Huang Yuesheng did not disappoint Li Xiao. Just one day later, there was news in Caobang.

Deputy gang leader Ma is willing to take people to Yizhou to support the construction of the motherland's frontiers, which requires strong support. In addition to the promised preferential conditions, Li Xiao also gave away a batch of farm tools for free as an encouragement.

It is also good that there are elders who are willing to take people to Henan and Guanzhong for farming. Henan and Guanzhong have experienced great plagues in the past few years, and the population has not increased significantly. Many fertile fields have turned into wasteland. Now there are people who are willing to cultivate the wasteland. This is a good thing to support. I also gave away a lot of farm tools!

There were still people who were willing to go to Hankou and Wuchang, and dared to go to the old shipping company. With a stroke of his pen, Li Xiao gave away two retired ships from the Municipal Shipping Company.

Huang Yuesheng is willing to take people to Singapore to open up territory for the Ming Empire. This needs a lot of support!

With a stroke of Li Xiao's pen, many weapons eliminated by the Liao army entered Huang Yuesheng's pocket. These weapons were enough for Huang Yuesheng to arm 10,000 people. Of course, in order to avoid future troubles, these things would not be handed over to him until they arrived in Singapore. .

Huang Yuesheng burst into tears with gratitude for Li Xiao's arrangement, and excitedly expressed that he must defend the border for the Ming Empire and prevent foreigners from trampling on the Chinese land.

Even this is a political statement, indicating that Mr. Huang Yuesheng is willing to unite closely around the core leadership of the Ming Dynasty headed by Li Xiao. From now on, the Caogang will not cause trouble in Jiangnan.

In fact, Caobang will no longer exist after this time.

Those going to Guanzhong go to Guanzhong, those going to Henan go to Henan, those going to Hankou, and those going to Wuchang use water transport. Those going to Yizhou do it to make a fortune, and those going to Xinjiapo may have some ambition.

Li Xiao didn't care about Huang Yuesheng's ambition. Anyway, it would be good to have more Chinese people in Xinjiapo. Hong Chengchou said all day long that there were too few Han people in Xinjiapo to occupy such a large area. Those maritime merchants were just in Xinjiapo. When buying property, no one thinks about farming there.

Well now, the farmers are here. And there are hundreds of thousands of people here. I just don’t know whether Hong Chengchou will wake up laughing or crying when he dreams at night.

A group of officials came to the capital, and the leader was actually the urban management captain Xiao Zhan. It can be seen that this guy has been promoted, he looks very high-spirited, and judging by the color of his official uniform, he has become a sixth-grade official, better than the county magistrate. Even higher.

"I got promoted very quickly! I'm wearing a coat of egret." Li Xiao turned left and right around Xiao Zhan, who was standing in the hall, with his long body and straight eyes.

"What orders does the commander-in-chief have? My subordinates are all confused..."

"Don't worry, you don't need to die. Hundreds of thousands of people in Caobang are going to migrate. Some of these people are going to Guanzhong and Henan, others are going to Hankou, Wuchang, and some are going as far away as Yizhou and Xinjiapo. This is a great migration of hundreds of thousands of people. , you and the guys you brought here have to finish this job for me.

I have spent a lot of effort to deal with these hundreds of thousands of people. If you fail, don't cry out that it hurts when you get slapped on the butt!"

Li Xiao didn't understand why Zhang Huangyan sent Xiao Zhan here. However, the old fox has always been reliable in employing people, so he trusted the old fox this time.

"Bizhi understands! In fact, the key to these people is those who go to Wuchang and Hankou. To be precise, Wuchang and Hankou can also be regarded as Jiangnan. Although they are small in number, they can easily be taken advantage of by those who are interested. I will personally watch over this road!

The second is people going to Henan and Guanzhong. However, most of the people on this road are honest people and the old, weak, sick and disabled. They only need to take care of the yamen for proper resettlement. As for the other two routes, the humble people only need to arrange the boats, water and water.

Just provide food and drink during the waiting period. Presumably, the commander-in-chief will greet Governor Hong and Fuzun He." Xiao Zhan bowed and answered Li Xiao's question.

"You still have a bright mind, and you need to be escorted by soldiers along the way. I will send you one division and one regiment!" Li Xiao looked at Xiao Zhan with a smile.

"One division and one regiment?" Xiao Zhan's whole body trembled. One division and one regiment had great achievements in fighting. They were the leaders of the most capable regiments of the Liao Army. How could they shoulder the escort task for no reason? Could it be that...!

"Commander, these are more than five thousand people."

"I know that there are more than 5,000 people in one division and one regiment. It's obvious." Li Xiao sat on the chair as if nothing had happened.

