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Chapter 112 Worry

"The fleet was attacked by thousands of Jing barbarians?" Liu Jing shook his head secretly when he heard this. Wang Qiang's words must have been exaggerated. Changsha is a county, if there are thousands of Jingman haunting the Xiangshui River in Changsha, how can Zhang Xian turn a blind eye?Soldiers have already been sent to encircle and suppress them.

Thousands may not be realistic, but thousands or eight hundred Jing barbarians are very possible. Liu Jing, as the chief secretary in charge of Changsha government affairs, knows that Ling County is the junction of the three places, and there have always been many barbarians and thieves.

The merchants in the past were all trembling, walking on thin ice. It’s nothing if the cargo was robbed. The big deal is to pay some money. The problem is that some savages are extremely vicious, and they rarely leave alive. , dead but not dead.

Wang Qiang said bitterly: "Liu Jun, the villain and the fleet stayed in Ling County for one night, and were ambushed by Jingman in Xiangshui the next day. I am sure that there must be someone in Ling County who will inform the Jingman Believers."

This is for sure. If it is not good, it is collusion between the inside and outside.

However, Liu Jing was furious in his heart, and for a while he couldn't do anything about these savages, and he was going to Nanyang Xinye in two days to marry Deng Yuan, so he had no time to care about him.

This time Wang Qiang went south to Jiaozhou, originally he made a lot of money, but unfortunately he fell short in the end. He lost a ship and lost more than 20 people. This journey has traveled thousands of miles, so it is not impossible to lose money, but it is basically considered Toss in vain.

Although he suffered a severe setback, Liu Jing had been prepared in his heart as early as the beginning of the establishment of the fleet. In this era of Jiaozhou, the profits are huge, but it is completely tied to the waistband of his trousers and desperately exchanged for it.It doesn't make sense for other people to take huge risks, while I can have smooth sailing.

Furthermore, his purpose is to raise ships and soldiers, and he doesn't care much about money.

Liu Jingquan didn't mean to criticize Wang Qiang at all, but comforted him repeatedly.

Wang Qiang's temperament was gloomy and unfeeling, and he was so moved by Liu Jing that he prostrated himself and shed tears, and suggested that he go north with him to make up for his mistakes.

Liu Jing refused without even thinking about it. Liu Zhu was enough. Wang Qiang went south to Jiaozhou this time, and it took nearly [-] days in total. He suffered another serious setback, so he should take a good rest.But Liu Zhu and his fleet rested for a month, all the boats have been repaired, and Mrs. Zhao has been replenished, so they can set off at any time.

In the afternoon of that day, Liu Jing went to the county mansion to ask Zhang Xian for leave. Just like what he had promised him, Zhang Xian readily approved his leave without setting a time limit.

Now that everything is ready, in order to ensure the safety of this trip, Liu Jing is going to send [-] soldiers from the Sima Camp in Biebu to accompany him. This matter cannot be carried out in an open and aboveboard, so as not to make Zhang Xian look bad. He asked Liu Zhu to lead the fleet to go south. The soldiers were transported back quietly.

Back home in the evening, Liu Jing began to pack his luggage, and the dowry was ready, including a hundred catties of gold, a bundle of silk and jade, and several boxes of South China Sea treasures brought back by Wang Qiang from Jiaozhou, worth millions of dollars in total.

Even though in the Han Dynasty "marriage is sent to death, it is gorgeous" and "marriage in the lanes is especially rich", Liu Jing's dowry is still a big deal.

But he won't be at a disadvantage, because today's dowry for women is far better than dowry for men. There is a folk proverb that goes: "You can't steal five women's family." That is to say, after someone marries five women, the family will inevitably become destitute. Even thieves are too lazy to patronize their home.The Deng family in Nanyang is one of the few big families in the world, so the dowry must be rich.

"Zhongda..." In the evening, Lai Ci with plain hair and a bun came to Liu Jing's bedroom.

Seeing the hesitation on her snow-white and beautiful face, but she hesitated to speak, Liu Jing couldn't help asking: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

Lai Ci sighed softly, and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "My brother sent a letter before to test whether I intend to remarry."

Liu Jing remained calm and asked, "What does sister-in-law mean?"

"Of course I don't want to." Lai Ci said firmly with all the weakness in her body gone. "Couldn't Zhongda understand sister-in-law's intentions? Now, sister-in-law only has a tiger's head in her eyes, and she will never think of him again."

Liu Jing had some guesses about her reason for coming, and said, "Sister-in-law is afraid that I will go to Xiangyang and be persuaded by Lai Jun's few words?"

Lai Ci did have such worries. After all, her elder brother Lai Gong had been Liu Jing's teacher, and Uncle Ji might not reject his proposal, so she had to make it clear to Uncle Ji in advance to kill the "danger" in the bud.

Liu Jing's eyes were sharp, and he couldn't help laughing: "Sister-in-law doesn't have much confidence in me, does she?"

Seeing Uncle Ji teasing him, Lai Ci knew that he was thinking too much, so he couldn't help being slightly embarrassed.

Liu Jing slowly put away his smile, and said solemnly: "Sister-in-law, no matter what decision you make, I will support you. I only hope that you can be happy."

Lai Ci's heart warmed up when he heard the words, and said, "Zhongda, my sister-in-law is very touched that you can think like this."

Liu Jing said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, these are all from my heart."

Completely relieved, Lai Ci took out a letter from his bosom, which was addressed to his elder brother Lai Gong, and asked Liu Jing to pass it on to him, then turned his beautiful eyes around, looked around the dormitory, and asked, "Zhongda, your clothes are all Are you ready?"

Liu Jing nodded and said, "It's almost packed. I'm going to bring some more books."

Lai Ci nodded and said: "It's a long way to go to Nanyang, so we should bring some books to relieve boredom."

The two chatted for a while, Lai Ci got up and left, and Liu Jing sent him to the door.

The next day, Liu Zhu not only brought back [-] soldiers, but also Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou.Ma Zhou was the leader appointed by Liu Jing this time, and Cai Sheng's arrival was somewhat unexpected.

Liu Jing looked at Cai Sheng, who was dressed in a military uniform and was full of heroism, wearing a Wuwei crown on his head, how could he not know why he came, and said, "Hongchao, I am obviously only called Zijin, what are you doing here?"

Ma Zhou snickered beside him, his brows trembling wildly.

Cai Sheng replied: "Of course I will go to Nanyang with Liu Jun."

Liu Jing shook his head and said, "You are different from Zijin. You are the Sima of another department officially appointed by the Fujun. You can't even come to Linxiang at will, let alone follow me to Nanyang."

Cai Sheng was disapproving, and said: "I will get on the boat quietly at night, so that no one else can see it. The government is usually busy with government affairs, so how can you pay attention to me?"

Liu Zhu didn't wait for Liu Jing to speak again, and hurriedly said: "Liu Jun, Brother Cai heard me talk about what happened to the Wang Zijian fleet, and he was very worried about Liu Jun's safety, so he must come along no matter what. Brother Cai is superb in martial arts, Bringing him is enough to ensure Liu Jun has no worries."

Liu Jing glanced at Liu Zhu, and sighed to Cai Sheng: "Hongchao, you are really embarrassing me."

"Liu Jun agreed?"

Liu Jingdao: "Could it be that if I don't agree, you will go back to the barracks honestly?"

"Of course not." Cai Sheng laughed.

(End of this chapter)