The twelfth lunar month of winter.
It's time for ice and snow.
However, at Jiangling Ferry, it was a different scene.
Under the early morning sunshine, the ferry pier was crowded with people, vehicles were noisy, and ships were coming and going.
The shores on both sides of the ferry were filled with cargo and luggage, and a wide variety of merchandise.
"Buy some wine! Good wine!"
"Mung beans, good mung beans!"
"Nanzhong barbarian maid, big breasts and big ass, good for giving birth!"
Vendors were busy carrying goods, and some set up stalls, displaying a dazzling array of goods, and shouting to attract customers.
On the ferry, people were busy on their way or traveling. Some were merchants carrying goods to go to the market, and some were travelers carrying luggage and preparing to cross the river. There were all kinds of people among the crowd, including nobles in gorgeous clothes, simple and hard-working farmers, officials in a hurry, and leisurely literati.
Ships come and go, and the boatmen on the ferry are busy pulling oars to control the course of the ship. The hull of the ship carries people and cargo heavily, swaying slightly across the water, creating fine waves.
Passengers on the boat are either quietly enjoying the river view, or are busy discussing deals, or they are skillfully treating the ferry as their home and feeding their livestock.
Near the ferry, there are many hawkers and vendors who have set up temporary stalls with a variety of food and small commodities.
The aroma is fragrant, and people come in an endless stream to buy, deepening the lively atmosphere of the ferry.
At this time, various noises such as the sound of horse hooves, the sound of wheels, the cries of vendors, the sound of people talking, the neighing of animals, etc. are often heard from the ferry, forming a lively and noisy picture.
Not far from Jiangling Ferry, there is a newly built two-story wine shop. A middle-aged scribe was sitting by the window on the second floor of the wine shop. He looked at the busy and lively scene of the ferry and felt very emotional.
"A month or two ago, this was a battlefield with no grass growing. I didn't expect it to become so lively in such a short period of time."
When the waiter who came to serve food and pour wine heard this, his face showed an expression of pride and embarrassment, and he quickly said:
"When the Jiangdong Rats came to attack Jiangling, many people were killed and injured. Jiangling City was almost defeated at that time. Guess what?
When His Highness came, Sun Zhongmou and Lu Ziming were just in vain. They were driven away at once, and various policies and decrees were issued. If it weren't for His Highness, the people in Jiangling City would still be worried about not having enough to eat! "
He looked at the tourists who were fascinated and felt even more happy in his heart, and continued:
"Look now, my boss was originally an ordinary citizen in the city. It was also because two men in the family died in the war. He received a pension and preferential policies. Now, he has directly purchased a family business, and the whole family will not have to worry about food and drink in the future. , so happy!"
As he spoke, the waiter said with tears in his eyes: "I was originally just a beggar in Jiangling City. Fortunately, with His Highness here, I can have a job and be able to live with food and clothing."
When the middle-aged scribe heard this, he felt even more emotional.
"So, the people all like the Crown Prince of Hanzhong?"
"That's not the case!"
The waiter patted his chest hard and said loudly: "Ask the diners and drinking friends around you to see if they admire His Highness."
The waiter shouted loudly, and everyone else said:
"His Highness is a person in heaven. I heard that he is the reincarnation of Emperor Wu, and he came here to help the Han Dynasty."
"No way! According to what my high priest said, His Highness is the incarnation of the Barbarian God, so he can be invincible in battle."
"His Royal Highness is considerate of the people's sentiments. Millions of people in the nine counties of Jingzhou remember his kindness!"
Listening to what the diners and drinking friends in the restaurant said, the waiter turned to look at the middle-aged scribe and said:
"I'm not lying to you, right? I'm telling you in a low voice, sooner or later, this world belongs to His Highness. Someone saw a yellow dragon flying in Jingzhou at night. A few days ago, someone caught a large carp weighing tens of kilograms in the water, and there was actually a carp in it. There is a piece of paper written in eight big characters: 'Three great men are prosperous, only Liu Gongsi'. Take a look, is this magical?"
After hearing this, the middle-aged scribe was immediately stunned.
I haven’t seen His Highness for several months. Is this still the same Jingzhou I saw before?
That's right.
This middle-aged scribe is none other than Ma Liang, who has been guarding Wuling.
After there was no war in Jingzhou, he was summoned by Liu Chan and came to Jiangling to see him.
Presumably, His Highness has an important task to entrust to him.
I heard that His Highness managed the Nanyang nobles in Nanyang to be obedient. Next, I am afraid that the barbarians in the four counties of Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling will be rectified, as well as the remaining Jiangdong forces dormant among them.
Sudden!
The entire busy Gangneung Ferry started to boil immediately, as if water had been poured into a frying pan.
Ma Liang looked at the chaos at the ferry and asked, "Did Jiangdong come here?"
