The light of the sun begins to turn bloody after noon.
The sea near Shuoyue Island has become bright red as a result.
This kind of dark sun is like blood, and the ghosts in the underworld have long been used to it.
Xiaoyu Mountain City is also covered with a layer of bright red.
Sitting deep in the main hall of the Ghost Yai Hall, Ji Kang also saw a red light when he looked at the direction of the North Yin Dynasty leaving.
Ji Kang was also angry at the attitude of the Northern Yin Dynasty envoy, but he still maintained a little calmness and rationality. After a long time, he withdrew his gaze that was staring at the distance, and his anger was gone.
He picked up the list and started to look through it.
This list records the last compensation materials for the Jiuyou Kingdom by the Beiyin Dynasty, but the list is not thin.
After looking through Ji Kang, he closed the list and handed it to his master, and ordered: "Leave it to the person in charge of the dock and port, so that they can carefully proofread it, and count the quantity of goods, and pay attention to it.
Quality of goods.”.
Ji Kang had worked in the Northern Yin Dynasty for many years before. He knew that the Northern Yin Dynasty liked to play tricks that were inferior to others, so he specifically told his subordinates to pay attention to this point.
The master responded, took the list and went straight out.
After watching the master leave, Ji Kang immediately said to a ghost official next to him: "Send a message to General Ke and tell her that the people from the Beiyin Dynasty were coming, how to arrange a sentry to the Beiyin Dynasty naval residence, etc.
She can start working now.”
Although Ji Kang had confirmed that Ke Yun had already known that the Northern Yin Dynasty had arrived here when the Northern Yin Dynasty transport ship entered the waters of Shuoyue Island, he still had a good report.
This is a program and is also necessary.
Ji Kang was still very rigorous and serious in his work, so Yingzhao recommended that he do it.
"Let the prisoners take care of Gong Mingyi. The more at this critical moment, the less you make mistakes in Gong Mingyi." Then, Ji Kang called his judge and instructed the other party: "You must ensure that Gong Mingyi lives well,
This is related to the credibility of the lord and the reputation of our country in the underworld. Once the compensation is settled, he will be given to Beiyin Chao and taken away, but it is also good to have Beiyin Chao sign Gong Mingyi's release registration.
It will be proved later that they took Gong Mingyi away."
As soon as Ji Kang finished his explanation, the judge responded and kept all these instructions in mind.
"I will not contact these ghosts sent by the Northern Yin Dynasty in the future. They will not give up any requests for anything; and the goods they sent must be cleared as soon as possible." Ji Kang, who paused, suddenly stood up
Tea cup, pick up the lid and scrape it gently.
This decision was the result of Ji Kang's careful consideration. It was meaningless to contact the ghosts sent by the Northern Yin Dynasty. It was also impossible to instigate these ghosts who were fanatically worshipping the Emperor of Fengdu.
It would be a waste of effort to contact him again. Ji Kang might as well make a free move and do something else.
After everything was explained, Ji Kang took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "Call the mushroom man, I want to report these things to Yuque City."...
Yuque Palace, on the west edge of the inner courtyard, there is a palace garden next to the outer courtyard.
This palace garden is just across the water from the outer courtyard. The palace gardens of about ten acres are planted with a kind of tree that looks like pomegranates. Put the juice from this tree into a cup and it will take a few days to
Turns into wine, delicious and intoxicating. This tree is called - wine tree.
The wine and trees are lush, condensed with auspiciousness and tranquility. The green leaves are lush, retreating from the heat, quiet and peaceful.
Surrounded by wine and trees, a two-story building is built beside the water under the smoke. Most of the white marble base is built in the water. The top floor is double-eaves and four corners, shaped like a pavilion with a pointed roof, like a tower, a pavilion and a building, with a very large appearance
special.
In the middle is a flying dragon, with topaz carved, delicate and vivid. The flying phoenix spreads its wings on the four corners, white jade carved, and red jade embellishes the eyes, bright and vivid. The topaz tiles are covered with topaz tiles, shining brightly in the sun.
There is a pair of dragon heads, lion tails, deer antlers, scales all over the body, and stone carvings of 1 zhang high stand on the water. The engravings are delicate, the spirit is radiant, and the dynamic is realistic.
You can enjoy the gurgling water ahead and the magnificent building complex in the exterior.
The grand buildings in the outer courtyard, the magnificent palaces, the quaint pavilions, the standing palace walls and endless flowing, the clear streams interspersed between the palaces can be seen.
This was originally a place where the wine gods created wine in the age of ancient gods.
In that distant era, the God of Baccarat made wine in this koji medicine and made jars of delicious wine.
After the ancient gods died, this place was abandoned for thousands of years, and the wine trees planted here were left unattended, and almost all of them died. After Gonggong entered Yuque Palace, he sent someone to manage the place and planted the wine trees more, but he just took it.
The wine trees here are just for making wine.
