Zhao Bin went to Jieshuai's mansion and met Lu Han.
After Lu Han got married, she had less time to go out and make public appearances. Most of the people she made appointments to meet were the family members of the generals or the old people who were defeated in Hebei. Her father was a famous doctor in Wushabao, and there were doctors in Wuyue Camp.
Patients are often sent to Wushabao, so she and Zhao Bin also know each other.
The two of them talked about old things in Changzhou, and it was dark in a blink of an eye.
Zhao Bin still had this point of view, so he declined Lu Han's invitation to stay for a meal. Lu Han sent a young servant to take him out of the inner courtyard and outside the Jieshuai Mansion.
Along the way, we passed several wing rooms, which were brightly lit. There were officials wearing yellow book bags, discussing something in a low voice in front of the large drawings on the wall;
The pen is quick to write; there are also ordinary clerks holding books and typing abacus.
There were hurried footsteps in the corridor. Several officials were holding documents and walking quickly from one wing to another. Zhao Bin stepped aside to make way for them.
These were all newcomers who had joined the military government in recent months, and Zhao Bin did not recognize any of them. When the officials saw Zhao Bin coming out of the backyard under the leadership of his servants, they all knew that this was an old member of the military government that Madam was familiar with, and they all nodded in greeting.
, not rude.
Go forward along the corridor, bypassing the second hall and the main hall, and next to it is the wing room.
The man bowed and saluted and said: "Captain Zhao, please wait here for the commander to come back. Your Alixi is also here. Dinner will be served shortly, please use it briefly."
His voice was serious, but he seemed a little anxious?
Zhao Bin responded repeatedly.
The man smiled, turned around and left.
Before they even got around to the back of the house opposite, they heard someone's voice coming from behind. Then, several teenagers came out to greet them, all of them shouting in a low voice: "Ado! Ado! Hurry up! We don't know the Tianyuan Technique.
!How to do this question? Come on, come on, sir, he’s coming back!”
Xin Cong quickened his pace: "It's coming, it's coming!"
Another person was dissatisfied: "What a panic! How did that old man know Tianyuan Technique? Didn't he just follow the textbook left by Mr. Jinzhi to fool us! Just fill in the numbers and he can tell what's right or wrong."
Where’s the ghost!”
"There's so much to say...Isn't Ado here? Let's go, let's go, go, go, go!"
A group of teenagers left making a lot of noise.
I heard that Guo Jieshuai set up a school in the old camp, and specially caught the young people who accompanied the army to learn literature and martial arts. It seems that these young people are students. They are quite energetic, but they don’t know what Yuan Shu is. It sounds like
It's very profound.
Zhao Bin stood at the door of the penthouse, looking at the teenagers with a smile. He didn't turn around and enter the penthouse until their figures disappeared behind another long corridor on the opposite side.
The penthouse was quite empty, with only two people sitting there.
Wang Erbai was sitting by the door, facing a food box in front of him, eating happily. Zhao Bin was startled, thinking that this guy had eaten all the snacks given by Jieshuai, so he hurried forward and saw
The snack box was placed beside him, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Sitting in the side room is a green-robed official, about thirty years old, thin, dark complexion, with a jade pendant hanging on his waist. There is also a food box in front of the official. He has already finished eating.
He was drinking tea. When he saw Zhao Bin coming in, he bowed politely.
Zhao Bin returned the gift and sat down next to Wang Erbai. Wang Erbai was chewing half a scone in his mouth and could not speak clearly. He took out another food box from his arms and put it in front of Zhao Bin.
Zhao Bin took the food box, and Wang Erbai finally swallowed the scones and said repeatedly: "It's still hot, Commander, please eat quickly!"
Zhao Bin pressed Wang Erbai's shoulder: "Thank you!"
After dinner, a servant came in and took away the food box. The clerk still sat and waited silently.
Zhao Bin also wanted to wait silently, but Wang Erbai came to the mansion of a big shot for the first time and was full of questions. He always pestered Zhao Bin to ask questions. Some of the questions were too ridiculous, so his hands and head were slapped by Zhao Bin from time to time.
snapping sound.
After a while, there was a loud sound of horse hooves outside,
"Jie Shuai has returned home!" Several servants shouted and went out to help lead the horses.
Zhao Bin subconsciously stood up and stood at the door. He was not summoned and did not dare to block the way. He could only listen to the footsteps of dozens of people walking through the main door and then through the main hall. Guo Ning's calm voice sounded among the crowd.
