In the Yuan period, there were a lot of people with color eyes. Although most of them settled in Dadu and Jiangnan, there were also some in Shandong and the Central Plains. Li Shousheng's wine shop was opened by a man with lustful eyes.

This person's name is Maregg, with an elephant trunk and cat's eyes, and his standard Hui appearance, but as for where he came from in the Western Regions, it is unknown. Color-eyed people, there are good and bad, deep sinicization, such as the previous dynasty's scattered music everyone Guanyunshi, among the scholar class, more businessmen, notoriously shameless.

This person is no exception.

As soon as Mao Gui came, he saw the opportunity early, did not wait for anyone to confiscate it, took the initiative to offer the family property, and brought several beautiful women who were kept at home, and got a supervisor of the confiscated ten thousand households, shamelessly, and saved a small life. Later, he offered his daughter again, and he got an unexpected joy, and with a stroke of the pen, he was given back a wine shop, which is the current one.

Li Shousheng had met and talked with him several times, and beneath his submissive surface, he could vaguely feel his inner dissatisfaction with the Shandong regime. Li Shousheng thought that this was an object that could be fought for. After all, the Semu people are all over the world and well-informed, if they can win over one, with the help of their clansmen, and use it properly, the source of intelligence can be developed a lot.

Therefore, when there is nothing to do, he will come and take a turn, invite guests to dinner, and often come here.

"Li Guanren came, and he lost his welcome, and he missed his welcome. I said why the lights were hot last night, and the magpie barked this morning! Sure enough, the distinguished guests came to the door, and the small shop was full of brilliance. …… Hey, hey, Li Guanren walked slowly, the weather was dry in February, and water was sprinkled on the ground, so be careful to wet the corners of your robe. Little Peter, little Peter, where did you go, little? Hurry up! Help Li Guanren lift up his robe. ”

A green-eyed leper boy ran over numbly, followed Maregg's instructions, bent down, and respectfully lifted the corner of Li Shousheng's robe.

Maregg led the way, and said uncontrollably: "......, tsk, look at this robe, it looks like satin from the south, if I am not mistaken, absolutely, Hangzhou colorful satin!" It's worth a thousand gold, it's worth a thousand gold! ......, only this material and this clothes are worthy of Li Daguan. Who are you? Expensive! ”

He has been in Middle-earth for decades, and his Chinese dialect is extremely smooth, and before he came to Yidu, he stayed in Dadu for a few years, with a bit of official flavor, which sounded very comfortable.

Li Shousheng said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, what you said, let's do business as soon as we do business, what is expensive or not?" ”

"Eh, eh, you can't say that. What's wrong with the dealers? There are also high and low people who do business. To put it mildly, what is the matter with being able to get to the corner of Ahma? The emperor also has to look at his face! For example, I am brave, I am also a trader, but compared with your old man, I am not qualified to lift shoes! ”

"Haha, you old man, sharp teeth."

"In the end, it's really people who want clothes, Li Guanren, you're here, you're top, don't say it! ......, ouch, look at this pendant on your waist, agate red? It's worthy of coming from a big place in the south, such a good condition, I haven't seen it for many years! I'm sorry, I'm really happy to see the hunt, can I borrow two eyes? ”

Li Shousheng was generous, took off the pendant, and handed it to him.

Maregg held it up in front of him, through the light, carefully and carefully, turned it over and over, looked at it again, and was full of praise, and said: "Little Peter, teach you a good one, remember, this thing depends on the red point in the middle." Without this bit of red, it is worthless; With this little red, have you ever heard of 'priceless'? …… Li Guanren, I am a small local person, my vision is definitely not as good as you, you say, am I right? ”

Flatterers are exquisite, not blindly slapping horses, to be able to tell a good story, a big hat on people's heads, and a soup poured down, the taste is another matter, this is really slapping the horse's buttocks.

