In the evening, the city of Fuzhou is still very noisy, full of hawkers carrying burdens to sell food, local fried oysters, meat dumplings, light cakes, fish cakes, flat meat swallows, foreign flat food, rotten meat noodles, everywhere are food pickers, the aroma is permeated in the air, which makes people appetize.

Those big restaurants, the door is sitting on the stool of the girl, dressed up in flowers, there are guests in front of the restaurant to see, casually point, those girls will follow in, they will sing tunes, accompany the wine, tell jokes, can warm up the atmosphere of the banquet, the price is not expensive.

Mid-range restaurants and restaurants are probably the same situation, but the girl is replaced by a half-old, and the price will naturally drop.

The aroma of wine and meat, the smell of fat powder, passers-by smell these smells, and seem to feel that the situation in front of them is more tempting.

Coupled with the lights in those restaurants, each big restaurant has almost lit up a hundred lanterns, for many outsiders, especially ordinary people, the situation in front of them is like a dream, the streets of this city seem to be built in the heavenly palace, not like the scene of the world at all.

Even ordinary people's homes have lights on before and after dark, and the man orders food from a nearby snack shop, and the young man picks a food box all the way to the house, and then the whole family eats the food delivered by the store with the light open.

It's not just two families, it's mostly like that.

The city's drainage system is overwhelmed, and the water source is also quite tight, there are many Fuzhou people, basically from morning to night do not catch fire, do not carry water, in the morning to the store to buy some soup cakes, that is, noodles to eat, the store will send some hot water over by the way, can be used for drinking, can also wash.

There are also shops that specialize in selling water, and hiring a porter is also a good choice, a few big bucks can afford several buckets of water, enough for washing all day, and enough water for washing clothes.

In this era, there is already quite a bit of division of labor in cities, which is becoming more and more cumbersome and refined. But such a change is actually progressive, it is a dynamic change, the whole Great Wei, from Beijing to Fuzhou, Guangzhou, the situation of the city is about the same, commerce has been quite dynamic, if it is not for the threat of the north, so that the Great Wei court has to gather a large amount of wealth to use in the military deployment of the north, the city's commerce will be more dynamic, and various guilds in the early days are likely to appear.

"Damn it......" A short, black miner spat on the ground, he hadn't been down the mine for a long time, but his body was still as black as coal, and even the rust could be picked out of the cracks of his fingernails at any time. He sat cross-legged on the ground, in a rather indecent form, but no one noticed him at all, or squatted down in this group of black strangers near the gate of Fuzhou.

"Fuzhou people are really comfortable." The spitting miner did not continue to speak, and another miner said: "We are mining in Jianzhou, burning blast furnaces, risking burning to death and burying in wells, earning a few dollars a month, thinking that life is good, and now look at the lives of Fuzhou people, it is really heaven and earth." ”

"I also heard that some people want to hide from creditors, and some people are worried that the money for dinner at night is not falling." Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Cai You, who was still a cut taller than ordinary people, looked tolerant, without any resentment, and said in a calm tone: "Some people have a good life, and some people have a bad life." This city is not relaxed for everyone, wishful, what's the air? If each man wants to live his life well, he must find a way. There are people living in big houses in this city, and there are also people living in a small room with a family of five or six, and they have to buy washing water, what is good? If we want to go to the Eastern Domain, we can't wait, we have to rely on ourselves for a good life. ”

Many miners nodded silently in agreement with Cai You's words.

At the beginning, the miner who spoke was short and sturdy, and the flesh on his body seemed to be made of iron, his name was Guo Zinu, a native of Xiangtan, Jinghu, brave and aggressive, because of his great strength, the three or five miners were not his opponents, not to mention those ordinary men. There are many people with similar backgrounds, and no mine owner will investigate deeply, and there is really an official government to investigate and arrest, which is also the miner's own business, and has nothing to do with the mine owner.

Most of these people are accompanied by a small family, only Guo Zinu is because he is friendly with Cai You and also serves Cai You's skills, so although he is a single, he did not cross the mountain and leave, but has been following Cai You.

