Yan Gong Que'er finally gave up, shed tears, and watched Hao Sheng and Bao'er go away with the army.
As soon as the army arrived in Jianning, Cai Ming led officials from the Southern Xinjiang Protectorate and Jianning to greet him. Suddenly a messenger came from Jiaozhou, claiming to be on the orders of Shi Xie, the prefect of Jiaozhi, to offer Liu Zhang a generous gift.
In the wilderness, the Jiaozhou messenger and his soldiers opened more than a hundred boxes, revealing heads. Two of the heads were placed in front of Liu Zhang. They were Zhu Bao, Meng You, and more than a hundred people who had fled to Jiaozhou.
Barbarian.
"Marquis of Shu, my lord Shi Xie has been in charge of Jiaozhou for many years. He has worshiped in the north day after day. He has never betrayed the heart of the Han Dynasty. The Marquis of Shu has governed Jingyi with virtue, intimidated the Western Qiang, and educated the barbarians. He has made outstanding achievements and is a hero of the Han Dynasty.
My Lord highly praised the Lord of Shu and praised him day and night. He only said that Uncle Liu was the only hero in the world and that he would be like Emperor Guangwu in reviving the Han Dynasty and rebuilding a prosperous age.
Our lord will never dare to disobey the imperial order. It is a blessing for the people of Jiaozhou that the people of Jiaozhou can be the chief ministers of Shu.
Today, the little barbarians, Zhu Bao and Meng You, brought a group of rebels to Jiaozhou, trying to seduce Lord Shixie. How could our Lord, who is so loyal, betray the imperial court and become an enemy of Shu? I have come here to offer the heads of the rebels.
Please check it with Marquis Shu."
Liu Zhang stepped forward and took a look at Meng You and Zhu Bao's heads.
The messenger clapped his hands, and a dozen more people came out from the entourage, followed by ten beautiful women, all wearing simple hunting clothes.
The hunting clothing is a style made by the people of the Southern Wilderness Mountains for convenience. However, when it was first born, it was just some rags and animal skins wrapped around the body. Nowadays, hunting clothing is basically worn by the nobles of the Southern Wilderness, except for the tight-fitting characteristics.
It has nothing to do with hunting.
More than a dozen attendants opened the boxes they were carrying, revealing glittering gold and silver jewelry. The ten women looked fresh and graceful, with simple and unpretentious faces. They wore tight-fitting hunting clothes, giving them a unique flavor.
"Shuhou, my lord admires Shuhou, and has specially sent some Jiaozhou specialties, two boxes each of agate, sapphire, and jadeite, one box of ivory jewelry, and ten beauties from North Vietnam. In addition, my lord heard that Shuhou has great ambitions and wants to reopen the four provinces.
For the Southwest Silk Road a hundred years ago, we specially requested the construction of the border section of Jiaozhou, and it will be completed on time. We do not need the prince of Shu to allocate a penny or a grain of grain."
"Oh?" Liu Zhang grabbed a handful of jewels, and even his palms shone with light. He put down the jewels and asked the messenger: "What is your name? What is your official position?"
"I am the younger brother of Master Shi Xie, Shi Yi. He is currently the prefect of Hepu."
"Okay, I have accepted these things, but you said that Master Shixie admires me and is willing to obey the court's orders and serve me as my master. Is that right?"
"Well, yes."
"Call my lord and listen." Liu Zhang said with his hands behind his back.
"Ah?" Shi Yi raised his head.
Liu Zhang asked strangely: "What? Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Dianzhou officials all call me their lord. Since Jiaozhou regards me as their lord, is there any new rule?"
"Don't dare."
"Then why don't you scream?"
Shi Yi's face turned the color of pig liver.
"Scream if you want, no matter what nonsense." He yelled so loudly.
"What are you doing? Sir Shi Yi is a gentleman, don't scare others." Liu Zhang scolded him fiercely, and turned to Shi Yi and said: "Okay, you take these things back, and I will go and experience the new rules of Jiaozhou some time.
, then take it back.”
"Lord." After struggling for a long time, Shi Yi finally called out, his lips trembled, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"That's right." Liu Zhang smiled and patted Shi Xie's old face: "Go back and tell Shi Xie that Jiaozhou is the territory of the Han Dynasty. Don't get carried away."
"Yes, yes, the warning from Lord Shu will be brought to you."
Shi Yi left the jeweled beauty behind and left with his entourage.
"My lord, Shi Xie punished the rebels and sent people to show friendship. Although he did not obey the lord's order, we are not able to expedition to Jiaozhou now. Why did the lord insult Shi Yi like this?"
Huang Zhong was vaguely worried. Having lived in Jingzhou for decades, he was familiar with the rules of the clan. The clan had many shortcomings, but the loyalty of the Han Dynasty was basically carried forward by the clan.
When a descendant of a noble family calls him Lord, he will be loyal to him for life, otherwise he will be despised by the people of the noble family.
Shi Yi came from the largest and most powerful family in Jiaozhou. Liu Zhang forced Shi Yi to call him his lord when he was unwilling. This was definitely a great insult.
