Chapter 370: Victory Army

Mrs. Cui shook her head helplessly and said: "Zizhong, Hongye, don't bother with this ignorant woman, she has been spoiled by her deceased husband since she was a child, and the old body will not let her come to her nonsense, and she will definitely be married at the end of the year." ”

Zhao Zizhong said with a smiling face: "Old lady, we won't mind." The brothers all know that Ah Mei is straightforward and fast-talking, and has no scheming. It is his blessing that Lao Wei can marry her, and I will ask your family to take care of Lao Wei in the future. ”

Wei Hongye also hurriedly said: "Ah Mei has a straightforward temperament, and we won't take anything she says to heart." Please rest assured, after getting married, I will treat her well and will never let her suffer the slightest grievance. ”

The old lady nodded: "I know that you are all good children, you are open-minded, and even those homeless people who have never known each other are well taken care of. ”

Mrs. Cui left the two brothers here for dinner, and sent a maid to invite Boris and Xia Rongniang as well. Together with Cui Daoshu, Shen's family, and Jiang Wuniang, everyone had a hearty dinner happily.

Cui Ying'er heard that it was very lively downstairs, and immediately couldn't help it, and after dressing up for a while, she came downstairs.

Shen pulled her to sit down, and Cui Ying'er immediately began to tease the dog as if nothing had happened, and soon made the dog cry.

Mrs. Cui glared at her, asked the maid to carry the dog to her side, fed him some sweets, and then coaxed the dog to be happy.

After the meal, Cui Ying'er pulled Shen, Jiang Wuniang, and Xia Rongniang upstairs to chat, and Mrs. Cui, accompanied by the maid, went out for a walk to eat.

The four brothers sat in the hall on the first floor and chatted, and after the maid served tea, they withdrew.

Boris asked: "Old Wei, when you go to Jinling, did you enter the palace to meet Li Yu and Emperor Zhou E?" ”

Wei Hongye shook his head: "No, I don't have any interest in these two guys, I'm a science and engineering man, unlike Na Zhe, I'm a full literary and artistic young man." I don't know poetry and songs, and I don't know calligraphy and music, what are you doing in the palace? Could it be that I will tell Li Yu about mining and ironmaking? ”

Everyone laughed, and Cui Daoshu said: "Lao Wei went out very hard this time, after he arrived in Jinling, he only stayed at Cao Deshun's house for one day, and took people out of the city to look for mines the next day." He stayed in the wild for more than ten days, and only returned to Jinling after finding the Nanshan Iron Mine.

After arriving at Cao Deshun's house, he has been sorting out geological exploration data, and the gate of Cao's house has never gone out. ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled and said: "Lao Wei is a peerless good man among our brothers, he is not like Na Zhe, when he goes to Jinling, he will turn around a big beauty, haha!" ”

Cui Daoshu nodded: "Qin Wanlan is indeed a peerless beauty, no wonder the third brother is tempted." ”

Boris said: "Old Seven, you are not bad, go to Jinling, and bring Qi Jiuniang back." She is known as the first singer in Jinling. If it is in the future life, Qi Jiuniang will be a superstar of the Faye Wong-level emperor. You didn't suffer at all. ”

Zhao Zizhong also said: "I guess Lao Qi won't care about that Zhe abducted beauty." But if Lao Wei also has a crush on a beauty, he will definitely try his best to stir up the yellow. He's not going to find a rival for his sister, right? ”

Wei Hongye and Boris both agreed, and Cui Daoshu said helplessly: "I said brothers, why are you aiming all your firepower at me?" I didn't offend you, did I? ”

Wei Hongye began to relieve his brother-in-law: "Haha, let's not talk about the seventh child, now the brothers have their own girlfriends, and some have more than one." But Boris doesn't have any now, shouldn't everyone be concerned? ”

Zhao Zizhong asked: "Boris, some time ago, everyone was matching you and the girl named Zhou Xiangyun. Tell us, what do you think of her? ”

Boris shook his head and said expressionlessly: "If you don't feel anything, you don't have to worry about it." I'll take care of my own business, and it's not time yet. ”

When everyone saw that Boris was resolute, they didn't squeak.

So Zhao Zizhong changed the topic: "Old Seven, tell us how you negotiated with Li Yu and the officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty?" ”

Cui Daoshu said: "I started to deal with Han Xizai first, and promised to give some benefits to the officials of Han Xizai's faction, and they all agreed. Among them, the handsome guy Shu Ya played a big role.

He lobbied officials from all walks of life non-stop, and won over many middle and low-level officials in the name of Han Xizai, giving us the green light to do things. This guy is very hardworking, I guess he wants to leave a way back for himself, and if there is a change in Jiangnan in the future, he will come to us. ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically: "It's not strange at all, he is a smart person, otherwise he wouldn't have won the top prize." When he sees what we're capable of, he'll make the right choice. Go on. ”

Cui Daoshu took a sip of tea and continued: "Master Taiqin also played a great role, he entered the palace several times to make a statement to Li Yu, saying that Nanshan Iron Mine was very important to the national fortune of the Tang Kingdom, and it must not be ignored. Li Yu was convinced of his words, so he instructed Zhang Renjian to take charge of this matter and negotiate with us.

