The next day.
Yi Lingxue and Ao Ying set out towards the target's mansion in relatively simple clothes, accompanied by a few servants. Anyone with a sharp eye would notice that these servants were very tall and did not wear any bronze around their waists. A sword, but a knife.
The two women didn't get straight to the point, but chatted about home affairs, and then started to guide them. After chatting for a whole day.
The two women went to the toilet several times and drank enough water. Only then did they narrow down two families, and the other one had some criticisms of the king and felt that it was not reliable.
The other two families were killed during the banquet. The victorious family received a large share of the land lease and a large amount of wealth.
Regardless of how much these surviving scholar-bureaucrats earned, in fact the most profitable was Yang Qian.
A large amount of wealth flowed into his pocket. At this time, Yang Gan discovered that his geography had been learned from Awu.
The peninsula definitely has a lot of mineral resources, otherwise how could they have a lot of bronze coins.
There is even a lot of gold and silver, but silver and gold are not circulated here and are only used as precious metals to cast ritual vessels.
This money will also be transported to Yuntong, processed into coins, and flowed back again. Gradually, the currencies of both sides will be unified within a few years.
As Goguryeo gradually fell, Yang Qian felt the trouble when the two countries merged, but he always reminded himself that he must stay calm.
Before Goguryeo is completely integrated, Yang Qian will never bring over advanced technology. If the integration is not successful, wouldn't it create a powerful enemy in the future?
After the test came out, the two women did not take the initiative to explain the matter. Instead, they secretly made a note and went to ask Yang Qian for credit without stopping.
After learning about the wishes of the two families, Yang Qian immediately asked the people from the Tianshou Division to retrieve their files. He didn't know whether it was Yang Qian's luck or the two women's luck.
Almost all the ancestors of the two families came from the Central Plains, and the habits and customs in the families now still have a strong flavor of the Xia Kingdom and the Shang Kingdom.
Yang Gan immediately invited the two families over, had a meal and a meal, made big cakes, and asked a few people from each family to be sent to Ran Jing's side. It would be convenient after occupying the royal city.
In the past, there was no way to land at Changkou. Although there was the Datong River nearby, if you were not familiar with the Datong River and rashly used a huge sea ship of more than 100 meters to go there, it would not be a troublesome thing if you were stranded.
The Datong River is nearly a thousand miles long and has a deep river bed. It can indeed drive many ships, but it is of little reference value to Yang Qian.
Goguryeo's ships were not very good, not to mention small, they were just fishing boats. Just because these ships could sail, it didn't mean that Yang Gan's Breaking Waves and other main ships could enter. After thinking about it, they still dispatched warships, 55 meters in length. It's not too long, but because it has a V-shaped bottom, you still have to be careful when driving.
Put the people of these families directly on the boat from near the royal city and set off towards Anshi.
Surprisingly, the distance from Wanghai County to Changkou is more than 1,000 miles. According to Yang Gan's calculations, it should be about 550 to 570 kilometers.
Unexpectedly, there was a distance of nearly 600 miles from the Datong River where the royal city was located to landing near Anshi, which made Yang Gan decide.
As long as you are sure there are no safety hazards, you must walk in a straight line. If you bend slightly, the distance will be longer.
If it weren't for the lack of navigation, Yang Gan's warship would be faster. Because it is traveling close to the shore, it needs to be alert at all times, otherwise there is a risk of running aground on the rocks.
A dozen scholar-officials on the warship stood on the deck. They all wore felt hats. Because of the cold weather, they also wore precious mink furs gifted by Yang Gan.
Everyone looked at the beast-like warship in front of them in horror, muttering speechless, obviously shocked.
Even the largest ship in Goguryeo was not as big as this ship, and the most terrifying thing was what was covered with oilcloth at the edge of the deck.
When no one knew about it at first, it didn't matter. But when the soldiers started to maintain these things, everyone was dumbfounded.
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That kind of ferocious war machine, let alone launching it, just by looking at it, you know that non-human beings can compete with it.
Fortunately, the elites of Goguryeo did not fight against each other on the beach. If there really was a day when so many crossbows were fired, it would be such a terrifying scene. Thinking about it makes people shudder. It is estimated that a single confrontation can stun the general formation. , come a few more times, and the military formation will be torn apart.
However, some scholar-officials pointed out that for such a powerful crossbow, to put it bluntly, if it is powerful, it must be very difficult to string. If it is easy to string, it must not be very powerful.
This kind of words gave everyone some comfort.
But what they don't know is that if it is driven by a motor, the rate of fire will be terrible. If the life of the crossbow is wasted and directly replaced by a high-power motor, the rate of fire, although not as good as Gatling, But it can also be called terrifying.
