Chapter 159 Jinghaihou (Please Vote for Me!!!)

The moon is dark and the wind is high, the sky is full of murders and arson.

The waves crashed on the beach again and again, and small boats were lowered from several giant ships with 5,000 materials under the cover of night. On each ship were five or six soldiers with solemn expressions on their faces.

They rowed their oars and quickly approached the shore, fueled by the waves.

I turned over and got off the boat, carrying the small boats and hiding in the grass nearby. The rows of footprints were washed away by the waves and disappeared.

Cui Hao hid the boat, glanced at the soldiers gathered around him, and made a sneaking gesture.

The group of people moved forward slowly along the edge of the grass. Along the way, there were often patrols by Fujiwara warriors above their heads.

But no one would have thought that just under the slope at their feet, a group of murderous gods had quietly arrived.

"..."

The unlucky samurai fan came out to urinate with his eyes wide open, and was instantly dragged into the grass. He didn't even have time to scream before he received his lunch box.

Maybe he would give himself a piece of advice before he died: never urinate anywhere.

Cui Hao wiped off the blood with a short knife under his arm and led the team to move forward. Their goal was not to capture any fortress, but to clear out the Fujiwara family's outposts on the coastline without anyone noticing. .

In the dense forest, there was a rustling sound soon, and more than a dozen corpses were dumped in the unknown grass.

"The captain has searched everything within a three-mile radius, and not a single mosquito has flown out." A soldier reported proudly.

Cui Hao nodded: "Go and send a signal to the general."

A small boat returned to the giant ship. After Qin Hao listened to his report, he waved the command flag in his hand, and the five giant ships were like giant beasts in the deep sea, slowly sailing towards the shore.

"kill!"

As the Fujiwara clan's samurai discovered that there was an enemy invasion, the original night attack directly turned into a charge with open swords and spears.

I have to admit that Fuso's warriors are still very brave, and they often encounter situations where three or five warriors face Qin Hao's large army and charge to kill them.

Of course, this behavior was actually stupid, because before they could even get close, they were already penetrated by several spears.

In terms of military literacy, the elites of the Song Dynasty were also very good at fighting. The reason why they often lost battles was because they were deceived by a group of civil servants who did not understand military affairs. One general was incompetent and exhausted the three armies. The soldiers were deceived and feared, and naturally they died. courage.

In order to protect the Iwami Silver Mine, Zhao Zongquan gave Qin Hao the three thousand men who were elite border troops who had just changed defenses. Under proper command, facing the Fujiwara samurai who had basically zero military literacy was like chopping melons and vegetables.

It was not until the Fujiwara clan's headquarters fortress that the advance slowed down. After losing a large number of warriors, the Fujiwara clan finally organized a decent resistance.

It was just a bit decent. Half an hour later, the outer wall of the Fujiwara clan's headquarters fortress was cleared and the gate was captured. Qin Hao stabbed a samurai who was still breathing in the heart with a long knife. Follow the same example and perform last-ditch attacks on these samurai.

These are the core samurai members of the Fujiwara clan. They have fought to the end without surrendering. They do not need any humanitarian assistance, so sending them on their way is the best choice.

Kindness to the enemy on the battlefield is cruelty to oneself.

In a palace, the current head of the Fujiwara clan, Fujiwara Ye, shouted in a sad and angry tone.

"You people from the Song Dynasty mined silver on our territory, plundered our wealth, and killed our people. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Qin Hao raised his long sword and said in a cold voice: "The whole world is not the land of the king. Fusang is a vassal of our country. What's yours is also ours. If you become a king or lose a bandit, why bother barking there!"

"Kill, leave no one behind!"

Although the remaining warriors of the Fujiwara clan were not afraid of death, they had no ability to resist in the face of absolute strength and were wiped out in less than a quarter of an hour.

Only the head of the family, Fujiwara, gathered these dozen samurai as the last resistance, and behind them were the direct family members of the Fujiwara clan.

Fujiwara stared at Qin Hao with a sad and angry look: "You people from the Song Dynasty are all devils!"

Qin Hao wiped the mixture of blood and sweat from his cheeks. A fishy smell hit his nostrils, but he smiled: "No, you are the ones, and we are responsible for sending you to hell."

"Puff~~~" The spear pierced the body and made a muffled sound. Fujiwarano and the others fell into a pool of blood without any power to fight back.

