Xi Yu gritted his teeth and stared at the other person, suddenly feeling itchy in his hands.

"Yes, I have organized a mahjong competition, and I hold several games here every year--"

Before he finished speaking, Dian Wei suddenly felt weak as he felt the angry gazes around him.

But even so, he still retorted: "The soldiers in the army often have martial arts competitions, why can't I have a mahjong competition? I can't win against you, and I can't fight against the common people?"

"Besides, I gave a silver reward to everyone who participated in the mahjong competition!"

Xi Yu looked at the old people on the shore who were walking tremblingly and with all their teeth missing, and then at Dian Wei who was tall and thick beside him. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand and cursed: "You evildoer..."

···Even someone of such an age—"

"That's not me! I have never played mahjong with an old lady!"

Dian Wei explained incoherently, and couldn't help complaining in his heart. These old people usually don't go out in Xuzhou. Why did they gather here in large numbers today?

Isn't this just to find something for yourself?

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I really didn't expect that an old boy like you would have such a hobby."

Xi Yu said with emotion, while Huang Xu came forward with ill intentions, showing a strange look on his face, and jokingly said: "Speaking of uncle, your hobby is quite special. You are indeed the only one of our big men who is still alive.

Someone with the posthumous title of General!"

"Go away, you little brat, do you dare to read my jokes? Are you looking for a slap in the face?"

Dian Wei puffed his beard and glared, furiously facing Huang Xu.

Jia Ji, at his father's signal, quickly sent someone down to inquire about the situation.

Guo Jia was dressed in a short shirt, tied into a ponytail on the back of his head, and was holding a wine gourd in his hand, making him look like a knight-errant.

He leaned on the deck, drinking wine, and said with a smile: "Dianwei, how did you rule? To have such an old man come to complain, could it be that some soldiers were robbing them of their food?"

Or family?”

As soon as these words came out, Dian Wei, who had planned to continue to scold others, became pale, and his face suddenly turned extremely pale.

It seems...it's really possible!

Damn it, I'm afraid I'm going to be tricked to death!

Unlike other generals, all those under his command are dead soldiers.

As the name suggests, a dead soldier means that you live for your lord. As long as your lord gives you an order, you must carry it out, even if it means committing suicide.

Of course, the gap between such people and ordinary soldiers is also completely different.

Since he is always doing things under the threat of death, his skills and brains are of course far beyond what others can match.

Therefore, they are given special preferential treatment in terms of their placement and pension.

Not to mention money, house, or even family, even personal behavior is more unrestricted than ordinary people.

If the elderly people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are suffering or being wronged because of them, I'm afraid things will really get serious.

If word spreads in the future, even if I, the general, don't do it, after all... I will lose face!

"My lord, I made a mistake, please forgive me!"

Before the people below could come up with the news, Dian Wei suddenly fell to his knees with a plop, holding Xi Yu's thigh tightly with both hands, and said sincerely: "Thousands of mistakes were made, and they are all the fault of the general. Please forgive me, my lord."

Sin!"

Xi Yu frowned and said nothing.

Could it be that those old people outside were really wronged because of Dian Wei's incompetent governance?

Probably not, right?

According to historical records, Dian Wei was a loyal man and hated evil as much as he hated evil. He should be someone who would not do such a thing.

But if he didn't do anything he felt guilty about, why would he admit his mistake so quickly?

"What on earth did you do, you tough guy?"

Xi Yu's face was solemn, and his voice was cold and he growled: "Why don't you hurry up and call me truthfully?"

"this·······"

Dian Wei was very panicked when he saw his lord was so stern, but at this time his mind was empty and he didn't know what to say.

"I...I didn't do anything? How did things become like this? I have no idea!"

"But since this matter occurred within the area under my jurisdiction, I naturally apologized first."

Hearing this, Xi Yu's originally serious face suddenly couldn't hold back anymore.

The corners of his eyes couldn't stop twitching, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, the people sent by Jia Ji to inquire about the news came back in time, and soon they came back with sacks full of sacks.

There were several black knights who followed him, and they all came back with smiles on their faces and were extremely happy.

"Hahaha, my lord, those people have not suffered any injustice. They just heard that you would pass through this place, so they came here to pay homage to express their gratitude and respect."

"In addition, many people know that you are getting married to Jiangdong, so they specially prepared some things at home as congratulatory gifts."

