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mid-June.

Song Guoqing Yuan Mansion, also known as Mingzhou, a well-known trading port.

According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, after the emperor ascended the throne, his hidden residence was located in Zhoushengfu, so the current official name of Mingzhou has become Qingyuanfu.

Today's weather is very good, the sea is breezy, the sun is falling, and the waves are covered with golden scales.Numerous towering mast sails undulate with the waves, making the neatly parked boats show a dynamic rhythm at the same time.And between the walls of huge ships like red horses and white harriers, there are also small warships such as loach boats, ten-spout boats, and fish boats.

On Lanshan Island near this sea area, there is a town called Liaofang.In the town, merchants, sailors, and fishermen gathered. These weathered sea athletes gathered lively in the taverns outside several large warehouses on the island, waiting for the upcoming sailing opportunity.They were not stingy with the money in their hands, sold wine and drank heavily, greeted familiar and unfamiliar people indiscriminately, and ate all kinds of fresh fish cooked in different ways.

Only this city, which relies on land consumption, pays as much as 710 yuan in taxes to the imperial court every month.The tax attributable to the Municipal Shipping Department is far more than that.There are fourteen such Fangshi on the three big islands that Yin County belongs to.And Yin County itself is only one of the four counties under Mingzhou Qingyuan Mansion.

It can be seen that there are gold mountains and silver seas on the sea road, which is not a lie.

On the height of Li'ao Square, there is a luxurious restaurant overlooking the naval warships.In the restaurant, the two sat opposite each other, drinking and chatting with each other.

"Since the Tang Dynasty, this place has been a big state in the southeast, with three sides of the sea, Haidai in the north, Koryo and Japan in the east. Emperor Gaozong of this dynasty stayed in Lin'an during his southern tour, and Qingyuan Mansion especially controlled the land. Dinghai County under the jurisdiction of the prefecture is the center where the North and South sea roads meet, and its situation is facing the ocean to the east, and the sea is open, so it is an excellent location for the boat division to station."

"So after the establishment of Qiantang in the Song Dynasty, the Coastal System Department was first set up in Dinghai, Mingzhou, and then the Xupu Navy was set up in Pingjiang, the Ganpu Navy was set up in Jiaxing, the Sea Navy was set up in Dinghai, Mingzhou, and there were many other naval forces. Distributed in various places, they are used as the maritime defense gateway of Lin'an."

"When the Dinghai Navy was first built, there were [-] ships and more than [-] sailors. They belonged to the famous general Xu Wen and Xu Dadao. Unfortunately, not long after, Xu Wen led dozens of warships to the Puppet Qi. , Later in the Kingdom of Jin, Shandong Road Bing Ma Qian was under the jurisdiction. The imperial court sent to clean up the situation, and it was another northerner who re-examined the navy, Ma Kuo, who was then the deputy capital of the Privy Council. Ma Kuo was in charge of the coastal system. After the deputy envoy, he organized and trained soldiers, added warships, and re-expanded the Dinghai Navy to a scale of hundreds of warships and [-] troops. Later, the Dinghai Navy moved to Xupu and was transferred to the Yuqian Navy. The establishment of the Zhizhisi Navy is still an indispensable maritime force along the coast."

Having said that, the young man who spoke put his elbows on the railing, showing a look of self-sufficiency: "Brother Zhou, do you think this navy is majestic?"

Zhou Keshan who was sitting opposite him smiled and said:

"Going in and out of the wind and waves is like walking on the flat ground. The sound is far away, and it is thousands of miles away. When I traveled to Gaoyou, Chuzhou and other places in Huaidong, I heard people praise the momentum of the Dinghai navy all over the two oceans. It is also the Great Wall of the Sea. If Mr. Bo Ke did not assist Zhang Ti to stabilize the sea, how could we merchants run around and make profits?"

The young man's name is Lu Wu, his courtesy name is Boke, and he is from Xi County.He was a Jinshi in Jiading for four years. He was the director of Wucheng and the governor of Dangtu County. In recent years, because he wrote a letter against Shi Miyuan, his official career was not going well. Zhang Liang is running around behind the scenes.

Although this person is only an aide, his position is actually extremely important, and he has a great influence in the coastal area.

Since the opening of the jubilee, under the positive pressure of the Dajin Kingdom, the imperial court has greatly weakened the construction of maritime naval forces, and huge amounts of money have been invested in various naval forces along the river.Therefore, the various naval forces under the Coastal System Department are in a panic.Fortunately, Lu Wu suggested to Zhang Liangpeng that when the various naval forces went out to sea to suppress the bandits, all the boats owned by the bandits should be given to the army.