According to Guo Zinu's idea, it is better to entangle a group of people to rebel in Jianzhou, and only then did Cai You know that this guy had originally rebelled on Jinghu South Road and was a rogue, but was later exterminated by the forbidden army and dispersed to Jianzhou.

In Guo Zinu's words, there is nothing more refreshing in the world than rebellion.

Kill big households, grab grain, rob gold and silver, bronze, silk, good tea, copper coins, those valuable things, and those fragrant beautiful little girls, originally they would not look at them squarely, but they were pressed under their bodies, how comfortable they were, this kind of day, even if they were killed by the forbidden army, or beheaded by the government in Dongshi, in retrospect, it felt worthwhile.

Cai You was already a little moved, but he was just worried about his family and wanted to send his family to a safe place. In Jianzhou, they endured all the hardships, and originally wanted to support their families, but dog officials like Wang Yue cut off the hope of ordinary people to live a stable life, so it was better to use a big axe and a long knife to kill his head.

If it weren't for the Nan'an army that day, I am afraid that there would have been a group of robbers in Jianzhou, and after that day, even Guo Zinu would not dare to say anything rampant in Fujian.

really rebelled, and the Nan'an Fu army could level them in an instant.

These miners, force, physical strength, endurance, perseverance, courage, are not lacking. But they themselves also understand that they don't understand the method of battle formation, they don't have a good bow and a hard bow, they don't have a general to lead the team, and when they encounter a real army, they will be pacified in an instant like those who built a state and practiced regiments.

Why bother to take your head to give military merits to others, besides, the Nan'an Mansion army protects the territory and the people, never treats the people harshly, is also very polite to business travel, and collects donations within a fairly reasonable range, especially the Hou Mansion is simply meticulous to the officials and soldiers under its rule.

The military salary is not very high, but together with the benefits of family members, as well as the treatment and benefits of soldiers, it is obviously more than the income that dry miners can get, Cai You and others almost did not hesitate for a moment, and decided to join the army after a little discussion.

It's a pity that the top people left in the town by the Hou Mansion in Nan'an can't be the masters of the house, so they directly recruit Cai You and others into the camp, but they promise to report to the Hou Mansion for decision as soon as possible.

Cai You can't wait, these people have always acted decisively, and what they decided will be done immediately, without delay, or waiting for others' decisions.

This group of people gathered forty or fifty people, plus their families had more than 200 people, they went from Nan'an to the outside of Fuzhou City, originally going directly to the port to find a ship to the Eastern Domain, but they heard rumors and knew the news of the victory of the Nan'an Hou Mansion in the Eastern Domain, due to the relaxation of the city defense, these Jianzhou miners had the opportunity to enter the city, and the Fuzhou people thought that they ran to take refuge, only Cai You and others knew what their goal was.

After waiting for a day, the news still did not get confirmation from the government, and the miners became anxious.

After Cai You finished speaking, Guo Zinu said in a sullen voice: "I'm not afraid of anything else, I'm afraid that the Nan'an Hou Mansion will really win, our group, originally said that it was to send charcoal in the snow, thinking that we would go to the people of the Eastern Domain to see that we are not afraid of war to vote, and we can get a good settlement, if we have won the battle over there, let's go, that is, ordinary voters, it is nothing." ”

This guy looked rough, sitting on the ground like a beast as fierce, full of violent breath, but when he thought about things, he was the kind of person who was thick on the outside and thin on the inside.

"Nothing." Cai You said very calmly: "I was also anxious at first, but now I have figured it out, what can we help if we are in the past, untrained and unfamiliar with battle formations?" It's just a mess. If you win, it's a good thing, there will always be war damage, and if you win, you will take the opportunity to rise, Nan'an Hou Mansion will recruit troops on a large scale, and our miners are the best source of soldiers. If you talk about the opportunity or something, you always have to rely on yourself to fight for it, and the jobs that others give are not reliable. ”

"Reasonable."

"When I heard this, my heart was bright."

