And Li Qiao took the initiative to get involved in the second question because of the content of Gao Zhiyuan's pamphlet.
But after he finished studying the situation of the areas where these docks belonged, he had no better solution besides getting some snacks.
The wharves of the Seventh and Sixth Princes are both in Eian Province, and Li Qiao's idea was to plant chestnuts and lotus roots in these two places.
Li's snack shop buys these two kinds of food.
There are many ways to eat chestnuts, and lotus root is mainly used to make lotus root powder.
The nut lotus root powder sold by Lijia Snack Shop costs ten taels per pound. Although it is expensive, the lotus root powder has its own audience and is only available in Lijia Snack Shop, so the sales volume is good.
Moreover, because these two places are far away from Shengjing, fresh lotus roots are not easy to transport, so the lotus roots from these two places are made into lotus root powder locally and then transported to Shengjing.
In this way, local employment has been boosted and many people have been provided with a job.
Coupled with the infrastructure construction carried out by these two princes, overall, the lives of the local people are better than before.
Life has become much more convenient.
As for the eldest prince and the fourth prince, the docks of these two princes are in Jibei Province. Because they are close to Shengjing, Li Qiao's suggestion is to raise livestock.
The Li family will send people to purchase these livestock.
Raising livestock does not make a lot of money, but the income is quite stable. If a family raises fifty hens, during the peak egg-laying period, they can produce sixty or seventy eggs a day.
This income is quite good.
Eggs and duck eggs can be exchanged for money, and chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep can also be exchanged for some money.
Coupled with the infrastructure construction carried out by the two princes, farmers can easily irrigate and travel, so overall, the people's lives are better than before.
The second prince's dock is in Peng County, and now several of Li's signature restaurants have opened branches in Peng County.
Thanks to the early opening of the ancient canal in Peng County, people from Beppu came here to taste the delicacies of Lijia Shop.
This year, Lijia Puzi in Peng County expanded its store again, transforming from a large store into a food street.
The number of employees has also expanded from more than 300 to 600.
Li Shang Li Shou and other Li family workers now only do the seasoning process, and all the rest of the work is handed over to hired locals.
In addition to directly employing local people for work, most of the various ingredients and seasonings required for Lijia's shop are purchased in Peng County.
In addition, Li Qiao originally called on farmers in Peng County to plant yam and taro, which was also a source of income.
Moreover, people from outside the country go to Peng County to taste Li family delicacies. If they cannot make it back that day, they will definitely have to stay in Peng County for one night.
If you don’t get enough of it in one day, you’ll definitely want to stay a few more nights.
The arrival of foreign tourists has also created many jobs.
Therefore, among the five docks, Peng County has experienced the most significant economic growth.
Everything in Kepeng County benefits from Li Qiao.
The Sixth Prince felt that the second question of the edict of appreciation would probably fall into Li Qiao's hands.
As for the five princes, none of them came up with any novel measures, so this game should be a draw.
If the results of the first question are included, he is still in the lead for the time being.
But he now lost one of his right arms, which was enough to offset his lead.
As for the third question in progress, to be honest, this question was purely a matter of his father's impulse, so he decided on such a big question.
Let them be responsible for irrigation, drought relief and other disaster relief work in a province. It is such a big topic, and no specific deadline is given. From his perspective, this third topic will definitely not be solved in the end.
If that's the case, then he definitely can't compete with his brother!
Li Qiao saw the sixth prince's troubles in his eyes, but he was very sorry: "The Holy One has not mentioned this matter, and I don't know what the Holy One will make."
The Sixth Prince sighed softly when he heard this, and turned his gaze to the river. After staying there for a few seconds, he sighed: "You took the initiative to get in the Hu man's face, but you were not hurt at all. I was separated from the Hu man." He landed a mile away, but was shot in the right arm."
"Master Li, you think of a way to kill Xihu quickly. The more you think about it, the more annoying you become."
Li Qiao: "...The Holy One has decided to give Xihu a hard blow this winter, and then sit down for peace talks."
"With Dong Hu in front of him, Xi Hu shouldn't be able to resist the temptation."
"Then my arm is in vain."
The Sixth Prince couldn't help but sigh again. His usually straight back was slightly bent, and his whole person looked lonely.
Li Qiao hesitated for a moment, then spoke a few words of comfort.
But with one arm disabled, any words of comfort were light. The sixth prince's mood was always very low. It was not until he got off the boat that he straightened his clothes, straightened his back, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly. got off the boat and went to join Sheng Jun, Sheng Hong and several other princes.
After the Sheng family's father and son completed their tour, the merchant ship set off south.
This is a business that has been negotiated for a long time, and we are just waiting to set off today. Thousands of sails are racing, and boats are sailing thousands of miles. They carry the mighty warships of the naval camp, luxurious and beautiful boats, and cargo ships. These ships are sailing down the river. The sky is like clouds, coupled with the endless stream of tourists on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the excitement and prosperity of Dasheng are all here.
The father and son of the Sheng family stood on the dock and looked at the prosperous scene. They were in a good mood. They had lunch at the Zhou family's restaurant and then led a group of courtiers back to the city.
Li Qiao did not go back with the army. Tao Zhu and the children were here.
However, it is a pity that Gao Zhiyuan has disappeared.
The three little guys looked at the various boats on the water and yelled at Li Qiao to buy a boat. They wanted to come and play there often.
Li Qiao naturally agreed to this small request.
