Guo Ning stood in the room and stared at the map on the wall for a long time.
This map is made of military supplies. According to modern customs, many horizontal and vertical text descriptions in willow script are embedded in the gaps of the map to make up for the lack of accuracy in the image. Because the right side of the picture is the sea, additional graphics of sea mythical beasts and even koi fish were printed according to the preferences of the engraving craftsmen.
In fact, Guo Ning would rather remove all these text descriptions and paint the images more accurately. For this reason, he has specifically explained it. But in the end, the finished products produced by Hongwenyuan and the bookshops under the Secretary Supervision still looked like this. In order to conform to the habits of contemporary people, several rivers and roads that Guo Ning determined to extend diagonally were pulled horizontally. Upright.
This is the power of being accustomed to it. Even if Guo Ning is absolutely sure that this is wrong, if he actually meets him, can he go to the bookstore and give advice to the woodblock craftsmen one by one? There are always choices to be made, and some requirements can only be made slowly and subtly, or even wait for the conditions to mature.
Guo Ning looked at it for a while, then stretched out his finger and tapped a location on the map.
"According to the results of the torture of Pusanduan's accomplices, it is simply nonsense to say that Pusanduan used the Pusan family's relationship with the smuggling caravan at sea to persuade Lin Zhen and others. Pusanduan is just an old and useless person. How can he still have the prestige and appeal of such a person? Who else can he fool? Only the Jurchens in Zhongdu still think of him as a thing!"
Li Yun, who was accompanying him, asked: "Marshal, what do you mean, the whole matter is that King Sui contributed more and was more involved?"
Guo Ning nodded:
"It is not easy for outsiders to reach out to my Dinghai Navy. The soldiers have been treated well in the past two years and their morale is high. People at sea have more thoughts, but their vision is broader and smarter. People like Lin Zhen Leader Gang, even if he is greedy for profit, he should know that Ding Haijun has a bright future and there are many opportunities for him to make profits... If the benefits are not too great and the confidence given to him is not too great, why would he rebel?"
"So, King Sui must have sent powerful people to come forward and impress them with great benefits and an unquestionable picture of the future."
Guo Ning chuckled a few times: "Although our navy is prospering, the Kingdom of Jin has been in the territory for hundreds of years, and there are always people who have special expectations for them."
"In this case, Marshal, do we have to think of some way in Zhongdu City to eliminate the influence of the Jurchens as much as possible? This may require the involvement of the Recording Department and the Metropolitan Inspection Department." Li Yun said cautiously.
He has followed Guo Ning for several years and knows that Guo Ning may seem rough but is actually extremely talented in political balance and employment. For example, when Guo Ning came to the vicinity of Zhigu Village, he was actually forcing Yi La Chucai to get rid of his burden, ruthlessly push the situation forward, and stop focusing on being a good guy.
As for Li Yun's system of left and right departments, it focuses on business transactions and the solicitation and use of external forces, but it is not suitable for operations involving the internal territory of Ding Haijun. The influence of the Left and Right Division is already very huge. Taking a step or a half in this may be beneficial to one's own authority for a while, but in the long run, it will inevitably arouse Guo Ning's fear and cause trouble.
Guo Ning didn't seem to care about his caution, he just shook his head and said:
"In the city of Zhongdu, don't worry too much. We always use force to suppress it. If the Jurchens make a fuss, a lot of them will die; if they die too many, their prestige will be lost, and there will be no impact at all. Furthermore, the naval fleet Why do people enter Zhongdu on a large scale? Most of the time, the fleet turns back when it reaches Tongzhou. The influence of the Jurchens in Zhongdu cannot reach the fleet at all. I think the key should be here..."
Guo Ning tapped the location on the map again.
"Chuzhou?"
"Chuzhou, the area around Gaoyou Army and Xuyi Army." Guo Ning sighed and looked sideways at Li Yun: "These days, some people were arrested in Zhigu Village and some confessions were asked. After comparison, I know something. The thing is, one by one of the gang leaders who rebelled in Zhongdu, they all gathered near Chuzhou a while ago."
"Is it supposed to be to meet the grain ships? Previously, the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty blocked our grain trade, and many grain merchants' fleets were smuggling northward along the canal."
"Just to get food, we used more than 40 large and small ships with 16 leaders to sail day and night between Chuzhou and Linhong Town in Haizhou, going back and forth four or five times. We were summoned by Wang Shixian to go to Zhongdu Yes, it is these sixteen leaders, twelve of whom participated in the rebellion. Therefore, there must be a problem in this area of Chuzhou."
Li Yun also stood in front of the map and stretched out his hand to draw:
"This area is bounded to the west by Sizhou Quechang under the control of Nanjing Road and Xuyi Quechang of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty; to the north across Hongze is the area controlled by Liu Erzu and others of the former Red Coat Army; to the south is the Huaihe River of the Song Dynasty Dongzhi established an envoy; and the Huangshuiyang to the east was a place where fleets came and went intensively, so the situation was bound to be complicated. Perhaps King Sui's men used the Sizhou Canchang as a starting point to go deep into this area, and then through some kind of opportunity, Some people in the fleet were bribed.”
"That's right."
Guo Ning returned and sat down:
"After there is a new emperor in Zhongdu, King Sui will definitely work hard to build another Jin Kingdom. For this reason, they will inevitably have to cooperate with the Southern Dynasty and put pressure on us in all directions. Our trade with the Song Dynasty , it cannot be stopped no matter what, but if King Sui continues to infiltrate our fleet or causes other troubles, it will be equally unbearable."
"So, we have to think of a way to remove as many strongholds as possible from Nanjing Road that exert influence on us..." Li Yun thought for a while and continued: "Then we have to find out what the connection between King Sui and the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty is. The extent, through what channels their influence is exerted, and what kind of impact it will have on us in the future.”
"Exactly." Guo Ning nodded: "Nowadays, Jin Qing needs to take more care of the affairs in the north, including the contact with the northeastern hinterland. You need to pay more attention to the southern dynasty. It just happened that King Sui bribed our fleet. First, regarding the rebellion, as the special envoy of Dinghai Navy, you will go to Chuzhou to put pressure on the local Song officials. If conditions permit, it is best to go to Lin'an again."
"As commanded."
"The leaders of the fleet, I have arrested a number of suspicious ones recently. But if we really investigate carefully, we will probably find out that those leaders are secretly involved in smuggling. There are many big things ahead, and we are torn over such trivial matters. There is no need to break the face at the moment. Keeping hold of them may cause the hearts of the ordinary sailors in the fleet to be shaken. Therefore, I will release them all tomorrow."
"Then I will conduct an interrogation tonight to see if I can find out any useful information."
"No need." Guo Ning laughed: "Zhou Keshan has already found a way to commit a crime and sneak into the gang leaders. He is a smart man, and he will definitely be able to find out something in a day or two."
Just as he said this, the attendant outside reported: "Marshal, Zhou Keshan wants to see you."
"Huh? Did you succeed so quickly? How long did it take?" Guo Ning was a little surprised and immediately let him in.
Zhou Keshan strode into the hall with dirt still on his face: "Marshal, the one who instigated the rebellion was not King Sui, but someone from the Song Dynasty."
