He wants to study the living habits of the Hu people, and he wants to find out the Hu people's weaknesses, so that when the Hu people fight against Da Sheng's soldiers again, he can perform miraculous feats!
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
The border town was extremely well-defended. Even if he went to the Hu people's territory to study the Hu people's living habits, he would be interrogated even if he left the city and returned to the city.
Moreover, there is a large river dozens of meters wide between the border town and the Hu people's territory. Dasheng soldiers patrol the river twelve hours a day. Anyone who approaches the river will be interrogated and then driven away.
He can act like a master in front of ordinary people, but in front of the border guards who are armed with live ammunition, sharp eyes, and full of evil spirits, it will be unfavorable for him to fool the ordinary people no matter what.
Those who work in his profession are most afraid of being timid and shrinking their heads. No matter what, they must look confident and unpredictable.
But now he can't even speak easily!
This really pissed him off, and he cursed himself in his heart for not living up to expectations, but no matter how many times he tried to build up his strength, when he mustered up the courage to step closer to the river, he would definitely show his timidity in the next second.
Therefore, after staying in the border town for several months, he never got close to the river bank.
If you don’t dare to go near the river bank, how can you study the barbarians?
Moreover, when barbarians come to harass, the entire border town is under martial law, and the people in the city are required to stay at home and are not allowed to go out on the streets.
In other words, after staying in the border town for less than half a year, he didn't even see the hair of the Hu people, and he didn't even hear the sound of fighting. Dasheng's elite soldiers stopped the Hu people on the other side of the river, and the entire border town was extremely stable. .
There's no way he can take advantage of it, and he's really going to go crazy.
Originally, according to his plan, he would first find out the weaknesses of the barbarians, and then guard the border town. When the sixth prince came with his troops next year, he would recommend himself as an adviser to the sixth prince.
After he rescues the Sixth Prince and makes great contributions to the Sixth Prince, he will return to Shengjing in glory.
In this way, even if Li Qiao identified him as Gao Zhiyuan, he would not be afraid.
Li Qiao is in charge of heaven and earth, can he still control his sudden epiphany and communication with ghosts and gods? Can this be considered a major event in the next ten years or so?
If Li Qiao dares to talk nonsense, then he will stand up and reveal that the real Mr. Li, who is already dead, is actually a ghost. Then everyone will die together and be finished together!
Li Qiao definitely wouldn’t dare!
Li Qiao has a husband and children, so she worries about him much more than him.
Therefore, by then he can enjoy the glory and wealth in peace, and he will not interfere with Li Qiao's well.
But who knew that after coming to the border town, I would be frustrated everywhere and gain nothing!
Moreover, the money he earned from fortune telling was almost spent. As a last resort, he could only resign one of the bodyguards from Royal Logistics, leaving only one to protect him.
Speaking of the Royal Logistics, he couldn't help but curse Li Qiao in his heart. Damn it, if Li Qiao hadn't created the Royal Logistics, would Sheng Hong be able to assess the Imperial Army?
If Sheng Hong didn't assess the Forbidden Army, then why are all the Forbidden Army's masters capable of defeating dozens of people?
If the level of the imperial army was the same as in his previous life, how could the border city be impregnable?
How come he can't take advantage of any loopholes?
You have to scold Li Qiao!
As for the real reason for the Holy Emperor's assessment of the Forbidden Army, it's not important. Just scold Li Qiao.
And how much money did the Holy Spirit make from the businesses that Li Qiao organized? The poor saint in his previous life had to auction off his private collection. If the saint in this life is as poor as in the previous life, how can the border town be safe at this time?
Damn Li Qiao, you ruined his plan and blocked his path to success. I'm so angry!
But it is impossible to go back.
If he goes back, his reputation as Taoist Master Li will be mixed, and not as many people come to him to tell fortunes as before. What's the use of telling fortunes to people? His goal is to achieve great success.
