After entering February, most of the ice and snow in Kunzhou began to melt, except for some snow on the top of the mountain, the breath of early spring has permeated every corner of Kunzhou.

Trees sprout, young grass emerges from the ground, herds of elk drink by the streams, flocks of birds fly over the forest, and thousands of horses begin to migrate north to pasture.

The good news of February kept coming, and in an autumn and winter, more than 100 stallions showed their majesty, and 1,800 mares were pregnant.

Another good news is that the iron shell fire thunder has been continuously optimized on the basis of the previous success, and has created a more powerful, more stable iron fire thunder, one winter, the sound of explosions outside the city continued, everyone did not know what happened, and then the news came out that the Song army was testing new firearms.

On the morning of that day, 100 large ships loaded with the first batch of 3,500 Japanese laborers from Tokaido, Japan, arrived in Tang County.

Including Izu, Anbo, Sagami, Ise and other Tokaido areas, including 500 young girls, Song Jun signed a contract with each of them, the construction period was three years, the men were one tael of silver per month, the women were halved, free room and board, and guaranteed to eat enough rice.

This condition is simply a generous gift from heaven for the Japanese people who have been brutally exploited and impoverished.

Although there are many people who suspect that these conditions are not true and just coax them into it, there are still countless people who can't resist the temptation and would rather take risks than live a life of hunger and cold, and people come from all over to sign up.

In particular, the Song army first paid a year's salary in advance, and the twelve taels of silver spent in vain, which could buy fifty stone of rice, which made the people who came to sign up crazy, but it was a pity that the Song army only recruited 3,500 people in the first batch, and countless people had to return with hatred, and they were all looking forward to the second recruitment.

The wharf suddenly became lively, and the soldiers organized the three thousand laborers into thirty battalions, and appointed the battalion leaders, who were tasked with cutting down trees and building roads, first building a main road connecting the east and west banks.

There is also a bay in the northwest of the Kunzhou Peninsula, and the northern part of the bay is where Sapporo is located, and the geographical location is so advantageous that Fanning considered setting up Han County there.

Moreover, it is about 100 miles away from Tang County, there is no need to climb over the mountains, the terrain is relatively flat, it is easier to build roads, and between Han County and Tang County in the future, you can reach it by riding a horse in one day.

The laborers had a ready-made camp, about twenty miles from Tang County, where they would rest for two days before they began to cut down and ram the road.

Five hundred young girls were led into the city, divided into two groups, responsible for growing vegetables and making clothes, shoes and socks, and they also had their own camp, located in the city, in slightly better conditions than the labor camp, and they had to gather at night to learn Chinese, after all, many of them had to marry soldiers who were willing to stay in the Kunzhou garrison.

Fanning rode on his horse, looking at the groups of excited laborers, at this time, the soldiers brought thirty battalion leaders to Fanning, Yu Xiaonian said a few words to them loudly, and the thirty battalion leaders knelt down and kowtowed.

"I am the highest governor of Kunzhou, in the future, I will be responsible for your life and labor in Kunzhou, I will go to your camp to inspect in a few days, and I will give you a few words today."

Fan Ning stopped after saying a few words, and Yu Xiaonian translated it for him.

Fanning continued: "You come to Kunzhou to work to make money, and bring a sum of money home after three years, this should be everyone's wish, of course there is no problem if you want to make money, but the premise is to pay hard work, to obey the management of the army, I said ugly words in front, anyone whether they are lazy and slippery, or picking quarrels and provoking trouble, will be fired immediately, and sent home after a year of hard work, there will be no more opportunities." ”

After listening to the translation, everyone was silent, and after a while, one of them asked cautiously, "May I ask my lord, what work do we need to do?" ”

"In the early stage, it is mainly to cut down trees and build roads, and then the city will be built, and the three years will pass in a flash, and then you will be able to settle the account and go home, perform well, and there will be rewards, you go back and tell all the workers what I said today, so that everyone can work with peace of mind, as long as they work hard, the Song army will not treat them badly!"

The soldiers took the 30 excited battalion leaders away, and the 3,000 laborers stood in three rows, each receiving a set of uniforms, a pair of shoes, a bronze medal, and two steamed buns, and the 3,000 laborers were escorted to the labor camp by the army.

In fact, their lives were similar to those of prisoners, except for work and sleep, no freedom, no holidays, just a monthly wage.

But even so, everyone feels extremely lucky that they can eat enough and earn money to support their families, and they can straighten their backs in front of their wives and children.

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After the laborers disembarked, the convoy left the dock to anchor elsewhere, when three caravans returning from Nagasaki began to unload, and they happened to encounter a ship recruiting laborers in Tokaido, and they returned to Kunshu together.

Fan Ning was about to return to the city, when suddenly Yu Xiaonian hurriedly ran over, bowed down and said, "Qi Yu Yushi, there is important information!" ”

Seeing a man behind him, Fanning asked, "Where's the news?" ”

Yu Xiaonian pulled the person behind him up, "You tell Fan Yushi yourself." ”

Behind him was a young man, probably only in his early twenties, and his appearance was very delicate, he knelt down and gave Fan Ning a big salute, "The villain is the son of Cheng Dexing, a Nagasaki merchant, and the villain is called Cheng Qing." ”

Fan Ning heard Yu Xiaonian say that Cheng Dexing was the head of the Song merchants in Nagasaki, and he had a lot of energy in Nagasaki, and even Hirano Yoshishi had to give him some face.

