Kang Liwei was glad that he had Li Chahan's help and was able to escape the punishment of the imperial court this time, but he didn't know that all this was Wen Xuan's design.

Although the power of Mingjiao in Jiangsu and Zhejiang fell to decline due to the Qinglongtang Rebellion, the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang gradually developed according to Wen Xuan's expectations, and quietly won enough benefits for himself with the help of Mingjiao.

Shen Wansan invested in his command and helped him obtain the Lu family's property, which was for financial resources.

Fang Guozhen held high the anti-flag with his own support and occupied Wuyao Island for the sake of troops.

As long as the two can cooperate with each other, over time, the sea trade route will be able to develop smoothly, which means that Wen Xuan can quickly accumulate more wealth.

In this era of starvation, having unrivaled financial resources means that in the troubled times, there is a steady stream of soldiers to replenish and well-made military equipment.

Financial resources and military strength complement each other, so that they have the capital to protect themselves in troubled times.

With such a hole card in his hand, Wen Xuan's heart that had been hanging for several months finally settled down.

Although Wen Xuanming was recuperating from his injuries on his face and seemed to the outside world to be silent, he was always planning behind his back how to further help Fang Guozhen stabilize the situation, and strive to be able to hold Wen and Taiwan in his hands as soon as possible.

With the help of Fang Guozhen's reputation in Taizhou, he trumpeted his righteous deeds of helping the people eradicate Cai Chaotou in various places along the coast, and encouraged more people who wanted to rebel against the Yuan court to join the sea to revolt.

Many fishermen and salt diners who could not bear the oppression of the Yuan court came to the sea, and the number of rebels on the island expanded rapidly, and there were more than 2,000 people in the blink of an eye.

Wen Xuan adhered to the principle of "employing people without suspicion, and suspecting people without suspicion", except for some elite disciples who were loyal to the Ming Sect, the rest of the people who were willing to stay on the island formed a righteous army and handed them over to Fang Guozhen to command, and he hid himself again in the shadows and no longer showed up easily.

The situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was calm for a while, and Wen Xuan also changed the name of Wuyao Island to Sanssouci Island, which Su Sheng casually said.

But the good times didn't last long, counting the old and weak, women and children, after all, there were thousands of mouths to be raised on Sanssouci Island, and the supplies on the island could not all be transported by Shen Fu, and it was impossible for the rebels to plunder the villages and counties like Cai Chaotou, so they could only focus on the grain of the Yuan court.

In the Yuan Dynasty, the shipping routes for transporting grain from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to Dadu were all from Liujiagang (now Taicang Port) to the sea, and roughly opened up three:

The first route was opened in the 19th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1282), because this route was along the coastline, there were many shoals, the ship was dangerous, and the grain ships were in the process of sailing and against the wind and water, and the journey was extremely slow, so the Yuan court continued to try to open up the second route on this basis.

Ten years later, the second route was opened up in the twenty-ninth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1292) at the request, this route mostly used straight line transportation, the voyage was shortened, and it was convenient to catch up with the wind and choose the direction, and the time taken was shortened a lot, and it could be reached in about half a month.

With these two routes in place, a more convenient third route was opened a year later, in the thirtieth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1293). This route draws on the experience of the first two routes, and the route is farther away from the coastline, the route is straighter, and the voyage period is shorter, so most of the subsequent imperial court transportation uses this route.

Fang Guozhen and others have been on the coast since they were children, eating and living on sea ships, and they can be said to have come to these things easily, not to mention that many of the people who came to take refuge were some boatmen and people who had stayed in Liujiagang.

Within a few days, everyone planned several routes to hijack the official ships, but Wen Xuan shook his head again and again after seeing them, and vetoed these routes one by one.

Wen Xuan's explanation is also very simple, "If the shipping route of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to supply Dadu is cut off as soon as it comes up, I am afraid that even Emperor Zhizheng of Yuan Dadu will not be able to sit still, and the Yuan court will not hesitate to send all coastal troops to the sea to encircle and suppress itself, and then it will be self-defeating." ”

"Then what should we do?" Fang Guozhen has always been obedient to Wen Xuan.

Wen Xuan followed the temptation and said: "There are not a few grains handed over from Wen and Taiwan, and there are not a few grains transported to Liujiagang from the ports and wharves in the jurisdiction, and taking this part of the grain to one-twelfth is enough to feed the people on the island, and it will not cause the Yuan court to be embarrassed and angry......

After hearing this, Fang Guozhen immediately came to his senses, retracted his eyes back to Taizhou, and aimed at a batch of grains that Qianhu Deliu Yushi was ordered to escort by Taizhou Luhaidao.

Deliu relied on his official position on weekdays, and bullied the fishermen, saltmen, and boatmen along the coast, so as soon as Fang Guozhen set his eyes on him, he was unanimously approved by everyone.

Seeing this, Wen Xuan also agreed to everyone's request, and aimed the first battle of looting Caoyun at this sea road thousand households who oppressed the people, and entrusted all the matters of this battle to Fang Guozhen.

"I'm really curious about you sometimes." Sheng Wenyu brought some pastries to visit Wen Xuan and expressed the doubts in his heart.

Wen Xuan's eyes turned and he understood what Sheng Wenyu meant, and asked with a smile: "Brother Sheng refers to the matter of leaving this battle to Fang Guozhen's sole responsibility, right?" ”

Sheng Wenyu followed Wen Xuan's words and poured out the doubts in his heart, "His ability on the water is indeed superb, I sigh to myself, but after all, he has not read the slightest military book, how can he lead so many brothers?" This time it's a naval battle again, how can it be so simple? ”

Wen Xuan heard a hint of sourness in Sheng Wenyu's voice, put down the half of the pastry in his hand and smiled, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Brother Sheng thinks my arrangement is too hasty?" ”

Sheng Wenyu, who was honest and hearty, did not hide his dissatisfaction, and accused: "Why not be hasty? It's ridiculous! Leading troops and fishing are really two different things! ”

Wen Xuan also knew that Sheng Wenyu's blunt advice was for the sake of the overall situation, so his face was full of wry smiles, "I understand what Brother Sheng said, but after all, he is different from ordinary fishermen, he is Fang Guozhen!" ”

Sheng Wenyu was even more angry when he heard this, and reprimanded again and again: "Although Fang Guozhen is quite famous, how can you conclude that he has the ability to lead troops because of this?" It's unreasonable! ”

"Every time you make a decision, you are cautious and cautious, and you have to see everything in person, why did you become so careless when it comes to employing people? I think you're really stupid by that Richard's arrow! ”

"Sheng Wenyu! That's enough! ”

Mu Chong, who was guarding the side, saw that Sheng Wenyu was getting more and more excited, interrupted him with his mouth, and asked in a deep voice: "Isn't your brother-in-law Shen Fu also a person who Wen Xuan insists on reusing?" Why didn't I see you so angry that day? ”

Sheng Wenyu knew that he was wrong, and after snorting coldly, he said angrily: "One yard is one yard, in short, I don't believe that this Fang Guozhen has the ability to lead troops!" ”