"In my opinion, this world may not be Dayuan's. The Pu family may not be able to stay in Quanzhou for too long." Until he returned to the chicken coop, Su Heng, the second shopkeeper of the Su family, had not calmed down from the shock brought to him by Shao Wu. As soon as he got off the boat, he hurried to the residence of the head of the family to wake up and report.

"Second brother, sit down and talk slowly, how can you say this", the head of the Su family woke up and put down the account book in his hand and asked in a low voice.

"Brother Fang Kui and I entered Hong Kong in Quanzhou, first visited Pu Shoucheng, honored him with five hundred taels of silver, and successfully bought the road guide, and then went out of Quanzhou, entered Nanjianzhou, and then went to Fuzhou and Jianning Mansion to go around in a circle before entering Shao Wujun's ground, and just caught up with Shao Wujun what kind of "trade fair" he was holding, which opened his eyes......

Su Heng carefully described the scenery of various places, Shao Wu's fresh products, and the appearance and achievements of the army to the head of the family along the way, and summarized the governance situation in various places in one sentence, "Along the way, the officials of Dayuan stretched out their hands everywhere, and they didn't ask me where I went when they took the money. When I arrived at Shao Wujun, the situation was just the opposite, and the formalities were checked very seriously, that is, they didn't ask me for bribes."

"Prime Minister Wen is a well-known Qing official, and he is anxious to obtain the goods he needs from the outside world, and it is normal to be honest under his rule, there is nothing strange about it", without waiting for Su to wake up and speak, Su Gang, the young owner of the Su family, couldn't help but interject and said.

"Gang'er, let your second uncle finish his words, don't interject nonsense", the head of the Su family glanced at his son and scolded in a low voice.

"Yes" Su Gang shrugged, showing an indifferent attitude towards the elders' reprimand. The young man was anxious, and seeing the endless war on the landing, he had long wanted to organize a group of armor soldiers and land in the name of assisting the Song Dynasty. Even if he may not be able to turn the tide, he can still be the king of the land and make a meritorious career for the family.

"When I was in Shao Wujun, I happened to see Du Hu, a general under the command of Prime Minister Wen Cheng, with his soldiers, coming back from the Shipai Silver Field in Nanjianzhou, and Li Ying, the defender of Southern Jianzhou who surrendered to the Northern Yuan, was forced by the holy decree of the imperial court to have no choice, and he fought with Du Hu, and as a result, more than 10,000 troops were defeated by Du Hu's 2,000 men and horses, and there were more captured soldiers than Du Hu's subordinates. Su Heng smiled and recalled the grand occasion of watching the soldiers and horses of the captives enter the city that day, "Those prisoners were escorted by the captives who were much smaller than their own number, and they were all dejected. The people of Shaowu watched from the road, and the atmosphere was more lively than the New Year."

"Oh, aren't the people of Shao Wu war-weary"? Su Xing sat up straight unconsciously, and the corners of his forehead, which had been smoothed out by the years, flashed with a rare trace of excitement.

"Lord Wen has distributed all Shao Wu's land to the people, and if they don't collect the land endowment, can they still not face the Broken Army, once the Broken Army loses, the land in their hands will have to be divided by the Mongols." Su Heng patiently explained to the two heads of the family, old and young, that the policies implemented by Shao Wujun were different from those of the Great Song Dynasty, and from time to time added his own bystander feelings, "Those strategies are all unbelievable, and they are deeply supported by the people. Everyone said that if the Great Song Dynasty was like this, they would not let the Tartars cross the river at all. After several months of repair, now Tianxiang's troops are strong and strong, in my opinion, he does not send troops, not because he can't reach it, but because he is waiting for an opportunity. Just like last year, when he hid in Baizhang Ridge, he really hit a shot, and he must be imposing. ”

The head of the Su family nodded, if the situation was really as reported by Su Heng, where the Su family would go in the future would really have to be reconsidered. The chicken coop is located in the northeast of Iwoqiu Island (Taiwan, then known as Iwoqiu), and after the Mongols unified the country, the local tribes must choose between surrender and independence. Judging from the previous situation, there was little hope for independence, so the Su family had always refused to express support for the Great Song Dynasty floating on the sea. From the analysis of the intelligence brought back by Su Heng today, Zhongxing in the Great Song Dynasty may not be impossible, but in this process, how can the Su family ensure their own family interests without falling into the name of the Three Sus.

"Second uncle, what your father asked you to buy, is Prime Minister Wen willing to sell it", hearing that the Broken Army was once again broken by thousands, Su Gang's pride was much more restrained, and he secretly glanced at his father who was silent in thought, turned his head, and asked Su Heng.

