After coming out of the granary, it was already bright, and before I knew it, it was already snowing since the beginning of winter.

The snowflakes fell on the palm of the palm and it was instantly melting. The weather was already cold. The guards on the side handed a light fur. As soon as Li Chongjiu was put on his shoulder, he saw a pair of ragged mother and daughter on the street outside the grain warehouse, holding a broken bowl to beg for food from the people along the street.

On the road, although there are people coming and going, the mother and daughter have no business, and there is not even a copper coin in the broken bowl.

Li Chongjiu took off his fur and walked directly to the mother and daughter. The mother and daughter were so scared that they saw a group of generals wearing armor coming together. And when the passers-by saw this scene, they avoided it, wondering why the mother and daughter offended such soldiers.

Li Chongjiu covered the mother and daughter with a fur. The mother was stunned and kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, General, General, and Lord General, Wan Dai."

When Li Chongjiu saw it, he nodded and turned around and left. Li Chongjiu's personal guard said, "Don't thank General, this is our envoy Li."

After hearing this, the mother and daughter said with gratitude and tears: "I will send you a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord

Seeing this scene, the people on the side couldn't help but talk.

Li Chongjiu walked to the horse and saw the people stop and discussing, he couldn't help but nod. The way he gave his clothes was out of kindness, but it was also a show. Without long, this move would come from the people. With the fuel to the fire, it would be very beneficial to his reputation in Jixian.

Fame is part of the momentum, and momentum is also what Li Chongjiu is currently fighting for the most lacking in the world.

The personal guard handed over the horse's reins and said to Li Chongjiuyan: "Eunuch, you haven't closed your eyes for two days and two nights. Have you returned to your house to rest?"

Li Chongjiu turned over and said, "No hurry, go to the south of the city pier to take a look."

After saying that, Li Chongjiu took the generals and his guards to ride from the granary together. He headed to the Yongji Canal Wharf in the south of the city, and there was a waterway along the granary. He went straight out of the south gate and arrived at the Yongji Canal Wharf. Above the dock, there were sails, and above the wide canal water surface, many ships docked here, and even large ships over a hundred feet long should be ships that could enter the sea.

There is no doubt about the mooring ability of Jixian Wharf. In the fourth year of Daye, it was docked by Yang Guang's four-fold dragon boat, which was 45 feet high, 45 feet wide, and 200 feet long. At that time, historical records said that Yang Guang made civilians in the south of Huai and shipped the rice from Liyang and Luokou to Zhuo County. The number of Chen was more than a thousand miles away, carrying soldiers and weapons and captured, and they were still on the road for hundreds of thousands of people.

In the morning, there was a layer of mist floating on the water, a thin layer of greasy and dirty garbage floating on the water, and nearly a hundred ships were moored on the river bank.

Dozens of slim ropes were dragging the big ship along the river for assessment. When they saw the big ship docking and piled up goods on the shore, they stood on the residence with straw ropes tied around their waists and wearing strands of clothes. They immediately their eyes shone brightly, and they rushed to the side of the boat like ducks fighting for food, rushing to take on work.

After the boat docked, a middle-aged man in a silk shirt came out of the cabin.

"Old Zhou Xing, Old Zhou Xing!" hundreds of strong rods shouted diligently. "Is it still the same rule? Ten boxes of silk, half a bucket of rice?"

The other party clasped his fists in front of the cabin and said, "Sorry. Dear fellow villagers, the waterway to the south has been cut off, and many ships have been detained when they arrived in Yongnu County. If I hadn't received the news earlier this time, I would have probably not been able to come back. I would have been lucky to return empty-handed."

When the middle-aged man said this, the strong men were all disappointed. Everyone said, "Old Zhou Xing, the wife and children at home are waiting for you to be kind and enjoy the food."

"Yes, I haven't been blamed for three days. What should I do if this continues?"

The batons tried hard to tie the straw rope around their waists, but they still fell to their trouser legs.

The man also said with a embarrassed look: "I know everyone's difficulties. There are thousands of people who are counting on this canal to survive. If the canal is cut off, it will not help you. I will discuss this with the shopkeepers and discuss what way out and see if I can ask the government for help."

"Don't mention Zhou Xing, the government is just fighting, and there is no way to care about the lives and death of our people."

"I understand. I heard that this Yongnu County is Luo Yi's territory. He cut off the water canal channel. No matter how many boats in our Ji County go south, let alone going to Luoyang, even if you go to Bohai County, you can't go south."

"Yes, this is going to break. Our strength is all bitter. As an official, no matter how much we care about our lives or death. If we can't eat enough, we will rebel together."

All the powerful bars are locals, and they have been carrying goods on the river bank for a long time. Each of them is Kong Wu. He often fights and fights with outsiders and fights for business. Finally, he takes this job to himself, but now he has a canal, so he can't think about any job.