"General, what should they do?" Cui Hao asked, pointing to the remaining women and children. All the adult men of the Fujiwara clan died in the battle just now, and these women and children were the only ones left.

Qin Hao was hesitating when suddenly one of the seven or eight-year-old boys shouted: "One day I will kill you to avenge the Fujiwara family!"

"Do you see the hatred in their eyes? This is a nation that cannot be influenced. Physical transcendence is more suitable for them." Qin Hao showed a cruel smile to Cui Hao.

"promise!"

"Ah~~~" After screaming one after another, the surname Fujiwara completely disappeared in the long history of Fuso!

"Search every secret room that may be hidden here, and don't let any Fujiwara clan member go!" Qin Hao ordered Cui Hao to clean the battlefield.

"promise!"

Sure enough, there were still a large number of Fujiwara clan members hiding in some secret rooms and cellars of the Fujiwara clan. When they saw the Song army soldiers, their first reaction was to pick up the weapons around them to resist, injuring several soldiers, and then stopped fighting. Some people are kind to them, and those who take up arms on the battlefield are their enemies!

After a night of killing, the sky broke, the golden crow rose in the east, and the strong smell of blood was very pungent.

And Qin Hao's soldiers were happily carrying the treasures that the Fujiwara clan had collected over the years to the ship, and they also had a share in it.

Soon, the news of the annihilation of the Fujiwara clan spread throughout Fuso, and the daimyo lords in various regions were dumbfounded. The strongest force in Fuso, which they regarded as a scourge, was actually wiped out so easily?

After finding out that Qin Hao was responsible for the downfall of the Fujiwara clan, a group of daimyo lords came to visit with gifts.

But this time Qin Hao put on a kind face, chatted happily with them, and gave these famous names an honor they had coveted for a long time.

Noble surnames, every daimyo who came with a gift was given a noble surname by Qin Hao.

Feudal society in any region has its own theory of blood. The Emperor of Zhou in the Western Zhou Dynasty had the noblest bloodline, and the other royal families all had the blood of the Emperor of Zhou.

The Mongolian tribes have always admired the golden family bloodline, and the nobles of the European continent are even more proud of their Germanic ancestry.

Originally, only the emperor had the qualification to grant noble surnames in Fuso. Unfortunately, during the shogunate era, the emperor no longer had the right. He was just a puppet, and no one listened to him at all.

At this time, Qin Hao, as the most powerful military force in this island country and also representing the Song Dynasty, the sovereign state of Fusang, could naturally exercise this right on his behalf.

Not only that, while Qin Hao gave these daimyo lords noble surnames, he also gave their samurai noble surnames.

Fuso's surnames are all rather sloppy, something like: Shimada, Yamamoto, Sakai, which sounds very LOW.

The surnames given to them by Qin Hao are much more noble: Baili, Huyan, Dongguo, Gongyi, Liangqiu. All of them can be found in classics, which will make it easier for them to brag in the future.

Of course, Qin Hao didn't do this just to have nothing to do. The main purpose was to differentiate these big names and warriors. Everyone also has aristocratic surnames. Why should I obey your orders?

Fusang has a large population. Qin Hao's three thousand people alone cannot kill them all, and forcing them to join forces is enough to give Qin Hao a headache, so it is more in Qin Hao's interests to let them fight among themselves. .

When hatred accumulates to a certain level, there is no possibility of reconciliation. A pile of scattered fusang is what Qin Hao wants to see.

Sure enough, soon some of the samurai under the daimyo began to want to establish themselves. Some successfully got rid of the shackles of the previous daimyo, some were killed by the daimyo, and some succeeded in directly usurping the throne. Fuso began to truly enter the era of melee.

During this period of time, Qin Hao did not just focus on an island like Fusang. Siam, Java, Borneo and other offshore countries were Qin Hao's goals.

Compared with the extremely poor land cultivated in inland cities, the countries in Southeast Asia are vast and sparsely populated, and have unique climate advantages. The production of various spices and rice is extremely rich. The local indigenous people do not know how to farm and are very lazy. Many of them No one picked the spiced rice until it rotted in the ground, which was a waste of natural resources.

What Qin Hao has to do is to organize a fleet to transport these things back. Of course, Qin Hao himself has no sailing experience and does not know the sailing route, monsoon time, etc. The best way is to find cooperation with those maritime merchants.

