Chapter 36 Changxing Island
Shi Luosheng shook his head and said: "Of course not, now we want money or not, we want people to have no one, what do we want to stand on our own." I'm rebuilding the island now just to build a force of my own. Now that the Great Song Dynasty is controlled by the five great families, a poor family like ours will not have a chance to get ahead at all. Even if I am now the righteous son of the Great General, as long as it is beneficial to their family, I will be sacrificed at any time, and Teacher Ling Zhen is the best example of this. To establish our own power on Haitong Island, on the one hand, if something uncontrollable happens in the future, we also have more power to protect ourselves, on the other hand, now the five countries are constantly in dispute, and Qi and Chu have the heart to dominate the world. Their founding monarch also started from recklessness, and now we are also born in troubled times, and there may not be no opportunities in the future. Now it seems far away, but it has to be taken one step at a time, I wonder if you are interested in making a career with me? ”
The other five people present, Liu Zixuan and Shi Luosheng are small, Shi Pre and Ling Zhen are Shi Luosheng's teachers, and they have known Shi Luosheng for many years, so they naturally support Shi Luosheng's decision.
Wang Lun and Dong Liang did not hesitate, both of them were persecuted by the government before they fell into the grass and became mountain bandits, and they did not have a good impression of the Great Song Dynasty, plus Shi Luosheng avenged Wang Lun, and he also had the grace of knowing Dong Liang. Now when the two of them heard Shi Luosheng's thoughts, their hearts were also surging with enthusiasm, and they were eager to try.
This is also the reason why Shi Luosheng is looking for these five people, although Guo Xu and Xun Yuqing are also talents, Guo Xu is good at government affairs, and Xun Yuqing is good at military affairs, but unfortunately both of them are Deng Yuanjue's people. Shi Luosheng was not sure that they would support his actions, so he did not call the two. Instead, he brought Shi Pre and Ling Zhen in. Shi Zhen's political ability and Ling Zhen's military level are also above Guo Xu and Xun Yuqing, and these two are also more suitable.
Shi Luosheng looked at everyone, and Liu Zixuan took the lead in saying: "What do you see me doing, didn't you just say it when you were in Xiaocang City, I will support you no matter what you do." ”
Shi Yu also smiled: "I'm tired of teaching, and it's not bad to have a place to apply what I've learned in my life." ”
Ling Zhen said coldly: "Don't look at me, I don't have to share the sky with Tian Yulong, I have no chance to take revenge in my life when I stay in Xiaocang City, and now I still have hope of slashing the enemy." ”
Wang Lun and Dong Liang glanced at each other, and said together: "We are deeply favored by the general, and we are also from mountain bandits, although we have surrendered now, we have no good impression of the court, and those big families will not treat us as their own people, it is better to follow the general now, and we may not be able to make a career in the future." ”
Shi Luosheng saw that the five people agreed, and he was overjoyed, and made a gesture to everyone, saying: "Luosheng first thank you for your trust, since you have decided, let's talk about the next step." The first thing we have to solve is the problem of population and money and food on the island, I have been prepared in this regard, in terms of money and food, Dong Liang will concentrate all the money and grain of his Xiaqiu and An Zhihai Zuoxi here, plus the three major camps of Dongshan, Pengcheng and Xianghu before are enough for us to support for a period of time. ”
"In terms of troops, Dong Liang selected 3,000 strong soldiers from the original five cottages and stationed them on the island as our first batch of armed forces. The inhabitants of the island are also mainly people from the five major cottages, who themselves have a certain combat effectiveness, and they can also go to the battlefield after training in case of war, and they can also engage in production and labor in peacetime. Most of these people were persecuted in the past, but now that they have surrendered, they are also worried about reprisals if they return to their hometowns, so many of them do not know what to do next. If any of them wished to come to the island, they would not only bring their families with them, but they would also be given land for cultivation on a per capita basis, and no taxes would be charged for the first five years. ”
Shi Luosheng continued: "In addition, the Qi country also promised to give me five hundred craftsmen, who can help us build houses and ships, and it is almost time for a few days. ”
Everyone was surprised when they heard this, and Liu Zixuan asked, "Is there still Qi in here?" How could Qi know about our affairs and support us? ”
Shi Luosheng smiled: "Do you remember that Jiang Huan Chu, the fourth prince of Qi State? ”
Liu Zixuan said: "Is that the one we were going to assassinate three years ago?" What does this have to do with him, he should seek revenge on us, how can he help us? ”
Shi Luosheng said: "He and I were brothers three years ago, and after I fell off the cliff that time, I found that Jiang Huan Chu had fallen, and he also saved my life." Speaking of which, Shi Luosheng fell off the cliff in those three years, met Zu Qingzhi, and worshipped him as a teacher with Jiang Huanchu, and told him about learning art.
Liu Zixuan suddenly realized: "I see, no wonder Jiang Huan Chu will help you, by the way, is that ancestor Qingzhi's martial arts very high?" is actually the senior brother of Shen Nanxing, the first person in martial arts, and I want to ask for advice when I have the opportunity. When Liu Zixuan heard that Zu Qingzhi taught Shi Luo's martial arts, he couldn't help but show his martial arts idiot side.