The batons had to say something more. When they saw a group of officers and soldiers wearing armor on the shore, they all shut up.

After the man said a few more words, half of the force bars next to the dock had dispersed, mostly considering making a living, while others were reluctant to stay on the dock, waiting for other ships to see if there was a chance.

The old man Zhou Xing sighed. When he got ashore below, two foreign soldiers stood in front of him and said, "This is Old Man Zhou Xing, please invite me."

Mr. Zhou Xing also saw Li Chongjiu and the others, and walked over to Li Chongjiu and said, "Old Zhou Bo, the silk weaving industry in Caomin City, has met Li Envoy."

Li Chongjiu knew how to be old, and the word "一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一�

Zhou Bo saw Li Chongjiu's exquisite silk shirt on him, and was embarrassed at the moment. Although the merchants were not allowed to wear silk shirts, this was a bad rule. The merchants in Zhuo County had long been very rich, and there were few people wearing silk clothes.

But Li Chongjiu is a county magistrate. According to convention, if Zhou Bo meets an official, he usually wears vegetarian clothes. If he is familiar with each other, he will also sew some silk thread on the outside of the brocade and put on the outside.

Zhou Bo immediately lowered his head and said, "I don't know what important thing is to call the grass people?"

Li Chongjiu said, "You said Luo Yi cut off the water transport of Yongji Canal?"

"That's right. Caomin originally transported goods to Dingzhou. How could he know that Luo Yi set up a checkpoint in Yongnu County and cut off the river transportation. No ships from Zhuo County are allowed to go south, and the rest of the ships cannot go to Zhuo County, so he returned here. Envoy, you also saw that the water transportation in this city is prosperous, and thousands of people are counting on this river to eat. If the water transportation is cut off, it will be quite unfavorable for Envoy in Ji County."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "I know, then what do you think should be done?"

Zhou Bo immediately smiled and said, "Your envoy clearly see Wanli, and the grass people dare to show off in front of you."

Wang Mahan shouted on the side, "You tell me, just say, why are you yelling?"

When Zhou Bo heard Wang Mahan's shout, he said, "Yes, the envoy, the ones who work in the business hate the most is the chaos of war. If the envoy can capture Yongnu County, it can naturally solve all problems, or can be harmonious with Luo Yiyan, then the waterway of the canal will naturally be smooth."

Li Chongjiu shook his head, and he could not do both things at the moment. Now that the Xinding place in Zhuo County has not yet stabilized, the army cannot go out rashly, and it is not convenient to attack the city and field battles. As for negotiating with Luo Yi, the two families have reached this point now, so it is even more impossible.

If Gao Kaidao, Luo Yi and Li Chongjiu want to unify the Zhuo County, these two are the goals he will eliminate next.

“What else?”

"Please forgive me for being stupid and stupid, I really don't know."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "I understand, thank you for your Jin Yan."

Seeing that Li Chongjiu was polite, he did not have any official dealings with in the past, he looked down on his businessman status and was a little surprised. He thought to himself that this envoy was quite different. He heard that he was born in the market and had today, and he thought he was also a very knowledgeable person.

Zhou Bo immediately said, "If you can't help the envoy, you can't get the word "Jin Yan"? The grass people are really ashamed."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "It's okay. Remember, if you have anything in the future, you can come to the county magistrate's office to find me directly. Especially today's matters, if you are not careful, it will be a civil rebellion."

At that moment, Li Chongjiu got on his horse and took his subordinates away. After hearing what Li Chongjiu said, Zhou Bo couldn't help but look at Li Chongjiu's back as he left, and respectfully clasped his fists from the bottom of his heart.

After leaving Yongji Canal, Li Chongjiu inspected the main stream around Ji County. He saw many people along the way, pushing their own chicken buses and buses, flowing along the river one by one.

Li Chongjiu was surprised and ordered the soldiers to ask. He just found out that these people had transported the newly harvested autumn grain upstream and grinded and peeled it.

The so-called grinding is a stone mill initiated by hydraulic power. It uses the impact of running water to drive the wheel shaft to rotate and drive the grinding.

This mill started in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and was very common in the Jiangnan where water conservancy is convenient in the Sui Dynasty, and became one of the main handicraft industries. However, due to the lack of rivers in the north, it is relatively scarce. Generally, only horses can be used to pull them into them, or even manpower.

Li Chongjiu was curious at the moment and went to see that when the water was turbulent upstream, the locals stored water on it as a dam, and then used the impact of the water to drive the water wheel to rotate, and then used it to crush it.

Li Chongjiu and the generals nodded when they saw him. This was really a convenient move. It could be done without the effort of manpower. Li Chongjiu saw that there were dozens of places on this section of water.

Li Chongjiu thought to himself that the construction of the dam was a very big deal, and I don’t know which one was built. (To be continued...)
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