early morning!

On the banks of Qujiang River.

Li Yuanai and Luo Tong arrived at the river bank one by one and the other.

Yan Liben of the Ministry of Works has led the officials of the Ministry of Works who went south to wait on the shore.

This time, the mission is extremely heavy and the connection is very wide.

Success or failure will directly affect the future war against Goguryeo.

Li Yuanai remembered clearly that Li Shimin personally conquered Goguryeo and achieved extraordinary results. Not only did he recover Liaodong and western Liaoning, he recovered the Han territory that had been lost for hundreds of years, but he also defeated most of Goguryeo's troops in the three major battles of Xincheng, Jian'an and stationed in Shincheng, Jian'an and Han, and defeated more than 40,000 troops in the enemy's head. In the end, he encountered Anshicheng, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. He was trapped by food and grass and weather problems and had to choose to withdraw his troops.

In other words, if the grain channels were unobstructed, if the Tang army could survive that winter, it might not be impossible to take Anshicheng.

After all, the Tang army lost only two thousand people at that time.

Therefore, there is not much pressure from others, but Li Yuanai feels like he is burdened.

Such a big thing is absolutely impossible to rely on one person alone.

This time, Li Yuanai drew nearly half of the talents of the Ministry of Works in one breath, and then specially transferred Yan Liben, who was not the Ministry of Works, to act as his deputy.

After all, he could not let Yan Lide, who was one of the first-class higher, condescend to work for himself.

Li Yuanai's attention to this trip also corresponds to Li Shimin's appetite.

Although Li Shimin is strong and domineering, he is actually a poisonous snake by nature. He takes stability as the best. If he doesn't leave, he will stop until he dies.

In the Battle of Suzuwara, defeating Song Jingang, Liu Wuzhou's Battle of Baibi, and Hulao, Li Shimin first set himself invincible, and then waited for the opportunity to seize the opportunity to advance boldly. Then, he was like a mad dog and hungry wolf, and he was stalking and gained all his strength in one fell swoop.

Everyone said that Qin King Li Shimin defeated Xue Rengao vigorously. I remember that he would pursue Liu Wuzhou without sleep for three days and two nights.

But I didn't know that all this was obtained by seeking stability. I fought with Xue Rengao for more than 60 days and fought with Liu Wu and Zhou for five months. Even when I fought with Dou Jiande, Li Shimin's original intention was to occupy Hulao and hold his foot in a stable position. However, I didn't expect Dou Jiande to be too careless and directly reveal his flaws.

Even if I deal with the Turks, I endured it for four years and took advantage of the heavy snow in the north to conquer the world in one fell swoop.

The same is true at this moment. Although he had the intention to travel to the Northeast, he had been preparing for victory.

Therefore, Li Shimin gave Li Yuanai great privileges, asking people to give money and money.

After greeting Yan Liben, Li Yuanai continued to walk towards the dock's ship stop.

At the entrance of the pier, a general stood from afar, looking from afar, looking very familiar.

When I got closer, I saw that it was Liu Boying, the commander of Zuo Xiaowei whom I met before.

Li Yuanai said happily: "What? Are you transferred to the right guard?"

In addition to the thirty guards in Luo Tong sent to him by Li Shimin, there were 200 right guards traveling with him.

Liu Boying said with some excitement: "If you have a promotion quota, I will be lucky enough to get one. The Right Guard has many vacancies due to Hou Junji. When he learned that His Highness had made contributions to the King of Qi and was promoted to General of the Right Guard, he specially applied to come to the Right Guard. He also knew that His Highness went south to work for business, and needed escort, so I volunteered to take on this important task."

As Li Yuanai’s number one fan, Liu Boying showed excitement about being able to work with his idol.

Li Yuanai smiled and patted Liu Boying on the shoulder and said, "From today on, I will leave my safety to you."

Liu Boying said loudly: "Don't worry, your highness, you will protect your highness if you fight to the death."

"It's not that serious. We just go to explore the terrain, not going out to fight." Li Yuanai boarded the boat along the wooden board and said, "Let everyone prepare and board the boat and head south."

They went south along the Yellow River, and the first stop was Tongji Canal.

Li Yuanai and Yan Liben are on the bow of the boat, enjoying the scenery on both sides of the strait.

Yan Liben sighed: "Although the tyrant Yang Guang harmed the people, this canal has indeed made contributions to my future generations."

Li Yuanai also had the same idea and said, "Therefore, Yang Guang was a tyrant, not a foolish monarch. If he cherished the people's strength a little and used the team wealth left to him by his father, he would never become a king who lost his country."

"Yes!" Yan Liben sighed: "My father was the chief supervisor of the palace in the previous dynasty and experienced this scene with his own eyes. He said that Master Yuwen Kai's original plan was to use the old gap and use the smallest manpower and material resources to complete this great cause that will last forever. But Yang Guang disagreed. He wanted to demonstrate his national strength and to sail dragon boats on the canal. The canal must be chiseled very deeply, and he also set a time limit. Such a large project will be completed in May. At that time, the vehicles transporting Ding's corpse were lined up from Chenggao to Heyang... This is just a terrifying thing that I heard about, let alone what I saw with my own eyes."

Li Yuanai said silently. Yang Guang did have many achievements that were profitable for the future, but he could not hide the fact that he was butcher and traitor.

Some people say that the Sui Dynasty was destroyed by aristocratic families, which is pure nonsense.