It sounded: "Is there anything else? If nothing happens, everyone should go and rest. We have worked hard today."
Immediately, an official rushed over from the side, talking nonchalantly.
The footsteps and voices gradually became softer.
Zhao Bin returned to his seat hesitantly, a little confused.
The door to the penthouse was suddenly pushed open, and the young man who had led him here to wait came in with his head stretched out: "Captain Zhao, Mr. Zhou?"
Zhao Bin and the official behind him stood up at the same time: "Here."
Nancong lowered his head and looked at the note in his hand: "There is another one, Brother Wang?"
Wang Erbai raised his head: "Huh?"
Zhao Bin pulled him up forcefully: "Yes, yes!"
"Commander Jie has summoned you three, please come with me."
The three of them followed Meng Cong to the second hall.
The mansion was large, but there were few people serving it, so Guo Ning had already returned. There were no lights in the second hall, so it was a bit dark. Guo Ning took a candle by himself, walked along the pillars, and lit the oil lamp. Zhao Binzheng
He wanted to go up to help, but the green-robed official had already stepped forward quickly and took the candle from Guo Ning's hand.
Guo Ning let go of his hand and asked immediately: "Has Keshan heard about the news from Sanshan Port?"
This official's name is Zhou Keshan.
Zhou Keshan is a native of Jimo County, Laizhou. He went to school in his early years. Later, his family was involved in a lawsuit and his family was in ruins. He took his family to settle in Laoshan on the east coast of Laizhou. With his business skills, he was entrenched in
He was accepted by the maritime merchant group at the private port of Fushan Island at the foot of Laoshan Mountain and became a liaison between the maritime merchants and Xu Ruxian's forces.
Earlier, Xu Ruxian had intended to oppose Guo Ning, but Zhou Keshan believed that Guo Ning's troops were powerful but did not act excessively. The Tu people in the village should just follow the trend and should not create trouble out of thin air. The two had a dispute on the spot.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What Zhou Keshan didn’t expect was that Xu Ruxian was so loud, but as soon as he touched Guo Ning, he collapsed, taking him with him.
On Hantong Mountain, Zhou Keshan was also unlucky and became a prisoner of Ding Haijun before he could escape.
After that, Zhou Keshan worked as a slave laborer and worked as a coolie, and suffered some hardships. But he was a smart man. After Ding Haijun defeated the Mongols and established a firm foothold in Shandong, he immediately showed his allegiance to Ding Haijun. Ding Haijun also did
At the time of employing people, Zhou Keshan obtained the status of an official in the Ding Navy within just a few months. He was also a senior official wearing a green robe and responsible for a certain task.
Hearing Guo Ning's question, Zhou Keshan nodded and said, "I heard about it."
"What do you think?"
Zhou Keshan quickened his pace, lit two oil lamps, blew out the candles, and turned back.
"The Daxing Mansion in Zhongdu is busy entangled with the Mongols and has no way to reach Shandong, so you, Jieshuai, have become the leader of the Jin Kingdom's merchant fleet. Jieshuai wants the maritime merchants of the Southern Song Dynasty to launch several
It seemed that the purpose of bringing a leader to discuss business was to facilitate business negotiations. In fact, it was this move that triggered the fight between maritime merchants in the Southern Dynasties. The Commander-in-Chief lived in Laizhou and could win over and use some people without deliberately doing anything.
, divide some people, attack some people, and maximize one's own commercial interests."
"Haha, Ke Shan, I just said that this little trick can't hide it from you."
Guo Ning waved Zhao Bin and Wang Erbai to sit close to him, and continued to ask: "So, why does Keshan think I suddenly called you here?"
Zhou Keshan glanced at Zhao Bin and Wang Erbai subconsciously.
Guo Ning smiled and said: "No problem, keep talking."
Zhou Keshan asked carefully: "Co-opting, using, dividing, and attacking are all commonly used methods in the business world. But if...if Jieshuai wants to be long-term, or wants to offset Zhongdu within a specific period of time,
The impact of the changing situation...The best way is to cultivate a true one of our own among our business partners in the south?"
"Exactly what I want!" Guo Ning clapped his hands: "Do you think this is good? Can it be done?"
"If it can be done, it would be good. However, Jieshuai, it will take a long time to do this. I'm afraid it won't be effective even in three to five years."
"Three to five years is too long."
"Jie Shuai, don't listen to those who say that the people of the Song Dynasty are weak and can be bullied. In fact, there are many fierce people in the Song Dynasty, and those maritime merchants are even more stubborn and dare to die. Every business route and every way of making money are using
It was born out of blood. Besides, there is also a land foundation behind the maritime merchants. It is not easy to pry it off."
