Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 324 Blue Jade, take note~
"it is good!"

"Great!"

"As expected of Xu Da, he is truly capable."

Inside the small kitchen, Ma Xiuying, who was stir-frying bamboo shoots with plenty of oil, heard Lin Dao's cheerful laughter coming from the hall not far away, and she smiled in response.

Inside the main room, Lin Dao waved the telegram in his hand.

"Xu Da, well done! You are indeed a born commander."

The telegram sent by Xu Da was to report the victory to Lin Dao.

While Lin Dao was capturing Jinling City and sweeping across the Jiangzhe Province,

Xu Da, who had divided his forces to launch attacks, was also busy.

He also crossed the river to fight, first capturing Jiangzhou (Jiujiang) and then conquering Hongdu (Nanchang), thus taking control of the essence of northern Jiangxi Province.

If it's understandable that he fought to this extent, then Xu Da started to unleash his full potential.

He dealt with local issues along the way, constantly recruited soldiers, and marched south continuously. Some time ago, he even reached Ganzhou.

It's important to know that Xu Da didn't have Lin Dao accompanying him on this journey, so he didn't have access to a large amount of supplies that he could obtain at any time.

He only had the ten thousand soldiers he initially brought, along with a batch of supplies provided by Lin Dao.

Although Lin Dao later dispatched a fleet and delivered a batch of goods, military supplies, and provisions, the quantity was absolutely incomparable to that of the eastern route.

Then, Xu Da personally led his troops across the Five Ridges.

They launched a swift and decisive attack, sweeping through the Lingnan region like autumn leaves in the wind.

The telegram in Lin Dao's hand was sent by Xu Da from Panyu (Guangzhou).

The Jiangxi Province of the Yuan Dynasty included Lingnan.

"A great general is a great general."

"Wei Huo, Han Yue, Xu Chang."

The ancients were right.

"Lan Yu," Lin Dao called to his follower. "Make a note of this."

"Upon hearing of the great victory, I am overjoyed!"

Your achievements are renowned throughout history.

"Proposed awarding of the Gold Double Swords and Apricot Leaf Medal of Honor ~ Appointing him as the Commander-in-Chief of Jiangxi Province, in charge of all military affairs ~"

"All meritorious officers and soldiers of the unit will receive their awards and rewards as soon as possible after verification."

"Local administrative personnel are departing for Jiangxi Province soon; please make appropriate arrangements."

"Also, pay close attention to the Yuan army's counterattack, and the movements of Xu Shouhui's troops in Huguang."

"Please repeat it."

After verifying that everything was correct, Lin Dao signed it.

Lan Yu hurriedly ran to the telegraph office and sent it to Xu Da, who was far away in Panyu.

Lin Dao looked at the battle report in his hand. There was another paragraph on it, saying that they had found many talented people and that they would be sent to the Ming King soon.

Of these names, Lin Dao was most familiar with Zhu Sheng.

"The one who said, 'Build high walls, store up plenty of grain, and delay declaring himself king'?"

Lin Dao put away the telegram and smiled. "This route is not suitable for me."

When Zhu Yuanzhang started his career, he lacked capital, so he needed to build high walls and store up grain to accumulate strength.

The reason for delaying the declaration of kingship was that with Little Ming King ahead of him, he could not reveal himself too early.

These are suitable for Lao Zhu, but not for Lin Dao.

The thing that Lindao has in abundance is all kinds of supplies.

He possesses almost inexhaustible resources, enough to sustain the entire world.

As for delaying the proclamation of kingship, he himself is a wise king, so what is there to delay?

Lin Dao had always harbored the plan to establish his own kingdom and declare himself king.

There's no way around it; I have too many people under me, and everyone is eager to improve.

Even Lin Dao has to give his subordinates room to improve.

"Xu Da is so formidable, Chang Yuchun, who is his equal, also needs to improve as soon as possible."

Lin Dao looked at Guo Tianjue and said, "I'll tell you, and you write it down."

Guo Tianjue, who had always watched Lan Yu do this, was suddenly flustered.

By the time he finally took out a ballpoint pen, A4 paper, and clipboard, Lan Yu had already returned.

Lin Dao gestured to Lan Yu, "Teach her well, she's still too inexperienced in her work."

Lan Yu stepped forward, wanting to take over the work.

But Lin Dao said, "Let him do more in the future, so he can become more and more skilled."

"Yes~~~"

Lan Yu, with a drawn-out, hoarse voice, stared at Guo Tianjue, whose fingers were trembling.

That look in his eyes was like he was staring at a competitor.

Inside Wuzhou (Jinhua) city, Chang Yuchun was also watching intently.

He was staring at the distant south.

The Ming emperor sent him a telegram informing him that Xu Da had already seized Jiangxi province.

The Ming emperor then asked him, "Xu Da has already seized an entire province, yet you've still not achieved anything against a mere pirate."

'If there are no results within a month, then the task of attacking Fujian Province will be handed over to someone else.'

Chang Yuchun took a deep breath.

"Reply to the King of Light."

"Ten days!"

"Within ten days, I, Chang Yuchun, will surely slay Fang Guozhen!"

Chang Yuchun was a terrifying figure on the battlefield.

What's more terrifying than Chang Yuchun on the battlefield is Chang Yuchun when he's angry.

People with short tempers are often competitive and eager to win.

Chang Yuchun was the same.

He and Xu Da both started as common soldiers, and even joined the Red Turban Army on the same day.

However, after a series of battles, Xu Da always had the upper hand.

Chang Yuchun disliked losing, especially not to Xu Da!
At this moment, Chang Yuchun was truly enraged.

This anger will soon be vented on Fang Guozhen, who has fled into the sea.