A young man with a slender figure but a pale face said to a middle-aged man.
"Dad, can Mr. Wu An be trusted? He didn't say anything and just asked us to go to such a far place to be dispatched by the local general. Isn't this a joke?"
The middle-aged man's pupils shrank as he watched the peaceful Datong River being cut open by warships, two waves churning up water.
"What did you say?"
The young man repeated it angrily, and finally looked at his father blankly.
The people nearby also heard what they were saying and looked over one after another. It was obvious that the middle-aged man's status among this group of people was considered to be highly respected.
The middle-aged man took a deep breath, glanced at everyone, and said slowly.
"Everyone present understands one thing. The general trend is coming like a rolling torrent. We alone cannot stop it. And why should we resist?"
After seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, he continued.
"I don't want to say much about Mr. Wu An. No one can guess his thoughts. I have been in contact with him a few times. I feel that his heart is as deep as the sea and his mind is as thoughtful as the sea. But one thing is that he is not the kind of person who is just for his own face. , someone who can start a war for some stupid reasons.”
Another young man said with a confused face, "Didn't he come to attack Goguryeo because a few caravans were destroyed?"
In an instant, everyone looked at the young man, with contempt and contempt in his eyes, as well as an expression of an idiot.
The middle-aged man ignored this idiot and continued, "Everyone here knows that our ancestors migrated from the Central Plains."
"We have a natural sense of belonging to the people of the Central Plains, so I think it is more appropriate to follow Mr. Wu An. The most important thing is..."
He paused, his eyes flashing.
"Don't you think that the scholar-officials in the royal city are almost dead? Don't you think that the scholar-officials in the royal city, except for Fuyu and us Central Plains people, are too redundant."
"Furthermore, don't you think that the power in the royal city is almost completely emptied by Wu Anjun, but after Wu Anjun ate a large portion, there was no movement again. If we can eat a small portion and strengthen the family, then we will not It’s a dream.”
Another middle-aged man touched his beard and said excitedly, "I have long disliked those people. They interfered with us and looked down on us just because they were from Buyeo. Hum, the days to come will be terrible." It's better."
After saying that, he was a little confused and said, "By the way, why can't we eat all the benefits that Mr. Wu An doesn't want?"
The middle-aged man who spoke first sneered.
"Aren't you going to inquire about information? I invited some generals from the Xia army to have a drink. They were very strict in their tone, but they still revealed some information about the Xia Kingdom."
"Jun Wu'an is the most powerful person in the entire Xia Kingdom. He controls 30% of the military power of the Xia Kingdom. But he has one characteristic, that is, he treats the people under his rule very well. The people under his rule are almost the most powerful in the Xia Kingdom. Rich people."
"If we eat all the profits, it means that the people of Goguryeo, Fuyu and the Central Plains will not get any benefits. I am afraid that it will defeat the original intention of Lord Wu An."
Everyone is busy
After admiring each other, they all felt that Mr. Wu An was crazy. A group of common people in Guizhou are nothing. They live at the bottom and are the most suitable for skinning.
If you don’t exploit them, who will you exploit? If the scholar-bureaucrats were not exploited, would it be possible for them to work in the fields themselves? Is it possible to become a merchant and go into business? Think too much.
The middle-aged man sneered and said, "Don't be too greedy. We scholar-bureaucrats are the cornerstone of the country, but we are not the sword of the country. When those in power want to touch us, we have almost no room to fight back. But if our interests with Lord Wu'an are They are unanimous and firmly support his ideas and actions. He would never do anything to us even if he thought about it."
The ideas of middle-aged people may not be recognized by everyone, but to a certain extent, they are easier to accept, and everyone has no other ideas.
If there were twenty families now, there would naturally be a lot of ideas, but now there are only two families and they are from the same nation, so it is naturally easier to unify their opinions.
When the warship slowly sailed into the sea, everyone present widened their eyes, and a large shadow enveloped everyone's heads.
"This, what is this????"
"Yeah~~~!"
"What~~~!"
If Yang Gan were here, he would think that the ancestors of this group of people were not from Yangcheng.
"Oh my god, what kind of monster is this?"
"Why, how come there is such a huge warship?"
After everyone was hoisted up with a crane, these scholar-bureaucrats were like Grandma Liu who had just entered the Grand View Garden, constantly looking around and touching here and there.
When he saw the things covered with oilcloth, the middle-aged man's trigeminal nerve beat nonstop, and he kept counting in his heart.
"Seventy killer weapons, this, this is simply a disaster. They are planning to destroy the country."