Su Heng looked at the eager eyes of the young owner, beckoned his subordinates to offer a crossbow, and replied with a smile, "I bought twenty and came back, and Lord Wen also gave twenty of them, and seven were deducted by the Pu family, and the remaining thirty-three have all been handed over to the warehouse, not only that, but Lord Wen also personally promised to do business with us at the price of two hundred catties of saltpeter and a crossbow."

"You have seen the Prime Minister, he is willing to sell crossbows", hearing this, the head of the family was slightly stunned and asked hesitantly.

"I saw it, Lord Wen personally set up a family banquet to invite me and Langli Leopard Fang Kui, and asked his son to come out during the banquet, reciting the "Six Kingdoms" of the ancestors of our Su family, which gave everyone enough face. He seems to know the ins and outs of our two families very well."

"It doesn't seem to be as mysterious as the outside world legend, the kung fu of sending a crossbow is enough for me to shoot five arrows, and the range may not be able to dare to use a strong bow", Su Gang, the young owner, was young and anxious, grabbed a steel crossbow, and said while turning the handwheel on the crossbow.

"The young master has a point, but in the first army, how many people can shoot strong bows?" Su Heng turned his head and explained with a smile, "The biggest advantage of this kind of crossbow is that it requires less arm strength, and any soldier can become a crossbowman after a few months of training." In addition, please see ...... young master"

Su Heng took the steel crossbow from Su Gang and demonstrated it to the old and young generations of family heads, "After the string is opened, you can load the arrow on the mechanism in advance and lead it without firing." If in wartime, choose three teams of crossbowmen to line up in front of and behind and shoot them alternately. The density of the first shots definitely exceeded that of the bow and arrow, and at the moment this was the best way to deal with the Mongol cavalry charge."

'If I take a few thousand crossbowmen to ambush in the forest, and a group of Mongolian warriors walks into the ambush, in an instant, ten thousand crossbows ......are fired in unison,' the young family master, Su Gang, took the crossbow and thought to himself.

"When Master Chen (Chen Zijing) handed over the jade pendant to us, it is estimated that he had already reported it to Prime Minister Wen. Lord Wen sold us the steel crossbow, but he was not worried about the steel crossbow flowing out of our hands. What about the Fang family and the Pu family, what benefits have the two of them gained?" At this time, Su Xing admired Wen Tianxiang more and more, and couldn't wait to know all the relevant information.

"Master Wen expected that the crossbow given to us would be intercepted by the Pu family, and maybe it would be copied, but he didn't ask us not to let the Pu family get it. In the old Fang's place, Wen Tianxiang appointed the Fang family with the title of a sailor in charge of the Great Song Dynasty, and gave twenty crossbows and one hundred taels of gold. The leopard in the waves was so moved that he didn't ask for gold, but only took the crossbow with him, saying that sooner or later he would repay Lord Wen for his kindness."

"The leopard in the waves is not so thick, when did he promise Lord Wen to repay him, and how did he repay him?" Su Xing heard that his subordinates said that the Fang family had taken the lead in showing favor to Wen Tianxiang, and he was a little unconvinced.

"He didn't, and Master Wen didn't ask the Fang family to raise troops immediately. Just told him that the Great Yuan soldiers and horses were all in the south of the Yangtze River, and the north was empty, and if he led the water division to the north, he should mainly attack and harass. Robbing the Tartar is the best support for the Great Song Dynasty. Master Wen will ask people to record the merits of the Fang family and write an article. Let the Fang family be admired by all generations"!

"Good means, such a good thing to make a fortune and leave a name, will the old party not do it"? Wake up and slap the table, almost knocking the mahogany table down. The person in the distance can use such a means to make people unconvinced.

"In my opinion, Master Wen is not worried that the old man will not do it, and he is not afraid that the Pu family will copy his crossbow. On the way back, there was nothing to do, I dismantled a crossbow, and as a result...", Su Heng raised his hand and fell out of two or three small steel parts from the pocket in his sleeve, "As a result, after dismantling, some things can no longer be put back, and they can barely deal with it, but the range is greatly reduced, not even half of the original." Besides, those main steel parts seem to have to be burned by them Shao Wu himself. Unless someone can take Shao Wu and catch the craftsmen of each process one by one, otherwise, the more crossbows are used in the army, the greater the dependence on the broken army! ”

Hearing this, the face of the cheerful wake up just now suddenly turned sink, the teacup in his hand shook, and the hot water splashed on the floor at once.

Wen Tianxiang is not as simple as everyone imagined, just supported by his blood. With the description of the second Su Heng's scaly claws, Su Xing was keenly aware of this.

In the eyes of the head of the family, Juntian's exemption from taxation is just a means to win people's hearts. Most of those fields have no owners, and if Wen Tianxiang does not give them to the people, the people will also plant them. There are many mountains around Shaowu and little land, and the local grain alone cannot support an army, so Wen Tianxiang has the move to open up trade channels and encourage industry and commerce.

