Xia Jing, who had traveled from the apocalypse, was very unaccustomed to the ancient transportation. Even after traveling for half a year, she still wasn't used to it.
Although social order has collapsed in the last days, many infrastructures can still be maintained.
For example, the main means of transportation are cars, ships and airplanes. The teachers at the base also explained the oil refining process to these last two generations.
When I think of oil, I think of cars. Her space has been completely unblocked and there are several cars in it, but it is a bit unrealistic to release it. It is currently impossible to build cars in this era.
For a moment, Xia Jing couldn't help but sigh.
It only takes about ten minutes to drive from the city to the military camp on the outskirts of the city, but in ancient times it took an hour of swaying.
"Princess, is this bamboo mat comfortable to sit on?"
"fine."
After hearing Hongmei's question, Xia Jing felt it. There was a cotton mat under the bamboo mat, which was cool, soft and not irritating. However, the road conditions were too bad. Even though the carriage was fully prepared, it still felt uncomfortable.
Hongmei opened the curtain and looked at the bright sunshine outside, and couldn't help but frowned, "I haven't felt cooler since I came to Lingnan. It seems that it feels like it's only summer. I don't know how such weather will be."
How long will it last?”
Xia Jing smiled: "You will know in winter."
Hongmei smiled silently, "At that time, I will feel what the winter in Lingnan is like."
While the two were talking, Xia Jing suddenly asked about the cement factory, "Do you know what the cement factory's current output and sales are like?"
Hongmei actually heard Ye Fei talk about this matter, "The current output of the factory in the northern suburbs of the city is enough to supply the entire Lingnan. I heard Captain Ye said that the branch factory built in Qujiang can handle foreign dealers, and Qujiang happens to have
In the Duwei Mansion, there is no need to worry about bandits from the Nanling Mountains wandering to Qujiang to cause trouble."
Xia Jing nodded after hearing this. She heard Ye Fei report once about setting up a branch factory, but at that time she was entirely focused on the iron workshop and didn't pay much attention to it.
It was appropriate for him to locate the branch factory in Qujiang. To the southeast, it can reach Nan'an, to the north it can reach Guiyang County, and to the southwest it can reach Yangshan Mountain. It is a transportation fortress from south to north.
"Now that the salt shop is on the right track, when you get back, go tell Shopkeeper Ding and ask him to hand over the salt shop to other people, so that he can free up his hands for infrastructure construction. First, I will build the roads on the Lingnan Fucheng side."
After all, it is inconvenient for Ye Fei to be responsible for the construction of the real estate in the north of the city. Ye Fei is the captain of her personal guard, and his first responsibility is to assume her security work.
Now Shopkeeper Ding has been transferred from the salt shop to take charge of infrastructure.
Most of the streets in Fucheng are paved with bluestones, but the roads outside the city are basically dirt roads. When it rains, they become muddy and full of potholes, making it difficult to walk.
There was expectation in Hongmei's eyes, anticipating how smooth the road would be after it was paved, "I will send a message to shopkeeper Ding when I get back."
When the military camp heard that Xia Jing would be coming, Ye Fei led people to welcome her out early.
Seeing the long motorcade, Ye Fei raised his eyebrows slightly. What did the princess get to reward the soldiers?
Xia He, who followed Ye Fei out, was not as reserved as Ye Fei. He saw the convoy coming from a distance and asked, "Has the princess brought the ingredients and is ready to reward our brothers who are going to sea this time?"
After returning from the victory, they got six boatloads of supplies. It was not too much to eat a delicious meal. No wonder Xia He and the others thought that the carriage was food.
When the carriage arrived at the gate of the camp, Xia He quickly stepped forward to greet it.
Xia Jing got off the carriage and faced Xia He's smiling face, "I've met the princess. Thank you for your hard work, princess."
Xia Jing: "."
Ye Fei was a step behind. He stepped forward to salute: "I have met the princess."
Xia Jing turned to look at Xia He, who had already gone to the carriage behind, and asked Ye Fei, "What good thing happened to the boy who is so happy today?"
Ye Fei pursed his lower lip, suppressed a smile, and replied: "Back to the princess, he probably thought that you killed pigs and sheep in the city and came here just for the meat."
Xia Jing suddenly realized, "This guy is crazy about love!"
However, their words also reminded her that it was time to celebrate when the soldiers returned from victory.
So, she told him: "I was negligent in this matter. Send people to the surrounding areas to buy some pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks, and treat them as a celebration of this great victory."
Ye Fei nodded, "Okay, we'll make arrangements later."
"Ah! Princess, in this carriage"
Xia Jing and Ye Fei were talking, when they heard Xia He's exclamation, they both turned their heads.
