It can be said that Liu Jixing has a special interest in eating. Because of his current status, he usually just opens his mouth to say what he wants to eat, and as long as it is available in this world, there is basically nothing that cannot meet his requirements. Whether it was Liu Yuan, the King of Wei, who was resurrected in this life, or Liu Jixing's soul traveled through time and space in later generations, they all resonated with each other when it comes to eating.
Of course, Liu Jixing is not a luxurious person. Although he is the first person in Lingnan, his mental maturity still makes him extremely restrained in all aspects. What's more, ever since I came to this world inexplicably, I have understood the theory of retribution and cause and effect, and I usually have extra constraints on my behavior and standards.
Originally, according to historical development, He Xiaoyao, who conquered Yongzhou City, and the Guards Meichuandu he led, were specifically responsible for collecting gourmet jewelry for Liu Jixing. Stationed near Haimen, the purpose is self-evident.
As the first commander of Meichuan Capital, He Xiaoyao, a fifth-rank general Ningyuan, served as the leader of the personal guard appointed by the emperor himself. It can be said that he was a great honor in the Lingnan court.
Of course, in Liu Jixing's own mind, He Xiaoyao was no longer just the leader of his own bodyguards, but also a general who could conquer cities and territories like Guo Jing. Compared with the original positioning of the leader of Meichuan Capital in history, Liu Jixing was only responsible for the corruption of pearl fishing and seafood. This extravagant nature has completely changed.
The number of people set at the beginning of the establishment of Meichuan City was still the eight thousand people recorded in later history books. For the personal guards of the general warlords in various places, their numbers are not too large and conspicuous. After all, Zhou Xingfeng, the current ruler of the Chu Territory, had an astonishing 30,000 soldiers in his bodyguard army. In comparison, Liu Jixing's Meichuan does not give people a flamboyant feeling.
But these soldiers in Meichuan City are all elites recruited from all over Lingnan. After training in Liu Jixing's first special forces Green Camp, they were joined by a group of commanders who graduated from Dongguan Military Academy. Today's Meichuan can be said to be the elite among Lingnan soldiers, and he is also a special soldier for amphibious operations. Of course, it's hard to comment on Meichuandu's strength since we haven't fought head-on with the princes' guards yet.
When He Xiaoyao was ordered to set out for the Chu Territory, he did not take away all the soldiers, but left a thousand soldiers to guard Haimen, which was the foundation of Meichuan Capital. Because Haimen is rich in pearls, Liu Jixing's favorite seafood is naturally indispensable.
People outside will naturally only see that Liu Jixing, in order to covet delicious food, actually set up a team to serve him. This kind of luxury will naturally be criticized and questioned, but what Liu Jixing needs is this effect, making people think that he has nothing to do.
In fact, only a few people really know that another main reason why Liu Jixing established Meichuan City to garrison Haimen is that the pearls produced here are among the best in the world. The value and use of pearls in this era can be said to be as important an exchange currency as gold and silver. In order to maintain income in his treasury and to sustain his huge expenses, Liu Jixing believed that he was an excellent developer, so he naturally adopted a protection policy for this place.
In fact, many people cannot discover it because the spread of news in this era is too slow, not to mention the underdeveloped transportation, which also prevents many people from seeing it with their own eyes. The court's public and high-profile protection not only allowed Haimen, a small market town of that day, to develop rapidly and become as big as a small county, but also solved the food and clothing problems of countless people.
Although Liu Jixing sent people to collect pearls in large quantities, he also pretended to catch a large amount of seafood. In fact, Liu Jixing was not allowed to act privately. Just like the ending mentioned in history, he ignored the lives of the pearl divers and blindly obtained the results. Instead, we have trained a large number of talents specifically along the coast. These are specialized deep-diving talents with good water properties along the coast.
Such measures and decrees not only greatly inspired people's loyalty to the court, but also gave these people a sense of belonging to their own work and to the Liu family court of the Southern Han Dynasty. Liu Jixing also adopted a method adopted by later generations for the first time, which was to improve the imperial civil service system.
