The combat meeting in the study of the Zhao Mansion lasted until the second half of the night.

Zhao Hao and the members of the command brainstormed and quickly formulated a set of emergency canvassing plans.

At present, the number of votes on the shipping side is twenty, and on the premise of not being poached, only three more votes can ensure a majority.

So where do these three votes come from?

First of all, because of the high arch, the eleven votes of Henan, Shanxi, and Huguang should be excluded.

After removing the six votes from Jiangbei, which had a vital interest in Caoyun, only four votes from Shandong, two votes from Guangdong, and two votes from Beizhi could be tried.

But after careful analysis, the hometowns of the two in Beizhili, the Daimyo Mansion and Cangzhou also rely on Cao Yun to live. Both of them dare not invest in shipping...... The court meeting is a secret vote, and the hometown fathers and elders know about it, but they want to dig up their ancestral graves.

In the same way, the Daqing River in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, is connected to the Grand Canal, which is the transportation hub of the Grand Canal in a broad sense, and the rise and fall are synchronized with the canal, so Yin Shidan, a waiter from Jinan, Shandong, will also not vote for shipping.

"So, there is no hope for the officials from Shandong?" Everyone was a little desperate after listening to the analysis, there are only two Guangdong barbarians left, and it is not enough to pull them all over.

In addition, smuggling is rampant in Guangdong, far surpassing that of Fujian and topping the whole country. How big the interests here are, how determined the two Guangdong barbarians are to oppose Jiangnan shipping. If they could have pulled it over, they would have pulled it over a long time ago, so why wait until now?

"You can't say that." Zhao Hao shook his head, Shandong is a province with a large population that cannot be avoided by sea, and it is also the most economically developed province in the north of the Ming Dynasty. The Jiangnan Group's intelligence collection on the province is still very good.

He looked at Sun Dawu, who rummaged through it knowingly and hung up a map of the Shandong Chengxuan Political Envoy.

This map of Shandong is several times larger than that of Shandong Province in later generations.

In addition to the well-known Shandong territory, the three eastern provinces of later generations and the area around Sakhalin Island in the Outer Khingan Mountains were also drawn on the map.

This is not a map to open up the territory, but at this time, the Ming Dynasty set up the Nuer Gandu Division and the Liaodong Capital Division in the northeast and the outer Xing'an Mountains to rule. The Nurkan Metropolitan Division is under the control of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, and the Liaodong Metropolitan Division is subordinate to the Shandong Chengxuan Political Envoy Division.

But that's not the point right now. Zhao Hao used a wooden stick to point at the big Shandong map, the big canal marked red in the lower left corner.

"Even if you don't count Liaodong, just talk about Shandong itself," I only heard Zhao Gongzi say in a deep voice: "The Grand Canal only brushes the Luxi area, and it has an impact on the Luzhong and Ludong areas." ”

"Because the Luzhong Hills east of the Grand Canal block the rich Jiaolai Plain, the possibility of using the Grand Canal." As he spoke, he pointed to the Jiaodong Peninsula and said, "So for the people in this area, the Grand Canal has no effect at all, what does it matter to them whether they live or die?" ”

Everyone couldn't help but feel shocked, Zhao Gongzi's thinking was indeed right.

"The four officials in Shandong, in addition to Yin Shilang, one is from Laizhou Mansion, one is from Qingzhou Mansion, and the other is from the military household of Tielingwei, the capital of Liaodong." Zhao Hao showed a smile that everyone couldn't understand and said, "The last three are all we can fight for." ”

"But the people of Caoyun proposed to reopen the Jiaolai River, I am afraid that the two of Laizhou and Qingzhou will support it...... "Tang Fatzi scratched his head and said: "After all, the Jiaolai Canal beat them there." ”

"How long will it take for the Jiaolai River to be repaired?" Zhao Liben sneered and said: "What's more, Caoyun's gang is simply using Jiaolai River as an emergency night pot." As soon as the Grand Canal is repaired, it will be left far behind. Those two old Jiaodong nephews are now being fooled by Caoyun's people, as long as they can calm down and think about it, they will know that we are not lying. ”

"That's right!" Xu Wenbi clapped his hands excitedly and said: "That's too cost-effective for the people of Jiaodong." Xingshi mobilized the public to open the Jiaolai River, but the result could only be used for two years! Isn't this a cheat? They want the old folks to poke their backbones, so just support their plan! ”

"Yes, let's visit these two tomorrow," Zheng Ruozeng, a celebrity who has no official status, is the most suitable for being a broker.

Saying that, he looked at Zhao Hao and said, "But it's not appropriate to be empty-handed, right?" ”

"If they are willing to vote for us, Jiangnan Group can promise to set up a transshipment port in Jiaozhou Bay and Laizhou Bay, and carry them every year, with a cargo quota of no less than 200 ships." Zhao Hao waved his hand and said generously:

"If they can trade more than two hundred ships, of course it will be better, we will cover it all!"

Shandong's silk weaving, cotton spinning, and porcelain industries are all among the best in the north, and Zhao Gongzi would like to pull them on his own boat.

"Well, in that case, they should be tempted." Zheng Ruozeng felt a great increase in confidence.

"Mr. Kaiyang should pay attention to his body." Zhao Hao looked at Zheng Ruozeng quite worriedly, although there was a doctor from Jiangnan Hospital accompanying him for health care, and Zheng Ruozeng himself was a famous doctor, he was always worried about this old gentleman who had done his best.