As the only maritime force in the Song Dynasty at present, coupled with Qin Hao's identity as the legitimate son of the Hou Mansion and the fourth-grade general Xuanwei, it was naturally too late for the maritime merchants to curry favor with him.

And with the protection of their own maritime power, maritime merchants no longer have to worry about encountering pirates or blackmail from local indigenous lords, and are willing to cooperate with Qin Hao.

With the help of these merchants, Qin Hao also participated in the first ocean voyage. Except for encountering a storm on the way, everything went smoothly. The natives from all over the country faced such a fleet with a huge armed force. , you don’t have any evil thoughts at all, it’s good if they don’t rob you.

The first time we cooperated, we only arrived in Siam (Thailand). The goods could not be loaded and we had to return.

Three ships were filled with gems and gold harvested in Chenla (Cambodia) alone, and the rest were filled with ivory, spices and rice seeds.

Ship after ship of supplies were transported to Bianjing. Zhao Zongquan was overjoyed and promoted Qin Hao again with a wave of his hand. Although the title was given to a casual official from the third rank: General Yunhui, at least the rank was promoted, and this time It was only a year before he was promoted to Bianjing.

In the Great Song Dynasty, such a speed of promotion was absolutely unique.

At the same time, under the auspices of Han Da Xianggong and others, the coinage reform was also implemented. The new version of copper coins and the old version of copper coins were circulated in the market at the same time. However, because the new version of copper coins was more exquisite, the market value of the old version of copper coins in places like the Liao Kingdom has declined. Many old copper coins began to return to the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zongquan ordered some copper coins to be re-melted and made into new versions of copper coins to re-enter the market.

The new version of the silver coin is even more popular, and commodity transactions are much more convenient than before.

After Qin Hao successively shipped back large quantities of gold from Zhenla, Zhao Zongquan had already started thinking about casting gold coins.

The success of this coinage reform also greatly increased Zhao Zongquan's prestige. Those nobles who had been waiting and watching began to gradually turn to Zhao Zongquan. The power of the Queen Mother was greatly reduced, and the relationship with Zhao Zongquan was not as harmonious as before.

Just entering winter, Gu Yankai's old injury relapsed and died. After receiving Zhao Zongquan's edict, Qin Hao also rushed back to Bianjing from Fusang for the funeral.

Qin Hao did not see Gu Tingye at the Bianjing Pier. At this moment, he was kneeling in front of the soul and playing the role of a dutiful son. Originally, this role should have been assumed by his elder brother Gu Tingyu, but with his body, it is estimated that the Gu family will have to kneel for a long time before the Gu family There was a funeral to be held, so Gu Tingye could only do it for him.

However, in the eyes of many people, this is a sign that Gu Tingye will inherit the title of Marquis Ningyuan. After all, according to the situation of the three legitimate sons of the family, it seems that only he is the most suitable to inherit the title.

"Husband." When Yu Yanran saw Qin Hao getting off the boat, she jumped out of the carriage without any regard for etiquette and plunged into Qin Hao's arms.

Qin Hao gently held her waist and whispered in her ear: "Go back and prepare hot water. I will not argue with you until my husband meets with the official."

Yu Yanran blushed immediately, but she nodded obediently, and then turned back to the carriage step by step.

Entering the palace, Zhao Zongquan was very happy to see Qin Hao. He laughed and said, "I love you without any courtesy. I have been enjoying the sea breeze for a whole year. I have worked hard to love you."

Qin Hao bowed and said: "The official's words are serious, the responsibility lies in the work, and there is no hard work."

Zhao Zongquan sighed with emotion: "If the officials in the imperial court can take the initiative to share the worries of others like Ai Qing, why worry about the lack of good governance in the world?"

After praising him, Zhao Zongquan said to Qin Hao with emotion: "Ai Qing traveled across the ocean at a young age to share my worries with the imperial court. There were many storms on the sea, and I have no heirs for Ai Qing. I have been feeling uneasy, so why not stay in Bianjing for the time being?" Have a good rest and recuperate for some time.”

Qin Hao understood that Zhao Zongquan saw the huge interests overseas and wanted to completely hold these rights in his own hands, and the person who succeeded Qin Hao was Zhao Zongquan's brother-in-law Shen Congxin.

Qin Hao secretly laughed. He said how could Zhao Zongquan suddenly ask him to come back for the funeral? Although Gu Yankai was his uncle, after all, the Gu family and the Qin family were two different families, and they were not considered close relatives. They did not have to come back for the funeral.

