Chapter 15: The Tiger Comes Out

Cangzhou, a hot scene, on the edge of the blue sea, countless people are busy, in this seashore after being hit by a powerful storm, everyone came out of their grief, they began to rebuild their homes on the ruins, those that have become ruins, now also cleared, revealing the solid foundation below, new houses will be built on the original foundation. In this Cangzhou seaside, there are not only nearly 10,000 people who have been affected by the disaster, but also countless people from other regions, of course, more than that boatship from the distant sea to this land to support the construction of Datang 'international friends'. They are a group of pure people, a group of people who have escaped from low-level tastes, and a group of noble people, who work hard every day, insist on helping the people of Datang to build their homes, without any conditions, as long as they are given a little food at every meal, it is enough, and their greatest wish is to be the greatest happiness to receive a few fewer whips every day.

Li Kuan stood on a hill on the seashore, looking at the countless people who were building their homes, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. He didn't expect that just to provide two catties of food a day, there would be countless people from other towns to come here, this is something he never thought of, in his opinion, such a meager income, but will attract some people fleeing the famine, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, as long as they come here, they can do something within their ability, not only can slightly speed up the progress of the project, but also can gather these victims together to avoid unnecessary sacrifices. Who would have thought that most of the people here are young and strong, and all of them are first-class good laborers. Li Kuan did underestimate the attractiveness of food to the people in this era, and there was another point in Cangzhou. Food is even more precious. Generally speaking, one acre of land can produce almost two loads of grain, but it is subject to government taxes. After the landlord's rent, which was a miscellaneous thing, only three or four out of ten really fell into the hands of the people themselves. Every year, the people of Cangzhou have no food to support the new grain, and when they are close to harvest, they are mixed with wild vegetables and roots to ensure that they are not hungry. Therefore, as soon as they heard that they could receive food by working on the seaside, countless young and strong men immediately left their jobs at home and reported here.

"Hey...... Hey...... Lift the wood and walk...... ......"A number of stout men, carrying a large log, shouting a trumpet with brisk steps, marched toward a pit that had been laid, and they were going to erect it as a pillar for the house. This time the people learned their lesson, and they dug the pit deep into the ground, so that the foundations of the house would go deep into the ground, so that it would not be uprooted and the whole house would be overturned, as was the case this time. They braved the scorching sun, their feet were heavy, and they stepped on the soft sand of the seashore, leaving deep footprints with every step. Sweat is sprinkled all the way with one step, like a pearl with a broken thread. Their skin is dark, showing a kind of simplicity. Li Kuan looked at their hard work like this, and his heart throbbed wordlessly.

"The Divine Decree to ...... Cangzhou Thorn Shi Li Kuan received the order! At this moment, a long, dragging voice came from afar. It was accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves, where the ground was so soft that the horses' hooves trampled on it were only muffled. That's why there will be nothing. It's not as crisp as it is on the cobblestone road.

"What?" Li Kuan turned to look in the direction behind him, and in the distance, a figure galloped towards the small hill on a tall horse. The horses' hooves fly, raising up the sand on the ground. It was like a gray mist that followed him all the way. Take a closer look, the person on horseback, Li Kuan actually knew, it was a close attendant next to Li Er, the most proud eunuch in the palace in recent years, this guy was not sent to the palace since he was a child, but accidentally injured the fatal place when he was fighting with people on the battlefield. This was the last resort to enter the palace, and the reason why this guy was able to enter Li Er's eyes was precisely because of his experience, and this guy was not a small soldier in the army.

This person's surname is Huang, as for the specific name Li Kuan doesn't know, but most of the people in the palace call him Huang Gonggong, and only a few people can completely ignore him. Of course, this eunuch is also an arrogant person, in this Tang Empire, only Li Er, Empress Changsun, Li Chengqian and Li Kuan, these few people can really make this arrogant eunuch bow his head. Even Li Yuan, who is no longer in the highest position, is not taken very seriously by him, because he is Li Er's confidant and is only loyal to Li Er. As for Li Chengqian, he was the prince of the dynasty, his identity was there, and respecting Li Chengqian was also a separate part of the respect for the emperor. I really admire Li Kuan, the celebrity talent in front of Li Er, because he was born in the army, and he has a special cordial feeling for the young prince who dares to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy before the year of the weak crown. And his identity also makes him closer to Li Kuan, even more respectful than Li Chengqian, the prince of a country.

