Chapter 70: Good News for the Ryukyus
Sun Huchen was like being amnestied, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Obey the orders of the capital governor!" If the last general is fortunate enough to serve the governor, he will definitely be smeared with liver and brain, and he will never take half a step back! Only then did he dare to pick up the paper that Cheng Yue threw on the ground, looked at it carefully, and was a little reluctant, but he still took it to wipe his nosebleed clean.
Cheng Yue said: "Get up and talk, I don't like to see people kneeling." ”
Sun Huchen got up cautiously, bowed down and said: "Governor Dadu, what Lord Zhang means is that if the Governor of Dadu enters Beijing this time, if he can avenge the elite soldiers who died in vain under him, Lord Zhang is willing to listen to the dispatch and will never break his word." ”
Cheng Yue said: "Chen Yizhong is a scourge of the government, I will have to deal with him sooner or later, this is just a favor, Lord Zhang doesn't have to thank me for this." You go back and tell Master Zhang, ask him to be patient, everything is with me, come to me at any time if there is anything, and I will go to him if I have something. Okay, go back, I'll tell someone that you're injured in a competition with a few masters here, don't say it. ”
Sun Huchen hurriedly agreed, gave a deep salute, and walked out backwards.
Zhang Gui waited for him to go out, and said: "Childe, if Zhang Shijie can serve Childe, it will be a big help, plus Wen Tianxiang in the civil office, this literature and martial arts, Childe has a lot to do in the court." ”
Cheng Yue nodded and said, "If you can do this, of course it's good, but you still have to be cautious." It's going to be very busy these days, you and Yang Ting take care of these things, I still have a lot of things to do, thank you for your hard work. ”
Zhang Gui didn't dare to say goodbye, and also took his leave.
Cheng Yue went to the place where he stopped, where there were already many soldiers offering incense, and when they saw Cheng Yue coming, they all looked at Cheng Yue with reverent eyes and silently retreated to the side.
Cheng Yue nodded to them, put on a pillar of incense, lowered his head and mourned in silence for a while before going to find Tokto.
Totoku was learning to write Cheng Yue's simplified characters in the tent, and when he saw Cheng Yue coming, he hurriedly served a cup of tea and waited on the side.
Cheng Yue looked at the words written by Tuotuo, it was not bad, it seemed that he had worked hard. Put down the paper of practicing calligraphy and said: "The envoys of the Yuan Dynasty will arrive in the next few days, and the reorganization of the army must also hurry up." You go and inform the recruits that they all want to come here, and I will mix them, and after they are done, they will be sent to various places to take over the defense, so that the Southern Song Dynasty cannot take advantage of it. When the armies arrive at the station, they must continue to train their troops, and they are not allowed to slack off, I will check at any time, and they will also compete in martial arts, and whoever does not do well will be punished, and if they do well, the reward will be great. You go and inform Li Fu, Yin Yu, and Xie Fangde again, and ask them to temporarily put down their work, and go to Lin'an with me in a few days, I have something to do. If the book I asked Li Fu to print before, take some. ”
Tokhtar immediately went and sent an order.
Cheng Yue was just about to return the account, but Yang Ting came again and brought a military report from Liu Shun.
Cheng Yue opened it and saw that the person sent by Liu Shun to Ryukyu was named Xu Sheng, bringing back news that they had built a dock and settlement on the island. And recruit the local natives to start reclamation, and also teach them how to farm, Liu Shun has sent people to send all kinds of weapons and farm tools seeds. Because of the lack of troops, they recruited troops from the natives, but they didn't expect that as soon as they heard that it was the Han army of the Great Song Dynasty, the natives almost crushed their heads. The local natives are brave and good at fighting, and if they conquer the south in the future, they will be able to use it.
Zhang Xuan, a pirate who had to surrender with Cheng Yue before making conditions, learned that Cheng Yue led the naval army to break the Ashu, and immediately surrendered, and sent his eldest son Zhang Zheng as a hostage in a few days.
Pu Shou Geng was originally of Arab descent. Due to the rise of Quanzhou Port, his father Pu Kaizong came to Quanzhou from Guangzhou and took root. Pu Shougeng is now the pacification envoy of Fujian and the envoy of the coastal capital, with thousands of sea vessels, monopolizing the spice trade, and other trades are also involved, and he is the largest force on the sea.
The imperial court asked Cheng Yue to lead the trilateral people, but he didn't let Cheng Yue intervene on the side of the sea, and naturally he also had the meaning of relying on Pu Shougeng, but it was really not possible, and he could escape from the sea. However, if Cheng Yue wanted to develop maritime trade and carry out overseas conquest, he had to control Quanzhou, first, Guangzhou was too far away, and second, Jiangyin was too small. In this way, it is likely to clash head-on with the Song court, and Cheng Yue is also somewhat prepared for this.
Cheng Yue closed the letter with satisfaction and said, "Okay!" The people sent by Liu Shun to the Ryukyus were very effective and did a good job, especially the matter of recruiting soldiers, which won my heart, and asked him to expand the conscription and teach them to learn Chinese. Yang Ting, you write a letter of commendation, give this person named Xu Sheng, give him an official position, and call him the acting governor of Ryukyu, so that he can do a good job in Ryukyu and don't have to rush back. I'll draw him another map of the Ryukyus, where there are several mining sites, and he can organize people to start mining. Then he asked him to send people to Japan to reconnoiter the situation and prepare for my conquest of Japan. If I do a good job, I will cancel the pronoun in his official position and make him the governor of Ryukyu Province. ”
Yang Ting took the order and left.
