Chapter 439 - Grain Purchase Plan
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Chen Yuan knew that a boatload of grain could not make much money, but some money could not be earned, and some transactions had to be done at a loss. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info He said to Yanqing: "It's not a matter of money, it's the life of ordinary people. I have to find a way to get food to keep them alive! ”
Hu Yanqing understood what Chen Yuan meant: "Sister-in-law, now the Great Song Dynasty is short of food, but Goryeo and Dongying had a bumper harvest last year, I think I can buy some from them first and come over for emergency." ”
Chen Yuan really didn't expect these two places, and in his impression, he still retained the impression of these two countries in later generations, thinking that they were both imported grain. Now that Hu Yanqing mentioned this, Chen Yuan also thought it was very feasible.
If these two places can also provide some food, the crisis will be much easier. Chen Yuan's mood was a little soothed: "By the way, I read Ruizhu's letter that you are now the overlord of the entire sea?" ”
Hu Yanqing smiled: "It's not an overlord now, it's just that those ordinary pirates give us a little face, even if they are more powerful, they don't dare to do anything to us." ”
Hu Yanping was a little breathless: "Sister-in-law, you let me forget it, it's really uncomfortable for me to stay here, just this kid,"
His hand slapped Hu Yanlong's head: "This kid now has three boats!" There are thousands of people under him, which point do you say he is better than me? ”
Hu Yanlong smiled and didn't say anything to him.
Chen Yuan did shake his head: "No, I'm going to find a chance to Lao Pang right away, you have to stay and help me, otherwise Pang Xi's monster will come over, I'm really a little scared." ”
His words made everyone in the Hu family happy: "Are you ready to Lao Pang?" ”
Chen Yuan was ready to fight Pang Ji. He didn't hate Pang Ji for harming him this time, the struggle of the court was everything, Chen Yuan understood this. Today is an enemy, tomorrow is a friend, and he understands that if you don't do too much, he understands.
But he knew in his heart that this time it was Lao Pang who attacked Qin Xianglian! This is something that Chen Yuan cannot tolerate. He said: "Of course, I have to start preparing now, as soon as the time comes, I will let him taste the taste of being raided!" ”
He had such an idea, which really appealed to the appetite of the Hu family, Hu Yanping never mentioned it again, and Hu Yanqing also said: "Sister-in-law, then do you think we don't want to go far recently?" It's easy to get in touch. Also, we brought two thousand brothers with us this time, on the boat outside Bianjing, if you think it is appropriate, we rushed in and slaughtered Lao Pang! ”
This thought startled Chen Yuan, and Chen Yuan said to Yanqing: "It's not okay now, Lord Fan's army has just returned, and there are more than 100,000 people living outside the city, and you two thousand people can't kill Lao Pang." Besides, I'm still planning things, you go to do business first, and I'll let you know when there's news. You should pay attention during this period of time, when I send a fleet to transport grain, you must protect it. ”
Hu Yanqing nodded: "This is related to the life and death of the people, we are naturally obliged, there is no problem in other places, but when it is close to the East China Sea, Miyamoto's group of Dongying people are a little troublesome." ”
Chen Yuan was stunned when he heard this: "Miyamoto? ”
Hu Yanqing nodded: "Do you remember the group of pirates I told you?" It is the group that often haunts the Great East China Sea and is ruthless when robbing caravans, they are Dongying people. ”
Chen Yuan subconsciously touched his nose, and the corner of his mouth suddenly smiled: "Are they very powerful?" ”
Hu Yanlong shook his head: "We fought once, that time they robbed the merchant ships of the Song Dynasty, and they happened to be hit by Mei Xian and them, the boats of those things are not big, but they are very fast, and there are many of them, they are all small boats that are easy to turn around." Mei Xian and the others almost suffered a loss, but then when the boys saw that we were coming, they turned around and left. After catching a few of them, I realized that it was Dongying people. ”
Chen Yuan pondered for a while: "Let's get in touch with them first." I don't care what you think, anyway, in the near future, we must ensure the safety of the waterway, so that every one of our ships can sail safely. ”
Hu Yanqing responded: "After Bi Tao and the others fought that once, we basically went around there, I have already released the rumors, I want to fight with them again, but they let people talk to me, sister-in-law, do you mean to talk first?" ”
Chen Yuan said: "If you are not sure about cleaning them up, talk about it first." This time you came just in time, there are some weapons in the treasury that I can move, there is a thing called a stone cannon, which is very powerful, and there is a crossbow, I don't think it is a problem to shoot through the ship's board, you can use it. ”
Hu Yanqing hadn't seen these things yet, and he wasn't very excited, in his opinion, naval battles were mainly about whose ship was faster, whose ship was stronger, and whose sailors were brave!
Chen Yuan knew that there was no need to argue with Hu Yanqing about this now, and when the weapon was in his hands and he tasted the sweetness, he would come to him.
"After you get these weapons, you can familiarize yourself with them, and try to learn more about the current situation of Dongying when you get in touch with those Dongying people, and when the Great Song Dynasty comes to ease up next year, I will let you fight again."
Hu Yanqing nodded, and Chen Yuan finally reiterated that the task of transporting grain this time is really very important! Let them be very careful.
