After Bai Tu returned to Qu'a, the first thing he did was naturally go to Chengji Mansion.
Although I just listened to Chen Gong's report on the affairs of the four counties in Jiangdong over the past month, the detailed data will be more clear from Cheng Ji.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Bai Tu came in, he was so frightened by Qu Aji's words that he broke out in white hair!
"Huh? Who is this sister? Is she also the Cheng Ji you found?" After seeing Bai Tu come in, Qu Aji looked behind Bai Tu and asked.
Bai Tu's legs softened when he heard this, and he said in a harsh voice: "What sister? Is there a third person here?"
The words "Father save me" are already stuck in Bai Tu's throat...
But just at this moment, a burst of sweet laughter sounded that was familiar to Bai Tu: "Keke, don't be afraid, Mr. Bai, I'm just out of curiosity and came with you from Wujiang River."
"Well? Wu Jiang... it's you indeed! The one who laughed at me when I was wearing the Overlord's Relic Armor!" Bai Tu suddenly remembered.
At the same time, a beautiful woman wearing a colorful red damask with a feather draped on her shoulders appeared behind Bai Tu.
The woman has slender eyebrows, bright eyes and white teeth, and is wearing gorgeous red makeup, as if she is about to perform some grand performance.
"Are you also... Cheng Ji?" Although Bai Tu had some guesses, he was more confused.
"Cheng Ji? You can also say that, but I don't represent any 'city', I can only be regarded as a different concubine." The woman in costume said.
"Then do you remember anything else?" Bai Tu asked tentatively.
Neither Qu Aji nor Little Peiji has any memories of before she became Cheng Ji, or rather... no memories that are too old.
"The Han soldiers have captured the territory, and there are singing songs from all directions. The king is exhausted, how can I live a life for this humble concubine..." The woman in costume said half-song, half-chant.
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Sure enough, it was her. The reason why she appeared with Overlord Yijia in Wujiang was not a coincidence. The Yiji in front of her was the same Yuji who had accompanied Xiang Yu since he launched his army in Jiangdong until the defeat of Gaixia, when she committed suicide in front of Xiang Yu.
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According to legend, Yu Ji was born in the Yu family with the fourth surname in Wuzhong. She married Xiang Yu because she admired her. Every time she went to war with Xiang Yu, she was also named "Beauty" when Xiang Yu established himself as the overlord of Western Chu. Xiang Yu did not proclaim himself emperor at that time.
, calling your wife "beautiful" has become a fixed level.
By the way... In the land of Jiangdong, the original four surnames of Wuzhong, the Gu family and the Lu family are still the same. Together with the Zhang family and the Zhu family, they are called the current four Jiangdong surnames. They are also the four major families with clan concubines, and the former Yu family and the Wei family
Although they have fallen into decline, they are still one of the most prominent families in Kuaiji County.
"You are...Yu Meiren? How...are you a different concubine?" Bai Tu was not frivolous, "beauty" was Yu Ji's rank.
"I can't remember many things. After singing and dancing, I just said goodbye to the king forever, but I didn't want to see the king and eight hundred Chu cavalry break out of the encirclement later, and only twenty-eight cavalry were left beside the king by the Wujiang River.
, I saw the king finally charging at the Han army with twenty-eight cavalry, and after watching the king commit suicide in Wujiang River, the Han army who received the reward was cut into pieces...
But they only separated the king's body. After that, the king's residual thoughts and armor sank into the Wujiang River together with my body. I didn't know how long it took for me to wake up the day before yesterday." Yu Ji said.
Qu Aji was also listening curiously about the baby's appearance, but Bai Tu glanced at her twice more and didn't seem to recall anything about it.
Judging from the situation of Yu Ji, although the principle is unclear and the process is unclear, but... it is true that at least some Cheng Ji were once human beings!
Perhaps when Yu Ji truly becomes Cheng Ji, in hundreds of years, she will forget Xiang Yu's farewell to Gaixia and only remember that she is Cheng Ji.
"So...you should follow the heir of King Xiang's legacy. Why do you follow me? To meet other Cheng Ji?" Bai Tu asked doubtfully.
"I like the poems you wrote for the king, but I don't have a place to stay now... As long as I don't belong to the Han Dynasty, I can sit in a new city for you." Yu Ji said.
Bai Tu's eyes lit up when he heard this - he had inspected the terrain near Beigu Mountain before and had already decided to propose the construction of Iron Urn City and move all the official offices and workshops of the Ministry of Industry into it.
I originally thought that without Cheng Ji, it would only be called "Jingkou Castle" in name, but now it seems... Baitu can build a "Jingkou Castle" that is not a city in name but has Cheng Ji!
Given Yu Ji's life experience, it is perfectly normal to put forward the condition of "not belonging to the Han Dynasty". Since Baitu built Jingkou City, it must be kept secret. How could he be "networked" with the Han Ji?
At that time, it will only be called "Jingkou Fort" to the outside world. At the same time, with Yu Ji in charge, confidentiality will be easier to achieve.
It's just that Bai Tu always feels a little weird...
Why can others get Xiang Yu Cannian's approval, but I can only get Yu Ji's approval by flattering Xiang Yu?
Could it be that Yu Ji expressed her appreciation for her ability to make the king happy?
Thinking about it this way, Bai Tu felt even more awkward!
But Bai Tu didn't forget to ask about Sun Ce.
"That young man who inherited the king's armor? He should wake up in a few days." Yu Ji and Lu Bu had similar opinions.
After that, Bai Tu first settled Yu Ji in Qu Aji's Chengji Mansion, where she didn't have to worry about being discovered by others.
After all, the world is still dominated by the Han Dynasty, and Bai Tu is still nominally the Yangzhou Mu of the Han Dynasty. He can pretend that he inherited Xiang Yu's bravery by inheriting Yi Jia, but it would be a bit taboo to directly bring Yu Ji to appear.
At Qu'aji, Bai Tu also checked the situation of the four counties in Jiangdong for a month - after using Qu'a as the administrative center, Baitu could receive the recovered Wu County, Kuaiji County, Danyang County and Yuzhang County here.
situation.
As soon as Wu Jun and Danyang arrived, Wang Lang from Kuaiji and Hua Xin from Yuzhang immediately sent envoys to join him, and the two of them had already set off, and Qu'a would report to Bai Tu in person in the near future.
It's just that these two are not young at all. Although they are not completely incompatible with the military, they are still showing off their style. They will definitely come slowly and leisurely without any rush from Baitu.
The farmland arranged for Gan Ning and Chen Gong was also proceeding step by step, but... the population of Wu County and Kuaiji County made Bai Tu feel a little cold.
Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Wu County had a registered population of 700,000, and Kuaiji had a registered population of 480,000. But now... it has almost doubled!
The previous war obviously had little impact on Jiangdong, but half of the population was actually reduced?
In fact, Bai Tu also knew where the disappeared people had gone. After all, these two counties were also the two counties with the most deep-rooted influence of aristocratic families.
It is also a basic operation for aristocratic families to take advantage of war and famine to hide their population. Otherwise, where would the tens of thousands of tenants and servants come from?
Even though he was somewhat mentally prepared, Bai Tu was startled by the appetite of the Jiangdong family, and he somewhat understood why Sun Ce insisted on killing Xu Gong to scare the monkeys...
However, Bai Tu was not forced to go for Sun Ce's sake. Although Bai Tu did not come from Sun Ce's aristocratic family, Bai Tu now had Lu Kang's trust, and... the Yu family's ancestral aunt!