Cheng Yue went to the people who studied medicine again and trained them in medicine, his various medicines would be exhausted sooner or later, and he didn't want to run out of medicines when the time came.
He didn't go back until the evening, and the concubines were already waiting for him to eat. Yunluo cooked, fried a few dishes, Cheng Yue tasted it, it tasted good, and he was more sure of opening a restaurant in the future.
Cheng Yue said: "The raw materials for making MSG are ready, right?" ”
Yun Luo replied: "It's all ready, and the amount of money bought in different places is also different, and I bought some other things to confuse, and I can try to make it tomorrow, if it is successful, then our family will have a big source of money." After speaking, he pursed his lips and smiled.
Cheng Yue touched her silky little chin and said, "Little money fans, remember, only earn what you should earn, and don't want the rest." ”
Yun Luo said coquettishly: "Got it." ”
Su Rong said: "Childe, these days, the slave family has finally figured out what is going on with this bank, and several of the largest money banks in Suzhou have heard that Childe is going to do it, and they also want to get involved, what should the slave family say to them?" ”
Cheng Yue said: "You can participate in ordinary operations, deposit and exchange, and the total shares shall not exceed 20%, but they must also do it in accordance with our business methods, to put it bluntly, they must hand over their current management rights of the money bank and exchange them for shares in the bank, and they can be responsible for expanding the branch." Ask them if they agree. ”
Su Rong obediently agreed.
Ye Qian'er also said: "Childe, today Zhang Gui has sent someone to Lin'an to buy land, and by the way, he has recruited craftsmen, and the raw materials that Childe wants have been found, and he has also sent someone to find it near Lin'an." Childe gave me that book, and I'm almost finished reading it, it's amazing. ”
Cheng Yue nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about this matter in Lin'an, just in case, you can send a batch to Lin'an first." ”
According to the information sent by Yang Ting, the envoy sent by the Yuan Dynasty will arrive tomorrow, and the Ministry of Rites of various countries are very fond of composing, for fear that they will not be able to explain when they go back, which is the most headache.
Cheng Yue didn't think about it anymore, and slept with four beauties in his arms, which was really the joy of life.
When he got up in the morning, he led the guards to fight two sets of punches as usual, but Cheng Yue still went into the infirmary to teach those who were studying medicine all kinds of first aid treatment and poison rescue. Medicine is the most complicated thing, and Cheng Yue has high hopes for these students.
After dinner in the afternoon, the time to come came.
Zhang Hongfan and Meng Qi appeared in front of Cheng Yue again with a smile.
Cheng Yue also smiled and said: "The two gentlemen have worked hard, I don't know what advice you have?" ”
Zhang Hongfan said: "Dadu Governor, my Dayuan Great Khan Angel has arrived, for the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Chai Chun, so I want to ask the Dadu Governor to Changzhou City to sign a peace agreement, but this is the agreement between the two countries, Chai Shangshu also urges the Dadu Governor to cover the jade seal of the Southern Song Dynasty, I don't know what the Dadu Governor wants?" ”
Cheng Yue said: "Okay, I also just want to meet Prime Minister Boyan, so I'll accompany you." ”
When Zhang Hongfan and Meng Qi heard this, they were shocked, Cheng Yue actually wanted to go to Changzhou in person! Isn't he afraid of being killed?
Meng Qi couldn't help but praise: "The Metropolitan Governor is really arrogant!" Meng admires! However, most of the governor's generals are afraid that they will oppose this matter, right? The Metropolitan Governor has to think twice. ”
Cheng Yue made an expression of sudden realization, walked over and patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's really my good counselor." If you have any suggestions in the future, please feel free to say it. ”
Zhang Hongfan and Meng Qi were both made to cry and laugh, Zhang Hongfan said: "I don't know who the metropolitan governor is going to send?" ”
Cheng Yue said: "It stands to reason that Chai Chun, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, should naturally go to see him in person, but since you think it is inappropriate, I will not be reluctant." In this way, I have two henchmen, one is named Yang Ting and the other is Zhang Gui, so let them go. When you go back, you have to make it clear that I want to come in person, but you will not do it. ”
Only then did Zhang Hongfan understand what Cheng Yue meant, and secretly praised Cheng Yue for being careful.
Cheng Yue called Zhang Gui and Yang Ting and told them about the matter, and the two naturally took the order and made a few suggestions. Zhang Gui is a little excited, can he participate in such a big event, can he not be excited?
Zhang Hongfan and Meng Qi saw that the two of them were both literate and martial, and at a glance they knew that they were both shrewd and capable people. I'm afraid that compared with myself, I am not lagging behind, and I am secretly surprised by the strength of the talents that Cheng Yue gets.
The two sides saluted, got on the horse and went straight to Changzhou.
As soon as the two entered Changzhou City, they saw that both sides of the road were full of complicated-looking Yuan soldiers. When I saw them come in, I was already a little afraid.
Yang Ting and Zhang Gui couldn't help but think of the time when they were besieged by the Yuan army before, and they had mixed feelings for a while, and their admiration for Cheng Yue deepened in their hearts.