Chapter 426 I Believe It

After several days of wandering, finally, on an afternoon filled with red clouds, two large ships rode the wind and crossed the sea from Dengzhou to go abroad, arriving at the territory of the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty's enemy for decades.

The ship stopped at a port that was still under construction. As soon as they boarded the board, a tall, bald monk and a man with nearly half of his face covered with birthmarks rushed down in vain, one after the other, regardless of whether they were clean or not. No, I wasn't afraid of the pain, so I just lay down on the ground, staring at the red clouds in the sky, listening to the squawking of seagulls, the waves lapping at the shore, and feeling the gentle salty sea breeze.

This is certainly a beautiful scenery, but they have no intention of enjoying it. After all, from the looks of these two people, it was easy to tell that they were seasick and might have vomited along the way.

"Straight mother-in-law, you've screwed the Sa family to death. The Sa family will never be a big ship like this in the future." Lu Zhishen touched his forehead, feeling the deep stability from Mother Earth.

Yang Zhi was very embarrassed: "How can I go back if I don't make a sea ship?"

"After this trip, the Sa family is no longer looking forward to going back. The Sa family has no worries and is happy anywhere. The high official is so young, so he will definitely live longer than the Sa family. As long as the Sa family's bones are brought back to the Song Dynasty for burial That's enough." Master Lu said harshly: "Besides, if we really want to go back by sea, we can go by land. If not, we'll just go back. What's the big deal?"

They have known each other for a long time, and they are both from the same place in the world, so naturally they are close to each other, so they are very familiar with each other, and they generally know their temperament and temperament. Yang Zhi chuckled, did not reply, shook his head, and after a moment of relief, he sat up with his arms and looked at the surrounding environment.

"Both eldest brothers, are you feeling better?"

The speaker was a handsome man in his twenties with a sword hanging from his waist, over 1.7 meters tall, strong body, sword-shaped eyebrows and hawk-like eyes, a high nose and thin lips, a slender face, and a small goatee.

Hearing the sound, Lu Zhishen shook his eyes, stood up, and followed Yang Zhi in cupping his hands: "I felt at ease when I stood on the ground. I wonder if this brother is..."

"My Majesty Wang Rongchun, the Meng Dong family trusts me so much that I am the steward here." As he spoke, he did not forget to bow to the other side of the sea to show his respect for the high official: "I have just seen the Dong family. The letter sent by someone knows the situation of the two eldest brothers. The boss attaches great importance to the two eldest brothers and has entrusted the guarding work here to you. I hope you will take care of me in the future. "

It can be seen from his surname that he is an ancestral relative of a high-ranking official in Wangjiazhuang Village. He was originally just a small purchaser at Wang's Wine Shop in Yanggu County. For many years, he had fulfilled his duties without being greedy or taking any advantage of his duties, and he had attracted the attention of senior officials. Then he followed the caravan and made two trips to the Song Dynasty. After doing some business, he met with the high officials. After being deceived, he expressed his loyalty and brought several brothers from the village and some nurses over. Once the sea trade routes were opened, these territories were acquired and the foundations were laid.

As a descendant of Wangjiazhuang, he was proud to enjoy family treatment that could not be found in the entire Song Dynasty. He is proud of the achievements he has made so far and the good situation he has created. He has crazy respect for the high-ranking officials who provide them with benefits, make them feel at ease, make suggestions, and win decisive battles thousands of miles away.

"It's easy to talk to. The senior official is not afraid of offending Cai Jing and Gao Qiu. He protected my two brothers without saying a word. Then my two brothers will definitely not disappoint the senior official. They will just send them if there is anything."

Wang Rongchun was stunned for a moment, and then he thought of the instructions in the letter to get the two of them familiar first. When he realized it, there was no other meaning, just familiarity literally. In other words, the two high-ranking officials said in the letter that they were good at foot combat and were good at foot combat. The master of horse fighting has no idea what he is doing here.

He shook his head and smiled: "The two eldest brothers have never had a good look at the sea view. It is sunset now, such a beautiful scenery. Let's take a look first. Although we are all rough people and don't have a few ounces of ink in our stomachs, my boss said, As long as you've seen it, it's good. I'll go over there and hand it over first, and I'll take care of the two eldest brothers later."

