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    People in Keelung Port had received the news that Li was coming a few days ago, so when the fleet entered the port, Lu Qing had already led a group of people to greet them at the dock.  However, as long as the people on the boat are more careful, they can discover a very interesting phenomenon, that is, the people behind Lu Qing are divided into two groups with clear latitude and longitude.  Among them, the people on the left are dressed casually, most of them in short clothes, and some even have their chests exposed.  Most of the people on the right were wearing strict official uniforms. Although they were sweating profusely due to the heat, their words and deeds were very graceful. You could tell at a glance that they were from a big family.

    When Li saw the group of officials behind Lu Qing, he was a little confused at first. He couldn't figure out where these people came from. After a while, he suddenly remembered that when the aristocratic families suppressed industry and commerce, many officials from aristocratic families were also involved.  Later, Li Shimin got angry and arrested a group of people with the highest positions and the most influence, and then wanted to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. However, Li persuaded him and took these officials away, and then sent them all to Liuqiu Island to help Lu Qing develop Liuqiu.  , presumably these people should be those officials from aristocratic families.

    "Your Majesty, Lu Qing, greet your highnesses!" As soon as Li Xi and the others landed, Lu Qing immediately stepped forward to salute, and the two groups behind him also followed suit. However, although the civil servants on the right were skilled in their movements, they looked at Li's  When looking at them, most of them were a little unkind. As for the men in short clothes, they were a little noisy. Some even boldly looked up and down at Li Xi and others.

    Li has long been accustomed to this kind of attention-grabbing life, so he smiled very naturally: "You don't need to be polite. It's very hard for me and my brothers to take the boat. Let's find a place to drink tea and talk!" Seeing that!  Lu Qing was relieved that Li 1 was so casual and friendly. He was originally worried that the two groups behind him would make Li 1 and Li Ke unhappy, but now it seems that he is overly worried.  Lu Qing was thinking in his heart, and he hurriedly asked Li Xi, Li Ke and others to get on the carriage, and then the group rushed to Keelung City not far away.

    The so-called Keelung City is actually Lu Qing¡¯s pirate nest.

    Speaking of which, Lu Qing is really a talent. Keelung Port is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the terrain is very dangerous. Keelung Port is also divided into an inner port and an outer port. The inner port generally looks like a long strip, and in this long strip  On the west bank of the river, there was suddenly a small recessed port called Niuchou Port.

    At the junction of Niuchou Port and the Inner Harbor, there happens to be a sharp corner protruding, blocking half of the exit of Niuchou Port. Lu Qing's pirate den is built behind this sharp corner. There is a water village built on the sharp corner, which blocks the entire  Niuchou Port is closed, and some important ships are anchored in Niuchou Port. In this way, not only can the safety of the ships be ensured to the greatest extent, but people on land can also get support from the sea at any time. Most people want to attack the land.  For Qing, that is definitely not an easy task.

    It has been a long time since Lu Qing returned to Liuqiu. The construction of Keelung Port is also in full swing, and Niuchou Port, as the core area of ??the entire port, is naturally the first area to be renovated, such as where Li Yijiu landed.  The pier has all been made of concrete, and a straight cement avenue has been built in the direction of the pier leading to Keelung City. The carriage will not feel bumpy when walking on it.

    As the carriage moved forward, Li Yijiu, brothers Li Ke, Li Yun, and Li Zhen rode in the same carriage. It was their first time coming to Liuqiu, so they naturally found it very novel, so they opened all the windows of the carriage and looked at each other.  While blowing the sea breeze, I looked at the situation on both sides of the road.

    At the beginning, there were not many buildings on both sides, but they were some military barracks. Because the Niuchou Port was full of warships or other important ships, it could be regarded as the military base of Keelung Port, so it was not even a place for people to live in.  All are not allowed.

    It was not until after passing several heavily guarded checkpoints that Li Xi and his carriage left Niuchou Port and entered the urban area of ??Keelung City. There were gradually more civilian buildings on both sides. At first, there were some scattered ones.  Small factories, taverns, and the like, and some private houses slowly appeared, until after crossing a wall that was being demolished, the place suddenly became lively.

    I saw countless shops standing on both sides of the newly built cement avenue. People in different clothes crowded on the street. From time to time, people went into the nearby shops to buy a few things. Cars pulling people or goods were also among the crowd.  It's just that compared to the horse-drawn carriages in the north, the ox-carts used most here in Liuqiu are a bit slower, but the load is far greater than the horse-drawn carriages.

    Just when Li Yijiu was dazzled by the prosperity of Keelung, Li Zhen suddenly pointed not far away, slapping Li Yi excitedly and secretly saying: "Brother Six! Look, look, look! There are so many Kunlun slaves over there!"  1 glanced along Li Zhen's fingers, only to find that not far in front of them, there was a burly man holding a long rope, with a string of Kunlun slaves tied to it. Without asking, he knew that this must be  He was a slave trader.  In fact, the so-called Kunlun slaves in the Tang Dynasty were only a small part of African blacks. Most of them were natives from Southeast Asia. These natives were cowardly and easy to train.It is also very obedient to use, so it is very popular among the nobles of the Tang Dynasty.  For example, the slaves in front of Li 1 were clearly held by a slave trader, but none of them dared to escape.