First of all, a government decree was implemented here, which is to include those who contribute to the income of the imperial court into the same treatment as retired military personnel. That is, the imperial court is responsible for funding these people, providing them with pensions or allowing their close relatives to join the service. . This not only greatly ensured the stability of people's families, firm confidence in their careers, and firm confidence in the court's decrees, but also made the general public even more loyal to the court.
Although the decree may take a process for the people to believe and adapt to it, fortunately, the people near Haimen are now migrating from other places. Their participation made the local people excited, and more people became active in trying the imperial decree.
This is also a way to retain the establishment of Meichuan City, and it is also a way to cover up Liu Jixing's way of letting Meichuan City play its real role. Because He Xiaoyao had been in the navy since he was a child, he was the leader of Liu Jixing's other strange force, a subordinate of the Four Seas Pirates known as Captain Jieke, and he was a master who was particularly good at naval combat.
Of course, as the ministers who gradually understood Liu Jixing's strategy, more people thought of it because Haimen was located adjacent to Fujian. Although Liu Jixing did not openly call for attacking Fujian, he gave Fujian a big warning. However, Fujian is now nominally under the jurisdiction of the Southern Tang Dynasty. If Meichuandu's extraordinary troops are stationed at Haimen, it is really a pawn of Emperor Liu Jixing in dealing with Fujian.
No matter what Emperor Liu Jixing's original intention was, He Xiaoyao, who was born in a real navy and turned into a pirate, could be said to be the best choice for Haimen, Meichuan and other places to serve here. Because although Captain Jike was sent by Liu Jixing, he is now the same as the Dragon King of the Four Seas. In order to have better contact with Captain Jike's navy, Liu Jixing naturally chose He Xiaoyao.
In fact, Liu Jixing also had a small selfish intention. In order to collect seafood for Liu Jixing himself, this establishment must be kept in Haimen.
As for why Liu Jixing sent He Xiaoyao to Chu, in fact, there were no enterprising and capable generals in Lingnan, so Liu Jixing could only boldly cultivate these young generals with ideas. Regardless of whether they succeed or fail, it is a new attempt for Liu Jixing.
Sending a master of naval warfare into the inland rivers to fight the classic guerrilla warfare of later generations can be regarded as a surprise force sent from heaven, completely subverting everyone's thoughts. Naturally, Liu Jixing did not dare to tell anyone that the worst plan for letting He Xiaoyao into Chu was the same as when Guo Jing entered Chu.
What's more, Guo Jing of Chu Di is now considered a force. With his help and support, at least He Xiaoyao will not be helpless. Now it seems that the outcome of this operation can not only avoid the Lingnan ministers' speculation about their strategy, but also unexpectedly help Guo Jing in his operation.
Liu Jixing also understood the great man's strategy in his heart, and he believed in his admiration for the great man. Now in this era of cold weapons, using the tactics of great men can be said to be one of the most victorious weapons.
What's more, Lingnan has always been located in a remote location, and the separatist forces in the Central Plains disdain Lingnan. Coupled with the inconvenience of transportation and the blockade of information, they have no idea of Liu Jixing's layout and arrangements.
It can be said that Lingnan was still extremely desolate during this era, despite Liu Jixing's vigorous efforts to open up roads and a large number of immigrants who moved in to survive. But for Lingnan, which is full of miasma, many places are still inaccessible and primitive areas.
Many places in Lingnan are mysterious and the local residents who have lived there for a long time do not dare to get involved, let alone the people in the Central Plains. Although the coast of Haimen is close to the islands, imagine how many places like this are there along the coast? Liu Jixing, who came from a later generation, can be said to have a good understanding of the general landforms of Lingnan. This is Liu Jixing's biggest advantage at present. It's like your own army has a monitor in the sky, clearly grasping the general situation of every place, but others can only speculate.