The miners around nodded one after another, their rough faces were full of convincing, no matter what, Cai You was the backbone of everyone, and hearing him say such things, everyone's original anxious minds were also much more stable.

It was not yet dark, and the city was already lit with lights, and the city gates were closed, but the generals of the forbidden army guarding the gates did not order the gates to be blocked with garrison vehicles.

The news has been spread for two days, and it is obvious that some dignitaries have gone out of the city with their men and horses during the day, and the miners are not stupid, they can see that those people are going to the Minqing area to find a ship to go to the Eastern Domain.

First ride to Minqing, tomorrow before dawn to the dock, find a boat, before noon to the Eastern Domain, quite fast.

Of course, these nobles have not suffered any hardship, to them hurry, driving a small boat on the sea, no big things are obviously impossible, there is only one answer, that is, the war in the Eastern Domain is quite important, the news of the victory of the Nan'an Hou Mansion is also very important, and the importance makes these nobles not care about living in Fuzhou and waiting for further news, they can't wait to rush to the sea or the Eastern Domain, personally determine whether the news of the victory of the Nan'an Hou Mansion is true.

Regardless of the difficult journey or the risk of being ambushed by pirates, these nobles still did it, Cai You was a shrewd person, and he vaguely felt that no matter what, his group chose to go to Nan'anhou Mansion, which was really a very correct decision. It is likely that many people from Fuzhou, Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou are also willing to serve the Hou Mansion of Nan'an, but they look ahead and backward and cannot make up their minds, unless there are people from the Hou Mansion to solicit, offer conditions, and give money for relocation.

And the miners don't need it, they are originally poor and white, they have nothing, once they make a decision, they will not hesitate in the slightest, they will only move forward.

Cai You squinted, squatting under the eaves of a house, and the cries of children were heard all around, it was their children, there was no food, and the children were hungry and panicked.

They don't dare to use the limited money at will, the miners usually earn a lot, but the government taxes are heavy, and they have no acres of land, so they have to use money to buy food, and each family's savings are not much.

After cutting off the job, there is no income, and I have been sitting on a mountain of empty food for the past few months, and I don't have much money on my body.

They had to take precautions against not making money for a while after arriving in the Eastern Domain, so they had to have some money to save their lives, and in case they couldn't stay in the Eastern Domain, they had to find a way to take a boat back to Fujian Road, where they could do some odd jobs and barely support themselves.

Cai You's words are quite certain, but he also knows and understands in his heart that no one can say what he hopes for and what he can achieve now.

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As the lights grew brighter, someone suddenly slammed on the gate.

Guarding the city gate is the first army of the Japanese army stationed in Fujian, a capital head to lead the team, a capital of the forbidden army with a battalion of box troops garrisoned near the city tower.

At the head of the city, there are forbidden troops, box troops, and people, and a lot of items for defending the city.

In fact, everyone knows that these things are not needed, it is impossible for pirates to run over to attack a big city and fortified city like Fuzhou, there are thousands of forbidden troops and tens of thousands of troops stationed, out of the city and in the wilderness, the forbidden army soldiers do not have the certainty and determination to win, and hold on to the city wall of Fuzhou, there is plenty of food, water in the city, and a steady stream of people to provide assistance, no one thinks that the pirates will go to Fuzhou City to die.

In addition, the news came two days ago, although there was no official news confirmed by the government, but no one could refute the absurdity of the news, since the afternoon, some bold fishermen also came back from the sea, and sent back the latest news, there is no trace of the pirate ship on the sea, and more fishermen swear that some people have seen the defeated pirate fleet off the coast of Zhangzhou, and there are more than 100 ships, which have run towards the sea in the Luzon area.

These news are mixed with other rumors, so that people can't tell the truth from the false, but Fuzhou's defense has obviously been relaxed, Yang Shiwei of the mansion is no longer patrolling the city day and night, and Zheng Liqi, Zhao Debang and other big officials are also nowhere to be seen. The generals of the forbidden army, including Liu Guangsi, have relaxed, no longer patrolling with swords with a straight face every day, and no longer taking the opportunity to strictly enforce military discipline and affirm military law.