Guo Ning was silent for a while and looked at Zhou Keshan. Zhou Keshan's expression was very calm.
"I can give you support in two aspects." He said solemnly: "But within two years, we must see results."
"I wonder what kind of support Jieshuai can give?"
"On the one hand, in terms of business, generals such as Yan Ning and Gao Xin still have influence among the forces that cooperate with Yang An'er in Juzhou, Mizhou and other places. When you are at sea, you can claim to be in contact with Yang An'er's headquarters.
Businessmen, and at the same time authorized to supply specific military supplies to the Laizhou Ding Navy."
"Then, are the swim bladder glue and arrow shaft okay?" Zhou Keshan asked immediately.
"Haha...yes! Let's start with these two things. Later, we can also do other businesses!"
Guo Ning naturally knows that both of these are necessary for making arrows. The profit may not be huge and the quantity may not be eye-catching, but it is enough to support a small and medium-sized maritime merchant group.
"Besides, Yang An'er's side..."
Guo Ning responded: "Everywhere there is business, you pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. There is nothing that cannot be done."
Zhou Keshan pondered for a moment: "Then, there is no problem in business. Commander Jie said, is there still some support?"
Guo Ning signaled Zhou Keshan to wait a moment, and then waved for Zhao Bin to come over.
"Maritime merchants are ferocious, and they fight each other endlessly. If you want to gain a foothold, you have to use both soft and hard tactics. Keshan is on the road, and I need a team of people to cooperate with him. Kill people and steal goods at sea, and even on land near the sea, and even eliminate opponents and eradicate them.
Lao Zhao, what can you do about this?"
Zhao Bin's expression changed several times: "Jie Shuai, you want me to be a thief."
Guo Ning stood up, put his arm around Zhao Bin's shoulders, and sneered: "Old Zhao, don't force me to expose your background."
"What do I have to reveal..."
"When you were at Wuyue Camp in Changzhou, you couldn't survive because of the shortage of food and wages, so you secretly led your subordinates to become horse thieves and robbed merchants who were selling supplies to the border fortress. You bumped into your own comrades who were suppressing bandits several times, and you also
I don’t see you showing any mercy. Your stronghold is in Yuanyangbo, right? Do you think I don’t know about those hidden clippers?”
When Guo Ning said this, he shook Zhao Bin hard: "Old Zhao, in this world, there is no difference between officials and thieves. What is the difference between horse thieves and pirates?"
When these words came out, Wang Erbai, who was listening on the sidelines, gasped.
Well, I seemed to have heard Captain Zhao talk about fighting with horse thieves earlier, and it turned out that he himself was the thief!
Guo Ning was right. Zhao Bin could only smile bitterly. He was willing to stay here and wait for Guo Ning. In fact, he had already made a decision. As a fighting man, he killed people wherever he went, on the grasslands and in the ponds.
After that, it’s okay to go to the sea to open your eyes.
"Jie Shuai, Jieshuai! Why do you have to say that? Those few times were really helpless. I always thought... ahem, I did it! I did it!"
Guo Ning let go of his hand and came back.
"Zhao Bin, you come forward to recruit warriors in the army, or retired soldiers, and the number is limited to one hundred people. As for the supporting sailors and ships, Zhou Keshan will come up with a solution. From now on, you two join hands, and it is up to you to decide what to do.
The two of them agreed that the scale of the caravan will be expanded to whatever extent you can. I only want one result..."
Zhou Keshan and Zhao Bin bowed and said, "Please give me your orders, Commander-in-Chief."
Guo Ning sat cross-legged on the table and looked at the two people with sharp eyes: "Within two years, I want to see a big merchant who has a firm foothold in the Southern Song Dynasty. When the navy needs it, he can provide manpower and material resources."
And financial resources. Can it be done?”
Zhou Keshan took a deep breath: "Yes!"
Zhao Bin also said: "Follow your orders!"
Wang Erbai behind him was a little confused: "What's wrong? Are you leaving Yifeng Town alone? What do you say about the sheepfold?"
Zhao Bin turned around and slapped Wang Erbai: "Boy, you are a fisherman from Haizhou, right?"
"Yes, let me tell you, we in Wandu Village in Haizhou have the best sailors in the surrounding areas. We..."
Zhao Bin smiled evilly and said: "Great, boy, I will be useful when I need you!"