However, after Xiao Shizhu came, he felt that this place was close to the outer courtyard, which was convenient for him to work, and it was wasted on making wine, so he set it as an office location.
And he personally named it here - Jiulin.
Just because once the wine trees bloom in autumn here, the wine is fragrant and fragrant, but it is not drunk when you smell it.
Before winter began, Xiao Shizhu and Guimu would occasionally come here to work; they would occasionally rest here. Therefore, they also set up a bedroom on the second floor, and a stone bed covered with mica was placed inside.
This strange stone bed is also a treasure left by the ancient gods. It is not hot in summer, and lying on it will have a cool body and will never sweat.
The first floor became one of Xiao Shizhu's office sites. The plain carpet had been laid in the open room, and a solemn and exquisitely carved throne was placed in the middle.
There are also four straight tables, four treasures of the study, and dozens of wall-mounted cabinets that can load books and documents, and lock and seal them on them.
There are also secret rooms on the left and right, tables, chairs, and dragon cabinets, and bookshelfs. There is also a back door on the left, leading to the stairs upstairs.
After going to court today, Xiao Shizhu and Guimu did not go to Tianyang Palace or the back hall of Tianquan Palace, but came here directly.
In the past few days, neither of them has much spare time, and they have been eating and living in Jiulin. It is also to facilitate discussions with the ministers at any time and anywhere, discussing various secrets and projects under construction.
There will be no war for the time being, and most places in Jiuyou Kingdom will also need to rest and recuperate. Cultural and economic development must develop. Military and diplomacy must advance in parallel.
Xiao Shizhu also proposed at the court meeting that even if he went to war with the enemy country, he would still fight the war abroad and never break out in the heartland or central areas within the border.
We must give Jiuyou Kingdom a stable and peaceful environment in order to rest and enrich the national strength and treasury.
At the same time, he was preparing to build water conservancy, dredge river channels, continue to build underworld roads and granaries all over the country, as well as strictly inspect the ghost yamen in various places, appoint wise and capable ministers, and other plans have begun to discuss or implement construction.
Most of the cost comes from the compensation requested by Beiyinchao at the negotiating table.
Xiao Shizhu had already planned the use of every penny in his mind, so that he could use it with the best use and use it in the right place.
He has been in the Jiulin or Tianquan Hall these days in order to discuss these plans better and more conveniently with the ministers, and to implement these plans faster.
Just one day today, from the court to the afternoon, Xiao Shizhu had already discussed with the ministers in the Jiulin building and made two very feasible plans.
One is the mountain reclamation plan and agricultural tool improvement project in the western and southern Yunmengzhou to increase the productivity of the region.
The second is the military farming of many northern islands.
The Northern Yin Dynasty did not willingly hand over those islands and gave them to Jiuyou Kingdom.
Before withdrawing the troops, Beiyinchao burned down the military farms and fortifications that had been operating on the island for many years, and landed all the wells and springs.
What Jiuyou Kingdom got was a deserted island that had to be rebuilt with great effort.
Even so, Xiao Shizhu happily accepted these deserted islands because he now had time to rebuild and turn these islands into solid barriers to the north of Jiuyou Kingdom.
"I want me to tell you, the compensation for the Northern Yin Dynasty is still too soft-hearted, it's going to be less." Just after the ministers left, only Xiao Shizhu and his wife and Qing Lan Chenruozhi were left in the building, and the ghost mother sat in the middle of Ming
On the throne deep in the middle, Xiao Shizhu, who stood up and walked and moved his muscles, said: "Listen to the plan you and the ministers, it will cost a lot of money to rebuild nearly a hundred islands of different sizes on the sea of Ming Dynasty."
"Hehe. You, I have learned my greed after staying with me for a long time." Xiao Shizhu smiled and said slowly: "But the military book says: The encirclement army must be missing. Although the Northern Yin Dynasty is rotten, the internal storm is shaking.
, The strength is now declining, but if this compensation is greedy, do you know what will happen?"
"What?" The ghost mother leaned forward, held her cheek with one hand, and her eyes bursting with curious eyes kept moving as Xiao Shizhu slowly moved.
"I want too much, and the Northern Yin Dynasty cannot take it out, so Fengdu will force the ghost people to rule and impose heavy taxes." Xiao Shizhu smiled calmly and answered the questions and questions for the ghost mother: "And Fengdu will definitely promote it, all this is all
It is thanks to me and our country. At that time, the Beiyin Dynasty will give the excuse and reason to be united. What I want is not to empty their treasury and old capital, but to hurt their vitality. Then they cannot be unscrupulous.
Even if there is an excuse to collect excessive taxes, it will not be blamed on me. Moreover, in order to quickly restore national strength, the Beiyin Dynasty will definitely collect excessive taxes. The high taxes will make the ghosts and people in the Beiyin Dynasty complain. The Beiyin Dynasty will never think about stability within the Beiyin Dynasty.
