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    Li Zhi only stayed in the slave port of the Japanese country for two days, and then left there by boat. However, just when their fleet was about to leave the slave port, there was a very prosperous place on the peninsula on the west side of the bay.  It is where the navy was originally stationed. It is now also a very important military place, but next to this military place, there is a very prosperous city.

    In fact, it is more like a walled city than a city. Although there are many large-scale buildings, the construction is very chaotic. There is no unified plan at all, and there are not even serious officials stationed there. Everything is chaotic.  It seems bustling and chaotic.

    This spontaneously formed city is very famous in the Japanese country. Its name is Xiangcheng. There are many large and small brothels throughout the city. Whenever evening comes, the fragrance of powder fills the city. This is also the name of Xiangcheng.  origin.  At night, strings of pink lanterns stand in front of various brothels, and men seeking pleasure flirt with the heavily made-up prostitutes under the lights. The hustle and bustle is filled with endless extravagance.

    Speaking of the origin of this fragrant city, it was mainly caused by the navy. After the Japanese were pacified, Lu Qing and the main force of the navy were stationed here. However, if tens of thousands of strong men stay together, they will inevitably have excess energy over time.  In addition, the salaries of these navies are very generous, and everyone has no shortage of money. Therefore, these navies often use their rest time to go to the slave port to hang out with prostitutes.

    Speaking of which, Li Min's navy was originally made up of pirates. Although it was vigorously rectified later, it was still a little lax in some aspects. Another point was that it was in the army of the Tang Dynasty.  Soldiers were not prohibited from finding women, and some armies even had prostitute camps when they went on expeditions. It was also influenced by this trend that Li Min's navy was looking for women.  Naturally, they are very liberal, not to mention that they don't want to pay.

    With a navy of tens of thousands, and all of them are rich and energetic men, I am afraid everyone can imagine how much profit margin there is. In addition, after the war in Japan, countless people became slaves.  Female slaves were especially common, so many people seized this opportunity to buy a group of Japanese female slaves, and then opened a brothel next to the military camp to do these naval businesses.

    It is precisely because of these people who have taken the lead that there are more and more brothels outside the military port.  Slowly, a walled city was formed, which is now Xiangcheng. However, after several years of development, the current Xiangcheng is no longer the rural brothels of the past, but has attracted many businessmen who specialize in the brothel business.  Come here to invest and choose beautiful Japanese women, Sanhan women, and even native women sent from Luzon.  The brothel trains these women to become professional prostitutes, and they also perform many tricks, making Xiangcheng more and more famous.

    By the time the main force of the navy withdrew from here, Xiangcheng was no longer just doing naval business. Its reputation had already spread throughout the Japanese country. Even Sanhan and Dengzhou had special guests coming here, most of whom were Han people.  Most of them feel very fresh about the taste of this foreign country, so the guests naturally come in an endless stream.

    "Sixth Brother, what are you doing there? Why is it that the sun has risen so high, but no one seems to be getting up in the city, and it looks lifeless?" Sizi asked, pointing to Xiangcheng not far away.  Xiangcheng was built next to the military port, and the military port guarded the slave port, so when leaving the slave port.  You will definitely pass through Xiangcheng.

    Li Zhi coughed in embarrassment upon hearing this. A place like Xiangcheng with many brothels is naturally the busiest at night. It is early in the morning and the brothels are not open yet, so it is naturally very deserted.  Yesterday, he went to the military port accompanied by Lu Hong. When passing by Xiangcheng, he went in and walked around out of curiosity. However, he really didn't do anything. But now that he heard Si Zi ask this, he still let him  Feeling a little guilty.

    Seeing Li Zhi's look, Lu Hong next to him smiled and said: "Princess Qi, this city originally provided services for the navy stationed here, but now that the main force of the navy has withdrawn southward, only a small part of the navy is left here.  , As a result, the business of those who rely on the navy is not good, and everyone in the city has gone to the slave port, so it seems a little deserted now!"

    "Oh, I see, then these people are really pitiful. After I arrived in Taiwan, I begged Brother Six for mercy and tried to allow Brother Six to transfer the navy back. Otherwise, these people would have nothing to eat." Si Zi thought thoughtfully.  He said, but Li Zhi and Lu Hong couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this. How could the deployment of the army be so casual?  And the people in Xiangcheng don¡¯t have to worry about eating at all.

    After leaving the slave port, Li Zhi and his fleet passed through the Bungo Channel and came to Shimonoseki City on Chikushi Island. Speaking of this Shimonoseki City, although it has the same name as a city in later generations, it is not located on Honshu Island.  The Shimonoseki City was located at the western end of Chikujishima Island, which was later known as the Nagasaki area.

