Chapter 289: Nanotsu!
Su Mo'er said: "Your Highness, Your Highness's post guard has arrived, and informed Your Highness that Your Majesty is going to Yizhou to escape the summer, and it is said that Queen Changsun, Concubine Yang and many other concubines will also come over, and there are some princes and princesses, let Your Highness prepare in advance." ”
"What! So many people are coming! Li Su's head instantly became bigger, he knew that Li Shimin liked to go out to play in the summer every summer, but he didn't expect to choose Yizhou this year, but this also shows that Li Shimin loves him, otherwise he would not give up the previous summer resort, and came all the way to Yizhou, and another reason is estimated that Li Shimin is still in a bad mood because of Li Chengqian's affairs, and he wants to relax here, after all, all kinds of fun things in Yizhou have spread in Chang'an under Li Yuanchang's deliberate propaganda, It is impossible for Li Shimin not to know these things.
"That's true, but when do you plan to return, Your Highness? Your Majesty will be able to arrive in Yizhou in about half a month, and we have to prepare before that, so many people can't live in the palace before. Su Mo'er worried.
Li Su thought for a while, and said: "If it really doesn't work, let them live in the palace, anyway, there are many mansions in the palace, no matter how many people there are, the largest courtyard will be given to the father, and the other small courtyards will be cleaned up for the concubines and princesses, I still have some things, it is estimated that I will be able to return to Yizhou in about ten days." ”
Su Mo'er on the other side of Yizhou was relieved when she heard this, Li Su could rush back before Li Shimin came, otherwise she and Cui Yingying really didn't know how to receive Li Shimin, and said: "Okay, I'll talk to the princess and clean up the palace." ”
After Li Su said a word, Su Mo'er ended the call, looking at the flashing radio station in front of her, she sighed in her heart, this radio station is really a legendary thousands of miles of sound, and you can contact Li Su thousands of miles away in Yizhou. And Li Su can also grasp the situation in Yizhou at any time and issue various instructions.
After the call was broken, Li Su returned to the barracks, since this is the case, then the extortion operation has to be carried out as much as possible, and it can't be three days later, find Sun Dongxu, Li Su set the time for tomorrow and set off, so that three or four days is enough to solve the matter, and he can return to Yizhou in another three or four days.
Explained the matter. Li Su went to find Li Ran, and at this time, with Li Ran's help, the radio station in Jin Daqian's assassination mansion had been connected, and they were being trained when Li Su arrived.
"Your Highness!" Seeing Li Su coming, Li Ran said.
Li Su pulled him aside, said that he was going to go to the Wa Kingdom, and explained that he was responsible for directing the machinery on the ship to be transported to Jin Daqian after the cargo ship arrived in Yizhou, and began to be responsible for giving them operation training. It is estimated that he will arrive in a few days, and because of this, he is going to leave Li Ran on Ryukyu Island, so he will not let him participate in this matter.
After listening to Li Su's words, Li Ran nodded in understanding.
The next day, the Iju Navy of the Ryukyus regrouped. This time, in addition to the navy, the marines also went to a lot of people, in order to put more pressure on the Japanese kingdom and make them honestly hand over the silver. Otherwise, Li Su said that he would not be able to fight the Japanese country itself and arrest the emperor.
"Your Highness, after a night of interrogation, we have found the best place to attack."
The army assembled. The chimneys of more than 30 warships were bubbling in the dark night at the same time, and in the sound of whistles of different severity, the Yizhou Navy fleet slowly sailed away from Baochuan Harbor and headed towards the blue sea.
"Did Suga Ezo say anything useful?" Li Su asked Sun Dongxu, who was speaking, and said.
Su Dongxu said: "From his mouth, we learned that the navy of the Su I family used to be stationed in a place called Nanotsu, and the name of that port was Hakata, and the envoys sent by the Japanese State to the Tang Dynasty all went to sea from this place, and the opposite side of this port is the stronghold of the Japanese State in Baekje, and the location is very important."
