Jiangnan Xiao Mian did not rest this year. Li Yuan and others were defeated. He sent Su Hu'er to capture Yuzhang County, Yang Daosheng to capture Nan County, and Zhang Xiuluo Dinglingbiao. His jurisdiction extended to the Three Gorges in the west, Jiaozhi in the south, and Han Dynasty in the north.

All the water belongs to him, and his military strength reaches 400,000.

Xiao Mian, who had a bad encounter with Feng Ang, became complacent again. He didn't want the barbaric land of Lingnan.

"I want to take Yiling County and occupy the three cities of Qian'an, Wuling, and Liyang. What does Aiqing think?" Xiao Mian asked.

"Your Majesty, you can't!" Qin Wenwen, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, advised.

"Why? I have an army of 400,000, why can't I defeat Xu Shao?" Xiao Mian said dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, Xu Shao was loyal to the Sui Dynasty. After Yang Guang's death, he led the people of the county to gather in mourning for three days. He still respected Yang Tong, the king of Yue, and Yang You, the acting king. Although Wang Shichong usurped the throne, the Jinyang court was still in power.

, presumably this person will still guard the foundation of the Sui Dynasty." Qin Wenwen said.

"So what? The Sui Dynasty has perished, am I still afraid?" Xiao Mian said nonchalantly.

"Of course Your Majesty is not afraid, but Xu Shao is a classmate of Li Yuan. If he surrenders to Qi State if push comes to shove, wouldn't His Majesty be doing a dowry for others? With Xu Shao in the middle, it will also give us an extra buffer.

"Qin Wenwen's expression remained unchanged, and he sighed secretly and persuaded.

"Li Yuan! While I was busy conquering Bashu, I was about to settle the score with him." Xiao Mian said with a trace of disgust in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, Bashu is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Li Xiaogong's troops have been guarding us, and I'm afraid we won't be able to capture it for a while. If the army attacks, Du Fuwei and others will not stand by and watch. I suggest that we first conquer the occupied areas and win over the people.

, Conquering the world cannot be done overnight, and besides, the autumn harvest has begun, so we cannot delay the farming season!" Qin Wenwen persuaded him earnestly.

"Father, my daughter thinks what Minister Qin said makes sense!" At this moment, a girl wearing a green rose skirt walked into the imperial study and looked at Xiao Mian with dazzling big eyes.

Can he come in and out of his study at will? And there are no guards to stop him? Naturally, he only has his precious daughter, letting her hold his arm and shake him? Xiao Mian looked at him dotingly and said, "My dear daughter, is that right? We won't send troops."

Xiao Mian had actually been told by Qin Wenwen that his daughter was coming? It just gave him a step down.

"Meet Princess!"

"Young Master Qin is exempt from the gift!"

"Father! Yuexian has something to ask of me." Xiao Yuexian held Xiao Mian's arm and said.

"Tell me, what's the matter? My father promised you." Xiao Mian asked with a smile.

"My daughter wants to become Shilang Qin's teacher!" Xiao Yuexian saluted Qin Wenwen and said.

"This...it depends on whether Minister Qin agrees." Xiao Mian hesitated for a moment, then looked at Qin Wenwen with a threatening look in his eyes and said.

"It's my honor." Unexpectedly, Xiao Mian loved Xiao Yuexian so much and didn't give him any chance to shirk. Qin Wenwen had no choice but to agree with a wry smile.

"The student has met the teacher!" Xiao Yuexian was overjoyed and quickly and cautiously saluted.

"Princess, no need to be polite!" Qin Wenwen replied.

"You guys go down!" Xiao Mian waved his hand and said.

"My son, please retire!"

"Why does the princess want to worship me as a disciple?" Leaving the imperial study room? Qin Wenwen asked in confusion.

"The teacher avenged his father when he was fourteen years old? He is famous all over the world! The students admire him very much, and the teacher is also famous in the Confucian circles. Of course the students want to become his teacher." Xiao Yuexian answered with a smile.

"This is definitely not the main reason, otherwise the princess would not suddenly think of becoming a disciple." Qin Wenwen noticed just now that Xiao Yuexian said that he wanted to become a disciple? It was obviously a last-minute idea.

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from the teacher's wisdom." Xiao Yuexian said without any surprise.

Qin Wenwen didn't speak, quietly waiting for her explanation? If Xiao Yuexian's answer didn't satisfy him? Then I'm afraid the things he could teach would be limited.

"My father only has a daughter like me, so many people are paying attention to me? Students don't want this? This feeling of not being able to decide one's fate is really too bad? I also ask the teacher to help me." Xiao Yuexian's smile faded.