Liu Zhang chuckled softly: "Old General, do you know why Shi Xie sent Shi Yi here? It is because he is afraid that we will conquer Jiaozhou after conquering the Southern Wilderness. Perhaps many people think that we are unwilling to conquer Jiaozhou, but Western Qiang and Southern Wilderness,
They were all conquered by us under this mentality.
As the leader of Jiaozhou, Shi Xie couldn't help but consider this. The Shi family had been entrenched in Jiaozhou for more than a hundred years, and they lived like a local emperor.
family property.
The reason why Shi Xie sent people here is because they are afraid of our attack. If we are tough, they will be more afraid. If we are weak, Shi Xie will not take us seriously."
During the entire Three Kingdoms period, Jiaozhou was almost in a state of semi-government. It was not until the end of the Western Jin Dynasty that the Luo Yue Kingdom went to war with Jiaozhou, and gradually occupied Jiaozhou's land. After several generations of people surrendering, during the Five Dynasties period, a large piece of territory was finally carved out.
It became the territory of modern Vietnam.
Shi Xie was also honored as Shi Wang by descendants of Vietnam.
Jiaozhou was conquered and consolidated by Qin Shihuang, Emperor Guangwu and several generations of wise kings, so it must be the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Huang Zhong paid his respects and said, "My lord is really insightful into people's hearts. I will always admire you."
Liu Zhang smiled, looking into people's hearts? Huang Yueying had said to herself at the beginning that the reputation of a violent lord is a double-edged sword. When the world is rampant, this sword will cut at herself. When she really rises, this sword will
It will become a weapon in your hand.
When the enemy heard that the Sichuan army was coming, they were already frightened before seeing the army.
Shi Xie was like this. There was no reason to please Liu Zhang. He was just afraid. He was purely afraid of Liu Zhang's attack. No matter what the current situation in Jing Yi was, no matter whether Jiaozhou had strategic interests for Liu Zhang or not, Shi Xie was just afraid.
"Yueying."
Liu Zhang looked at Huang Yueying playing boxing with Guan Yinping in the distance, muttered silently, walked to the jewelry, picked five pieces, and said to the recorder on the side: "Ten beauties. Award to the one who has made the greatest contribution to the conquest of the Southern Barbarians."
All generals, regardless of Han or barbarian, will be rewarded with jewels and ivory."
"yes."
"Shi Xie is so generous. I didn't expect a remote place like Jiaozhou to be so wealthy. One day I will go and visit."
Liu Zhang gave a white jade pearl bracelet to Xiao Furong and an ivory necklace to Cai Ming.
"Ming'er, call in the business representatives stationed here. I have something to confess."
"yes."
"You and the officials from the Protectorate are also coming."
"yes."
When Liu Zhang was about to enter the city, Cai Ming took the ivory necklace and complained: "Husband, this doesn't look exquisite?" Cai Ming actually prefers things that are shiny and look younger.
"If you don't like it, just pick one yourself."
"Oh, then this is it." Cai Ming saw that Liu Zhang looked a little tired. He didn't dare to bother him anymore, so he went to pick one by himself. No matter how good the choice was, would Liu Zhang give it to him?
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"Now that the wilderness has been stabilized, the city was renamed Dianzhou and five cities were built. As the five counties, the Southern Xinjiang Protectorate's headquarters was moved to Shacheng, which borders Jiaozhou. It was renamed Yunnan, the city was expanded, and Yunnan City was used as the prefecture of Dianzhou."
Cai Ming and officials from the Duhufu and Yizhou businessmen stationed in Jianning discussed the plan to establish a new state...Dianzhou. After listening to Liu Zhang's words, Cai Ming frowned and said, "Husband, will this cost a lot of money?"
"The money will be allocated, but don't expect too much. You can figure out the rest by yourself. In fact, the newly built Yunnan City does not need to expand too much. The main thing is to build the city. As for the inside of the city, don't worry about it for now. If the Southwest Silk City
When roads are built, merchants will naturally move in and the area will naturally become prosperous.
The current role of Yunnan City is, first, to coordinate the Silk Road with the Southern Xinjiang Protectorate; second, to use the Wuxi Border Army and the Nanzhong Border Army to defend Jiaozhou; and third, to govern the Dianzhou Prefecture and control the newly established Yinzhou.
Hangdong, Yixi Yinye Cave, Bana Cave, Ugo Kingdom, Xiechang Cave, five counties, slowly put these places under the rule."
"Yes." Cai Ming agreed bravely. Liu Zhang said simply, just these three points, excluding the expenses of the Silk Road, still need a lot of money, but now Jing Yi is still recovering, he can only make do with it.
, let’s think of ways to make money when the time comes.
"The Protectorate of Southern Xinjiang still has a task, which is to help the barbarians farm. There are still many places in Dianzhou suitable for farming, such as the two hundred miles of fields in Yinkengdong.
Many other places are barren, and some drought-resistant crops can also be planted. If Champa rice is successfully introduced, it can also be planted. It is best to send officials from the Southern Xinjiang Protectorate to be responsible for the six counties of Dianzhou (plus the newly established administrative office of Yunnan).
