The rain was pouring down, and an unknown hidden bay on the sea surface of Zhang'an Town, Taizhou, was covered by a bleak rain and fog.

The harbor is crooked, the road forks in the road, and dozens of ships without any flags and signs are hidden in it, and people who are not familiar with the local sea cannot enter at all.

On the bow of the ship, the guards in rainheads shrank one by one, rubbing their hands and stamping their feet, cowering from the cold.

"These golden people, one in front of them and one behind their backs, have obviously reached a peace agreement, why did they go south across the river and use troops against my Great Song Dynasty?"

In a cabin, Zhao Gou walked around the cabin uneasily, sweat on his forehead.

At this moment, he was restless, coarse clothes, and dressed as an ordinary person. Several ministers around him were all dressed as ordinary people, all of them were pale and silent.

"Your Highness, Zhang Tiling has a military intelligence report."

The forbidden army came in, with a look of surprise on his face.

"Hurry up and let him in!"

Zhao Gou stopped abruptly and turned his head, his face flushed.

"Chen Haishi draws Zhang Gongyu to see His Royal Highness."

"Tell me, what's going on outside?"

Zhao Gou's face couldn't hide the urgency.

If the Jin people pursued him again, he might have to flee further south, to Fuzhou, Quanzhou, or even Guangzhou.

"Your Royal Highness, Fanzi burned Mingzhou and Lin'an City, pursued the Empress Dowager Longyou to Jiangxi, and moved troops to attack Hunan. Fanzi broke Tanzhou, slaughtered the city and returned to the north, and was blocked by Han Shizhong, the envoy of western Zhejiang, at the mouth of the sea. In the battle of Huang Tiandang, our army won first and then lost, the sea ships were destroyed, and Fanzi was also killed and wounded......"

Before Zhang Gongyu finished speaking, Zhao Gou had already interrupted his words.

"Tell me, what's going on out there? Did the Jin people retire? ”

Qin Hui also hurriedly urged: "Zhang Tiling, tell me quickly, has Fanzi withdrawn?"

Zhang Gongyu hurriedly stopped, and immediately replied: "Your Highness, ladies and gentlemen, Fanzi has gone north a few days ago. The lower official also waited for the news of Fanzi's decision to leave before he came to report to His Majesty and His Royal Highness, and asked His Highness to punish him. ”

In fact, as soon as Wanyan Zongbi's army withdrew, he came back to report the news, but because of the bad weather and pirates, Taizhou was still some distance from the mouth of the Yangtze River.

"Qin Hui, you quickly go and report to Your Majesty, just say that the Jin people have withdrawn their troops, and his condition will be better!"

Qin Hui left in a hurry, and everyone in the cabin was smiling, but Zhao Ding sighed secretly.

When a Jin man went south, he made these Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers lose their ground, and their hearts were pounding, and such a court made people pitiful and pathetic.

If the Jin people continue to go south, these Great Song monarchs and ministers don't know whether they want to blend in with the people or continue to flee south.

"Zhang Gongyu, did the Jin people cross the river and evacuate Yangzhou?"

Huaizuo Town, Yangzhou City, the gateway to the south of the Yangtze River, if it has been occupied by the Jin people, I am afraid it will be a problem for the henchmen. Moreover, the importance of Huai salt to the weak taxation of the Great Song Dynasty is self-evident.

"Back to His Royal Highness, the Jurchen army has retreated north by sea ship, and now it is the puppet Qi Liu Yu's department that remains in Yangzhou. In the opinion of the ministers, they may have to loot and loot on both sides of Jinghu Lake, and then leave. ”

Zhao Gou sat down and nodded slightly.

"These fans, when will they stop!"

"Your Highness, rest assured, Fanzi suffered a big loss in Jiangnan this time, and it is estimated that he will not go south again. His Royal Highness can return to Lin'an Mansion with peace of mind. ”

Zhao Gou nodded, Qin Hui's words, but they spoke to his heart. The golden man is like a wolf and a tiger, and it is better not to go south.

"Your Highness, having said that, Yang Mi is also bloody and bloody in Dongting Lake. In the long run, this Sichuan will be like a feudal town. ”

Zhu Shengfei's disappointing words made Zhao Gou frown again.

"Yang Mi's matter, let's talk about it when I go back to Lin'an Mansion. I don't want to stay in this place for a day!"

