Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu made some foam with homemade soap and wiped it on Kou Xiao's cheeks, explaining: "It will be smoother with some foam, and it will not easily scratch the skin."

Kou Xiao raised his chin slightly, moved his lips a little, and said in a low voice, "I wanted to ask before, where did the prince buy the fragrant soap, it's delicious and easy to use."

"This is homemade. I'll send you a few yuan when I get back to Fujian."

"Then thank you, my lord."

Li Xu originally planned to mass-produce soap to sell. This thing can be made with lard, and it can be colored and tasted by adding some flower juice. Wait for the pigs raised by the common people to grow up.

Ever since the braised pork became popular, the people inside and outside the city of Minzhou have started to build pig pens to raise pigs. It happens that pig grass can be cut everywhere in spring, and as long as they work hard, they don’t waste food.

Li Xu asked them to tell them that if the boars were to grow fast, they had to be eunuched, so there was also an industry specializing in gellings, and some people specialized in raising breeding pigs, leading them around to breed sows, and the income was actually quite good.

After shaving Kou Xiao, Li Xu subconsciously reached out and touched his face, wanting to check if it was clean, Kou Xiao's eyes changed, he looked at Li Xu hotly, his Adam's apple twitched and asked, "My lord, shave Is it clean?"

"It's okay, it's quite clean, and it doesn't prick your hands."

"Really? I'll try." After speaking, Kou Xiao put his chin on Li Xu's neck and rubbed it, causing Li Xu to fall back to the ground in shock.

He gritted his teeth and shouted: "Kou, Xiao you!"

Kou Xiao hurriedly pulled him up, with a mischievous smile on his face, "I'm sorry, sorry, I didn't mean it."

Li Xu patted his hand away, endured it again and again, suddenly grabbed Kou Xiao by the collar and pulled him in front of him, and gently slid the razor around his neck, "Don't be careful next time, you The head can move."

Kou Xiao nodded hastily, "Of order, the general will understand, but..."

"But what?"

"I think this is a normal contact, and it didn't take advantage of you. Do you have to change your opinion?"

"How to change?"

"For example, it is understandable to have occasional physical touch that does not involve selfish desires. How can people draw a clear line when they get along with each other!"

"Then you have forgotten the identity of this king. Is this king's noble body easy to touch?"

Kou Xiao showed a bitter expression, "You ate and slept with me all the way. The general thought you didn't pay attention to status. It seems that the general is thinking too much. I have disturbed you so much today. Let the general say goodbye first."

He gently pushed away the blade on his neck, cupped his hands towards Li Xu, and then walked out of the room righteously, his back actually had a somewhat bleak look.

Li Xu laughed angrily, if this Kou Xiao could enter the entertainment industry, he would probably be a film star at a young age, if he was so fragile, he would wring his head off and use it as a stool for him.

Stayed at the seaside for one night, and early the next morning, Li Xu brought people back. Liu Shu sent them off again and again, tears were almost shed, and that crying gesture attracted a group of elders to discuss behind their backs.

"I guess this little eunuch is the lord's favorite servant, otherwise how could a master and servant be so sticky and inseparable."

"I also look like it. I heard that the children of the aristocratic families in the Central Plains are so masculine and love to raise male pets. Look at Eunuch Liu with red lips and white teeth. I feel pity for him when he cries. He is definitely the one of the prince."

"What is this, I saw the prince hugging him to comfort him, tsk tsk, no wonder the prince is not in a hurry to marry a wife and take concubines without a woman around him, it turns out that someone has warmed the bed."

Kou Xiao listened to his subordinates whispering about the adulterous relationship between Li Xu and Liu Shu, and then thought about how he was treated yesterday, his whole body began to feel cold.

"Strange, where is the cold wind coming from? It's time for the cold spring to pass."

"Shut up, you guys, hurry up and get on the road." Kou Xiao kicked alone, walked ahead with a cold face, and passed by Li Xu without looking sideways, his whole body exuded an aura of keeping strangers away.

When they went south, they walked along the coastline all the way, and there were uninhabited beaches and tidal flats. When they returned, Li Xu deliberately went to the villages and towns with people, and recruited many craftsmen who could build ships, and planned to take them back to set up a shipyard.

The boatman who recommended himself for his father that day was right. His father was indeed well-known in the local area. Li Xu found out about it as soon as he arrived. From father to son, from son to grandson, technology cannot be spread widely. Everyone thinks that they are the best, and no one accepts others. Therefore, almost every place Li Xu goes, he can find out a few technical experts.

There was a group of craftsmen added to the team, and they quarreled fiercely every day. Kou Xiao was in a bad mood and thought he was noisy, so he threatened them. Anyone who dared to say a word cut off his tongue and sewed his mouth back on. This group of old craftsmen dared not say a word again. Words, silently followed all the way to Minzhou.

Li Xu knew that he was in a bad mood, and thought he was provoked by him that night, but he didn't know that he was secretly jealous of Liu Shu, so he took a chance to ask him: "You are angry with me."

"Don't dare."

