Zhou Keshan insisted that he was a maritime merchant from Mingzhou of the Song Dynasty, but Guo Yaoer only thought that he was a maritime merchant from the Song Dynasty. No matter how much this Song Dynasty maritime merchant says "my family is handsome", he still has to be a Song Dynasty maritime merchant.
As long as everyone understands it in their hearts, there is no need to inquire too carefully about other trivial matters.
After taking out a batch of cheap weapons as bribes, and with Guo Yao'er's consent, Zhang Kai and his party gained the right to settle in Banqiao Town, effectively occupying the former place of Jiaoxi Forge.
This place is located at the junction of Laizhou and Mizhou. It seems very dangerous, but in fact the situation is very delicate. And about eighty miles upstream from Gushui outside Banqiao Town is Banqiao Town, which Zhao Bin worked hard to manage. Taking this as a foothold is enough to echo the Zhang family's operations in Mingzhou for several generations and form a reliable business route.
As for how to deal with Zhang Kai's nemesis, Master Shi, who was said to be very powerful in the Southern Song Dynasty during the business process, that is another matter.
According to Zhao Bin, he has at least a dozen ways to make Mr. Shi die in Sanshan Port in Laizhou. However, he should not spoil the business of assassinating the judge at the moment, so he should be merciful for the time being.
And Zhang Kai himself understood that the next priority was not to seek revenge, but to quickly replenish the caravan's manpower and repair the ship. It’s all about business.
For ship repairs, Zhou Keshan recruited several familiar craftsmen from Fushan Island, gave them enough benefits, and asked them to work day and night.
As for the manpower to operate the three ships on the sea, there was really no place to find them for a while. In the end, because Wang Erbai tried his best to recommend his companions in Wandu Village, Haizhou, the group had to figure out how to go to Haizhou. If they want to cross the area controlled by Yang An'er from north to south, it will be difficult.
Originally, the relationship between Guo Ning and Yang An'er's families was not completely hostile. There were a few people who could get things done, and as long as it was not publicized, it wouldn't be that difficult.
However, it was Guo Ning himself who did this last time. The last person to do this was Sui Wang Wanyan Shouxu and his entourage.
Wanyan Shouxu and his party relied on the cover of Yan Ning, Gao Xin and others in Ding Haijun and relied on the Quanzhen Sect to secretly play a role, so they walked in an upright manner.
It wasn't until he arrived in Kaifeng and assigned people to seize the military and political power in Kaifeng that Yang An'er learned about such a thing. Two times, he suffered a big loss each time. No matter how patient he was, Yang An'er would inevitably get furious and kill several people who had neglected their duties.
As a result, the guards in various places became more vigilant. Zhang Kai and others discussed several times, but could not find a suitable solution. In the end, they felt that instead of taking the land route, it was better to repair a speedboat first, barely control the boat, and take a sea route south.
Of course, before that, Zhao Bin also sent a reliable companion to deliver the letter Guo Yaer brought to Geng Ge to Dengzhou.
A few days later, Geng Ge received the letter and immediately knew that it was obviously not for him alone. He can always be the governor of Dengzhou well in this world that swings between the imperial court, Yang An'er, and Guo Ning, which naturally has his own merits. He immediately took the letter and went to Ye County.
When they arrived at the Jieshuai Mansion in Ye County, they found out that Guo Ning was surveying an iron yard north of Jiaoshui County. Geng Ge went out without any delay and headed towards the iron yard.
The iron field is a subordinate of the Laiyang Mine Superintendent and is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for Civil Affairs and the Ordnance General Administration. This area of work is generally coordinated by the transfer of Chu materials, and officials he trusts are also responsible for the specific responsibility. In addition, there are also representatives sent by Jing'an people to supervise the output of ordnance. But Guo Ning also came to inspect from time to time and gave direct instructions.
In this regard, Guo Ning is not superstitious about the role of the system. The so-called system, in the final analysis, is a collection of many people. So many people were originally under Daikin's system, but no one made any achievements. But under the rule of Ding Haijun, they have all been reborn and become a hundred times more energetic?
It is said that it is possible, but in reality it is definitely not possible.
