Qin: "No need." [No pop-up novel website] Li Luo said. "Both of you can eat Chinese dishes." And we learn from each other repeatedly. Let Chef Liao do it. "Chef Liao brought him with him from his home in Guangzhou. He has quite a few famous dishes, especially roasted suckling pig and roasted mutton. They are famous in Guangzhou city. Li Luoyou wanted to entertain local guests. Conveniently, I also brought him here.
"Yes. I'll make arrangements right away." Shopkeeper Cheng retreated. Li Luoyou stood up and said to Gu Jiangcheng, "Come here."
Gu Hecheng was still a boy of fifteen or sixteen, and it was obvious that he was very afraid of his uncle. Followed closely.
"I assigned you to do your homework on the boat, did you do it? Is there anything you didn't understand?"
"Reply to the master: my nephew has already done it." The Li family is also learning to be an official. The nephews and daughters all call their elders, "Master, I just can't solve a few geometry problems. I want to ask the master for advice."
"Well, bring the window lesson books to the study in the evening."
When I arrived, the study room was already clean. There were more than a dozen large cabinets filled with correspondence and account books. The cabinet containing important paperwork was locked. Li Luoyou checked the seals on various cabinets and made sure they were intact before tearing off the seals one by one and sitting down.
Gu Huacheng naturally didn't dare to sit down and stood aside.
"Hecheng! Polish your ink and write some letters."
"Yes!" Gu Hecheng was a little surprised. Things like writing letters were, as usual, Master Shuqi's business. The secret was that my uncle did it himself. How could he write it himself? Not daring to ask any more questions, he hurriedly walked to the rosewood desk, took a key of Cheng Junfang's remaining ink, and began to rub it on a Tang Dynasty Duan inkstone. "Li Luoyou's letter was written to Liaohai's agent in Jiannu's "Shengjing" in Shenyang. There was more than one such agent. Some of them opened businesses locally, and some specialized in making friends with Hou Jin. An aristocratic official. Since the withdrawal of the town from Guangning, all the Li family's business in Liaodong was destroyed. After witnessing the tragic situation of the soldiers and civilians in Liaodong, Li Luoyu returned to Zhili and after settling down for a while, he began to send people back to Liaodong to reorganize Family business. In the name of being a prostitute, he secretly collected intelligence information about Hou Jin. He still held a glimmer of hope in his heart: one day, when Wang Shi returned to Liao, the intelligence network he arranged in Liaodong would be able to play some role. At least, it could also be used in the local area. Kill some godsons.
The news of Ningyuan's victory once gave Li Luoyou, who was extremely disappointed with the government, a glimmer of hope. Emperor Tianqi passed away. King Xin entered the throne. Wei Zhongxian, who had all the power in the government and the public, lost power and was sentenced to death. Until Yuan Chonghuan came back and proposed the "five-year restoration of Liao Dynasty", all this made him feel brighter than ever before. The strength of Ming Dynasty is not exhausted yet!
The news from his agents in Liaodong showed that since Lao Shoes died under the cannon of Governor Yuan, Hou Jin was in a precarious state both internally and economically within the puppet regime. Li Luoyu felt that after the defeat of Saarhu, the imperial court's situation in Liaodong might be reversed. There have been more activities in Liaodong in the past two years.
He asked Gu Hecheng to write a letter of instructions for the agent's business activities in Shenyang. Liaohaixing's commercial activities in Liaodong were mainly through the channel of Pidao, entering Houjin's ruling area to transport and sell goods within the customs, and to purchase red ginseng, deer calculations, and furs. Especially good black tricks. This kind of trade was illegal in the Ming Dynasty, but it was welcomed within the jurisdiction of the Hou Jin regime. A regime based on plunder and robbery will inevitably end up with a reduced military force, a depleted agriculture, and an extreme shortage of various materials, which is extremely supportive of such smuggling trade with the customs.
However, Li Luoyou was different from those traitorous merchants in Shanxi. He never transported and sold strategic materials such as grain, pig iron, and copperware that Houjin urgently needed. What was shipped were all luxuries that were useless for farming and fighting, especially all kinds of silks, brocades, and porcelain of various thicknesses. The barbarians who had amassed a lot of wealth through robbery and plundering had just taken off their pig skins, and they were inevitably interested in these products. Great demand arose. Li Luoyou's business was not originally to make money, but it grew bigger and bigger, and he made a lot of money from red ginseng, deer root and skin.
"As for what Baylor said, asking us to transport and sell food, please tell him: famines have been going on recently. The price of food is extremely high, and there is no surplus food left in the market."
Then he dictated a letter to redeem several former store clerks, instructing the agent to redeem the clerks from the original shop who had been found one by one. If the family members could find their whereabouts. Also redeemed together. Take advantage of trade opportunities. He found and redeemed many acquaintances, colleagues, and relatives who were taken into slavery during the Liaodong collapse. Those who redeem themselves will be sent back to the pass, including those who are brave and knowledgeable. Those who harbored profound hatred for the Jiannu were sent back outside the customs, either as clerks in the trade, or by settling down in the local area to do small business and lurk.
