Zhending Mansion is not big, but the city walls are obviously much taller and wider than those in Xingzhou, and the Northern Forbidden Army above is obviously more vigilant.
Song Wen settled the convoy in a valley, and then quietly entered Zhending Mansion with An Chun and two guards.
The shop of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce is on the street next to the city wall in the west city of Zhending Mansion. There is a warehouse behind the two courtyards. The population of the bitter cold in the north is not large, so the price of this shop is the cheapest among the large shops in the city under Song Wen's command.
Song Wen got off the horse, and the young shopkeeper of the shop quickly walked up and took the reins of the horse... "Lang Jun, you have worked hard all the way!"
The shopkeeper was the first veteran who followed Song Wen to escape from Bianliang to Xiaoqingshan, and he was also one of Song Wen's most trusted people.
Song Wen patted his shoulder: "Has the lady given birth? A girl or a boy?"
The shopkeeper bowed and saluted: "Thank you sir for trusting me and sending my wife here. Hezi gave birth to a big fat boy this year, weighing seven pounds!"
Song Wen said as he entered the yard: "Okay, okay, I'll let Sister Hezi bring it to me later, and let's have a nice get-together in the evening."
"Okay, little man!"
Shopkeeper Pan happily led the horse inside, and his husband was still the same... approachable and approachable without any change!
During dinner, Zhao Hezi, a girl from Wazi Street back then, came to meet Song Wen with a big fat boy in his arms. Song Wen took the fat boy and teased him for a long time. The fat boy smiled very lovably.
Zhao Hezi looked at his young husband with a smile and asked, "Is your husband already eighteen? You are young and promising, and you have built such a big family business. It's time for you to get married."
Song Wen shook his head: "The grassland trade road has not yet been opened up, and there are still so many people in the Daqingshan family who need to settle down, so we can't take care of it..."
Zhao Hezi sighed: "I'm afraid Lang Jun is still thinking about the green slave girl, right?"
Song Wen nodded.
Zhao Hezi cursed in a low voice: "Damn Zixuanlou, that Mr. Li is smiling and looking like a good old man, who knew he was so mean behind the scenes... He took away the young man's business and also held the green slave sister!"
Song Wen waved his hand: "Forget it, don't think about this anymore! Have you two bought a family business?"
Shopkeeper Pan shook his head: "We only listened to Lang Jun. We didn't buy a family property or a house. All the money was stored in the accounting room of Junzhai. If Lang Jun just told us to leave, we could leave!"
This is a smart man. Song Wen nodded with satisfaction: "I'm afraid the world is not peaceful. Buying a house is just throwing money into the water. Don't worry, I will evacuate you to a safe place as soon as something happens."
Zhao Hezi sighed: "I just miss those sisters..."
"Don't worry! Most of them are living peacefully in the village. Those who got married have basically reunited with their husbands. It won't be long before... we may be able to see each other again."
Shopkeeper Pan asked in a low voice: "Lang Jun, is there going to be a war with the Liao Kingdom?"
Song Wen nodded slightly: "What is the current combat strength of the imperial troops guarding the border in the North?"
"It is much stronger than the Forbidden Army in Bianliang who can only wave flags and shout, but that's it! However, during this period, the nobles from the Liao Kingdom purchased much less goods from the market here. Listen to some
Private merchants say that there is great unrest over there, and the Jurchen Tatars’ rangers have all gone outside the Liao people’s Zhongjing City... Lang Jun, is the Song Dynasty trying to... take advantage of the situation to rob it?"
Song Wen nodded: "Ever since Tong Guan came back from the Liao Kingdom, there have been voices urging the emperor to take the opportunity to take back the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun... Haha, I have to say whether I can take it back or not. Can I bear it if I take it back? Jiangnan Ying
Fengju's looting of people's property has caused endless harm, and someone has already started a rebellion near Hangzhou, killing many of the officers who were supposed to be in charge of Fengju and fleeing to the mountains to rebel."
Shopkeeper Pan nodded: "Understood, I will arrange for the bulk goods that are not suitable to be carried to be disposed of quietly. The food...can all the food be transported back to the Daqingshan military camp?"
Song Wen shook his head: "No, all the food will be sent to Qingzhou... Then there will be people there who will transfer it to Dengzhou in batches! In addition, you should pay attention to recruiting some craftsmen, masons, masons, carpenters... I plan to occupy a large island off the coast of Dengzhou.
Now we have prepared dozens of craftsmen who know how to build ships, and we will do maritime trade in the future!"
Shopkeeper Pan was stunned for a moment: "Lang Jun, this is... where is the Daqingshan Army Stronghold?"
"In case of chaos in the Northland, we can defend if we can! If we can't defend, we five or six hundred brothers and sisters must arrange a proper retreat. There are islands for transit. We can try to operate the Dengzhou coastal area when we enter. When we retreat, we can refuse to defend the islands or
Just retreat to Jiangnan by sea! Lao Pan, you big shopkeepers fought with me all the way from Wazi Street. I can trust you! But you also have to trust me. Now is definitely not the time to enjoy peace. The road is still long.
It’s here!”
There was a lot of information in Song Wen's words. Old Pan and his wife looked at each other, their eyes full of worry and anxiety, for no other reason. From the beginning of Wazi Street, these people regarded Song Wen as a god, Brother Wen
If you feel that the world is not peaceful, then you should really be prepared to flee with your whole family.
"Lang Jun, do you think our family members are going to be sent back to Daqingshan or somewhere else?"
Song Wen shook his head: "Stay still for now, there is still some time... Once you receive the letter, you will take everyone and your valuables and rush to Dengzhou at full speed. I have already said hello to Captain Gao... The four guards along the coast of Dengzhou
So now they exist in name only, and I want to use our people to take over these guard posts. Firstly, we can use the name of exterminating pirates, and secondly, we can try to occupy a piece of territory on the peninsula!"
"Mr. Lang has a far-sighted vision. We all just have to listen to Mang Jun's orders!"
Zhending Mansion, Daming Mansion and Hejian Mansion, plus Qingzhou Mansion, which was arranged early... all have businesses and shops that Song Wen had arranged earlier. In the past two years, he has been running a business of grain, cloth, fur and medicinal materials.
For this reason, Song Wen also continuously dispatched dozens of rural soldiers from the Qingshan Battalion to serve as escorts for traveling in the rivers and lakes to escort the caravans.
Now Song Wen has begun to open up the trade route to the grassland. He needs horses! A steady stream of high-quality horses. Gao Qiu can't help him with this matter, and Brother Yelushan can't do anything! To deal with the Northland that comes and goes like the wind.
Cavalry, only the same cavalry can deal with it...
If all the soldiers in Song Wen's hands were gathered now, there should be more than 400 and less than 500! Song Wen wanted to accumulate at least a thousand war horses...so that he could calmly mobilize his troops when the Jurchens went south, regardless of
Whether to protect the people of Qingshan Village from retreating to Shandong Peninsula, or to gain benefits from the chaos! This will be Song Wen's greatest asset!
On the second day, Song Wen mingled with the caravan and pretended to be a guard and left Zhending Mansion from the north gate. He came to a ferry and met up with Daruch and the little girl who looked unhappy. The boatman held the boat to ferry everyone.
To the other side of the river...
Shopkeeper Pan stood on the pier and raised his hands to Song Wen with worry and said: "Lang Jun, take care on your journey and come back safely as soon as possible. A large group of us can't live without Lang Jun!"
Song Wen stood at the stern of the boat and waved his hand: "You should also take care of yourself and take good care of your baby... Don't feel wronged, Sister Hezi!"