Chapter 375: Sea Alliance (I)
Regarding the alliance between Song and Jin, in fact, Sun Tu was a little worried in his heart, but at this time, others were soft-spoken, and it was naturally impossible to change such a big thing, let alone him, even Tong Guan, the plenipotentiary leader of this matter, did not dare to disobey the edict of the Son of Heaven. But in this way, it also made him feel panicked, and he just wanted to find someone to talk to, but at this time he couldn't find a suitable partner.
Because Luda and Wu Song, who had the closest relationship with him and were also his most trusted, had all collapsed due to seasickness, and they couldn't even get off the bed, let alone bother to discuss the next family and country affairs with him.
The view of the sea is magnificent, but it is also full of dangers and challenges. The undulating waves, the changeable weather, even in the offshore area, still have a great impact on the seafarers, no matter how big their ships are, under the action of the wind and waves, they are also ups and downs, so that many soldiers who have never been out to sea have fainting disease, including Luda and Wu Song.
Don't look at the two of them are good men on land, but they are not afraid in the face of thousands of troops. But this time when he went to sea, he showed his timidity, and the two heroes who didn't even know much about water actually vomited in less than half a day, and in the end they could only lie in the cabin and hum, and they couldn't even eat the food and drink.
Not only the two of them, but more than half of the accompanying elite soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty suffered from similar diseases, even if those who did not fall, their faces looked a little pale, this situation was obviously beyond Tong Guan's expectations, and then he couldn't help but mention to Sun Tu: "If I knew this, the old man should have brought the navy here, so he would be embarrassed in front of the Jurchens." ”
Said Cao Cao Cao arrived, after driving north for two or three days, five single-masted and single-sail fishing boats suddenly appeared on the blue sea that had been empty, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the guards of the boats, after all, their trip was very important, if the whereabouts of the fishing boats of the Liao State or the Great Song Dynasty were discovered, the consequences would be difficult to say.
However, soon, a flag painted with Hai Dongqing on one of the fishing boats was raised, which made the sergeants feel a little more at ease, and the bow and crossbow that had been lifted were also lowered again. Tong Guan even smiled: "The old man thought that it would be a few days before he could meet them, but he didn't expect them to come so quickly." Lean over and ask the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin to come on board and speak. ”
With this command, the Great Song fleet had lowered its sails one after another and slowed down, and soon the two sides were close together. These Jinguo fishing boats were too small compared to the Great Song boats in front of them, and after getting closer, the men on the other side could only look up at the Song people on the boat, and a young man who was less than twenty years old muttered in a low voice: "The Great Song Dynasty is really more powerful than I imagined, I have never even dreamed of such a big ship." ”
The middle-aged man in front of him who had a fierce face, but his eyes flashed with wisdom, laughed and said: "The wealth of the Song Kingdom is indeed famous all over the world, as for how strong it is, it's hard to say." Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone out of their way to meet us here. ”
"My nephew understands that we must get enough benefits from the Song Kingdom this time." The young man whispered. At this time, there were already people on the huge ship in front of them shouting for them to come aboard, and some people threw down the long rope ladder. The uncle and nephew did not hesitate in the slightest, and with only a few guards, they quickly boarded the giant ship along the rope.
When they got on the boat and saw the heavily guarded scene above, the faces of several people changed slightly.
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Only then did he step forward with a smile and greet Tong Guan who came forward: "The minister of the lower state has seen the Great Song Tong Privy Secret. ”
Tong Guan, who was still waiting for the Jurchen interpreter to help translate on the side, couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he saw that the other party could actually speak fluent Chinese, but he quickly recovered and said with a smile: "It turned out that it was the old man who came in person, but it really flattered the old man." Come, it's windy outside, so please hurry into the cabin and talk. ”
As soon as these words came out, Wu Qimai's eyes flashed, and he didn't expect that the other party would have a good understanding of Jin Guo, and even his official position could be said casually. This extremely strong official position is the highest position in the Jin Dynasty only under the emperor, much higher than the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and the real one person is above ten thousand people. Moreover, in addition to the official position of the fierce Ban Bo, this Wu beggar has the identity of the crown prince, once the gold lord A Gu is killed, he will be the successor.
However, Wu Qimai was only stunned for a moment, then smiled and saluted again, and then followed Tong Guan and entered the huge cabin where the banquet had already been placed.
This is said to be a cabin, but in fact, it is no different from an ordinary hall, and more than a dozen tables are still empty in it. At Tong Guan's signal, the two parties quickly sat down according to the guest and host, and then all kinds of wine and food were sent up like flowing water.
Although Tong Guan is a martial artist, at this time, in order to reflect the demeanor of the great Song Dynasty, he naturally wants to be more atmospheric, so he is not busy getting into the topic, but starting with the many drinks and dishes at the banquet, he introduced the many prosperity and beauty of the Central Plains to Wu Qimai's uncle and nephew, and he heard these two soil buns praise again and again. And after eating and drinking the wine and food that the northern country has never seen before, the two of them praised it without words, and almost swept everything on the table.
