The crocodile man in casual clothes saluted Li Jie on the trestle of Huaizhong Pier.
As an inland port terminal, yard, and warehouse, it can basically be used as a wholesale market. However, at Huaizhong City Terminal, there are still strict operational distinctions.
Donggang Wharf is a typical military operation area. The shape of the boats is not fancy, but it is highly recognizable. When the flag of the sun, moon and stars is hung, boats passing by must give way because it is a traditional military flag and battle flag.
As for the dragon pattern flag that represents thunder and lightning, it is just a joke by Yi Cong and others. The serious flag is just a number, and it is the only one in the world.
In addition, the "Seven-Star Flag", "Five-Star Flag" and so on were hung in the square of the military operation area, which also showed the identity of Huai Shuibo, Jiangyinzi who was ordered by the king.
This means that Li Jie's identity has been recognized by King Wu.
"How to say?"
"The fighting was fierce east of the Five Lakes. Yao and Yu's two armies at Xiangli even used their warships."
"Hit him so fiercely?"
"The Ju Chu family and the Hu family were involved."
"These are all generals promoted by the late king. How could they get involved in the family feud?"
"There are probably hundreds of generals."
"Huh? I even heard that the Ku Chu clan has a legacy that tells their descendants to be loyal to the royal family. It seems like this legacy doesn't work."
President Li chuckled, thinking that this "ancestral law is immutable" is obviously bullshit here in Wu State.
The useful ancestral methods are of course immutable; the useless ancestral methods are estimated to be surfing without a coffin board, which is already the greatest respect for the ancestors.
"Is it possible that Taishu Mao just watched these old families become private enemies?"
"The 'Jian Brigade' was sent to the east of the Five Lakes, but it was ineffective and the private fighting intensified. Just as Shou Li said, it is out of control."
The crocodile men working as spies in the Wuhu area admired the boss even more. Now in the Wangji area of Gusu, there are people squeezing people even in farming. Everyone is gathering strength and ready to fight hard at any time.
The workshops in Jiangyin City don't care what kind of iron, stone, and bronze ware you have, as much as you want. There is no need to sell them abroad.
The domestic demand market...it is developed!
"Hey, these old clans are sure that Taishu Mao didn't dare to use up all the 'King Master'. It hasn't even taken a year to destroy Yue, and Yue King Zongsang is still alive. As long as the people of Yue are not ruthless, they will definitely save Zongsang."
Sang, who seeks to restore the country."
"I heard news from Kuaiji Mountain that someone was spreading rumors about the Prince of Yue in Ruoxie River."
"When we captured Kuaiji, didn't we capture all Zong Sang's descendants?"
"That's what the rumors are."
"Hey...the people of Yue are not honest. They are busy reviving the country, and they still have to fight for power and profit. Maybe it is an old family of Yue who wants to support a Yue king, who knows whether he will be thrown out of the cesspool
The prince."
Shaking his head, President Li was not surprised at all. It did not mean that the old aristocrats who looked down on Wu and Yue would go so far as to bite dogs.
I have seen a lot. Not to mention this era of low productivity, before President Li traveled through time, where was this kind of human nature?
In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, it is rare to see the kind of people who truly work together and work together.
"Come here this time, is there any news?"
"Jia sent people to Yinxiang to ask for three hundred pairs of leather armors."
"Three hundred pairs?!"
Li Jie was suddenly stunned. The Jia family of Wu State was already in decline. After several blows, although they still maintained the dignity of two doctors, overall, they were not enough to participate in the current internal struggle in Wu.
The intensity, breadth, and durability are not something Jia's body can handle.
But knowing that the current situation was unpredictable, he still needed three hundred pairs of leather armor, which was somewhat beyond Li Jie's expectations.
"What does Mr. Jia want to do?"
When I was asking questions, there were trackers from the other side dragging a big boat. Behind the big boat, there were densely packed floating rafts like a long dragon. On the floating rafts, there were tightly tied sacks, and I didn’t know what they contained.
Even across the Huai River, Li Jie could see the lean but well-developed muscles of those trackers.
He has dark skin and short stature, but is quite efficient.
"Jia received the king's order from Gusu, swore an oath in mid-April, and went to the south of Hengshan Mountain to attack the 'Nanchao Clan'."
"Nanchao Clan?!"
Hearing this news, Li Jie frowned, it was really a bit complicated.
Speaking of which, the current King of Wu, Ji Yi, and his father, Master Ziyin, are unlucky in the matter of conquering the "Nanchao Clan".
