Hearing what someone said, Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan, which meant, look, am I right? That's what Li Longji planned. Look at Hongnong's magistrate, and by the way, check whether Li Bai and Wang Wei are really serious about doing things.
What else can Wang Juan say? He answered one, counted your awesome expression, nodded to the person who came, and let this person leave. As soon as this person left, another person came in and said to the two of them: "Little son, Little lady, there is news from the palace. Your Majesty said that he sent Little Lady Beckham to Hongnong to stare at Li Bai and Wang Wei, so that you don’t have to worry about it."
"I know." Zhang Xiaobao said, and when the people who came later left, Zhang Xiaobao said again: "This Li Longji can't deal with us, and he has set the target on Xiaobei and them again. Isn't he just his own ambition? Put your opponent under ten years old
He also told us not to worry. Of course I am not worried anymore. There are hundreds of guards around Xiaobei, what am I worried about? Beckham was sold now, and he helped others count the money. Really, no, I have to find this thing back in the future, and I can't make Li Longji cheap. "
Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said that he could think of what Beckham would be excited when he received Li Longji's telegram. At the same time, he prayed silently for the people of Hongnong, hoping that they really had no handle.
If there is a problem with Hongnong's river course, it is really over, and Xiaobei's nine children are watching him, so don't plan to have any luck at all.
Wang Juan also laughed next to him, thinking of the cute appearance of Xiaobei and the others arrogantly "killing" the past, so he couldn't help but laugh.
"Also, Xiaobei and the others were originally Datang patrol agents, and they have the power and obligation to inspect the entire Datang. Datang can do all the inspections. They can't just enjoy the treatment, right?"
"Where did we enjoy the treatment, even the clothes were made by us? Wife, this shows a problem." Zhang Xiaobao pouted and said.
"What's the problem?" Wang Juan asked further.
"It means that Li Longji is not easy. The emperor is not so good. He always suspects one and the other. There are very few people around who can really trust him. Even Li Bai and Wang Wei, Li Longji is not at ease." Zhang Xiaobao explained.
"Then let Beckham go? Don't you worry about them?"
"That's right, the only people Li Longji can trust right now is Xiaobei, kids, it's easy to gather it up, and you will know how sweet you are when you give it a candy."
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head helplessly.
Wang Juan smiled again, "Let's see to what extent Xiaobei and the others can do it. It's best to kill a few people. Don't the people from Hongnong dare to do something to Xiaobei?"
"Hands? Handling is not a question of killing a few people. Send a telegram to Beckham and ask them to go back quickly. Maybe after the imperial examination, we have to go back to the Northeast and get things settled there as soon as possible."
Zhang Xiaobao greeted people to come over and send a telegram again, and then looked at the sky outside, and said: "Junichiro Takeshita's actions had better be quicker, otherwise Jiangnan Dongdao has made arrangements. They haven't done it yet, and my arrangement is easy to see through. ."
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Without Zhang Xiaobao's urging, Junichiro Takeshita has worked very hard and assigned tasks to Yamamoto and Yamaji. On the one hand, he bought land in Datang, on the other hand, he went to find someone to check the news of the Ministry of Engineering, and he kept entertaining guests from morning to night. For dinner, I want to sign the lease contract for the steam engine ship and the gunboat.
The lantern was already on, and when it was almost time for him, Junichiro Takeshita, who had been busy all day, staggered back to where he lived.
If you are a guest, you will be drunk naturally. After a day of tossing, Junichiro Takeshita tries not to eat vegetables when eating, and only accompanies him to drink. Waiting for a meal, drink water vigorously, and dilute the wine in his stomach. Then spit it out and drink more water, otherwise the stomach hurts.
In this way, Junichiro Takeshita, who had an empty stomach, didn't feel any hunger. When he returned to the room, he only felt that his voice was hot, his head was heavy, and his eyes were as uncomfortable as if something was roasting. No matter how much wine he vomited, he couldn't vomit cleanly. What's more, when you drink, you can't take a sip and immediately go out and spit it out.
"No more liquor tomorrow, only rice wine." Junichiro Takeshita lay on the bed, rolling back and forth naked, hoping to find a comfortable posture, muttering in his mouth.
He used to think he could drink well. After all, the Japanese tradition is not much different from that of China. Even the clogs and tatami that he wears are all learned from China, so Junichiro Takeshita also likes to drink when he is in Japan.
But Japan does not have such a strong distilled spirit from Datang, and now there is only sake, which is not a heavyweight at all.
In the past Datang officials drank rice wine and wine, but now they are in love with white wine. Takeshita Junichiro can’t figure out how hot and spicy wine tastes good. It’s not a cellar for many years. Today, the most he drinks is cellared for three years. Yes, the price is not cheap.
