The Southern Song Dynasty sailors were not only wary, but also very slow in action. Hong Tao's fleet arrived here in the morning, and their reconnaissance ships came in the evening, hiding far away from the edge of the island to snoop. Hong Tao didn't pay attention to them at all, and he didn't drive them away, so he still did what he should do. By the morning of the next day, the reconnaissance ships of the Southern Song Dynasty Navy Division had become three, and they were still hiding from afar, and they didn't know how to come over to ask about the situation.

By the afternoon of the next day, four more salmon-class cargo ships had sailed over, and this was the ship of Xu Liangzhi's family, and they had received Cixi's order to prepare the supply of the fleet in Mingzhou, and also hired hundreds of local laborers, and the task of establishing a temporary supply station on the beach was completed by these people. In order to prevent the premature outflow of the Empire's gunpowder, hollow shells, and naval artillery technology, Hong Tao also left a hundred marines in Langya, equipped with five deck guns to guard the temporary supply depot on the beach, and no one or ship was allowed to approach.

Compared with the reaction speed of the Southern Song Dynasty sailors, the Great Song Dynasty was much faster, and on the fourth day after the fleet arrived at the Lisi Islands, a Guangzhou ship came out of the middle of the archipelago and sailed towards the anchorage of the fleet. Wen Nan returned, and he arrived with Zheng Qingzhi and Wu Qian, two high-ranking officials of the imperial court.

"Prime Minister Zuo of the Great Song Dynasty, Zheng Qingzhi, Duke of Shenguo, see His Majesty the King!" As soon as they met, Zheng Qingzhi gave Hong Tao a regular salute in a regular manner, although the number of etiquette was not lost, but his title to Hong Tao was very intriguing, and in his mouth Hong Tao was the king rather than the emperor.

Zheng Xiang...... It's inappropriate to call Your Majesty like this...... "It's normal for others not to react, Wen Nan is very sensitive to this aspect, and immediately has to point out the inappropriateness of Zheng Qingzhi's title.

"Minister of Literature. Don't pay too much attention to the enemy at the moment. Zheng Xiang. Kings and emperors. It's just a title, and whether you can be worthy of this title depends on what you do. If I am called a pirate leader who can retreat from the hundreds of thousands of sailors of the Mongol Empire, it doesn't hurt to call it. It's not the first time that Zheng Xiang, Lord Wu and I have met, and we are half friends, so these scenes and politeness are still avoided, how about we just talk about business? ”

Hong Tao stretched out his hand to stop Wen Nan's questioning, the literati of the Southern Song Dynasty like to take advantage of themselves in such small details, so let them take advantage of it. If they suffer a loss, they will feel awkward, and if they are awkward, it will affect the outcome of talking about big things. Wouldn't it be a great loss if he was affected by such a trivial matter.

"As Your Majesty wishes...... The Minister of Culture and Culture had already conveyed His Majesty's intention to Zheng to someone, and the officials were very pleased with His Majesty's great help, and specially ordered me to express my gratitude to Your Majesty in person, and to help Your Majesty's fleet to buy grain and grass in Mingzhou. This matter is handled by the envoy of Wu, and if His Majesty has any other needs, he can mention it to Lord Wu. "Zheng Qingzhi probably hasn't discussed this kind of thing with foreign emperors in person before, and he is not only a little unfamiliar with the title of Wennan. Even with the title of Hong Tao is not very smooth.

"Zheng Xiang and Master Wu have a heart, and they also thank the official family for me. It doesn't matter who I am. It will not affect the covenant between our two countries, and we still have common interests in dealing with foreign aggression. Therefore, I took the initiative to build a temporary supply depot here, to store some ammunition in case of emergency, and to do my duty in a hurry, and hoped that Zheng Xiang and the brothers of the sailor would say hello and not approach this island, so as not to have any misunderstanding. Hong Tao also did not know how the emperor should deal with officials from other countries, and the practice of calling himself me did not seem to be popular in the Great Song Dynasty. Anyway, he didn't call it that the last time I met Emperor Lizong, so I don't want to drag words, just make things clear, and it really makes no difference what to call him.

"I don't know how long your army plans to occupy it......" Zheng Qingzhi didn't squeak when he heard Hong Tao's words, it was Wu Qian's turn to come forward, he was the coastal control envoy, and these islands were also under his control, even if they were desert islands.

"Lord Wu, please rest assured, I won't have any other thoughts about here, it's just because the scale of the Mongolian sailors is too large this time, it is a hard battle, and if there is no ammunition, my fleet can only be a spectator on the side, so I specially chose this desert island as a temporary ammunition depot. These things are easy to explode and are not suitable for the city, and the farther away from the crowd is better, so as not to be accidentally injured. ”

"After this battle, not only will this place be evacuated immediately, but the fleet that was previously stationed off the coast of Mingzhou will also be withdrawn. At that time, the Mongol naval division will be completely lost, and it will no longer be able to invade the south from the sea, but the Great Song naval division can go north from here, and properly threaten the rear of the Mongol Empire, so that they cannot prepare for war with all their strength on land, which is also a strategic advantage. Wu Qian asked Hong Tao for a long time, they were afraid that Liu Bei would borrow Jingzhou if he would not pay it back. But they didn't think about it, if they really wanted to occupy the island of the Great Song Dynasty, would they be able to manage it?

