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Chapter 7: National Disaster (7)

In these years, the government came forward to form a caravan, which is nothing new. Many of the fastest-updating princes and their families openly formed or secretly supported caravans, carrying goods to and from the north and south. On the one hand, they earn a lot of money, and on the other hand, they spy on the military intelligence of their opponents or colleagues.

Zheng Ziming's sworn brother, Chai Rong, was engaged in similar dispatches before under Guo Wei's account. Zheng Ziming's future father-in-law, Chang Si, also used to carry out a counter-plot with the caravan of the fake hand family, and sent the former commander of the Youzhou Army of Liao, Zhao Yanshou's family, to the west sky. As Chang Si's future son-in-law and Chai Rong's brother-in-law, Zheng Ziming himself plans to draw a scoop according to the gourd, which is not surprising at all.

However, in the past, caravans traveled by land, and it was unheard of to drive ships from the sea to transport goods over long distances. Not to mention the high wind and waves on the sea, if you are not careful, you will have to feed the dragon lord with the goods. Sand boats and fishing boats stopping at the port along the way to resupply them is a huge problem.

It is unknown whether the port can be found, whether the port is allowed to dock or not, and whether the fleet will be detained after docking. It is up to the owner of the port to determine how much it will cost to replenish supplies and how much to pay for entering and leaving the port. Every time the fleet makes a stop along the way, there is an additional risk of losing all their money. (Note 1)

"South, South is okay to say. There are many official ports and private ports, as long as you find the right person, you can dredge it up by spending money! However, after the Northern ...... was stunned for a long time, the elder Shi Fanzheng stiffened his head and reminded in a low voice. "I'm afraid the Khitans haven't even seen big ships, let alone build ports. Brother Han Kuangsi of Youzhou regards Cangzhou as a thorn in his side, and it is impossible to allow Cangzhou's fleet to anchor in his backyard. ”

"That's why I said I want to explore the route by myself!" Zheng Ziming had already planned a plan in his heart, took over the words of the old man, and added with a smile. "Bypass Youzhou and go directly to deal with the Khitans in Liaodong. The more ignorant the Khitans are about the sea, the more chances we have of finding a suitable port on their shores. The Khitan is called a country, and the leaders of the various tribes have a much higher power position than the princes of the Central Plains. In the name of doing business, the caravan dotted the various clans in Liaodong, and formed a deep friendship, presumably those leaders and clan elders would not turn away the opportunity to make a fortune at hand!"

"So, so you can take a risk!" Although the elder Shi Fan Zheng has never been to Liao, he has gained a certain understanding of the situation in Liaoguo through correspondence with friends in recent years. Knowing its domestic organizational structure, it is as loose as Zheng Ziming said.

The successive emperors of the Liao State were not so much the kings of a country as the co-masters of all the tribes. It's just that when raiding abroad, it has the right to command the heroes in a unified manner. Pingsu could only control the three capitals of Shang, Dong, and Nanjing and a small part of the area around Sanjing, and the rest of the large area of the country was left to the ministries to do their own thing. (Note 2)

"Judging from the map alone, there are indeed many places along the coast of Liaodong where you should be able to find a natural harbor. However, it is easy to get the goods ashore, and if you want to send the goods to Shangjing and Tokyo for sale, I am afraid that it is ten times more difficult than going to Shangjing in the Central Plains. Not to mention anything else, just the horse thieves who come and go like the wind along the way are enough to make us both empty of money and money!" Pan Mei's focus is completely different from that of the elder Shi Fanzheng. Soon, Zheng Ziming's idea was questioned from another angle.

"The load of the ship is much higher than that of the horse-drawn carriage. So I plan to recruit a group of good men from the army to act as swordsmen and accompany the goods. Zheng Ziming didn't think about it, so he directly gave a solution.

"You, aren't you...... , you are so bold!" Pan Mei was stunned, and then woke up like a dream. The eyes of the two delicate Danfeng eyes instantly widened, but the words that came out of their mouths stopped abruptly halfway.

