Chapter 068 War Compensation
Zhao Shihan told him seriously: What Sister Fenghuang said is called internal and external collaboration, which will directly wipe them out.
The people of Dali suffered a loss, but they became smarter the second time. They sent out a large team, letting the small team in front go to surround the squadron at the back. However, they didn't expect that Sister Phoenix had a telescope and had already discovered the whole thing. She let that squadron hold on, while three squadrons and an artillery team went from the back.
Zhao Sihan spoke with great excitement, but the Dali soldiers could not bear the blast from the artillery team's few cannons and surrendered crying for their parents.
"So our sister wants to lower their price and collect some war compensation, right?" he asked.
Zhao Sihan nodded vigorously: "Yeah, yeah." Of course.
Zhao Yulin said why do this, Huo Fenghuang beat her, you just do your business and make their money, they don’t even know what’s going on.
He told his sister : The situation in Dali is complicated, and the Duan family cannot decide it alone. We can't be too tight. Our Shenwei Army has a broad mind and is going north to fight against the Mongols. We just need to stabilize them.
Zhao Sihan pouted and said that she just couldn't stand their sneak attacks.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said, "Then come back with Si Niang. Now Ziliujing and Yujin in Qianwei are both short of manpower, so come back to help brother."
If the girl doesn't do it, she will have to take on the responsibility in Xinshi Town and Dali.
Zhao Yulin was unable to convince his sister, so he had to tell her to be careful.
The next morning, he and Ma Ling went to see his sister off. Zhao Sihan, wearing a red dress, stood at the bow of the boat and waved goodbye to them gracefully.
He felt that his sister had grown up, become mature and confident.
Ma Ling'er saw him in a daze and asked him what he was thinking about.
Zhao Yulin smiled innocently and helped the woman back. The woman said that her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she felt a little embarrassed to go out in the street even when wearing loose clothes.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said, "Then just go home and rest. It's the same if you do some activities in the yard."
As soon as the two men entered the city, they saw Chen Chen chasing them and told them that the second manager of the dock lied about the berthing fees for ships and was caught by her people.
Zhao Yulin asked her to go to Master Lu Youpeng to verify the arrest, and the girl immediately got on the bullock cart and ran away. Ma Ling said that Chen Chen was very decisive and efficient, just like our aunt.
He was in a good mood because his brothers and sisters were able to do things. He said, "Let's go to the city wall to buy some flowers since we are going to rest at home."
Ma Ling'er leaned on his shoulder obediently and told Fan Zheng to go to the flower market at the foot of the city wall.
The two picked a lot of plants and loaded them into the car. An old lady saw the couple buying flowers so generously, and handed over an orchid in her hand and said, "Young Madam, buy it. It's the autumn orchid that was just dug up yesterday."
Zhao Yulin took it and looked at it. It was indeed a pure white orchid. Three orchids on the two flower pavilions had already bloomed, emitting a subtle artistic fragrance.
Seeing that he liked it, Ma Ling'er said, "Go ahead and buy it. How much is it?"
The old woman said it was not much, just this amount, and she stretched out a finger.
Zhao Yulin said, "Ten taels of silver? It's not expensive. Let's buy it."
The old woman was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She took out all the orchids in the basket and said that since he bought her plant, these were all given to him.
On the way back, Ma Linger said with a smile, "Brother, you are interested. A bunch of orchids is worth ten taels of silver? But it is one hundred strings of money."
Zhao Yulin said, didn't he see that the old woman's back was bent?
The little woman said that she knew he had a good heart and intentionally said one string of silver was ten taels of silver.
He didn't say anything, went into the house, took out a pair of scissors and taught Ma Ling'er how to trim the roots of the orchid, and asked Fan Zheng to go to the porcelain shop to buy some flower pots to plant flowers.
Zhao Yulin was pruning like a master, and he told Ma Ling that orchids should be planted loosely. There is a saying that goes: If orchids are planted well, the wind will blow them down. This is the truth.
I had just finished planting one pot when Lu Youpeng came.
Zhao Yulin left Lanhua and Lu Youpeng and went to the study.
As soon as he entered the room, Lu Da said that there was a letter from the north and handed a secret document to Zhao Yulin. He asked Fan Zheng to make tea for the master and opened the secret document to read it.
One was that Ogedei, the Mongol leader, had ascended the throne and became the Great Khan. The Mongol army often attacked the five states outside the Great Wall, spied on Xingyuan Prefecture, and even had spies enter Mianyang Prefecture.
Second, the Jin Kingdom was also harassing and spying on Raofeng Pass, with the intention of closing the pass and occupying Hanzhong.
Third, there was discord among the generals and ministers in the royal court of Dali, and the prime minister Gao’s family intended to occupy the new town and garrison Zhenwu Mountain.
Fourth, there were uprisings and rebellions among the poor in Jinghu South Road, Fujian Road, and Shandong.
After reading it, Zhao Yulin first affirmed the contribution of Shunfengchu, and asked that the intelligence gathering in Hanzhong should be accelerated, especially the information of the Five States, Three Passes and Qingyeyuan Administration Office, which should be reported urgently and reported once a month under normal circumstances.
He points to Ogedei’s accession to the throne and says it happened in early summer, but we only know about it now and it’s meaningless.
Then, he asked Lu Youpeng to focus on finding out the news about Dali. The new town was in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, and ships were sailing upstream, which was much slower, so the information must be smooth and known early.
He asked Lu Youpeng to invest heavily in the construction of an intelligence station to ensure the high-speed transmission of information from Hanzhong to Yibin. After the Mongol Khan ascended the throne, the tribes in the north had a unified leadership, and the speed of moving south would be greatly accelerated.
Seeing that the big spy was about to leave, Zhao Yulin did not forget to add that Hanzhong should be careful and must protect himself.