"Speaking of the matter of the Mongolian sailors, I don't know if Your Majesty can confidently resist the enemy north of the Yangtze River. As far as I know, their newly built ships are not much different from the ships of His Majesty's fleet, but they are dozens of times more numerous. It's better for our two sailors to stick here together and resist the enemy together. The Mongol cavalry was invincible, but when it came to the sea, the Great Song Naval Division was not weaker than the Mongolian Naval Division, and it was easy to wait for Lao Ding to win. "Zheng Qingzhi came here this time, not only for this small island, nor did he make a special trip to send supplies to Hong Tao's fleet, he or his court had their own little abacus. They still felt that it was unsafe to transfer almost two-thirds of the Southern Song Dynasty sailors, and wanted to pull Hong Tao's fleet to hold the mouth of the Yangtze River and prevent the Mongolian sailors from landing near Lin'an, which was his ultimate goal.

"Zheng Xiang, Lord Wu, please come and sit in my captain's room, and let's talk while drinking tea." Hong Tao has a lot to say about this issue. It's not appropriate for everyone to stand on the deck and chat with the sea breeze, so let's sit down and talk slowly.

"Your Majesty, please ...... first" Zheng Qingzhi saw that Hong Tao did not reject his suggestion, he was in a good mood, and asked Hong Tao to go first with a smile according to etiquette,

"Girl, let the kitchen prepare the lamb and seafood at noon, take out my chili noodles, and I will entertain the two adults to dine here...... No one is allowed to get off the boat until they finish lunch. I got an excellent seasoning from the Great Qin Kingdom, and with my barbecue skills, the taste is particularly delicious, you two must try it. In addition, I also brought some special products of the Great Qin Kingdom to the two adults and the official family, and took them away after eating, and they were also not allowed to shirk, just some small items. After entering the cabin, Hong Tao let Zheng Qingzhi and Wu Qian sit down on the sofa and began to talk about lunch and gifts, which could ease the atmosphere and make everyone's mood not so tight.

"In this way, I will bother once, and I am fortunate to eat the food cooked by His Majesty himself, which is also a rare blessing......" Zheng Qingzhi has an understanding of Hong Tao's barbecue skills, and he ate a meal when he took Emperor Lizong to meet Hong Tao on the boat last time, and he felt very good. When I heard that there was progress again, I immediately felt good. In addition to failing to fight, these Southern Song Dynasty officials were experts in eating, drinking, and fighting, and all of them were gluttonous.

"I wonder what Your Majesty is sucking?" Wu Qian had also eaten Hong Tao's barbecue, but he was not as greedy as Zheng Qingzhi, so he was more interested in the cigar smoke lit by Hong Tao, shrugged his nose and smelled the tobacco in the air, and did not express disgust.

"This thing is called tobacco, it can calm the nerves, Lord Wu taste it?" This time, Hong Tao did not commit a chicken thief, nor did he fool around that this was a medicine for lazy disease, he happily took out a new cigar and handed it to Wu Qian, and enthusiastically helped him light it, patiently teaching this high-ranking official of the Song Dynasty how to smoke cigars and how to enjoy the taste of tobacco.

It's not that Hong Tao has changed his sex, it's not that he likes Wu Qian very much, he even lied to Carl, Bo Jiao, Kong Pei, and even his father-in-law and godfather, there is no reason not to lie to Wu Qian. The reason why he was suddenly generous was mainly for the sake of future tobacco sales.

This thing is too novel, how to promote it is a problem, who will be the first person to eat crabs and promote crabs? If there is something that the high-ranking officials of the Great Song Dynasty like, then it will be a matter of course. These people are not only proficient in eating, drinking, and having fun, but also have been walking on the cusp of the times, leading the new trend of society 100%. As long as they are allowed to put a cigarette in their mouths, even if this thing is promoted, the common people of the Great Song Dynasty like to follow the example of officials.

"Shhh...... This thing is very good, and there is a feeling of soaring clouds and fog, which is very elegant...... Zheng Xiang, you also try? Wu Qian took a few puffs according to Hong Tao's appearance, he was very satisfied, and he began to shake his head and start composing poems, and at the same time did not forget to recommend Zheng Qingzhi.

"Your Majesty's things have always been novel, and this thing is very good!" Zheng Qingzhi actually hated this smell at first, but he was embarrassed to speak out against Hong Tao's identity. Now under the influence of Wu Qian, I also tried to smoke two puffs, and then my understanding of tobacco has changed again. He also felt that this feeling of swallowing clouds and spitting fog was very stylish, so he simply didn't return the cigar smoke to Wu Qian.

"Come on, come on...... Lord Wu, order another one. I'll pack two boxes for two adults in a moment. This thing is enough for one a day, and you must enjoy it quietly for half an hour when you have nothing to do, with tea and wine. Thinking about the past of this day in the smoke is also a kind of artistic conception? Seeing the two old men grabbing each other for a cigarette regardless of saliva, Hong Tao simply was generous to the end, and ordered a new one for Wu Qian, and then pulled the thing of smoking to culture and elegance, so that they liked the taste of the literati of the Great Song Dynasty, and they liked the feeling of moaning without disease.

"Yes! I didn't expect Your Majesty to be a wonderful person, if you put aside the troubles of mundane things, I will definitely drink with Your Majesty under the peach blossoms. With tobacco, while talking about overseas interesting stories, while chanting half of the poems, life is happy! The first time he smoked a cigar, he smoked a little hard, Zheng Qingzhi began to get drunk, and his eyes squinted as if he had entered a fantasy world.

(To be continued.) )