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After coming out of the granary, the sky was already bright, and before I knew it, it had fallen the first snow since the beginning of winter.

The snowflakes melted instantly when they fell in the palm of their hands, the weather was already cold, and the guards on the side handed a light fur, and Li Chongjiu just draped it on his shoulders, and saw a pair of ragged mother and daughter on the street outside the grain depot, holding a broken bowl and begging for food from the people along the street.

On the avenue, although people come and go, the mother and daughter have no business, and there is not even a copper in the broken bowl.

Li Chongjiu immediately took off his clothes and walked directly to the mother and daughter. The mother and daughter were already frightened when they saw a group of armored Fanhan generals coming together. And passers-by saw this scene, and they also avoided it one after another, I don't know why this mother and daughter offended such a soldier.

Li Chongjiu put his coat on the mother and daughter, and the mother was stunned for a moment, and then kowtowed and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the general, the general Wanfu, the general and the prince Wandai." ”

Li Chongjiu nodded, turned to leave, and Li Chongjiu's personal guard on the side said: "Don't thank General Xie, this is our Li Envoy." ”

After hearing this, the mother and daughter immediately said gratefully: "Make the prince and the prince all generations, the prince all generations!" ”

When the people on the side saw this scene, they couldn't help but talk about it.

Li Chongjiu walked to the side of the horse, and when he saw the people stopping to discuss, he couldn't help nodding secretly. It won't take long for this move to spread among the people, and it will be very beneficial to his reputation in Jixian County.

Fame is part of the potential, and the potential is also what Li Chongjiu currently lacks in the world.

The guard handed over the reins of the horse and said to Li Chongjiu: "Envoy, you haven't closed your eyes for two days and two nights, do you want to go back to the house to rest?" ”

Li Chongjiu turned over and said, "Don't worry, let's go to the south of the city to have a look." ”

After speaking, Li Chongjiu took the generals and guards to ride from the granary to the Yongji Canal Wharf in the south of the city, and there was a waterway along the granary, straight out of the south gate, and arrived at the Yongji Canal Wharf. On the wharf, there are many sails, and on the wide canal water, many ships are docked here, and even large ships over 100 feet long should be sea ships that can enter the sea.

There is no doubt about the berthing capacity of Jixian Wharf, where Yang Guang's four-five-foot-high, forty-five-foot-wide, and two-hundred-foot-long dragon boat has docked here in the fourth year of Daye. At that time, in the history books, it was said that Yang Guangfa and the people south of Huai and the ships transported Liyang and Luokou Zhucang rice to Zhuo County, and the ships were more than 1,000 miles, carrying soldiers and armor and tools for capture, and hundreds of thousands of people were still in Daochang.

Now in the morning, there was a mist floating on the water, a thin layer of grease and filthy garbage floating on the water, and nearly a hundred ships were moored on the banks of the river,

Dozens of fiber ropes were dragging the big boat along the river for assessment, and when they saw the big ship docking, the goods stacked on the shore stood on the station, with a straw rope tied around their waists and a wand in linen, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they all rushed to the side of the boat like ducks competing for food, competing for work.

After the boat docked, a middle-aged man wearing a silk shirt came out of the cabin.

"Old Zhou Xing, old Zhou Xing!" Hundreds of power bars all shouted diligently, "Is it still the old rule?" Ten boxes of silk, half a bucket of rice? ”

The other party hugged his fists in front of the cabin and said: "I'm sorry, folks, the waterway to the south is broken, and many boats have been detained when they arrive in Yongnu County. ”

Hearing the middle-aged man say this, all the power sticks were disappointed. Everyone said: "Elder Zhou Xing, the wives and children in the family are waiting for you to be kind and enjoy food." ”

"Yes, I haven't uncovered the pot for three days, what should I do if it goes on like this?"

The sticks tried hard to pull the straw rope around their waists, but they were still so thin that they fell down their trouser legs.

The man also said with a look of embarrassment: "Everyone's difficulty, I also know that this Jixian County is counting on thousands of people to live on this canal, and if the luck is broken, everyone will not help." I will discuss this matter with all the shopkeepers, and I will think about what the way out is, and see if I can ask the government for help. ”

"Don't mention Zhou Xinglao, the government is only in charge of fighting, where to take care of the lives of our people."

"I understand, I heard that this Yongnu County is Luo Yi's territory, he cut off the water canal, and our boat from Jixian County doesn't want to go south, let alone take the Yongji Canal to Luoyang, even if it goes to Bohai County to the sea, it can't."

"Yes, this is going to be broken, our baton is bitter haha, where does the official care if we live or die, if we can't eat enough, we will rebel together."

All the power sticks are locals, who have been carrying goods on the bank of the river for a long time, and each of them is powerful, and they usually fight with outsiders and compete for business, and finally take this job to themselves, but now the canal is a one, and don't think about any work.

The batons had to say more, and when they saw a group of officers and soldiers wearing armor on the shore, they all shut up one after another.

After the man said a few more words, half of the wharf was gone, mostly considering other livelihoods, while others were unwilling to stay on the pier and wait for other boats to see if there was a chance.

