Qian Guangzhi's team was on the verge of running out of food, and now his stomach was growling.
This guy wanted to take the food back and cook it right away.
What happened after that was easy to explain. Cui Shan sent someone to tell Ma Cheng, and Ma Cheng immediately arranged for three canoes to go there.
He also brought five hundred naval troops to seize the things.
Qian Guangzhi looked at the 500 sailors on the boat. They were all in good spirits and stood upright with strong bodies. At first glance, they were not easy to mess with.
So I gave up the idea of causing trouble.
They were moving up and down here, and in the tent at the other end of the camp, Wang Benhuai sat there with his eyes narrowed without saying a word.
As the supervisor of the army, he is responsible for the reselling of weapons.
But the best choice at this time is to not see or hear.
Otherwise, the soldiers will have no food to eat, and civil servants like them may become two-legged sheep...
Moreover, Wang Benhuai was also hungry. He had been drinking porridge for three days.
"Alas... I am so ashamed of Your Majesty!" Wang Benhuai sighed quietly.
"Sir, how about..."
The attendant pointed outside. He wanted to ask if he could do anything.
Wang Benhuai shook his head and said: "I'm tired and just want to rest. Everything is fine outside. I didn't see or hear anything!"
After saying that, Wang Benhuai leaned on the seat with his arms folded and started snoring slightly.
The delivery matter was worked on all night long, and it was not until 3:30am that things were done smoothly.
"Brother Cui, why don't you invite the brothers to go ashore and rest." Qian Guangzhi warmly invited.
Cui Shan smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, General Qian, for your kindness. We are used to resting on the boat."
Although they did business, how could Cui Shan completely trust them?
It's easy to talk about everything on the water, but their disadvantage becomes obvious when they get on land. After all, there are fewer people.
Qian Guangzhi didn't say anything else. After all, he wasn't very familiar with it.
The two of them were polite again and declined Qian Guangzhiliu's invitation for supper. Cui Shan got on the boat and left slowly.
"Hurry! Make a fire and cook! Grandma's, I'm starving to death! I have to cook three big bowls today!"
As soon as Cui Shan left, Qian Guangzhi hurriedly asked someone to cook.
Of course, he did not forget to say:
"Hey! Don't forget to send Mr. Wang some food! This old boy must not have slept!"
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Early the next morning, I saw the bright swords, guns, armor, and several large boxes of coins.
Ma Cheng also showed a very satisfied smile.
Just taking these coins back and melting them can provide Jiangzhou with a large amount of copper and iron raw materials.
At least there is no shortage of materials for the sickle.
And the muskets Song Yang talked about every day were enough to make a lot of them.
"Mr. Ma, when are we leaving?" Cui Qiang asked.
They originally planned to take a good trip around Jiangning this time, so they brought several months' worth of food and grass.
As a result, in the current situation, Jiang Ning can't change things at all.
Besides, the food has been replaced, and the boatload of food in hand is only enough for more than a month.
Since there is nowhere to go, it is better to bring weapons and big money back to Song Yang as soon as possible.
"Well, let's wait all morning today. If there is no movement from Jiang Ning, we can leave in the afternoon!"
Standing at the bow of the ship, Ma Cheng looked at Jiang Ningcheng on the south bank and said.
"Humph! I don't know what they are doing. They don't mean to do anything to others." Cui Shan said cursingly.
"Maybe I have some concerns." Ma Cheng shook his head and said.
There are indeed concerns.
Yesterday, Chen Xuan returned to Jiangning City and went directly to the palace.
Jiangning Palace is the capital palace of Daqiannan, where the emperor stayed when he came to Jiangnan.
Now the palace has been roughly tidied up.
There are two surviving side halls with the name Xuanzheng Hall on them.
King Runzhou, well, the ministers in Jiangning now call him His Majesty.
He was sitting upright on the dragon throne, listening to Chen Xuan's report.
Originally, the defenders at the head of Jiangning City noticed the fleet coming upriver, and they all thought it was Liu Min's men from Xuanzhou.
When the King of Changzhou succeeded to the throne, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Liu Min, inviting him to come to Jiangning to meet the emperor.
As a result, Liu Min broke her leg and never set off.
The King of Changzhou collapsed. After King Runzhou came to the throne, he sent a message to Liu Min and asked him to send troops to support him.
As a result, Liu Min didn't reply even a single word. The messenger he sent said that Liu Min was seriously injured and could not see the guests, so the letter was received and no one was seen at all.
In order to deal with the King of Suzhou, King Runzhou really had no time to pay attention to Liu Min, so he sent someone to urge him to send troops once, but Liu Min didn't make any move, so the matter was dropped.
Unexpectedly, a fleet came today. King Runzhou thought that Liu Min was arrogant and came to support him.
So Chen Xuan, the new Minister of Rites, was immediately sent to pick him up.
As a result, Chen Xuan came back and said that it was not Liu Min, but Song Yang's men.
"King Jiangzhou...is still alive?" King Runzhou's expression changed.
The king of Changzhou in front was not as orthodox as Song Yang, let alone him.
King Runzhou is a descendant of the fifth son of Emperor Taizu.
In other words, except for the founder of the country, Emperor Taizu, there was no emperor in his lineage.
Speaking of which, King Runzhou and Song Yang are equals, but Song Yang's father is the current His Majesty, so there is no comparison!
Hearing that he was from Song Yang, King Runzhou murmured in his heart.
If Song Yang comes to Jiangning, what will he do?
