Miao Baotian went up to give Li Hu the number of people. Wang Tingchang is here, the village chief of Yangjia Village is Yanyan and her uncle, and he was also at the meeting, as soon as he came out, he asked people to send a letter to Li Hu, asking him to go to Baojun to hide, and the family came forward to pay for dredging, no matter whether he used his age as an excuse or made a lot of money, he couldn't go, he was a big stall, he was put on hard labor, and he was escorted away by officers and soldiers. It's no joke.

After two acres of land, on the way home, Li Hu was elated, some people praised him for plowing the land quickly, and the farmer of Dongxia checked the thickness and moisture of his ploughing, and also complimented him a few words. He is very energetic, he feels that he is the material for farming, and when he arrives home, a letter from the county is waiting. Yang Ling just went to Cangjun, the boat is there, whether it is good or bad this year, it has to be passed, and it will be guarded there, unless the boat is sold. Yang Lingzi was already selling ships in Zhangluo, but Yang Linggang put all his efforts on the boat, and he never refused, so there were many people in Dongxia here, so he brought a few with him, and when the time came, he went to sea together to see if he could find a business route.

If Li Hu is allowed to go again, Yanyan and her mother will not do anything.

As soon as Li Hu entered the house, he told Li Hu about the situation and asked, "Li Hu." You hurry to Baojun. Here, let your uncle have a good relationship, you go to Baojun, and let your few worshippers think of a way......"

Li Duocai was even more shocked.

As far as he knows, the large-scale conscription of husbands in the Central Plains, which is not Dongxia, and the government takes good care of it, often accompanied by plague and disease, and dies in a foreign country.

Li Duocai went there once when he was young, and when he thought about it, he had palpitations and asked: "Li Hu." Listen to your aunt. Hurry up, go to Baojun. ”

Without waiting for Li Hu to ask, he told what he had seen and heard in the upper army, and said with a wry smile: "Let's go out in the Eastern Xia, the medical officer follows, good food and good dishes are prepared, cotton clothes are issued in winter, and heat is dispelled in summer, divided into time and sections, without relying on whipping, in the Central Plains, it is all escorted by the army, and it is thrown away when it dies." ”

Li Hu was taken aback and turned his head to look at him.

Li Duocai felt that Li Hu was frightened, and sighed and said: "Who is willing to leave his hometown, not do his own work, and go to work for the imperial court?" Can the people in the court not know, and they have to let you do it, isn't that it? At that time, the food and salary allocated by the government will be greedy, and those who have not eaten or drunk will also be sick with plague. In this world, only the king of Dongxia knew how to serve without harming the peasants...... You can't be at home, curious, and run away. ”

Li Hu fell into deep thought.

He asked rhetorically: "Hundreds of thousands of laborers are gathered together...... It's such a scene again, will it resist? ”

Aunt Yang smiled bitterly and said, "Silly boy." What do you do in the army? As many battles as there were, and as many soldiers as they sent, they guarded against the fact that there were too many people and they would make trouble together. ”

Li Hu had questions again and asked her: "Then why doesn't the government let the army work?" The people do it, the army does it, no one fights anyone, twice as many people do it together, isn't it over soon? ”

Li Duocai asked him: "Yes in our Dongxia." But in Jingkang, who supervises the work? If there is no one to supervise the work, who will do it well? Who does not sneak home. ”

Li Hu thought for a while and said, "I want to go and see." ”

Li Duocai knew it, and hurriedly looked at Aunt Yang and asked her for help.

Aunt Yang said, "This kid is stupid." What are you going to see? Your uncle has been there, he is the village leader, he wants to take someone with him, and when he comes back, you ask, how can you go...... That Yang tied his father, it's been more than 20 years, they went together, they were lost, and they can't be recovered. It's not dead, there are too many people, your uncle didn't watch it, he was mixed with people, he couldn't see anyone, he couldn't see the corpse when he died, it was better to die of illness and exhaustion, and die in front of our villagers. ”

Li Hu thought for a while and said, "Then he must have never read a book, he doesn't know geography, and he can't touch it back." I won't. ”

Aunt Yang saw that she couldn't do it, so she looked at Li Duocai again and persuaded him, a person with good eloquence.

Li Duocai said: "There's nothing to see." What scene have you not seen, go and see how to repair the river? It's not repaired in front of the house, it's a daimyo's house. There are few of us over there. ”

As he spoke, he knew that something was wrong, and Li Hu's eyes were shining.

Li Hu didn't continue, and demanded: "Uncle." In the evening, the two of us will get together and talk together. ”

In the evening.

Li Hu and Li Duocai got together, plugged in the doors and windows, and let the concubine sit outside the door of the inner house, so as not to let acquaintances break in, and began to continue the topic.

Li Duocai said: "Li Hu." It's really not playing. As soon as Jingkang started to work hard, I don't know how many people will die, so you will believe me once. I want to tell my family that they don't have to worry about death. The old man is not here, right? You're here, you can still get in and out, you've run through the Daimyo's Mansion. Where have they been? There are few of us, so maybe there is no plague or something. ”

Li Hu didn't say anything.

Immerse yourself in the lamp and look at the map.

Suddenly, he hooked Li Duocai's hand, waited for Li Duocai to come over, and asked: "You said that they repaired the river and repaired the south of the Daimyo's mansion, this is not like dredging the flood and strengthening the river embankment." Tell me what news you have at hand. ”

Li Duocai said: "It is indeed not. The main thing is Cao Yun. ”

Li Hu asked rhetorically: "Cao Yun? ”

Li Duocai sighed, sat on the edge of the kang, and said softly: "We must dig the Tongtian River in the south to the north, connect it with the Shanghai River and the Wang River, and transport the grain from the south to the north." ”

Li Hu thought for a moment and said, "No." ”

Li Duocai smiled: "Yes." It's incredible. ”

Li Hu said: "You immediately ask someone to write a letter, and expedite ......it for 800 miles."