Because of some special expectations for the future, it is true that the atmosphere of the navy is more high-spirited. It is also true that Yi La Chu Cai has outstanding talents in government affairs.
But the book of war says that important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the law of survival must not be ignored. The army is Guo Ning's foundation, and victory is Guo Ning's guarantee for gathering people's hearts. Therefore, when it comes to specific military matters in front of Guo Ning, he still believes in his own vision and judgment, and is willing to see the pros and cons of everything with his own eyes.
In the past few days, as the weather has gotten warmer, mining of iron mines and even gold and silver mines has been in full swing. Outsiders cannot help but focus on gold and silver, thinking that they are the most direct wealth. Guo Ning values the output of iron and steel more.
He visits several iron mines under Laiyang Mine Supervisor every three to five days.
"Jie Shuai, please look. Over there is the Xiaogu River that flows from Nanshan. We have built several pontoons on the river to collect water and wash iron sand. Well, as Ji Shuai said a few days ago, it is used to grind ore with a mill. We are also trying this method, Jieshuai, the place where the river bank is built in front is where the water dam is planned to be placed."
Most of the craftsmen in this iron mine are former employees of Laiwu Iron and Steel Industry, so the supervisor is also from Laiwu. This middle-aged man didn't know what to worry about before, so he pretended to be a farmer and plowed the land for a month. I was found by my old companion a few days ago, and was frightened by the salary offered by Guo Ning, so I started working like a top.
He had seen Guo Ning several times before, so he was extra attentive at the moment.
In the mine, the miners passing by Guo Ning would also look at Guo Ning curiously.
Guo Ning also looked at the miners. Most of these people had dark complexions, and their bodies and heads were messy and unkempt. However, most of them have lean bodies, with muscles on their exposed arms and shoulders that have been tempered by years of hard work.
Because it was work time at noon, some miners were walking and eating pancakes. The pancakes were obviously too dry. Someone was eating them and suddenly left the team and ran to the river to get water to drink. Then he was scolded by the foreman.
Guo Ning waved to several of the miners and continued to listen to the supervisor:
"Jie Shuai, look here again. From here to the west, five miles away, there are mineral veins. There are three mineral veins that have been opened... They should be the remains of the Jingdong Road Mine Supervisor in the Southern Song Dynasty. There are Two places collapsed and are completely unusable. So this time, we are going to open another vein and put a new furnace site here..."
The supervisor stamped his feet and said: "This place is right between the mine veins and the Xiaogu River. Around the slope, there is a depression, which is perfect for building two more warehouses. The refined iron produced is transferred to the workshop directly under the Ordnance Department in the south. Very convenient.”
Guo Ning has no special knowledge in this regard. The last time he came to inspect, he had some ideas, but he didn't know if they would be useful, let alone whether they would cause trouble for the mine. This time when he came, he was determined to listen but not speak. He would not say much except to supervise the progress.
But seeing the overseer's face full of joy and his gesticulating movements, he was inevitably infected and laughed a few times from time to time.
At this moment, someone announced that Geng Ge was coming.
"Huh?" Guo Ning said with a smile: "Prince Geng has a lot of free time, so he wants to join in the fun with me again?"
Guo Ning is a pure martial artist who doesn't like red tape or hypocrisy. Although he did not deliberately win over Geng Ge, he was not particularly wary or disrespectful and regarded him as a capable subordinate. After a few months, Geng Ge and Jun Fu were getting along really well with each other.
Listening to Guo Ning's joke from a distance, Geng Ge responded with a smile, walked closer, and handed the letter directly to Guo Ning: "Jie Shuai, a letter signed by Yang An'er, Mizhou Dutong Guo Yaer."
Guo Ning has known about this for a long time. Yiza Chucai's promising partner was chased and fled, but ended up bypassing most of the Shandong Peninsula, only to end up with the originally planned partner. This was really a coincidence and a lot of luck.
The newly formed caravan reached out to Yang An'er's control area so quickly, which was really bold.
As for this letter...
Guo Ning opened the letter and sighed before reading it carefully.
"What? Jieshuai, is there something wrong?" Geng Ge was a little nervous.
"This must be Guo Yao'er's handwriting. This guy's handwriting is ten times uglier than mine. It's like a dog crawling."
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