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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 423: The Snake, Rat, Fox and Rabbit Think of Leaving the Nest

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    Li Linfu's body had already collapsed while he was still in Chang'an. Originally, in history, he was about to die of illness in the eleventh year of Tianbao, but due to his early retirement and move to Liaodong, he was freed from the tedious and laborious intrigues.  Coupled with the good care arranged by Ye Chang, he lived three years longer than originally planned.  Now, after the fourteenth year of Tianbao, his body could no longer bear it and he finally died.  His status is very important, not only as the former prime minister, who has been in charge of the Tang Dynasty for nearly twenty years, but also because he is Ye Chang's father-in-law and has a transcendent status in Lushun.  According to custom, although Ye Chang did not have to resign for Li Linfu, he always had to attend the funeral.  This was the seventh month of Tianbao¡¯s fourteenth year, and the streets and alleys of Lushun were as busy as ever, and there was no difference because of Li Linfu¡¯s death.  After all, in his last few years, although Li Linfu also wanted to exert a certain influence on Liaodong's system, he was well kept away from Ye Chang's cronies.  When he was in good health, he could go around Lushun to see the towns and villages with support, and he could even express some of his own opinions and comments, but he could not get involved in any specific affairs of Lushun.  Nowadays, Lushun has a population of more than 100,000. Even in the Central Plains, it is an extremely wealthy and prosperous city.  The rapid expansion of population turned Lushun into a huge construction site during the six years from the sixth year of Tianbao to the twelfth year of Tianbao.  Roads are being extended every day, sewers are being extended every day, and the urban area of ??Lushun has expanded from the original two squares to the current eight squares.  Duli Town, which used to be an hour and a half away from Lushun, has now become one of the eight roads in Lushun.  However, due to the terrain, Lushun is not as boxy as other cities. Eight squares surround a Lushun Bay, forming a crescent-shaped distribution. Three main roads connect the eight squares together. Now it is only the middle  The main road is completely hardened, while the east and west sides are only in the planning stage due to lack of cement and manpower.  This also made Ye Chang make up his mind in the twelfth year of Tianbao to transfer Lushun's steel industry to the construction of Ancheng and not allow Lushun's population to continue to expand.  In addition to Jian'an City, Qingnipu City and Shicheng also transferred part of Lushun's population, and some industries were transferred to these places.  As a military city, Bisha City's status is still important, but its population growth is not very fast.  Another important military city is Dahang City, which was located in Dandong in another life. During the tenth year of Tianbao, Nan Jiyun and Luo Jiuhe took the city back from the Silla people, and it became the gateway to Xinluo.  It was an important transit station for trade between Luo and Bohai, and it was also a military town to defend against the ambitions of Silla and Bohai people.  Now, the population of Lushun exceeds 100,000. The transfer of the steel industry has quickly brought the population of Jian'an City close to this number, reaching 80,000. The populations of Qingnipu and Shicheng each have more than 30,000. Dahang City has a population of more than 30,000 due to the garrison.  Reason, the population is fifty thousand.  Just after arriving in Liaodong, the population of Anshi City under the control of the Marching Army was 40,000, and the population of Wugu City was more than 10,000.  Between these major cities, along the lines of communication, there are towns of various sizes ranging from more than a thousand people to nearly ten thousand people, with a total population of about two hundred thousand.  In this way, about one-third of the entire Liaodong population lives in cities and towns, and the other two-thirds are distributed in various farms, mines, and forest farms.  If these towns are connected together, they will form an inverted triangle along the coast and along the river, which will firmly control the entire southern Liaoning region.  This is not the limit of the area under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Marching Army.  In the past few years, Luo Jiuhe has been confronting the Khitans in Liaocheng Prefecture. The Khitans who crossed the Liaohe River were beaten to the point where they could not hold their heads up. If not for the secret support of the Bohai State, they would have been driven back to Songmo.  Yang Ze glanced at the sun in the sky, cursed, and then hurried towards the small inn on North Cross Street East Road, Xinglongfang, Lushun.  He wandered from the Central Plains to Liaodong in the twelfth year of Tianbao. His previous industries had problems and he was on the verge of bankruptcy several times. Later, he worked in the road construction team of Andong Bank to repair track. Because of his flexible mind and hard work, he finally succeeded.  After four years of success, I had saved up some belongings. I thought I couldn't spend my whole life working hard on road construction sites, so I moved to Liaodong.  