He had already guessed that Wu Yuqi had gone to Hanzhong, so there was no point in worrying, he could only remind her.
The next day, Zhao Yulin went to the military camp to discuss matters.
Dali constantly provoked the Shenwei Army, tried to sow discord between them and local tribes, and went deep into the hinterland of the new town to gather military intelligence. It was obvious that Dali had ulterior motives.
Based on the intelligence Zhu Congwen had collected, he judged that Dali was very likely to actually come to wrestle.
Lei Manzi said he was afraid of birds, but we now have more than 20,000 people. We can defeat his army of 100,000 with one against ten and fight back directly.
Zhao Yulin stopped arguing with him and asked Zhu Congwen to make arrangements, letting Miao Gui take his special operations squadron and several captains to secretly survey the terrain, set up the battlefield, and prepare to fight against the Dali Kingdom.
In the afternoon, he went to check the navy. Zhou Ping accompanied him to check the three warships. The soldiers were in good spirits, but they had been catching bandits for a long time and had never fought in actual combat, so their hands were a little itchy.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that fighting in a war is a life-threatening job, and the purpose of training soldiers every day is to defeat the enemy without fighting.
He summoned the captains and above of the navy to give them a speech, asking them to be prepared and ready to meet the enemy at any time. When he left, he quietly told Zhou Ping to speed up the transportation of military supplies to Xinshi for war preparations, and asked Chen Xian to quickly make a cable net to block the river.
Zhou Ping had long been in control of military intelligence information coming in and out of the new town, so he understood it immediately and assured with a firm expression that it would be done well.
The Mahu River became busy silently. Although the military ships passing by were still sailing as usual, their draft was obviously much deeper, and the loading and unloading were all carried out at night, which added a sense of mystery.
On this day, Zhao Yulin was recording the images of future generations in his study, to be provided to Cuiping Guigu's master for transformation , when Fan Zheng came in and told him that the prefect wanted to invite him across the river.
Zhao Yulin hurried to the government office in Jiangbei. Chen Yun asked him why he had not visited Lord Ding in Chengdu for so long?
Zhao Yulin was confused. What did his work here have to do with visiting Magistrate Ding?
Chen Yun said that the prefect loved talents and wrote a letter asking about him.
Zhao Yulin said that he was not willing to cause trouble to others, and then smiled and said that he had already caused a lot of trouble to his superiors, so how could he have the nerve to bother Lord Ding again.
Chen Zhizhou told him: Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, so let’s go to Chengdu.
Zhao Yulin said that he might not be able to leave, and then told him about the Dali Kingdom.
Chen Yun was shocked and asked him why he didn't say it earlier?
Zhao Yulin said that he had no idea and the situation was unclear, so how could he report it to the adults?
The Southern Song Dynasty actually had no shortage of capable people, and merchants in Xuzhou had already reported this to Chen Yun. First, he felt that Zhao Yulin had no news in the past, so it was unlikely. Second, these civil officials, including the emperor in Lin'an, were very theoretical and slow to react, and none of them would take the matter seriously unless it was put on the table.
Chen Yun asked him what his plan was.
He said that this was caused by the Shenwei Army, and we must solve it ourselves. If no one offends me, I will not offend them. If someone offends me, I will definitely offend them. Once Dali attacks, we will definitely fight back.
Chen Yun opened her eyes wide and stared at him and asked, "With only more than 10,000 troops under your command, do you dare to fight against Dali?"
That’s the Dali Kingdom, my little brother.
Chen Yun had no idea that the Xuzhou Shenwei Army, a war machine, had already accelerated its operation in order to deal with the Dali Kingdom.
Zhao Yulin first thanked his teacher for his concern and said that he was not afraid. If he didn't even dare to fight the Dali Kingdom, how could he go north to fight against the Mongols?
Chen Yun said "Forget it, forget it" twice in succession and drove Zhao Yulin away, saying that she wanted to go to the back hall to think.
As soon as Zhao Yulin left, he immediately told the housekeeper to pack his luggage and hurried out of the city to Jiazhou.
When Zhao Yulin came back, his mother and Chen Xiaomin had already returned home, and the family's laughter could be heard from the yard. As soon as he entered the house, Chen Xiaomin pulled him over to sit next to his mother and told him that the county magistrate of Jiang'an had personally received the boat, and my mother had decided to repair it. The county magistrate also allocated a good plot of land next to the dock to us.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile, "Our mother has decided, so we must do it well."
His mother said happily that she would not go anywhere else from now on and would stay at home to take care of Ling'er and wait to hold her grandson in her arms.
The whole family looked at Ma Ling'er and laughed, cheering her on.
At night, Xiaomin couldn't wait to drag him into the house and disarm him. After a fierce fight, the young woman huddled in his arms and talked about the investment in Jiang'an County. It would still require a considerable amount of investment to build a smaller version of Yibin Port. The expenses of the Shenwei Army were getting bigger and bigger. She decided not to use public funds and used the money from selling perfume to help her mother-in-law fulfill her wish.
Zhao Yulin kissed Xiaomin on the face and said that his wife was thoughtful and that this would be it for now. He told her that he was worried that Dali would provoke a war, so he would go to Xinshi Town secretly and asked Xiaomin to pay attention to the livelihood on the Mahu River and prepare for it in advance.
Xiaomin's heart tightened, and the two of them leaned closer.
Dali Palace.
The young emperor, the prime minister, the Prince of Zhennan and several other elders were discussing matters.
Everyone knows that the Prime Minister's people have been causing trouble on the border recently. Today, Lao Gao once again proposed to take back Zhenwu Mountain by force.
The Prince of Zhennan said that the Yibin issue had been settled, and that the tax rate would be increased by half next year, and that the two families would stop fighting and make peace. Why did they start a war?