"Those things are not something we can fit in. Please ask the lord to send a ship over there. I'm afraid it won't be able to fit in the ship if it's too small!"

Xi Yu blinked his eyes after hearing this, feeling stunned for a moment in his heart, and then he was surrounded by an inexplicable warmth.

Speaking of which, these ancient people... were quite cute!

"Look, I just said I didn't make any mistakes. If you insist on unjustly accusing me, I really am..."

Just when Xi Yu was still immersed in the warmth, Dian Wei stood up and looked at everyone with rather sad eyes.

Everyone rolled their eyes at him and ignored him. According to the Lord, he was a drama queen!

Soon, at Xi Yu's signal, two huge building boats behind him, together with the boat everyone was riding on, slowly sailed towards the embankment.

After watching it closely, everyone understood why it was necessary to send a building boat to load things.

Speaking of building ships, they were originally one of the largest warships in the world. Coupled with some improvements made by the design institute and others, they are now several times larger than the building ships in other places, and their carrying capacity has increased by an unknown amount.

, and also has some attack and defense capabilities.

Thousands of soldiers went back and forth between the shore and the large boats, using such large boats to load the people's gifts. It took more than half an hour to load all the gifts, which shows how enthusiastic the local people were.

Xi Yu stood on the deck, looking at the people who were still reluctant to leave. He slowly raised his hands and bowed deeply while cupping his fists in salute.

Two large ships of gifts may be something common or insignificant to him, but to the local people, it is the best thing they can offer at the moment.

He has to accept this kindness and respect it!

It wasn't until the building where Xi Yu was located completely disappeared from everyone's sight that the people on both sides of the strait helped each other get up from the ground and gradually dispersed.

"Filial piety."

At nightfall, Xi Yu, who was having a banquet on the deck, leaned against the railing alone, looking at the afterglow that was about to disappear on the coastline in the distance, and thought thoughtfully: "You said, the people of Qingxu under my governance,

Is life good now?"

"Why doesn't it count?"

Guo Jia looked at the person he was willing to serve as his lord, and said with a calm smile: "My lord, do you know what I said when I left Yuan Benchu's camp?"

"He is not a wise master! Although most of the clans at that time were proud of Yuan Benchu's use, in fact he was just a fool who wasted talents and was incompetent in governing his subordinates."

"In my opinion, even if you are the wise ruler of the world, you must do things for the people from the bottom of your heart. The kindness and generosity on the surface can confuse the people of the world for a while, but not for a lifetime!"

"But my lord, you are different. When you make any decision, you will put the people first. You sincerely want to be good to them from the bottom of your heart, fundamentally change the lives of the people, and make them rich.

,stable."

"Only those who can do this are worthy of being called the Ming Lord of the World!"

"In fact, the lives that the people in Qingxu and Xu live today have far surpassed those in other areas at this time."

"Xiliang and Yanzhou are currently at war. The years of melee have left the local people homeless. They can only struggle on the verge of death and struggle to survive. On the surface, the Sun and Liu families in Jingzhou in the south appear to be harmonious.

There is no conflict.”

"But in fact, anyone with a brain knows that the two forces are secretly turbulent."

"If Liu Bei can occupy Jingzhou and not return it, then Sun Quan can lead his troops into the inland river and attack Jingzhou during the post-Autumn flood season. Liu Bei will definitely rise up to resist in order to protect himself."

"It is expected that by the autumn of this year, the South will be plunged into chaos. Only our Qingxu area is like a paradise. In recent years, the internal affairs have been stable. Not only can we expand our territory externally, but we can also develop agriculture and commerce internally."

"While fighting the enemy, we can also vigorously develop foreign trade, transport local specialties, grains and even discarded military supplies to the territories of other princes, making crazy money and all the rare treasures in the world."

"In addition to these, the development of food, armaments, science and technology, farming and other technologies stored in our territory also far exceeds that of other regions in time."

"You may not believe it when you say it. What you said before, like the economic foundation determines the superstructure, technology determines everything, the right to speak in this world is in the hands of the strong, etc. I have only recently come to understand and fully wake up.

."

Guo Jia's belief in these words has recently reached the top, and he fully agrees with them.

Today's Qingxu area can develop to its current scale, which is indeed inseparable from economy and technology.

If it weren't for the establishment of banks and the development of business routes, it would be impossible for Qingxu and Qingxu to make huge profits from people all over the world.
To be continued...