After the well-behaved daughter went down, only the husband and wife were left on the bow of the boat, but Kong Jiao whispered, "Husband, there is something that my concubine does not know whether to say it or not."

Zhao Wuxi nodded: "What's the matter? Feel free to say it."

"I'm afraid what my husband just said about Ziyu is not true..."

Zhao Wuxi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled disapprovingly: "I know, the Master once said that he doesn't say anything strange, forceful, messy, or divine, but children like these imaginative things the most, just say it out to make her laugh, don't overdo it. Comparing."

Kong Jiao was a little serious, she greeted Zhao Wuxi with a thousand blessings and said: "I once heard that Zhou Chengwang and Tang Shuyu were children back then, and the two of them were playing. Chengwang cut a tung leaf into a jade-like shape, and said to my uncle. Yu said: I used this to seal Ru. At that time, they only used it as a joke, and didn't take it seriously. But Duke Zhou said that the Son of Heaven had no jokes, but the Son of Heaven said that it was written in history books, recited by workers, and called by scholars. So he sealed Shu Yu Yu. Jin, this is the origin of the state of Jin."

"The Son of Heaven has no jokes, and as the minister of a big country, my husband shouldn't have jokes. Shu is still young and doesn't understand anything, so he can only listen to the teachings of his parents. The husband uses absurd rumors as jokes to make her believe it. Teach her to deceive. If the father cheats on the daughter, the daughter will not believe her father, and the concubine dares to think that this is not the way to teach a daughter."

Zhao Wuxi's original intention was why should the adult's dirty world disturb the young girl's childhood? But Kong Jiao's preaching on the top line left him speechless for a while. This woman has the feeling of "Zeng Zi killed She". Maybe the people educated by Confucius take their children's education so seriously?

He always doesn't like her, I'm afraid there is a reason why he is too serious on weekdays.

But Wu Xie did not become angry, but smiled: "Xian'an is right, I have been taught, I should change it."

In fact, Kong Jiao originally felt that talking to her husband like this was a bit too much, and she just didn't know how to end it. She felt relieved when she met Zhao Wuxi.

The two on the bow were silent for a while, and after a while, Kong Jiao looked at both sides of the strait and said, "It's so fast..."

Zhao Wuxi also answered: "Yes, from Jijin to Chanyuan, one hundred and fifty miles, it takes five days by car, and down the river by boat, but it only takes one day! If the wind is favorable, it may be even faster. "

This is his proud work, so Wu Xia began to introduce her to the ship they were on with interest.

The people of the Central Plains are not good at sailing. Part of Zhao's shipbuilding experience came from the Onoze pirates who were recruited, and part came from Xu Cheng, who had been a long-term official in Wu Guozhou. Therefore, the boat that Zhao Wushi was on was also copied from the Wu State. It can accommodate more than 100 people, of which more than half of the rowers are rowing, and they are like a centipede swinging across the river.

However, Zhao's craftsmen also made some changes to it, such as turning the single mast into a double mast, the dark red hull is slender, and the sails are as white as the white clouds in the sky. It is depicted as an eagle with outstretched wings, the wings include the hull, and the sharp beak is made of fine iron, which can directly ram into the hull of the enemy ship.

They were escorted by two large wings, or large warships, 12 feet long and 1 feet 6 feet wide, equipped with 91 soldiers, including 50 rowers. The hull is slender. In addition to being propelled by human power, a sail is added. In the wind on the river, with a little adjustment, a great thrust can be obtained, and the boat can fly like a fly when the wind is down.

The Zhao clan now has three navy divisions: the Dahe navy, the Xilu navy, and the Langya navy, each with dozens of warships. The task of the Xilu navy was to occupy Onoze in the upper reaches of the Jishui River and put pressure on the Qiguo navy; the Langya navy was established by Zhao Wuxi despite all the opinions, because only he could realize that the future is full of seas. opportunities, as well as risks.

The three major navy masters combined, although it is still a little difficult to fight against Qi and Wu Zhoushi, but it is more than enough to protect Zhao's waters.

