There were also Li Erbao and Brother Ju. Both little guys were slow-tempered, but they obediently put their snacks on the small table aside and walked slowly towards Li Qiao while holding hands.
Suddenly surrounded by five little guys, Li Qiao kissed and hugged them one by one. When the parent-child time was over, Li Changfeng, Li Yunfan, and Li Xiaorui were going to find Li Man again, and he hurriedly called the three of them.
Li Man is not a real gangster or robber. Don't be too high-spirited. Don't use your fists so hard. Don't you know how strong you are?
Li Qiao's tone was not harsh, but he called Li Man over and asked Li Man to lift up his clothes to see how heavy Li Changfeng's punch was.
Seeing the bruises he made with his own eyes, Li Changfeng screamed in fright and quickly raised his hands to cover his eyes.
Did he strike so hard just now...
Li Yunfan also hid in Li Qiao's arms, his little arms wrapped around Li Qiao's neck, and his little head was hidden in Li Qiao's neck. Why were he and his brother so strong?
Li Qiao was a little speechless by their reactions, but also a little funny. He patted their butts and told them again to be gentler in the future.
Although these guards are all servants, they shouldn't be beaten often.
After the three little guys admitted their mistake, he asked the three little guys to continue practicing, while he entered the house holding the fleshy Li Erbao and Brother Ju.
Something big happened today, and he had to announce the good news.
He had known a few days ago that Sheng Hong was going to promote Governor Jiang. Now that the imperial decree was issued, he could finally tell his family.
Tao Zhu and Zheng Qianqian were reading letters in the leisure room in the front yard.
This is a letter from Li Gu.
Li Gu originally planned to return to Pingcheng recently, but when the Grand Canal began trial navigation, he decided not to go back.
Everything is fine in Pingcheng, whether he returns or not is a matter of course, but the inns and restaurants in Weiqing County are about to open for business.
Official ships need to replenish fresh water and other supplies during the trial voyage. If they dock at the Weiqing County Pier, there must be someone in charge.
Although Zhuang Fengshou was also there, this dock belonged to Li Qiao after all, and he, Li Qiao's second uncle, had to stay to take care of the business.
In addition to him and Zhuang Fengshou, Zhao Mancang and Li Dong were also in Weiqing County, and there were more than fifty villagers.
Now the Lijia Inn at the Weiqing County Pier has been repaired, and the Lijia Food Shop has been opened. Even though the official ship has not yet arrived at the Weiqing County Pier, local people in Weiqing County go to the Lijia Food Shop every day, and the business is quite good. good.
When they saw Li Qiao coming back, they put down the letter they had almost finished reading and took Li Erbao and Brother Ju in his arms with a smile.
"I have something big to announce." Li Qiao stood still in front of the kang and cleared his throat with a serious look.
Tao Zhu smiled immediately when he saw this, and while rubbing the chubby Li Erbao in his arms, he asked, "What's the matter?"
Zheng Qianqian also looked at him curiously.
"Prefect Jiang has been promoted. He was promoted by His Majesty to the position of Governor of Water Transport. He is a third-rank official and is at the same level as me. From now on, Xiaolan is the grandson-in-law of the Governor."
"...Ah, this is indeed a happy event."
Tao Zhu was stunned for a moment, then immediately laughed. Magistrate Jiang was promoted, so Jiang Mao's promotion was definitely a certainty.
Perhaps, Li Xiaolan will no longer have to follow Jiang Mao around.
Zheng Qianqian was also shocked by the big news. After coming to her senses, she also hurriedly congratulated Magistrate Jiang who was far away in Lang Fang Mansion.
However, he quickly frowned and said, "Uncle, are you going to be unable to suppress Jiang Mao in the future?"
He has watched Li Xiaolan grow up, and he doesn't care about the identity of the governor's granddaughter-in-law. He only hopes that Li Xiaolan can be happy.
"Don't worry, Jiang Mao signed the contract anyway. If Xiaolan's life is not going well, she can reconcile. I will also go and teach him a lesson." Li Qiao said.
"...It's better not to get along. Hey, I should have added a clause in the contract not to allow him to take concubines."
Zheng Qianqian regretted a little.
"A melon that is twisted is not sweet, just let nature take its course."
Tao Zhu was also a little worried.
But the matter has come to this, besides these four words, what else can be done?
Li Qiao thought the same way. Anyway, it was Li Xiaolan's choice. Whether it was bitter or sweet, Li Xiaolan had to bear it.
It's just that Li Liang and Wang Guihua are not here now, and the couple are still inspecting the Li family's properties in Jibei Province.
Since even Zheng Qianqian was so worried, he had to write to the couple and vaccinate them both.
So what if Governor Jiang is on the same level as him, but Jiang Mao is not on the same level as him. If Jiang Mao really can't stand up to Li Xiaolan, then he will definitely seek justice for Li Xiaolan.
When the imperial decree reached Lang Fang Mansion, Governor Jiang was extremely excited. Unexpectedly, suddenly such a big cake hit him on the head, and he was completely dizzy!
After the eunuch who announced the decree left, he hurriedly packed his luggage and went to Beijing to meet the saint.
Sheng Hong summoned him, and after some encouragement and pointers, he gave him a lot of information and asked him to take a look at it first.
He is responsible for the taxed grains from various southern provinces entering the capital, as well as the grain for farming. He must first understand the basic situation of cultivated land, population, and grain output in various places in the south.
Sheng Hong also specifically called him by name and asked him to ask Li Qiao if he had anything to do.
Li Qiao has a very good understanding of these basic situations, which is better than trying to fumble around with a lot of information on his own.
