With the completion of the establishment of the government of New South City, the people who moved here can be regarded as officially having an identity. In addition to knowing that they are in that immigrant village, they also know that they are now the people of New South City, and their sense of belonging is naturally further strengthened.

Considering that the construction of the new city would be completed within half a year, the six departments found a separate house in the town to serve as a temporary office location. The government of Xinnancheng is also in the period of renovation and whitewashing, and when the decoration is completed, there will be a government and a county order.

In the following time, Zhao Hyo-seok felt the pain of being in power for the first time. The big and small things on the island, even if he delegates power to these officials, there are no fewer things that require his approval.

In short, the officials who finally turned the management of the base into a regular one seem to have returned to the days when they first came to the island. Everyone has a lot of things to do, and they are working hard to build this safe place.

Zhao Hao, the king of Xu who stayed on the island, and even the princess Liu Qi, began to get used to life here. I often go to the street to enjoy the fun of ordinary people's life, and even Zhao Hao found a few chess friends in the town.

Although these chess friends are the elders of some pirates. Speaking vulgarly, if Zhao Hao is also fine, he will go to the place where the old people gather. With these same laid-back old people, I played chess every day and watched the changes on the island.

When Zhao Hao, the old prince, began to live a leisurely life, he was sent to Dali's military guards. also finally arrived at the Dali Palace, and these guards who came to pick up Mu Wanqing and others were the guards and Yahuan of the Bashu County Palace.

They will join Mu Wanqing and his entourage, go to Leizhou to board the ship, and then transfer to the Ryukyus to reunite with Zhao Xiaoxi. Knowing that Zhao Xiaoxi was living overseas, the Duan Zhengchun brothers were somewhat relieved.

As long as Cho Hyo-seok lived, trade between them would not be severed. And in the letter sent by Wu Wei, it was directly stated. In the future, their cooperation with Cho Hyo-seok will be even more expanded.

Looking at the Wu Wei who came to deliver the letter, Duan Yu said with some curiosity: "Zhao Huwei, have you ever been overseas?" What is the Ryukyu Island mentioned in this letter? Will the island be deserted? ”

For Duan Yu, who lives in Dali, he has seen the largest lake. There is only Dali Lake in the mirror. In his opinion, such a lake is already large, so what will the open sea look like?

Seeing that Duan Yu and his entourage were very curious, the palace guards who rushed from Ryukyu to Dali said very politely: "Back to the prince, the Ryukyu Island, where the prince is now, is almost as big as Dali Mansion.

Although there are not many people living on the island, there are some indigenous people living there. In addition to this, there are some pre-dynastic periods. Remnants of the Tang Dynasty who fled to live there. It's not unusual to say it's a wild place.

It's just that when the prince went to Ryukyu Island, he sent people to settle down there. Now where the prince and his family live, there are already 100,000 people living there, and there are nearly 500,000 acres of cultivated fields.

And the prince also said in his letter that he would build a city there. There to preach the king, so that the territory of the Great Song Dynasty is expanding. Although the life of hanging overseas is hard, there is no constraint.

As long as the new city is built. In the future, it will become a real treasure island. In short, there are situations where the villain doesn't know much. But I believe it. The prince must have a way to turn it into a new paradise on earth. ”

I heard that the people living there hardly worry about food and clothing, and as long as they are willing to work, there will be endless wasteland. The two brothers Duan Zhengchun also know that with such a place to settle down, Zhao Xiaoxi can expect great things.

Moreover. In addition to Ryukyu Island, Cho Hyo-seok also had a fiefdom of Qiongzhou. This means that Zhao Xiaoxi invisibly has two fiefs. And everything on the island will be decided by Zhao Xiaoxi alone.

Looking at Duan Yu, it seemed that he wanted to go there and have a look. Duan Zhengchun immediately said: "Yu'er, this time you will stay in Dali and learn more from your uncle how to govern the country." Don't slack off, if you want to help your brother-in-law.

This time, Qing'er and the others left, and their father would accompany them. This stinky boy went overseas alone, and as a result, several of the king's precious daughters suffered. But he didn't go over and scolded him, and the king felt uncomfortable. ”

Faced with Duan Zhengchun's words, Duan Zhengming scolded with a smile: "Zhengchun, if you want to go overseas, don't find so many reasons." The kids are here, and they're not afraid of people laughing at you. It's okay to go, but it's a small thing! ”

Duan Zhengchun didn't explain anything about his brother's understanding of that little abacus. In the past two years, Dali's national strength has prospered, and those tribes who rebelled from time to time have now become very honest.

Except for the border with Tibet, where the two sides have a little confrontation from time to time, everything else seems to be relatively stable. This idle king of Zhennan naturally wants to take advantage of the movement to see more of the outside world.

Everything was ready, Duan Zhengchun acted as the team leader, with several daughters and concubines. Together with the old departments of the palace that went to converge, they all headed to Leizhou, which is separated by an island in Qiongzhou.

