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    On the tall King Qi, Li Min stood on the bow, looking at the dark land in the distance. There was Linyi City, which was now under his complete control, but it was his first time here.  Beside him, stood several noble ladies, among whom Wu Meiniang stood beside him, and beside Wu Meiniang, stood Wu Meiniang and Princess Jiang Yuanshi.

    Li Zhen and Li Yun have been training troops in Linyi for several months. The prairie people are naturally born cavalry, and Li Zhen and the military academy cadets who came with him have all learned systematic military training methods, so in a short time  Within a few months, the 50,000 organized prairie cavalry had been trained and ready to go to the battlefield at any time.

    After hearing this news, Li Min didn't know whether he should be happy or worried. Li Zhen and Li Yun were both influenced by him to embark on this path. Although Li Min knew that if Li Zhen and Li Yun could really be together,  If they land a piece of land overseas, it will be a good thing for both the Tang Dynasty and him. At least they will expand the living space of the Han people. At the same time, they will also set an example for the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, so that future princes and emperors can  The grandchildren see another hope.

    But this road is full of unknown dangers, especially for Li Zhen and Li Yun. Maybe they will be killed by an inexplicable disease as soon as they arrive in Tianzhu, or they may have to fight with the local natives.  Death in battle, etc., for these unknown dangers, everything needs to be faced by Li Zhen and Li Yun themselves.

    Thinking that Li Yun was only in his twenties, and Li Zhen was even less than twenty, Li Min couldn't help but feel worried, and even had the urge to stop them, at least to make them wait a few more years.  But reason told him.  Li Zhen and Li Yun are now ready in all aspects, like a bow with its strings fully drawn.  The momentum has also reached its peak. If I stop this bow from shooting the arrow now.  I'm afraid it will only make this arrow lose its indomitable momentum.

    "Little sister, when you came, I saw that you brought a lot of things in big and small bags. What are they?" Wu Meiniang next to her suddenly asked her sister Meiniang in a low voice.  After their family reunited some time ago, although Wu Meiniang wanted to accompany her mother, sister, and younger sister every day, she controlled the intelligence system of Prince Qi's Mansion after all, and there were too many things that needed her to deal with, so except for the first few days,  At other times, I rarely stay with Meiniang.

    Although Wu Meiniang is already married to Li Zhen.  But he was still very thin-skinned. After hearing the second sister's question, his face turned red and he said, "There are so many things. They are just some food for my husband, and some clothes made by my little sister.  I wonder when Tao Dao-kun will be able to pick us up after he leaves?"

    As soon as Wu Meiniang finished speaking, Yuanshi next to her was also a little sad, but she was older after all.  Therefore, she comforted Wu Meiniang with a smile and said: "Meiniang, don't worry. Eighth brother and husband are bringing an army of fifty thousand this time, and they have the help of sixth brother. In addition, this time they are just laying down a place to stay. There must be no  What¡¯s dangerous!¡±

    Although Yuanshi wanted to comfort Wu Meiniang, there was no confidence in her tone. On the contrary, Wu Meiniang smiled and said at this time: "Two princesses, you are in trouble if you are concerned. In fact, the battlefield is not as scary as you think. At the beginning, the six of you and I  When I was in Japan, the troops on the front line reported great successes one after another, but we stayed in the small town at the rear. We were protected by a large army, so there was no danger at all!"

    When Wu Meiniang said this, she suddenly raised her head and glanced at Li Min, then lowered her voice and said to Meiniang and Yuanshi: "Also, let me tell you a secret, Australia was conceived at that time!"

    Hearing Wu Meiniang tell such secret things, Wu Meiniang and Yuanshi were immediately diverted. They stepped forward to pull Wu Meiniang aside and started asking questions.  But Li Min next to him sighed. No matter how noble a woman's status is, their nature is the same, especially when they hear such gossip, they don't even have time to care about their husband's life and death!

    After Linyi was taken over by Li Min, the grain export trade here became more prosperous, and some grain merchants were no longer satisfied with purchasing grain from Linyi. Instead, they purchased land in Linyi and hired local people to grow rice. In this way,  The cultivation and purchase of food are all in their hands, and the cost has been saved several times.

    In addition, Han people also came to mine in Linyi. Although the scale was not as large as that in Luzon, and there were no gold mines like the Pine Tree Plateau, they did find many rich reserves of lead, silver and copper mines.  Among them, with the application of muskets, the demand for lead increased greatly in both Datang and Taiwan. There were many lead mines in Datang, so I was not too worried. However, Li Min did not have any decent lead mines in his hands. Unexpectedly, there were  Some were discovered in Lin Yi, which made Li Min pay more attention to Lin Yi and also increased the local garrison.

    It is also the prosperity of grain export and mining that makes Linyi City¡¯s port even busier. Countless ships come in and out every day.However, the current Linyi Port has been controlled by Han officials, and Li Min has also sent many experienced officials to manage the port. In addition, Linyi Port has also been expanded, so now the entry and exit of Linyi Port is very orderly and not  There will be blockage.

