Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Not only the minced meat, but also the people who were blown up like straws in the strong wind, floating out in large pieces.

This time, the Sanfoqi army, which was in high morale, was a little stunned.

Anyone who heard that shaking voice would tremble in their hearts.

This is not over yet, some Song soldiers suddenly appeared behind the battlements at the top of the city, holding firecrackers and began to spray down the city, several of them fell to the ground as soon as they sprayed.

A row of nozzles sprayed, and the bottom fell one by one.

The mighty Sanfo Qi army who came to attack, only met each other a few times before the vanguard collapsed.

Some of them turned around and started running, and others followed suit.

The frightening thing is that the rain of arrows in the watchtower is still going on.

Hang Tuah was just about to imagine the scene of tearing up the Song army with his own hands, when someone reported that the army had collapsed.

For a moment, he didn't react.

At this time, it was already dawn, and he rushed to the rock in front, clearly seeing that the army at the gate of the city was in a mess.

What's even more frightening is that not only fire-breathing guns and arrows are being fired at the top of the city, but the artillery of the fort has also started to operate.

The dozens of iron cannons rushed down and smashed into the dense crowd, and when they hit, a piece of rotten meat flew up.

The Sanfoqi people don't know what happened, or even why it suddenly became like this.

It's a completely different battle than anything they've fought before.

No one thinks about this issue again, because escape is the most important thing now.

After the Song Army's attack stopped, a large number of Song Army rushed out of the city, carrying knives and axes, and began to chase and kill those people.

Fear pervaded the entire port amid the massive rout.

Some merchants hid in the boat in a hurry, shouting incoherently: "Quick! Quick! Hurry up and leave the shore! Hurry up!"

The defeated Sanfo Qi army flowed everywhere like collapsing water, and the Song army behind them hacked with knives and axes, making their eyes red.

Hang Tuah burst into tears, unable to maintain that grace anymore.

He was dragged and fled in a hurry, but was stopped by the Song army who had been lurking for a long time before boarding the ship.

At noon, Pu Luoxin ran to the governor's mansion excitedly and complicatedly.

"Director Li, the Sanfoqi army has been defeated, with countless casualties. Those who surrendered have been captured. Everyone has been arranged, and the corpses are now being collected."

"Where's their leader?"

"Here we are, at the door." Pu Luoxin said excitedly.

He was really excited. Istahli and Srivijaya were all defeated by the Song army in just two months.

At this moment, Pu Luoxin was also proud of it.

Hang Tuah was brought in, and when he saw Li Bao, he immediately burst into tears: "General Li, this is all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstanding?" Li Bao slapped the table angrily, "You have sent all the troops to Lao Tzu's city gate, and you still have the face to say you misunderstood!"

"I... I... I, I, I... I don't know why they came here. I have discouraged them, I have blocked them, I... I can't stop them!"

"You mean, your soldiers are going to fight Lao Tzu themselves. You are a reasonable person. You spread justice to them, but they won't listen?"

"Yes yes yes! That's it!" Hang Tuah knelt there with snot and tears, "My admiration for the Celestial Dynasty is like the water of the ocean, boundless, and my admiration for General Li is even more endless. !"

"Fart! Someone, drag this person out and chop him up!"

Immediately, several Song soldiers came up and dragged Hang Tuah back.

Pu Luoxin said in Li Bao's ear, "You can control Sanfoqi through support."

"how do I say this?"

"He is the royal family of Sanfoqi. Now we have defeated the main force of Sanfoqi. The next step is to attack the royal city and take down the royal city. We need the resources of Sanfoqi, but we are not familiar with it. We need the nobles there to help us. There are people who can help us connect.”

Li Bao thought about it again, Pu Luoxin was right.

His real purpose of coming here is not as simple as destroying the country, but to gain benefits.

You can't just kill people, you have to get back all the resources of Sanfoqi. This is what Qian Yuqing explained to him before, and it is also in line with the court's thinking.

"and many more!"

Hang Tuah, who had been dragged to the door, was sent back again.

Pu Luoxin said: "General Li can spare your life, but you must reflect on your mistakes."

Chapter 966

The comparison of the national power of Sanfo Qi and Da Song cannot be described as unequal, but they are not at the same level at all.

