Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

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Xiao Xuexing looked at him in astonishment after hearing this: "The Maritime Silk Road? This is what you're thinking of?"

Xiao Zirong nodded and asked a little nervously: "Will my brother think I'm whimsical?"

In fact, this meant that the person in front of him was Xiao Xuexing, and he would definitely not have revealed his plan to another person.

The Maritime Silk Road is now in a state of half-waste. The chaos caused the Han people to lose a lot of things, and maritime trade is one of them.

Maritime trade requires financial support, and even if the imperial court takes the lead, it will take great risks.

Xiao Xuexing shook his head: "Tell me how you came up with the idea of ​​restarting the Maritime Silk Road."

If it was someone else, Xiao Xuexing would naturally not take it to heart, if it was Xiao Zirong.

He knew Xiao Zirong well, and it was true that this little bastard had escaped a bit on weekdays, but when it came to major events, the other party was calm and rational beyond his age, so he had the patience to listen to the other party's thoughts.

Xiao Zirong explained slowly: "Now the Western Regions are under the control of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the overland Silk Road is in the hands of the other party. With this Silk Road, the other party is ahead of us in terms of trade and economy."

Although the climate in the south is good, it only allows the people to be self-sufficient, not to mention that there are frequent floods here. If there is no prosperous trade, the Northern Wei Dynasty will gradually surpass it in terms of money.

The Ancient Tea-Horse Road hadn’t been formed yet, and there might not even be a shadow of it, and Xiao Zirong didn’t know much about it, so he could only pay attention to other things.

Xiao Xuexing could understand Xiao Zirong's meaning, if nothing else, just look at Shimi to know how it happened, and now Nanqi's Shimi, that is, brown sugar, is traded from the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Stone honey is not a necessity of life, but it is also a microcosm.

Seeing that he agreed, Xiao Zirong said again: "So we can't sit still. The Northern Wei Dynasty occupies a great terrain in the Central Plains. Not to mention, the land in the Lu Kingdom is fertile and not prone to floods. It saves a lot compared to our side where we have to control the water every year. Things, and this time I found that they have been deeply Sinicized, absorbed Han knowledge very well, and are also working hard to develop various technologies. If this continues, we may not have an advantage.”

Xiao Xuexing nodded: "This is indeed a problem."

In fact, the problem is not as simple as Xiao Zirong said. Things like comprehensive national strength need to be judged from all aspects.

However, Xiao Xuexing didn't intend to discourage Xiao Zirong's enthusiasm. Anyway, the other party can do whatever he wants. It's not that he doesn't have money. Xiao Zirong himself has abilities, so what if he stumbles?

Compared with those dandy young men, Xiao Zirong is obedient and doesn't spend money recklessly. Even if Xiao Xuexing wants to spend money for him, sometimes he doesn't know how to do it.

It happened that the other party had a need now, Xiao Xuexing said directly: "Tell me how much you need."

Xiao Zirong's eyes widened: "Why would you use your money? Jinling has taxes."

This year's tax has not yet been collected, and now Jinling is his fiefdom, so except for the part of this year's tax that is handed over to the court, the rest will belong to him.

Xiao Xuexing glanced at Xiao Zirong and said with a smile, "Okay."

Seeing his strange smile, Xiao Zirong couldn't help wondering if something went wrong.

But the biggest problem at present is that he seems to have taken root in the Prince Regent's Mansion. In the process of designing the new royal city, Xiao Zirong needs to discuss with Xiao Xuexing whether it is feasible.

Sometimes his ideas are too advanced, which is not good. In many cases, it needs to be adapted to the actual situation. It is not always good to be blindly advanced.

And often after the two of them discussed it, he would just stay overnight when he saw that it was too late.

If it was Xiao Zirong who did it on purpose at the beginning, he simply forgot about it later, while Xiao Xuexing connived on purpose.

When Xiao Zirong reacted, he felt that he had already occupied half of the Prince Regent's Palace.

Not to mention the Prince Regent's Mansion, even Xiao Xuexing's bedroom and study room are like this. There are his clothes, daily necessities he is used to, accessories he likes, and even ornaments he likes.

There are traces of him everywhere, but it's a pity that I don't know how long these traces will last after he leaves.

Oh, maybe when he left, his traces would be cleared. After all, he had to pack up his things and leave, so it was not good to put all his things here with Xiao Xuexing.

When he asked Mi Cai to come over to clean up, Xiao Xuexing happened to be at home, and seeing this posture, he thought he was going to move back, so he said, "Why bother if we have to leave?"

Xiao Zirong didn't dare to look at him, but said: "It's because I'm leaving that I need to pack up my things. I can't keep them with you all the time."

Xiao Xuexing asked very naturally: "Why? Could it be that you are not going back to Jiankang?"

That... is of course impossible.

Not to mention that he has a good relationship with Xiao Xuan and Xiao Ji now, if they allow him to come back to have a look during the holidays, but Xiao Xuexing is still in Jiankang, how could he not come back.

Even if I have to meet once a year, I won't come to see once a year.

Xiao Zirong felt a little depressed when he thought about it, as if even going to a new place to start a business couldn't cheer him up.

Xiao Xuexing also noticed that he seemed listless, but he didn't misunderstand that he didn't want to go, so it was a little strange.

Xiao Zirong was depressed for a day or two, and found that Xiao Xuexing seemed a little worried that he would hide his depression later on, so after thinking about it, he decided to move back to his mansion to get used to it.

Xiao Xuexing restrained his urge to keep the other party behind, and very carefully asked people to send his frequently used things to the next door.

