"Go! Go! Go! Go aside!" Liu Jixing dodged Ouyang Tong like a snake or a scorpion.
When it comes to food, Ouyang Tong is more energetic than anyone else.
In the past two days, we all went south from Chunlingshui. Because there were few people at this time, and the old trees on the river were towering, most of them were uninhabited forests, so most of us were on the boat.
Firstly, Liu Jixing didn't want to waste time by opening a road, and secondly, he was afraid that Pan Chongche would short-circuit his brain and really intercept him. So following the river was quite fast and there were no twists and turns along the way.
But with Yuan Shihou and two brothers traveling with him, they ate almost all kinds of wild beasts and river fresh food. For an innate master and two martial arts masters, hunting down some prey is really a piece of cake.
These wild beasts along the way really fled when they saw these people. However, with Ouyang Tong's pickiness and Liu Jixing's particularity in ingredients, many beasts were secretly lucky. Every delicacy produced by Liu Jixing's masterful hands was not only a feast for those who followed, but even Ouyang Tong was so beautiful that he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.
I remember seeing a sea of bamboo once, and Liu Jixing thought of the bamboo rat that once devoured his love in later generations. Marquis Yuan actually searched the bamboo sea for nearly an hour before he found four adult bamboo rats. When the girls saw the bamboo rat's appearance, they were naturally disgusted. However, after Ouyang Tong tasted the braised bamboo rat prepared by Liu Jixing, he praised it as a delicacy in the world.
When the women saw Ouyang Tong making such a fuss, they were naturally skeptical. But after Ran Xiuniang tasted it, Huanhuan actually ate the most. Even the pistils, which were the most frightening, ate several pieces after hearing Liu Jixing say that bamboo rats were beautiful and tasted great.
Because Liu Jixing is the god of cooking, Ouyang Tong will naturally not be angry about other details. Besides, because I know Liu Jixing is not simple, but he just likes to quarrel with himself. Ouyang Tong, who has countless experiences in reading people, actually didn't understand Liu Jixing, so he was naturally more interested in Liu Jixing. He never mentioned it on his lips, but he was naturally thinking about how to test Liu Jixing.
No matter what Liu Jixing said, Ouyang Tong was still confident enough when it came to eating. Because he knew that Liu Jixing, a foodie, was not much better than him.
Since Liu Jixing said it himself, how could he miss such a delicious food in this place? When he thought of this, Ouyang Tong's beautiful eyes narrowed.
"You said that Xianghualing is the realm of Lingnan. Why can't you see border signs and people along the way?" Ran Xiuniang's face towards Liu Jixing has improved a lot in the past two days, not to mention that Liu Jixing knows that this woman cannot go against her will and follow her lead. It's easy to get along with her when she leaves, so I won't deliberately irritate her. Her tone of voice was much calmer, but she had some questions along the way.
Because just now we docked at a large tidal flat ahead and saw some fishing boats. Although no one was seen, Liu Jixing was certain that he had entered his territory after seeing the sign of Xianghualing.
Seeing that Ran Xiuniang rarely asked questions and took the initiative to ask him in front of everyone, Liu Jixing felt a little more happy. Considering that she was born in Wuxi and is used to mountains and rivers, these high mountains are not a big problem for her. But when we go to the Lingnan border, the climate will get better and better. I wonder if she will be able to bear it by then.
Of course, Liu Jixing felt a little more pity in his heart when he thought that she was far away from home and had no idea when she would be able to return. He couldn't help but laugh and said: "It is said that although Lingnan captured Guiyang Prison in the ninth year of Qianhe (951), it did not have too many battles with Chu, so most of the people here are still safe. Because this Guiyang Prison has always been under the jurisdiction of Chenzhou, but Chenzhou was occupied by Lingnan earlier, so the Han Dynasty must have a way of governing the border!"
Seeing everyone looking at me, I thought that these people were not from Lingnan, so naturally they didn't know much about the changes in Lingnan over the years. Liu Jixing motioned for everyone to go down the mountain and spoke slowly.
It is said that Liu Jixing was born and raised in Lingnan. Although he never cares about people's livelihood, he still needs to know more about it after he ascends the throne. You must know that since Liu Jixing entered Prince Xing's Mansion these days, he and Wang Yu have often had bad relations with each other.
Although he did not dare to say that he would be able to secure his throne in the future, at least during the years he had been in power, Liu Jixing thought that he would still do his best. Later, through Wang Yu's analysis, we learned the specific situation during Liu Sheng's reign. Of course, we also learned about the territory of the Southern Han Dynasty in Lingnan during the reign of Liu Yan.
Xianghualing belongs to Linwu, and Linwu is now included in Guiyang Prison. Because of the special nature of Guiyang Prison, he once dispatched a special operations team to Guiyang Prison to be responsible for all mining and coining. Liu Jixing couldn't help but sigh when he finally passed by this place. Thinking of his original layout and arrangements, he naturally started to talk endlessly.
Because Guiyang Prison was particularly important to the Southern Han Dynasty, it was a famous place in history for mining, metallurgy, and money making.
During the Tang Dynasty, there were two huge mining furnaces here, which were used to mine copper and make coins. Later, silver mines and gold mines were discovered, so this place has always been the most important place for various political powers. Since the Five Dynasties, it has become the money bag of the Song Dynasty and even all dynasties.