Go and salute again.

"Princess, there is no need to be polite." Qin Wenwen quickly helped Xiao Yuexian up, and then continued: "Your Majesty is still young, and it is too early to talk about heirs. And based on your love for the princess, he will not force the princess to do anything he does not want to do.

."

"Sometimes reality forces people to make choices. Although my father loves me, he can't compare with the country." Xiao Yuexian said with a wry smile.

Qin Wenwen understood what she meant as soon as he heard it. Although the Liang State now has 400,000 troops, the number in Xiao Mian's hands is less than 200,000. In other words, most of the troops and horses are in the hands of others. The Liang State is more like

A vassal state, a country composed of many forces.

The reason why Xiao Mian became the emperor was mainly because he was born in the Xiao family in Jiangnan, the sixth grandson of Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty. He also served as a county magistrate and had a reputation in Jiangnan, so he was promoted by everyone. It can be imagined that it is really

If someone wants to marry Xiao Yuexian, Xiao Mian will definitely choose the one who is the strongest and most suitable for his own interests. This is also a common method of aristocratic families, to win over each other through marriage! Even the most beloved children do not have the right to choose marriage. Now

Xiao Yuexian's love is more like compensation in advance.

"I will do my best, but what does the princess want to do?" Qin Wenwen replied in silence for a moment.

"I want to establish my own power and have my own power, so that I won't have any power to resist." Xiao Yuexian bit her lower lip lightly and said.

"Can the princess lead the army?" Qin Wenwen asked.

"No." Xiao Yuexian replied.

"I don't know how," Qin Wenwen said with a smile.

"Teacher, do you mean that this road is not feasible? The students can find someone to lead the troops." Xiao Yuexian was dumbfounded and said with a hint of anxiety.

"Don't worry, princess. What I mean is that since you can't control a large army, you can take charge of forces with a small number of people, such as commerce or intelligence." Qin Wenwen suggested.

"Please give me some advice, teacher." Xiao Yuexian breathed a sigh of relief and saluted.

"Business can make money, and both the princess and your majesty need it; as for intelligence, this is even more important. If the princess can control a powerful intelligence staff, it is obvious how important it is to your majesty. When the time comes, naturally no one will

We can force the princess." Qin Wenwen suggested.

Xiao Yuexian did have a temporary idea today. Not only did she want to become a disciple, including how to do it, she also only had a vague concept in her mind. Now that Qin Wenwen analyzed it, her eyes suddenly lit up and she asked slightly excitedly: "Students can do both.

Is it okay to choose?”

"Of course, caravans and intelligence complement each other, but this mode is more suitable for fixed-point inquiries." Qin Wenwen nodded and said.

"What do students need to prepare? How should I start? Please teach me." Xiao Yuexian asked sincerely.

"The best products in Jiangnan are nothing but silk, porcelain, and tea. These are also the three best-selling products. The princess might as well ask Xiao to provide some manpower. Using their method, it will be easier to open up the situation.

As for the intelligence personnel, I can only ask Your Majesty to transfer some people from the army to form a team, and then find a way to subdue some idle personnel in the south." Qin Wenwen thought for a while, then stopped and said.

Xiao Yuexian wrote it down carefully. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Qin Wenwen said made sense, and his little face couldn't help but look excited.

"I heard that many aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River have people in Liaodong. If you can sell your goods there, you will definitely make a lot of profits." Qin Wenwen hesitated and continued.

"There are many people in Liaodong? No wonder! No wonder! There are several people who have not heard news for several years. They should be officials in Liaodong." Xiao Yuexian's expression changed, and then he suddenly realized.

"This is not surprising. The aristocratic families have always done this. The Xiao family is the largest in Jiangnan. If the other aristocratic families want to develop, they naturally need to find other ways!" Qin Wenwen said gently.

"The students understand that it's okay, if they want, I can come to them and sell the goods to Liaodong through them, and they will also help." Xiao Yuexian said with a smile.

"It's natural. After all, they have something secret in their minds. Moreover, the exchange of goods is beneficial to everyone, so there is no reason to turn them away. However, it is also crucial to transport any goods back to Liaodong to sell, otherwise the trip will be empty.

Yes, it’s not worth it.” Qin Wenwen reminded.

"On the other side of Liaodong, it means war horses and skins. The war horses are too big to be transported by sea. In my opinion, it's better to just collect the furs. The mink skins in Liaodong are still very good." Xiao Yuexian frowned and said.

"Princess, just decide!" Qin Wenwen said lightly. Of course, he would not say for sure what should be done. Everything was left to Xiao Yuexian's own choice.

