Chapter 257 Confusion 2

I shook the boat and slowly sailed along the river.

The river is not very narrow, it looks like it is about five or six meters wide. Both sides of the river are covered with green aquatic plants, and fish are swimming under the aquatic plants.

The sun was rising from behind me and cast my shadow next to Lin Xi.

A light breeze blew, causing her hair to dance towards the rising sun. Because of the conflict just now, her hair looked a little messy.

She still held her cheek and looked at the riverside, leaving a silhouette for me. At this time, I found that she had lost a lot of weight compared to some time ago.

"Go back to the capital with me!" I couldn't help but blurt out.

"What?" Lin Xi came to her senses, looked at me, and asked, "Sir, what did you say just now?"

Although she covered it up very well, I still saw a trace of sorrow in her eyes.

I calmed down and said, "I said you and I will go back to the capital with me!"

Lin Qian smiled sadly and said, "Why? Do you feel pity for me?"

"No!" I shook my head and said, "You have courage and strength than anyone else. You don't need others' pity. That's an insult to you. I want you to go back to the capital because I think Jiangzhou is not suitable for you, and you should change to a new environment!"

"Thank you for your kindness!" Lin Qian smiled slightly and said, "The moment he left, my heart was dead! Since he was a person who gave up, why care what others think? If the adults had sent someone to stop me, I would have been a lonely soul in Jiangzhou now. I could see through everything!" After that, he turned his eyes to the riverside.

I threw down the oars, sat opposite her, and then pulled her towards me, saying, "A man cannot be resurrected, but you have to live. If he knows in the spring, he will be unhappy when you see you like this! At the same time, I have no intention of taking advantage of others' danger. If I, Deng Long, is a man, if she really loves someone, even if she becomes a nun, I will find a way to make her return to secular life."

Lin Qian was slightly stunned when she heard this, then covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "This metaphor is really strange!" She deliberately avoided my previous words.

I scolded myself in my heart without saying anything. Originally, I meant that I planned to let her go to the capital with me, leave Jiangzhou, a place of right and wrong, and start a new life. In my heart, I only regarded her as my sister Feng'er, which means that I regarded her as my sister, but after my explanation, I showed love to others. At the same time, I also heard some discouragement in her words. Now these women attach great importance to love. Once they fall in love with someone, it is difficult to change their minds, even if that person is no longer in the world. In other words, she no longer has any hope or expectations for her life, and she is simply living with the mentality of being a monk and hitting a bell for a day.

Maybe it's confusion!

I don't know how I will go in the future.

I felt really distressed when I saw her like this, but it was just a feeling that my brother cared about his sister, so I quickly said, "There is actually a reason for me to ask you to go to the capital. If you have been to Ling, then you must know my sister Murong Sanniang. She is also in the capital. If you are bored with me in the capital, you can go to Ling with her. There are many girls in Cuiyunju, and you will definitely be able to live a happy life there!"

I paused and said, "I have a sister named Feng'er, who is about the same age as you! In fact, in my heart, I always want to have an extra sister!"

Lin Qian raised her head, looked at me, then smiled sweetly, and said, "It is also Lin Qian's blessing to have a big brother like you! I'm afraid that I am the daughter of a sinner and will leave you a message if I become an adult's sister!"

I laughed and said, "Whoever dares to speak out, I will do it. If I get angry with me, I never know what to be polite!"

Lin Qian was slightly stunned. Looking at the person in front of him who was completely different from usual, every word he said was full of confidence and seemed extremely arrogant at the same time, completely different from those who were usually gentle and elegant. When he thought about the deterrence he showed when facing so many people just now, the deterrence he showed was even more domineering.

"Then have you promised to go back to the capital with me?" I asked hurriedly when I saw Lin Xi's expression.

She still shook her head and said, "No! I still want to stay in Jiangzhou!"

I suddenly felt a little discouraged. After talking about my feelings for a long time, I still stood still.

"Will you stay in Jiangzhou?" Lin Qian asked suddenly.

I was stunned and said, "Yes, but it won't be long. There are still many things waiting for me in the capital."

Lin Qian showed a slightly disappointed expression on her face and said, "Many businessmen who have visited Shangling say that Shangling is now a fairyland, where she does not close her doors at night, pick up her leaves, and fair competition. Everyone has something to do, and all of this is largely attributed to you, and you undoubtedly play a key role in it. I think you can make Shangling become a fairyland under your leadership, so Jiangzhou can do the same."