"Ziming is not going to ......" Elder Shi Fan Zheng also suddenly realized, and also said half of the tentative words, and then swallowed it back decisively.

He and Pan Mei are both rare smart people in the world, as long as they put a little effort into it, they can guess Zheng Ziming's true intentions clearly.

The transportation of goods from the sea is virtual, at least, in the transportation of goods to Liaodong, it is completely a disguise. Zheng Ziming's real intention must have been placed on the swordsman team that served as an escort for the caravan! The members of that team must all be elites from a hundred, and they were not afraid of personal life and death when fighting!

When the caravan became familiar with the roads in various parts of Liaodong, the target of the swordsmen must be Yingzhou. Shi Chonggui, the king of the former dynasty, was imprisoned there, and the emperors and princes of Liu Hanguo all wished that this person would die early and live early. However, this person is Zheng Ziming's biological father, and his only remaining blood relative in the world.

If you want to save Shi Chonggui alive from Liaodong, it is difficult to climb to the sky. Even if he succeeds by luck, the return of this person is by no means a blessing for the Cangzhou army. On the contrary, the Cangzhou army may become the target of public criticism because of this, and every prince wants to get rid of it as soon as possible.

'There are all kinds of harm but no benefit!'' 'The gains outweigh the losses!'' 'If the emperor returns, where will you be placed?' In an instant, countless questions were swirling in the throats of Pan Mei and Fan Zheng, but in the end, the two of them couldn't say anything, they could only look at each other and shake their heads helplessly.

In this world, anyone can ignore Shi Chonggui's life or death, but Zheng Ziming cannot. At this time, the strength of the Cangzhou army was weak, and both the little emperor Liu Chengyou and the rest of the princes deliberately ignored the relationship between Shi Chonggui and Zheng Ziming, lest he rely on the identity of the prince of the previous dynasty to deceive people. However, when the Cangzhou army soars into the sky one day, if Shi Chonggui is still imprisoned in Liaodong, I am afraid that "abandoning his biological father in the Jedi and ignoring it" will become an excuse for all enemies to attack Zheng Ziming, no matter how he explains, it will be difficult to clear the charge of "unfilial piety".

"This matter must be done, no need to discuss it again, and please do your best to help!" But Zheng can promise that he is not absolutely sure and will never try the last step. ”

"Subordinates obey orders!" Since Zheng Ziming had said everything like this, Fan Zheng, Pan Mei and the others no longer tried to dissuade them, and they all straightened up and bowed their hands.

From the time of Li Jiazhai's military training, Zheng Ziming set a rule for himself and the people around him that no matter what was carried out, they could express their opinions. But after the decision is implemented, no matter whether the attitude of the big guys is for or against, they must go all out. Therefore, after returning to the government office, the three tasks he proposed were soon subdivided and detailed, turned into military orders and government orders, and implemented them as quickly as possible.

Under the protection and vigilance of the Cangzhou army, the crops on the land were harvested, loaded, dried, and returned to the warehouse; a large number of men who had fled from the north and vagrants who were unwilling to engage in farming were conscripted into the barracks and began arduous training under the supervision of Pan Mei, Tao Dachun, Li Shun, and others; corals, clams, hawksbill turtles, and whale bones that were originally regarded as gods were turned into elegant and luxurious jewels and ornaments in the small workshops in the city, and then loaded into carriages as fast as possible. The big ship headed towards Hangzhou and Bianliang City.

Maritime trade has just begun to be explored, and it will not bear fruit for a while. The action of opening up the Bianliang officialdom on land was immediate. After receiving the "salute" from Cangzhou, the relatives of the emperor all smiled, and their good impression of Zheng Zheng, the assassin of Cangzhou, increased day by day.

Such a blatant public bribery, of course, can't hide from Youji's eyes. Within a few days, the relevant secret report was put on the desk of Shi Hongzhao, the minister of care.