Relying on the connections he made while on the road construction team, he got a piece of land in the newly built Xinglongfang. With the land as collateral, he gritted his teeth and got a loan from Andong Bank to build this grocery store.  Small inn.  For more than a year, the business has been tepid. Although it has not caught up with the good times of previous years, it is enough for him to live a good life that was unimaginable before while paying off the debts of Anton Bank.  When I arrived at my inn, I saw several Bohai people who came here to sell fur goods sitting in front of the lobby, each with a cup of tea in front of them.  This fried leaf tea became popular very quickly. Now, at least in places where Han people live, brick tea has been replaced by leaf tea.  But when trading with barbarians, brick tea was still as popular as ever.  "Shopkeeper Yang, what are you doing here in broad daylight without looking at the store?" The leader of the Bohai people asked. This guy's eyes were a little cunning and he spoke Chinese fluently. Yang Ze sometimes tried to figure this out.  The identity of the servant is not that of a businessman, but rather that of an official.  From the attitude of others towards himJudging from the perspective, he does look like an official.  "No, why don't you go and get the registration form at Lushun Residence?" Yang Ze showed everyone a stack of paper in his quilt.  "Min Bao" mainly contains news from the two capitals. After it became popular, some people in Lushun quickly imitated its style and began to publish "Lushun Di Bao".  Initially, there was an issue every seven days, but soon it was discovered that for this most important commercial city in Liaodong, the news of the newspaper every seven days was too slow, so it became an issue every three days.  "What's the news?" The group of Bohai people were very interested and asked loudly.  Like "Min Bao", "Lushun Di Bao" also has some anecdotes from various places, but the most important thing is what happened in Liaodong, such as where new mines were discovered, where trade routes have been opened, or where the Liaodong Army Marching Administrator's Office  What orders were given.  The majority of them are changes in the wholesale prices of various goods in Lushun, which is the most popular content among merchants who come to Lushun for purchasing.  Nowadays, Lushun has become a large department store wholesale market for the entire Greater China cultural circle. Not only the countries surrounding Liaodong, but also merchants from Persia, Dashi and Hezhong countries can be found in Lushun.  For merchants from the Tang Dynasty and neighboring countries, changes in the prices of bulk commodities such as salt, iron, grain, cotton, silk, wood, medicinal materials, and tea are of concern to them. For those who have come from afar and are destined to be unable to carry too many goods back,  For businessmen from far away, the prices of luxury goods such as pearls, gems, glassware, clocks, gold and silver jewelry, etc. are the key points they are eager to understand.  There are also some special products that require approval before they can be purchased. For example, for sea-going ships at the Lushun Shipbuilding Yard, there is no need to think about the military type, but the civilian type can be purchased after being approved.  "I haven't seen any news about fur goods, but Mr. Li has passed away." Yang Ze said the first sentence first, and then the second sentence.  "Xiangong Liwhoah, Li Linfu?" The leader of the Bohai country reacted very quickly, and his expression couldn't help but change: "Doesn't that mean that Yejun Guild will return to Liaodong?" "I think he will come back." Yang Ze  Frowning: "At least Mrs. Ye Gong is coming back." "Is there any other news?" The Bohai man asked again.  "Well, there is an anecdote. It is said that a ship that left the Tang Dynasty five years ago, that is, the ninth year of Tianbao, has returned to the Tang Dynasty." "Forget what anecdote this is, sell me a newspaper  , I came to see it myself.¡± Then Bohai Humanity Yang sold a newspaper to him. Each newspaper made little money, but it could meet the needs of guests in certain aspects, which was also an important part of attracting repeat customers for their inn.  Seeing the leader of the Bohai Kingdom holding the newspaper and reading it by himself, Yang Ze smiled and said, "Can you, guest, read Chinese characters?" "That's natural. Our Bohai Kingdom and your Tang Dynasty have the same books and writings, so what's the wonder of knowing Chinese characters?"  Yang responded with a smile.  Those Bohai people took the newspaper and went back to their rooms. The waiter went up and brought tea. When he came down, he leaned into Yang Ze's ear and said, "Two people are guarding the door." "I understand, these are the tricks of life and death." Yang Ze  Then nodded.  The current situation in Liaodong is not coveted. Therefore, in this place of Lushun, fine craftsmen from all over the world gather, including Bohai of Silla, Khitan, Xiren, Anlu Mountain and even those sent by the Tang Dynasty itself. It is said that Bian  When Ping was in Lushun, he once estimated that one-tenth of the foreign businessmen were craftsmen or part-time craftsmen.  These Bohai people must be meticulous.  The relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Bohai State eased after Da Qinmao came to power. However, although Liaodong belonged to the Tang Dynasty, the relationship with Bohai State was tense.  