"Have you always had this trouble with hands and feet, or is it only for this king?"

Kou Xiao was stumped by this question, if it has always been there, wouldn't it make Li Xu think that he is a casual person, so why should he choose the latter for his innocence, it is even worse, it is no different from confessing.

Kou Xiao knew that it was impossible for him to agree to himself, and confessing his confession would be tantamount to asking for his own death, so he said vaguely: "This is also a matter of scoring, and the last general is not like this to everyone, but on weekdays when you are with your brothers, you can't avoid hooking your shoulders, Does the Central Plains still pay attention to whether men and women give or take kisses?"

Li Xu raised his eyebrows, "That's good." Then he didn't care about him anymore, whoever is a child in the rebellious period hasn't had the time to show his temper yet.

It was already March when I returned to Minzhou City, and there was a whole mountain of peach trees outside the city, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and the whole mountain was painted pink, which was dazzling from a distance.

Li Xu stopped to look at it for a long time, and exclaimed: "I just found out today that there are so many peach trees planted outside this city, and the scene where the peach blossoms are in full bloom is so beautiful."

Kou Xiao walked to his side, followed his gaze, and said, "That's the mountain of the Kou family. Because my mother likes to eat peaches, I planted some peach trees."

Li Xu wanted to hear it. This is the tone of a big landlord. A mountain is full of peach trees because Mrs. Kou loves to eat peaches. The question is, can Mrs. Kou eat all the peaches produced by a tree?

He joked: "Does General Kou have any extra mountains in his house?"

"how?"

"My king loves to eat lychees, why don't you help me plant some lychees?"

Kou Xiao's eyes darkened, he stared at Li Xu's smiling face and teased: "There are plenty of mountains in the Kou family, and Kou's wife will grow whatever she likes to eat in the future, but your status is different, my lord. I can plant some for you."

Li Xu sighed, "In other words, this king has to hope that General Kou will never marry a wife in his life." He also wants to have a large forest, and he can plant whatever he wants, it's all money.

The climate in South Vietnam is hot and humid, and there are plenty of fruits. If you can do a fruit wholesale business, you will definitely be able to make money. The problem is that the distance is far away, and the fruits cannot be kept. Li Xu only had an idea when he saw peach blossoms. He can actually make peach blossom wine or candied fruit. Come to sell, these two must be loved by women.

Let Kou's army go to the barracks by themselves, Li Xu and Kou Xiao entered the city with a few guards, they were stunned by the bustling scene as soon as they passed the city gate. , a group of hawkers came to pull people as soon as they came. "A few guest officials want to stay in the inn? The inns in this city are full, and there is a small courtyard in my house that can be rented out. It only costs [-] Wen a month, which is very cheap."

The city gate official came out of the prison to chase people away, "Hurry up, hurry up, you are blind, the prince and General Kou don't recognize each other?"

Li Xu didn't let him mutter loudly, there are so many people, it's okay if his identity is broken.

The city gate official drove away the peddlers, and personally cleared the way for Li Xu and the others. At the same time, he said distressedly: "Most of them are here to answer the call. Since the palace posted the recruitment notice, many people from the nearby ten miles and eight villages have come. Recently, many people from other places have come here. These people temporarily live in various inns. Some people saw business opportunities and set up stalls along the way to sell goods. Later, those who were close to home also returned home and brought some things to replace. They were all from their own homes anyway. Yes, it would be nice to exchange some money.”

Li Xu saw that the streets were in a mess. Not only were there a lot of people, but there was also a lot of garbage on the ground, and many people defecated indiscriminately, which really affected the environment.

Li Xu gave a string of rewards to the city gate official, "Thank you for your hard work."

Before returning home, Li Xu went to the Sheriff's Mansion first, and asked the relevant officials to tidy up the area at the gate of the city, and lead the vendors on that street to the open space further west, and set up a shed to make a market for selling items. It must be traded in the market, and each stall charges a stall fee of one penny per day, and a few simple toilets are built.

Kou Xiao saw that what he said was logical, and he heard that he was used to handling government affairs. The gate of the city is an important place for military strategists, so it is really not suitable to be crowded with people, and it will affect access.

The official was quite satisfied with everything else, but when it came to fines, he was a bit entangled, "It's not easy for the common people to make money, so is it too heavy to fine one hundred dollars at a time?" He thought that Li Xu didn't understand prices, and one hundred dollars was too much for him. Not much to say, but for ordinary people, it may not be possible to earn a hundred yuan a month by setting up a stall.

Li Xu knew it well, "How can we set the rules without heavy fines? Or you can let them choose one of two options, either fine them money or stop them from entering the market to set up stalls, and then tell the yamen servants that they can share half of the confiscated money. Of course, if If there are daring people who dare to take money indiscriminately, this king will let them spit it out a hundred times."

Li Xu feels that the reward and punishment mechanism of this era is still too backward. Civil officials feel that using money to implement rewards and punishments is too smelly. They wish that everyone would use moral standards to restrain themselves, or rely on punishment. How do you know that money is also a binding force? A very powerful form of reward and punishment.