More than two hundred miles away from Cangzhou, Jimo County, Laizhou, is located in the territory of the Jiedushi of Pinglu (Ziqing).

In a large prison with a large area, the former Fujian-based hero who was once again imprisoned, and now the Guangzhou-based business representative Solomon was also swallowing the limited and exclusive coarse food in the prison with amidst the constant calls and begging everywhere.

At least compared to the food that he had never touched, his treatment and situation when he entered the country had gradually improved a lot. For example, the mat he was sitting on was no longer a black and stinky straw, but a half-old leather mattress; the ragged room he was in could still shine with two hours of sunshine.

Compared with the prisoners around him who were arrested and imprisoned or even tortured because he could not pay military money, miscellaneous donations, and levies; the reason why he appeared here was completely an unfavorable result of the passing year.

You should know that he originally led a fleet of ships, active in the southeast and along the coast of the two Huaihe Rivers. He even spent more than a year to develop and build a simple port city and settlement area at an estuary on the Ryukyu Island opposite Fujian, hoping to provide transit and mooring for passing ships, as well as limited maintenance and repair methods.

Then, while trading local products such as deer skin with Shengman on the island, and while relying on the family and past relationships, thousands of landless refugees were attracted from Fujian and the coast of Liangzhe, logging more than a dozen large and small farms nearby, planting crops such as Japanese rice and sugarcane to supplement them.

It was not until the end of last year that he received a new mission from Liusi in Canton; he began to explore the commercial channel between Japan and Silla with his manned and ships, and headed further north.

For this reason, he recruited a large number of people everywhere, selected and purchased suitable ships, and prepared for half a year before he could make a journey. Then, under the guidance of monks and experienced JAC ship workers who had been to Japan, he arrived at the Xiaoliuqiu islands on the coast of Suzhou along the southeast tide flood;

Finally, guided by the Korikyu Islands, we headed north. It took more than a month to arrive at the Ikijima Island City under the rule of Dazaifu, Kyushu, Japan. As a result, it aroused great response and welcome among the local Japanese.

Iki Mushi Sugawara (one of the four great resentful spirits in ancient Japan) specially summoned him, and made an appointment to exchange things for official matters. It was also learned that Japan was the eighth year of Yuanqing, and the seventeen-year-old king, Yang Cheng, was in power, and the best nature of the Tang Dynasty was mentioned as fashion.

However, due to the continuous wars and rebellion between China and Turkey, ships traveling to Japan on the coastal routes are becoming increasingly rare; and Japan itself has suffered repeated overturns on its routes due to its limited ability to manufacture sea ships, so even the most recent sending of Tang envoys was more than ten years ago.

Therefore, the Dazaifu of Kyushu paid great attention to this wide ship, and also placed land and moored, and drove the slaves to think that they were laboring. They stayed there for several months before they could return along another trade wind channel after the autumn wind was blowing.

As a result, when he was about to arrive outside the sea of ​​Chuzhou, Huainan on the way back, an accident happened. A sudden storm and heavy rain made Solomeng separate from the ship and the group, and then damaged the sail cables and floated to the coast of Laizhou and stranded.

Then he was reported to the government by the local people, and the people and ships were all imprisoned by the forces under the local Pinglu Army. Therefore, Solomon was able to see it now; the losses of the goods on the ship were secondary, the key was that his basic task had been completed.

As long as he can find a way to go back alive, he can still make great achievements on this route. After all, the Pinglu local army arrested people just to redeem money. As long as he could spend money to solve the problem, he didn't have to worry at all.

Therefore, he also took this opportunity to inquire about local news; for example, Wang Jingwu, who is now in power in Pinglu Town, was expelled from the former Jieduan An Shiru before the New Year and led himself to the queen. Then, before this person asked the court to recognise and grant the imperial court, Huang Chao's army had already invaded Chang'an.

So Wang Jingwu's position as the general of Jieshou suddenly disappeared, and some of the names became unreasonable; and it led to the local incidents of many rebellions against him. In addition, the Wei Bo army from Hebei captured most of the neighboring Tianping Army.

Therefore, in the name of spies, the arrest of wealthy families and merchants among the people was also to expand the military resources needed for the troops and prepare for food and fodder. The boat where Solomon was located was just a accident.

After he carefully drank the second bowl of vegetable porridge, he saw that the door at the end of the prison was opened again. Amid the movement of reaching out to beg for mercy and willing to ask for help, the prison led several people to quickly walk in front of his ragged room, and said in a low and respectful tone through the wooden fence.

"Master Suo is still safe... This time, someone from the Jieya Department has come to pick you up..."

Then, Solomon, who had been washed and renovated, got a bit of unexpected news from the school where the delivery was sent.