"I... I understand." Xiao Zhan started to stutter nervously.

"The errands must be done properly and don't make it difficult for the court. Go down!"

"No!" Xiao Zhan promised and walked backwards out of the hall door. His forehead and palms were full of sweat, and his back was almost soaked with sweat.

Li Xiao stayed in Yangzhou until the Cao Gang gathered in Yangzhou. Then he separated into several routes and went to their respective destinations. Li Xiao then left Yangzhou for Jinling. At this time, a month and a half had passed, and he was already in Jiangnan.

winter.

People who go to sea will go to Ningbo along the land route, and then board the ship in Ningbo. The journey is long, and some people say they have to wait for more than a year. During this period, the court will distribute money and food to them every month. Of course, it is the lowest life.

Level. This can be regarded as preferential treatment from the court. Anyway, being able to solve the Cao Gang's affairs without killing anyone is considered a great victory.

I hate the winter in Jiangnan the most. It should have snowed in Liaodong in November, but it is still raining in Jiangnan. In fact, Li Xiao still likes snowy days. It is actually not cold when the heavy snow falls from the sky. Walking in the snow, there are groups from time to time.

Have a snowball fight with a snow group, build a snowman, and if the weather is special, you can even see beautiful ice hangings.

The winter rain in the south of the Yangtze River is annoying. The rain is thin and dense, like fog. When the wind blows, it drifts with the wind. Even if you are wearing a raincoat, the inside of the raincoat is still damp. In Liaodong, a large cotton-padded jacket is used to keep warm.

When we arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, it became heavy, cumbersome, and cold. Whenever we camped, bonfires were set up everywhere to roast cotton-padded jackets.

Almost everyone is complaining that they prefer to stay in distant Heilongjiang rather than come to Jiangnan to spend the winter.

What's even worse is that the houses in Jiangnan don't seem to have a tradition of keeping warm. The windows and doors are wide open, and staying in the house is no warmer than outside. Sometimes I shiver from the cold when I stay in a house without sunlight.

Go outside in the sun for a while to warm yourself.

It took half a month to march from Yangzhou to Jinling. Everyone was complaining, including Li Xiao.

As a native of Liaodong, he would rather stay in Heilongjiang in November than in Jiangnan in November.

After a protracted march, it was already December when we finally reached Jinling. Many soldiers caught a cold, and the cold spread rapidly in the military camp invisible to the naked eye. Many soldiers' throats were so swollen that they could not speak.

My forehead felt hot to the touch. When I measured it with a thermometer, it was basically over thirty-nine degrees.

Li Xiao knew that this was swollen and inflamed tonsils. It was a common disease when northerners came to the south. This kind of disease is better than large-scale influenza. After all, influenza can really kill people, and it is extremely contagious, and one death is fatal.

A blockbuster movie, no worse than The Plague.

When they arrived at Jinling, Li Xiao directly occupied the palace. All the eunuchs and maids were kicked out. The palaces that could only be used by the emperor were now occupied by soldiers. Li Xiao lived in the Linhu Palace and lay in bed all day.

There was nothing he could do, he also had a cold. It felt like there was a piece of live coal stuck in his throat, and he had to be very determined to swallow. The thermometer kept heating up to 40 degrees, which was scary to watch.

Apart from the fact that he was peeing hot and his legs were weak when walking, Li Xiao didn't think there was anything to worry about.

During the fever, Li Xiao discovered a problem. In fact, when the fever is around 38 degrees, the body feels the most uncomfortable. His whole body seems to have fallen into an ice cellar, his forehead is hot, but his body is shivering from the cold.

If your fever reaches above thirty-nine degrees, congratulations. Apart from feeling hot and weak all over your body, you don’t seem to have any discomfort. Even your red and swollen throat makes you feel better. Even when your fever reaches forty degrees,

The throbbing pain in his head made Li Xiao wonder if he had meningitis.

Shunzi figured out a way to fill two glass bottles with ice cubes. Wrap them with towels and put them under Li Xiao's armpits. Not to mention, this purely physical cooling method quickly lowered Li Xiao's temperature.

body temperature.

Fortunately! The military doctors who accompanied the army carried a lot of penicillin. This medicine is still treasured among the people, but in the army like the First Division, it is distributed in large quantities. After all, colds are also rampant in the winter in the Northeast, and penicillin drugs are called magic weapons.

The commander-in-chief didn't treat him well either. A soldier carrying a tray walked in. A doctor-looking guy behind him bowed to Li Xiao and then picked up the glass needle. He wiped the needle carefully with alcohol and pulled out a transparent tube.

