196. Spring
Yizhou-Chengdu
He Sian got up early, stretched his waist, and looked at the face of the beautiful woman next to him, which was slightly baby-fat. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch her. Looking at the cute expression of frowning and pouting, He Sian smiled knowingly.
"Brother Sian, what are you doing!" Niu Niu rolled her eyes at He Sian with a look of anger and resentment, then turned around and continued to sleep.
"Hehe, the day's plan starts in the morning! Time waits for no one!" He Sian said with a wicked smile and dove into the warm bed. Soon, a sound that made people blush and make their hearts beat faster could be heard in the room.
Half an hour later, He Sian took a bath and changed clothes under the service of the maid, kissed Niu Niu on the forehead, and then walked out of his residence under the escort of Zhou Cang, towards the direction of the Procuratorate.
After hearing the sound of the door closing, a figure sneaked into He Sian's room. Niu Niu's ears on the bed twitched slightly and she turned around suddenly. After seeing the person clearly, she moved towards the inside of the bed with a blushing face. He didn't hesitate, just slipped into bed and slipped into bed!
"Little lady, how many times did you spend the night with your husband last night?"
"Bah, Xiao Bai, you are getting worse and worse now!" Niu Niu turned over, pressed on Dong Bai's body and started to tickle him!
"Oh, oh! Sister Niuniu, Xiaobai realizes his mistake, please spare Xiaobai! Wait, what does it smell like? Yeah!!"
Dong Bai is no longer the young girl he used to be. He can smell the smell as soon as he recognizes it. He subconsciously lowers his head and looks down. Because Niu Niu is riding on Dong Bai's waist, he can see clearly that there is a pool of unknown liquid flowing into it. On Dong Bai's lapel.
Niuniu jumped up as if she was electrocuted, grabbed the quilt, and got in so shy that she refused to come out.
After another round of fighting, they got up to eat.
Tang Ji, Dong Bai, and Niu Niu were best friends who had known each other for many years. In addition, they had been slept together many times at He Sian's strong request, so the two of them were not too coy at this time.
"What? Eight times last night?!" Dong Bai looked at Niu Niu in shock.
"Actually...there was another time in the morning..." Niu Niu blushed and muttered in a low voice.
"Great, so even if my husband sees the eighth sister of the Zhen family who is said to be as beautiful as a fairy today, he will probably have no intention of hooking up with her!" Dong Bai showed a sweet smile.
"You guys are... playing nonsense!" Tang Ji shook her head helplessly.
"How can this be considered nonsense? Now my husband has a lot of things to do, so why can he focus on the love of his children?" Niu Niu said with a straight face, but there was no selfishness here. People know it!
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Chengdu-Procuratorate
Originally, Xu Shu and others proposed to renovate the procuratorate and change its name to Hongnong Palace, but He Sian did not agree. Firstly, there were many places to spend money, and He Sian did not want to increase consumption. Secondly, the so-called title of Hongnong King was still not worthy of the name. , after all, the territory He Sian currently occupies is the southwest region, which is far away from Hongnong. The reason why he calls himself the King of Hongnong is just smooth talk.
When He Sian arrived at the Procuratorate, Zhen Yu had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing He Sian arriving, Zhen Yu hurriedly got up.
After the two parties exchanged greetings for a while, He Sian got to the point: "I wonder how things are going?"
"Reporting to King Hongnong, the literary style is prevalent in the Jingxiang area and everything is going well. The supply of those books exceeds the demand, especially the batch printed by His Highness... Yes, 'picture books!', as the website says, countless ladies from all over the world are competing for it. According to word of mouth, the first batch that was just released was sold out, and some people even paid ten times the price to buy it from those buyers. It is really hard to find. It’s just..."
"Just what? Brother Zhen, it doesn't matter!"
"It's just that although the straight-line distance between Yizhou and Jingxiang is not far at present, due to the rugged and difficult mountain road, we have to take a detour from Jiaozhou. Not only will this take a long time, but it is also located in the south, where the climate is hot, humid and rainy. , and although Cai Lun paper is thin and light, it is easily moldy when exposed to water. If you are unlucky and encounter rainy weather, an entire truckload of books will be destroyed by accident!"
"This is indeed a problem...Okay, I will discuss it later. By the way, I heard that Brother Zhen's family has arrived in Chengdu smoothly?"
"Not bad!" Zhen Yu looked happy. After all, there are many female relatives at home, so he was lucky to arrive in Chengdu smoothly.
"His Highness didn't mention it, but Yu still took the initiative to speak. Tonight, Yu is hosting a banquet at home. If Your Highness doesn't give up, can we have a dinner together?"
"Then Sian will be bothering you tonight!" Seeing Zhen Yu's sincere eyes, He Sian didn't refuse and happily agreed.
The two parties chatted for a while, agreed on a meal time in the evening, and then Zhen Yu said goodbye and left.
He Sian knew that Fa Zheng had a lot of affairs, so he didn't bother him. Instead, he called Li Hui to ask.
A quarter of an hour later, He Sian called Li Hui who came to see him. The two came to the map and pointed to a place. He Sian asked: "About Yizhou, De'ang, you are more familiar with the landforms of Yizhou than Gu. What can be done here?" Is there a road leading to Jingxiang land?"
The place He Sian was pointing to was among the mountains on the southeast side of Jiangzhou. According to He Sian's observation of the geographical map of mountains and rivers, he knew that there should be a mountain road leading directly to Jingxiang, so he asked this question.
