I heard that Li Luo was leaving overnight, and all the generals came to see him off, so I was really reluctant to leave Li Luo.

I don’t know what they would feel when Li Luo raised his troops to rebel against the Yuan Dynasty. I guess his first reaction was that he didn’t believe it.

Li Luo dispatched 3,000 troops and escorted more than 1,000 people including the monarch and ministers of Annan, the Chen clan and concubines, and took a Fujian Navy warship at the Huangjiang Wharf and went straight to Da'anhaikou.

As soon as Li Luo left Annan, the officials sent by the Yuan court to Zhanpo arrived. The Zhenla Kingdom (Cambodia), which was originally unattended to rob, saw that Zhanpo had no jurisdiction and planned to take advantage of the situation, immediately retreated, fearing that it would become the next target of the Yuan court's destruction.

At this point, under the promotion of Li Luo, the Yuan court vigorously set up two new provinces, Jiaozhou and Xiangzhou, expanding the territory for thousands of miles and attracting more than 7 million people.

All the countries in the South China Sea were trembling and rushed to send envoys to Dadu with heavy gifts.

Six days later, Li Luo's fleet arrived at the Minhai Sea. Although he missed Cui Xiuning and his son very much, he could only "pass the house without entering" and went straight north.

Li Luo stood on the deck and looked at Haidong's direction, feeling extremely at ease and full of happiness.

He was in Annan for several months, and he would receive news from Haidong every ten or half months. The most worried thing was Cui Xiuning, the mother of her mother. Fortunately, she was safe every time. Otherwise, he would not have the intention to stay in Annan to fight.

Now I finally felt completely relieved. Unfortunately, I still couldn't catch up with Cui Xiuning's childbirth.

He is the father of three children.

Three!

I'll ask if you agree or not.

There was a pair of children all of a sudden. Three children were filial to him. Is this a blessing?

Not small anymore.

Also, how could Xiuning give birth to twins? This is too awesome.

No, I am awesome.

Hahaha.

Li Luo really wants to laugh out loud.

But Chen Yiji, who was on the same boat as him, wanted to cry loudly.

The same boat was built for a hundred years, but the same boat was different.

Since he was named the King of Jiaozhou, Chen Yiji has completely become a lonely man. The minister who surrounded him when he was a state-controlled man was gone at this time.

The minister of Yue, who followed Chen Xing surrendered, ignored him, and everyone looked down on his contempt for him.

It's really embarrassing.

Fortunately, Li Luo also talked to him occasionally.

"General, I have nothing left. When I arrive in Dadu, I will ask the general to take care of him." Chen Yiji came to the deck and said with grievance.

"Nothing? Why did the King of Jiaozhou say this?" Li Luo pretended to be puzzled, "You are the King of Jiaozhou granted by the Emperor. I am just a county minister. The King of Jiaozhou is the title of king, so how can I have nothing?"

Chen Yiji wished he could kick this general of the Southern Conquest to death. The King of Jiaozhou? That's nothing! It's just a mascot. I took the initiative to surrender. Is it just for this Kongzi King? Then, King Zhao did a good job, so why should I be ashamed and humiliated as a result?

Chen Yiji was angry, but he did not dare to refute. Otherwise, he would probably end up even worse.

He could only say a few ummy words, bowed to Li Luo perfunctorily, and hid in the cabin in anger and couldn't come out.

Li Luo looked at Chen Yiji's back and couldn't help but smile.

This back... looks like a dog.

…………………

Haidong, Luoning City.

After nearly two years of hard construction by tens of thousands of Japanese slaves, Luoning City, which covers a six-mile area, was finally completed.

All buildings such as the Tang Duke's Mansion, the government office, the street market, the warehouse, the Taoist palace, the official residence were enclosed in Luoning City.

The Luoning city wall is nearly three meters high and six miles long and wide. It can live in 70,000 or 80,000 people. After being taken to the Central Plains, it can be considered a medium-sized city.

The completion of Luoning City means that the Tang Kingdom has the first city.

Luoning City is not only the capital of the Tang Kingdom, but also the seat of the county magistrates of Luoning County. Today, there are 20,000 to 30,000 people in the city, and it is increasing every day.

Although Luoning City is not big, it is very extraordinary in design. For example, the unique public toilets, well-connected sewers, sidewalks for pedestrians, roads for carriages, and boulevards planted on the roadside, flower beds, and garbage bins all over the city.