"Now the 'Nanchao Clan' is in dire straits and has fled to Tongshui."
Running guerrillas in mountainous areas sounds like a very reliable thing, but in fact it is very unreliable.
The size of the King of Jiraishan is only dozens to hundreds of people, and it is rare for more than a thousand people to gather in the mountains and forests.
Because there are only so many resources in mountainous areas, it is just a dream to feed as many people as you want through hunting and gathering.
If you want to feed people, you have to look at agriculture. However, if agriculture in mountainous areas is to transform nature, without the organization at the national level, you have to follow the example of Foolish Old Man who moved mountains, and his descendants will be inexhaustible.
But these are all things for later. In the early stage, when supplies are scarce, if they cannot be replenished effectively and quickly, they will inevitably be dissipated internally.
This is also why mountain tribes are often divided into groups in the east and groups in the west. It's not that they don't want to stick together, but... their strength doesn't allow it.
"Jia is trying to get a bargain."
The old family may look down on the new king Ji Yi, but with a "shattered settlement" like the Jia family, they have no choice but to invest in the future.
Wu Wang Jiyi is young and ignorant, and Taishu Mao is guarding him. There are Li Jie outside and aristocratic families inside. No matter how you look at it, it is a hellish difficulty at the beginning.
But if one day, the young King Wu turns over, wouldn’t he be the second King Wu Wei?!
Moreover, Ji Yin's father, Ji Yin, fell in love with the "Nanchao family", and his original intention must have been hatred. If Jia wanted to bypass Taishu Mao and get close to Wu King Ji Yi, the best way was to avenge Wu King Ji Yi.
"Father's hatred".
The idea is good, but the gambling nature is too great and it might wipe out Jia's family fortune.
But this was none of Li Jie's business. President Li smiled and said, "If Mr. Jia dares to purchase, we will sell!"
"yes!"
The quantity of leather armor shipped from Jiangyin City may not be large, so the leather armors that are discounted from Jiangyin City are mainly produced in Huaizhong City.
President Li never imagined that the internal situation in Wu State would already be in such chaos just a short time ago.
Knowing that the Yue people were secretly trying to revive the country, but because of the internal strife among the old families, the Central Army had to be cautious and did not dare to go all out to exterminate the hidden rebels.
As for the old family, it was because Tai Shumao did not dare to use too many troops, so they let go of fighting for power and profit, and fought with force in local areas and in Gusu. In short, they did not regard themselves as loyal ministers of the Wu Kingdom.
The edicts left by the late king were just props to make use of the theme. If there were not a large number of "common people" who were grateful for the support of the late king, civil war would have broken out.
Nowadays, in the Wuhu area of Wu State, a large number of "common people" are calling for sit down and negotiate. They are local tyrants in the countryside. They are not as good as the aristocratic people, but compared with ordinary rural people, they are not as good as others.
Not much.
If all the "common generals" gather together, if they really want to be "Qinwang", they can really form a new army besides the king's division.
The actual situation is also the same. Taishu Mao persuaded King Wu Jiyi to summon the "common and regular Jishi" from all over the country. Anyone who is loyal to the king can be incorporated into the new army.
There are military camps all over the world where new armies are organized and trained, and the expansion of the "King's Division" is what is happening right now.
It's just that it's not easy to train the "King Master". If it really expands and forms combat effectiveness, it will take a year or two no matter what.
While obstructing and procrastinating, the old clans seized the time to annex the weak and absorb the territory as quickly as possible in order to form an established fact so that the central government could not easily check and balance the local governments.
This kind of multi-party game is dazzling and very frustrating. President Li, who is far away from this whirlpool, can be said to be quite lucky.
It's good to be a reckless man...
"Shou Li, I have one more thing to report."
"Tell me."
"There was a barbarian chieftain in 'Donglu City'. Seeing that there were 'semaphores' conveying orders among our army's boats, he suggested that multiple watchtowers be set up between 'Donglu City' and Zhiyi, with hangings hanging on the watchtowers.
The big flag is used to convey orders."
"oh?!"
Upon hearing the news, President Li immediately became energetic. There are surprises in this barbarian from time to time.
This suggestion sounds similar to the role of a beacon tower, but the beacon tower is just a warning. But this barbarian from "Donglu City" obviously thought of something deeper, and actually had such thoughts on transmitting messages over long distances.
"This is a very good idea. Let's discuss it together when I hold a meeting."
"yes!"
"Reward this barbarian chief of 'Donglu City' with third-class merit."