Although there were only 300 guards in the carriages, Liu Yi was accompanied by Ma Liang, Ma Su, Zhao Guang, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and 100 craftsmen. The guards sent by each family to accompany him. There were as many as 700 or 800 people, and dozens of chariots and horses. Naturally, the marching speed was not as fast as possible.

"Ji Chang, you said you brought a warrior, where is the person now?" After several days of completion, the warrior Ma Liang said was not seen, which made Liu Yi a little curious.

"Tinghou, don't be anxious." Ma Liang smiled and said, "This man has now gone to Zhuti County first. He also brought fifty Wuxi warriors on this trip. If he came to the army, it would inevitably attract attention. Therefore, I asked him to go to Zhuti County first."

Liu Yi nodded, looked at the map, and smiled bitterly: "I heard that the miasma in this southern middle is everywhere and the terrain is complicated. This time we go to Nanzhong, there are many things we need to face!"

He only built two roads in Shuzhong, one from Jiameng Pass to Nanzheng, and the other from Jingzhou to Bajun. As for the road to Nanzhong, although he had thought about building a road before, it was too late. After leaving the Shuzhong Plain, the road became rugged and difficult to walk. Many places were plank roads made of wooden boards, and the carriage could not be passed at all. They could only rely on people to carry the accompanying supplies. This road was probably the worst road that Liu Yi had taken in recent years. The road he had when he entered Shuzhou from Jingzhou was better than this.

"Marquis Ting has the ability to turn decay into magic. When he goes to Nanzhong, he will definitely improve." Ma Liang said with a smile.

"Hey, don't praise me like this. There are many problems with this trip." Liu Yi shook his head and sighed. He is not a god. Although he hasn't gone to Nanzhong yet, according to the current information, it seems that nothing else is said. Just to make the roads in the counties in Nanzhong smooth, it will take several years to build the roads, let alone the problems faced by going to Nanzhong this time are not just as simple as road construction and construction.

"This Zhuti County belongs to Jianwei. Su has ordered people to go to Jianwei County to choose a guide who is familiar with the road. Wu Ting Hou went to Zhuti County this time, where is he going to start?" Ma Su asked.

"First establish the Shaofu mansion in Nanzhong, and it is difficult to transport supplies from Shuzhong. Compared with the other three counties, Zhuti County is relatively stable. I plan to build bricks, cement, smelting and other places here to provide some material preparations for future reconstruction of Nanzhong. In addition, I send people to explore the location of the copper mine veins. This is the purpose of our nominal purpose. Although it is not the real purpose, only in this way can others be relieved and the next things will be easier to handle." After looking at Ma Su with appreciation, Liu Yi found that Ma Su was actually a very capable and sensible person. Anything in his hands can be completed quickly, and the issues that should be considered can be considered.

"Su thought..." Ma Su looked at the map and smiled: "Since the Marquis of Ting wanted to use trade to bring closer and satisfy relationships, he could use this matter to establish a transaction with the ethnic groups in the South Central. It is not limited to copper mines, various medicinal materials, wood, etc., which can also be regarded as transaction targets. The reason why the Southern Barbarians were deceived by local tyrants is that they did not know many things and were deceived by them. If they could cross these ethnic groups to establish trade with the ethnic groups in the South Central Central, wouldn't it be easier?"

"If this is true, I can guarantee that the wealthy families in the South China will soon unite." Liu Yi shook his head, his idea was very good, but it was a little unrealistic, and he frowned: "We have no foundation in Nanzhong. If we just arrived in Nanzhong, we would do this strategy, which would only make the wealthy gentry in the South China."

"We have to eat rice in one bite, and we have to not take a step. What we need to do now is to establish a good foundation in Nanzhong first. At least some people can support us, accept us, and then take action in the next step!" Liu Yi gave Ma Su a dried fruit and said with a smile.

Although he is much more capable, he is still a little impatient and needs to be polished.

"What I am more concerned about now is what are the wealthy families in the Nanzhong area?" Liu Yi looked at Ma Liang. He was responsible for this information collection.

"There are many, but most of them are dependent on the Yong family!" Ma Liang said with a smile.

"Yong?" Liu Yi looked at Ma Liang and asked. He didn't know that he had this surname.

Ma Liang nodded and said, "Have you ever heard of Shifang Hou?"

Liu Yi thought for a while and nodded, "Yongchi?"

"No," Ma Liang smiled and said, "Yong is the descendant of Yongchi. In Yizhou, the Yong clan is a major surname, and it is quite loyal to this southern central place."

The Yizhou mentioned by Ma Liang is not the entire Yizhou, but refers to Jianning County. It was called Yizhou County before. After Liu Bei entered Shu, he felt that the Yizhou County was a bit bad and the entire Yizhou, so he changed it to Jianning County, which is also the largest population in the Nanzhong County.

"So does our opponent include this Yong family this time?" Liu Yi asked with a smile.

"I don't know this official." Ma Liang shook his head and smiled. In theory, since the Yong family is a large clan in the South Central and has a great influence, the problem of the Southern Central is mostly related to the Yong family. However, if there is no evidence for such a thing, it is best not to talk nonsense. If you say it right, it is not good. If you say it wrong, you will provoke people.

