Although the Southern Song Dynasty is currently at war with Mongolia, many Song people actually don't care about the war, and even hate it.
Generally speaking, war is conducted either to gain benefits or to protect benefits.
For the Southern Song Dynasty, the cost of war was high, so it was better to make money from trade.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, the peace faction controlled the government for a long time. In addition to the official reasons, the main reason was that the gentry, people and merchants of the Southern Song Dynasty did not want to fight.
After all, if you go to war with the court, you will have to raise taxes. For the officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, fighting for the north with Mongolia is a waste of money and has little benefit, so most people don't care much.
Li Shijie only knew that there was a war in the north and that there was a person like Zhao Tai, but he actually didn't know much about Zhao Tai's deeds.
Hu Zhen followed Zhao Tai early, and he talked eloquently, from Zhao Tai's poisoning of Tuo Lei, to the beheading of Kuoduan in Xuzhou's battle formation, and the two times of breaking the siege of Feng. Finally, he said: "Kaifeng was besieged, and the Jin Kingdom The emperor asked for help from my commander-in-chief and named him the loyal king! My commander-in-chief knew that the Mongolian army was gathered in Kaifeng and could not rescue him directly, so he attacked from the west to the east, captured Shandong, surrounded Wei to rescue Zhao, and marched north to Hebei. Finally, he united with the Song Dynasty and invaded Kaifeng. ! Although it was a step late, it snatched food from the tiger's mouth and snatched Tokyo Bianliang from Mongolia! Now my commander-in-chief has occupied Shandong with tigers, and the old officials of the Jin Kingdom all follow my commander-in-chief. Shandong Li Fen also decided to kill him. My sister will marry my handsome man. Correct update @李Brother, I would like to ask such a hero, with such ability, and sitting in the land of Qilu, isn’t it worth investing?”
Hu Zhen spoke with great emotion and used a novel technique to narrate Zhao Tai's deeds, which made Li Shijie stunned for a while and made his heart surge.
After Zhou Rong heard this, he became excited and waved his fist and said: "Our loyal army may not be strong enough now, but with discipline we will definitely be able to withstand Mongolia and regain the mountains and rivers in the future. It's not a problem. Now as long as we invest a lot With a small amount of money, you can make friends with my family’s Jiedushi, and the investment is definitely worth it!”
The Li family was considered a top wealthy family in Taizhou, but in the Southern Song Dynasty, it was not ranked high.
In the Li family, which was not ranked first, Li Shijie had no chance of inheriting the family business. After listening to the two people's words, he felt that this was an opportunity to use small things to make big things happen.
If Zhao Tai can secure Shandong, the investment will definitely be worth it.
After all, with an area of 2,000 miles, the market is not small. After establishing a good relationship, the cost will definitely be recovered.
Thinking of this, Li Shijie nodded and said: "Although my uncle is not willing to build a shipbuilding workshop in Haizhou, I can find a way to find a few small workshops for you and go to Haizhou to help you build ships."
Hu Zhen and Zhou Rong looked at each other, with joy in their eyes, and quickly poured another glass of wine for Li Shijie, "Brother Li, let me toast you."
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Jinan.
When Hu Zhen was attracting investment in the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Tai arrived in Jinan with gifts.
When Li Fen learned that Zhao Tai was coming, he did not greet him personally. Instead, he asked Peng Huizu to lead a group of civil and military personnel to wait outside the city.
"Lao Peng, if Zhao Jieshuai marries a young lady, the two towns will become one family from now on," said a veteran.
Peng Huizu glanced at him and said with a strange smile: "We are indeed the same family!"
The veteran is a marshal of the Red Coat Army, his surname is Song Minglong. He heard something in Peng Huizu's words and couldn't help but frowned, "Old Peng, are you and the marshal hiding something from me? The marshal will leave a daughter like Miss, you won't ~”
Before he finished speaking, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from the distance. Peng Huizu quickly interrupted him, "Zhao Tai is here!"