"Brother Rongchun, don't forget to bring the burning knife. The high official has promised to sprinkle the house with as much wine as he wants. I heard that he brought several large jars with him this time."

"Don't worry, don't worry, except that this is not a place like the Song Dynasty, you will have everything you need."

After that, Wang Rongchun turned around and left, calling the steward who came over. The two of them didn't know what to say together.

There is no doubt about the physical fitness of Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi. The next day, after a round of eating and drinking and a night's rest, the two of them regained the energy they had lost all this time, and they were moving like a dragon and a tiger.

But when they saw the whole village, Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi were stunned. It was really scary.

When they came, they knew that this was a small island in Suzhou of the Liao Kingdom. It was bought by the officials as a transit supply. At the same time, there was also a port and a small village on the other side.

Originally, they didn't understand why the transit supplies were not docked, but on an island some distance away from the land. At the same time, they built a port and a village on the land. Wouldn't that be like taking off your pants and farting? If you have money, you can't spend it like that. . But now, they understand.

On this fairly large island, there are rows of houses built in regular rows. The shapes are familiar to both Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi. Because they have all served in the military, they all know that it is a military barracks, and normal people do not build houses like that. Moreover, there is a row of houses all around, which surrounds the barracks inside and the flat school field. It is hidden at first glance.

If there are barracks, there will naturally be soldiers. Under the leadership of Wang Rongchun, they arrived at the school grounds and saw nearly two hundred people lined up neatly and separated into battle formations. They were covered in shiny, heavy armor and were armed to the teeth. They were holding weapons that had not been seen in the world for a hundred years. The Mo Dao, which has undergone some improvements, is silent and has uniform movements: draw out the knife, move forward, draw out the knife. When it reaches the edge of the school field, turn around, draw the knife, move forward, draw out the knife.

The heavily armored Mo Dao infantry who once let the Tang Dynasty fight against the cavalry and achieved outstanding results. Perhaps it was because of the power of the Tang Dynasty that Mo Daobing became famous all over the world. But no matter who achieves whom, the two complement each other.

After all, this team of less than 200 people in front of them consumes enough resources to support 2,000 ordinary light infantry. As for the officials here, the cost of raising these two hundred people is even higher. It is even enough to support an army of three or four thousand people. One is really worth ten.

After all, each of these people is fully armed with sixty pounds and fights with high-intensity swords. Finding such a naturally strong body is not an easy task. And high-ranking officials have always been generous, so they also need to add various medicinal materials, etc., so that their naturally strong bodies can continue to strengthen, plus daily diet, the manufacturing and wear, maintenance, and upkeep of armor and weapons, etc., maybe this The price is also said to be low.

Yang Zhi opened his mouth wide, and Lu Zhishen wasn't much better. He looked at him in disbelief with a smile on his face, chest raised, hands behind his back, eyes indifferent, as if he was saying it was not worth mentioning, just like a high official. The guy who was pretending to be cool said: "Brother Rongchun, aren't the high officials planning to rebel?"

The purpose of heavy-armed Mo Dao soldiers is to fight against cavalry. As everyone knows about the situation in the Song Dynasty, there is a lack of high-quality war horses. Even if the government buys and sells them officially, there are still countless good horses brought back every year. Putting this on high officials, it is not easy to buy a war-worthy horse. This cannot be done only if you have money, after all, this is a national policy. Neither Xixia nor Liao wanted the Song Dynasty to have excellent war horses and form an organized cavalry corps. It's okay to sell a small amount, but it's absolutely impossible to sell a large amount, and no one would dare. That's not making money, it's giving away people's lives.

It is obvious that high-ranking officials spend a lot of money to train money-hungry troops such as heavily armed Mo Dao soldiers, just to make up for the lack of cavalry. Moreover, the Mo Dao team of only 200 people is not very lethal against cavalry on the battlefield. If they want to form an army into a formation, it will cost at least 500, and at most thousands. It is obvious that this team has started, then There is no reason to stop, so why bother saying what you want to do?

