Cai Yan smiled and said: "Husband, you are really smart. You can guess right. I want to..."
Liu Xin smiled and waved her hand and said: "Then let me guess again. My Zhaoji is not only outstanding in literary talent, but also proficient in music. What you want to learn should be some kind of musical instrument on the grassland?"
"It's so boring to let you guess all the little tricks of people." Cai Yan pretended to be angry, but because of Liu Xin's praise, his heart felt as sweet as honey, and he said softly, "What I want to learn is exactly what I want to learn.
The Huns have a musical instrument called 'jia'."
In Liu Xin's eyes, both Diao Chan and Cai Yan can be regarded as artists of this era. One is a dance artist and the other is an instrumental artist. Since they are artists, of course they will be passionate about their favorite art and want to learn the skills of the grassland.
Singing and dancing instrumental music is also a normal thing.
Liu Xin was about to agree when she suddenly remembered Cai Yan's "Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia" in history, which represented her tragic life experience. Although Cai Yan's fate had completely changed due to her arrival, Liu Xin still didn't want her to
When I came into contact with an instrument like Hujia again, I couldn't help but hesitate again.
Cai Yan saw the uncertainty on Liu Xin's face and said coquettishly: "Husband, you favor one over the other. You can agree to sister Diao Chan, but you are unwilling to agree to my concubine. Oh, I understand. No wonder you don't want to let sister Diao Chan do it.
I’m afraid my maidservant has another agenda.”
When she said these words, she completely ignored Diao Chan's presence. Diao Chan couldn't help but bury her head even lower in shame.
Liu Xin could only cough twice and said: "Zhao Ji, what are you talking about? I'm just worried that you have to take care of Xiang'er, accompany Miss Diao Chan to dance practice, and learn some Hujia. I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up. If you are serious
If you want to learn, just ask those Hun girls. I can't guarantee that they will have Hujia with them. However, even if they don't have Hujia with them, it doesn't matter. If you are really interested, I will send someone to find it on the grassland.
Just come back with a few."
"Husband, thank you very much for my concubine and Miss Diao Chan. Let's go now so as not to disturb your business." Cai Yan laughed, pulled Diao Chan who was still in a daze and walked out. When he reached the door, he turned back
He said, "Husband, Sister Diao Chan is already quite old. If you don't plan to keep her, you should tell her earlier. Don't delay Sister Diao Chan's youth."
Liu Xin was moved by what Cai Yan said and blurted out: "Hey, wait a minute."
Cai Yan stopped, turned around and smiled evilly: "Husband, are you planning to do it now..."
Liu Xin blushed and hesitated: "No. Miss Diaochan, Liu would like to ask, last time you said you were going to visit Wang Yun, did you go? Is he satisfied with the job assigned to him?"
Diao Chan was blushing at first due to Cai Yan's repeated jokes. Later, when she heard Liu Xin calling them, she was full of expectations. However, when she heard that Liu Xin was asking about this matter, she felt a little disappointed and turned around and gave a salute.
She shook her head and said: "After I went back, I thought about it for a long time. It would be better to ask the adults to accompany me when I have time."
With such a peerless beauty in front of her, how could Liu Xin not be moved? Now that she no longer had to worry about what tricks Wang Yun would play, she naturally had no scruples, and he could clearly feel that Diao Chan didn't seem to be interested in committing to him.
If you don't resist, now you are almost ready to pierce the window paper.
Liu Xin almost blurted out just now, but then she suddenly remembered that Ma Yun was really good to him, but he kept bringing women home again and again, which seemed a little unworthy of her, so
, the words came to his mouth and he changed his words.
Some things need to be struck while the iron is hot. After Liu Xin changed her mind, her mood calmed down and she said calmly: "I see. That's okay, but Liu will personally accompany the girl for a walk in a few days."
Diao Chan felt her cheeks getting hot and agreed softly. She didn't even dare to raise her head from beginning to end, and hurriedly followed Cai Yan to the flower hall to look for those Hun girls.
At this time, Jushou had already drafted an order for Mi Zhu and Yu Fan, and showed it to Liu Xin. After getting Liu Xin's approval, he arranged for the meteor to be sent to the refugee camp in Wujun day and night.
While Liu Xin was building roads in various places, he also paid great attention to the construction of post stations along the way. Basically, a post station would be set up every thirty to fifty miles. It was not enough to build a post station. He also needed to raise a large number of post soldiers and military horses.
These costs are very high, and only Liu Xin can afford such a large sum.
However, all post stations are for both military and civilian purposes. They not only bear the important task of conveying military information, but also have the responsibility of maintaining roads, and also provide accommodation services for merchants traveling from south to north. Therefore, most of the post stations are not completely military.
Money-consuming toys can also generate a certain amount of income, especially in some areas with relatively developed commerce. The inns there will still have a small surplus after taking out various expenses for a year.
There are more post stations, which not only facilitates the transmission of military information, but also greatly increases the safety along the way. Otherwise, how many post soldiers would dare to travel at night on such a long journey from Xiangyang to Wujun? Because it is an urgent military information,
The post soldiers changed people and horses along the way, and in less than two days, the order from Xiangyang was delivered to Yu Fan.
Yu Fan circulated this urgent military information to everyone, and even Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong did not hide it.
