Guo Ning, who led the navy in Laizhou, had previously driven hundreds of cavalry commanders to Moqishan to intimidate Yang An'er, which was really a shame for Yang An'er's generals. At this time, the main force of Yang An'er's army was heading west one after another, but elite troops were still stationed in Weizhou and Mizhou.
It is also to strictly guard against the navy.
At this time, I heard Guo Jie'er yelling and shouting, and the sound of swords being unsheathed could be heard in the central military tent. As the swords flashed, more than a dozen generals and conscripts stepped forward together.
Zhang Kai's feet felt a little weak, but when he was about to fall back into his seat, he braced himself.
Zhao Bin sneered slightly, not even bothering to press the handle of the knife.
Zhou Keshan looked around at the shadows of swords and swords. If he had encountered this situation a few months ago, he might have been a little scared; but in the past few months, he had suffered hardships, fought in battles, turned over among the dead, and carried the Mongolian cavalry in front.
The gun really made me more courageous.
At that moment, he just sighed: "Du Tong, why are you doing this? Zhou is from Fushan Island in Laizhou. He said it outside the military camp, and I didn't lie to you. Merchants from Laizhou brought some Laizhou specialty products for sale.
Do you think something is abnormal?"
He stretched out his fingers, pushed away a long knife that almost hit his face, and asked again: "Or do you all think that these special products are not good?"
Guo Yaoer stared at Zhou Keshan for a long time, waved his hand, and his subordinates sheathed their swords and returned to their original positions.
When he did this action, he suddenly regretted it. If he had known that this merchant had a strange background, he should have welcomed him into the secret room for a talk. At this moment, there were still a little more people in the military tent.
After regretting it, he was shocked again: Could it be that I have been moved by these "special products" from the bottom of my heart? Guo Yao'er, Guo Yao'er, you have been with Marshal Yang for many years and have suffered a lot of hardships. How come you are doing this?
Son, so greedy? No, no, this cannot be said to be greedy, maybe I...
Guo Jie'er shook his head violently.
He asked in a deep voice: "You mean, weapons, armor, arrows, etc., are all Laizhou's specialty products?"
"certainly."
"I have never heard that Laizhou has such a prosperous railway prison."
Zhou Keshan looked up to the sky and laughed: "You have been in Shandong for a long time. Don't you know that Denglai, Zi, Yi and other places have been rich in iron materials since ancient times? In the old days of peace, the two prefectures of Denglai and Denglai produced 100,000 kilograms of refined iron every year.
Above, cutting wood and forging iron to make tools is an important source of local income. At the end of last year, my family's commander took back more than 2,000 craftsmen from the Laiwu Railway Station in Tai'an Prefecture from the Mongols. With the support of these craftsmen,
The more ironware is produced. Tutong, these are just small businesses you see, so there is nothing to make a fuss about."
"I see."
The Laiwu Prison in Yanzhou and Tai'an Prefectures has the 18th Iron Smelting Institute, which is a world-famous place for producing iron tools. Previously, the Mongolian army attacked, many iron smelting areas were destroyed, and a large number of craftsmen were swept away by the Mongolian army.
The Mongolian army was very professional in plundering the population, and craftsmen were always the group of people they paid the most attention to. But later, Guo Ning threatened the life of the fourth prince Tuo Lei, and the Mongols were inevitably in a hurry, so many of the craftsmen were released.
As a result, Guo Ning was greatly benefited.
Guo Yao'er thought carefully, nodded, and asked again: "So, who sold these goods to me? And what was the price they sold to me?"
"Du Tong, you have no reason to ask this question." Zhou Keshan couldn't help but laugh. He pointed at Zhang Kai beside him: "These goods were naturally sold to you by the head of my family. As for the prices... they are all in the book.
If I write it clearly, you can rest assured that we are doing long-term business and we pay attention to treating people with sincerity and no deception."
These merchants are the most talkative, and none of them can be trusted.
This guy surnamed Zhou, who said "my family is handsome" in the last sentence, now becomes the leader of your family? Look at this young man surnamed Zhang, he is obviously a novice... Is it stupid to think that our country is a biter?
?You just use his name as a Mingzhou maritime merchant to do things!
But Guo Yao'er was unable to expose this nonsense.
In other words, there is no need to reveal it.
Two silk volumes were placed in front of them. Everything they could provide was written so clearly and clearly; everything was urgently needed by Guo Yao'er, and the price was reasonable. If Guo Yao'er fell out with them, there would be a wave of trouble.
Whether Shang still has such ability is difficult to say.
