Jia Sidao's eyes widened, he looked at Xuan Zhen for a long time, and then took a deep breath.
Xuan Zhen asked: "Why, my nephew is not willing to go to the north with me? Ahem, there is no business to do on this trip. Maybe if my nephew pays for it, I"
Jia Sidao laughed twice: "Uncle has his own opinions on diplomatic matters. When Jia... my father discussed cooperation with Ding Haijun, there was indeed such a clause. However, I originally thought it was a precautionary clause.
I thought the Song Dynasty would not..."
Jia Sidao smacked his lips, not knowing how to express himself.
In fact, he was not from the Song Dynasty. When he was in the north, he was used to drawing a knife to decide the outcome. Now he discovered that when the officials of the Southern Dynasty considered the security of the border, they actually placed their hope in the military support of the enemy.
To be honest, he was a little impressed from the bottom of his heart.
Xuanzhen thought that he was dissatisfied with the fact that the great dynasty wanted to beg the Northerners. He felt that the young man's arrogance was still there, which was a bit gratifying. Then he said in a deep voice: "My dear nephew, this is what the Prime Minister of the State had in mind, and there is nothing wrong with it."
There is something worthy of doubt, otherwise there would be no need for you to rush back and forth. When the Jin Kingdom was completely in the north and became our formidable enemy, we could only defend it tightly and not have time to attack far away. It was not until the Jin Kingdom was divided that we had the ability to maneuver around.
room."
Jia Sidao nodded.
Xuan Zhen said again: "Zhongdu was attacked by Mongolia and its territory was poor. Therefore, it is eager to reach commercial cooperation with us to make up for the consumption of those rough warriors. Then they have to accept my orders and defend me; Kaifeng will use
A Nanjing road is half in ruins, and it is both public and private. Without the support of the Song Dynasty, sooner or later they will become bandits. Both of them intend to use force to gain benefits, so we use profit to drive force and use it for both purposes.
To control it...this is a matter of course!"
Facing two gangsters who are armed to the teeth, they are complacent because the gangsters have no money in their pockets to eat lunch, thinking that they can always hold a few cakes in their bags as bait... This is to deal with two gold coins.
Dog training?
Is this considered a long-term strategy?
Jia Sidao was hanging out in the Southern Dynasties recently and met many scholars of the Southern Dynasties. Xuan Zhen was already considered to be the most talented among them. But even he... no, Jia Sidao's cheap father Jia She was like this too.
When it comes to things, they only think about using money to talk, and focus their energy on buying or bribing.
These two people can be regarded as taking a prudent path, and those with radical political views actually have similar routines. For example, Ying Chunzhi and Li Jue were the main combatants in the court. After being transferred to Huainan, they naturally wanted to make meritorious deeds abroad.
As a result, they were not busy training troops and gathering together. First, through Jia She's relationship, they found a few gang leaders to go to Zhongdu to assassinate them.
If they succeed, can they then send troops north to engage in military adventure?
When you are weak, you are so weak, and when you are frivolous, you are so frivolous.
Perhaps the people of the Southern Dynasties have been indulging in the breeze and drizzle for too long, and are too confident in their wealth and fertility. Or maybe they have no confidence in the improvement of their own government and military affairs, knowing that the Song Dynasty is also in ruins?
It has to be said that if things develop as expected, the Song Dynasty will be in trouble. But Jia Sidao estimates that Zhou Guogong's ideas will not be as expected by the Song people.
He has followed Guo Ning for a long time and knows that Guo Ning has never followed an ordinary path.
After the navy took control of Zhongdu, the newly minted Zhou Guogong has been patiently managing the state affairs for half a year, spending time with his wife and children. Now the government affairs in Zhongdu are generally straightened out, and local things that should be started are gradually being carried out. Ordinarily,
He should be free now, and he should be very quiet and thoughtful.
Then, he would agree to send troops to contain Kaifeng for the Song Dynasty?
With his ferocious demeanor, even if the enemy doesn't have any flaws, he will still hit him hard to see the result. Now that these two families are fighting in Huainan, it is certain that the Navy will really take action. But what kind of action will it be?
Jia Sidao really couldn't have guessed it.
Thinking of this, Jia Sidao nodded slightly to prevent Xuan Zhen from noticing that he was smiling.
