Li Yunyi and the other two did not stop. It was already the next morning when they returned to Barren Town. They entered the tunnel and arrived at Wanghai Town. When they saw the navy barracks on the banks of Yunjiang River, their eyes lit up. However, Li Yunyi did not bring them in for a tour. Instead, he took a transport ship upstream and entered Linhai Town.
Looking at the majestic city walls of Seaside City, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin felt uneasy. They had thought that the territory Li Yunyi mentioned was just like a small town. The player territories they had seen in Xiacai were nothing special. Who knew that Li Yunyi's territory would be an eye-opener for them? The prosperity and liveliness of the Desolate Town was not inferior to Xiacai County and Wanghai Town. There were large areas of fertile fields and golden paddy fields around it. Wanghai Town's navy camp was huge, and its warships were not much inferior to the imperial court's. The sea exit was so hidden and safe, it was simply a paradise.
As for Linhai City, it was even more so. It was completely comparable to Shouchun, the capital of Jiujiang Prefecture. Looking at the rosy faces of the citizens in the city and the constant smiles on their faces, the two of them felt that they had left the Great Han Dynasty. This was a completely different world.
"Two warriors, you can look around by yourself. I still have things to do, so I won't accompany you.”
"City Lord Li, please go ahead. We brothers don't need special care.”
Li Yunyi nodded. He rode an ordinary horse to the administrative center at the post station beside the dock. The territory now covered more than 10,000 square kilometers, so many post stations had been built in the territory to make it convenient for the people to travel between towns. This deepened the communication between the people and increased unity.
Big
Brother, is this really the territory of the Inhumans? I feel that it's even better than the cities under our Imperial Court's management.”Jiang Qin.
"It's indeed very surprising. Let's go, let's walk around and see for ourselves before making a decision.”
As the two of them strolled around, they came to a very flat grassland. The rest of the city was paved with stone slabs, but this was a grassland that was very eye-catching. A group of children under the age of 10 were playing on the grassland. Among them, there were more than a hundred little boys who were holding wooden sticks in place of guns and practicing their spear techniques.
"This group of children is quite talented. It seems that they will be the pillars of Linhai City in the future.”
Seeing the two unfamiliar burly men standing by the grass and pointing at them, a group of younger children gathered around them. They were all holding steamed buns, preserved fruits, and other food as they looked at Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin curiously.
"Uncle, are you refugees?”A little girl asked,
which made the two of them blush. They couldn't blame the child for misunderstanding. Zhou Tai was wearing an old linen shirt with a silk lining. Jiang Qin was wearing a winter coat that was full of patches. From the looks of it, it was indeed not much better than the refugees.
"Uncle, you're not a refugee. It's just your first time in Sea City Base. Do all the people here wear so well?”Zhou Tai saw that the children were all wearing thick winter clothes. The materials used were not inferior to those of the rich families he had seen.
"Of course, we're wearing cotton-padded clothes. They're a new product of our Seaside City. They're made of cotton. They're grown from cotton seeds that our lord bought from outside.”A little boy with an arrogant face interjected.(Regarding cotton, according to the records, it was brought by Zhang Qian after he went to the Western Regions. It was more common in the game, but cotton jackets were not something that ordinary people could
afford.)”Jiang Qin asked,
"Our Seaside City has never lacked food. Let me tell you, my mother and I used to wander outside. After we came here, the lord gave us a house and gave us food. Uncle, you don't have to be afraid. We'll live here in the future. The lord is a very good person. He was the one who suggested this grassland for us children to play with.”The little girl said as she took a bite of the preserved fruit.
"Are you guys hungry? If you are, I'll share some with you. I still have two steamed buns. His Lordship wants us to unite and help each other.”The haughty little boy from before took out two steamed buns from a small cloth bag at his waist and handed them to Zhou Tai.
Zhou Tai didn't take it, but he felt embarrassed. He took it over. Jiang Qin took one and took a bite.
After
strolling around for half a day, Zhou Tai and the others had a general understanding of Linhai City.
"Big Brother, this place is really good. I want to bring my mother here to live.”
"Brother, you have to think clearly. This is a lifetime thing.”
"I've thought it through. Since we're dissatisfied with the current imperial court, and City Lord Li thinks highly of us brothers, why don't we join this place? Even if we don't make any contributions in this life, it's worth it to keep this paradise.”
"Alright, then we'll go find the City Lord now.”
The two of them asked the patrolling soldiers where Li Yunyi was and hurried over.
Li Yunyi saw that their expressions were no longer as confused and unwilling as when they had left Xiacai, and he had a guess.
"Two warriors, is my Linhai City worthy of your attention?”
"Zhou Tai is willing to follow the City Lord and devote his life to Linhai City.”
"Jiang Qin is willing to follow the City Lord and pay his respects to the Lord.”
"Alright, alright. Quickly get up. With the two of you helping, my Seaside City will definitely become even stronger.”
Li Yunyi immediately received the system notification that Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin wanted to pay respects to their master, so he naturally accepted.
Then, Li Yunyi held another welcoming banquet and introduced the two of them to Huang Zhong, Zhao Zhe, and the others. He then appointed Zhou Tai to command the Seawatch Town navy camp, with Jiang Qin assisting him.
"Everyone, I went outside this time and was deeply worried. I was a little too relaxed earlier. Next, we have to make preparations to deal with the chaos that is about to happen. Han Sheng, you have to hurry up and recruit soldiers.”
"Understood."
"Guo Qi, assist Zhou Tai when the time comes. Let him familiarize himself with the situation of the Internet Water Army as soon as possible.”
"Yes, my lord."
"Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, I'll give you five days to quickly go back and bring your families here. Those who are willing to come, bring them here. Those who meet the conditions will join the navy. Those who don't meet the conditions will also have a place in our Seaside City.”
"Yes, my lord."
"Zhao Zhe, adjust production and store up more food. Inform Lu Xuan of the Barren Town and ask him to collect more food. Don't be afraid of spending money.”
"Yes, my lord."
Li
Yunxiao was in a hurry to issue the order because he had suddenly thought of a terrifying problem. He had left Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin behind to let them take a look around on their own so that they could think about the problem. This was because he had thought of a reality. There was still a difference between this game and history. In history, the Yellow Turban Army only had hundreds of thousands of people, but the population here was ten billion. That was why he told Taishi Ci that the Sect of Peace had tens of millions of people. Now that he thought about it, it might be far more than that. It might be hundreds of millions or even billions. This meant that the entire Great Han Dynasty could be attacked by the Yellow Turban Army. Dongye County would not be spared either. The game computer would definitely not let the players have it easy. Seaside City had to be prepared for a protracted war.
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