The first thousand and seventy-eighth chapter critical step
Lin Yaozu waited in Luoyang for nearly a month and finally received a pigeon letter from Quanzhou. It said, "If you agree to the other party's request to send troops, you must confirm the time and method of sending troops and many other details."
Yao Shun's official seal was stamped on the pigeon letter. A few days later, in the morning, Lin Yaozu received a notice from Liu Feng of the Prime Minister's Office, asking him to go to the Prime Minister's Office to discuss important matters.
Lin Yaozu knew that the most critical moment was coming, so he hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and his aide Yang Mi came out to greet him personally. Interestingly, neither of them knew that the other had pledged allegiance to the King of Jin, and they were quite polite to each other.
Lin Yaozu came to the meeting hall. Prime Minister Liu Feng had been waiting here for a long time. Lin Yaozu quickly stepped forward and bowed and saluted, "See the Prime Minister!"
Liu Feng smiled and said: "I have been neglecting the deputy envoy during this period."
"Fortunately, it's all for official business. As the deputy envoy, I sincerely hope that my mission will be successful. I hope that our two families will be in harmony with each other and become brothers who are as close as flesh and blood!"
"What a good brother. Well said. Please take a seat!"
"Please, Prime Minister!"
The two walked into the inner hall and took their seats respectively, with Yang Mi sitting beside them.
Liu Feng asked someone to fetch the map. He spread it out on the table and said to Lin Yaozu: "The deputy envoy told me last time that you have decided to send troops to help us attack Li Na. There should be no changes!"
Lin Yaozu hurriedly leaned forward and said: "What my lord has decided will not be changed again, but my lord needs details, such as the time, method, and direction of sending troops, etc. I will send a pigeon letter to inform them as soon as possible so that they can prepare.
After all, the journey is too long and the transmission of information is too inconvenient."
Liu Feng nodded, "I asked the deputy envoy to come over today to discuss this matter!"
Liu Feng pointed to the peninsula on the map and said: "We will officially launch the offensive against Li Na on January 20th, mainly in the directions of Yunzhou, Jeju and Yanzhou. There will be hundreds of thousands of troops attacking in three directions. I believe
Li Na will also come with all his troops and defend to the death.
In this way, Dengzhou and Laizhou will inevitably be empty. My emperor requires your navy to directly attack Dengzhou and Laizhou, so that the opponent will be squeezed by the enemy from both sides. The specific number of troops is expected to be no less than 10,000. The time is to set off from Quanzhou in early February, or
You can also go a little earlier, but you can’t arrive in Laizhou and Dengzhou earlier than February, do you understand what I mean?”
Lin Yaozu said: "We can set off on January 25th and arrive in Dengzhou around February 5th. What does the Prime Minister think?"
Liu Feng immediately praised: "This time is good, just follow this time. In addition, our emperor has decided to canonize your lord as the king of Fujian. When is the right time, our envoys can go to Quanzhou."
How could Lin Yaozu allow the other party's people to go to Quanzhou at the critical moment? He quickly said: "My lord will personally lead the army to Dengzhou, and then he will come to see the emperor. It is most appropriate to confer the title at that time."
“That’s okay too!”
Liu Feng was not interested in the canonization, so he nodded and said: "Without further delay, sir, please inform your lord as soon as possible. If you need help, just ask!"
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Lin Yaozu came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion. He ordered the driver to go to the fur shop in the south of the city. He was anxious to discuss with Jiang Min.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the fur shop. Lin Yaozu saw Jiang Min who was greeting customers in front of the shop. He quickly got out of the carriage and gave Jiang Min a wink. Jiang Min understood and took Lin Yaozu to the backyard.
The two sat down in the shopkeeper's room. Jiang Min smiled and asked, "But the results are out?"
"The results are out!"
Lin Yaozu nodded and said: "Liu Feng summoned me today and clarified the details of the battle. They will launch a three-line attack on Jeju, Yunzhou and Yanzhou on January 20th. We are required to send troops on January 25th, and the troop strength must not be low.
With less than 10,000 people, land directly in Dengzhou or Laizhou."
In fact, Liu Feng had inadvertently leaked the top secret today, leaking the time and direction of their attack to Lin Yaozu.
But for Jiang Min, this was no longer a secret. He got accurate information from Yang Mi yesterday and passed it to Chang'an.
