Chapter 176: The Grand Canal 13
It was not so much that the man who answered the question was quick to call people to come, but that the two people at the mouth of the Sancha River were killed quickly.
Before a cup of tea, a large group of people, all of them in their twenties and thirties, rushed over from the shore and downstream of the Sancha estuary from the shore and the lower reaches of the river, all of them holding short knives and harpoons in their hands, and their shouts shook the heavens and the earth.
Seeing this, Li Feixing hurriedly ordered to be on guard, and a hundred pro-army guards immediately took off their bows and arrows, lined up in a row by the river, wound their arrows, and aimed their arrows at the crowd that was about to rush over on the opposite side.
These people who rushed over saw that the Wansheng army was neat, and they didn't dare to really break over, a man in his thirties, with a sturdy figure, stood on the shore and shouted loudly: "I am Chang Huinan, release my people quickly, today is a flattening!" If you dare not let go, Hugh said that I am bullying you with too many people! ”
Zhou Nan turned his head to Xiao Sandao and said: "If you tell him, just say that I want to borrow this place to partner with him to make a deal, if he agrees, everyone will make money; If he doesn't agree, the New Liao Kingdom will take back this land. ”
In the past, the two subjects were allowed to exist, not because they couldn't subdue these people, but because of the balance between Song and Liao. Zhou Nan has always disliked this kind of wall-grass of the two subjects, if these people are unwilling to cooperate, Zhou Nan will not care about what the Great Song side thinks, and will definitely immediately send troops over to occupy this piece of land. It's just that that it will definitely hurt the innocent, so Zhou Nan thought about cooperating with these people to establish a border market trading town.
When Zhou Nan originally envisaged choosing a town as a border market on the border, he planned to choose a town on his own territory, and then send heavy troops to guard it, and at a fixed time every month, open the border to allow foreign traders to enter the border market to trade and collect customs duties.
But then Zhou Nan quickly denied his idea: it was too wishful thinking. Even if they are willing to allow foreign merchants to enter their country to buy and sell, will the other country allow their own people to enter and leave the border at will? It definitely won't work, at least that's how Da Song is. The court of the Great Song Dynasty issued repeated orders, strictly ordering the people at the border to sneak across the border, and if they were caught, they would be punished with a cane or imprisoned, and even local officials would be punished with fines and extended promotions.
If there were no merchants of the Great Song Dynasty to participate in the border market transactions, and there were no commodities of the Great Song Dynasty, but only some small countries in the Western Xia, Jin, and Western Regions to trade, there would be no original intention of communicating with each other. Do they all trade with each other with their own skins? Or do you buy my Khitan horse, and I buy your Xitan sheep?
Until today, when I came here by boat, the geographical location of the Sancha estuary and the unique conditions of the two territories suddenly made Zhou Nan find a way. Therefore, for this piece of land, Zhou Nan is bound to win.
Xiao Sandao has been born in the Khitan Xiao family, and has been following Xiao Lao Liu, and he naturally spoke with a tough tone: "The king of the horses sees that you are poor, and wants to give you a clear way with kindness, so that you can wait for food and clothing without worry, if you refuse to obey, the army will be killed, what way do you have to live?!" Changhui South and Changhui North quickly come forward and kneel to welcome! ”
Chang Huinan was furious and scolded: "There are no good officials since the officials, and it is our people who suffer." Hugh wants to coax me, I'm in a hurry, I'm desperate for my life, and I can't bear to take care of you! ”
"That's right! Fight with them! ”
"Dog officer, go back!"
"Kill the officers and soldiers!"
The people on the shore and in the river waved their weapons and shouted loudly. Zhou Nan took a look, the number of people was about three or five hundred, although these people were not well-armed, and they didn't even have armor, but if they really wanted to fight, their own people would inevitably be killed and injured. Zhou Nan was even more afraid of these people doing it in the river, there were only a few dozen people in the water army in Agori, and there were hundreds of people on the other side. When the time comes, you will fight in the water, and you can't use explosive arrows, which is troublesome.
