Less than a month after Li Kuancai returned to Chang'an City, in Chang'an City, whether it was the nobles or the people, they felt the strong presence of His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

In the middle of Wuhe, Lao Hansan and Niu Zhu made an appointment with Mrs. Jin, drinking a little wine, while listening to Guo Dezhi talking about the latest novel "Smiling Proud Jianghu" by Xinhua Bookstore on stage.

This story that Li Kuan told on the way back to Beijing to relieve Wu Meiniang's boredom, after some polishing and revision, a few days after returning to Chang'an City, Wu Meiniang arranged for people in the printing workshop to start large-scale printing.

Not surprisingly, the book became a bestseller for Zhenguan for 14 years.

Evil sword technique, Linghu Chong, Ren Yingying......

These are all high-frequency words in the after-dinner chats of the people of Chang'an City.

As a storyteller with a keen sense of smell, Guo Dezhi naturally changed it into his own storytelling material in the shortest possible time.

It is said that the Opera House of Guanshishan Academy is already rehearsing the theatrical version of "Smiling Proud Jianghu".

"Shopkeeper Jin, I heard that your blacksmith shop has received twice as many orders this month as last month, which is really amazing."

Lao Hansan picked up his glass and touched it with Mrs. Kim.

Although the old cattle transport team is the second party of Jintai's iron-making workshop, Lao Hansan and Niu Zhu are naturally inferior in front of Jintai.

However, as a labor cattle transport team with more than 200 four-wheeled carriages, it is now the largest transportation agency in Chang'an City, and Lao Hansan can now sit on an equal footing with Jin Taiping.

"His Royal Highness King Tuochu Hong Fu, the workshop has won a large number of orders from the Affiliated Medical Center of Guanshishan Academy Medical College, so the business is busier than last month."

Mrs. Kim smiled very modestly, but she was full of emotion in her heart.

At the beginning, he was just the shopkeeper of a small blacksmith shop in Yongyangfang, but now he is the shopkeeper of an ironsmith shop with more than 500 helpers.

And all of this is closely related to His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

Lao Hansan: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is really a great benefactor for us." I heard that a few miles away from the Guanshishan Academy, the imperial court is going to build an official academy, and it should be another big feast at that time. ”

This kind of gathering, on the one hand, is to connect feelings, and on the other hand, it is actually to exchange information.

For businessmen, information often means money.

"It's not an academy, it's a military academy, I heard that it's called the Tang Royal Military Academy, and the steward of the King of Chu Mansion is already looking for our workshop to understand the production capacity of related materials. If I'm not mistaken, construction of the academy will begin this month, and it will be completed within this year. ”

Mrs. Kim's news is obviously more accurate than that of Lao Hansan.

"Is that true?"

Lao Hansan was overjoyed and felt that new business opportunities had come again.

The construction of a new academy, and it is still a academy belonging to the imperial court, cannot be small in scale.

Referring to Guanshishan Academy or the recently completed Weishui Academy, this project volume is quite large.

As the largest transport team in Chang'an City, the Lao Niu Transport Team can definitely benefit from this project.

As for how big the cake you can eat, it depends on your ability.

"Of course, can this be false? It is said that Yan Dajiang has personally gone to the site of the planned construction to confirm it several times, and when his design drawings come out, he will start construction immediately. You see, as long as a month, as short as a few days, all cement workshops and sand and gravel workshops in Chang'an City will definitely receive contact. ”

Jin Tai got the news from Wang Fugui, I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was also involved in this matter, in his opinion, as long as Li Kuan was involved, this matter would definitely be done.

"That's great! There's not much movement in Workshop City lately, and I'm worried that business won't be good in the future. Now it seems that there is no need to worry about it in the short term. ”

A smile bloomed on Lao Hansan's face.

"Business is not good? Brother Lao, you're worrying too much. In addition to this military academy, I heard that the imperial court is also considering building a huge monument and memorial hall, besides, aren't Qujiang Academy and Weishui Academy both building their own opera houses? I think there will only be more and more opportunities in Chang'an City in the future. I'm thinking about whether to expand the scale of the workshop by 30%, but don't be uncomfortable when there are new orders that can't be coaxed, and it will be uncomfortable to watch it being snatched away. ”

Jin Tai vaguely felt that Chang'an City and even Datang were about to enter a new round of construction, as long as they seized this opportunity, Jin Tai Iron Workshop is expected to become a large workshop with more than 1,000 helpers.

