Chapter 114: Top, Middle and Lower Three Strategies
Gong Chengshu doesn't know what the situation is yet, but this kind of people have no loyalty at all.
In order to survive and profit, regardless of other things, he described the situation he encountered in detail, and also marked the islands where Liu Yun had previously docked for Ding Bu.
Ding Buling was very happy when he heard this. He pulled his son aside and said, "God help me!"
Ding Kuanglian also said excitedly: "With this money, we can do it ourselves. There is no need to ask Chen Minggong."
Ding Buling's eyes were filled with brilliance. He thought more than Ding Kuanglian.
Ding Kuanglian's vision is only for the present, while Ding Buling is already looking at the future of Jiaozhi.
Now the twelve envoys of Jiaozhi are doing their own thing, and there are dozens of local mountain people like him who occupy the cave city and support themselves, just like a plate of loose sand.
Cochin is a place rich in food, so it has a large population.
However, the strongest San Ruan, Du Jingshuo, and Chen Lan alone cannot gather an army of more than 20,000, and their strength is too scattered.
However, the Central Plains court could easily mobilize more than 100,000 troops for expeditions.
This power is not something Jiaozhi can contend with.
It can be said that Chen Lan now has 70% chance of winning.
The only solution is to replace Chen Lan before Chen Lan is officially canonized by the Central Plains.
Zhongyuan needs an agent, who to choose is not a choice!
But this is also the hardest step to take.
There are many people who are willing to be Zhongyuan's sons. Whether Zhongyuan likes them or not, and whether they recognize them or not is the key.
Ding Buling knew in his heart that as a local barbarian in Jiaozhi, although he had been educated in Han culture and had studied Confucius and Mencius for several years, he had nothing to do with the powerful Han people such as Chen Lan, San Ruan, Lu Tang, Fan Baihu, and Li Kui.
Comparability.
So Ding Buling also has a second and third plan.
Forcing Zhongyuan to admit that his son is against Zhongyuan.
Compared to confronting Zhongyuan, Ding Buling still felt that it was more reliable to force Zhongyuan to recognize his son.
Before the Central Plains could react, let Jiaozhi become completely chaotic, muddy the muddy waters of Jiaozhi, and become the only successor.
Prove to Zhongyuan's father that he has advantages over Chen Lan, is younger, and is more suitable to be a son.
But no matter which path you take, it does not require huge financial support.
The appearance of Gong Chengshu can just make up for the shortcomings.
Ding Buling thought carefully for a while and said to Ding Kuanglian: "You arrange for someone to pick up Liu Yuan. Remember to do things cleanly and neatly, and don't let others know..."
Liu Yuan will still be of great use if he keeps it.
When it came to the final step, Liu Yun's identity could still cause quite a stir in the Southern Han Dynasty when he was in a deadly confrontation with the Central Plains.
But if Liu Yuan's affairs are exposed in advance, it will leave a bad impression on the Central Plains, which may lead to the act of recognizing his father, which will only cause trouble.
If Leader Ding had not contacted other envoys to leak out the fact that Chen Lan received support from the Central Plains, he would have done it himself.
Time is urgent, so we can only let Ding Kuanglian handle it.
While the leader of the Ding tribe was plotting to seize Jiaozhi, Pan Mei was still dealing with important military and political affairs in Lingnan.
Among the four generations of the Liu family in Lingnan, except Liu Yuan, the others are brainless. Although the other Liu Yin, Liu?, and Liu Sheng are more or less psychopathic, their abilities are beyond doubt.
During the late Tang Dynasty, the population of Lingnan dropped sharply, with the number of households estimated to be between 140,000 and 140,000.
However, after the governance of the Liu family, there were more than 200 counties in 60 prefectures in the Southern Han Dynasty, with a total of 170,000 households.
During the fifty years of Southern Han rule, the population increased by a full 30,000 households, which shows that the Liu family made a huge contribution to the development of Lingnan.
However, the taxes set by the Liu family for Lingnan were outrageously harsh.