Governor Jiang was quite emotional when he heard this. He was the governor of water transportation, and Li Qiao was a close minister of the emperor. The emperor was not willing to let him be so close to Li Qiao because of his face.
The Holy One is relieved about Li Qiao.
His premonition back then was indeed correct. That young man who was somewhat weak was really above him in official position.
Although he is on the same level now, he still needs more guidance from Li Qiao.
Governor Jiang humbly asked for advice, and Li Qiao must have told him everything. Speaking of which, ever since Jiang Mao and Li Xiaolan got married, he has been a generation younger than Governor Jiang. Before, he wanted to consider himself a junior, but Governor Jiang refused. Now that they are equal, he The identity of this junior was finally confirmed.
While Li Qiao was busy communicating with Governor Jiang, on the other side, the negotiations between Hu Ren and Dasheng came to fruition.
Because the weather was still a bit cold at this time, the envoys from both sides negotiated in a tent. The tent space was small, and both sides could tell at a glance what items were placed on the other side's table.
Da Sheng's envoys acted in accordance with Sheng Hong's orders. They drank the most popular and spicy food, and they only let the other party smell the fragrance, not letting him taste a bite.
They also played mahjong in front of the barbarians.
The sound of mahjong was loud and loud. The barbarians started with disdain, then slowly stretched their necks to look at them, and finally just stood behind them and looked at them.
This method is really childish, super childish. If it were Sheng Hong himself, he would never be able to come up with such a strategy.
But the nobles who can't stand the Hu people do lack these.
In the past, these nobles drank heavily, ate meat, wore the most comfortable silk clothes, and held the most beautiful women in their arms.
If you are injured, there is good medicine. If they are short of fun, there are a lot of new things for them to entertain themselves.
But now I can only eat meat, and there is nothing else - beauties also need fancy clothes and makeup.
And what about the mahjong card? Is this the addictive new thing at Shengjing Casino?
They had long heard that Shengjing Casino had a new gameplay, but the people in Dasheng were cowards and did not dare to imitate it even if they were smuggling it quietly, so they only heard the name but never saw the real thing.
Now it seems really interesting to see people from Dasheng playing in front of them.
The more the foreigner looked at it, the more he wanted to play it himself, but Dasheng's mission got off work at that time. Not only did they take away the mahjong tiles, they also took away every plate of all kinds of wine and delicacies on the table. .
Even the remaining tea was thrown away and the teacup was taken away!
Who can bear this?
That's too much!
The Hu people felt they had been humiliated.
fly into a rage.
But other than jumping on the spot and being incompetent and furious, they really had no other option.
They are indeed covetous of supplies from the border city, otherwise they would not have used half of their family resources to start a war with Dasheng after the new year.
But in that battle, except for the loss of more than 20,000 men and the destruction of weapons, they gained nothing.
Now the Dasheng mission has made it clear that they want to covet them. They really want to be more impressive and not look at the good wine, meat, tea, food, porcelain and other items on the Dasheng table, but the various aromas are very arrogant. It was drilled into their nostrils, making them swallow secretly.
And the mahjong card, you can only look at it, but you can't use it.
So infuriating!
It’s so painful!
After carrying it for less than half a month, the Hu people surrendered to these greedy supplies.
That's all, what Dasheng said was reasonable. Not only did he not ask them to compensate for the losses, he also did not intend to make money from them. He only planned to resume trade for the sake of peace and reducing casualties between the two sides.
That being the case, let's resume official trade. The two sides can communicate with each other, and everyone is better off.
The Hu people did not clamor for Dasheng to give up the profits, and the two parties quickly signed a contract. The Hu people used cattle and sheep to buy Dasheng's grain and other materials for enjoyment.
In addition to traditional treasures, the Hu people also specifically requested the milk bread and mahjong.
These two new things really made them hungry.
After the trade contract is signed, the next step is to prepare the materials needed by both parties.
Li Qiao is very greedy for the cattle and sheep of the Hu people. The killing of cattle is not allowed in Dasheng, unless the cattle dies unexpectedly or are old and can no longer plow the land. Otherwise, killing cattle is against the law of Dasheng.
But Dasheng's laws cannot control the Hu people's cattle. He wants to achieve freedom of beef.
He is not picky about food and can eat anything, but his family likes beef because they cannot eat beef often.
Every time there is beef on the table, it will be eaten cleanly.
So he set his sights on these cattle and sheep.
He doesn't want all of them. If it's cattle, just sell him hundreds of them and he can keep them and eat them slowly.
In addition to cattle, he also wanted a flock of sheep.
His hot pot restaurant requires the classic delicacy of mutton rolls, but sheep are large livestock that are not raised by many farmers and are not as common as chickens and ducks.
Therefore, the mutton rolls in his hotpot restaurant are often out of supply.
Now that the Hu people's sheep are here, how can he miss them?
Sheng Hong was worried about how to reward Li Qiao. After all, it was Li Qiao who came up with this plan. Now that he had made the request, Sheng Hong was very happy to get it right.
Moreover, with so many cattle and sheep coming to Beijing, Sheng Hong had to send people to feed them. Now he asked for a hundred cattle and ten thousand sheep, which saved Sheng Hong a lot of energy.
"Li Aiqing, besides cattle and sheep, what else do you need?" Sheng Hong asked cheerfully, the smile on his face unable to disappear.
He already knew the specific process of the negotiation, and he was very satisfied with the performance of everyone in the mission. He couldn't help but feel happy when he thought of Hu Renyu secretly jumping around and swallowing his saliva.
