At the beginning, he will be divided by five horses of Tang Taizong

Old Cheng walked away quickly, and before leaving, he said to Cheng Chubi: "You don't know what to pay attention to in broad daylight?"

"..."

Cheng Chubi curled his lips, thinking: When I was young, you were always like this too?

.......

Cheng Yaojin hurried into the palace, but suddenly found that Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, the prince, Li Tai, Li Ke, and Li Zhi were all there.

They all knelt on the ground, one by one admonishing them.

"Your Majesty, are you going to let Qin Shou go south? Such a risky move is absolutely unacceptable!" Changsun Wuji knelt down on the ground.

"Your Majesty, why are you so confused when you are still at the time?" Wei Zheng cursed directly, now that he had become a loyal admonisher again.

Li Shimin was writing something, and his face was a little ugly when he heard the words, he gritted his teeth and was about to speak, when Li Chengqian and several princes also tried to persuade him.

"Father, my son also thought that my brother-in-law must not be allowed to go south!"

"Father,..."

Sure enough, there wasn't a mediocre person present, but when they knew that Fang Yiai would be the inspector, they guessed the key point.

Li Shimin put down the pen in his hand, looked at them and said quietly: "I ask you, who transports more things compared with a carriage or a boat?"

"Of course it's a boat!"

Compared with horse-drawn carriages, ships can transport several times or even dozens of times, hundreds of times.

It's just that they don't understand why His Majesty would ask this.

Li Shimin looked into their eyes and said: "Since Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal, the Grand Canal has centered on Luoyang, the eastern capital, reaching Zhuojun in the north and Yuhang in the south. It is 2500 kilometers long and connects the Haihe, Yellow and Huaihe , the Yangtze River and the Qiantang River five major water systems."

"In the sixth year of Zhenguan, I set up the "Zhuji Department" to manage water affairs. Why? Because the southeast is rich and prosperous, I have always wanted to connect the southeast with Chang'an."

Everyone nodded, they all knew about it.

Li Shimin continued: "It's a pity, but we can't manage it properly. We feel that it can't make ends meet, and it has little effect, so it was abolished. After all, we still haven't used it. It's a waste of money!"

Cheng Yaojin shook his head. The monk Zhang Er couldn't figure it out. He couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, we are talking about Qin Shou's issue now. Why do you keep talking about water affairs?"

Li Shimin gave Cheng Yaojin a hard look.

You can't hold back?

After being interrupted like this, Li Shimin's intention to pretend suddenly faded away, and he threw the things on the table in front of them and said, "You will know after reading this."

Ok?

Everyone quickly picked it up.

I saw the note said: "The two sides set up defense and aid departments, created a key transport method, and military officers escorted... According to each voyage, the transport ships were divided, the soldiers were trained, and a corresponding reward and punishment system was established. There are commissioners Be responsible, and even assign the local governors to share their responsibilities...to improve the canal facilities..."

Everyone looked down one by one.

"Whoo~"

The more they looked at it, the faster their hearts beat. When they saw the note in front of them, thousands of waves surged in their hearts.

Everyone was shocked!

After a long time, Changsun Wuji raised his head and asked Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, is this what Qin Shou said?"

"That's right, this is how Qin Shou said how to renovate the canal, and how to establish a water transportation and storage system."

"I know what you think, why did I ever want to let him out?"

Li Shimin said with a look of unbearable expression: "Qin Shou once said that if the water transportation is properly managed, it is not a problem to transport several million shi of grain a year."

"I didn't realize the importance of the Grand Canal as the lifeline of water transportation before, but if it is true, as Qin Shou said, those bulk materials pass through the canal, including grains, rice grains, fruits, poultry, textiles, and timber. , porcelain, etc., almost all the products of the Tang Dynasty can be sent to Chang'an through the Grand Canal

You can imagine, with thousands of tank boats, the annual grain transport can reach one million shi, and Sun Jianghuai went north, what kind of grand scene would that be?How full will the treasury be by then? "

Li Shimin told the events and scenes of water transportation described by Qin Shou.

Water transportation!

This is the reason why Li Shimin was really shaken!

What really made Li Shimin make up his mind was Qin Shou telling him that he was going south this time to investigate and see the feasibility of the water transportation.

Everyone was shocked!

My heart is moving!

Amen couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

This picture is really fascinating!

Everyone was shocked in their minds, and they didn't speak for a long time.

Suddenly, Changsun Wuji knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, even if Qin Shou is allowed to go out, he must be protected by capable people! The second son of the minister, Changsun Huan, is quite powerful. He is willing to go south with Qin Shou and swear to protect him to the death. .”

Cheng Yaojin was in a hurry, he glanced at Changsun Wuji with his eyes, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, the three-character Cheng Chubi of the minister's family is also willing to go!"

This old bastard speaks so damn fast.

Li Ke also said firmly: "Father, my son has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is willing to go south!"

Immediately, they also knelt down and expressed that they could not let Qin Shou get into trouble, and were willing to help others!

Li Shimin looked at the crowd and felt very relieved, "Well, then let Ke'er, Changsun Huan, and Cheng Chubi go with them."

Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Zhi shrank their eyes suddenly when they heard the words, Qin Shou went south, and Li Ke accompanied him, time was not counted, this could not help but make them feel a sense of crisis in their hearts.

In desperation, Li Chengqian knelt down again and said: "I think that such a big event requires a veteran to sit in charge, and I recommend Hou Junji to lead to it!"

Changsun Wuji's eyes flickered, how could he not know the prince's plan, and said lightly, "His Royal Highness, Qin Shou's status is special, it's better not to let more people know."

