The distance from Luoyang to Liangzhou is not close, and if every dispute has to run back and forth at both ends, then things will never be done.

Emperor Yu Li Qian told the imperial history of the idea, and the imperial history was passed on to the imperial court, and the imperial court began to discuss.

Imagine all possible outcomes, what kind of results are acceptable, what conditions are not acceptable, and what kind of outcome you want to strive for.

There is an account for these.

After the imperial court discussed, the plan was formulated, and after receiving the emperor's approval, it was possible to arrange for someone to go to Liangzhou.

Huang Chang must bargain if he wants to fight for the best interests of the imperial court, which is related to the size of his credit after he returns.

Li Huai said three taels of silver and a steel ruler, and he agreed without hesitation, and it seemed that the imperial court was very satisfied with this result.

In fact, if you think about it, you know that a steel ruler of three taels of silver is enough to forge a saber and equip an army of millions, but it is only three million taels.

This is nothing to the imperial court, which is often tens of millions of silver military expenditures.

They should have planned with Shangguan Coco and them earlier, doing business, they are better than themselves.

Now that the words have been spoken, Li Huai does not intend to take it back.

But with an additional condition.

"In addition, the imperial court has to bear the same amount of pig iron consumption." Li Huai meant that as much new steel as they wanted to buy, they would have to ship as much pig iron as they wanted.

"This ...... I can't be the master. Huang Chang was a little hesitant now, Li Huai's request was outside their plan.

But it also makes sense.

The iron ore resources in Liangzhou are limited, and if you only get in and out, it will be exhausted in a few years.

There is another one, pig iron is too cheap, and it is not sold by stone, but by how much money a car is sold.

"The court should not refuse." Huang Chang can only say this, this is an additional condition, and he can go back and discuss it again.

Just settle the general deal.

"Okay then, this king can wait." Li Huai also knows that to do big business, you need a little patience.

"Then ......" Huang Chang rubbed his hands and smiled awkwardly: "King Liang, should you give your subordinates a note." ”

Without Li Huai's note, how can he return to his life? Empty tongue, no one will believe it.

Generally speaking, this kind of thing doesn't need to be reminded, but King Liang doesn't seem to understand this rule.

He had no choice but to remind.

"The king was negligent."

Li Huai immediately asked Lou Xiaowan to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and simply write a note, as long as he expressed his meaning clearly.

Then he stamped the seal of King Liang and handed it to Huang Chang.

"King Xie Liang!"

Huang Chang respectfully accepted the note, stayed for one night, and returned to Luoyang the next day.

Sure enough.

Li Huai's additional condition, the imperial court agreed without hesitation, and immediately placed a million order.

Gee!

"The court is really rich!" Li Huai said sourly, millions of orders, without blinking his eyes.

It's like a landlord's old money.

"Lord Wang, tomorrow will be the fifteenth day." Shangguan Keke reminded leisurely.

The Qinglong Chamber of Commerce still has no news at all, and she has won. However, she is also a little uncertain in her heart.

Even if the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce can't arrive on time, at least send some news, don't really not come.

Then she won the bet.

It doesn't make any sense either.

So I waited for the opportunity to remind Li Huai and urge him to think of a way to figure out what the situation was in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.

"Small bowl, pass Li Xin, and get another map of Liangzhou." Li Huai commanded.

Shangguan Keke suddenly had a bad premonition.

Soon.

The map comes first.

When Guanzhong enters Liangzhou, it is necessary to cross the Yellow River, and the upstream water is turbulent, and there is no way to cross the river. What's more, the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce still has so many supplies, and it must find a place where the water is relatively slow to cross the river.

Syllable!

Li Huai smashed his finger on the map, and Shangguan Coco looked at it, which was slightly farther away than Qingshui Township.

It's called: Xiaguandi.

It belongs to Jiuyuan County, and it is not far from Yunzhong County.

It is also a wharf, there are often merchant ships coming and going, just opposite the transportation hub of Guanzhong Shangjun, Guanzhong has set up a card there, it is called: Shangjun Guan.

If the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce wants to come to Liangzhou, it must pass through Shangjun Pass, and then cross the river at Xiaguandi Wharf.

The problem is that Shangjunguan is the boundary of Guanzhong, more than 20 miles away from the Yellow River.

He didn't want to cross the Yellow River and go to Shangjunguan to have a look, right?

The etiquette system stipulates that the prince cannot leave the fiefdom casually.

However, he went to Taiyuan County last time, Taiyuan is hundreds of miles away from Jiuyuan, and these more than twenty miles are nothing.

"Minister Li Xin, meet the prince!" Li Xin also arrived at this time.

Li Huai raised his head and said, "You order five or six people, all on horseback, and wait for me at the south gate of Jiuyuan." ”

"Yes!"

Li Xin didn't have any doubts, the prince asked him to do whatever he wanted, and he went to prepare immediately.

