“…… Sir, can you help me with the ...... Although there are unsatisfactory places in the imperial court, but、But those people are not guilty, even if it is for them......" Wen Nan's face has long been tempered by Hong Tao, if Hong Tao said this two years ago in the Southern Song Dynasty court, and even the emperor scolded him, he would definitely put aside his personal honor and disgrace and fight with Hong Tao. But after two years of being around Hong Tao, he didn't pay so much attention to the court and the emperor, and he didn't think that they should be born right. In view of Hong Tao's always being right, he also felt that the Southern Song Dynasty army wanted to be mysterious this time, and couldn't help but ask Hong Tao to help.

"Of course I can help, you see, that's how I designed it. Send a fleet, no more, three Jiaosha-class, go up the Yangtze River, enter the Han River, arrive at the city of Xiangyang, and directly block the Han River, so that the Mongols can not enter the river. No matter how powerful their cavalry is, they can't run on the river, and the trouble of Xiangyang can be solved! The army originally stationed in Xiangyang could move west into Sichuan and Shaanxi to consolidate the defenses there. In addition, I was able to gather five to seven salmon-class merchant ships to exchange rice in Siam and Dai Viet, and then still sail up the Yangtze River to supply the Southern Song defense forces along the way. A ship can carry four or five hundred tons of rice, which is more than 7,000 stones, and in less than a month, I can transport 50,000 stones of grain and equipment all the way to the gate of Sichuan. Finally, I can use the Jinhe and other warships to go north to Dengzhou and Mizhou, burn all the Mongol sailors and ports there to ashes, and then go ashore and pass through the prefectures and towns, all the towns occupied by the Mongols. Burn them all! All water conservancy facilities and farmland. All destruction. What kind of situation do you think the whole Shandong East Road will be? Hong Tao suddenly changed his smiling face, and crossed his fingers to tell Wen Nan how he could help the Southern Song Dynasty court share its worries.

"There will be bandits everywhere, and there will be no peace all day long, and if you don't pay attention, it will affect the surrounding area." Wen Nan listened to Hong Tao's words, and a smile appeared on his face. It turned out that Hong Tao was deliberately making him anxious just now, and he had already made up his mind how to help the Southern Song Dynasty.

These strategies are very effective. Directly sent warships to Xiangyang, with the combat effectiveness of the Jinhewan battleships on the water, Wen Nan felt that it was impossible for the Mongolian cavalry to move along the Han River, and they couldn't even get into the Han River, those cannons were too powerful. It would be better to send cargo ships to help the imperial court with logistical transportation, and it would be more powerful than sending troops directly. The transportation capacity of salmon-class merchant ships Wen Nan has seen more than once, a round trip for a month or two is really not bragging, as long as there are these ships, from Sichuan to the mouth of the Yangtze River. You don't have to worry about supplies, let alone recruit too many people. In this way, the war will not affect production, and this battle will be fought. The Mongols must divide their forces to suppress it, otherwise the bandits will soon spread to the east and west of Shandong and the east of Hebei, which is tantamount to weakening the strength of the Mongols in the south.

"That's not all, I can also use sea ships to provide food and weapons to the bandits in the coastal areas of Shandong, encourage them to occupy the mountains as kings, and then use the heads of the Mongolian army to exchange more supplies with me, you say that the Mongolian army is less, can it be wiped out?" Hong Tao had more smiles on his face, and he seemed to be very satisfied with his methods.

"That's a great way! That's a great way! It's just that I don't know when Mr. will be able to launch? I know that my husband has just returned from a voyage and needs to rest for a while, but without further ado, the student is willing to be a pioneer and relieve his worries! Wen Nan made Hong Tao say that there was no trace of worry, as if as soon as Hong Tao came out, the Mongolian army would have to withdraw immediately.

"I can launch it at any time, as long as the Southern Song Dynasty court promises that I will not interfere in the management of my warships, and don't send people to command my people, I can fight as I want, and I can transport as I want, as long as they do a good job of cooperating. As long as this guarantee comes, I can set off tomorrow, and whoever doesn't go is the turtle bastard! At this time, Hong Tao suddenly put away his smiling face, made a categorical guarantee, and rarely pointed to the sky and swore a poisonous oath.

“…… Mr. was making fun of me again......" Wen Nan's smile disappeared suddenly, he could be regarded as having personally experienced Hong Tao's famous smile, indeed Nima is not a taste, it's too bad! It's too sinister!!

