A dilapidated fortress stood on a sloping ground, and only two or three soldiers leaned weakly against the battlements on the stone wall. The military flag of the Great Song Dynasty also hung on the flagpole, like a rag.

There was a prison camp gathered on the south side of the fortress, and it was still a few box army guards, and Song Wen and others were immediately startled as soon as they appeared, until Song Wen took out the military affairs walking waist card of the Sanya Forbidden Army that Gao Yu gave him, and then nodded and let them in.

Although the waist card only has the rank of the Marquis of Si Yu in front of the palace, there is no white ding in the court, how can there be a simple role who can walk on behalf of the palace marshal's mansion outside?

Song Wen directly asked to see the camp here, and then he knew why his father was bullied by Zhang Dujian and the two officials of the regimental training in the Water Margin, but he didn't even dare to let out a fart......

It sounds quite bluffing, but it's actually a big cell boss!

This forty-year-old Guan Ying, who had a wrinkled face, respectfully saluted the young Marquis Yu: "Dare to ask the name of the little brother? What is there to do here? If you want to see the people in the military house, I'll go to the fortress and spread the word......"

Song Wen replied: "No need, these days, when the palace marshal is busy with official business and shocking exercises, the official family seems to have some interest in the water army trained by the Bianhe River in Yujin Garden...... The palace marshal happened to send him to the north to purchase a batch of goods, and ordered him to check what special products were along the way, or occasionally to see how the navy in the coastal area was doing? ”

The camp cautiously asked, "What about ...... Then why didn't the little brother bring the official certificate of the palace marshal's mansion? ”

For the palace marshal's office, that is, on behalf of the three yamen and the privy council, to inspect the border army or the local army, how can he be a general with a command rank, right? Or there has to be a civilian official from the Ministry of War or the Privy Council to lead the team, so it is not the turn of a little Marquis Yu to take a few pro-soldiers out in civilian clothes!

Song Wen's heart moved, this old Guan Ying with an old wrinkled face was really a little scheming! Vigilant in your heart......

"Hehehe...... The manager of the camp is too worried, and he is not in charge of a lot of business and grange for the palace marshal! This time, I actually went to the field to purchase cattle for Zhuangzi...... I came to this Texas border just to see the local specialties here, and to see if I could buy and sell them back for some profit! ”

Guan Yinggong breathed a sigh of relief, that's right!

Who in the world doesn't know that now this royal celebrity Gao Taiwei Gao Dianshuai commands the box army and even the forbidden army, and is a good hand at farming, doing work, infrastructure construction and business, and training soldiers to clean up the army......

In this way, this young guy is a person in charge, but he must be Gao Yu's henchman.

Guan Ying suddenly arched his hand and said, "Look at my stinky mouth, abrupt little brother...... It's just this...... Alas, this Qingzhou is close to Dengzhou Mizhou, which is so poor that there is nothing! The Bohai pirates have been making trouble for decades, and from time to time they will come ashore or sneak along the coast to plunder...... The left side of the Dengzhou Navy Division is relatively peaceful, and the scenery is special...... There are some salted fish, but where can they get into the mouths of the nobles of Bianliang? ”

Song Wen suddenly asked: "In ancient times, there were Qi people burning mountains and boiling the sea along the coast of Dengzhou, and then using the boiled sea salt to trade goods with other countries, are there still any now?"

Salt and iron official sales, all dynasties and dynasties are taboo! The camp was stunned for a moment, thinking that this Gao Yu would not want to use the forbidden army to smuggle smuggled salt, right? Even if he is the emperor's brother-in-law, I'm afraid this is the rhythm of death? It's no wonder that the civil officials who supported the salt merchants in Jiangnan had to kill Gao Yu......

"This ...... This one...... The trees near the coast have been cut down for many years, perhaps...... Maybe some outlaws will boil the sea for salt, but it's all sneaky hahaha......"

As soon as Song Wen heard it, he understood that those officers and soldiers of the guard station and the box army were afraid that they were those smuggler salt dealers, but they could only do it secretly, otherwise they would have to starve to death with the little food and salary given by the imperial court.

Song Wen smiled: "How far is this place from the sea?"

The camp was shocked, and hurriedly persuaded: "Little brother, don't go to the beach at will, there are too many pirates and thieves, in my opinion, you should go to the guard and ask Du Yuhou to send some soldiers to escort you to check, right?" Besides...... There are only a few disobedient fishermen over there, all of them are wild and untamable, and they are so poor that they have no business to do! ”

Song Wen felt more and more that the Hushangou Guard and Dingyuan County were greasy in this place, but he didn't care if there was any greasy, he wanted to see it...... Let's see what is the state of coastal defense in the Great Song Dynasty? Let's take a look at the environment and the foundation of the people.

For now, at least, the Shandong Peninsula is a truly poor country, even more desolate and barren than Taoshan County, and severely underpopulated. But there are some ways to do it, and all of them have fled to the Central Plains and the inland of Xuzhou further south.

Frequent pirates and bandits, coupled with the fact that every time the Song-Liao border was tense or even war, the Hebei Road and Shandong generations would be exhausted and fished, and the people's money and grain would be levied, so that they became more and more deserted.

The Qingzhou generation is still relatively prosperous, and the closer it is to the coast, the more desolate it becomes.

Dingyuan County and this guard station are located between Qingzhou and Dengzhou, some distance from the Liao State, not so much to defend the Liao people, but to connect the official road traffic between Qingzhou and Dengzhou, and occasionally have some role in deterring bandits and bandits to stabilize the interior.

Song Wen said: "From here to Dengzhou, how are the people doing? I think there seems to be a lot of abandoned fertile land here, why doesn't the government persuade farmers to farm the fields? ”

The old Guan Ying smiled bitterly: "Since we beat our Great Song Liguo, the two roads in Hebei and Jingdong Road have never been peaceful...... I don't know how many people died! Later, when they settled down a bit, those Bohai people made a fuss again and again. Now the taxes of this court ...... Alas, although it is poor, Jingdong is not a critical border area...... Therefore, some of the money and grain that can be reduced at the border have to be paid in full here, and the people are running more and more! In our prison camp, most of them are fugitives who have been trapped and returned...... I can't help it! ”

Song Wen chatted with the old Guan Ying for a while, and in the afternoon, the old Guan Ying, who still had two meals a day, insisted on inviting Song Wen to eat, and Song Wen reciprocated the favor by sending two bottles of Tiandi Chun to the old Guan Ying, and heard the price of the wine...... But the old camp was taken aback, and he was so stunned that he was reluctant to drink it, probably because he wanted to wait until the end of the year to give Shangguan a gift and treat him before he could take it out.

As soon as he got on the table, Song Wenle ...... Sure enough, there is a specialty of Jingdong East Road, salted fish.

The sea breeze blows the seawater pickled sea fish steamed out and still smells fishy, there are a few kinds of pork and vegetables, the old Guan Ying instructed the relatives next to him to pour rice wine for Song Wen, and said with a little shame: "We are poor and remote, and we have nothing to entertain the little brother, you are a noble person from the flower world in Bianliang...... The confidant of Lord Dianshuai, it is the blessing of our Lao Li to be able to make friends! Brother Li Jing is a ......"