"In that case, the dock in Weiqing County is yours. When the Ministry of Industry and Engineering arrives in Weiqing County, they will connect with you."
"Yes. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Qiao thanked him respectfully, and the gratitude on his face was sincere.
He was originally not interested in the Grand Canal, but later he became interested, but he did not want to directly confront the fifth prince. Therefore, he never thought about getting a piece of the Grand Canal's pie.
But who knew that Sheng Hong not only asked him to share the pie, but also let him choose as he pleased.
He will indeed remember this grace in his heart forever.
As for Sheng Hong's treatment of the fifth prince...
It was enough that Sheng Hong was able to deal with it in public and promoted Xu Ying.
Although Sheng Hong is a wise king, he is also an old father. Sheng Hong is not a perfect person, and his handling today is quite good.
Li Qiao no longer had any worries in his mind, so he stood aside and watched other people bidding.
All of these people had strong financial resources, and Sheng Hong made it clear that he would bear all the consequences and would not retaliate afterwards. Therefore, the dozen or so businessmen quickly lost their caution and raised the price when it was time to bid.
Sheng Hong had even dealt with the fifth prince just now. If those nobles and powerful officials retaliate in the future, Sheng Hong will definitely deal with them as well.
What are you afraid of?
When it’s time to take action, take action!
The same was true for Marquis Wu'an. He raised the price when it was time to raise the price. He did not hesitate because he had been rejected by the Supreme Emperor for many years.
Li Qiao stood aside and listened. The more he listened, the more shocked he became. It was so hard for Xin Zhi to hide it. The Xin family was obviously a millionaire.
When he meets Xin Zhi next time, he will definitely have to let Xin Zhi explain it to him.
And those powerful officials.
He is worthy of being an important official with the power in the world, and he never pauses when bidding.
These people dare to ask such a price, which means that the huge amount of money in the family has been passed through.
After serving as an official for decades, he has accumulated hundreds of thousands to nearly a million yuan. This...
Li Qiao looked at Sheng Hong. Sheng Hong was so poor that he had to ask for money from the emperor, but he still gave officials high salaries. Sheng Hong, the emperor, was inexplicably taken advantage of.
In Li Qiao's thoughts, time passed quickly, and soon passed noon. Sheng Hong ordered people to bring tea and snacks to comfort everyone.
The smile on Sheng Hong's face continued, and the bad mood had been swept away. The more than ten businessmen boldly bid, and all the money they gave exceeded the estimate given by the Ministry of Industry.
When a businessman takes over the dock, it is not only easier to manage, but also gives him more money.
This endless money will definitely flow into the national treasury in the end.
Li Qiao is really a gold ingot!
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the spoils were finally divided... ah no, the selection was completed.
Everything was done under Sheng Hong's nose, so it went smoothly without any accidents.
Half of the people looked quite satisfied, obviously they got what they wanted, and those dozen businessmen were all among this half.
Obviously, when it comes to financial resources, businessmen are more professional.
As for the other half, who makes their financial resources inferior to others? Of course, it is also possible that they have wealth at home, but they dare not expose it all.
But no matter what, the result has been finalized today.
This is a fair competition. Those who don’t get the dock they want can’t blame others.
Before the show ended, Sheng Hong once again emphasized that retaliation was not allowed and that once discovered, he would be severely punished.
Everyone took his words to heart that he would be severely punished.
He had even dealt with the fifth prince today, so he would not be merciless when dealing with others.
That's all, as long as the Holy One is here, let's just let the matter of the Grand Canal go.
After everyone left the Tai Chi Hall, Li Qiao followed the seventh prince and hurried to the prison of the Criminal Department.
In the prison of the Criminal Department, Meng Yue and Xu Ying had long received the notice from the Seventh Prince. They were looking forward to it, but the Seventh Prince and Li Qiao were finally here!
"Congratulations, you came out and got promoted."
The seventh prince congratulated Xu Ying.
Xu Ying was sincerely grateful to the Seventh Prince: "If it weren't for you, the official would not have been able to end the disaster so quickly. The Seventh Prince is a great kindness, and I will always remember it in my heart."
"This is within my responsibilities. There is no need to be kind or unkind. From now on, you can repay me by being an official well and sharing your father's worries."
The seventh prince shook his head indifferently and led Xu Ying to go through the handover procedures.
Meng Yue said with a smile: "That's right, Brother Xu, the seventh prince is devoted to prosperity and the people. If you want to repay him, then you should be an official."
"Sure, I've written it down." Xu Ying nodded with a smile.
Then his eyes turned around the seventh prince and Meng Yue, wondering in his heart that his brother Meng was so familiar with the seventh prince that he was a little scared...
After completing the formalities, Xu Yingke left the Penal Department Prison.