Lin Yaozu added: "I will send a pigeon letter to Quanzhou today. I hope to get clear instructions from His Highness the King of Jin!"
Jiang Min nodded, and he took out a flat gold box from a box. The gold box was sealed and could only be broken open with a sharp dagger.
"This is the order given to you by His Highness Prince Jin. Even I am not qualified to read it. You can read it now and then destroy it."
Lin Yaozu was really excited that His Highness the King of Jin actually gave him the order in person, and it was so top-secret.
"Do you want to watch it now?" Jiang Min asked.
Lin Yaozu nodded, and Jiang Min immediately pulled out the dagger, cut open the gold box, took out a folded piece of paper, handed it to Lin Yaozu, and he turned around and went out.
Jiang Min is a soldier after all. He knows how to obey and will never use his power to see things he shouldn't see. When he walked to the door, he warned again, "The oil lamp is next to it, don't forget to burn it!"
Lin Yaozu was the only one left in the room. He slowly opened the note. There was only one sentence in it...
In the afternoon of the same day, Lin Yaozu sent two pigeon letters with the same content to Quanzhou at the same time.
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At night, the silver moonlight shines on Hangu Pass. A team consisting of 300 strong mules and 30 men is coming towards Hangu Pass. The terrain of Hangu Pass is steep and the valley is narrow. The gate is built with large bluestones.
The completed Guancheng City lay across the canyon. It was high up and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if the Jin army used large iron fire mines, it might not be able to blow down the city wall. Moreover, it was difficult for soldiers to get close to the pass on the narrow mountain road.
There are only two ways to capture Hangu Pass, either by tricking the enemy into surrendering willingly, or by piling up enough corpses to capture Hangu Pass. In fact, there are more than one Hangu Pass, which can block enemies from the east and west.
The Hangu Pass of the Qin State advanced, and the Hangu Pass of the Han Dynasty blocked the Guanzhong army from marching eastward to Luoyang.
The Hangu Pass in front of us is the Hangu Pass that Zhu Si rebuilt to block the Jin army's eastern expedition.
As the mule team approached Hangu Pass, a sentry immediately spotted it. A sentry rushed up and shouted: "No passage at night, turn around and go back!"
He took out a bronze medal for the leader and handed it to the sentry. The sentry took a look at it and was shocked. It turned out to be a special pass plate for the army. Just as the sentry was about to ask, the leader showed another command arrow. Now the soldier did not dare to ask any more questions.
Those were the command arrows of the commander-in-chief Zhang Wutao. Needless to say, what this team was transporting must be Zhang Wutao's personal cargo.
The sentry hurriedly ran back to report. After a while, the gate of Hangu Pass slowly opened, and the team passed through Hangu Pass and headed for Xiaoguan City ten miles away.
Zhang Wutao had received the news, and he was waiting in front of the city gate in person. When the team entered the city gate, he stepped forward and said: "I am Zhang Wutao."
The team leader saluted and handed him a small box. Zhang Wutao opened the box on the spot and took a closer look. Inside was thirty ingots of shining silver. Each ingot was ten taels, which was exactly three hundred taels of silver. This was his asking price.
He closed the box and asked again: "How many goods are there?"
The leader whispered: "Five hundred stones!"
Zhang Wutao immediately understood that it was 500 shi of salt shipped from Chang'an. Now the price of salt in Luoyang has risen to 800 wen per dou. Even if it is sold to a private salt dealer in Luoyang, he will only make a profit of 400 wen per dou. This trip
It is also a net profit of 2,000 guan. After giving myself 300 taels of silver, they still have a net profit of 1,700 guan. Among them, there is also a benefit for Yang Mi or Liu Feng. The net profit of 1,200 guan per fight is indispensable.
Zhang Wutao got the benefits that belonged to him. He waved his hand and said, "Let it go!"
The team passed through Xiaoguan City and headed towards Luoyang. Although there were three checkpoints on the way, the team had Zhang Wutao's command arrows and the military's pass. These salts became the military's salt, and no one dared to hit them.
idea.
This was the first benefit Zhang Wutao received. Soon, three days later, the second batch of salt transport teams crossed the border. The third batch of salt transport teams was coming soon, and the white money fell into Zhang Wutao's pocket like running water.