This time Dasheng was disturbed by natural disasters, and he could not deal with the barbarians with all his strength.
But he will definitely get this debt back in the future.
Otherwise, where would Dasheng's face be?
"If I go back to the Holy Emperor, I don't want anything. This batch of cattle and sheep is enough." Li Qiao said respectfully.
"Then I'll write it down for you, and I'll reward you with whatever comes to mind in the future."
Li Aiqing has made great achievements this time, so he can't just throw away the cattle and sheep.
"By the way, I heard that Xu'er imitated your academy and medical academy and wanted to set up the same academy in Western Shem Province?"
Thinking of this, Sheng Hong asked.
"It's true. The Sixth Prince plans to build a school and a medical center in Xishan Province so that he can teach a group of craftsmen and doctors."
"The carpenter is making the waterwheel, and the doctor is preparing it for the border town guard. After all, the people of Xihu have not stopped yet."
"The minister saw that the Sixth Prince was devoted to the people, so he told the truth about his experience."
Li Qiao replied.
The Sixth Prince has indeed been looking for him a lot lately.
The Sixth Prince summed up the lesson of having his right arm crippled and decided not to use his body as a suspect. He felt that whatever he did to build a school or a medical center would be correct and would be beneficial without any harm, so he asked him for advice on his experience.
"That's it. I have some free time, so I can ask him carefully."
Sheng Hong understood clearly after hearing this.
At the same time, the guilt in my heart became even stronger.
His sixth son wanted to be like Li Aiqing, who selflessly spent money to cultivate talents, make irrigation tools for the people, and eliminate disasters and diseases for the people.
Little did they know, he was actually out...
The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. Sheng Hong took a deep breath and told Li Qiao: "You should also persuade him. Dasheng actually doesn't need so many craftsmen and doctors, so he doesn't have to invest too much."
As far as he knew, the Xin family also opened a medical clinic in Huaidong Mansion.
Coupled with the medical clinic in Shengjing, many doctors will flow into various places in a few years.
But Dasheng has already ceased fighting with the Donghu people. Although the fighting with the Xihu people has not stopped yet, it will stop sooner or later. In this way, the number of wounded will be reduced a lot.
If Da Sheng cannot absorb the training of doctors in large quantities, where will those apprentices go?
So are craftsmen.
"Uh..." Li Qiao was a little surprised. Sheng Hong actually asked him to persuade the sixth prince?
As for the sixth prince's careerism, let alone him, even Sheng Hong himself couldn't persuade him, right?
"Your Majesty, the humble minister speaks softly. Even if you try to persuade him, the Sixth Prince may not listen." He said with an embarrassed look on his face.
Sheng Hong: "..."
He took a deep breath and waved his hand: "That's all, let me persuade you."
"yes."
Although she felt that Sheng Hong was a little weird at the moment, Li Qiao still obediently agreed.
Advise the Sixth Prince?
Just kidding, of course you should push him if you can, otherwise the Sixth Prince might not have stabbed him in front of him.
The Sixth Prince always spoke outspokenly in front of him.
When it was time to get off work, he came home on time and announced that he was about to achieve beef freedom. The entire Li family was filled with laughter and laughter.
Li Yunfan jumped up and down, shouting that he wanted to eat beef balls, while Li Xiaorui shouted that he wanted to eat hot-boiled beef.
The shouts of the two little guys immediately aroused everyone's longing for beef. They could finally eat such delicacies with open stomachs.
The business of your home hot pot shop can also get better.
However, the 10,000 sheep would definitely not be eaten in one day. They had to find a place quickly, but they could not wait for the Hu people's cattle and sheep to come to Beijing before they found a sheep pen.
When the Hu people's cattle and sheep arrived in Shengjing, the border town was finally unsealed.
It is now the middle of April in the lunar calendar.
As soon as the border town was unsealed, outsiders packed their bags and left. It took half a year to seal the border town, and half of the time, the barbarians could be heard attacking the city. It was terrible!
Gotta run!
On the first day that the border town was unblocked, Gao Zhiyuan left the city with his parcel on his back.
When he came to the border town, he came in an ox cart and hired two bodyguards. However, after spending almost two years in the border town, he had nothing to do. As a last resort, he had to sell the ox cart to make ends meet.
But he couldn't care less about cursing at this moment. It was a long road and he could only walk back to Shengjing on his own feet. He had to save his energy.
He was exhausted both mentally and physically. He just wanted to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible and return home to Shengjing to have a good rest. When his energy returned, he could figure out how to use natural disasters to climb up.
He missed the opportunity to save the Sixth Prince and almost met Li Qiao, which really scared him to death.
However, Li Qiao probably didn't know that he was in the border town.
He fakes it so well.
