Teng Wu laughed and returned the greeting, "Brothers, how can you be so polite!"
In many battles, Teng Wu captured many sea-going ships. After 'selling' these sea-going ships to Youcai, Youcai's caravans not only traveled overland, but also began to sail away! Of course, at present, they are mainly Japanese and
Mainly the Kingdom of Koryo.
This Japanese country is indeed not as wealthy as the Central Plains, and its economy is even like a desert. But for Teng Wu, this is the best place for business.
In just a few months, the caravans of the Shaosheng family made several trips, collecting almost everything from cloth, ceramics, and colored glaze used by noble officials to the food and clothing of ordinary people.
Of course, the most profitable thing is mining.
First of all, labor costs are extremely low! In other words, there is no need to spend money at all.
The workers used to open the mines include a steady stream of prisoners of war provided by Teng Wu. Youcai provides them with three meals a day as usual, which makes them burst into tears. How can they use labor wages?
As for the ore veins...well, they are basically the kind of 'waste mines' that were given to them by various vassal states without any payment.
It is no exaggeration to say that the profit from one round trip of the fleet was almost equivalent to the Shao family's annual harvest.
In this way, not only the caravans under the Shen family made a fortune, but also the original Shao family's business houses! Moreover, there is basically no competition on the land of Japan.
Even the merchant houses of some nobles, first of all, are incomparable with the Shaosheng family in terms of their trading methods, background, and goods. If anyone wants to force them to come, then congratulations, the elite cavalry under the command of the Minister of Taizheng will come soon.
I'll tell you the truth, and I'll use a knife and a gun to test the strength of the noble behind him.
According to Youcai's plan, it only takes three to five years for the entire country of Japan to be controlled by the caravans. Even without Teng Wu's troops, the country of Japan will still be in their possession.
Some of the profits gained in Japan were put into Zhao Shen's packaging warehouse, and some were exchanged for war horses, armor, etc., and were continuously transported to the army.
Shen Tang is one of the reasons why Zhao Shen has the confidence to fight this battle, and the second reason is because his wallet is so rich that he has enough money to deal with any natural or man-made disasters.
War is all about money, and the consumption of a war can almost wipe out the court's years of savings. It is precisely because of Shen Tang's income that Zhao Shen is enthusiastic about planning in the army, and even fully supports Shen Tang's foreign wars.
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"The goods brought this time have been ashore, part of them will be kept in Ping'an Jing, and the rest will be transported to various places! By then, the general will need to mobilize some troops and horses to escort them!"
"Don't worry, we have already arranged it!"
These trivial matters do not require the elites of the Tengwu sect. All that is needed is for a loyal lord like Igada to send people immediately.
"There are also some supplies for our brothers in the army. This country is not as good as our Song Dynasty, and there are some things that can help our brothers in the army relieve their homesickness.
Including those who have relatives in the Song Dynasty, I asked caravans from all over the country to come to my door and asked my family to write letters."
Teng Wu nodded repeatedly. With these things, his brothers would naturally feel better.
"Haha, brother, I will give you a big gift today.
There is a mineral vein in Kaga Country, and then you can directly send people there to occupy it first, and it will be ours from now on."
Youcai also smiled and said thank you!
After finishing speaking, Youcai took out a secret letter from his arms and said seriously, "General, this is the secret letter that my sister-in-law asked me to wait for you for a while!"
Teng Wu took it respectfully and did not look at each other in a hurry, but continued to chat with Youcai, "How is the commander doing now?
We have been stationing troops in the north last year, can we send out troops now?"
"Haha! Speaking of which, there are indeed a few major events. At the beginning of the year, the Luo clan ghost kingdom in southern Xinjiang had completely surrendered to the Song Dynasty. The ghost kings of all sizes entered Lin'an, and southern Xinjiang was pacified.
Then, in March, my sister-in-law led 80,000 troops out of Lintao Road, and the entire Lintao Road is now basically under the control of my sister-in-law's troops."
"The Xia Liao soldiers and horses wanted to have a fight, but they sent 20,000 elites, but only less than 2,000 returned. They just didn't dare to fight anymore..."
Teng Wu was shaken when he heard this, "I just wish I couldn't fight on the battlefield with the commander-in-chief!"
"Haha, General Teng is my sister-in-law's favorite general. If others don't tell me, how come you and I don't know how important Japan is to my sister-in-law?
I have never let anyone else come, but I only let the general sit here. This level of trust is unmatched by anyone! But being far away from his homeland is really hard work for the general."
Teng Wu's face was full of smiles, "Brother Youcai, back then I was a captain in the Deshun Army, and I was also stationed at the border! As a man of the Song Dynasty, I should contribute to the country.
However, with so many traitors and sycophants in the court, people like us simply cannot survive.
We were framed by the Japanese troops, and 70% of our 20,000-strong Deshun Army were killed in the battle. We finally came back, but we were branded as deserters."
"So, Yuhu and my brothers and I fled back to our hometown and hid our names.
At that time, I already hated this court so much, and because of the floods, many villagers suffered, the local government did not care about the lives and deaths of the people. If Yuhu hadn't come to find him, I would have almost killed the dog official!"
"Anyway, Yuhu came and made me get to know the Lord. At that time, the Lord was only white, but he was loyal and caring to the people.
I made up my mind at that time, and from then on, I decided that I would have no fear of life or death!"
"Compared to your lord, those idiots in the court really deserve to be killed! How much did your lord pay for the Song Dynasty, overtly and secretly?
Only such heroic figures are worthy of me, Teng Wu, to follow.
Therefore, even if the imperial court gives me the position of prince, I don't care, I will still follow you and be happy."
"Thanks to Your Excellency for not giving up, now I, Teng Wu, can be considered the number one person. However, as long as Your Excellency says a word, I, Teng Wu, will sacrifice my life to repay Your kindness."
"Not only me, but also people like Yuhu, Xiaoliuzi, etc. are all like this!"
When Youcai heard this, he was also filled with emotion. His sister-in-law is very powerful, and I am afraid that only a person like my sister-in-law can make these men who are good at war bow to him!
Northwest Lintao Road camp!
The military camps of the Song Dynasty and the military camps of Xia Liao were separated by a hundred miles, but Qiu did not interfere! Although the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were still stationed in the Jingyuguan area, they were allowed to pass through the food teams of Xia Liao. In other state capitals, the soldiers and horses of Xia Liao were
With a tacit understanding, everyone evacuated, handed over the territory to the Song Dynasty, and stopped fighting fearlessly.
After reorganizing his troops, Zhang Hua began to mobilize his troops and prepare to attack Fengxiang Road!
He first sent a partial division to the Xining area in the far north of Qinzhou, preparing to attack Deshun Prefecture with the soldiers and horses of Zhenrong Prefecture from both sides, and ordered a group of troops to enter Qinzhou from the Anyuanzhai area.