Li Zhi only stayed in the slave port of the Japanese kingdom for two days, and then left there by boat, but just as their fleet was about to leave the slave harbor, on the peninsula on the west side of the bay, there was a very prosperous place, which was the original naval station, and now it is also a very important military place, but next to this military place, there is a very prosperous city.

In fact, it is not so much a city as a walled city, although there are many buildings of considerable scale, but the construction is very chaotic, there is no unified planning at all, there is not even a serious stationed official, everything seems prosperous and chaotic.

This spontaneously formed city is very famous in the Wa Kingdom, its name is Xiangcheng, the whole city is lined with large and small brothels, whenever the evening comes, the aroma of fat powder wafts all over the city, which is also the origin of Xiangcheng. At night, strings of pink lanterns stand in front of the brothels, and merry-seeking men flirt with prostitutes wearing heavy makeup under the lamps, and the noise is filled with endless extravagance.

Speaking of the origin of this Xiangcheng, this is mainly made by the navy, after the pacification of the Japanese state, Lu Qing and their main naval force were stationed here, but tens of thousands of middle-aged men stayed together, and it was inevitable that they would have excess energy after a long time, plus the military salaries of these navies were very rich, and everyone was not short of money, so these navies often used their rotation time to go to Nugang to hang out with prostitutes.

Speaking of which, Li Su's navy was originally born from pirates, and although it was later vigorously rectified, it was still a little lax in some aspects. There is another point, that is, in the army of the Tang Dynasty. It was not forbidden for soldiers to look for women, even when some armies went out on battle. There is also a prostitute camp, and it is precisely under the influence of this atmosphere that the navy in Li Su's hands is naturally very open in terms of finding women, not to mention that they don't give money.

There are tens of thousands of navies, and they are all rich and energetic men in their prime, I am afraid that anyone can imagine how much profit margin there is, plus after the war of the Japanese country, countless people have become slaves. In particular, female slaves were more common, so many people seized this opportunity to buy a batch of Japanese slave girls, and then opened a brothel next to the barracks to do these naval business.

It is precisely these people who took the lead in making more and more brothels outside the military port, and slowly formed a walled city, which is now Xiangcheng, but the current Xiangcheng has developed for several years. It is no longer the rural brothels that it used to be, but it has attracted many businessmen who specialize in brothel business to invest here, and select beautiful Japanese women, Samhan women, and even native women sent from Luzon. The brothel trained these women to become professional prostitutes, and they also played many tricks, making Xiangcheng more and more famous.

Until the time when the main forces of the Navy withdrew from here. Xiangcheng is no longer just in the navy business, its fame has already spread throughout the country. Even Sanhan and Dengzhou have special guests here, most of whom are Han Chinese. They were all very fresh to the taste of this exotic ecstasy, so naturally the guests were endless.

"Sixth brother, what are you doing there, why is the sun rising high, but no one in the city seems to get up, and it looks lifeless?" The son pointed to Xiangcheng not far away and asked. Xiangcheng was built next to the military port, and the military port guarded the slave harbor, so when leaving the slave port, it was inevitable to pass through Xiangcheng.

Li Zhi coughed a little embarrassed when he heard it, a place like Xiangcheng where brothels are everywhere is naturally the most lively at night, and it is early in the morning, and the brothels have not yet opened, so it is naturally very deserted. Yesterday he went to the military port accompanied by Lu Hong, and when he passed by Xiangcheng, he went in and took a turn out of curiosity, but he really didn't do anything, but now when he heard his son ask like this, it still made him feel a little weak.

Seeing Li Zhi's appearance, Lu Hong next to him smiled and said: "Princess Qiyu, this city was originally intended to provide services for the navy stationed here, but now that the main force of the navy has withdrawn south, there is only a small part of the navy left, and as a result, these people who rely on the navy have bad business, and the people in the city have gone to Nugang, so it seems that it is a little deserted now!" ”

"Oh, I see, then these people are really pitiful, after I arrived in Taiwan, I begged the sixth brother to intercede, and tried to let the sixth brother transfer the navy back, otherwise these people will have nothing to eat." The son said thoughtfully, but Li Zhi and Lu Hong couldn't laugh or cry after hearing it, how could the movement of the army be so casual? And the people in Xiangcheng don't worry about eating at all.

After leaving the port of Nu, Li Zhi and his fleet crossed the Bungo Suido and came to Shimonoseki City on Chikushi Island, which, although it was named the same as a city in later generations, was not located in Shimonoseki City on Honshu Island, but at the western end of Chikuya Island, which was later known as the Nagasaki region.

Xiaguan is very close to Sanhan and Dengzhou, and it is a rare good port here, so it was quickly selected by Li Suxiang, and built a port here, and because it occupies the geographical advantage, it develops much faster than Nu Port, and now it has become the largest port in the Japanese country, and it is also the most concentrated area of the Han merchants in the Japanese country.

