Chapter 442 Let's go and cause some trouble for the golden man

Chapter 442 Let's go and cause some trouble for the golden man

Zhao Liangsi, the master of the country, was almost escorted by the Jin soldiers to Xingcheng. He had just left Zhongjing, and Wanyan Aguda woke up. He asked Zong Han about the recent battle situation and followed the eight-character policy: the destruction of Liao was completed and he was ready to attack Song.

Immediately, Aguda fell into a coma again - this time he never woke up again until he died of illness in September.

When Zhao Liangsi arrived at Xingcheng Wharf, he saw the boatmen on his boat chatting with several Bohai people in the shed. The boatmen were only talking loudly about what happened at Dengzhou Wharf. The recent incident of organizing the flower-armed guild was being vigorously exaggerated.

Zhao Liangsi was worried. When he saw Gangshou, he was chatting with someone in the shack. He quickly greeted him: "Li Gangshou, is the fresh water on the ship complete and set sail quickly?"

When the Jin soldiers who were escorting Zhao Liangsi saw that Zhao Liangsi had already joined him and were hesitating whether to leave, the head of the gang walked out of the shack and greeted him: "Brothers, I have worked hard all the way. Boss, give each brother a bowl of wine, and settle my account."

The Jin soldiers immediately smiled happily and quickly bowed to the head of the gang: "You guy can be someone else, thank you."

The shop owner came out and greeted the soldiers to sit down on the side of the road. The head of the gang added another sentence: "Cut one pound of beef and one pound of steamed bun for each of your brothers, and make up my account."

Before the soldiers thanked him, Gangshou bowed and greeted Zhao Liangsi: "Master Zhao might as well come and have some food too. After getting on the boat, I can only eat cold food."

Zhao Liangsi sat absent-mindedly in the shack, drinking hot tea while staring at the dock, thinking about how to explain to Tong Guan.

The people of Liao were not good at sailing. The Xingcheng Wharf here did not build long anti-boats and neat berths like those of Dengzhou and Haizhou. There was only a slightly flat ground and several wooden trests. The boat Zhao Liangsi was riding in was large and could not reach the shore. He could only be parked in the sea far away. He also needed to rely on a ferry boat when boarding the ship. Of course, because it was not professional and the pier did not have professional ferry facilities, although Zhao Liangsi was anxious, he could only wait here and wait for the head of the gang to find a boat that was willing to ferry.

There were not many cargo ships in the former Liao port that had just been occupied by the Jin people. After a war, few merchants came here to take risks. Therefore, there were no professional dock workers here, and hundreds of Bohai people who were doing odd jobs on the docks. Although they heard the crew of Dengzhou talk about the Huafangzi Guild, they didn't yearn for envy. Their port was closed in winter, and the docks could not be used for half a year. Professional dock loading and unloading workers did not exist, so they didn't care about participating in the guild.

In Liaodong in the second month of the lunar calendar, the land had just melted for a while, and there were still snow everywhere in the shade of many places. Countless shacks were built along the small dock area. Most of these shacks were made of logs, and many shacks did not even have four walls. This construction method is very convenient for resting men to observe the situation on the dock at any time to take on time in order to take on work. Therefore, most of the men gathered here were men who worked hard, resulting in a strong smell of sweat filling the nose.

Through the open space of the shack, Zhao Liangsi saw that the mountain-like logs were piled up not far from the wharf, and these logs had not even been peeled off. They piled up on the shore, as if waiting for sale. Several merchants in the shack were trying their best to sell these logs to Gangshou, and Gangshou was just an absent-minded response.

Zhao Liangsi's dull eyes turned to the sea, and his boat was anchored not far away. At this time, there were countless logs tied into rows on the sea surface, covering the nearshore, leaving only a narrow passage deep into the sea.

Zhao Liangsi asked subconsciously: "Why are there so much wood?"