Seeing this, Tong Guan showed a smug smile on his face, and took the opportunity to smile: "Actually, this kind of wine and food is nothing in my Central Plains. It's just because I can't bring too many good things to the sea this time, so I can only wronged the two. ”
When the young man heard this, he was even more moved: "I didn't believe what those people said when I was in the north, but now that I have seen the customs of the southern country, I know that my Dajin is indeed far less rich than the Great Song Dynasty." ”
"So if Jin Guo can join forces with my Great Song this time, he will definitely be able to gain a lot." Tong Guan said with a smile: "The old man has long heard that your Jin Kingdom has been oppressed by the Liao people for a hundred years, and now it is finally successful in founding the country, and you have your own one-third of an acre of land, but you are still being exploited by it." The number of Hai Dongqing and Dongzhu that have to be handed over every year is not small, and there are tens of thousands of people who are sufficiently enslaved, haven't you ever thought about getting rid of the suppression of the Liao State one day? Now that the opportunity is near, as long as you and I can join forces and attack the Liao State from the north and south, why can't we destroy the Liao State? ”
When the young man heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he wanted to say something, but in the end he endured it. And Wu Qimai nodded with a serious face and responded: "What Tong Shumi said is very true, don't look at my Dajin is a vassal of the Liao State, but over the years I have also formed a deep enmity, if there is a real opportunity, I am not afraid to raise troops to fight with them." But...... The privy councillor should also know that my Dajin national strength is weak, if I really send troops, it will be a battle for the country, once it fails, it will inevitably be the end of the destruction of the country and the annihilation of the nation. Presumably, this is not the result that you want to see in the Great Song Dynasty, right? ”
"What do you mean?" Tong Guan asked with a slight change in his expression.
Wu Qimai looked at the other party's eyes and said, "It's not okay to ask me to send troops to cooperate."
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No, but the Great Song Dynasty has to support us with some money, food, property and weapons. Otherwise, relying only on my big gold, I may not be able to successfully destroy Liao. ”
"Oh? I'll hear the numbers. ”
"If we want to send troops, we must have 3 million pieces of money, 500,000 stone of grain, and 200,000 arrows...... As for the other weapons and armor, we can be self-sufficient. Wu Qimai quickly gave his own requirements, which he had negotiated with his brother Ah Guda before leaving, of course, in their opinion, this was already a bit of a lion's mouth, in fact, there was room to wait for the Song people to lower the price.
But things were beyond their expectations, in the face of this request that seemed to them to be excessive, Tong Guan didn't even frown, and nodded and said, "This old man can respond to the court now." These goods and weapons can still be transported by sea, and you will send someone to receive them. ”
This answer was so happy that it made the uncle and nephew of the Wanyan family stunned for a while. In their minds, so many things are already worth the power of Dajin and half of the country, but in Tong Guan's eyes, it is obviously nothing, which makes them all begin to regret that they did not set the price higher.
It was only then that they really knew what a rich country the Great Song Dynasty was, an existence far beyond their imagination, and an existence far greater than that of the Great Liao, at least economically. The two of them, who understood this, couldn't help but bow their heads, and their eyes flashed with unconcealable greed.
The Jin country is poor, even if it has begun to rise now and gradually get rid of the control and oppression of the Liao people, hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling with food and clothing, often for a bite to eat, and the clansmen can draw swords against each other.
But what about the Song Kingdom in the south? For them, the money and food that can help half of their own people is nothing, and the hundreds of thousands of arrows that are enough for them to fight with the Liao people are not taken seriously, this is how generous and rich it is, I really hope that one day I can ride a horse into the flowers and mountains of the southern country, see the scenery there, and even take everything for myself!
Tong Guan didn't pay attention to the reaction of the two, he thought that the uncle and nephew were shocked by their own atmosphere, and they were a little complacent. These dirt buns from the ravines really don't have much knowledge, and this little benefit can send them away, and they have prepared more arguments in vain.
But Sun Tu, who was accompanying him, didn't see it that way, although the two bowed their heads, the greed still fell into his eyes, which made his heart suddenly tighten: "It is said that wealth is not exposed, Tong Guan is good, and he has been showing the wealth of the Great Song Dynasty to the two golden people since they met, which is too easy to arouse their greed." Although he was worried, he couldn't speak out in front of them for a while, so he could only give up.
Tong Guan put forward his own request at this time: "Once we work together to destroy Liao, the land north of Liao can be given to you, but my Great Song Dynasty also has rules, that is, I hope that when the time comes, your Jin Kingdom can become a subordinate of my Great Song Dynasty and treat each other with the courtesy of monarchs and ministers, I don't know what the two of you want?" This is the key purpose of his visit to Jin Ren this time!
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Have you been deceived by the merchant again today? Anyway, passers-by were recruited this time. As soon as I slapped my thighs and gritted my teeth, I actually bought a mechanical keyboard. It's really inflated.,The membrane keyboard can't carry my codeword hands.。。。。
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