"Don't worry, Childe, the old man has been in good health recently." Zheng Ruozeng's heart warmed, Zhao Gongzi's unusual concern for him, he could still feel it.

"What about Liaodong Tieling?" Everyone turned their attention to the name plate of 'Huang Xuehai in the Left of Engineering'.

Liaodong is outside the Guan, and it has a woolen relationship with the canal? No matter how Huang chooses this Huang Zhizhi, he will not fall into the complaints of the villagers. Moreover, he is the official of the Sixth Branch, and the governor of Shandong does not dare to put pressure on him.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Gongzi and the officials had formed a lot of bonds, it would have been easier to convince him.

"Coincidentally, this Huang gave advice to us in Kunshan County, He County Cheng is the same township and the same department, although later people were born into the Jinshi, we Lao He tried repeatedly, so we could only provoke Kunshan. However, there were few officials from Liaodong, and they never broke off contacts. ”

"Before leaving, Lao He wrote a letter and asked me to bring it to him. When I went back, I asked Secretary Ma to find out. Zhao Hao scratched his head and said: "We can also compare Jiaolai, and also ensure their annual transportation volume of 200 ships, so that the old iron in the Northeast can also sell some mountain goods to improve." ”

As he spoke, he searched for it on the map, and the wooden stick was pointed at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula and said: "The location, just put it in Jinzhouwei, Lushun and Dalian are as they choose." ”

"Okay." The crowd responded excitedly. The seemingly hopeless and chaotic situation made Zhao Gongzi peel off the cocoon, and it suddenly became clear.

Zhao Hao also formulated a different plan of action for the two Cantonese officials. And set up five attack teams, led by everyone present, to conquer the five officials separately.

As for Zhao Gongzi himself, he is still young, and his face is too tender. These five officials are not shareholders of Xishan Company, and they have no dealings with him, so he is really not suitable to be a lobbyist. It's better to be in the middle at home.

It wasn't until the rooster crowed that Zhao Hao completed all the deployments.

In the study, Zhao Gongzi's voice resounded categorically: "There are still three days before the court meeting, three days, these five people must be won, and this son will not accept defeat!" ”

"And beware of being dug into the corner." Zhao Liben added.

"Understood!" Everyone roared away, and what followed was a hectic three days.

When it was time to send everyone away, Zhao Hao and Zhao Liben sat down in the courtyard and looked up at the morning star in the sky.

The old man can finally light a cigarette and swallow the smoke happily.

"It is estimated that in the next two days, Lao Xi'er will send someone over to talk." Zhao Liben was too addicted, and said: "Actually, Yang Yupo is still very good at being a person, I guess I didn't expect you to react so quickly this time." ”

"If it weren't for the fact that I ate two deflated meals today, my grandson would still be in the dark." Zhao Hao rested his elbows on the steps, looked at Chang Gengxing in the eastern sky and said: "Now that I think about it, Zhang Xianggong went to Changping, mostly to remind me that it was Lao Xi'er who calculated me, not him." ”

"Hey, almost." Zhao Liben couldn't help laughing and said: "This Zhang Taiyue is a little interesting, as if he is afraid of offending you." What, could it be that he has a crush on you? ”

The old man touched his chin and said, "Well, his female doll is still very good." But I'm still resolute in standing up for it. ”

"Ahem...... Zhao Gongzi couldn't help but be embarrassed, and couldn't help crying and laughing: "Grandpa, let's get down to business." ”

"What the old man said is the right thing." Zhao Liben smiled and patted his head, then let go of his grandson and said, "Lao Xi'er sent someone, do you see it or not?" ”

"Nope." Zhao Hao shook his head and said.

"What, are you really angry?" The old man glanced at Zhao Hao strangely.

"It's basically pretending to be for yourself to see." Zhao Hao didn't blush and said: "I really want to make this deal with Lao Xi'er, everyone takes what they need, and Tong Su is not bullied." ”

"But we really can't sign the alliance under the city." After speaking, he said: "Whether you bow your head or not is second." The point is, even if we want to regain the high arch, this favor must be given to the high beard! If we don't negotiate a non-aggression pact with Beardbeard, how can we rest assured that he will come back? ”

"Yes, the good grandson is very sober-minded." Zhao Liben took a puff of cigarette with relief, spit out a string of smoke rings and said: "Whether to let the tall beard owe us a favor or owe Lao Xi'er a favor, the difference here is too big." ”

Saying that, the old man smiled and said: "Actually, there is a very simple way, you go to Li Chunfang again and tell him that either you support shipping, or you will promise Lao Xi'er to close the door and put the high arch." It is estimated that Li Shoufu will change his attitude. ”

"That is, Li Shoufu tree is from the tightness of love." Zhao Hao answered, but secretly rolled his eyes, and said in his heart What kind of bad idea is this? If you offend Li Chunfang, you will offend Lao Xi'er and completely offend Gao Huzi, I'm afraid that even Zhang Juzheng will offend her.

"The old man is teasing you, don't really go to him." Zhao Liben extinguished the cigarette ash on the steps, stood up according to Zhao Hao's head and said, "Hurry up and go to sleep, otherwise it will be dawn." ”

"It's dawn." Zhao Hao smiled bitterly, straightened his hair bun, and then got up and helped his grandfather into the bedroom.

Originally, the Ye family lived in the house, but after Zhao Xiancheng got married, she didn't want the bride to see embarrassment, so she moved out, so the old man could only stay in the empty house alone.

Fortunately, there are four big girls waiting for them, and they won't freeze their feet at night.