Moreover, if he went back, it would be equivalent to giving up on the Sixth Prince. He could only find ways to use next year's locust plague to benefit him.
But this difficulty is even greater than saving the Sixth Prince.
The only way he could use it was to rush to the palace gate and say that he knew there would be a locust plague next year and ask to see the Holy Emperor.
But the key point is that he was timid in front of ordinary soldiers in the border town. If he really met the Holy Emperor, it would not be a shame if his calves were trembling, his speech was stumbling, and he showed no dignity.
The Holy Father will most likely lock him up and torture him severely to force him to find out everything he knows.
He seeks glory and wealth, and he does not want to go to jail.
So he might as well continue to stay in the border town. He should be bolder and more experienced first. Anyway, the sixth prince will come to the border town next year.
Just play it by ear.
When he has seen the big battles in the border town and the world, and when he can maintain the demeanor of a worldly master in front of nobles, then even if he has no credit for saving the sixth prince, he can rush to the palace gate to directly ask for an audience with the Holy Lord.
There are so many disasters in the future, and there will always be a few disasters that will become the stepping stones for his ascension!
Li Qiao didn't know that Gao Zhiyuan, who was far away in the border town, was cursing at him. He was busy with national affairs.
The temperature has risen a bit, but overall it is still below freezing, and most of the land is frozen, making it difficult to dig.
But given the current situation of coldness and lack of snow water, the rivers, ditches and ponds in the Shengjing area must be closed quickly, so as not to affect next year's irrigation.
The Seventh Prince had the same plan and urged the farmers to continue digging. Although it is difficult to dig when the ground is frozen, you can still dig it out with some effort.
In addition, he began to distribute keel waterwheels that had been prepared to farmers. In villages near rivers, ditches and ponds that have been dug for water, according to household registration, every three households can have a keel waterwheel.
This keel waterwheel entered the village, and the farmers really felt at ease.
The Seventh Prince and Mr. Li kept their word and really sent out water trucks for free. They are kind people, very kind people!
After receiving the keel waterwheel, many farmers kowtowed gratefully in the direction of Shengjing.
This winter, Mr. Li is handing out cotton and clothes, and now he is also handing out waterwheels. He must kowtow to Mr. Li.
And, of course, there was the court.
It is the common people like them who are so lucky to have such a wise king!
Irrigation in the Shengjing area is important, and irrigation in other places is also important.
The province drawn by the eldest prince was Dongshan Province. Governor Ming was overjoyed when he learned about it. He had focused his work on drought relief before he took office. Now the eldest prince has come to fight the drought with him. Hey, he is one of the governors. You will definitely be able to sit comfortably.
The second prince won the lottery of Yuanhe Province, and Sheng Hong refused to let Li Qiao interfere. However, the second prince visited Li Qiao in person from time to time on the grounds that he was not familiar with the terrain of Yuanhe Province.
The second prince had a very stable attitude. He was just a bastard. Unless Sheng Hong strictly prohibited him from asking Li Qiao to solve his doubts, then he would definitely pass the problem onto Li Qiao.
Mr. Li’s hometown, Mr. Li should put in more effort.
The seventh prince's Hui'an Province and the fourth prince's Sichuan Province were also taken seriously by these two people. They studied the topographic maps and information of the two provinces all day long.
The Sixth Prince was extremely resentful, but who made him hit the Western Shem Province with a single stroke?
This third question was so difficult. After reading a lot of information, he wondered whether he should go to Xishan Province for on-the-spot investigation.
He doesn't have the confidence to outperform the other brothers, but if he shows an attitude and is willing to run around, he might be able to earn some sympathy points...
However, if we really want to go to Western Shem, we will have to wait until next year.
It's too cold now.
This kind of weather is not suitable for traveling far away.
In the busyness, time has arrived in the twelfth lunar month.
It’s time to celebrate the New Year again.
