Pang Xu and Pang Wanchun, father and son, came to Li Nan and sat down, and both of them looked at Fang La, the leader of the Ming Sect, with a strong hatred in their eyes. Ｘ

After seeing this scene, Li Nan couldn't help but be a little stunned, in his impression, Pang Xu was the backbone of the Ming Sect, and not long ago he personally went to Lingnan to persuade himself to form an alliance with Fang La, how did he become such an uncommon appearance today?

Since Fang La dared to let the two of them come out to see Li Nan, it meant that he was fearless, so Pang Xu quickly told Li Nan what happened.

For thousands of years, Manichaeism has been following the power structure of the main sect, the missionary teacher as the auxiliary, and a number of mages as the branches, Pang Xu is the missionary of this generation, and it can be said that his status in the religion is second only to the sect leader Fang La.

The selfless Pang Xu devoted his whole life to preaching the scriptures and preaching, and he was everywhere in the fields of Liangzhejiang and the south of the Yangtze River, and he developed countless loyal followers over the decades, and his reputation in Manichaeism was even higher than that of the sect leader Fang La.

This kind of thing is very dangerous in any group, if the sect leader of this generation is not ambitious, it will be fine, but what Fang La wants to do is not a Ming sect leader who can only hide, he wants to be the emperor, so he began to design to get rid of Pang Xu a long time ago.

It was Fang La who ordered Pang Xu to go to the north to preach, and he was also the one who secretly reported to the imperial court, so it was natural that Pang Xu encountered an ambush from the government when he was preaching near Yanggu County.

Pang Wanchun and Pang Qiuxia went to rescue their father, and after meeting Li Nan in prison, a series of accidents occurred, and finally Pang Xu returned to Liangzhejiang Road safe and sound.

Pang Xu has a respected position in the sect, his reputation is extremely high, and there are many sect members who are good friends with him, so although Fang La wants to get rid of him, he doesn't dare to risk doing it again, so he can only endure it temporarily.

In the past few years, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Zhu and others among the six thieves have intensified their efforts to seize in Jiangnan, and the soldiers and horses of the southern Wulu Prefecture have also been transferred to Lingnan to besiege the anti-thief Li Nan.

The weakness of the officials and army of the Song Dynasty made the Mingjiao gather millions of people in a short period of time, crisscrossing the two provinces and the south of the Yangtze River, and even the important city of Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River was also pocketed, and Fang La's ambition burned more and more like a fire in the prairie fire.

Fang La called himself the Holy Father, set the name of the era, and rewarded many of his henchmen to buy people's hearts, but the missionary Pang Xu was sent by him to Lingnan to discuss the alliance with Li Nan.

When Pang Xu returned to Hangzhou again, everything in the Ming Sect changed, and Pang Xu would not worry about other things, but the two had a violent dispute over the inheritance of the sect leader.

The position of head of almost all religions is appointed by the previous head or elected by the congregation, and Manichaeism is no exception.

Fang La wanted to be the emperor, and the next sect leader was actually the heir to the throne, so he insisted on making his son Fang Tian the crown prince of the southern kingdom and the heir of the Ming Sect, which angered Pang Xu and some of the older people in the sect.

Pang Xu, these stubborn old guys, clashed with Fang La, who was a general and ruthless, and their fate can be imagined.

All the voices of opposition finally turned into a cry of sorrow before death, if Pang Xu hadn't had Li Nan's son-in-law, I am afraid that he and his son Pang Wanchun would have been slaughtered by Fang La.

Seeing that this Weng son-in-law was almost done, Fang La put down the wine glass in his hand and said triumphantly: "King Zhennan, in order to cooperate with you, I have already expressed my sincerity, do you also want to reciprocate?" ”

Li Nan's heart has always been very sure, he knows that if Fang La is not stupid, he will never dare to touch a single hair of his hair, otherwise he will not only have to face the counterattack of the Song army, but also bear the wrath of the southern army of Lingnan Town.

There is no need to worry about his own safety for the time being, but the lives of Pang Xu's father and son, Miranda, Ashur, Zhang Hao and the guards outside the city are now the bargaining chips on the table.

After thinking about it clearly, Li Nan said straight to the point: "Sect Leader Fang, let's just say it directly, I want to take them out alive, what do I need to pay?" ”

"Food! And the new firearms in the hands of your soldiers! Fang La said with some urgency.

