Yili Chucai continued to communicate with maritime merchants.
On the third day, light cavalry came from the direction of Ye County, saying that the Mongolian army had sent envoys to Zhongdu to intimidate the imperial court and reward the troops to quell the anger of the generals.
The sudden rise of the Mongols, although they were powerful in terms of force, was actually quite rough in terms of diplomatic methods. Before, the two families were just fighting each other to kill each other. As soon as the envoy arrived, everyone in the Zhongdu court knew that the Mongolian army was preparing to retreat, and the whole city was immediately overjoyed.
The subsequent developments of this matter will naturally gradually affect various places. Since Guo Ning received the news that day, he sent his followers to Sanshan Port to hear his thoughts on moving Chu materials.
Yizai Chucai had already prepared a draft about this, so he asked his concubine to wait a moment. With his writing skills flying, he wrote a detailed statement and analyzed the situation in detail. He mentioned in the statement that once the Mongolian army retreats, the conflict between Zhongdu and Nanjing will inevitably be fierce, and Yang An'er's troops will try to reach out to the outside world without the threat of the Mongols.
Among the three parties, the Zhongdu court naturally has the loudest voice and the most momentum, but they have no soldiers, but they are surrounded by dilapidated lands, food is in short supply, and the situation is the most difficult. So if you yell a few times, it will stop sooner or later.
The Shandong sea route controlled by the navy was the only stable source of supplies for Zhongdu. At that time, maybe we can join hands with the big shots in Zhongdu to dig into the corners of the imperial court and get some extra benefits.
Yang An'er's headquarters has been undergoing repairs all winter, but it still hasn't shown any effective means of governing the place. On the contrary, the size of the tribe is getting larger and larger, with dragons and snakes mixed together.
What our side should be aware of is that there will inevitably be idiots in its ranks who are instigated by others and initiate provocations. If someone is really provocative, we must strike hard to cut off their chance thoughts. The harder the beating, the clearer Yang An'er and other leaders will be, and the stability of the three states of Denglai will be ensured.
As for King Sui's side, don't pay attention to it at the moment. As a son, what he is most worried about now is his father. Just like what a father hates most is his son. The next scene between father and son is the highlight. Maybe Yang An'er's subordinates and Ding Haijun will only watch the drama, who knows.
So generally speaking, we can follow the steps step by step. We only need to be careful of Yang An'er's shield and be prepared to repair the burrs for him.
At the end of the document, Yizai Chucai mentioned in passing that the maritime merchants were acting unscrupulously. The previous statement that they were looking for collaborators among the maritime merchants had a slight change and they had to wait a little longer.
Guo Ning received the report and read it, and ordered Han Xuan and Qiu Huiluo to increase the level of war preparations. The rest of the places remained as usual. As for the maritime business, this is not a setback. Zhao Bin and Zhou Keshan first prepared at their own pace.
In the past few days, Zhao Bin has contacted many former lords in Ye County.
In troubled times, ordinary big-headed soldiers are almost disposable consumables. Even experienced soldiers rarely survive long wars with their bodies intact. When Guo Ning eliminated the old and weak, he placed most of them in local areas and served as local officials responsible for public security. Some of them became the military force directly under the Recording Department.
Among them, there are many people like Zhao Bin who are unwilling to give in; there are also people who have been stable for a while, and after feeling comfortable, they feel itchy all over and want to fight. The physical condition and age of these veterans are no longer suitable for life in the army. Guo Ning's main force needs to march long distances and fight continuously. They cannot bear it anyway, but they have to go to the sea to fight and commit murders. The cruelty of money...
This is okay!
How new and interesting is this? maritime! I walked from the grassland to Tangluo and then to the city of Zhongdu. I really didn’t know what the sea looked like!
What? You said I can't swim? Can't I learn? Even if I can’t learn it, damn it, I can hold a wooden board in my left hand and float on the water, and I can still hold a bow and arrow in my right hand to kill people! Believe it or not!
Okay, okay, I know I can't shoot a bow with one hand. What I mean is, if I did it, you can talk to Xu Jin and ask him to let him go. Under his command, the local tyrants he stared at were as honest as rabbits, and they had nothing to do all day long... The big knife in my hand was already hungry and thirsty, and I had long wanted to move it!
However, within three to five days, Xu Jin's Recording Department and the Government Affairs Department who had been responsible for the assassination of Chu Cai were poached at the same time. Fortunately, not many people were poached, the total number was over a hundred.