Liu Jixing's clear and long-term layout has been implemented, and the strategy has been implemented in half a year. As long as the decree is implemented, Lingnan can be said to be impregnable. Liu Jixing was confident and had always been firm. He did not have to worry about the Song Dynasty's invasion in a few years. Now we can also vigorously develop our own strength and layout the future war situation against the Central Plains with Lingnan as the center.
Liu Jixing had some combination of work and rest during this period. In order to cover his eyes and ears in Prince Xing's Mansion, he usually spent a lot of time eating, drinking and having fun, so he naturally studied eating thoroughly. I remembered that when I came to Yongzhou City in my previous life, I was very interested in this strange snake written by Liu Gong. I had to feast on it every time.
Stir-fried snake skin, cold snake shreds, first-grade snake soup, and other cooking methods, Liu Jixing can be said to be master of all.
But Huarui didn't seem to be on the same channel, and she didn't seem to have the intention to listen at all. She didn't listen at all to the delicacies that Liu Jixing talked about so much. She was not thinking about things in Shu, but many things were mixed together, and her mind was full of random thoughts.
Liu Jixing looked at her in a daze, and although he was a little surprised, he immediately understood. After all, she had suffered too much stimulation in this short period of time. He didn't bother her, but he had no interest in talking anymore. He took her little hand and led her slowly down the hillside, approaching the city gate.
Because Yongzhou City had just been captured, and Zhou Dunqi, the defense envoy, had not yet been arrested, although He Xiaoyao seemed relatively relaxed as the commander-in-chief, he was actually very tight.
Zhou Dunqi is the most famous person in Yongzhou City. Although he is the clan brother of Zhou Xingfeng, the current lord of Chu land, his relationship has actually extended beyond the fifth server. But people in this era only recognized this family relationship. He Xiaoyao naturally understood Zhou Dunqi's identity very well but also dismissed it. What He Xiaoyao valued was Zhou Dunqi's ability in Yongzhou City.
Because this Zhou Dunqi was not only the governor of Yongzhou City, but also the defense envoy of Yongzhou personally appointed by Zhou Xingfeng. In this era, this was his most important position in Yongzhou City. However, what He Xiaoyao values is his other identity, that is, he is also the training envoy of the Yongzhou regiment.
Many people find it strange that the defense envoy, as the most important military officer of a state or a government, can be said to be the governor concurrently, reflecting his highest authority in the state. Why Zhou Dunqi was given the status of another regiment trainer starts with the special nature of Yongzhou City.
Because Yongzhou City is strategically one of the southwest gates of the Chu region, connecting the Lingnan and Lingxi regions. The most important city of Yongzhou is also a mixed settlement in the Chu region and an important window for communication and contact with Wuxi. The transportation of materials from south to north is also a bridge between various barbarian alliances for a win-win situation.
Because of this importance, its importance in the Chu region and even the Xiangjiang River has naturally become more obvious.
As an important state official under Zhou Xingfeng, Zhou Xingfeng naturally regarded Zhou Dunqi as his confidant, and I believe he would rather regard Zhou Dunqi as his relative. Because Zhang Wenbiao was promoted by the general of the Guards next to Zhou Xingfeng, there were many reasons and there was no other way to resolve it. He was transferred to stationed in Hengzhou. Although he was also a defense envoy like Zhou Dunqi, his defense envoy was a general defense envoy. He was responsible for the defense of several states and was much more valuable than Zhou Dunqi's defense envoy.
Zhou Xingfeng had always been very suspicious and was unavoidably wary of Zhang Wenbiao, so the importance of Zhou Dunqi as a defensive envoy was naturally self-evident. Zhou Xingfeng was on guard against Zhang Wenbiao, but he didn't know that Zhang Wenbiao was also on guard against Zhou Xingfeng, because he had a good personal relationship with Zhou Dunqi. Zhang Wenbiao was actually happier when Zhou Dunqi was appointed to Yongzhou City.
He Xiaoyao had a little understanding of the entanglement in this through the secret party's intelligence. He valued Zhou Dunqi's other identity because this regiment training team was different from the Self-Defense Forces elsewhere. Because Han and barbarians have always lived together in Yongzhou, it is quite difficult to recruit soldiers here, let alone recruit children of the Han and barbarian groups to train for the regiment.
