When Liang Jushi smiles, he grins widely, revealing some sharp molars on both sides, giving people a fierce and unusual feeling.
In his early years, he was a kitchen householder in Binzhou. Because the imperial court was demanding more and more money, sometimes the salt revenue was increased, sometimes there was more salt, and then he was promoted to an official position, and then he was given a share of money and other new tricks, the kitchen household could no longer work, so he changed his profession and worked for two years.
But the gangsters in the Water Transport Department were also bad wolves, so he became a ruthless robber for a while.
At the end of the Taihe period, the armies from the Southern Expedition were returning one after another, and the imperial court intended to clear out the bandits in various places, so he quickly ran to the sea again.
It took him three years to become a well-known leader on the sea, and he hooked up with Nipangu Chala, a crony sent by King Kui in Zhigu Village, and became his capable subordinate.
Later, when the Zhongdu Incident occurred, Nipangu Zala angered Wang Shixian and was killed by Wang Shixian. Liang Jushi, along with various fleets, came under the control of Ding Haijun.
On that day, Guo Ning asked for two rewards from the imperial court for his meritorious service in killing Hu Shahu. One was the post of Laizhou's naval governor, and the other was originally in the hands of the kings of Zhongdu and used for smuggling with the Southern Dynasty.
Trading fleet.
The emperor was quite hesitant about appointing the military governor of the navy, because a Changzhou regular soldier rose from the rank of third-rank military governor, even with disciple Shan Yi backing him up, it was really sensational.
But the emperor and the ministers did not take the fleet seriously. Everyone felt that this was a request made by Guo Ning in order to facilitate the transportation of troops to Laizhou. Probably, this guy also wanted to make some money.
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Even those who are as clear and decisive as Tu Shanyi think so.
Because even though he was a prime minister, he was not on the same page as the other kings. The nobles of the Wanyan family always regarded their wealth as bigger than the sky and hid it deeper than the sea. No matter what, Tu Shanyi never expected that the nobles of the Wanyan family would
They are so happy to dig into the corner of Dajin, and the smuggling trade on the sea has reached such a scale.
Until now, the court may not have fully understood how powerful this inadvertent decision gave Guo Ning.
In the past few decades, no matter how prosperous the smuggling trade was, it was clearly not tolerated by the imperial court. The imperial court set up multiple barriers at various key passes, and the officials and prosecutors detained the smuggling trade, and used the criminal department to investigate.
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However, after Guo Ning used the ports of the three states of Denglai as his base and the force of the Ding Navy as his support, and openly and thoroughly launched trade, a reliable and stable link was gradually formed between the capital of Zhongdu and Shandong and then to the many ports of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty.
Maritime trade routes.
As Yang An'er raised troops to block land roads in Shandong, Guo Ning became more and more important by relying on the maritime trade routes built by 400 Tongzhou-style ships.
And when Guo Ning won the battle in Liaodong, he also had the huge resources of the Jinyuan hinterland, and he also invested in this reliable and secure maritime trade route.
As for whether this trade route is safe and reliable, to some extent, it will change with the needs of the military government.
Sometimes, a certain ship travels smoothly and the ship owner makes a lot of money; sometimes, a certain ship reaches the sea and encounters pirates and is robbed after just a few days of sailing, or encounters wind and waves during the voyage.
It sank, or hit the rocks inexplicably.
No one can guarantee the absolute safety of ships at sea, but if Xu Shenjun of the Recording Department gives an order, Liang Jushi can guarantee that a certain ship is absolutely unsafe. In many cases, the entire ship is safe, but one person on the ship is not.
Already.
Of course, this time Guo Ning led his army to cross the sea, and the fleet led by Liang Jushi was very safe and fast, which was highly praised by the generals and generals. Therefore, he got the opportunity to go to Laizhou with Old Man Hu and others.
The day before yesterday, he sent someone to attack Chu Cai and privately told Liang Jushi: Commander-in-Chief is in Laizhou, and there will be a ceremony to review the troops. During the ceremony, merit will be awarded on the spot. You, Liang, will be among the rewarded people. When the time comes,
Cheer up and perform well in front of the commander.