Lu Zhishen is also well-informed. It is not uncommon for generals to support their families, and even those who do not are shameful. There are also many people who care for villagers and care for the courtyard. For example, Chai Jin, the direct grandson of King Shizong, known as Xiao Xuanfeng, does this. The high-ranking officials themselves also support dozens of adults and dozens of children. But now, they have fucking heavily armed Mo Dao soldiers. It can't be justified. It's no good if they don't rebel. In the Song Dynasty, that would be absolutely unreasonable.

"This is the Liao Kingdom. If you want to rebel, you are also rebelling against the Liao Kingdom. What are you afraid of, two eldest brothers?" Wang Fuchun shook his head calmly with a smile on his face: "Don't take it seriously, it's just a joke. These soldiers are just protecting us here. It's just a side business. The boss said that the Jurchens are ambitious and must be guarded. If they don't have the power to protect themselves, they will be harmed by the Jurchens sooner or later. However, the Jurchens are skilled in bow and horse, and we don't have good horses, so we have to make this decision. We don't want to attack. As long as we keep it together, of course we have a good relationship with the Jurchens now, it’s just a precaution, so you two don’t have to worry.”

Seeing brothers Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi staring at him with expressions like 'You're fooling a fool', he bared his teeth and smiled: "It's just self-protection, self-protection."

Lu Zhishen raised his eyebrows: "The Sa family letter."

Yang Zhi nodded and said, "I believe it too."

"I don't need you two to do anything these days. I just need to follow my younger brother for a walk, take a look, and get familiar with it first." Wang Rongchun said as he walked: "We've seen it here, let's go and see other places."

Immediately, under the numb eyes of brothers Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, Wang Rongchun took them to visit the craftsmanship factory where weapons and armors were made. There were bows and crossbows, Mo Dao, Pu Dao, as well as long and short weapons such as guns and spears. Listening to the introduction, some materials are shipped here for processing, and some are produced for the first time in China and then processed and assembled here for a second time. Anyway, weapons are densely packed and everywhere.

It took only one day to take a quick look at the situation on the island. Early the next morning, Wang Rongchun came again and asked the two of them to go and familiarize themselves with the environment. But this time, as soon as they set off, they headed straight to the port.

Lu Zhishen asked: "Brother Rongchun, are we going to the other side?"

After being stunned for a moment, Wang Rongchun pointed in one direction with a smile as he realized where Master Lu meant the other side. "That's where Brother Lu meant the other side."

After finishing his words, he pointed in another direction: "That's the other side we want to go to."

Yang Zhi hummed and asked, "Are there other islands?"

Under the sun, Wang Rongchun showed a harmless smile, and even nodded a little shyly: "Yes, there are five other islands like this island, but those places are not Mo Daobing, just ordinary infantry. , Archers. I still say the same thing, don’t get me wrong, it’s just for self-protection..."

Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, brothers and sisters, fell silent... They believed...

Do not believe? Can they be left alone?

The high-ranking officials wandered around the house holding their children. After reading the letters that came across the ocean, they threw them into the small stove on the tea table and turned them into ashes. In order to prevent the smell from suffocating the little one, he wandered to the main room and looked for Jin Lian who listened to the little maid reading to relieve her boredom when she had free time, and endlessly made clothes and shoes.

His foundation in the islands in Suzhou is certainly not self-preservation. Who would believe that he is the second fool at the head of the village. Brothers Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi are certainly not fools, but they have to be fools. The boat is already on board, so there is no chance to escape. What else can we do if we don't recognize it? As for whether they are willing or not, that doesn't matter.

But if it comes down to it, Lu Zhishen still doesn't care and can look away. After all, they had trained people in the past, and they had enough food and drink, and no one was pointing fingers at them. Basically, you can do whatever you want, without restraint, and that's enough. Even if he was hiding something, he didn't care. How could anyone tell anyone about such a fatal matter? After all, even if they were raising soldiers in the territory of the Liao Kingdom, there would be no good consequences if the Song government knew about it.