Even every ten feet of the road, there is a pair of lanterns. You can see the road when you walk in the city at night.

In the middle of Luoning City are the Tang Duke's Mansion and various official offices, then the official residence area and the Daogong area, and the outermost are the street market and the residential area. The residential area is divided into 24 yards, each with the chief of the yard. Each yard also has a police station to manage public security.

In order to prevent fire and public security, the yards are never connected, but are blocked by walls.

After the city was completed, Cui Xiuning transferred two of the four guard brigades into the city to guard the Tang Duke's Mansion and various official offices. It was rotated every month.

The main camps of the Tang army were all within twenty miles of Luoning City. Luoning Port, where the Navy Camp is located, is only seven or eight miles away from Luoning City.

Seventy percent of the troops in the Tang Dynasty were concentrated near Luoning City. Most of the military police, police officers and spies were also in this area.

It can be said to be as solid as a god.

At this time, in the Tang Duke's Mansion, Cui Xiuning was presided over the first dynasty after the production.

A child born in one child is more surprising than a twin. The whole Tang Dynasty also thinks it is a great auspicious sign. You should know that only one of the hundreds of women may give birth to twins.

When this pair of beautiful and beautiful children came out, not only did the military and people in the Tang Dynasty become more stable, but the prestige of the Regent's wife also increased.

The officials who had originally encouraged the brothers of the foreign relatives, Cui, to persuade Tang Jun to take concubines immediately stopped. At least at this time, they did not dare to take concubines for Li Luo in a hurry.

Although she had just given birth and was still twins, Cui Xiuning recovered very quickly. She became energetic and decisive in just a few days. She obviously had a physical condition far beyond ordinary women.

At this time, Cui Xiuning was listening to Lin Biju's report. She looked radiant and smiling, and obviously was in a good mood.

No wonder, if any of the superiors were replaced, they would be afraid that they would not be in a bad mood when they heard Lin Biju’s report.

"... As of the time of the return of the last batch of transport ships, the total amount of gold and silver was harvested for several months was over 274,000 taels, and silver was over 5,820,000 taels, and a total of 8,500,000 taels of silver..."

"…Zhan Po State received two million stones of grain, Annan Chang'an Cang received two million stones of grain, and the king distributed more than two million stones of grain, and purchased four million stones of grain from the Yuan army. A total of 10.2 million stones of grain..."

"…It is difficult to estimate other things such as spices, ivory, rhino horns, cowhide, jewelry, etc., and the silver is about three to five million taels... and cattle, horse, elephants and other animals are also worth millions of taels."

"There are more than 70,000 young and strong men in Zhanpo Annan. The man used it as a coolie to farm for military fields. Women can be given the sergeant as a wife."

As Lin Bi reported the final statistics, Cui Xiuning was indeed happy, but the civil and military ministers in the palace were also full of joy.

Even the Jurchen general Shi Mahuaide, who had been appointed as the brigade commander of the Tang Kingdom, and Li Yi, who had just joined the Tang Dynasty, showed joy. Only the Khitan general Yelu Zhongjie looked relatively naughty.

Everyone thought that the Lord was attacking Annan openly and the wife was attacking Zhanpo secretly. After these cooperation between the two, they actually made so much money and food in a few months. It was such a huge fortune.

Since the Tang State made its fortune entirely by making money by fighting, the thinking of Tang State officials was completely different from that of the Song Dynasty officials. Opening the source of war almost became a consensus among Tang State officials. Even civil officials who were scholars now believe that if they were well used in foreign wars, they would not only not burn money, but also make money.

If we don’t fight, it would be difficult to save money and food to start a war and seize the world by relying on the tax revenue of the Tang Kingdom alone for ten or eight years.

Lin Biju finally said, "All money and grains are registered and booked. The newly built Luoning warehouse cannot hold 10 million stones of grain, so the Wei minister had to order two more large grain silos to cultivate."

He has food in his hands, so he is not panicked. As the Minister of Government Affairs, Lin Biju has much confidence.

You should know that the grain transported from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Dadu every year is only more than 10 million shi. The grain obtained by the Tang Dynasty this time is almost as good as the grain of grain in Dadu for one year.

