The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

Liu Ziqiu didn't expect Hongfu Girl to suddenly ask about this matter, hesitantly said: "Xiu'er is still young, I want to wait for another two years. Don't worry, sister-in-law, even if it is thousands of miles away, I will send someone to invite you Brother and sister-in-law."

Liu Ziqiu has not made a final decision on whether to assist Li Tang or conquer the world by himself in the future, and he still has some things to figure out.Either way, he's going to start building his strength.In the past, he had no people and no money, but now money is no problem. Xu Tingfu's house has a lot of gold, silver and jewels.If you have money, are you afraid that there will be no one?Liu Ziqiu was very confident.

Gao Xiuer was a little disappointed.In this era, it is common for girls to marry at the age of twelve or thirteen. Historically, the eldest grandson Wugou married Li Shimin at the age of thirteen.After the new year, Gao Xiuer was already 13 years old, which was enough for a late marriage at that time.Liu Ziqiu's reason seemed to her to be an excuse for procrastination, but girls are always a bit reserved, but it's not easy to show it.

Hong Fu Nu was a little bit aggrieved, but Li Jing stopped her with a wink, and said, "The Xiongnu are still alive, so why do you have a family? My good brother has a long-term ambition, so I really don't need to be in a hurry."

Gao Xiu'er suddenly raised her flushed pretty face: "I can wait!"

It's embarrassing for a girl to say this in person.However, Hong Funu herself had done elopement before, but she introduced Gao Xiu'er as a confidant, and immediately proposed to become a sister with her.

For the past few days, Liu Ziqiu and Gao Xiu'er stayed at Li Jing's house temporarily.Gao Xiu'er still needed some medicine, but they were common medicines, which were naturally sold in the pharmacy in the city, and she knew the prescription herself, so she didn't have to go back to the thatched hut at the foot of the mountain.

Liu Ziqiu quietly went to Xu Tingfu's home twice, and swept away Xu Tingfu's accumulated property over the years, leaving only 300 taels of silver in the hall as evidence.

When Li Jing got the money, he went to the fair first to buy two good horses, and practiced horseback kung fu with Liu Ziqiu, it was quite a joy.It's just that Liu Ziqiu had to travel by water when going south, but he couldn't take this horse with him, otherwise Liu Ziqiu would also like to buy a few horses.

In the meantime, in order to complete the task assigned by Sun Simiao, Liu Ziqiu also went to the hut twice to fetch Qianjinfang's manuscript, copied it and sent it back.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, Gao Xiu'er's body also fully recovered, and her little face was rosy again.Liu Ziqiu said goodbye to Li Jing.But Li Jing asked: "My dear brother, how do you take these belongings back?"

Liu Ziqiu said without hesitation: "Naturally, we will go by water. I plan to hire a bigger boat, no matter how much belongings I have, it can hold it."

Li Jing shook his head and said, "There are so many people on the pier..."

Liu Ziqiu laughed and said, "If some thieves don't have eyes and take the initiative to bump into them, my little brother's fists are not vegetarian!"

"Brother's martial arts, I'm sure you can rest assured." Li Jing said with a worried face, "It's just that it's wrong for my brother to carry so much property and fall into the eyes of the public."

Although there is no evidence to show that his property was stolen or robbed, as long as the officials check their details, they will definitely reveal their secrets.Liu Ziqiu's identity is that of a fisherman in Changshan Village, Da Niu. How did he get so much money?Gao Xiu'er is even more of a gangster.

Hong Fu Nu smiled and said, "I have an idea, why not pretend to be a merchant from the south?"

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At this time the weather was already quite cold, but more than ten days later, Xu Tingfu's room still gradually emitted a stench, which alarmed the neighbors and reported it to the officials.The government sent detectives to investigate the scene, but they saw four rogues who often registered in the government office died in the hall.

Toi San pierced Heipi's heart with a dagger, and the table leg in Heipi's hand smashed the rotten cat's head, but the rotten cat's hands grabbed the mud monkey's neck from behind, and the mud monkey opened its mouth to bite Leprosy's throat.The four hooligans were entangled together, and the death was very strange.There are still a lot of silver ingots scattered in the hall, as many as 300 taels.

These rogues have been doing harm to Luoyang for a long time, and the common people have hated them for a long time. Now that they are all mourned, it can be said to be very happy.However, in a serious case of human life, and four people died at once, the government did not dare to rush the matter, and continued to investigate.

It doesn't matter if you don't check, after a search, it turns out that the owner of this house is Xu Tingfu, the emperor's close servant.Xu Tingfu has been missing for more than ten days, and he is also in Luoyang County to search for it. The palace still sends people to remind him every three days.

Now the government became tense and mobilized a large number of yamen servants, policemen and Fang Ding to surround Xu's house in a watertight manner. They couldn't wait to dig three feet into the ground, and finally found a secret room in the backyard.In the secret room, Xu Tingfu was tied up and thrown on the ground, his neck was strangled, and he died for a long time.

So far, an unsolved case has finally "come to light".Xu Tingfu bought a private house outside the emperor's knowledge and hid his belongings, but was discovered by a few hooligans such as Lei San.Lei San and others robbed and killed Xu Tingfu, but because of the uneven distribution of spoils, they beat each other to death.

Yang Guang was the most suspicious, especially worried about being betrayed by people around him, so he made a special rule that no one in the palace could buy a private house without permission.Originally, Xu Tingfu was a person he trusted very much, but unexpectedly such a thing happened, Yang Guang was furious and ordered all Xu Tingfu's relatives to be exiled to Lingnan.

