"Chen Jun, you and I want to raise troops in Jiaodong to respond to the prince, why do you want to pull this group of businessmen together, what can this group of people do?"

After the representatives of the thirteen merchants left from Salmon Island, Cao Shen arrived here belatedly and met Chen Ping, who was watching the sea with his hands under the "Wangfu Reef".

Cao Shen was originally a native of Pei County, four or five years ago, together with Xiao He, he was recruited to Jiaodong by Heifu, and when he pacified the rebellion of Zhuqi, he made great contributions to the brothers of Tianheng and was promoted to Cao Peng.

This kind of real knife and real gun out of the official, quite the county soldiers and soldiers revered, after the black man left, Cao Shenshi was in charge of the military power of Jiaodong County, and the new county lieutenant did not speak as good as him.

Therefore, the first envoy of Qin Shi Huang wanted to arrest Chen Ping, and the second was to remove Cao Shen from his post and take back the military power.

Cao Shen is an understanding person, knowing that the black on his body cannot be washed off, so he simply fled with the seal like Chen Ping - according to Cao Shen's thoughts, he originally planned to raise troops directly, and among the five thousand county soldiers, at least two thousand could listen to him, and the victory or defeat was five or five......

But Chen Ping stopped him and said, "Wait." ”

This is more than two months.

Although he knew that Chen Ping was waiting for the news of Qin Shi Huang's death to spread completely and secretly disturb the situation, the only thing Cao Shen didn't understand was why he invited the thirteen merchants of Qi to do something together?

He said disapprerovingly: "Peisi businessmen are also good at Jia Profit, I don't like them very much, and I have never heard of anyone who raises a big deal and wants to pull businessmen into the gang, this group of people is the most vulnerable, and they meet good news faster than anyone else, if there is danger, but they also run the earliest, how can such a person be reliable?" ”

Chen Ping smiled and said, "Cao Jun, don't underestimate this group of businessmen!" We also need money and food to raise troops, and in the hands of our generation, these two things are the most lacking. ”

Under the guidance of Heifu, in addition to going to Haidong and Liaodong to do fishing, slave trading, buying leather goods, ginseng and deer antler velvet and other accidents, there are also local salt farms, chicken raising and even assisting the government to open mines, which are all profiteering industries.

In the four years since the establishment of the trading companies, the thirteen companies have made a lot of profits and enthusiasm, which has greatly improved the efficiency of various industries.

It's just that the Qin Dynasty strictly forbade the sale of land, and the merchants could not use the money for annexation, so they could only use it for three ways: input reproduction, lending, and buying grain.

Perhaps it was because of the suffering of famine during the Zhutian Rebellion, the merchants were all keen on stockpiling grain, as long as it did not exceed the amount allowed by the government, they could buy it vigorously, and every family was stuffed with county warehouses.

"Secondly, they still have manpower."

In the three years that Chen Ping was a county minister, the water released to the merchants was not only on the grain, but in the thirty-sixth year, he agreed to increase the number of ships, and even build a small yi in Haidong as a trading station.

In the 37th year, under the pretext of "the barbarians of Haidong plundered the caravans, and the soldiers had no time to escort them", it was agreed that in addition to the servants of Jiaodong, each family could also hire idlers, increase the private armed forces of 300 to 500 people, and sell them a batch of old weapons eliminated by the county government......

Now, the merchant group is also armed.

It seems that Chen Ping is sheltering the trading company everywhere, thinking about them in everything, and the thirteen businessmen are grateful, so they grow stronger with Chen Ping's connivance.

Not to mention, Chen Ping secretly made the 1,000 Yi people trained in the sword room subordinate to the subordinate, and now they are on the island, which is an important basis for him to have the courage to raise troops.

Chen Ping calculated a math problem for Cao Shen: "The private servants of the thirteen families, the few are two or three hundred, and the most are five or six hundred, together, there are as many as four or five thousand. ”

Cao Shen still has doubts: "No treacherous business, is the other generation reliable?" In case you secretly report it to the government, or throw yourself into the robbers......"

He especially remembered that on the eve of the fall of the Chu State, in Huaisi, there were not a few profiteers who colluded with the robbers and rebels and took the opportunity to hoard grain, and as long as it was profitable, they could always find a way out.

Chen Ping had his own plans: "The more than two months that we have been in hiding have made everyone in Jiaodong understand that the Qin court is unreliable, and all the good governance of the prince and prince is dead, and nothing can be left." ”

"The businessmen are even more heartbroken, except for Wu Zhonghou and us, no one treats them as human beings, the salt field mine is not allowed to be mined, and even overseas is not allowed to go, this is to cut off their financial routes, cut off people's money, like killing their parents! Shang Jia has regarded the government as an enemy, and when he heard that the first emperor collapsed, the Marquis of Wu Zhong had taken all the Huaihan Jiangnan, and they all began to think about it, otherwise, they would not have gathered here with a piece of news. ”

Cao Shen shook his head: "Once it fails, but the fate of the clan, I'm afraid it will look forward and backward." ”

Chen Ping said: "I left them a way to retreat and fled to Haidong by boat, in fact, I don't need to say it, I heard that the Chu thieves are approaching, and several families are planning to do this." ”

Chen Ping laughed, there is a historical reason for this.