But what is shocking about Zhou Dunqi is that he not only successfully completed it one after another not long ago, but also recruited a team training camp with thousands of people. When Zhou Xingfeng heard the news, he personally sent someone to inspect it. It was discovered that the regiment trained by Zhou Dunqi was still a self-defense force composed of Han and barbarian people. This was simply a miracle given the current shortage of soldiers in the Chu region.
The Lingnan and Han troops successfully entered Yongzhou City, but were not resisted by this team. Liu Jixing naturally received the information, and after knowing the reason, he couldn't help but feel a little bit amused.
That's because Zhou Dunqi had just recruited the regiment to train, and according to Zhou Xing's instructions, he placed it at the only racecourse in Yongzhou City, Dong'an Racecourse, for the cavalry commander Sha Wulong to train. Zhou Dunqi's original intention was to let these people learn equestrian skills first, and then hand them over to the infantry commander Zhang Wenda for training.
However, things in this world often backfire. This regiment, which had not yet had time to take shape, had not yet been able to become the main force of Yongzhou City, because Zhou Xingfeng would not be able to supply supplies so quickly, so it suffered the fate of the Southern Han army falling from the sky.
Naturally, their basic weapons are not equipped in place, and their equestrian skills are far from perfect, because they do not have a coach like Liu Jixing who can specialize in training. So when He Xiaoyao sent people to destroy the racecourse, these people basically showed no resistance like the common people, and they dispersed everywhere like smoke.
This may be one of the biggest mistakes of the Chudi regime, but He Xiaoyao discovered Zhou Dunqi's ability in it. What could enable him to obtain such a large source of troops? He Xiaoyao must have a long talk with Zhou Dunqi. Of course, if he does not compromise or surrender, this wish will obviously be difficult to realize.
Therefore, He Xiaoyao would rather delay than force Zhou Dunqi to surrender. He wanted Zhou Dunqi to see his sincerity and his own helpless despair. After all, if he wants to conquer Zhou Dunqi now, He Xiaoyao can completely destroy the power of dozens of people around Zhou Dunqi with just one order.
Zhou Dunqi obviously had no power to resist at all, because under He Xiaoyao's supervision, he could not escape and could only watch He Xiaoyao arrange various measures in Yongzhou City in an orderly manner. The reason Zhou Dunqi hadn't given in yet was obviously because he was competing with He Xiaoyao for endurance.
He Xiaoyao doesn't care about these things. The overall situation of Yongzhou City is under control, and Zhou Dunqi's future is only a matter of choice. Thinking of Liu Jixing's instructions, although He Xiaoyao also sent most of his soldiers to set up an ambush near Yongzhou City, he still left a few soldiers at each city gate.
Of course, if Ma She's bold idea is followed and he has his own police patrol to help, there will be no problem with the security of Yongzhou City. As long as there are soldiers to deter him, it will be fine. He thinks that one group of soldiers at each city gate is enough.
But He Xiaoyao did not follow Ma She's advice on this point. He also believed that the truth should be the truth and the truth should be the truth. However, he did not want to take other risks unexpectedly when he had an absolute advantage, because he led After all, the army entered alone. Liu Jixing hopes to establish a base in Yongzhou City, and he is ready to hold on or guerrilla at any time.
Zhou Xingfeng's reinforcements are obviously not that fast. The fastest one now may be the approaching Zhang Wenbiao's team. In order to deter the remaining forces that had not been completely eliminated in the surrounding areas, the troops sent out were also responsible for strangulation, because these people were most likely to be the tattooed soldiers from Zhang Wenda, the infantry commander of Yongzhou City who had accompanied Zhou Xingfeng.
According to the secret party reports posted in Yongzhou City, these people are still active in Yongzhou City. So in order to let everyone see the scale and power of the usual garrison in Yongzhou City, He Xiaoyao still retained a few soldiers to garrison at each city gate, but these soldiers were divided into two shifts.
