The Qingyuan Mansion of the Song Dynasty was also the famous trading port Mingzhou.
According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, after the emperor ascended the throne, the location of his late residence was promoted from prefecture to prefecture, so the current official name of Mingzhou became Qingyuan Prefecture.
The weather is very good today. There is a breeze blowing on the sea, the sun is shining, and the waves are carrying golden scales. Countless towering sails rise and fall with the waves, making the queue of neatly moored boats show a dynamic rhythm at the same time. And the red horses, white horses, etc.
Between the sides of the Harrier and other giant ships as tall as the city walls, there are also small warships such as loach boats, ten-foot boats, and mackerel boats going back and forth.
On Lanshan Island, close to this sea area, there is a town called Liaofang. In the town, merchants, sailors and fishermen gather. These weathered sea athletes gather lively in taverns outside several large warehouses on the island.
Here, they were waiting for the upcoming opportunity to sail. They were not stingy with their money, bought wine and drank heavily, greeted people they were familiar with but not familiar with, and ate all kinds of fish prepared in various ways.
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This city, which relies on land-based consumption, pays as much as 710 taxes to the court every month. The amount of taxes attributed to the Municipal Shipping Department is far more than that. Such a city, under the jurisdiction of Yin County
There are a total of fourteen on the three large islands. And Yin County itself is only one of the four counties under Qingyuan Prefecture in Mingzhou.
It can be seen that there are real mountains of gold and silver seas on the sea road, and it is true.
High up in Li'aofang, there is a luxurious restaurant that can overlook the naval warships. In the restaurant, the two of them sat opposite each other, drinking and chatting.
"Since the Tang Dynasty, this place has been a big country in the southeast, with three vertical seas and seas, Haidai in the north, Korea in the east, and all the Japanese countries. When Emperor Gaozong of this dynasty visited the south, he stationed in Lin'an, and Qingyuan Prefecture was particularly important.
Dinghai County, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture, is the hub where the North and South Sea Roads meet. Its situation faces the ocean to the east and the sea is open, making it an excellent location for the navy garrison."
"So after the establishment of Qiantang in the Song Dynasty, the coastal system was first set up in Dinghai, Mingzhou. Later, the Xupu Navy was set up in Pingjiang, Ganpu Navy was set up in Jiaxing, the Navy was set up in Dinghai, Mingzhou, and there were many naval forces.
They are distributed all over the country and used as the maritime defense gateway for Lin'an."
"When the Dinghai Navy was first established, there were 60 ships and more than 4,000 naval troops, subordinate to the famous general Xu Wen and Xu Da Dao. Unfortunately, not long after, Xu Wen led dozens of warships across the sea and returned to the puppets.
Qi, and later in the Jin Kingdom, they were under the control of the Shandong Road. The person sent by the imperial court to clean up the situation and review the navy again was another northerner, Ma Kuo, who was then the deputy privy capital. Ma Kuo was in charge of coastal control.
After appointing the deputy envoy, he organized and trained soldiers, added warships, and re-expanded the Dinghai Navy to hundreds of warships and ten thousand troops. Later, the Dinghai Navy moved to Xupu and was transferred to the Yuqian Navy.
The re-established naval force of the Department of Construction is still an indispensable maritime force along the coast."
At this point, the young man who spoke used his elbows to drive forward, with a look of pride on his face: "Brother Zhou, do you think this naval force is majestic?"
Zhou Keshan, who was sitting opposite him, smiled and said:
"When traveling in and out of the wind and waves, it is like walking on flat ground, and the sound is far-reaching and reverberates thousands of miles away. When I was traveling in Gaoyou, Chuzhou and other places in Huaidong, I also heard people praise the power of the Dinghai Navy all over the inner and outer oceans. This is
The Great Wall on the Sea is the Great Wall of China. Without Mr. Boke to assist Zhang Tiju in stabilizing the sea frontier, how would it be possible for merchants like us to run around and make profits?"
This young man's name is Lu Wu, courtesy name Bo Ke, and he is from Ji County. He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Jiading. He served as the chief secretary of Wucheng and as the magistrate of Tu County. In recent years, he has disobeyed Shi Miyuan by writing letters and deeds, so his career has not been successful.
Shun, for the time being, he was running around in the tent of Zhang Liangpeng, who was promoted in eastern Zhejiang and was responsible for the coastal system.
Although this person is just a staff member, his position is actually extremely critical and he has great influence along the coast.
Since the opening of the Jubilee Festival, the imperial court, under the positive pressure from the Kingdom of Jin, has greatly weakened the construction of the maritime navy. Huge amounts of wealth have been invested in the various navies along the river. Therefore, the various navies under the Coastal Construction Department have many
Fortunately, Lu Wu suggested to Zhang Liangpeng that when the various navies went to sea to suppress the bandits, all the pirate boats should be given to the army. This opened up an opportunity for the various navies to make money.