At this moment, Liang Jushi was chatting with Old Man Hu, joking with Old Man Hu's grandson, and was about to go to the rear convoy to visit the wild Jurchens with diarrhea. Suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves in front, and two knights galloped towards them:
"There is Liang Jushi, Liang Gangshou, is he in this team?"
"I am Liang Jushi."
"Come with us, the Commander-in-Chief has called you."
The knight casually threw a rein to Liang Jushi, reined in the horse and drove off.
Liang Jushi was taken aback, quickly took the reins and got on the horse.
In the past few years, his energy has been at sea, and his riding skills are really poor. As soon as he gets on the horse, he is swinging back and forth, and the horse neighs repeatedly, unable to pick up the speed. He quickly said: "You two generals, please go ahead, little one."
People just follow.”
When he followed the knight from a distance and arrived at his destination, he saw Guo Ning leading several of his subordinates, chatting on a grassy hillside.
Liang Jushi dismounted and walked a few steps. When he was about to kneel down and pay his respects, he suddenly saw a figure in front of him.
The person blocking the road was Li Ting, one of the few important generals in the Ding Navy.
"Ahem..." Liang Jushi bowed his head and saluted, and said respectfully: "General Li, please give way. I have been summoned by the commander-in-chief in front of me, and I have to go and see him."
Li Ting sighed: "No hurry! Don't go yet!"
"this……"
Li Ting looked at Liang Jushi and said, "Unexpectedly, the future of Li Erlang, the capital of Zhongdu, will be ruined in your hands?"
How do you say this? When did I offend this ruthless man?
Liang Jushi was startled, and his legs instantly became weak. But he was an athlete at sea and had a bit of a stubborn streak. He didn't want to be embarrassed in front of Guo Ning. So he took a deep breath and stood up straight again, and said
: "General Li, I have been summoned by the commander-in-chief in the previous section. I must go and pay him a visit!"
Li Ting sneered repeatedly.
At this time, Guo Ning, who was high up, pointed in the direction of the two of them and said something. The subordinates nearby burst into laughter. Someone shouted: "Li Jiedu, don't take your anger out on others.
Come back soon!"
Li Ting immediately turned around, jumped to his feet and yelled: "Jiedu is a fart! That dog, dog... the dog wants to sow discord!"
As soon as he turned around, Liang Jushi quickly ran past him.
When they arrived in front of Guo Ning, they bowed politely and met Yelu Chucai, Xu Jin, Jing Anmin and others again.
Guo Ning nodded slightly to Xu Jin, who took a step forward and showed Liang Jushi a piece of paper.
There are only a few lines on the document, which introduces the name and appearance of a close attendant, Fengyu, and states when he will leave Zhongdu City and when he will arrive at Zhigu Village to look for a boat.
"This is?"
"The imperial court sent people to deliver the decree to us. But we don't need this decree." Xu Jin said succinctly: "Old Liang, please take a hard trip and let him die in the sea."
This is a trivial matter. Liang Jushi folded the documents, stuffed them into his sleeves, and asked in a low voice with some worry: "Just now, General Li said..."
Guo Ning, who was at the top, suppressed his laughter and said repeatedly: "Old Liang, please don't worry about his nonsense and go do the work. You will understand when you get there. This matter is important. After it is done, please don't make any noise. I will thank you specially."
Liang Jushi responded solemnly, turned around and left.
Li Ting looked at his back and sighed sadly.
"Li Jiedu? Li Jiedu?" Several people shouted from behind Li Ting: "You've had enough daydreaming, just wake up!"
Li Ting turned around angrily and continued muttering.
Now that Liang Jushi had gone far, he had no scruples. It turned out that the words he repeatedly cursed were "dog emperor".
After scolding for a while, he was still not relieved. His face turned red and the veins on his forehead popped out: "Can't Master Huifeng do it? Can't Lao Wang do it? Do you have to choose me to be appointed an official and make a wish? This guy, with all his power,
Why do you think I'm stupid?"
Then came a series of vulgar words, which made everyone laugh.