After staying in Lingling for three days, Liu Qi rushed to Wuling and turned around, the territory was still in Hunan, and Jingzhou Thorn Shi was almost a Hunan governor.

When people and horses came to the Wuling realm, Jin Xuan had already sent Gong Zhi to greet him, and his attitude was also correct.

Liu Qi knew that Gong Zhi was a person who knew the general trend, and after seeing the ceremony, he asked: "Jin Taishou has governed Wuling for several years, what is the situation now?" ”

Gong Zhi naturally understood, hugged his fists and said: "Although the territory of Wuling is fixed, there are Dongting water thieves gathering in the east, and there are bandits in Wuling Mountain in the west, and Jin Tai is always uneasy. When the general first arrived in Jingnan, the tiger's body was shocked, the thieves and thieves were all flat, and Wuling all remembered the general's grace, and the general took over Jingzhou, which is the hope of all the people! ”

Liu Qi looked up to the sky and laughed, since Jin Xuan admitted his identity, Wuling would be safe, after all, he was the eldest son of Liu Biao, and he was more justifiable than Liu Bei, and Jin Xuan really had no reason to rebel.

As the largest river in Wuling, Liu Qi pondered along the way to open up this waterway and connect the people in the mountains.

In a house in Yuannan City, a person walked in quickly and said to a few people in the house: "Here, Liu Qi has arrived in Linyuan." ”

There were four people seated in the room, one of them was handsome, the other three were all dark-faced, one of them was tall and mighty, and the other was a man and a woman, all with their hair and shoulders, and a necklace of wolf teeth around their necks.

The young man laughed and said, "When Liu Qi returns to Jiangling from Wuling, he will board the ship from the mouth of the oil river, which is really a godsend. ”

The tall man hummed: "Prime Minister Cao's order, we will do our best to complete it, but the officers and soldiers of Jingzhou are coming to take revenge, and you must ensure the safety of our people." ”

The man smiled and said: "Shamoke warrior, but relax, if you succeed in killing Liu Qi this time, Your Excellency will be famous all over the world, second to none among the Wuxi barbarian tribes, and you will be the next barbarian king." ”

A hint of joy flashed in the man's eyes, but his expression was still serious: "Hmph, I just need to keep my people safe." ”

"This is natural!" The man nodded and said: "Now that Liu Biao is seriously ill, Liu Qi is dead, Liu Biao will also die, Jingzhou has no owner, Prime Minister Cao Cheng will send troops to the south, then Jingzhou will be obtained by Prime Minister Cao Cheng, Your Excellency should be safe and sound, and when the Son of Heaven decrees your Excellency as the barbarian king, what glory is that?" ”

"The matter of the barbarian king, let's not mention it for the time being!" Shamoko waved his hand, "Our people are in urgent need of food and cloth now, have you brought them all?" ”

"Half of them have been brought, please check next door later!" The man said: "The other half, when Prime Minister Cao Cheng took Jingzhou, not only did he deliver the full amount, but he also had another reward." ”

Shamoke's thick eyebrows frowned slightly, and finally nodded: "It's okay, a word is a deal!" ”

The man was overjoyed, hugged his fists and said: "I have heard that Shamoke is the most brave and brave warrior in Wuximan, and he does things neatly and neatly, you can rest assured that you can rest here, and after Liu Qi leaves Linyuan, just listen to my instructions." ”

Shamoko pointed to a man on his left hand and commanded, "Ak, go and count your belongings." ”

One of the barbarians followed the man out, and Shamoko instructed the other: "Beginning tomorrow, send the grain and cloth here into the mountains in batches and distribute them to the people." ”

"Big brother, isn't this too dangerous?" The female barbarian finally spoke: "The consequences of killing Liu Qi still have to listen to the old barbarian king, think carefully, and Cao Cao ...... Only give us half of the commission, I'm afraid it's ......"