Li Shimin's expression also changed suddenly, his eyes fixed on Li Chengqian, "Prince, Hou Junji also knows about Qin Shou's existence?"

Li Chengqian was horrified!

......

Chanshui Riverside

a car wobbles

After a long while, it finally returned to calm.

Ever since his father-in-law knew about the warehouse, Qin Shou and Pei Wanyin switched sides.

"Do you want to go?" Pei Wanyin asked Qin Shou reluctantly.

Qin Shou sighed and said, "Hey, I can't go this time!"

"Those relatives in the family are very shrewd and are about to die. Now that such a big incident has happened, if I don't go, people's hearts will be lost!" Qin Shou said helplessly.

He clearly felt that this group of relatives didn't want to pay for the coal incident this time, which made him doubt himself, were the ancients so hard to fool?

Pei Wanyin pressed her chest against Qin Shou's body, and said coquettishly, "Then if you don't go, what else can they do to you?"

Qin Shou shook his head, and said seriously: "You can't be too smart in life. Just save seven parts of your intelligence to make a living, and leave three parts of your stupidity and true feelings to others. Don't treat others as fools."

"If people do well, but things don't do well, someone will help you. No matter how well things are done, if people don't do well, it will be difficult to get things done."

"Ok!"

Pei Wanyin didn't object anymore, looking at Qin Shou's face became more affectionate, isn't that what he admired him for?

Chapter 118: Encountering Bandits

Autumn in the Tang Dynasty is really cool.

Standing on the edge of the Wei River at this time is a bit cooler.

At the same time, Fang Yiai's heart is also cold. When His Majesty's order came down to let him be an inspector, how ugly his face would be.

And when he saw Li Ke, Cheng Chubi and Changsun Huan were also casual, his expression became even uglier.

Before he knew it, even the prince followed Qin Shou, and he couldn't help feeling sad.

Is it true that I am not suitable for being a son-in-law?

Qin Shou tucked his clothes and asked everyone, "So what... have the people from Yan's Village arrived?"

As soon as these words came out, Fang Yiai couldn't help being shocked, her face turned green.

Isn't the person I hired before from that place?

That's right, what Qin Shou was thinking about was the group who kidnapped him before. In fact, he had been thinking about it since he gave money so neatly last time, but he didn't expect to use them so soon.

Well, before leaving, he specially asked Cheng Chubi to send another carload of money, and he also brought a message.

The original words: "Brothers are in trouble, I hope you can help yourself!"

"Old Fang, go ahead and have a look!"

Fang Yiai shook her head faster than a rattle, "My stomach hurts!"

But as soon as he turned his head, a group of people approached from afar, and shouted before they arrived.

"Oh, brother, I saw you!"

"What happened this time? This is so much money?"

"Little brother, you are too polite in our relationship." The thin military master laughed and said.

"..."

Qin Shou was also overjoyed, "Hey, I thought you wouldn't come? Are you not afraid that I will report to the police to find you later?"

At this time, the bald head laughed loudly and said, "If it were someone else, we would not dare to come, but we can still trust my little brother!"

"Hurry up, put on food and drink, let the brothers fill their stomachs first, let's go!"

"Okay!" Several men said boldly.

Li Ke, Cheng Chubi and Changsun Huan who watched this scene were secretly amazed, Qin Shou had never been so warm to himself before, but he was so warm to a few mud legs?

Fang Yiai's heart was beating wildly and her mind was buzzing.

Nima, crazy!

It was really the group of people he had invited to kidnap Qin Shou before. Although the two sides covered their faces to make the deal, he could hear their voices.

But...how did Qin Shou get in touch with those guys?

He felt inexplicably guilty, and his fingers trembled a little!

......

The breeze is coming, and the water waves are not happy.

The autumn leaves on both sides of the bank fell from the trees, some danced in the air, and fell to the ground, covering the earth with a layer of golden quilt.

Because it is downstream, the speed of wearing is not slow.

Nothing happened in the first three days. I passed through the Tongqu Canal from the Weishui River, then entered the Yellow River, arrived at Luoyang, the eastern capital, and then entered the Tongji Canal.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little happy looking at the scenery, especially Li Ke. Although he is a prince, it was his first time traveling by boat.

Qin Shou, on the other hand, often observed the situation on both sides of the strait and recorded it in a small notebook.

During this period, Li Ke always casually came to get close to Qin Shou, asking this and that.

Of course, Cheng Chubi and Changsun Huan also talked to Qin Shou intentionally or unintentionally.

"Brother-in-law, I heard from my father, do you think water transport is that important?"

Qin Shou couldn't help sighing when he heard the words: "That is, the water transportation is too important. If it is properly maintained, the grain from the south to the north will be transported from the south to the north. The grain from the water can supply almost everyone's daily needs, and it can greatly support the normal operation of the entire imperial court."

"Third brother, you may not understand this matter yet, who told us that no one in our family is above the court!"

"I'll explain it to you and you'll understand!"

Li Ke couldn't help looking at Qin Shou with piercing eyes, full of expectation.

Cheng Chubi and Changsun Huan who were not far away also moved closer.

"From the perspective of the court, the transportation of grain from the south to the north, or the transfer of grain to various regions of the Tang Dynasty through water transportation, can make it a powerful means for the Tang Dynasty to adjust supplies and check and balance society."

"From a military point of view, the huge local garrisons in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, the defense and offense along the long border, and the various wars fought by the Quartet. What is the basis for all of this?"

Li Ke's eyes flickered, and he said subconsciously: "The force of the army?"