As time goes by, some amazing changes are taking place in Jiangxia...
On the other side, Liu Bei has completely gained a foothold in Xiangyang, the capital of Jingzhou, and reached a tacit understanding with the Jingzhou family.
Although Liu Bei's skill points are mostly in martial arts, he has a rare advantage, which is that he has not completely forgotten the people at the bottom.
As Xiangyang restored normal order, the streets were prosperous and commerce flourished, and the lives of the people at the bottom gradually improved.
Zhuge Liang is indeed a rare genius in governing internal affairs. In his hands, the prosperous scene of the past was soon restored.
Not only that, because Liu Bei's powerful soldiers had a considerable deterrence to the great families of Jingzhou, the city lacked the figure of the playboys of aristocratic families, and ordinary people's lives were even better.
On this day, Liu Bei and his two brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei once again disguised themselves on the streets of Xiangyang, feeling the noisy and lively atmosphere around them, and the smile on their faces did not dissipate.
"Second brother and third brother, with Xiangyang Xiongcheng as support, our strength will expand rapidly in the future!"
He casually found a street-side tavern. Seeing that there were no outsiders in the tavern, Liu Bei put down his guard and chuckled: "I believe that it will take less than a few years to have the strength to fight against Cao's army!"
"I don't want Zhuge Military Advisor to be able to be outstanding in civil affairs!"
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "The current atmosphere of Xiangyang is probably better than that of King Jing Sheng!"
Liu Bei chuckled, although he did not agree, the expression on his face said everything.
Zhang Fei shouted, "What do you care about so much? When our troops are in good condition, we will drive Liu Cong out of Nanyang first!"
"I'm afraid it's not that easy!"
Guan Yu shook his head and said, "Cao army has been guarding us for a long time. Not only is Cao Ren the most skilled in guarding, but Pang De and Yu Jin also assisted him, which is not so easy to deal with!"
Liu Bei nodded silently, and he also felt that Nanyang was not easy to deal with...
"Can we learn Huang Hansheng's methods!"
Zhang Fei disregarded himself and said with a smile: "Huang Hansheng took Jiangling City so easily, so we can just follow suit!"
"I'm afraid it's impossible. The third brother thinks that Cao's army will not be on guard against it?"
Guan Yu's eyes flashed with light, and he shook his head and said, "When Cao Ren was guarding Jiangling City, there was no support from the generals around him. Now there are two first-class powerful men, Pang De and Yu Jin, which is not just a joke!"
Zhang Fei said disrespectfully: "We have more experts here!"
"The only one who possesses the power of sharpshooting is Zilong!"
Guan Yu smiled bitterly and said, "The other methods have little effect on Nanyang Xiongcheng!"
As the center of the world's smelting in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Nanyang was also the place where Emperor Guangwu rose, which shows how large the city is and how strong the defense is.
Liu Bei suddenly said, "If I borrowed Huang Hansheng from here, would I take me down in Nanyang City in one fell swoop?"
The so-called lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although Nanyang has experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yuan Shu's struggles have become decayed.
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But the foundation for many years is not just a joke. Whether it is the population or talents in all aspects, they are quite rich.
"I'm afraid it's very difficult!"
Guan Yu said: "Nanyang is not far away. Cao's army can reinforce heavy troops at any time. Once a war of attrition is reached, it will be detrimental to us!"
Liu Bei nodded helplessly, there was nothing he could do about it.
In addition, what Guan Yu did not say is that as the place where Emperor Guangwu rose, the powerful families in Nanyang were extremely powerful.
With the subtle relationship between Liu Bei and the aristocratic family, it is not easy to get their support and recognition.
In this era, without the recognition and help of local families, if you want to completely stabilize the place, unless you spread your tentacles to the countryside like Jiang Xia did, nothing will go smoothly.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the aristocratic families had already developed to the peak level.
Going further is the crazier era of aristocratic families!
In the so-called aristocratic era, the emperor is just a member of the aristocratic family, or the spokesperson for the aristocratic family. All the resources of the entire world are in the hands of the aristocratic families.
When it really came to that point, it was the weakest time for China to be strong.
Because whether it is the so-called emperor or the aristocratic family, they value family interests the most, and as for the so-called national and court interests, they simply disdain.
Of course, the situation is not bad yet.
Because of his own experience, Liu Bei has never had a good relationship with the aristocratic families.
That is, at this time, the soldiers in his hands were powerful and powerful, which could completely suppress the limelight of the Jingzhou family, otherwise it would be another Liu Jingsheng-like existence.
The time is still short, and I can't tell how much conflict he has with the Jingzhou family, but it's really hard to say after a long time.
With his usual character of valuing the lower class, conflicts and conflicts arise with the Jingzhou family, which exploited the people seriously.
"Guests, this is the wine you ordered, the authentic Jiangxia fruit wine!"
At this moment, the store delivered a pot of fruit wine and a plate of boiled fish.
"Jiangxia Fruit Wine?"
Zhang Fei picked up the wine pot and poured wine for the three brothers, and said curiously: "When did this kind of wine appear?"