Although Li Shousheng knew that he was flattering, he was inevitably happy, smiled, nodded yes, and said: "The shopkeeper's vision is good, what he said is very right. ”

"Thank you for your compliments, and I went out with Ming'er, and some of them blew it. Old man Li, who took out small jewelry at the East Gate, was always unconvinced. If he dares to blow his beard and stare at me again, I will tell him that Li Guanren is so boastful! Say that I have a good vision, are you comparable to Li Guanren? Haha, call me a fox and fake tiger once. ......, okay, this pendant will be returned to you, I am careless, I have made a mistake, and I can't afford to pay for a wine shop! ”

Li Shousheng put the pendant back on his body, and Maregg looked up and down, sighing repeatedly.

Li Shousheng was surprised and asked, "What?" ”

"Matched, matched! As soon as this pendant is hung, it is simply the finishing touch. Look at this clothes, look at this pendant, and then look at you, I really don't know, what kind of clothes are with people? Or is it a person lined with clothes? A few days ago, I heard people say three points, there is a sentence, 'Red rabbit among horses, Lu Bu among people', Li Guanren, your old man is Lu Bu among people. ”

Listening to a yellow-haired, green-eyed, white-bearded man full of Chinese, and a big sycophant, it feels naturally different. Li Shousheng smiled and groaned, and followed him up to the second floor. Maregg stopped outside a private room, bowed, and said, "Your old man's distinguished guest is here." I've been waiting for a while. You're always busy, I'll go down and greet you with food and drinks. ......, or is it the same as the old three? ”

"If the food doesn't change, the wine won't have to."

"Okay, one for each of the sea screws, Hexi lungs, and Sasu soup, and two bowls of fragrant and very full horse begging noodles. ......, please take a seat, and come in a moment. "The people of the Western Regions eat beef and mutton, these dishes are all Western Regions dishes, the flavor is good, every time Li Shousheng comes, he must order them.

Maregg kicked little Peter, arched his hands and took two steps back, then turned and went downstairs.

When their figures disappeared at the staircase, Li Shousheng lifted the curtain, pushed open the door, and walked into the room. In the private room, there was a man who sat in, and when he came in, he got up to greet him. I saw this person, cloth robe, soft turban, and also dressed as a market merchant, and when they sat together, a fierce spirit came to their faces.

"I've seen Li Guanren."

"No need to be polite, sit down."

Li Shousheng and he adjusted the lower seats, one facing the door of the private room, and the other facing the window at the back. Li Shousheng first opened the window and the curtain, and then sat down, and without waiting for the man to speak, he said in a low voice: "Time is in a hurry, let's get down to business first." How's it going to be with you? ”

Not bad at all, this person is one of Li Shousheng's subordinates brought to Shandong, named Yan San. Before he joined the army, he was originally from Yidu, and is currently in charge of Yidu's local intelligence work.

Yan San replied: "Rest assured, all things have been done properly. There were fourteen men in all, and besides that one were six blacksmiths, four carpenters, and three potters. In the afternoon, the villain will send them out of the city, and by tomorrow evening at the latest, they will be able to board the boat to Pyongyang. ”

"The ship to Pyongyang, have you been contacted?"

"The ship has always been in charge of Xiao Jiu. With support from Pyongyang, it will not be a problem. ”

"You remember, in case of unexpected trouble, those blacksmiths or something, you can do without them, but that person must be delivered safely!"

"The little one understands." Yan San paused, couldn't hold back, and asked, "Official, isn't that person an old farmer?" It's true that we lack craftsmen in Haidong, but there is no shortage of old farmers, as for taking him so seriously? The little one thought that those blacksmith masters were much more important than him. ”

"Confused! Forgot what the general said in the first place? ”

"Don't dare."

"How?"

"Craftsmen in all industries, those who are good at farming, and those who have a skill, are the first priority; Those who know gunpowder and are good at armaments are second priority; Blacksmiths, carpenters, etc., are given third priority. But I don't see what skills he has? ”

"He's proficient in the art of cotton planting! That's a rare skill. I might as well tell you that not only Yidu, but also the entire Shandong region, in the past two months, among the craftsmen sent to Haidong, three or four out of ten are good at planting cotton. Haidong and our mainland, the climate is different, the land is different, last year, the general introduced cottonseed into Haidong, but so far, can not be large-scale promotion of planting, this must have the help of experienced hands. ”

"I see."

