After losing the vest at the beginning, the female general was forced to marry the scheming prince

Chapter 179 The Importance of Yicheng and Qingcheng

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Qingcheng is not a famous city, but it has a unique geographical location and is an important strategic hub.

Qingcheng is located at the confluence of two rivers, surrounded by water on three sides, on a highland in the water, and its water transportation hub is relatively developed.

Qingcheng, also known as "Mountain City", has Daba Mountain in the north, Wushan Mountain in the east, Dayi Mountain in the southeast, and Dashu Mountain in the south, surrounded by mountains.

The flowing water of the two rivers meanders and shuttles between the high mountains, forming the unique scenery and characteristics of Qingcheng.

Before the two dynasties before the Dayu Kingdom, Qingcheng was a barren land, where the prisoners were distributed, and the economy was very underdeveloped.

However, starting from the previous dynasties of the Dayu Kingdom, they gradually discovered the important geographical location of Qingcheng, and gradually built Qingcheng into a military town.

A large ship docked at the ferry in Qingcheng.

A stern-looking "man" in his twenties, wearing a black robe, moccasin boots, and a broadsword, led a horse and got off the big boat.

Originally, such a situation was very common in Qingcheng Wharf, but passers-by couldn't help but cast their eyes on this "man".

Because such a "man" with extraordinary temperament is really rare, and one can tell that he is not an ordinary person.

Seeing this "man", a one-armed man in his 30s who was waiting at the pier rushed up to meet him with an excited expression.

"General."

The "man" who disembarked was Qu Chu.

Seeing the person coming, Qu Chu showed a barely visible smile.

"Ginger".

Da Jiang responded loudly, and then took the rein from Qu Chu's hand with his single hand.

"General, since I received your letter, I have been looking forward to your coming every day. We haven't seen each other for five years, three months and sixteen days."

Unexpectedly, Da Jiang remembered it so clearly, Qu Chu asked in a low voice, "Are you and everyone okay?"

"All good, all good," Da Jiang quickly replied, "We are all thanks to the general."

Da Jiang was from Qingcheng and was once a low-ranking general in Qu Chu's army.

In a battle with the wolf country, Da Jiang was seriously injured and lost an arm.

Originally, Jiang bled too much to die, but Qu Chu saved Jiang's life with the blood vine grass that Qu Bingyu gave her.

After Da Jiang recovered from his injury, he retired from the army, and Qu Chu gave him money to return to Qingcheng to make a living.

Originally, Qu Chu did too many things like this, and as long as she could take care of the people in the army, she would take care of them.

She only wanted peace of mind, and never thought of asking anyone to repay her.

Although she never forgets to repay her kindness, those who have received her kindness will not fail to repay it.

After Da Jiang returned to Qingcheng, he didn't feel depressed because of a broken arm. Instead, with his stubbornness and with the help of Qu Chu, he got out of the way in Qingcheng.

Now Qingcheng's water transport is in the hands of Da Jiang and a group of people.

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Qu Chu came to Qingcheng for her purpose this time.

Jingcheng is the fief of King Jing and the territory of King Jing.

Yan Qingnan is a member of the Duke of Zhen. He has been placed in Zizhou and Nanshu as the governor for many years, and he has already governed the two places into his power.

And Jingcheng, Zizhou, and Nanshu form a triangle, with Qingcheng and Yicheng sandwiched in the middle.

If King Jing rebelled and conquered Qingcheng and Yicheng, then the entire Southwest and Jingzhou would become King Jing's forces.

He then used this as a base to start a long-term battle with the imperial court, and it was not only the imperial court and the soldiers who were hurt, but also the common people.

Therefore, Qu Chu came to Qingcheng to meet the city lord of Qingcheng.

As for Da Jiang, he was able to talk to the City Lord of Qingcheng now.

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"General, I have already told the city lord. He said that he is waiting for you at the city lord's mansion. You can go directly to the city lord's mansion after you come."

Qu Chu asked: "What kind of person is the Lord of Qingcheng?"

Da Jiang said:
"On the surface, he looks similar to other people in the officialdom. He is slick in all directions, and he has both sides, but I can't see him through. I think he is very deep."

Qu Chu looked at Da Jiang, "What do you say?"

Da Jiang said: "Let's talk about the water transportation first. I just returned to Qingcheng..."

Five years ago, Jiang retired from the army.

Originally, with the money given by Qu Chu, he could buy a few acres of land and marry a wife, but he didn't want to just live an ordinary life.

After being in the army for more than ten years, Da Jiang has some knowledge, realized the unique geographical advantages of Qingcheng, and joined two former brothers, saying that they would partner in the water transport business.

At that time, all the silver in the hands of the three of them was not enough to buy a boat, so they thought about renting a few boats first.

However, people who have boats use them for themselves, and there are no boats for them to rent.

When they were in a dilemma, someone brought them a message, saying that as long as they could get water transportation business, they would buy a ship with them.

This sounds like great news, but the water transportation business they require is not sporadic, but long-term and stable.

Da Jiang didn't think about what to do at the time, and just bumped around like a headless chicken.

Later, Da Jiang contacted his former comrades in the army and asked if there was any cargo to be delivered in the army.

This word reached Qu Chu's ears somehow.

Qu Chu also had an idea at the time, and sent a message to Da Jiang:
As long as he can organize the wounded and retired soldiers to do water transport business together, Qu Chu will give them part of the imperial court's arms transport business from Yizhou to Ganzhou.

At that time, Qu Chu had this idea and wanted to find a way out for the wounded and retired soldiers.

Unexpectedly, Da Jiang tried his best to contact many injured and retired soldiers, and then Qu Chu also kept his word and assigned part of the arms transportation business to Da Jiang.

With these wounded and retired soldiers, Da Jiang gradually expanded and strengthened the water transportation business, and gradually monopolized Qingcheng's water transportation business.

Big Ginger said:

"The person who gave us the message and paid for the boat was the brother-in-law of the Lord of Qingcheng, and now he is also our largest shareholder. The development of the water transportation business to what it is today is also indispensable for the support of the Lord of Qingcheng.

It's just that I thought: We were so ordinary people back then, how could the city lord's brother-in-law find us?
Also, when I went to contact my former military companions, someone seemed to remind me.

So I thought, is this really a coincidence?

But there is no evidence to prove that everything is related to the Lord of Qingcheng. "

After Da Jiang finished talking about this matter, he went on to say two other things. On the surface, it seemed that it had nothing to do with the Lord of Qingcheng, but after careful study, it was inseparable from him.

Hearing Jiang's words, Qu Chu became somewhat curious about the Lord of Qingcheng.

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Qingcheng City Lord's Mansion

The Qingcheng City Lord's Mansion was not much different from the Ancheng City Lord's Mansion and the Yuezhou City Lord's Mansion that Qu Chu had seen before.

The well-regulated layout, unobtrusive furniture and decorations make it impossible to grasp any handles.

Unlike Huaicheng City Lord's Mansion and Jiangcheng City Lord's Mansion, they are as extravagant as they are greedy for money for fear that others will not know.

Even if it looks low-key, it can't help showing off with antiques and the like.

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(End of this chapter)