readx;???“ By no means, we must not start a war with the Medenors, and if we do start a war with them, we will surely be defeated. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" the Ministry of Rites Shoshu hurriedly said, "In the next year, in the trade list sent by the Maidno people, you can see the goods of at least six maritime cities. They came from different countries from all over the ocean, and the amount of goods was quite huge, and the goods shipped from Wu Dynasty Japan were all close, and other products such as glassware from Yaning were even farther away. It was able to carry such a large amount of cargo across the ocean that it was easier to send thousands of Medno sailors ashore. ”

"Yes, what's more, not long ago, they just went north to raid with fake hands, when did the number of people in the south fall below 10,000?" The military department Shangshu was in a hurry, "My Annan army can't even defeat these barbarians, how can I use it to fight against the Maidno people who are a hundred times more powerful than them?" You must know that the Medenor people have cannons and firearms, and their soldiers may have weak feet except when they go ashore, and then they will be able to fight like dragons and tigers. ”

"Yes, there are also the cannons of the Medeno people," the military department Shangshu said a little incoherently, "There are two coastal defense guns in the port of Champa, with a range of up to two miles, which is almost the most powerful firearm in my Annan, but these two cannons are still sunk on a Medeno cargo ship near the port of Champong!" A total of six cannons were salvaged from the ship, two of which were placed in the port of Champa and the other princess was sent to Hue. ”

"We still have four guns?" The official was stunned for a moment, "Then why didn't you use it when the Southern Barbarians besieged the city?" ”

"Where?" The military department Shangshu smiled bitterly, "The Northern Rebellion and our Dynasty have been facing each other in the River, and those traitors have already secretly purchased some cannons from the border army of the Wu Dynasty, everyone knows about this, right?" ”

"Yes, yes."

"However, the cannon casting level of the Wu Dynasty is average, and accidents such as explosions have occurred frequently, so the Northern Rebellion has only placed these smuggled artillery on the riverside to prevent us from crossing the river. I heard that the soldiers who escaped over there said that the Shenji Battalion of the Northern Rebellion was easy to blow up, so they rarely practiced it. Speaking of this, the military department Shangshu suddenly showed a smug smile on his face, "This time, the Northern Rebellion heard that the Shenji Battalion can exert its power in battle, so it invited the Wujun from the Wu Dynasty to teach the training method of the Shenji Armament, since it is easy to explode and practice from time to time, then they will inevitably be unable to exert their power in the battle because of their negligence in practice, and as soon as the elite of my Annan army comes out, they will definitely be able to sweep it away!" ”

"Who told you to say this?" Zuo Xiang was a little speechless, "What about the four cannons?" If we had those four cannons, why would we be blocked in Hue City by the Nanban? ”

"Cannon?" The military department Shangshu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly explained, "The four cannons are in the forward battalion in the north, which is used to deter the northern rebellion, you must know that these four cannons not only have a farther range than those Wu Dynasty guns in the northern rebellion, but also have a much higher accuracy than them." Since the four cannons were in place, the North Rebellion has never dared to cross the river to provoke. ”

"Can't you transfer two doors back to guard Hue?" The Ministry of Rites asked, "Hue is the city of the Son of Heaven, and there is no room for failure!" ”

"Let's not talk about the cannon for now," Zuo Xiang also found that he was off topic, and hurriedly waved his hand to stop it, "Let's talk about the affairs of the Medeno people first, we will definitely not be able to start the battle with the Medeno people, but at this time, the Medeno people are already aggressive, and even the fleet is already cruising outside Wenshan Port, if I don't wait to find a solution quickly, I will definitely face the attack of the Medeno people." ”

"War with the Maidno people," Tobe Shangshu shook his head with a wry smile, "We are almost certain to be defeated, and Lord Zuo Xiang will not make me frightened when he asks me to come here, right?" ”

"Of course not." The left side has an expression that you are finally on the road. "Old man, here's a secret letter from the people of Maidenor." As he spoke, he took out another letter from his sleeve and handed it to the ministers around him to circulate it again.

"And this?" Tobe Shangshu couldn't help but feel a little unawake from a dream, and muttered like a dream, "How can this Maidno person be willing to make such a loss-making deal?" ”

The expressions of several ministers on the side were similar, with a look of fascination, and they were still recalling the secret letter of Medeno circulated by the left minister just now, and the content of it was simply incredible.