"Teasing? I don't have this in mind, I can go home and pick up the baby when I have time! Did I just ask for more? Is there anyone in your court who will command my fleet? Do you think a guy who has never even seen the sea can command my sailors who have crossed the seas? If this is the case, I guess that before the Mongols come, my fleet will have to be forced by your officials to rebel and directly blow up Xiangyang City with artillery! The world does not revolve around your emperor, nor does it revolve around your court, everyone is human, whoever has great ability will listen to whom, and those who can't and don't understand will get out of the way and be honest students, don't get in the way! By the way, I haven't talked about the details yet. For example, if I send troops to help your court, how are they going to calculate the reward? Even if I'm cheap and willing to stick it upside down, I have to give some money for the shells, right? You go and ask, are those Southern Song Dynasty maritime merchants willing to lend me ships and sailors for free as warships, and the emperor wants to eat, but people don't eat, right? How is this account calculated? When you can give me a satisfactory answer, I will put this proposal on the board of directors for discussion and do everything I can to get it passed. Now I'm going home to pick up the baby, tomorrow there will be a whaling ship to Lin'an, you can go with the boat, I will say hello to them, and I won't stop you. Hong Tao didn't intend to pity Wen Nan who was lonely, not only did he not have mercy, but he also had to sprinkle a handful of salt on his wound to make him feel painful, so as not to chirp crooked things in the future and add brain-dead things.

Wen Nan did follow the whaling ship the next day, but did not return to Lin'an, but went to Guangzhou. He didn't leave secretly, and left a letter to Hong Tao, saying that he was going to find Luo Youde, and he was going to find Wen Hao, wanting to use the newspaper to call on the maritime merchants in Guangzhou and Quanzhou to contribute to the country, and use sea ships to help the imperial court transport supplies. As for persuading the imperial court to agree to Hong Tao's conditions, Wen Nan said that he didn't have the ability, but he couldn't sit idly by anyway as much as he planned to use as much strength as he could.

"Even if you haven't messed with me in vain in the past few years, if you really go to Lin'an, I will never know you!" After reading Wen Nan's letter, Hong Tao was not angry, but quite happy. He didn't want Wen Nan to really run back to Lin'an City to ask for his life from the imperial court, it was an impossible task, and he would have to give his life if he didn't do it. The reason why I wanted to talk to him yesterday was mainly to test whether his brains were enough, whether he was the kind of unrealistic minister who only had a warm heart. Hong Tao doesn't hate this kind of upright person, but he doesn't need this kind of person, especially someone who intends to entrust him with important tasks in the future. He needs helpers like Medini, Po Jiao, and Karl who know how to advance and retreat, and who are sensible, not saints who use their lives to verify the truth at every turn.

"If the Great Song Dynasty is really in trouble, you can also help them. Although our Tan family was also bullied in the Great Song Dynasty, after all, it is the place where our ancestors lived, so we should not be too ruthless. "Jinhewan is very small, and you can't hide anything from people who fart big, especially people like Hong Tao who fart a lot, and they can't hide it. The argument between him and Wen Nan on the dock was soon known by others, and it was Old Man Rong who sent the letter to Hong Tao, who had aged very much in the past two years, and he could no longer walk without crutches. But when it comes to the big things in Jinhewan, he will stand up and help Hong Tao give advice, it is not easy to have such a paradise, and he is not willing to close his eyes when he dies, because he can't rest assured.

"Rong Weng Weng, it's not that I'm ruthless, it's that I really don't have the ability. I'm afraid you don't know about Mongolia, when the Jin State beat the Great Song Dynasty to the point that even the capital was lost, it is considered powerful, but compared to Mongolia, the Jin State is nothing. Actually, I'm not afraid of Mongolia, I'm afraid of the Great Song Dynasty! Hong Tao suddenly felt very aggrieved, as if this bad guy would always be himself, and everyone else was a good person!

"Afraid of the Great Song? Could it be that the imperial court still won't let us help? Wouldn't that be better, if you don't help, you won't help, where is this truth! Old man Rong didn't quite understand what Hong Tao meant.

"If Jinhewan really helps this time, no matter whether the Great Song Dynasty agrees or not, even if Jinhewan is placed on the bright side in the future, it will not be able to hide. How will we get along with Da Song then? When the subject country of the Great Song Dynasty? Or return to the Great Song Dynasty? No matter what others think, I will not be its subject anyway, let alone submit to it. This begs the question, would the Great Song Dynasty allow a country with such a strong military to stay on its side? It's hard to say, I'm afraid that if we don't get it right, Jinhewan will become an enemy with the Great Song Dynasty, whether we want to or not, we will be enemies. "Hong Tao thinks a lot more than others, he thinks from the perspective of the world and the region, not limited to one country and one place, in this regard, he is a strategist at this time, the only one in the world.

"Don't be afraid, sir! Our Tan family has never been afraid of anyone since ancient times, whether it is the court or the sea, there is no need to be afraid. I have heard Xiaoyu and Xiaoxiao tell me that there are many places thousands of miles away, and there are more fertile places than Jinhe Bay. If you really don't want to be an official in the Great Song Dynasty or become an emperor here, then we'll go on then. With your big boat, where our Tan family goes is not the same as alive! Old man Rong understood Hong Tao's concerns this time, he thought more than Hong Tao, and in turn enlightened Hong Tao. (To be continued.) )