Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 237 231. Unexpected Gains
Of course, Feng Xi, who was far away in Jingzhou, naturally also knew about what happened in Sichuan, but that happened after he returned to Jiangling.

On the march from Jiaozhou back to Jiangling, Feng Xi had an unexpected gain, which successfully made up for his lack of some emerging technologies.

After dealing with the rebellion of the Cham people in Jiaozhou, Feng Xi naturally returned by the same route, from Guiyang County and Changsha County along the Yangtze River back to Jiangling.

However, when passing through Changsha City again, Feng Xi discovered some incredible things.

As a member of the Han Xuan clan, Han Teng was even more violent than Han Xuan, so he got a lot of rare treasures. When Feng Xi returned to Jingzhou this time, the situation in Changsha City had basically returned to normal after being rectified by Wu Dang and a group of new officials, so when Wu Dang welcomed Feng Xi again, the conditions were much better.

Compared to the dusty temporary prefectural government building last time, the current prefectural government building has been expanded and looks much more magnificent. The old prefectural government building that was burned to the ground has finally been cleaned up, and after a few months, it will be a new residential area.

Feng Xi, the Bao brothers, Ma Su, Deng Ai and others were once again warmly received, and both the host and the guests enjoyed themselves very much.

At dusk, Feng Xi and the burly Bao brothers made a secret visit to Changsha City to see what the current situation in Changsha is like and what areas of people's livelihood need improvement.

"You see, Governor Wu has carried out my request quite well. In the past, it was common to see corpses in the moat or water source after a war. Now, after a sweep, we can see that the water source is at least clean."

Feng Xi was quite satisfied that Wu Dang was able to carry out his arrangements. The most feared thing after a war was not anything else, but the plague caused by the corpses. Often a war with tens of thousands of casualties could bring about a plague affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

In addition to cleaning up the water source, Feng Xi also once told people from all over the country that if conditions permit, it is best to boil the water before drinking it. Although most people do not know the concept of microorganisms, Feng Xi said that they are small bugs in the water, which is understandable to everyone, and it does not seem to be a big deal as long as conditions permit.

After implementing these basic epidemic prevention measures, Jingzhou, which had experienced several wars, did not experience any large-scale plague. Even if there were a few cases occasionally, they were controlled under the isolation measures proposed by Feng Xi long ago, and no large-scale casualties were caused.

The three of them wandered aimlessly in the city. The situation in Changsha had recovered quite well. Last time it was still dead, but now the streets were alive again. Children were chasing and playing, merchants were shouting, the whole place was full of vitality, and everything seemed to be flourishing.

Feng Xi was traveling incognito, so he didn't bring any guards with him, only the Bao brothers. Although the two of them looked quite eye-catching, most people would only be surprised, and would not make too many associations about the identities of the three.

As for the safety issue, there is no need to consider it. Feng Xi thought that although the three of them could not reach the level of the three heroes fighting Lu Bu, even if a top-notch general of the Five Tiger Generals came, he would probably not be able to withstand the combined strength of the three of them.

Suddenly, a whistling sound was heard in his ears, interrupting the little drama in Feng Xi's mind. As a top-notch military general, he was also very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. Although his brain had not come back to his senses because he was thinking about something just now, his body had already started moving. His head turned to the place where the sound came from, and the muscles all over his body were tensed.

"Lord be careful!"

Bao Feng and Bao Yi were equally skilled, so they naturally noticed the thing flying towards Feng Xi. Although they did not bring any long weapons with them, Bao Feng carried a broadsword on his back and Bao Yi had a sword on his waist, so they also had weapons for self-defense.

“Swoosh—Crack!”

Bao Feng pulled out the big knife from his back and slashed at the flying object, splitting it into two and dropping it to the ground. The three of them then had time to take a closer look at what it was.

Unlike the hidden arrows or hidden weapons imagined, what flew over was a strange object. It was obvious that before being split into two, this thing was a sphere, not too big, about the size of a football.

"Cuju? No, Cuju should be made of leather, what is this?" The Bao family was also a wealthy family, so they naturally knew about Cuju. At that time, Cuju was generally a solid ball wrapped in leather and filled with hair inside, but the thing in front of him looked like a stone ball or something. But if it was made of stone, it would not be cut in half so easily by Bao Feng.

"what……"

There was a sound of footsteps coming from not far away. Several half-grown children were frightened when they saw the three men at loggerheads and the mysterious sphere cut in half on the ground.

Feng Xi looked at the expressions and gazes of the children and realized that the thing on the ground was thrown by them while they were playing and was mistaken for a hidden weapon by the three of them.

"Is this your toy? You broke it by accident. I'll give you some money, so you can buy some candy."

Seeing that the other party were just a few young boys, Feng Xi was too lazy to embarrass them. He waved at them with a smile and took out a few copper coins from his pocket as compensation to Bao Feng for breaking their toys.

The leading child was somewhat tempted, but when he saw the big knife in Bao Feng's hand, he hesitated and dared not move.

"Hey, Bao Feng, put the knife away. You scared the child."

Feng Xi coughed lightly, and Bao Feng suddenly realized what was going on and put the knife back on his back. The leading child saw that the three men did not seem to be ferocious people, so he plucked up the courage to come over, took the few copper coins from Feng Xi's hand, and then leaned over to pick up the ball that was broken into two halves on the ground.

"Kids, what are these things? It doesn't look like a cuju."

Seeing that the child valued this thing so much, Feng Xi couldn't help but ask a question.

"Brother, we don't have a Cuju. We found this thing a while ago. It will deform when it is baked in a pot, and will become fixed when it is cold. Although it is cut into two halves, as long as we burn the middle with fire, we can stick it together into a ball."

When the child heard that Feng Xi was actually interested in his toy, he couldn't help showing off. Feng Xi was somewhat interested in what the child said. Why does this thing sound so much like a rubber product? As for wax, it is obviously not.

"Really? How could there be such a magical thing in the world? Are you kidding me?"

Feng Xi laughed, but actually used the method of provoking the opponent.

"Brother, if you don't believe me, come with me and we'll repair it right here and show you!"

How could the young boy stand such provocation? His face immediately turned red. He grabbed Feng Xi's hand and tried to pull him over.

This was exactly what Feng Xi wanted. Although he still looked unconvinced, he walked towards an open space nearby with the child.

The Bao brothers looked at each other, not knowing what the commander-in-chief was up to, but they still followed him obediently.

(End of this chapter)