Meng Yue and Li Qiao walked towards the gate of the inner city with him, while the seventh prince had to deal with a few people named Zhu and had to stay in the Criminal Department.
At the gate of the inner city, Shen Hua, Tao Zhu and the Xu family were already waiting.
At noon, the seventh prince sent someone to notify Shen Hua and the Xu family. After receiving the notification, Shen Hua was so happy that he immediately took a carriage to the gate of the inner city.
It was Tao Zhu who caught him and asked him to prepare new clothes, shoes and socks, and he calmed down a little.
After waiting for a long time, he finally saw Xu Ying's figure. He pursed his lips and rushed over without saying a word.
Naturally, the Xu family also rushed over.
But this time, neither Shen Hua nor the Xu family had any intention of talking to each other, and put all their energy on Xu Ying.
"I've lost weight. I've lost too much weight. I've suffered a lot. I have to make up for it when I get home."
Shen Hua said with red eyes.
Xu Ying was amused by these words. He had calculated well. He only stayed in the Prison Prison for five days, and every meal was extremely rich. How could he lose weight?
He also thinks he is fat.
However, he nodded along with Shen Hua's words: "Okay, go home and make up for it."
"Quickly, get on the carriage and change out of these unlucky clothes." The Xu family urged, and the Xu family naturally brought new clothes.
So Xu Ying picked out the clothes brought by Shen Hua and the Xu family, and wore part of the clothes brought by both parties, which made both parties smile.
The next step is to go home.
The Xu family wants Xu Ying to return to the Xu family.
Shen Hua wanted Xu Ying to return to their small home.
Seeing that a dispute was about to start, Xu Ying finally brought out the promise he made to the Shen family when he and Shen Hua got married, which made the Xu family temporarily give up their thoughts.
Tao Zhu looked at this scene and couldn't help but sympathize with Xu Ying.
He had always been firmly on Shen Hua's side. He was more dissatisfied with Xu Ying. How could Shen Hua shed so many tears.
But at this time, he understood Xu Ying's difficulty.
It's really not easy for Xu Ying and Brother Hua to be noisy at this moment.
It was already dark when I sent Xu Yingchen Hua home.
After agreeing to celebrate in two days, Meng Yue and Li Qiao Taozhu went back to their respective homes.
Sitting on the bullock cart returning home, Tao Zhu snuggled next to Li Qiao, feeling extremely relaxed.
Li Qiao doesn’t have to suffer anymore.
I'll have a good night's sleep tonight.
When they got home, everyone was waiting for them to have dinner. It was a sumptuous dinner to celebrate the passing of the gloom.
The family had a lively dinner, and Li Qiao and Tao Zhu went back to the greenhouse to rest.
The two cubs had gone to bed long ago after eating goat's milk, and they were sleeping soundly now.
They were wearing tiger skin jumpsuits, and their fleshy bodies were next to each other. They were not lying flat on their backs, but lying on their sides, with their little heads touching each other and their little fists touching each other. This scene made Li Qiao watch. My heart will melt.
He didn't care that he would wake up the two little cubs, so he directly picked up her little body, kissed her hard a few times, and then put it back where it was.
His movement was not small, but the two cubs didn't notice it at all and were still sleeping soundly. He couldn't help but pinch their fat faces.
"I was sleeping so deeply that I didn't even know I was being taken away."
Tao Zhu stood by the kang and wiped his hair. Seeing that he persisted in disturbing the two little ones' sleep, he couldn't help but said, "I woke them up. I'm going to cry."
"Cry if you cry. As a father, I haven't heard them cry properly in the past few days."
Li Qiao's hands kept moving. He no longer pinched the fat faces of the two cubs, but pushed their small bodies.
The little body is chubby and rolling on the kang. The scene is so cute.
"How can I be a father like you? Stop tossing them, come and toss me." Tao Zhu said, raising his hand and patting him on the back: "Stop playing, wipe your hair quickly, and let's get on the kang."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiao immediately stood up straight.
He was indeed very happy.
So after seeing the two cubs, my father was full of love and had to play with them.
But now that Brother Zhu has said so, he definitely can't refuse.
Therefore, the husband and wife struggled until the time when Li Qiao should get up and go to work on weekdays.
Tao Zhulei couldn't even open his eyelids. Li Qiao hadn't slept well in the past few days, so naturally he hadn't had a good rest either. He was so tired tonight and he didn't even know when Li Qiao wiped his body. He fell asleep directly.
When I woke up again, it was already bright.
Sunlight filtered in through the papered windows, illuminating the room brightly.
The quilt was warm, there was a familiar embrace behind him, and there was a familiar arm around his waist, all of which made him couldn't help but stretch his limbs.
It was a comfortable sleep.
But it was because he slept so comfortably that he was feeling lazy to the bone and didn't want to get up at all.
