Everything on the island was progressing in an orderly manner.
The living quarters, the military camp, the land, and other facilities were all being prepared. Everything was on the right track, and Du Qi did not need to worry about it.
Now that everything was running smoothly, Du Qi felt at ease.
On this day, Du Qi called over Luo Binwang and prepared to land on the Great Qin Island to test things out.
He wanted to go to the Great Qin Island to investigate the situation.
Fortunately, there were captives in the military. Through these captives and the information in Wang Tongtong's hands, Du Qi had a rough understanding of the Great Qin Island's situation. Of course, Du Qi would have to go personally to find out the specifics.
Luo Binwang said, "Your Majesty, why don't you let this subject go and test things out? After all, if Your Majesty encounters any danger, it would be bad. "
Du Qi shook his head and said, "There's no need; let's go together. Furthermore, you're not experienced enough. If I let you deal with many things, I won't feel at ease. It's better for us to make a trip there personally. "
Luo Binwang said, "Your Majesty, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall."
Du Qi said, "We're going disguised as merchants, so there's no need to worry. There's nothing to discuss about this. Furthermore, you're not as good at adapting to the situation as I am. "
Luo Binwang's face twitched.
He did not expect that Du Qi would say such words. It was truly a blow to him.
In the end, Luo Binwang said, "We'll do as Your Majesty says."
Du Qi changed into a set of luxurious robes, which were specially made of silk and satin. They were made of high-quality Sichuan brocade. The robes on the ship, together with Du Qi's aura, gave off a feeling of superiority.
After all, Du Qi had been in a high position for many years and had led troops into battle, so he was very different.
Luo Binwang was directly suppressed by Du Qi.
It was obvious that he was a follower.
After Du Qi put on his robes, he took the ship and headed inland. The ship that went out to sea was a true warship. When they got close to the land, they took small boats to the ferry.
In the ferry area, there was no identity check, and people were free to enter and leave.
Du Qi brought Luo Binwang and the two guards ashore and went straight to the county.
The county they were in was called Fushan County.
Under the rule of the Great Qin Empire, it was still a Prefecture and County system.
Fushan County was where Los Angeles was located in the future. There was a port there, and the current Fushan County was the largest county in the area, with a relatively large population.
Du Qi entered Fushan County and looked around. At the same time, he was also listening to the conversations around him.
The official language of Fushan County was Mandarin.
Not much different from Xia Xia.
He could hear everything clearly.
Du Qi was in a foreign land. Hearing these familiar words, a smile appeared on his face. This was because he did not expect to hear a familiar language in such an area.
Du Qi found a tavern, ordered a plate of beef and mutton, and then sat down to drink.
At the same time, he listened to the conversations around him.
In the tavern, the conversations were quite simple. Most of them were about the Zhang, San, and Li families, as well as other miscellaneous things.
He filtered out what he needed to.
He only listened to useful information.
From the conversations around him, he learned that the current Great Qin was not very peaceful. In the past year or so, there had been people causing trouble everywhere in the Great Qin.
The reason was simple: Great Qin's Emperor, Wang Yong, had suddenly died.
Great Qin had fallen into a situation where there was no leader.
Even though Prime Minister Lin Zhiyuan had appointed the eldest son, Wang Shan, as the successor, Wang Yong's son, Wang Shan, was not very old and was only in his teens. This was because Wang Shan had no control over the government, and everything was arranged by Lin Zhiyuan.
As a result, Great Qin fell into internal chaos.
Du Qi roughly understood the situation, and he smiled inwardly.
It was good that things were chaotic.
If Great Qin was not chaotic, Du Qi would not be able to do anything. Now that things were chaotic, Du Qi had a chance.
Du Qi continued to listen to the discussions around him.
Amidst the discussions, many of them were filled with worry.
The reason was simple: bandits had appeared around Fu Shan County. These bandits had already threatened the safety of Fu Shan County, so the commoners were worried.
After understanding the general situation, Du Qi started to think about how to take control of Fu Shan County.
Right now, Du Qi's first priority was to take control of Fu Shan County.
With Fu Shan County as his foundation, he would break through Great Qin.
Du Qi ate some meat and drank some wine, paid the bill, and left. Great Qin's current currency system was gold, silver, and copper. However, most of the time, it was copper coins and silver coins, but gold coins were rare.
Du Qi had the copper coins and silver coins that he had obtained from Wang Tongtong's army, so it was easy for him to pay the bill.
After paying the bill, Du Qi started to talk about the Fu Shan County Magistrate.
The Fu Shan County Magistrate was called Zhou Qing.
He was a local of Fu Shan County.
In the early years, Zhou Qing was the County Magistrate of Fu Shan County. It was only after the County Magistrate was transferred that Zhou Qing became the County Magistrate of Fu Shan County. Zhou Qing was not a capable official, but he was very conscientious in running Fu Shan County.
Zhou Qing did not have a big problem, but he was not capable enough, which limited the development of Fu Shan County.
After Du Qi understood Zhou Qing's situation, he brought Luo Binwang to the County Office. When he arrived at the County Office, he used money to open the way. He gave the gatekeeper a copper coin and asked him to inform the County Magistrate that he had an important matter to discuss with Zhou Qing.
After the gatekeeper received the benefits, he quickly went to report.
Not long after, he turned around and led Du Qi and Luo Binwang into the County Office.
Du Qi went straight into the County Office. When he saw Zhou Qing, he cupped his hands and said, "I'm Du Qi. Greetings, County Magistrate Zhou."
Zhou Qing sized up Du Qi and was a little surprised.
Du Qi's skin color and appearance did not look like a local Du Qi. Even Du Qi's accent was a little different from the local accent. Therefore, Zhou Qing said, "Du Qi, you're not a local."
Du Qi said, "I'm not a local. I'm a merchant from the Xia Xia in the far west."
Zhou Qing was even more shocked.
The Xia Xia in the far west.
What did that mean?
For a moment, Zhou Qing could not figure it out. He was even more puzzled. He did not understand the current situation, and he did not understand Du Qi's identity.
Zhou Qing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "You're from the Xia Xia. What about the Xia Xia?"
Du Qi smiled and said, "County Magistrate Zhou, do you know the King of Pingyuan?"
Zhou Qing said, "Of course."
Everyone in the imperial court knew about the King of Pingyuan, Wang Tongtong. More than a year ago, Wang Tongtong led people out to sea. He said that he was looking for the Far West Kingdom mentioned in Taizu's notebook to understand the situation there. At that time, many people in the imperial court did not support him. However, the Emperor at that time, Wang Yong, supported him wholeheartedly. That was why Wang Tongtong went out to sea.
Zhou Qing said, "Do you know the King of Pingyuan?"
Du Qi said with a smile, "Of course I know him. I even had dealings with him. If not for the King of Pingyuan's guidance, I wouldn't have come to the Great Qin Empire. I wouldn't have known that the Great Qin Empire was so prosperous. "
Zhou Qing immediately became excited when he heard that. He said, "Please tell me. What's the situation now that the King of Pingyuan has gone to the Far West? Also, what's the situation with the Xia Xia? "
At that moment, Zhou Qing was extremely excited.
He was even more curious.
He wanted to know what was the situation with the Xia Xia in the Far West.
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