- That night, Duan Mingyue secretly sent Chen Ke out of Dali City.

In order not to attract attention, Chen Ke only brought a few guards, and Wang Shao, Xuanyu, Song Duanping and others all stayed in Dali City. died in vain, he left Liu Yue'e by his side and served as his personal guard.

At this time, he stood on the fast boat heading south to the Erhe River, looking back at the increasingly blurred city, and his face, which always had a bad smile, was full of solemnity. Although he was full of confidence in front of everyone, he was not very sure whether he could say that the imperial court would send troops......

Liu Yue'e was dressed in men's clothes, standing beside Chen Ke heroically, staring at him for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say: "I don't understand, why do you want to toss?" ”

"Hehe," Chen Ke turned his head to look at her and said with a smile: "This originated from a gambling contract." ”

"What bet?"

"Confidentiality." Chen Ke smiled mysteriously and said, "Okay, although I'm not a good person, I always have some shit sense of responsibility in my heart." The most undesirable thing is that the God-given opportunity is on my lips, but I miss it in vain like a blind man, which will make it difficult for me to sleep. After a pause, he continued: "For example, this time, the Dali people have infighting, which is a good opportunity for my Da Song to intervene. If in a few years, when they re-establish order, my Great Song wants to conquer them, but it will be extremely difficult. ”

The cold moonlight soaked in the vast lake, Chen Ke's gaze was as deep as this night sky, Liu Yue'e only heard him say in a deep voice: "This country is full of yearning and respect for the Great Song Dynasty, if we can make good use of this charm, the rose in our left hand and the sword in our right hand, we can definitely conquer them at the lowest cost." Believe me, get Dali. It will be a turning point in the history of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

"Will it allow us to defeat the Liao State and Western Xia?" Liu Yue'e asked softly.

"Yes......" Chen Ke nodded.

"Do you really have faith?" Liu Yue'e said in disbelief: "Even a saint like Fan Wenzhenggong." Qingli's new policies have all failed. My grandfather said that there would never be a gentleman like that again. ”

"A gentleman is not good for saving the country." Chen Ke shook his head and said: "Actually, there is no shortage of talents who aspire to ZTE in this era, but no one shows them the way. They didn't know where to go, and in the end they went the wrong way, leading the country to ruin, and the nation to catastrophe. I thought, I should do my best to let them see it. A completely different path. Scratching his head and laughing, "How did I say this?" When I have a good convulsion, in fact, I still like wine and wealth. ”

"A good man should have made contributions and left a name in history," Liu Yue'e said softly: "Why do you want to say that you are so unbearable? ”

"Yue'e, do you think I'm a good man?" Chen Ke said happily: "I didn't expect you to have such a vision." ”

"Don't be narcissistic here......" Liu Yue'e's little worship that had just risen turned into nothing: "Also, don't call me Yue'e, I'm a man now." ”

"Got it, Yue'e." Chen Ke nodded.

"......" Liu Yue'e was completely helpless, and changed the topic and said: "It's just a few of us." But you can't get out of Dali. ”

"I'll rest assured," Chen Ke said with a smile, "I'll know when I wait until tomorrow." ”

Liu Yue'e nodded and didn't ask any more.

"It's not early. Let's go in and sleep. Chen Ke opened the door curtain, and when he turned around, he saw Liu Yue'e with a black line on her face.

"If you dare to take advantage of me again," Liu Yue'e is not as easy to bully as Princess Mingyue, and coldly dropped a sentence: "I'll throw you into Erhai Lake." With that, he sat cross-legged outside the hatch.

Looking at her back, Chen Ke smiled bitterly: "Don't forget, I'm a man." ”

"My identity. It's your bodyguard. Liu Yue'e didn't look at him, paused and said: "When you can't sleep, you might as well think about it, is what you do worthy of Su Xiaomei?" "...,"......" Chen Ke was speechless for a moment.

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Early the next morning, the ship arrived at the southern gateway of the capital of Dali - Xiaguan. In that year, the king of Nanzhao, Pi Luoge, unified the six edicts and established the Nanzhao Kingdom. Dingdu Dali City, in the Cangshan and Erhai narrow passages between the two ends of the two ends of the pass. The north is called Shangguan, the south is called Xiaguan, the two passes are 100 miles apart, each other is the horn, the arch guards the capital. The reason why the Duan clan can still control the capital in such a bad situation is because Shangguan and Xiaguan are guarded by Duan's children for generations. If it weren't for the internal strife in Dali, these two unopened passes alone would be daunting.

The wind here rarely changes in the four seasons, the west wind blows in winter and spring, the southwest wind blows in summer and autumn, the four seasons are whistling, day and night, people walking on the street, often blown so that they can't open their eyes. It is the so-called 'Xiaguan wind', but it is also the most unlikable of the four scenes of Dali.

On the Xiaguan wharf, seeing Chen Ke's tall figure, Zhang Yu and Hou Yi, who had been waiting here since yesterday, showed a relieved smile, and the two quickly put Chen Ke and his party into the carriage parked at the wharf.

