"Hahahaha, you're so right, whatever you do to him, just beat him up. ”

In the small tent that was not spacious, Li Muzheng was chatting with a man in armor, and at this time he happened to talk about his battle with the ground class in Qinglan Academy.

When he heard the rise, the man in military uniform also slapped his thigh and loudly praised Li Mu for playing well.

This person is none other than the leader of the Lishui City Imperial garrison, Liu Long.

He also has the identity of Liu Ruoying's cousin, that's right, this Captain Liu, who doesn't seem to be a few years older than Li Mu, is actually their elder in terms of seniority.

And at this time, Liu Long did not have the majesty of the imperial soldiers at all, after confirming Li Mu's identity, he not only dragged the three of them into his camp to reminisce about the old days, but he was so excited that he even took out a pot of wine, saying that he wanted to have a good time with Li Mu.

Li Mu is not a stunned young man, he also respects this elder who is not related by blood, and he also drank a few glasses of wine, and accompanied Liu Long to chat about his experience over the years.

This Captain Liu obviously didn't have anyone to talk to him on weekdays, and while chatting with Li Mu, the wine jug in front of him was already half empty.

"I was born late, I was a follower behind my sister since I was a child, and then I grew up, my sister married into Qinglan City, and I also entered the imperial army, but I don't fight very much, and I have been getting worse and worse in the past few years, and I was assigned to this Lishui City, and it depends on the ......"

Liu Long, who was already a little drunk, patted Li Mu on the shoulder, telling about his friendship with Liu Ruoying and his military career over the years.

It's a pity that he can hear that although he is a disciple of the imperial military giant Liu family, he is not satisfied, and at the end, Liu Long's eyes turned slightly red, as if he remembered something aggrieved, picked up the wine glass on the table, and poured himself a glass again.

"Willow ...... Uncle Liu, don't worry too much, gold always shines, besides, how old are you, you are already a captain, or you will definitely become an imperial captain in a short time. ”

The army system of the Cangyun Empire is relatively simple, and the ranks of military ranks are relatively small, from ordinary soldiers to squad leaders, then captains, then general soldiers, and then to the highest-ranking generals.

Liu Long is only twenty-two years old this year, and it is already a very outstanding achievement to be the captain of the squad, and with the big tree of the Liu family at his back, it is not impossible to become a captain before the age of twenty-five.

"Just call me eldest brother, I'm not a few years older than you, don't learn the etiquette of those old guys in the family, a good man should act rashly, hahahaha. ”

Li Mu's visit today completely expressed Liu Long's depression for many days, and before he knew it, he had already drunk three rounds, and even Fang Yan, who was not smiling, drank several glasses of wine under Liu Long's urging.

"Brother Liu, why is the garrison checkpoint of our Lishui City set up on such a periphery? This doesn't seem to match the regular requirements of the imperial garrison, is there any reason?"

Lin Qingzhu is still quite concerned about the strangeness of the garrison checkpoint, and she has participated in the governance of Qinglan City under her father, she understands that there is only one possibility to make the garrison so far away, so she took advantage of Liu Long's drunkenness and opened her mouth to verify it.

"Hey, what other reason can there be, isn't it Gongsun Qi, the big city lord? Relying on his unrivaled position in Lishui City, as well as his complete monopoly control over the Lishui Iron Mine, he forcibly demanded that all garrisons that were not part of the City Lord's Mansion must withdraw to a place five miles away from the city on the grounds of protecting the ore veins. ”

Hearing Lin Qingzhu's question, the smile on Liu Long's face disappeared suddenly, and he slammed the wine glass on the table, saying this rule of Lishui City.

"This Lishui City Lord is so domineering? The Imperial side didn't restrain him? This Lishui City is not one of the one hundred and eight main cities, can it have so much power?"

Liu Long's words made Li Mu and the others frown, it seems that this Lishui City is not as united as rumored by the outside world, and this Lishui City Lord is by no means as majestic as in the story.

Another glass of liquor was in his stomach, and Liu Long also completely opened the conversation.

"This Gongsun Qi is indeed a character, listening to the older generation of garrisons, it was his father who discovered the refined iron vein fifty years ago, the old city lord was diligent, and he was thinking about how to lead the people of Lishui City to live a good life all his life, and God did not disappoint him, this hard work made him discover the refined iron vein. ”

"After the ore vein began to be mined, the old city lord quickly found the three major chambers of commerce through the connections of the empire, and found a market for the refined iron ore, but when it came to doing business, where would the old city lord be the opponent of those people in the chamber of commerce, and soon the purchase price of Lishui refined iron was pressed again and again. ”

"The people of Lishui City have paid an unknown amount of blood and sweat to dig this refined iron ore, but in the end it is the three major chambers of commerce that make a lot of money, until the old city lord dies and his son Gongsun Qi takes over as the city lord, all this has changed. ”

