There is not much to say about Mangbaicheng. It is now an important town on the Tianzhu subcontinent - it can be described as an important town.
However, the other strings of cities built around Mangbai City are more intriguing.
Although the fleet arrived a month ago, the general manager of Mangbaicheng...or in the eyes of the people who make a living at sea, the city lord, Asmin, has already given considerable support to the people who are going there.
Whether they are craftsmen who are experienced in civil engineering and sent from China, or they are Kunlun slaves who are strong, hardworking and capable of hard work, these are the most in-demand resources on the sea second only to gold, no matter which maritime merchant is on their territory. He was hired at a high price, but Asmin generously lent her money and was said to have given him a lot of supplies, which can be said to be a very preferential treatment.
Of course... the effect is also very obvious. After half a month, the camp has been set up very carefully. Each house can not be called a camp, even if it is compared to many rural wine shops and hotels in the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, it is not worse than half a point.
but……
After half a month, the situation became very strange.
It is said that the new arrivals this time were consecrated by His Majesty, and they were all county men. It can be said that they were highly honored, but then something strange happened, and the construction stopped.
It just stopped and there was no further progress.
No progress!
To say...
If a young man from a certain maritime merchant comes out this time and wants to expand his business, most maritime merchants will just collect information casually and not pay too much attention to how his business is doing.
But because it was Li Er who took action this time, the world naturally turned their attention and everyone was concerned.
So the stagnation for half a month is very eye-catching. After all...since I have gone to sea to make a living and have a land, why should I not vigorously manage it?
But the fact is that there is no movement. Although various maritime merchants have speculated, no results have come out in the end. After all... people don't understand anything, so what information can be obtained from this.
One thing to say is that there is no intelligence channel at all, because in fact, even the soldiers of the imperial army who accompanied the canonized rich men in several camps did not know what was going on, because almost all of these elites were closed. Not being able to leave the door, it's like a seasoned Taoist in the mountains is sitting in some kind of barrier...
However, after half a month to one month, this problem disappeared.
Because a ship arrived from the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, carrying countless shiny pure gold and cash, and took care of the soldiers of the Forbidden Army in these camps, because these elite disciples were all going to be Got it back.
The small Imperial Guardsmen who were in this situation were naturally suffering in every possible way, and they were also confused.
They were confused because they didn't understand what the article was about from the very beginning - His Majesty said he wanted to canonize a group of people, and then how to do it specifically... they didn't get any instructions.
Ah, normally speaking, there is no instruction, as long as it comes from this group of elite disciples, but the problem is that there is no instruction.
And naturally no one explained anything else to them, after all...
When people join the army, their family conditions are often not very good, and they just want to join the army to gain some wealth.
As the saying goes, it is not a strange thing to be humbled by others... but it is uncomfortable to be alone overseas without knowing the meaning of it, without earning any military honors.
However, things have changed since the arrival of this group of elite dandies, who gave each of them a large sum of money——
This makes these small soldiers of the Forbidden Army excited. This is so exciting. It makes money much faster than ordinary soldiers.
And after giving so much, the other party's request is very simple, just let them take away those young dandies.
Being able to get so much money so easily naturally makes the Forbidden Army soldiers who come out to colonize the fields very happy, but on the other hand...
Then again, it is precisely because the money is so easy to get that it makes people wonder and nervous, could it be...
Are there any consequences?
This is what worries the Imperial Guard soldiers.
However, this worry did not last long, because the visitor quickly made it clear that he was only taking people away, but he did not leave.
What does it mean? It means...
He said he wanted to fish these disciples out, but he didn't really fish them out. It definitely didn't violate His Majesty's will - what a joke.
It's just that... that is to say, since they are canonized by His Majesty, they must be "status" people, then...
There's nothing wrong with wanting to leave the fiefdom for a while, right?
It's just that the "turning around" time is a little longer...
There is such a thing here, and the group of Forbidden Army soldiers who came out thought about it...
This seems to be the case.
After all, when he came out, both His Majesty himself and the generals and superiors above him only told them to work hard to cultivate the land, not to be lazy and despondent, and to have the ambition to be the best in class.
Of course it's okay for Your Majesty to say this, but when they came... all the soldiers also thought about this matter... It's not everyone who has the final say whether to work hard to govern or not. It's not all up to the young masters you canonized, Your Majesty.
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but……
The current situation is just right, because after all, the brothers are not escorting the prisoners out, but just setting up farming. Then...the Lord will be away for a few days, and the brothers can't forcefully detain people, right?
As for the person giving money, so what... We haven't broken any rules, and this doesn't count as a bribe, so why not...
So the deal was completed quietly.
Although there were many eyes staring at the surrounding areas of Mangbaicheng, the news was well kept secret.
Firstly, the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army here will definitely not make any noise. Secondly, the five surnames and Qiwang are all confidants sent by Wang Jing, Pei Ji and others, so they will not reveal their secrets.
but……
In a world where everyone gets something and no one gets hurt, it's not like no one has doubts.
For example, a young captain named Ouyang Tong.
Although this person is young, his rank is not low. He is a senior captain who directly follows one of the elite disciples. He is directly responsible for one of several camps. Basically, it can be said that he has the highest status among the leaders of several camps.
Highest.
And the key is that this guy's father is Ouyang Xun, and Ouyang Xun's status in the Tang Dynasty is comparable to potatoes and squids in later generations - this was when Ouyang Xun was in his prime, let alone becoming a god in his later years...
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And even if we only talk about the current stage, Ouyang Tong's background is considered to be the best among this group of Forbidden Army, and the reason why he joined the Forbidden Army...
There are two aspects. The first is that the army in the Tang Dynasty was very advanced, and the captains had to be able to be both literary and military. At that time, when scholars met, they would compete in poems and calligraphy. This was not only popular among civil servants.