Her face showed a look of yearning, and she continued, "I really hope you can stay in Jiangzhou. I also want to see with my own eyes how Jiangzhou has become a fairyland on earth."

After saying that, she reached into the water, while she stared blankly at the water surface.

I sighed slightly and smiled bitterly: "You think too much about me. If a place wants to develop, the right time, place and people cannot be missed. Let's talk about the right place first. The reason why Shangling is today is largely because of its special geographical location. If there is no canal, even if I am a god, I cannot make Shangling rich! Besides, when people are united, the four major families will unite, which is the sky of Shangling. The rest of the merchants can only obey us, otherwise the result of waiting for them will be expelled from Shangling's commercial stage. This is also the reason, which can allow some of our plans and regulations to be implemented smoothly. At the same time, the most important thing is the support of the people. Jiangzhou also has great potential compared to Shangling, and the greatest potential lies in the number of mines here. But it is not enough to have mines alone. There must be a way to transport these mines. And now Jiangzhou lacks such a road."

"At the same time!" I sighed softly, "The people here made me wonder and made me consider whether it was worth doing these things. You know, in Shangling, most of the income of the Chamber of Commerce is invested in the local construction of Shangling. Although the Chamber of Commerce earned a lot of money for the four companies every year, the financial resources of the four companies actually did not increase much compared to four years ago!"

"How much money do you invest every year?" Lin Qian asked curiously.

I lowered my head and thought for a while, and said, "Last year, the money invested was close to 60% of the total income of the Chamber of Commerce!"

Lin Qian smiled slightly and asked, "Do you feel sorry?"

"Heart distress?" I smiled and said, "We feel that we are worth it for the people of Shangling!"

"Isn't the people of Jiangzhou worth it?" Lin Qian's face showed a trace of decline and said, "Maybe it's because of me?"

I didn't answer, just look at Lin Qian. The early morning sunlight was already on her face, giving her a kind of holiness.

Looking at me staring at her blankly, Lin Qian showed a hint of shyness on her face and turned her head aside.

I realized my misconduct and quickly changed the topic and said, "Like you, I am a little confused now. Unlike you, what you are confused about is how you will go in the future, because once that person leaves, you will close yourself up and you will not see the road ahead of you. And I am confused about what to do? Jiangzhou is a good place, but those people's performance just now made me a little discouraged. I don't know if I should continue my plan now."

"Plan?" Lin Qian turned her head and asked quickly: "What plan!"

"River!" I reached into the water, carefully experiencing the coolness brought to me by the river water, and said: "My original plan was to let the Chamber of Commerce obtain mining rights in Jiangzhou. For the current development of the Chamber of Commerce, a large mine is very important to the Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, I want my younger brother Deng Jian to serve as the new prefect of Jiangzhou. After both of these things were successful, I planned to expand a river from Hezhou to Jiangzhou!"

"To get rich, build roads first. This is a law of inconvenience. Therefore, if Jiangzhou can transport the mines here, it is necessary to open a road to the outside world. Jiangzhou has many mountains, and this land route is not feasible. Only water routes and water depths. Even if the river channel is slightly narrower, it can be used with large ships, so the ore in Jiangzhou can be transported out."

Lin Qian was fascinated when she heard this, as if she had seen the scene of boats coming and going on the Jiangzhou River.

Seeing her expression, I really couldn't bear to hit her, but I had to hit her, so I changed my subject and said, "But! Building a canal is no better than building a house. It requires a lot of manpower and material investment. It is impossible for the Chamber of Commerce to support such a large project. At the same time, I can tell you without any concealment that in the next ten years, the focus of the Chamber of Commerce's funds will be on Shangling, so even if the Chamber of Commerce can take out a sum of money, it will not be much, and it cannot meet the construction of the canal. To build a canal, it is important to rely on the court and the local gentry in Jiangzhou."

I concealed that gold thing from her. The construction of the local area will benefit the people in the end. If I rely solely on the investment of the Chamber of Commerce or the court, it would be a bottomless pit. Just like the Sui Dynasty, one of the reasons for his demise was that the huge expenses when building the canal emptied the national treasury. I am not so great that I dragged the Chamber of Commerce into this quagmire for the development of a place!
Chapter completed!