Since then, the various navies of the Song Dynasty court have actually entered a stage of self-sufficiency. For example, the Dinghai Navy, which is a close neighbor of the city's shipping department, has colluded with each other to help each other and jointly make money at sea. In this regard, the court can only
acquiescence.
At this moment, the grain smuggling trade led by the Ding Navy was greatly affected by the order of the Prime Minister. On the surface, the huge amount of materials could not pass the Municipal Shipping Department; but in the dark, the specific implementation of blocking maritime merchant ships
The ones who were cut off were the naval forces under the Coastal Rearrangement Department.
For this reason, Zhou Keshan met and negotiated with Lu Wu many times through Zhang Kai's relationship half a month ago.
From Zhou Keshan's perspective, you, the Qingliu people, are Shi Miyuan's mortal enemies and oppose him in everything. Previously, you were frightened by the changes in the political situation in Dajin and could only yell a few words. Now since Shi Miyuan wants to
Blocking trade with Ding Haijun, why don't you change your ways?
Shouldn't smart people secretly support this trade and use huge amounts of trade proceeds to arouse the response of the whole court and slap the Prime Minister in the face? How can there be any reason to work together with the Prime Minister to oppose Ding Haijun?
Zhou Keshan has always been very good at communicating with others. He invited him to drink wine several times and explained his story repeatedly. Lv Wu was embarrassed to give him a cold face, so Zhou Keshan gradually tried to find out the feelings of Lv Wu and others.
In the eyes of these gentlemen in the Song Dynasty, there was no room for communication between the Dinghai Navy of the Jin Dynasty and the Dinghai Navy of the Song Dynasty. The Coastal Construction Department and the Shipping Department of the Song Dynasty, and even many gentlemen, had no relationship with the powerful officials of the Jin Dynasty.
There is absolutely no room for communication. The Qingliu people's proposal to block the grain trade actually has nothing to do with the Marshal of the Kingdom of Jin.
They just want to set off a trend of suppressing the powerful ministers and supporting orthodoxy in the DPRK. Once this trend occurs, it will slap the Prime Minister in the face every moment. As for whether the powerful ministers of the Jin Kingdom will suffer losses, and whether they will
If you can be angry and will you react after being angry, what does that have to do with you, all virtuous ministers and gentlemen?
The imperial court of the Song Dynasty had been traveling south for hundreds of years. It was possible for the Qingliu people to cut off the old coins, and it was possible to raise troops for the Northern Expedition. But how could it not be possible to just block sea trade?
Anyway, it is Shi Xiang who is in power, and Shi Xiang is undoubtedly a treacherous person. So in contrast, what we say and do is upright and without scruples. Any problems that arise after implementation will naturally be taken care of.
Go to Zaizhi and follow.
Shi Xiang thought that he agreed with the Qingliu people's call to block trade, which would cause dissatisfaction among the high-ranking clans who relied on sea trade. The two sides would fight against each other, causing chaos in the court, and no one would benefit. But he didn't understand that I
Does the gentleman care about the chaos in the court? What does the chaos in the court have to do with us?
Only when the court is in chaos can there be a chance to clean up. When the court is in chaos, the Prime Minister himself will be in trouble. As long as the Prime Minister is shaken, it is victory! If the court stirs up a storm, it is also a victory! Even if the Prime Minister is furious about this,
So what if we demote a few officials and ministers at most? Are there not many political opponents who have been kicked out of the court by Prime Minister Shi in recent years?
When Lu Wu made it clear, Zhou Keshan could only smile bitterly.
This kind of confrontation between two parties, involving an unrelated third party, is the most troublesome. Both parties use the third party as a weapon to attack, but they do not care about the interests of the third party, nor do they care about the damage to the third party's interests.
The result after.
Lu Wu really has this confidence.
Today he specially made an appointment with Zhou Keshan here to let Zhou Keshan see with his own eyes the huge scale and tyrannical strength of the Dinghai Army of the Song Dynasty, and to let Zhou Keshan know that this kind of internal strife within the Song Dynasty was not the result of the north.
Within the Kingdom of Jin, a certain Han'er warlord who appeared out of nowhere could intervene.
After all, the northern Han'er's hand cannot reach the south, and on the sea, there is no force that can shake the Song Dynasty navy. This unreasonable disaster, the marshal of the Jin Kingdom behind Zhou Keshan, is destined to suffer, there is no way
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Lu Wu raised the wine pot with rare courtesy and poured wine for Zhou Keshan.
The clear wine stirred in the jade-like porcelain cup, making a pleasant sound. Lu Wu said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhou, you might as well bear with it and stop making trouble!"