My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 172
Although Tokyo's edict had not yet arrived in Qingzhou, since Wang Lin knew that the matter was irreversible, he began to make preparations in advance.

There are many outlets to the sea along the east coast of Shandong.

Dengzhou, Laizhou, Weizhou, and Weihaiwei all have good natural ports. Since the Song Dynasty, Dengzhou's maritime trade has also developed to a peak stage.

From Dengzhou to Jinren Liaodong, the straight-line distance is only more than 200 miles.

If there is no storm and the route is accurate, it will take a few days to arrive.

Wang Lin stared at the chart and fell silent.

In fact, he has already discovered such a crucial problem:
From Denglai to raid the Kingdom of Jin across the sea, and then go north from the Liaodong Peninsula, you can go straight to Beijing.

If the Jin people attacked the Song Dynasty from Hebei and Hedong, then, can they do the opposite and send a surprise army across the sea to attack the Kingdom of Jin, thereby greatly relieving the pressure of the Jin people from invading the Central Plains?
It is absolutely feasible strategically.

But there is no doubt that in order to realize such a strategy, in addition to having a very strong shipping capability, a certain degree of risk must be taken. After all, there are still quite a lot of unknown risks in cross-sea operations.

But the basic conditions are met.

Back then, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty could conquer the east across the sea, not to mention the Song Dynasty, where shipping is more developed and mature.

It's just that the current shipping capacity is limited, and the number of troops that can be transported to the opposite side of the sea without anyone knowing it is really limited. If you are not careful, you will fall into the vast ocean surrounded by the golden men.

But once this thought grows, it grows like a weed in spring, and it's hard to stop.

For two consecutive days, Wang Lin was thinking about the possibility of collecting money across the sea.

Although the shipbuilding and shipping capabilities of the Denglai line are weaker than those of the southeast coast line, if they spare no effort to increase the construction of large troop transport ships, it is not impossible to realize large-scale cross-sea troop transport operations in the future.

Build a navy?

This is the first time Wang Lin seriously considered this issue.

As for joining the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, Wang Lin felt that since Emperor Zhao Ji arranged for him to cross the sea to negotiate with the Jin Dynasty, this was a godsend opportunity.

Firstly, he could stop by to test the reality of the Jin Kingdom, and secondly, he could find a way to destroy the Song-Jin alliance.

At least give it a makeover.

This so-called alliance at sea, the agreement is very clear: Jin Guo is responsible for attacking the Zhongjing Dading Mansion of the Liao Kingdom, and the Song Dynasty is responsible for attacking the Nanjing Xijin Mansion of the Liao Kingdom. If the war is won, the sixteen states of Yanyun will be returned to the Da Song. The Song Dynasty paid tribute to the Jin Kingdom with the yearly coins that were paid to the Liao Kingdom every year.

That is, 10 taels of silver and 20 bolts of silk.

Therefore, this in itself is a covenant that the Song Dynasty sought with a low profile, and Zhao Ji has consciously regarded himself as the emperor from the very beginning.

But what was the end result?
The Song Dynasty did not take the land of Yanyun, but the Jin people were wiped out later.

The Jin people who destroyed the Liao Kingdom instantly realized the weakness of the Song Dynasty, so they showed their ferocious fangs, and an army of 20 invaded southward in two directions.

The Jin people have always used the Song State, rather than sincerely forming an alliance with Song.

Wang Lin remembered a joke Zhang Shuye told himself when he was in Tokyo.

According to the past, when the Liao people's mission entered the Northern Song Dynasty, the Song people would deliberately detour and walk from Hebei for more than a month before arriving in Tokyo.In the past two years of dealing with the Jin people, after the Jin people’s mission landed from Denglai, in order to please the Jin people, the officials at all levels in the Song Dynasty gave the green light all the way, and chose the shortest shortcut to rush to the capital, and they could reach Tokyo in less than ten days. .

This allowed the ambitious Jin people to understand the geographical conditions of the Northern Song Dynasty.

This is exactly why the Jin people seized the eastern border of Shandong immediately after they invaded Hebei, and firmly controlled the estuary.

Therefore, the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, in essence, was not the fault of Song Huizong alone, nor was it simply the fault of Cai Jing's six thieves who harmed the country and the people, but the corruption of the group from top to bottom.

There is a more important question.

Wang Lin knew very well, whether there was an alliance between Song and Jin, or an alliance at sea, sooner or later the Jin people would be able to destroy the Liao Kingdom, but it might be postponed for two years, at most three years.

The borders of Jin and Liao are connected, and the golden cavalry is invincible. As long as the Jin people slowly advance with the meal strategy, the Khitan group, which is also corrupt inside, cannot hold back.

And as long as the Jin people destroy the Liao Dynasty, there will be no barrier between the Jin people and the Song Dynasty, and a full-scale invasion will be inevitable.

This is the general trend.

The trend is irreversible.

