"Huh... Chirp! Chen Yuan, who had just arrived in a village outside Yongping Town, yawned heavily.

"My lord, I won't catch a cold. This God, it's still so cold and warm. One of Chen Yuan's five followers, Chen Shan's farts were upside down, and he said with concern, "Or, let someone bring a leather robe." ”

", you're trying to kill me." Chen Qi glared at Chen Shan angrily.

"This is not yet the beginning of summer, there is a way to cover spring and autumn frost. My lord, you are a golden body, can you not make a mistake, or what should we do? ”

Chen Shan was wearing a green cloth and a square scarf on his head, dressed like a dog, and he was also born square, but in front of Chen Yuan, he nodded and smiled, just like the dog traitor in the anti-Japanese drama in later generations, which made Chen Yuan angry.

"What should I do, this earth will be turned around without anyone."

"That's, that's. But, my lord, at this point, do we really live on a big ball? Chen Shan asked with a shy face.

"What do you think? Haven't you been in contact with some fanshang over the years? Does the world have borders? ”

"I've heard of this, and some Fanshang have also mentioned it recently, this Mongolian, all the way to the west, is said to have reached an east called Duofu River, that is, the place of Daqin in the ancient books, and from Fanshang from the sea, you can also reach Daqin, west of Daqin, I have never heard anyone mention it, and we, and then from the east, it is the Wa Kingdom, and then go, I don't know where it is, think about it, this land also has a boundary."

"The world we live in is naturally bounded, and the ocean occupies the vast majority of it. Later, if you have the opportunity to build a fleet of ships and go all the way west, you will be able to return to the same place, and then you will be able to discover what the land we live in is like. ”

"Yes, I really want to be able to lead a fleet to the sea one day and see it for myself. Go all the way to the west, to the west, to see the strange scenery of various places, taste the food of various places, and see the beauties of various countries....." Chen Shan was intoxicated with the scene.

Hmph, it's also a delicious beauty, not to mention the wind and waves on the sea, it's the natives along the way, it's enough for you, don't be caught and eaten by cannibals.

"Okay, don't dream now, do it well, the fleet will have it later." Chen Yuan encouraged.

It has been said that desire is the driving force of human progress. Everyone's legitimate desires should still be respected.

"Chen Lin told you yesterday, sit down and talk about the situation here." Chen Yuan picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Chen Shan put away his playful and flattering attitude, sat down beside Chen Yuan, and said: "The preparation for the purchase of materials has been going on, and this month, more than 300 loads of grain have been transported to Zixi, and some salt, iron, cloth and other things have also been transported. Now Yongping is still quietly collecting all kinds of materials.

Yesterday, after receiving Chen Lin's report, his subordinates contacted some Fujian merchants, focusing on the purchase of pig iron, copper ingots, sulfur, and saltpeter produced in Fujian. Pig iron, copper ingots Shaowu there is, sulfur, saltpeter may be a little difficult, I heard that Quanzhou there are often maritime merchants, Quanzhou Pujia always have such goods. The subordinates have sent someone to make a special trip. ”

"The Pu family?"

"Your Excellency has also heard of it, this Pu family is a Semu people, and they are very powerful in Quanzhou, and the family has a large fleet, which controls the sea route between Ashubo and the Great Song Dynasty, and has all kinds of goods. When the old club was there, he also had some dealings with him. ”

"Well, this Pu family is not reliable. However, at this stage, it is okay to let people contact them more, bring in more saltpeter and sulfur, and if there is anything in the army, they can also buy some in large quantities. ”

"My lord, do you mean that the Pu family will betray the Great Song Dynasty?" Chen Shan was a very careful person, and immediately heard Chen Yuan's words.

"The so-called wall is pushed by everyone, and this Great Song Dynasty is likely to be unable to sustain it. This Pu family is a Semu person, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not surrender to Meng Yuan, but now that Meng Yuan's power has not yet reached Fujian, they will not attack yet, but we must also be prepared. ”

"I'll explain this, let me keep some heart." Chen Shan nodded.

"Yongping, how's the situation?"

"The industries here in Yongping are still operating normally, but the copper mine has been taken over by the Shi family, and our people have been driven away by them. The lead and iron ore are still in our hands, but there are rumors that there are many people in the county who are also thinking about it. Chen Shan said slowly.

"The weak eat the strong, there is a large piece of meat in front of them, these jackals are not itchy. However, they had the wrong idea. Chen Yuan said coldly.

