choke element

Chapter 726

Hearing what Guo Ning said, all the teenagers laughed for a while.

Everyone knows that no matter how bad Guo Ning's handwriting is, after all, he has practiced a lot in reviewing official documents every day.Ordinary people see it horizontally and vertically, with sharp and unrestrained strokes, and they all feel that the characters are like their own characters, and some of them are flattering and even praise their own style.

However, when the military school was first established, Guo Ning personally wrote the textbooks and told everyone about them every day. The students generally remembered that the situation at that time was all written by the marshal.This is the talk of Guo Ning, who is now the Duke of Zhou, and his friends from the old department, so it doesn't have to be taken seriously.

The first batch of teenagers who bear the name of Guo Ning's pro-disciple, now have their own whereabouts.Some have become mid-level military officers, some have begun to be familiar with government affairs in the Yamen, and some talents are not in military and political affairs. Guo Ning also has special arrangements for them.

For example, A Duo, a Bohai native who likes all kinds of miscellaneous knowledge, has now become the supervisor of Qushan Shipyard. He is responsible for building a new type of sea-going ship for the navy together with the masters hired by the Southern Dynasty with a lot of money.

Haizhou is connected by mountains and seas, and there are a lot of good ports, especially Qu Mountain, which is connected with mountains and corresponds to Yuntai Mountain standing in the sea.In the early years, Wei Sheng, a Suqian native, set up an army in Shanyang. He took this place as his base and surrendered to the Song Dynasty.

Since the end of last year, Guo Ning has reorganized the navy and successively abandoned the old Tongzhou-style single-masted ships and introduced designs from famous craftsmen from the Southern Dynasties.However, shipyards are easy to expand, and skilled craftsmen in shipbuilding are rare. There are fewer timbers that can be used on seagoing ships, and even the timbers used to fill the gaps between timbers are better from the Southern Dynasties.

Therefore, the shipyards in Tianjin and Gaizhou can only start slowly, while Haizhou, relying on the convenience of communication with the Southern Dynasties and the ease of attracting manpower, the shipyards are developing very fast.

In this, Hodor has credit.

As for Xu Zhuer and other youngsters, their seniority in the military school is one class lower than that of Ado.They are scheduled to join the shipyard after June this year and become Addo's colleagues, so they got used to the environment in advance.

Seeing the scale of the Qushan Shipyard, seeing the piles of wood purchased from the south of the Song Dynasty with huge sums of money, and seeing the blueprints of the sea-going ship being gradually improved, these young people naturally had a lot of expectations in their hearts.

At this time, Guo Ning suddenly came here, and the teenagers were even more joyful.When Guo Ning opened his mouth, it was just a joke. The original nervousness caused by the disparity in status was gone, and they all came together to tell what they saw and boast about their recent progress.

There were also people who behaved really badly and couldn't help but talk loudly, but Guo Ning dragged them over with their elbows clamped around their necks, and beat them on the top of their heads until they begged for mercy.

Guo Ning visited Haizhou this time, riding lightly and simply.

Although his status is getting higher and higher, he doesn't like the feeling of living deep in the clouds, and he is often worried that his eyes and ears are covered by the left and right, so he brings two or three hundred followers with him when he is free from military and political affairs in Duke Zhou's mansion. Wander around and explore, sometimes running hundreds of miles in a day.

Even so, Haizhou is the border after all, and big figures like Guo Ning rarely come here.The officials and garrison generals stationed in the local area suddenly got the news, and they were inevitably worried that something wrong with their family would be caught by Zhou Guogong.People who consciously do things effectively and have made great contributions always want to show off in front of Zhou Guogong.

If you can seize the opportunity at this time, it will be different from flattery in front of other bosses, maybe you will be Conglong!
It is because of Xu Zhuer's young mind that he can concentrate on carving his big ship on the stone wall.During the time Guo Ning stopped to watch, many people arrived one after another, gathering more and more.

Not only civil and military people came, but also local tyrants from far away, rich merchants resident in the port, ship owners, etc., all surrounded Guo Ning and the young people in a tighter and tighter crowd. lock up.Seeing that Zhou Guogong was in a good mood, everyone smiled.

The self-made navy controlled Haizhou, and the trade between the local area and the Southern Dynasties has been flourishing, and many merchants have made a fortune because of this. At this time, among the merchants surrounded outside, there are many people from the Southern Dynasties who live here for a long time and do business.

After the Marshal's Mansion began to build water army camps and shipyards, it also drove local prosperity.The local people have been in poverty for many years, and they usually rely on sea fishing to subsidize their families. After the Ding Navy officers and soldiers settled in, not only did they catch big buyers, but they also made money by working hard in response to recruitment.

There are so many benefits, and the relationship between the locals and Ding Haijun is very cordial, so they are willing to come here to flatter them.

Many people on the periphery of the big circle couldn't hear what Guo Ning and the teenagers said at all. Anyway, seeing the teenagers laughing, they thought it was not a bad thing, and laughed non-stop.

Before Guo Ning could pay attention to them, the attendant noticed that several local officials had picked up the officials to give orders, so he hurried over and said, Zhou Guogong will only look at the shipyard and the barracks, don't organize a crowd to greet them, let alone arrange anything vain If the content is discovered, it must be severely punished, so don't make mistakes.