After muttering for a while, Junichiro Takeshita gritted his teeth and gasped vigorously. Every time he breathed, he would spit out a lot of alcohol from his mouth. There was nothing not hot on his body, and even his stomach was warm. I wish I could do it now. There is a swimming pool in front, let yourself jump down, it should be cool, preferably the kind with ice cubes in it.
When he was uncomfortable, Yamamoto also came back. He also walked lightly, as if stepping on a cloud. He also took off all his clothes. First he ran to another bed next to Junichiro Takeshita and lay down, feeling uncomfortable. Feeling comfortable, he turned to the floor again, and opened his mouth to gasp like Junichiro Takeshita.
Seeing that there was one more person in the room, Junichiro Takeshita shook his head for a while, poked his head out of the bed, looked at Yamamoto and asked, "Are you back? Have you eaten?"
"I have eaten, I have been eating all day, and I have been eating." Yamamoto's eyes were hazy, and his ears were not very easy to use. He tried to understand what Junichiro Takeshita was talking about, and he replied.
"Then you can get some ice back. Let's eat. Ice cream will do." Junichiro Takeshita was really unwilling to move, so he had to instruct Yamamoto.
Yamamoto was not angry at all, because he was also uncomfortable. He couldn't figure out how to solve it. When he heard eating ice cream, he thought it was OK, got up, put on his clothes indiscriminately, and went out to buy ice cream.
After a quarter of an hour, Junichiro Takeshita and Yamamoto, who had eaten more than ten ice creams in a row, finally felt comfortable, at least their heads were not so painful, and their ears no longer buzzed.
Junichiro Takeshita slowed down his eating and asked toward Yamamoto, "What do the people in Shilla say? Did you say how much they are willing to rent? How many boats do you plan to rent? You just drink with them for a day, and they all ask What's up with you?"
Today, Yamamoto went out to get in touch with the people of Shilla. Since Japan also wants to rent boats, it is best to figure out Silla’s plans first so that they can respond accordingly.
In fact, the last question Junichiro Takeshita asked was what he cared about the most. He was afraid that Yamamoto would accidentally be asked about important things, that would be troublesome, and he would have to change his plan.
Yamamoto squeezed out a smile and said, “Don’t worry, I didn’t reveal any news to them, but they didn’t reveal anything useful to me either. They just drank for a day, drank in a restaurant on the bank, and fished by the river. I drank it when I was in the water, then I went to the water to take a boat and drank again. Later, I went to Xiangbaige and looked for a few girls. I drank it until I came back just now and didn’t eat a bite of the staple food."
Yamamoto was talking, touching his belly with his hand, and found that he didn't feel hungry, but his belly was cold. There was a stream of cold water pouring up to his throat, and there was a smell of milk. What he bought was cream ice cream. It is very expensive, but it is also very pure.
Junichiro Takeshita nodded, and said, "That's not okay, it's not right for you to do this. You have to go and find them to drink tomorrow, but tell them something when you drink, for example, we are buying land in Datang and want to buy more. In part, this is right."
"Understood, they heard that we were going to buy a lot of land, they would feel that we gave up the lease of the boat, and then lowered their defenses on us." Yamamoto agreed.
The two ate a few more ice creams, and their mouths and throats were numb, and then they stopped, enduring the desire to vomit, and panting hard again.
At this time, the mountain temple came back. Compared with the embarrassment of Yamamoto and Takeshita Junichiro, the mountain temple is much better. He also drank today, but he did not accompany others to drink, but went to drink by himself, and also found a few girls to accompany him. If it wasn't for the need to come back to report the situation at night, he would just live in the girls' "home".
Upon coming back, before Yamamoto and Takeshita Junichiro asked, Yamaji took the initiative to say: "I bought a lot of land today, but it is still around the capital, but the price is a bit high. I wait for the increase in value in the future. I will check it out tomorrow. ."
"Pay attention to the money spent, don't spend too much, or you won't be able to get back to this." Junichiro Takeshita warned. He knew Yamamoto and Yamamoto's plans. When Yamamoto mentioned it yesterday, he was still very puzzled, why should he be in Datang Buy land.
It became clear after the two Yamamoto explained.
The reason is very simple. Now Datang’s grain seed production is very high, and new crops have appeared. At the beginning, they appeared from the Bohai Road, and then spread to many places in Datang, although that crop has not yet been produced. The people started to plant it, but it is new after all, and the taste has been tasted in the most luxurious restaurant in Shuiyunjian, which is very good.
Yamamoto and Yamaji’s idea was to steal and steal the seeds of Datang. Now some seeds can be found in the fields, but the new ones may not be like that. It may be that some officials of Datang should be planted first and preventive measures should be strengthened. Don't let yourself wait for someone to have a chance.