"Father-in-law Huang, why bothered you to come to Cangzhou from Chang'an? I don't know what my father's will is? Li Kuan walked down the hill and greeted the eunuch. Although this person was already a person with six pure roots, his identity before entering the palace made the relationship between Li Kuan and him delicate.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, take the order! The Holy Lord is very angry this time, you have to be prepared! Although this attendant has not seen this holy decree, he can also guess that after many years by Li Er's side, he has an unusual understanding of some of Li Er's temper, and two days before his departure, the light in the imperial study is always on. This shows that the emperor is very irritable in his heart, and it is difficult to weigh the gains and losses, and such a thing has only appeared on the eve of the Turkic war in the fourth year of Zhenguan, and in the early summer of the fifth year of Zhenguan, this time things are really a bit strict.

"Really?" Li Kuan doesn't care, anyway, he came here to make some moves, and he also knew that his every move would affect the mind of the cheap father, so he had expected that many things had happened and became an established fact, and he couldn't return to the initial state in the future. Since this is the case, then do what you have to do, as long as you stick to your own nature, no matter where you go, you can't stop it, no matter what you face, as long as you stick to your heart, then it's no big deal!

So Li Kuan had already made up his mind, and the tear-stained face that was still hovering in his mind from time to time made Li Kuan see clearly that the heavenly family is indeed unrelated, and any family affection has become less important under the weighing of interests, and the reason why he disagrees is because of insufficient interests. So Li Kuan also began to do what he wanted to do, and he was no longer as cautious as before.

This time when he arrived in Cangzhou, he began to build a shipyard, a sea salt drying field, and an endless stream of slaves from the Japanese slave country, these are Li Kuan's fangs that are gradually exposed, of course, he himself does not know whether the seeds he has slowly planted over the years have grown now, whether they have bloomed and borne fruits. But he believes that no matter what, those seeds have taken root in the land of Datang and other places, and then slowly enriched and expanded. This is his self-confidence, because it took him some effort to get it out, and if he can't do something in this era, make some moves, then history is going backwards.

"What? actually demoted me to serve as a driver in Cangzhou? Shall not leave the territory of office without a summons? After Li Kuan read the holy decree, he did not kneel down to accept the decree, these were just made by the bald people who only left a handful of hair on the back of their heads in later generations in order to enslave the Han family, and there was no such regulation in this era.

Li Kuan was a little shocked in his heart, he didn't expect Li Er to make a decision like this, so that his arrangement would be in vain, this was something he spent a lot of effort to come up with, he was not good at these things, this time the arrangement took a lot of effort only he knew, and it was really unacceptable for him to fall short like this, so this time he was a little shaken, and he had to think about what to do next.

Cangzhou is still building, but the thorn Shi who often patrolled around the country at that time is gone, most of the Cangzhou officials have guessed something, but it has not yet been determined, and the people are not aware at all, the food after work every day is still being distributed, and they have nothing else to ask for.

The summer night wind was still scorching, and the stars in the sky were dotted in the night sky, like jewels on dark satin, and the tide gently lapped against the shore, making a rattling sound. The waves gently shook the boats on the sea, like a mother's hand gently pushing the cradle. A ship was docked on the dock by the sea, a group of men were carrying baskets of fruits and vegetables, buckets of water, and all kinds of things to the ship, and they received this strange task this evening, to move things to this ship, and many things were very strange, like some dressers, and pots and pans, etc., it was like moving.

But these are not what they need to care about, they just need to do what they are told, and they can get five catties of grain by carrying this page, which will take two and a half days to do during the day, and they wish they could do it once a day! (To be continued......)