When Duan Zhengchun and others arrived in Leizhou after a long journey, the officials of Leizhou were impressed by their arrival. They were still very enthusiastic, but when they heard that they were going to sea, they were somewhat surprised.

It's just that more unexpected things are yet to come. The fleet, which had been waiting for their arrival, accompanied them to rest for the night in Leizhou. The next day, on the dock in Leizhou, a mighty fleet appeared.

Seeing the skeleton flag fluttering above this fleet, the Great Song officials who came to see them off were startled and exclaimed, "Skeleton pirate group? How dare they enter the docks in broad daylight like this? ”

Pirate?

Hearing this, Duan Zhengchun said with some curiosity: "Are these pirates very strong?" ”

The prefect of Leizhou nodded and said, "King Zhennan doesn't know that among the overseas pirates now, the skeleton pirate group is the most powerful. If we maritime merchants in Leizhou want to do business elsewhere, we have to pay money to them when they go to sea! ”

But what made Duan Zhengchun very puzzled was that since he knew that these ships were pirates, why did the people and officers and soldiers on the dock be. Instead of fleeing without fear, on the contrary, he looked at them with great admiration?

Perhaps seeing the incomprehension in Duan Zhengchun's eyes, the prefect of Leizhou explained: "Although the Skeleton Pirate Regiment is a big pirate active overseas. But they act fairly, and rarely do murder and robbery.

As long as they pay a fee in advance, merchant ships in the open sea are rarely attacked by pirates. If anyone dares to rob, the skeletal pirates will even hunt down the pirates who rob ships and kill people if they pay them money.

Sometimes they would come to Leizhou to buy some supplies, and the people and officers and soldiers here knew that they were very honest after they went ashore, and the trade was fair. Even from time to time, it can bring a lot of things that the Great Song Dynasty does not have. ”

With this explanation, Duan Zhengchun also knew that this might be the same as the thief in the green forest. There are thieves and thieves, so they will be recognized by these coastal people and officers and soldiers, and they should not be treated as ordinary pirates!

With this fleet, slowly docked on the pier. Looking at the slender workers on the dock, pulling these huge building ships to the dock and tying them up, and the rest of the pirate ships were more docked outside, Duan Zhengchun didn't know why these people came.

At this moment, the palace guard, who had been standing beside him, said with a smile: "King Zhennan, these people are here to pick us up." This fleet was ordered by the prince's subordinates in Qiongzhou to take you out to sea. ”

When he said this, the palace guard didn't seem to hide anything. But the prefect of Leizhou was confused, and he didn't understand that the prince that this guard was talking about was the prince of that country.

Soon the guard said: "Lord Prefect, the person should tell your lord everything later." From now on, Qiongzhou is the fief of my prince. In the future, the exchanges with Leizhou will definitely be more frequent.

It's just about the prince, and I hope that the prefect can keep it a secret. When the prince takes office next year, I believe that the prince will go to the palace to discuss with the lord. And the Skeleton Pirate Regiment is actually the subordinates formed by the prince in his early years. ”

As soon as these words came out, the prefect of Leizhou was shocked in his heart and said: "Dare to ask, who is the prince you are talking about?" ”

The guard quickly said: "Zhao Xiaoxi, the king of Qiongzhou in this dynasty, presumably the lord has not received the documents from the imperial court. But it won't be long before you receive the documents from the imperial court. Qiongzhou was given by the emperor as a fief. ”

As soon as I heard that it was the prince of this dynasty, the prefect of Leizhou also knew that they were such a place. If there is any court document issued, it will definitely take the moon to arrive on the road. This means that they are actually lagging behind in the dynamics of the imperial court.

Just when the prefect of Leizhou was still thinking about the prince Zhao Xiaoxi, the master next to him stepped forward and said: "Fuzun, the king of Qiongzhou that this guard said should be the king of Bashu County who defeated Western Xia." I don't know if I'm right? ”

The guard nodded, "Exactly!" ”

A dignified prince of the Song Dynasty turned out to be a wild place like Qiongzhou. I have to say, it's very strange! But if you can't figure it out, the prefect of Leizhou also knows that with this king of Qiongzhou as a neighbor, their life should be better.

Since he was sent here by the imperial court as a prefect, his recitals often had to be delivered to the capital in advance or delayed. In many cases, when encountering some emergencies, it is up to them to deal with them themselves.

Fortunately, although Leizhou is the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, the population is not large. In addition to bandits, it is also necessary to guard against pirates. But since there was a skeleton pirate group, the pirates who dared to invade the coast of the Great Song Dynasty were almost wiped out.

It was the actions of the Skeleton Pirates that made the government praise them as well. As a result, some coastal cities basically did not taboo this pirate and docked at the docks and ports they built.

Even for a harbor city like Leizhou, this prefect still wishes that there would be more skeleton pirates. As soon as they come, the things they buy and sell can make the government and the people a lot of profits.

No matter where you are an official, it is always good to have a few extra money on hand. If no one comes here, then the place itself is poor, and it is really poor that it can't be opened. Therefore, the officials here are more open-minded! (To be continued......)