Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The Kou family has many female relatives, although Kou Yong died early, but he was a flirtatious woman. There were seven or eight concubines in the mansion, all of whom gave birth to daughters. Kou Xiao only had eleven sisters, and only Mrs. Kou Being a male, this also makes her position in the Kou family secure, and no one dares to exceed the rules.

In addition, the family also took in many cousins ​​from relatives and aunts who returned from Dagui.The Kou family is big, no matter how many people there are, so they didn't treat these female relatives badly, and each of them was assigned a small courtyard, but when there were more women, the house would be noisy, and troubles would happen even if nothing happened.

In the generation of the Kou family, only Kou Xiao is a single seedling. He is still unmarried, and he is the head of the family. The cousins ​​of those relatives are all brought in by the family. If they can catch Kou Xiao's eyes, they will fly to the branches. Are you a Phoenix?

But Kou Xiao either stayed in the barracks to train soldiers, or took people out to suppress the bandits. He lived in Kou's mansion for very few days.

While retreating, everyone was reluctant to part with the wealth of the Kou family, so they put it aside like this and became unjust cousins.

Kou Xiao went to see the second elder, and broke up without saying a few words. The old man was so angry that he smashed a set of vases and scolded Li Zi for being unfilial.

The old lady was used to this scene, and comforted her: "Okay, don't be angry, it's not that you don't know his temperament, why do you always bring up the matter of marrying a wife?"

"He is eighteen. His father had several children when he was his age. The Kou family is just a single seedling, and he leads the army every day. If something goes wrong, who will the Kou family look for to inherit? "

This made sense, and the old lady murmured, "If you're not enlightened, can you force him to bow his head? It's not like you don't know that he is so ruthless that even his own people are guilty of crimes."

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After sleeping for a day and a night, Li Xu finally regained his energy. He got up early in the morning and ran ten laps along the yard, and then followed He Zun to punch a set of punches.

For breakfast, he ate rice porridge with side dishes. After eating, Li Xu felt refreshed and sent his daughter to Mr. Ji's class, then took Liu Shu and He Zun out of the house.

He first went to the military camp on the outskirts of the city, met the Habayashi soldiers, and made a promise that he would help them pack for their return journey and let them stay for a few more days.

Lin Zhao disagreed, "The lord himself doesn't have much money left, so he can't spend any more. I'll be supported by the government along the way, and food and clothing will not be a problem."

Li Xu managed to win the favor of the Habayashi Army. Of course, he must be a good person to the end. "Commander Lin, don't worry, I can borrow some money from the Kou family first, and then pay it back. General Kou is generous and will not disagree." of."

"It's absolutely impossible. If you owe that Kou Xiao a favor, you'll be a low-key boy." Lin Zhao spent a day in the military camp, collected a lot of information about Kou Xiao, and summed it up in one sentence. A ruthless person doesn't even look like a person when he is ruthless. How much kindness can such a person have.

Li Xu reckoned that it would be hard to borrow too much, so he took a step back, "You can save other things, but not medicinal materials. You have experienced it all the way. When you are sick, you can't do without medicine. I will buy some dry food for you. It doesn't cost much."

Everyone was moved in their hearts, and they didn't say anything, but they still remembered this feeling in their hearts.

"There are also those Habayashi soldiers who died on the way. This king also subsidizes an additional pension to their families. Troubled Commander Lin to bring his heart to this king. If it was not for this king, they would not have died on the way."

Lin Zhao didn't refuse this time. The pension from the court was very meager. They had families and sons behind them, and some of them were even the pillars of the family. He accepted the king's favor.

"The last general thanked the lord on behalf of the deceased Habayashi soldiers, and I will have the opportunity to repay your kindness in the future."

What Li Xu wanted was this sentence, "I don't need to spend any time, this king really needs to ask Commander Lin for help, let's take a step to speak."

Lin Zhao was worried, afraid that he would not be able to fulfill Li Xu's request, but in the end, the other party only asked him to collect some things about the third prince after returning to the capital, and he was not asked to engage in assassination, nor was he asked to form a team, such a trivial matter Lin Zhao is still willing to help.

What's more, because of the assassination of the third prince, his Habayashi army lost more than a dozen brothers. This account cannot be clearly charged to the third prince, but he will never forget it in his life.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will take care of this matter for you."

After returning from the barracks, Li Xu deliberately turned to the palace. Yesterday he only looked at the gate, but today he went in and walked around to see if there was any possibility of repairing it.

But it turned out to be impossible. The gate looked broken, at least it looked good. There were not a single room inside, and the weeds in the yard were almost as tall as someone. There was not a single piece of furniture left, not even a piece of cloth. , It is no different from the ruins.

Liu Shu said angrily: "This is too much. The majestic palace is unguarded and unattended. It is so dilapidated. Where do we live?"

Li Xu has a rough understanding of this land. If it is rebuilt here, it will definitely be a luxury house, but the population of his family is less than ten. Living in such a big house is too wasteful.

So after he came out of the palace, he decided to build his first factory here, a sugar factory.

"It's almost spring plowing!" Li Xu asked suddenly.

Liu Shu doesn't understand these things, but he generally knows that spring is the season for planting grain, "Yes."

Li Xu muttered, "Then we have to get the sugar cane back before spring plowing."

Liu Shu and He Zun were confused. Before they could ask any questions, Li Xu had already changed his direction, "Let's go, visit Lei's house."