Liu Yi naturally knew this truth, so he didn't ask any further questions. After thinking for a while, he said, "I ordered us to pay more attention to this Yong family in the details of Nanzhong."

"Here!"

In March of the 25th year of Jian'an (220th year of the park), coins in Shuzhong were missing. King Liu Bei of Hanzhong ordered Liu Yi, Shaofu, to take the position of Nanzhong, to lead craftsmen to Nanzhong to find copper ore to mint coins to alleviate the current coin crisis in Shuzhong.

Nanzhong, Jianning.

Yong Kai looked at the letters coming from Shuzhong, frowned, and looked at the staff beside him and said, "Liu Yi, I heard that he is a powerful person. Is he really a couple to collect copper?"

After Liu Bei occupied Shuzhong, Yong Kai took the initiative to surrender to Liu Bei when he saw that Liu Bei was in power. But in fact, from Liu Bei occupied Shuzhong to the present, the taxes in Nanzhong have been in a state of insufficient income. Liu Bei not only could not receive the taxes paid by Nanzhong, but he had to pay a lot of money to come here every year. Even if he changed the prefect, the economic lifeline of Nanzhong was controlled by these Nanzhong rich clans. The prefects of each county were either from Nanzhong or were undermined. Although these Nanzhong gentry were not considered anything when they were placed outside, except for the Yong family, the scholars outside may not recognize their status, but in this Nanzhong area, they were a real local emperor.

Just like Shuzhong is isolated from the outside, Nanzhong also has its own small circle. It is not that he buys Liu Bei's account too much, but only belongs in name, but in fact, Liu Bei does not have a high control over Nanzhong.

"I don't know if it's just for the purpose of collecting copper, but even if it's just for the purpose of collecting copper, the lord is really willing to let go of the copper in the south?" the aide asked with a smile.

"Hmph!" Yong Kai was a little upset: "What if I don't want to do it? If the war really starts, how can we resist the army Liu Bei sends?"

"What if Liu Yi can't reach Nanzhong?" the aide said with a smile.

"Liu Yi is not like the past officials, and is quite favored by Liu Bei." Yong Kai shook his head and said, "If you really kill someone, I'm afraid..."

"It may not be necessary for the lord to take action personally. There is a lot of miasma in this southern middle place. If Liu Yi mistakenly falls into the miasma..." Speaking of this, the staff paused and smiled and said, "Liu Bei regards himself as benevolent and righteous, so he can't take his anger on his lord because of this."

"Oh?" Yong Kai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at his aide and said, "How can such a good thing happen? Liu Yiru Nanzhong, I heard that he had hired a guide."

Speaking of this, Yong Kai suddenly looked at the staff and said, "Is the guide yours?"

"No." The aide shook his head: "But if people work hard, they may not necessarily have to be loyal to me."

"Well." Yong Kai nodded, probably understanding the idea of ​​the staff. It was nothing more than coercion and inducement. These methods were a little despicable, but they were indeed useful: "Since that's the case, you will leave this matter to you. Remember not to let the King of Hanzhong suspect us."

"Don't worry, lord!"

...

It was already early April when Liu Yi arrived in Jiangyang.

He did not rush to enter Nanzhong, but temporarily rested in Jiangyang and ordered people to find the prefect of Jianwei.

"Secretary of the Lord of Ting." The prefect of Jianwei bowed to Liu Yi and bowed, "Why is it that Wu Zhiting Hou called the Lord of Ting here?"

"I want to know some of the situation in Nanzhong." Liu Yi smiled and reached out to help the other party up and said, "The prefect has been here for a long time and is close to Nanzhong. What he knows about Nanzhong should be more clear than Yi."

"Mr. Tinghou, please ask." Prefect Jianwei is a very serious person and he always speaks and does things in a straightforward manner.

"The others can be led by the guide, but I need to know the distribution of miasma in the southern middle area." Liu Yisi said.

This time, the most important problem of entering Nanzhong is not other, but the problem of miasma. Whether it is the wealthy clan in the South China or the Southern Barbarians, it is humans, and people can communicate and fight. Anyway, there will always be solutions to the problem. But if you accidentally run into the miasma and face this natural force, you will be powerless. Therefore, the most important thing when entering Shu this time is to ensure that you will not accidentally break into the miasma. Some miasma has a smell and can be noticed, but miasma is just a general term, and some are colorless and tasteless. When you encounter this kind of thing, you may not know what happened after you die. Therefore, Liu Yi must first determine the location of the distribution of these miasma. If possible, it is best to learn how to avoid miasma in Nanzhong.

After all, the barbarians in the South Central have lived here for generations, so there must be some ways and experiences to avoid miasma.

"This is not difficult." The prefect of Jianwei thought for a while and said, "There are several southern barbarians under the command of Xiaguan. You can ask them to draw maps and teach them some experiences."

"That's great." Liu Yi nodded with satisfaction and said, "thank you, the prefect, for your help."

"Marty Ting, don't we have a guide?" Ma Su looked at Liu Yi and said in confusion.
Chapter completed!