This Zhou Xinglao sighed, and when he went ashore, two soldiers stood in front of him, and said, "This is Zhou Xinglao, so that the king is invited." ”

Zhou Xinglao also saw Li Chongjiu and them, and immediately walked over to Li Chongjiu and said: "Zhou Bo, the old man in the silk weaving industry of Caomin City, has seen Li Yuanjun. ”

Li Chongjiu knows that the line is old, the word is the title of the head of a line and a business, such a character, generally used to eliminate competition and harmony between peers, and sacrifice to the gods when the main sacrifice; Externally, it acts as a representative of the industry. At that time, the textile industry was divided into, silk weaving, hemp weaving and cotton weaving, silk weaving was the most superior, and before the Song Dynasty, the textile industry in the north has always been stronger than in the south, so this week Bo Neng became an industry veteran, obviously also in the local energy of the figure.

Zhou Bo saw Li Chongjiu take a look at the delicate silk shirt on his body, and was embarrassed at the moment, although businessmen are not allowed to wear silk shirts, but this is already an ugly rule, Zhuojun merchants have long been very rich, where are there still a few people wearing sackcloth.

But Li Chongjiu is a county guard, according to the convention, if Zhou Bo sees an official, he will generally wear linen clothes, and if he is familiar with each other, he will also sew some silk linen on the outside of the brocade to make a appearance.

Zhou Bo lowered his head and said, "I don't know what the envoy is doing when he calls the grass people?" ”

Li Chongjiu said: "You said that Luo Yi cut off the water transportation of Yongji Canal? ”

"Exactly. The grass people were originally going to Dingzhou to transport goods, but where did they know that Luo Yi set up a card in Yongnu County, cutting off the river transportation, and any ships from Zhuo County were not allowed to go south, and the rest of the ships could not go to Zhuo County, so they returned here. Envoy Jun, you have also seen in Ji County, the city water transport is prosperous, thousands of people are counting on this river to eat, if the water transport is cut off, it is quite unfavorable for the envoy in Ji County. ”

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "I know, then what do you say should be done?" ”

Zhou Bo said with a smile at the moment: "Let the gentleman see thousands of miles, and the grass people dare to show off in front of the envoy with this bit of knowledge." ”

On the side, Wang Mahan shouted: "If you say it, you just say, what are you making noise?" ”

Zhou Bo heard Wang Mahan drink this, and immediately said: "Yes, envoy, we are businessmen, and what we hate the most is the chaos of war." If Jun Ruo can capture Yongnu County, he can naturally solve the Yiqiē problem, or he can make peace with Luo Yiyan, then the canal and waterway will naturally be smooth. ”

Li Chongjiu shook his head, he couldn't do two things by himself at the moment. Now that the new place of Zhuojun has not been appeased, the army cannot rush out to fight, not to mention that it is now winter, and it is really inconvenient to siege the city, as for the negotiation with Luo Yi, the two families have now reached this point, and it is even more impossible.

If Gao Kaidao, Luo Yi, and Li Chongjiu want to unify the land of Zhuojun, these two are the next targets he will sweep away.

"What else?"

"Please forgive the grass people for their stupidity, I really don't know."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "I understand, thank you for your Jin Yan." ”

Zhou Bo saw that Li Chongjiu spoke politely, and there was no official he had dealt with in the past, so he looked down on his identity as a businessman in his bones, and he was a little surprised.

Zhou Bo said at the moment: "If you fail to help the envoy, where can you get the word golden words, the grass people are really ashamed." ”

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "It's okay, if you remember anything in the future, you can come directly to the county guard mansion to find me, especially today's matter, if you are not careful, it will be a civil uprising." ”

At that moment, Li Chongjiu got on the horse and took his subordinates away, and Zhou Bo listened to Li Chongjiu's words, couldn't help but look at Li Chongjiu's departing back, and respectfully hugged his fists and saluted from the bottom of his heart.

After leaving the Yongji Canal, Li Chongjiu inspected the main stream around Jixian County, and saw many people along the way, all of whom pushed the autumn grain they had just laid, carted their own chicken carts, and went all the way along the river.

Li Chongjiu was surprised at the moment, and ordered the sergeant to ask, only to know about these people, so he transported the newly laid autumn grain to the upstream to grind and peel it.

The so-called grinding is a hydraulically activated stone mill, which uses the impulse of flowing water to promote the rotation of the wheel axle and drive the grinding stone.

This milling began in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and in the Sui Dynasty, it was very common in the south of the Yangtze River, where water conservancy was convenient, and became one of the main handicraft industries. However, due to the lack of rivers in the north, they are relatively scarce, and they can only be pulled by horses or even manpower.

Li Chongjiu was curious at the moment, and went to see it, and sure enough, in the place where the water was turbulent upstream, the local people stored water on it as a dam, and then the momentum of the water drove the waterwheel to rotate, and then used it for crushing.

Li Chongjiu and the generals couldn't help but nod when they saw it, this is really a move to facilitate the people, and it can be done without spending manpower. Li Chongjiu saw that above this section of water, there were dozens of places like this.

Li Chongjiu said in his heart, this dam construction is a big deal, I don't know which one built it.