In addition, a hundred miles west of Xiaguan Port, there is also a military port called Wagang, where not only is there a fleet of ten main warships, but also an army of 5,000 people, and these armies are all composed of Han Chinese, and even the army is equipped with artillery, and the combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

The reason why an army with strong combat effectiveness was stationed in the port was to protect the safety of the lower passes, and secondly, there was another purpose, that is, to supervise the Japanese army trained in the port.

The Japanese port is not only a military port, but also a training base for the Japanese army, but these trained Japanese troops are not stationed in the Japanese state, but are transported to Luzon, Linyi and other places, and the Japanese army stationed in the Japanese country is Linyi and Sanhan, and only in the hands of the Ishigami clan and the Suwu clan who helped Li Su pacify the Japanese kingdom at the beginning, there are some regular Japanese troops. Moreover, with the pacification of the Wa State in recent years, the army in the hands of the Ishigami clan and the Su I clan has also been weakened by Li Su, and it is estimated that when the Wa State is completely pacified, it will be the day when the two clans completely surrender their military power.

Li Zhi and the others stayed in Xiaguan for a few days, and by the way, they went to visit the port again, and found that there were 30,000 Japanese troops in the city being trained, and according to the Han general in charge, just the day before yesterday, they had sent the previous batch of 20,000 people to the south, and this batch would also be sent over in half a month.

And when Li Zhi heard the news, he was shocked, the sixth brother suddenly asked for so many Japanese troops at once, although the combat effectiveness of the 50,000 Japanese army is not very strong, but it is also an army, and as far as Li Zhi knows, there is no possibility of a major war breaking out in several places in Li Zhi's hands, but now that so many troops are suddenly needed, then it is likely that the sixth brother will have new moves.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help but be a little enthusiastic, he had long wanted to experience the feeling on the battlefield, but it was a pity that with his identity, he had never had a chance, if he could really meet it this time, then no matter what method he used, he would have to go to the battlefield to take a look!

Li Zhi, who had made up his mind, urged the fleet to set sail again, wanting to rush to Taiwan as soon as possible, so as not to miss the upcoming war, but Lu Hong smiled at this, because he knew that Li Zhi was afraid that he would be disappointed this time.

Xiaguan Port has a direct route to Shanghai, so Li Zhi and the others did not return to Dengzhou, but went directly to Shanghai, and finally arrived in Shanghai, an emerging city, after more than ten days of sailing.

"Big brother~, third brother~, I'm here!" Before the boat docked, the sharp-eyed son had already seen Li Chengqian and Li Ke who came up to greet them on the dock, and the family members of the two of them were also standing on the dock, which made the son very excited, waving while jumping.

As soon as the boat stopped, the son immediately jumped off the boat like a wallaby, and then threw himself into Li Chengqian's arms at once, shouting excitedly: "Big brother, the son misses you!" ”

Although Li Chengqian only had the throne in his heart, he still loved Li Zhi and his son-in-law these brothers and sisters, which was at least much stronger than Li Tai, and his son-in-law was his own sister of his mother's compatriots, so the brother-sister relationship between the two was also very deep, especially after a few years of parting, when I saw him again today, my son-in-law was already a big girl.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian stroked the back of his son, and said with emotion: "Big brother also wants to be a son, it will be your birthday in another month, and then the eldest brother will definitely go to celebrate your birthday in person!" ”

The son was originally in an excited mood and was about to cry in the arms of the eldest brother, but when he heard Li Chengqian's words that he wanted to celebrate his birthday, he immediately turned from crying to laughter: "Great, big brother, you have to talk and count, we will all go to the sixth brother in a month, and then celebrate the birthday of the son, but your gift must satisfy me!" ”

Seeing the naughty appearance of the son, Li Chengqian touched the son's head affectionately, and at this time his wife Su Shi and his son Li Xiang also came up, Li Xiang was only six years old, but he was already like a little adult, respectfully saluted the son, called 'aunt', and the result made the son-in-law very happy, and gave the meeting gift that had been prepared long ago to the other party. Then the son Xiang met Li Ke and his wife, and he was naturally very affectionate to Li Ke's daughter.

At this time, Li Zhi and Cai'er also got off the boat and saluted Li Chengqian and Li Ke respectively. And when Li Ke saw Cai'er's cousin again, he couldn't help but sigh a little, he really didn't expect that in the end, Cai'er would come together with his younger brother Li Zhi, and would become the queen of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

At the same time that Li Zhi and the others had just arrived in Shanghai, a major event that Li Zhi had been preparing for a long time finally began to start, and when the news reached Shanghai, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, because this matter was completely unexpected by him! (To be continued......)