"This bastard thing is ten times more bastard than he was back then. Knowing this, the old man shouldn't have been soft-hearted and promised Chang Si to save his life!" The old general Shi Hongzhao was angry and funny, patted the table, and counted loudly.

"It's okay, with a few brothers of the Queen Mother saying good things for him, Your Majesty can't take his anger on others for the matter of his refusal to obey the edict!" Lu Wen, a scholar from Zhongshushe, was Shi Hongzhao's confidant, and he stepped forward and glanced at the secret report, and explained with a smile.

"Huangkou Xiaoer, what can he do even if he is angry?" Shi Hongzhao heard this, and immediately sneered and pouted. Dismissive of the reaction of the little emperor Liu Chengyou.

"It's better than trying to block the adults every day!" Lu Wen shook his head and reminded very cautiously. "Your Majesty is getting older, and the cardinal does not continue to treat him as a scoundrel. As the old saying goes, when the Son of Heaven is angry, the blood flows and the pestle flows!"

"Okay, okay, I'm in the court, try to leave him as much affection as possible!" Knowing that Lu Wen's words were out of kindness, Shi Hongzhao still felt irritable, waved his hand vigorously, and responded loudly. "The premise is, he doesn't show his ugliness, and always makes jokes about why he doesn't eat minced meat!"

"This ...... , what the adults said is very true!" Lu Wen was stunned and smiled bitterly.

In fact, as Shi Hongzhao said, Liu Chengyou is by no means a wise man. No matter how dull the emperor is, he is also the emperor. How can you endure for a long time that all the government is controlled by powerful ministers?

was about to persuade a few more words, but Shi Hongzhao's command had already come to his ears, "Okay, don't say it, the old man knows it in his own heart." Hurry up for the old man to sort out all the things that need to go through the motions tomorrow morning. When the court meeting is passed, it is better to give it to His Majesty on the spot for sealing!"

"Yes!" Lu Wen did not dare to slack off, and immediately surrendered his order. However, after only a short turn of his body, he suddenly turned his head and reminded in a very low voice: "Your Majesty, the lower official has heard about it recently, and I have heard about it......"

"If you have something to say, say it loudly, don't be like a girl!" Shi Hongzhao waved his hand vigorously again, as if there were countless flies flying around him.

"The lower officials have heard that there have been frequent personnel changes in the forbidden army recently. Lu Wen gritted his teeth, his voice still low as a mosquito's humming.

"The appointment and dismissal of the generals of the forbidden army are all within the scope of the authority of the emperor and the surname Nie, and the old man is not good at interfering!" Shi Hongzhao heard his words clearly, but he didn't think it mattered, "And just let them toss around, if they want to deal with the Longwu Army under the old man's command, the forbidden army is still far behind!"

"It's easy to dod......ge with an open gun," Lu Wen was said to be angry for a while, and the strong fighting spirit continued to add.

"If the old man doesn't enter the inner palace, will they still dare to be a street assassin?" Shi Hongzhao still took his reminder seriously, shrugged his shoulders, and responded with a sneer. "Well, in any case, the old man thanks you for your kindness. However, unless His Majesty does not intend to ask for the country. Otherwise, even if he is in a hurry to pro-government, he will not be stupid enough to attack the old man in broad daylight. What's more, Guo Jiaque'er is still leading the army to sit in Yedu at the moment!"

Note 1: During the Tang Dynasty, there was already a maritime trade between Japan and Silla. However, maritime trade was dominated by the south, and the northern coastal areas were rarely involved. In addition, the transportation of goods by sea also occurs between countries, and China's own transportation of goods from the north to the south mainly relies on canals and land routes. This situation lasted until the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the passage of grain from the south to the north was cut off by the Red Turban Army, and Zhang Shicheng used sea ships to transport rice from Hangzhou to Tanggu.

Note 2: Since the founding of the Liao State, successive generations of emperors have been committed to building a court like the Central Plains. However, until the time of the Alliance, its political structure could not completely get rid of the primitive tribal alliance. Only in the sixteen states of Yanyun did they inherit the complete local government.

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