Lou Xiaowan went to Li Huai's room, took the dragon's tooth bow, and ordered someone to take the little white dragon out of the stable.

As for the horse chopping knife and the plain female sword, Li Huai has always been with him.

Shangguan Keke couldn't bear to spoil the atmosphere when he saw that they were cooperating so tacitly, but this was really too risky.

"Lord Wang, it's better to send someone to Shangjun to investigate first, and besides, it's almost dark this day, and when the news is clear tomorrow, it's too late to make a decision." Shangguan Keke said silently.

Nobody paid any attention.

"I can ......" Shangguan Keke wanted to withdraw the gambling contract and stop him from continuing to take risks.

Didn't wait for her to finish.

"This king has made a word, and it is difficult for the horse to chase, you are waiting for me at home." Li Huai put the dragon tooth bow on his back, picked up the horsewhip on the table, and left without looking back.

Shangguan Keke watched his back disappear on horseback, and felt a little annoyed in his heart, if he had known, he would not have stimulated him.

You shouldn't have agreed to that bet.

He was too impulsive.

……

Li Huai and Li Xin met at the south gate, and then went east along the Yellow River Road, and when they arrived at the Xiaguandi wharf, it was dark.

It was risky to sail at night, and the boats at the wharf basically returned to the port, and Li Xin searched for a long time before a boatman agreed to cross the Yellow River for them.

This is a longboard boat, with a special shape, two platforms built with wooden planks at both ends for supplies, and a boat shed in the middle that can be used to live people.

Fortunately, there were not many of them, so they tied their horses to both ends of the boat, and everyone went into the shed, which was just right.

There were two people on the boat.

The slightly younger man, a little bit in the front, struggled to shake the oars, after all, the boat was not small, and it was a little difficult to move.

The old man was in the back position, in charge of the rudder and controlling the direction of the ship.

The oars stirred the water of the Yellow River, the surface of the river sparkled, and the long boat slowly sailed out of the dock.

It was very hard to sway from side to side, and it was a torment to ride on such a boat, but fortunately none of them were seasick.

The Yellow River here is more than 800 meters wide, and the old man said that it will take more than half an hour to reach the other side.

Li Huai noticed that the old man's eyes were very sharp, which was different from the prudence of the people in the rivers and lakes, and also different from the courage of the soldiers.

The old man's sharp eyes are cultivated by experience.

Sailing experience!

Li Huai and others found that the reason why the boat was so slow was because the old man had been controlling the boat to move upward, but because of the downward current, it seemed that the boat was going in a straight line.

"Uncle, why don't you go with the flow? It's faster and less labor-saving. Li Xin couldn't help but ask.

Ha ha!

After hearing this, the old man laughed exaggeratedly a few times before he said: "It's faster to follow the current, but it's faster to die!" ”

Hear this.

Li Xin almost drew his knife, and half of his body was in front of Li Huai, but fortunately, Li Huai held down the handle of his knife for the first time.

"Uncle, we are all fools, and we are used to walking dry roads, why don't you tell us about the experience of this boat, and enlighten us for us." Li Huai said with a smile.

"Uh......"

The old man pondered for a while, not because he didn't want to say, but because he didn't know how to explain, and only after a while did he say: "This boat is completely different from running a horse and driving, the road is straight, and the water is curved." ”

"How is the water bent?" Li Xin asked suspiciously.

"Uh......" The old man spared his head and said, "This water, he is bent, and this boat is to turn the bent water into a straight road." ”

Li Xin simply didn't ask, and this became more and more confused.

Li Huai understood a thing or two, and said: "The water of the Yellow River flows downward, and the boat also flows down with the water, and if you want to go straight, you have to go against the current, and how fast the water flows, the boat has to run as fast as possible, so that the bent water becomes a straight road." ”

Ha ha!

The old man laughed, "That's right, that's the reason." ”

Li Xin still didn't understand, and said: "You can also go to the other side along the current, but if you go a little downstream, simply build the two piers into oblique, which will definitely be much faster, and it will save effort along the current." ”

"That's unacceptable!"

Panic suddenly appeared in the old man's sharp eyes, and he seemed to be frightened by Li Xin's words.

"Why not?" Li Xin asked.

"Your horses on the road will stop with a shout, and the boat will easily not stop, and the boat will run along the water, and the faster it runs, and if there is any danger ahead, and the boat cannot stop, it can only crash into it, and it will kill people." The old man explained.

It is not for nothing that of all the means of transportation, of all the means of transportation, the ship will always be the most difficult to master.

It's all about experience and intuition!

"Boarding the ship is equivalent to entrusting your life on the ship, and if you are not careful, it will capsize." Li Huaichang sighed.

"It's a pity, it's a pity!"

"Childe, what is the pity?" The old man asked curiously.

"It's a pity that there is such a fool who thinks he is smart, and thinks he is smart, but he wants to take the straight road into a detour." Li Huai said lightly.

Li Xin suddenly felt a chill in his back, but he was sure that the prince was not talking about himself.