The local officials were nodding their heads repeatedly, and the sound of hoofbeats sounded in the distance, and a messenger rode straight into the inner circle to deliver a letter.

When Guo Ning opened it, his expression immediately changed.

The attendant next to him asked, "Why is the Duke so worried?"

Guo Ning was full of breath and sighed loudly: "The false emperor of Kaifeng moved south and fought with Song State! From Jinghu to Huaixi, the battlefield spread for hundreds of miles. There were tens of thousands of troops on both sides, and blood flowed like rivers. La!"

When these words came out, everyone outside immediately caused an uproar.

The local people are fine, the merchants are always well-informed.There were vague rumors about Kaifeng sending troops south a few days ago. At that time, everyone felt that it was a small conflict that often occurred on the border between the two countries.

This kind of conflict is naturally invisible in the centers of the two courts.In fact, it involves the interests of smuggling, or bandits and pirates who cross the border to plunder, and so on, almost every year. As long as the scale of the military mobilization is not large and does not involve the regular armies of the two countries, the courts of both sides will pretend to be deaf and dumb.

But according to Guo Ning, the conflict turned out to be big?Is it really a war?

Is it that Kaifeng is extremely poor and crazy, or is Lin'an being coerced by some high-profile lunatic?Wouldn't it be good to stop these two?

A merchant in luxurious robes boldly asked, "Duke Zhou, is this true?"

Guo Ning waved the letter and asked: "Can this be false? The envoy of the Song Dynasty is named Xuan Zong, and he has already gone to Zhongdu by sea boat. I beg Da Jin to uphold justice!"

"Zhou Guogong, the two Huaihe Rivers are one. If the war continues, not to mention the Haizhou side, we traders and sellers will also be affected. I am afraid that the business will not be able to continue...Since the Song Dynasty wants to be fair, we will give it to us as soon as possible. Let him be fair! The key is not to fight, and not to affect the peace and contentment of our Huaidong people!"

The merchant is considered a figure in Haizhou, and he is not very afraid to see local officials.Worried about the war at the moment, it is inevitable to shout a few more words.

After yelling, he realized that Guo Ning suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at him.

It was only then that he remembered that this seemingly ordinary young man in front of him was actually a bloodthirsty and warlike tycoon with an outstanding reputation, who had killed thousands of people under his command.

This Zhou Guogong talks and laughs with his cronies amicably. Could it be that he is being polite to outsiders?What does it matter to me, a merchant who sells tea, to set the navy's major policy?My family has only passed a year of Anniversary, and I have a lot of stinky money in my pocket, so I dare to point out Zhou Guogong?Do you think there are too many heads on the neck?

Suddenly he was startled and frightened, and his mind went blank.When he reacted, his legs were already weak, and he sat down on the ground, while the crowd that had surrounded him scattered away.

Guo Ning was silent for a moment.

Everyone waited with bated breath.

After a long while, Guo Ning said with emotion: "Everyone, although I, Guo, has been in the army since I was a child, I have not been fighting in my life, but I am good at fighting. What's more, the people have been suffering from disasters over the years, and they are already suffering. When there is war again, it will be even more difficult. I’m going back to Zhongdu overnight, meeting with the envoys of the Southern Dynasty, and discussing a way to quell the war...Take a step back, no matter what, I will never allow the Shandong border to be involved in the war, you can let it go One hundred hearts!"

When everyone heard about it, some praised it, some boasted, and said one after another, everyone must be relieved that Zhou Guogong is on the horse.Someone had a happy face, reckoning that the current business would not be affected too much, maybe they could make a lot of money if they found out the right context.Others left immediately, intending to immediately take Huainan's family members to Haizhou for refuge.

The gathered crowd dispersed suddenly, and the horses were led by others. Guo Ning got on the horse and galloped away.

After galloping the horse for several miles, he asked, "Is that okay? I'm afraid it's a little too hard?"

Xu Yu replied respectfully from the side: "I have selected the merchants gathered in advance. They all have families and businesses in Huainan, and they are most afraid of war. Since the lord has said this, they themselves Will add oil and vinegar, and say three points to ten points, no one can believe it."

"I'm afraid that there are many mountains and rivers and military states in the middle, and the news won't spread fast enough..."

"In Haizhou City, there is a dark thread about Kaifeng. It was specially passed on by Li Yun and asked us to keep it. They have a quick communication channel with Kaifeng. If they set off on a light horse tonight, the news will be sent within five days at most. to Kaifeng."

Guo Ning nodded: "The central capital also has to make a big fanfare and make a gesture of welcoming Xuan Zang as a response... Central capital also has a hidden thread from Kaifeng. It is probably easier for them to send a letter than Haizhou."

In Zhongdu, the recording department made omissions and was severely reprimanded by Guo Ning.Xu Yu said solemnly: "Don't worry, my lord, those people are in the palm of my hand, if the transmission of the message is a bit slow, my people will come forward to grind and write for them!"

"it is good."

The cavalry team ran northward for several miles, and the main road forked.The main trunk of the road continues to the north, passing through the hinterland of Shandong; the other branch goes west, close to Yizhou, and goes to Cangshan Mountain, because the west and north of Cangshan Mountain are all places where Liu Erzu and other troops of the Red Coat Army have been entrenched for a long time, and this road is seldom traveled. , the grass is luxuriant.

And Guo Ning pulled his horse here and galloped westward.

(End of this chapter)