Nu Yalang of Tang Dynasty

After Du Huan finished talking about his experiences in the past few years, he took out a scroll from his arms and presented it to Zhou Jun.

The latter took it and took a look and found that the material of the roll was an animal leather. It looked dark, smooth, firm and elastic to the touch. He opened the seal and found a thick stack of paper lying quietly inside.

Spread out all the papers, and the first one is the cover, with three big characters written on it - "Jing Xing Ji".

Du Huan said to Zhou Jun: "Protector, I have written down my experiences and knowledge at sea over the years. There are also many nautical charts and terrain surveys, which must be useful to the Tang Dynasty."

Zhou Jun solemnly accepted the scroll and said to Du Huan: "I will ask someone to extract the excerpts from the book, and then find a carving workshop to print it into a book... By the way, where do you plan to go in the future?"

Du Huan: "I really want to go home for a visit, but I heard that the Gyeonggi area is now occupied by rebels..."

After Zhou Jun was silent for a moment, he said to Du Huan: "Both the East and the West will return to the Tang Dynasty sooner or later. Why don't you return to the army now?"

Du Huan was stunned: "Do you want me to return to Anxi?"

Zhou Jun shook his head and said: "You and the three hundred Tang Army sailors have been sailing on the sea for many years, and they are all familiar with both combat experience and ship control. Now that the Tang Army's navy is deserted, I am determined to sail in Cangzhou Yuyang

Hong Kong, what do you think about establishing a navy?"

Du Huan pondered for a moment and said to Zhou Jun: "Guardian, I came ashore from Yuyang Port and saw that the port there has been abandoned for a long time, and there are no warships around. If a navy is formed, where should the warships come from?

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Zhou Jun: "When An Lushan launched a rebellion in Fan Yang, he dismantled most of the ships in Jizhou into wood. Only a few warships were converted into cargo ships and sailed in the inland rivers. Most of these cargo ships were docked

In the shipyard near Lucheng, with a little modification, it can be used for war."

Du Huan: "May I ask the Governor how many warships can be deployed in Cangzhou?"

Zhou Jun: "There are six three-thousand-stone tower ships, ten thousand-stone battleships, and more than thirty small and medium-sized warships."

After Du Huan heard this, he kept shaking his head and said: "Captain, with all due respect, the number of warships in Hebei is too small. Not to mention fighting in the south of the Yangtze River, even in the Laizhou Port controlled by the rebels, the number of warships there is approximately here.

Ten times."

Zhou Jun nodded and said: "There are not many warships in Hebei. I also know this. I have ordered the reopening of shipyards in various places and begun to speed up the construction of warships. In addition, I also asked the Anxi Ordnance Supervision to urgently transfer some new warships.

The weapons are intended to be installed on battleships."

Du Huan: "Transfer new weapons from Anxi?"

Zhou Jun: "After some time, when the weapons are shipped to Cangzhou, you will know."

Du Huan was a little curious, but since Zhou Jun said so, he didn't ask any more questions.

The two talked together for a while. Zhou Jun asked his attendants to take Du Huan and a group of Tang army sailors down to rest, while he went to the living room in the side hall to meet a special guest alone.

Looking at Kang Kejing who was standing in the room, Zhou Jun waved his hand and asked: "How did the first slave tooth business go?"

Kang Kejing straightened up and replied: "The Yan army arrested people from Chang'an and Luoyang, including 5,700 young and strong people, and 2,900 old and young people, most of whom were homeless refugees.

, or poor residents at home, a total of about 8,000 people. To purchase these slaves, we spent a total of 150,000 yuan of property."

Speaking of this, Kang Kejing added: "If we divide it evenly, each slave bid will have to pay nearly twenty guan. This price is really a bit high. We could have lowered the price..."

Zhou Jun: "In the first business, you must give the other party some sweetness. Besides, with a mere 150,000 yuan, you can save 8,000 people. This is a very cost-effective deal."

Kang Kejing: "Commander, you don't know something. Regarding the group of homeless people in the city, the Yan army regarded them as a burden and wished to get rid of them. On the day when the slaves were delivered, the Yan army

The officer looked at me like I was an idiot."

Zhou Jun shook his head and said: "Those people have never regarded the people of Chang'an and Luoyang as subjects. They only care about themselves. Now that they can get money and deal with troubles, of course they will be happy."

When Kang Kejing heard this, he hesitated and asked: "Commander, I heard something... There is a slave market town in Yanqi Town. Slaves sent from the Central Plains can be automatically released after being trained in the market town for three years.

