Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 100 Separation of Military and Political Affairs
One step, two steps, three steps.

Lin Dao slowly retreated and walked into the alley behind him.

"go back!"

The next moment, his figure appeared in the warehouse again.

"Whoo~~~"

Looking around at the various supplies, Lin Dao breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad I can come back."

Being able to come back is his greatest confidence.

He quickly entered the duty room, took out the chain mail from the cabinet and put it on.

Holding a hammer in one hand and a riot shield in the other, he said, "Cross!"

This time he didn't travel through directly, and two green halos appeared in front of his eyes.

The green light on the left is very deep in color, like a green prairie, so green that it is dazzling.

The other green light on the right is slightly lighter in color, similar to the level of someone who would add a man on WeChat.

Lin Dao's heart moved slightly, and his attention was focused on the dark green halo.

The next moment, his figure appeared in the familiar bedroom.

Lin Dao coughed and said, "Liu Hu?"

"Lord?"

Liu Hu's voice came from outside the door, asking, "What do you want?"

"I'm a little thirsty." Lin Dao took a breath and said, "Bring me some wine."

He put down his riot shield and sat on the couch with his legs apart.

"How could this be?"

"The last time I went back to the modern world was before the Luoshui Diving Competition. Why is it so different this time?"

"What major events during this period caused the changes?"

After a while, Liu Hu personally brought two bottles of Snow Flower.

Lin Dao opened a bottle and handed the other to Liu Hu. "Has anything big happened in the past few days?"

"Master Lang."

Liu Hu opened the bottle expertly. "If we're talking about a big event, it's the Luoshui Diving Competition."

Lin Dao seemed to be lost in thought.

After finishing a bottle of wine, Liu Hu wiped his mouth as if nothing had happened and went out to continue his duty.

"Could it be that the goddess Luo really appeared?" Lin Dao felt that it was impossible.

Luo Shen probably can't open up a new world, but Pangu might be able to do it.

"Is it because they destroyed the Hu people, or because they made the Sima family fulfill their oath?"

"Judging from the timing, I think it's because of the Luoshui Diving Competition, and the arrangement for Sima to fulfill his oath."

"Having said that, the opening of a new time and space is a good thing."

"Finance is always tight, and an extra time and space can create an extra trade route."

Recalling what he had seen and heard during the brief time in the new time and space, Lin Dao put down the bottle of wine and slapped his thigh, "Let's go and take a look."

Without the riot shield, the new space-time appears, and the surrounding environment looks relatively peaceful.

He tucked the hammer into his waist and tightened the chain mail under his clothes.

Lin Dao said calmly, "Travel through time."

No reaction at all.

"go home!"

With a flash of his figure, he appeared in the warehouse duty room of the modern world.

"Different time and space cannot communicate with each other, and must use the modern world as a transit point."

"Crossing!"

Sure enough, two green halos appeared before my eyes again.

"From left to right, the first one is Yonghe Spacetime, and the second one is New Spacetime."

"As for the future, let's see if there are other new time and space."

A second halo with a lighter green light was selected.

The next moment, Lin Dao appeared in the alley where he had left before.

With one hand on his waist, he walked out of the alley and came to the riverside street.

The river in front of me is not big, only a few dozen steps wide.

After spending so much time in the army, Lin Dao's first thought was, "With just a seven-bu bow, I can shoot into the window on the other side."

He looked carefully at the large and small ships docked on the shore.

It is as big as a ship and has three floors.

The boat is decorated with carved railings and has silk lanterns hanging around it. It looks like it is exquisitely crafted with carved corridors and painted buildings.

"The boat is quite large and can hold three hundred soldiers."

The slightly inferior medium-sized ships are basically two-story.

In terms of structural layout, it is similar to a large ship.

Lin Dao's feeling is "It can accommodate a hundred soldiers."

As for the small boat, it is not so particular, it is similar to a wupeng boat.

Lin Dao took a quick glance and stopped paying attention.

His gaze fell on the riverside street.

The streets are paved with gravel and filled with sand.

In the shops near the street, people occasionally come out with basins of water and sprinkle them on the street to prevent dust.

The buildings along the street are similar, with white bricks, black tiles and wooden facades.

The gate opened to the road. Lin Dao looked over and saw plaques and advertising banners hanging on the facades of the buildings.

There are big bottles of wine, gourds, copper coins, etc. on the advertising cloth.

It represents different trades.

Under the eaves of shops on the roadside, there are many small vendors selling their goods on the street.

They sold fish, birds, animals, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, fruits, vegetables, needles and thread, tiger-head shoes, rattles, wooden hairpins, copper jewelry, etc.

Most pedestrians on the street wear loose cotton and linen clothes.

Looking around, Lin Dao always felt like he had forgotten something.

He raised his hand and slapped his thigh.

"My wine!"

Several boxes of wine that were previously planned to be taken to Yonghe Time and Space to bribe Liangzhou Malaysians have disappeared without a trace.

"It only takes a moment."

"The world is really in decline!"

After taking a breath, Lin Dao walked along the street, intending to find someone to ask where he was and what era it was.

After walking a few steps, I saw an old man wearing a Confucian robe and a square scarf on his head getting off a boat on the shore. The old man's hair and beard were all white, and he walked a little unsteadily.

The middle-aged woman who sent him out was wearing an embroidered silk dress, had her hair styled in a bun, and had a pearl necklace around her neck.

Although there are traces of time on her face, it can still be seen that she was a beauty when she was young.

"Master Wang, please come again tonight~~~"

The old man straightened his back and waved his hand, "Come, I will definitely come."

