Chapter 26 Determination (1)

An Dalang asked, "Who is Wu Song?" ”

"Wu Song is a hero from our hometown who once killed a tiger with his bare hands. But he was in his twenties at the time. can't compare to Li Cunxiao. ”

"It's a pity that I can't compete with him."

"Da Lang, you go on!"

"My grandfather was the illegitimate son of Li Cunxiao, and when Li Cunxiao had an accident, his friend took my grandfather away. Later, they went into seclusion, and the grandfather restored the surname An, but the martial arts were passed down. I learned martial arts with my father since I was a child, and after Liu Chong became the emperor, established the Han State, and went to the countryside to recruit soldiers, I joined the army. After experiencing countless battle formations, killing hundreds of enemies, the battle of Gaoping also made great contributions. But the commander of the army is jealous of his ability, not only does he not promote me, but also suppresses him everywhere. I fled from the army in a fit of rage, and because my parents were dead and I had no relatives at home, I heard that Jiangnan was rich and went south to Hangzhou. Later, because of the appreciation of the head of the family, he came to Cui's house. ”

Cui Daoshu waved his hand: "Call me seventh brother in the future, don't call me the head of the family." ”

"Then how can it be done, a certain family can't make a mistake."

"In the future, I am honored for you to become a peerless general and be your brother. I hope to wait until the day when you become famous in the world. ”

An Dalang was a little moved and nodded vigorously.

Na Zhe pushed Du Dalei, "Who is Li Cunxiao?" Can you tell me about it? ”

"Li Cunxiao, a native of Daizhou Flying Fox, his surname is An, his name is Jingsi, and he is a member of the Shatuo tribe of the Turkic tribe. Extraordinary martial arts and bravery. Invincible, invincible, is the first fierce general of the five generations in the late Tang Dynasty. It is said that when Li Cunxiao was a teenager, in order to save his father, he beat a vicious tiger to death with his bare hands.

Li Cunxiao is a member of the Jin King Li Keyong's command, and is also one of Li Keyong's many 'righteous children', because he ranks thirteenth, so he is called the 'Thirteen Taibao', and it is also the most famous of the Thirteen Taibao. As the ancients said, 'The king is not a king, but he will not be a li!' Xiang, referring to Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu; Li refers to Li Cunxiao.

Historical records record that he was 'brave and crowned, and often rode as a pioneer, and did not taste defeat; From Li Keyong to save Chen and Xu, to chase Huang Kou, and to be killed in Shangyuan, every battle is invincible'. He is invincible in the world and is known as the Flying Tiger General. In the wild history, it was said that Li Cunxiao led the eighteen cavalry to capture Chang'an, although it is an exaggeration, but it can also be seen that Li Cunxiao's bravery. ”

Everyone was leisurely fascinated, recalling Li Cunxiao's heroic appearance back then, Boris said enviously: "Da Lang, your strength is amazing, you must have inherited your family's tradition, your family's genetics are too domineering." ”

"What is genetics?" An Dalang didn't understand.

"It's the blood of the family. Li Cunxiao was born with divine power, and it has been passed on to you after several generations, which is called heredity. ”

Everyone chatted for a while, and then dispersed.

The next day, Cui Daoshu asked An Dalang to escort a caravan of the Cui family, because this caravan needed to transport a large amount of liquor to the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was often infested with bandits and needed to be a master. It is estimated that it will take more than ten days to go back and forth.

The blackboard and chalk were done, Jiang Wuniang began to teach the children to read, Du Dalei had some bad taste, he found a few wooden sticks, gave them to Jiang Wuniang, and asked her to smoke the children who did not study seriously. Jiang Wuniang glared at him and threw the wooden stick.

Cui Daoshu sent servants to invite the five of them to the study, and after everyone sat down, he said: "I deliberately broke up An Dalang, we have to have a meeting behind closed doors in the next few days to make future plans, and Dalang will be very inconvenient here." ”

Everyone had no objections, and Wei Hongye asked: "You can first introduce the situation of the Cui family, so that we can know in our hearts." ”

"Our Cui family is a branch of 'Qinghe Cui', the world was in turmoil at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains was in constant chaos, the ancestors of the Cui family went south to avoid the war, and came here to settle down, now the Cui family has six descendants, many collateral lines, and the whole family population has more than 300 people."

"What's going on with Qinghe Cui, is it famous?" Boris asked.

"Qinghe Cui was one of the ministers of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, lived in Qinghe County in the Western Han Dynasty, and became a Shandong Wang clan after the Eastern Han Dynasty, among which Cui Yan had been under Cao Cao. During the Sui and Tang dynasties of the Northern Dynasties, it was known as the 'Five Surnames and Seven Families' together with the Boling Cui Clan, the Longxi Li Clan, the Zhaojun Li Clan, the Fanyang Lu Clan, the Xingyang Zheng Clan, and the Taiyuan Wang Clan.

The Cui clan in the Tang Dynasty was still prominent, and more than 20 people served as prime ministers. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, officials revised the "Clan Chronicles" and listed the Cui family as the first, and Tang Taizong was furious when he learned about it: "The Cui family has long been in decline, and there are no obvious officials and no talents, so why should it be listed as the first?" Could it be that my Li family is the son of heaven, and I can't compare to the Cui family? It was ordered to be changed to the first of the Li clan of the royal family, the second of the Sun clan, the head of the queen clan, and the third of the Cui clan and other Shandong clans. Despite this, the Cui clan is still a high-ranking scholar. ”

"This is definitely a super family that can't do it, if it is in modern society, what Morgan family, Rockefeller family, it is not a problem. It's about the same as the Rothschilds. Du Dalei sprayed again.

