, to Kaiyuan Prefecture in Kyoto, connect to Jingnan Road, Weizhou, Guazhou, to Suzhou Ansu Prefecture, Luzhou Huaihua Prefecture, and even further Jiannan Road...

This large area accounts for almost half of the territory of the Jing Dynasty. Most of them are prosperous and populous areas. Once the waterway is broken, the affected people cannot count. Even the emperor must give an explanation, otherwise the public will be resentful.

Ordinary people may think that it is just a small defeat. After all, not many people died and they can fight again, but those who understand know that this defeat is much worse than the time when tens of thousands of people died in Guanbei last year.

So when Degong and Zhong Daoyu talked about this to him, they were worried and their eyebrows couldn't be stretched out, because not many people died in this defeat, but they broke the Jing Chao's artery!

The prince is going to take the blame...

Ji Chunsheng widened his eyes. He didn't expect things to be like this: "Wouldn't that be...will they let them die!"

"It is likely to be going to die..." Li Xingzhou sighed, so he was not used to it.

There are many such examples of power struggles at the senior level in later generations, but it is impossible to achieve this level. If you exchange the lives of tens of millions of people for one person to live, it is a real life, not a benefit or power, and you will lose nothing once you die.

He almost forgot that this was always an era of monarchy, bloody, barbaric and darkness, no matter how bright and beautiful the cloaked.

Ji Chunsheng seemed to be hit and opened his mouth for a long time and couldn't speak. After all, if it weren't for Li Xingzhou telling him, he would never have understood these principles and saw the darkness in it.

"Uncle Ji, I'll tell you about this, don't tell me about it." Li Xingzhou took a big sip of wine, and the hot and strong wine suppressed the disgust in his heart, so he could tell Ji Chunsheng that he was depressed.

Then he continued: "After all, this is not something you and I can control. The world is the emperor's world. The prince is the future emperor. He will do whatever he wants to die. Not only the emperor, but the ministers must think so too..."

Ji Chunsheng also took a big sip, his face tightened, and his face turned red: "The prince can't bear it..."

"Haha..." Li Xingzhou grinned. He was always more civilized than this era. This was not because of his complacentness, but because of the environment he had been in since childhood. No matter how cold-blooded he was in his previous life, he could not do the emperor's step.

"Of course I can't bear it, but what can I do?" Li Xingzhou shook his head. He could not have chopped up the prince with a knife. He remembered what Wei Chaoren told him that the emperor killed tens of thousands of unarmed surrendered to the rebels. This emperor was indeed terrifyingly cold-blooded.

Ji Chunsheng stopped talking and covered his head and drank.

"I'm going to buy two shipyards and buy craftsmen too." Li Xingzhou said while picking up food: "Many people will have no food to eat in this defeat. Can I save a few? I just happened to want to build a ship, although I don't know when Heyuan will recover."

"Criminal, the shipyard is not cheap..."

"It's not cheap, but fortunately the emperor gave me 100,000 taels." Li Xingzhou drank another cup and said, "Using that money is to accumulate virtue for him, otherwise his way of doing things would have no place to die..."

.........

Su Ban'an took more than a dozen followers, traveling lightly and simply, and rode out of the north gate of Suzhou City.

Outside the north gate, Ding Yi, who was smiling, had already prepared a banquet outside the city gate, and thousands of well-equipped wing troops were waiting in the distance.

"I came here to give Xu Gong a farewell." Ding Yi bowed.

Su Ban'an smiled and turned over and got off the horse, and sat down on the side of the case: "If you are sincere, why don't you let me take my family with you?"

"I'm afraid they are not safe in Luzhou anymore. Mr. Xu went here to expand the territory and create a stalemate for our country. The family members would stay in Suzhou to enjoy their happiness. I will take good care of Mr. Xu." Ding Yi smiled with a happy smile, and then poured the wine on.

Su Ban'an didn't speak, but he knew it. He had reminded his brother many times to pay attention to the big merchants in Suzhou. As a result, his brother Su Banchuan was happy to be loyal to the military weapons storage arsenal in addition to sending him out to work hard...

"Mr. Xu is going to Luzhou smoothly." Ding Yi raised his glass and Su Banan also took a sip.

He looked at the young man who was smiling and energetic in his twenties across the street and sighed: "It is indeed young and promising to do this career at your age, and it can even be said to be amazing and admirable."

"Mr. Xu is too rewarded." Ding Yi smiled, not humble, and accepted calmly.

Su Ban'an poured himself a glass and drank it alone: ​​"But I still think you shouldn't kill all the thousands of people in the Mishan Mountain Village."

"That was you who killed it." Ding Yi corrected.

Su Banan asked hilariously: "Is there any difference? We still need to hide it. If you don't say secret words, will I dare to kill me if you don't order me? No matter what, Mr. Fang is also considered to be a nurturing person. Why do you have to be so determined?"

"There is a difference." Ding Yi stopped smiling, sat upright, and looked at him firmly: "I promised my master not to kill Mishanren, but I don't want to keep trouble. Mishanren is strong in style and let him go... I'm not worried. If you do something, I won't kill me. This is not against the oath."

Su Banan opened his mouth and didn't say anything at all, but for some reason, he glanced at the young man in front of him again, and his heart gradually became cold...

He drank a full drink, then stood up: "I won't go back to Suzhou anymore. Look for it for me. When people's hearts are stable, I will abdicate for you, provided that I take good care of my family." After that, Su Ban'an walked towards the distant Xiangjun without dedicating his head.

Halfway through, he suddenly stopped and turned around and said, "By the way, although I am not as good as you, I still have a lesson as an elder."

"Look attentively." Ding Yi bowed his hand after more than ten steps.

Su Banan looked at the young man who was full of confidence and stood in the wind: "It's nothing, an old saying, there are people outside of people, and there is heaven beyond the sky." After that, he bowed his hand, turned around and walked towards the formation of the wing army.

Soon, a large "Xu" flag was lit up in front of the wing army, and then a long queue was formed, and slowly headed north.

Su Ban'an rode on the horse, looking at the winding mountains in the north, behind which was the bustling city of Luzhou. His heart was mixed and he couldn't calm down for a long time. He also knew that his departure was equivalent to handing over Suzhou to several major merchants led by Ding Yi.

But he had to leave. If he didn't leave, he would be afraid that he would even lose his life...

Luzhou, what will happen if he gets there?

The best situation is nothing more than that the Luzhou magistrate surrenders and asks him to take charge of Luzhou affairs. No matter how bad he is, he should be able to compete with each other. If it really doesn't work, it will be safe. The Luzhou magistrate dares not do anything to him. After all, Xu Guo is behind him.

He actually doesn't like Ding Yi at all, but the situation is forced...
Chapter completed!