"I don't want to stay in this place for a day!"

In the cabin of another ship, hearing the news of the retreat of the Jin soldiers, Zhao Ji, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, turned red, sat up suddenly, and the sickness just now was swept away.

"Go and tell Your Highness, let him arrange it immediately, and when the rain stops, return to Lin'an Mansion immediately!"

Although Lin'an City was burned, it was the palace of the second southward migration, and it could not be because the Jin people retreated and Lin'an City was burned, and the third southward move to the west was to be carried out. In that case, wouldn't it be to lose the hearts of the people of the world?

In the lobby of the Xuanfu Division in Hebei, Wang Song sat on a chair with a solemn face.

"Xianggong, the Jurchens broke Yangzhou, crossed the river, and slaughtered Mingzhou and Lin'an Mansion, and Jiangnan is afraid to be in chaos."

The Jin people crossed the river and attacked, and the Song room fled to the sea. Fortunately, the coastal islands are vertical and horizontal, the terrain is complex, and the Great Song Dynasty sailors continue to harass, so Jin Cai did not succeed.

The Song dynasty ceded the land of Huaibei, the Jin people went south to cut off the sea route, and the ships prepared by Huang Shishun had no way to send them to the land of Hebei.

The 20 sea ships and 30 warships, Huang Shishun has been properly contacted, and they are all produced in the three prefectures of Zhang, Quan, and Fu in Fujian. 50 warships, spread to several shipyards, plus some shipyards have some inventory, there is not much problem.

Huang Shishun is worthy of being a giant businessman at home, and he specially recruited a group of sailors, all of whom have been veterans of the sea for many years, so that they can be used for going to sea.

"These thieves, burning, killing and looting, one day, they will have to pay the price!"

Seeing Li Ruo's indignant appearance, Wang Song couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Who told us that we don't have many ships at sea and can't withstand a big war?"

Li Bao said stupidly, his expression was very unwilling.

"Xianggong, have you ever thought that going south along the canal and occupying the land of Lianghuai can not only restore Cao Yun and control the Huai salt production area, but also occupy the estuary, establish a maritime division, and control maritime trade. Kill three birds with one stone, why not do it"

Huang Xin's voice did not fall, and Huang Zong, who came back to report on his work, also praised: "The Huang family is worthy of being a giant merchant on the sea, and they know a lot about the overseas trade of our Great Song Dynasty. Xia Guan admired. ”

Huang Xin's face flushed slightly, and she also saluted: "Between the shallow and ugly body of the concubine, the class has an axe, which makes everyone laugh."

Wang Song praised: "The virtuous sister is well-informed and versatile, she is really a heroine among women, and a strange woman in the world." Don't be humble. ”

By opening up the sea route along the Huaishui, it can not only receive the ships purchased by Huang Shishun, but also establish a huge sea and river fleet; It can also control natural harbors such as Banqiao Town, Mizhou, and carry out maritime trade.

As long as he controls the land of Lianghuai, Huai Yan can be controlled in his hands, and the problem of salary and silver, which is a headache for him, can also be alleviated a lot.

The benefit of boiling the sea, the two Huai are the most, and there is the name of "the world's great plan to look up to the southeast, and the southeast plan to look up to the south". Huai salt plus the solution of salt, the tax can account for more than sixty percent of the Great Song Dynasty's wealth.

It's just that in this way, you have to confront Jin Ren and his "pseudo-Qi" Liu Yu head-on, and you have to fight with the spirit of twelve points.

Of course, the most important thing is food.

"In addition to Huai salt, Lianghuai is also the granary of the world. The age of Huainan Road Caoyun is about 1.3 million stones, plus more than 3.3 million stones reserved and more than 500,000 stones for the offering, the annual output of grain in the two Huai can reach more than 500 million stones, accounting for 30% of the imperial court. ”

Li Ruoxu obviously has studied grain production quite a bit, and what he said is also reasonable. Wang Song nodded deeply, it seems that these two Huai lands have to go through a little.

The soil of Lianghuai is fertile, the climate is warm, the water network is dense, and the natural conditions are superior, and rice, wheat and cereals can be planted here. After the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Lianghuai was an important grain base of the Tang Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty was socially stable, the population of the two Huai increased greatly, the government attached importance to agriculture, built water conservancy, and the agriculture of the two Huai was able to develop vigorously, accounting for about 20% of the total number of cultivated fields in the Great Song Dynasty.

