As soon as Li Ke and Li Su's ship docked, the two of them immediately got off the ship impatiently, mainly because Li Ke was anxious to take a look at the construction results of Shanghai this year. Originally, with their identity, there would definitely be local officials to greet them when they came to Shanghai, but Li Su didn't want a group of people to surround him, and he couldn't take a closer look at Shanghai City at that time, so he begged Li Ke, and the two came back secretly, no one notified, and Li Su couldn't stand Li Su's central request, so he finally had to agree.

Li Ke and Li Su were both dressed in regular clothes, looking like two ordinary rich sons, with a few tall guards by their side, and then walked into the crowd, but around them, there were many palace guards secretly protecting.

The port of Shanghai is full of ships, and the people on the dock are also weaving back and forth, Li Su and Li Ke walked in the crowd, feeling like they were rushing to a big gathering, if it weren't for a few strong guards around them to help squeeze people, the two emperors and nobles would have to be squeezed into a movie.

The wharf is also divided into areas, for example, some areas can only accommodate cargo ships, some areas can only accommodate passenger ships, and some can only dock private ships. In order not to reveal his identity this time, Li Su rented a large passenger boat, but when he got off the ship, there happened to be passengers around him, and there were also people on the shore, so this one was naturally crowded.

After finally squeezing out, the two of them did not rush into the city, but walked around the dock, but compared to their leisure, the people who walked past them were all in a hurry, among these people were merchants, craftsmen, and many shipwrights, which made Li Su a little strange. He also often went to the port of Dengzhou, but he didn't find that the people on the port were in such a hurry. But here in Shanghai, the word 'fast' has almost become Li Su's first impression of Shanghai.

"Second brother. Why are all the people here in such a hurry? Li Su looked at the crowd around him who were almost trotting, and asked very puzzled.

Li Ke said with a smile after hearing this: "It's not because of the lack of docks, now Shanghai has only repaired three docks, but the ships that come to Shanghai to berth and the merchants gathered on land are huge, in order to make the most effective use of the berths on these docks, so the port has made some corresponding regulations, such as taking ships as an example, there is a limit to the docking time of ships, if the ships want to dock beyond the specified time." That's going to cost a little more. In addition, there are similar regulations for goods on the port, so these people are almost all in a hurry in order to save a little time. ”

The two walked and talked, and just came to the area where the cargo ship was moored, where there was relatively little traffic, and most of them were rows of coolies loading and unloading, but among these coolies, Li Su found an interesting phenomenon, such as the row of coolies closer to him, many of them were Jurchens with braided hair. In addition, there are dark-skinned Kunlun slaves, who are actually Nanyang natives, in addition to these two kinds of people, there are also some grassland barbarians. But it doesn't matter what kind of person it is. These topless coolies all had slave marks on their faces, needless to say that they were all bought slaves.

Seeing Li Su pay attention to these slave coolies. Li Ke said with a smile: "Liulang, loading and unloading goods is hard work. And the wages are not high, and there are still people who are willing to do it before. But now the factories are more and more open, and the wages are higher and higher, even if it is in the carriage shop to catch a big cart is better than doing coolies, so now this kind of work is more and more difficult to recruit, and finally someone saw a business opportunity from it, and spent money to buy a group of strong slaves, specializing in contracting the loading and unloading work on the wharf, and now the entire wharf in Shanghai is almost all such slaves doing coolies. ”

Li Su also smiled slightly after hearing this, he was the biggest slave leader in the Tang Dynasty, and at least half of these slaves in front of him were obtained directly or indirectly through his Qi Palace, but he didn't care much about the whereabouts of these sold slaves, and he didn't expect anyone to use them like this. However, this method is not bad, at least it can liberate a group of strong laborers, but if you want to promote it in Dengzhou, I am afraid you will have to wait for a while, after all, Dengzhou is not Shanghai, where the population is dense, and there is no need for foreign slaves to compete with the Han people for the time being.

Li Su stood here and looked at these slave coolies, and found that although these people were tired and sweaty, but all of them had very ruddy faces, obviously they were not usually mistreated in terms of food, and there was a big bucket next to it, which contained water, which could be used at any time, but each team of slaves had a few overseers, and these people did not eat white rice.

In fact, it's normal to think about it, these slaves are bought to earn money for the master's family, and they do heavy work, so the master's family will definitely not be too harsh, but if these slaves dare to be lazy, then there is nothing to be polite.

