"Brother Qi, why don't they come?" Zhao Jiaren's tone was a little stunned.

The room prepared by Qi Ye was spacious, more than enough for seven or eight people. Now there are only two people in the house, Zhao Jiaren and Qi Ye, and the sound of rain that seems to never stop in the rainy season outside, is very deserted.

Faced with Zhao Jiaren's question, Qi Ye answered very straightforwardly. "They think that Brother Zhao, you have a great future, so they don't dare to invest in your business."

Zhao Jiaren was stunned at first, but after thinking for a moment, he was relieved. The Great Song did not discriminate against merchants, but merchants were also incapable of fighting officials. Not to mention Zhao Jiaren, a father and son of the Zhao clan. Even if it is not a relative of the Zhao family, the father and son are enough to support the glory of a family for decades. Neither the businessman nor this family struggle will turn out well.

Qi Ye looked at Zhao Jiaren's face, "Brother Zhao doesn't need to be discouraged. They said that if there was anything they could do for Brother Zhao, they would never shirk it. ”

Zhao Jiaren didn't answer, and there was nothing to talk about such matters. If those people set up a joint-stock company, they will go to sue the official after being hacked. A few people looked up and saw that Zhao Jiaren, who had a black hand, was sitting in the high hall. Zhao Jiaren said in an official tone: "Who is the kneeling Diao Min? Why sue the Officer? ”

"Does Brother Qi want to cooperate with me?" Zhao Jiaren asked Qi Ye.

Qi Ye smiled, "If I lend you money, I will do my best." Nothing else. ”

Zhao Jiaren wanted to joke about it, Qi Ye was not even happy to lend money to Zhao Jiaren before. However, at this time he was in a bad mood, and he couldn't say any jokes at all. In the desertion, Zhao Jiaren simply stood up and said to Qi Ye: "Since this is the case, I will go back to Fuqing now." ”

"It's raining so hard outside...... Qi Ye said.

"Wait a few more days, will the rain be light?" Zhao Jiaren put down a sentence, and then got up to leave.

Holding an oil-paper umbrella, walking on the muddy streets of Fuzhou, Zhao Jiaren's mood was heavy. The soles of the cloth shoes on the feet sucked up the rain, and they were also much heavier. That wet and sticky feeling made Zhao Jiaren's mood even worse.

On the boat, the first thing Zhao Jiaren did was to kick off the shoes on his feet and replace them with a pair of straw sandals. Although the straw sandals are also very bad, they are not so covered by the foot. The cabin was dimly lit, and Zhao Jiaren shouted to the sailors: "Prepare to set sail, go home now." ”

Even in the dim light, the sailors' faces seemed to glow. They have been in the Li family for more than half a month at this time, and it is indeed a very happy thing to be able to go home to see, especially in such a rainy season.

The rain kept falling, and Zhao Jiaren stood under the canopy of the steering wheel. The canopy is a temporary device, and sooner or later the ship will have to go into naval warfare, in which maximum efficiency is pursued, and the canopy undoubtedly has a negative effect on efficiency. The river was splashed by the rain, and Zhao Jiaren's boat made a lonely trajectory on these splashes. In this kind of rainy day, the ship chooses to nest in a safe place for safety. If it weren't for his confidence in his boat, if it weren't for his confidence in the lighthouse in Fuqing County, Zhao Jiaren would not have set sail in this weather.

Despite setting up a canopy and Zhao Jiaren approving his coat and hat, he still wet at least half of his trouser legs. This unpleasant feeling is what Zhao Jiaren needs. He has worked hard for so long and earned enough income to be called a rich man, but some people feel the spirit of Zhao Jiaren. Whether it's Quanzhou or Fuzhou, nothing has changed. At this time, Zhao Jiaren also needs some stimulation to balance his mood.

The rainy season is not unique to Fujian, and Yangzhou at this time is also shrouded in smoke and rain.

Jia Rudao received mosquito coils and powder sent by Zhao Jiaren a few days ago, and it had not rained at that time. Jia Fu immediately carried out a major deworming of the house, and the clothes were also washed. At this time, the clothes were ironed, and there were no mosquitoes in the house. Jia Yidao felt as if he was watching the winter rain at this time. Having traveled through many places, Jia Rudao felt that it was best to come to Yangzhou to see the rain in winter. The air was humid and there were no mosquitoes. At that time, the weather was also very cold, just like Jia Qidao's mood at this time.

Di Bao wrote an incident, to Wang Yu in the matter: "The country and Mongolia have no deep enmity, and the soldiers are all in the army of Luo, lightly start the army, two or three fanatics such as Zhao Kai, Quan Zicai, Liu Zicheng generation, shallow and scheming, so only the turn does not return." Quan Zicai was delusional and vicious, but he aided Liu Zicheng's example and corrected himself. It is advisable to sleep on the lives of the two, and to stop their ancestral halls, thinking that they are the rings of losing their teachers and misunderstanding the country. ”

The thing Wang Yu said refers to Duanping's entry into Luo, which was the first year of Duanping, that is, in 1234. At that time, after the Southern Song Dynasty united with the Mongols to destroy the Jin Kingdom, they sent troops to try to recover the territory of the former Northern Song Dynasty in Henan, but were finally defeated by the Mongol army. The military campaign at Duanping also marked the full-scale outbreak of the Song-Mongol War.

After a lapse of 20 years, the matter was reopened, and the so-called 'two or three fanatics' were investigated after the fact, and the political implications of this did not need to be thought about. And the result of this matter was that the official Song Lizong agreed. The situation in the imperial court is even clearer.

After the Mongols destroyed Dali, they easily solved the problem of Tubo and Southwest Yi, and recently the Song-Mongolian border conflicts continued. The Mongols conquered several cities in the Great Song Dynasty. In the face of the tense situation in Sichuan, the court is worried. Then naturally, someone will whip the culprit of the 'light start of the army'. to vent their panic.

For such people, Jia seems to have seen a lot. What made him chill was that the purpose of doing this was to 'think that the loss of the teacher was the ring of misunderstanding the country', and the soldiers were in danger, who dared to say that they would win. Jia Rudao, as the pacification envoy of Lianghuai, was on the front line of the war. Once there is a bad pool, the punishment of 'thinking that the teacher is misguided and the country is wronged' will fall on his head.

With a long sigh, Jia Yidao began to think about who he had in his hands that would be useful. After thinking about it, Jia Rudao found that the only person who said he wanted to make a contribution in the Song-Mongolian War was actually Zhao Jiaren, who was only fifteen years old. Zhao Jiaren's child left a very deep impression on Jia Yidao, and he was a little unclear whether Zhao Jiaren really wanted to make a career through war, or if he was just hot-headed and acting as a madman.

Looking at the situation, Jia Rudao felt that he would probably encounter the matter of sending troops this year. When he sends troops, he will be the commander of one side, and he can open a shogunate. It is also necessary to prepare some talents for the shogunate.

Thinking of this, Jia Rudao wrote two letters, one was to Xu Yuanzhi, the governor of Fuzhou, telling Xu Yuanzhi to let Zhao Jiaren go to Yangzhou to discuss the matter of defending against the enemy. The other letter was to Zhao Jiaren, which simply told Zhao Jiaren to go to Yangzhou.