Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 361
The person who worked as an interpreter for Fan Ning was also a son of a businessman named Wang Qiushi. His father was doing business in Nagasaki Port, and Song Jun recruited an interpreter in Nagasaki Port, and he was successfully recruited.

Wang Qiushi translated to Fan Ning: "One of them is called Xi and the other is called Mu."

Fan Ning nodded. He knew that ordinary Japanese people only had a first name but no surname, like Aya, who also had no surname. Because of her loyalty to Zhu Pei, Mr. Zhu gave her the surname Zhu.

Fanning added: "I want to know the details of how they found the bear. Let them repeat it, and I will ask for some more details."

Wang Qiushi said a few more words to the two workers, and the two workers quickly explained what happened in detail.

Fanning asked for some more details, and only then did the two Japanese workers retreat.

He smiled to Yu Xiaonian who was beside him: "Have you heard some clues?"

If Fan Ning didn't ask for details, Yu Xiaonian really wouldn't have noticed the flaw.

Yu Xiaonian nodded, "It's really not suitable for cleaning. The hunter followed the prey all the way. How could it be possible to wait until the Japanese laborers finished eating the bear before finding it? How could it be possible to find twenty helpers in a short period of time? They were clearly prepared. , They are looking for an excuse to stir up trouble, we are not aware of this, it is Zhizhou who discovered the clue first."

Fan Ning smiled faintly, "Actually, I just feel that some details are a bit unreasonable. Whether it is clearly stated in the report, especially what Savin said, has caused a conspiracy theory in my heart, but now I am only suspicious, and the evidence is not enough."

Li Dashou next to him said in astonishment: "What Zhizhou means is that this is a trick deliberately set by the Kun clan, just to make things worse? But what does this mean? Why did they do this?"

"It's a long story, and I'll tell you slowly later. You comfort the injured Japanese workers first, and tell them that the main responsibility for the conflict lies with the Kun people. Although they are also responsible, I will not plan this time. Let them be held accountable, and the government will compensate their families for the laborers who died in the conflict."

"Follow your orders!"

Fan Ning stood up and said, "That's it, let's go back to the city first!"

Everyone acted vigorously, got on their horses and ran towards the county seat. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the county seat, they saw Cai Zhu galloping out on horseback. When he saw Fan Ning, he was overjoyed and said, "I'm just about to go to the barracks to inform the magistrate!"

"whats the matter?"

Cai Zhu stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Sa Wen is here, please see Zhizhou!"

Yu Xiaonian suddenly came to his senses, "Is Zhizhou saying to wait, is he just waiting for him?"

Fan Ning nodded with a smile, "I'm half waiting for him!"

Savin is the brother of the old chief Sapp. He is about forty years old. He has a broad face, small eyes, dark skin, and is very strong. He is an elder of the Kun tribe and has a high prestige among the Kun tribe.

Although Savin has a high prestige among the Kun tribe, he is not brave enough, so he can only watch helplessly as his nephew Wu Gan takes away the position of great chief.

Originally, Savin had given up hope for the position of chief, but the stupid things Wu Gan did recently gave him a glimmer of hope for the position of chief.

Not long after, Cai Zhu led him to Fan Ning's official room, and Cai Zhu respectfully said, "Report to Zhizhou, Elder Savin is here!"

"Please come in!" Fanning's voice came from inside.

Cai Zhu waved his hand, "Please!"

Savin could hear that Fan Zhizhou's tone was a bit cold, which made him feel a little uneasy. He also knew that his nephew had gone too far this time. He thought that with the title of general granted by the emperor, he could look down on Fan Ning and not buy him. , if I don't handle it well today, the Kunzhou Maoren may really be wiped out.

Savin bravely walked into the official room, only to see Zhizhou Fanning sitting at the table, looking at him coldly, he felt guilty for a while, and quickly knelt down to salute, "Savin salutes Zhizhou!"

His Chinese is good, and he can barely speak a few words, but he can't express it if it is a little deeper. Cai Zhu has learned Mao Ren's dialect, so he can translate at critical moments.

Fan Ning waved his hands expressionlessly, "Elder Savin, please get up and talk!"

Savin stood up, "Thank you Zhizhou!"

Fan Ning glanced at Cai Zhu, then asked coldly: "Have the Kun clan decided to declare war on the Song army?"

Sa Wen couldn't understand this sentence. Cai Zhuo translated it, and Sa Wen was shocked. He waved his hands again and again in fright, "That's Wu Gan's stupid thing, and it has nothing to do with the Kun people. Don't misunderstand Zhizhou!"

Cai Zhu almost translated at the same time, and Fan Ning snorted and said: "Wu Gan is the great chief of the Kun tribe, he can lead 1000 people to invade Han County and kill the people of our Kunzhou. Doesn't matter?"

Fan Ning slightly exaggerated the consequences. Wu Gan was a bit arrogant and true, but not to the extent of killing the people of Kunzhou. He would not dare to give him a hundred courage. He would gather a crowd to protest at most.

Savin also knew it well, but he didn't want to explain it. He wished that Fanning's misunderstanding of Wu Gan would deepen as much as possible. If the two sides reconciled, what would happen to him?

Savin said respectfully, "I came here to stop such a tragic thing from happening."

