On the second day after arriving in Qiongzhou, Zhao Xiaoxi took Zhao Da and other guards and embarked on a journey to inspect the whole territory on horseback. Of course, before the inspection, Zhao Xiaoxi did not forget to send Duan Zhengchun and his party to the dock.

This inspection, according to Zhao Xiaoxi's prediction, is only afraid that he will stay outside for ten days and a half months. In these years, inspections were carried out on four-legged war horses. In some places where traffic is blocked, I am afraid that even the war horses have to walk carefully.

Now that Duan Zhengchun has been sent away, the affairs of the palace are managed by Zhao Hao, the king of Xu. And none of the four women who came with me were brought out this time, because Zhao Xiaoxi felt that it was not convenient.

During this time of absence, the women can also exercise the power of the princess to carry out the school supervision affairs they have carried out in the New South City. According to Zhao Xiaoxi's meaning, Qiongzhou School is currently under construction.

As long as you find something to do for them, I believe they won't get bored. In any case, this is also Cho Hyo-seok's base. The women also want to do more things to win the hearts of the people for Zhao Xiaoxi.

Looking at the ship transporting Duan Zhengchun leaving the dock, Wang Yuyan and Zhong Ling undoubtedly looked a little reluctant. People are like this, when their parents are around, they always feel a lot of inconvenience, but they are reluctant to leave.

Fortunately, Zhao Xiaoxi comforted: "Yan'er, Ling'er, don't be too sad. Wait a while, and you will be able to see the third brother. If you want to go back to Dali to see, then I will let you be the wedding envoy and send Yu'er to Dali. ”

In fact, for these women, Zhao Xiaoxi really doesn't have too many requirements. Even many times, their feelings are taken into account. In this regard, Duan Zhengchun and those aunts all looked at it and felt that his daughter should be happy if she married him.

Wang Yuyan, who has become a little woman, also knows that from now on. Her husband's house is where she survives. Fortunately, it seems that Zhao Xiaoxi is still more fond of her. If a husband is like this, why does she need to force too much?

What's more, Cho Hyo-seok is not the kind of person who is stingy. If they really want their parents, Cho Hyo-seok will also send someone to send them back at any time. Crying at the moment, more because of saying goodbye to my parents. It's just a kind of parting sadness.

After comforting the two little women, Zhao Xiaoxi said to Zhao Hao again: "Father, the next affairs of the palace will bother my father and the king." If there is any urgency, my father can also discuss it with Lord Yan. ”

Zhao Hao looked at Zhao Xiaoxi, who was becoming more and more like a prince, and said with a smile: "Okay, although my father is old, I can still take care of your home for you." It's just that when you go out, you have to pay more attention to your body. Don't be too lucky. ”

During this time, Zhao Xiaoxi's behavior in the old and new cities, Zhao Hao also saw it. Many times, this son's behavior does not look like a qualified prince, but he has the support of the people more than anyone else.

Today's Xinnan City no longer knows what the Great Song Dynasty is. Any decree is issued in the Lord's Palace. The people will support it spontaneously. The decree is smooth, and the affairs of the new southern city will naturally become orderly.

Although no one treats him as a prince now. But Zhao Hao didn't feel sorry at all. It is naturally very gratifying to see his two sons slowly maturing, as a father.

Especially now, two grandchildren are about to be born, and he is about to become a grandfather. This kind of home and everything is prosperous. It made Zhao Hao even more happy. As soon as the mood is good, this physical condition will naturally change greatly.

After bidding farewell to Zhao Hao and these women, Zhao Xiaoxi took a few personal guards and embarked on the road to inspect Qiongzhou. And the county magistrates who left before him were also nervously waiting for his arrival.

It's a pity. Cho Hyo-seok doesn't like the kind of inspection where gongs and drums are noisy and flags are opened. He prefers this kind of inspection of going there and seeing there. So much so that these officials try to play tricks to deal with it, but it is of little avail.

In fact, what these officials didn't know was that their behavior had long been under investigation by Bu Yige. Zhao Xiaoxi's inspection this time is more to tell the people in the jurisdiction that the future of Qiongzhou will be him, Zhao Xiaoxi, the king of Qiongzhou.

Another important purpose is to find a suitable place for military training. According to Zhao Xiaoxi's plan, this time in Qiongzhou, he will train a new army, the number of which is intended to be about 5,000 people.

And in order to distinguish between the new army and the infantry of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Xiaoxi directly used the military position in his previous life. These 5,000 people, which is about the size of a reinforced regiment, are also the seed troops of the future army.

Now the firearms workshop in Penghu is seizing the time to make arquebuses. But Zhao Xiaoxi knows that an army is invincible if it doesn't have an arquebus. The corresponding branches of the army must be established one by one.

In short, Zhao Xiaoxi hopes that the new army he trains will be able to fight both on and off the horse. Second, Zhao Xiaoxi also began to demand that the officers and soldiers in the new-style army must be literate and determined to build a strong army with culture and faith.

Starting from Qiongshan, the capital of Qiongzhou, Zhao Xiaoxi soon found that the roads leading to various counties in Qiongzhou were more dilapidated than he imagined. Even some of the main roads seem to be in disrepair.

