Of course, he is not a luxurious person. Although he is the first person, his mental maturity still allows him to exercise extreme restraint in all aspects.
What's more, since I came here inexplicably, I have understood the theory of retribution and cause and effect, and I usually have extra constraints on my behavior and standards.
According to the normal development, the Wulong Village led by the Zhongtian King who conquered Jinling City is specifically responsible for collecting merchant ships in the Yangtze River Basin. Stationed near Haimen, the purpose is self-evident.
As the absolute number one commander of Wulong Village, King Zhongtian was a great honor in the Tang court. Of course, in Li Jing's heart now, he is no longer just a bandit leader.
This is a general who can conquer cities and territories like Bian Hao and Peng Shigao. The original positioning of the leader of the Yangtze River bandits was only specially formulated for King Zhongtian. After all, Li Jing's usual level of extravagance has completely changed now.
No one knows how many people were set for Wulong Village when it was first established. But for the general guards of the separatist warlords in various places, the number of people in Wulong Village is 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.
However, these bandits in Wulong Village are all water elites recruited from various places. After their experience in Zhongtian King, a group of Dong commanders were recruited to join them. Today's Wulongzhai bandits can be said to be the elite soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they are also special soldiers for amphibious operations.
Of course, we haven't yet had a head-on battle with the princes' guards, so it's really hard to comment on the true strength of Wulong Village as a bandit.
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.
