"Yes!" Ouyang Yinying readily agreed without even thinking about it. "As long as my brother asks me to do it, Xiaoying will definitely not refuse."
Gao Fei laughed, reached out and stroked Ouyang Yinying's head twice, and said loudly: "Okay, then I will tell you the specifics. Goguryeo is located to the east of Liaodong County, although its country is not big.
, but it is still a threat to us. Its people are warlike and its folk customs are fierce. I am worried that Goguryeo will take action against us in Liaodong in the future. Therefore, I decided to ask you to go to Goguryeo as an envoy to present gold, silver, wealth and silk to the King of Goguryeo.
To show our friendship. In addition, tell the King of Goguryeo that if he wants weapons, he can send envoys to Xiangping, and I will naturally sell him the best and most sophisticated weapons at a low price."
"Sakura has written it down. Brother, when will we set off?"
"The faster, the better. However, the road to Goguryeo is dangerous, so we must send one more person to protect you. As for the candidate... I think I will let Bian Xi, the commander of the Chinese Army, go with you."
"Well, my brother can use Sakura, and she is very happy. Sakura will definitely try her best to complete the tasks assigned by her brother."
Gao Fei chuckled and said, "Okay, I'll call someone to call Bian Xi. You go and clean up, and we'll set off tomorrow."
After finishing his words, Gao Fei smiled at Diao Chan and said, "Beauty, you also go and pack up, and come with me for a trip tomorrow!"
"Traveling? Where to go?" Diao Chan asked in surprise.
Gao Fei said: "Touring various counties, we will probably go out for a month to pack up. We will set off early tomorrow morning."
Diao Chan nodded. After arriving in Liaodong, she had never been to any place except for a section of road near the Prefect's Mansion. Since Gao Fei wanted to take her there, she naturally would not refuse. She smiled at Gao Fei and turned around to lead her.
Ouyang Yinying's hand left.
Gao Fei also walked towards the front hall and sent someone to call Bian Xi.
"Why did the Lord call me?" Bian Xi said as soon as he entered the front hall.
"You will temporarily hand over the five thousand people you trained to Chu Yan for training, and then return to the barracks to clean up and salute." Gao Fei said softly.
After Bian Xi heard this, he knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed hurriedly: "Master, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't be lazy for half an hour today. I beg you to punish me severely, but please don't chase me away."
.Since I followed my lord, I feel that I live like a human being, my subordinate..."
"Hey, where are you thinking?" Gao Fei hurriedly interrupted Bian Xi's words and said with a smile, "I didn't say I wanted to drive you away. I asked you to pack up and pay your respects before leaving as an envoy to Goguryeo tomorrow!"
"Goguryeo?" Bian Xi suddenly raised his head, his forehead was a little blue and red from being knocked by him, and his eyes were almost ready to shed tears. What moved him was real emotion. Since Zuo Ci opened the altar to preach, Ziwei Emperor Star was reincarnated.
It became Gao Fei's biggest gimmick, spreading the word among the people in Liaodong County, and almost everyone in the county knew about it, but to Gao Fei's subordinates, it was invisible.
There is a centripetal force gathered in it. Who wouldn’t want to follow the future emperor and become a founding hero?
"Well, Goguryeo. The reason why I let you go is because you are alert enough. You are nominally protecting Ouyang Yinying on the way to Goguryeo. In fact, you have to secretly note down the terrain and roads leading to Goguryeo, and
The distribution of troops in Goguryeo will be mapped after we return, which will be of great benefit to us in the future."
"I understand, I understand what my lord means, but don't you know how to draw a map?"
"You won't have anyone who can. As long as you can record the terrain and landforms along the way, as well as the distribution of Goguryeo's troops, this trip will be worthwhile. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand. I will definitely remember the terrain along the way."
"Get up and hand over the troops. After we set off tomorrow, we will ask some people who have been to Goguryeo and find some guides along the way."
Bian Xi immediately stood up, bowed and said, "The subordinate has resigned."
"Well, go ahead."
Gao Fei completed all the instructions, exhaled a long breath, and said to himself: "Tomorrow I will patrol along Xinchang, Anshi, Wenxian, Pingguo, and Dashi, surveying mineral resources, and refining
The steel plant must be established as soon as possible."
Early the next morning, Gao Fei and Diao Chan sat in the carriage together, and let a personal attendant drive the carriage. Wulongju followed the carriage, left Xiangping City, and headed southwest. On the other hand, Ouyang Yin
Under the escort of Bian Xi and fifty elite warriors, Ying headed east with the seal personally stamped by the governor of Liaodong and a small amount of gold, silver and silk. Xun You sat in Xiangping and took charge of the military and political power of Liaodong. On the one hand, he gave the counties
Issuing official documents, on the one hand, urging Chu Yan and others to train troops, everyone did their best.
Gao Fei spent nearly twenty-three days wandering around Xinchang, Anshi, and Wenxian. During the day, he took the local county captain deep into the mountains and forests, and at night, he rested in the county government office. He basically discovered the location of various minerals.
He asked people to mark the location for future mining. Now is the busy farming season, and the people are happy because they have been redistributed to the land. The cultivated land area in the three counties is very scarce, so Gao Fei taught the local people to grow fruits and reclaim the hills.