Li Yu didn't expect that we had already reached an agreement with the Pucheng Zhang clan, and we pretended to talk for seven or eight days before reaching an agreement. ”

Boris asked: "How are the benefits of the iron ore distributed?" ”

Cui Daoshu said: "The Southern Tang court was responsible for the production of iron ore and provided us with raw materials such as wood, coal, limestone, etc. We sent cargo ships to bring these things back. Then we exchanged weapons, steel products, soaps, soaps, lamp oils, candles, spirits, sea salt, whale products. ”

Boris said with a smile: "Then we are going to make a lot of money, and Nantang has become our raw material supplier." After we have processed it, we can sell it back to the finished product, and the profit will be amazing. ”

Wei Hongye said: "The pricing power is in our hands, and no matter how much we sell, we will not suffer a loss." But we can't completely hollow out the family foundation of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and we must also strengthen the force of the Southern Tang Dynasty to fight against Zhao Kuangyin in the north. ”

Cui Daoshu continued: "There is another thing, Lin Renzhao, the first tiger general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, has been ordered to return to Jinling. He began to form a new army under the instruction of Li Yu, named the 'Shengjie Army'. ”

Boris hurriedly said: "Victory? Who gave it the name? Isn't this the army under Tong Guan in the late Northern Song Dynasty? ”

Cui Daoshu said: "It was given by Li Yu, he said that he hoped that this army could win a hundred battles, and the good news was frequent, so it was named 'Shengjie Army'." Why is there a person under Tong Guan who is called Shengjiejun? ”

Boris nodded: "Yes, the Shengjie Army is a pro-army recruited by Tong Guan in the Northwest Region. There are tens of thousands of people, all of whom are strong men from the northwest. This army has good combat effectiveness, and when Taiyuan defended the war, it made the Jin army anxious. ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "I guess it's just a coincidence, it must be because we came to this era, which caused the butterfly effect." Zhang Renjian's son wanted to clean up Nazhe, but he was defeated and returned. Li Yu saw that his army's combat effectiveness was not good, so he recalled Lin Renzhao and formed this Shengjie army. ”

Boris smiled: "It seems that we should support Lin Renzhao, he is the first tiger general in the Southern Tang Dynasty, if we help him politically, and then give him some weapons that are more advanced than this era, he will definitely cause chaos to Zhao Kuangyin, and will not let the army of the Great Song Dynasty easily occupy Jinling City." ”

Cui Daoshu said: "Yes, according to historical records, Lin Renzhao was eliminated by the Great Song Dynasty with a counter-plot. Li Yu stupidly self-destructed the Great Wall, otherwise the Southern Tang Dynasty would not have perished so quickly. ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically: "What Lao Qi said is very right, we should help Lin Renzhao." Like the US imperialism in later generations, we can support some proxies, arm them with advanced weapons and equipment, and fight a proxy war if there is a war. We'll just make a fortune in the back. ”

Boris added: "Not only to give Lin Renzhao weapons, but also to send people to teach him some advanced tactics." Otherwise, they would not be able to bring into play the power of advanced weapons if they only have advanced weapons and use the tactics of this era. ”

Wei Hongye asked with some concern: "Then if we teach Lin Renzhao advanced weapons and tactics, will it pose a threat to us?" ”

Zhao Zizhong replied: "It's okay, the weapons we gave them are all monkey versions." Just like the US imperialism in later generations, the weapons sold to other countries are all things that have reduced their power and configuration. If it doesn't pose a threat to us, we'll get the scale right. ”

Cui Daoshu said: "It is said that Lin Renzhao has an upright temperament and is not very good at handling interpersonal relationships. We need to help him so that he will not be bullied by those civil officials. I will write to Shu Ya and Zhang Renjian and ask them to take care of Lin Renzhao as much as possible. ”

Boris added: "There is also that monk Taiqin, if he can come forward and boast in front of Li Yu for Lin Renzhao, saying that he is the mainstay of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the dry city of the country, it is estimated that Li Yu will be impressed by Lin Renzhao." ”

Cui Daoshu said: "Now it's not good, and Taiqin doesn't know where to run." Let's wait until I find this wine and meat monk later. ”

Boris said: "Taichen is very energetic now, and he must have given us a fortune and collected orphans from the people." ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically: "Taiqin has a compassionate temperament, he has the world in his heart, and he is a high-ranking monk." We must intensify the infiltration of Lin Renzhao and the Shengjie army, send more spies to penetrate the Shengjie army, and try to get as close to Lin Renzhao as possible, I estimate that it will definitely work in the future. ”

Boris nodded: "Boss, I'll let the staff make a plan tomorrow to pick the right people among the convoys." After some training, they sent people to infiltrate the Shengjie army. ”