Sheng Hong randomly asked a few store clerks, and learned that these clerks were all locals from Weiqing County, so he asked a few more questions.
These locals have the most say.
Ever since Mr. Li Qiao Li took over the Weiqing County Pier, everyone in Weiqing County has been looking forward to Mr. Li taking them away.
Now they have indeed been taken away by Mr. Li. With the Li family's shop and the Li family's fields, the local people have many more opportunities to work.
Agricultural products can also be sold.
Moreover, Mr. Li also opened free private schools in every town in Weiqing County, which not only increased their income, but also changed the fate of their children.
Mr. Li is truly a living Bodhisattva!
The clerks kept talking about Li Qiao, and one of them even wiped away tears as he talked, talking about Li Gu's kindness to his family, and then thanked Li Qiao.
Li Qiao stood by and dug his toes into the ground while listening, but Sheng Hong listened with great interest.
He was just looking for fun on this trip.
People tell the story of what really happened to them with eloquent voices, which is more interesting than listening to a book or watching a play.
Sheng Hong stayed at the Weiqing County Pier for almost a day, specially setting aside time for Li Qiao and his family to reminisce with their relatives and fellow villagers.
Li Qiao looked at his neat second-floor shops and couldn't help but sigh.
He only drew the design drawings, brick by brick, and every business was completed by his own family and local people.
He didn't do much. Everyone here who seized the opportunity to change their destiny, apart from the Xie Li family, also had to thank themselves.
I hope there will be more Weiqing County in Dasheng.
The fleet soon set sail again.
Sheng Hong was in a good mood. In addition to admiring the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, he often called three little guys to chat with him.
At first, Sheng Hong was not familiar with the three little guys, so he didn't think of summoning them. But like the three little guys, Sheng Hong became bored after staying on the boat for a long time.
But while the fleet was sailing, it often stopped to call people on the boats behind it, so Sheng Hong began to wander around on his dragon boat.
While wandering around, I saw three little guys practicing with Li Man.
So Sheng Hong began to summon the three little guys.
These three little boys are actually not young anymore. Li Xiaorui is ten years old this year, Li Changfeng and Li Yunfan are eight years old this year. They study literature and martial arts, raise chickens and farm, and they also support poor peers and often go to work. He would always climb the wall to socialize with the little emperor and grandson, and go out to restaurants.
Although they are young, their experiences growing up are truly wonderful.
Sheng Hong laughed at their childish words and praised their excellence.
These three little guys are involved in many things, but they are outstanding in every aspect.
Li Aiqing is really good at raising children.
Chapter 266 Dragon Boat Isolated and Helpless
When Sheng Hong summoned the three little guys, Li Qiao would always be with him. The three little guys were sensible, but after all, they were young, so he was worried that the three little guys would offend Sheng Hong with their unbridled words.
At this time, Tao Zhu would stay alone in the cabin. There were guards patrolling outside, so it was not easy for him to stand by the side of the ship alone and enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait.
Sit at your desk or flip through a book.
Or write diaries and letters.
A person is quite at ease.
Occasionally, people from Sheng Hong's harem would call him over for a chat.
On this southern tour, Sheng Hong brought the seventh prince's father, Shen Junjun - last year Sheng Hong promoted Shen Liangren from a husband with the rank of concubine to a side prince with the rank of concubine.
Shen Fangjun and Tao Zhu have the same gender, and he is quite gentle. He occasionally calls Tao Zhu to his boat to accompany him to relieve his boredom.
On the same boat as Shen Fangjun was Concubine Xu, the sixth prince's mother.
Unlike the flamboyant sixth prince, Concubine Xu was a gentle person, always smiling on her face, and also very kind to the palace maids and eunuchs.
The Sixth Prince was obviously trying to win over Li Qiao. Compared to the Sixth Prince's deliberateness, Concubine Xu did not cause Tao Zhu any discomfort. She only chatted with Tao Zhu about her experiences in cooking and raising children, and the topic never involved competing for the heirloom.
In addition to staying alone and accompanying the harem nobles to relieve their boredom, Tao Zhu will also go ashore with the large army.
In addition to the docks of the princes and Li Qiao, Sheng Hong will also dock at other places to enjoy the local scenery.
However, Jibei Province, Dongshan Province, Yuanhe Province and Shengjing are located in the north and have similar customs and customs, so Sheng Hong only stopped in Tai'an Prefecture in Dongshan Province.
But Sheng Hong did not climb Mount Tai.
This made Tao Zhu a little regretful.
Rare opportunity, missed.
The fleet left the original province and entered the province of Hui On.
Different from the plains of Ngai Ha Province, Hui'an Province is mountainous and hilly, and the terrain is relatively steep.
Some rivers are even sandwiched between mountains and ridges.
This kind of scenery is somewhat new to everyone in Shengjing. When encountering such a section of the river, people in the fleet will walk out of their cabins and stand on the deck or beside the ship to watch.
