The fleet gathered more and more, and the whole seaside was full of sails. There was only one problem, that is, the ships were all empty. Master Sun Ren smiled slyly and said that he obeyed the emperor's orders. His Majesty said, let Marquis Yun fill the ships.
If we drive back to Shandong, there will naturally be a large army to support us. 8 9.
What to pack? Packing rocks is obviously not feasible. Li Er will stone him to death if he goes back. The harvest in Henan and Hebei this year is not good. Li Er has been exempted from these two taxes. Now he is eagerly waiting for Yun Ye to fill up the food.
This is how you get the treasure back and act cheaply.
Forget it about Lingnan, Feng Ang sent someone to deliver 100,000 loads of grain and a boatload of jewels and jade, then retreated to Guangzhou and hid at home to watch Yun Ye's jokes. As a person involved, Yun Ye was the last one to know that not only did he have to
The proceeds from each family were sent back, and food was collected locally.
Li Er is like this, either he doesn't do anything, or if he wants to do it, he will do it big. Knowing that he wants to drain Lingnan's wealth all at once and buy himself time, it is not too late for the impoverished Lingnan to make any arrangements.
In the past, there were emperors who moved all the wealthy households to Chang'an to prosper the economy of the capital. For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did this. But now it was no longer possible, and the country began to stabilize. Unrest was inevitable. He was eager to be an emperor for eternity, and was ready to conquer the surrounding areas.
After all the enemies are killed, he can live in the harem and wait for death. After a few years of leisure, where will the money come from? Yun Ye happened to say that there is a lot of money and food in Lingnan and the people are stupid. He remembered that he had almost forgotten that this land belongs to him.
Apart from sending a few officials to Lingnan, he had no other investment in the land. He was hoping that the barren land could also bear rich fruits. Now it was time to pick the fruits.
"***, my reputation as Yun Bapi is finally settled."
Li Anlan quickly rubbed his chest and back for the panting Yun Ye, fearing that he would be angry. Ever since he accompanied Yun Ye to the beach, nothing had gone smoothly. All the generals with various accents gathered at the beach.
In the tent, one wanted food, another wanted supplies, and a few said that the boat was broken and needed to be repaired, and that there were too many shells on the bottom of the boat and that the boat needed to be pulled up to scrape the seaweed and shells. The most terrible thing was that they carried them one by one.
Wearing all kinds of ugly looks, they are more like beggars than soldiers. Although the military uniforms of the Tang Dynasty are not good-looking, they can cover their bodies at least, but they are almost naked buttocks.
However, after seeing the sergeant, Yun Ye smiled. The Tang Dynasty had only established the country after a hundred battles. The soldiers were poorer and had not yet put down their own killing skills. He changed the military uniforms for several military leaders and patted his chest to help Yun Hou solve his problems.
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All the linen used to deceive the natives became the clothes of the soldiers. The 100,000 loads of grain sent by Feng Ang in advance had been turned into military rations. After sorting out the number of people, Sun Renshi told Yun Ye that he now also commanded 20,000 people.
The boss is in charge.
After training in the bay for a whole month, the poisonous sun in Lingnan had turned Yun Ye into a dark-skinned native, with only a pair of white teeth left.
We can't wait any longer. The monsoon will start in another month. There is not much time left for Yun Ye. The grain looted from Hongcheng is still across the strait. According to him, there are five million dan, but there is no certainty about this.
, he didn’t leave any manpower to guard it. If he left too much, he wouldn’t have the manpower to organize an attack. If he left too little, he would be torn into pieces by the natives, so there’s no telling how much is left. Now, Yun Ye needs to raise food again.
Leaving Li Anlan behind to prepare supplies for the army's return journey, he led the fleet out empty-handed and swooped across the strait like locusts.
After two days of sailing, Yun Ye was greatly comforted by the blue sea. There were dolphins clearing the way in front of him, and there were fish gathering behind him. All kinds of swimming fish could be seen everywhere in the crystal clear water.
Liu Jinbao tied a rope to the arrow and kept shooting fish with his bow and arrow, but the effect was not good. He got angry and wanted to find some big ones to try. Yun Ye did not allow him to kill the dolphins.
Dongyu, who was following Yun Ye everywhere, looked at Liu Jinbao with disdain, and jumped into the sea. This guy swam faster than a fish in the water. He plunged into the water, and then came up again with a fish in his mouth.
Holding one fish in each hand, he threw the fish onto the boat, grabbed the cable, and climbed onto the huge Mulan boat in a few seconds, smiling stupidly with his ugly mouth.
Walking along the coastline, the mangroves grow lush and green, with emerald green and blue forming two obvious dividing lines. Such beauty will never be seen in future generations' dreams.
After the warship crossed the strait, Yun Ye found out that there was actually a general manager of Jiaozhou, named Tan Guogong, whose name was Qiu He. He had never heard of this person before. Jiaozhou had jurisdiction over ten states, and there was another person who was opposed to him.
His name was Li Jiao, and he was the governor of Rinan Prefecture. There were two greeting cards on the boat, which made Yun Ye confused.
"Marquis Yun and Qiu He surrendered to the imperial court in the fourth year of Wude. Li Jiao surrendered after being defeated by us. When the end of the world comes, your majesty will ask me where the taxes for more than ten years have gone? Why can't I see the households where they were paid?"
department."
Master Sun Ren chuckled and explained to Yun Ye.
"That means we can legitimately ask for food?"
