Large ships are still docking one after another, but 10,000 naval troops have already assembled on the shore. Lieutenant General Zhang Kecheng leads an army of 10,000 to attack Danluo City, which is more than ten miles away.
Not long after, the 10,000-strong army lined up under Danluo City. The flags were fluttering in the wind, and the soldiers were brightly armored and full of murderous intent.
At this time, a cavalryman galloped up, bowed and nocked an arrow, and shot a letter arrow into the city. A soldier picked up the letter arrow and hurriedly ran to give it to Prince Li Cong. Li Cong had studied in Silla for several years.
Knowing the Chinese characters, this letter turned out to be an autographed letter from King Guo Song of Jin Dynasty.
Li Zong was shocked and quickly ran to the top of the mountain to find his father.
"Dad, look at this letter. It was sent in by the other party." Li Zong ran up with the letter.
Li Xingdu asked nervously: "Who wrote the letter?"
"It was written by King Jin of the previous dynasty!"
The Danluo Kingdom called the Tang Dynasty the Shang Dynasty and Xinluo the Lower Dynasty. Of course Li Xingdu knew about King Jin. Businessmen from the Tang Dynasty told them that King Jin was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Xing didn't know Chinese, so he asked again: "What is it written?"
Li Zong read the letter and said: "The letter said that the Jin army will use Danluo Island to garrison troops. If we cooperate, the Jin army will not invade in the autumn. They can even recruit our people to raise pigs and horses to earn some money and food. If we don't
If we cooperate and create trouble for the Jin army, the Danluo Kingdom will face disaster."
When Li Xingdu heard the words "Qiu will never offend", he felt a little calmer and asked again: "What do you think the Jin army wants to do?"
After all, Li Zong was a prince, and his vision was different from that of ordinary people. He thought for a moment and said, "Haier thinks that King Jin must look down on us. We don't have much wealth for them to plot, and this little land is just a drop in the bucket for them. Ha'er
I think they want to deal with Silla and use our Danluo Island to store food supplies as logistical support."
Li Xingdu nodded, "You are right, the possibility of invading us is indeed slim. Since we have the letter from King Jin, I will go and contact them. If Qiu is really innocent, then there is no harm in letting them garrison."
"Then the boy goes with his father!"
"No, I'll just ask two elders to accompany me."
The so-called elders of the Danluo Kingdom were only in their forties, far less old than the Jin army's leader, Luo Ziyu, who was almost sixty years old.
Luo Ziyu built a temporary tent on the shore, and he also found a businessman to be his translator. The businessman was Wang Ran, a Yangzhou businessman who had been doing business with Silla for a long time. He was very familiar with the Danluo Kingdom and had lived in the Danluo Kingdom.
In two years, I can speak fluent Danluo dialect.
At this time, Danluo King Li Xingdu and two elders came outside the tent, and Luo Ziyu came out to greet them personally.
Li Xingdu bowed deeply and said: "I am the King of Danluo. I welcome the army of the previous dynasty to the Danluo Kingdom!"
Next to him, Wang Ran was translating for Luo Ziyu. Li Xingdu recognized Wang Ran as their old friend. He was surprised and happy at the same time, "Proprietor Wang, why are you here?"
Wang Ran chuckled and said: "I will act as an interpreter for General Luo. Don't worry, King. The Jin army has no ill intentions towards the Danluo Kingdom."
Li Xing trusted Wang Ran more, and after hearing what he said, he felt relieved.
Wang Ran introduced him to the commander-in-chief Luo Ziyu, and also introduced the chief historian Xu Mingbo and Sima Liu Qin. Everyone entered the tent and sat down.
Luo Ziyu got straight to the point: "This time the Jin army came to Danluo Island not to target you, but to use Danluo Island as a logistical center to attack Silla. You can live your life normally and the Jin army will not interfere with you. I just hope that you will not create trouble for the Jin army."
obstacles, let alone run to inform Silla."
After hearing the translation, Li Xingdu quickly said: "We have not had any contact with Silla for more than 20 years, general, please don't worry."
The two sides discussed some details. Chief Shi Xu Mingbo proposed to hire a thousand young and strong men to raise pigs and sheep for the Jin army, and provide two meals in the military camp. The daily compensation was twenty cents or ten pounds of wheat, and another one a month.
The price of a bolt of coarse cloth and three kilograms of coarse salt was lower than the lowest wage in the Tang Dynasty. The cheapest maid in the Tang Dynasty also cost thirty pence a day.
But the price is sky-high for the Danluo people. They can earn three hundred catties of wheat a month, which is more than they earn in a year, not to mention one piece of coarse cloth and three catties of salt every month. This news makes the whole country excited.
, the people of Danluo Kingdom flocked to the camp to sign up, and even many women came.
The Jin army had to relax the upper limit on the number of soldiers and recruit 2,500 people, 500 of whom were women. They were responsible for doing laundry for the army, which was almost half of the young men in the country.
