Guo Ning of Laizhou Dingjun had previously driven hundreds of cavalry commanders to Moqishan to intimidate Yang An'er, which was really a shame to Yang An'er's generals. At this time, the main force of Yang An'er's army was heading westward one after another, but elite troops were still stationed in Weizhou and Mizhou, also to strictly guard against the navy.
At this time, I heard Guo Jie'er shouting violently, and the sound of swords being drawn out of their sheaths could be heard in the central military tent. As the swords flashed, more than a dozen generals and conscripts stepped forward together.
Zhang Kai's feet felt a little weak, but when he was about to fall back into his seat, he braced himself.
Zhao Bin sneered slightly, not even bothering to press the handle of the knife.
Zhou Keshan looked around at the light and shadow of swords. If he had encountered this situation a few months ago, he might have been a little scared; but in the past few months, he had suffered hardships, fought in battles, turned over among the dead, and carried a gun on the front of a Mongolian cavalry, so he became more courageous. a lot of.
At that moment, he just sighed: "Capital, why are you doing this? Zhou is from Fushan Island in Laizhou. He said it outside the military camp, and I didn't lie to you. Merchants from Laizhou brought some special products from Laizhou to sell. Do you think something is abnormal?"
He stretched out his fingers, pushed away a long knife that almost hit his face, and asked, "Or do you think these special products are not good?"
Guo Yaoer stared at Zhou Keshan for a long time, waved his hand, and his subordinates sheathed their swords and returned to their original positions.
When he did this action, he suddenly regretted it. If I had known that this merchant had a strange background, I should have welcomed him into the secret room for a talk. At this moment, there were still a little more people in the Zhongjun tent.
After regretting it, he was horrified again: Could it be that deep down in my heart, I have been moved by these "special products"? Guo Yao'er, Guo Yao'er, you have been with Marshal Yang for many years and have suffered a lot. Why are you so greedy now? No, no, this cannot be said to be greed. Maybe I...
Guo Yao'er shook his head violently.
He asked in a deep voice: "You mean, weapons, armor, arrows, etc., are all Laizhou's specialty products?"
"certainly."
"I have never heard that Laizhou has such a prosperous railway prison."
Zhou Keshan looked up to the sky and laughed: "Du Tong has been in Shandong for a long time. Don't you know that Deng, Lai, Zi, Yi and other places have been rich in iron materials since ancient times? In the old days of peace, the two prefectures of Denglai and Lai produced 100,000 kilograms of refined iron every year. Above, cutting wood for iron and making tools is an important source of local income. At the end of last year, my family's commander took back more than 2,000 craftsmen from the Laiwu Railway Station in Tai'an Prefecture from the Mongols. With the support of these craftsmen, The more iron is produced. Du Tong, these are just small businesses you see, so there is nothing to make a fuss about."
"I see."
The Laiwu Prison in Yanzhou and Tai'an Prefectures has the Eighteenth Iron Smelting Institute, which is a world-famous place for producing ironware. Prior to the Mongolian army's attack, many iron smelting sites were destroyed, and a large number of craftsmen were swept away by the Mongolian army.
The Mongolian army was very professional in plundering the population, and craftsmen were always the group of people they paid the most attention to. But later Guo Ning threatened the fourth prince Tuo Lei with his life, and the Mongols were inevitably in a hurry, so many of the craftsmen were released.
As a result, Guo Ning was greatly benefited.
Guo Yao'er thought about it carefully, nodded, and then asked: "So, who sold these goods to me? And what was the price they sold to me?"
"Du Tong, there is no reason for your question." Zhou Keshan couldn't help laughing. He pointed at Zhang Kai beside him: "These goods are naturally sold to you by the leader of my family. As for the prices... they are all written clearly in the book, so you can rest assured. We are doing long-term business and pay attention to details." Treat others with sincerity and do not deceive others."
These merchants are the most talkative, and none of them can be trusted.
How about this guy named Zhou, who said "my family is handsome" in the last sentence, and now he has become the leader of your family? Looking at this young man named Zhang, he is obviously a novice... Is it stupid to think that our country is biting? You just use his name as a Mingzhou maritime merchant to do things!
But Guo Yao'er couldn't expose this nonsense.
In other words, there is no need to reveal it.
Two silk volumes were placed in front of me. Everything they can provide is written so clearly; everything is urgently needed by Guozhaoer, and the price is reasonable. If Guo Jie'er falls out with them, it's hard to say whether the next group of maritime merchants will have such ability.