As a good man, I went to live freely in the four towns of Anxi. I wonder if this is true?"

Zhou Jun: "Yes, this is indeed the case."

Kang Kejing looked around and asked in a low voice: "Commander, given your status today, these slaves from the Central Plains sent to Anxi should be your private property according to the law. You will take these people,

After three years of training, they will be released as good men. This move is too... generous. As long as you are willing, you can raise these slaves into loyal domestic slaves. From now on, whether you open up new territories or open up new territories,

In battle and charge, these slaves will take the lead in order to survive. You can also use this to dominate the world and establish unparalleled achievements..."

Zhou Jun didn't wait for Kang Kejing to finish speaking. He shook his head with a smile and said, "Kejing, throughout the ages, all emperors have used the orders of masters and servants, the theory of monarchs and ministers, and the laws of religion to restrain the world.

People's thoughts, class and even destiny, in order to consolidate their rule. And what these emperors seek, without exception, are supreme power, the obedience of the world and an empire that will never decline."

"However, thousands of years have passed. No matter whether it is the Tang Dynasty or a small overseas country, which monarch can complete such a cause?"

When Kang Kejing heard this, she frowned subconsciously.

Zhou Jun: "What I want to do has never been attempted by anyone in thousands of years... In my opinion, the power of the emperor should not expand without limit. Once the person in power makes a wrong decision, there should be a wave of

The power will bring the entire country back to normal."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Kang Kejing was stunned on the spot, but she could not understand what Zhou Jun said.

Seeing this, Zhou Jun patted him on the shoulder and changed the subject: "This time you are going to Chang'an and Luoyang to do slave tooth business. Do you have any clues about the thing I asked you to inquire about?"

Kang Kejing reacted and nodded quickly: "I went to Bachuan Villa and Shengyefang."

Zhou Jun said seriously: "Did you ask anything?"

Kang Kejing: "Bachuan Villa is now occupied as a residence by King Dongyuan of the Yan Kingdom. He often takes his family to visit the mountains and rivers in Bachuan. As for the huge mansion in Shengyefang, I went to visit

Later I learned that the house had changed hands."

Zhou Jun asked: "Where is the owner of the house?"

Kang Kejing glanced at Zhou Jun's face and whispered: "I inquired in many ways and found many people, and finally I found out that Pang Zuojian went to the tower of Chunming Gate on the day when Chang'an City was defeated..."

Zhou Jun paused, the color on his face faded a lot, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me carefully."

Kang Kejing: "On the second day after the emperor, his concubine, and the Yang family fled Chang'an, all the officials in the court heard that his majesty had escaped, and they were all confused for a moment. Both civil servants and military generals in the city were trying their best to clean up their belongings and escape.

Chang'an."

"No one among the defenders at the city gate of Chang'an and the guards at the north office of the palace city was willing to go into battle to kill the enemy. The whole of Chang'an was full of fleeing officials, scholars and common people."

"In the midst of the chaos, someone saw Pang Zuojian wearing a suit of armor, with a sword on his leg, sitting in a wheelchair, with an old servant pushing him all the way to Chunming Gate. And between the two of them,

Behind him, there is a group of private soldiers, all of whom are white-haired and covered in armor, acting as bodyguards."

"Someone who knew Pang Zuojian came forward to persuade him, saying that the bandit army would soon enter the city... Even the emperor abandoned Chang'an and fled for his life, so Zuojian should leave as soon as possible to save his life.

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"Pang Zuojian said this, the city of Chang'an is destroyed and the country cannot survive. Loyalty and hatred cannot turn the tide. All we have to do is die, and there will be no further humiliation."

Zhou Jun heard this sentence and closed his eyes in pain.

Kang Kejing saw this and stopped talking.

After taking some time to calm down, Zhou Jun asked Kang Kejing: "Is there anyone who can bury Pang Gong's body?"

Kang Kejing: "On the day the city of Chang'an was breached, all the defenders at Chunming Gate fled. The only people who came to defend the city from the city tower were some common people in Chang'an City. Pang Zuojian took an old woman and dozens of troops on board.

He led the people to fight back the enemy with arrows. However, Zuo Jian was weak after all and could only hold back the Yan army for about a quarter of an hour before being captured. The Yan army hacked and killed all the defenders.

The people in the city finally set fire to the tower."

"After the war, someone wanted to collect the corpses, but found that all the victims had been melted together by the fire, and their original appearance could no longer be distinguished. They could only smuggle the corpses outside the city and build a collective burial mound."

Zhou Jun trembled, nodded slightly and said, "I understand."