257. Rebellion
"That day is not far off!"
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He had already left the Liuqiu "Jinshan", and that stronghold was named Jinshan Town by him, and Gu Cheng became the governor of Liuqiu Jinshan.
Under the temptation of "heavy reward", the natives near Jinshan have searched for all kinds of strange stones and sent them to Jinshan, so within a radius of Jinshan, in addition to gold mines, coal, iron, copper, quartz, clay, limestone...... Almost all the raw materials for the creation of an industrial zone have been found, and the reserves are not low!
Moreover, in the northern part of Liuqiu, there is a large area of plains, and the food problem can also be quickly self-sufficient. At that time, Liuqiu will be a stable base for Zhou Quan, enough to support him to carry out a huge change!
That's not enough, though!
Zhou Quan knows very well how much impact the change he wants to set off will have on the Great Song Dynasty, so before the change, he needs to have enough labor, soldiers, and a broader market.
That day will not be far away.
Back in the Five Kingdoms City, Zhou Quan's current position is about fifteen miles away from the Five Kingdoms City. There is a small port here, not as large as the Five Kingdoms City, but it can already be used.
Outside the small harbor, there is a large area enclosed by a wooden fence, the size of a small town, and many wooden planks are neatly arranged here.
These slab houses can be dismantled, moved elsewhere and reinstalled, and painted to prevent mildew. Among the slab houses, there are also several tall fixed buildings, which are warehouses, and some people take the warehouses as the center and come out to patrol from time to time.
It is a temporary gathering place with a capacity of about 15,000.
Since March, Zhou Quan has ordered the Jeju Governor's Office to complete the matter, and now, half a year has passed, and the matter has finally been completed. But few people know what this temporary gathering place is for, Zhou Quan hoarded a lot of food and materials here, and sent special guards to guard it, but no one was allowed to move in.
"Yanai, I think...... I am limited in my abilities, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take on the heavy responsibilities I am today. ā
When Zhou Quan was looking forward to the future, he suddenly heard Yu Yang beside him speak.
As the civil affairs officer of the Governor's Palace, he is in charge of this temporary gathering place, this guy has always been a little strange today, and what he said at this time made Zhou Quan a little unbelievable.
received a salary of one hundred and fifty guan a month, and at the end of the year, there was a dividend of about twice the annual salary, in other words, Yu Yang's annual income was close to six thousand, and he actually wanted to resign?
"Why did Mr. Yu say that?"
"Yanai, it's not that I don't know what to do, but ...... I realized that I wasn't worth the price. Any of the teenagers sent by Yanai's side are stronger than me, whether it is vision or adaptability, I can only delay them in this position. Yu Yang said uneasily.
has been in Jeju for more than two years, he has saved tens of thousands of belongings, and he is a smart person, seeing the young people around Zhou Quan grow up one by one, especially Gu Cheng was appointed as the governor of Liuqiu, which made him realize that Zhou Quan's side is afraid that there is no place for himself.
People don't know how to advance or retreat, they will suffer from the sin, Yu Yang's original ambition was fame, unfortunately after becoming a thief, his ambition became to live, and after being secretly controlled by Zhou Quan, he became able to walk in broad daylight one day...... When he arrived in Jeju, he had already achieved these ambitions, but at this time, he realized his shortcomings.
"This is not true, the foundation of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce is getting wider and wider, why worry about not having the opportunity of the people around me, but to take away your position? Yu Yang, let me tell you the truth, if I want to remove your position, it can only be that you are incompetent, not to make room for the people around you. You feel that your talent is insufficient, this matter is very simple, just learn by doing. ā
Yu Yang is not Zhou Quan's descendant, but since he has made a lot of contributions, Zhou Quan still gave him a chance. He wanted to say something more, Zhou Quan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Besides, I called you here today, not for this matter, but to ask you, is there still any connection with the people of Liangshan?" ā
"Liangshan thief? The villain cut off contact with them when he came to Jeju. Yu Yang said.
"Don't care, I said this because of the news from Qi Nian, there seems to be some unpeace on the side of Liangshan, a group of strongmen robbed Yang Jian of the gold and silver, defeated the official army and fled into Liangshan after a purge. The leader of this gang of thieves is named Song Jiang......"
When he said the name, Zhou Quan's voice was a little fluctuating.
originally thought that after destroying Lu Jinyi and Yan Xiaoyi, the so-called Liangshan Thirty-six Generals would not exist, but he never thought that only two years later, the name Song Jiang would appear in front of him.
Wang Qinian replaced Di Jiang, who was old-aged, and became his intelligence director, plus Ji Chun, who took refuge in him, the two cooperated quite well, weaving an intelligence network in Xuzhou, Haizhou, and even Jingdong and Huainan. Although this intelligence network could not find out everything in detail, when those poor people who had lost their land and homes began to recite Zhou Quan's name, they still quickly noticed the problem behind it.
Shun Teng touched the melon, and found that among these poor people, it was secretly said that Zhou Quan was a rich star in the sky, and the main artifact was a group of people who were newly on Liangshan.
Before and after, it was only two months, and the news was handed over to Zhou Quan. And Zhou Quan was very startled at first when he saw the names that were familiar or unfamiliar.