Waiting to get revenge one day.
After he finally dictated the letter about sending gifts to Houjin nobles and officials during the Dragon Boat Festival, Gu Hecheng saw that he had no other instructions, so he handed over the letter signature. Li Yi can take over. After carefully reading the book, I found that it was all in small regular script. Writing about Mohou and Mama Shen is not messy at all. He nodded with satisfaction. Then he took out a stamp from the invitation box he carried with him and stamped it one by one.
Trading with Houjin is illegal, so Li Luoyou never writes such letters from others, without writing down the names, signatures, or any inscriptions. He only uses a monogram stamp as a mark. Once the letter is lost, simply destroy the stamp. Although Li Luoyou placed his hope in the imperial court, he knew exactly what the various characters in the imperial court were.
The letter was carefully sealed and enclosed in wax pills. At that time, specialized and capable personnel will collect the items from the north to Dengzhou. There are many boats going from Dengzhou to Phi Island, so smuggling is very convenient.
Li Luoyou sealed the wax balls and put them in a special decorative box. Then he asked: "He Cheng! Do you know why you are asked to write these three letters today?"
"Yes, I want my nephew to remember the hatred between the country and the family."
"It's good that you know." Li Luoyou nodded, "Sit down."
My nephew dare not. "
"Sit down, I have something to tell you." Li Luoyou sighed, "My uncle suffered from vertigo again yesterday. He has suffered from this disease several times, so I'm afraid something will happen."
"Uncle, the Spring and Autumn Period were at their peak,"
"It doesn't matter, he won't die for a while." Li Luoyou said solemnly, "My uncle climbed out of the dead, and he takes life and death lightly. The Li family is now prosperous, but I just can't let you go." He Gu Hecheng stopped talking, "My uncle originally expected to watch the imperial court regain Liaozuo, and we men would return home in fine clothes to help you revive the family business. Now it seems that my uncle may not have this blessing. Therefore, this stall in Liaodong, You should pay more attention in the future and help your uncle keep an eye on him."
"Yes, my nephew will follow my uncle's teachings."
"The Portuguese in Xiangshan'ao. You should go there often. My uncle knows that you don't want to believe in God, so he won't force you. It's just that you can gain more experience by going there." Li Luoyou closed his eyes, "Westerners have their own A set of skills and mathematics. If you are not under me, China, the world is vast and far from a corner of China." His words seemed to be warning Gu Hecheng, but also seemed to be muttering to himself. Gu Hecheng did not dare to disturb and just stood there. Listen.
You go ahead, Zhou Che Bi Dun. You should also take a good rest, there are still things to discuss in the evening. "
He Cheng responded respectfully and was about to leave. Seeing that his uncle had no intention of leaving, he continued to open letters sent from various places and asked, "Why don't you go and have a rest?"
"I'm not tired, I'll go back later."
"Yes." Gu Hecheng hesitated, "My nephew is brave, please forgive Aunt Jiang,"
"Humph" Li Luoyou snorted coldly. "You've just learned how to be compassionate and considerate."
"My nephew doesn't dare!" Gu Hecheng knelt down in fear. Elderly women, this was a matter of principle in ancient society.
"Get up! I scared you like this." Li Luoyou glanced at him with dissatisfaction. Gu He grew up to look like his late wife, which made him look quite weak. He sighed secretly in his heart, such a boy I don’t know if I can carry this kind of shoulders.
"Aunt Jiang is my nephew's elder. She has always been a female child and cannot bear such suffering..."
"Kneel down and you will die on your knees?" Li Luoyou sneered, "I escaped from Liaodong. I don't know how many men, women, old and children who failed to escape from Liaozuo were kidnapped and enslaved by the slaves. Those who were tortured to death, and those who are not dead, should be asked to meet those who were redeemed and hear what kind of life they lived. She could not live without a piece of flesh even if she knelt for an hour."
Gu Hecheng kowtowed and protested: "Master, my nephew will never forget the suffering of the people of Liaodong after the fall. It's just that these are two different things. How could Aunt Jiang be blamed? She just said a wrong sentence, and the master scolded her So I left, it would be unkind to punish me like this."
"Asshole!" Li Luoyou cursed angrily when he saw his nephew's stubborn temper. Suddenly my head felt dizzy. He quickly stopped his anger and just said: "Get out. It's so kind to a woman!"
Li Luoyu calmed down for a while, and then his mind became clear. The symptoms became more serious. He thought that after returning to Guangzhou this time, he would invite famous doctors to take a closer look.
While he was resting his mind with his eyes closed, Su Ye came in softly and said in his ear: "Sir, shopkeeper Yang Da from Yang Run Kaitang has sent someone to pay your respects and also gave you a four-color water gift."
"He's not here to say hello to me. He's here to say hello to my red ginseng deer." A smile appeared on Li Luoyou's lips, "I've accepted the gift. Give the visitor a reward. Tell him: Invite Mr. Yang to come tomorrow Come and talk."
Ye agreed and stepped out.
"Hold on," Li Luoyou called him. "Go to the inner house and ask Aunt Jiang to get up." ! ~!
