Li Xiu stayed on the boat of the bearded guest for one night. Because he basically didn't sleep last night, he slept until the afternoon before getting up. Then he chatted with Li Yuan and the bearded guest for a while. Then he suddenly remembered Li Ke's side. He hadn't gone back for a day or a night. The other party might be worried. If he came here again, he would be in trouble when he found Li Yuan and Pei Ji. .

Considering the above, Li Xiu hurriedly said goodbye to the bearded guest and the others, and he had to go back first to dispel Li Ke's worries. Although Li Yuan also wanted to see Li Ke, his grandson who had not seen for many years, it was really inconvenient to show up, so he could only dispel this idea in the end.

When the sun sets west, Li Xiu and Qi Niang returned to the Wu Palace in a carriage. Sure enough, as soon as he came back, Li Ke immediately came to ask for a meeting. As soon as he saw him, he immediately spoke: "Sir, where are you going? Why haven't you come back one day and one night?"

"It's nothing. I just met a few old friends when I was young, so I got together with them. I didn't expect that I would have a happy chat and I was delayed until now." Li Xiu smiled and said with a smile. The bearded guest and Li Yuan were indeed friends he knew when he was young, so he did not lie.

However, when Li Ke heard Li Xiu's explanation, he looked at Qi Niang strangely, because if he was just Li Xiu's friend, why would he take a woman like Qi Niang? However, he also considered that Qi Niang's personality was different from that of an ordinary woman, so he did not ask any further questions.

"By the way, sir, have you free these two days?" At this moment, Li Ke suddenly thought of something and asked Li Xiu with joy.

"This... I plan to leave Yangzhou in the next two days and go to Suzhou and Hangzhou for a walk. Even if possible, Quanzhou and Guangzhou will also go to see it. After all, although these two cities are far away, banks will sooner or later expand there!" Li Xiu hesitated and replied after hearing this. Li Yuan staying in Yangzhou was also a huge hidden danger, so he also planned to leave in the next two days, and it would be best to bring Li Yuan and Pei Ji to Liuqiu Island, which is Zhang Shiyi's territory, so there is no need to worry about being discovered by outsiders.

"Are you going to leave these two days?" Li Ke couldn't help but look disappointed when he heard Li Xiu's words, because he had another important thing to invite Li Xiu to participate.

"What, what's wrong with you?" Li Xiu also saw Li Ke's thoughts at this time, and couldn't help asking. Although Li Ke is a special student, Li Xiu didn't want to disappoint the other party too much.

"There is indeed a very important thing. I want to invite Mr. to participate, and it's tomorrow morning. Of course, if Mr. I really can't take time, then forget it." Li Ke said with an open-minded expression at this time, but the loss on his face could not be hidden no matter what.

"Is it tomorrow morning?" Li Xiu looked at the loss on Li Ke's face at this time, then thought for a while, and finally nodded, "Okay, I just happened to have time tomorrow morning, I will accompany you if I have something to do!"

"That's great, thank you sir. You will definitely not be disappointed at that time!" Li Ke saw Li Xiu agreeing, and shouted ecstatically. It seemed that he was looking forward to tomorrow's event. Maybe he had prepared for many days. After all, he was often so busy that he couldn't see anyone these days.

"By the way, Seventh Lady will go tomorrow, it's a very lively place!" Li Ke suddenly thought of Seventh Lady next to him, and immediately spoke again and invited him.

"Okay, I like to join in the fun the most!" Qi Niang saw that even her elder brother agreed, of course she had no scruples. She nodded and agreed, but she was very curious and asked again, "But I really want to know what tomorrow is. Judging from your appearance, it seems very important?"

"Hehe, this matter is kept confidential for the time being, but I have been preparing for this matter for a long time. I will know until tomorrow when you and your husband go!" Li Ke smiled mysteriously. Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qi Niang couldn't help but give him a blank look, but she didn't ask any further, because she was thinking about the news that Li Chengdao would come in a few days.

The next morning, Li Ke came to invite Li Xiu and Qi Niang to have breakfast together, and then asked someone to prepare a carriage. After breakfast, the three of them immediately left the Wu Prince's Mansion in the carriage.

At first, Li Xiu didn't care. He walked and chatted casually with Li Ke. However, when the carriage drove out of Yangzhou City, he was suddenly stunned because he found that the carriage was actually heading towards the Jiangbei Wharf.