Is it impossible to give way?
But I have been the emperor for a few days. Although it is such a ghostly world, the emperor is still the emperor.
Once you sit in this position, it's not so easy to give up.
"Are they here... to fight for the throne?" King Runzhou asked with a frown.
Chen Xuan shook his head hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty, Manager Ma said that the King of Jiangzhou had no such intention. They came here to want the shipbuilding craftsmen of Jiangning Shipyard."
"You want craftsmen? They want to build a warship? No! We can't give it!" King Runzhou immediately waved his hand and said.
A king of Suzhou has already made him miserable. If there is another king of Jiangzhou, he will not need to take the throne.
So guessing that Song Yang wanted to build a warship, King Runzhou immediately rejected the matter.
"Your Majesty, I saw that the King of Jiangzhou was in full swing on the fleet. He probably had a thousand men on board. The soldiers were full of energy and their fighting power was not weak!" Chen Xuan kowtowed hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, we are currently at war with the Suzhou rebels. If the King of Jiangzhou is offended and his troops surrender to the Jiangbei rebels... the consequences will be disastrous!" Chen Xuan added.
When King Runzhou heard this, he immediately woke up.
The great enemy now is not the King of Jiangzhou, but the King of Suzhou!
But he was reluctant to hand over the boatman.
Then he looked at Song Yang's decree in his hand, the Governor of Jiangnan Province...
If he gave it to the boatman, wouldn't it be equivalent to acquiescence in his appointment as the governor of Jiangnan Province?
And we are the emperor now, why should we listen to a prince?
"His Majesty."
At a time of great difficulty, an old minister came out.
"Grand Master, please speak!" King Runzhou said hurriedly.
Apparently he valued the old man's opinion.
The old man cupped his hands and said, "In my opinion, since the King of Jiangzhou only wants craftsmen, it's better to give them to him."
This old minister was Gao Liangping, the Grand Master of the dynasty and the former Prime Minister of Shangshu Province.
Gao Liangping played an important role in enabling King Runzhou to sit on the throne.
Of course, the dead King of Changzhou in the front was also promoted by Gao Liangping's family.
Gao Liangping was already in his seventies and had retired to Jiangning the year before last.
The emperor gave him the false title of Grand Master, and he was indeed a very popular minister.
The old man escaped the natural disaster because he proposed that the country should not be left without a master for a day.
He pushed out the King of Changzhou, and after the death of the King of Changzhou, he supported the King of Runzhou to come to power.
"Your Majesty, the king of Jiangzhou just wants craftsmen to give him. Jiangzhou does not produce ship wood. If you want to build a big ship, you have to go to Shu to find big wood."
"The road to Shu has long been blocked, so Jiangzhou will definitely not be able to build big ships."
"As for the small boat, it won't pose any threat to His Majesty."
"It's better to be friends than to be enemies."
"If the King of Jiangzhou can support His Majesty, His Majesty's position will be completely stable!"
After Gao Liangping finished speaking, he returned to the class.
But at this time, the situation in the originally silent court immediately reversed.
After Gao Liangping, the ministers stood up one by one and agreed to have good relations with Song Yang.
Some even said that they would not only give it to craftsmen, but also provide grain, grass and other materials to show His Majesty's kindness...
King Runzhou took a deep breath and knew it was time to make a decision.
Gao Liangping's voice in Jiangning was even higher than his own. Since the old man agreed, he could only agree.
What's more, what he said is correct. If the prince of Jiangzhou supports him, then his position will be completely stable.
But he was not going to listen to the nonsense the ministers were talking about about giving food and grass.
During natural disasters, food and grass are more precious than anything else. Although he is not in short supply, he doesn't want to give it to others.
"Then..."
Before King Runzhou could say anything, suddenly a Huang gate official rushed in from outside in a panic.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's not good! It's not good!"
"What's all the fuss about?" Chen Xuan grabbed Huang Menguan and shouted.
"Your Majesty! My lords! Both Wuxi and Yixing have been captured by the rebel king!" Huang Menguan said in a panic.
"What!"
"Crack!"
King Runzhou stood up suddenly, knocking over the tea cup and making a mess on the ground.
"Wuxi and Yixing have fallen? Then the rebel king has arrived in Jiangning?" King Runzhou asked tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, General Xue Wencheng has retreated to Jinling. An urgent report has just been sent. The rebel king has assembled troops outside the city. They should attack the city in the next two days!" Huangmenguan knelt on the ground, holding a letter in his hand.
letter.
Gao Liangping stepped forward, took the letter, and started reading it himself.
After reading it, he handed it to King Runzhou and said: "Your Majesty, Changzhou must be reinforced immediately. The King of Jiangzhou must make an early decision!"
King Runzhou received the letter, which was full of requests for help. There were insufficient weapons, insufficient food and grass, and insufficient personnel.
Anyway, nothing is enough.
According to Xue Wencheng's words, those of them can only stay on guard for three days at most!
King Runzhou was really anxious now.
If the King of Suzhou arrived at Jiangning City, it would mean that he was surrounded.
There is also a naval force lying across Jiangbei.
If we are surrounded, we probably won't be able to defend for half a month before we have to surrender.
Therefore, Changzhou must not be lost.
While the government and the public were panicking, more officers and soldiers came to report.
Said that the Jiangzhou fleet was approaching the north bank!
The North Shore is brightly lit!
As a result, everyone panicked.
If this fleet were to join the King of Suzhou, it would be really worse!