Chang Huinan, who was on the other side of the river, saw that Zhou Nan and the others did not dare to make a move, thinking that the officials and soldiers were frightened, and sneered loudly: "I am this Dagu Village, the south is not adjacent to the Great Song Dynasty, the north is not bordered by the Liao State, and there are two rivers to open the north and south. You officers and soldiers are not going to come to this Dagu village, and the people of Dagu village are living at the mouth of the Sancha River. Everyone's well water does not interfere with river water. If you have the ability, you will not take a boat, do not swim, and can cross the river, you will be a distinguished guest of Dagu Village; If you can't come, let my people go and go back as soon as possible! ”
As soon as Chang Huinan's voice fell, the people next to him laughed and shouted: "If you have the ability, come over, you will be a hero at that time!" ”
"Your Majesty, do you want to send someone back to transfer troops and horses over to kill the prestige of these thieves?" Xiao Sandao asked Zhou Nan angrily.
Zhou Nan was still hesitating just now, but now he smiled and said to Xiao Sandao: "You ask him, if he doesn't take a boat or swim across the river, is he willing to submit?" ”
"The king of my house asks you: If you can cross the river, will you be willing to submit?" Xiao Sandao shouted to the other side.
"Don't talk about it! If you have the ability, I will be obedient! "The river is ten zhang wide, and I don't think anyone can cross the river without taking a boat or swimming," Chang Huinan replied cheerfully.
Zhou Nan waved his hand to Li Feixing on the shore, Li Feixing understood, and immediately ordered several pro-army guards to open a back box, take out the flying car from it, skillfully assemble it, ignite the charcoal in the iron furnace, and soon filled the air bag with air and floated. The people on Zhou Nan's side immediately cheered, while Chang Huinan and the others on the other side were dumbfounded.
At this moment, I saw another group of people running out of the opposite village and running towards the river. Running at the front was a young man, shouting as he ran: "Brother Chang, don't do it!" Uncle Chang is here! ”
Chang Huinan wished that someone would come to relieve the siege, so he hurriedly looked behind, only to see an elderly man, rushing over and running, and walked straight to the front before stopping, not speaking at first, just gasping for breath, and the young man who told him not to do it was supporting him. After a while, this old man Chang didn't pay attention to Chang Huinan, but first waved in the direction of Zhou Nan and these people, and said loudly: "Little Lao'er's surname is Chang, and he is known as Chang Santai, dare to ask which noble family it is?" I don't know what it's like to come to this wilderness? ”
Xiao Sandao saw that the old man spoke politely, so he said: "Today you have a happy village!" The king of the new Liao Kingdom is coming, and he wants to give you some benefits for this stockade, who knows that you will sink the military ship, and you should have sent a large army to level your stockade. Fortunately, the king of the horses is merciful, and he will not be held accountable, but he must let you be obedient, since you are the principal, you just want to be a witness. ”
As he spoke, the two pro-army guards had already slowly lifted off in a flying car, had risen four or five zhang high, and began to step on the fan pages and fly towards the other side of the river.
Chang Santai saw Chang Huinan's face full of frustration, and asked others again, only then did he know the probability. Seeing that the monster in mid-air was about to fly above his head, he hurriedly shouted: "The kid is ignorant and has collided with the nobleman." The little old man is willing to lead the old and young of the village to return to obedience. ”
"I'll teach you to wait until you know how powerful Wan Shengjun is!" Li Feixing shouted, and with a swing of the spear in his hand, a pro-army guard on the flying car immediately took out an explosive arrow and shot it at the open space behind Chang Santai and the others.
This arrow suddenly frightened Chang Santai and hurriedly led everyone to kneel and worship, and even Chang Huinan, who was unruly just now, fell to the ground.
(End of chapter)