Tai Shici led 50,000 elite soldiers from Nandu after landing with the water in the west of Jiaozhi County. He was not in a hurry to lead the army westward and attack Dianchi.

The armies of the Jin Kingdom, which have always been the first in intelligence, will of course send secret agents to the two counties of Qiqi and Yizhou in advance to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance this time, and transmit complete and accurate information back to the temporary base camp in Fengxi, so as to provide reference for the next action of the landing army and avoid the bloody incident of going deep into the dangerous place alone.

In fact, even before the army landed in Jiaozhi, Tai Shici first sent a few small boats to reconnoiter the shore before ordering the army to go ashore. For the officers and men of the naval division, the process of landing on the shore was the weakest time, and if Shi Xie set up an ambush on the shore with 30,000 local soldiers, it would be a great fun.

For a lone army, it is necessary to ensure its long-term survival by keeping the commander vigilant and careful at every step.

In order to prevent the locals of Jiaozhi from secretly communicating with Yizhou County, Shixie completely blocked and cut off the passes leading to Yizhou in accordance with Zhao Xing's requirements as early as before the Nandu army landed, and sent troops to garrison it, as a posture of guarding Yizhou.

Even if Sima Yi learned that Shixie was guarding against Yizhou, it was reasonable, because Yizhou was too big, one state was as big as three or four other states, and all the barbarians living in the south of Yizhou were barbarians from various tribes.

Moreover, Sima Yi did have thoughts about Jiaozhou in his heart, if it weren't for the tight war on the northern front and the need for troops on the eastern front, he would have sent fierce generals like Yan Yan or Zhang Ren to invade Jiaozhou from the southeast of Yizhou, copy Shixie's old nest dragon weaving, and take Jiaozhi and other counties as his own. The Han people in the Central Plains didn't know that Jiaozhi and other places were actually very rich, but Sima Yi did. There are many mineral deposits in Jiaozhou, which are not only of high quality, but also easy to mine, especially the shallow buried copper mines everywhere, and digging them out is the wealth of Jincancan!

Of course, what Sima Yi didn't know was that on the huge map in Zhao Xing's study, he clearly plotted what kind of mineral deposits were abundant in various places inside and outside the Han Dynasty. Zhao Xing's eyes are red at the copper mines in southern Yizhou and Jiaozhou, and the jade in the Shan Gang (Myanmar), which is no longer a matter of one or two days.

While waiting for the spy to return, Tai Shi Ci left Gan Ning to guard Fengxi, and he and Li Ru went to the city of Longbian (Jiaozhi County Governor's Office) with hundreds of guards to pay homage to Shi Xie and negotiate on some issues that urgently needed the help of the scholars.

Fengxi is only more than 90 miles away from Longbian, and there are no mountains and rivers between the two places, so it is very convenient to move. Tai Shi Ci was not worried about what danger he and Li Ru would encounter when they went to the Shixie family's nest, as long as it wasn't for the brain, how could the Shi family, who had already landed the army under the command of King Pingxi, make a mistake at this time?

Shi Xie heard that the military general guarding the city gate came to report, saying that General Taishi had only brought hundreds of guards to ask for a meeting outside the city, and hurriedly called his brothers Shiyi to go out of the city to greet him, and asked Tai Shi Ci to bring the accompanying guards into the city without saying anything.

As an old guy who has been in the officialdom for decades, although Shi Xie does not understand military affairs, he can see the height of his eyebrows and eyes, and he can carefully ponder the thoughts of others. After Tai Shi Ci led the army to land, he politely declined Shi Xie's invitation to enter Longbian to rest and recuperate, but went straight to Fengxi, which was close to Yizhou, in fact, to show the Shi family that the Jin State had no intention of occupying Jiaozhi.

Since Tai Shi Ci gave face like this, and now he only led hundreds of guards to come, Shi Xie had to be more polite and show his willingness to cooperate with the Jin State thoroughly, so that he could win more practical benefits for the Shi family.

After the guest and host sat down in the mansion, Li Ru first spoke: "Our army came from the north across the sea, and I have come to express my gratitude today for the care of the Lord of Texas and the Governor of Texas for these days. When I came from the Jin Kingdom, the King of Pingxi specially asked me to bring a small gift to the state pastor, and please don't hesitate to accept it!"

As Li Ru spoke, he motioned to his subordinates to bring in several large wooden boxes from the outside and open them in public. I saw that there were stacks of books with the fragrance of ink neatly stacked in the wooden box, which turned out to be all kinds of books published in the latest revision of Taihang Academy!

Although the Shixie family is far away in the southeast, they have always regarded themselves as the people of the Han Dynasty, speaking Chinese, using Chinese characters, and performing Chinese rituals. The reason is that they know that only books can be kept for a long time without being jealous, and that they can open up wisdom and increase power.

The two brothers, Shixie and Shiyi, were very excited to pick up a few beautifully printed books from the box and quickly flipped through them, the excitement on their faces became even more distinct. After a while, Shi Xie raised his head and said in a trilling voice: "The king of Pingxi is really kind to my family, and in the future, the king of Pingxi will only look forward to the king, and there will be no two hearts!"

It turned out that the boxes of books that Zhao Xing asked Li Ru to give to Shixie were all kinds of books on agriculture, animal husbandry, aquaculture, mining, and other advanced technologies suitable for development and promotion in Jiaozhou that had not been publicly sold in the market, and these books not only represented wealth, but also a source that could really increase comprehensive strength. Shi Xie knew in his heart that the king of Pingxi sent a book to the Shi family, which not only had the intention of supporting the Shi family's strength, but also tacitly agreed that the Shi family would stay in Jiaozhou to continue to govern the local area.

Seeing that Shi Xie's face was sincere and resolute, Tai Shici did not speak politely to him, and said directly: "We already know the mind of the state pastor, and we came to disturb us today, and there are indeed a few things that need the assistance of the state pastor!"

Shi Xie said: "General Taishi doesn't have to be polite, in the future, the Shi family and your army will not distinguish each other, but if you need it, please speak." ”

Tai Shici said: "After our army landed in Jiaozhou, the state pastor no longer needs to worry about the safety of Jiaozhou, and I promise here that no one will dare to invade Jiaozhou in the future." The territories of Nanhai, Cangwu, Hepu and other counties that Sun Jian of Eastern Wu have embraced, and when we get Sima Yi in Yizhou, we will also ask for it for your lordship!"

As soon as Shi Xie heard Tai Shi Ci say this, he immediately said: "In this way, it will be hard for General Tai Shi, the strength of the Shi family is weak, and there is no way to repay it, so he will put the 30,000 local soldiers recruited over the years under the general's command, and I hope that the general will train more, so that he can help the army to attack Yizhou!"

Tai Shici praised it in his heart, thinking that Shixie was really good, and he was still thinking about the wording, so he took the initiative to give up the military power. The first priority of his visit this time was to take over 30,000 Cochin native soldiers, not to mention that these native soldiers were generally equipped and had low combat effectiveness, they would be of great use in the future.

Since Shi Xie is so discerning, Tai Shici then put forward the requirements for the Shi family to provide a batch of food, tens of thousands of sets of local indigenous clothing, and recruit a group of people who build mountains and bridges.

Shi Xie agreed one by one and did not bargain. His heart is like a mirror, as long as he is next to the big tree of King Pingxi, there will be benefits in the future, and these conditions mentioned by Tai Shici are not a problem.