Zhao Liangsi didn't expect to answer this, but the head of the gang was absent-minded just now because he had been observing Zhao Liangsi. When he heard the other party's question, he immediately said: "Sir, this is a common phenomenon in Liaodong. People in Liaodong went deep into the deep mountains and old forests in winter to cut wood, use the snow to cut the wood down the slope from the mountain, wait for the spring to bloom and the river to freeze, and then wove the wood into a raft and transport it downstream to the dock area for operation. These woods are newly transported..."

After a moment of pause, Gang looked at Jin Bing who was squatting on the roadside to eat and drink and asked in a low voice: "Do you want to make some money?"

"What?" Zhao Liangsi asked confusedly.

Gangshou replied in a low voice: "This batch of wood is to be transported to Haiyang. I heard that the Jin people are building ships there. However, the Jin people like to pay with swords, guns and beatings. If they really want to transport the wood to Haiyang, they might not make much money. So the merchants just now discussed with me to sell this batch of wood to us... Are you interested in making a profit on the way? Without any big deal, tie the rafts to our ship, drag them out of the port, and hand them over to our escort warships on the sea, and get a sum of money for nothing."

Zhao Liangsi didn't care about such a small amount of money. If he could help Tong Guan handle Yan Yun's business, he would have enough money to buy a few ships. But the next round trip would require Gangshu to work hard, so Zhao Liangsi nodded with ease: "Gangshu, I've already rested. What you want to do, hurry up and let's set off right away..."

The head of the gang received permission and quickly turned around and agreed with several Bohai merchants: "Everyone, this batch of wood is just a small amount of money. How much wood you have collected this year? I have included all the price. The price will be as discussed just now. Do you like to pay the money in Dengzhou or local delivery.

If it is local delivery, then the wood is tied on the ship and we will start counting points. However, the sea is vast and the wood is not necessarily safely transported to Dengzhou, so the number will be discounted. However, if you pay in Dengzhou, then, how much will it arrive on the shore, we will deliver it according to the actual number... What, if you can't get the Dengzhou landing certificate, it doesn't matter, come to me, I'll get it for you, I'll guarantee it..."

After some discussion, several Bohai merchants decided to leave a few companions to stay in the local area, and the rest of the merchants wanted to go to Dengzhou to see it. It would be even better if they could buy some goods in Dengzhou. It would be better. It would be no problem to bring back to Zhongjing to earn several times the money.

That night, under the cover of Bohai merchants, hundreds of dock workers drove the wooden discharge out of the port. When they encountered a waiting warship on the outer sea, Zhao Liangsi was quickly transferred to another ship. His original boat and Gangshou continued to sail towards Dengzhou under the tow of the warship.

The new boat was a fast sailboat with a hundred materials, and the boat was much faster. Zhao Liangsi had no complaints about this. The new boat landed in Bazhou in one day. Zhao Liangsi had no time to report to Tong Guan, so he wrote a memorial first, and sent a express delivery at the post station to the court for the negotiation results. Then he set off to Xiongzhou to pay homage to Tong Guan. When he arrived at Tong Guan, the court's reply also came: the court issued an edict to collect "Yanyun tax money".

When Tong Guan saw Zhao Liangsi, he smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao has made merit. Our family spent more than 50 million guan to settle Fang La. One Yanyun only spent one million guan. It's worth it. The official heard that the price was saved even the bargaining price, so he said that Zhao Qing's family was capable of doing things... However, the official thought that if he could persuade the Jin Kingdom to return the area of ​​Yunzhou in Xijing (Datong in Shanxi) to us, it would be worth it. The Jurchens, the group of local bullies, had no idea of ​​money. If we wanted another Yunzhou, he would probably not be able to offer any price."

Zhao Liangsi followed the imperial edict and turned around and negotiated with the Jurchens. This time the fast sailing ship sent him to Haiyang, and the ship was then seized by the Jin people. Zhao Liangsi repeatedly decided that for the sake of his money to the Jin Kingdom, the Jin people exchanged him another ship, but the fast sailing ship was still detained. It was just that the crew was sent back.

