The reason why Liu Ximing specially chose such a place where birds don't is because there is an old acquaintance here, Yang Yipeng, the governor of Caoyun who was demoted before, and he remembers that he was demoted to Yazhou to be the governor.

I have an acquaintance who is easy to do, and I believe that it is not difficult to buy some land from him.

Another reason is that he knows very little about the places in the South China Sea that are suitable for military ports.

And well-known deep-water ports such as Hong Kong are along the mainland, and the Zheng family can easily hit him, which is indeed not a good place for the Fubo Division, which still needs to integrate forces at this stage.

Fortunately, in his time, the rabbit navy had begun to rise slowly, and the inclusion of the Pancake Green Onion made him notice that there was a military port near Sanya, so he also went to the map to search for it.

On the fifth day of the first month of January, Liu Ximing and his entourage finally found the cape that he was quite familiar with-Jinmujiao Bay.

"Second brother, there is really a deep-water port here, and the water depth is at least 3 zhang."

You Degao, who went out to measure the depth of the water with the soldiers in a small boat, returned to the boat with an excited face.

"There is also a bay to the west of Jinmujiao, which can be used as a military port for construction, and can also be protected from wind and waves, how do you know such a good place, second brother?"

Liu Ximing smiled mysteriously and didn't answer more, but arranged:

"In that case, then you first take a large army to camp on the spot, find a specific location suitable for building a port and a city, and I will take the three bird ships of Pengzhou to Yazhou to buy land."

"Isn't it a bit dangerous to take only these few boats?" , You Degao had some worry on his face.

Liu Ximing suddenly laughed, "Do you have a battleship, the Pengzhou can be regarded as a big ship even in the Zheng family, and we are not going to fight, so there is no need to attract attention." ”

"Well, the second brother has thought it through."

The fleet quickly separated three ships that were a few sizes smaller and carried Liu Ximing and part of the guard battalion towards Yazhou Prefecture.

The three ships of Pengzhou and Nanchong are Chinese-style bird boats with a displacement of about 300 tons, which is naturally small compared with the Sun Wu with a displacement of 1,800 tons.

However, as Liu Ximing said, there are not many warships of this size in the South China Sea, so when the three warships appeared outside the small dock in Yazhou Prefecture, it still attracted a group of villagers to flee in all directions.

"My lord, my lord, something is wrong."

In the dilapidated state yali of Yazhou City, Gao Qi, the head of the yamen team wearing black and red official uniforms, hurriedly ran in.

Knowing that Master Zhizhou would not be in the main hall, he rushed straight through several corridors into the backyard.

In the small green courtyard, Yang Yipeng, the former governor of Caoyun, who had been demoted to this place, was lying on a recliner with a sallow face, and there was a look of disgrace on his face.

A pretty little maid was gently fanning him with a fan, and two little maids were standing with their hands tied on the side, all of whom he had brought from his hometown in Jiangnan

Otherwise, there really won't be a few people who can serve people in this exiled land.

Hearing Gao Qi's shouting, Yang Yipeng turned over with difficulty, and moaned weakly:

"Howling and screaming, howling?"

Gao Qi's eyebrows were almost on his lips, and he had a bitter look on his face.

"My lord, it's a disaster, it's a disaster, a group of strongmen came to the dock outside the city, and they drove a big ship full of thousands of materials, we are going to be unlucky."

Gao Qi's official dialect mixed with a local accent made Yang Yipeng listen very awkwardly, and he only understood it after repeating it twice.

This time it was terrible, Yang Yipeng suddenly jumped up from the recliner as if he was burned by fire, and then a whirlwind came from his mind.

"It's okay, maybe I've been lying down for a long time", Yang Yipeng worked hard in his hands, grabbed his little girl's arm and tried to stand still.

"What are you doing in a daze, go and gather all the officials and mobilize the people to defend the city."

Seeing Gao Qi's helpless look, Yang Yipeng started from his heart.

However, he has also been in Yazhou for several months, and he knows the virtues of these people, so after scolding, he put on his clothes and walked towards the outside of the state office.

Gao Qi suddenly realized, and hurriedly shouted all the way to call people, and when Yang Yipeng walked to the city gate, more than a dozen officials gathered.

Yazhou City is short, and the city wall of more than one zhang makes Liu Ximing feel a little child's play, looking at this estimate, there can be three or four thousand people living in the state city to reach the sky, and it is completely incomparable with the inland.