Also, the Liu family was cruel and perverted by nature, and formulated the methods of filling the nose, cutting out the tongue, dismembering, cutting, roasting, steaming, and water prison.
If it weren't for the golden cave in Guangzhou Port, Lingnan's wealth would not be as squandered as the Liu family's.
Pan Meicai was both civil and martial artist, and both civil and martial arts were top-notch.
The governorship of Guangzhou was handled with ease.
The first thing he did when he took office was to abolish the exorbitant taxes and harsh laws set by the Liu family, which won a lot of public support.
Then he first offered courtesy and then sent troops, and sent officials from the Southern Han Dynasty to promote the benevolent government of the Central Plains.
Since Liu Yu came to power, he has been extravagant, the government has been in chaos, and local officials have deceived the superiors and subordinates. There are many Tibetan people in the territory who do not have Lingnan household registration, and there are also many people who cannot stand hiding in the mountains and forests, and thieves who enter the mountains to steal.
Pan Mei had the strength to wipe out all bandits, but his ability to use force without resorting to force won him a lot of popular support and accelerated the Lingnan people's recognition of the Central Plains imperial court.
On this day, Pan Mei discussed the management of Guangzhou Port with Chen Shouzhong, Wang Si, Zhong Yunzhang, and Zhong Youzhang.
Pan Mei asked: "I checked the files and found out why there are batches of commercial fleets in Guangzhou Port? Is there someone who monopolizes the fleets traveling from north to south?"
During the Tang Dynasty, Guangzhou Port was the origin of Guangzhou's Tonghai Yi Road. However, after Huang Chao massacred 100,000 Hu merchants, the Liu family's business tax was extremely heavy. Western ocean-going fleets preferred to go to Quanzhou Port and rarely came to Guangzhou Port.
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However, Guangzhou Port has not declined because of this. Businessmen from many small countries in the South China Sea and Southeast Asia still use Guangzhou Port as their main trading platform, and it is the economic center of the entire South China Sea.
Wang Si once served as the third envoy and had the most say. He said: "It is not that someone has a monopoly. It is because there are several waves of thieves at sea that the merchants have to agree on a time and travel together as a group."
Pan Mei said in surprise: "Does Mr. Liu not care?"
Wang Si smiled bitterly: "The Liu family once had a navy to protect maritime security, so that there was constant maritime trade in the surrounding area. However, because of the huge cost of maintaining the navy, the navy was abolished, and several waves of thieves plundered in the South China Sea. This
This has led to the current situation. The surrounding merchants have agreed to go to sea in the first and middle of each month."
Pan Mei shook her head slightly: "It's extremely stupid... In this way, a certain person went to the court to apply for the formation of a naval force in the South China Sea to solve this problem."
They further discussed the situation in Lingnan. Pan Mei wrote down the problems in Lingnan in detail, and then wrote down the methods to deal with them, and humbly sent someone to the council hall for advice.
Just when the discussion among several people was in full swing, news came from outside that the leader of Ding tribe in Hualu cave, Jiaozhi Dahuang, sent Ding Yu to bring heavy gifts to ask for an audience.
Pan Mei remained calm, smiled, and asked Chen Shouzhong, Wang Si, Zhong Yunzhang, and Zhong Youzhang to leave first, and asked Ding Yu to be invited to the lobby.
Ding Yu was the uncle of Ding Buling. In his early years, he took away the political capital from Ding Gongzhu and sent Ding Buling into exile.
After Ding Bu led him to adulthood, he came back to fight, defeated Ding Yu, and generously forgave him.
Ding foresaw that Dingbu leader could indeed become a great weapon, so he followed him.
At this meeting, Ding foresaw Pan Mei's extraordinary demeanor and appearance, and was instantly heartbroken and flattered him: "Captain Pan's appearance is rare in the world. My governor has admired your name for a long time, and I would like to bring you many gifts to see him."
The pupils in Pan Mei's eyes shrank, how alert he was, and he instantly understood that something had changed in Jiaozhi.