Li Duocai said: "Tongjing, the news should have arrived. ”

Li Hu said softly: "Who said that it will be sent to Beijing and to the far north." Gotta give it to me Abba. I think it's too big. Tongjing is far away, and no one necessarily pays attention to it...... I may be thinking in my heart, isn't it just to build a river. When I was a child, my father taught me geography, and he talked about the law of the direction of the river, saying that there are almost no rivers in the south and north, all of them run east-west, and the river channel to be dug by Jingkang may be more difficult than they imagined, and it is easy to be dammed. This is what my Abba taught me. I can't underestimate the people of the world, either the direction of the river that my father told me is not accurate, or there are powerful people in the imperial court, and the water can go straight from south to north......"

He picked a distance with his finger and said, "This one looks like the shortest." Then, he moved his finger and nodded, saying, "And this paragraph." ”

Immediately after his request: "Let Li Changsheng send people to these places, go immediately, draw out the mountains and rivers, send them to Tongjing, and convene Dongxia experts to discuss." He said, "I have to go." Millions of people. Get together. What if someone revolts? Not only will I go, pass on my thoughts, but we Dongxia people will also go, we will spread rumors, and we will contact the heroes of the world...... If you want to spread a dissatisfaction to the world, how to spread it depends on these millions of people. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the concubine outside knocked on the door, and after opening the door, something was stuffed.

This is a leather bag, Li Duocai took it in his hand, and said in amazement: "Who is here?" ”

The concubine replied, "Your nephew Li Changsheng's person, with his face covered, came and left." ”

Li Hu asked Li Duocai: "This violates the law of dark souls, right?" ”

Li Duocai nodded.

However, as soon as the leather bag was opened, the two of them did not pursue it, it was the wisdom sword of Dingxia Sword, a bamboo tube of paper and a letter.

Li Duocai and Li Hu almost said in unison: "(Abba) has returned from the Far North?" ”

Li Hu got the letter, opened it, and said, "I've come back, and I'm leaving." Far North...... Several rival tribes in the Far North have been cleared. ”

Li Duocai asked rhetorically: "It's too fast." Li Hu smiled: "It's not fast, it's not calm yet." How can the Jing people resist our Dongxia iron cavalry? As soon as the moat was passed, it became a thoroughfare, and the far north was exposed, and once it was shocked, it was natural to gather all the ministries and make them surrender, and Abba made time to return to Tongjing, and he couldn't ignore Tongjing. ”

He continued to read the letter and said softly: "He asked me if I was going to support the king of Jing, or if I wanted to set up an official office and govern the king...... How do I get back to him? ”

Li Duocai didn't think about it and said, "Where is that place in the far north?" Can people stay? Just set up a king and submit it. I don't understand the language, so why set up an official office? ”

Li Hu shook his head and said, "No." Abba had an idea. He did it on purpose. He asked me deliberately. I'm going to use the answer you gave me, and Abba will be very dissatisfied. He thought for a moment and said, "Get me pen and paper." The country of Yongren has been centralized since ancient times, and Suiyuan is the lowest. What's more, the Jing people are burly and good at fighting, if a king is set up today, and he is ordered to coordinate all the departments, it will be difficult to conquer the extremely cold land, and it will be a great disaster in the next day. ”

Li Duocai found a pen and paper, and Li Hu was already holding a sword in his hand.

Li Duocai said with a smile: "Your father gave you the wisdom sword, it must be for you to think about it, think twice about it, and don't run south." Li Hu shook his head, smiled, and said softly: "It's the opposite." My Abba gave me the Zhijian as a token to order tens of thousands of Dongxia people from the south of the town and south of the North Plains to leave my door...... He also asked me to pay attention to the situation of Jingkang's canal repair, and not only that, but he also asked me to send people to spread rumors. ”

He couldn't hold back it and laughed loudly: "Abba and I want to go together." And he said, Am I not a quarry? Why don't you go south to liaise with officials and supply stone for the project? ”

Li Duocai flatly denied it, saying: "I don't believe it. ”

Li Hu suppressed his laughter and said, "The letter is next to it." I will allow you to read it. ”

He also said: "Abba said, why do you want to dredge the Cao Yun and let you go from the south of the Daimyo's Mansion instead of going to other places, isn't this killing two birds with one stone, and also transporting grain to Bizhou?" Used for the Northern Expedition Gaoxian or our Eastern Xia? There will be a great war in three years, and it will be difficult for him to arrange it separately, and it will all be in my hands. He also urged me to go to Baojun and Weibo as soon as possible, choose one of them, secretly set up a line, and do all things in the south, and carry out my seal. ”

He drew his short sword, heard the dragon's groan, quickly closed it again, and said categorically: "Send someone to Wei Bo to find a person named Yuan Tong immediately." He has the funds in his hands, and if we find him, we will have the money. ”

Li Duocai was overjoyed, pricked up, and congratulated: "The king has finally handed over the important task to the prince." I'm still ......."

Li Hu put his hand on the bamboo tube, opened it and poured it out, but it was more than ten pairs of gongbi paintings, all of which were painted in the extreme north, covered with ice and snow, the person, the thing, and the landscape...... Li Hu was moved, this is their family tradition, he Abba, show him the scenery of the extreme north.

He replied with a letter, sealed it, opened his padded jacket and a short sword pinned to his waist, opened the door and walked out.

Li Duocai's concubine reminded: "Li Hu. It looks like a bandit. ”

Li Huhan laughed and replied, "Bandits are bandits." It's time for bandits to slowly become bandits in the mountains, good bandits who rob the rich and help the poor, and cultivate the land to train their troops. ”