When Xia Jing turned her head, her hair was thrown in Ye Fei's face, which scared him so much that he quickly took two steps back, but the fragrance of her hair remained at the end of his nose.
Ye Fei took a deep breath uncomfortably and glared at Xia He: "Are you still acting like an officer and a soldier? How unbecoming are you shouting!"
Although Xia He is the nephew of the princess, he is just a small soldier in the military camp. If he does something wrong, Ye Fei has the right to scold him.
Xia Jing was not angry. Xia He's surprising habit required his superior to discipline him.
She turned to Ye Fei and said: "These dozen or so carriages are filled with ordnance. Send someone to unload it. Since the number is not large at the moment, it will only be provided to the most elite troops."
Ye Fei was overjoyed when he heard this and saluted Xia Jing, "Yes, I will make arrangements now!"
Xia Jing saw the corners of his mouth getting wider and wider, and waved her hand in a funny way, "Go, go."
After the soldiers who came out were ready to unload their weapons, Hongmei came to Xia Jing's side and said, "Princess, why do you think these men are happier seeing their weapons than their own wives?"
"Haha, maybe men love horses and weapons just as much as women love clothes and jewelry."
Xia Jing entered the camp and heard the shouts from the training ground, so she took Hongmei and a few personal guards to the training ground.
Thousands of soldiers were sweating profusely in the training ground, practicing every move very seriously.
Only the movements of the groups in the northeast corner were slightly stiff and slow, and one could tell at a glance that they were not familiar with the soldiers' moves.
Without asking, Xia Jing knew that these people should be hundreds of pirates who had returned this time.
Xia Jing did not watch the stands, but went around the training ground to inspect the soldiers' training.
"The last general, Sima Lu, has met the princess."
Sima Lu, who was supervising the soldiers' training, saw Xia Jing coming and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.
Xia Jing looked at the tall middle-aged man in front of her. He had a handsome appearance and elegant temperament. Coupled with the military uniform he was wearing, he had the aura of a Confucian general.
After being a bandit for more than ten years, I don't have any gangster spirit at all.
"Sima Lu, what is your current official position?"
Sima Lu cupped his hands and said: "The last general has taken refuge under the Fifth Master, and his current official position is that of a general."
After hearing what he said, Xia Jing asked with a smile: "Do you think General Shen has buried your talents?"
Sima Lu had a solemn look on his face and replied: "No, the fifth master can give me a chance to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. The general is already very grateful and does not care about the size of his official position."
Xia Jing smiled slightly: "With your talents, I believe you will be promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief soon. Work hard to earn military merit."
After hearing her words of encouragement, Sima Lu raised his eyes to look at her seriously, and smiled, finally agreeing that what she said was true.
Xia Jing glanced at the team behind him and asked with interest: "Who in the team was your former second in command?"
She had heard that Sima Lu had a capable right-hand man in Luofu Mountain, the second in command who helped him with logistics.
Sima Lu glanced at Xia Jing, turned around and waved to the queue, and saw a man at the front of the queue walking out of the queue.
When others came closer, he introduced to Xia Jing, "This is the former second-in-command of the last general, and now he is Ma Qilin, the deputy general of the fifth master!"
"Ma Qilin has met the princess." Seeing this, Ma Qilin hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.
Xia Jing raised her hand, "No need to be polite, are you still used to coming to the camp?"
"Thank you for your concern, Princess. I'm still used to it."
"Just get used to it. I heard that you used to be in charge of logistics in Luofu Mountain. If I asked you to take charge of logistics, would you be willing?"
Xia Jing noticed that Ma Qilin's eyes flashed with sparkle from time to time. If this man was willing, she really wanted to transfer him to her side to manage logistics for her.
Ma Qilin raised his head and looked at Xia Jing doubtfully, "Are you managing the logistics of Wu Ye's military camp?"
Xia Jing pursed her lips and nodded with a smile, "Well, our team is expanding a bit fast, and we are in urgent need of an experienced and courageous official to help manage the logistics. He can also be regarded as your Fifth Master's chief Sima."
In fact, if she had the ability, she wouldn't mind giving him more power.
Sima Lu was overjoyed when he heard this. Seeing his brother in a daze, he quickly pushed him.
Ma Qilin came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed to thank me, "I accept my order and will definitely live up to the princess's trust."
Xia Jing smiled and nodded, passing them and continuing towards the northeast corner.
As a whistle sounded, the soldiers' training temporarily stopped.
Xia Jing came to where the pirates were and walked towards the man who was standing under the shade of a tree wiping his sweat.
"If I guessed correctly, your name should be Gu San."
