I'm not a genius in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 243 Why Not Eat Minced Meat

Everyone couldn't help being stunned when they heard the words, they didn't know what he was going to do again, but they still subconsciously responded.

"Your Highness, please tell—"

"I need a batch of high-quality thread rope here. Hemp rope is fine, but the best silk rope is high-quality silk rope. A favor..."

Li Ke looked at the Bianzhou tyrants who were seeing them off with a calm face, but the palms holding the reins were already full of sweat.He couldn't figure out why Wang Zi'an insisted on pretending to be careless, but he thought he had concerns.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words, and thought they were doing some help, some insignificant strings, which could please His Highness the King of Shu, but were not worth a lot of money, so why not do it?Everyone immediately agreed, and Li Ke didn't say much, just smiled and thanked him, and walked away flattering his horse.

The local officials in Bianzhou, the powerful gentry, also turned around and dispersed in twos and threes.Some of those who had close contacts with Bu Liang gathered in the governor's mansion again.

"Inspector Bu, what do you think of today's incident?"

Zhuang Ruhe is the largest grain merchant in Bianzhou, and he was close to Bu Liang in the past, but now he leaned forward slightly and asked first.

"Ming repairs the plank road and secretly hides Chen Cang. The king of Shu seems to want to build a highway with great fanfare, but in essence it is to relieve the victims. But this move is so light, it is really clever! It seems that His Royal Highness the King of Shu is not simple, and there are expert pointers behind it— —”

As soon as Bu Liang entered the Governor's Mansion, he withdrew his flattering smile and became a little darker.

"The governor is saying that this so-called highway is a hoax?"

Zhuang Ruhe was startled when he heard the words, a trace of surprise flashed in his small eyes, and the others couldn't help but look over.

"It's not a scam. The construction of a highway connecting the three places is no small matter. Thinking about it, he didn't dare to talk about it, but—this highway was thrown out, and all the top and bottom of Bianzhou fell into it, and he was willing to eat it..."

Bu Liang chuckled inexplicably, looked around at the few visitors in the hall, and said lightly.

"It's just that once this project comes out, is there still room for you and me to talk in Bianzhou?"

It was only then that Zhuang Ruhe and the others suddenly realized that in Bianzhou in the past, it was he and the others who set the rules of the game with Bu Shishi, but once the highway construction project came out, all the people in Bianzhou would inevitably gather under the command of the King of Shu.So how can I guarantee my right to speak and interests in Bianzhou?
"According to the governor's opinion, how should we respond? Or should we simply refuse to participate?"

A fat, dark-skinned man frowned and asked tentatively.

"Refusing to join? Then we will be completely squeezed out of this circle. By then, there will be no room for me to speak in Bianzhou—"

If it weren't for the fact that this guy is considered filial on weekdays, Bu Liang would have picked up his tea bowl and splashed him in the face.

"Then what should we do? Please ask Bushishi to come up with an idea, we only follow the lead of the governor!"

"Yes, we only follow the lead of the governor!"

Looking at the Bianzhou tyrants who were eagerly looking at him to show their loyalty, Bu Liang nodded in satisfaction, showing an unpredictable and profound smile.

"It's okay to build a highway, but we must have the final say on the construction of the boundary of Bianzhou..."

……

Just when Bu Liang and others were hiding in the governor's mansion to plot, Li Ke, Li Jing and others had already returned to the camp outside the city.As soon as he entered the camp, Li Ke threw the horse away and looked for Wang Zi'an everywhere.It took a long time to find Wang Zi'an who was holding a small knife and peeling off the bamboo in his hand from under a big tree.

"Zian, you are unrestrained, and you have spent me to make false claims with those people in one sentence, but you are better off, just hide here and be lazy—"

Li Ke didn't dislike the dirt on the ground, and sat on the floor next to the big tree, complaining angrily.Who knew that Wang Zi'an smiled, and held up the small piece of bamboo he was peeling.

"Who says I'm idle, am I just about to give you a big gift?"

As Wang Zi'an said, he shook his hand and threw the bamboo piece in his hand.Li Ke held it in his hand, looked over it for a few times, but didn't see anything serious, thought that Wang Zi'an was joking with him, so he threw it back dumbfounded.

"You hid here for a long time, just to cut such a child's toy for me?"

"Who told you this is a toy? This is the second way I mentioned to you yesterday."

Wang Zi'an raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, then continued to cut the second bamboo board in his hand.Seeing that Wang Zi'an's expression did not seem to be fake, Li Ke finally got serious, and carefully held the small bamboo board in his hand.This small bamboo board is about the length of a palm, about the width of one finger, and has a natural curved shape of bamboo as a whole. One end is pointed, and the other end is crescent-shaped. The part near the pointed end is hollowed out in the middle, leaving a small cylinder .

"This is what you call a tool for increasing revenue and reducing expenditure?"

Wang Zi'an nodded.

"That's right, children can be taught—"

Li Ke couldn't help being speechless, and after studying for a long time to no avail, he stood up angrily.

"Quickly tell me, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd—"

"What medicine can I sell? Fishing—"

Li Ke looked up, only to see Miss Yang Cai'er striding over with the eldest bundle of green bamboos in one hand, and then two puffs, two bundles of green bamboos were thrown at Li Ke's feet, the dust was flying, and Li Ke hurried over in embarrassment. Get up and hide aside.I don't know what's going on with this girl. Since the beginning, I haven't given myself a good face. Every time I see her, her nose is not her nose, her face is not her face.Looking at the two bundles of green bamboos in front of him, Wang Zi'an felt a little numb, girl, are you trying to show your existence as a strong man?

"Is that enough? Not enough. I'll get two more bundles—"

Miss Yang Cai'er clapped her hands easily, without blushing or panting, Wang Zi'an nodded quickly.

"Enough, enough..."

Li Ke looked left and right, no matter how he saw how redundant he was, he couldn't help smiling at Yang Cai'er awkwardly.

"I, just ask Zian a few words and leave without delaying you..."

Yang Cai'er couldn't help but blushed, snorted coldly, pretended not to understand, turned her head and hid aside, but her ears were pricked up, and she would catch the movement of the corners of her eyes from time to time.

"This thing is called a shuttle, and it is a sharp tool for weaving fishing nets. The place is close to Bian River and Yingshui, with crisscross rivers and many lakes. When we prepare the tools, we can start fishing on a large scale. It will definitely be huge Relieve the pressure of food shortages, by the way, how is your string prepared..."

"It's all done as you said. If there are no accidents, someone may send it over this afternoon."

Li Ke replied casually, and then he frowned and sighed as if thinking of something again, looking a little worried.Fishing for a living is not a new thing, it has existed since ancient times, but where are the fish in the water so easy to catch?Because it is not easy to catch, most of them can only be used as a supplement on the dinner table of the rich. Zian actually wants to rely on it as a ration, so why not eat minced meat.

Thinking of this, Li Ke couldn't help but sighed deeply again.

(End of this chapter)