Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 175 The Pie of the Sea Empire

Before the yamen was sealed at the end of the year, the emperor finally made a decree to separate the military workshop under the Zhou case and set up a separate military supervisor, with Li Buqi as the authority to dispatch the military supervisor, that is, the acting chief.Li Buqi recommended Cheng Jun and other seven officials and craftsmen as the prime ministers and the first-level minor officials in charge.

Although he recommended only the lowest-level petty officials, after all, letting these people step into the official career is completely different from their original identities. Do not abandon such a good boss.

However, no matter whether it is to establish a military supervisor or to confirm whether the person recommended by Li Buqi can become an official, it will have to wait until the court is operating normally again in the next year.Li Buqi also sealed his seal and went home to concentrate on his personal affairs.

Zheyinghui has always been Li Buqi's heart disease. The Yang family asked the Zhe family several times, but there was no reply?What's the matter with a big girl hiding in her own house?Moreover, Zhe Yinghui became more courageous when she saw the calm and calm, and ran to Li's house every three days to play.Li Buqi saw that something would happen if things went on like this, so he personally wrote a letter for the steward of Zhejia who came to deliver the goods and gifts to take it back. At the same time, in the letter, he also asked Zhejia to collect some oil from Yanzhou and Xixia and transport it to Bianliang. .

Zhou Qing also rushed back to Bianliang years ago to report that he led two ships to sail north along the coast of Japan, and he found the big island that Li Buqi mentioned. The population is sparse, and there are only a few Ainu people with very white skin. It is definitely a place to build a good foundation.What's even more surprising is that, according to the instructions of the Ezo people, continue northward from this big island, and there is another big island very nearby, which the locals call "Kuno" island.The island is said to be very cold in winter, but it produces the finest furs and a large number of seals, which makes both ships return with a full load.

In addition, Zhou Qing said that when they sailed along the coast of Japan, they went to Izumo, Himi and other places. The local people traded with gold, silver, copper and iron, and heard from the local people that these metals were all produced in the local mountains. It may be that Li Buqi said The location of the big silver mountain.This is mutually corroborated with the information obtained from Tsushima Island. Li Buqi plans to find someone who knows how to find ore to go and see it next year, so that the Japanese can mine the silver as soon as possible, so as to add some precious metals to the Song Dynasty for trade. .

Zhou Qing almost danced and reported to Li Buqi the amount of various furs, gold and silver brought back. Excluding the repair cost of the ship damaged due to the storm, it is estimated that each ship can earn [-] to [-] guan. of net profit.All these expeditions were invested by Li Buqi and Zhou Qing with the money earned from previous trades, which means that the money is their own, and they don't have to share it with the emperor and nobles.

Li Buqi looked at Zhou Qing's beaming expression and just smiled, and asked, "Do you still remember your original ambition? Now you are satisfied with a little money?"

Zhou Qing said: "Don't dare to forget the past. Even if a person like me has some money, it is still exploited by those officials. The world is so good overseas, it is better to break out of your own place. But if you don't have money, you can do it." Nothing."

Li Buqi said: "Yes, that's the truth. Now let's plan what to do next."

Zhou Qing had already cast his eyes on Li Buqi's admiration, and immediately said, "I will do whatever the officials say."

Li Buqi said: "This time the ship that ran to Liaodong once entered the port of Koryo, and it was almost detained by the Koreans. Moreover, there are Koryo maritime merchants going back and forth between Koryo and Mingzhou every year. Soon, the Koreans may know about us. The Liao Kingdom will soon know about the matter of going to Liaodong. The Liao Kingdom will definitely send envoys to question our Song people’s invasion of Liao. With the temperament of the officials and ministers, they must be patient with the Liao Kingdom, and then blatantly like this Certainly not sailing."

"So from now on, you have to gradually play a special banner, nominally using Tamra as your base, so that the Liao Kingdom will not be able to blame me, Da Song. And sooner or later, Goryeo will know about our entry into Tamra, and it is very likely to send troops to attack. Therefore, Tamna has to prepare to fight against the Koreans. Only by keeping Tamna, can the routes to Liaodong and Japan be unimpeded. So the ships going to Japan in the past two years have to be guided by someone else. You first help Chief Shi and them Let Tamna Island have the ability to protect itself."

Zhou Qing said: "When I came back, Chief Shi and Luo Xiucai of the island followed the arrangement of the officials and trained the young and strong every day, and they were already in good shape, but there were still too few people, and most of the weapons were simple knives, harpoons and hunting bows. Even if I leave all the Japanese iron to them to make weapons, it's still not enough."

Li Buqi said: "Damna Island is [-] miles away from the coast of Koryo, so water warfare is the first priority. No matter where you go in the future, a navy will be indispensable, so you need to train a navy. After the New Year Afterwards, you immediately go back to Dengzhou, either in Dengzhou or in Mizhou, and build ships that can fight at sea. However, there is no good port in Tamna, so the warships are mainly small and sturdy ships. Your big ships are still stationed in Dengzhou. State, regularly transport personnel and supplies to Tamna.”

Zhou Qing said: "Functioning weapons in Dengzhou is easy to alarm the government. There are several islands off the coast of Dengzhou, and refugees gather on them. It's better to occupy them, and the government can't control them."

Li Buqi knew that Zhou Qing was talking about the Miaodao Islands, which was in line with his plan.He took out a map he drew and laid it on the table to find the location of Penglai Offshore Sea and said, "You mean here, right? There is another money-making business in front of you. Just now the imperial court ordered to reduce the logging of large trees in various places, especially in Shaanxi. But There is always a need to build a house, but the demand for big wood is difficult to reduce, so the supply of big wood will be even more short of demand."

Li Buqi pointed to the location of Lvshun Dalian on the map: "This is the land of Suzhou and Fuzhou in the Liao Kingdom. I asked people to explore this place and saw that there are towering giant trees and a good port. After the big trees are felled, they can be thrown into the sea for use." If the boat is towed to Dengzhou, it can also enter Jishui directly.”

Zhou Qing asked puzzledly: "But although the big wood is expensive, it is far less profitable than going to Japan. And the Liao Kingdom will definitely not allow us to log, why do the officials do this?"

Li Buqi said: "Because we have some things that are difficult to do too much under the eyes of the Song Dynasty government, but we don't need to have any scruples when we go to Liao to recruit people who are willing to go overseas to seek a living."

Zhou Qing was also from a military background, so he immediately understood Li Buqi's words. He said, "After the Chinese New Year, I will recruit fishermen who are brave enough to fight in Dengzhou and other places, and practice them. At the same time, I will send people to Suzhou to investigate .It’s just that if you want to go to the Liao Kingdom, you might fight against the Liao people, but you have to take advantage of this weapon.”

Li Buqi had planned it long ago: "Don't worry. I'll get you a batch of military armor from the arsenal."

In Zhou Qing's mind, Li Buqi always has a way, so he didn't ask Li Buqi how to get the armor out of the arsenal, but listened carefully to Li Buqi's arrangement.When Li Buqi once again described to him the brilliance that the maritime empire could achieve, Zhou Qing had no other thoughts, but only one thought - to listen to Li Daguan and others, and to earn an eternal inheritance for future generations.

(End of this chapter)