The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 272 Rejection and Strategy

After Zhao Tun drank tea and explained a few words to Huang Gu, he went into the room and lay down.

After a while, I heard the sound of horseshoes coming from a distance outside. After a while, Huang Gu came in and reported: "My lord, Jiang You, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is here."

Zhao Tong asked, "How did he say it?"

Huang Gu said: "I didn't mention the will, I just talked about visiting the sick."

Zhao Tang thought for a while, besides the edict of comforting the army, the Emperor Daojun must have a separate imperial edict for him.

He said: "Go and ask him, since it is a visit, can you bring a gift?"

Huang Gu went back to the gate, looked at Jiang You and said with a smile: "My lord asked Jiang Shangshu, since he is visiting sick, can he bring a gift?"

Jiang You was stunned when he heard the words, a gift?

Where did the gift come from... In addition to giving things to the official official books over the years, even Cai Jing's birthday banquet was just a calligraphy and painting, and he never really gave gifts to others.

He looked at Huang Gu and recognized the guard in front of him. Isn't this the young Erlang of Huang Chang's family? Brother has become a talent, looking at this, he is not too young, why did he become a bodyguard?Sure enough, there are too many things.

Jiang You murmured, although Huang Erlang did not live up to his expectations and was only a bodyguard, but he was also the bodyguard next to the prince. He could be regarded as a confidant, so it is better to ask carefully.

He said: "Huang Erlang..."

Huang Gu hastily saluted and said, "Do you recognize Jiang Shangshu?"

Jiang You snorted: "When I was a writer in the editing and training college, you ran around all day long and knocked over my inkstone. How can I not recognize you, the young man of the Huang family! "

Huang Gu scratched his head when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Jiang Shangshu has a photographic memory, he even remembers clearly when I was a child..."

Jiang Youdao: "Erlang, let me ask you, how is the prince's injury now?"

Huang Gu said: "It's hard to say, anyway, the prince is still recuperating on the couch, and he is weak even when he gets up."

Zong Ze grinned when he heard the words in the back, and thought to himself, when the prince brought these two guards, Ouyang Bei could see that he was dishonest when he was in Dengzhou, but Huang Gu usually feels very simple and honest. Be honest and reliable, how can this lie without blinking an eye.

Jiang You nodded, and said, "It's my negligence. I didn't bring any gifts from Tokyo. I don't know if there are any good things to buy in Luzhou?"

Huang Gu shook his head and said: "Jiang Shangshu, in the last few battles in Luzhou City, all the merchants selling valuable utensils have run away, so there are no good things to buy, but you can't go there with only a fruit box and two jars of shochu. Let's visit the prince..."

Jiang You thought to himself, it's okay for King Qi to ask for gifts. As a prince, he led the army to rehabilitate him, and now he is injured and can't get out of bed. Regardless of what his family is doing in Luzhou, it is always unreasonable to come to the door empty-handed.

But where is the gift now?Before he arrived, he did receive a lot of tributes, which were all given by officials who came to Luzhou to take office, but the tributes were received in Tokyo, and they were not brought out at home, and there were not many gold and silver things with him. Can't get it out.

Jiang You couldn't help frowning, and at this moment a follower behind him said: "My lord, that brother from the Yang family on the way..."

When Jiang You heard the words, he suddenly remembered that there were two brothers among the officials sent to Huaixi this time, and they were related to the household department, but the relationship was not too strong, so he flattered him on the way and gave him a South China Sea Pearl. He liked it, so he didn't give it to his relatives, but kept it with him at home.

But although the pearl is good, there is an emergency at the moment, Jiang You took out the box containing the pearl after thinking for a while, and said, "Huang Erlang, I have a South Sea pearl here, it just happens to be a gift for the prince, you just bring it in. "

Huang Gu took the box, opened it, glanced at it, and said with a smile: "Master Jiang, please wait a little while. I have to ask the prince. After all, the prince is sick now, so I have to make him happy."

Although Jiang You was slandering in his heart, he didn't show any expression on his face. He nodded and said, "Erlang, let's go, I will wait for you."

Huang Gu ran in with the box Le Dian Dian, and when he reached the room, he held it to Zhao Tun, and said, "My lord, I don't know who bribed him when Jiang You gave him a bead."

Zhao Tong opened the box and looked at it, and said with a smile: "It is indeed a valuable item, even if there is silver in the market, it may not be able to buy it."

Huang Gu said: "Young master, then I will reply to Jiang You according to your order."

Zhao Tun nodded, and Huang Gu walked outside the gate of the mansion to look at Jiang You and said, "Jiang Shangshu, the prince saw the gift and was very happy, saying that Jiang Shangshu has a heart."

Jiang You said: "Did the prince allow the lower officials to visit the mansion?"

Huang Gu said: "Go in, go in, the prince said, if Mr. Jiang doesn't have the imperial decree on him, just go directly to his bedroom."