"Okay. Let's talk about money and food for now. Zheng He, let's talk about the achievements of the navy." Cui Xiuning said to Zheng He, commander of the Ocean Fleet.

Of course, she had known all the situation for a long time. The reason why Zheng He was asked to say it was not to listen to her, but to the officials in the court. It was considered a communiqué procedure.

Zheng He went out and said, "Madam Qi Bian, more than 430 warships were seized and more than 800 transport ships, most of which were Zhu Qing and Zhang Xuan's sea grain ships. The smallest were Zhan Po and Annan merchant ships. Today, our Tang owns more than 2,400 ships of all sizes and sizes. It can carry more than 100,000 troops and more than 100,000 troops at a time for a year."

The civil and military officials had long known each other and were not surprised. But Shi Mahuaide and Li Yi were secretly shocked by the navy of the Tang Kingdom, and at the same time they showed joy.

Even when the Yuan Dynasty conquered a few days ago, when the navy did not suffer major losses, there were not so many ships.

Although the Khitan general Yelu Zhongjie was surprised, he had no joy. What he didn't know was that his expression was completely lost in his eyes by Cui Xiuning.

It seems that Yelu Zhongjie has been to Haidong for a month and has not sincerely surrendered. The spies have given him no evil words and deeds, probably he just dares not.

After the dynasty was dispersed, all officials left, but Cui Xiuning left Wen Tianxiang to discuss the three surrendered generals.

"Mr. Wen, please sit down. Mr., what do you think of these three surrenders?" Cui Xiuning asked, while asking Shi Shanhu to bring Wen Tianxiang a cup of sour plum soup to relieve the heat.

Because of respecting Wen Tianxiang, the Tang Dynasty, including Li Luo and his wife, always called Wen Tianxiang a master but not a name, and did not even call him an official position.

Wen Tianxiang said, "Reported to Mrs. Li Yi, the troops of Dangxiang Army, have been in Haidong for two months. It seems that he has sincerely surrendered and there is no sign of chaos."

"Li Yi of Dangxiang Jun was a clan of the Western Xia Dynasty, and even his surname was given by the Tang Dynasty. The Li family of Xixia was once the governor of the Dingnan Army of the Tang Dynasty. He had some connection with the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the Dangxiang Jun did not have a good impression of the Mongolian Yuan, and there was no way out, so it was natural to sincerely take it for granted."

"As the Jurchen army... After the grandfather came forward, Shi Ma Huaide recognized this uncle. The six thousand Jurchen army immediately expressed his loyalty without hesitation. It was more reliable than the Dangxiang Army. Shi Ma Huaide also gave the young master a jade pendant. The grandfather asked the young master to call him a cousin, and he was very happy."

"It's a bit troublesome for the Khitan army. Although Xiao Bei was a Khitan, Yelu Zhongjie did not buy it. The Khitans rebelled many times during the Tang Dynasty and rebelled with An Lushan. However, Yelu Zhongjie is currently quiet, but there is no reliable Dangxiang army, let alone the Jurchen army. In theory, he was excluded by Mongolian generals and was not trusted by the Yuan court, so this should not be done."

崔秀宁道“文先生说的很是.耶律忠节并没有真心归顺,只是无奈罢了.他知道凭他六千兵马,根本翻不起浪.不过,此人倒也算有理由,品性使然.”

"Oh? What did the madam see?" Wen Tianxiang was a little confused.

Cui Xiuning said, "This person has a very honest personality and has a clear distinction between love and hate. He once said that a real man should be faithful and righteous, and be upright in his work. Even his name is loyalty."

To put it bluntly, it is the so-called moral cleanliness. To put it bluntly, it is just a stubborn mind, a stubborn mind, and unwilling to adapt.

Wen Tianxiang smiled and said, "I understand. Yelu Zhongjie feels that the emperor's actions are injustice and righteousness, so he is dissatisfied."

What he said was quite tactful. But the meaning was that Yelu Zhongjie looked down on Li Luo's conspiracy and his character, so he was unwilling to truly submit.

Cui Xiuning nodded, Wen Tianxiang was not wrong. According to Yelu Zhongjie's personality analysis, that's what he should think.

Moreover, Yelu Zhongjie probably despised the entire Tang Dynasty monarch and ministers. He must have believed that if a country's monarch and ministers jointly practiced such despicable means, it would really be without the spirit of a country and would not be able to act like a person.
To be continued...