Yi Song

Chapter 267 Something big happens in the southeast

Liu Guozhang glanced at him and said bluntly: "Your father?"

Fang Tianbao nodded, "He can't hold himself back."

"Why can't you hold yourself back?"

"With high spirits and high spirits, he is the only hero in the world."

"This is floating and inflated." Liu Guozhang smiled, "Actually, your father is a knife, a knife that was coaxed to the front desk by others. He hurt others and ruined himself, but it benefited some people. "

Fang Tianbao couldn't help but stare at Liu Guozhang, his mind spinning nervously.

He didn't want to believe this, but he had to believe it. But Liu Erlang, why did he know so clearly about the situation of Zhexi and his father?
Yes, he attaches great importance to working as a spy. Well, according to the Hongying Party, it is called intelligence work. As soon as he gained momentum, he couldn't wait to use Jieshun Transportation Co., Ltd., Yuelai Inn, and Meihui Lai Hotel to extend his tentacles to the north and south of the country.

Mu, Qu and other counties in western Zhejiang have already had Jieshun, Yuelai and Meihuilai. With the help of the Hongying Party, they can naturally collect a large amount of intelligence.

But is he interested in Southeast Asia?
"Eastern Zhejiang and western Zhejiang have been very troubled in recent years."

Similarly, raw materials such as tree lacquer, ore, bristle, and tung oil were collected by merchants in northern Zhejiang and eastern Zhejiang, and were made into various treasures for transshipment and sale. They made a lot of money, how much did the people in western Zhejiang get? "

Those who exploited the people the most in western Zhejiang were actually the tea merchants, silk merchants and maritime merchants in eastern and northern Zhejiang. "

"Zhu Meng? It's really just an excuse. He is causing trouble in the southeast, focusing on southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang, and at most it affects eastern Zhejiang. What harm has been done to western Zhejiang? What a joke!

Fang Tianbao sighed, "The people in western Zhejiang worked hard to produce various materials such as silk cocoons, tea, porcelain, tree paint, ore, boar bristles, tung oil, etc., but they were collected at low prices by merchants in northern and eastern Zhejiang." go.

"The saying "Jie Shuai" does have some truth to it. It's just that it's a little too deep, and I won't be able to understand it for a while."

Fang Tianbao looked at Liu Guozhang in horror, as if he was seeing a ghost.

They made a lot of money, but the people in western Zhejiang could not even drink hot soup. There is a slight natural disaster, and the annual output is reduced, and the people can't even have enough to eat. God is open, the weather is good, and the annual output is abundant, but those merchants are desperately trying to keep prices down.

They are in the middle. After eating all of you, you have to take another big bite from the buyers below. Why don't you make a lot of money?

They have money and aristocratic families, and they are among the Confucian scholars and scholars. With so many Jinshi being produced every year, they naturally have a very close relationship with the government.

Jieshuai eradicated the party of Cai Jing and Zhu Meng's father and son. He had no excuses and became more and more urgent. "

Abundance of grain hurts farmers, and abundance of food also hurts farmers. In the past ten years, I have traveled all over the world, in and outside the mountains, just to sell more goods for my fellow villagers. Because of this, those guys in eastern Zhejiang and northern Zhejiang have hated me to the core these years. "

"From the perspective of the entire economic cycle, the people in Zhejiang's western counties, who provide raw materials and commodities, are at the bottom and are definitely being exploited. The silk merchants, tea merchants and maritime merchants who control the channels not only spend most of the cost of production and The risks are passed on to you, and we try our best to extract value from you.

Fang Tianbao listened quietly. Some of the terms were very novel, such as economic cycle, cost, risk, value, but combined with the whole paragraph, he could understand the general meaning.

He spent a lot of effort on his father's hidden thoughts. He also bribed several of his father's attendants to figure it out carefully. Only then did he guess it. Unexpectedly, Liu Guozhang revealed it in one word, which made him feel horrified.

"Of course the quarrel is serious and it involves personal interests, so naturally they will become enemies."

Liu Guozhang patted him on the shoulder.

Fang Tianbao narrowed his eyes slightly and his voice was a little erratic, "Commander Jie said this, which made the common people a little confused."

"Your father's greatest wish is to capture the city of Hangzhou, kill all the corrupt officials in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, and become king facing south, right?"

Fang Tianbao changed the subject, "A few years ago, my father took advantage of Cai Jing to take power, and Zhu Meng and his son used to cause trouble in the southeast, preaching around, eradicating traitors, and resisting the government.

Faced with exploitation and oppression, you have no power to fight back. Over time, resentment will naturally grow. "

"The people in the prefectures and counties in western Zhejiang provided mulberry leaves, silk cocoons and other raw materials, which were collected by silk merchants in northern and eastern Zhejiang, and were woven into silk and satin and sold in various places; the tea and porcelain they produced were collected by tea merchants and merchants. Go and resell them at home and abroad.