    "Eighth brother, what's so interesting about Kunlun slave? Look, there are many monsters there!" Before Li Xi could say anything, Li Yun, who had always been taciturn, seemed to be infected by Li Zhen's excitement, pointing to another window and shouting loudly  .

    As a result, as soon as Li Zhen heard that there was a monster, she immediately left Kunlun slave alone and went to Li Yun's place to look out the window. Even while looking, she screamed with excitement.  When Li Xi came over to take a closer look, he found that they were actually a group of natives in strange costumes, swaying through the market with a group of tropical animals. Who knows where they came to Liuqiu by boat?  Li Yi secretly recognized the elephants, lizards, fish and other animals among them, and there were many more that he couldn't name, with all kinds of strange shapes. Could it be that Li Yun called them monsters.

    Although the city of Keelung is very prosperous and full of exotic customs, it is a feast for the eyes of the Li Xi brothers.  However, Li Yinan also saw some problems from the street. For example, Keelung City has just opened to the outside world and is not very popular yet. At the same time, the buildings on both sides of the street are also very random, and some shops even occupy part of the road.  In addition, there are some places that are under intense construction. As a result, the streets are filled with dust. Even because of the lack of management on the streets, many people may take action because of disagreements. Not only is there no one nearby to take care of it, but there are also many  Few people watched and cheered.

    These phenomena all show that Keelung Port is still in the early stage of being dirty and messy.

    Li 1 came with more people this time, so Lu Qing prepared dozens of carriages, plus the guards brought by Li Xi and others. Thousands of people from this group passed by on the street, and the pedestrians were immediately frightened and fled.  At the same time, there was a lot of discussion, everyone was discussing which big shot came to Keelung?

    The carriage traveled along the avenue in the middle of Keelung City and soon arrived at the city center. This was originally the meeting hall where Lu Qing and his friends used to be pirates. Now it has been expanded into the administrative center of Keelung. Officials from various yamen are here.  office.  At the same time, a huge new mansion was built directly behind the meeting hall to serve as Li Xi's residence.

    After arriving here, Lu Qing sent someone to arrange some irrelevant people, and Li Xi placed Wu Meiniang and Cui Louxue in the inner house. However, it is worth mentioning that although Wu Meiniang disliked Cui Mengxue in her heart, they were the only ones on the ship at that time.  The two female family members would inevitably meet together, and Wu Meiniang didn't know what An was thinking. On the surface, she got along very well with Cui Mengxue.

    Cui Mengxue has a simple temper. Although she knows that Wu Meiniang is the woman next to Li, in the Tang Dynasty, with Li Yijiu's status, it is normal to have one or two beauties around when going out. For example, Li Ke and Li Yun are surrounded by  With women, even Li Zhen, a guy who is not yet thirteen years old, is no exception.

    Precisely because of this, Mengxue had no hostility toward Wu Meiniang. In addition, Wu Meiniang was a master at grasping people's hearts, so within a few days, she coaxed Mengxue into a sincere friendship, even closer than her own sisters.  When arranging the courtyard just now, Mengxue also asked to live in the adjacent courtyard with Wu Meiniang, so that they could come and go more easily.  This made Li Yimu very worried, fearing that Wu Meiniang, a little fox in human skin, would abduct Mengxue and sell her.

    After arranging his accommodation, Li Yinan went out to meet with Lu Qing and the others again, but this time he only saw Lu Qing and those men in short clothes. As for the officials, they were all busy with official business.  reasons for leaving.

    Li Yi'an didn't mind this either. He just needed those family officials to help him, not their loyalty. As for what mischief they wanted to do, it was even more of a joke. Liuqiu was his territory, and Guxuan was  Yu Haihai said unceremoniously that their lives were all in Li Xi's hands, and no one dared to have other ideas despite their courage.

    After Lu Qing's introduction, Li Yijiu finally figured out the origins of the remaining men in short clothes. It turned out that they were all people who had surrendered recently. They used to be the leaders of all the forces on the island, and now they are all Li Yijiu.  An's men came here specifically to see Li Xi, His Highness the King of Qi.

    For these people, Li Yian did not just comfort them, but first showed them power, warning them that they must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty and never act according to the previous rules on the island. Otherwise, if they break the rules, they will be punished.  Don't blame him, the King of Qi, for turning against others!

    Although there are some good families who only want to protect themselves among the people who surrendered, most of them are unruly pirates who kill people without blinking an eye. If not, Lu Qing's power is stronger than them.  , I'm afraid they won't surrender, so Li Xi will give them a blow first.

    However, after listening to Li Yi'an's warning, although most people showed a submissive look, there were also a few people who had a look of dissatisfaction on their faces.  Seeing these people, Li Xi suddenly smiled coldly and ordered sharply:He said: "Come here! Push these people out and kill them" (To be continued)

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