"The first thing Gongsun Qi did after taking the throne was to establish his own personal guards in Lishui City, and then start negotiations with the three major chambers of commerce, the negotiations lasted for five days and five nights, no one knew what they talked about, only that the envoys of the three major chambers of commerce all turned pale when they left, and only half of the guards they brought followed them in the end. ”

Then the three major chambers of commerce announced that the pricing power of Lishui refined iron belongs to Lishui City, and they are only responsible for sales and transportation. ”

The following ten years were the decade of rapid development of Lishui City, although the scale of the city has not expanded, but the lives of the common people can indeed be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment, these are the credit of Gongsun Qi. ”

Under Liu Long's narration, the image of the city lord of Lishui gradually appeared in the minds of Li Mu and the others.

Domineering, decisive, responsible, and capable, these are their first impressions of Gongsun Qi.

"Then according to this, this Lishui City Lord is still a very wise city lord, and he should be very popular with the people of Lishui City, right?"

Li Mu couldn't help but interject and comment when Liu Long picked up the cup, but he didn't understand how a city lord who was so considerate of the people could have a grudge with the imperial garrison.

"Until two years ago, this Gongsun Qi can be said to be really a model city lord, and he really has nothing to say to the people of Lishui City, this Lishui City is the only city in the entire Cangyun Empire that does not levy taxes on the merchants in the city, and the people in the city are also full of praise for him. ”

"Three years ago, I came here as the captain of the garrison team, at that time the checkpoint was still like most of the city, set up at the city gate, Gongsun Qi's personal guard and the garrison have always had a good relationship, I still remember the first day I came, it was Gongsun Qi who came to pick me up, at that time he gave me the feeling of modesty, atmosphere, and even a little Mingjun. ”

"But God is fair after all, Gongsun Qi's own cultivation has always been his heart disease, I heard that in the early years, he was also a young genius who was famous for ten miles and eight towns, and he cultivated to the Jiedan realm at the age of sixteen, and he was a strong man in the consummation of the Jiedan realm in his twenties, but after taking over as the city lord, his cultivation stagnated, and he was still stuck in the Jiedan realm for more than ten years. ”

"The bottleneck in his cultivation tormented him, and then he disappeared for a whole year, and it is said that he was in a death retreat, and we cultivators all know that it is almost impossible to pursue a breakthrough through the great realm by relying on the death retreat. ”

"But he really succeeded, Gongsun Qi, who appeared in everyone's field of vision again, is already a strong person at the entrance to the infant realm, in order to congratulate the city lord on his great increase in strength, on the day he left the customs, Lishui City set up a big feast, almost all the families in the city participated, of course, we were also invited to the banquet as a garrison. ”

Then that night, Gongsun Qi made three measures in front of all the family patriarchs in Lishui City. ”

"The first is that the City Lord's Mansion Guards will be expanded and forced to recruit soldiers from all civilians in the city. ”

"Second, Lishui City and the refined iron ore vein are cleared of all foreign forces within five miles, including our imperial garrison. ”

"Article 3, the pro-guard will start to attack the bandit and bandit strongholds within a radius of 100 miles from Lishui City. ”

As soon as Gongsun Qi's words fell, several patriarchs of the old family stood up against it, you must know that Lishui City is located in the southeast corner of the empire, the nearby geographical environment is complex, and there are countless strongholds of robbers and bandits. ”

But the development of things was beyond everyone's expectations, Gongsun Qi, who was modest and generous before, seemed to be a different person, and pulled out a knife on the spot to cut off the hands of those opposing family masters, and also said that if anyone objected, he would directly cut off his head. ”

Later, it became the current scene, the Lishui City Guards were responsible for all affairs within five miles of the city, and a large number of people were forcibly conscripted into the Guards, and began a long expedition against the bandits and robbers nearby. ”

When Liu Long said this, all fools could feel the strangeness of this Lishui City Lord, and it was really strange that there was such a huge change before and after, which made Li Mu have to be vigilant.

"How can I be like that bespectacled 10,000-year-old elementary school student, wherever I go, strange things will follow. ”

Li Mu secretly sighed in his heart that he was so lucky, and glanced at Lin Qingzhu, who was also frowning beside him, the girl was thoughtful at this time, obviously she was also evaluating the current situation through Liu Long's narrative.

"Don't talk about this, Li Mu, it's rare for you to come here, the eldest brother will take you into the city later, this Lishui City is famous for its refined iron ore, and it is also rich in a special product called Lishui fish, after the braised one, it is definitely a unique taste in the world. ”

Seeing that the three of them all looked serious, Liu Long also realized that he was a little drunk, why should Li Mu know about these bad things about himself, and quickly changed the topic.

In this way, the four of them had their own thoughts, and after drinking a few more glasses of wine, they got up and prepared to enter the city.