Besides, even if he really knew it, nothing could be done to him.
However, when he thought of the scene where the soldiers praised Li Qiao, he couldn't help grinding his teeth. He was so angry!
It was not the first time for him and Li Qiao to be human, but why were they so different?
At the end of April, the weather got hotter.
There was not much rain this spring, not a drought. After Xin Zhi arrived in Dongding County, he would report to Li Qiao every week about the local rain conditions and the progress of the Li family's irrigation project.
Li Qiao's irrigation project in Dongding County is almost completed, and local farmers will be able to use the river he dug this summer.
For this reason, Xin Zhi specially ordered a batch of keel water trucks from the school and planned to sell them to local farmers at a very low price, so that local farmers can enjoy the convenience of irrigation.
Thanks to several rains in the spring, the wheat grew well, and Sheng Hong was in a good mood. He went out of the palace to inspect the wheat fields outside Shengjing for three consecutive days.
The wind blows through the wheat fields, what a beautiful scene!
Li Liang and Wang Guihua have returned to Beijing. The couple stayed out for nearly two months and are in a good mood.
As for Governor Jiang's promotion, Wang Guihua had already looked away after being persuaded by Li Liang.
Now Li Xiaolan follows Jiang Mao to various villages and towns. If she happens to be able to return to the county town that night, she will stay at an inn in the county town.
If you can't make it back to the county in time, you'll have to sleep in a carriage or stay in a local farmer's home, facing the cold wind and scorching heat every day, making everything inconvenient.
But Li Xiaolan didn't feel bitter.
Since the silly girl doesn't feel the pain, then let it be.
After the wheat harvest, the trials of the Grand Canal ended.
The official ship has been running back and forth on the Grand Canal for three months, and no major problems have been found. Minor problems have been repaired, and the next step is to arrange for the official navigation.
Governor Jiang is preparing to leave for the Governor's Yamen in Jiangshu Province.
Many merchant ships are also eager to try it. The Grand Canal, if this waterway is really OK, then transporting goods will be much faster and more convenient in the future.
Chapter 253 The Grand Canal is officially opened to navigation
Tongzhou Wharf is in the southeast of Shengjing, seventy miles away from Shengjing.
The summer is long and the road is flat, so if you take a horse-drawn carriage, you can go there and back in one day.
Tongzhou Pier has become the most popular attraction in Shengjing.
Ordinary people want to take a look at this huge project. After all, they built the dock and dug the canal.
In the previous winter corvee work and off-farm work, they were engaged in canal construction work.
Now that the canal is finally open to navigation, why not come and join in the fun?
Dignitaries and wealthy businessmen also came to visit, planning to take a boat to the south of the Yangtze River to travel or transport goods.
In order to advertise the canal, the imperial court specifically stipulated that no tolls would be charged for the first year, regardless of whether it was a cargo ship or a passenger ship.
Some important official roads on the land have set up checkpoints, one of which is to collect tolls.
Now the Grand Canal is free of tolls for the first year. In addition, water transportation is fast and a large amount of goods can be transported. Therefore, the Grand Canal is very attractive to merchants.
Moreover, Royal Logistics is ready to go. If they are hired to travel through the Grand Canal, they will only charge 70% of the normal escort fee in the first year.
With such a huge discount, how can one not be tempted?
Anyway, Li Qiao was very excited.
Food from Jibei Province, food and money from Weiqing County, and industries from Peng County can all be used through the canal.
He actively responded to the court's call and was informed that tolls would be waived and escort fees would be discounted at 30%. He immediately approached Royal Logistics and hired fifty people to escort the wheat to Peng County.
Peng County mainly produces rice, but his family's business requires wheat. In the past, wheat was transported to Peng County by land. Now that there are waterways, of course, we have to use waterways.
The taro from there can also be transported to Shengjing by water for making snacks and snacks.
The business of Royal Logistics is quite stable, and the people in Shengjing City have adapted to the existence of logistics.
Although the monthly profit is not much, it will definitely not lose money.
Due to the opening of the Grand Canal, Shenghong expanded the recruitment of Royal Logistics later that year, and some remnants of the Li Family Charity Hall also chose to join Royal Logistics.
For example, some people are missing only one finger, one eye is blind, and their legs and feet are slightly inconvenient. After staying in Lijia Shantang for a period of time, these people feel that life is too boring and boring - except for eating and drinking, there is no other serious business every day.
But these people can actually work.
They felt that instead of staying in the Li Family Shantang and being raised by Li Qiao in vain, it would be better to apply for a job at Royal Logistics.
On the one hand, there is salary to be paid, and on the other hand, it adds some fun to life.
Isn’t running around all over the world better than staying in a charity hall?
Li Qiao would not stand in the way of these people's choices, so he let them go readily.
