Chapter 1360 I was deeply moved by the old father's humiliation and burden
Chapter 1360 The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was moved by his old father’s humiliating behavior (please subscribe and vote)
Li Shimin stared blankly at his father in front of him, holding a wine glass in his hand, and remained silent for a long time.
Li Yuan picked up the wine glass like an old man, took another sip, and raised his eyelids to look at Li Shimin.
After Li Shimin put down the wine glass in his hand, he stood up with slightly red eyes and saluted his old father who endured the humiliation.
"Father, you don't have to be like this..."
Li Yuan chuckled, walked over, helped Li Shimin up, patted him on the shoulder, and said sincerely.
"Erlang, there's not much I can do for you as a father. The shares of the Han-Tang Trading Company are nominally left with me."
"Just do your duty as the emperor..."
Li Shimin saw his father endure the humiliation and bear the burden for him, and he had thousands of words in his heart, but they were all stuck in his mouth, not knowing what to say.
In the end, he couldn't defeat his father, so he could only nod his head honestly and approved his arrangement.
Li Yuan personally sent Li Shimin outside the house, watched Li Shimin bow to him respectfully, and then reluctantly left.
Li Yuan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and quickly controlled himself.
After returning to the house, Li Yuan picked up the honeycomb wine in front of him and drank another glass happily before speaking.
"Zhongbao, come here, help me write a letter to that boy Cheng Sanlang and tell him that I like the banished immortal to drunkenness very much.
Tell that boy to stop picking at Sosou and give me ten pounds of banished immortal drunkenness. What does it mean..."
Eunuch Zhongbao listened carefully to the gibberish and threatening words of the black-faced old man who had no martial ethics, and added them with artistic processing.
Let those words of coercion appear to have both depth and tension. Well, in this way, the boy should be more diligent in delivering drinks.
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"This is Rongzhou. Sure enough, this place is really not as prosperous as the Shuzhou area."
A small team slowly entered the city of Rongzhou, and the leader who spoke was none other than Li Ji, the governor of Jiannan Province.
After the team arrived in Shuzhou, Li Ji really couldn't hold it in any longer.
Simply let the large team continue to move forward slowly, while he rode lightly and rushed to Luzhou first.
After hearing Li Ji's evaluation, the followers behind him nodded in agreement and smiled.
"Yes, sir, it does not look that good here. Although it is a state city, its scale is not much greater than our county in Guanzhong."
Li Jishen nodded in agreement and smacked his dry lips.
"Let's go find a tea shop, have something to drink and rest before we continue on our way."
The group of people soon arrived at a tea shop not far from the city gate, and asked the waiter to bring tea and snacks to eat and drink.
At this time, I heard the tea drinkers around me excitedly discussing the news about the Rongzhou Cement Official Road.
"What's the official way of cement?" Ren Yaxiang, a member of the staff department of the Ministry of War who was ordered to accompany him, couldn't help but be stunned.
Looking sideways in that direction, Li Ji also slowed down his eating and drinking speed and listened intently.
"...I last went to Changning Prefecture, south of Luzhou, to buy dried bamboo shoots. At that time, I felt that the cement official road was really comfortable to walk on."
"It's wide and gentle, and even if it rains, it won't become muddy and difficult to walk on."
"Yes, little brother, I also think that this cement official road is a blessing for those of us businessmen who often need to travel all over the country."
"Especially as you go further south, deep into Rongzhou or southern Luzhou, the original road is really rugged and difficult to navigate."
"So, little brother, I usually only go to Luzhou City or Rongzhou City to sell goods, purchase another batch, and then return to Shuzhou."
"But ever since the cement official road paved the entire land of Luzhou, it's been like walking on flat ground."
"It would be great if we could cultivate directly to Shuzhou. Then it would be much more convenient for us traders and merchants to travel from north to south."
After hearing this, Ren Yaxiang couldn't hold it in any longer and asked Li Ji in a low voice.
"The Ministry of War, what on earth is that concrete official road?
Why do you think that after hearing what they said, it seems to be much better than the official way we usually walk?"
Li Ji had naturally seen cement and cement samples, and heard the accompanying officials asking this question.
He couldn't help but laugh, he picked up his posture, and said leisurely while stroking his long beard.
"Haha, cement, of course I know a little bit about these things..."
He briefly explained the characteristics of the cement, which made all the accompanying officials look surprised.
I couldn't help but feel more and more convinced of this well-informed Li Bingbu.
"As expected of the Ministry of War, he is well-informed and his vision is beyond our reach..."
Just as a group of accompanying officials were flattering in low voices, they saw a businessman at the table next to him patting his belly and getting up to leave.
"Everyone, I have to catch the last bus, so I won't be accompanying you guys. When I get a chance later, I'll come and invite you."
Li Ji and the accompanying officials watched blankly as the merchant left, and everyone turned their expectant eyes on Li Ji.
"..." Li Ji's face turned dark and he smacked his mouth and cheeks. I know what a stupid shuttle bus is.
However, what kind of person Li Ji is, the old god is smiling on the ground.
"We have almost eaten. Since you are interested, how about we follow along and have a look?"
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When the group of people left the wine shop, they saw the merchant leading two waiters, and the three of them were about to leave.
"Wait a minute, little brother..." Li Ji shouted, causing the merchant to look back in astonishment.
Seeing this extraordinary-looking middle-aged man in brocade robes, he quickly bowed.
"I have seen this official. I wonder what the official is calling me for?"
Li Ji took a step forward and asked with a smile.
"My surname is Li, may I ask my brother what your surname is. I come from Guanzhong and want to go to Luzhou.
I just heard you talking about the shuttle bus, little brother, and I was very curious, what is that thing?"
After hearing this, the merchant nodded with a look of astonishment on his face. "My surname is Hu, and I am from Shuzhou."
"It turns out that he is an official from Guanzhong. He didn't know that it is normal for us in southern Sichuan to have shuttle buses."
"Even we have only learned about this novelty since the beginning of winter."
"Oh? It seems that this thing is really new. Come on, let's talk while walking..."
Li Ji raised his brows and suddenly became interested.
Follow this businessman Hu and listen to him explain in detail what a shuttle bus is.
Because Luzhou's economy can prosper because of smooth roads and cement official roads.
It makes the travel of business travelers more convenient. However, after winter, it rains continuously all year round in Luzhou.
The chilling coldness and dampness made it difficult for all the traders who traveled from state to state...