At this time, the ship left the river mouth, and the sea breeze suddenly became violent, causing the sail mats to bulge, the wind flags to flutter, and the bamboos tied horizontally between the sails to collide with the masts from time to time, making a snapping sound. Because the ship was lightly loaded,
Not much cargo had been shipped, and the ship was heaving up and down due to the waves.
The two people quickly held on to the ship's side railing. Just as they stood still, they heard the order from Hou Tougang, asking the sailors to line up in two teams to pull the ropes and lower the water board on the leeward side of the ship's hull to increase water resistance.
There were a lot of people waiting on the deck, so Xuan Zhen stopped talking. Instead, Jia Sidao suddenly stretched out his hand to summon a sailor and gave some instructions.
The risk of sailing on the sea is not low. Those who work in this industry must either work for a few years and then return home to retire, otherwise they are likely to die at sea. The sea is full of storms, diseases, hunger and thirst, and pirate attacks. It is everywhere.
Dangerous situations mean death, so most sailors tie their heads to their belts and have a somewhat vicious temperament.
The sailor squinted at Jia Sidao. He didn't care at first, but suddenly he cheered up, held up his hands, and ran to talk to Gang Shou again.
This ship was nominally owned by Xuan Zhen. Xuan Zhen even refused to shout at the sailors, but Jia Sidao was able to convince them? Is there any hidden secret in this?
Xuan Zhen couldn't help asking questions, but Jia Sidao smiled but didn't answer, as if he really had a unique secret.
He only said that since there were urgent matters, the voyage of the ship needed to be fine-tuned, so he specially supervised the ship's sailing and told the sailors to immediately replenish water in Haizhou after crossing the Huanghuai estuary, and then arrive in Dengzhou in one go.
The reason why we need to dock in Haizhou is naturally because the postal route from Shandong to Zhongdu has been restored. Haizhou is the southernmost point of the Dinghai Navy controlled area, and the equipment for express delivery is particularly dense. For example, Zhongdu Left and Right Sirang
A person with such a special status can launch an express delivery that travels 800 miles a day and night as long as he carries a gold medal. This speed is faster than a smooth sailing ship, which is enough to save the Huainan War and the Southern Dynasty's intention to borrow troops.
The news was rushed to Zhongdu.
While Xuan Zhen and Jia Sidao were sailing to the north, the war between the Song Dynasty and the Kaifeng Jin Army was still going on.
In Huainan, the Song army only relied on the strength of the Zhongyi Army to fight against the Jin people. In Chenzhou, Suizhou, Junzhou and other places, they had the Jinghu defense that had been operating for many years, causing the Jin army to suffer setbacks one after another.
Wu Gu, the commander of the Jin army along the way, reported to the Kaifeng court with great fanfare that he had beheaded 3,000 people, captured 400 horses and 300 cattle, and defeated 7,000 Song soldiers.
Zhi, Tian Zhuo and others did not have any doubts in their eyes, and immediately discovered that Wugu Lunqing had lied about military achievements and concealed casualties.
Wugu Lunqingshou was immediately dismissed from his post and imprisoned. Kaifeng immediately deployed more elite troops and continued to move south.
Compared with the turmoil in these places, the territory controlled by Ding Haijun is as peaceful as an idyll these days.
Just under a rock wall in Qushan, Haizhou, Xu Zhuer, who was a little taller and no longer emaciated, took a chisel and scratched the rock wall hard, and hit it with a hammer from time to time to deepen the marks. His wrist strength
Not bad, the stone powder rustled down under the chisel, and a huge sea ship was quickly drawn.
Xu Zhuer took a few steps back, thought for a while, and then continued to strike and carve forward.
The traces that appeared this time were small and complicated. After careful analysis, it was found that they were the three characters "Ding Haijun" in a crooked way.
Xu Zhuer wiped the sweat from his forehead with satisfaction, looked back at his companions, and was suddenly startled.
No wonder the teenagers who were climbing the mountain with him were silent just now. They all looked at a tall young man wearing a gray military robe with a look of awe on their faces.
The tall young man applauded repeatedly and said seriously: "Not bad, not bad, Zhu'er, your carving is good, your calligraphy is also good, it's better than my writing!"