He calculated in his heart, if it was faster, from preparing the fleet by himself to transporting the grain to the Great Song Dynasty, because it should be next spring, it would be the most difficult time to think about it.
Now Chen Yuan has to organize a large number of fleets to buy grain, and at the same time, he must try to get from Goryeo, if possible, and see if there is anything in Xiao Yueben, and try every means to overcome this difficulty.
In fact, food is not only to solve the problem of displaced people, but the most important thing is to help Chen Yuan occupy an absolutely advantageous position in the layout of the party.
There are still many things to do, but now that it is almost dark, it is time to sleep, and even if you are in a hurry, some things have to be done slowly.
He quietly pushed open the door and found that Zhao Yi was still sitting on the chair, as if he was pondering something. Seeing Chen Yuan coming in, Zhao Yi stood up: "The matter is over?" ”
Chen Yuan nodded: "Well, I'm done." ”
Zhao Yi stretched out his hand to take the clothes he was wearing, but Chen Yuan stopped her: "What are you doing?" ”
Zhao Yi squeezed out a smile: "Help you hang up your clothes?" ”
Chen Yuan took off his clothes by himself, then walked to Zhao Yi's side and gently took her hand: "Princess, do you feel very wronged?" You lost all the title of princess for me, but I brought back other women. ”
Zhao Yi's throat shook twice, obviously wanting to cry, but he didn't cry: "My father said, I am an ordinary woman now, and if I want to learn to live the life of an ordinary woman, it is right to serve a man." ”
Chen Yuan secretly thought in his heart, Renzong is really a good old man, although he scolded himself for being fierce, he was also teaching Zhao Yi how to maintain his marriage.
Chen Yuan gently hugged Zhao Yi in his arms: "You used to be the princess of the Great Song Dynasty, but in my eyes, you are Zhao Yi, what I like is you, you know?" If you still want to be a princess now, I'll hold you in the palm of my hand. Don't be so accommodating to me, if you do this, I will only have a feeling of guilt, and I may not dare to come to see you in the future. ”
Zhao Yi raised his head: "Then what do you want me to do?" ”
Chen Yuan smiled: "It's not that I want you to do anything, you can do whatever you want, as long as you are in this Horse Mansion, you say it counts." ”
Zhao Yi didn't believe it: "Really? What about Qin Xianglian and Linghua? ”
Chen Yuanyi waved his hand: "Didn't you say it's okay?" They will listen to you later. ”
Zhao Yi asked again: "What about Huyan Ruizhu?" She won't listen to me, she said that my father killed her whole family, and she saw that I wanted to do it! ”
Chen Yuan suddenly amplified his voice: "She dares!" Did she really say that? ”
Zhao Yi's tears came down violently, and the head was very powerful. Chen Yuan pretended to be angry: "You wait, I'll drive her away tomorrow and let her go back to her ship!" ”
Zhao Yi laughed this time, the suppleness she had just now was really forced to pretend to be herself. Chen Yuan knew this very well, he knew that Zhao Yi was actually very painful like that, and he himself was not comfortable.
His arm was pinched again, and Zhao Yi punched him hard in the chest: "You will deceive people!" If you want to chase her away, go now! ”
Chen Yuan hugged her in his arms: "It's not early now, I'm here with you tonight, and I'm not going anywhere!" ”
As he spoke, he climbed onto Zhao Yi's chest, rubbed it hard, and then pressed Zhao Yi down on the bed.
Zhao Yi's eyes also emitted a kind of light: "Why are you so rude today?" ”
Chen Yuan tore off her clothes a few times: "Nonsense, I haven't touched a woman for a long time, where is there still those idle feelings?" Let's go straight to it! ”
Zhao Yi pointed to the lampstand next to him: "Blow the lamp!" Blow the lamp! ”
Chen Yuan picked up his shoes from the ground and smashed them, just knocking the lampstand to the ground: "That's it, you take off your pants quickly!" ”
It didn't take long for the lampstand to go out.
Over the next few days, everything went well, and the booklet was finished in a matter of effort, and it was shown to some veterans and recruits that it was very good.
Zeng Gongliang is also re-improving the weapon according to the soldier's reaction, especially the palm mine, which is very powerful, but the explosion time is uncontrollable because the lead is manually installed, and the detonation time cannot be controlled, which is a big problem.
Chen Yuan asked Zeng Gongliang if he could use the impact method to detonate the gunpowder, and Zeng Gongliang shook his head at that time. Even if we see grenades now, they can only be detonated after they have a firing pin. At the time of World War I, grenades with wooden handles were still used. The firing pin is a high-tech thing, and Chen Yuan doesn't understand it.
Zeng Gongliang is studying how to fix the time of detonation, at least within a range where fluctuations are not very large.
There are other crossbows, car crossbows and the like, and there are many things that need to be improved. Although Zeng Gongliang didn't have the ability to change these things perfectly, he thought it would be better than this time.
The only thing he is still a little worried about now is, why has Xia Sui not heard from him until now? How did the spies he sent to the party be trained by Li Yuanhao? Why hasn't any news come back?
(To be continued)