"It's good to know!" Li Shousheng reminded and said: "The one who was sent to Haidong this time is very famous in Yidu ten miles and eight townships. Xiaoliu dug him, do you know how hard it took to dig him? It was not easy to get his consent, and he was even allowed an extra hundred acres of land in addition to the prescribed acres of land. You're cautious! There must be no surprises. ”

"Yes. The little one himself sent them to the sea. ”

There were footsteps outside the door, the two stopped talking, waited for a while, and no one came in, but it was not Xiao Er, who served the food, but a new guest. Li Shousheng has been working non-stop since the morning, and he is a little tired, he paused for a moment, drank half a cup of tea, quenched his thirst a little, and then asked, "What about another thing?" How's it going? ”

Yan San is a local, although he has been away from his hometown for several years, he still has acquaintances, and the local situation is relatively familiar. He forged the identity of a person who returned to his hometown, and in order to facilitate his contact with Li Shousheng, he also opened a small shop. As a cover, he actually secretly carried out the task of bringing together the evil boys.

The so-called evil boy corresponds to the son of a good family, known as a ranger in ancient times, also known as a high-roller in the market, to put it bluntly, that is, an unemployed vagrant, a street gangster, and an outlaw. They are the best choice for newcomers to create an intelligence network out of nothing. The city fox club rat is the best at drilling camp news.

Similar to them, it seems to be despised, but the powerful have been friends with rangers since ancient times. In the distance, the four sons of the Warring States period have 3,000 guests. Where did the three thousand guests come from? A lot of them are roosters and dog thieves.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the power of the rangers developed to the point where they could save the lives of the princes by their own strength. Among them, famous people, such as the Zhu family and Guo Jie's generation, Taishi Gong did the "Historical Records", and wrote an independent biography for it, and wrote a "Biography of the Rangers", which was called: In the right to go to the state, the secretary of the army is broken.

Whenever there is chaos in the world, many of them will take advantage of the chaos to rise up and achieve prestige. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Mozi's "City Guarding Chapter" emphasized that in the defense of the city, we must not despise the heroes in the city, and we must make special friends and guard them.

Until now, when Sesame Li and Zhao Jun used to get into trouble, one of them was a fierce general named Peng Er, who was originally a woodcutter, brave and courageous. When Zhao Junyong introduced him into the gang, he asked: "Is there a sesame Li Hu?" "When I heard that there was, I immediately agreed. This sesame Li and Peng Er are famous for each other, and they can all be said to be famous local heroes in Xuzhou. With the courage of pouring the sky, with just eight people, they won the important town of Xuzhou overnight, and with the help of their past reputation, they won 100,000 people in ten days.

It can be seen that their strength should not be underestimated.

Yan San replied: "In Yidu City, according to the different districts, there are high-rollers in the market. The villain either made friends with money, or with martial arts, with the help of the third and fourth children, and the west of the city is already under control. However, it is estimated that it will take two months to unify the whole city. ”

"Two months? Too slow. Give you a month, it has to be done! We have been in Shandong and Henan for more than two months, and we have not had a single piece of valuable information except for sending some craftsmen and displaced people back from time to time! Of course, there are responsibilities for me, and it is difficult to communicate with the upper echelons. But you can't slack off! ”

"Yes."

The two talked about some details, and after a while, Maregg came up with the food box herself.