Li Hui pondered for a moment and replied: "As His Highness said, there was originally a mountain road here that led to Yong'an County. After passing Yong'an County and traveling two hundred miles eastward, you can reach Xiangyang City. However, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yong'an County Mountain Bandits are rampant, and in order to prevent their attacks, the First Lord Liu Yan ordered people to block the mountain road here!"
"If this place is opened, how many days will it take to get to Jingxiang?"
"About three to five days. If we change to waterway in Yong'an and take the Han River, we should be able to advance one to two days. But..." Li Hui paused and continued: "There are two problems here. One is the Yong'an Bandits. The rebellion has been going on for a long time, and after blocking the road, the bandits were unable to plunder, so they controlled the local farmers to grow food for them, and they became the emperor of the country!"
"Isn't there anyone to suppress the bandits?"
"This involves another issue, the ownership of Yong'an! Yong'an County is located at the junction of the two states. The First Lord and Liu Biao have sent troops to encircle and suppress them many times. However, after all, the road is far away. By the time the troops arrived, the bandits had already fled into the mountains and forests. It caused unnecessary misunderstandings, and the troops who went to suppress the bandits could not stay in Yong'an for a long time. After they were withdrawn, the bandits would come back to harass and plunder, which was miserable..."
He Sian nodded. This is indeed a difficult problem. He has just established a publishing department based on the modern system, and craftsmen are also carving molds overnight. Although technology in this era is backward, it does not mean that people's wisdom is lower than modern people. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, you will lose the rare opportunity when the big businessmen or other princes react. and…
"De'ang, do you have any suggestions?" He Sian looked at Li Hui and asked.
"Hui feels that this matter must be done, and the sooner the better!"
"Oh?" He Sian looked at Li Hui in surprise, not expecting the other party to be so determined.
"It's okay to say it, De'ang." He Sian said with interest.
"On a small scale, opening up this road can exchange goods and supplies, and it can be considered as opening up a new trade route. But on a larger scale, His Highness will have a battle with Cao Cao or Yuan Shao sooner or later, and His Highness and Lord Liu Biao are both members of the royal family, so they need each other even more. Support, so the first line of Yong'an should be opened sooner rather than later! But how to do it specifically, His Highness still needs to discuss with Lord Fazheng and Lord Xu Shu."
He Sian also had to admire Fazheng's vision. He was worthy of being a prime minister of a country. He really had a good eye for people. Li Hui pointed out the current situation in just a few sentences, and he assessed the situation carefully without overstepping his authority.
After some encouragement to Li Hui, Li Hui said goodbye and left.
"Xiao Zhi... Yuan Zhi..." He Sian stood up slowly.
Half an hour later, Jia Mansion
Although He Sian and Jia Xu had disagreements about the southern expedition to Mengda after arriving in Chengdu, He Sian never doubted Jia Xu, either in terms of strategy or loyalty! If we say who has the greatest credit for He Sian's current achievements, then it must be Jia Xu!
"Sir, Sian is here to say hello to you!" He Sian bowed!
"Hey, Your Highness is so polite!" Jia Xu smiled and helped He Sian up.
After the two were polite for a while, He Sian explained the purpose of his visit and told Jia Xu verbatim the content of his previous conversation with Li Hui.
"Yes, Li Hui can be of great use." Jia Xu nodded, and then continued: "Then what does Your Highness think we should do next?"
"As Li Hui said, the front line of Yong'an should be opened as soon as possible, but Liu Biao needs to be informed in advance to explain the interests and risks to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. As for sending troops to suppress bandits, Uncle Feiyan, Zang Ba and others are good at fighting between mountains and forests. Fight and you will be able to accomplish your feat in one battle!" After He Sian finished speaking, he looked at Jia Xu.
The latter did not answer, but smiled and said: "Your Highness, can you invite Yuan Zhi here? I would like to hear his opinion!"
Half an hour later, after Xu Shu heard the cause and effect, he saw the other two people looking at him, knowing that He Sian and Jia Xu wanted to test him.
Xu Shu did not answer immediately, but closed his eyes and meditated. As the time of thinking became longer and longer, Xu Shu's frown became deeper and deeper.
After about a stick of incense, Xu Shu let out a long sigh, then opened his eyes, and his first words coincided with Jia Xu's, even word by word: "Yes, Li Hui can be of great use."
Hearing this, Jia Xu burst out laughing, but He Sian was a little confused.
"You guys, old and young, can't agree on this, right? After listening to what I said, the first words of your answers were exactly the same!"
"Oh?" Xu Shu's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked: "May I ask, my lord, how long did it take Mr. Wen He to speak after you finished speaking?"
He Sian thought for a moment and said uncertainly: "It seems that after I finished speaking, sir, he immediately felt this way... no more than two breaths at most!"
Hearing He Sian's reply, Xu Shu sighed like a deflated rubber ball and bowed to Jia Xu, who stroked his beard and smiled.
"Can you two stop playing riddles? What on earth is going on? Is there something behind it?"
Xu Shu smiled bitterly and nodded, and then said: "Does Your Highness feel that the situation Liu Biao is facing now is somewhat similar to that of someone a few months ago?"
'months ago…? '
He Sian frowned in thought, then his eyes suddenly opened, and a name blurted out: "Liu Yan?!"