), allocate land reclamation tasks.”
"Yes." Cai Ming finally understood that being an official is not that easy anymore. After the soldiers have finished fighting, it will be the turn of civil servants like him to shed their blood.
"In addition." Liu Zhang looked at the merchants: "Nanzhong has a lot of goods, herbs, and animal skins that can be sold to the Central Plains. Not to mention, there are also a lot of copper mines, silver mines, iron mines, especially silver mines, and Yinye Cave.
, Yinhangdong, Yinyue Cave and other places are all silver mine gathering places, and the barbarians mine them superficially, so I leave it to you."
Several businessmen looked at me and I looked at you, all showing excitement. One businessman said loudly: "Don't worry, Lord Shu, we will definitely use the mining technology of our Han people to vigorously explore mineral deposits. This move will definitely benefit the Mufu."
It will bring a lot of financial revenue.”
Liu Zhang waved his hand: "Forget about the financial revenue, for the mineral deposits in Nanzhong, within three years, I will only collect a symbolic tax equivalent to 10% of the Jingyi mineral deposits, but how can I take over the mining rights from the barbarians?
Coordinate disputes with barbarians.
Although our government will help you, most of them have to be solved by yourself. I only remind you to give more profits to the barbarian nobles."
"Yes, this is natural."
The cultures of the Han people and the barbarians are very different, so friction is naturally inevitable. However, as long as you ingratiate yourself with the barbarian nobles and make concessions on national beliefs, generally speaking, friction will be controlled to a minimum.
"Don't be stingy when giving profits to the barbarian nobles. In addition, you should try your best to sell some of Jing Yi's luxury items to the barbarian nobles, including porcelain and silk. Within five years, these princes will not collect a penny in tax, but
If sales are poor, I may cancel your qualification to enter Dianzhou."
"We will do our best."
"Okay, let's disperse."
Liu Zhang waved to everyone, and the businessmen and officials retreated. Cai Ming came up and leaned against Liu Zhang. While squeezing Liu Zhang's back, he said softly: "Husband, are you feeling a little uncomfortable? Ming'er will help you to go to bed."
Liu Zhang hugged Cai Ming and kissed her on the cheek: "Ming'er, go to bed first. Tomorrow will be very busy. My husband has some things to do."
Cai Ming felt something hit the spot on his back where Liu Zhang was pressing him. He then looked at Liu Zhang who stood up and left. He was holding a string of blue-light objects tightly in his hand, which was the same thing Liu Zhang selected as a gift to Jiaozhou.
accessories.
A total of five pieces of jewelry were chosen, one each for Xiao Furong and Cai Ming. Both pieces of jewelry were saved, but Liu Zhang always carried this piece of jewelry with him, "Who is it for?" He saved the other two pieces and one piece of jewelry.
One piece must belong to Huang Yue, but where is the other one? To whom? Cai Ming rubbed the ivory pendant on his chest and thought sadly.
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"Oh, you can't do it, it's up to me."
Guan Yinping was ordered to protect Huang Yueying and was inseparable. Guan Yinping was wielding a sword in the courtyard and practicing the sword skills taught by her father. Huang Yueying sat on the stone steps and watched for a while, and finally couldn't help it anymore and shouted loudly.
After saying that, he stood up, took the big knife from Guan Yinping's hand, and began to dance with it. It was indeed much better than Guan Yinping. He danced like a fierce storm, which made people dizzy.
"Stubborn."
Just hearing a series of falling apart sounds, Huang Yueying slashed all the spears, knives and spears on the weapon rack into two pieces. The broadsword in her hand was also cut off, leaving a large piece of weapons and wooden sticks on the ground.
"Too light, too brittle, no good."
Huang Yueying threw away the wooden stick in her hand and shook her head in disappointment. Guan Yinping looked on in shock.
"Military advisor, you know martial arts? Are you so powerful?"
"Strategist? Oh... It seems that I am a military advisor. What does a military advisor do? Teach martial arts? Haha, then I am really powerful."
"Can you teach me the sword skills you just used?" Guan Yinping asked expectantly.
"Am I not a military advisor? Military advisors specialize in teaching martial arts, of course."
Guan Yinping was learning swordsmanship from Huang Yueying. Liu Zhang walked in and saw Huang Yueying carefully instructing Guan Yinping to learn martial arts, patting Guan Yinping's arms from time to time to correct his posture.
"Yinping, is Yueying feeling better?" Liu Zhang asked.
Guan Yinping shook his head. After practicing the sword, there was a layer of fine sweat on his forehead, and he wiped it with his sleeve. Huang Yueying on the side was still playing with the sword.
Liu Zhang sighed and called Huang Yueying back, who was in high spirits. Guan Yinping entered the room, and Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying sat on the steps.
Seeing Liu Zhang looking at the sky in the distance, his eyes unblinking, and not speaking for a long time, Huang Yueying stretched out her plain palm in front of Liu Zhang's eyes and waved, "Hey, you are stupid, my lord, why do you think so every time I see you?
It’s all boring, why don’t you be happy.” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.