Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 489 Cao Xiong's Bandit Li You Tries the Thief (Subscribe)

The faint scent of sandalwood filled the side, and the hollow carved tallow window was filled with specks of sunlight. After Yuwen Shengnan looked out of the window, suddenly, the door of the meditation room was opened.

Then I heard a deep voice: "Madam came first, I'm being rude!"

After hearing the voice, Yuwen Shengnan got up immediately, and said without any airs: "You have given me face by coming, so there is no such thing as being rude. Mr. Cao, please sit down and drink a cup of tea. "

"Okay." The man smiled and sat down, then took a sip from the teacup in front of him politely.

Once you drink this tea, it means that you can officially start talking about business.

"Master Cao. I invite you here this time because I have a business for you. The revenge is three thousand guan. However, the matter is a bit dangerous because the other party is someone with a background."

"Madam thought about it for us, but I, Cao Xiong, live a life of licking blood, as long as I have money. Cao Xiong and Cao Xiong's brothers don't care about anything.!"

Following Cao Xiong, he looked at Yuwen Shengnan again and said, "Madam, please tell me, which family are we dealing with?"

"Boling's daughter of the Cui family, Cui Xiuniang." Yuwen Shengnan said Cui Xiuniang's name.

"Boling Cui's family...!" Cao Xiong was also slightly taken aback.

Looking at Cao Xiong's appearance, Yuwen Shengnan said again: "Master Cao, if you feel embarrassed, I can still find someone else..." An obvious aggressive method.

Cao Xiong showed a hint of disdain: "The Boling Cui family is indeed a huge family, but their Boling Cui family can't deal with me, madam, five thousand guan, Cui Xiuniang's life or death, you have the final say."

"Good Mr. Cao, be quick, the five thousand guan will be delivered tomorrow. I want Cui Xiuniang to live. In fact, she is my daughter-in-law, but she escaped. I want you to help me catch her and marry my eldest son."

"Oh!" Cao Xiong laughed: "So that's the case, Madam, don't worry, give me seven days, and I will definitely bring Cui Xiuniang back to you."

"Wait! Master Cao!!"

Yuwen Shengnan said slightly: "I can tell you now that Cui Xiuniang is hiding behind the Xu Mansion in Bianzhou at this time, and the one who protects Cui Xiuniang is the favored Rongrong of Xu Mansion, so you want to arrest Cui Xiuniang It's also very difficult, and the matter should not become a big deal, if it gets too big and hurts the Xu family's Rongrong, you will be in trouble."

Although after Yuwen Shengnan said this, Cao Xiong felt a little troublesome, but the words have been said, and the money has been added. If Cao Xiong repents, it will be a bit bad, so when he gritted his teeth, Cao Xiong still said in hatred : "Ma'am, needless to say, Cao Xiong took over this matter, give Cao Xiong seven days, after seven days, definitely put Cui Xiuniang in front of Madam."

As soon as Cao Xiong said this, Yu Wen Shengnan was also happy in his heart: "Well, as long as the head of Cao's family can help me complete this matter, and in the future on the Bian River, as long as my Jiangzuo Zhu family can be used, Yu Wen Shengnan is obliged to do so."

"Thank you.!" Cao Xiong clasped his fists together, then got up and left without any hesitation.

Seeing Cao Xiong leave, Yuwen Shengnan immediately asked his servant to prepare five thousand guan, this is to stop Cao Xiong's mouth, let Cao Xiong help him this time no matter what, Yuwen Shengnan believes that this is his last chance.

Zhu Ling is dying now, and she must be happy immediately. If not, Yuwen Shengnan would not come to Bianzhou to find the biggest water bandit leader on the Bian River in person. Five thousand is not a small sum. He once assassinated the prince Li Yu, that's the price.

"You must succeed!" Yuwen Shengnan looked at Cao Xiong who left with deep earnestness. Although Yuwen Shengnan is a very strong woman, she treats her husband and son. But in the final analysis, Yuwen Shengnan is a boy. As a mother, Zhu Ling is really dying. If her son dies, no matter how strong a woman is, she will show her mother's love.

Bianshui is a tributary of Surabaya. It is the Tongji Canal dug by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. It has a total length of 650 kilometers and flows through 3 provinces and 6 cities. It is a great project created by the working people of ancient China.

According to "Daye Miscellaneous Notes", the water surface of Tongji Canal is [-] steps wide, and dragon boats pass through it.From Dongdu to Jiangdu for more than [-] miles, the shade of trees intersects. Every two post houses have a palace, which is a place of rest. From the capital to Jiangdu, there are more than forty palaces.

That's right, it is also one of the Grand Canals. In 605, Yang Guang resisted all opinions and ordered Yu Wenkai, an outstanding engineering expert, to dig the Grand Canal, mainly Tongji Canal and Yongji Canal. "Sent more than a million men and women in the counties of Henan, opened Jiliang, diverted valleys from Xiyuan, Luoshui to the river (Yellow River), diverted rivers from Banzhu to Huaihe River", more than 1000 kilometers long.