Prepare the fields for growing vegetables.
In mid-July, Gao Fei patrolled to Pingguo and sent county lieutenant Hua Xiong to blockade the iron factory and the location of the gold mine. After that, he took Diao Chan and continued to the southwest, preparing to go to Dashi County where Liao Hua is located.
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Dashi County is the southernmost county of the Liaodong Peninsula. It is also an important port established here by the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is at the northern end of today's Dalian City. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dalian City did not exist, and the coastal port cities were not developed. At that time, the country
It is mainly based on agriculture, and the amount of cultivated land directly determines the size of the population. Therefore, the population of Dashi County is pitifully small, with only a handful of more than 2,000 people.
On July 26, after traveling all the way through mountains and rivers and flying high, Diao Chan finally arrived in Dashi County.
The Da family has no county seat, only a few villages. The county has only 700 households and a population of just over 2,000. It is also close to the coast. Apart from a slightly larger horse head and a decent official residence, there is nothing else.
Something else.
On the official road, Liao Hua was waiting there with two or three people. He was very happy when he heard that Gao Fei was taking Diao Chan on a tour and was coming to Da's. In the past few days, he would sit on the official road almost every day and wait for several people.
time, because he could not predict the time when Gao Fei would arrive, he could not miss it and could only wait bitterly.
Today, with the scorching sun above our heads, Liao Hua and three others sat on a stone under the shade of a tree beside the official road, waiting patiently. Not long after, Liao Hua heard the neighing of a horse, and a trace of joy appeared on his face.
Feeling overwhelmed, he immediately jumped into the middle of the official road and looked intently. Sure enough, he saw a carriage slowly approaching, and a black and beautiful horse followed beside the carriage. He recognized the horse as Gao Fei's Oolong colt.
"Here he comes, my lord is here, come here quickly!" Liao Hua shouted to the people behind him.
The four of them stood together in the middle of the official road, watching the carriage drive toward them little by little.
"My lord, it looks like Mr. Liao is in front of me!" The man driving the carriage looked at the people on the official road from a distance and said to Gao Fei inside the carriage.
Gao Fei said "Hmm" and said, "Stop in front of them. I will go down in a while."
"promise!"
After a short while, the carriage stopped firmly. Gao Fei opened the rolling curtain of the carriage and jumped out of the carriage.
"Subordinates, please see your lord!"
Gao Fei said: "Excuse me, Liao Hua, I kept you waiting for a long time. I was supposed to arrive a few days ago, but there was heavy rain on the road and the road was muddy, making it difficult to walk. So I rested at a nearby house for a few days."
"I'm not tired, my lord. My lord, the mansion has been decorated. Please follow my lord back to the mansion!" Liao Hua said.
Gao Fei nodded, called Diao Chan down, and everyone walked back to the mansion together.
This place is not far from the sea, less than five miles away. There used to be a small county town, but a sea wave broke out that year, which destroyed the earthen wall of the county town and drowned many people. From then on, few people lived there.
There has been no county magistrate in this area for a long time.
The official residence is located in a small town. The town is full of fishermen who have lived here for generations. They are not at home during the day and go to the sea to fish. Therefore, the small town looks deserted.
The official residence is not bad, at least it is relatively luxurious in a small town. It is a two-story wooden building with six rooms on the bottom and four on the top.
After entering the official residence, someone had already served cooked fish for Gao Fei and Diao Chan to taste. During the meal, Gao Fei and Liao Hua chatted for a while and learned that most of the one hundred soldiers he had brought with him were following the local people out to sea to fight.
Went fishing.
After dinner, Gao Fei sent Diao Chan back to his room to rest, but he went to the beach with Liao Hua. He hadn't seen the sea for a long time and wanted to go and enjoy the sea breeze again.
Riding on the Oolong pony, under the leadership of Liao Hua, Gao Fei and his party came to the seaside. They saw the blue sea and the silver beach. Gao Fei was in a very happy mood.
Suddenly, Gao Fei pointed to a big boat over there and saw many people getting off the boat, so he asked Liao Hua: "These don't seem to be fishermen. Where do they come from?"
"Oh, they came from Qingzhou. I heard that there was another Yellow Turban incident in Qingzhou, so some people crossed the sea to seek refuge here."
Gao Fei said "Oh" and looked intently at the group of people who had just disembarked, but saw that many of those people were wearing robes. He was now very sensitive to people wearing robes. Most of the people wearing robes were scholars.
But now he is short of scholars who can govern the place. He looked happy and said to Liao Hua: "Let's go and have a look!"
After walking forward for a while, Gao Fei saw that the group of people were lying limply on the beach, and some were vomiting. It seemed that many people were seasick. He immediately walked towards a group of people wearing robes and greeted the group of people respectfully.
The man bowed and said, "I am the governor of Liaodong, Gao Fei, and I have met all of you gentlemen."
All the scholars were shocked, with a hint of surprise on their pale faces. They never expected that as soon as they set foot on the land of Liaodong, the governor of Liaodong would appear in front of them, as if he had been waiting here for a long time.
Everyone was shocked. In this brief moment, they saw a handsome middle-aged man standing up, cupping his hands towards Gao Fei and saying: "I, Julu Tian Feng, have met the prefect Gao!"