The Bohai State secretly supported the Khitan people in Xincheng Prefecture and South Suzhou and invaded the northeastern territory of Liaodong. The Liaodong State almost semi-openly supported Da Qinmao's cousin Shen Xi (Bohai's name was Da Hongxin), and the Limo people in the north of Gobi Prefecture.  The old land is divided.  The relationship is also tense with Silla. The Silla people made no secret of their coveting of Liaodong. The two sides fought several battles to compete for Dahang City.  Yang Ze had a good guess. These Bohai people were just fine craftsmen.  After they closed the door, Xu Zhengjin, the leader, clenched his fists and suddenly clapped his hands: "The opportunity has come." "The opportunity?" His subordinates were a little confused.  "It's time to get rid of the traitor Ye Chang. If he comes to Liaodong this time, he will never want to return to Chang'an again." After Xu Zhengjin finished speaking, he ordered people to take out paper and pen, and began to write a secret letter.  Not long after he finished writing, he blew on the ink, sealed it with a fire seal, and handed it to one of his subordinates: "You will go north today to send this news back to Shangjing. The king wants to move the capital to Shangjing, so it should be in Longquan Mansion.  " "Go and inform our people and try to find out as much information as possible about Ye Chang's whereabouts. I am going to Silla. This time I will definitely convince the King of Silla. The two families will join forces to kill the traitors and divide Liaodong equally."  If the Bohai State could obtain its population and wealth, it would have the capital to separate the Northeast and compete with the Tang Dynasty.  Xu Zhengjin is well aware of this. Since arriving in LushunAfter that, he was shocked by the "wealth" here, especially when he saw the iron track from Lushun to Qingnipu, he was so shocked that he almost vomited blood.  Like him, there were many people who acted strangely after receiving the news, and the news of Li Linfu's death also spread.  By the afternoon of the next day, Dongmou County also received the news.  Since the Yuan Dynasty, Dongmou County has had three governors. As long as the governor can cooperate well with Liaodong, it will be easy for the governor to get promoted and make a fortune. On the contrary, if the relationship with Liaodong is not harmonious, it will be difficult to move forward here.  Especially the port, the port in Dongmou County, has been expanded several times in size to facilitate the transportation of goods in Liaodong. The huge steel frame gantry crane is like a tower.  Wang Yuanbao, who had lost half his weight, was sitting on the pier, looking at his ship, his face full of uncertainty. "Lushun Di Bao" was placed in his hand, with a black framed "Old Prime Minister Li Gong" on the front page.  The headline "Lin Fu rides a crane and the fairy goes away" is very eye-catching.  Wang Yuanbao carefully folded the newspaper, sat on the cement steps heated by the sun, and sighed deeply.  He is now in a very embarrassed state. In order to find the so-called Aolai Kingdom, he has spent all his wealth and even sold his shop in Chang'an.  However, after so many years, Aolaiguo has not seen any shadow. Even the wealth that was once so rich has almost been ruined.  The reason for this is to buy a boat, recruit sailors, go to sea, then destroy the boat, pay compensation, and deal with the aftermath. This cycle has been repeated several times.  He had very bad luck. He organized seven overseas voyages, but failed seven times.  Of course he didn't know that for the first time, his ship, like the Tang Navy's, was bombed and sunk by the Lushun Navy.  But the next six times, each time they suffered heavy losses. Only twice did the ship return to Dongmou, and the other four times, both men and ships were lost.  But this time it was different. If he hadn¡¯t read the newspaper from Lushun, Wang Yuanbao would not have thought that the voyage he organized five years ago, in the ninth year of Tianbao, was the first time he bought a civilian seagoing ship from the Lushun shipyard.  There was actually something gained. Although the newspaper said that only one ship came back from this trip, it was enough to bring hope to Wang Yuanbao. By now, he had guessed that Aolai Country was just a thing made up by Ye Chang to fool people, but  Maybe it can be like Wang Qinian's sect, and there are other discoveries in the sea.  To the north, a very ugly-looking ship finally appeared on the horizon. Although Wang Yuanbao was dim-sighted, he stood up at this time.  "It'sit's my ship, my ship, it's back," he murmured hoarsely.  The servants who gathered around him have long since dispersed, leaving only a few descendants who are like him and dressed simply.  Everyone was looking northward, looking at the ship.  Unlike Wang Yuanbao who still had hope, they had long since given up hope. They just hoped that the ship would not be seriously damaged and that it would still be worth a few dollars.  According to the standards of Lushun Shipyard, that sea-going ship was originally worth 50,000 guan, but now it can be sold for 10,000 to 20,000 guan as long as the damage is not too serious.  The Wang Yuanbao family, which was once extremely wealthy, is now satisfied with one or two thousand guan.
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