Although Zhao Xiaoxi had already ordered to repair the roads throughout Qiongzhou, he would strive to make the roads between counties smoother. But now it seems that road construction is not something that can be changed overnight.

At present, Qiongzhou Island really has five states and fourteen counties. It's just that years of banditry and bandit disasters have made many island capitals sparsely populated, and some counties are not even as populated as a town in the interior.

Secondly, on Qiongzhou Island, there is another problem that must be faced, that is, the conflict between new immigrants and indigenous people. This is also one of the major events that Zhao Xiaoxi needs to observe in person this time, and this kind of ethnic integration is related to the stability of Qiongzhou.

In fact, in Zhao Xiaoxi's view, the so-called aborigines on Qiongzhou Island are all ancestors of the Han nationality. Most of them were the aborigines of the nation who migrated here one after another when they were discovered in Qiongzhou.

If you go back in history, these aborigines first settled in Qiongzhou, dating back to the pre-Qin period. Therefore, in Zhao Xiaoxi's view, the aborigines of Qiongzhou and the aborigines enslaved in Xinnancheng today are completely different concepts.

Compared to the Han immigrants, who preferred to live in the fields at the foot of the mountain, these aborigines preferred to live in the mountains. And the mountain bandits who have been repeatedly banned at the moment have to a large extent pitted the people on the mountain and the people on the mountain against each other.

I want to improve this kind of struggle because of different resources, ideas, and even beliefs. We have to let them sit down together and have a good talk. But most of the officials in Qiongzhou today are Han Chinese and don't pay much attention to the demands of these aborigines.

It is this kind of estrangement that makes the ethnic antagonism in Qiongzhou very serious. In many places, there have even been collective fights. This cycle of death has deepened the conflict and misunderstanding between the new immigrants and the indigenous people.

In the eyes of the current government, the aborigines who live in the mountains have never known what it is to pay taxes. Trying to collect taxes from them often results in the collective revolt of these indigenous peoples.

Over time, it seems that the government also intends to snub these aborigines. As a result, the contact between new immigrants and indigenous people is unusually rare. Even if there is contact, it is often a simple exchange of goods.

According to Zhao Xiaoxi's understanding of Qiongzhou in his previous life, he knew that these so-called aborigines were actually the ancestors of the Li people in later generations. This nation, even in later generations, is also one of the most populous ethnic groups in Qiongzhou.

Of course, on the current Qiongzhou Island, the population of the Li nationality is not as large as that of later generations. According to Bu Yige's survey, there are about 30,000 Li people living on Qiongzhou Island. It can be distributed on a large island, but it is still not very inconspicuous.

Just counting the Han people on the island, you will find that the Li people are actually a big ethnic group in Qiongzhou. But all along, the successive officials in Qiongzhou didn't take them very seriously, as long as they didn't make trouble, they ignored them.

But in Zhao Xiaoxi's view, since these Li people are also the people under their rule. Now this situation needs to change. Only when these Li people go out of the mountains and try to get in touch with the new immigrants will they truly understand the benefits of ethnic integration.

According to Bu Yige's investigation, the current living conditions of the Li people are actually not easy to be optimistic. Especially in the matter of newborns, the backward medical conditions make their neonatal mortality rate very high.

Living in seclusion in the mountains can certainly reduce conflicts with the people below. But the consequence of this is to become a real indigenous people, living a hungry and well-fed life. If it goes on like this, it is naturally not what Zhao Xiaoxi wants to see.

Just after Zhao Xiaoxi and his entourage traveled for a long time, they finally came to the area at the junction of Qiongshan and Tingmai. Looking at the narrowing road ahead, Zhao Xiaoxi suddenly raised his hand and signaled everyone to stop.

As the guards beside Zhao Xiaoxi, Zhao Da and the others naturally realized that there was an ambush ahead. Immediately rode forward, guarding in front of Zhao Xiaoxi, looking at the narrow official road dense forest in front of him.

Only Zhao Xiaoxi smiled and said: "It's okay, don't be too nervous, it's just a few little thieves." Since they don't want to show up, we'll meet them in the past. Speaking of which, I haven't encountered a robbery in a long time! ”

When walking in the rivers and lakes before, Zhao Xiaoxi naturally encountered this kind of mountain bandit who blocked the road and robbed. But he still didn't expect that as soon as he left Qiongshan and had not even stepped into the territory of Tingmai, he would encounter this kind of robbing mountain bandits who were ambushed on both sides of the road.

Through this scene, Zhao Xiaoxi also understood that the problem of banditry in Qiongzhou was only afraid that it would greatly exceed his expectations. If this problem is not solved, it is almost empty talk to revitalize the people's livelihood and law and order in Qiongzhou.

With Zhao Xiaoxi and others, when they rode slowly to the intersection, they saw a group of young men in tattered clothes. With a lot of homemade weapons, he surrounded Zhao Xiaoxi and his party.

A middle-aged man at the head said with some confidence: "Don't move, rob!" Leave all the valuable things on you, and we will give you a way to live! ”

This tone and expression are not habitual offenders at first glance. Even Zhao Xiaoxi and others can clearly see that among the people surrounding them. The wooden gun in his hand is trembling, this situation is a bit weird! (To be continued......)