When Xiao Zirong moved back, Mu Lin witnessed the whole process, and only looked at him with a strange expression when he came back.

Xiao Zirong glanced at him and asked, "What are you doing looking at me like that?"

Mu Lin stroked his chin and said, "I thought you were going to settle down in the Prince Regent's Mansion."

Xiao Zirong's face was full of righteousness: "I can't help it, there are many things, and it's annoying to have to negotiate until late every day, so I just stayed here."

Mu Lin didn't say anything more, seeing that the other party didn't show any embarrassment, he began to wonder if he had guessed wrong, otherwise it was too magnanimous.

Xiao Zirong...Xiao Zirong has nothing to be ashamed of, after all, he and Xiao Xuexing are still in a pure and innocent relationship, even if they sleep on the same bed, even if the little brothers greet each other in the morning, they can look calm Good morning.

Oh, the one with a calm face is Xiao Xuexing, the other party seems to have always been so calm, and nothing will make him feel embarrassed or shy.

Under his influence, Xiao Zirong also felt nothing.

Xiao Zirong's first day at home: I'm not used to it.

Day [-]: Not used to it.

The third day... On the third day, he couldn't bear it anymore and ran to Xiao Xuexing, oh, of course he went to discuss matters.

It's not like he's just looking for something, so he chose a very serious topic-salt farm.

Xiao Xuexing sat opposite him and asked, "What do you think?"

Xiao Zirong said seriously: "Actually, I have no idea. The main processing location of the salt field must be in the city, and the safety is relatively guaranteed, but the brine pool must be by the sea. The people there are tough. I am just worried that if someone finds out and wants to What to do to snatch it."

This is not impossible, the folk customs are not good enough, they are all illiterate, and there are heavy soldiers over there, it is indeed not easy to deal with.

Xiao Xuexing suddenly raised his eyes and asked, "Just tell me what you want to do."

Xiao Zirong immediately lay down on the table and looked at Xiao Xuexing with those round eyes from bottom to top and said, "Brother, lend me some troops."

Okay, he is the soldiers of Xiao Xuexing's Xuezi Battalion, it would be even better if you could give him some Luoxuewei, but... Forget it, Luoxuewei is Xiao Xuexing's personal soldiers, the number of them is not too many, ordinary Xuezi Battalion soldiers are also enough.

Xiao Xuexing looked down at Xiao Zirong, those bright black eyes became more and more radiant under the light, but he stretched out his hand to cover Xiao Zirong's eyes as if he couldn't stand it and said seriously: "Don't act like a baby."

Xiao Zirong:? ? ? ?

Is he being coquettish?

However, Xiao Xuexing regretted it very quickly. The opponent's eyelashes brushed against his palm one after another, tickling his heart, so he had to withdraw his hand and said, "I will send some people to follow you, but your own soldiers also need to be trained. good."

He wasn't worried about Xiao Zirong's ability to train soldiers. Under his hands, the little ladies in Taoyuan City could become comparable to his Luoxuewei, not to mention that Jingkou had sufficient population resources.

The only thing to worry about is whether he can calm down those people.

It's just that even if he was worried, Xiao Xuexing didn't plan to intervene, unless Xiao Zirong really couldn't do it and asked him for help.

Xiao Zirong got the result he wanted and said: "You can send people to take turns. Anyway, I just want them to guard the brine pool. The work is not heavy, and it's not bad for a vacation."

Xiao Xuexing got up and said, "Let's go, go to sleep."

So Xiao Zirong returned to the Prince Regent's Mansion within two days after moving back to his home.

All of a sudden, he finally slept soundly, but Xiao Xuexing was obviously not restful.

There are only three days before Xiao Zirong's departure, these three days feel like every day is a torment, he needs to do his best to restrain his delusions.

Before Xiao Zirong moved back to his palace, he could restrain himself in other ways, but now he is by his side...

Xiao Xuexing turned his head to look at Xiao Zirong who was sleeping heartlessly, and found something under the pillow.

It was a golden chain, about the thickness of a finger, and the length was unknown, but even Xiao Xuexing's hand could hardly hold it when coiled up.

Gemstones of various colors are hung on the chain, which is beautiful and agile.

Xiao Xuexing looked at the chain in his hand for a long time by the moonlight, then slowly got up and turned on the moon lamp.

The moonlight was dimly lit, Xiao Zirong was not awakened, but turned over and kicked the quilt aside.

Following his movements, Xiao Xuexing saw the bare foot at a glance.

Xiao Zirong's feet were very beautiful, and his ankles seemed a little slender. Xiao Xuexing reached out to hold his ankles, and looked up at Xiao Zirong, his gaze was somber that he couldn't see the coldness of the day at all.

Xiao Zirong still didn't feel anything, just moved his legs slightly, and didn't bother when he found that he couldn't break free.

Xiao Xuexing slowly tied the chain in his hand to Xiao Zirong's feet, and the other end of the chain was tied to the bedpost.

Under the warm yellow light, the golden chain and beautiful gemstones shone brightly, but no matter how exquisite the chain was, it couldn't compare to the young man's white and lustrous skin.

Xiao Xuexing held Xiao Zirong's ankle and looked at it for a long while, thinking that this person had really been imprisoned by his side by his broken wings.

At this moment, Xiao Zirong suddenly moved and said vaguely: "Brother, is this delicious?"

Xiao Xuexing came back to his senses, his gaze towards Xiao Zirong gradually softened, and he lowered his head and kissed the chained ankle.