The fall of the Sui Dynasty was because Yang Guang did not cherish the people's strength, which made the heavens angry and the people resentful.

In just over ten years, hundreds of peasant uprisings emerged in the world.

It is the officials who force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel.

However, the peasant uprising was a group of peasants who could not survive to resist the desperately. Their lack of equipment and logistics was doomed to perish.

All the wealthy families have talents in the country, and they know how to conquer the country and finally pick the fruits of victory.

"Here, Bianzhou is ahead!"

Yan Liben suddenly pointed ahead and said.

Li Yuanai also restrained her mind and looked at the landforms on both sides seriously.

Tongji Canal is the first phase of the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal, an important waterway connecting the Yellow River and the Huai River. It is known as "a hub for the world, directing the world, meeting the world, supporting the public and private sectors."

Tongji Canal also has another name, called Bianhe.

It is because the main road of Tongji Canal is built around the Bian River.

The existence of Tongji Canal drove the development of Bianzhou. Bianzhou gradually became rich and eventually surpassed Luoyang and became the capital of Bianjing, the Northern Song Dynasty.

The first stop they inspected was the frontier station of the canal surrounded by five lakes and four rivers.

The surrounding merchant ships and cargo ships shuttle back and forth, and the prosperity is almost comparable to the Luoyang Wharf.

Their group of people docked along the dock. Before they got off the boat, they heard someone shouting on the river bank: "Is the person coming from the Shang king?"

Li Yuanai glanced at Luo Tong.

Luo Tong whispered loudly at the bow of the boat: "It's my highness, who are you waiting for?"

One person shouted: "I am the prince-in-law and the governor of Bianzhou, Lawyer Pei, come to welcome His Highness the King of Shang."

Lawyer Pei?

When Li Yuanai heard this name, the corner of her mouth raised slightly. It was a good name, and it was born to sue.

At this time, Yan Liben said on the side: "Lawyer Pei is the eldest son of Wei Duke Pei Ji, and is also the heir to the title. He married Princess Linhai, the sixteenth daughter of Emperor Gaozu. In terms of identity, he is the brother-in-law of His Highness."

"Let's go! It's not only a family, but also a formation. We must meet each other in terms of emotion and reason."

Li Yuanai got off the boat without hesitation.

Lawyer Pei is a middle-aged man over forty years old. He looks quite elegant and polite. He said, "I have met the King of Shang! The court has issued an order. The officials along the canal have fully cooperated with His Highness to build a sluice dam. After I issued the order, I looked forward to His Highness the arrival day and night. Today I finally came. Now I will lead 36 officials from Bianzhou to wait for His Highness to come and follow His Highness's instructions."

Li Yuanai glanced at the more than 30 officials behind Lawyer Pei, and his favor was greatly promoted. This was what he was doing, and said, "Governor Pei is determined, that's it. Then you will get on the ship together and let's make preliminary discussions first. You are local officials, and you must know more about the situation of the Bian River than I do."

Li Yuanai asked everyone to board the boat.

The capacity of the ship warehouse was limited, and more than 30 people were squeezed into it at once, making it a little crowded.

As Li Yuanai sat down, Lawyer Pei had already submitted a report first and said: "Since you received your Majesty's order, the officials have begun to have a deep understanding of the situation of the Bian River with the officials of Bianzhou. The Bian River is the main trunk of the Ji Canal and is also the most critical route. Every autumn and winter, there are three areas with severe water levels under the water level and are prone to silting. Dams can be built to connect to ships."

Li Yuanai took the report and looked carefully.

It was found that the report recorded the detailed ascension of the ascension, even including the traffic conditions of the Bian River in the past three years and the depth of the water level in autumn and winter, all of which were described in detail.

Even the construction location of the dam is marked on the report.

Li Yuanai handed the report to Yan Liben beside him and said, "The report records are so detailed, and everything I want to know is recorded. Governor Pei is indeed amazing... No wonder Bianzhou is particularly rich and lively under the governor's governance."

Lawyer Pei said with a little modestness: "These are all the duties of the lower-ranking officials. If you serve Your Majesty, you should devote yourself to your entire life until you die."

Li Yuanai smiled and said, "It's a great blessing to have loyal and virtuous ministers like governor Pei in the court. Let's do this. It's not too early now, and I'm still tired when I get here. Tomorrow, I'll trouble governor Pei to lead us on-site inspection tomorrow. How about it?"

Lawyer Pei bowed and said, "Dare you not obeying your order? The official has prepared the headquarters for Your Highness in the inn. Please follow me."

Lawyer Pei personally led the way for Li Yuanai.

They passed the market in Bianzhou along the way.

There is a clear gap between the markets in Bianzhou and Chang'an and Luoyang.

The markets in Chang'an and Luoyang are filled with various foreign business travelers.

At first glance, the Bianzhou Market was full of black-haired and yellow-skinned Chinese people.

Because Bianzhou is located in the heart of the Central Plains, with a flat terrain and fertile soil, and is convenient for shipping in the Bian River, it connects Luoyang on the left, Qingxu on the west, and Jianghuai on the south, which is a must-fight place for merchants.

The merchants in the Bianzhou market shouted, and various small and medium-sized vendors were busy purchasing, making a prosperous scene.

Lawyer Pei said with a bit of pride: "Bianzhou may not be as good as Chang'an, and the place where the big merchants in Luoyang gather, but small and medium-sized business travelers prefer to gather in Bianzhou, which also brings together specialty materials from all over the world."
Chapter completed!