Could it be that Liu Erlang also placed someone beside his father?
It's so scary!

Then, are there any spies around you?
Fang Tianbao wanted to ask Liu Guozhang where he learned his father's secret.

But I couldn’t ask.

How can I tell you such a confidential matter?

"Fang Tianbao, tell me, how should we play the game of chess in Southeast?" Liu Guozhang's words interrupted Fang Tianbao's random thoughts, forcing him to gather his energy, organize his thoughts, and answer the questions.

"The southeast is like other places in the Song Dynasty. Wen Tian and Wu are aggressive, officials are greedy and cruel, and the people have deep resentment, but the military equipment is desolate. Once my father launches it, it will be like a forest on fire and it will be difficult to stop it. It will ravage the two Zhejiang provinces and bring disaster to the southeast.

But as Jieshuai said, my father had no ambitions and was entrenched in the city of Hangzhou. After becoming the king of the southeast, he would hesitate to move forward and only wanted to separate himself and live freely and happily.

The grassroots guessed that the Western Army would definitely be used to pacify the southeast. "

Fang Tianbao hesitated for a moment and then continued: "The imperial court mobilized the Western Army to quell the chaos in the southeast. The choice of the commander is very important. The common people thought that the officials must trust the commander. The southeast must have the ability of the commander to be like the commander in Hedong, Shaanxi. "

Liu Guozhang heard the meaning of Fang Tianbao's words and was reminded of a question by him. Once the Southeast Incident breaks out and he lingers in Mobei without returning, the imperial court will definitely appoint someone else as the commander-in-chief, and the Western Army will definitely be called.

This is the critical moment for him to take control of the Western Army. Once he appoints someone else as the commander-in-chief to lead the Western Army south to quell the chaos, there may be some twists and turns.

Now that Zhao Wuniang has let go of the official family and wants to split the Tiangong into two parts to regain the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, she has basically lost the opportunity to be the head coach of Hebei. Others who intend to get involved in this position will definitely think of a problem.

To recapture Youyan, where will the generals and troops come from?
It must be the Western Army!
So will they take advantage of Fang La's rebellion to compete for the position of coach to quell the rebellion, and then seize part of the Western Army?

The people in Bianjing are good at external affairs and good at internal fighting. They are all very talented in this kind of intrigue and power struggle, so they must make early decisions.

"Is there anyone from your father's side?"

Liu Guozhang asked.

"Have."

"Does it work?"

"It works."

Liu Guozhang nodded and asked, "What do you want?"

"I want to become a large-scale merchant. I hope that I can share a few of the new large ships built by the hospital owner in Jiangyin. I can have a share of the South China Sea, Beihai, and East China Sea trade routes.

I want to sell the things made by the folks in western Zhejiang directly at home and abroad, without intermediary exploitation, and make the most money. "

Liu Guozhang stared at him and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will regret it after I agree?"

"Liu Erlang promised a thousand pieces of gold. I can trust him, and everyone in the world can trust him. Besides, Jie Shuai will not easily abandon anyone who is useful. In the battle of Pingxia, I have already proved to Jie Shuai that I am useful."

Liu Guozhang smiled, "Fang Dong's family deserves to be the same as mine. They all came out alive from Manjintang Prison. You will follow us first. It is August now. Before November, I will definitely go south to Bianjing. Let's go back together." "

"Okay! Thanks Jie Shuai."

Returning to his tent, Fang Tianbao was still undecided and his mind was racing.

Wang Buddha quickly grabbed him, saw no one around, and said quietly: "You are talking to Liu Erlang. I went to Zhang Meng to reminisce about old times. I followed him around and found something very strange."

"what's up?"

"Liu Erlang's left and right, as well as the Zhongzhang Guards, are the Beiwei Camp and Banner Guards brought from Shaanxi. There are very few cavalry on the grassland, including the Zhenwu Department, and most of them have been sent out to fight."

"So what?"

"My boss, Liu Erlang is very scheming. The cavalry from various tribes in the Mobei grassland, including the Zhenwu tribe, are the hosts; the Beiwei camp brought by the Western Army and the standard-bearer guards selected by the Hongying Party are the guests."

Fang Tianbao's eyes lit up, "Liu Erlang is also a guest in Mobei Grassland."

"Yes. So Liu Erlang is very thoughtful and suspicious but doesn't show it easily."

Fang Tianbao thought for a while, "This is Liu Erlang's way of employing people. It's really interesting to say that it's a bit imperial and scheming. Buddha, we didn't make a mistake in his ship."

Then he said meaningfully: "Soon, Liu Erlang will be the master of this grassland. With the human and financial resources of the Song Dynasty, he quietly laid such a foundation in Mobei. If there is no second intention, do you believe it?"

Buddha Wang shook his head vigorously.

(End of this chapter)