"What do you mean?"

"It's time to fight back, reaching out and chopping his hands, and knocking his mouth full of teeth. This time, we want to make some people realize that our Chen family, which is what they can move. ”

"Well, my subordinates have long been suffocated. If it weren't for the adults' orders, let the subordinates back down one or two, and on the day the Shi family robbed the mine, the subordinates would have beaten them away. The subordinates will go and call people. Chen Shan said excitedly.

"No, I've asked Chen Jiang to lead a team of people over, it's time to arrive, let's wait for him here first."

"This little thing, how can you call Chen Jiang, as long as the adult speaks, this side can be settled."

"Naturally, it's not just for this little thing, this time, let's pull the flag, let those people in the county understand it, and don't do anything crooked." Chen Yuan said lightly.

"Okay, we should also let them know who to listen to in the lead mountain." Chen Shan nodded and said happily.

This is to establish power, and in the future, this side of the lead mountain should be firmly in the hands of adults. This Chen Jiang is the core and most important thing to do.

"Is there any news from the fifth uncle?" Chen Yuan asked again.

"Uncle Shaoxing's side should be going well, a few days ago, there have been batches of shipments back. However, I heard that Shao Wu's side has been very tight recently. Chen Shan said softly.

The foundation of the Chen family lies in business, and because of the geographical convenience, it is mainly to profit from the trade between Fujian and the interior along the coast. And the Chen family's caravan came and went on both sides of Wuyi Mountain, so it was naturally inseparable from the escort of the armed forces.

For this reason, when Chen was a million, the Chen family formed a relatively large-scale escort team. These powers, light or dark, are led by the fifth uncle.

The fifth uncle's surname is Zheng Shaoxing, and he is Chen Million's most trusted old team, compared to the power of Zixi Cottage, the power of the behavior led by the fifth uncle in the dark is the fundamental hole card of the Chen family.

A few months ago, this force was secretly sent to the other side of Wuyi Mountain by Chen Yuan's whims.

Fujian is the most important gold and silver producing area in the Great Song Dynasty, producing more than 300,000 taels of silver and nearly 10,000 taels of gold every year. Shao Wujun, not far from Lead Mountain, has a lot of gold and silver mines. It is also with these gold and silver mines that the imperial court can easily pay hundreds of thousands of taels of annual coins to the Hu people in the north.

It's a pity that today's Mongols are not as satisfied as the Khitans, Jurchens, and Dangrens. They wanted to swallow Da Song even the belt bones in one gulp.

In normal times, those who fought these gold and silver thoughts would inevitably be crushed by the violence of the Song Dynasty. But now, where can the imperial court take care of the situation in Fujian.

Instead of cheapening the Mongols or corrupt officials in the future, it is better to rob them and let them be used for the salvation of the nation.

"Is the fifth uncle in Shaowu?"

"Fifth uncle, their whereabouts are uncertain, last month they robbed Shao Wu and Luang's several silver fields, obtained more than 30,000 taels of silver and 2,000 taels of gold, and caused a lot of turmoil over there.

In addition to leaving more than 10,000 taels of gold and silver to purchase various materials there, 20,000 taels of silver and 2,000 taels of gold have been brought back. Chen Shan said softly.

"Let people bring a message to the fifth uncle, pay attention to the safety of the brothers, if it really doesn't work, just stop it." The safety of the brothers is a thousand times heavier than gold. Chen Yuan was a little worried. Although the people brought by the fifth uncle are strong, there are only a few dozen people, and they cannot be damaged.

"My lord mean to let the fifth uncle come back?"

"What are you coming back for? Sooner or later, we will develop to Fujian. You inform the fifth uncle and let him choose a place to take root in Fujian as a precursor to the future management of Fujian.

If you get gold and silver again, you don't have to send it back, you can use it to buy materials, one can be sent back to Zixi, and the other can be used to operate Fujian. On the one hand, the operation of the Fujian side collects reports on the terrain, city defense, and troop deployment in various places. This caravan can also be done together, and if possible, lay a shadow: on the other hand, find a suitable place, establish a base similar to Zixi, secretly recruit personnel, and store materials to be changed. ”

"My lord means to let the fifth uncle occupy the mountain as the king and the grass as the coward?" Chen Shan said with a smile.

