Chapter 58 Qizhou Island

"We don't talk too much about it." Xu Yingxing also knew that he was happy today, so he leaked his mouth and said things too easily. made up for it at the moment and asked, "Have you written articles lately?" ”

"Nope." Xu Zixian said honestly: "If you put your mind on training and raising salaries, how can you get effort?" ”

"I can't help you much either." Xu Yingxing said with a smile: "You always have to stand up for yourself, and remember that those who can lead soldiers must also be able to raise salaries." I can give you 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, but I can take it out, but you didn't find this money yourself, what will you do when you are short of money in the future? This time, it's up to you to figure it out! It's an article, you can think about it, four or six words, flashy, your vernacular text, even I love to read. Changwenhou and them, but they are also very respectful, the last time they met, they also mentioned this matter, and they really praised you. ”

Xu Ziwen listened to this and knew the intention of King Qi, so it was best to take out another article and slowly consolidate his image of being able to be martial and literate, so as to make it easier for the official gentry to accept him.

If the image is biased towards military generals, I am afraid it will be associated with bad things such as violence, murder, and brutality, and Yunwen Yunwu is the standard configuration of Confucian generals.

Not to mention family affairs, just in the image in the hearts of the officials and gentry, King Qi's proposal is very right.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the point." Xu Ziwen was really moved in his heart, looking at King Zhao with a gentle smile and gray hair, he faintly saw his father's shadow in his heart.

After a while, Xiaomei and Xiuniang both came in and took the servant woman to serve the food.

Li Yi accompanied him sideways, responsible for pouring wine for Xu Yingxing, in front of a person of King Qi's status, he was a little restrained and uneasy.

They are all home-cooked side dishes, the snow-white mutton soup cooked, a handful of shallots just sprinkled, the fragrance of green onions and the aroma of mutton are mixed together, it is really fragrant, and it makes people feel appetizing all of a sudden.

There is also a dish of fried flowers, the meat is fried into a lamp-shaped, seasoned with green garlic sprouts and chili peppers, and you can see that it is very good for rice at a glance.

Then there is chicken diced, with a few vegetarian dishes cut into the same dice, stir-fried out of the pot.

Cut into cubes with fire and poured with honey and juice, this is a sweet dish.

Then use clams to put in a clay pot, pour wine in it, and slowly simmer it with charcoal fire underneath, so that the aroma of wine and seafood is even stronger.

Then there is steamed fish, which are common dishes in Fujian, and King Qi does not pay much attention to it, but eats mutton, clams, and fried meat, which is very addictive.

"I've never seen these dishes anywhere else." After drinking tea after the meal, Xu Yingxing said to Xu Zixian's brothers and sisters: "It's a pity that people say that I am a prince, with brocade clothes and jade food, but the food is not as good as your brothers and sisters." ”

The little sister pursed her lips and smiled, but she didn't have the usual slightly brutal and hateful appearance, she was the daughter of the marquis, and everyone looked very beautiful.

Xu Zixian laughed and said, "If my uncle likes it, I will ask someone to copy these recipes and send them to the palace." ”

"Of course it is." Xu Yingxing said: "It's best to send the cook over directly." ”

"The cook can't deliver it." Xu Zixian looked at Xiuniang who was blushing and said with a smile: "This is Xiuniang's craftsmanship." ”

"I lost my word." Xu Yingxing looked at Xiuniang, and said to Xu Zixian with great meaning: "Mingda, you really have a good mouth, you have to cherish your blessings, understand?" ”

"Understood."

Xu Yingxing got up, although the hour was not early, he still had to go back to Fucheng, and when he was leaving, he said to Xu Zixian: "Just these dishes, the previous turmoil has also passed." ”

Xu Zixian smiled silently, Xiuniang felt a little proud, and also uneasy, of course she had no way to explain clearly, these dishes were completely Xu Zixian's inventions, and they had little to do with herself.

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The night was low, the salty sea breeze was blowing, and Lu Wenxian, the governor of Qizhou, was surrounded by several healthy servants, and slowly climbed from the foot of the mountain on the north side to the top of Qishan Mountain.

The altitude of Qishan is not high, about five or six hundred meters, but except for the gentle mountain in the southern coastal area, the rest of the foothills that stretch for more than 20 miles are extremely steep and steep, and only a small number of hunters have built a few small villages in the long valley area, and there is a military village built on the gentle boundary of hundreds of acres of land, that is, Shangzhai in Qizhou, and in the rest of the place, there are only dense forests, mountain rocks, shrubs, and even a few sheep intestine trails that can accommodate people to walk.

From the foot of the mountain behind Lu Wenxian to climb the place, there is also a military village that occupies a lot of land, the arrow tower, the ditch, the antlers, are arranged quite tightly, after dark, the military village is lit up above the wind lamp lighting, the wall is full of patrolling soldiers, the guard is very tight.

At the foot of the mountain is Zhongzhai, Zhongzhai and Shangzhai are guarding the south of Qishan, and several mountain roads that can accommodate the army to walk are all within the scope of Shangzhai and Zhongzhai.

Shangzhai has a command, that is, a battalion, each battalion has five capitals, a total of 500 people to guard.

Two battalions of Zhongzhai, plus some pond horses, firefighters and the like, about 1,100 people were stationed.

Shangzhai is just outside the city of Qizhou, guarding the main road and the port, three battalions and two horse armies, less than 2,000 people are stationed.

Qizhou was established less than 100 years ago, because the plague of pirates became more and more serious, so a special county was set up on the island at the mouth of the river, and later upgraded to a military state.

