In a restaurant in Chang'an City, Jiang Liu crossed Erlang's legs and leisurely watched the pedestrians coming and going on the street.

On the opposite side, a little boy about ten years old was feasting on the food in front of him.

"I said you, this guy, are you a starving ghost reincarnated?"

"Brother Jiang Liu, this is so delicious, I... It's the first time I've eaten such delicious food. ”

Jiang Liu pursed his lips when he heard this, and said: "What is this, if you have a chance, Lao Tzu will take you to eat for the sky, and the wine and meat are delicious in the world." ”

"Really?"

Qingyang's eyes lit up.

"You don't just know how to eat, let me ask you, how have you studied in the Ministry of Rites during this time."

Qingyang said: "During this time, those of us followed a person called Li Shilang, who asked me to learn the Daqi script, and then asked us to make the words of different tribes into Qi characters, saying that it was useful. ”

Jiang Liu took a sip of wine, nodded and said, "Hmm! This is a good thing, study hard, a new policy was promulgated some time ago, barbarians like you, you will be naturalized if you live in the country of Qi for a year.

The imperial court will do this, and I estimate that in the future, it may send another fleet to your side.

Maybe, you kid might be able to get a half-straight one.

”

"Naturalization? Brother Jiang Liu, are you saying that I can be a Qi person like you? ”

Qingyang said excitedly.

Jiang Liu nodded: "Well, if nothing else, it should be like this." ”

"Great! I'm a Qi person, I'm a Qi person. ”

"What are you shouting, damn, scare Lao Tzu."

Jiang Liu slapped Qingyang on the head.

Qingyang held his head and just smirked.

"Brother Jiang Liu, I heard that you are a platoon commander, you can manage it a lot!"

"Hehe, don't look at who Lao Tzu is, after a while, I'm going to go to the sea to the south, don't make trouble for me, you kid, this is the capital, there are big officials everywhere, what my little platoon leader said doesn't work."

"Well, Brother Jiang Liu, I remembered, then Brother Jiang Liu, when will you come back this time."

"It is estimated that it will not be long before the imperial court wants to open up Jiangnan, and the barbarians there are not convinced by the king, so the king will let us teach them a lesson."

"Daqi is so good, why don't they join Daqi."

Qingyang was a little puzzled, in his opinion, the Qi Kingdom was simply a heavenly existence.

"This fucking ghost knows what those barbarians are thinking in their heads, they want to find death, the court will naturally fulfill them, come on, hurry up and eat, and you will have to go to the barracks in a while."

Ministry of Industry.

"Shangshu, this steam engine blew up two more, and a few craftsmen were seriously injured after dodging without hurrying."

"Alas! The king has repeatedly asked about the progress, and the money invested by the imperial court here has been hundreds of thousands, if there is no progress, what face do we have to face the king.

The injured craftsmen are good for life, and no one's bereavement is indispensable.

”

"No!"

The squire of the Ministry of Works, looking at the steam engine that was blown to pieces on the ground, frowned into Sichuan characters.

It has been two years since the steam engine project was distributed.

The manpower and material resources invested by the imperial court here are incalculable, and with the progress of other projects, the progress on its own side is extremely slow.

He had clearly sensed Yang Hao's impatience, this matter was both dangerous and opportunity for him.

He, a waiter in the Ministry of Works, is only in his thirties this year and is in the prime of life.

Shang Shuwei is already old, and it is estimated that it will not be long before he dies, and I don't know how many people want to fight for the vacated position.

The Ministry of Industry may be the most competitive place in the officialdom of Qi in addition to the military.

Although those people in the Academy of Sciences do not participate in political affairs, this does not mean that those people will not be officials.

Kong Shilang attaches great importance to this task, as long as he gets this so-called steam engine out, he is only one step away from the position of Shangshu.

"The rest of the steam engines experimented?"

"Hui Shilang, there are only seven steam engines left that have not been experimented yet, and all the experiments should be completed within half a month, and the relevant data will be sorted out and submitted by the next official when the time comes."

Kong Shilang nodded: "This matter has been delayed for almost three years, and it can't be delayed any longer, send the materials that are being studied now over in a while, and the official will see what the problem is." ”

"No!"

June of the twenty-first year of Hongwu, Jiangnan.

"General! Not far in front is the mouth of the Yangtze River, and it is estimated that it will be there in one day. ”

"Hmmm! Map here! ”

Unfolded simply, the general of the navy looked at it.

"Those Yue people who are making trouble should be hiding in the West Lake area, there are many snakes, insects and beasts in the south of the Yangtze River, and if the order is passed, all officers above the platoon commander must strictly follow the discipline code, and those who violate the order will be dealt with by military law."

"General, this time the imperial court asked us to exterminate the unsubordinate forces north of Lingnan, and my subordinates can't understand that there is not even a decent tribe in this Yue people's place, what is the use of the imperial court wanting such a place."

"There is so much nonsense, how does the court decide, which can it be my turn to comment, remember that we are soldiers, we will fight wherever the court tells us, and if there is any nonsense, military law will deal with it."

The officer's heart froze, knowing that he had lost his words, and hurriedly said, "The officer doesn't dare." ”

"Hmmm! Go and tell the rest of the fleet to camp on the island in front tonight. ”

Chang'an, the palace side hall.

"King! This place south of the Yangtze River is densely covered with mountains, and the minister feels that it is not beneficial for me to occupy that side, and the Yue people have been far away from the Central Plains for a long time, Ru Mao drinks blood, and is barbaric, even if it is occupied, the minister is worried that there will be more resistance. ”

The military department is still the book.

"These are all trivial things, although the land in the south of the Yangtze River is blurred, but it is a good land for planting rice, and now the grain harvested in Yangzhou in Jiangbei every year accounts for three percent of my big Qi, relying on what, that is, this year's two crops, and the land of the south of the Yangtze River is densely populated, it is a good place to plant rice.

The barbarians are in turmoil and pacify, while the Yue people are not yet in the climate, it is easiest to occupy there, if the barbarians gather in the future and go to the conquest, I don't know how much the court will cost. ”

Yang Hao said.

"By the way, how is the immigration to Hexi going?"

"Back to the king, in the past six months, more than 70,000 people have migrated to Hexi, and these people are mixed with the locals, and it seems that there is no major chaos at present."

Yang Hao nodded and said: "The immigrants must prevent the barbarians of my Daqi people, if those barbarians stick to their traditions, then let's see, whether their lives are important or their traditions are important, and those who are not unified should be put into labor camps and go to Tuntian." ”