The family did not return to the city until dark. The next day, Sheng Hong publicly raised funds in the court, firstly for the earthquake in Yunnan Province, and secondly to meet the expenses of farming.
In the past few years, he has spent too much money on the war with the barbarians. Although he can still withstand it now, this world is not his alone.
Hundreds of officials enjoyed high salaries, and also enjoyed his rare self-control as an emperor, so at this moment, he had to spend some money to tide over the difficulties.
Li Qiao donated fifty thousand taels, which was the largest donation.
Each of the several bachelors contributed 10,000 taels or 20,000 taels. Among the princes, the eldest prince contributed the most, donating 50,000 taels, followed by the sixth prince, who donated 30,000 taels.
Among the remaining officials, some donated a few thousand taels, while some donated a hundred taels. When the next court was held, Sheng Hong counted the donations and found that a total of more than 600,000 taels had been raised.
Sheng Hong also ordered people to post notices to collect donations from the people.
Of course, he does not insist on raising donations from the common people. If you want to donate, you can donate. If you don’t want to donate, that’s fine.
After five days of work, he raised more than 800,000 taels of silver from private donations.
There were many donors, and the amount donated by ordinary people was not large, ranging from one penny to more than ten pence. The total amount added up was only a few hundred taels.
These more than 800,000 taels came from big businessmen in the city.
Officials all paid for their money, so naturally wealthy businessmen also had to pay for their money.
Sheng Hong was very happy after raising 1.5 million taels of silver. People in the disaster area could rebuild their homes, and the expenses for farming in the next ten years were also settled.
Dasheng has managed to hide wealth among the people.
Moreover, his strange policy has shown results.
Any one of the Jinshi he forced out would be a qualified parent official. If such Jinshi were spread all over Dasheng, he would not need to worry about disasters thousands of miles away. These local officials would arrange it for him. All right.
He was relieved that his hard work was not in vain.
In August, Zhuang Wu Li Ping and Zheng Butu returned to their hometown by boat, and Li Qiao finally found an opportunity to put Gao Zhiyuan in a sack.
Tongzhou Wharf has become a famous attraction in Shengjing. Ordinary people go there to find work, and small traders also go there to set up stalls.
Gao Zhiyuan was forced to make a living and often went out to sell food.
Tongzhou Pier has a large passenger flow, and his past scandals have not been exposed, so business is so-so. At least his mother, Chen Yinhao, no longer has to starch and wash clothes.
After the Li family bought a boat, the three little ones, Li Xiaorui, Li Changfeng and Li Yunfan, did not realize the freedom of boating, because even with the protection of Li Man and others, Li Qiao was not at ease and had to keep an eye on it himself.
But Li Qiao only had free time on holidays, so the three little guys could only go to the Grand Canal once a week.
Every time Gao Zhiyuan sets up a stall, he avoids official holidays.
So Li Qiao failed to catch him even once.
But the day before this bathing break, the three little guys couldn't wait any longer, so Tao Zhu took the three of them there in advance, while Li Qiao rode over after get off work.
The family plans to stay one night on the dock and return to the city tomorrow.
Soon, the sun set and night fell, Gao Zhiyuan put away his stall and went home.
Shangshui Town, where his family is located, is quite far from the pier. It is impractical to travel there every day, and the inn at Tongzhou Pier is too expensive, so the couple rented a small yard in a nearby village.
After setting up a stall all day today, there was not a single customer. Gao Zhiyuan was walking on a country road and couldn't help but curse as he walked.
He scolded the world for being unfair, scolded Li Qiao for blocking his path to ascension, and used obscene words to curse whatever words were dirty.
But while he was cursing, his foot slipped and his whole body fell to the cement road.
Just as he was grinning in pain, the sound of horse hooves came from behind. The sound of horse hooves quickly came to him, and then, a big black cloth was directly covered on his body, wrapping his whole body.
After he was stunned, he ignored the pain in his hands and knees and immediately struggled.
Mom, he won't meet the robbers, right?
But he is poor!
Just when he was about to open his mouth and shout that he had no money, the black cloth suddenly tightened, and then a series of fists fell on him, and there were violent curses: "Bullshit Taoist priest, what kind of fortune-telling are you doing? If the calculation is not accurate, don't come out." Liar!"
Gao Zhiyuan: "..."
The voice was a bit rough and unfamiliar, as if it came from a strong man with broad shoulders and a round waist.
But when had he ever told fortunes for such a strong man?
Before Gao Zhiyuan could figure out the reason, more fists came down, accompanied by kicks, which made him roll on the ground in pain.
After confirming that he was not a robber, he got tough and screamed in pain, and began to threaten, shouting who he was, and if he was beaten again, he would report him to the police.
Li Qiao followed his words and answered without revealing any flaws, while Tao Zhu said nothing, raised his hands and feet, and greeted him fiercely.
The husband and wife cooperated very well. One pretended to be a victim of bad fortune-telling to confuse Gao Zhiyuan, and the other took action harshly.
When Gao Zhiyuan began to beg for mercy, Tao Zhu kicked him more than a dozen times before stopping.
Next, Li Qiao knocked him out, and then the couple rode away in the night.
The reason why Li Qiao deliberately disguised himself was because he was afraid that Gao Zhiyuan would guess that it was their husband and wife who did it and then pack up their luggage and run away.
Since Gao Zhiyuan returned to Shengjing, Li Dao had not yet found a chance to steal the pamphlet. In this case, Gao Zhiyuan certainly could not be scared away by their husband.