Then buy more land around the capital, there is a high possibility that the seeds can fly over, even if they don’t fly, they can build shack in the ground, and then dig into the other side’s land below.
Of course, this is only one aspect, and another aspect is that the land acquisition of Datang is now fierce. The land in the capital is more expensive, especially the thing called the train is connected. I want to come to Li Longji not just to be satisfied with the journey from Chang'an to Luoyang. The trains in the two places are unblocked.
At that time, many places will be connected to Chang'an by train, so the land around the capital without buildings will probably be covered with buildings. It is necessary to look at things from a development perspective. This is what Zhang Xiaobao has always advocated.
If you don’t buy it now and want to buy it later, it’s not a question of how much money you can buy, but whether you can buy it. It is a long-term investment and cannot be shipped from Japan every time you need money. A lot of supplies.
The sulfur and silver will eventually be dug out one day, and then my country will be gone. Sulfur is very important. It is the raw material for gunpowder made by Datang. If one day Japan also develops the method of making gunpowder, the result will be But there is no sulphur, so all those who support the transportation of sulphur from Japan are sinners.
Thinking of this, Junichiro Takeshita felt a little distressed, because many mines discovered by Datang are no longer allowed to be excavated, saying that they are to be reserved for future generations, and the things that need to be transported from other places, especially by sea, even by road. Farther, even if the cost is a little bit higher, it doesn’t matter.
Datang has descendants, doesn't it mean that there is no Japan of its own? Take a look at the silver sold, not to mention the low price, and the quality must be guaranteed only after the Datang has been refined in Japan.
If you continue, one day people in your own country will regret it.
"Buy, be sure to buy, buy and wait for their rail links to have more places, and more goods are transported and people are exchanged. After that, you can build houses in the ground for rent. Zhukun, work hard for the descendants of Japan. ."
Junichiro Takeshita's eyes became firm, and he said to Yamamoto and Yamadera.
"Hi!" Yamamoto and Yamaji bowed at the same time.
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"Today I went to Shansi and bought a lot of land. The Japanese are really smart." Wang Juan lying on the bed next to Zhang Xiaobao, looking at the ceiling by the dim light of the bedside lamp, said.
"Yes, they know how to play real estate now, and they expected it to be so accurate, knowing that my Datang train will be unimpeded. Since Beijing is the center of the country, logistics will definitely be more developed, and it will be too long for people to install it. Naturally, the surrounding land is needed to build new houses.
Those land sellers, one by one, were like fools. I had known that I would buy them all in advance, but I was worried that I would buy too much land and cause other people to suffer losses. The result was good, cheaper than the Japanese.
No, I have to think of a way to not allow the Japanese to take advantage of this. It is not a profit of two pennies, and even under certain circumstances, it can not only be measured by money, but it can also affect politics. "
Zhang Xiaobao put his arms behind his head and looked at the ceiling, angrily.
He could think that with the development of Chang'an after the railway was laid, it is not uncommon for the land price to be ten times more expensive at that time.
There is a place for reference. Look at the land in Beijing at that time between him and Wang Juan. 600,000 can be bought for one flat, but they are all sideways. Around the second ring road, one million has a price and no market.
The most important thing is that at that moment, the Japanese did not directly use all the land to make money, but to let Datang officials participate in the dividends, get information from the officials, or even directly ask the officials to help speak good things. Usual.
Wang Juan also knew the consequences, but she had no choice. If she had to find a way, it would be to directly declare that the land bought by the Japanese was not in compliance with the law and to be nationalized, but the current Datang cannot do that unless it is. During the war, otherwise the land bought by the Japanese would have to be recognized.
You can't just tell people that the Japanese can't annex the land, and then the officials and rich people in Datang will ignore it, right
"Xiaobao, what can you do? Is it to buy the land from them again? They will definitely not sell it." Wang Juan had no choice but to ask Zhang Xiaobao.
"Don’t have to be so troublesome. I will let their land useless. This matter is not in a hurry. I will make arrangements slowly. I want them not only to be unable to make money from that piece of land, but to lose money every year. Continue to buy land.
The news will be released tomorrow, saying that I will first try to plant new seeds in the land around the capital. Don’t let us release the news and let others. After all, I can’t do that. Just treat it as a rumor, and raise the price of the land first. , If the Japanese sell it, I will even take advantage of it once. If they don’t sell it, just wait. "
Zhang Xiaobao thought of a good way. After speaking, he laughed twice. He took his arm out from behind his head and put it under Wang Juan's head as a pillow for her. He hugged her with his other hand and whispered: "Wife, Let me tell you the story of the big bad wolf and the little white rabbit."
"No, I am a lamb."
"Well, the big bad wolf ate the lamb in one bite."
"I am a Siberian tiger."
"The big bad wolf fights, if you can't eat it, you will be eaten."
