Everything that happens in this world is not accidental, but inevitable in a state of seeming coincidence. Of course, this inevitability may be ignored and taken seriously.

Stand tall and look far away. For Meng Jiucheng, who is familiar with history, being able to guess the general trend from some subtle changes is his biggest advantage.

Judging from the attitude of the Southern Song Dynasty towards the northerners, he thought that it was unlikely that he would be openly recruited, but the Southern Song Dynasty would not push him into hostility.

The rise of the main battle forces of the DPRK and the border ministers should also have an effect, and it is more promising to secretly appease them.

There is hope, but it can't be relied on all, Meng Jiucheng knows that in the end, he still has to rely on himself, and it is certain to get through this difficulty, but there are two results: smooth and bumpy.

After all the arrangements were completed, Meng Jiucheng led the army back and sent more than 10,000 horses to the three prefectures of Ju, Mi and Hai to eat.

There was no way, tens of thousands of troops were gathered in the newly occupied withered land, and the food had to be transported from other places, which was really even more burdensome.

Of the remaining 10,000 troops, Meng Jiu formed a team of 10,000 men and stationed them in various parts of the newly occupied area, and assisted the people in reclaiming the land and resuming production.

The busy time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was April, and relying on the savings, the newly occupied areas were finally initially settled.

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The sun is pouring down, the sea breeze is blowing, and several ships are slowly sailing on the mirror-like sea.

Meng Jiucheng shook his head with a wry smile, concentrated the soldiers of the whole army, and finally put together a navy of a thousand eight people.

Being able to recognize water and not seasickness is obviously not the same concept, but to adapt to the wind and waves at sea, it is not something that can be exercised in the short term.

Anyway, the Red Turban Army has a water division, which can already make Meng Jiucheng feel gratified.

The closer you get to the shore, the more fishing boats you see, some of which are oddly shaped, like two or three or four small boats put together.

That's right, it's the kind of boat on an inland lake, nailed together with wooden planks to increase stability and wind resistance, and then used as an offshore fishing boat.

History: Hao Ding, Huo Yi, and Peng Yibin led the army to break through the Pizhou Fortress and obtained tens of thousands of ships.

Tens of thousands, not warships, maybe a little bigger, but most of them are small boats in the river.

Meng Jiucheng doesn't care how big or small, it's a boat or a line. After getting the news, he sent someone to contact Huo Yi and others to exchange supplies for ships. By water, and by land, a total of 5,000 or 6,000 ships were transported back to the base area.

Some vessels are used for purchase or lease to sail and fish in inland rivers and lakes; Others were converted to catch shrimp in the offshore waters.

"Historical Records" contains: "Taigong (Jiang Shang) to the country (Qi State)...... The industry of trade and industry is beneficial to fish and salt. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Guan Zhong served as the prime minister of Qi State, and pioneered the "policy of Guanshan and Fuhai", "boiling salt on rafts, and eating orally", trading salt with neighboring countries, and becoming rich and strong.

Jiaodong not only belongs to Qi country, but also the earliest production area of salt in China, with a long coastline and many tidal flats, and there are several major salt farms in history, which are particularly famous.

Undoubtedly, the benefits of fish and salt have naturally become a major source of wealth for Meng Jiucheng to raise soldiers. The fish and shrimp caught are either dried or salted for long-term preservation.

In the inland of the base areas, dried fish and pickled fish have become one of the few non-staple foods of the common people, and they are also a kind of rice, salt, and dried fish carried by the army.

Now, as long as you don't starve to death, what you can eat in your stomach is good. But it is not enough to pick up the bark, what to eat Guanyin soil, wild vegetables are naturally not in this list.

There was a sound of laughter on the deck, and Meng Jiucheng turned his head to see that the guys who were vomiting in the dark at sea were commenting on the young woman on a fishing boat in the distance with great interest.

These bastards, almost ashore, are in good spirits again. Meng Jiucheng snorted, turned around and went back to the cabin.

Although the so-called navy was just a look, the ship was equipped with tiger squat guns, which was definitely a very sharp weapon at that time.

Money and food are tight, but Meng Jiucheng continues to maintain a tilt towards military production.

The Tiger Squat Cannon, Tianwei Cannon, and Meteor Cannon, forged with iron bars, are the main types of guns that constantly equip the troops. As for the bronze cannons, because of the material, the number was compressed, and only three were built per month.

The regular army is also phasing out stone throwers and pine cannons and handing them over to the garrison or militia for use. even sold the pine cannon to Liu Erzu, Peng Yibin and other rebels.

In this way, while the overall strength of the Red Turban Army is not increasing, the combat strength of the Red Turban Army is constantly improving. And when the Jin army conquered the rebels, the price paid was also greater.

A military academy called Jiangwutang was also established in Laizhou, and officers in the army were constantly drawn and trained here.

