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In the afternoon, the group packed lightly, left Chang'an City, and headed towards Suzhou.

Because they were small in number and traveled lightly, they were extremely fast, and they arrived in Huating County in just over ten days.

Naturally, Li Ke had received the news in advance, but he was not worried, so he just came.

Long before he recruited workers through newspapers, he had foreseen this scene.

He even knew that his recruitment of workers in Huating County would cause a great commotion in the court, and it would be used by Changsun Wuji to attack him.

But he still chose to do it because, in his opinion, the benefits outweighed the risks.

If you follow the steps and recruit a small number of people to slowly build the city, although it is safe, it will greatly slow down the speed of urban construction.

In this era itself, due to the lack of various large-scale machinery, the construction speed is very, very slow compared to modern times.

If there are not many people, then what year of the monkey will it be before the completion of the construction?

He is too lazy to wait, the sooner the big Shanghai he plans to build is completed, the better.

Therefore, even if he directly recruits large-scale workers, it will cause many people to attack him, but as long as the new big Shanghai can be built as soon as possible, it will be worth it.

Moreover, in his opinion, even if Changsun Wuji took this opportunity to attack him, it would only cause him some trouble, but it would not cause him to be overthrown, or cause him much loss.

After all, Li Shimin knew his plan to build the city and the importance of the city, so he should be able to understand his actions.

Therefore, after weighing the risks and benefits, he directly chose to recruit workers aggressively.

The news from Chang'an City and the news that Li Jing and others are about to arrive all proved that what he thought was right.

It's just that the supervisory censor came to investigate, and he didn't lose a piece of meat.

After the investigation is clear, his construction site can continue to be constructed without any impact.

"Your Highness, Wei Guogong and Zheng Guogong and their party have arrived at Yangzhou Wharf."

At this time, someone came to report a message to him.

Hearing this, Li Ke nodded, with a look of anticipation in his eyes.

PS: The third update! .

Chapter 276 Bet with Wei Zheng, if you win, you have to support Li Ke!

Li Jing had a good relationship with him, so when he came to Yangzhou, he naturally had to treat him well.

As for Wei Zheng, Li Ke had been looking for an opportunity to get in touch with Wei Zheng before.

Originally, he planned to visit Wei Zheng in Chang'an City last time, but he suddenly received a message from the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and rushed back to Yangzhou, so he didn't have the opportunity to contact Wei Zheng.

Now that Wei Zheng has come to Yangzhou, it is naturally an excellent opportunity to make contact.

Besides, judging from the news he received, Wei Zheng spoke for him in the Palace of Ganlu.

It is said that one person rants about Zhangsun Wuji, Gao Shilian and a dozen others. No matter what, this must be thanked.

As for Chu Suiliang and the supervisory censors, let them play by themselves.

"Come on, prepare the dinner!"

Li Ke immediately gave instructions to the people in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Immediately someone went down to deliver the order.

We have all arrived at the Yangzhou Wharf, and we will soon arrive at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

At this time, Yangzhou Wharf.

Li Jing, Wei Zheng and others came to the pier from the boat and saw the bustling Yangzhou pier.

Merchant ships traveled between the canal and the Yangtze River, and ships of goods were transported from Yangzhou wharf to various places.

Many porters on the pier are busy, and many people on tricycles are helping to unload.

There was an endless stream of businessmen coming and going, and this prosperity was not far behind that of Chang'an City.

"I have met Wei Guogong, Zheng Guogong, Lord Chu, all the censors."

"His Royal Highness King Wu heard about your arrival, so he sent a special official to greet you at the pier. His Royal Highness has already prepared a dinner at the Governor's Mansion."

When the people from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion saw Li Jing and others coming, they immediately stepped forward and saluted.

"Thank you, Your Highness King Wu."

Li Jing and the others also nodded politely.

Li Ke is a prince, the governor of Yangzhou, and he is far superior to them in terms of title and official position.

Sending people to meet them at the pier is a great way to give them face.

Li Jing and 190 Wei Zheng knew in their hearts that if they hadn't been there, Li Ke wouldn't have bothered to send someone to pick them up.

Afterwards, the group went to the Metropolitan Government's Mansion under the escort of two teams of soldiers.

The first team is the soldiers of Zuo Wuwei who escorted Li Jing and others from Chang'an, and the second team is the soldiers of Shenji Battalion.

But everyone was a soldier of Zuo Wuwei before, so they knew each other and greeted each other.

Along the way, Li Jing, Wei Zheng and others were also observing the situation in Yangzhou City.

Generally, it can be seen by looking at how well the people in a place are living, the clothes they wear, their complexion, spirit, etc.

They found that the clothes worn by the people in Yangzhou City seemed to be quite new, and there were basically no patches.

And everyone's complexion is very good, with smiles on their faces, and they are full of energy.

From this, it can be roughly seen that Li Ke has indeed managed Yangzhou very well, allowing the people here to live a good life.

Soon, the group arrived at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

"Meet the Duke of Wei!"

The guards at the gate of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion were the elite of the Shenji Battalion, so they recognized Li Jing at a glance and saluted immediately.

