Gao Qiu bent down and walked slowly down from the official sedan chair. His confidant butler carefully raised the sedan curtain for fear of scratching the long wings of his master's black gauze hat.
Gao Qiu coughed and suddenly looked at the young general across from him in a daze... "You...Song Wen? Hey, you've grown a lot after not seeing each other for more than a year! Hahaha... It's not in vain that I recommend you to your majesty, haha.
Ha ha!"
Song Wen bowed respectfully and saluted: "Last General Song Wen, please see your Majesty Taiwei!"
Behind him, An Chun and six Qingshan camp soldiers bowed and saluted in unison... "See you, Lord Taiwei!"
The specially made slim-fitting shirt, the brand-new leather cape, the shiny standard waist knife, and the gleaming stainless steel helmet specially designed by Song Wen! It was very novel for Gao Qiu to see it.
"Not bad, not bad! It seems that you are good at training soldiers... Well, follow me into the mansion!"
Song Wen agreed and followed Gao Qiu into the Taiwei's mansion.
Suddenly, several servants hurriedly carried a person out of the backyard. The guy being carried was still urging... "Hurry, hurry, hurry up! Let me take a look at Song Wenna."
What has become of me now?"
Gao Qiu's old face darkened... "Gao Ping! You traitor... what are you doing here? Why don't you go back and recuperate!"
Song Wen was stunned for a moment, Gao Yanei! When did this guy become disabled? Could it be that he got into trouble and was disabled by Gao Qiu?
"Lord Taiwei, this is..."
Gao Qiu took a sip, turned around and went to Song Wen's waist to draw his saber... "Sir, what's the use of keeping you? I have to kill you with a sword to send you back to the west, don't run away..."
Seeing that his father was angry, Gao Yanei hurriedly ordered a few dog-legged followers to lift him up and ran to the backyard...While running, he turned back and shouted to Song Wen: "Song Wen, come see me when you have time... Let's discuss what to do.
Rebuilding Wazi Street and the Blissful Sky...Those girls and ladies now have no livelihood and are living a miserable life..."
Gao Qiu was so angry that he stretched out his hand to grab the love box from the butler next to him and threw it at him, hitting a bad guy on the head! The unfortunate guy was immediately hit with a bloody head, and the rest of the people were lifted up in a hurry.
Yanei ran into the backyard and disappeared.
Gao Qiu cursed breathlessly: "You are a traitor who can kill a thousand swords! Taoist Master Ma... Well, after Taoist Master Ma left that day, I asked me to store the lantern in the village outside the city. His Majesty also warned me not to make any mistakes... This traitor
, he was so whimsical that he tied himself under the lantern, and then asked someone to light it on fire! He said he was going to the sky to see the gods! As a result... Later, the sky lantern deflated and leaked... The traitor fell to the ground and broke one of his legs.
Legs! I’m so angry..."
Song Wen was stunned for a moment. He never expected that Gao Yanei, the most handsome man in the capital, would accidentally become the first human being to fly into the sky?
"Sir Taiwei, the general is not thinking well..."
Gao Qiu sighed: "I don't blame you... Let's go and talk to me about your overseas business!"
When he arrived at the study, Gao Qiu took a sip of tea and then raised his eyebrows and said: "The old man from the Dengzhou Navy has already told the Third Division that Wang Fu is not safe now and has no intention of getting involved in these things. The Ministry of War
Li Gang agreed very much and even gave the cabinet a hint... He said that if troops were to be used against the Liao Kingdom, the navy could transport the troops along the river and burn the Liao Kingdom's baggage, haha... It seemed a bit bookish."
Song Wen sat at the bottom, being careful not to smell anything from this old fox... He bowed his hands respectfully and said: "Back to Lord Taiwei, Commander Zhang Dongcheng of the Dengzhou Navy is currently helping the general build a warship! Three Immortals
The initial construction of the island has also been completed...but the maritime merchants who traveled to Korea and Japan from far and near are still waiting and watching! Jiangnan is now experiencing continuous wars and military disasters...For a time, those maritime merchants gathered in Quanzhou and went to the Nanyang trade route.
Immortal Island builds good warships and completely wipes out all pirates and bandits on the North Sea... We will be able to monopolize all maritime trade from Japan and Goryeo! At that time, we can sit on Sanxian Island to recycle these supplies and goods... Years
It’s easy to earn tens of millions of dollars!”
Gao Qiu was stunned for a moment, shook his head and sighed: "The coastal defense in the north is very strict, and the imperial court has not even set up a shipping department! I didn't expect... I didn't expect that Goryeo and Japan could have such a large amount of trade! It's a pity, it's a pity...
So now, how much income will you have at the end of the year?"
Song Wen felt contempt in his heart, and answered with cupped hands: "It depends on whether the imperial court can allocate more money to repair naval warships? And when will the war in Jiangnan completely calm down... In addition, the investment in sea trade will bear fruit.
It's relatively slow! Your Excellency knows that the current business of the general can only be barely maintained... without the income from Bianliang Wazi Street and the gambling club, even if the general wanted to send a caravan to Korea and Japan to trade... it would take a while...
Don’t have any capital?”
Gao Qiu was defeated by an army...Song Wen has now handed over almost all the income from Bianliang. With just his business of horses and Tiandichun Liquor, he is afraid that it will be difficult to support orphans like him...
Gao Qiu sighed... "The imperial court wanted to know all the world about the troops used in the Northern Liao Dynasty, and all the money, food and military supplies were concentrated in the north! Tong Guan spent all day quarreling with the Sansi and the Sanya, asking for money, horses, food and supplies...
Where is the money for you?"
Song Wen shook his head and sighed: "I will save a little bit of money for food and wood...especially the solid old wood from the south, which is extremely expensive...I am afraid it will take five or six years of repairs before I can barely piece together a merchant ship that can roam the sea."
Team! Sir... Once the fleet is strong enough, it will truly be the overlord of the sea! It is a sure-fire money-making caravan carrying cargo. If it carries bed crossbows, soldiers and sailors... the pirates pointed by the blade, including their people and their ships,
Cargo gold and silver..."
"Ahem! Song Wen...how can these things be...nonsense! The officials of the imperial court...even your own fleet must abide by the law and protect the country and the people. How could you do anything that violates laws and disciplines and damages the majesty of the Song Dynasty?
matter?"
Song Wen bowed and saluted... "The last general is Meng Lang. This is what the Taiwei has taught you!"
Gao Qiu's confidant butler next to him was frightened when he heard this... Although he was not valued by those scholars, Gao Qiu was still the most trusted prince of the dynasty by the emperor! How could this Song Wen... be so familiar with him?
Does your master say these treasonous things casually?
Gao Qiu closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head and whispered: "I remember that Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau has a lot of wood backlog to build several palaces and Taoist temples for Gen Yue... If it is shipped from the lumberyard of Yingtian Mansion, it can be transported by water until
Qizhou, and then transport it to Dengzhou, can we speed up the repairs?"
Song Wen was stunned when he heard this... This old guy Gao Qiu is so brave! He dares to make plans for the emperor's timber? However, if Zhao Ji can really hide the timber for building the palace... it is better than being given away by the Jurchens in the future.
The fire is much stronger...
Song Wen pretended to be reluctantly aggrieved and thanked him: "General, I would like to thank you, Lord Taiwei, for your care. I will definitely do my best to manage it for you!"