When the Pengzhou and other three big ships approached the dock and stopped, it was a mess, except for a dozen fishing boats parked scattered, there was not even a single figure, and the gate of the state city not far away was tightly closed.

In desperation, he had to send a guard to call the door.

There was silence at the head of the city, not even a human head came out, and the guard who was sent out swallowed his saliva and felt a little infiltrated, but he still walked to the place outside the city for a stone's throw away.

"There is no one in the city, Daming Xinanbo came to visit Yang Zhizhou, hurry up and open the door."

There was still no one on the city, but the guards could hear the jingling of bells behind the walls.

Yang Yipeng walked to the city gate with more than a dozen officials, and when he saw that the city gate was closed, he climbed the city tower a little breathlessly.

Originally, he saw a group of officials guarding the gate and a large group of people cowering behind the city wall like turtles, and he felt angry and funny, but when he heard the shouts of the city, he suddenly struck again.

New Amber?

Yang Yipeng rushed to the edge of the city wall with a brisk stride, and on the messy grass that stretched to the dock, hundreds of men in blue-black suits stood far away surrounded by a man in a big red python robe.

"But Uncle Liu Wujiang?" , Yang Yipeng shouted loudly with excitement on his face, and then choked on the wind and coughed twice.

At this time, Liu Ximing also noticed the old man in the cyan official uniform at the head of the city, and he hurriedly walked a few steps forward and laughed

said: "It's Liu, Yang Gong is okay if he doesn't come?" ”

"Hahaha, I don't want to be at the end of this cape, and I can still see the old people, it's really gratifying."

"Open the city gate quickly", Yang Yipeng turned his head and said sharply to Gao Qi and the other officials.

"The person who came is my Daming Xinan Bo Uncle Liu, don't slack off."

Gao Qi and the others all knew Yang Yipeng's origin, and of course they would not doubt what he said, a few of them saw the opportunity quickly, and left the wall to open the door.

"Uncle", Yang Yipeng, who was excited, couldn't speak when he saw Liu Ximing, but his lips didn't tremble, and he didn't know what to say.

"Yang Gong, I haven't seen you for a few months, you have cleared it."

Liu Ximing is accustomed to the sentimentality of the ancients at this moment, and anyone who has to walk on the road for a month on a trip or write a letter will have a different kind of affection for an acquaintance.

"Woo, since the old man was demoted to this, the new Amber is still the only old man who came, so how can the old man not be sad, woo woo."

Yang Yipeng couldn't help but shed tears as he spoke, and later it directly evolved into crying.

Liu Ximing had no choice but to signal the guards to surround him and block it, so as not to fall into his majesty in front of his subordinates.

Gao Qi was a little clever at this time, and hurriedly led the way in front and signaled the guards to rest in the yamen.

Yazhou City is indeed dilapidated and small, and there are few people in the city who are dressed in silk and satin, and the houses and shops along the street are obviously in disrepair, and the black wooden planks set off an ancient atmosphere in the city.

When he arrived in the state office, Yang Yipeng relieved himself and arranged for the maid to serve tea, and he looked at Liu Ximing with a little embarrassment.

"Let the new Amber smile, it's really lonely, no one can talk to, the old man is depressed, and he can't help it."

"Eh, we are literati and scholars, singing in the wind, and singing with drums is also the norm, I heard that Jiangnan scholars are all arrogant, why not Yang Gong's sincerity."

"Hahaha, I haven't talked to my generation for a long time, and I've been talking to chickens and ducks all day long, and now I'm talking to the new Amber for a few words, so that the old man suddenly feels happy, and he must leave a big white today." , Yang Yipeng stroked his beard and smiled.

Liu Ximing couldn't ask for it, he turned his eyes to look at Li Biao and motioned for him to give the gift.

"I came from afar, I didn't prepare a heavy gift, I heard that Yang Gong is fond of tea, and specially prepared a box of my family's best fairy dew to express my heart, and I also asked Yang Gong not to refuse."

The box that Li Biao took was exquisite, and Yang Yipeng saw it a lot more clearly after being demoted, and he didn't talk about so many vulgar etiquette at the moment, so he thanked him and accepted the gift.

Although he has only been in Yazhou for a few months, there is no news from the Central Plains here, and now there are suddenly people from the Central Plains who come to visit, and Yang Yipeng can't wait to find out the news from Liu Ximing.

Liu Ximing naturally knew everything, and the two of them talked about wine and chatter, and there was a feeling of New Year's Eve friendship.