"I just paid off the loan I borrowed from the Datang Royal Bank last month, and according to your news, we have to think about whether to further expand the size of the transportation fleet."

Lao Hansan looked at Niu Zhu and felt that this matter was worth discussing.

"Shopkeeper Lao, we are also old acquaintances, there is something I think you can consider, it is likely to be a big business opportunity for your transport team."

Since Mrs. Jin met Lao Hansan, she felt that the two were still relatively close to each other, but she didn't mind occasionally giving him a touch.

The palace of Chu hopes that there will be more big businessmen in Chang'an City who can get ahead, which is the meaning revealed when the king's shopkeeper frequently promoted himself.

Besides, the business of the Lao Niu Transport Team does not have any conflict with itself, but has a certain complementary relationship.

"Han San has thanked the gold shopkeeper in advance, and in the future, if there is any need for Jin Tai's iron workshop, a greeting, our labor cattle transport team will definitely fully cooperate."

"You're welcome, this matter, in fact, people who have a heart probably know that His Royal Highness the King of Chu began to inspect the world at the end of last year to promote the cultivation of Nanyang rice, and now he has returned to Chang'an City, it is said that the promotion and planting of Nanyang rice is ideal, and it is about to be the autumn harvest, so the rice in Datang will definitely enter the harvest. I heard that the Chu Wangfu is now making every effort to expand the scale of the brewery, and the demand for rice is increasing, and there will definitely be a lot of rice transported from Jiangnan Province and Shannan Province to Chang'an City. ”

Kim Tai didn't continue to talk about it at this point.

There are some things that work best when the point is reached.

If you really go too far, you may end up doing bad things with good intentions.

"Rice transport?"

Lao Hansan's eyes lit up.

As a professional in transportation, he is very familiar with the routes of goods from all over Datang into Chang'an.

The Grand Canal is the main thoroughfare, but there is still a stretch of land to get to the pier, which is an opportunity.

But for places like Shannan Road, there are too many detours to take the Grand Canal, and it is most likely to take the Hanshui River into Hanzhong, and then take the land route to Chang'an.

The transportation distance is longer, which means that there are more opportunities.

"Brother Lao, the demand for this rice transportation is additional, and this trend will continue to increase, if we can grasp this opportunity, the labor cattle transportation team will definitely be able to sit in the first place in Chang'an City."

Niu Zhu was also moved.

But there is no business that does not want to be able to become larger.

"Well, tomorrow we will go to the Datang Royal Money House, and then go to the Mercedes-Benz Carriage Shop to order fifty four-wheeled transport carriages."

……

In the palace of King Chu, Cheng Jingwen has already seen that the relationship between Wu Meiniang and Li Kuan is not as good as before.

Rather than waiting for Li Kuan to speak on her own one day, it would be more appropriate for her to say that it would be more appropriate.

Therefore, before the little potato was full moon, Cheng Jingwen proposed to Li Kuan that he should accept Wu Meiniang.

Li Kuan's expression at that time was rather embarrassed, but it could be regarded as half-pushing.

Of course, the princess Li Kuanming is marrying is Cheng Jingwen, and if she accepts Wu Meiniang, it will naturally be impossible to do it on a large scale.

It's just that a few tables of banquets have been set up in the house, and this matter is over.

There is no way, don't look at the groups of wives and concubines of the ancients, but it is impossible for idlers to threaten the position of the main wife.

"Aya, I haven't been out of the house for a month, will you take me out to play today?"

Xiao Maize's status in the palace plummeted during this time.

Cheng Jingwen won't talk about it, she just gave birth to a small potato, and naturally the focus is on him.

And Li Kuan's words were also busy with the Affiliated Medical Hall of the Shishan Academy, the Datang Royal Military Academy, and the Datang Monument and other related things, and he was rarely busy.

"Okay, Aya will accompany you out of the house today."

Seeing Xiao Mai's aggrieved expression, Li Kuan immediately agreed to everything.

"Then let's go to the opera house, I heard there's a new play being rehearsed there."

When Xiao Corn heard that she could go out of the house to play, her face was full of smiles.

With that innocent look, Li Kuan couldn't help but reach out and pinch her little face.