The liquid was injected into Li Xiao's butt.

When the needle is inserted into the body, it actually doesn't hurt much. What's terrible is that when the medicine is pushed inside, the feeling is really unbearable.

"Brother Xiao! How are you?" Ao Canghai never knew what infection was. He was still sniffing, so he came to see Li Xiao, and no one could stop him.

"Comfortable!" Li Xiao took a sip of the water handed over by Shunzi. He wasn't lying. In fact, he felt really comfortable now. At least his throat didn't hurt so much.

"Shu Tan, that's two mouthfuls. I am a well-known Lao Longkou, commonly known as Shaodaozi." Ao Canghai winked at Li Xiao.

"Damn! You want me to die." Li Xiao was so angry that he injected penicillin drugs and drank strictly. These beasts in the first division didn't believe in this evil at all. In just three days, he died because of penicillin injection and drinking.

Five people.

Now the whole army is in the stage of quitting drinking, and if caught, they will be spanked.

"It's okay! They say you can't drink after taking that medicine, but I didn't take that medicine. Now a bottle of wine a day is better than a living god." Ao Canghai sniffed, then took a sip from the bottle. He also deliberately said it in his mouth.

He chewed his mouth twice, and then he was greedy for Li Xiao.

Li Xiao absolutely believed that this guy would still have to drink even if he didn't get injections. Giving up drinking would be even worse than killing him.

"Okay! I know you are very capable, so just tell me if you have anything to do. There's no need to tease me with wine." Li Xiao moved the cloth towel Shunzi put on his forehead. The cloth towel was still cold just now.

It's already over 30 degrees.

"Haha! I knew I couldn't hide it from you! I said Brother Xiao, the brothers have been staying in Liaodong all these years. They really can't adapt to the climate here. What tasks have you given me? Let's do it quickly. Who do you want to kill? It's over.

Hurry back to Liaodong, we can’t stay in Jiangnan for another day.”

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly. Being acclimatized was a big problem. Li Xiao was also acclimatized! Fortunately, the First Division was the first division to implement health regulations. Otherwise, if schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases became popular, it would be a big trouble.

"This matter cannot be rushed. It requires the cooperation of Yang Sichang and Luo Yangxing. There are millions of people in Jinling. Who is a rebel and who is not? You can't kill everyone in Jinling!" Li

Xiao is also helpless.

Among the underground gangs they have to deal with, the real ones who take the lead are hired killers. These people come here just to die, and even if they are caught, they don't know anything about it. They finally opened their mouths, and when they arrested people, those people had already run away.

.

"If it's not the Donglin Party's fault, let's just arrest the Donglin Party members and kill them all. We would rather kill the wrong ones than let them go." Ao Canghai made a "cheer" gesture.

Li Xiao looked at Ao Canghai, and his body trembled involuntarily. Let these gangs of killers let go, are there any living people in Jinling City? When the army kills people, it is most organized and efficient. Especially one

The division has just been equipped with automatic weapons. God knows how many people will die in this catastrophe.

"Absolutely not!" Li Xiao struggled to sit up straight.

"The people you send out must be taken back immediately. Your strength is in combat, not detection. Just let the Jin Yiwei do these things. If you are really frustrated in Jiangnan, you can find someone to make a fire bed. I will let Yang Sichang do it.

Bring enough firewood!" There is a fire kang in the palace, which is the limit of what Li Xiao can do. In any case, this place can be regarded as a key cultural relic with a single temperature.

"This won't work! That won't work either. How long do we have to stay in Jiangnan? This place is simply not a place for people to live. Brothers are sick a lot. Many of them have high fevers that won't go away. Looking at these soldiers rushing over with blood and fire

, but here I am sick and dying, I feel bad about it." Ao Canghai unscrewed the wine bottle and took a big gulp of wine.

"There will always be acclimatization. This is the last time you come to Jiangnan. From now on, all combat missions of the first division will be carried out in Jiangbei. I promise!" Li Xiao reluctantly made a promise.

It seems that in the future, troops composed of Jiangnan people will have to be formed in Jiangnan. The current large-scale deployment of troops from other places will cause a huge problem if they are not accustomed to the climate, water and soil, and the non-combat attrition caused by this will definitely be unbearable.

"Okay! I'll go back and wait for news from Luo Yangxing, so that he can hurry up." Ao Canghai knew that this was the best condition, so he changed Li Xiao's cloth towel with cold water, turned around and walked out.

Looking at Ao Canghai's back, Li Xiao shook his head helplessly. This matter was all due to his carelessness. The northern soldiers were not suitable for performing tasks in the south.
Chapter completed!