Since then, the various navies of the Great Song Dynasty have actually entered a stage of self-sufficiency. For example, the Dinghai Navy’s close neighbors, such as the Dinghai Navy, even colluded with each other and helped each other to make money at sea.In this regard, the court only acquiesced.

At this moment, the grain smuggling trade dominated by the Ding Navy will be greatly affected by the order of the prime minister.The huge amount of materials cannot pass the hurdle of the Maritime Ship Division on the bright side; but in the dark, it is the navy under the Coastal Manufacturing Division that specifically implements the blocking of maritime merchant ships.

For this reason, Zhou Keshan met and negotiated with Lu Wu several times through Zhang Kai's relationship half a month ago.

From Zhou Keshan's point of view, you group of Qingliu people are Shi Miyuan's deadly enemies and oppose him in everything.Previously, you were frightened by the changes in the political situation of Dajin, so you just yelled a few words. Now that Shi Miyuan wants to block the trade with Dinghai, why don't you change your course?

Shouldn't smart people secretly support this trade, use huge trade income to arouse the response of the court, and beat Shi Xiang in the face?How can there be any reason to work together with Shi Xiang to fight against Ding Haijun?

Zhou Keshan has always been very good at communicating with people. He invited several flower wines and made repeated statements.Lu Wu was also embarrassed to face him coldly, so Zhou Keshan gradually tried out the intentions of Lu Wu and others.

In the eyes of these gentlemen in the court of the Great Song Dynasty, there is absolutely no room for communication between the Dajin Dinghai Navy and the Dasong Dinghai Navy; There is absolutely no room for communication.The Qingliu's proposal to block the grain trade has nothing to do with the Marshal Du of the Dajin Kingdom.

They just set off a trend of suppressing power and supporting orthodoxy in the court.Once this kind of trend arises, it will slap Shi Xiang in the face all the time.As for whether the powerful officials of the Kingdom of Jin will suffer losses, whether they will be angry after suffering losses, and whether they will react after being angry, what does that have to do with you virtuous ministers and gentlemen?
The court of the Song Dynasty traveled southward for a hundred years, and the Qingliu people said it was right to cut off the old coins, and they said it was right to send troops to the northern expedition. Could it be that just blocking the sea trade can't be done?

Anyway, it is Shi Xiang who is in power, and Shi Xiang is undoubtedly a traitor.So in contrast, what we say and do are all upright and without scruples.If there is any problem after it is implemented, it is natural that the Zai Zai will follow it up.

Shi Xiang thought that he agreed with Qingliu's call to block trade, which would cause dissatisfaction among the clans who depended on maritime trade.The two sides confronted each other, causing chaos in the court, and no one could benefit from it.But he didn't understand, do we gentlemen care about the chaos in the court?What does the chaotic chaos have to do with us?

Only when the court is in chaos can there be a chance to clean it up.The court is in chaos, and Shi Xiang himself will be devastated.As long as Shi Xiang's foot is shaken, it is victory!It is also a victory to stir up turbulent waves in the court!Even if Shi Xiang was furious about this, at most he would relegate a few officials and ministers, so what?Are there still few political enemies who have been kicked out of the court by Shi Xiang in recent years?

When Lu Wu made it clear, Zhou Keshan could only smile wryly.

This kind of confrontation between the two parties and the involvement of an unrelated third party are the most troublesome.Both parties use the third party as a weapon of attack, but they don't care about the interests of the third party, nor do they care about the result of the damage to the interests of the third party.

Lu Wu really has the confidence.

Today he specially made an appointment with Zhou Keshan here to let Zhou Keshan see the huge scale and tyrannical strength of the Dinghai Navy of the Song Dynasty with his own eyes, and let Zhou Keshan know that this kind of strife within the Song Dynasty is not from the north. In the territory of the Kingdom of Jin, a Haner warlord who appeared out of nowhere could intervene.

After all, the Han'er from the north couldn't reach the south, and at sea, there was no force that could shake the Song navy.This innocent disaster, the Marshal of the capital of the Dajin Kingdom behind you Zhou Keshan, is doomed, there is no way!

Lu Wu lifted the jug politely and poured wine for Zhou Keshan.

The clear wine stirred in the jade porcelain cup, making a pleasant sound.And Lu Wu said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhou, you might as well bear with it for a while, and stop making trouble!"

The tax figures for Li'aofang come from Volume [-] of "Kaiqing Siming Continuing Records", "Xingfu Jingzongzhi Liquor Workshops".According to that statement, it is not the entire business tax in the workshop, only the wine tax.