The top and bottom breathed a sigh of relief, and even the city gate was not open for one hour at noon every day, but three hours from morning to afternoon, allowing the soldiers and civilians to enter and exit.

But in any case, the city gates will never be opened after dark at night, and when they hear someone smashing the door, there are already people on the city with torches to light it, and some soldiers of the forbidden army take longbows and arrows and run up to guard against them, and some people prepare gongs, and if something is wrong, they will immediately ring the gong to call the police.

The head of the forbidden army also went to the city, a few sergeants carried a long lamp to illuminate the city gate, this is the east gate, there is a deputy commander of the forbidden army in the city tower, but people may not be in the city tower, there are a few civil officials, they did not come today, they all looked down, only to see a man wearing a short gray robe, wearing a round hat standing at the city gate, is smashing the city gate with his fist.

The man was clearly a soldier, with a burly body and neat movements, and he looked very neat in a short robe, with a horizontal knife hanging from his waist, a pocket with a bow on one side of the horse's belly, and a quiver with light and heavy arrows on the other.

The forbidden army all shouted: "Who is you, I don't know who the city gate is closed at night, and the soldiers and civilians are not allowed to enter or exit, and if you dare to smash the door, you will let people release arrows." ”

When the gray-robed man heard the call, he didn't panic, but just calmed the frightened horse, and then took a few steps back and looked at the castle tower.

The fire on the city tower was blazing, and the garrison forbidden army and the box army gathered a large group, and the swords were gathered, and the light was dazzling.

The gray-robed man was not in a hurry to speak, nor did he make superfluous movements, his attitude was very peaceful, and even a little leisurely. Looking down from the head of the city, I saw that this was a tall and strong military man, his hands were like a basket, his eyes were like torches, his standing was like a pine, he was not deliberate when he walked, but his steps were light, and he seemed to be able to jump up like a bird.

The head of the forbidden army is a veteran, and after 20 years of hard work and hard work, he is a person who knows the goods, and he can't help but praise at the moment: "What a fighting man, he is a good soldier." ”

The gray-robed man under the city seemed to hear it, and smiled slightly, two big dustpan-like hands clasped into fists, and said loudly: "Lu Wenluo, the officer of the first battalion of the First Army, who trained in the Anhou Mansion in Xianan, came to Fuzhou to report the victory on the order of the prince!" ”

There was an uproar in the city, many people were staring at the soldiers under the city, as if they wanted to distinguish the true from the false, and seemed to want to determine something, the rumors have been rumored for two days, and there has been no confirmation, today someone has gone to the beach to find a boat to spy on the news of the Eastern Domain, but the news has been sent in the evening.

On the side of the Eastern Domain, in fact, it has been three days to clean up the battlefield, the number of beheadings has been determined, and most of the pirates in pursuit have been caught, it is estimated that there are less than 100 people who have slipped through the net, and they can be slowly and calmly searched, and a small number of cavalry and guards can be used to capture the remaining thieves, and most of the people can harvest cotton after a day or two of rest, and then harvest beans, and the next half a month will be extremely busy.

After the Hou Mansion reported the victory, it was regarded as kicking the ball to Fujian Road and the imperial court, and then it was estimated that Fujian Road and Jingshi both had a headache.

Cutting more than 23,000 levels in a row, beheading the pirate king, the head can be confirmed, this great achievement, in fact, a prince may not be able to reach, it is completely qualified to give the prince.

Even if Xu Zixian is not a clan, such a great achievement is completely qualified to be crowned the prince of the country, but it cannot be hereditary and will end up in a lifetime.

This was an opportunity for the Eastern Domain to expand its influence, attract more heroes to the island, and create an image of the most powerful and safe seaport possible.

This time the pirates attacked, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou were all under martial law, and many sea ships did not even dare to go to Guangzhou and Mingzhou, so they ran to Jiangling, or hid inland in the estuary.