After Zhao Wuxi talked incessantly, the little embarrassment just now was taken away. For the next half-day trip, the two were quite happy, and Kong Jiao did not refuse their married life after nightfall.

In fact, Kong Jiao looks beautiful and fits the aesthetics of later generations. Her stature as high as eight feet makes her stand out among women. "The handsome man is handsome, and the clothes are splendid and splendid", the candlelight is lit, and after taking off his dark clothes, a pair of long legs makes Zhao Wuxi quite amazed. Good stuff, and she's too conservative...

In the early morning of the next day, with the mist slowly dispersing on the river, the fleet turned to the right, left the river, and officially entered the "Wei Canal".

What appeared in front of Kong Jiao was a very different scene from when she married into the state of Jin...

...

The "Wei Canal" is like a green belt, leading the water from the big river from Chanyuan to the southeast into Pushui, which is more than 100 miles long. It can be said to be the first artificial canal in the Central Plains, and it is a miracle created by the blood and sweat of countless people. .

At this time, the Wei Kingdom was in full swing, and the Wei Canal was thawed and opened to navigation. Originally, in Kong Jiao's impression, the Wei Kingdom was a richer state than the Lu Kingdom, but now, looking at it now, it has not recovered from the post-war decline .

Kong Jiao went to the deck and looked into the distance, but saw that many places seemed to be undeveloped grassy beaches. The village was filled with collapsed courtyard walls and houses, and the fields were overgrown with withered grass. Along the way, I also saw some people of Wei who were cultivating the land. These people gave the impression of being poor, wearing tattered clothes, and the agricultural implements they were holding were basically wood and stone. As for the guard soldiers who occasionally patrolled by the river, there were a lot of pale faces, rusted weapons, and their backs could not be straight.

Kong Jiao was accustomed to the uprightness and self-confidence of the people of Yecheng, and was used to seeing Zhao Jun Yulin's tigers and wolves, and then looking at the poverty and cowardice of these defending soldiers and civilians, the contrast was particularly strong.

She was a little shocked, and a female doctor of national origin explained to her:

"Although it's only separated by a river, Wei Kingdom and Zhao's territory are different. From Chaoge to Yecheng, the road is prosperous and densely populated. But this Wei Kingdom, except Puyang has the convenience of Wei Canal, it is still dense and prosperous, other Everywhere is deserted and desolate, like a ghost..."

"Why is this so?" Kong Jiao was very puzzled.

"Because Zhaodi is governed by a superior, the monarch of Wei State is acting indiscriminately..."

The female doctor patted her chest and rejoiced that she was kidnapped to the Zhao family in the war ten years ago, and later became a magpie doctor. Since then, she has no fear of starvation and life. Her distant relatives are still living a hard life in Wei. But she didn't say much about why Wei Guo's recent situation was like this.

Soon, Yulin guards came to tell Zhao Wuxi what he said: "The boat will arrive in Puyang in half an hour."

"Perhaps Puyang will be different from those along the way?" Kong Jiao thought.

But at this time the wind stopped, and the white sails dangled pitifully from the mast, motionless.

Paddles alone can't drive such a big boat. At this time, you need to use a tracker.

...

The sky was clear, and on the bank of the canal that was scorched yellow by the scorching sun, a group of unkempt trackers wriggled along the bank of the river like livestock. . Kong Jiao saw that there were old and young among them. All of them were dressed in tattered clothes and had haggard faces. The oldest one had gray hair, and the youngest had thin limbs.

Most of them leaned forward, and it was obvious that they were working hard, because the tonnage of the "cockpit" was really heavy.

Kong Jiao couldn't bear it, and wanted to ask Zhao Wuxi to let the people on the stern go down a little to make it easier for the trackers to move forward, but was rejected by Zhao Wuxi's Wei Wei Qiwan on the grounds of safety.

Zhao Wuxi didn't have much pity for the Wei people who were not under his direct rule. They were not his people. Under the leadership of Wei Linggong, these people had fought against the Zhao family for many years. It is the price of the defeated.

