I am engaged in construction in ancient times

Chapter 71 Kidnapping

According to the time calculation, the coalition forces of the three states have already started to act. I wonder when the news from the capital will reach here? Whether it succeeds or not, the north is destined to be in chaos. Sun Zhixin himself is not a supporter of imperial power. To be disrespectful, except for the pedantic conservatives, no one wants to continue to support this dynasty. Although he is now doing things in a muddy way, he was also full of vigor and vitality when he was young as an official, but he was worn down by the world. Even if he is mixed in the sewage, if one day this tank of sewage is broken, he will also be happy to see it.

He is watching the changes in Xuanzhou.

The rulers of the other states are also hiding their mouths. Those who hoard money and grain continue to hoard money and grain, waiting to expand their territory later.

The gun hits the bird that sticks out, and with these three birds in front, it is not surprising that they want to do something. Isn't this a good time to fish in troubled waters?

Thinking of this, Sun Zhixin said, "General Duan, since you are willing to fight bandits for the people, I will naturally cooperate."

Duan Shubai drank a glass of wine with him and smiled at each other.

The next day, Duan Shubai sent people back to contact Xinyang City, and then took Xiao Yuhe to wander around several major cities in Xuanzhou to fulfill his previous promise, preparing warships while eating, drinking and enjoying.

Xiao Yuhe couldn't help but bought a lot of jade here, "When I can go to Yunzhou, the jade produced there is the best jade. I want to buy a lot of raw stones and make a set of jade toys for our Tuantuan for him to play with."

"My mother said that jade is spiritual and nourishing. When I was a child-"

Duan Shubai smiled and said, "You must have brought a lot of jade when you were a child."

Xiao Yuhe nodded, "I like jade now, too. I'm not used to not having jade on me."

Duan Shubai pinched his face, "Little jade beauty."

Xiao Yuhe suddenly remembered a regretful thing, "When I was a child, I liked a jade bracelet the most. I wore it on my hand every day. Once, the jade bracelet broke and I got a serious illness..."

Duan Shubai paused, took him into his arms, and whispered, "How did the jade bracelet break?"

"I don't remember much about my childhood. My mother suddenly mentioned this to me a few days ago."

"After wearing jade for a long time, it has become connected to you."

"Maybe."

Grandmaster Sun allocated a thousand Xuanzhou sailors to them, and Duan Shubai called five hundred people over. Grandmaster Sun's thousand Xuanzhou soldiers were led by a young coach named Lu Kangtai. They had no interest in going out to suppress bandits. Their morale was low and there were complaints in the team.

"The group of people in Shisan Shuidao are obviously not petty thieves. They are well-trained and no less than ordinary troops. I heard that they were originally soldiers who secretly made money for the brother-in-law of the governor of Yuanzhou."

"We are robbing the merchants' money, not ours. Those passing merchants hoard goods and sell them north and south to make a profit. They make a lot of money. So what if we rob them of some money?"

"That's right. Why bother to confront them head-on?"

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Before this, the sailors of Xuanzhou had already fought against the bandits several times, but all failed and suffered defeat. They could not get any benefit from the "official bandits". Even if they were temporarily repelled, the "flexible" bandits would immediately revive. Why bother to fight them? As the saying goes, three times is the limit. After several times without results, they naturally lost the motivation to continue doing "stupid things" and took out the "None of my business" sign on their chests.