Tao Zhu truly realized that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles.
Looking up are majestic mountain peaks, looking down are the rushing water. When you are here, you not only feel yourself insignificant, but also have more respect for nature.
This kind of experience cannot be felt by relying only on books.
At night, when the three little guys have gone to sleep, only he and Li Qiao are left. Li Qiao will hold him and whisper in his ear.
If it was just the two of them, Li Qiao could take him diving.
You can also take him to the top of the mountain in an instant.
The attack power of the water power is not strong, but it is very practical. It can be used at home or when traveling.
He was aroused by Li Qiao's descriptions, but unfortunately, he didn't know how long it would take for this to come true.
With how much Sheng Hong relied on Li Qiao, there was no chance that Li Qiao would take him to the mountains or into the water.
The fleet soon arrived at the Seventh Prince's dock, Shangshu County.
Chestnuts and lotus roots are grown in Shangshu County. Li Qiao opened a lotus root starch workshop here and hired local people to make lotus root starch.
Setting up a factory here will create a lot of jobs.
Coupled with the income from chestnuts, the people in Shangshu County are very grateful to mention Li Qiao.
Of course, they were also grateful to the Seventh Prince.
The infrastructure construction of Shangshu County such as irrigation, bridges, roads, free private schools, etc. were all built for them by the seventh prince out of his own pocket.
The seventh prince is also their great benefactor.
Sheng Hong stayed in Shangshu County for half a day, and then set off for the next stop: the Sixth Prince's dock.
The Sixth Prince's dock is located in Xiaocheng, the capital city of Xiaozhou Prefecture, which is very close to Shangshu County. It takes two days to get there by boat.
However, since entering Eon Province, the speed of the fleet has been slower.
Because the customs and customs of Euan Province and the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are different from those in the north, in order to let everyone see clearly, the speed of the fleet was slowed down.
When leaving Shangshu County, Sheng Hong bought some lotus root powder. The local people insisted on dedicating this specialty to him, so he bought it with money.
After he bought it, he gave half of it to his entourage as a reward, and he planned to reward the remaining half during the next journey to spread the word about lotus root powder.
So far, the market for lotus root starch is mainly in Shengjing, and part of the lotus root starch produced in Li Yuning, Beihu Province, has also been transported to Shengjing.
The market in Shengjing was almost saturated, so he set his sights on Jiangnan, which was also wealthy.
The three little guys hadn't eaten lotus root starch for a long time. After getting the lotus root starch, they decided to go to the kitchen on the bottom floor to make some lotus root starch to drink.
You must use freshly boiled hot water to brew lotus root starch, otherwise the brewing will not be successful.
Seeing this, Tao Zhu stopped them: "Don't go yet, we are about to reach the Yulin sluice. Don't you want to see the dragon boat passing through the lock?"
After passing the Yulin Water Gate, you will reach Xiaozhou Prefecture.
"Don't watch it, don't watch it. I've watched it several times. Now I want to eat lotus root starch. Dad, while daddy is not here, I want to add a little more osmanthus honey."
Li Yunfan said with a smile while holding a celadon pot containing lotus root powder.
There are many locks on the Grand Canal, so it’s okay not to look at them this time.
"I want to add more hazelnuts and walnuts. I have been studying too hard recently, so I need to eat more walnuts to replenish my brain."
Li Yunfan also said.
Li Xiaorui stood between the two little uncles, each holding one with his little arms. He nodded heavily: "That's right, I need to put more of them. The lotus root starch will taste better if I add more honey and nuts."
"Then you should eat less. It's getting dark soon and it won't be long before dinner."
Tao Zhu warned.
The three little guys said yes, they are very good and never eat snacks as meals. Now they are just greedy for lotus root noodles and have no intention of eating lotus root noodles as a main meal.
Because the meals they eat on weekdays are cooked by the imperial chef!
Although their family lived as neighbors with a group of guards, their meals came from the emperor's royal chef, and the emperor did not allow them to follow the guards to eat in a big pot.
Originally, they ate whatever the Holy Emperor ate. Recently, they became familiar with the Holy Emperor, and they could even order dishes.
The craftsmanship of the imperial chef is very good and very precise. Not to mention their meals, even all the restaurants outside can't compare.
They didn’t get tired of eating it for almost a month!
They won’t let lotus root starch fill their little bellies~
By the time the four people returned to their deck carrying the tray, the dragon boat had already passed the Yulin Lock.
The ship locks at this time were very crudely built, and they were still wooden gates that could only accommodate one ship at a time, so it was very fast to pass through the locks.
It was evening now, and the setting sun cast a layer of sparkling golden light on the water. Looking forward, your vision would be filled with this golden light, even dazzling.
However, several people had seen this scenery countless times, so they just took a casual look and returned to their cabins with the trays in hand.
At this time, Li Qiao was staying on the top floor with the sixth prince, the eldest prince, and the fourth prince, discussing the future development of the entire Hui'an Province with Sheng Hong.