At that time, the Ma and Yin regime took control of the Chu region and merged Linwu County (Pingyang County) into Guiyang Prison, which truly transformed the administrative agency of Guiyang Prison into a special administrative region.
However, because Langzhou is far away from Guiyang Prison, Ma Yin can be said to have tried every means to prevent the money from being minted. Especially in the matter of protecting Guiyang Jian, Guiyang Jiandi was finally allowed to belong to Guiyang County, Chenzhou Prefecture. Of course, in the later period of Ma Chu, Guiyang Prison was once under the jurisdiction of Changsha Prefecture.
When Liu Sheng was in power, because Ma Yin was no longer around, Liu Sheng and his cheap uncles broke up with each other and successfully occupied Chenzhou, and by the way also captured Guiyang Prison.
At that time, Lingnan and the Han Dynasty counterattacked Chu, which caused a sensation in the whole world. The ambitious Liu Sheng once wanted to enter the Central Plains from the north and the south. In the end, the natural dangers of Wuling and the intervention of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the Chu region completely shattered Liu Sheng's dream.
However, the move to occupy Guiyang Prison undoubtedly quickly expanded the Lingnan treasury and also caused heavy losses to the Chu region. However, because of the dispute among the horses in Chu, the descendants of the Ma family did not care about this place at all, and even forgot the existence of Guiyang Prison for a time. Lingnan took the opportunity to consolidate and strengthen Chenzhou's power, because the Dragon Elephant Hou Wu Xun, the recruiting envoy Wu Huaien, and the general Pan Chongche were in charge, which completely destroyed Chu's dream of going south.
By the time Liu Jixing ascended the throne, Guiyang Prison had firmly occupied the north. Not only did it fall under the jurisdiction of Lingnan, it also became an important place for Liu Jixing to check and balance Chenzhou. Because although the Guiyang Prison only had one supervisor, one prime minister, and four supervisors, they were all dispatched by Liu Jixing personally, commanding hundreds of soldiers. Both the supervisor and the prime minister came from the Dongguan Military Academy, and the supervisor came from the general supervisor of Prince Xing's Mansion. They are all truly trustworthy talents.
Nowadays, the output of Guiyangjian not only fills the national treasury with tax revenue, but also makes the border more stable. When Liu Jixing thought of this, his mood was naturally a little racing.
At this time, Liu Jixing was proud, after all, he was officially on his own territory. But seeing the mountains and rivers, Liu Jixing felt a little emotional. Later generations often said that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Seeing the traffic in this place, you really need to consider how to develop the northern part of Lingnan first.
You must know that even in later generations, in the new century where Liu Jixing lived, northern Guangdong had just begun to be developed, so you can imagine the difficulty. Finally, the reason why they were unable to enter Lingnan was that it spanned five ridges. Teams that wanted to enter the northern part of Lingnan often had their wings broken near these five ridges. So looking at the lush green mountains, Liu Jixing already had many plans in mind.
"Linwu County is rich in a kind of flower-necked duck. According to the book, it is the best duck. I really want to try it when I go!" Liu Jixing couldn't help but become excited. Seeing everyone following along, his mood suddenly improved a lot. Seeing Ran Xiuniang looking at herself, she couldn't help but laugh and said: "If it's good, Linwu County is just ahead. It will be much more convenient to have a county seat!"
"Go quickly, go quickly, there's a distance ahead!" Ouyang Tong couldn't hold himself back again, pulled the stamen and ran away.
There are several thatched houses scattered beside a clear stream. Although it is not far from the cluster of houses in front, the quietness here makes it a bit more peaceful and peaceful. It is said that chickens and ducks are croaking at each other, and local dogs are barking. It is like an idyllic life.
A young woman in cloth clothes and hairpin skirt was getting up by the stream, carrying a basin of beaten clothes and walking back, when she suddenly saw a group of people approaching. When she looked up, she saw that although this group of people were dressed in strange clothes, because there were both men and women, she didn't panic much. He just stood on the roadside with a wooden basin and waited for these people to pass by.
Unexpectedly, a young man came straight over and said in Mandarin: "This lady has invited me. I and my family are passing by here. Because they are hungry and thirsty, I don't know if I can stay at my lady's house for a while. I will be rewarded later." I wonder if it’s convenient for my wife’s house!”
The young woman did not expect to be able to understand Mandarin. She saw that the young man looked kind and the people behind him did not look like evil people. Especially looking at the three women who were so refreshingly beautiful, the young woman became less defensive. Seeing an old man with a smile among them, the young woman put down the wooden basin in her hand and gave a slight salute to the young man.
"That's okay. The man I am is the foreman of the copper mine in front of me. Only the old man and his brother-in-law are at home. But the home is humble, so I hope all the guests won't dislike it!" I didn't expect this young woman to be so polite. Her face was red, but she responded generously to the young man.
The young man was naturally Liu Jixing, who led the people down to Xianghualing. When he was approaching Linwu, he happened to see the comfort here, so he took the initiative to come over and ask. I was still a little nervous at first, but I didn't expect that they were really polite, so I felt a little bit more happy.