It turned out that I was afraid that he would not come back.

"I accept your order!" Qin Hao is not in a hurry. Shen Congxin may be brave enough to lead the troops to fight, but when faced with various complicated relationships at sea, only those who can handle them can do it. There is no need for Qin Hao to stumble him. , he can ruin himself.

When overseas income drops sharply, Zhao Zongquan will naturally invite him to come out again.

In order to appease Qin Hao's emotions, Zhao Zongquan was also very generous. In addition to rewarding a large number of rare treasures and imperial estates, he also gave Qin Hao the title of Marquis of Jinghai. However, Qin Hao will definitely inherit the title of Marquis of Dongchang in the future. As for the title, after all, the title of Marquis of Dongchang is hereditary and cannot be replaced, while the title of Marquis of Jinghai needs to be inherited by downgrading.

Of course, in the future, Qin Hao can also let one of his sons inherit the title of Marquis of Dongchang, and let the other son downgrade to inherit the title of Marquis of Jinghai. The premise is that he must have two sons. In ancient times, men were the embodiment of productivity tools.

Qin Hao had just returned home and before his butt was hot, Zhao Zongquan's imperial edict came down, and all the rewards were in place. It was obviously prepared before Qin Hao came back.

When Qin Junye heard that his son had become a marquis on his own, he burst into tears and said that he wanted to open an ancestral hall to worship his ancestors and comfort the spirit of the old marquis in heaven.

Mrs. Qin Liu seems to be relatively calm. She is the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion, and her son is still the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion. Nothing has changed.

But Yu Yanran is different. Her hand holding the imperial edict is still shaking, and her lips are moving slightly. If you listen carefully, you can hear that she is saying: "I am also a marquise?"

Just when Qin Junye was about to celebrate grandly, Qin Hao stopped him and said, "My uncle just passed away, so let's forget about celebrating. I have to change my clothes and go to worship."

Qin Junye also felt that it made sense when he heard this. He was still grateful to Gu Yankai. When the Dongchang Hou Mansion was in decline, it was thanks to the care of this brother-in-law that he would not live a miserable life.

After a hasty meal, Qin Hao took Yu Yanran to the Ningyuan Hou Mansion.

As soon as he entered the front yard, he saw Xiao Qin coming forward with Gu Tingwei crying.

"Brother Hao, if the Marquis is gone, how will we live as orphans and widowed mothers in the future!"

Qin Hao couldn't help but secretly admire the acting skills of this little Qin. It was a pity that she was not a movie queen. In fact, she was about to become the wife of Ningyuan Houfu. What was there to be sad about? As long as she doesn't cause trouble, even if Gu Tingye inherits the title, he will still have to honor her. During holidays and other festivals, gifts must be indispensable.

Qin Hao looked at his cousin Gu Tingwei again, crying very sadly. It didn't seem to be fake. Although he was a playboy, he still had some conscience.

In fact, if Xiao Qin hadn't been too ambitious and wanted Gu Tingwei to inherit the title, his life would have been very comfortable.

A good dandy, if he is forced to carry such a big banner as Ningyuan Houfu, he is not afraid of crushing him.

"Auntie, please rest assured. There are two cousins ​​in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, and we in the Dongchang Marquis Mansion will not let others bully you." Qin Hao said the scene, with the unspoken meaning that if you are not being reasonable, then Just don't come to me.

All the way to the mourning hall, many distinguished nobles took the initiative to greet Qin Hao. This time they called Marquis Jinghai instead of Little Marquis.

Xiao Qin's eyes shone when he heard this. Although this title required a downgrade, it was still a title earned by one's own efforts. When he looked at his unfulfilled son, he suddenly felt very tired.

When Gu Tingye saw Qin Hao coming back, his bloodshot eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy.

"Cousin, you are back."

Qin Hao patted Gu Tingye's arm: "My cousin, my condolences."

That night, when Qin Hao returned to the small courtyard and was cozying up with Yu Yanran, Qin Hao discovered that Yu Yanran was a little too excited. Only then did Qin Hao know that she had taken the "secret medicine" in advance.

"Don't eat it anymore. What if it hurts your body?" Qin Hao glared at her.

Yu Yanran rubbed her hot cheek against Qin Hao's chest: "Husband, I want a child."