Xihai County was still nominally the land of the Sui Dynasty. Although Li Yuan, Yang Xuangan, Yu Wenhua and others had secretly different intentions, they all promoted a member of the Yang family as the puppet emperor. Liu Ziqiu wanted to use troops against the Central Plains. The first one
There will be a conflict with Yu Wenhuaji. If he wants to occupy the moral height, he cannot recognize the identity of Emperor Yang You, and must also recognize one of Yang Hao and Yang Gaozhong, only in this way can he become famous.
Yang Hao was established by Yang Xuangan, and Yang Xuangan himself was still charged with regicide, so he definitely could not recognize Yang Hao, but could only recognize Yang Gao. Yang Gao was established by Li Yuan. According to the course of history, the Sui Dynasty finally
He was replaced by Li Tang. If Liu Ziqiu stood up to support Yang Gao at this time, it would be equivalent to indirectly supporting Li Yuan. Once he chose to support Li Yuan, if he rebelled again in the future, he would inevitably be criticized as a villain.
The world will be in chaos, and the Li family will replace the Sui Dynasty! Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but think of that little note again. Is this a fate that cannot be escaped?
Seeing the uncertainty on Liu Ziqiu's face, Lin Qiaoer whispered: "Your Majesty, it's time to go back."
They just had lunch outdoors, a few pieces of bacon and a pot of water. The adults didn't care, but the children couldn't stand it.
Liu Ziqiu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw Yang Tan. Suddenly he had an idea and nodded: "Well, let's go back!"
Yang You is Yang Guang's grandson, Yang Hao is Yang Guang's nephew, and Yang Gao is Yang Guang's son. They all belong to the royal family. Yang Tan is also Yang Guang's grandson, and is Yang You's eldest brother and Yang Guang's eldest grandson.
.Yang You can be the emperor, Yang Tan can be the emperor, and he is more qualified than Yang You. Yu Wenhuaji can support Yang You, why can't Liu Ziqiu support Yang Tan? After supporting Yang Tan, he has faced a famous problem
It will be solved easily. With this idea, Liu Ziqiu's mood suddenly brightened. However, he did not put his idea into practice immediately.
In the next few days, Liu Ziqiu suddenly started to run at high speed like a fully wound machine.
Liu Ziqiu first asked Zhao Ling to mobilize capable scouts and form a large caravan of 400 people. Among the Xihai people, there were originally many soldiers from all over the country. These soldiers have now become herdsmen, but they
The level of herding is really limited, so it is better to let them do their own business. The main purpose of this caravan is not to make money, but to spy on intelligence.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Ziqiu began to visit various tribes in Xihai County. Making more and more friends and making fewer and fewer enemies was Liu Ziqiu's strategy to gain a foothold in Xihai. Suppression by force can only be a temporary success.
, only by gaining everyone's heartfelt recognition can it last longer. It is the grazing season at this time, and the herdsmen of each tribe do not live together, but are scattered on large and small pastures. Liu Ziqiu "traveled around" this time
"Xihai County took advantage of this opportunity to bypass tribal leaders, go deep into the people, and come into contact with many ordinary herdsmen, understand their sufferings, and understand their demands.
This "travel" lasted for more than half a month. Liu Ziqiu had already figured out the situation of various tribes in the West Sea. He knew that many herdsmen lived extremely difficult lives and could only barely maintain food and clothing by grazing alone. Moreover, the environment in which the herdsmen lived was extremely harsh.
Many herdsmen look much older than their actual age. Liu Ziqiu has already made up his mind. In order for everyone to become rich, they must make full use of this trade route that connects the East and the West.
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Seeing that he was about to return to Weiding City in one day, the sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds and it began to rain. The rain was not heavy at first, but Ji Rentai had lived in this wasteland for many years and was very experienced, so he chose a highland
The camp was set up. Sure enough, the rain became heavier and heavier, and the rainwater on the ground gradually gathered into a path, washing away the soil on the ground. The heavy rain continued for two days and two nights before it stopped, and a small river ditch actually appeared in front of the camp.
Liu Ziqiu was stunned when he saw the sudden appearance of this small ravine. He did not expect that the power of nature could be so powerful. No wonder a snowstorm could cause 60% of the Sui army's losses on the way to the squadron.
Ji Rentai, however, was already used to it and said with a smile: "My lord, the soil here is soft, and it is common for several small rivers and ditches to appear after heavy rains. However, the wind and sand here are also strong. After a strong wind, these small rivers and ditches will soon disappear.
Once it is filled in, nothing will be visible anymore.”
Liu Ziqiu nodded and was about to give the order to break camp and return to the city. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he pointed at the small river ditch and said, "What is that? Let me take a look."
A soldier had already jumped into the ditch and picked up a dark stone. Liu Ziqiu took the stone and looked at it against the sun, and it seemed to shine with a strange light.
"Coal! This is coal!" Liu Ziqiu jumped up excitedly and said loudly, "Quick, look up along the ditch to see where this stone came from!"
Although everyone didn't know what the coal Liu Ziqiu was talking about, they still searched along the creek and soon found the second, third and more black stones. In front of them, there was a black hill.