"The trackers all make a living by pulling boats. Compared to Li Min, who is still struggling in the mud in the north of Wei, they have a good life. Zhao's salary is never harsh. Weiqu has also become a driving force for the economy of both sides of the strait. Arteries, otherwise the situation of Weiguo will be worse than it is now."

Kong Jiao could only carry her daughter back to the cabin. She couldn't bear to see this scene. At the same time, she prayed for a northwesterly wind, or the fleet slipped to Puyang earlier.

Although the wind did not blow, Puyang finally arrived.

...

Kong Jiao originally thought that the place was poor, and when he arrived at Puyang, the place where the Marquis of Wei was located would be different, just like the difference between the outskirts of Yecheng and the interior of Yecheng, but he didn't expect it to be similar.

After entering the city, it did not make people feel that Puyang had any glorious weather. After a few rains in the spring, the loess road near the canal port was wet and the mud was unbearable, and there were garbage everywhere in the alleys. Every household abandoned the ashes and was left unmanaged. Occasionally, the wind would blow up the dust immediately, making Kong Jiao’s mother and daughter very uncomfortable who came here from Yecheng, a city with a superior environment.

At the same time, she also suddenly realized that Yecheng is already the best planned city in the world...

After leaving Zhao's territory, everything else is the same.

"The loneliness is in the city of Jun. Susi wishes it, and the six of the good horses..." Aside from the splendor of the palace inside the walls of Puyang, the lilu where the poor live are not much better than those along the Wei Canal, the same dilapidated . Many beggars gathered in the city. As soon as they saw outsiders entering the city, they immediately swarmed around them, pleading words in their mouths, but their eyes glanced at the carriages of the merchants.

However, Zhao Qing's honor guard was not something they dared to covet. The Zhao family stationed a division of troops in Wei, half of which was in charge of the defense of the canal, and the other half was in Puyang, monitoring Wei Hou and Wei Guoqing.

The drum horns played loudly, stirring up the chaotic air in Puyang. Zhao Wuxi's car stopped in front of the newly built fortress beside the port of the Guo Canal in Puyang. Welcome to Zhao Shangqing.

"Brother sees cousin!"

A middle-aged teacher wearing gilded bronze armor, a red cloak, and a shaggy beard bowed his head, and there were a group of people behind him, who did not dare to raise their eyes to peep at Zhao Qing.

Zhao Wuxi helped him up, looked up and down, and smiled, "Zi Yinfeng is chubby and has a beard."

Zhao Yi's erect sideburns covered the entire chin, thick like a lion's mane, the bun on his head was meticulously combed, and his eyes were not as bright as they used to be when they were soaked in wine.

He reluctantly patted his bulging belly and smiled: "My cousin put me in this country of Wei~lightnovelpub.net~ and there is no battle, naturally my flesh will come back to life."

"Maybe this year or next year, you will be able to fight and kill the enemy again."

After Zhao Wuxi said these words meaningfully, he glanced at the barriers in front of him. This brick-clad small town was the base camp of Zhao's army in Wei.

"Come in, Ziyin, talk to me about Weiguo's current situation."

Zhao Yi understood, followed Zhao Wuxi in, and after leaving a few steps behind him knowingly, he whispered in Zhao Wuxi's ear: "Don't hide my cousin, Wei Guo's current situation is like a boiled mouthful. Dading, we only need to add another fire, and the scorching public anger against Weihou can overflow!"

PS: At 1:00 p.m. on September 14th, I will be waiting for you on time in Zhao Guo, the new server of "The Undefeated Legend" [Mingyue]. The game is relatively easy, the upgrade is inexperienced, and it is suitable for office workers to play. Everyone will choose the new area [Mingyue] Zhao Guo’s forces tomorrow, and the character names will all contain the word "July". At that time, we will reunite together, just in time to have a look with the army formed by the author of the Three Kingdoms version of the mythology next door, "Graves and Weeds", and see who is more powerful. There is one more chapter in the future, time is a little tight, and the third change will be until tomorrow.

(To be continued.):