The reality of the southeast coast of the Great Wei Dynasty has been exposed through this incident, and many maritime merchants will have their own considerations, whether to continue to run ships in various ports to rest, or to establish a trading house and set up warehouses in the Eastern Domain, rest and replenish water in the Eastern Domain, and repair ships every day?

Once the dust settles, the news is true, within two or three months, the port terminal from Huaxi to Nan'an in the Eastern Domain will usher in a period of rapid development, and the original warehouse utilization rate is extremely low, if the development goes well, by the end of the year, the Eastern Domain will have to expand the port terminal and storage area.

This time, even if Lin Douyao is in Quanzhou, of course, he will go to Fuzhou first.

Xu Zixian did not plan to report directly to the Jingshi, he had to rush ahead of the pacification envoy, and this time there was no need.

In Fujian Road, no one can, and no one dares to hide Xu Zixian's credit.

This is the change brought about by strength, and the calm self-confidence after the change of strength.

Just like Lu Wenluo, because of Lu Wenluo's two great achievements, this time the task of Lu Bu's victory was also handed over to this military man to perform, this is quite a glorious mission, from Lu Wenluo to Minqing when he went ashore, he was surrounded by countless people, people smiled at him, cheered, many people rushed to take meat and wine to reward this good man who defeated the pirates, Lu Wenluo had to hug his fists one after another, thanking the fathers and elders for their kindness, but he wanted to rush to Fuzhou to report the victory, he could not accept it, so he could only continue to move forward.

So in the admiration of the people, Lu Wenluo continued to move forward until he arrived at the city of Fuzhou.

Now, this former crop man, looking up at the towering city wall, but he has no fear in his heart, and he doesn't care, the Eastern Domain has no city wall, and the soldiers are in array, facing the strong enemy head-on, here in Fuzhou, there are tens of thousands of troops, but they can only defend themselves according to the city, and the state of strength and weakness is quite obvious.

"But what evidence?" The forbidden army swallowed his saliva, he already believed ninety percent in his heart, but his responsibilities were related, and he didn't dare to be careless, so he let this soldier in.

"This is Lubu." Lu Wenluo pulled out a long pole from the side of the horse's belly, on which was a silk cloth tied to it, and after it was held high, the night wind blew the silk cloth away, and you could clearly see the words written on the cloth.

It doesn't matter, but on the dew cloth, there is an obvious seal of the Nan'an Hou Mansion, and this is enough.

Lubu reported success, from the beginning to the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, the local officials and generals of the Great Wei Dynasty were also good at this, there were military generals who beheaded two or three thieves for a while, and several donkeys were used to report the victory with Lubu, which was laughed at.

In the past ten years, except for Xu Zixian's many victories, there are no civil and military officials who are qualified to boast of martial arts by this means. And before, Xu Zixian did not use Lu Bu to win, kill the scoundrels, and annihilate thieves like Chen Yutai, Xu Zixian felt that it was not enough to boast of martial arts, but this time, it was the biggest victory of this dynasty against pirates, enough to boast for a while.

First to Fuzhou, and then to the state capitals of Fujian Road, Lubu will pass to the Quartet, even Mingzhou, Jiangling, this is of course a strategy, Xu Zixian's own reputation has been not small, after this incident, it will be spread in every corner of the Great Wei Dynasty, and it will be praised for a while.

And more importantly, the Nan'an Hou Mansion is more concerned about the promotion of the Eastern Domain, attracting more maritime merchants to the Eastern Domain, which is the most important goal.

Seeing Lubu, Yin Xin, and the forbidden army at the head of the city did not dare to delay any longer, with a wave of his right arm, the forbidden army under the city gate had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw this, he moved the heavy door bolt and opened the city gate.

"Lubu has a good job!" A group of van soldiers crowded at the gate of the city, seeing the brisk and calm Lu Wenluo leading the horse into the Fuzhou Mansion City, seeing this giant spirit-like man calmly mounted the horse, holding up the dew cloth, someone took the lead, and a group of van troops began to shout in unison.

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