All that Wang Lin is doing now is just to buy time, strengthen the combat readiness and reorganize the army, and prepare for the inevitable battle in the future.

As for Song Ting, he has no power to recover.

But even though the Northern Song Dynasty was bound to perish, he wanted to do his best to prevent the disaster of Jingkang from happening.At least, the Jin people will not let the people of the Han family massacre so many, and then kidnap the royal women of the Zhao and Song Dynasties and suffer all kinds of humiliation!

Although the royal family of Zhao and Song was innocent, the heirs of the Han family, including the royal family of Zhao and Song, were so innocent. Thinking of this kind of shame related to the family and country, even Wang Lin felt stinging!

Thinking of this, Zhao Fujin's bright eyes and white teeth flashed in front of his eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh softly.

……

Murong Wan'er hurried into Wang Lin's study room, because of crossing the sea to Jin, she had been in and out of the palace more frequently in the past two days.

The Murong family has a lot of power hidden in the Kingdom of Jin, and they are familiar with the situation, so the Murong family members are the best guides for Wang Lin's gold mission.

"My lord, the servants have already made arrangements to go to Suzhou from Penglai, across the sea to Liaodong, and people from my Murong family will meet me in Suzhou, and presumably the Jin people will also arrange reception in Suzhou. It's just..."

This Suzhou is the Suzhou of the Jin people, basically the Dalian area in modern society.

Murong Wan'er hesitated, but said softly: "My Murong family has dealt with the Jin people for many years. Although the two countries are about to establish an alliance, the Jin people have always been cruel and unfaithful. The key is that there are constant internal disputes... So Wan'er thought about it. , I still feel that it is not a small risk for you to go here."

Wang Lin chuckled, he knew this better than Murong Wan'er.

"If the envoy must go, then I suggest that the envoy should at least bring a guard army of no less than a thousand people, and all cavalry for easy maneuvering. If something unexpected happens, return to the sea immediately, and the Jinren will be helpless In addition, I ordered people to prepare more than ten large ships along the coast of Penglai for the envoy to use..."

Wang Lin was silent for a while, and then said: "I have ordered people to mobilize large ships, and ten ships are far from enough. Mrs. Murong, in addition to the necessary troops and supplies, the caravan supplies of your Murong and Bohai companies can also come with me. Let's go together, if we go all the way, we won't be at a disadvantage, won't we?"

Murong Wan'er was overjoyed: "Thank you envoy, I will arrange it right away."

Murong Wan'er left excitedly.

With the protection of Wang Lin's mission and guards, the caravans of their Murong family and the Bohai company transported a large amount of supplies, and they could trade with the Jin people and earn a lot of money.

You can even transit through Liaodong and go to Korea for a trip.

A profitable trade.

Looking at Murong Wan'er's beautiful back, Wang Lin smiled lightly.

He actually wanted to try the possibility of large-scale cross-sea transportation.

Of course, by the way, let the Murong family and his own Bohai firm make a fortune, which is also a matter of little effort.

Murong Wan'er didn't know that Wang Lin decided to take Yan Qing's three thousand tiger guards with him.

Tiger God Guard can even cross the sea and land a few days in advance.

So Qin Ming and Huang Xin, including Zhao Mingcheng in Laizhou, have been doing their best to collect and supervise the building of large ships for Wang Lin recently, in preparation for Wang Lin's cross-sea sending of money.

At this time, Yan Qing had already led the Tiger Guards to Dengzhou and was on standby.

After careful consideration, Wang Lin decided to bring Wu Song, Shi Jin, and Li Kui with him as bodyguards. After all, it was dangerous every step of the way in a den of tigers and wolves like the golden man, and he had to be on his guard.

Wu Song, Shi Jin, and Li Kui are heroes in battle, and they are the most suitable guards.

These three people have already left the barracks and moved into the Jiedu Ambassador's Mansion, entering the state of guard in advance.

……

A quarter of noon.

Wang Lin was reading the official documents of various states in his study, when he suddenly heard a report from Marquis Yu: "There is a man surnamed Lin who said he was an old acquaintance of the envoy, and he made a special trip to see him."

Wang Lin frowned, the surname Lin? ... Could it be Lin Chong?

Wang Lin got up slowly, what was supposed to come finally came.

To be honest, he has been waiting for this day for a long time.

In the front yard, Lin Chong was carrying his luggage, holding a long gun, and wearing a bamboo hat. His face was ashen and dusty.

Wang Lin walked out slowly, and said calmly: "Who am I? , aren't you afraid that the official will order someone to take you down?"

Lin Chong's expression remained unchanged, he cupped his fists and said, "I'm here just to inquire about something, and I'm definitely not here as a person from Liangshan. Please don't be offended."

Wang Lin smiled lightly: "Forget it, today I don't regard you as Liang Shan Lin Chong, but only as Lin Chong, a hero in the world. If you have something to say, just say it."