The problems that can be solved with money are not a problem, Li Nan nodded in agreement, "Yes, how much?" ”

Li Nan agreed so readily, which made Fang La a little surprised.

In the hearts of people like him, food and weapons are definitely more important than what father-in-law, brother-in-law and some guards, as long as they can achieve great things, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed.

While Fang La was thinking about numbers, Wang Yin, the Shangshu of the Southern Kingdom, came behind him and whispered a few words in his ear.

After receiving Wang Yin's prompt, Fang Lashi opened his mouth and said: "Two thousand stone meters, five thousand firearms!" ”

In the Song Dynasty, one stone was about 97kg, and one acre of good paddy field could produce three stones of grain, and the second field only had one stone of harvest, and Fang La asked for a lot of grain.

Li Nan frowned and thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "We have just started to manufacture new firearms, five thousand is too much, give you two thousand." ”

The amount that Fang La and Wang Yin said originally had a lot of water waiting to be bargained, and when they heard Li Nan say this, Fang La immediately said: "Two thousand firearms are fine, but another thousand stones are needed for food!" ”

Now that Jiaozhi, Zhancheng and Dali have begun to destroy forests and reclaim fields, and extensively plant three crops of rice, grain is really not a matter for Li Nan, and he did not continue to bargain, and immediately agreed.

Fang La was overjoyed when he received Li Nan's promise, and now what worries him the most is how to fill the stomachs of his troops.

Yu Daoan can not be enterprising, lock the city and enjoy; There are enemies who can take their subordinates to eat people, but Fang La, who still dreams of being the emperor, doesn't dare to do this, so he can make a deal with Li Nan, which can be regarded as saving him temporarily.

3,000 stone grain is nearly 300,000 tons, which seems like a lot, but in fact it depends on how many people eat.

When there is no oil and water, it is easy for an adult to eat a pound of food a day, and 200,000 people consume one ton a day.

Even if Fang La didn't distribute it to other Ming Sect helmsmen and only supplied himself and his henchmen's troops, the 300,000 tons of grain he got from Li Nan wouldn't last long.

The war is fought on the quantity and quality of soldiers, as well as logistical support, and a huge army will also bring a huge burden, which is why Li Nan has not recruited a large number of soldiers.

After the two sides negotiated the terms, Li Nan personally wrote a letter ordering Asha and Artemisia of Champa to lead all the ships to transport grain from the sea to Hangzhou.

After carefully examining the letter written by Li Nan, Wang Yin nodded and indicated that there was no secret language in it, Fang La and the others were relieved, with this batch of food, they could solve the urgent needs of the Mingjiao army.

The two sides took what they needed, and they were happy for a while, and Li Nan suddenly smiled and talked about another deal.

After taking a sip of wine to moisten his throat, Li Nan asked, "Sect Leader Fang, may I ask how many soldiers can really go to the battlefield in the million-strong army under your command?" ”

This kind of question is considered a military secret of one party's forces, so Fang La said with some hesitation: "This... Half a million is always there. ”

"Hahaha......" Hearing this answer, Li Nan couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, Fang La's cowhide was really too big.

According to Li Nan's estimates, the number of people who can really fight in a force like Mingjiao that has been raised from gathering people to rebel will not exceed 100,000, but now after all, under the roof of others, he still chooses to save some face for Fang La, and does not expose it in person.

"Since there are only 500,000 soldiers, doesn't that mean that the other 700,000 are not only useless, but also a waste of food?"

Fang La retorted righteously: "King Zhennan's words are wrong, all my Ming Sect people have a place in my southern country!" ”

"Oh, please forgive the king for his misdeeds." After Li Nan finished apologizing, he sighed with regret on his face: "Originally, I wanted to talk to Sect Master Fang about some grain trading business, but since these people are so important, it can only be done. ”

"Grain?" After hearing the two words that had been worried for a long time, Fang La hurriedly said: "King Zhennan, there is nothing else to do at this time, it is better to listen to it." ”

Li Nan said helplessly: "You should also know that the land of Lingnan has not been valued since ancient times, and it can be said that the land is vast and sparsely populated. Originally, I planned to exchange grain for some manpower to farm the land, but these homeless people are so important in the eyes of Sect Leader Fang, and I don't want to be strong, so forget it. ”

Fang La, who had just talked about those Mingjiao people, understood the meaning of Li Nan's words, and immediately asked the price without hesitation: "King Zhennan, how much grain can one person exchange?" ”r