Speaking of which, this is not the first time he has appeared in Cui Mansion. He had been here two months ago, but because of the battle between the Jizhou Army and the Xiongnu and Beidi, Pu Defa could not see what the Jizhou Army's chances of victory were, so he stopped. The previous action. Now that he knew that the Jizhou Army was victorious, he still dared to delay, so he stepped up his actions to urge Cui Changri. This time, he directly issued the ultimatum.
According to Park Deok-fa's intention, he must give him an accurate letter today. Otherwise, he will regard the negotiation as broken. Then the position of Cui Chang-il, the general of Xianjun, is obviously unstable. There will be other willing If someone can cooperate with him to replace him, then it will be clear that Choi Chang-il, who has lost his power, will end up very miserable.
"Mr. Park, can't we live in peace with each other? Just like before, sir, please rest assured that we will never be enemies with King Ji. We just don't want to be under his leadership. I'm afraid you know that, sir. The officials are not very capable, but they are very greedy. If this place is handed over to them, taxes will definitely be increased. Maybe it won’t be long before the people of Xianjun can’t survive. If so, a certain general will be from the Xian tribe. sinner."
Cui Changri finally expressed his thoughts. It was not that he was unwilling to accept the leadership of King Ji. The Gan people, also known as the Han people, are the most populous and powerful ethnic group. But any smart person knows that he should not act with them. The enemy. Not to mention that the population of the Xian people is not large in the first place. If a war breaks out, they will definitely not be the opponent of the Jizhou Army with its large number of people.
The smart Cui Changri did not want to fight, let alone be an enemy of the Jizhou Army. He just wanted to protect the living conditions of the Xian people, or to have a full meal and not starve to death.
Just having a mouthful of food to avoid starving to death was the wish of many people in ancient times. Even the so-called prosperous times in history meant that 80% of the people could have food to eat and clothing to wear. As for the remaining two If it becomes common people, then who will pay attention?
Listening to General Cui Changil expressing his worries, Pu Defa couldn't help laughing, "General Cui, it seems that you have prejudices against Daegan officials. It's hard to say about other Daegan officials, but As far as King Ji is concerned, he is definitely different. Let me tell you this..."
In the following time, Park Deokfa explained clearly to Cui Changri what he saw and heard after going to Jicheng. When he heard the latter, Shi'er opened his eyes wide and Shi'er fell into deep thought. He was really I never expected that the people in Jicheng were living so well. Everyone had work to do, food to eat, clothes to wear, and even beautiful houses to live in. Even if they got sick, they could be treated. As for that, Many children have books to read, but they are directly filtered out.
Are you kidding me? The real scholars in Daqian are probably less than half of the total population. But all those who can read are not from a background, a family or a powerful person. How can a son of ordinary people do this? There will be such treatment.
To study, you need to give money to your husband and buy paper, pen, ink and inkstone. These are really unaffordable for the common people who can't even provide food and clothing.
It was precisely because of various reasons that Cui Changri did not believe that children could study for free, which made Cui Changri distrust Park Deokfa. Finally, after he finally finished speaking and his mouth was dry, Cui Changri laughed. stand up.
"What, you don't believe it?" After seeing Cui Changri's expression, Park Deokfa guessed what he was thinking.
"That's right." Cui Changri didn't mean to hide it and directly expressed his thoughts.
"That's all, even if you don't believe it, do you dare to go to Jizhou with someone? It is said that it is better to see it than to hear it. If it is true or false, you will know it by looking at it." Park Defa made a decision, that is, in order to convince Cui Changri, he decided to take him
Go to Jicheng and convince the other party with facts.
Cui Changri is a man who is fair in doing things and is dedicated to the good of the Xian people. He has great appeal both in the military and among the people. Despite what Pu Defa said before, he actually wanted to find someone in a short time.
It is really difficult for someone to replace him.
In order to persuade Cui Changri, and to help Tang Ao get Xianjun at the lowest cost, he decided to take him to Jicheng personally. Although it would be a little troublesome, if there was a good result, everything would be fine.
is worth it.
"Forget it, just take a trip." Cui Changri made a decision after thinking about it for a while. He is a courageous person, doesn't he just go to Jicheng? Why not? It's up to him.
My heart has long been stimulated by Pu Defa's remarks, and I want to really see if all this is true. As for whether the other party will harm me, as long as everything is for the good of the Xian people, he has more than a hundred
Just throw it away, there is no need to be afraid.
As a general of Xianjun, when leaving Xianjun, he naturally had to inform the governor Jintang. But fortunately, Pu Defa came forward and used the excuse of going to Korea to collect food, so Jintang could not suspect others. In fact, Pu Defa came forward.