Immediately, Zhou Quan realized that even if this group of people set off monstrous waves like in the novel, it would be nothing to him now.
Song Jiang, Wu Jialiang...... Solution? ā
Looking at the string of names in his hand, Yu Yang's gaze fell on Xie Bao.
"Yanei, this Xie Bao used to be the leader of the mountain, although the ranking is not as good as He Shun, but it is quite powerful."
Zhou Quan groaned slightly and nodded. He was about to arrange for Yu Yang to contact Xie Bao to see if he could win it over so as to place a man among the new Liangshan thieves, but at this moment, he saw Ye Chu rushing over.
Zhou Quan's heart sank.
Ye Chu was sent to Japan and stayed in Japan for more than half a year, and when Zhou Quan rushed to Liuqiu, he was recalled from Japan.
Summoning him and Li Bao back was naturally to prepare for the Liao State's crusade against the Jurchens.
This temporary shelter is also a preparation for this battle.
Regardless of whether Yelu Yanxi's conquest of the Jurchens is won or lost, a large number of displaced people will be created, and the Han people among these displaced people will become the cornerstone force of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce.
Ye Chu had previously stayed in Suzhou, the Liao State, that is, Dalian in another life, monitoring the progress of the war in the northern country, and he returned to the Five Kingdoms City at this time, proving that something was wrong there.
"Mr. Yu, you go back and prepare a report, about this person Xie Bao, give me suggestions, and see if you can win this person." Zhou Quan said to Yu Yang.
Yu Yang also knew that there must be a military intelligence coming, so he saluted and retreated. Zhou Quan did not agree to his resignation, which made his heart settle down, and Zhou Quan's "learning by doing" also made him realize.
In addition to resignation, there is another way to go, I just need to learn from those teenagers, I dare not say that I can achieve a lot in the future, and it is not a problem to maintain my current position.
"Da Lang, the Bohai people of Liao have an incident!" Trotting in front of Zhou Quan, Ye Chu gasped slightly, his expression solemn.
"Bohai people?"
This news was completely unexpected by Zhou Quan.
During the Tang Dynasty, the Bohai Kingdom once ruled the Far North, and when the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, it also expanded its rule to the Liaodong Peninsula. It's just that later the Khitan rose, and Yelu Abaoji destroyed the Bohai Kingdom and set up one of his sons as the king and the king of Dongdan.
Later, Liao simply canceled the Dongdan Kingdom and changed it to its Tokyo Road. However, the remnants of the former Bohai State always had different thoughts and always wanted to get rid of Liao's rule.
In the battle between Liao and Jurchen, Yelu Yanxi forcibly recruited the Han tribes to send troops, and transferred a lot of men and horses from Liaodong, and when he was halfway through, he learned that the Bohai people of Raozhou wanted to rebel in ancient times, and the army's heart was shaken. Yelu Yanxi's army was hoarded in place, waiting for Tao Su to join forces after victory.
But in May, Yelu Yanxi waited for the news of Xiao Taosu's defeat.
Yelu Yanxi sent another 20,000 soldiers and horses to support, so that only 120,000 of the 200,000 troops he had gathered were still around. And because the expedition time was getting longer and longer, the soldiers were tired, and at this time, Xiao Fengxian advised Yelu Yanxi to take advantage of the morale still exists and fight a decisive battle with the Jurchens earlier.
Yelu Yanxi was originally absurd and not inferior to Zhao Ji, he believed Xiao Fengxian's words, and really urged the tired soldiers to fight, with Yelu Liduo as the capital, and led the troops to attack the Huanglong Mansion, which was rejected by the Jurchens, Yelu Yanxi was waiting for the whole army to press, and the bad news came from the rear again, Gao Yongchang, a relict of the Bohai Kingdom, occupied Tokyo, Liao State, and rebelled!
After Ye Chu got the news, he realized that Yelu Yanxi was already in a predicament, if he could make a desperate bet to destroy the Jurchens first and then return to quell the chaos, there was still something to be done, on the contrary, if he withdrew his army, the 200,000 soldiers and 500,000 people he had gathered would probably collapse in an instant!
"I got the news that Gao Yongchang is on the fourth day of the seventh month, and now it is July 10, and I think the matter has been decided." Ye Chu said.
Zhou Quan's brows furrowed, Gao Yongchang's capture of Liaoguo Tokyo not only dealt a heavy blow to Yelu Yanxi, but also brought great uncertainty to Zhou Quan's plan.
Originally, what Zhou Quan wanted was the Han people in the south of the Liaodong Peninsula, and Gao Yongchang seized Liaoyang and directly competed with him for population.
Not only that, Zhou Quan's advice to Yelu Yu Liyan was to flee from Tokyo to Suzhou in Liao when the situation of the war changed, and Zhou Quan would prepare a fleet to meet her there. In Zhou Quan's opinion, Yelu Yanxi will definitely flee west to Shangjing in Liao, and it will be safer for Yu Liyan not to be with him, but Gao Yongchang's move will cut off Yu Liyan's retreat!
As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Quan's eyes condensed, and anger surged in his heart.
He likes Yu Liyan, so no matter who it is, he doesn't want to hurt Yu Liyan! (To be continued.) )