Gu San had been extremely nervous when he found Xia Jing approaching. He was even more shocked when he heard her words. He did not expect that the dignified princess would remember such a small person like him.
He subconsciously opened his mouth and asked, "How did you know my name is Gu San?"
Xia Jing smiled slightly: "I have long heard that you have a gift for languages. I have always wanted to meet you. Today I finally met you. I recognized you at a glance because you are more spiritual than others."
Hearing these half-truths and half-false words, Gu San felt elated, but on his face he was still trying to maintain his composure, "The princess is so complimentary, that's just a small trick, and it's hard to reach the level of elegance."
Xia Jing shook her head, "Any skill will have its uses. You don't have to belittle yourself. I heard that you grew up at sea, but is it true?"
Gu San glanced at Xia Jing in surprise, and then nodded. He didn't expect that she would understand him. He tried hard to think about his own value, and found that his only talent was language talent.
"Can you tell me how many languages you speak?"
Gu San answered quickly about what he was good at, "Portuguese, English, and Spanish."
Xia Jing originally wanted to test it out, but was shocked after hearing Gu San's answer. If this was an imaginary dynasty, then why was the language of the Western Yi people the same as that of other European countries in previous lives?
Moreover, if Gu San can learn these three languages, he must have been in contact with people from these three countries. So the question is, when European countries have arrived in the Pacific, does it mean that many places in Southeast Asia have become colonies of European countries?
However, fortunately, knowing this point made Xia Jing more determined to develop her naval power.
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On the narrow mountain road in the Nanling Mountains, a caravan carriage was driving slowly along the mountain road.
It is quite cool to walk on the mountain trail in hot weather. Sometimes when going downhill, there is a gentle mountain breeze to relieve the heat. The climate is more comfortable than walking on a flat road, but the only bad thing about the mountain trail is that it is difficult to walk.
"Everyone, hold on a little longer. We will rest after we finish descending this slope. The guards on the left and right should be careful to hold back the carriage to prevent it from losing control and rushing down the cliff!" Xia Qingshan wiped the sweat from his face and said to the team.
shouted from behind.
This time, their Xia family caravan transported snowflake salt to Jingzhou, and the journey was smooth.
Lingnan's snowflake salt is now sold very well in the surrounding areas, and powerful families in the surrounding areas are proud to eat snowflake salt.
Dozens of carriages of snowflake salt were sold out as soon as they arrived in Guiyang County, Jingzhou.
After finally descending this slope, the team found a flat open space and stopped.
The coachmen had to take care of the horses and mules before they could rest themselves.
Xia Jiang walked to Xia Qingshan and sat down next to him with the water bag in hand. He handed the water bag in his hand to him, "Dad, the crossing of Nanling went smoothly this time. Could it be that the bandits in Lingnan were really wiped out by the palace?"
Xia Qingshan, the boss of the Xia family, took the water bag and drank a few sips before wiping his lower lips and smiling: "How can it be possible to wipe out all the bandits? But don't forget that bandits are also called rogue bandits, which means they commit crimes on the run.
, it’s not easy to get along in Lingnan, they have already fled to other places when the situation is not good.”
Xia Jiang took a sip of water and took over the conversation, "Don't we have to be careful next time we go to other state capitals?"
Xia Qingshan sighed, "Who says it's not the case? How can other state capitals put as much effort into suppressing bandits as Lingnan did? Otherwise, the world would have been at peace long ago."
Other state capitals don’t say they make great efforts to suppress bandits. Even if they do, the more they suppress, the more bandits they will get!
The more you suppress bandits, the greater your power becomes.
In the final analysis, the local government of the Yu Dynasty was corrupt. There were too many corrupt officials, and the people could not survive under the pressure of several mountains. In order to survive, they could only follow the bandits and commit crimes.
Xia Dashu arranged the convoy, and now he also came over, sat down and drank some water to quench his thirst, then frowned and asked: "Brother, why did you choose only tea and cloth for this return trip? It was the second sister who told you
of?"
Xia Dashu ranks fourth in the Xia family, and the second sister he refers to is Xia Jing.
Xia Qingshan looked at him, shook his head and said: "She didn't tell me, but I personally feel that food cannot be transported. The most scarce things in Lingnan now are cloth and tea."
The royal army is expanding, and a lot of cloth will definitely be needed to make military uniforms. Also, the people have passed the land reform, so this year will definitely be a good harvest year.
When the people have money in their hands, they will definitely consume, eat and wear it. If the food is solved, then the clothes will be improved, so the cloth will sell well in the future.
As for tea, there are ships going out to sea in Lingnan. The tea he sells back can be resold to the caravans going out to sea, and he can make a lot of money. Why not?
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