After saying that, he was stuffy and shook his head and said, "This wine has a bit of fruity smell, but it's too small to drink it, so it's not enough!"
"Customers don't know that this Jiangxia fruit wine is very popular in Xiangyang, especially the literati and scholars like it very much!"
The owner of the wine shop smiled and said, "The main reason is that the fruit wine is not very strong and does not get too much!"
The subtext is that everyone said it was OK.
"Anyway, I don't like it, do you still have spirits?"
Zhang Fei said dissatisfiedly: "The military man wants to drink strong wine, what kind of fruit wine should he drink?"
“Some, some, but the price is not cheap!”
The owner of the restaurant was not angry and smiled and said, "I don't know if the customer wants it?"
Zhang Fei didn't say anything, and directly paid to slap the table. The owner of the wine shop came over without saying a word and smiled: "This is Jiangxia Qingquan wine, which is quite strong wine, which is unbearable for ordinary people!"
"I like strong wine!"
Zhang Fei was happy and picked up the wine jar Kaifeng and drank it hard into his mouth. He felt a thread of fire fell from his throat to his stomach, and the whole person felt very uncomfortable following the fire.
"Good wine, it's really good wine!"
Zhang Fei was already a little bit over at this time and asked drunk: "Do you want some of them, brothers?"
Liu Bei and Guan Yu subconsciously shook their heads. They were not as fond of drinking as much as Zhang Fei.
Not to mention that Zhang Fei was drinking very much, Liu Bei asked curiously while tasting the unique fruit wine, “Why are the wines in the wine shops all related to Jiangxia?”
Seeing that there were no other customers, the owner of the wine shop simply moved a long bench to sit down, and explained with a smile: "The wine produced in Jiangxia is of good quality, there is no such debris, and the wine is clear and not turbid!"
"In addition, the price is quite affordable. Usually, customers can't drink other alcohol after drinking it. This is also impossible!"
As he said that, he pointed to the plate of boiled fish on the table and smiled bitterly: "It's not only wine, but also boiled fish that guests enjoy, but it's transported from Jiangxia!"
"Oh, Xiangyang is also in the water!"
Liu Bei's heart moved and he said curiously: "Is there no fish in Xiangyang?"
"Of course there is, it's just not on scale!"
The owner of the wine shop smiled bitterly and said, "I heard that in Jiangxia, the government organized fishermen to catch river fish, and then unified the acquisition and sale to other places quickly!"
"Just say that Xiangyang is here, I heard that in order to bring the fish safely, Jiangxia spent a lot of energy, and made ice and sent strong soldiers to help transport them. There were even rail cars to build them.
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"There is no such good thing here in Xiangyang. Fishermen are fighting on their own, and the fish they harvest are difficult to export in time!"
"As for a small shop, at least ten big fishes worth more than two kilograms a day, and twenty small fish worth about one kilogram. Unfortunately, the fishermen here in Xiangyang cannot meet the needs of the store, so they can only buy them outside.
Now!"
Liu Bei only felt that the fish meat was not delicious anymore, and the fruit wine that he drank into his mouth was not sweet anymore.
When he looked at Guan Yu, he saw helplessness in the other person's eyes.
When Zhang Fei came out of the wine shop, he was already drunk. Liu Bei ordered the personal guards who were following him to send him away.
"Chang Yun, let's continue walking on the street!"
Liu Bei had a thought in his heart and continued to wander around the bustling and bustling Xiangyang Street with Guan Yu, while understanding the people's conditions, he also checked certain situations.
This time, the two brothers consciously checked the products from Jiangxia in Xiangyang City.
If you don’t check the results, you won’t know. If you check, you will be shocked.
It seems that Jiangxia products are all included, including food, clothing, housing and transportation, and they are all popular products, which sell very well in Xiangyang City.
For example, freshly baked paper, paper books that appear on paper, and products such as the Four Treasures of the Study, are almost completely monopolized by Jiangxia products.
There are also food pastries from Jiangxia, which are famous for their deliciousness and low prices, and are very popular among the people of Xiangyang.
Any shop selling Jiangxia desserts is full of prosperity.
Wine is naturally included, and the wine produced in Xiangyang is almost completely defeated.
Who said that the wine produced by Jiangxia not only tastes better, but also has a very good appearance.
Even the cloth produced in Jiangxia is in good sales in Xiangyang City and is in a big way.
In short, walking around several bustling streets in Xiangyang City is almost always the hot sale of Jiangxia products.
But Liu Bei was in a state of great pleasure.
Since Jiangxia products are so popular, their profits are quite good.
In other words, the more prosperous the streets of Xiangyang City, the more goods you earn from Jiangxia.
Collectively, some of the wealth in Xiangyang City flowed into Jiangxia through the hot-selling Jiangxia goods. What Liu Bei could get was only a little tax?
Such a result is obviously not what he wants!
"Chang Yun, it seems that there are still many places we need to work hard on. At least we can't let Jiangxia make all the wealth we have here..."