Hearing this, Jiang You immediately withdrew the foot he had just stepped out, and said, "Erlang, what is your lord talking about?"

Huang Gudao: "My lord said, if Shangshu doesn't have an imperial decree, then please come in. He also wants to chat with Shangshu about the war, but if Shangshu has official imperial edicts on him, then don't go in yet."

Jiang You was puzzled when he heard the words: "Why is this? I do carry the official's will for the prince on my body."

Huang Gudao: "My lord said that Shangshu brought the imperial decree into the door. Should I read it out at that time? When I see the person receiving the decree, if I don't read it, it is not in line with etiquette. I have the intention of contemptuous of the official family. If I read it out, then he will get up on the bed. If you don’t come, you won’t be able to accept the order, and Jiang Shangshu’s strong reading is also contempt for the officials, and even taking the prince to lie down to receive the order, it’s a crime to be disrespectful together.”

Jiang You frowned when he heard the words: "This..."

What Zhao Tun said was correct, since he brought the decree, it must be wrong not to read it when he saw Zhao Tun, but if he read it, Zhao Tun would be hurt, so he couldn't just lie down and receive the decree, right?
To read or not to read, that is the question.

Jiang You suddenly fell into deep thought. This question seemed a little unsolvable, unless he didn't enter the door, what he did after entering the door would be wrong.

After a while, he took a deep breath and said: "It's still the lord who thinks about Zhou Xiang, and I'm not too concerned. Erlang reported back to the lord, and the official has indeed brought an imperial decree. Since the lord is inconvenient to receive the order, the lower official will come to visit another day." , please don’t blame me, my lord.”

Huang Gu said: "It's easy to say, easy to say, then I'll report it now, Lord Shangshu can go."

Jiang You felt aggrieved, no one saw him, no imperial decree was read, he lost a pearl in vain, and he didn't even enter the gate, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that something was wrong.

He stood there hesitating for a while, looked at Zongze, Zongze hurriedly said: "Since the prince is still injured and unable to accept the order, I would like to ask Lord Shangshu to go with the official to eat and rest. The official has already prepared the food and drink Hefu House."

Jiang You nodded, stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, and said, "Lead the way ahead."

After the group walked away, Huang Gu turned out from behind the mansion gate, looked at the back in the distance, and said to himself: "It's been so many years, but I still remember the incident of overturning the inkstone, but it's not a big deal... ..."

Zhao Tong was sitting on the couch playing with the pearl, the pearl was a circle bigger than a pigeon's egg, round and smooth, shimmering slightly, it was indeed a good thing.

In the past few years, he has handled a lot of treasures, but most of them were put in the Suiyulou cabinet and sold at a price that was [-] to [-] percent lower than the market price.

The city of Tokyo is bustling and prosperous, with businesses coming from all directions. It is the city with the most wealth, the largest population, and the most bustling daily life in the world. Good things are not worried about selling. You are not afraid of having them, but you are afraid of not having them.

Zhao Tong exchanged many jewels and jade articles into silver coins, and at first they only sent them to Fujian Road, and then began to send them to Longyou.

Both places have to be operated. This operation is not about running a business for a living, but about raising people, raising horses and making tools.

Every one of them is extremely expensive. Originally, even if Huang Jue manipulated the maritime affairs in Fujian, also involved in maritime trade, and even did not hesitate to go to sea to become a pirate at home, it was still stretched.

There is no other reason. Fujian does not raise horses. If it relies on Huang Jue's ups and downs, it will be enough to raise people. Not to mention tens of thousands, at least tens of thousands are not a problem.

It's just that the mountains in Fujian have been making utensils, but this is a big money maker, and it is an endless thing.

Just like the ballista, Zhao Tun only gave the blueprint and the name of the material, and asked Huang Jue to find someone to research and manufacture it himself, and he could not teach it in person.

But with only one ballista, it was difficult to see. It took a long time from research and speculation to manufacture, and limited by the scarcity of materials, it has not been possible to manufacture it on a large scale.

The whale tendon used in the ballista can actually be replaced by other materials, but the cooking process is more complicated. If it wasn't for Zhao Tang's on-site instruction, it would have to rely on the craftsmen Huang Jue found to find out.

The most important thing is the damage of the material, Zhao Tun really can't afford to waste it, every piece of material is money, especially the twisted tendons used in the ballista, once it is scrapped, it can no longer be used.

However, the mass production of ballistas can still be pushed forward, but other manufacturers cannot be delayed.

Therefore, the making of utensils in the mountains of Fujian has been going on, he has no way to go there, he can only give the method blueprint and the name of the material, everything can only be explored by Huang Jue.

Although it is just some weapons and armor, it still costs money like water, but fortunately, ironware and other things are less wasted and can be reused, so that they can persist.

However, the drawing method given by Zhao Tong is not the same as the standard equipment manufactured by the Song Military Weapons Supervision, and it is even more complicated than the Imperial Military Weapons Institute, which is known for its high-quality products.