Zou Yu didn't know that many forces had sent people to Jinyang because he was too busy. The army was resettling and providing pensions; the people celebrated the harvest spontaneously in the autumn harvest.

Due to the intensive farming and repeated fertilization, the grain output has increased significantly. Although there is no tax, various agricultural tools, seeds, and houses have to be deducted, so the grain harvested is not a lot.

With grain in hand, he was not panicking. As a large amount of grain came into the warehouse, Zou Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He no longer had to use the grain stored in Yongfeng Warehouse for the time being.

With the end of the war, the warships once again devoted themselves to fishing. After all, even if they don't like it, no one is willing to give up after seeing so much income every day.

Soldiers are also common people, and common people are as obsessed with food as people today are with money. They naturally hope that the more the better, and never despise too much.

More than 30,000 people were robbed from Hebei and moved to Liaodong, where they were resettled in new fishing villages and salt villages. The output of the salt fields expanded rapidly, and it is estimated that after the year, they will be able to supply the entire country.

Fishing villages can now be regarded as fish towns. Not only do they have fishing boats to catch fish, but they also collect sea vegetables. Even children will go to the beach to pick up seafood after retiring from the imperial court. Ordinary people would never have imagined that those things with shells and no meat in the past were

It is so popular now. You must know that if it were not a famine year, no one would be willing to eat those. After all, firewood also costs money.

In an era when there was no natural gas or coal, firewood was a major matter related to survival for the common people. Not to mention other things, even dead branches encountered on the road would be picked up and taken home.

Nowadays, people do not have so many iron tools. It is very difficult and hard work to chop down trees and mow grass. In Liaodong, you have to prepare reserves for heating fires in winter. In Liaodong, there is no fire in winter, even if you are lying in bed.

It is possible for people to freeze to death. In addition to food, there is firewood. These are two important things for survival, so people will never waste firewood indiscriminately.

Now that we have briquettes and firewood is no longer so important, it has undoubtedly liberated a lot of labor. It is not surprising that people can cook some shells and eat crabs to satisfy their cravings.

The benefit brought by ecology is that natural resources are very rich. It just depends on whether they can be discovered and used. For example, there are many shells and crabs in the water. They have not been used before because people do not have the time or so many tools.

With more people and greater strength, concentrated work can change the course of even a river, let alone others. This has also led to the unprecedented development of the breeding industry in Liaodong.

For freshwater fish farming, almost every village has several fish ponds, there are also many poultry farms, and there are flocks of chickens and ducks. This is not an empty talk. It can be said that if you are walking on the road, you will accidentally step on a landmine. Of course, the people will not let it go.

, you must know that these are good things for fertile fields, and every village has appointed elderly and infirm people to be responsible for this area.

Although the breeding of cattle, sheep and horses is not limited to herdsmen, the largest output is the pastures of the Khitan, Xi people and Xueyantuo people.

One of the benefits of raising animals in captivity on pastures is that production increases faster and accidental losses are less. After all, there is no freezing to death and no threat from wild beasts. Coupled with the reasonable allocation of resources, a large number of cubs of cattle and horses appear in various pastures. In just one or two years,

It is foreseeable that there will be an endless stream of cattle and horses on the road.

"The king of the Tang Dynasty is busy with affairs. If it weren't for the delegation from Chang'an, it would be really difficult for this little girl to meet him." Li Xiuning said resentfully.

"Why do you look like a deeply resentful woman?" Zou Yu looked at Li Xiuning speechlessly, although he had indeed forgotten that there was such a person in Jinyang.

"Haha, I thought Miss Li went back to Chang'an. After all, you are free and I didn't let anyone restrict you." Zou Yu smiled to hide his embarrassment.

When Li Xiuning heard this, she couldn't help but feel angry. She thought that she was asking for trouble. Others simply forgot about such a person. She wanted to say a few words, but what others said was the truth.

"The Chang'an envoy is here, what's the matter?" Since it was Li Xiuning who came to ask, Zou Yu asked directly without being polite.

"I'm just an introduction, you can discuss the specific matters!" Li Xiuning said angrily, and after speaking, You Zi turned his head away in confusion.

An elegant middle-aged man walked out from behind Li Xiuning, wearing the most popular round-neck robe, which was the main clothing for men at this time. The style is a deep garment with a top and lower skirt, with a round collar and right gusset.

There are edges on the leader and placket, and the lower edges of the front and back plackets are connected to horizontal gussets to show the meaning of lower garments. There is a difference between single clips.
Chapter completed!