CHAPTER XXI
If you want to say that the ground in this place of North Korea is really evil, I think that the green beads hanging from the shoulders of the green beads really came.
The green-beaded girl's hand was wrapped in bandages, and the other hand was tugging on the reins, and her horsemanship was a mess. At first glance, you can see that it is a woman who rides horses all year round.
When he arrived at the dismount stone at the door, Green Bead got off the war horse. Ao Canghai saw this little girl, snorted and turned his head to leave. If a good man doesn't fight with a woman, it looks like he can't take revenge in this life.
When Luzhu saw Man Gui, she snorted and turned her head to leave. can't beat this big guy, it looks like he can't get revenge in this life.
Man Gui sat on a chair with a leg of lamb roasted on top of the charcoal brazier. When one layer is cooked, use a knife to sharpen and eat one layer. Blind to the arrival of the green beads!
"Girl, stop chirping. Say whatever you want! Li Xiao also held a leg of mutton in his hand, and shared a brazier with Man Gui to roast and eat.
The leg of lamb is all pickled with cinnamon, and I don't know what material is used. But the Mongolians do have a hand in making sheep, and the roasted and tender taste is called an authentic.
"I'm here to pass the word, and your conditions have been agreed to by the Great Khan. When did you put the Kyaw Lo Pai Mountain? Seeing Li Xiao's big grin, Lu Zhu swallowed his saliva. In the Jurchen camp outside the city, there is no roast sheep to eat. Except for sticky bean buns all day long, just fucking sticky bean buns. The stomach of the green beads that I ate went straight out to reflux acid water!
"Put? Are you stupid or am I stupid? If you let Lao Tzu release him with a word, then you will regret not admitting it and you will have to laugh at Lao Tzu for being a fool. Li Xiao looked at this beautiful woman with the eyes of an idiot. It is said that women have big breasts and no brains, and it seems to be true.
"Don't talk nonsense, we Jurchens talk about faithfulness."
"Pull it down! I don't think you believe it! It's not difficult for you, you definitely can't do it in black and white. Just tell you the Great Khan, as long as you dare to come to North Korea, Lao Tzu will come and help the North Koreans clean you up.
As for what I want, I will send it to the city of Pyongyang. Count the pairs, and you take the Kyaw Lo Bai Mountain and those captives with you. We took what we wanted, and we took both the goods and the people. How? ”
"Good!" Seeing Li Xiao's scoundrel appearance, Lu Zhu was annoyed for no reason. Stand up and leave!
"Girl, eat and go!"
Green Bead's footsteps paused!
"What are you doing here with a Tartar, what's wrong? Have you taken a fancy to this little girl? Big Brother Man deducted it for you, stripped you naked, and sent you to bed. As a big brother, that's all I can do to help you. Man Gui shouted a piece of mutton in his mouth, and spoke with a cheap smile. The little eyes are still blinking, and they are obscene to the extreme.
Green Bead turned around and left!
"I said brother, the man is gone! You've decided to rush now, or my brother will catch you now? ”
"Fuck off!" Li Xiao threw down the sheep bones and left, fighting with the salty wet guy, and he could only suffer the loss.
Walking out of the door, I could still hear the tempting language of Man Gui with big breasts, thin waist, round buttocks, etc.
The Jurchens have confessed, and now they need to talk to the king of Joseon, Li Liang. It's not my father-in-law, why should I protect you for no reason. We've got ...... Collecting some protection fees is not!
The gift to the king of Joseon was a round glass ball with a fiery red three-legged golden crow inside. This is the mythical bird in Korean mythology, or the totem of the Korean nation.
Looking at Li Xiao's face smiling like a chrysanthemum, you can know that he is very satisfied with Li Xiao's gift. can help beat away the Jurchens and give himself such a valuable gift, Li Xiao is a good person. It's not all possible!
"Your Majesty, Li has reached an agreement with the Jurchens. In the future, the Jurchens will not invade the territory of Korea again, and if the Jurchens make a comeback, we will send troops again......! ”
"That's great!" Before Li Xiao could finish speaking, Li Liang had already stood up. walked up to Li Xiao and took Li Xiao's hand. His eyes were full of warmth, and Li Xiao felt the shadow of a mountain on his back envelop him.
"The king, the last general is not finished yet. My family needs something, and I ask the king to do his best to provide it. ”
"Gold or silver?" Li Liang is a person on the road and asked very generously. Anyway, as long as he can still be the king of Joseon, it is not a big deal to spend a little more money every year.
"Uh......!" Li Xiao didn't expect Li Liang to be so happy, but he was speechless.
"What the last general means is that he also asks the king to provide refined iron ore for my family. There are also several ores that we need, but we don't need gold and silver. Twenty boatloads of rice are provided every year, plus fifty boatloads of coarse grains! "Most of the people living on the island are from Shandong, and they are used to eating noodles but not rice. Twenty boatloads of rice a year are simply not enough.
As for coarse grains, it is even more extravagant, and there are pig farms and wineries on the island. Sorghum is the first thing to make wine, and the sake lees can be fed to pigs, killing two birds with one stone.
"Don't want silver?" Li Liang was very unsure if he had heard it wrong.
When the officials of the Ming Dynasty came to North Korea, they were desperate to make money. The little brother in front of him actually said that he didn't want silver. Just those ores?