"The two surrendered generals will definitely bow their heads under the majesty of the Marquis and dare not say anything. Our 20,000 soldiers are coming in overwhelming numbers. It is impossible not to give a satisfactory explanation. These more than 300 ships will be full.
That's good."
"Old Sun, I have always judged a gentleman with a villain's heart, so I always feel that the things in my hands belong to me. I don't know if your army can control them for me. I want to
They can't move. If I need it, I will get it myself. When I have enough, I will go home. What do you think?"
"Your Highness, I think that since your Majesty wants to search Kong Jiaozhou, we naturally need to push all the way along the coastline, Jiao, Feng, Ai, Xian, Yuan, Song, Ci, Xian, Dao, Long Shizhou. The leaders of Jiaozhou
The four counties of Jiaozhi, Huaide, Nanding and Songping are not to be missed. "Hearing Master Sun Ren's explanation, Yun Ye was convinced.
The powerful force made Jiaozhou open its arms in an instant. After ensuring that Qiu He's personal and property were not infringed, Tan Guogong ordered the release of all territories. All the money and grain that Hongcheng had stored here were moved one by one.
After boarding the warship, all the treasuries are now empty enough to run away with rats.
After seeing the three-crop rice, Yun Ye kept cursing God. Whose rice grows worse than weeds? Growing rice is ridiculously simple. All you need to do is pull off a handful of ripe rice and throw it to the ground.
Here, after three months, we can harvest again. Among the soldiers, those who came from farmers are holding on to the rice and will not let go. This is a huge treasure.
The natives here thought that Yun Ye's army was here to rob women, so they sent their swarthy wives and daughters to the mountains and forests, and Tang Jun was not allowed to come back until they left. Later, they found that they were not interested in women, and they were only here to rob food, as if they were fools.
His eyes watched the Tang people happily transporting all the millet away in precious linen bags. The rice in the fields was about to mature again.
The mouse fell into the rice vat, this is the emotion of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
Qiu He also lamented that the most indispensable thing in Jiaozhou is food. There is no need for the cautious young marquis to lock himself up. The new harvest season is here, and the warehouses will be full of food next year.
Could it be that the Tang Dynasty was so short of food?
This is the first time that soldiers from the Tang Dynasty have set foot on the interior of Jiaozhou. If this powerful force is used by me, wouldn't Lin Yi, my close friend, be easily accessible?
Yun Ye was stuck in the pile of numbers and couldn't extricate himself. The dials on a newly made abacus were like the sound of heaven. Others would say it was noisy when they heard it. Yun Ye liked to hear this sound. Every move of the abacus meant another
A batch of food entered the cabin.
"I don't have time to see Mr. Tan Guogong. Now I wish I could split him in half. Who has time to grind teeth with him?"
"Master Marquis, he said that there is a place that you have not gone to. If you go, not to mention food, but treasures will also fill these ships under your command." Liu Jinbao licked his lips and gave Yun Ye advice.
Yun Ye thought for a moment, stopped what he was doing, leaned on the soft couch and thought for a while and said: "What he wants is nothing more than expansion. Now he has Li Jiao blocking his way to the south, and Lin Yi to the east, so he just wants to take advantage of it."
Our power has achieved his goal, and I don’t mind being used by him. Being able to be used means that we have the value of being used. However, I really want to know, can he pay me enough? Tell him, one hundred thousand taels of gold, it’s me
To deal with the price of Lin Yi, Li Jiao is a minister of the Tang Dynasty, and I will not take action." After saying this, Yun Ye continued to devote himself to his busy calculation work.
Once the power is in hand, he will carry out the orders. This is Yun Ye's characteristic. If he does not use the smallest power to the maximum, he is derelict in his duty. The navy of the Tang Dynasty is so poor that even God can't see it.
The thick loess plateau made the Tang Dynasty, which was as heavy as earth, ignore its yearning for the blue. Now it is time to turn its attention to the ocean.
Thinking of this, Yun Ye put down the pen in his hand. If he is a robber, he will just do it to the end. Handing an army armed to the teeth to Li Ershou will definitely play a greater role. He is the most professional.
robber.
Qiu He couldn't afford one hundred thousand taels of gold, but he said that Lin Yi had it. As long as the army captured Lin Yi, they would definitely get enough of the gold. I heard that their king's palaces were all inlaid with gold.
Sun Renshi, Liu Renyuan, and a large group of subordinates began to be jealous. Unfortunately, Qiu He said it too late. The monsoon was coming. No matter how regretful Yun Ye was, he had to go home, otherwise the harshest punishment would be waiting for him.
punish.
When he came, he was as light as a swallow, and when he left, he slowly swallowed. Under Yun Ye's repeated warnings, a lot of grain was left on the shore. Qiu He threw the jade in his hand into the pile of grain in anger and disappointment.
, and then returned to his hometown of Jiaozhou City without even looking at it.
Rice, rice porridge, bamboo tube rice, rice dumplings, rice cakes, all kinds of ways to eat rice quickly spread among the fleet. A salted fish paired with rice is always unforgettable for them. Looking at the largest ship in the fleet
That ship, Liu Renyuan's heart was churning like a giant gun. A strong ship and a sharp sword can make a country surrender and bring back countless wealth. What a legend this is.
But Sun Renshi was reminiscing about every bit of his time in Jiaozhou, with his chest full of pride. He looked at his subordinates who were busy wiping the deck back and forth, and missed the city studded with gold. He couldn't help but murmur to himself: "That's what I left for you."