"Sort of. At this stage, we should not expose our forces too much, and we cannot attack cities and occupy counties, and we can only secretly develop into the vast countryside, mountains, and forests. Now the building is about to expire, which is a good opportunity for us to develop greatly. ”

There is a way that the royal power does not go to the countryside, and in this village, the power of the government is relatively weak, and most of them are the world of the squire's fathers or the forces of various regiments.

"My lord is right, we complement each other, and we have a good basis for advancing and retreating, which is really a good strategy at the moment. The subordinates believe that at present, we must first control the lead mountain firmly in our hands, and second, we must develop to Xinzhou and Jianning Mansion and control the ancient road from Jiangdong to Fujian. The long-term strategy is to plot Jiangnan East Road and Liangzhejiang Road according to Fujian Road, Guangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road. In this way, the big thing can be decided. Chen Shan thought for a moment and said.

Chen Yuan nodded approvingly, this Chen Shan may be the reason for controlling the Chen family's commercial industry, and he is the most willing to think about things with his brain and has a certain strategic vision among the five people.

Although Chen did not agree with some strategies, occupying the periphery of Wuyi Mountain was Chen Yuan's preliminary and necessary plan.

"Yes, this passage into Fujian must be carried out in our hands. Inform the fifth uncle to infiltrate the area of Jianning Mansion as much as possible, especially Chong'an County. ”

"Someone will be arranged to inform the fifth uncle of the adult's intentions." Chen Shan was a little excited.

"There are many heroes in Fujian, let the fifth uncle make more friends over there, get to know more heroes, if it is suitable, I don't want to recruit some and send them to the security group."

"Hehe, don't worry, my lord, the fifth uncle has always liked to make friends, if he stays in Fujian for half a year, who doesn't know the fifth uncle and doesn't sell his uncle's face?" Ahsan said with a smile.

Thinking of the fifth uncle's bold and righteous style of rivers and lakes, Chen Yuan also smiled a little. Putting the fifth uncle in Fujian is undoubtedly a good move for the future management of Fujian.

"Oh, there must be good news over there over there, which makes the adults and Brother Shan so happy." A thick and sturdy young man in his twenties walked in the door, and smiled at the two of them when he entered the door.

"You can worry about the affairs of the fifth uncle, you can do your own thing. You cow, why is it only here now, let the adults wait. Chen Shan smiled and reproached.

Seeing Chen Shan's cold face, the young man hurriedly walked in front of Chen Yuan and bowed his hand: "Chen Jiang has seen an adult." Chen Jiang is late, let the adults wait for a long time, please punish the adults. ”

This is Chen Jiang, one of Chen Yuan's five dogs, and Chen Shan's cousin, who has been in charge of Zixi Cottage.

"The mountain roads are rough, and it's not uncommon to spend a little more time. You've come just in time. Chen Yuan waved his hand and asked again, "How are the brothers, do you want to rest for a while." ”

"My lord, the subordinates brought 50 brothers this time are all old brothers in the village, according to the exercises set by the adults, run more than ten miles of mountain roads every day, and practice once in three or five days. This time, I came for dozens of miles, and I didn't need to rest. ”

"Well, you have all the equipment, right?"

"There were five archers, and the rest were each armed with a sword and a spear. It is more than enough to deal with the gang of people in the county government. Chen Jiang said a little proudly.

"Huh? Didn't you ask you to bring more than 100 people? Chen Yuan's face sank.

"The subordinates felt that there were enough people, so they left some more brothers in the cottage to follow Lin Zi to cultivate Zhuangzi..."Chen Jiang also saw that Chen Yuan's expression was a little wrong, and he said.

"What if things change? In any battle, you must act cautiously and not underestimate the enemy! What do I tell you on weekdays, you must be lenient with the enemy, and be lenient with the enemy. You just stared at a few heads of the yamen, the head of the team, what if the Shi family is also prepared? ”

"This..."Chen Jiang became a little nervous.

"You stupid cow, you dare to be self-righteous, you mistook the adult's business, the adult let you go, I won't let you go."

"It's... My lord, my subordinates are wrong. This makes people go back to the mountains and call people. ”

"Hmph, when you call someone again, it's not a big deal!" Chen Shan glared at his cousin fiercely, turned to Chen Yuan and said, "My lord, I can also gather dozens of people here, and it is estimated that it is not a big problem." ”

"Okay, you go as soon as possible, take the guys, let's go to the copper mine later, and give the Shi family a great look."