Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Fuzhou Port, because of the opening of Datang, has frequent cargo ships every day.

Especially in recent days, thousands of horse-drawn carriages carrying wooden boxes have arrived at Fuzhou Wharf, and the Fuzhou Yamen dispatched personnel to give them special treatment.

All the wooden boxes were loaded onto the ship first, and the merchants could only watch helplessly, waiting to dock.

"What ship is this?" A man in charge came over and asked.

"Guan Lu, this is already the No. 15 ship." the foreman replied.

"Well, I guess five more ships should be enough." Manager Lu looked at the remaining carriages.

At this time, a carriage in the distance came to a stop and a middle-aged man got out.

"Manager Lu, how long will it take for you to finish pretending?" the man asked after coming down.

"Manager Zheng is here. I just saw that there are five more ships. It is estimated that they will be installed before noon tomorrow." Manager Lu saw the man smiling.

"That's good, Manager Lu. Manager Cui is hosting a banquet at Cui's house. Manager Lu, why don't you go with me and leave it to the people below." Manager Zheng also looked at the carriages around him.

"Okay, then let's go with Manager Zheng."

"You have to speed up. Don't delay important things. When people ask, just say it's ceramics shipped to foreign countries. No one is allowed to open the boxes, do you hear me?"

"Yes, Manager Lu."

After speaking, Manager Lu followed Manager Zheng into the carriage and headed to the Cui Family Villa in Fuzhou City.

When the two entered the hall, four people were already waiting.

"Steward Lu, Steward Zheng, you are late. You will be punished with three drinks." Everyone stood up and said to the two of them.

"Hahaha, I've met all the stewards. Lu just went to the dock and checked the progress. The installation will be completed tomorrow." Steward Lu laughed.

Afterwards, the guests and hosts were seated. There were six people present. Except for the Li family of Longxi and the Li family of Zhaojun, the stewards of the other five families were all present.

And the sixth one is Webster, who is in the same camp as them. These people all support Wei Wang Li Tai.

Among the six surnames in Guanxi, except for the Wei family, the other five families now began to support Jin Wang Li Zhi.

Among them are the Pei family of Hedong, the Xue family of Hedong, the Liu family of Hedong, the Yang family of Hongnong, and the Du family of Jingzhao.

"Steward Lu said that the ship can be loaded tomorrow, and we will set off tomorrow. This time the navy will send three warships to escort us." The steward of the Cui family in Qinghe said,

"I heard that the coastal waters of the Tang Dynasty have been very uneasy recently. It seems that some kind of pirate group has appeared. They are robbing families and doing all kinds of evil.

The Japanese merchant ships are now afraid to go into the water. I heard that every time they are wiped out, there are no survivors. "The steward of the Wang family said

"Hmph, it seems to me that they are just a bunch of rabble. This time the Datang Navy escorted them with three warships. I don't believe they can stir up any trouble." Manager Zheng snorted disdainfully.

"I hope everything goes smoothly for us. The imperial court has issued an order not to transport food to Goguryeo. If the price offered by Goguryeo had not satisfied the clan,

The clan would never do such a thing. After all, we are also from the Tang Dynasty, haha. "Guanshi Lu took a sip of wine and was a little excited. Our family did what the court did not allow us to do.

Moreover, all investigations and bans are in vain, and the navy is still there to protect them. How ridiculous.

"It's a pity that Longxi and Zhaojun didn't participate. What a great opportunity this is. It can not only make money but also increase Goguryeo's strength.

If Goguryeo cannot be defeated this time, the prince's prestige in the army will plummet, and the older generation of ministers will also be disappointed. "The Bolingcui family's steward said with a smile.

"Hey~~ Steward Cui should be careful, this kind of thing is not something that we servants should discuss. Naturally, the clan has its own considerations. We are just responsible for doing things for the clan." Steward Wang interjected,

They are just servants, and there are some things they should not discuss. Besides, walls have ears. If word gets out, they will be killed.

"Steward Wang is right, come and have a drink with us so that we can have a smooth journey," Steward Cui also smoothed things over.

The first batch of grain they transported this time filled twenty large shipping ships with a total of thirty thousand shi.

The transportation will continue later, with [-] stones each time.

The price offered by Goguryeo is a hundred coins per dou, or [-] guan at a time. Without such a high price, how could the aristocratic family take such a big risk.

Since Li Shen established the Chamber of Commerce, the business environment in Datang has become better and better. Many industries that were previously exclusive to the family are now beginning to compete.

If the family had many ways to deal with these people in the past, but now these people have joined the First Chamber of Commerce of the Tang Dynasty,

If someone goes to court with you in a legal and reasonable manner, the local officials will not dare to take sides at all. Otherwise, they will face more than 100 second-generation Chang'an officials.

When the time comes, if you tell me the truth, losing your official position may be a trivial matter.

So this caused the family's industry to start to shrink a little bit. After all, the prices they sold before were monopoly prices. Now that there is competition, the prices will definitely fall back to civilian prices.

Nowadays, the family's income in salt and iron has not changed.

This time, he also took risks for the sake of money.

Several people drank and chatted until late at night before going back.

On the second day, several people arrived at the dock early. This time they also wanted to go to sea together to have a handover with the Goguryeo people.

At this time, a group of people came over, and a Tang general called a few people to stand up and dismount.

"I met General Xiao."

Several people hurried forward to salute. This person was Xiao Ke, the commander of Fuzhou Navy, and a member of Lanling Xiao's family.

The Xiao family and the aristocratic family have always been on good terms and helped each other, so the Xiao family was not stingy this time, and besides, they could give them some amount.

"There is no need to be polite, stewards. Xiao is here to tell you that the warship is waiting thirty miles to the north.

The people dispatched this time are all close soldiers of my Xiao family, and I guarantee that no one will tell anyone. It's a pity that Xiao, the building owner, can't be mobilized, otherwise it will arouse suspicion. "

Xiao Ke told several people that the task given to him by the family was to agree to the family's request and send several warships to protect their cargo ship heading north.

The destination is Goguryeo. The Xiao family has done this kind of smuggling before. Everyone just helps each other.

So this time he replaced all three ships with people from his Xiao family, as well as his trusted generals.

"Then General Lao Xiao. When I come back, I will bring General Xiao some century-old Goguryeo ginseng and let the general replenish it." Manager Wang replied.

"Hahaha, thank you all for being in charge. I heard that there are a lot of bandits on the sea recently. Please be careful. However, with the escort of my Datang navy, Xiao thinks that the bandits will stay away.

Xiao wishes you all a safe journey. "