"No silver!" Li Xiao said with a smile.
Iron ore, as well as coal and various ores needed on the island, are much more important than silver. Among other things, the amount of coal burned in a year on Phi Island is a staggering figure. Every house has a stove and a kang stove, and it is forbidden to cut down trees to make firewood on Phi Island.
It's a small island, and if you cut down all the trees and make the island look like Ge You, then if it rains, there will be no mudslides.
"Okay, no problem." Li Liang is now full of preoccupation with keeping the throne from being violated, and as for the loss of some minerals, he thinks it is insignificant. Anyway, they don't have much food!
In these days, people are far more concerned about food than about mineral resources. Eating and drinking enough is a good wish shared by every ethnic group. Although the DPRK is a little poor, 20 boatloads of rice and 50 boatloads of coarse grain are still a drop in the bucket.
Li Xiao understands Li Kun's current mood, but he didn't expect Li Kun's mood to be so urgent. There was almost no intention of refusing Li Xiao's request. This is not a one-shot deal, and the peace of the DPRK in the future will depend on this kid in front of him.
Of course, Li Liang, who has lived a long time, knows that the young man in front of him is much more reliable than the official oil of Zhao Shujiao. At least people can fight, and there is no invincible opponent in Liaodong. It is known as the Jurchen Tartar who is less than 10,000 and invincible when it is full of 10,000. met this kid, it was a lost soldier.
"I want to be alone!" When Li Xiao saw Li Liang agreeing so happily, he immediately added supplementary terms.
"Who?" Li Wei looked at Li Xiao very excitedly, and earnestly hoped that Li Xiao would have any of his daughters or granddaughters. If Li Xiao can take it seriously, there is a problem with taking his wife away. The throne is much more important than the wife!
"Wu Daji!"
For this language genius, Li Xiao attaches great importance to it. This guy was a maritime merchant, and he also ran across the sea. I have not only been to the Wa Kingdom, but also to Yizhou and Macao. This kind of international talent must be introduced.
"Uh......! This one......! As long as Wu Daji doesn't object, he doesn't mind! "I don't mind, but I actually mind. Wu Daji is very talented in the guy's language, and Li Qi also relies on it. Moreover, his family is an important maritime businessman, so it is impossible for him to leave a large family and follow Li Xiao.
"Oh! The kid went to talk to Master Wu about this matter. Li Xiao arched his hand at Li Qi and turned to leave.
Li Xiao is eager for talents, and he teaches this kind of senior general of the Ming army through Zhao Rate. Li Xiao understood that the Ming Dynasty had been hollowed out by these moths. The military generals are like this, and I heard that the civil officials are keen to fight each other. Now the Donglin Party and other political parties in the court are fighting happily, and they have no idea how strong the Jurchen is.
If you want to save the Han people in Liaodong, it is better to count on the Ming court than to count on the sow to go up the tree. It is better to ask for others than for yourself, and only by relying on the sword and iron blood in your hands can you snatch back the land of the Han people from the hands of the Tartars. Thousands of Han compatriots who were enslaved by the Manchus could no longer be humiliated by foreign races.
If you want to be strong, you have to be rich. Only with money can you recruit soldiers, and if you have money, you can buy horses. Li Xiao's goal starting point is quite high - international trade!
The geographical location of Phi Island is good, close to North Korea. On the other side, it is close to Liaodong, not far from the Wa Kingdom, and the transnational Yellow Sea is Shandong. If a port and wharf are built on the island, it should be no problem to become a trading hub. That's what Mao Wenlong did in history!
However, Mao Wenlong only acts as a trade distribution center and collects tolls. Li Xiao wants more, but if he wants more, he needs more people. A person like Wu Daji, who is fluent in various Chinese languages and familiar with business operations, is exactly what Li Xi needs.
Hong Yihan was assigned to take Man Gui to ask the Koreans if there was pyrite here. Li Xiao went to visit Wu Daji with a generous gift, and these scholars have the best face. This kind of private visit must be done with sufficient courtesy.
Seeing Li Xiao come in, Wu Daji smiled wryly. The king's chamberlain had just slipped out the back door, and he already knew the purpose of Li Xiao's trip. Although he is very optimistic about this young man, Wu Daji still feels that it is unreliable to follow Li Xiao. Besides, the Wu family is a Korean Wang ethnic group. If you leave by yourself, what can you do with a large family. Do you mean moving? Don't want the foundation laid down by your ancestors for generations?
A reader is a reader, and Wu Daji immediately took it to heart as soon as his eyes rolled. "Hey" "Hey"! Today, Lao Tzu will borrow a knife to kill!
After figuring out the trick, Wu Daji smiled and instructed the steward, "Please General Li come in." ”
Although Li Xiao does not have an official status now, everyone in North Korea calls Li Xiao General Li. Anyway, it's a title, and Li Xiao happily recognized it. You can't just call yourself a little brother, or a kid!
"I take the liberty to visit, and I ask Lord Wu for forgiveness!" Li Xiao learned to look like a scholar and bowed to the ground at Wu Daji. It looks like Liu Xuande's posture of looking at the thatched house!
"Huh! General Li is visiting, my Wu family is full of splendor! Please!
Come on, watch the tea! ”