Fan Ning stood up and walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and asked again: "You five elders still can't stop him?"

Savin smiled wryly, "The elder is only useful in offering sacrifices or mediating conflicts. The five of us advised him not to do stupid things, but he insisted on going his own way and didn't listen to advice at all."

Fan Ning took a deep look at Savin. Of course he knew that Savin didn't persuade Wu Gan at all, but connived him to do stupid things, and wanted to use Song Jun's hand to get rid of this nephew.

However, Fan Ning did not expose him, but asked indifferently: "Then what are you going to do?"

Savin quickly said: "Wu Gan deliberately created conflicts and tried to stir up troubles. He deserves death. Although he is my nephew, I will never take sides with him. I am willing to cooperate with the Song Army to eradicate the chief culprit. I only ask Zhizhou to release him." than other Kun people."

Fan Ning walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "In the future, the Kun Clan will no longer have a great chief. All affairs will be decided by the five elders through consultation, and they will be under the jurisdiction of the state government. Of course, I can let you be the chief elder. This Do you accept the conditions?"

Of course, Fan Ning also used this opportunity to weaken the autonomy of the Kun Clan. Removing the chief is a key step. Kunzhou can only have one chief officer, and that is himself. Even the Kun Clan must admit this.

Savin felt a little disappointed, he wanted to take over the position of the great chief, but he immediately saw from Fanning's stern eyes that the matter was irreversible. I am afraid that the other party had already seen through his idea of ​​killing people with a knife, and instead of insisting on those unavoidable It is better to accept the reality and become the chief elder, at least the power of the Kun clan is still in his own hands.

Savin immediately made a decision, knelt down and said, "I am willing to accept all the arrangements of Zhizhou!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Fanning's mouth. This Savin is a smart person, and things will be easy when dealing with smart people.

Fan Ning nodded, pointed to the chair next to him and said with a smile, "Let's sit down and talk!"

The two sides negotiated for nearly an hour, and Savin retreated happily. Fan Ning walked a few steps in the official room with his hands behind his back, and then ordered his subordinates: "Prepare your horse and go to the barracks!"

The Kunzhou garrison currently has 4000 people, of which 3000 soldiers are escort sailors who are responsible for protecting the fleet sailing between Kunzhou and Song Dynasty eight times a year, and the other [-] are permanent defense troops stationed in Kunzhou.

Fan Ning also serves as the deputy envoy of overseas economic strategy. This is not a false position. In fact, he is entrusted with the military command of Kunzhou and Jingzhou. This is not only the trust of the emperor in him, but also the regulations of the Song Dynasty. The army must master In the hands of civil servants.

Although Fan Ning held the command of the army, the general who commanded the army was Xu Yan, the commander of the capital, and there were four other commanders, each commanding 1000 people.

Fan Ning soon came to the military camp located outside the east city. The military camp covered an area of ​​thousands of acres, surrounded by barracks and sentry posts. Hundreds of wooden barracks were built inside, which could accommodate 4000 troops for a long time. Currently, there are only [-] People were stationed, and they were relatively well-off. When Fan Ning arrived, the soldiers were queuing up in the vast camp to receive tea cakes. Emperor Zhao Zhen specially granted [-] dan of good Jianzhou tea cakes to Kunzhou. This kind of welfare is of course shared by the army and the people. , each family and each soldier can share a load of tea cakes, that is, one hundred catties, which is enough for them to drink for two or three years.

As for the Kun people, Fan Ning didn't want to share tea cakes with them for the time being. He had to first establish his prestige, and then show his kindness.

Xu Yan brought four commanders to meet Fan Ning. Fan Ning was the coach, and Xu Yan was just a general. The relationship between them belonged to the superior and the subordinate.

Fan Ning looked at the bustling soldiers in the square, and asked with a smile, "I heard that the soldiers applying for wives have been very active in the past two months?"

Fan Ning refers to the matter of soldiers marrying Japanese girls to start a family in Kunzhou. Before Kunzhou, a thousand Japanese girls were introduced to implement this plan, which will help soldiers to serve in Kunzhou with peace of mind and live in Kunzhou for a long time.

Fan Ning reported this plan in detail in his work report, and Zhizhengtang finally passed his work report, which meant that he approved the plan.

Before Fan Ning set off for Beijing, he had already managed 250 couples. On his way to the labor camp in the morning, he heard Yu Xiaonian talk about this matter, and many women were already pregnant.

Xu Yan bowed and said: "It is indeed very enthusiastic. So far, I have received more than [-] applications, and I need to follow the instructions of the economic envoy."

Fan Ning smiled and said: "I will ask Yu Xiaonian to negotiate with you later on. The barracks is so big that it is possible to hold a group competition suitable for men and women, such as a tug-of-war competition. If the soldiers are interested, it can be settled. If there is no If it's suitable, another blind date should solve the problem."

"I'm afraid we need to build more houses in Han County. I heard that there are not many houses there."

Fan Ning nodded, "I will arrange Yang Sima to do this, so you don't have to worry about it."

Everyone came to the big tent of the Chinese army, which was Fan Ning's main tent in the barracks, and it had not been used for almost two months.

"Everyone, sit down as you please! I have important matters to discuss with you today."

(End of this chapter)