Guo Yao'er knew that what really allowed maritime merchants to make huge profits was the business in Daxing Prefecture, Zhongdu, Jin Kingdom, and the sea route to Daxing Prefecture, Zhongdu, was now in Guo Ning's hands. But here in Miszhou, the old Jiaoxi foraging field has long been abandoned. If we can't reach an agreement today, it's hard to say whether the next group of maritime merchants will arrive.
Seeing Guo Yao'er deep in thought and silent, Zhou Keshan put his hand on the jade belt around his waist and took two steps forward: "Du Tong, I have a few more words, I don't know whether I should say them or not."
"Come and listen."
"Marshal Yang claimed to have hundreds of thousands of troops, and was about to establish a country, invade the Central Plains, and compete with Wanyan Heda, a subordinate of King Sui. Outsiders thought that Marshal Yang was stirring up trouble with ten times more troops, and it seemed unstoppable. However, , Dutong, you are also a veteran, are you really relieved about the situation at hand? If anything happens, don’t you think there should be such a few people and soldiers available to try to turn the tide? "
"You have underestimated my marshal."
"I have heard about Marshal Yang's wisdom and prowess for a long time in Laizhou, so I have these words from the bottom of my heart."
These words are simply seeking death!
Guo Yao'er stared at Zhou Keshan fiercely, and after a lot of effort, he moved his hand away from the handle of the knife.
On the contrary, Guo Jiao'er's subordinates were all angry. One of the junior high schools couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and pointed his halberd at Zhou Keshan.
He just said: "You are obviously from Laizhou Dinghai Navy! In order to benefit that Guo, you did not hesitate to put my family in an embarrassing situation. Do you still want to use this to disrupt our military and political affairs? You... …”
Then I heard Guo Jie'er scolding: "Get out!"
The principal was stunned, and Guo Yao'er said again: "Where is the place for you to talk here? Get out!"
The small colonel came out angrily, and the middle army tent suddenly became quiet.
Guo Yaoer thought for a while. He stood up from his seat and walked a few steps inside the tent. Looking past his subordinates who were waiting with bated breath, he saw the items that had slowly appeared in his tent these days.
There are gilded silver lotus lamps, gold shackles with long coiled patterns, necklaces with gold agate tubes, and many other bits and pieces. The Chinese military tent is not bright, but these items are still shining. Shining with the soul-stirring precious light.
Guo Yao'er always remembered that he was an old soldier and had strict self-discipline, but even so, his military tent was now much more luxurious. Guo Yao'er didn't know what would happen to the other generals, and what would happen to those soldiers who also came from a difficult background, and he didn't dare to think about it.
But he still clearly remembered that when Yang An'er was stationed in Jiming Mountain with three thousand iron-tiled warriors, he once laughed at the Jin army, which had hundreds of thousands of soldiers but lacked training, equipment and fighting spirit. They were like chickens and tile-dogs. Now Marshal Yang has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. What is the difference from the Jin Army in Northern Xinjiang back then?
If I must say it, it is that ordinary soldiers have been tortured and bullied by the Jurchens for decades, and the accumulated anger is still there. But what happened to the generals, Guo Yao'er didn't know and didn't dare to think about it.
In this case, it is really important to arm your men as soon as possible and feed the soldiers as soon as possible. As Zhou Keshan said this week, if anything happens, whether it is to turn the tide, or to protect Marshal Yang or himself, we need a decent army of troops.
Of course, this process also continued to protect Ding Haijun. When Guo Ning saw that Marshal Yang's troops were cutting off the imperial court of Dajin from the three states of Denglai, he didn't know how he was laughing.
In the final analysis, Guo Ning can run a decent business in the three states of Denglai, why can't he? Since the business is unfavorable politically, relying on external support has become a helpless and inevitable choice.
"Just business?" he asked.
Zhou Keshan emphasized: "We are merchants, traveling thousands of miles just to make money, and have no other intentions."
"Business can be done." Guo Yao'er stood firm and said slowly: "But you can't come to Zhucheng, it would be too eye-catching. Over there in Banqiao Town, Jiaoxi, it has been abandoned for a long time. You can clean it up and use it. To garrison them. But if supplies arrive by ship, I will send people to Banqiao Town to help them."
"Okay." Zhou Keshan stood up and saluted Guo Yao'er respectfully.
Zhang Kai also quickly followed suit and saluted, while Zhao Bin only nodded slightly.
Guo Yao'er thought for a while and then said: "Although you are a caravan from Mingzhou of the Song Dynasty, you can still go to Dengzhou, right?"
"That's right."
"Gengge, the governor of Dengzhou, is an old friend of mine. I will write a letter to greet you later and talk about our old friendship. If you come along, you can take it with me."
Zhou Keshan smiled: "Okay!"
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