Chapter 14: The Former Feud (Part 1)
More and more displaced people gathered on the west side of Surabaya, Gao Cheng couldn't help but sigh when he saw these, if so many displaced people could be brought to Huai'an, as long as they could be stable for two or three years, they would be able to create a lot of money and food for him, but unfortunately his land and mines in Huai'an had almost reached the limit, and he could no longer settle the displaced people.
At this time, Gao Cheng became more and more eager for a solid foundation, if he was now a certain county in Yangzhou, or the Taishou of Guangling County, he would be able to collect all these rare laborers in the name of settling the displaced people.
"The Central Plains of this world is full of wealthy families, and it is very difficult to establish a foundation here. ”
"In the south of the Yangtze River, in addition to some Han people, there are still a large number of Shanyue barbarians hiding in the mountains and forests, except for one or two counties in Jiangdong, which are richer, and the other counties are all wild places in the eyes of the world!"
Gao Cheng secretly calculated in his heart, the land south of the Yangtze River has not yet been developed, the land is vast and sparsely populated, if Jiangdong is the foundation, it is necessary to prepare in advance, these displaced people in Xuzhou, if they can arrange to reclaim wasteland in Jiangdong, Yangzhou will inevitably become a rich land in the future.
The premise of the development of Jiangdong is that Gao Cheng can become the Taishou of a certain county in Yangzhou. Only in this way can we have the confidence to resettle displaced people and develop Jiangnan.
Gao Cheng stood at the bow of the boat, watching the river flow and the huge merchant ship leading everyone all the way to the north, he secretly said in his heart: "This time to exterminate the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it seems that we must make the first contribution, so that we can get Tao Qian's attention......"
According to the records he saw, Wang Lang, Zhenrong, and Zhao Yu, who were originally only engaged in Xuzhou, were recommended by Tao Qian as Huiji Taishou, Guangling Taishou and Xiapi Xiang because of their merits after exterminating the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Among them, Zhen Rong and Zhao Yu are Tao Qian's generals and staff. It is normal to hold an official position in Xuzhou.
And after Wang Lang got Tao Qian's recommendation, he also found a relationship, so he was appointed as the chief inspector. In the future, he became one of Sun Ce's opponents who swept Jiangdong.
As long as Gao Cheng can get Tao Qian's attention and make great contributions, even if he can't serve in Xuzhou, he can learn from Wang Lang to eradicate the Yellow Turban Rebellion and dredge up the relationship in Luoyang. Ascend to the high position of the county guard.
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Surabaya is very wide, with a waterway connected to the moat of Xiapi, the water waves ripple slightly, and the familiar huge city wall appears in Gao Cheng's eyes again.
This time, it was the Water Gate, and the merchant ship was slowly approaching the shore, and someone immediately greeted it.
"Ziming!"
Mi Zhu took more than a dozen guards, and when Gao Cheng and his soldiers came down, he stepped forward to say hello. There was a hint of shame on his face. This time, Gao Cheng was asked to go up and down in the north, mainly because he secretly used his strength to fight against the upcoming Zang Ba and others.
Without asking for the other party's opinion, he pulled Gao Cheng into this muddy water without authorization, and he was a little reluctant in his heart. Of course, if he was given another chance, Mi Zhu would still do it.
"Brother Zizhong, I didn't expect you to come to pick me up in person, it's a little too grand!" Gao Cheng smiled, followed by Jiang Qin and Pei Yuanshao.
Mi Zhu's gaze subconsciously swept over the two of them, Pei Yuanshao He had already seen it, last time he heard from the Mi family's soldiers, this person was extremely brave and a rare master. And Jiang Qin's physique and momentum seemed to be still above Pei Yuanshao, which suddenly shocked him in his heart.
"This is Jiang Qin, the subordinate general under Ziming, and he is indeed a warrior!"
When Gao Cheng set off, Mi Zhu had already received information and knew about Jiang Qin's situation. This majestic man is one of the leaders of the water thieves who crisscross the White Horse Lake, and he once fought with the samurai of the ninth layer of training, and he did not fall behind! When we met today, Mi Zhu knew that the rumors were true.
Mi Zhu's heart shook for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face, and said: "We haven't seen each other for a long time, Ziming came to Xiapi today, I should personally come to greet you!
He was very enthusiastic, and hurriedly asked his guards to lead hundreds of soldiers and county warriors to temporarily go to the Mi family's manor to settle down, and then personally led the way in front, taking Gao Cheng, Jiang Qin and Pei Yuanshao to Mi Mansion.
When we arrived at Mifu, the hall was already filled with delicious food and fine wine. Pretty maids were waiting on the side, Jiang Qin and Pei Yuanshao were not from high backgrounds before, one was a water thief, the other was a chaotic party, how could he have seen such a scene.
After Pei Yuanshao saw these beautiful maids, his eyes were about to fall out, and his breathing became heavy. And Jiang Qin's eyes just changed for a moment, and then he didn't care about eating meat and drinking.
At this time, Mi Zhu picked up the wine bottle, came to Gao Cheng and bowed deeply, and said: "Ziming, it was my idea for Tao Gong to recruit you to Xiapi this time, I didn't ask for your opinion in advance, it was my fault, I am here to make amends to you!"
Gao Cheng's eyes moved slightly when he heard this, he thought that Tao Qian had heard about his reputation, so he transferred him to Xiapi to deal with the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but he didn't expect that it was Mi Zhu who secretly made his efforts. However, the other party found a way to transfer himself to Xiapi, did he encounter something?
He looked as usual, and lifted Mi Zhu up. Didn't really ask the other party to apologize.
"Zizhong doesn't have to be like this, I want to thank you for recommending me in front of the assassin history! Otherwise, how could the assassin take me, a little county lieutenant, in his eyes? Now that the Yellow Turban rebels are pouring into Xuzhou and officially making meritorious contributions, if they can make meritorious contributions, there will also be a share of Zizhong!"
Mi Zhu smiled bitterly, sighed, and saw that Gao Cheng really didn't mean to blame, and slowly told what happened in the state capital.
After hearing that Tao Qian was preparing to conquer Zang Ba, as well as Sun Guan, Yin Li and others, especially Sun Kang, the leader of the bandits who was killed in the mountains and forests last time, was Sun Guan's brother, Gao Cheng's expression suddenly froze.
"Zang Ba, Sun Guan, and tens of thousands of bandits!"
After Gao Cheng knew this, he was a little dissatisfied with Mi Zhu in his heart, but seeing the panic hidden in the other party's eyes, he barely had a seizure. It's good that Mi Zhu has helped him so much these days, and through Mi's channels, his foundation in Huai'an has gradually stabilized.
Now that Mi Zhu is in trouble, even if he returns the favor, Gao Cheng has to help.
And Sun Guan knew the cause of his brother's death, and sooner or later he would take the initiative to find the door. At that time, Gao Cheng will also face Zang Ba Sun Guan and these people.
"Zizhong, now that you and I are constantly cooperating and have a deep friendship, in the eyes of Cao Bao and Zang Ba, we have become a family, once the other party makes a move, we are the target of the other party!"
Cao Bao and Zang Ba have become our common enemies...... Zizhong, do you know the specific information about Zang Ba?"