The woman returned to the boat and went into the cabin.

Mr. Wang walked for a while, then stopped and looked around.

Not seeing the familiar figure, he immediately started cursing, "Where the hell are those bastards?"

His long-time attendant should have been waiting here with the sedan chair bearers, but they were nowhere to be seen.

Lin Dao stepped forward and saluted, "Sir, I am honored to meet you."

Mr. Wang, with a slightly cloudy look in his eyes, subconsciously responded, "Sir, do we know each other?"

"Nice to meet you." Lin Dao said with a smile, "I have a few words to ask you."

"Oh." The old man looked at Lin Dao, who was wearing a slightly strange outfit, and said cautiously, "Go ahead."

"I have just returned from overseas and have just arrived in this precious land. I am delighted to see how prosperous and bustling this place is."

"Excuse me, where is this?"

Mr. Wang laughed heartily and said, "It's already noon now, it's the most leisurely time."

"It's only at night that the Qinhuai River becomes truly bustling and lively."

The word Qinhuai River suddenly made Lin Dao realize something.

No wonder there are so many flower boats, it turns out it is the famous Qinhuai River.

He subconsciously glanced at Old Man Wang's hair.

No braids.

"I have been traveling overseas for many years." Lin Dao asked again, "I wonder who the current emperor is?"

Mr. Wang immediately showed an unhappy expression and flicked his sleeves. "Judging from your appearance, you must be a Han Chinese."

"How come even the current Emperor of the Ming Dynasty doesn't know about this?"

Lin Dao's smile remained unchanged. "Excuse me."

"The reign of the Ming Emperor is Chongzhen, and fifteen years have already passed."

In the 15th year of Chongzhen, Jinling City, on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

"Thank you."

Lin Dao turned and left.

He knew the time and place, but now he was confused about "What did the green light mean by sending me here?"

"In the previous Yonghe time and space, after dealing with the Sima family and the wealthy families, Green Light opened a new door for me."

"So who are you going to deal with this time in Chongzhen time and space?"

He paused and looked towards the north.

"Li Zicheng? Emperor Chongzhen? Or Huang Taiji?"

Green light, it seems not as simple as he thought.

Back in the alley, Lin Dao set out to return to the modern world.

I moved a few boxes of red wine and came to Yonghe Time and Space.

He invited Liu Hu and others into the bedroom, pointed to a few boxes of red wine and said, "Send these to Wang Meng."

"Tell him to send an envoy to Liangzhou to deliver it to Zhang Jun."

"Tell Zhang Jun that he should know the current situation."

Liu Hu took the order and took his men to move several boxes of red wine and send them to Wang Meng.

Go back to the couch and sit with legs apart.

Lin Dao began to organize his thoughts.

"Ran Min is still sweeping the grasslands in the north. We must send someone to tell him that Goguryeo must be destroyed."

"In the south, Sun Dalang is sweeping away the remnants of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. We must send an envoy to explain to him that he must mobilize the common people in all the prefectures and counties."

"Using the distribution of land as bait, we can let the common people clean up the remaining forces of the wealthy families. They are the main force."

"Qin Lang is holding Jingzhou back and it can't move. It depends on whether Zhang Jun in Liangzhou knows what's best for him."

"If you are sensible, you should dispatch troops from Liang Province to Jing Province to defeat the Qiang first and then defeat Huan Wen."

"If Zhang Jun doesn't know what's best for him, then Li Nong from Guanzhong will send his troops north to attack Liangzhou first!"

After sorting out his thoughts, Lin Dao stood up, spread out paper and ground ink, and began to write the order.

The letters sent to Ran Min, Sun Dalang, Qin Lang, Li Nong and others were all written by Lin Dao himself.

Lin Dao has always been in charge of military affairs.

Wang Meng was also very sensible and never interfered in military affairs.

Separation of military and political power is a must. Otherwise, if a minister holds both military and political power, it will easily lead to another Cao Cao or Sima Yi.

Although there is a Zhuge Liang, a thousand years have passed. How many Zhuge Liangs can there be?

"That's really ugly handwriting."

After writing the letter, Lin Dao was very dissatisfied with his calligraphy.

"We need to get Xie Daoyun and the others here as soon as possible. Life will be inconvenient without them around."

After blowing the ink dry, Lin Dao picked up the imperial seal and used it directly on several letters.

He always carried this big treasure with him even when he was marching or fighting.

The sound of Yuxi hitting the table through the paper is always pleasant to the ear no matter how many times you hear it.

After arranging his personal guards to deliver the letter, Lin Dao returned to the modern world and placed an order to receive supplies.

As the army continued to expand, he needed more stamped plate armor, more seamless steel pipe spears, and more military supplies.

After being busy for several days, Lin Dao came to Yonghe Time and Space to check in and show his face as usual this morning, but he saw Xie Daoyuan and the others already waiting outside.

"Lord~~~"

Having not seen each other for some time, Xie Daoyuan and the others happily came forward to greet him.

"Okay." Lin Dao said with a smile, "Come in quickly."

"It's good that you're here. It makes me feel much more relaxed here."

"I plan to move the capital to Luoyang."

"Sun Rong, you continue to manage the accounts. Make sure all income and expenditures are clear."

"Jinlian, the Imperial Palace is now in your hands. You must also continue to supervise the work of the military medical center and train more medical staff."

"As for you."

Lin Dao looked at Xie Daoyuan, picked up the jade seal beside him and put it into her hand.

"From now on, you will be in charge of all the writing and drawing."

(End of this chapter)