So the progress is extremely slow. Fortunately, there are many mountains in Fujian. As long as the steps are followed, it is only a process of accumulation of quantity and time.

After he entered the court and became an official, his money was eased, and Fujian could maintain it, but Longyou asked for money. Naturally, Longyou did not have the convenience of relying on the sea to eat the sea, and it was impossible to make utensils, but Longyou did. It is to raise horses and store troops.

It's also a money-burning business, and Longyou is not like Fujian, he can't make the decision completely, after all, there is Xihe Road watching, Liu Suiyun has to be more careful if he wants to do things that are hidden from the sky, horse farms and the like It's okay to say, but it is even more difficult to store troops.

Longyou is no better than Fujian. The big deal is that after Fujian raised its soldiers, they threw them into the sea to become pirates.

On the right side of Longyou, there are restrictions on food, weapons, and housing everywhere, but there is a strategic depth and places that can be used as bases, it is impossible for Zhao Tong to give up.

Food, meat, and food, if you have money, you can always buy it by detouring to the countries of the Western Regions a few times. You can also go deep into the place where the Shubo is, and find a way to build it. The only thing is weapons, which are too difficult to get in Longyou.

Without the convenience of a favorable location and people, building is naturally impossible. Even if the equipment in Fujian reaches a large scale, it will not be able to be transported to Longyou. The mountains are high and the water is far away.

If one wants to develop one's own armed forces in Longyou, weapons are the biggest shackles.

The Longyou Governor's Mansion has a fixed quota from the imperial court every year, but those are far from enough. After all, the mansion soldiers have to be used by themselves. Even if Liu Suiyun does accounts every time, he can't make too much. Weapons are nothing if they don't fight. Counting consumables, there are too many made out, and once the Western Army checks the library, it will be exposed immediately.

Zhao Tong thought about it and there was no other way. Most likely, he had to rely on robbing, or slowly and slowly buy it from the Xixia Uighur without any trace, and finally asked for money.

The 100 taels of silver that was transported to Fuzhou this time, originally Zhao Yu wanted to give it to Longyou. After all, Fuzhou had given a lot of money before, and there was a way to get money, so it can be maintained now, but Longyou is a foodie. Spit Piyan.

But this time there was too much money, and there was no way to send the Ninth and Tenth Command so far, so they gave up and transported it to Fujian for the time being and sealed it up in the mountains.

At the same time, Zhao Tong also brought a secret letter to Huang Jue, which was naturally about the previous plan to destroy the Pu family in Guangzhou.

This Pu family is not from the Han lineage. It was originally a sea traveler from Dashi. Over the centuries, they have been half merchants and half thieves.

Originally, Zhao Tun wanted to let it go for a few years, but seeing that the Pu family had already begun to get their hands on Quanzhou, he couldn't help but think of what happened in later generations. The Quanzhou clan and innocent people suffered tens of thousands of casualties.

Eat Han's food, enjoy Han's salary, get Han's grace, and use it for convenience, but turn around and viciously retaliate, the rich wolf is not as poisonous.

Therefore, Zhao Tun didn't want to wait any longer, it was imperative to destroy the Pu family, and he didn't have to wait for the later Zhu Chongba to do it.

Moreover, with the destruction of the Pu family, the Wanguan family wealth, the merchant boat shop, and the operations in the southeast, he no longer needs to worry about money and food, as long as he manages Longyou with his heart.

Longyou is deep and deep, which is the best strategic rear area. With the money and material resources in the southeast, capitalize in the northwest to strengthen the troops and horses, complement each other's strengths, and develop on two fronts. This is the strategic way that Zhao Tong has thought about since he was a child.

He was playing with the pearl in his hand, and kept thinking in his heart that the destruction of the Pu family would probably take place when Fang La made an incident. At that time, the situation was the most chaotic and the least noticeable. In the secret letter, he asked Huang Jue to be ready at all times. Zhejiang is in chaos, do it immediately!

At this time Huang Gu came back from the outside, looked at Zhao Tong and said, "My lord, Jiang You was taken away by the Zongjian army, so I don't know if he will come back tomorrow."

Zhao Tong laughed and said, "Come as soon as you come, anyway, I won't see him easily, by the way, you go and tell Zong Ze, let him frighten Jiang You, and say that the thieves in the city have not been completely eliminated, that they may not wait for an opportunity to retaliate, let him He rarely goes out day and night."

Huang Gu said: "Young master, what if he doesn't believe me? I think this man is very thoughtful. I still remember the incident when I knocked over his inkstone when I was young."

Zhao Tong said: "If you don't have a delicate mind, how can you take on this kind of errand? He doesn't believe it is easy to handle. You go to his residence at night, deliberately mistaking him for me, shouting and killing to save Wang Qing, and cut off a strand of his hair. return."

Huang Gu smiled and said, "Master, this plan is very clever, so I will do it now."

(End of this chapter)