.”.
A few words revealed the next action policy of Jiuyou Kingdom against the Northern Yin Dynasty; it is impossible to come clearly for the time being, and a treaty will make both countries restrain themselves. But Xiao Shizhu can be like the Emperor of Fengdu, secretly you
Don't be polite to anyone when I come and go.
"And the Xuan Sect has spread out a message." After a pause, Xiao Shizhu continued to pace back and forth in front of the ghost mother, walking very slowly. Then he opened his mouth and said slowly: "This news is Kuabei
The Yin Dynasty. Perhaps the compensation requested by our Jiuyou Kingdom is just a drop in the bucket and does not hurt the foundation of the Northern Yin Dynasty. Even if the Northern Yin Dynasty pays money, it will be regarded as a beggar and reward me with this.
The younger generation only has a little pocket money. This news has been heard in other places outside the Jiuyou Kingdom and in the market. The Northern Yin Dynasty will impose a lot of levies on its own, which is equivalent to digging its own grave.
Losing the hearts of the people is destined to lead to the lack of unity between the court and the private market, and the scattered sand beside the sand."
After hearing what Xiao Shizhu said so proudly and confidently, the ghost mother suddenly thought that Xiao Shizhu had thought of this before she wanted to compensate.
So, just as Xiao Shizhu finished speaking, the ghost mother hurriedly asked: "Have you thought of these plans long ago?"
"Well, when I just came back from Huangquan, when I saw the captured Gong Mingyi." Xiao Shizhu, who nodded, stopped, turned around, and then took a step towards the ghost mother, beside her.
He sat down on another throne, raised his hand and stretched.
This time when he spoke, he put away his pride and became much calmer.
Xiao Shizhu was calm, very calm. His face was as calm as the ancient well, and his mood was even more calm. His appearance and condition were enough to make any enemy who was against Jiuyou Kingdom and him creepy.
But the ghost mother was surprised and admired her husband even more.
Surprised was just because the ghost mother only knew so many detailed details of this plan today, but preparing for the future has always been Xiao Shizhu's strength.
He is very good at this.
"Okay, I shouldn't take the initiative to ask about the Xuan Sect. Just make the decision. But it seems that this cost money and you still have to think of a way." After a moment, the ghost mother sat upright and said thoughtfully: "
We can't emptiate the national treasury because of this, and we can't make ends meet and we're in trouble, which is not good for us."
The finances are in charge of the ghost mother, so the ghost mother still has a headache now.
"It won't be hollowed out, just rebuild it step by step." Xiao Shizhu leaned against the back of the chair and closed his eyes slightly: "Besides, there is no..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a shout outside the door: "Mr. Lin Cong is asking for a meeting."
Xiao Shizhu, who had not finished speaking, simply stopped continuing the previous topic, just sat up straight and robe, shouted outside the door: "Xuan!"
After the words were finished, Lin Cong quickly walked in and came straight towards Xiao Shizhu in the depths of the building.
Lin Cong, who rushed to the front of the report in a few steps, suddenly stood still and bowed to Xiao Shizhu and his wife.
"Sit down and say." When Lin Cong straightened up, Xiao Shizhu asked Lin Cong to sit down on the seats placed in front of him on the left and right sides.
"What's the matter?" When Lin Cong sat down and the ghost mother signaled Qing Lan to look at the tea, Xiao Shizhu had already turned around and looked at Lin Cong, asking slowly.
When Lin Cong saw that there were no outsiders inside the building, he didn't keep it in secret, and said bluntly: "Return to the king, I received the exact information. The Northern Yin Dynasty has begun to secretly establish an intelligence network in our country again. He plans to start a group of dormants for many years first.
The ghost detective formed a new intelligence network to continue to carry out intelligence theft and other operations against our country.”
The information Lin Cong said with a solemn look did not move Xiao Shizhu and Guimu, nor did they be surprised.
Both the couple knew that the Northern Yin Dynasty would continue to be sent sooner or later, and would never be willing to be deaf and blind.
There is really nothing to make a fuss about in this situation.
The key to the problem is how to curb and control these intelligence networks of the Beiyin Dynasty, and even use them to transmit false information.
Lin Cong came here to report the matter, and to wait for Xiao Shizhu to decide, and to always move these Northern Yin Dynasty spies?
Xiao Shizhu picked up his hand pot, thought for a moment, took a sip of tea, smashed it, and asked: "Lin Cong, since it is an intelligence network, they must choose a location for the contact point and communication station, right?
”.
"Of course." Lin Cong nodded affirmatively.
"It's better to investigate these locations first and then discuss them clearly." Xiao Shizhu made a quick decision and said slowly: "Now I have moved these Beiyin Dynasty's intelligence networks. It means that the open gun will turn into a hidden arrow again, or for the time being,
Don’t be alert to the enemy. Once the location is determined, monitor them. If they are formed, they will be useless.”