Zhao Liangsi was helpless and did not want to get involved anymore, so he landed on the shore and headed towards Zhongjing, leaving the crew waiting at the dock. When he arrived at Zhongjing Prefecture, the atmosphere in Zhongjing Prefecture was a bit solemn. Zong Han had not met Zhao Liangsi for two days. After Zhao Liangsi bribed the officials of the inn, he learned that there was a conflict on the Goryeo border.

According to officials from the inn, the Jin Kingdom originally asked for 500,000 shi of grain from Goryeo, but Goryeo had agreed last year. This spring, the flowers bloomed and the rivers blew away. The Jin Kingdom sent a team of 100 people to Goryeo to urge grain. Unexpectedly, Wang Shu, the Marquis of Tongyi, called on officials to refuse to hand over the grain. The Jin soldiers were always arrogant and wanted to kill Wang Qiao on the spot to establish their authority. Unfortunately, Wang Qiao lost 100 guards and fled into his fiefdom. He immediately gathered troops in the fiefdom and called for "clearing the monarch."

This was a time when there was no connection between the green and yellow. At this time, almost all places in the north were short of food, and the people of Goryeo were unwilling to give their last food to others. Wang Qiao called out, not only the farmers of Goryeo responded, but even the nobles of Goryeo responded. The arrogant Jin soldiers were adding fuel to the fire at this time, and all in and out attacked Wang Qiao's territory. They did not want to be ambushed by Wang Qiao, and the whole army was in the valley.

As soon as the Jin soldiers left, Goryeo changed his face. The powerful minister Li Ziqian rebelled against Wang Qiao's army and appointed Wang Qiao as the commander of the Northern Army to preside over the anti-Jin matter. Perhaps Li Ziqian was thinking that the Jin people were powerful and asked Wang Qiao to die. Unexpectedly, Wang Qiao actually took over the position and led his generals to the Yalu River to send him posts everywhere to summon the northern army.

Originally, the Jin Dynasty did not look at such a small country at the beginning. When encountering such a small riot, the Jin people sent a team of thousands of people at most, and the problem was solved. But the time Wang Qiao chose was really good. The Jin people just took Yanyun, and it was just when the Qinghuang was not in the process. A large number of young and strong men were in the army and were counting on Goryeo's 500,000 stones of grain and grass. Suddenly, Goryeo no longer provided grain and grass, but instead wanted to fight with the Jin Dynasty, but the Jin army was unable to dispatch because there was no food.

For this reason, Zonghan has been discussing with the secret envoy of the powerful Goryeo minister Li Ziqian for several days, forcing and tempting the other party to suppress Wang Qiao, so Zhao Liangsi had to leave it aside...

Not to mention that Zhao Liangsi was waiting for Zong Han's reception in Zhongjing, in Dengzhou, he received an edict to collect "Yanyun tax money" sent by 800 miles in a hurry. He was discussing with Zong Ze, Diao Hui, Huang Yu and others. In this last generation, not only did the officials lose respect to the emperor, but even the people were full of contempt for the government's rebellion.

"I actually asked the people to pay for money to buy the country for the government... This, this, you guys, have you heard of it before?" Zong Ze now talks about "whoever invests, whoever benefits" - it's all about time-honored.

"Can you not pay it?" Shishi was silent. Even a thousand years later, China Telecom, China Airport, etc., the construction fee was paid by the people. When the dividends were distributed, the people who never considered investing, and when the operator drank 10,000 yuan of Lafite wine, they did not want the people to taste a drop. This is what the people in the Song Dynasty felt sorry for investors.

Diao Hui coughed: "It will be paid anywhere else. We don't collect tax money, which seems very... Besides, this is also a good thing. The two attacks on Liao have cost more than ten million yuan. The accumulation of the Song Dynasty has been consumed for two hundred years, and there is no army in the entire north. It is also a good thing for the people to understand this matter so much. Don't bother, pay the money quickly, let's understand this matter as soon as possible."