Seeing this, Song Long stopped talking, but his face was a little unhappy.
Peng Huizu glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, Old Song, the commander will not do anything to the young lady."
Just as he was saying this, Zhao Tai and his entourage were approaching the pavilion on horseback. They found someone waiting, so they pulled their horses over.
"Hahaha~" Zhao Tai saw Peng Huizu standing outside the ten-mile pavilion and laughed heartily, "Old general, I haven't seen you for a few days. You are well. I miss you very much!"
Peng Huizu also smiled and said: "Thanks to His Highness, it's great!"
Zhao Tai got off his horse, held Peng Huizu's big hand, and shook it vigorously. It seemed that the relationship between the two was unusual. However, Peng Huizu was puzzled. He only followed Zhao Tai on one expedition and did not contribute anything in the process. The two were not close at all.
"Last time, the old general left in a hurry, so I'll pay him back. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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I didn't have time to discuss rewards for merit, but it doesn't matter. I brought everything the old general deserves! " Zhao Tai took Peng Huizu's hand, showed a harmless and hearty laugh, and then waved his hand, "Push the thing over. "
Li Xizhu then asked a few soldiers to push two carts. Peng Huizu probably wasn't a good guy, "Haha, I heard that the Southern Song Dynasty has cut off aid to His Highness. I guess the brothers in the Zhongyi Army must also be in difficulty. I don't think it's necessary!"
The territory occupied by Zhao Tai was inferior to Li Fen in terms of population and prefectures and counties. Without assistance from the Song Dynasty, his finances were very difficult.
Zhao Tai smiled slightly and opened the oilcloth on the car, revealing two wooden boxes. Li Xizhu immediately unlocked them. As soon as the boxes were opened, Peng Huizu felt a little dazzled. The surrounding Li Jun generals suddenly opened their mouths and were able to stuff a goose egg.
"This~~This~~" Peng Huizu looked surprised. The boxes were filled with treasures such as pearls, emeralds, and corals. They were worth a lot at first glance.
Zhao Tai smiled and said: "Last time, the old general went on an expedition with Gu. This is Gu's reward for the old general and the soldiers."
Peng Huizu's expression changed, and many Li Jun generals looked envious. They never expected that Zhao Tai would be so generous, which was much more generous than his own Marshal Li.
Peng Huizu was Li Fen's man, and if he wanted to be rewarded, it was Li Fen's reward. Zhao Tai was blatantly trying to win over him.
"How embarrassing!" Peng Huizu stared at it for a while and finally said.
Zhao Tai smiled slightly. He knew that Li Fen's deployment was the real difficulty. "This is what the old general deserves. Don't refuse."
Li Fen has 80,000 to 90,000 people under his command, many of whom are in the mountains. Many of them are the old men of the red-coated army who were once again in command. @精品\/书馆*First update~~
After Li Fen succeeded his father Li Quan and became their commander-in-chief, his own prestige was not enough to suppress these old commanders of his father's generation.
In order to consolidate his position and weaken the strength of the old commanders, Li Fen mainly provided money and food to his direct descendants, while giving Peng Huizu and others very little money and food.
When Peng Huizu was in Haizhou earlier, he had a conflict with Li Fen over money and grain, and insisted on trading with Zhao Tai.
After Zhao Tai captured Haizhou, Peng Hui's ancestral tribe was living in a tight situation. He originally thought that Zhao Tai was just giving him some money and food, but he didn't expect that it was two carts of treasures. He immediately accepted it without caring about Li Fen's feelings.
"Haha~" Peng Huizu laughed heartily, "Then I won't be polite and accept His Highness's kindness."
(I have had bad luck in the past two years. My child is just a little older, and Lao Taishan was diagnosed with cancer again. The updates are very unstable. I hope everyone understands. But don’t worry, the book will be finished and there will be no eunuchs.)
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