The news spread in the palace, and Hou Susu and many beautiful women who were coerced into the palace by Xu Tingfu applauded, saying that evil people will have evil rewards.Only Wang Guizhi, the wife in charge of Jingmingyuan, knew in her heart that this incident was definitely not an accident, and it must be that unknown hero who avenged her.

At this time, the real culprit of the murder appeared beside the canal pier in the east of Luoyang City.

Liu Ziqiu wears a mink fur hat and a brocade jacket, but is waving an arty folding fan in his hand, a typical image of a businessman who has gotten rich.However, with the opening of the canal, there are many people dressed like Liu Ziqiu in the east of Luoyang City, which are not eye-catching.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, and a house slave in a green coat and cap hurriedly held up an oil-paper umbrella.In order to avoid trouble, these house slaves were all bought in the market in the name of Li Jing, and then signed a contract with Liu Ziqiu.The four house slaves were not tall, with dark skin, and they were all Kunlun slaves from Nanyang.Liu Ziqiu personally tried them, they are all extremely capable, and have practiced martial arts.These four Kunlun slaves also had four vulgar names, A'an, Afu, Afu, and Agui, all of which were chosen by Liu Ziqiu, which was more in line with his status as a nouveau riche.

Behind him, a small sedan chair creaked, and two Gaoli servant girls helped Gao Xiu'er out of the sedan chair.Gao Xiu'er appeared as the hostess, although she was covered in silk and gold and silver, but after changing her appearance, her face was sallow, and she was not as handsome as the two Korean maidservants.

Kunlun slaves, Goryeo maidservants, and concubines of Xianbei are all the favorites of rich and noble families, and these nouveau riche merchants are no exception.Alien people did not have much foundation in the Sui Dynasty, and how loyal they were to their masters was what Liu Ziqiu valued most.

Luoyang, the eastern capital, was the center of the Sui Dynasty. Goods from all over the country gathered here, and there was everything that one could expect.Liu Ziqiu spent two days shopping to his heart's content, stuffing twenty carts full of food, clothes, clothes, and games. He really looked like a big businessman.No one noticed that among these goods, the money that had been stolen from Xu Tingfu's home had long been hidden.

The boat was hired yesterday, and it is said that the owner of the boat is only traveling from Luoyang to Jiangdu. Liu Ziqiu doesn't need to ask about these matters, since those Kunlun slaves have been running back and forth.

Agui came over with the boss of the boat, bowed and said: "Master, everything on the boat has been packed, and the goods are ready to be loaded."

The boat boss also said: "Master, don't worry, my boat is guaranteed to be fast and stable."

The voice sounded familiar, Liu Ziqiu took a closer look, but it was Zhang San.He still remembered that Zhang San's boat was not big, so he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Can your boat hold this much cargo?"

Liu Ziqiu didn't change his appearance, but now he is full of wealth and honor, and he lives in Li Jing's house in a secluded place, his skin is much fairer, and he is no longer the downcast appearance he was in Jiangdu.

How did Zhang San think that this high-spirited rich businessman in front of him was still a sailor on his ship two months ago.He didn't recognize Liu Ziqiu, and even if he did, he couldn't believe it, but hurriedly said: "It can fit, it can fit, look at my boat, it can fit even more."

With the opening of the canal, not only merchants traveling from south to north have become rich, but boatmen like Zhang San and the trackers along the way have gradually become better off.Zhang San had sold the boat a long time ago, and borrowed some money to buy another big boat. He hired four sailors and became the boss of the boat in a serious manner.After running this trip and paying off the debts owed, the ship will be completely his.

Liu Ziqiu looked up and saw that the boat was indeed four or five times bigger than the original one, so he couldn't help but nodded and said to Agui, "Let's load the boat."

"Quick, quick, load the goods on the ship." A Guiyinguo turned around and greeted, "Be gentle, don't bump into each other. Put that one on the stern, this one into the cabin..."

This Grand Canal connects the north and the south, enriches merchants, prospers water transportation, and provides livelihood for many people.

The carts loaded with these goods all came from the chariot and horse dealers in the city of Luoyang. In the past, they mainly relied on long-distance business. Now, just transporting the goods from the city to the wharf is enough for them to work.Two new carriage and horse shops have opened in Luoyang city this month.There are also coolies on the pier who specialize in loading and unloading goods. A dozen or dozens of them form a group and move up and down every day, and they can also support their families.

No matter whether Yang Guang's purpose of excavating the Grand Canal is to see Qionghua, to enjoy the mountains and rivers, or just to visit the beauties in the south of the Yangtze River, it cannot conceal the prosperity brought by the opening of the canal.Li Shimin's glory in the rule of Zhenguan is probably inseparable from the help of the Grand Canal.It's a pity that Yang Guang acted too hastily and used the power of the people, but he was nervous and made wedding clothes for others.

"Your Majesty, it's time to board the boat."

Gao Xiuer's words brought Liu Ziqiu's thoughts back, and he saw that the twenty cartloads of goods had all been transported, and those piled up on the deck had been covered with tarpaulin.

Liu Ziqiu nodded and said, "Well, let's get on the boat."

Suddenly hearing horseshoes behind him, someone shouted loudly: "Wait a minute!"

When Liu Ziqiu turned his head to look, he couldn't help being surprised.