Li Qiao received the letter from Zhuang Fengshou. He was very moved. The power of the people is huge. Dasheng could survive the difficulties in his previous life, and it was absolutely inseparable from ordinary people lending a helping hand to the people at the bottom.
After consulting Sheng Hong, he asked Zhuang Fengshou to send the clothes to Hedong Prefecture and hand them over to the prefect of Hedong Prefecture for disposal.
Although Hedong Prefecture is adjacent to Hexi Prefecture, the wealth of Hexi Prefecture has not affected Hedong Prefecture. The living conditions of the people in Hedong Prefecture are similar to when he first crossed over ten years ago.
In addition, he asked Zhuang Fengshou to place an advertisement for the purchase of cotton. The specific purchase location was Fucheng, Hexi Prefecture.
He also wrote a letter to Li Gu in Weiqing County, asking Li Gu to also advertise for cotton purchases.
He is hoarding the cotton purchased from these two places and waiting for next winter to decide where to use it.
In addition to these major national events, the Li family also has major events:
Li Yuning and Ming Xi's wedding date has been set.
The two people got along very well and had many topics in common. In addition to their suitable status, the elders of both parties were very optimistic about it. Moreover, the two of them were indeed not too young, so the marriage was decided.
The wedding is scheduled for the end of next summer, and the two will return to Beihu Province to get married.
Chapter 219 Li Qiao spends money in many places: bicycles
After Li Yuning and Ming Xi's marriage was settled, Li Yuning was busy embroidering the wedding dress, and Tao Zhu, Li Shu, and Wang Guihua also began to prepare the dowry for her.
Beihu Province is far away. Even if the cement road is built, it will still take two months to walk. In addition, if there is any delay along the way, you have to set aside three months just to travel.
As a result, the dowry must be prepared early, and Li Yuning and Ming Xi will have to leave Beijing in March next year.
With Li Yuan's dowry in front, Li Yuning's preparations should be based on Li Yuan's specifications.
Li Qiao would ask questions from time to time, but his focus was on Jibei Province.
When Gao Zhiyuan was in the 20th year of Shengping, he heard that there had been a severe drought near Shengjing in the past few years. The words "in the past few years" are very important.
It must be at least three years before it can be called the first few years.
Next year will be the 15th year of Shengping, and most of this severe drought occurred during the 15th, 16th, and 17th years of Shengping.
Jibei Province surrounds Shengjing and wraps up Shengjing. It has three prefectures that are close to the sea, and there are five major rivers within the territory. The most likely places to experience drought in Jibei Province are the prefectures that are far away from these five major rivers...
Regardless of whether it is true or not, just take it as such. Although he has more information than Gao Zhiyuan, how can he dare to say that his guess is accurate on this kind of thing?
No matter what, he chose the four mansions far away from these five rivers. The 100,000 acres of land that Sheng Hong rewarded him would be in these four mansions.
On the pretext of facilitating irrigation of his own farmland, he wanted to dig rivers and ditches in these four prefectures.
Jibei Province was not chosen by the princes, so Li Qiao could just contact Sheng Hong. This time he was going to start construction in four prefectures at the same time. This was a big project and he had to inform Sheng Hong in advance.
Of course Sheng Hong strongly supports it.
Li Aiqing spent his own money to build these most basic water conservancy projects to facilitate irrigation for the people. He wished that all officials in the world would use private treasury and provincial treasury like Li Aiqing.
He issued an edict to the prefects and magistrates of the entire Jibei Province, asking these officials to cooperate with Li Qiao's actions - Li Qiao wanted to divert water from the five major rivers, which involved more than four prefectures. In order to save trouble, he simply gave the entire Ji Officials in the northern province issued orders.
In order to start construction as soon as possible, Sheng Hong also sent officials from the Ministry of Industry to choose the most suitable route.
This time, the water from the five major rivers will be diverted into the four prefectures selected by Li Qiao. The project is too large and professionals will have to be hired.
