"What? Haiyang City was occupied by a group of mud-legged people? Chaozhou regiment training army was also defeated?"

In the political affairs hall, Gong Chengshu had a look of surprise on his face. He had never thought that to this day, some unruly people would dare to rebel and defeat the Chaozhou Army. It was simply unreasonable.

"The civil unrest in Chaozhou must be brought under control as soon as possible!" Zhong Yunzhang, the political minister of Youcheng, the Minister of Finance, said quickly:

"A few years ago, Zhang Yuxian's rebellion swept through several states. It was only suppressed with all the strength of my Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty must be on guard against it!"

"This matter is not a trivial matter. We must do our best to achieve the right path." Gong Chengshu rarely reached a consensus with Zhong Youcheng. He stood up from his seat, bowed to the emperor, and said quickly:

"These thieves have defeated the Chaozhou army and must not be tolerated. I have been ordered by the emperor to be in charge of the national military. I only ask your majesty to recruit the national army and wipe it out in one fell swoop!"

The person in charge of the military in the Southern Han Dynasty was the Imperial Master, so Gong Chengshu could be said to be subordinate to one person and superior to ten thousand people, with overwhelming power.

"What the Qing family said is very reasonable. Such treasonous thieves must be wiped out in one fell swoop. All courtiers need to cooperate!" Liu Yu nodded in agreement.

"From now on, the Qing Navy, the Jianwu Army, the Ningyuan Army, and the Zhenzhou Jiedu Envoy must each send out a thousand troops to exterminate the rebels. They will receive a supply of food and grass, and they will be supported by the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

Gong Chengshu stood in front of the emperor. He was not afraid of these prime ministers at all. Instead, he was so confident that he ordered:

"This civil unrest will be directed by me, Grand Master, and the major affairs of the court will be left to you, Sir!"

"Grand Master, you're welcome!" All the ministers hurriedly bowed in agreement, with flattery on their faces.

Looking at this peaceful atmosphere, Liu Yuan couldn't help but feel greatly relieved. The scene he had worked so hard to create was finally realized.

Only castration can achieve the permanent throne.

"Get away, get away, go away, go away -" On the streets of Panyu City, a pale-faced cavalryman with a flag hanging behind him was galloping unscrupulously. Along the way, people were flying around. People can't avoid it.

"Faster, faster, faster!" The cavalry kept shouting, slapping the horse's buttocks continuously.

Just as the horse was foaming at the mouth, the cavalry finally arrived at Miyagi Castle.

"Brother, thank you for your hard work!" As soon as he dismounted, the cavalryman fell down. The officer at the post station quickly helped him and gave him some water:

"Hurry, present it to Your Majesty, the sixty-eight cave officials have rebelled!" Taking out the letter and newspaper in his hand, the messenger quickly fainted and fell to the ground unconscious.

"Report, something bad happened!" The post station quickly sent people to report the news to the palace.

In less than a moment, the news of the Sixty-Eight Cave barbarians' invasion of Jianwu Town was spread in the palace and in the political hall.

Outside the city of Yongzhou, there were bonfires. Thousands of people, carrying various weapons, gathered together in caves, eating wine and warming themselves by the fire. The days were extremely pleasant.

"Boss, those guys from Heishui Cave have robbed our cave again!" The bull from the Baiji tribe shouted loudly while holding a stone axe.

"What are you asking me for? Go and grab it back!" the leader said while eating the chicken leg.

"No, that hard-working Li Killing God has said that we are not allowed to fight privately anymore, otherwise we will be chopped into pieces. A dozen people were killed in Tianniu Cave before, and they are more terrifying than evil spirits!"

He was already as strong as a wild bull. The bull still couldn't help but shudder. That Killer Li was really terrible. Dozens of people had been beheaded one after another in the past few days, either because of robbery. Or because of a fight.

There were even a few people who were beaten dozens of times for peeing on the ground and are still lying in the tent.

"Come on, let's bring our things to exchange for some sharp axes today. When we get back, we'll fight and kill him with one axe."

The leader seemed to think of his terrible father and turned pale. He shook his head and gave direct instructions.

Baijidong then brought dozens of pieces of fine goat skins and several bundles of fine yams to the center of the Yongzhou barbarian gathering place, a large trading market.

The entire market is extremely vast. The tents are like hills, surrounding the entire market. Not only are there people with cut hair and tattoos, but there are also Han merchants in short-sleeved and wide robes, who are constantly shouting, and it is extremely lively.

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At the edge of the market, hundreds of well-dressed men were constantly patrolling on horseback, with bows and arrows and long whips hung on the horses. If there were any unruly people, they would be slapped on the face with a whip, making a crackling sound.

One after another, many people were shocked.

"The yam has been put away, it's twenty cents per catty!" The leader of Baijidong found his stall and started shouting arrogantly, speaking very fluent Chinese.

Soon, businessmen came to the door and negotiated the price in a back-and-forth manner. Some used silver, some used copper, and some even used ironware or wine.

In the end, three hundred kilograms of yams were exchanged for fifty kilograms of wine.

"Chief, aren't we going to exchange for an axe?" Man Niu's mind was full of doubts.

"It's better to drink. With these drinks, why worry about which tribe will come to help us? Normally in the mountains, we can't drink it!" The leader took a sip of wine and said with squinting eyes.

"Has the news been released?" Li Xin rode on his horse and looked at the lively market, feeling extremely happy. These people's flow represented a large amount of copper coins.

In this market, whenever there is a transaction, five will be drawn every time. The more people doing business, the more money will be drawn.

"It's been released. There are three floors on the left and three on the right inside and outside. Those tents are small three-packs. They are strictly guarded by the party. No one knows what these officials are doing. Who can think of this?

Aren't the Qunliao people fighting in Yongzhou, or are they doing business?"

Yes, that’s right, the news about the massive attack on Yongzhou by the barbarians in the Sixty-eight Cave was released by Li Xin. Although it was ordered by Li Langjun, it was done very well.

Before leaving Yongzhou, Li Jia integrated and controlled the trade of the sixty-eight cave barbarians and the Shiwandashan. All merchants were just porters, and all the mountain goods were finally gathered at the Li Chamber of Commerce.

With a monopoly, prices can naturally be adjusted at will.

The prices of all mountain goods have increased by more than 30%, and the Li Chamber of Commerce has made huge profits. Following this, the control of the entire Sixty-Eight Cave Barbarians has been greatly deepened.

The sixty-eight holes are just the sixty-eight Ji Mi states recorded in the Southern Han Dynasty. The other small holes are countless.

After controlling the trade routes, the cloth, salt and iron needed by the caves in the mountains naturally relied on the Li family's breath, and they were very obedient.

"That's good. These officials are unruly and have no ethics. When we take charge of them, we need to whip them severely, just like training dogs, to make them obedient!"
Chapter completed!