The Jin army quickly built a large military camp covering an area of about 5,000 acres on the northern coast, cut down trees to make camp fences, and built 13,000 large tents, enough to accommodate 150,000 troops. A clear river
Pass through the camp and provide them with plenty of water.
Luo Ziyu and several officials, led by Wang Ran, inspected the land resources of the Danluo Kingdom on horseback. The central part of the Danluo Kingdom is hilly or mountainous, and the surrounding terrain is flat, with vast expanses of grassland scattered as far as the eye can see. Small rivers flow through the grassland.
There are gentle hills everywhere, the grassland is full of spring, and colorful flowers are swaying in the wind.
"Yes, you can raise horses and sheep here, it's really a treasure land!" Luo Ziyu admired sincerely.
Wang Ran smiled and said: "General, the Danluo people mainly live in the northern and eastern coastal areas. They come here to pick wild fruits in the hinterland. The oranges here are good."
Luo Ziyu nodded and turned around to ask Chief Shi Xu Mingbo, "What does His Highness, Prince Jin, think of this island?"
Xu Mingbo went to Chang'an before setting off and was received by King Jin. He knew King Jin's intentions.
Xu Mingbo said slowly: "His Highness is considering changing the name of Danluo Island to Danzhou, and then immigrating 20,000 people here. If the people of Danluo Island have a strong desire to surrender, then they can stay and slowly integrate with the immigrants. If they have a strong desire to surrender, they can
If it is not strong, then we will gradually move to Daliuqiu Island."
"What about the king and prince?" Luo Ziyu asked again.
"Your Highness seems to be saying that the king can stay still for the time being and send Prince Li Zong and his family to Chang'an as hostages. Your Highness may give him the title of Danluo County Prince and let him settle in Chang'an without having to come back again until the king dies.
From now on, Danluo Kingdom will be officially renamed Danzhou, and no one will remember Danluo Kingdom for at least two generations."
A few people decided the future of Danluo Kingdom in a few words.
Wang Ran heard clearly on the side that he was using his heart. He began to think about what he should do to completely turn Danluo Island into Danzhou.
Ten days later, the first cargo fleet of 500 large ships arrived at Danluo Island loaded with various grain supplies and 20,000 troops. By this time, the warehouse camp had been set up, and large quantities of grain supplies began to be transported ashore.
In this attack on Silla, the Jin army raised a total of 900 shipping cargo ships and more than 500 warships. It took at least four trips to transport all the supplies and men to Danluo Road.
In late March, after a long journey of nearly fifty days, King Guo Song of Jin finally led his army to Danluo Island. All the generals and King Li Xing of Danluo went to the beach to welcome His Highness the King of Jin.
After everyone saw the ceremony, Guo Song appeased King Li Xingdu. The generals surrounded Guo Song like stars holding the moon and came to the camp. The army camp and warehouse camp of the Jin army had been completed. They occupied a vast area and were impressive.
huge.
Guo Song first inspected the Jin army camp, and then went to Danluo City for inspection under the escort of thousands of personal guards. Danluo City was in a good location, built on the mountain, with layers of wooden houses facing the sea, giving it a condescending feeling.
What's more, there are actually springs flowing down the mountain, and this mountain city can be used as the seat of the administrative office in the future.
Along the way, thousands of Danluo people prostrated themselves in obeisance to welcome the arrival of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. Guo Song rode up to the top of the mountain. The top of the mountain was very flat, with an area of dozens of acres, and there were more than a dozen large wooden houses in the middle, which belonged to them.
There are more than thirty small houses surrounding the palace, which look like military dormitories.
Standing on the top of the mountain and looking to the north, there is the sea to the north. The view is wide and the nearest is a bay with countless ships moored in the bay.
Along the way, he was always accompanied by the king, but he saw no other ministers.
Guo Song was a little curious, so he turned back and asked the translator Li Ran: "How does the king rule the Danluo Kingdom? It seems that he has not seen his ministers?"
Li Ran said respectfully: "Your Highness, the Danluo Kingdom is different from us. They have no court or officials. The army is commanded by princes. All matters in the country are decided by the Presbyterian Council, and their Presbyterian Council does not have fixed candidates.
When needed, the king temporarily appoints five people from among more than a hundred elders to decide on major matters.
The five elders are the king's confidants, and their decisions are the king's will. There is also a witch, who is mainly responsible for medical treatment and presides over various sacrificial activities.
Guo Song nodded and said: "But I didn't see any old people!"
"Your Highness, the life span of Danluo people is very short. Most people die when they are more than thirty years old. If they live over forty, they are old. Their king is forty-five years old this year and is the oldest person in Danluo country."
So that was the case. Guo Song asked the chief historian Xu Mingbo again: "Did you send away their prince?"
Xu Mingbo bowed and said: "According to His Highness's instructions, I sent someone to send his family to Chang'an a month ago. Their king only made one request. After his death, his son should come back to inherit the throne!"
"How many sons does he have?" Guo Songxiao asked.
"Only one, and there are two other daughters."
Guo Song nodded and said to Li Ran: "Just stay! From now on, you will be the first magistrate of Danluo County and educate them well."