Qizhou belongs to the triple management of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Pacification Envoy and the Fuzhou Mansion, the civil affairs are under the management of the Fuzhou Prefecture, and the military is managed by the Pacification Envoy, and the military status, meritorious service, recruitment, placement, daily armament, training, this is the management of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, because the upper, middle and lower Sanzhai are all local chamber troops, not the forbidden army system, if it is the forbidden army system, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion only helps recruit soldiers and place disabled veterans, and the daily management training and officer system are all under the management of the marshal all the way, and also directly belong to the two prefectures of the Beijing Division, At the same time, the privy deputy envoy of Gangneung also has the right to consult on the military and political situation, but does not directly intervene in the management.

Qizhou has set up a Zhizhou who knows the affairs of the military state, is a five-grade official position, the military and the government are grasped, and there are state officials under it, assisting the governor, passing judgments, and supervising the governors and state officials. Because it is an important military state, although there are not many people, they have complete official positions, and there is no state capital supervisor, but a defense envoy, that is, the old Nanhou Xu Yingbin once held the position, specializing in the management of the upper, middle and lower three villages.

Shangzhai and Zhongzhai each have a knowledgeable military envoy, which is equal to the commander, and Shangzhai has a commander, which is also the first line facing Qishan pirates.

The number of officers and soldiers in the state is slightly more than that of the Qishan bandits, if it is an ordinary bandit in the interior, the same number of officers and soldiers can easily exterminate the bandits, but the pirates are different, their looting is more aspect, and there are also trade means to increase wealth, plus it is easy to escape at sea, and it is difficult to pursue and suppress, as long as the pirates become powerful, it is difficult to be eliminated.

And Qizhou here is also because of the mountains on three sides, one side faces the sea, the terrain is precipitous, the officers and soldiers are extremely difficult to attack, Xu Yingbin tried once, because of the harassment and sneak attack by the Qishan bandits in the mountains, the grain and salary transfer is difficult, and the troops are not continued, resulting in a big defeat, the soldiers lost nearly 1,000 people, after this battle, the imperial court also lost confidence in the extermination of the Qishan bandits, and since then it has become a confrontation.

Lu Wenxian was originally just cautious to defend the land, not daring to move any swords and soldiers with pirates at will, here in Qizhou, nine out of ten people stopped at sea to make a living, either fishing or business, or also doing business related to maritime trade, only less than 3,000 households are cultivating land, the island is not large, the land is not fertile, and it cannot feed too many people.

The same as Qizhou Island is the East Fan Island, where it is dozens of times larger, but the population that feeds is not much, the reason is simple, there are many people on the island, it is not safe, malaria is severe, it is easy to be infected, the land climate is extremely suitable, but it is not easy to develop, there are 10,000 people on the island in a few decades, and there are many merchants who are there to avoid the wind and transfer to the port, and there are fishermen, who go to the island to fish in the season, and then return to Fujian after the season.

Lu Wenxian heard that the imperial court intended to set up a state capital in the Eastern Domain, and a big man wanted to recommend him to the Eastern Domain to serve as the prefect, and the prefect was high and powerful, which was originally a good thing, but he still hurriedly walked some ways, and thanked Bumin.

This matter may have had few supporters later, and it quickly died down.

It's here in Qizhou, in fact, the place is quite rich, if it weren't for the Qishan thieves entrenched on the island, this state official would still have a lot of taste.

When the news that Xu Zi first captured and killed Chen Yuyong, beheaded more than 70 levels, and defeated 200 Qi Mountain thieves reached the island, Lu Wenxian was speechless for a long time.

The mainland bandits are by no means opponents of officers and soldiers, while the Qishan bandits are all bandits who have accumulated years of hard work, and they have practiced not only their own skills, but also their iron hearts and courage far stronger than ordinary people.

In addition, if you have money, you can buy good weapons, and you can also make your own armor, 200 Qishan thieves, the same 200 officers and soldiers may not be able to fight, and Chen Yuyong is still a fierce general, with him in the battle, he was actually captured and killed by the Hou Shizi of Nan'an and the generals of the house, which is really a strange thing that people can't believe and can't believe it.

With this matter, it is okay elsewhere, but here in Qizhou there are quite worries.

After suffering such a big loss, whether the Qishan thieves will do something on the island to vent their anger is not only something to worry about, but even a very possible thing.

Lu Wenxian climbed the mountain, there is a place is a large platform, on the top of the cliff, people call the star cliff, you can overlook most of the place in the south of the island, the port of Qishan pirates, the building complex, you can see about seven, seven, eight or eight.

If there is anything wrong, of course, the defense level should be raised and reported to Fuzhou.

Although the mountain is high and steep, by dawn, the summit was reached.

The red sun in the east will reflect the red light of the sea, and there is a sense of grandeur, and the port in the south of the island is the first to see, more than ten ships of different sizes are moored, some have shallow drafts, should be empty ships, and some have a deep draft, which seems to be full of goods and are ready to go to sea.

There are also small boats, which are used as fishing boats, for fishing at sea.

Lu Wenxian knew that the pirates on the island were secretly colluding with the merchants of Jianzhou, Tingzhou, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou. Porcelain from Jiangxi, local porcelain from Jianzhou, iron from Tingzhou, raw silk from Quanzhou and other places, tea, these are the best goods, marketing overseas countries, the most popular, how much, how much you can get out, a shipload of goods out, can always exchange for a boatload of copper and copper coins.

There are also gold, silver, and spices, which are also very popular in the country, and precious metals and popular specialties can also be greatly profited when they are shipped back.

The pirates not only plundered, but also traded like ordinary maritime merchants, because they drove their ships to the shore to rob the people's property, and robbed them back and forth, and the income was limited.

The profits obtained by ships are sometimes higher than those obtained by direct robbery, which is also a characteristic of Dawei's foreign trade, that is, the profits are higher than those of robbery, and the natural followers are like clouds.

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