Zhang Zhao couldn't help but praise: "I didn't expect Mr. Liu to be in Xiangyang, but he had a clear understanding of what happened in Xuzhou. No wonder he could achieve what he does today."
Mi Zhu was still frightened, so he raised his hands and said, "If these two gentlemen had not reminded me in time, by the time this letter from my lord arrived, it would have already caused a catastrophe. Mi will definitely report to my lord exactly what happened here and recommend these two gentlemen to my lord.
Given the great talents of these two gentlemen, the Lord will definitely entrust them with important responsibilities."
Zhang Hong waved his hand and said, "Thank you, Master Mi, for your kindness. I am used to being idle, but a few acres of thin farmland and a few thatched huts are enough."
Gan Ning said from the side: "It's not too late to discuss these matters slowly. Since the Lord has an order to execute Zuo Rong on the spot as a thank you to all the people, he asked Lord Yu to behead him. Gan Mou personally held the sword and sent him on his way.
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Zhang Zhao already knew that Gan Ning was the captain of the navy under Liu Xin, so he couldn't help but wonder: "How could General Lao do the execution himself?"
Gan Ning said disapprovingly: "There have been no wars recently, and my life has been dull. It would be nice to kill someone to relieve my boredom if I have the chance."
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong were both astonished for a while. Such a person could also be a captain of the navy. Liu Xin was really informal in hiring people.
Xu Sheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "If General Gan is too busy, why not go to Guangling with his party?"
Gan Ning said angrily: "You think I don't want to, but my lord made it clear in the letter that we are not allowed to attack Guangling without permission. To tell you the truth, Gan is still waiting for punishment because he used troops without permission last time." , but this thing is absolutely impossible to do.”
Zhang Hong nodded and said: "Master Liu's consideration is quite comprehensive. If we capture Guangling but cannot defend it, it's better not to take it, lest we lose the tail."
Xu Sheng raised his hands and said: "You have all misunderstood. Xu did not advise General Gan to use troops against Guangling, but he advised General Gan to lead his Mengchong giant ship to go to Guangling along the river and bring all the innocent people here. Come."
That night, Gan Ning and others were busy clearing out the soldiers that Zhe Rong had brought from Pengcheng, and Mi Zhu was not idle either. Together with Yu Fan, he settled in Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong's home, and took them to visit Refugee camp. Zhang Zhao and others were full of praise for the various systems and good living order in the refugee camp. They all said that after a major disaster there was a great epidemic, so many people fled from Xuzhou to Jiangnan and gathered in this small area. On the banks of the river, not only did no epidemics occur, but there was no acclimatization, which was very rare. Next, Mi Zhu also introduced to them the resettlement situation of these people and the future prospects Liu Xin had planned for them.
Zhang Zhao and others originally planned to wait for the war in Xuzhou to subside before returning to their hometown. Now after listening to Mi Zhu's statement, they can't help but feel that as long as they follow the path designed by Liu Xin, life in Jiangnan will only get worse and worse. Okay, I immediately had the idea to stay and take a look.
Xu Sheng stayed with Zhang Zhao and others for a few days, and he also developed a heart of benevolence and righteousness. Now after listening to Zhang Zhao and others' analysis, he felt that it made sense. Zhe Rong devastated the people, so he came up with this idea.
In Xu Sheng's opinion, the navy has so many large ships, and to transport more than 100,000 refugees, only four or five trips back and forth are enough. But he does not know that these ships of the navy were built with all Liu Xinqing's efforts, and they contain There are many high-level secrets. If the secrets were leaked, it would be a big deal. How could so many ordinary people be allowed to board the warship?
Gan Ning knew the power of this and rejected Xu Sheng's proposal without hesitation, saying: "The navy ships can only serve as escorts, and ordinary people will never be allowed to board the ships!"
Mi Zhu was also from Xuzhou. Seeing that the people in his hometown suffered such a disaster, he had already had trouble sleeping and eating. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that Xu Sheng's proposal was really feasible. He couldn't help but said: "General Gan, you don't need a navy to transport the people's ships." Provided, just need the navy to provide escort."
Yu Fan laughed and said, "Is Lord Mi plotting against the ships held hostage by Zuo Rong?"
A few days ago, when people from Xuzhou came to the south of the Yangtze River, they took merchant ships and fishing boats. If they were lucky, navy soldiers who sneaked across the river would accompany the ships to escort them. However, the people crossed the river spontaneously, and the merchant ships, They also found the fishing boats themselves. Although Mi Zhu would subsidize the boatmen with some extra money and materials after crossing the river, the organization seemed a bit messy. Now the opportunity has come, because Zuo Rong has tied these boats together, and they can The people of Xuzhou were transported in large quantities in an organized manner.
After what Yu Fan said, Gan Ning naturally understood what Mi Zhu meant. He was also a little tempted. He hesitated and said: "It is not a problem to be protected by the navy. It just needs to gather the people first. Otherwise, a large number of ships will
Mooring on the other side for a long time will inevitably cause misunderstandings among Liu Yao and others. If a conflict occurs, it will violate the lord's strict order not to use force."
Mi Zhu said without thinking: "Without further delay, Mi will go to Guangling in person to organize the fleeing people to cross the river in batches!"