Fanning nodded, "You stand up and speak!" ”

"Xie Fan Yushi!"

Cheng Qing stood up and said, "My father got an urgent message, Hirano Yoshishi is gathering troops and preparing to set off at the end of the month to come and attack Kunzhou!" ”

Fanning was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Is the news reliable?" ”

"Absolutely reliable, it was Hirano Yoshi's No. 3 man who leaked it to my father after getting drunk."

Fanning immediately said: "Come with me to the barracks to talk!" ”

He said to Yu Xiaonian again: "You come with you!" ”

Fan Ning took the two to the barracks, and just happened to meet Di Qing who was about to go out of the camp to the labor camp, Fan Ning hurriedly stopped him, "Di Shuai, wait a minute, there is an important military situation to discuss!" ”

Di Qing nodded, turned over and dismounted, and smiled at Fan Ning: "But Japan has used its brains against us?" ”

Fanning also smiled slightly, "It seems to be!" ”

"I'm looking forward to it!"

Di Qing smiled, "Let's talk about it in detail." ”

When everyone came to the big tent of the Chinese army, Cheng Qing repeated the situation to Di Qing, Di Qing frowned slightly, but did not say anything, and asked, "How is the situation of Hirano Yoshi's army?" ”

"Qi Yu Di Shuai, Hirano Yoshi's command has more than 3,000 samurai, they are also pirates, very fierce and brave, more than 400 large and small ships, there is no problem in navigating the coastal waters of Japan."

Fanning asked again, "How many sons does Hirano Ji have?" ”

"Back to the imperial history, he has nine sons, the eldest of whom died very early, and his biological son is only the second son Hirano Ying, and the other seven are his adopted sons, known as Nagasaki Nanamishi, in fact, they are the seven pirate leaders."

"Then after Hirano Ying invaded and died on Tamna Island, he was dead?" Fanning asked again.

"Exactly, he now only has two granddaughters and no grandchildren, and after the news of Hirano's death on Tamna Island came, I heard that he locked himself in his room for three days and three nights, and white flags were hung throughout Nagasaki, and it was rumored that Hirano Yoshishi was going to drive all the Song merchants away."

Fanning didn't ask any more, so he asked Cheng Qing to go down to rest.

After Cheng Qing left, Fan Ning smiled and asked, "Di Shuai seems to be a little confused?" ”

Di Qing nodded, "Under normal circumstances, if it is not deliberately tempted, it is generally very unlikely that such a major military information will be leaked, and it is also the third person under Hirano Yoshi, so I think it is a bit strange." ”

Fanning smiled slightly: "What if he deliberately leaked it?" ”

Di Qing was stunned, "How is this possible?" ”

Fanning turned to Yu Xiaonian on the side and asked, "Do you think it's possible?" ”

Yu Xiaonian didn't expect his boss to ask him, he pondered for a moment, and suddenly came to his senses, "Fan Yushi means that Hirano Yoshi's attack on us has something to do with the Abe family rebellion?" ”

Fanning nodded, "I think it's related, it's not a secret that we support the Abe family's rebellion, and we don't deliberately hide it, it's easy for the Japanese court to know, and they will definitely find a way to stop our support for the Abe family." ”

Di Qing also came to his senses, "So Hirano Yoshi is a knife sent by the Emperor of Japan?" ”

"It's just a knife to kill people!"

Fan Ning said lightly: "Hirano Yoshi is a local lord, and he has little to do with the imperial court, and it is easy for the Japanese imperial court to dissociate himself from it, if I guess correctly, the Japanese imperial court has been jealous of Nagasaki's trade profits for a long time, this time using Hirano Yoshishi to deal with us, why not kill Hirano Yoshi with our hands?" ”

Di Qing also felt that Fan Ning had seen it thoroughly, he pondered for a while and said: "According to your train of thought, in fact, it was someone inside Hirano Ji who deliberately leaked the news to Cheng Dexing, in order to let Cheng Dexing secretly inform us, so it makes sense." ”

As the saying goes, 'three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang', this puzzle gradually became clear under the reasoning of the three people.

Fan Ning smiled and nodded, "The Japanese court may not have good intentions when it leaked the news, they actually hope that the Song army and Hirano Yoshishi will lose both, and they will not be able to support the Abe family, but also let Hirano Yoshishi lose his life in Kunzhou, which is in their interests." ”

"Why can't Hirano Yoshi see through?" Yu Xiaonian next to him asked.

"He is blinded by hatred and interests, in fact, Hirano Yoshishi wants to avenge the loss of his son, he can use pirates against our fleet, but he does not hesitate to work on the expedition, it must be the Japanese court that gave him conditions that he cannot refuse, enough to make him willing to take this risk."

Speaking of this, Fanning sneered, "No matter what promises he gets from the Japanese court, he will eventually lose all his life for this!" ”

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