When Liu Jixing came over holding Hua Rui's hand, he felt quite excited when he saw the ten Southern Han soldiers standing majestically at the city gate. Because these soldiers are all his own disciples. Although they were not brought up by himself, they grew up under his indirect influence.
Although these soldiers appear to be of different ages, they all stand upright and energetic. Maybe Liu Jixing provided a sufficient supply of military supplies and food, and they have just captured the treasury of Yongzhou City, so these soldiers are all in high spirits. . Under the leadership of a corps commander, they were paying close attention to the outside of the city gate.
This corps commander looked to be in his thirties, with extremely well-developed muscles. Although he seemed to have a loyal and honest appearance, he stood on the left side of the city gate with his hands behind his hands quite flexibly. Liu Jixing knew that although this man looked honest, he would definitely not be a fuel-efficient lamp. Otherwise, why would He Xiaoyao send him such a glorious and arduous task as guarding the city gate.
Everyone he looked at seemed to have an honest smile, and his eyes looked around indifferently, but Liu Jixing saw that everyone he inspected was actually paying close attention to capturing them with his peripheral vision. However, he was accompanied by several police officers, all of whom stood solemnly with knives in their hands and looked serious, patrolling the passing crowds and vehicles at the city gate.
Chudi is also a famous tea exporting place, so the people passing by usually bring some profits with them. As for the vehicles that come and go, the forces from all over the world are even more concerned about it, because at this time, no matter what vehicle, it is not something that ordinary people can own.
During the period when Ma Chu was in charge of the Chu Territory, the most famous smuggling in the Chu Territory was not the private salt trade that was famous in history, but the tea traders who were rich in the Chu Territory. With the continuous turmoil in Chu District in the past ten years, not only the revenue from exported tea in Chu District has dropped sharply, but also fewer people are smuggling tea.
Because in the past, the tea industry in Chu region, like the salt industry, had always been owned by the government. If private individuals dared to make profits, they would be clearly working against the government. But after all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. As long as you give some benefits to the local inspectors, you can usually escape. But now it can be said that the warlords in various places in Chu are almost self-sufficient, and these resources and materials have become urgent.
If anyone wants to pull teeth out of the tiger's mouth to make money, or get some benefits from the hands of warlords, no warlord or separatist force will do it, and they will even list these as military supplies. Therefore, these smuggling activities detected today are generally punished severely in the hands of warlords in various places. It ranges from being tattooed and serving in the army, to being jailed or killed.
Ouch!
It seemed that a loud roar sounded not far away, and the city walls seemed to be shaking. Most people were frightened and stood trembling in place.
Liu Jixing felt his heart almost speed up by half. Seeing Hua Rui's pale face, he couldn't help but rush a ray of true energy into her body. He gently held her in his arms and felt her body trembling slightly.
The roar didn't last long, but the lingering sound seemed to linger for a long time. Everyone's eardrums were swollen and uncomfortable, but the team leader seemed to be very strong and quickly gathered everyone to stand at the door. After a moment, about a dozen other soldiers rushed out with guns. Seemingly seeing that nothing was wrong, they stood inside the city gate, pointing guns at the situation outside.
Just as Liu Jixing was considering whether to go in, Xia Qinghou's voice and Gao Yangyi's voice rang in his ears again. They were rushing over quickly, and Liu Jixing took Hua Rui and stood at the side of the city gate waiting.
From a distance, he seemed to see several figures approaching. Before Liu Jixing could greet them, he saw two people rushing towards them, one from the left and the other from the right. Before the other people could see clearly, Liu Jixing felt his eyes dazzled and he seemed to faint.
When he woke up again, Liu Jixing found that he was sleeping on a stone bed. It was actually a stone bed carved from milky white jade. There is no one around, this is an antique bedroom.
Open the window and hear the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers outside.
Liu Jixing stretched and realized that he was lying on the hard jade bed just now, with a faint fragrance remaining around him. At this moment, the fragrance still lingered in the room, and Liu Jixing was sure it wasn't from Hua Rui.