The waiter in the shop had a look of shock on his face at first, but after listening carefully to the shouts from the people below, he quickly said: "It's not Jiangdong's army that's coming, it's His Highness who's back."
There was excitement on his face.
"I heard that Your Highness defeated Cao Cao's thieves in Nanyang, forcing the Wei State to kneel down and sue for peace. The new King of Wei, Cao Pi, even offered his wife Zhen Mi as a humble offering, so His Highness stopped his troops and refused to fight against the Wei State. Now that everything is done, we are ready to return to Jiangling to take charge of the overall situation of Jingzhou."
Seeing the excitement on the waiter's face and hearing what he said, Ma Liangzhong was quite shocked.
How did this news come about?
Does your Highness not want to attack Wei?
There is no food and grass!
Cao Pi offered his wife to His Highness?
That Zhen Mi was obviously kidnapped.
He knew exactly what was going on, but he didn't want to correct the waiter's thoughts.
After all, if he thought this way, it would indeed increase his prestige and admiration for His Highness.
certainly
At this time, it's possible that the waiter didn't believe what he said.
"I'm coming!"
In the wine shop, almost everyone got up and stood on tiptoe at the window near the ferry to look out.
From a distance, a huge stern ship was approaching.
The giant ship has a dragon head, a dragon body and a dragon tail, so majestic.
On the dragon's head, there is a large flag with the sun, moon, stars and four auspicious animals painted on it, with the six characters "Prince Liu of Hanzhong" written on it.
Soldiers wearing fine armor were patrolling and guarding the ship.
"Long live your highness!"
I don't know who shouted "Long live His Highness!" On both sides of the ferry, sailors, merchants, common people, and travelers all stopped and shouted: "Long live Your Highness!"
Then, like an electric shock, tens of thousands of people in the field were infected.
Everyone knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live Your Highness!"
Ma Liang was in the wine shop, and someone shouted loudly: "Long live your highness."
Especially the waiter who served him the food just now, shouted with the most passion, and the veins on his neck swelled.
His Highness is just the prince of the princes, and of course he cannot be called a long-lived monarch.
The people chanted so loudly, but in fact they still exceeded the rules.
In addition to violating the rules, Ma Liang also felt that His Highness was popular among the people of Jiangling.
For the soldiers, if His Highness can win battles, they can be promoted and rewarded, they will naturally support His Highness.
For the common people, if His Highness can keep them warmly clothed, have enough food, have somewhere to live, have something to do, and live a more stable and beautiful life, then you can win the hearts of the people.
People's hearts are not something that can be shouted out by slogans. People can naturally feel it as they live their lives.
Whether it is opening up business, or focusing on agriculture and developing the economy, the results will be reflected within a month or two.
certainly
The people can be so harmonious, and the resources are not created out of thin air.
When you feel the burden of moving forward, there must be someone helping you to calm down the years.
On the other hand, the same is true.
can only say.
The people of Jiangdong are carrying the burden for the people of Jingzhou.
War reparations and the opening of trade routes brought all supplies from Yizhou, Nanzhong, and Jiangdong together.
It is impossible for Jiangling not to develop well.
Among the giant ships.
Liu Chan listened to the noise outside with a smile on his face, but he said this: "How dare I take the name of Long Live? It all depends on His Majesty's great blessing."
Guan Yinping said softly on the side: "Lang Jun pacified Nanzhong and Jingzhou in a few months, and he was much more powerful than his Majesty in Xudu."
"Be careful what you say, be careful what you say."
Liu Chan rolled his eyes at Guan Yinping and thought it would be fine if he knew it in his heart. Why would he say it out loud?
I, Mr. Liu, am a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. How can I do anything that violates the rules?
"Long live the people's words are referring to Your Majesty. Go quickly and distribute the rewards."
There are several boxes of five baht coins prepared in advance on the boat, which are used for rewards.
The guards on the boat took the order and were about to grab the heavy five-baht coins and scatter them along the coast.
Today, he, Mr. Liu, is going to be treated like a coin.
Seeing the money thrown from the boat, the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait screamed even more happily.
Until the boat stopped at the ferry and Liu Chan entered Jiangling City under the escort of elite soldiers, the cry of long live never stopped.
Zhen Mi, who was sitting in the carriage, felt very moved when she saw how enthusiastic the people in Jiangling were.
This was a prestige that her father-in-law, Cao Cao, had never had before during his lifetime, and he had never had the support of the people.
And Your Highness.
But it can be.
Her eyes sparkled, and her outstretched palms clenched into fists.
It seems that the world in the future will still be taken by His Highness.
She Zhen Mi wanted to hug this thigh tightly.
Cao Pi?
It’s just the ex-husband!
Entered the main hall of Jiangling City.
Liu Chan's family was arranged in the county governor's mansion.