Huang Yu sighed and said with a disgust as if he was sent to the beggar, "Yes, the family's wealth has been empty during the two Northern Expeditions. The government has been trying to make Buddhist and Taoism recently, such as not calling temples in the world, and the 'Da Xiangguo Temple' is called 'Da Xiangguo Temple' and so on... Now all the treasuries are empty, and the rats in the Ministry of Revenue's money treasury are moving, so he can't take out the money by himself. Let's hand over the money quickly and don't let the government trouble."

Shi Cheng was silent for a moment, waved to the spy who had just arrived in Dengzhou, and asked: "What have you seen in Xingcheng? I heard that you have brought back a few Bohai merchants?"

"Armatures", the spy replied: "The Jin army has been gathering but has not dispersed, so its control over various places has weakened. There are no formal troops or naval troops on the Xingcheng Wharf, but the Jin people who collected food, grass and horses came to several times during our stay. There are almost no young and strong people in their twenties or thirties on the Wharf, and some of them are just men in their early thirties.

Also, I heard that the northern part of the Jin Dynasty was unstable last winter. The Goryeo people went deep into the blank area left after the Jin Dynasty evacuated and occupied the abandoned military camps to farm. This spring, the Jin people went to expel them and several conflicts occurred in succession...

By the way, the Jin people were building ships. I heard that Haiyang and Fuzhou were building ships. Fuzhou was built by the Shu Jurchens, and Haiyang was built by the Liao prisoners. The Jin people needed a huge amount of wood, and it was estimated that the number of ships needed to build was quite large..."

"Can't you find out the number of the Jin people gathered?" Shi Chuan asked again.

"The people on the dock know not much. I only heard that the Jin people divided a soldier to Yunnei, the Xijing Prefecture of the Liao Kingdom last year. A few years ago, I heard that the old emperor of the Liao Kingdom sent another soldier to Yunzhou near Jiashan, and then sent the army to Yanyun. I heard that the Jin people sent three troops out in a row, and the Zhongjing Prefecture also assembled an army of about 100,000."

Shi Chuan nodded: "These 100,000 troops should be prepared to deal with the Song Dynasty. Goryeo's troubles will not affect this army. The Jin people only need to retreat from Yanyun, and the food they plundered is enough to support the operation of the army... The Goryeo people care about my life and death. Let's let Gaoli make trouble. Let's go over and cause some small trouble for the Jin people."

"What's the trouble?" Zong Ze asked with wide eyes.

Shi Chuan turned to Diao Hui: "Mr. Tongzong, the Jin people are building ships, I cannot allow it. The owner of this sea area is only us. Not long ago, I sent a fast sailboat to Haiyang. The Jin people had long coveted our fast sailboat. They would definitely seize the ship and force our crew to teach them how to manipulate the ship. However, when Zhao Liangsi returns, our crew will definitely return it. At that time, we will know the situation in Haiyang Port. I am going to put on makeup and pirates attack Haiyang and snatch everything that can be stolen, such as shipbuilders, treasures, and those that cannot be stolen can be set off, so that the Jin people cannot make a ship. The documents for sending troops need to be attached to the Tongzong, please allow it."

Zong Ze premiered support: "What are you waiting for? Regardless of whether the Jin people have malicious intentions or not, if they build a ship, Dengzhou will be threatened."

Huang Yu, who was a big tea merchant, added: "The shipping in Dengzhou will also be divided into a piece of pie."

Diao Hui hesitated: "The Song and Jin allies, our warships have a special shape. How could the Jin people not recognize them when they see them..."

Shi Chuan replied: "At this time, it's time to bring Zhang Heng back. This guy was originally a pirate in Dengzhou. He was very good at robbing by fire, so let him do it."

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