The ability to come and go freely in Xian County, and even in Cui Mansion, relies on this. In recent years, Xian County has purchased grain from Gaoli. It is no exaggeration to say that Xian County can do without the newly arrived Jizhou.
The Lord, but you can't offend Goryeo, otherwise, you may really have no food to eat.
Only on the third day, Cui Changri followed Park Defa towards Jicheng. At this time, Tang Sheng, the envoy sent by the former Princess Di, also went to Jicheng.
After Tang Sheng received the order, he took several servants and guards from Daliang City and headed straight for Jicheng. For this mission, Tang Sheng was still very confident that he could complete it. According to the instructions of the former Princess Di, Tang Sheng
They are willing to contribute military expenditures, and they only need the Jizhou Army to send troops. As long as they can help them defeat Qian Di and help Princess Qian Di regain her kingdom, they will also hand over tens of millions of silver taels to King Ji every year.
Just sending out some soldiers can get so many benefits. Tang Sheng thinks that this deal is appropriate no matter how you look at it. The only difficulty is that his master and Prince Ji seemed to have had some unpleasant troubles before, but so what?
In the face of real interests, all the so-called unhappiness in the past can be discarded, right? Such a person is a qualified politician, and only such a character can achieve a great cause, right? On the contrary, those who only accept death will eventually
I'm afraid it won't end well.
With a feeling of confidence, Tang Sheng finally came to Jicheng and settled in an inn in the city. He opened the window and looked at the bustling crowd outside the window and the sincere smiles on the faces of the people, and he had to sigh.
He said, "This King Ji managed Ji City so well. He really has some skills. But such a person should be more aware of the importance of familiarity and the importance of familiarity. Haha, this time the task is much easier."
Tang Sheng was really afraid that when he met a warrior, he would get into a fight if he didn't get along. If this was the case, it would be difficult to deal with him. But looking at the appearance of Ji City now, it must be that King Ji is a very smart person. Such a person only needs to know how to deal with it.
It makes sense, and it’s emotional, so how can it be unreasonable?
"Come here, take someone's invitation and send it to the magistrate's office." Tang Sheng, who had made his decision, called a servant and gave the order.
In the spacious and bright hall of Prince Ji's Mansion, Tang Aozheng was giving instructions with Feng Wanli, the commander of the Quartet Army, and a young man who looked somewhat elegant.
"Feng Wanli, this is Guan Zhi, and he will be the chief of staff of your Quartet Army from now on. For a long time in the future, unless there are special circumstances, it will be you two who work together as a team. You must pay attention to the issue of team strength.
We'll discuss everything, understand?" Pointing at Guan Zhi, who had just graduated from the Longyuan Staff Department, Tang Ao introduced to Feng Wanli.
"No." Feng Wanli first agreed respectfully, and then paid a military salute to Guan Zhi according to the rules of the Jizhou Army, then shook hands and said: "From now on, we will eat in the same pot, and a certain person is a martial artist. Sometimes
Speak frankly, and if I offend you in any way, I hope you will forgive me."
Guan Zhi also returned a standard military salute, then held Feng Wanli's stretched out hands tightly and said, "Commander Feng is a senior, and I still have a lot to learn from you in the future."
Seeing the two of them greeting each other, Tang Ao nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, you guys had plenty of time to talk about friendship before, now let's get down to business. This time you will be sent to Goryeo to help them deal with the Japanese who often come to fight the autumn wind.
, you have a very important task. Of course, you are just dealing with some Japanese people. With the strength of the Quartet Army, I am naturally confident. But in fact, you also have a more important task, which is to form the Jizhou Navy."
"Jizhou Navy?" Feng Wanli's eyes widened with confusion on his face.
On the other hand, Guan Zhi, who was standing aside, was not surprised at all. Speaking of which, he was chosen by Tang Ao and became the first person among all the staff department students to become chief of staff, all because of the article he wrote when he graduated.
Article. Oh, Ji Wang Tang Ao called it his graduation thesis.
In this paper, Guan Zhi elaborated on the importance of the navy to a country and a nation. He believed that the sea is boundless and contains rich treasures. As the population increases in the future, it will be difficult to rely solely on land.
It cannot meet people's needs, so offshore development becomes particularly important.
Although the concept is still a bit conservative, it is very good in the world at that time, and even a little outrageous. After all, the sea at that time was regarded as a ferocious and mysterious existence. I don’t know how many fleets entered the sea.
When encountering tsunamis and strong winds and waves, they will be swallowed up in an instant. In the end, only about 70% of those who go out to sea return. The sea has swallowed so many lives, making many people fear it like a tiger.