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When the sun rose in the morning, a train stopped at a station in Wannian County. Xiaobei and a group of people stood in several rows and came to the train together. They were seated in several carriages, listening to the rumbling sound of the train. With Hong Nong set off.
Xiao Hai still looks like she doesn't care about anything. Xiao Zhu still paints her paintings there. Zhang Qiang and Zhang Gang have been curious about the changes in the scenery outside the window.
Only Xiaoyuan's task is the most important. He not only has to consolidate his knowledge, but also waits for Beckham's dispatch at any time. Who will let his future wife be an idle master.
Sure enough, after sitting in the position for a while, Xiaobei became bored. The scenery outside couldn't attract her. He glanced at Xiaoyuan who was sitting next to him and said, "Xiaoyuan, do you think the officials at Hongnong can have Made a mistake?"
"I don't know." Xiao Yuan replied very neatly.
"Guess it." Beckham touched Xiaoyuan.
"Can't guess it." Xiao Yuan was still so simply.
"Then tell me a story, you learn a lot, and you tell me to pick something wrong." Xiaobei changed his request.
"My story is all faults, I won't pick you up, just say two sentences, you can say five things if you pick faults." Xiaoyuan did not compromise.
"Then we two will play chess." Beckham showed a pitiful appearance, blinking his big eyes to look at Xiao Yuan.
"Haha." Xiao Yuanxue smiled twice like an adult.
Beckham squashed her mouth and shook Xiaoyuan’s arm. "Just play two sets, two sets, I promise, this time my pawn will not get in the car, and my taxi will not ride to your nine houses. OK?"
Xiao Yuan thought for a while, and asked, "I really can't get in the car? Xiaopawn still walks one step at a time? You won't be able to finish one step forward, so you will retreat? Your gun is no longer long-range, you can shoot through six shots. come over?"
Every time Xiao Yuan said something, Xiao Bei nodded seriously, appearing very sincere.
Xiaoyuan then agreed, "Okay, if you don't follow the rules this time, I won't play with you anymore. Remember what you just said, and you are not allowed to use it anymore."
"Really no need, that's too bullying." Beckham happily called people to bring chess, let Xiaoyuan sit on the opposite side, put the chess pieces on, and play.
As a result, Xiaobei went down first, like three into five, Xiaoyuan's artillery two leveled five, Beckham immediately like five into seven, Xiaoyuan's horse into three, and Xiaobei's pawn into seven, and fell on his elephant.
Xiao Yuan was stunned and raised his head to look at Beckham, "You...Didn't you say that you are not like that anymore?"
"I didn't move any of what you said just now. I walked like an elephant and a pawn." Beckham explained aggrievedly.
"Then why did the pawn get to the elephant?" Xiao Yuan couldn't understand.
"The elephant soldier, really stupid, get off now, and my pawn will help the elephant cross the river in a while." Xiaobei looked at Xiao Yuan with a silly expression on you.
Xiaoyuan took away his handsome very happily, and said to Xiaobei: "You won, my handsome can't think about it, and committed suicide."
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Li Bai and Wang Wei didn't know that there was a large army following behind them, which could help them with their affairs and also monitor their every move.
Two people arrived at the station last night, that is, when the day was still in the early hours of this morning, and the station went directly into the city of Hongnong. After the city wall had a railway, the effect seemed very small. Fortunately, I don’t worry about it now. Others attacked, if someone could really hit Hongnong, it would be possible to hit Chang'an along the water. Now it's no better than before.
Since the two of them didn’t bring others, they don’t need to identify themselves immediately. This is the way the two came up with last night. Can't be used.
If you arrive early in the morning, if you change to normal, it will be difficult to find a place to live. Now that a train passes through, there is a hotel near the railway station. The door does not close at twelve hours. It is designed for train guests arriving at the station at night. Prepare.
Two people randomly found a family to live in, willing to spend money, although the price is relatively high, but the conditions inside are not bad.
When they were on the train at night, the two of them had already squinted for a while. At this time, they were not too sleepy. They lay down on the bed and continued to squint. When the day broke, they got up one after another to freshen up, left the room, and left. On the road outside, I started wandering, and by the way, I also found a crowded place for breakfast.
It may be for the convenience of the train to transport goods. The road from here to the middle of the city is well repaired. It can be seen that it is newly built, flat and spacious.
Li Bai and Wang Wei walked forward, without too much time, there was a breakfast stall with a shed outside. You don’t need to look at it, just smell it and you can tell that there are many types of breakfast at this stall. There are fried, stuffed, and steamed.
The two looked at each other and saw that there were a lot of people there. The steps under their feet were enlarged a little, and the speed was increased. But when they arrived at the place, they heard the voice of a person who arrived first from the other side asking loudly, "Baozi." Why did the price of the worm go up again? One price a day?"