Chen Xiujie was helpless for a while, and after seeing the person who came, he returned to normal, and said: "General Fang Bing's sudden visit is really a bit sudden."

Fang Jingyu said: "Lord Chen has tormented me."

"How come, General Fang is still young, and he has a bright future in the future, how dare Chen break it."

After the kind words, Chen Xiujie called someone to enter the door, which was considered to know the obligations of being the master, and behind Fang Jingyu, the face of the guard was a little recovered, which made some sense.

In the matter of Dengzhou, the prefect's yamen and the sailor battalion do not have much business involved, and they usually come and go, but they are only related to the docking of their respective battalions, and the two chief officials do not meet even on the table.

It's not a suspicion, it's just nothing to talk about.

Chen Xiujie's accident is also reasonable.

The hall was seated, tea was served at the host's house, and the guests politely said some polite words.

Chen Xiujie asked: "If you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do, General Fang might as well say it bluntly, although Denglai Mansion and Denglai Sailor have no direct subordinate relationship, but they are all on the boundary of Denglai, and in the future, Denglai will have to rely on the might of the sailor."

Fang Jingyu put down the teacup and said: "What Lord Chen said is extremely true, although the two sides have no subordination, they both have the responsibility of defending the territory, mutual trust, and strengthening cooperation is the blessing of Denglai."

Chen Xiujie listened to this, with a bit of a stale meaning, and Chen Xiujie believed a little bit about the rumors that the two were close.

"Actually. This time I really have something to ask for. ”

"Straight to the point."

"Denglai Sailor Grass Creation, personnel and redundant, recruitment notices have been posted for a long time, so far there is little feedback, the three thousand households approved by the imperial court, at the moment can only make up one, the rest of the thousands of households have no soldiers to fill the camp, military attaches at all levels have nothing to do, but there is some chaos......"

Fang Jingyu paused, "One of the fundamentals is that the money allocated by the imperial court is not enough for the preparation of the war, and it is difficult to deliver the naval warships, it is difficult to recruit troops, and it is also difficult to train. ”

Chen Xiujie chuckled and said: "The sailor is difficult, and the situation of Denglai Mansion is also difficult, so I really can't raise money."

"Lord Chen misunderstood."

"Oh?"

"The last general just hopes that Lord Chen can come forward and call on the Dengzhou gentry to donate generously."

Chen Xiujie didn't rush people immediately, and laughed: "How to come forward?"

Fang Jingyu got up, took the booklet from the guard behind him, and handed it over respectfully. "This is a book of the last general, adults may wish to take a look at it first."

Chen Xiujie took the letter suspiciously, turned a few pages, frowned, and raised his head after a while: "It's not all the handiwork of General Fang, right?"

"Don't hide it from your lordship, there are indeed other masters to help."

The corners of Chen Xiujie's mouth twitched, and she continued to look down and read.

In the final analysis, the Dengzhou government came forward to guarantee the plan, and Fang Jingyu's Denglai sailor cooperated with the Dengzhou gentry. The way of cooperation is somewhat novel, and it can be regarded as a sideline game in front of the Jokhang Law.

For example, the Dengzhou gentry could name a sailor warship by paying the proportion of silver, and even arranged their sons and nephews on the ship, giving them the status of "reserve".

In addition to that, there are several ways to get involved that sound slightly weird, but seem fascinating.

Chen Xiujie looked at it very carefully.

He dared to conclude that there must be a handwriting in this booklet.

At least the idea was brewed by him.

Chen Xiujie was a little annoyed by this, firstly, he was annoyed that Chen Ji "didn't learn and didn't know how to do it", and secondly, he was also annoyed that Chen Ji "didn't have such a good writing".

After reading it, Chen Xiujie closed the booklet and said: "Regarding this matter, the Dengzhou Mansion needs to inform a few chief officials, and then talk to General Fang about the charter."

Fang Jingyu nodded in response, but he didn't know how to talk about it, and then chatted a few words with "nothing to do", and left.

When he went out, the guard Lu Yi flipped through the booklet in his hand, and suddenly let out a surprise and said, "My lord, there is no plan to visit this house."

Fang Jingyu bowed his head and said, "Temporary." Actually, it's the worst-case scenario. ”

"Huh?"

"It's not fun to have bad things in my heart, so I'll talk to you a few words." Fang Jingyu walked out a few steps, folded his hands, kneaded them for a while, clasped his fingers together, turned his palms outward and stretched, and then said, "If at least half of the posts have responded, I won't go directly to this door." ”

Lu Yi thought about it, less than half of them did open the door before, but there were several behind them, and half of them was really not an impossible task.

"Whether it is Denglai Mansion or Denglai Sailor, it is just an attempt made by the imperial court on the coast, and it is impossible for the two sides to get very close, and it is even more impossible to be estranged. In particular, piracy is rampant in the Dengzhou area, and there may be many strange thoughts on the shore. Besides, the Denglai official mansion, the new prefect, is a new regulation, and if you want to gain enough popular support in a short period of time, starting with pirates is the most direct way. ”

Fang Jingyu twisted his body and did a few chest expansions.

"Cooperation is inevitable, but the degree here needs to be run-in. Of course, going back to the previous words, as long as half of the Dengzhou gentry agree to stand up, the chips in my hand will be much greater, which is equivalent to having more bargaining chips. ”

……

Lu Yi followed, but Fang Jingyu had no intention of continuing. Instead, he said, "Let's go back, it's time to have a meeting with the brothers of the sailor." ”

Lu Yi said weakly: "What should we do with the two hundred households who are still in the Dengzhou prison?"

"Afterwards, send someone to pass the word, and then write a note, and send it together with the notice of the Dengzhou Mansion, since they insist on bumping into it, the knife has been unsheathed, and there is no reason to take it back."

Lu Yi sighed, and then quickened his pace and caught up with Jing Yu.

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After sailing for nearly half a month, the fleet arrived at the destination, Dazhu Island. This fleet of five sand boats was inconspicuous on the Bohai Sea route, and under the banner of the Sun family in Yangzhou, it continued north to Liaodong via Dazhu Island, or to the northeast to Goguryeo. On the surface, the business is leather tea, and in private, of course, it also sells salt.

Dazhu Island was originally stationed in Dengzhou Haiphong a patrol team, a few years ago on the road of nearby pirates, and now it has become a point of transit for maritime merchants, organized by the sand boat gang, several companies in the sea trade have participated, of course, leaving Dazhu Island, can be smooth every time, only the sand boat gang, the rest of the maritime merchants, there will always be a few times, occasionally a few heavy losses.

On this day, in addition to the Shachuan Gang, there were four merchant ships including the Sun family that docked at Dazhu Island.

The atmosphere on the island is a bit heavy.

As soon as the Sun family got off the boat, they surrounded it, led by the steward of the Sand Boat Gang on the island, who was not originally a person to deal with, but now that they brought people to surround them, something must have happened.

The owner of the Sun family was a young man in his twenties, who looked a little weak, but in the first wave of eye contact, his momentum weakened.