Starting from a military academy and using new officers to establish his own lineage, Meng Jiucheng is no stranger to this method, and the successful examples of later generations have given him confidence and inspiration.

Anti-gold and anti-Mongolia will be a long-term process. According to Meng Jiucheng's judgment and estimate, he would be able to form a real confrontation with the Mongolian army in three or five years, which would be a very satisfactory result for him.

Of course, as long as the base areas are well built and the financial and industrial capacity is improved to achieve the expected goals, the process will be greatly accelerated in the future.

In addition to the lecture hall, the government school similar to the seowon was also established, and began to train civilian officials so that they could effectively implement the policies and regulations he formulated in the governance of the local area.

In other words, he was trying to quietly change the traditional method of selecting officials through the imperial examinations, and to make the bureaucracy as streamlined as possible.

Time did not make Meng Jiucheng feel abundant, in addition to facing the pressure of the Jin army, there was also the Mongolian army that was not far from the confrontation.

Relatively speaking, dealing with the Jin army is no longer the main problem, and the Mongolian army that crisscrosses the Eurasian continent has always been Meng Jiucheng's heart disease.

Therefore, while Meng Jiucheng is desperately developing, he is trying his best to expand the situation, so that people can get used to and adapt to the policies and models he is promoting, so as to accumulate the overall strength to fight against the Mongolian army.

Of course, establishing authority, cultivating descendants, winning the hearts of the people, and holding the power of money and food are also the means of dealing with the situation that are being implemented.

Although he felt the urgency of time, as well as the pressures and obstacles in the future, Meng Jiucheng was not very pessimistic. Moreover, it is useless to be pessimistic, the enemy will not let you go because you are afraid of fear, unless you surrender.

Of course, Meng Jiucheng will definitely not have the spirit and consciousness of the ancients who sacrificed their lives for righteousness and left a name in history.

Although Meng Jiucheng couldn't do this kind of thinking and consciousness, he admired it so much.

“…… The power of ethics can and will produce happiness, peace, and good feelings...... There is only one way to reach the other side of happiness, and that is to transcend all morally neutral values. ”

Except for religion, human nature cannot be transcended and transcended. The world of war is full of traps and slaughter pits, and physical destruction and spiritual transcendence are the best touchstones for testing courage and morality.

Death, for everyone, is inescapable. Fearless sacrifice and the desire to die became the glorious nirvana of the Eternals. And the obedience who is attached to the greedy for life has become the evil fire of the renegade and the retainers.

It is conceivable that all the martyrs, as well as the martyrs who have preserved in history, their dying state of mind is a noble mercy.

In the face of death, they felt the sorrow of their surviving compatriots, enemies, and renegades, and looked down on the flies and dogs of all living beings. What a state of mind that transcends human duality.

All the suffering and torment, all the whistling blades and gunstones, became so pale and powerless in the face of this great spirit that transcended the mundane. The greatness of the spirit transcends the meager intellect of survival.

Therefore, the martyrs who resisted national enslavement at the end of each dynasty, whether they were from the Southern Song Dynasty or the late Ming Dynasty, will forever become the immortal glory of our Chinese nation.

It is precisely because of their existence that the temporary fragmentation of the Chinese state, the bruises caused by stagnation, and even the temporary disintegration of the regime can be healed under the powerful national spiritual force.

Therefore, Meng Jiucheng thought that he could not regard death as home, but he admired and admired those patriots and proved them with practical actions. Moreover, he hopes that others can follow this example and more heroes and martyrs like that will emerge.

Yue Temple, when money and food were very tight, Meng Jiucheng still pulled out funds to build it, and vigorously publicized the heroic deeds of King Yue through the government.

You must know that at that time, it didn't take long for King Yue to be rehabilitated. To be precise, for more than 30 years, it was still a means for Han Yanxuan to prepare public opinion for the northward expedition.

And Chongyue's depreciation of Qin is only ten years.

In the second year of Kaixi (1206), Ning Zong and Han Yanxuan cut off the prince of Qin Hui and changed the nickname to Miao Chou, which can be described as very happy.

However, in the first year of Jiading (1208), Shi Miyuan actually took power, restored Qin Hui's title of King Shen and the title of loyalty, and actively pursued the policy of reducing gold and begging for peace.

That is to say, Xiuyue Temple, Chongyue Wang, Meng Jiucheng went further than the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs. It's just that he has a request for the Southern Song Dynasty for the time being, and Meng Jiucheng didn't put Qin Hui, Wang and other iron men in the temple.

From material to spiritual, Meng Jiucheng is desperately preparing, waiting for the time when Song Jin tears his face and fights next year.

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Abandoning the boat and landing on the shore, Meng Jiucheng changed to a war horse and returned to Laizhou under the protection of his personal guards.