During the construction of the Tongji Canal, the old canals and natural rivers were fully utilized, but because dragon boats were required to travel, the dragon boats were huge, and the canal had to be dug very deep, otherwise it would be impassable.For such a huge and arduous project, the time required by Yang Guang was extremely short.

Construction started in March and was completed in August, creating a miracle of human excavation of the canal.Of course, the creation of this miracle has paid the price of blood.During the process of digging canals and building ships, "the servants died forty-five".

The officials killed Ding in a car, "as far as Chenggao in the east and Heyang in the north, facing each other on the road."

After the Tongji Canal was opened, Yang Guang immediately boarded a dragon boat from Luoyang, took his concubines, princes, and officials, and took thousands of boats to tour Jiangdu in the south.Therefore, in the Sui Dynasty, Tongji Canal was called Yuhe.

Yang Guang later paid the price for his willfulness, but this Bian Shui remained, and this Bian Shui really benefited one party.

Because it is the first phase project of the Sui and Tang Dynasties Grand Canal, which connects the Yellow River and Huaihe River, called "Tongji Canal", which runs through Luoyang to Yangzhou. Prosperity.

At that time, the buildings were dense and the trade was prosperous, comparable to the scene depicted in the famous painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" in the Northern Song Dynasty. However, unfortunately, the prosperous Bianshui was taken advantage of by some Xiaoxiao because of the poor management of the Tang Dynasty.

Among them, Cao Xiong is the largest of all Xiao Xiaoxiao. Cao Xiong was originally a farmer who grew up on the edge of the Bian River. Later, because of the Bian Water, a wharf was built near Cao Xiong’s home. The wharf is eight meters wide and about 1000 meters long. Paved with strips of stone, it is very luxurious.

According to Cao Xiong’s recollection, more than 200 boats and rafts dock here every day, and more than 2000 camels leave here every day. There are more than 400 full-time dock workers alone.

There are [-] or [-] shops on the wharf that are engaged in the grain oil business. The folk saying goes: "Qikou Street is full of oil, and the street will be full if you don't pack it for three days."

Here, grain, oil, fur, salinity, and medicinal materials in Ningxia and Baotou are transported by waterways, and then transported out by dry roads; silk, cotton cloth, tea, porcelain, and daily necessities in Tianjin, Hebei, and Taiyuan are transported by dry roads. It is transported in a steady stream, and then transported away by water, so it is called "flood and drought dock".

Because of the lack of manpower, Cao Xiong came to the flood and dry wharf to work as a worker, and his income was very good. If he worked hard, he could earn fifty cash a day. In Datang, fifty cash a day was really more expensive than farming earn much more.

So Cao Xiong stopped farming. After all, people go to high places, and water flows to low places. Cao Xiong came to the wharf to work as a worker, carrying goods for others. He was a little tired, but he could make money. A very happy thing.

But the bad thing is that one day, because of Cao Xiong's bravery, when he was carrying the goods, he accidentally broke a glazed item, and this glazed item was worth two thousand guan. In the end, Cao Xiong escaped and was arrested Wanted.

Wanted and turned into a criminal, then this Cao Xiong started to break the cans and turned into a small water bandit on the Bian River, and because Cao Xiong has some loyalty, coupled with his family Just above the Bian River, the head is very familiar, so it slowly became the biggest water bandit on the Bian River.

Gradually changed from food and card to a more vicious gang where you just give me money and I will do things for you. The daughter of the Cui family in Boling, but the five thousand guan is still very eye-catching, Cao Xiong is going to eat it, as long as he has the five thousand guan, then his strength will increase again, this is Cao Xiong's decision not to give up this The main reason for this second chance.

But Cao Xiong would not have imagined that his gang of the most powerful water bandits actually only had more than 500 people and only 30 ships. Last night, Li You directly destroyed a group with more than [-] ships on the Sishui River The gang of boats, to be honest, Cao Xiong's gang of water bandits is really just scabies.

Cao Xiong's actions this time gave Li You a reason to integrate the water affairs.

"Who are you?" Li You sat on a chair and looked at the three men kneeling in front of him. These three men looked like people who were begging for life on the water.

The skin is dark and rough, but the eyes are very firm and powerful. This is the best sign of a person who seeks life on the water, because there is an old saying in the countryside that says that no matter how poor a person is, in order to To support their families, they cannot go to the water to make a living, nor can they do water-related work.For example, fishermen, boatmen, sailors and so on who ride the wind and waves in rivers, lakes and seas.

In ancient times, when productivity was low, it was very dangerous to go fishing, transport or fish in rivers and lakes.So there is a saying in the Bohai Sea area: "I would rather go to Nanshan to be a donkey than go to Bohai Sea to fish."

That is to say, if you work hard like a donkey on the mountain, you can at least save your life, but when you go fishing in the sea, you may lose your life in the event of a storm.

This also shows that people who can go to the water to beg for a living have a different temperament. This kind of person is not afraid of death, but just goes the wrong way. If they can be guided correctly, this kind of person is a good material for soldiers.

The superior Li You has been sitting for a long time, and at a glance, he can see some characteristics of the other party. This may be a great advantage for Li You to travel through time.

(End of this chapter)