Li Shousheng patted Yan San's shoulder and said with a smile: "Yan Guanren, you can put a hundred hearts, and we will settle this matter." Isn't it just twenty or thirty pieces of satin? Piece of cake. In this way, even if I don't have enough goods in the shop, I will supply you first! That's always going to work, right? ”

Yan San arched his hand and said, "Thank you to Li Guanren." ”

Maregg put down the plate, sneered, and said, "Didn't you disturb the two big officials?" ......, come, come, come Li, Guanren, I'll whisper to you." ”

Li Shousheng whispered: "So that Li Guanren knows that I have just left the relationship and brought two Persian beauties from Dadu." One was given to Liu Wanhu, and there was one left, in my shop, not only to accompany the wine, but also to talk and feel. Should Li Guanren be interested? Hehe,......, regular customer, I'll give you a 20% discount. ”

"This ,......, sweeping the palace, the birthday of the prince and the lady is coming, and I have to do a happy event recently, and I have ordered a few pieces of silk, I have to send it over in the afternoon, and ask the palace steward to pick. Don't have time, another day, another day? ”

"Ah, sweep the king's mansion? Congratulations to Li Guanren, congratulations to Li Guanren. You've only been here for a few months? Buying and selling to sweep the king's mansion on the capital? Amazing, amazing! Actually, I have long seen that you are not an ordinary person, Lu Bu among people! ......, Sweeper? His old man is in our Yidu City, but this. ”

Maregg cocked his thumb and looked at Li Shousheng's eyes, which was very different. The sweeping king is Wang Shicheng, he has only been called the king for a long time, and he is a well-deserved real power figure in Shandong, no wonder Maregg behaves like this.

"Shopkeeper, kill me. You know, I and General Xiao Chen's fellow countrymen, borrowing his momentum, this line to get through, is not our ability. Besides, most of your business has gone, and I have nothing to compare with you, nothing to compare. ”

That being said, what kind of person is Maregg? He was stammering, so he simply saved the eight-fold fold, and insisted on sending the Persian beauty up, and asked Li Shousheng to take a look at it first. Seeing that he was gracious, Li Shousheng couldn't refuse, and it was lively for a long time, and finally after the meal was finished, he and Yan San easily walked away.

The two went out of the wine store and parted ways.

Li Shousheng went back to the shop, didn't look at the satin that was selected and was ready to be sent to Wang Shicheng's mansion, turned into the back room, sent the people down, picked up the pen, and put some of the information he heard at the gathering place today on a coded paper. He hesitated, and the news of Mrs. Wang's upcoming birthday was also written.

Send a secret message to Haidong, he has his own top-secret channel, so there is no need to repeat it.

In the afternoon of the same day, Yan San sent the craftsmen out of the city, and the next evening, when he arrived at the beach, he saw the craftsmen on the boat, and took advantage of the night to sail away, and he turned back. A day later, the ship arrived in Pyongyang and was received by a special person. Around evening, the craftsmen disembarked from the ship, and looked into the distance, and dozens of large and small ships were moored on the harbor.

It was noted that there were two ships that had just docked, similar to them, and there were also special officials to pick them up. The two ships were very large, and the deck was densely packed, and there were many people standing, all in ragged clothes, with vegetable faces, and their eyes were full of curiosity and fear.

"They are?"

The official who received the craftsmen smiled, but he did not hesitate to answer, and said kindly: "It's similar to the villagers, but they are not craftsmen, they are all refugees from the south." ”

His words are half-true and half-false, among those people, there are homeless, not all homeless. They were all bought and sent from all over the south of the Yangtze River through the messenger surnamed Cao sent by Zhang Shicheng earlier in exchange for a Goryeo woman. Counting it, this is already the fourth batch. The number of people in each batch is not much, thousands of people are up and down, it doesn't seem to be much, and it can't stop the accumulation of small amounts. Moreover, the one surnamed Cao has basically opened up the joints, and the road will only become smoother and smoother in the future, and the scale will become larger and larger, and it is roughly estimated that it can be transported to at least 50,000 people in Haidong in a year.

"Look over there! ......, those people are dressed so strangely. May I ask you, sir, did they also send them from the south? ”

The official turned his head and said, "They didn't come from the south, they came from the east." ”

"East?"

"The Japanese people."

"Do you want it too?"

The officer smiled and did not answer. Haidong's policy of recruiting displaced people is not to be used by other races as long as Han Chinese. Those few Japanese people who came from afar had another identity: pirates.