Although Meng Jiucheng liked Yantai, Yantai didn't even have a name at that time, let alone a city. Historically, until the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent the Japanese invaders, the wolf smoke pier was set up in today's Yantai Mountain.

Although the construction of the port and the city has already begun, it will take at least a few months to complete.

Without saying anything all the way, Meng Jiucheng entered Laizhou and returned to the house, Yang Miaozhen had been informed and took someone to greet him at the gate of the house.

After entering the house to change clothes and wash, Yang Miaozhen advised again: "Meng Lang is in danger of the safety of the military and civilians in the state, so don't easily enter the sea in the future." ”

"What the lady said is extreme, extreme." Meng Jiucheng agreed with a smile, but it was obviously perfunctory.

Yang Miaozhen was a little helpless, but she stopped chattering, and said: "Ji first returned from Song Land, and he also brought Liu You's letter, and he has been waiting for you for two days." ”

"There's news from the Song Room?" Meng Jiucheng pondered for a moment, not knowing what the result would be, and said, "Send someone to summon him to see him, I want to know the result early." ”

Yang Miaozhen called someone to summon Ji Xian, turned around and said: "The Song family is peaceful, and I don't want to forge ahead, I'm afraid it won't be relied on for a long time." Meng Lang's mind slave family understands, but he must also be more careful, don't lose a big one because of a small one. ”

Meng Jiucheng knew that Yang Miaozhen had never had a good impression of the Southern Song Dynasty, and another reason was that he didn't want to be constrained by anyone, and always wanted to be self-reliant and free.

"Don't worry, lady, I won't be tempted by any official title." Meng Jiucheng patted his wife's arm with a smile and said, "But we are not strong enough, among the Song, Meng, and Jin families, we always have to find a nominal support." If you are too independent, I am afraid that you will be surrounded by enemies and will not be able to live in peace! ”

Yang Miaozhen nodded and said: "Meng Lang's vision, the slave family admires it, and it is redundant to say this, but I am still a little worried." ”

"You and I husband and wife, where are there any superfluous words." Meng Jiucheng took his wife's hand, stroked it, and said, "Just say whatever you think in your heart." Saying good or bad, who can care? ”

Yang Miaozhen pursed her lips and smiled, gently withdrew her hand, and said, "Ji Xian is afraid that it is almost here, so the slave family will go to the back, arrange some wine and food, and wash the dust for Meng Lang." ”

"What's the point of summoning him with me?" Meng Jiucheng wanted to keep it, but Yang Miaozhen didn't follow and turned around.

Meng Jiucheng drank tea and looked at the documents on the table, and several of them were actually written by Yang Miaozhen, and the text had improved greatly.

Meng Jiucheng has also read several other documents, and they are not important things. There was only one letter from Li Siwen, which slightly aroused his interest.

Regarding the attack on Liu Erzu by Fusan Anzhen, Meng Jiucheng did not send troops to help except for providing support in terms of weapons and materials.

First, Qingzhou was defended by the combined army of Huang Slap Aruta and Zhang Lin, and the Red Turban Army was short of materials, and it was difficult to relaunch it because it had to digest the newly occupied areas; Secondly, Liu Erzu did not invite the Red Turban Army to help in the war, and Meng Jiucheng brazenly led his troops into other people's territory, which was very inappropriate.

Obviously, Liu Erzu was still relatively confident at the beginning of the war. He mobilized Peng Yibin, Shi Si, Shi Qing, Hao Ding and other righteous armies, and they were indeed far superior to the Jin army in terms of troops.

At the same time, with the weapons supported by Meng Jiucheng, and the basis for easy defense and difficult attack such as Jumeng Siqi, Maershan, and Damoqi, Liu Erzu felt that it was not surprising that he could resist the Jin army.

In this letter written a month ago, Li Siwen revealed the preparations of Liu Erzu's troops, and he didn't think he would lose because of his tone.

Of course, Li Siwen would not say anything sensitive in an ordinary greeting letter.

After Meng Jiucheng read the letter, he frowned and thought for a long time, feeling that Liu Erzu might not be defeated. After all, history has changed, and the rebel army under Liu Erzu has changed.

In fact, Liu Erzu's victory or defeat had little impact on the Red Turban Army. Across the Yimeng Mountains, the Jin Army has no materials for a protracted battle, and it is very unlikely that the Red Turban Army will attack the Red Turban Army again while the victory is won.

Besides, it's still the same old problem, cutting grass can't be rooted.

Liu Erzu was defeated, and Huo Yi raised the banner again, and it seemed that he was even stronger.

And after Huo Yi was defeated, Hao Ding came out again, attacked the city and plundered the land, and even became the emperor.

The wildfire burns inexhaustibly, and the spring breeze blows and grows again! Meng Jiucheng suddenly thought of a poem, which was really appropriate.

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