"The grand scene at Jiangling Ferry today is unprecedented!"
Even the lord Liu Bei had never received such treatment when he was in Jingzhou, but His Highness did it.
Even though Pang Tong prides himself on being rational, he still has to believe that His Highness does have a destiny.
If His Highness had not possessed the spirit of a dragon, how could he have been victorious in every battle? How could he have won the hearts of the people of Jingzhou within half a year of coming to Jingzhou?
This popularity?
Even if Xu Du's Majesty comes, I'm afraid he's not as good as His Highness.
"It's nothing."
Liu Chan still has a clear understanding of himself.
The so-called support of the people.
How can he be supported by the people?
The main thing is to be able to win battles and be good at developing production.
certainly
It is also inseparable from his publicity.
The common people's impression of him, Liu Chan, is all mythical.
In this way, the reputation will naturally be high.
but
If we cannot win the battle in the future and cannot bring sustained development to the people, the so-called popularity will naturally cease to exist.
All human hopes are vain.
He, Mr. Liu, would not raise his tail to the sky just because others praised him a few times.
“Jiangling is developing well these days.”
From the situation at the ferry outside, Liu Chan knew the development of Nanjun.
"His Highness had the foresight to buy the population from the Changsha barbarians. In addition, with the wide opening of trade routes, there is an endless stream of people traveling through Jiangling. There are business travelers from all over the country. Jiangling is now in a great state."
Liu Chan nodded lightly and then said: "There are many people in Jiangling, so I plan to build a Yixingtai in Longshan."
Xingtai?
Is it a palace?
Pang Tong frowned subconsciously and said: "Your Highness, although Jiangling is under great rule and the trade routes are smooth, it is not rich enough to build a palace. Now the Wei Kingdom is not destroyed and the world is uncertain. Your Highness is still young and is usually a good woman." Forget it about sex, but don’t indulge in it and forget the king’s ambition.”
Pang Tong thought that because Liu Chan had won consecutive battles, he was feeling tired and wanted to enjoy extravagantly.
"The traitor Cao built the Bronze Sparrow Tower, which wasted money on the people and harmed his ambition. Therefore, he cannot sweep the wasteland and dominate the world. Your Highness cannot make the same mistakes as the traitor Cao."
Black lines appeared on Liu Chan's brow.
"The military advisor thinks I am a figure like Yuan Jiujiao? I am of great use in Longshan Jianxingtai."
"Ahem."
Pang Tong coughed twice in embarrassment.
In fact, he heard that Liu Chan had acquired several beauties in Nanyang, and he heard the people shouting for long live at Jiangling Ferry today, so he thought that His Highness was lost.
But now it seems.
It's him who worries too much.
"Then what is the great use of your Highness's construction of Longshan Xingtai?"
No matter what, it's always a good idea to change the topic first.
Liu Chan did not directly answer Pang Tong's question, but asked: "Have the military advisor heard about Nanyang colored glaze and beautiful porcelain?"
Glazed or beautiful porcelain?
He nodded and said: "This minister has often heard during this period that businessmen from Jiangdong and Yizhou came to inquire about colored glaze and beautiful porcelain. I heard that there are huge profits in this, more than ten times? Could it be that your highness created it? Did it come out, or was it a dream from a god?"
Dreams from gods are a good excuse.
But gods can’t keep dreaming.
Although Liu Chan was from a later generation, after all, he could not create everything in later generations. Some things that he knew the principles of still required constant experimentation and modification before he could create them.
For example, hybrid rice is indeed high-yielding.
Liu Chan also knew the principle.
But what’s the use of just knowing the principles?
Someone has to do it!
Liu Chan also learned about Mendel's pea hybridization experiment in his previous life. Through this knowledge, he could cross-breed war horses that are tall, strong in endurance, and powerful in impact.
It can also be cross-bred to produce wooly sheep and meaty goats.
Like iron forging.
Is the iron of this era, even fine iron, the hardest and most suitable material for making swords?
There is still a lot of room for exploration.
Like weaving technology.
If we could build a spinning machine, wouldn't this greatly improve productivity?
By then, through business, can't we directly obtain huge profits to use for military expenses?
Now Liu Chan's gunpowder can only be used as messenger fireworks.
If we could study the proportions and develop explosive firearms, wouldn't they become a powerful weapon when attacking a city?
There are too many studies that can be carried out in Longshan Xingtai.
Even Liu Chan's martial arts hall can recruit professional talents and directly enter them for further training!
Of the thirteen states in the world, he, Gongsi Liu, indeed only has Jingzhou and Yizhou, but even if he only has these two states, through the operation of his Gongsi Liu, he might be able to swallow up the whole world!
ps:
June is over and July is here.
I wish you all good health, all the best, and good luck.
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(End of chapter)
