Chapter 324: Taking Root (Part 2)

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After the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the northeastern hinterland was the foundation of the country, so it imitated the systems of the Liao and Song Dynasties and established roads, prefectures, prefectures, and counties in the northeastern hinterland, including Huining Prefecture in Beijing, Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo, and Dading Prefecture in Beijing. Distributed in major towns.

In the following decades, the imperial court first promoted preferential treatment, the second was to implement immigration, and the third was to conspire against the Jurchens in Meng'an and uniformly grant land and organize farming to ensure agricultural production. By the time the Jin Kingdom was at its peak, the land in various states in the Northeast was flat and new crops were everywhere. The so-called "hundreds of thousands of households were established and more than a thousand miles of cultivated land" was true.

However, this grand occasion could not last long. After all, the natural environment in the Northeast interior was harsh. As the court's center of gravity continued to move southward, attention to the Northeast gradually declined.

At the same time, the Jurchen Meng'an Muke, who was the basis of the rule, was constantly being moved inland, and Han'er fled widely. The agricultural economy that was forcibly boosted for military and political purposes began to collapse.

After arriving in Taihe, the imperial government's governance of the local area became more and more neglected, and officials could only focus on plundering and gathering. There were complaints in Hebei, the Central Plains, not to mention Liaohai? As a result, farming in various places was abandoned, and people of all ethnic groups only survived by fishing and hunting, and starvation was common. And because of the rebellion of the Khitan Yelvliu Ge, several military disasters wiped out the treasury. Now, almost all the local forces entrenched in the northeast are poor.

Under this situation, although horses are produced in the Northeast, there are not many forces that can breed horses on a large scale. This led to the fact that Yelvliu Ge, who claimed to be the King of Liao, had more than a thousand Mongolian cavalry to support him, and he defeated powerful enemies on all sides and did not dare to face him. .

And the navy is asking for two thousand horses, which is really a big deal. Although Guo Ning, the military commander of the Ding Navy, was famous for being fierce and unruly, so what?

Heshi Liehuanduan had figured it out early on. What does Guo Ning's rampage in Shandong have to do with Liaodong? In this world, you have to look after your immediate interests first!

"Haha, haha, Judge Li, please, please. Try this tendon. It is said that the tendons of the hind legs of sheep are only suitable for stewing soup, while the tendons of the front legs are suitable for roasting. Try it, the outer layer will be burnt. , very soft inside!”

Heshi Liehuanduan personally held a knife and handed a piece of sizzling and oily mutton to Li Yun.

Li Yun smiled and took the knife: "He Shi Lie Dutong, it's hard for you to get two thousand horses, right?"

Heshi Liehuanduan's expression changed, he raised his head and said with a smile: "Here in Fuzhou, there are still some Shiwei tribes that are attached to the imperial court. I can recruit them from them. In addition, the Wendi Hanqing Dog over there in Gaizhou is quite good. With the support of various Jurchen tribes in the Huosu Hall, we can also gather a group of horses. If you want two thousand horses, I will bring out two thousand horses, no problem!"

"Then what?"

"What then?"

"Don't you think about the next step, other businesses?"

"What else is there to do?"

Li Yun stood up from the table and saluted He Shi Liehuan: "Du Tong, please wait a moment, I will show you something."

"good."

Li Yun hurried out and brought back several subordinates in a moment, each holding boxes of different sizes.

"these are……"

Li Yun dismissed his men, opened the box, and said with a smile: "Du Tong, these boxes are made of armor, pig iron, and cloth produced in Shandong; those boxes are medicinal materials, raw lacquer, silk cloth, and tea from the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty. Spices. Do you think such supplies are useful here in Fuzhou? Or are they useful in Dading Prefecture, Huining Prefecture, Xianping Prefecture, Taizhou..."

Heshi Liehuanduan's eyes glanced back and forth over these goods, and finally said in a deep voice: "In recent years, there have been wars and fighting all over the Northeast. I think it doesn't matter whether there are tea and spices or not. But for other things, hehe, They are all good things for the military. How much can you bring? I can eat them all in one or two boats. Even if there are no horses, I will give you the fur at a discount. There is also ginseng, which is also good! By the way, There are many yellow-headed Jurchens near your camp. These people are willing to fight with their lives, so they can give you the price!"

"One boat? Two boats?"

