Steel Dynasty - Chapter 530

[Chapter 530: Accumulating food and slowly becoming king (Update 2)]

The blazing sun is baking the earth.

Different from the past, Qingzhou Pier is busy today with merchant ships from Chang’an.

There were more than 7,000 people who fled to Qingzhou from Chang’an this time. So many people needed to be resettled in Qingzhou City. When Xiao Ming followed Feiji and Luo Quan to Qingzhou City, Pang Yukun led Qingzhou officials to take charge of these officials. Food, clothing, housing and transportation in Qingzhou.

At this time, three carriages were galloping on the cement official road leading to Qingzhou City. The crisp sound of horse hooves on the cement road made Fiji and Luo Quan poke their heads out to look at the ground at the same time.

“This must be the cement road in Qingzhou. Feng Shilang once said that it is indeed well-deserved.” Fiji said.

Luo Quan also nodded, “It seems that it has just rained in Qingzhou. This cement road is not muddy at all. It is simply cleaner than the gravel roads in Chang’an City.”

Fiji nodded when he heard this, and then he looked at the people entering the city. , the people are all wearing clean and tidy clothes, and their faces are rosy and plump. It is obvious that life here is good.

After entering the city, Fiji couldn’t keep his eyes busy. He found that there were particularly many merchants in Qingzhou City, and the density of such merchants seemed to have surpassed that of Chang’an City.

And the things pulled by these merchants’ carriages were all kinds of strange. In addition to some big merchants pulling carriages, there were also some traveling merchants carrying burdens who shuttled among the folk houses in Qingzhou.

Some chants came from the mouths of traveling merchants, and the people in the city who were attracted seemed not to be stingy with the copper coins in their hands.

At the same time, there are some people wearing green gowns and waist knives on the street. These people are not soldiers because they have the word “police” embroidered on their arms instead of “soldier.”

These people wearing uniforms with the word “police ” are embroidered on their arms.

Wandering back and forth on the streets, some idle men squatting in the corners were frightened when they saw these people, as if they were ferocious beasts.

In addition to this kind of people wearing strange clothes, he also saw four or five kinds of people wearing strange clothes. Because he and Luo Quan were riding in a carriage, he could only suppress these questions and wait to ask Xiao Ming.

The carriage circled the city for a while, then stopped at a government office in front of the street, and everyone got off the carriage.

“Fei Zhongshu, General Luo, please!” Xiao Ming said to the two of them.

Luo Quan and Fiji were still shocked by the scene in Qingzhou. He turned his head and looked at the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce opposite. At this time, many businessmen were coming in and out of the chamber of commerce, making it very noisy.

“Your Highness, I could only learn about Qingzhou from newspapers in the past. When I saw it today, I was shocked.” Fiji sighed.

Luo Quan also said: “Yes, why do you feel that this is not the Great Yu Kingdom

when you arrive in Qingzhou this time?” “Both of you, you will have a deep understanding of the strangeness of Qingzhou. After all, you will live here in the future. Now, let’s talk about the Chang’an Rebellion today. “

Speaking of this, Fiji said: “Your Highness, before leaving, the emperor handed over the imperial edict to Concubine Zhen. In the edict, the emperor decided to make his highness the prince. Now the royal family. After the death of the emperor, the country cannot live without a king for a day. I hope that after the ministers are installed, His Majesty will ascend the throne as the emperor.”

“The imperial edict!” Xiao Ming was quite surprised. Concubine Zhen did mention something about the imperial edict before getting on the carriage, but Xiao Ming said. When he went back to talk, Concubine Zhen didn’t say anything more, but he never expected that Xiao Wenxuan would give the throne to him at the last moment.

But what’s the use of giving it to him now? Now that Chang’an is occupied by King Zhao, the following thirteen princes will inevitably be established as emperors. Even if he takes out the edict at this time, he may be said to be fake by King Zhao and others.

However, for him, this imperial edict is not completely useless. In this era, it is always important to pay attention to the teacher’s reputation. Now that he has the imperial edict, he is the prince of Dayu. He can take advantage of the legal principles of anyone he hits. Of course, others are willing to do so. Getting beaten is another story.

Luo Quan added: “Your Highness, the emperor also told the old minister about this edict before he went there. It can’t be wrong. I hope that your highness can mobilize the king’s army to conquer King Zhao and quell the chaos of King Zhao.”

Fiji’s eyes rolled when he heard this .

Turning around, he said to Luo Quan: “It is not easy for King Zhao to enter the capital this time. Don’t forget the barbarian cavalry in King Zhao’s army. In the opinion of the subordinate, King Zhao must have borrowed soldiers and horses from the barbarians and recognized thieves as his father.”

Xiao Ming’s His heart suddenly sank. If the barbarians were included, the situation in Dayu would become even more complicated. He said: “Although I want to launch an army to attack King Zhao immediately, the situation in Dayu seems to be unclear. If it is other The vassal king also has different intentions, how should I deal with it?”

These words made Luo Quan silent. He was so quick to talk that he forgot about the situation Xiao Ming was facing now. He said: “Your Highness, this old minister is reckless. Fiji

pondered at this time and said: “Is Your Highness worried about King Wei and King Yong?”

“Well, that’s right. The fiefdoms of King Wei and King Yong are both connected with my fiefdom. If I raise troops to Chang’an at this time, , the rear is empty, and when these two attack, this king will be completely defeated.” Xiao Ming said.

Now that Xiao Wenxuan is dead, King Wei and King Yong must have their own thoughts. He will not believe these two people. After all, he has been tricked by King Wei and has seen how shameless King Yong is.

Fiji nodded, “What His Highness said is absolutely true. For the current plan, His Highness should strengthen the defense of each state and wait for changes. At the same time, he should invite King Wei and King Yong to discuss the Chang’an rebellion.”

“I’m afraid they won’t come .

. ” Xiao Ming’s eyes flickered. How could King Wei and King Yong come to his fiefdom in this situation? It’s just like he wouldn’t go to their fiefdom. In his opinion, they can only send envoys to each other.

Fiji thought for a moment and understood what Xiao Ming meant. He sighed. Just as he expected, all the vassal kings would now be suspicious of each other.

Xiao Ming continued: “Furthermore, due to this war, my king’s trade has suffered a great loss. The most important thing is that he has lost the food and grass support from the court, and there may be a large influx of refugees in the future, which will have a great impact on Qingzhou’s development.” Food poses a serious threat, and I will not send troops easily until a stable food supply is obtained.”

After receiving the news from Chang’an, Xiao Ming, Pang Yukun and others discussed it. Generally speaking, they will try their best to do it in the early stage. Avoid joining the war, but take advantage of the war to sell weapons and accumulate supplies to support the development of industry and the preparation of the army.

This strategy is similar to the isolationism of the United States during World War II. He will not be so stupid as to launch a so-called “just war” just because there is a will. To him, it is the same whether there is a will or not, because he To be an emperor.

And this emperor is not a title in the imperial edict, but the actual entire country of Chongqing. Therefore, in order to conquer the world, accumulate food widely, and delay the title of king.

He didn’t want to be the target of public criticism at this time.

(End of chapter)