"Our Wang Jieshuai has already made a promise to Chang'an. In the future, Qingzhou and Guangzhou will be under the same banner, so we need to have more contacts...

——I am the dividing line—

In Jiangling City, all the daily routines in winter are still moving forward step by step. By chance, there are less boring little episodes.

"The sinner Yang Shihou visited the Grand Governor, and after he was granted lenient pardon, he was willing to serve the Grand Governor as a dog or horse."

I came to life as thin and tall, with a clear and angular face that was quite vicissitudes of life, and my hands and feet were covered with thick cracks and thick calluses. I was like a hard-working worker, but my eyes were clear and energetic.

It is hard to imagine that this is the brave general of the official army who once fought to the death at the city of Tanzhou and insisted on resisting to the end in many places, and was captured because of his exhaustion.

"But I don't know what you are thinking... I'm asking to do things myself."

Zhou Huaian asked.

"Reply to the Grand Commander, the sinner did not know the truth of the world in his early years, but did many wrong things that infringe on the people. Now he has often seen the peace of people under the rule of the Taiping Army, but he has not heard of hunger, cold and cold for a long time. He has finally broken his regrets and wished to repay him with meagerity."

His answer was quite concise, and although he had no highlights, he was quite frank and frank.

However, Zhou Huaian still couldn't help but complain in his heart after trying a few words of resignation: As one of the chain reactions after the pardon of Li Zan, is this an unexpected incident of persuading surrender and logging?

As the highest-level general in the Hunan official army captured in the early Battle of Tanzhou, Yang Shihou's transformation experience is quite representative.

He was initially transformed at the labor camp of Glauber's salt (sodium sulfate compound) mine in Hengzhou; then, under the premise of being able to perform well and have a stable mood, he was transferred to a slightly lower-intensity peddling site, and Jiepai (Kaoling) soil mines were subject to supervision labor.

Because he was more active here, he was willing to learn new things; he also had a corresponding documentary foundation; so he was successively recruited to the porcelain kiln in Hengyang and the (cement) raw material farm in Hengshui. As a result, because he learned faster than others, he was willing to work hard, and he went from the most basic foreman to the head of the team to the middle-level district head.

Then, two consecutive times two years ago and this year, he was regarded as a typical example of the good transformation of officers and soldiers, and was reported to be included in the inspection list for the reduction and exemption of labor. So when Li Zan accepted the pardon and began to seek more auxiliary personnel, he was naturally included as a candidate.

Of course, Zhou Huaian, as a time traveler, soon discovered that Yang Shihou was not an idle person. As one of the founding heroes of the Later Liang Dynasty, he had a pure, cautious, brave and good at riding and shooting in the history of the Five Dynasties. The silver spear-related effects of the subordinates were also powerful soldiers who were the ones who were the ones who were the most powerful in the world.

However, Zhou Huaian would notice his deeds because of the famous "Yang Family Generals" in later generations. That's right, it is the ancestor recognized by Yang's family, the father and son of Yang Ye, who is known as the "Shenzhen General of the Yang Family". The ancestor who is known as the "Shenzhen Zilong" of the Yang family, and the ancestors recognized by Yang Ye's father and son, grandchildren, is this silver spear general Yang Shihou, who is known as the contemporary Zilong for five generations.

Unfortunately, I only found out after the Battle of Tanzhou that because he stayed to cut off the rear and drag it down, Li Hanzhi, who was later known as the "Five Dynasties Lu Bu", was sent away. Otherwise, how interesting it would be for the two to make a couple in the labor camp.

However, according to the various signs of his daily performance, it is better to say that he truly accepted the concept of the Taiping Army, and that this person has a strong desire to survive in adapting to the environment; he is also very hardworking and ambitious.

Of course, this is also a more or less normal situation for many people under the Taiping Army today; it is still quite typical and role model for him, a transformed official army captive, so after Zhou Huaian thought about it and weighed it, he still didn't mind giving him such a chance;

It is better to temporarily let him participate in the training programs of recruits and reserves. In this way, he can try his best to exert the corresponding surplus value under the existing system and legal framework; without fear of his chance of causing losses and damage due to lip service.

You should know that the pastry in the merit forest and the war criminals who were born in Lu Shi have taught many lessons to PLA. This is not only a kind of winner's mind for defeated generals, but also a long-term vision for learning from all schools of thought.

And in the following days, a series of news came one after another, making this winter look particularly lively:

First of all, as Shaanxi's initial negotiations and returned, the secret envoy left for more than half a month, new news came from Yangzhou; it was another major change in Shannan West Road, but this time it happened in the territory of Lisa Xingyuan Prefecture/Lizhou.
Chapter completed!