"In the past, Le Yi led the division of the five countries to attack Qi, only the Chu State helped Qi, and the King of Chu sent the general Naoya to save the Qi State, and entered Ju from Tancheng, which is today's Langya, and was appointed as the Qi Prime Minister by the King of Qi Min."

"But Naoya connived at the Chu soldiers under his command to loot in Judi, do mischief, and tied up King Qi Min, after a few backwards, he actually hung on the roof beams, skinned and cramped alive, King Qi Min was tortured, wailed for two days and two nights, and finally died of anger......

"This move aroused the righteous indignation of the Qi people, and then Wang Sun Jia raised his arms in the city, and the Qi people, merchants, craftsmen, and light heroes all responded with the right side, and then killed Nao Ya and chased the Chu soldiers."

That incident caused the Qi people to be extremely distrustful of the Chu people, although it has been decades, but the Qi merchants also understand that once the Chu thieves under the banner of "King of Chu" enter Qi, they are the "fat sheep" in the eyes of the thieves.

The possibility of treating each other with courtesy is far less than being slaughtered with a knife and being skinned and cramped like King Qi Min!

"The Qin court government is unreliable, the thieves in Chu are approaching day by day, and the merchants of Qi are in a dilemma, and if they want to protect themselves, they can only follow us!"

This is the reason why Cao Shen wanted to raise troops two months ago, and Chen Ping asked him to "wait a little longer".

This wait, waiting for the Jiaodong official mansion to lose people's hearts, and waiting for the final news of the death of the first emperor, as well as the new situation of the world's chaos.

Now, everything is in place.

Chen Ping touched the blood stains on the corners of his mouth and said: "Led by Guan Yan and Dao Room, the thirteen merchants have made an alliance with me to help us do things, respond to the prince, make Jiaodong independent of Qinjun County, and protect themselves from the Imperial Kou!" We have all the money, food, and soldiers. ”

"Last month, the thieves of Mount Tai and Yimeng Mountain have been deceived by me, and they have no choice but to rebel against the government and fight with the soldiers of Linzi, Jibei and Langya counties, no matter what happens in Jiaodong, the three counties have no time to take care of it."

Under his calculation and planning, the internal and external conditions have been met, and he is about to kick the door.

"Cao Jun's side, it's also arranged?"

"It's all arranged."

Cao Shen smiled, although he and Chen Ping were dead, but the whole county, the two of them went everywhere.

"On the Yeyi side, the Lu Zuo who have received the favor of the prince are also willing to respond, and at least a thousand Ding Zhuang can join us."

"Ten days later, the two 'group of thieves' in Laishan and Laoshan will be under the banner of Zhutian and make trouble at the same time! Taking advantage of the county soldiers to rush to suppress, all parts of the country can attack together, occupy the county seat, and then gather troops in one place, annihilate the county soldiers, and finally besiege Jimo! ”

"Good!"

After setting the date for the event, Chen Ping bowed to Cao Shen: "Ping doesn't know anything about the battle array, and the siege of the city in ten days will depend on Cao Jun!" ”

Cao Shen hurriedly helped Chen Ping up: "These days, if it weren't for Chen Jun's foresight, he left a follow-up move early, and he made a vertical and horizontal move, making the situation in Jiaodong changeable. ”

He said movingly: "You and I are like two fish, trapped in the dry ruts of Jiaodong, with enemies on the left and right, how can we not be wet?" ”

The atmosphere was strange when the two old men with long beards said something to each other, but Chen Ping did not feel uncomfortable, but looked at the Wangfu Reef next to him - it looked like a woman, standing on the beach with a child in her arms.

It is said that this reef is a local fisherman who went out to sea to fish, suddenly encountered a storm and never returned, his wife was grief-stricken, and stood on the beach with her child under the age of one month all day, hoping that one day a miracle would occur and her husband would return safely.

But after a long time, her husband did not return, but she became a stone statue standing there motionless, as if it were about to stand until the day when the sea withered and the stones rotted......

The gentleman is in service, I don't know the period, what is it? It is very similar to the legend of Dayu's wife Tu Shan.

Chen Ping couldn't help but think: "We stayed in Jiaodong, why weren't we 'looking at the husband'?" ”

Looking at the lord who has the grace of knowing the two of them, and looking at Heifu.

Chen Ping then smiled:

"This is a good metaphor, Cao Jun, you and I have to be prepared, if we succeed in raising troops, I am afraid that we will have to be in this rut, besieged by strong enemies from all walks of life, and we will have to wait for the day when the prince sweeps the world and returns to Jiaodong......"

Maybe a year or two, maybe three or five years, maybe ten years? Chen Ping didn't know the bottom in his heart, Jiaodong and Jiangling were too far away, and the news he received was very vague, and it was difficult to distinguish between true and false.

All he knew was that he would be able to wait!

"On that day, even if I am old, I will personally greet me and tell the prince in person."

"This cave in Jiaodong, Chen Ping, hold it!"