    Xiaguan is very close to Sanhan and Dengzhou. In addition, it is a rare good port, so it was quickly chosen by Li Min and a port was built here.Because of its favorable geographical location, it developed much faster than Nugang. Now it has become the largest port in the Japanese country and is also the area with the highest concentration of Han merchants in the Japanese country.

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

    The reason why a powerful army was stationed in the Japanese port was firstly to protect the safety of Shimonoseki, and secondly to supervise the Japanese troops training in the Japanese port.

    The Japanese port is not only a military port, but also a training base for Japanese troops. However, these trained Japanese troops are not stationed in the Japanese country, but are transported to Luzon, Linyi and other places. The troops stationed in the Japanese country are Linyi people and Sanhan people.  Only the Ishigami clan and the Suwu clan, who had helped Li Min pacify the Japanese country, had some regular Japanese troops.  Moreover, with the pacification of the Japanese state in the past few years, the armies in the hands of the Ishigami and Soga clans have also been weakened by Li Min. It is estimated that when the Japanese state is completely pacified, these two clans will completely hand over their military power.

    Li Zhi and others stayed in Xiaguan for a few days, and then visited the Japanese port. They found that 30,000 Japanese troops were training in the city, and according to the Han general in charge, they had already sent the previous batch of Japanese troops to the city just the day before yesterday.  Twenty thousand people were sent to the south, and this batch will be sent there in half a month.

    When Li Zhi heard the news, he was shocked. Sixth Brother suddenly asked for so many Japanese troops. Although the combat effectiveness of 50,000 Japanese troops was not very strong, they were still an army, and according to Li Zhi  As far as we know, there is no possibility of war breaking out in the several places in Li Min's hands, but now that so many troops are suddenly needed, it is very likely that Sixth Brother will make new moves.

    Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little excited. He had long wanted to experience the feeling on the battlefield for a long time. Unfortunately, with his status, he had never had the chance. If he could really encounter it this time, no matter what method he used, he would  We should also go to the battlefield and take a look!

    Having made up his mind, Li Zhi urged the fleet to set sail again, wanting to arrive in Taiwan as early as possible so as not to miss the upcoming war. However, Lu Hong responded with a smile because he knew that Li Zhi might be disappointed this time.

    There is a direct route to Shanghai from Xiaguan Port, so Li Zhi and the others did not return to Dengzhou, but went directly to Shanghai. After more than ten days of sailing, they finally arrived at the emerging city of Shanghai.

    "Big brother~, third brother~, I'm here!" Before the boat docked, the sharp-eyed Sizi had already seen Li Chengqian and Li Ke coming to greet them on the pier. Their family members were also standing on the pier.  This made Sizi very excited, jumping and waving his hands and shouting.

    As soon as the boat stopped, Sizi jumped off the boat like a little kangaroo, then jumped into Li Chengqian's arms and shouted excitedly: "Brother, Sizi misses you!"

    Although Li Chengqian only had the throne in his heart at the beginning, he still loved his brothers and sisters Li Zhi and Sizi. This was at least much stronger than Li Tai. In addition, Sizi was the biological sister of his mother, so the two  The relationship between brother and sister is very deep, especially after these few years of separation, when we meet again today, Sizi is already a big girl.

    Thinking of this, Li Chengqian put his hand on Sizi's back and said with emotion: "Brother misses Sizi too. It will be your birthday in one month, and I will definitely go to celebrate your birthday in person!"

    Sizi was excited and was about to cry in his eldest brother's arms, but when he heard Li Chengqian wanted to celebrate his birthday, he immediately turned from crying into laughing and said: "Great, brother, you must keep your word.  We will all go to Sixth Brother¡¯s place in a month to celebrate Sizi¡¯s birthday, but I must be satisfied with your gift!"

    Seeing Si Zi's naughty look, Li Chengqian touched Si Zi's head affectionately. At this time, his wife Su came up with her son Li Xiang. Li Xiang was only six years old, but he was already like a little adult.  She bowed respectfully to Si Zi and called her "aunt". As a result, Si Zi was so happy that she gave him the meeting gift she had prepared long ago.  Then Si Zixiang met Li Ke and his wife, and 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.  When Li Ke saw Cai'er, his cousin, again, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. He really didn't expect that Cai'er would end up with his younger brother Li Zhi, and would become the queen of the Tang Dynasty in the future. If he was like that  If Grandpa Quanxia knew anything, I wonder what he would think?

    Just when Li Zhi and the others had just arrived in Shanghai, a major event that Li Min had been preparing for a long time finally started to take off. When the news reached Shanghai, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, because this incident was completely beyond his expectation.  Outside!
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