    Li Min's Qi Wang did not enter the commercial port, but entered the military port next to Linyi Port. A navy was stationed here, with fifteen large warships, each weighing about a thousand tons and equipped with fifty guns.  Artillery, as well as many auxiliary warships, the combat effectiveness is very powerful, and the entire Southeast Asia is under the threat of this fleet.

    After entering the military port, Wang Kuang and Cui Yu were already standing on the pier to greet them. These two people were captured by Li Min and forced to abandon business and join politics. Now they are in charge of Lin Yi's government affairs. It can be said that apart from serving in the army  The two of them are the local emperors of Linyi, and their words are much more effective than that puppet Fan Zhene.

    Seeing Li Min disembarking, Wang Kuang and Cui Yu immediately came forward to pay their respects. Although the three of them had a good personal relationship, in such a formal occasion, they were all Li Min's ministers, so etiquette must not be broken.  Then they met the two princesses and led them to rest in Linyi City.

    By the early morning of the next day, the things unloaded from the ship had been loaded into the car, and Li Min, Wu Meiniang and the two princesses boarded the car respectively, and then rushed to a plain south of Linyi City, where Linyi turned out to be.  It was a garrison, but it was now requisitioned by Li Min and lent to Li Zhen and Li Yun to train prairie cavalry.

    When Li Min and the others rushed to the plain, they saw dust flying on the plain. Cavalry groups appeared and disappeared in the dust, as if they were rehearsing some formation. Behind these troops, stood a  On the high platform, a herald holding a flag waved the flag and directed each team of cavalry to run back and forth.

    Now that the training of the prairie cavalry is coming to an end, their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. However, precisely because of this, Li Zhen and Li Yun's affairs are becoming more and more busy, so even if they knew in advance that Li Min and the others were coming, they did not have time to arrive.  The dock greeted them, and Li Min and the others understood this very well.

    However, although they did not go to the pier to greet them, Li Zhen and Li Yun were already waiting for them outside the training ground. When they saw Li Min getting off the car, they immediately stepped forward to support him and said, "Brother Six, you have worked hard all the way, but I have been waiting for you."  It¡¯s been a long time!¡±

    Although the two of them were talking to Li Min, their eyes couldn't help but drift to the two cars behind them. They were obviously missing their wives, and now they were just trying to deal with Li Min.  When Li Min saw this situation, he threw away their hands angrily and said, "Okay, my two siblings have come all the way to see you, so don't be left out"

    Before Li Min finished speaking, Wu Meiniang and Yuan Shi also opened the car doors respectively. As soon as Li Zhen and Li Yun saw their wives, they immediately threw away Li Min's arms and went to find themselves, regardless of what Li Min said.  As a result, Li was very angry and secretly scolded these two guys for focusing on sex over friends.

    When Li Zhen and Li Yun first arrived in Linyi, the training tasks were not very heavy, so they had time to go back to Taiwan to visit their wives. But later, the training tasks became more and more heavy, and they wanted to take the responsibility among all the soldiers.  To establish an image of a prince who shares the joys and sorrows with everyone, the two of them have not returned to Taiwan for more than two months.

    As the saying goes, a little separation is better than a new marriage. When Li Zhen and Li Yun met their respective wives, they naturally had endless things to say.  Although Li Min didn't want to disturb them, the place was wrong. They were still at the gate of the military camp, so he had to interrupt the conversation of the two couples and talk about anything before going inside.  At this time, Li Zhen and Li Min felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly let Li Min into the military camp.

    This plain is very close to Linyi City, and Li Min also planned to use it as a place for military training and garrisoning, so there are solid barracks built here and all facilities are complete.  Li Zhen and Li Yun lived in two adjacent courtyards.  Both courtyards were built uniformly, with almost no difference.

    For example, there is only one main room, and the furnishings in the room are very simple. Apart from a bed separated by a screen, the rest is a sand table. In the sand table is a map of Ceylon Island, where they arrived at Tianzhu.  The first stop is also the first combat target.

    Seeing that the place where my husband lived was so poor, there was not even a bathtub for bathing, and there was only a well in the yard. According to Li Zhen and Li Yun, after training, they took a bucket of water from the well and washed themselves.  That's all. Anyway, the weather here in Linyi is hot and there is no need for hot water at all.

    Li Min didn't think anything about this. If you want to do something, you have to endure hardships, and this hardship is nothing. The prospecting team in Luzon drilling around in the tropical jungle is the real  ¡¯s complaint.  But Wu Meiniang and Yuanshi secretly began to shed tears, always feeling that their husbands had been wronged. After all, in Chang'an, they were both well-dressed princes. How could they have suffered like this?

      After visiting the two's residence, Li Zhen and Li Yun immediately ordered a banquet, mainly to welcome Li Min and discuss when to set sail for Tianzhu?  (To be continued)
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