Huang Xin opened the book in front of her and frowned.

"Xianggong, after these big battles, gunpowder has been consumed a lot. There isn't much sulfur left. ”

"Sister Xian, I have my own sense of proportion in this matter!"

Wang Song also frowned. If there is no brimstone, there are no firearms. In addition to buying sulfur from the south, it seems that he will have to find some way to do it.

"Rest assured, the sailor will soon be dispatched down the Bianhe River, opening up canals and sea routes, and buying sulfur from overseas."

Wang Song looked at Li Bao, his eyes sharpened.

"Li Bao, there are only twenty sea ships, so you don't dare to compete with Fanzi"

Li Bao's face turned red and he immediately stood up.

"Xianggong, the villain will send troops immediately, if the sea route cannot be opened, the villain is willing to come to see him!"

"Good!"

Wang Song patted the table lightly and stood up.

"It's not just about opening up the sea route, you have to do a few big things!"

He waved his hand, and Yang Zaixing took out the map he had sketched.

"You guys come over here."

Waiting for Li Bao, Zhang Heng and others to come over, Wang Song drew a few circles on the map.

"Zhang Heng, Li Bao, this is the Lianshui Army, it is the outlet to the sea, and it is necessary to send troops to control it immediately, and the shipyard will also be built here at that time. In this way, Xuzhou and the sea outlet are connected. ”

Zhang Heng nodded, looked at Li Bao, and said solemnly: "Li Bao, this way south, but it needs to be transported by a naval warship."

Li Bao hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Zhang Dutong can rest assured." Everything is transported by the warships of the sailors, the baggage of grain and grass, the firearms and armor, and the guarantee will not be misplaced!"

"Zhang Heng, Li Bao, the Lianshui Army garrisoned five thousand, occupied Chuzhou, and controlled the sea mouth."

Wang Song pointed to the location of Quanzhou and Liuqiu on the map, and said:

"The sailor went all the way to the sea, arrived in Quanzhou, received the warship, and then occupied Liuqiu, as a transit for the loyal army to go south and north, there is no need to wave the army north."

The pen in his hand was drawn to the Ryukyu Islands in later generations.

"Liuqiu and the Penghu Islands can moor warships. There is a lot of sulfur on the island of Ryukyu and the Ryukyu Islands, so you can look for it slowly. ”

For the first time, the concept of the Penghu Islands was proposed by Wang Song.

"Li Bao, this time it's all up to the water master, you have to be solemn, don't be sloppy! Take down Liuqiu, name it Taiwan, and then you will be the first Taiwanese assassin. ”

Li Bao listened to the order solemnly, and his mood was also heavy.

"Don't just because Liuqiu Island and the Ryukyu Islands are foreign places, in a few years, decades, they will be prosperous and rich, if we don't go, someone will occupy it sooner or later."

Seeing that Zhang Heng and Li Bao were both solemn, obviously under a lot of pressure, Wang Song slowed down.

"Everything is within our means. The imperial court and the Jin people fought several battles and suffered heavy losses, and their naval division was probably no longer a threat. ”

Wang Song remembered the pirates in history and reminded:

"I heard that there are many pirates along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the imperial court and naval divisions have nothing to do with them, which shows that the official army is rotten. We have so much artillery, are we still afraid that they will not be able to make these broken ships?"

Wang Song's words made Li Bao's face turn red, and people became excited.

"Xianggong, I don't care about any golden people, pirates, and villains. The villain is worried that once he has a conflict with the court officials and soldiers, it will bring unnecessary trouble to the prime minister. Since the prime minister has issued a military order, the villain will definitely not dishonor the military order! ”

Wang Song was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood everyone's worries.

"Xianggong, when the warship goes south to Quanzhou, it will definitely pass through the waters of Zhejiang and Fujian, once the official army stops it, what should it do?"

Sure enough, Zhang Heng opened his mouth and expressed his worries.

"If anyone does not offend me, I will not offend anyone, but if anyone offends me, I will strike him. The army is outside, and everything is cheap. ”

Wang Song suddenly turned his head, his eyes gloomy.

"When we have a firm foothold, and we still have some friends and loyalty, we will also be rescued together and work together to achieve great things."