"Master, is the evil warding sword technique in "Smiling Proud Jianghu" really so powerful? In this world, is there really such a swordsmanship? ”

Qin Huaidao behind Xiao Corn is a martial arts wizard, and for the first time in his life, he heard that he can also have the light skill of flying eaves and walking on the wall, the body technique that is as fast as a ghost, and the swordsmanship that needs to swing a sword from the palace to practice.

"Huai Dao, no matter how powerful this evil sword technique is, when it comes to the battlefield, ten thousand arrows are fired, and it has to die, besides, the teacher said it at the beginning, this "Smiling Proud Jianghu" is, it is an apocryphal content, so that you don't have to care so much, who knows that one by one has been asking me recently."

Li Kuan looked at Qin Huaidao, a little speechless.

There is still too little information accepted by these Tang people, and one book will make everyone fascinated.

It is said that the storytellers in various restaurants in Chang'an City do not talk about "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or "The Legend of the White Snake" now, but have all changed to "Smiling Proud Jianghu".

"The main thing is that Master, what you say in this book is so much like the truth that people think that there is such a world."

Qin Huaidao couldn't help but blush.

"Lord Wang, the new drama that the opera house will launch in a few days is "Smiling Proud Jianghu", and the new drama that Xiaomai said was being rehearsed just now should be it."

Qing'er was also looking forward to it on the side.

"Let's go, let's talk."

Xiao Corn couldn't wait to take Li Kuan's hand, and then kicked the golden retriever who was lying lazily on the ground.

The golden retriever who has become an adult is now a tyrant in Chang'an City.

Under the leadership of Xiao Corn, the popularity is rubbing up.

……

In the city of Guangzhou.

Looking at the endless sugarcane fields, Gao Yang felt that this trip was not bad.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, that steward Xu has already helped several of us arrange the juice mill, and we can start harvesting sugarcane today."

Fang Zhen was also a little excited in his heart.

It's been almost a year since I came to Guangzhou, and it's finally time for the harvest.

When I heard that I was assigned to Guangzhou to be responsible for planting sugarcane, my heart was cold.

Guangzhou, that's Lingnan Road, since ancient times, it has been a degrading place for criminals and sinners, and I was arranged there by my lord, could it be that I did something wrong?

However, after staying here for a while, Fang Zhen discovered that Guangzhou is not as terrible as the legend says.

On the contrary, as long as you get used to the sultry climate here than Chang'an, you will be very comfortable.

There are fresh vegetables and fruits all year round, how many people in Chang'an City can enjoy this treatment?

"Steward, after this sugarcane juice is squeezed, can it really be made into sugar? At that time, won't there be a lot more sugar in Chang'an City than before? ”

Gao Yang likes sweets, but the price of white sugar is expensive, even if she is a princess, she can't be enjoyed every day.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Empress Changsun strictly controls the use in Daming Palace, otherwise there would not be a shortage of a few catties of sugar.

"I heard that the steward said that after the sugarcane was juiced, it was dried and sent to Chang'an City, and the sugar workshop in the Chu Wangfu would agree to buy it. So whether it can be made into white sugar and how to make it into white sugar, the subordinates are really not very clear. ”

From black icing sugar to white sugar, it's a hurdle.

Li Kuan didn't want to dismantle this hurdle easily for the time being.

In this world, not only Tang people like sweets, Datang's sugar has not been exchanged for any gold and silver, how can it become a big road commodity so quickly?

Anyway, no matter how the threshold is lowered, ordinary people will not be able to afford to eat white sugar in a few years.

So what's the point of saving money for those nobles and wealthy merchants?

It's better to come back with a wave of wool from Wa and other places.

"When His Royal Highness the King of Chu asked us to come to Guangzhou to plant sugarcane, he made it very clear that this sugarcane is the raw material of white sugar, and as for how to make white sugar, this is the secret of the Chu Palace. However, for us, the purchase price of frosting proposed by Xu Ang is now more than ten times more profitable for growing sugarcane than growing corn or something. ”

Fang Yiai is still dark, but she doesn't hate Gao Yang so much.

There is no way, there are more people in Guangzhou than Fang Yi who love black.

There is no harm if there is no comparison, Gao Yang wanders around Guangzhou all day long, and his receptivity is already much stronger.

"In that case, we can expand the planting scale next year."

Gao Yang said a rare reliable word.

Of course, this matter, without her needing to say, everyone will do it.

Moreover, once the nobles of Chang'an City find out that there is such a huge benefit from planting sugarcane in Lingnan, more people will definitely follow the trend next year.

After all, no one is at a loss for money.