"Ke'er, are we going to Jiangbei Wharf?" Li Xiu looked carefully at the direction of his journey, and then asked Li Ke. At the same time, he couldn't help but worry, because Li Yuan and the bearded passenger's boat were parked on the Jiangbei Wharf. He stayed on the boat for a day and a night the night before yesterday. If Li Ke went there and accidentally met Li Yuan, it would be a huge trouble.

"Yes, what we are going to is Jiangbei Wharf. During this period, Mr. often wanders around Yangzhou City. I don't know if you have been here? Jiangbei Wharf is the largest and most prosperous wharf in Yangzhou. More than half of the goods entering and leaving Yangzhou have to pass through here. At the same time, it is also the official taxation site. There is a saying in Yangzhou City. If the Jiangbei Wharf suddenly disappears, the governor of Yangzhou will probably have to go out to beg for food. Although this sentence is a bit exaggerated, it also shows the importance of this wharf to Yangzhou City!" Li Ke replied with a smile at this time, and also introduced the role of Jiangbei Wharf to Yangzhou.

"This... I came here a few days ago and it was indeed a very prosperous wharf. It was close to the estuary of the Yangtze River, which was very suitable for the docking and rest of the ships. The dock was well dripped. The scale of the wharf could be completely expanded in the future, making it a large port not inferior to that of Quanzhou and Guangzhou." Li Xiu also praised at this time.

However, when talking about the above, Li Xiu was secretly anxious. If he had known that Li Ke was coming to Jiangbei Wharf, he would have sent someone to notify Qiu Yanke and Li Yuan earlier so that they could avoid it. Now I just hope that they could be more careful and stay in the cabin and not come out. After all, there were so many boats on the dock, and Li Ke would not see them.

Jiangbei Wharf is not far from the south of Yangzhou City. It took about half an hour to arrive. I saw that it was still crowded as usual, and there were coolies carrying and unloading goods everywhere on the wharf. From a distance, it looked like a group of worker ants at home.

Originally, Li Xiu was worried that Li Ke's carriage would enter the dock, but what he didn't expect was that when the carriage was about to walk onto the dock, he suddenly turned a corner and then came to the middle of the dock. In front of a very large building, he saw that it covers a large area and has several roads connected to the dock, which can make people enter and exit the dock very conveniently. However, this building was outside the dock. Against the hustle and bustle on the dock, it seemed a little quiet.

"Where is this place?" Li Xiu followed Li Ke off the carriage, then looked at the building in front of him. He saw that there was nothing surprising about the building except for its large area. There were many people coming in and out at the door. Seeing their clothes and dressing, they should be from the government. This made Li Xiu feel that the building in front of him actually had a bit similarity to the bank. Could it be that Li Ke built a bank for himself in advance in order to make the bank land in Yangzhou?

"Sir, I don't know that this is the trading company I prepared, and it will be open at noon today!" Li Ke said excitedly at this time, and then led Li Xiu and Qi Niang into it. When the people in the trading company saw Li Ke, they all bowed one after another.

"Trade Club?" Li Xiu was also a little surprised when he heard the name. After entering, he saw that many people in the trading company were busy preparing for something. Although the trading company has not opened yet, it can be seen that the entire trading company is divided into several areas, and each area has someone responsible, which looks more like a bank.

Li Xiu walked to a region, but saw a sign standing next to him with the three big words "Silk Area" written on it. This made him look at Li Ke next to him, and his eyes were full of doubts, because he couldn't understand what this silk area is for?

"Sir, you also know that Yangzhou has been the origin of silk since ancient times, so in this Jiangbei wharf, the largest shipment is silk. Many foreign merchants came here not far away to buy silk from Yangzhou. However, they are not familiar with Yangzhou and sometimes it is difficult to find suitable silk. That's why I built this business to concentrate all the information on silk merchants in Yangzhou that needs to sell. This will make it more convenient for those foreign merchants to purchase." Li Ke explained enthusiastically.

"Isn't this what those fangs do on the dock? You are a prince, why do you want to steal the food from those fangs?" As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, before Li Xiu could speak, Qi Niang said first.

"Sister Qi Niang said it well. In the past, those businessmen from other places who wanted to buy silk had to find those dentists who were making a living at the wharf. However, those dentists were not kind people. Most of them were idle people, and they were even local rascals. They were very bad-minded and often joined forces with some illegal merchants to defraud foreign merchants."
Chapter completed!