The old pawn in his early one hundred years quickly packed his bags and prepared to set off with Zhao Bin.
Zhao Bin then returned to Jieshuai's Mansion and asked Zhou Keshan to discuss his next step.
Zhou Keshan made a suggestion, but Zhao Bin was stunned.
"What? Yifeng Town?"
After Zhao Bin agreed to Guo Ning, he made preparations and rushed to a new foothold. As a result, it is now said that this team of people, who are full of pride and are about to run to the sea, is based in the inland? Or is it the Yifeng Town Tunbao that Zhao Bin worked so hard to build?
What's the point? Is this really such a clever trick?
Zhao Binhu asked, "Old Zhou, are you trying to trick me?"
Fortunately, Zhou Keshan was indeed an expert at this. He laughed and took the map to explain to Zhao Bin on the spot.
The maritime trade between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty was naturally centered on the Jiaoxi forging market officially recognized by the two countries. The so-called Jiaoxi Foraging Market is located in Banqiao Town, Mizhou.
After Taihe conquered the Song Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom closed down the Jiaoxi foraging market in anger, and the entire Banqiao town declined rapidly. But the lingering shadow of the past few decades still lingers, and there are still many smugglers operating there. Even if Ding Haijun invites maritime merchants to Sanshan Port, many people still gather in Banqiao Town with the intention of doing some business with Yang An'er's headquarters.
This Banqiao town is indeed a treasure. The sea outside the town is not directly the deep sea, but there is a huge bay first. This bay is a hundred miles in circumference and has a narrow opening. No matter how stormy the outside world is, the inside of the bay is still calm.
Looking inland where the town is located, there is a river with abundant water called Zhanshui right next to the town. On both sides of the river, there used to be many shipyards, capable of repairing Tongzhou-style ships and the Song Dynasty's lucky ships.
Zhanshui is a river that flows from north to south. The river is very wide, and sea ships can sail directly into it, and even go north along the river for dozens of miles without any problem.
Sometimes the wind at sea is not in the right direction, so merchants will take advantage of the water and head directly north, and then transfer the materials via land to the port on the Bohai side of Laizhou.
After doing this for a long time, this material transfer point on the water has become an inconspicuous but real link in the entire coastal trade route.
Zhao Bin narrowed his eyes: "So, where is this link you are talking about?"
"It's Yifeng Town."
Zhou Keshan clicked on the map and said with a smile: "We will settle in the jurisdiction of Ding Haijun, go down the river, and go to Yang An'er's land to go to sea." You can move forward and back, which is very suitable, right? After you arrive in Yifeng Town, I will go to Fushan Island again, recruit a few sailors, and find a way to bring another ship... Don't worry, what should be there will be there sooner or later! "
Zhao Bin chuckled.
He is mainly responsible for the fighting. Since Zhou Keshan has made arrangements, what else is there to say? Immediately, a group of people set off back to Yifeng Town.
Most of the group of people were veterans with outstanding military achievements. The military government respected them particularly and specially dispatched a team of carts to travel with them. Because the caravan's affairs were still confidential, Guo Ning did not see him off with any fanfare. He only sent someone to drive an extra large car to join the group. The passengers on the cart are not people, but eight strong bleating sheep.
Wang Erbai laughed loudly and said that Guo Jiedu was really a good person.
He spent the entire return journey sitting in the cart, petting the sheep one after another and giving each one a name.
When they arrived at Tunpu in Yifeng Town, they found that there was a bit of chaos inside Tunpu. Many villagers were shouting and shouting on the outer wall, and some were running out with swords and guns, not even forming a formation.
The accompanying veterans immediately laughed and laughed at Zhao Bin, whose team was unqualified and did not manage the camp well at all.
Zhao Bin frowned and immediately called for questioning.
After asking a few questions, he came back with a strange expression.
The old soldiers are already packing up their armor and weapons.
Zhou Keshan asked: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Bin sighed with emotion: "Old Zhou, I think I, Zhao, am going to make a comeback! Our great luck has come!"
"luck?"
"Well, don't believe me when I tell you, we already have a boat."
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Ships can really reach Yifeng Town. I remember that at that time, a Korean merchant ship was hit by a sea breeze, and it ran all the way to Yifeng Town, and was arrested by the villagers... It was written in the book specifically, I can't remember, but it happened.