"King Ming~"

Ma Xiuying stepped forward with a bowl of rice and placed it in front of Lin Dao.

He immediately picked up the chopsticks and placed them in his hand.

Without saying a word, he turned around and went to serve the soup.

At this moment, everyone at the table looked at Lin Dao with strange expressions. Those who were eating with Lin Dao were all his close friends and family.

Besides Zheng Chenggong, who was guarding the entrance, there were Lan Yu, Guo Tianjue, Feng Guoyong, and others.

Shi Nai'an, Li Shancheng, and others were all on official business trips to various parts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Two other people stood timidly to the side, serving.

The two daughters of Master Xue, Xue Lanying and Xue Huiying.

They were sent to us by our father as a gift. When Shen Wansan left, he didn't take them with him, and they ended up staying behind in a daze.

"No need to bother."

Lin Dao invited them to sit down and eat.

"It'll be ready soon."

With a beaming smile, Ma Xiuying ladled out some soup and placed it aside, saying, "The heat was a little too high; it'll be just right after it cools down a bit."

She looked at the Xue Lanying sisters beside her with a questioning gaze.

Lin Dao pressed his hand down. "Let's have dinner together."

Only then did Ma Xiuying take the two sisters' hands and sit them down at the round table.

Guo Tianjue, who was sitting opposite her, winked at her as if to say something.

I see right through you~

The Xue sisters carefully picked up the bowls.

They didn't even dare to pick up food with their chopsticks, just counting the grains of rice as they ate in small bites.

Meanwhile, the people at the table wolfed down their food.

"eat more."

Ma Xiuying proactively served food to the two sisters, saying, "Eat quickly, don't keep Ming Wang waiting."

Lin Dao eats a lot and eats quickly.

After finishing his meal, he took the towel Ma Xiuying handed him, wiped himself down, and got up to leave.

Lan Yu and the others all put down their bowls and chopsticks and got up to follow.

“King Ming eats very quickly, so you should all eat faster in the future.”

“If the King of Ming goes to attend to official business after finishing his meal, but stays to eat, people will talk about him.”

"Those talkative ones are not here for the time being. If you are still this slow when they come back, you will be in trouble."

Ma Xiuying was like a caring older sister, kindly taking care of the two sisters.

The two sisters, who were raised in luxury from a young age, are not stupid.

I didn't ask why the King ate so quickly.

Instead, they expressed their gratitude and quickened their pace of eating.

Of course, she has a small mouth and isn't used to it, so even if she speeds up, she doesn't go very fast.

Ma Xiuying waited until they finished eating before she started cleaning up.

“King Ming is a kind man and has not made things difficult for you.”

"That's fine this time. But next time you eat, you have to eat faster, remember?"

The Xue sisters bowed in unison.

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness. We will remember it well!"

Ma Xiuying, who was holding a plate of vegetables, suddenly trembled and the plate fell onto the table.

She blushed deeply and waved her hands repeatedly.

"It wasn't me, I didn't do it, don't talk nonsense~"

"I'm not a princess~~~"

The younger Xue Huiying asked curiously, "But what you say and do, sister, is what a lady of the house should do."

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiuying covered her face.

Xue Lanying sensed something was amiss and stepped forward to take Ma Xiuying's hand.

“Sister, the King of Light did not stop you from doing these things.”

"Moreover, it seems that King Ming is still used to the usual familiar ways."

"I suppose even if it isn't now, it definitely will be in the future."

Those so-called Buddhist nuns in Shuiyue Nunnery are nothing but empty shells.

True socialites are those who are nurtured from a young age, like the Xue Lanying sisters.

Being able to read between the lines and speak eloquently are both skills.

As expected, although Ma Xiuying was still trying her best to control her expression, the corners of her mouth were already uncontrollably turning upwards.

The four beauties of Hangzhou are all quite remarkable.

In other words, Zhang Miaojing and Cao Miaoqing were left in Jinling City. If the four of them were to gather together, they would surely be able to completely confuse Ma Xiuying.

After all, everyone had seen Lin Dao's calm and composed attitude in accepting the situation.

Ma Xiuying was grinning foolishly.

Fang Guozhen was crying over there.

After being defeated by Chang Yuchun, he fled to an island with his remaining troops.

They would occasionally send men ashore by boat to harass him, feeling that Chang Yuchun couldn't do anything to them.

Unexpectedly, Chang Yuchun, that madman, dared to take advantage of the high winds and rough seas to launch a surprise attack on the island with only a hundred or so men.

Despite having ten times the strength of the Red Turban Army, the pirates were routed and fled in disarray.

Especially that lunatic not far away~~~
"Hahahahaha~~~"

Fu Youde, wielding a chainsaw in both hands, charged into the pirate group with a grotesque laugh.

The chainsaw in his hand emitted a terrifying buzzing sound, its rapidly spinning gears like the Grim Reaper's blade.

Wherever it went, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and severed limbs were scattered all over the ground.

"Charge! Kill them all! Don't let a single one escape!"

Fu Youde, who transforms into a berserker as soon as he enters the battlefield, puts immense psychological pressure on the pirates.

The pirates didn't have much armor; even if they did, it was mostly leather armor.

It is more fragile than a tree in the face of a high-speed chainsaw.

This terrifying and bloody scene also frightened the pirates who were usually ruthless.

Their morale collapsed, and they scattered in all directions.

However, the sea was rough with strong winds and high waves, so they couldn't go out to sea.

They could only watch helplessly as the small number of Red Turban Army soldiers chased and killed them.

"Brothers~"

Fu Youde, brandishing a chainsaw, laughed wildly, "For the sake of the Ming King!"

"Kill~~~"

(End of this chapter)