Of course the two attendants have no objection, and the Lei family is easy to find, just grab anyone and ask.When he arrived at the place, what Li Xu saw was another mansion occupying a street, and he felt that it is no wonder that the ancients valued the family. The whole family living together is quite magnificent.

He came to find Lei Yang for a private matter, and he didn't want to disturb other people, so he asked Liu Shu to call him out alone.

Lei Yang heard that King Shun had arrived in Minzhou yesterday, but he lived in the Kou Mansion as soon as he arrived, so he didn't dare to come to see him. Unexpectedly, King Shun came to see him on his own initiative.

He hurried out with his entourage and met Li Xu in a restaurant box not far away. When they met, he said tearfully: "Gods and Buddhas bless you, your lord is safe and well, but Lei was frightened."

Li Xu invited him to take a seat, "I heard from General Kou that Brother Lei was the rescuer who moved here after he found him. It is said that Brother Lei is my savior."

"Don't dare, it's just a coincidence that General Kou led troops to suppress the bandits. The prince is blessed with blessings, and God blesses you."

In fact, Lei Yang was very guilty. He escaped from the small town and ran south that day. On the way, he met Kou Xiao, who was leading the army, and hurriedly shouted "Help". When Kou Xiao saw it was him, he stopped to ask about the situation. I was thinking that Kou Xiao would not save Li Xu if he knew that Li Xu was the king of Nanyue. After all, this was an excellent opportunity.

His Royal Highness King Shun was killed by pirates on his way south. General Kou was at most charged with not being able to rescue him in time. Therefore, he didn't dare to reveal Li Xu's identity. Kou Xiao didn't have time to ask more questions at that time, he led the people and rushed to save them.

He didn't dare to tell Li Xu the truth, and only handed him the letter left by Ye Changqing, "Master Ye, came to the house to hand over the letter and left, saying that he asked you to wait for him."

Li Xu took the letter, unfolded it and read it, only to realize that Ye Changqing was not waiting for him at Lei's house, but actually took two of his subordinates to track down the pirates, and now he has already gone to sea.

"Nonsense!" Li Xu was angry and impatient, "How can he go to this sea as soon as he says, he has no experience and no guide, and he doesn't know what dangers he will encounter when he goes to the vast sea, it's just nonsense!"

Li Xu was so angry that he wanted to curse, Ye Changqing was too courageous, he hurriedly asked Liu Shu to go to Lin Zhao, "Let Commander Lin spread the matter with great fanfare, say that Lei's family found out, and then go to the county guard's mansion Let them know and let them find a way to find someone.”

"Here."

After Liu Shu left, Li Xu drank a cup of tea to calm down, and then said, "I'm looking for Brother Lei today, and I want to ask you for a favor."

Lei Yang didn't dare to take his polite words seriously, the identities of the two were very different, not to mention that he knew that Li Xu was not an easy face, so he said politely: "If you have something to do, just ask."

Li Xu didn't hide it, and told him plainly: "This king wants to build a sugar factory, and it will be built on the old site of the palace. It's okay to have General Kou's help in building the factory. This king wants to ask Brother Lei to help buy it. Sugarcane, the more the merrier."

"Sugar production? Sugarcane?" Lei Yang was taken aback, "This prince can use sugarcane to produce sugar?"

"I will." Li Xu nodded, "I figured this out on the way, and the method is not difficult, but..." He glanced at Lei Yang, and asked with a smile, "Brother Lei, do you want a piece of the pie?"

Lei Yang only felt that it was difficult to breathe, and South Vietnamese people were fond of sweets, but apart from wild honey, they could only sell caramel from the north, and the price was so high that ordinary people could not afford it.If sugarcane can be used to make sugar, the price of sugar will be much lower. Sugarcane is everywhere, and a large bundle can only be exchanged for one pancake. If it can be used to make sugar, this is a very profitable business.

He smiled even more obsequiously, "My lord is new here, so I think he can't use his hands and feet. If you have something to do, just ask the little one to do it. As for the share, you can just give it to you."

Seeing that he is straightforward, Li Xu also sincerely wants to cooperate with him. As he said, no one has no money for him, and Lei Yang is required to help him buy goods or recruit workers. According to the investment ratio, his technology stocks can't take the majority. .

It's just that behind Lei Yang is the Lei family after all, he can trust Lei Yang, but not the rest of the Lei family.

"In this matter, can Brother Lei decide on behalf of the Lei family? I am willing to cooperate with Brother Lei, but if other members of the Lei family want to intervene, I will not be polite."

Lei Yang repeatedly assured, "Don't worry, this matter will definitely not be known to others. If someone in the clan wants to intervene, Lei will leave the Lei family without saying a word, and set up his own family."

These words were harsh enough, Li Xu nodded, believed his words, raised his teacup and said: "The king uses tea instead of wine, I wish us a happy cooperation and a lot of money."

Lei Yang was full of excitement, clinked glasses with Li Xu, and asked him after drinking the tea: "My lord, is it necessary to build a wool factory, and in a few months, the first batch of wool should arrive."

"It's not urgent. It will be summer when they arrive. Sugarcane is only available in winter. It's important that we hurry up to make the first batch of sugar."

Time waits for no one, Li Xu arranged for Lei Yang to buy sugar cane, and asked Lai San and the other three to follow Lei Yang, saying that they were helping out, but in fact, they deliberately let them learn experience secretly. There are only a few people around him, and they always use Just get up.