Shi Luosheng smiled: "You want to fight with my master? Haha, do you remember the masked man who helped you stop Yin Ruoyang that night? ”
Liu Zixuan was surprised: "You also know that masked man?" I haven't told you this yet, that masked man's martial arts are extremely weird, and he slapped Yue Lei and Yue Yun to death with one palm. The strange thing is that it is obviously the same palm technique, but it is two different internal forces. Yin Ruoyang also slapped that person, and fell behind, if the two really fight, I estimate that Yin Ruoyang will not be able to catch that person's thirty moves. It turned out that the masked man was actually Zu Qingzhi, no wonder, no wonder. I can't even beat Yin Ruoyang, and if I face him, I guess I won't be able to catch ten moves. ”
Shi Luosheng was speechless for a while, and said, "That masked man is not my master, but me." ”
"Is that you?" Liu Zixuan couldn't believe it, since Shi Luosheng came back from Wuling Mountain, he had never seen him make a move. Liu Zixuan's eyes stared at Shi Luosheng all the time, and suddenly a palm slashed towards Shi Luosheng, Shi Luosheng did not dodge, gently flicked his sleeves and flat chest and pushed back with one palm, and as soon as the two palms touched, Liu Zixuan felt a cold air coming from Shi Luosheng's palm. Liu Zixuan hurriedly withdrew his palm, but found that his hand seemed to be stuck by the other party, and he couldn't withdraw it if he wanted to. The cold air continued to pour into his body from his palm, and just when his meridians were about to be frozen, the cold air of the yin suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a warm current surging all over the body, and the whole body was instantly warm and indescribably comfortable.
Shi Luosheng withdrew his palm, looked at Liu Zixuan with a smile on his face and asked, "What?" Do you believe it now? ”
Liu Zixuan hung his head and said: "Okay now, in the past three years, I have been under the general's door and practiced hard for three years, I thought that my martial arts were greatly improved, but I didn't expect you to be missing for three years but come from behind, and now even Yin Ruoyang, the top ten master of our Great Song Dynasty, is not your opponent, I don't care, you have to teach me the martial arts of Tianluo Sect." ”
Shi Luosheng said: "Of course you can learn the martial arts of the Tianluo Sect, but you have to leave the Heavenly Sword Sect first and join the Tianluo Sect, otherwise I can't do it." ”
Liu Zixuan looked helpless: "Then forget it, if Master knows that I want to break away from the Heavenly Sword Gate, I must first clean up the portal." ”
Liu Zixuan's expression caused everyone to laugh, and Shi Luosheng comforted: "Actually, it's not impossible to teach you martial arts, there are no people in our Tianluo Sect now, the next time I see the master, I beg him to make an exception to accept you as an apprentice." ”
Liu Zixuan was overjoyed: "Really? That's great, Luosheng, no, Senior Brother Shi, I thank you in advance. ”
Shi Luosheng gave him a roll of the eyes, didn't pay any attention to him, and continued to say to everyone: "We have such a big formation on the island, or it won't be long before others will find out, so I plan to rebuild the Tianluo Sect to cover people's eyes, this Haitong Island will be the headquarters of the Tianluo Sect in the future, even if it is discovered by others in the future, this is just a newly established martial arts sect." ”
Wang Lun said: "This idea is good, but this place can't be called Haitong Island, this name will evoke memories of people with hearts, so let's change the name." ”
Liu Zixuan hurriedly said: "Then it's called Tianluo Island, it's convenient and easy to remember." ”
Shi Zhen shook his head and said, "It's still called Changxing Island, the name and meaning are good." ”
Shi Luosheng said happily: "The name of Changxing is good, this island will be called Changxing Island in the future, and we will be like this island, and it will prosper for a long time." ”
After another three days, the five hundred craftsmen promised by Jiang Huan Chu also arrived in Changxing, and in addition to the people, Jiang Huan Chu also sent two three-story warships and five cargo ships, which were loaded with grain and various materials. When the craftsman Jin Dajian saw Shi Luosheng, he immediately bowed down and said: "Master, the fourth prince asked the villain to bring you a few words, he was very happy to hear that you had rebuilt the Tianluo Sect, but because he was the prince of Daqi, it was inconvenient to come to the border of the Song Kingdom, so he sent you these gifts to congratulate, and if you need anything else in the future, just open your mouth and say to him." The fourth prince also said that he misses you very much, so that you must go to the capital when you are free. ”
Shi Luosheng suddenly remembered the three years in Wuling Mountain, and couldn't help but be moved in his heart, and said to Jin Dajian: "Brother Jin, this is not the Qi country, and I am not your master, I will be a resident of Changxing Island in the future, you just call me Luosheng, everyone here is an equal relationship, live for yourself, fight for yourself, understand?" ”
Jin Dajian has been a slave in Qi for generations, and no one has ever spoken to him in this tone, although Jiang Huanchu is good to his subordinates, but after all, he is a prince, and there is a difference between respect and inferiority. Half a month ago, Jiang Huan Chu also gave them to others as gifts, who knew that the first thing the new master said to him was to be called brothers, and he also said that everyone was equal. The first time he received such respect, Kim Dajian was moved and speechless, and the way to express his feelings at this time was to kneel on the ground and kowtow.
Shi Luosheng hurriedly helped Jin Dajian up and said: "Brother Jin, you see that our island is still bare, there is nothing, everyone can only live in tents at present, and how long it will take to live in a house depends on yours." If you think about it, when you stand on the highest point of the island and look down, all the houses and buildings here are all built by you, will you be proud? You're the new owners of this land, you know? ”
Jin Dajian was already deeply immersed in the scene depicted by Shi Luosheng, and nodded heavily.