Qiu appeared in front of everyone. There was a coal mine here, and it was a shallow coal mine, which made Liu Ziqiu very excited. The heat generated by burning coal is much higher than that of firewood. With coal, high-quality steel can be smelted.
During this trip around the West China Sea, Liu Ziqiu adopted a people-friendly approach, visiting each house and asking for help, which left a deep impression on many herdsmen. Perhaps Liu Ziqiu cannot yet replace the status of tribal leaders in the hearts of herdsmen, but at least most people
Liu Ziqiu has recognized the fact that he is the new master of the West Sea. This harvest has made Liu Ziqiu very satisfied, and he is planning to form a standing army on this basis.
Liu Ziqiu is the leader of the Xihai tribe. As long as he gives an order, he can immediately gather the young men of the Xihai tribe. But the standing army in Liu Ziqiu's mind should not only come from the Xihai tribe, but should come from all tribes in Xihai County.
.As long as this standing army is established, the fate of each tribe will be tied to the entire Xihai County. According to Liu Ziqiu's vision, the size of this standing army will be controlled at about 5,000 people. They will no longer herd cattle and focus on training and combat.
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But to maintain such an army, not only food is needed, but also sufficient equipment. In Xihai, the food is mainly cattle and sheep. Herders attach so much importance to grazing in summer and autumn every year just to have a full meal. But Xihai is very
Back then, gold, silver and copper coins rarely circulated, and the method of barter was still used. Here, the most popular goods are various iron tools. Now that coal is discovered, it is possible to refine high-quality steel. With steel,
Not only can they exchange food from herdsmen, but they can also build sophisticated equipment. The discovery of these coals has solved almost half of Liu Ziqiu's problems.
Liu Ziqiu couldn't hold it any longer, waved his hand and ordered: "Quick! Go back to the city quickly and organize people to dig coal!"
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It was already dusk when we returned to Weiding City. Ji Rentai followed Liu Ziqiu's order and gathered people. Most of the Xihai people had gone to the pastures by the lake to graze, but there were still more than 1,500 Xianbei prisoners of war in the city. According to tribal war
According to the rules, these prisoners of war would usually be executed in extremely cruel ways, but Liu Ziqiu kept these prisoners of war.
He made a promise to these prisoners of war that as long as they obeyed the orders and worked with peace of mind, they would be freed after two years. At that time, they could reorganize their own tribes or choose to join the Xihai tribe. In fact, when Liu Ziqiu made this promise
At that time, he had already predicted the result. After more than 1,500 big men were released, it would be difficult to form a decent tribe without women. Joining the Xihai tribe would be their only choice.
However, these prisoners of war are in their prime and full of energy. If they are locked up together, they will inevitably cause trouble. Liu Ziqiu's countermeasure is to let them get up early and work in the dark to consume their energy and let them fall asleep as soon as they touch the pillow at night.
Snoring is naturally much easier to manage.
Since the beginning of spring, these prisoners of war have been repairing the city wall. Weiding City is the only city in Xihai County, but the city wall is not high and not strong enough. Liu Ziqiu's plan is to double the height of the city wall and then build an urn at the four gates. This work
It had been going on for a month, and the city wall had begun to take shape. However, Liu Ziqiu decided to let them stop first. Mining coal was more important than building the city wall.
As soon as they entered the government office, Lin Qiaoer came out with a face full of joy: "Your Majesty, Jiao Liyan is back. He said he found the kind of brown stone that Your Majesty was looking for."
Liu Ziqiu sent Jiao Liyan to search for iron ore in the Golmud River area very early. Later, when the war broke out, the work was forced to be suspended. With the end of the war, the work naturally restarted. For more than a month, Jiao Liyan
Finally, the news was brought back, which greatly increased Liu Ziqiu's confidence. He said repeatedly: "Find the iron ore? That's great! Come on, take me to see it."
It is said that good things come in pairs. Liu Ziqiu did not expect that while he found iron ore today, he also unexpectedly discovered coal mine. Liu Ziqiu looked at the two stones in front of him, one was black and shiny, and the other was like a brown honeycomb. He became more and more
The more excited she became, she couldn't help but hugged Lin Qiaoer, lowered her head and kissed her.
Lin Qiaoer is someone who has been here before, and she is not pretentious at all. The two tongues quickly became entangled with each other.
Although the relationship between the two people is getting closer and more natural, there seems to be a layer of window paper between them, which has never been pierced. Today, these two ugly stones were placed in front of them, but they unexpectedly made the relationship between them
The relationship has gone one step further.
When Liu Ziqiu let go, Lin Qiaoer's face was already bright red, she lowered her head and said: "Your Majesty, are these two stones very rare? In fact, there are many strange-shaped stones in the Gobi Desert, which are much prettier than this one. When will I accompany your Majesty?
Let’s go and see.”
"The weathered Gobi you are talking about is also the result of the miraculous workmanship of nature. I would like to take a look when I have time. It's just that these two stones are different. Just have them." At this point, Liu Ziqiu suddenly paused
He paused, frowned and said, "It seems there is something missing."