"The Medno transport fleet will transport 60,000 weapons and protective gear of various kinds to equip the Annan army, and Annam must send an army of no less than 10,000 men to clear the port of the East, and the diplomatic conflict with the Wu Dynasty will be handled by the Maidno people." Zuo Xiang said proudly, "This means that the Medeno people will provide us with 60,000 weapons and armor or something, and we only need to send 10,000 people." According to the information from the Secret Investigation Department, the total number of people in Dongfang Harbor will not exceed 20,000, and the number of soldiers will be less than 2,000. Thief ...... The people of Maidno called those who claimed to be Chinese in Dongfang Port as thieves, and the thieves were carrying out a series of work such as suppressing bandits at this time, and they had no time to take care of Annan, and if we sent troops to attack Dongfang Port at this time, we would definitely be able to kill them by surprise. According to the information given by the Maidno people, the defenders of the Eastern Port at this time will not exceed 300 people, and the 300 people stationed in the huge Eastern Port will not be able to defend against it at all. ”

"There's no way a thief can't see that himself, right? What if the thief deliberately staged such a play in order to attract the attention of us or the Medenor people? ”

"Absolutely not," someone said, "the Secret Investigation Department sent information a few days ago, saying that the merchants who went south from Dongfang Port said that they could see the thieves' Xiang Yong escorting a large number of bandit captives back to Dongfang Port every day, and even more than ten days ago, the thieves also sent the heads of dozens of bandit leaders and prisoners to the county town of Anyun. If this is an act for us to see, the price is too high. ”

"Every day the prisoners are captured, so isn't the number of people in the port of the East rising every day?"

"Yes, it's going up every day."

"So where does the grain come from in the port of the East? When they came, it was already September, the autumn grain had already been harvested, and the rest was only sown. Even if the thief could sow the seeds right away, it would take at least three or four months to harvest, of course, now. Tobe Shangshu looked puzzled, "Before this, how did their food problem be solved?" ”

"I know a little bit about this," Zuo Xiang said with a slight sigh, "When they first arrived in Anyun, the food was probably prepared for themselves, but then it was probably because the number of people gradually increased, so they went south to Zhancheng Port and bought a lot of grain in Zhancheng Port. ”

"Massive? How big is it? Tobe Shangshu was stunned.

"To be able to build a road from the port of Orient and to build a bridge over the Boundary River." Zuo Xiang continued, "According to the people of the Secret Investigation Division, before the princess left the port of Champang, there were thieves' carts galloping north and south almost every day, transporting food and goods. You must know that the thieves' carts are not like our carts in Annam, their carts are connected from end to end, more than a dozen cars, as few as seven or eight cars, and they can transport a considerable amount of goods at one time. In turn, the food stored by the thief at that time should be enough for 30,000 people to eat for half a year, right? ”

"But soon after, the Nanban committed a crime in the north!" The military department Shangshu immediately asked, "After the southern barbarians invaded the north, all the fortified walls near the port of Zhancheng were cleared, all the houses were burned, the grain that could not be transported was burned, and all the livestock that could not be taken away were slaughtered. At this time, it is impossible for the port of Champa to have grain to be transported to the port of the east. In addition, I remember that the war report of Champong Port also mentioned that the thieves transported a large amount of grain to feed Champong Port, and they used a large amount of food to help the displaced people of Annam, and then took them all to Dongfang Port, and the number seems to be around 10,000. ”

"Then there is a problem, if they can't get food from Champa Port since the beginning of the southern barbarian invasion, then where did they get the food now?" Hubu Shangshu immediately asked, "Could it be that it was obtained by robbing the big families near An Yun?" ”

"I suddenly remembered one thing, I remember that when the southern barbarians were attacking in the north, there was a period of time when the price of grain rose, and some people in my Annan fled to Anyun to take refuge, and when they came back, they all said that the thieves were benevolent and righteous, and they collected grain at a high price and sold it at a low price to the people they were coercing."