Shamoke said with a smile: "Sister, don't worry, we haven't taken action yet, they can send half of the food, it's enough to show sincerity, as for the retaliation of the Jingzhou army, I have already asked just now, when the Cao army goes south, who can stop it without Liu Qi?" As long as we, the various ethnic groups in Wuxi will survive this difficulty, they will go far away from the mountains and forests, and will not come into contact with the officers and soldiers, and as long as they hide in the territory of Wuxi, they will have nothing to do. ”

The woman was Shamoke's sister Shazari, and her slender willow eyebrows frowned slightly: "Is Liu Qi really that easy to kill?" ”

Shamoke smiled: "With me on the boat, my sister doesn't have to worry, he is just a gentleman, and the generals beside him are not my opponents, you just stay in the water to answer, if Liu Qi goes into the water, just leave it to you." ”

Shazali raised her chin slightly: "As long as you are in the water, no one is my opponent, if Liu Qi dares to go into the water, he will die." ”

……

Liu Qi met with Jin Xuan and other officials in Wuling to discuss the dredging of the Yuan River water transport, which could not only be used for water transportation, but also connect to the Changsha trade route, and Wuling would also be of great benefit to the recovery of the South Vietnamese caravan.

Everyone strongly agreed with Liu Qi's plan, especially Liu Qi's focus on business, which made everyone even more happy.

Almost all of them are officials in the state, and some of the industries are run by the clansmen, because of the existence of the Dongting water thieves, the business is bleak.

Liu Biao, as a representative of the scholar clan, emphasized literature over martial arts, and even more despised mercenary businessmen, and the big families in the county were ashamed of doing business and profit, and they were all operating in secret.

Liu Qi's move has undoubtedly won the hearts of the people, not only the support of the scholars, but also the respect of the merchants.

Sure enough, after Gong Zhi released the list and was ready to raise funds, countless people immediately responded.

Dredging water transportation to connect Dongting, and having officers and soldiers to protect it, this is undoubtedly a good thing for those businessmen who are often robbed by strongmen, and naturally fully approve of it.

Jin Xuan personally sent Liu Qi to the mouth of the Youjiang River, ensuring that he would make every effort to dredge the waterway of the Yuanjiang River and connect it with the Dongting Water Village, even if there was a war in Wuling, the navy could rescue it in time.

The fleet traveled, the opposite bank is Gangneung, two hours of waterway, the trip ended successfully, and the ship was full of laughter.

When Liu Biao was at the height of Jingzhou's governance, merchants from the south to the north traveled back and forth from the north and south of the river every day, especially the merchants from Jiaozhi and Nanyue, who came one after another, and only then did they achieve the business legend of Zhao Fan's brother.

Zhao Xiang shipped silk, ceramics, and tea from the Central Plains overseas, not only to make money, but also to export Chinese civilization.

Merchants in South Vietnam, Shenzhi and other places have already tasted the sweetness, but due to the unfortunate death of Zhao Xiang, it was interrupted, and now that Liu Qi has intervened in an official capacity, the caravan will surely mushroom after a rain and continue to enter the Central Plains.

"General, there is a fishing boat ahead, do you want to save it?" While they were talking, the soldiers who sailed the boat came to say goodbye.

When Liu Qi came to the bow of the boat, he saw a fishing boat in front of him, which was whirling in the wind and waves, and one side of the boat had broken and was leaking.

Liu Qi said: "Even ordinary people, there is no reason not to save them when they die, not to mention that we and other official ships, we must set an example, otherwise it will not make the people feel cold?" ”

Gan Ning nodded and said: "What the general said is extremely true, the danger on the water is worse than on land, this fishing boat is about to sink, and it is in the middle of the river, if you don't rescue it, the people on board will definitely die." ”

Liu Qi gave the order, and immediately ordered the soldiers to drive the boat to approach, and when they got closer, they saw that the four people on the boat were all dark-faced, and their clothes were very different from those of the Central Plains.

Gan Ning frowned and said: "This is a Wuxi barbarian, I have seen it in Ba County, and I often travel back and forth to Dajiang. ”

Liu Qi looked at a few people, and saw that the tall man in front of him was the most eye-catching, with a fierce appearance, and when he saw the weapon on his body, he couldn't help but move in his heart.