It is foreseeable that with the plundering of the territory controlled by the newly annexed army around him, Shao Wu will inevitably prosper rapidly in the short term. But after the prosperity, what will Wen Tianxiang do?

Is it really a good choice to tie the Su family to the chariot of the Broken Army early?

"Master Wen also asked me to bring you a message, saying that I understand the difficulties of the Su family being isolated overseas, and I don't force you to give up your family for the country. But I hope that one day, he can borrow five ships of two thousand materials from our family, and he will send ten craftsmen to teach us how to make crossbows", Su Heng saw that the master of the family was out of shape, and smiled to relieve the depression in his heart, "He said that he did not occupy a port at this time, and he had the intention to build a ship to escort him, so he wanted to make an agreement with our family, once he laid the sea mouth, we must send five lucky ships to the sea, rent, sell, and barter"?

"Buying a boat"? Awakening is even more surprising, Wen Tianxiang can be defeated from the empty pit, and the rapid rise in just half a year is already surprising, and the plan to buy a ship without a port in his hand is even more confusing.

"I didn't dare to agree, the old man laughed at our stinginess, but Master Wen didn't care, saying that there was not so much deposit in his hand, but he just asked people to build a ship model, and the paper pattern was calculated as an advance for us, saying that you can understand it as soon as you see the wooden boat sample." Su Heng carefully took out a silk cloth bag from the one that was close to him, opened it, and straightened the wooden boat shape the size of a palm. Before he could finish his work, his hand had been gently removed by the head of the house.

"Wait, second brother, have you shown this boat to the Pu family"? The head of the house asked cautiously.

"No, this ship model, the old party on the road wants to watch it for a few days, I dare not agree." Su Heng's answer was just as cautious, from the moment he took over the ship model, he already felt the difference between this ship and the other ship. In the Song Dynasty, there has always been a custom of making model drawings to be issued in various places, so the craftsmen of the large docks along the coast can understand the ship drawings. It is not surprising that there are a few ship models to play with, but Su Heng has never seen this ship model as delicate as this ship model on the table. Looking at the look of the head of the family, he continued to add, "Prime Minister Wen said that this ship was conceived by him in the days when Lao Fang and I were waiting for the steel crossbow to be baked, and it is similar to the Fu ship, but the rudder and mast ...... are simplified."

"Second, this is not simplification, you are gone, do you see this mast and sail, it is different from our hard sail, it is a soft sail, although the sail is large, high and on the top, in this way, the speed of the ship will be greatly accelerated, but it is also troublesome to operate, and more sail operators are needed. This hull ...... The tip is sharp and the bottom is steep, although it is not as stable as our current boat, but it is suitable for breaking waves. The head and tail are about the same height, stable and wind-resistant. And this rudder, like a wheel, drives the mechanism below, which is much less labor-saving than our original rudder", Su Xing used his big hand to dial the rudder designed by Wen Tianxiang according to the memory of the Fujian ocean-going wooden sea ship in later generations, and his words were full of admiration. "With these two things, his Pu family's boat will never be able to catch up with our Su family's boat. On the Western side, the time for his Pu family to run once, our Su family can run for one and a half trips. After a long time, his Pu family's fleet will have to drink the northwest wind"!

Su Xing had never been so excited, his eyes sprinkled out of the blue sea through the open window, as if he saw that the future Su family's fleet had left all the merchants in the South Seas far behind, especially the Pu family, who had developed by selling the Song family, was quickly thrown off by the Su family and declined.

"Second brother, you make another trip to the goods, send a cart of saltpeter over, find a village from the north of Fuzhou and sneak ashore, don't alarm Wang Jiweng, that traitor. Just tell Master Wen, thank him for lifting the Su family, and when he gets the sea, five new sea ships, I will give him for nothing"!

"Give it away for nothing", the young head of the family, Su Gang, was dizzy by his father's unpredictable attitude, and five new fortune ships were worth at least 200,000 taels of silver. Wen Tianxiang exchanged 200,000 taels of silver with a model, and this transaction was too cost-effective.

"Young master, the owner did the right thing, give it away for nothing, we won't suffer", the second shopkeeper Su Heng said with a smile, his eyes met the head of the family, and the two old foxes saw the eager flame in each other's eyes.

At this time, I will not join forces with Wen Tianxiang to make a friendship in the snow. Is it better to wait for him to become the climate and then go to the icing on the cake?

In the future, if Wen Tianxiang seizes a island, the sea trade of this island will be the Su family, and if Wen Tianxiang can keep the Song family in the southeast and southeast sea, the Su family will replace the Pu family and become the largest fleet at sea. If Wen Tianxiang drove the Tartars back to Jiangbei, they would be driven back to the Saiwai ....... There is no need to predict the future, and a magnificent sea will be displayed in front of everyone.

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