It has to be said that Li Jing's influence in the Datang army is indeed very great.

Immediately, under the leadership of the guards, Li Jing and his party entered the reception room of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

As soon as they came, they saw Li Ke sitting in the main seat in the living room.

"See Your Highness King Wu!"

Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Chu Suiliang and others saluted Li Ke one after another.

Although Chu Suiliang came here to make trouble this time, but Li Ke's status is too high, he still has to salute.

"Everyone has been exhausted all the way, and the king has prepared a welcome dinner for everyone. Let's have a good meal today and take a rest."

Li Ke smiled and nodded to Li Jing and Wei Zheng, and then said politely.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Li Jing and the others naturally had no objection.

Chu Suiliang originally thought about going to Huating County to see what happened now, but Li Jing and Wei Zheng both agreed, so he naturally couldn't say anything.

After all, although they came together, it was obvious that Li Jing and Wei Zheng were the main ones.

At the dinner, everyone tasted some local specialties and delicacies of Yangzhou, and the atmosphere was good.

"Your Highness, I am here this time because you want to recruit [-] young and strong people to work in Huating County."

"Tomorrow, we will conduct investigations in Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Huating County. I hope His Highness will not stop you."

After drinking and eating, Chu Suiliang saw that Li Jing and Wei Zheng had not mentioned business for a long time, so he said directly to Li Ke.

Hearing his words, both Li Jing and Wei Zheng couldn't help frowning slightly, obviously dissatisfied with Chu Suiliang's actions.

This trip is dominated by the two of them, when will it be Chu Suiliang's turn to call the shots?

Even the ten censors put down their chopsticks at this time, and looked in Li Ke's direction with some trepidation.

Although the supervisory censor looks beautiful, he has great power to supervise all officials and inspect the state capital.

But that is for officials with no background. Who is in front of them now?

That's Li Ke!

His Majesty's favorite King Wu, Governor of Yangzhou.

Concubine Yang also took charge of the harem and became a half queen.

Do they monitor the censor dare to say a word?

They were a little panicked when they heard Chu Suiliang's words, for fear that these words would anger Li Ke.

"The king already knows the purpose of your visit. It doesn't matter if Mr. Chu wants to investigate. You can investigate as you want."

"However, I have to put my ugly words first. Some places involve commercial secrets and court secrets. I'm afraid Master Chu's identity is not qualified to know."

"So in these places, Mr. Chu, don't make things difficult for me, and don't make things difficult for yourself."

Li Ke's expression didn't change, he just glanced at him and said something lightly.

Hearing his words, Chu Suiliang felt a little uncomfortable.

Li Ke's words were obviously referring to his low status, but he couldn't refute it.

But in any case, Li Ke agreed to let them investigate, which can be regarded as achieving their goal.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Your Highness."

Chu Suiliang bowed to Li Ke.

After drinking and eating, everyone was tired all the way, so they went to the place prepared by the government to rest.

Early the next morning, Li Ke accompanied Li Jing, Wei Zheng and others to Huating County.

After all, it was the first day, so he took them around to show Li Jing and Wei Zheng a face.

"Your Highness, it seems that two piers have been built here? I don't know why?"

After all, Li Jing was a general, and he was very keen on the terrain, so he saw two piers at a glance.

"One wharf is for inland shipping, and the other is for overseas."

Li Ke briefly explained to Li Jing and Wei Zheng the respective roles of the two piers and the city's transit role.

"No wonder Yangzhou City is already so prosperous, His Highness wants to build another city here."

After listening to Li Ke's words, Wei Zheng suddenly realized.

In the Ganlu Palace before, he said that there must be a reason why Li Ke built the city here, but he didn't know the specific reason.

Now after listening to Li Ke's explanation, he finally understands that this city will undertake the transfer of goods from the inland river to the overseas, and from overseas to the inland river!

Once the city is built, it will still have a great effect.

Li Jing and the supervisory censors also nodded suddenly, understanding the significance of Li Ke's construction of the city.

As for Chu Suiliang, he has no interest in these things. He wants to find the working people and ask some things in person.

"Your Highness, I found that this city doesn't seem to have a planned city wall?"

Later, Li Jing discovered an extremely shocking thing, that is, this newly built city has no walls?

How to defend without walls?

Hearing Li Jing's words, Wei Zheng and others also noticed this, and were also very surprised.

"This is also the characteristic of this city, inclusive, open, extending in all directions, smooth both land and water."

"The city wall is a restriction on this city. In the future, the city will continue to expand with the growth of population, commerce and trade, so it is not suitable to build a city wall."

"As for defense, if the enemy can come here, then I can jump directly into the sea."

Li Ke smiled and explained to Li Jing the reason why there is no city wall.

As for the issue of defense, as he said, if the enemy has come here, what's the use of having a city wall?

Moreover, he has absolute confidence in his own strength, it is impossible for any force to come here.

Hearing this, both Li Jing and Wei Zheng felt the strong self-confidence in Li Ke.

"Could it be that His Highness's confidence comes from these two thousand young men?"