Linjiang building is just like its name, built near the water, in the surrounding a rough and unbearable trestle shed, conspicuous to the extreme, a piece of smoke and waves, just like the dragon palace Qionglou rises on the river surface, and Bianliang and Chang'an's famous building compared with it, not inferior. What surprised Zhao Xingde even more was the speed of the construction of the Linjiang Tower, the newly built Laiyuan City had only laid a good foundation, and the Linjiang Building on the wharf had been completed for nearly half a month. Curious, he asked Kim Chang-tae for clues.

"It's not that the Yuancheng is slow to repair," Kim Chang-tae said with a smile, "but that the Linjiang Building is being repaired too quickly." In addition to the columns and girders with Liaodong giant wood, bucket arches, spires, gables, paintings, carvings, all bought in the Song Kingdom, just after the roof frame was erected, the sea ship brought other components. As a result, within ten days, the Linjiang Building got up. It took only one day to lay out the carpets, install the curtains, and place the porcelain and incense burners. ”

"I see," Zhao Xingde suddenly realized, "I said it was a bit like the taste of Bianliang." ”

"Oh?" Li Sihai smiled slightly, "Does Brother Zhao often go to Qinglou in Bianliang?" ”

At this moment, several handmaidens came up and sat down beside the three adults with their heads bowed and poured wine. The Goryeo woman was dressed in white, and her upper body was thin and slender, looking pitiful. The loose maxi skirt was tied high, and the ribbon skirt waist was knotted just at the chest. The syrup is slightly cloudy, and it is poured into a glass glass like flowing amber.

"Captain Li, speaking of which, your income from the Linjiang Building is more than our tax money on the river."

"It's not a blessing for you Jin Sima, only ten cents of customs duties are charged for a shipload of goods. In the future, when the merchants gather, you can do whatever you want, tighten your hands, and you will get a lot of money. ”

"For the blessings of the state, most of the taxes collected now are recorded according to the income from the military affairs. However, one day the tax collector Cao will not be able to bear it. Speaking of which, it's better for you to be in the riverside building, by the way, Captain Li, there are tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Yalu River. Liaodong has been Huhua for a long time, and you have earned a lot of money in Linjianglou for educating customs and etiquette, so you should praise one or two. Captain Zhao, did you say? ”

Zhao Xingde couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard Jin Changtai and Li Sihai talk about official business. Seeing this, Li Sihai took a sip of his wine glass and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao don't worry, they can't understand Chinese." He smiled and said a few words of Goryeo to the servant girl next to him, and the servant girl blushed and bowed her head. Li Sihai said to Jin Changtai again: "Okay, it's better to invite a few more Taoist gentlemen, every day to talk about whether men and women are intimate or not, and my business in Linjianglou will be better." He paused, "Recently, the Daoist class of the Song State Science Society has caused a big trouble, don't you know?" ”

Although Li Sihai usually likes to joke, he speaks very measuredly, hearing him say this, Zhao Xingde suddenly became excited, put down his wine glass, and listened to his next words intently. Jin Changtai smiled and said, "A group of scholars, what big can happen?" Xingzhi didn't know it yet, the Protectorate Mansion had appointed Brother Li to serve as the Admiral of the Water Division. Congratulations. Jin Changtai pulled Zhao Xingde to raise a glass to congratulate, Li Sihai toasted with them, and after drinking, he sighed and said with some regret, "If you want to build a real sea patrol division, you have to pour the power of the country." It's a pity that there is some trouble in the Protector's Mansion for the construction of warships. However, His Majesty had already paid two million dollars to buy timber for shipbuilding, and began to build small gunboats, and at the same time trained shipbuilders and sailors for warships. ”

Li Sihai saw Zhao Xingde's nervous expression, thinking that he was worried that the shipbuilding materials cut in Liaodong would not be able to be sold, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao don't have to worry, although he only built small gunboats at the beginning, but in my opinion, His Majesty is determined to build a large sailor, and the high-quality materials needed for shipbuilding should be hoarded in advance and placed for five or six years, so that the wood can be completely dried before the shipbuilding can be built." Therefore, the giant trees cut down by Liaodong that are suitable for shipbuilding, Your Majesty will use the domestic currency to cushion them first, and they will still eat them all and hoard them. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said, "Even if it is just in case, I said in case, the people of the Ordnance Department are not happy, you still have a way." Emperor Song's confidant, Chen Dong is vigorously promoting the policy of expanding the sea and cultivating the sea, as long as he survives this hurdle, then the Song State will also buy a large number of good timber for shipbuilding. Li Sihai frowned and muttered, "It's not good that both sides of the Kanto and Kansai sides are building water divisions at the same time, Captain Zhao, you can even sit on the ground and raise the price." "The mouth of the Xia State is in Annam, and the port is far away from the hinterland of Guanzhong, Shuzhong, and Hezhong, although there is the full support of Emperor Chen Xuan, the sailor has to compete with the Song State with a long coastline and many ports, and the congenital disadvantage is not a little bit.