Li Yun chuckled: "Du Tong, do you know what I did before I became the judge of this group of herdsmen?"

"Haha, you have won a high-ranking official position at a young age, so you are naturally your Guo Jiedu's confidant. As for what you do specifically, I really don't know."

"If the capital commander sends people to Zhongdu in the future, you might as well inquire. On that day, Hu Shahu usurped the throne and Zhongdu was in chaos. All the smuggling merchants and fleets in Zhigu Village in Zhongdu fell into the hands of my commander. I am specifically responsible for receiving these merchants. And the one with the fleet is me, Li Yun. The maritime trade routes between the Jin and Song Dynasties were able to support more than half of the Jin Dynasty. The princes of the Jin Dynasty were so rich that they were so rich. Think about it, what is it like? The size of it?”

Heshi Liehuanduan, who was born in the Southwest Recruitment Department, had no direct experience of maritime trade during the Song Dynasty's capture of Meng'an. Hearing what Li Yun said, he frowned and thought for a moment.

And Li Yun lowered his voice: "There are six ships from Shandong to Fuzhou this time, and you have seen them all. But my commander-in-chief has a total of four hundred such ships! Four hundred A ship plying the Bohai Sea can do endless business, and it is as rich as the sky... What are you talking about with me, one ship or two ships?"

Li Yun turned back and patted the box twice: "If you like these goods, if you like them, I will be able to ship them for two ships immediately. In the future, I can ship five times more every month." Ten times, or even more! Dutong, no matter what item it is, food, cloth, medicinal materials, ironware, everything you can think of, we have it, can you eat it?"

Heshi Liehuanduan felt that Li Yun's tone was a bit contemptuous, but he couldn't refute it.

He was also a member of the Meng'an Jurchen noble family, and his life had been prosperous since childhood. However, today, for the first time in his life, he felt embarrassed due to poverty.

Damn, they all say that the Han Dynasty is rich, but I really didn’t expect it to be this rich! According to this kid, it turns out that all the officials in the Zhongdu court made their fortunes through this?

Heshi Liehuanduan's seemingly rough face showed a rare cautious look.

He thought for a long time and then said: "If you have such strength, then I can't handle it all alone. If you want to do bigger business, you have to cooperate with more people. Propaganda envoys, recruiting envoys, and provincial marshals from all walks of life must be involved. This is not easy."

Li Yun nodded: "Those things will be taken care of by you. I am just a judge of Qunmu Station, and my family is separated by the sea, so it may not be suitable for me to visit everywhere in Liaodong in person. , if you can help us connect the dots, Dutong will definitely be a part of the business we do in the northeastern hinterland, how about that?"

Heshi Liehuanduan hesitated for a long time.

If a huge amount of supplies really enter the Northeast, it will not only affect He Shi Lie Huanduan and Wen Dihan Qing Gou, but also Wan Yan Tie Ge, the requisition envoy who lives in Taizhou and is struggling to support himself, as well as Shangjing Province, which is increasingly being ignored by Pu Xian Wan Nu. For Marshal Wanyan Chengchong, it has great benefits.

But precisely because of this, Heshi Liehuanduan would never allow these materials to flow into the hands of Yelvliu Ge or Pu Xianwannu. Especially Pu Xianwannu, Heshi Liehuanduan has always been wary of him.

But Pu Xianwannu was actually the imperial court's new envoy to Liaodong. If Shandong wanted to share the land, they couldn't get around him according to common sense. If they have to go around, they have to prove that besides Pu Xianwannu, they have good partners in the Northeast who are enough to satisfy Shandong.

In this regard, Heshi Liehuanduan is quite confident. He has not been an official in the Northeast for a long time, but his reputation has always been good, and he can talk to tribal chiefs from various places...

He glanced at Li Yun: "You just said that my share is indispensable. How much is this share?"

Li Yun laughed loudly: "One copy of the algorithm will always satisfy the governor, but there is no rush. If the governor really wants to cooperate, why don't we do a business first as a starting point for the future?"

"what business?"

"If you want to do big things and make big money, you must have a decent place to stay. Just one camp is not enough. The entire land south of Hesihan Pass might as well be allocated to our navy for use. How about that?"

"My Healing Game"

"Two boats." Heshi Liehuan held out two fingers: "cloth, medicinal materials, and armor stomachs. I want two boats first. There must be a hundred armor stomachs."