"Ask the envoy, my lady, but in the envoy's mansion?"

Lin Chong pursed his lips lightly, his face twitching.

Wang Lin's expression remained unchanged.

His rescue of Zhang Zhenniang in Tokyo made a lot of noise at the time.

There will inevitably be leaks.

In addition, he had rescued Zhang Zhenniang and Jin'er several times before, if Lin Chong investigated carefully, these things would not be difficult to find out.

Besides, he never wanted to escape and deny these.

"Lin Chong, how can your wife be in my house?" Wang Lin asked with a half-smile.

Lin Chong clenched his teeth: "Wang Lin, you are a second-rank official in the Song Dynasty, with a high position and authority. Since you have done something, can you still deny it?"

Wang Lin couldn't help laughing: "Lin Chong, what I have done has nothing to do with you. What do I need to deny? I think you must have confused a key issue - the lady you are talking about, as early as when you wrote The letter of retirement was gone when I left Tokyo, and since then there has been no debt to each other, didn’t you say that yourself back then?”

Lin Chong was furious: "I wrote the letter of divorce at that time, but I did it as a last resort! One day, I went to Tokyo to find my wife, but unexpectedly, my wife was kidnapped by you, Wang Lin, by relying on your power. I just wanted to come to you today." Ask for justice!"

"Abducting a wife and daughter, is it a heroic act? Wang Lin, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the heroes of the world?"

Wu Song, Shi Jin and Li Kui rushed out when they heard the movement. Seeing Lin Chong's behavior, Wu Song couldn't help saying angrily: "What a thief, how dare you disrespect the envoy!"

Without further ado, Li Kui swung his ax and charged upwards.

He didn't care about injustice at all, anyone who was an enemy of Wang Lin was Li Kui's life-and-death enemy, and he could only fight with death.

"You guys stop! Stay aside!"

Wang Lin waved his hand to prevent the three of Wu Song from intervening, and sneered: "I robbed your wife? Lin Chong, are you really shameless?!"

"It was a last resort? Did you do it as a last resort, or did you want to draw a line with a weak woman at that time, so that the Gao family and his son would not die with you forever?"

"Lin Chong, you are so hypocritical that people look down on you. Even if you wrote a letter of divorce out of helplessness at that time, can it be later? After you settled in Liangshan, why didn't you go to Tokyo to look for it as soon as possible? Why did you go so early?"

"You know how arrogant and domineering Gao Ya Nei is, and you know what Zhenniang will face alone in Tokyo, but you didn't go to help in time. What is the reason? It's nothing more than fear of Gao Qiu's power, and you don't want to do it because of a woman. Form a life-and-death enmity with the Gao family."

"Wang Lin, don't you want to spout blood, how can I, Lin, be afraid of Gao Qi, a traitor!"

"You still don't admit it? Since you are not afraid of power, why don't you kill the scourge of Gao Yanei and eliminate it for the people?"

Wang Lin sneered in his heart, you, Lin Chong, are a person who is afraid of the power and authority, Gao Qiu was captured by Song Jiang in the Water Margin, if you were bloody, you would have killed Gao Qiu at that time, what can Song Jiang really do to you?

But in the end Gao Lian escaped safely.I didn't see what you did to Gao Lian either.

"You still have the face to come to my house and seek justice from me? When Gao Yanei repeatedly bullied and humiliated your wife, why didn't you seek justice from Gao Yanei and Gao Qiu?"

"If you were still a bit of a man, you should have killed Gao Yanei and Lu Yuhou to clear up your wife's shame, and then walked away. How could you have been framed by Gao Qi and assassinated in Cangzhou, and finally became a Liangshan bandit!"

"Good guy, now I feel that I have become the Lord of Liangshan, I have soldiers and horses in my hands, and I have courage in my heart, so you dare to come to my house to seek justice?"

Lin Chong was furious, but it was Gu Zuo who said to him: "The hatred of taking your wife is irreconcilable, Wang Lin, don't think that you are in high position and powerful now, and you are in command of a large army. Lin will not dare to do anything. Today, with a gun in your hand, save My wife comes out!"

Wang Lin laughed back angrily: "Hate for taking his wife? Lin Chong, you are a pitiful bastard, a coward who fears the rich and powerful, and a woman without blood. With a foolish and reckless person like you, you can't do that. How dare you act presumptuously in front of me!..."

Before Wang Lin finished speaking, Zhang Zhenniang was supported by Jin'er and turned out of the backyard with a quiet expression.

Her demure and thin figure stood under the pale red arch, cast a cold glance at Lin Chong, then bowed to Wang Lin, and then said softly: "My husband, please don't get angry, since he came to the door, I'll just talk to him about it."

"Okay." Wang Lin nodded.

Lin Chong's face suddenly twisted ferociously.

His wife actually called Wang Lin her husband, which shows that everything he detected was true.

(End of this chapter)