On the other hand, Yang Zhi may have been close. He looked like he was about to die every day, and his thoughts were a little deep. Besides, his ancestors are there. Although he will starve to death, he attaches great importance to his ancestors these days. Several generations of the Yang family have bled for the Song Dynasty, and the old ladies are all in it. It will definitely be uncomfortable for him to rebel. of. Of course, he didn't say it clearly now. Wang Rongchun was right. The rebellion was also a rebellion against the Liao Kingdom. He was worried. The following words were repeated by Wang Rongchun. Master Lu scolded Yang Zhi...

So I was forced by current events and had no choice.

As for the base in Suzhou, it is really his family's fortune. After more than a year of hard work, he has not yet completely penetrated the established targets of the North, which was previously mentioned as Jingdong and Hebei, and the Hebei route. However, he has contacted most of them. Even those who were not captured by him are still part of the united front. Why? Did you say you all made money? Except for some unlucky people who can't tell the difference between eyebrows and eyes, overall it's pretty good.

This is also how some of his things can be sent to Dengzhou unimpeded and without interrogation. In Dengzhou, we also have our own port. Boats are either rented or bought. There are frequent trips. If the weather permits, we can go to sea as soon as we can without stopping at all. The ants moved, one trip at a time, and this is where they are now.

However, the time is still short, that is, it is just beginning to take shape. It will take a few years to truly form a serious combat capability, and we can't tell yet. However, Taiping has enough time, and his own development has snowballed. Now he is still following the original plan, and there is no big problem...

It is now the end of December, and it will be New Year's Eve in a few days. The Wang family's mansion is full of earth dragons, the heat is rising from the bottom up, and there is no trace of cold. Moreover, before winter, the glass was fired, and the windows of the main house were specially removed, and two layers of glass were made to make floor-to-ceiling windows. The sunlight projected through the glass windows poured in, which is what the warm sunshine looks like in winter.

At this time, Jinlian was sitting in a half-yin and half-yang place, busy with needlework in her hands. The Tyndall effect of sunlight shone on her bun, through her earlobes, reflecting her side face, dancing in the beam of light. The flying dust is extremely beautiful.

Hearing the senior official and the little boy come in with grunts, Jin Lian raised her head and looked at the father and son: "Official, didn't you say that the Holy One has summoned you to go to Bianjing? When will you leave and when will you return?"

"Ma'am, do you want to go?"

"It's the dead of winter, and it's a five-hundred-mile journey. The river is not going to be bumpy. Besides, the officials are going to do important things, so they must be very busy. My mother and son went there, but they caused trouble for the officials."

Wang Yan didn't force it, he just meant it. After all, the child was still young: "Let's go on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Everything you need to bring has been sent by a convoy in advance. We will travel lightly all the way. It only takes two days to arrive at 500 miles." . As for when I can return, I will return after I have nothing to do. No matter what, I can return before the end of January.”

He has been here for a year and a half, and it didn't take him two months to produce soaps and scented soaps. It didn't take another two months for him to get involved with Yang Jian and take the initiative to share a large portion of the profits. During this period, he also produced various cosmetics and For some other fresh products that are beyond the times, the combined value of all kinds of money and materials he has sent over the past year, one million guan is a bit bragging, five or six hundred thousand guan is just a lot more, mainly because Many supplies cannot be accurately measured.

The Song Dynasty's annual fiscal revenue, including grain, gold, silver, copper and iron, government-owned tea, salt, sugar and wine, and various miscellaneous taxes, totaled about 100 million yuan. The amount of money he sent to Zhao Ji was at least 500,000 yuan, which accounted for 1/200 of the fiscal revenue. And his money did not go to the national treasury, but went directly into the royal treasury.

In this way, it goes without saying how much Zhao Ji values ​​Wang Daguan, this is the real God of Wealth. Therefore, I specially sent someone to inform him, asking him to come over to meet, talk, and show his favor. I also heard that the officials had never been to Bianjing, so they happened to go and have a look during the Lantern Festival. Although that's not what he said, the meaning is definitely correct. He takes great care of the high officials.

Of course, such a large amount of money is not without sequelae. Not to mention the increased number of checks, the garrison in Yanggu County has also doubled to 4,000 imperial guards. This is really the emperor's favor...

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