Turning around on the wharf for a long time, even Li Su went to see a wharf under construction next to it, and found that among the laborers who worked, it turned out that slaves accounted for more than half, and after Li Ke explained that Li Su knew that it was now the busy spring season, and many people went home to farm, and with the construction of Shanghai Port, the transportation of silk was also more convenient, so the price of silk rose, and the sericulture industry also flourished, so many people went home to plant mulberry and raise silkworms, after all, in their opinion, that is the right business. Therefore, slaves now account for most of the main force in the construction of Shanghai.

Among the remaining people, there were many workers recruited from Baekje and Silla, who were not slaves and could receive a certain amount of monthly wages, but because they were not Han Chinese, their wages were greatly reduced, and these wages would also be converted into grain and distributed to their families.

After a few laps on the dock, Li Su also felt a little tired, and at this time he happened to see a restaurant in front of him, so the two walked in excitedly, planning to sit in it and rest.

Li Su and the two of them arrived in Shanghai in the morning, and they went around on the dock for a long time, and it happened to be time for dinner, and there were many people on the dock, so this restaurant was overcrowded, fortunately, they were lucky, there was a private room on the second floor where the guests just checked out, and they were immediately booked by Li Ke's guards.

This restaurant is called Wanhe Building, Li Su went into the restaurant to take a look, and found that the area of this restaurant is not small, there are dozens of tables in the hall on the first floor, and the black pressure is all full of people. Fortunately, the guards had already booked a private room and immediately led Li Su and Li Ke upstairs.

The layout of this restaurant is no different from other restaurants, generally next to the stairs is the counter where the shopkeeper is located, at first Li Su didn't care, raised his legs and walked to the second floor, but Li Ke next to him suddenly sighed, Li Su turned his head to look, but found that the other party's face showed a playful smile.

Following Li Ke's gaze, he just saw the counter next to the stairs, and behind the counter, there were two young men and women who were busy, looking at their appearance, it should be a couple, among which Li Ke was staring at the young woman. This made Li Su a little strange, looked at this little woman carefully, and found that the other party was only sixteen or seventeen years old, although the eyebrows were delicate, she was a woman with a certain color, but her skin was a little dark, it was said that such a woman should not attract Li Ke's attention.

At this time, Li Ke also found that Li Su was looking at him with strange eyes, and he smiled at the moment: "Liulang, don't you think this little woman is a little familiar?" ”

"Huh?" Li Su was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and looked carefully at the busy little woman behind the counter, only to suddenly realize that the other party was really a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen the other party for a while.

Perhaps noticing Li Su and Li Ke's gaze, the little woman who was busy suddenly raised her head and happened to meet Li Su's gaze. Originally, this little woman was still a little angry, but when she saw the looks of Li Ke and Li Su clearly, the little woman's eyes were first confused, and then her whole body was shocked, and the account book in her hand fell to the ground all of a sudden, her face was full of shock, and she obviously recognized the identities of Li Ke and Li Su.

And at this time, Li Su also suddenly remembered that he had indeed seen the little woman in front of him, when he took Li Ke, Li Yun and Li Zhen to Shanghai for the first time, which was still a barren beach, he sat in a rural wild shop for a while, and by the way, he also ate a pot of steamed wild vegetables, and also met the Xie County Commander of Huating County in the store. The owner of this small village shop is an old man, it seems that his surname is Sun, and he also has a teenage granddaughter by his side, if I remember correctly, the little woman in front of him is the granddaughter of the old man Sun, but I didn't expect that it was only a year, and the girl at the beginning was already married to a wife.

Seeing that the little woman behind the counter had recognized her identity, Li Su couldn't help but smile and nodded to her, and then gave a few orders to the guards around him, and then pulled Li Ke upstairs.

The guard who had been instructed by Li Su turned around and went downstairs, then walked to the counter and said to the little woman: "This lady, my master has instructed, if it is convenient for you, can you go upstairs, the master has some questions to ask?" ”

This little woman surnamed Sun was already stunned, although she had only seen the four brothers Li Su once, but she was deeply impressed, after all, they were the most honorable prince of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Su also talked to her grandfather, which made her remember Li Su's appearance, so when they met again today, they naturally immediately recognized the identities of Li Su and Li Ke.

"Slave...... The slave family is free, please ...... Please wait a moment! Finally reacting, the little woman immediately replied with a sigh of relief. Since His Royal Highness the King of Qi has a life, she is naturally a little woman who does not dare to refuse, and she also accepts Li Su's love, otherwise how can she have today's rich life. (To be continued.) )