Episode 15

One day in February of the 13th year of Tianbao, Li Shande got up early in the morning to cook for his daughter Xiu'er as usual, and then called Xiu'er up. While Xiu'er was eating, Li Shande tied her hair in a braid. Xiu'er suddenly thought about going to the old house to see it, and Li Shande gave her the keys to the house. When his uncle Zheng Ping'an came back from another place to take her, Xiu'er was worried that Zheng Ping'an would not come back. Li Shande believed that Zheng Ping'an could not leave Chang'an.

Li Shande sent Xiu'er to school. Along the way, Xiu'er complained that Li Shande was unpalatable to cooking and her braids looked ugly. Li Shande wanted Xiu'er to be independent as soon as possible, otherwise he would go out to work and stay at home, and Xiu'er could take good care of herself. Xiu'er was angry and refused to let Li Shande send her, so she went to school alone.Li Shande was worried, so he followed Xiu'er quietly behind her. There were many people on the street, and in a blink of an eye, Xiu'er disappeared. Li Shande was anxious. He searched for Xiu'er everywhere and finally found her in the old house. Xiu'er missed her mother. Li Shande couldn't bear to tell her the news of his wife's death, and lied that the osmanthus tree in the yard had bloomed and she came back. Xiu'er was looking forward to the flowers blooming early. Li Shande was mixed with feelings. After his wife passed away, the osmanthus tree in the yard died.

After unremitting efforts, Li Shande and the people of Dong finally arranged all the work of the siege. Li Shande was both excited and nervous. He stood alone on the city tower until dawn, and the people came to watch.At the command of Li Shande, the siege officially began. Brother Lan and Yan Yazhuang confirmed that the two baskets of lychees on the horse's back were properly placed. They ran their horses all the way and soon disappeared from people's sight.

At the same time, the annual Hu Shang Dynasty rally was held as scheduled. Amita, the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, attended in full costumes. Su Liang also came to attend. Zheng Ping'an then arrived. He came to support the event under the banner of the right prime minister envoy. Amita asked the Hu merchants to introduce their own business paths. As long as they were recognized by everyone, everyone would invest to make money together. Amita gave each person two cow bones according to the convention. The solid representative agreed and hollowly expressed his objection. Everyone used cow bones to vote. Zheng Ping'an learned the rules from Lan Yu's mouth, which he found very interesting.

The Hu merchants each explained their own business paths, but they were all rejected one by one. Zheng Ping'an was very anxious. Amita took the opportunity to tell her that she had developed a business path to export porcelain and silk to Dashi last year, and suggested that everyone invest in an expansion. Zheng Ping'an felt it was feasible. Faqi was the first to stand up to support Amita and called on everyone to vote for Amita. Su Liang raised questions in public. Although the trade volume of Hu merchants in recent years has increased, the profits obtained by the Hu merchants have not increased and they are still exploited by pirates.

Su Liang suggested that Hu merchants invest in shipping lychees to ensure more than 30% of the profits. Amita disagreed. She reminded Su Liang to think that this is a business that is stable and profitable. If the emperor and the imperial concubine are satisfied, Li Shande will help you with a few more words. Shipping lychees to Chang'an will be a continuous road to wealth. Hu merchants are eager to try, Faqi asked Su Liang to invest by himself, Amita was worried that the failure to transport lychees would fail. Su Liang asked everyone to wait for Li Shande's test results.

The Hu merchants all looked at each other. Zheng Ping'an stood up and persuaded the Hu merchants not to lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Amita suggested postponing the rally for a few days and waiting for Li Shande's experiment to be successful before it was held. Su Liang and Zheng Ping'an looked at each other and smiled.The child wanted to eat cooked lychees, but the servant disagreed, so she came to Li Shande with the green lychees for help. Li Shande took out a banana and the green lychees and put them together. After waiting for a day, the child left with satisfaction.

Li Shande was in charge of Xiaodongmen. On the third day of the experiment, the riders who were running around the city successfully returned to Xiaodongmen. The lychees they transported were still very fresh.Amita originally wanted to continue to do export business to Dashi according to her plan, but Su Liang disrupted the situation. She was forced to postpone the dynasty gathering. Amita came to complain to He Youguang at the first time. He Youguang summoned the Hu merchants and claimed that Li Shande's experiment in siege was a mystery. Zhao Xinmin fanned the flames, and He Youguang promised in public that he would fully support the Hu merchants in exporting Dashi.

The riders were exhausted, and two riders under Brother Lan were injured. Li Shande personally brought tea and water for them and bandaged the wound. Brother Lan protested strongly to Li Shande. He was worried that the riders and horses could not stand it. Li Shande apologized to the riders. He wanted to get accurate data, so he could only let the riders and horses go all out. Li Shande asked the two riders to rest. He suggested that each rider and horse would have to run three laps before they could rest. Yan Yazhuang said that he could still persist, and Brother Lan did not want to give up.

When Zhao Xinmin heard that Yan Yazhuang had been insisting on siege, he sent Yang to lead his men to ambush halfway. They tied up a tripping rope. Yan Yazhuang rode a horse and passed by. The horse was tripped and Yan Yazhuang fell off the horse.