Come to think of it, no one will have trouble with money at this time.
Ten kilograms of gold ingots, a hundred taels of gold... more money than I can spend in this lifetime.
Although at this time, gold was not as precious as in later generations. Compared with the Song and Ming dynasties where commerce was relatively developed, the ratio of gold to silver was far less than 10, but... this was enough.
After carefully considering the reproduction of his family and future generations, Lao Chen solemnly agreed.
"My son! Unload the cargo and clear the ship for the passengers!"
At this point, Yi Xiaotian has taken his first step out of Jiangxia and has finally landed.
As for what he thought.
——
On the same day, Yi Xiaotian recruited many idle workers near Xiakou - unlike those long-term and short-term workers in big cities, although the idle workers here in Xiakou also did the same chores, most of them had one thing that Yi Xiaotian was very fond of.
The skills you value are close to you.
Make the tide——
Or to be more specific, it means it has good water properties and can sail a boat.
Of course, when Yi Xiaotian was recruiting boatmen, he had already agreed in advance that he would lead everyone to the land of Bashu during this trip... so he would inevitably have to deal with Liu Beijun along the way.
And Yi Xiaotian will protect their safety to the greatest extent, as long as they can do what Yi Xiaotian said.
This is not an easy thing to figure out.
Now everyone in Jiangxia knows how much Liu Beijun hates them...
Especially the young master in front of him... As Jiangdong's benefactor, he inevitably became Liu Bei's enemy.
The other party did not hesitate to put a large sum of money on his head, which also reflects his importance to both parties.
However, even so, he still refused to give up and planned to cross the dangerous zone in front of him.
What should I say? Some people are smarter, or more cautious. Before making a decision, they asked Yi Xiaotian about his purpose first.
"Sir! Could you please tell me...the reason why you went to Bashu on this trip?"
"..."
Zhao Yun has been careful about his words and deeds recently, but when someone asked him about this, he naturally looked at that person suspiciously.
As Yi Xiaotian's only bodyguard during this trip, Zhao Yun did not allow Yi Xiaotian to encounter danger under his nose.
The person who asked the question just now is very suspicious...
Intimidated by Zhao Yun's eyes... the man suddenly smiled awkwardly...
"What, if it's not convenient to answer, I won't ask, I won't ask... But, this time, I won't..."
"For the family."
Yi Xiaotian suddenly spoke.
"The specific purpose cannot be disclosed to you, please understand...but my family is in danger at the moment, and I must protect them."
Yi Xiaotian's voice changed from the previous relaxed tone, and his extremely serious tone made everyone present look at him...
"Okay! Sir, he is really a responsible man. Just now, we used our villain's heart to judge the gentleman's belly! I'll apologize to you first! I also take back what I said before. Since you have a request, then this Jiang
Except for idle guys like us, no one dares to accompany you on this journey."
"In short, Mr. Yi, please bear with me for the next period of time!"
The men by the river also have a temperament like the waves, rolling up and falling down for a while... But no matter what, their momentum is thunderous and unstoppable. Yi Xiaotian also likes this bold and uninhibited feeling.
"Okay, everyone, let's go!"
In early April of the 17th year of Jian'an, Yi Xiaotian and Zhao Yun, together with a group of temporarily formed teams, sailed up the river from Xiakou on a passenger and cargo ship.
at the same time--
Jiangling.
It has been more than half a month since Liu Bei returned to Jiangling.
Although it was said that they were resting and recuperating, in fact, Jiangling's soldiers and horses had already been mobilized by Fazheng to the vicinity of Qianling in Yidao and Wuling... When the army was assembled, they planned to march from Badong and Fuling to attack Chengdu in Yizhou.
But at this time... He had just finished a big battle. How could Liu Bei, who was severely injured, find the energy to compete with Liu Zhang, who had been training for two years...
We have to talk about Zhang Song's rebellion back then.
Zhuge Liang also later found out that it was Lingling General Xing Daorong who they had captured before, who accepted Cao Cao's surrender and acted as a spy for Cao Cao.
Before they evacuated from Hanzhong, Xing Daorong had already traveled across mountains and rivers, detoured back to Chengdu, and told them all about their plan to counterattack Chengdu while they were taking advantage of the road.
At that time, Zhuge Liang foolishly thought that they had acted carelessly before and their plan had been exposed.
I never thought that I would be stabbed in the butt by one of my own people.
Of course, it was also at that time that Zhuge Liang really paid attention to the construction of the so-called spy force.
But so far...it can only be said that Yi Xiaotian has the form of doing spy work, but he still can't find that kind of god.
This is not important...
What's important is that the plan was exposed, and Zhang Song, who had been the key point of contact with them at the time, was directly cheated by Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang went crazy and carried out a purge in Chengdu. As a result, the informants who had been secretly contacted by Guan Yu for a long time had to choose to defect in advance.
Among them are Meng Da and Fa Zheng.
But...this does not mean that because of the previous purge, Liu Bei had no one with Liu Zhang.
In fact...Liu Zhang has not eliminated the two biggest scourges around him so far. Should it be said that their roles are important or something...
All in all, this gave Liu Bei the reason to dare to start a war again even if he failed to adjust his condition.
——
Liu Bei has been resting at home these two days.
He finally reunited with his wife and children, and he really enjoyed it.
After experiencing so much unpleasantness in Jiangdong, Liu Bei was already quite satisfied just to be able to see his children and wife.
but…
There was something that made Liu Bei a little depressed.
Adou is already four and a half years old, so there is no need to worry about talking and walking at this time... Even because he has been staying in Jiangling, people like Mi Zhu, Fazheng, Meng Da, etc., most of them will act as Adou.
teacher.
Under their guidance, Adou's intelligence has been undoubtedly revealed.
On this day, Adou was holding a thick book... intending to show Liu Bei the results of his recitation.
Adou's brain is very good, especially he can remember things very quickly...but Liu Bei's mind is no longer here.
Seeing the tiger-headed little guy in front of him reciting poems loudly, the sadness in Liu Bei's eyes could not be concealed.
"Oh! You didn't forget every word, every word was correct. Adou, you've made great progress again!"
Also staying with Liu Bei was Zhuge Liang.
The war has not started yet, so Zhuge Liang has some time to rest. Today he and Liu Bei went to watch the children play.
After hearing that Adou finished reciting it, Zhuge Liang smiled and praised it, which made Adou scratch his head in embarrassment.
"hey-hey…"
However, Zhuge Liang soon noticed the sad look on Liu Bei's face.
He made an excuse and sent Adou away, and soon only Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were left in the yard.
Zhuge Liang hurriedly asked:
"My lord...I see you looking so sad, why?"
"Why……"
As a result, Liu Bei didn't even say a word. When he opened his mouth, he let out a long sigh.
This made Zhuge Liang even more confused.
"Kong Ming...is Adou smart?"
"Lord, where are you talking? The young master is very smart!"
"But such a smart kid...why doesn't he follow me at all?"
"..."
Zhuge Liang was silent.
There was only a slight breeze in the field - it was obviously not autumn yet, but for some reason, Zhuge Liang felt a little cold.