After sitting down, Chen Ke rubbed his face vigorously and said, "This ghost place can shave off people's faces." ”

"This is the tuyere of Dali City. It's summer, and when the west wind blows in spring, it's like a knife blowing on your face. Zhang Yu smiled: "It's strange to say, less than ten miles away from here, there is no wind." ”

"Dali is evil." Chen Ke said with a smile: "The mansion we went to is said to be like spring all year round, and there is no winter, summer and autumn. ”

"Not an exaggeration at all." Zhang Yu nodded and said: "It is full of flowers all year round, and it is so beautiful that people want to live forever." After a pause, he said: "It is also the last territory of the Duan clan outside Dali City." And over the years, under the encroachment of the Gao family, it has shrunk to half of its original size, which is really embarrassing. ”

Hou Yi followed Chen Ke all the way south, and when he arrived in Dali City, he was kicked to Zhang Yu's side, walked with him to some places, and had a general understanding of Yunnan, but at this moment he was puzzled: "If you want to leave Dali, either to the north or to the southeast, what are we going to do in the east?" ”

"It's not easy to explain this place," Chen Ke said with a smile: "I like to call it Kunming, this old nest of the Duan family, for us, it means everything." ”

Hou Yi smiled bitterly: "My lord summoned me to Dali, and what did I say to investigate the poison of the Shu body, it turned out that it was all a fool." ”

"I'm not at a loss." Chen Ke shook his head and smiled: "The trail of the Shu Body Poison Dao, which carries horses on the shoulders and wades through mountains and rivers, is still left to the hard-working people to earn hard-earned money." Our boss Hou is going to do big things! In fact, along the way, he was secretly observing Hou Yi, because what he had to do in the future required perseverance and perseverance to succeed. Now it seems that Boss Hou is worthy of breaking through the northwest, and that part is resolute and patient, and it is by no means comparable to Li Jian and other Shu merchants from the country of abundance.

"What big things can you do?" Hou Yi was not fooled by him this time, and asked definitely.

"I'll tell you three points casually, first, the super copper mine that we have been dreaming of is less than two hundred miles away from the city; Second, there is a Dianchi Lake on the bank of Shanxian City, which is the source of the Pudu River, a tributary of the Jinsha River. It is connected to the Yangtze River by the Jinsha River; Third, less than 60 miles away from Shanxian City, there is a Nanpan River, which is the source of the Pearl River and can lead directly to Guangzhou. I only heard Chen Ke say lightly.

"Really?" Hou Yi said in disbelief: "Could it be that God would really arrange it like this?" ”

"Nonsense." Chen Kebai glanced at him and said, "That's how God arranged it." ”

"I finally understand what the adults have always said, God gives the Buddha to take it, but it is to blame." Hou Yi swallowed hard and foamed: "This is simply a delicious meal prepared for Da Song!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but fall into a fantasy: "My Great Song Dynasty first sent troops to elaborate, and then requisitioned people to mine, and then transported it from the Jinsha River to the Yangtze River, and since then there will be no shortage ......of money." ..., "Wipe off your saliva," Zhang Yu said with a laugh: "First, that mining area is no longer in the hands of the Duan family, and now belongs to the Gao family's territory. Second, the Jinsha River is fierce and has countless dangerous shoals. Without a 10-year overhaul, it can't be used to transport copper. In comparison, the Pearl River waterway is more reliable, after the ship arrives in Guangzhou, and then changes to the sea ship to the north, although the road is a lot of detours, but the time and cost are saved a lot. ”

"It's worth the risk, too." Hou Yi gritted his teeth and said: "Is there still no difficulty, just overcome it!" ”

"Well said!" Chen Ke slapped his palms and smiled: "What I want is Boss Hou's heart." This time, when we return to Beijing, we will take the Pearl River waterway all the way to the east to investigate whether this waterway can be used. ”

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The carriage left Xiaguan and, escorted by more than 100 merchant bodyguards, marched day and night to the city of Xixi, which was 500 miles away.

After three days of arriving at Shanshan, the team did not enter the city, but went straight to the ferry on the Nanpan River. There, a sturdy clipper has been waiting for days.

Boarding the fast boat, Chen Ke and others went down the river for more than 2,000 miles to Guangzhou.

At first, the voyage was smooth and comfortable, which was really a wonderful journey for Chen Ke and his boat, but if it was replaced by a copper boat with a load of 100,000 catties, the water depth was still lacking.

"Many dams can be built on this river, following the example of Qin Shi Huang's construction of the Ling Canal, to raise the water level and make the upper reaches of the Pearl River accessible to large boats." Chen Ke was not embarrassed by this, and said: "Moreover, the Qin Emperor built a dam simply to spend money, but when we build a dam, we can use water energy to crush ore, smelt blows, and even spin and weave cloth." Every embankment is a workshop, and when the time comes, there will be a profit output, and naturally the imperial court will not have to pay for maintenance. ”

However, when the boat reached the confluence of the Nanpan River and the Beipan River, the amount of water doubled, the current suddenly became turbulent, and the river turned red.

"The confluence of the two rivers has formed this 1,000-mile-long Hongshui River, which is a golden waterway and our biggest challenge. ——

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