"Now Cui's family is divided into six rooms, with total assets of about seven or eight hundred thousand yuan. The assets of the long-term house are about 270,000 yuan, and the property in my personal name is 140,000 yuan, most of which are real estate such as fields and shops. The cash is only about 60,000 yuan. ”

Du Dalei looked at Cui Daoshu with envious eyes, "Dude, you are a big tyrant!" Let me calculate, 60,000 guan is 60 million yuan, almost 60 million yuan, it's too rich, do you want me to help you spend some money, brother? ”

"Don't interrupt and get down to business." Zhao Zi thought about it again, "Now it's best for us to find a place to use as a base, develop according to our own ideas, and strengthen our strength as soon as possible, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

"Looking for a site, is it okay to Guangdong?"

"I think Fujian is very good."

"Guangxi"

"Sichuan"

Cui Daoshu frowned, "I don't think it's advisable to find territory on the mainland, the five dynasties of the late Tang Dynasty have been fighting for almost a hundred years, and the combat effectiveness of the armies of various countries is still quite strong at this time, and the few of us are not enough to stuff people's teeth." ”

"Then find a place far away from the mainland, how about Australia?"

"It's too far away, and that place is so primitive now, it's a wild place, and nothing good can be shipped."

"Closer, Philippines. The land was rich in products, with a lot of gold and copper mines, and rice could be grown for three seasons. ”

"Can be considered. Inclusion on the shortlist. ”

"How's Hainan Island?"

"Not bad, either."

"I think Taiwan is good."

"Taiwan is stronger than Hainan."

Everyone talked about it, and Cui Daoshu coughed, "I have an idea, let's hear it." I've been here for six years, and at first I had the idea of becoming my own king and breaking into the world. I sent someone to inquire about the news around me, and repeatedly thought about where it was most suitable if I wanted to get a piece of land. I think the Philippines, Taiwan, and Hainan are not suitable at this stage, because the distance is a little far, the transportation of personnel and materials takes a long time, and the consumption is large, which is too cost-effective. In addition, these places are now very populated, still in a state of wilderness, and tropical diseases are rampant, and malaria alone is enough for us. So I think the Zhoushan Islands are the most suitable at this stage. ”

He took a sip of tea and continued, "The Zhoushan Islands are very close to Mingzhou, and most of the islands can be reached by boat in a day. It is conducive to the rapid transportation of people and materials. The climate is very pleasant, and some of the islands are uninhabited, so if we tinker with something advanced, it will be good for secrecy. In addition, there are a lot of seafood in Zhoushan Fishery, and how expensive seafood was in our time, and now we don't eat it for nothing. ”

Everyone laughed, and Zhao Zizhong had some questions, "Is Zhoushan closer to the mainland?" What is Wu Yueguo's current military strength? If we develop in Zhoushan, can it threaten us? ”

"Wu Yueguo has rarely fought for decades, and the army has seventy or eighty thousand, but the combat effectiveness is not good. The navy is okay, there are about 1,000 ships and more than 10,000 personnel. ”

"A thousand ships, that's a lot!"

"Most of them are inland river boats, and there are only two or three hundred sea boats."

"That's a lot, and there are too many ants to bite the elephant."

Cui Daoshu then introduced the situation: "Wu Yueguo has a water village in Mingzhou, dozens of warships, and more than 2,000 personnel. Set up a naval army to be managed by one person. In the early stage, we should try to hide from the Mingzhou Naval Division, and my idea is to contact their officers at all levels, bribe them with money, and let them turn a blind eye and not embarrass us. ”

"It's a way to try. If we have a foothold in Zhoushan, what is more appropriate for us to do first? ”

"Glass, mirror."

"Soap"

"Perfume"

“*”

Zhao Zizhong pinched his eyebrows, "Okay, say them one by one, you have to make specific plans, don't shout." And glass, mirrors, which of you can make them? ”

Everyone looked at each other and remained silent. Boris broke the silence: "I have an idea, the year before last I accompanied my girlfriend back to her hometown of Ningbo for a vacation, and she took me to Zhoushan for a visit. On Qushan Island, I saw a large salt pan, and many people were drying salt. ”

"Ahh Cui Daoshu shouted excitedly, "Why didn't I think of it! Salt is a big killer in this era! ”

Na Zhe asked suspiciously: "Why is salt valuable?" ”

"Now the price of salt in Mingzhou is 50-70 yuan a catty, which is equivalent to fifty or sixty yuan a catty, do you say it's worth it?"

"This is too exaggerated, why is it so expensive!"

Cui Daoshu explained, "Now the sea is boiled for salt, and there are two projects: brine and decoction. About one load of brine must pick four or five loads of raw material salty mud, and must pick thirty or forty loads of seawater to irrigate. After gathering a sufficient amount of brine, start to fry the salt. The salt frying equipment is divided into iron plates, grate plates, and iron pots. Set up several pots behind the plate, and use the residual heat to warm the brine. Cook for about 1-2.5 hours. A plate is ready, and then poured into the marinade and continued to fry, repeating the cycle, day and night without extinguishing the fire. After 4-10 days, the fire is called "one creation". He fried it every day and rebuilt it. During the decoction period, the salt people from the brine to the frying of salt, all year round to drive their wives and children, the whole family appeared, with hard work, like cattle and horses, it was really a grain of blood and sweat. In addition, the government also has to collect heavy taxes, so the price of salt is extremely expensive now. It is said that in some places in the inland areas, the price of salt is as high as two or three hundred wen a catty. ”