Guo Yao'er knew that what really allowed maritime merchants to make huge profits was the business in Daxing Prefecture, Zhongdu, Jin Kingdom, and the sea route to Daxing Prefecture, Zhongdu, was now in the hands of Guo Ning. As for Mizhou, the old
The Japanese market in Jiaoxi has been abandoned for a long time. If we can't reach an agreement today, it's hard to say whether the next group of merchants will arrive.
Seeing Guo Yao'er deep in thought and silent, Zhou Keshan put his hand on the jade belt around his waist and took two steps forward: "Du Tong, I have a few more words, I don't know whether I should say them or not."
"Come and listen."
"Marshal Yang claimed to have hundreds of thousands of troops, and was about to establish a country, invade the Central Plains, and compete with Wanyan Heda, a subordinate of King Sui. Outsiders thought that Marshal Yang was stirring up trouble with ten times more troops, and it seemed unstoppable. However,
, Dutong, you are also a veteran, are you really relieved about the situation at hand? If anything happens, don't you think there should be such a few people and soldiers available to try to turn the tide?"
"You have underestimated my marshal."
"I have heard about Marshal Yang's wisdom and prowess for a long time in Laizhou, so I have these words from the bottom of my heart."
These words are simply seeking death!
Guo Yao'er stared at Zhou Keshan fiercely, and after a lot of effort, he moved his hand away from the handle of the knife.
On the contrary, all the subordinates of Guo Jiao'er were angry. One of the junior high schools couldn't bear it any longer, stood up and pointed his halberd at Zhou Keshan.
He just said: "You are obviously from Laizhou Dinghai Navy! In order to benefit that Guo, you did not hesitate to put my family in an embarrassing situation. Do you still want to use this to disrupt our military and political affairs? You...
…”
Then I heard Guo Jie'er scolding: "Get out!"
The principal was stunned, and Guo Yao'er said again: "Where is the place for you to talk here? Get out!"
The small colonel came out angrily, and the middle army tent suddenly became quiet.
Guo Yao'er thought for a while. He stood up from his seat, walked a few steps inside the tent, looked past his subordinates who were waiting with bated breath, and saw the things that had slowly appeared in his tent these days.
There are gilt lotus silver lamps, gold belts with long patterns, necklaces with gold agate tubes, and many other odds and ends. The Chinese military tent is not bright, but these items are still shining.
Shining with the soul-stirring precious light.
Guo Yao'er always remembered that he was an old soldier and had strict self-discipline, but even so, his military tent was now much more luxurious. What would happen to other generals, and what would happen to those soldiers who also came from a poor background?
Guo Yao'er didn't know and didn't dare to think about it.
But he still clearly remembered that when Yang An'er was stationed in Jiming Mountain with 3,000 iron-tiled warriors, he once laughed at the Jin army. Even though there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers, they lacked training, equipment, and fighting spirit. They were like chickens and dogs. Now.
Marshal Yang also had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. What was the difference from the Jin Army in Northern Xinjiang back then?
If I must say it, it is that the ordinary soldiers have been tortured and oppressed by the Jurchens for decades, and the accumulated anger is still there. But what happened to the generals, Guo Jiaoer did not know, and did not dare to think about it.
In this case, it is really important to arm your men as soon as possible and feed the soldiers as soon as possible. As Zhou Keshan said this week, if there is an emergency, whether it is to turn the tide, or to protect Marshal Yang, to protect yourself
, all require a decent army of soldiers and horses.
Of course, this process also continued to protect Ding Haijun. Guo Ning didn't know how to laugh when he saw that Marshal Yang's troops cut off the Dajin court from the three states of Denglai.
In the final analysis, Guo Ning can operate decently in the three states of Denglai, why can't he do it himself? Since the operation is unfavorable politically, relying on external support has become a helpless and inevitable choice.
"Just business?" he asked.
Zhou Keshan emphasized his tone: "We are merchants, traveling thousands of miles just to make money. We have no other intentions."
"Business can be done." Guo Yao'er stood firm and said slowly: "But you can't come to Zhucheng, it would be too eye-catching. Over there in Banqiao Town, Jiaoxi, it has been abandoned for a long time. You can clean it up and use it.
They will be stationed there. But if supplies arrive by ship, I will send people to Banqiao Town to help them."
"Okay." Zhou Keshan stood up and saluted Guo Yao'er respectfully.
Zhang Kai also quickly followed suit and saluted, while Zhao Bin only nodded slightly.
Guo Yao'er thought for a while and then said: "Although you are a caravan from Mingzhou of the Song Dynasty, you can also go to Dengzhou, right?"
"That's right."
"Gengge, the governor of Dengzhou, is an old friend of mine. I will write a letter to greet you later and recount our old friendship. If you are on the way, you can take it with me."