Liaodong is a remote place, and the news is extremely ill-informed. The military newspaper still mentions the latest situation in the Xia Kingdom, and as for the situation in the Central Plains by hearsay, most of them were half a year ago, or even a year ago. Li Sihai said that he no longer mentioned the topic of the Song Guoli Society. Zhao Xingde was anxious, and asked tentatively: "Brother Li just mentioned that the Science Society has caused big trouble again, what is the matter?" ”

"Brother Zhao is a warm-hearted person," Li Sihai smiled slightly, put down his wine glass, and said disapprovingly, "It's not a big deal, the Science Society actually instructed the assassin to stab Cai Jing's son Cai Jun to death." After speaking, he "tsk" a few times, shook his head, and sighed: "No matter how much the Emperor of the Song State hates Cai Jing, after all, he is an old minister. The year before last, he returned to his hometown and also gave him face. Cai Jun lived in the prefect of Hangzhou, when Cai Jing was still the prime minister, he abused the government and harmed the people in office, and the people complained, and people called Cai Jun 'Cai Hu', after Cai Jing lost power, he restrained a lot. However, no matter how bastard he is, he is always the official of the Song Dynasty, and I heard that there is still a testament in the Bianliang Palace of 'not killing the scholar doctor'. The people of the Rigaku Society dared to defy the condemnation of the world and kill him with assassins. ”

Li Sihai looked up at Zhao Xingde and said, "These scholars really don't know the severity, and they are ruthless enough. If I get into this trouble, I have to see how the Bianliang Imperial Court handles it, and how Chen Dong cleans up this mess. His demeanor seemed to be gloating, holding a wine glass and smiling: "The Song State party struggle is always so chaotic, let's watch the excitement." ”

Zhao Xingde held the cup in his hand. The Goryeo maid gently tugged at his sleeve, and he came back to his senses, raised his glass and touched Li Sihai and Jin Changtai, and drank it in his mouth, but he couldn't taste the wine at all, and he felt a little lost.

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In Bianliang, Tokyo, Chen Yushifu closed its doors to thank guests, but an empty sedan chair was parked at the door. Although Chen Dong's official rank was not high, he was not only the recognized leader of Confucianism at the time, but also the most trusted courtier of the official Zhao Ke. Just a few months ago, because of the soaring grain prices in the south, after the imperial court allocated relief, there were still hungry people making trouble, Chen Dong was ordered to inspect Fujian, Liangzhejiang, Jinghu and Jiangnan and other roads, along the way to investigate and handle several cases of embezzlement of ink, one of whom was also a protégé of the Science Society. It is rumored that Chen Yushi is selfless and selfless, and he is also known as Chen Qingtian. The world is talking about it, and it is only a matter of time before Mr. Shaoyang worships the prime minister and takes charge of the government.

At dusk, the round table in the flower hall was already on the plate, Mrs. Chen frowned slightly, and asked, "Hasn't Lord Deng said goodbye?" ”

"Yes, madam, the master is still discussing with Lord Deng in the study, and the slave doesn't dare to go in and disturb." When Chen Dong was talking in the study, he never needed servants and maids to serve him.

Master Li nodded and did not speak. After marrying the Chen Mansion, Master Li also knew that Master Deng had advised Chen Dong not to marry a woman in the Qinglou. Every time Deng Shouyi visited the house, Mrs. Chen greeted her with a smile, and behaved more virtuously and politely than any other lady. But when Deng Su stayed in the house until the afternoon, Mrs. Chen never asked the maid to urge the two adults to have dinner, but waited patiently. Although she couldn't deal with Deng Shouyi, Mrs. Chen was always reluctant to entertain him to eat the dishes she cooked. Deng Shouyi also seemed to leave in a hurry after talking about business again, and did not stay at Chen's Mansion to eat. The small willfulness of the woman's family, Chen Dong was unaware of it.

Mrs. Chen sat leaning against the railing next to the flower hall, it was getting dark, she finally sighed, as if she had given in, stood up, and walked towards the study with lotus steps. As soon as she approached the study, Mrs. Chen was slightly stunned, stopped, and frowned slightly. The argument in the study was getting louder and louder.

Deng Shou put the teacup on the table with a snap and said loudly: "I inspected the southern roads before. An Sigu is just greedy for thousands of dollars, or following the old customs of the past, and people are begging for mercy from your subordinates, and this deficit can be made up. You just used him to sacrifice the flag, fulfilling the name of 'Chen Qingtian', but it chilled the hearts of many colleagues in our society. Many people came to me and said, you Chen Shaoyang is famous, and it is not good to help each other, just don't fall into the well. Every time, I was reassured so that it didn't lead to a falling apart. I don't know what you think. This is good, Hu Keji obviously has nothing to do with our company, but he stabbed Cai Jun to death under the guise of avenging Hou Xiongfei, and the traitorous party is planning to make a big fuss about it, and use this matter to frame our society, everyone is too late to hide, you still have to play to defend him. As he spoke, he became anxious, raised his voice and said, "Are you afraid that this crime of assassinating the imperial court official and rebellion will not be able to reach you, Mr. Shaoyang?" ”

Chen Dong listened patiently to what he said, and said in a deep voice: "In the case of the traitorous party killing Hou Xiongfei back then, Cai Jun was the culprit, Hu Keji sued everywhere, but the court ignored it, so he had to come to the husband to be angry, and the blood flowed five steps. According to the criminal system of this dynasty, killing people pays for their lives, and they are just beheaded. In order to appease the thief Cai, the traitor Yu Dang actually charged him with the crime of rebellion, and wanted to kill his clan to commit the murder. The Son does not kill Beren, but Beren dies for me. If we and the people in the society do not say a word, will it not make the world feel cold. He looked at the autumn wind and fallen leaves outside the window, and said with emotion, "When the traitorous party falsely accused the people in our society of the crime of rebellion, so that Minghuan died, I swore that I would never allow the traitorous party to slander people with 'rebellion' again." ”