"Nanotsu?" Li Su thought for a moment, isn't this the modern Fukuoka of Japan? If so, then this port is indeed as Sun Dongxu said, the location is very important, not only to contain the Japanese state, but also to deal with Baekje, Silla and Goguryeo on the Korean Peninsula, "then attack from this place!" ”
"Yes, Your Highness!" Sun Dongxu called Wang Shijie over and let him enter the cockpit to guide the way, the vast sea, if you are not familiar with the route, you have to waste a lot of energy to find it, and this Wang Shijie is also proficient in the Chinese language, which may come in handy at that time, although many of the nobles of the United Kingdom know Chinese, but some lower-class people still do not understand.
Advancing with all his might towards the Wa Kingdom, Sun Dongxu ordered the steamship to turn on its maximum speed, but even so, it took more than two days to move more than 1,000 kilometers.
"Your Highness, the front is Nanotsu, and the port opposite is Hakata." Wang Shijie said respectfully, he is now serving Li Su wholeheartedly, and the strength of the Yizhou fleet makes him dare not have any more delusions.
Li Su nodded, there were many ships of different sizes moored in the irregular arc-shaped harbor in front of him, the Japanese people on the dock were endless, and there were soldiers in armor patrolling back and forth on the dock, and on the inside of the dock were a large number of residents are buildings, and the pattern was somewhat similar to the buildings of the Tang Dynasty.
In the vicinity of the fleet, the ships that came and went were all wearing tricorne hats and kimonos floating on the sea, and they stood on the ships and looked at this huge fleet with amazed eyes, especially the ten huge treasure ships, many of whom pointed to the fleet and made a gesture, saying words that Li Su could not understand.
"Lay out the battle formation!" Stopping at a distance of five hundred meters from the port, Sun Dongxu ordered the fleet to aim its guns at the military buildings in the port, and then he walked over and said, "Your Highness, it's ready." ”
Li Su has been standing on the bow of the ship to observe the situation of the port, the prosperity of Hakata Port is beyond his appearance, and even beyond the Jiangling Wharf, however, this Hakata Port belongs to the harbor, and it is also a matter of course, hearing Sun Dongxu's words, Li Su turned sideways to Wang Shijie and said: "Are you sure this is the fief of the Su family?" ”
Wang Shijie patted his chest and promised: "Your Highness, it won't be wrong, this is indeed the fief of the Su family." ”
Li Su nodded, "Bring Su I Ezo up, ask him to write a letter to his family, and let him find a person from the Wa Kingdom to send it to the family." ”
"Yes!" Sun Dongxu replied, and after a while, Suga Ezo was brought up from the cabin, and when he looked at the familiar Hakata Port, he showed a wry smile.
"Write it!" Bringing a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, Sun Dongxu said to Su Izo. Looking at the white paper in front of him, Su I Ezo said: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, you are really embarrassed by the Su family, the country is now using copper coins imported from the Tang Dynasty, and the domestic gold and silver are not in circulation at all, how can five million taels be collected in a while." ”
"That's okay, I'll send you back when it's ready, didn't you say that there are a lot of gold and silver mines in the name of the Su family? It doesn't matter if there is less silver, you can use gold instead, but ten taels of gold can only be worth one tael of silver. Li Su said that he was also a little messy at this time, and he really couldn't afford to hurt in this era when silver was more expensive than gold.
Su I Ezo was still a little hesitant, Li Su glanced at him and continued: "Su I Ezo, this time may not be the lucky day of your Su I family, don't think that all the nonsense you said is believed by this king, your father Su I Mazi has died a long time ago, and now you are the left minister of the Wa Kingdom, and your son Su I into the deer is also in power, and now the eldest brother of Emperor Shu Ming is uniting the nobles from all over the country to try to exterminate your Su I family, so you are so anxious to get the king's artillery, am I right?" ”
"You... You... How can it be! Su I Ezo exclaimed, how could he know so much about the Su I family, even Wang Shijie didn't know this information.
Su I's expression also made Li Su's heart feel relieved, it seems that he guessed correctly based on history and the information provided by Wang Shijie, "This king doesn't care which of you is the ruler, what this king wants is very simple, that is, gold, silver and copper mines, these three things have a lot of mining land in your country, this king is willing to help you stabilize your rule, but you also have to give this king something to think of!" (To be continued......)