"Collecting grain at a high price? Could it be that all their grain was harvested in the territory of Anyun? ”

"How is that possible?" Someone looked weird, "This group of thieves is obviously thieves, occupying the land of the Wu Dynasty, although they did not attack Anyun County, but they are still thieves, how can they sell food to thieves?" ”

"It's easy to say," Tobe Shangshu laughed, "As far as I'm concerned, the rice in Annan has to ripen three seasons a year, and where there is no military disaster, there is a lot of grain, and it will spoil before it is eaten." But these wealthy merchants preferred to spoil their grain in their own homes rather than sell it, and wanted to raise the price of grain. They are so clearly disregarding the lives of the people, but who of us has the means to deal with such rich merchants? If the grain is sold in the past, it will soon be sold out, and then continue to sell at a high price, and it is common for people to starve to death despite a bumper harvest. These rich merchants are sure that the royal family will not care about the life or death of these small people, how much food they have in their hands and how many people know? Even the local parents don't know. They secretly sold the grain to the thieves, and when they arrived, they only had to say that the grain was bad and burned a few empty barns, and they would be able to get away with it, and no one could prove that they were thieves. What's more, they are just selling their own grain, which is not unreasonable, and the local officials can only turn a blind eye. ”

"Probably, and according to the reports of the fleeing people, the jungle near Port Orient has been swept away, and by this time it has been developed into thousands of acres of fertile land, and the thieves seem to be good at planting, and the fields are full of irrigation canals, and waterwheels sprinkle water, and it does not take many men to manage large fields. They placed the main manpower in some workshops in the north and west, and also dug pits by the sea in the north. ”

"Dig a pit? What is the purpose of digging a pit? ”

"I don't know, but according to the inference of the Medenors, it is said that the dry dock was excavated and built."

"Dry dock?" The military department was stunned for a moment, "Is it to build a ship?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not shipbuilding," Zuo Xiang said with his beard rubbed, "it should be repairing ships, some people say that they saw four warships in the shape of Medeno in Vostochny Harbor, two of which are on the beach, they should be injured, and the other two have changed their sails and started cruising off the coast of Vostochny Harbor." I heard from the thieves that they were going to dock the damaged ship for repairs, and I heard that they also had to install cannons or something. ”

The military department Shangshu suddenly laughed, "Install the cannon?" There are usually dozens of cannons on the battle ships of the Medeno navy, and more than half of them are higher than the cannons that our Annan Kingdom now has, this group of thieves is really frogs at the bottom of the well, do you still think that their cannons can be better than the Medeno people? Ridiculous! ”

"That is, the cannon of the Maidno people is a militaristic weapon, even the cannon of the Wu Dynasty cannot be compared, and now even the cannons on the north of the Great Wall of the Maidno are sold to them by the Maidno people, although the cannon of the Martial Kingdom is powerful, it is still far inferior to the Maidno people."

"Don't talk about this," Zuo Xiang smiled again, "The best suggestion of the Medno people is that in order to make up for the emptiness of the treasury of Annam, the Maidno people will provide a low-interest loan from the state to Annam, including 150,000 taels of silver as military expenses, and provide Maidno staff officers to provide military guidance for the march and battle of our Annam army, and if necessary, they can also provide 1,500 Maidno sailors ashore to provide support." The convoy of Medeno will be responsible for transporting grain from the south of Annam to the port of Champa for military rationing, but the grain must be prepared by us. ”

"This solves a big problem! What we lack now is money, and today the right minister in the court will crush us to death if he has no money, and he can't move at all. Now that we have solved the problem of money and the transportation channels of grain, we only need to transfer troops! The Ministry of Rites Shangshu laughed, and before the words fell, someone said faintly, "The mobilization of soldiers and horses requires the will of the emperor, and without the emperor's holy decree, how can the soldiers and horses be mobilized?" Which general dares to move? If you catch it, you will make a mess, and you will be beheaded all over the house! ”

"Yes, today the emperor lost his temper, saying that the matter of Dongfang Port has ended here, and we are now going to transfer troops to attack Dongfang Port, which can be regarded as a deception!"

"Yes, yes! Committing a deception can be big or small, if you don't do it well, you really have no place to die! ”

"If you want me to say, why don't we just pull the emperor off his horse?" I don't know who said such a sentence in the corner, and suddenly the noise in the whole room suddenly quieted down, and the pin drop could be heard.

There is only one possibility to pull the emperor off the horse, that is, to launch a rebellion and directly overthrow the emperor, and he can replace him.

"This world was originally not his Ruan Fuyuan's!" Shangshu of the Criminal Department said and took a sip of the sake in the cup, "Don't forget, he Ruan Fuyuan was originally a general of Annan, since Zheng Wei killed the emperor of Annan, he raised the flag of the Li Dynasty against the Zheng family, in fact, for so many years, when did he have the idea of the Li family in the world?" I am addicted to being the emperor, and I want to say that it is better for us to find the descendants of the Li family, launch a mutiny, and kill Ruan Fuyuan, so that we can have a good life in the future. ”

(ISU Literature)