The valley in the early morning is already very noisy, with young men getting ready to go to work, women busy doing laundry, and children playing in and out. After more than a month, the skinny refugees have completely changed.
Li Shan stretched out his hand to touch the dewdrops on the weeds on the roadside, and picked up the half-grown child who bumped into him. "I will be scolded again if I fall dirty."
The child who almost fell broke away and ran forward. As expected, he was scolded by several women passing by. One woman grabbed him and slapped him hard on the buttocks.
When Li Shan saw this scene, he couldn't help but grin. It was a bit like what he had imagined when he was a child.
Hou Chen, who was approaching, couldn't help but was stunned when he saw this scene. He was a member of a noble family and had been with He Panren for so many years. He had never seen such a high-ranking nobleman behave like this.
"Mr. Hou got up so early?" Li Shan said hello, "I'll have someone go there later."
Hou Chen's expression moved slightly and he saluted, "Your Highness, where is the King of Huai'an..."
"Gu has no friendship with the King of Huai'an." Li Shan clicked his tongue: "His younger brother, the King of Xiangyi, has some relationship with Gu... Actually, Gu doesn't care, it's just that the King of Xiangyi is not angry."
"Don't worry, I'll ask Third Sister to come forward, and then ask King Huaiyang to send a letter."
King Li Shentong of Huai'an was under the command of Princess Pingyang back then. Li Daoxuan and Li Shentong also had a very good relationship. They were both direct descendants of the King of Qin, so they must have given this honor.
Hou Chen's eldest son Hou Yi did not make any mistakes. He was only imprisoned because he was a direct descendant of He Panren. Now He Panren has died long ago, and his old troops were scattered and became refugees. A considerable number of them even went into the mountains to become thieves.
Even if Li Shentong falsely accused He Panren, it can be confirmed now... Anyway, Li Shan is not overturning the case for He Panren.
"Fan Shiyi, please make a trip." Li Shan scolded with a smile: "I received a letter from Uncle Qi a few days ago. Zhuangzi's side should be arriving soon. Aren't you thinking about your wife? Go and greet her."
Fan Shiyi chuckled and said, "Thank you sir for your consideration."
Fan Shiyi is a direct descendant of Li Shan, but he once worked under Li Daoxuan, so he has some connections, so he is suitable for this trip.
"Don't worry, Mr. Hou." Li Shan saw Hou Chen's worried expression and said with a smile, "I sent a letter to Longxi Road last night."
Since you want to show kindness, you must do it thoroughly. If it happens that the letters have been sent back and forth for a few days, Li Shentong over there kills Hou Yi with one knife. Wouldn't it be terrible?
So Li Shan asked his bodyguard to rush to Longxi overnight with a letter, not asking to rescue the people, but just hoping that Li Shentong would not take action... What happened later, Li Daoxuan and Princess Pingyang came forward, even if the prince was the prince in the clan, the King of Qin also wanted to
Giving this face is not a big deal after all.
Li Shan briefly explained a few words, then looked at Qu Silang beside him, "Did you see it?"
Qu Silang was confused, "Langjun?"
"Even if you have something to ask for, you must make it clear and don't hide it." Li Shanxu kicked his foot over and said, "Learn from this in the future."
Qu Silang laughed a few times, and glanced at Hou Chen from the corner of his eye. He thought that this old man really had a hand in giving almost everything he had, and then asked Lang Jun for help.
Last year, Qu Silang almost used Li Shan's knife to wipe out his enemy, the Zhou family in Dai County. Li Shan found out at that time. Afterwards, he was beaten thirty times and lay in bed for many days.
The group walked around the valley and returned to Li's house. Li Shan said softly: "Yuhuchun is now sold in Guannei, Longxi, Jiangnan, and Shu. It is the industry of Du Family in Jingzhao."
"Jingzhao Du Family?"
"Yes, this generation of Jingzhao Du clan..." Li Shan smiled half-heartedly, "Duke Ming, the confidant of the King of Qin, is known as the most talented person in the royal family. I don't want to offend him."
With Du Ruhui around, it is no longer possible for Du Yan to achieve a high level of success in his official career. After all, although these two people are not compatible, they are biological uncles and nephews.
Just like when Yang Gongren was appointed as Zhongshu Ling, his nephew Yang Shidao was no better than the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If the former did not step down, the latter would not be able to climb up.
Historically, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Fang Xuanling was immediately appointed as a servant of the gate and ranked as prime minister and assistant. However, Du Ruhui was not. He only served as Minister of the Ministry of War with relatively weak powers. Because he was demoted.
When Du Yan returned to Lingnan, he only served as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but with Li Shimin's permission he participated in the affairs of the Henan Dynasty and was actually ranked as Prime Minister.
It was not until Du Yan died of illness in the second year of Zhenguan that Du Ruhui concurrently served as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and officially became the Prime Minister.
Therefore, now Du Yan's mind is no longer on fighting for power, but he also thinks clearly... Yu Huchun is now popular all over the world, mainly because of this person's contribution.
Li Shan had previously sold Yuhuchun outside the Great Wall in Daizhou, but if he wanted to sell it in Longxi and Guanzhong, I'm afraid Du Ruhui wouldn't be able to suppress Du Yan.
As a time traveler, Li Shan has many choices, such as cane sugar, which was popular in the Tang Dynasty. He experimented many times and was able to extract white sugar... But the problem is that sugar cane is mostly grown in the south, especially in Lingnan. In the north, due to climate, rainfall, etc.
The reason is basically that sugar cane is not grown and transportation would be very troublesome.
If you directly purchase cane sugar and convert it into white sugar, the profit will not be so high... Most of the profit margin is in the step of converting sugar cane into cane sugar. Although the price of white sugar is high, the amount will not be too large after all, and it will be too eye-catching.
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It's not sweet, it's salty... Salt is highly profitable and is also a necessity, but Li Shan thought about it and ruled it out. On the one hand, it is because a large amount of salt is produced, generally speaking, in the Jianghuai generation. On the other hand, Hedong and Guanzhong
, the salt ponds in Sichuan are controlled by aristocratic families, so it is more difficult to seize food from the tiger's mouth.
Last night, Li Shan thought about it for a long time before deciding that it was the simplest and most convenient, with a large profit margin, and it was also a daily necessity...soap was the best to sell.
It's just that Li Shan has no experience in this area and only knows a rough idea. During the period, he can only do the formula testing himself. Unlike the previous Yuhuchun, horseshoes, red bricks, etc., other people have to slowly test it.
"Ordinary people use plant ash and rice water, rich people use soap..." Hou Chen was a little surprised, "The soap bar your highness is talking about?"
"Let's wait for a while." Li Shan also had a headache and thought that he might not be able to get it done in a while.
While they were talking, the guards from outside came to report, and Zhao Da limped in. He huffed for a long time, glanced at Hou Chen a few times, and then said: "Lang Jun, that guy from He Fang sent someone here..."
"To whom?" Li Shan was a little surprised.
Zhao Da looked strange and hiccupped for a long time. Hou Chen on the side smiled and said: "His Highness lives in the valley, how can we choose a maid of suitable age to serve His Highness in his daily life."
"Oh, oh, oh." Li Shan smiled, "It doesn't matter if you are alone... but many of the bodyguards are not yet married."
Hou Chen nodded and said: "Since I have surrendered to His Highness, I will naturally obey your orders, but..."
"Of course it's good if two people are in love. As for being alone..." Li Shan stopped mid-sentence. He saw behind He Fang outside, a tall man with a tall nose, fair skin, blond hair and blue eyes.
woman.
Well, I didn’t expect that when I traveled through time, I would have the opportunity to open meat!