The reason why Sanfoqi dared to gather troops to deal with the Song army after learning that the Song army was going south was nothing more than a few reasons:

[-]. In the hundreds of years that Sanfoqi has existed, the Central Plains Dynasty has never sent a large fleet to the south. After all, it is nearly [-] miles from Guangzhou to Sanfoqi. It is an expedition for China to send warships south.

Expeditions on the sea mean huge risks, and they are also a great test for war.

And Sanfoqi is waiting for work at leisure, at the door of his own house.

Second, Srivijaya's ocean hegemony made him obsessed with past glory.

[-]. Internal political driving force. The members of the royal family headed by Hang Tuah wanted to make meritorious service to gain prestige, advocating that the Song army was vulnerable, which led to the hasty and complete defeat.

No matter how you look at it, this will be the battle for the downfall of Sanfoqi.

Next, Li Bao didn't act immediately.

Li Bao's first phase of the task can be said to be basically completed.

Occupy Lingya Gate and destroy the cannibal armed forces on Linga Island.

After all, he had traveled a long distance, and Pu Luoxin suggested to him that it is time to stabilize the basics of Lingyamen and Linga Island first.

After all, soldiers are all living people, and they cannot fight all the time and get rewards.

The rewards are also very simple. The products of the Sanfo Qi in Ling Yamen and the products of the Great Cannibal in Linga Island are exchanged in equal amounts and rewarded to the soldiers who are going on the expedition.

This greatly appeases the fatigued emotions of the expedition soldiers.

As for Lingyamen, it has entered its first phase of construction.

With infrastructure madmen around, this East-West sea hub is destined to become the number one city in the South China Sea.

On this day, Pu Luoxin opened the rough sea chart, pointed it to Li Bao, and said: "Go south from Hangzhou, Mingzhou and Quanzhou, pass through Mayi, Boni, and arrive at Lingyamen, about three months, from Guangzhou Going south for about two months."

Tang Zijian said: "According to the current situation in the Song Dynasty, there are many silk and ceramic industries in the south of the Yangtze River. In recent years, the imperial court has built many tea gardens there, and there are also a lot of tea. These commodities can be brought down the coast to Lingya. Door."

"In addition, Xiaguan just received the news last month that the number of ships in Qinzhou Port has also increased. There are two routes for tea from Dali. One is to enter Qinzhou, and the second is to go east along the Pearl River to Guangzhou. , went south from Guangzhou to the sea.”

"When the number of merchant ships on these sea routes gradually increases, it can make up for the lack of sailing time. In other words, we can guarantee that there are merchant ships docking at Lingyamen every day, so that the route in the South China Sea will be completely established."

Li Bao asked, "How long will it take to establish such a route?"

"Need enough merchant ships, some of which are guaranteed by Nanhai trading companies, and some of which are guaranteed by private trading companies. As long as there are enough interests, people will go south from all the coastal roads. It will officially enter a stable period in about two years. The premise is that we must spread the good news of South China Sea as soon as possible. .”

Li Bao nodded.

Tang Zijian continued: "As far as I know, the local products of the countries in the South China Sea are extremely rich, and each place has its own characteristics. Whether it is medicinal materials, spices, or wood, these are all money. If the entire South China Sea Many commercial lines have been established, and the value of goods entering the Song Dynasty from the countries in the South China Sea can exceed 2000 million yuan per year."

What a treasure this would be.

Li Bao didn't dare to imagine it, and he couldn't imagine it either. After all, he was in war, and he still lacked a lot in business.

He wrote a memorial and sent someone to send it back.

Next, how to develop the countries in the South China Sea will be left to the imperial court.

How much immigration, how much frankincense and medicinal materials will be mined in Luni country, and how much sugarcane will be planted in Mayi are all planned by the imperial court.

On April 11, [-], in Tokyo.

In early summer, the banks of the Bianhe River, where people come and go, are already filled with the fragrance of lotus.

The river boats coming from a distance are as dense as a shuttle.

At this time, on a rowing boat, stood a young man.

He is not yet 20 years old, but his skin is tanned and rough. He stands on the bow of the boat like a straight gun.

"Your Highness, we have entered Bianjing."

"I saw it." Zhao Chen looked forward, quite surprised.

Before entering the city, he saw many people outside the west city dragging wood, ramming earth, and building houses.

After entering Tokyo, he found that the original Bian River had more merchant ships than before, and there were many larger ships than before.

The number of carriages and horses walking on the streets on both sides also increased significantly. What surprised him even more was that he also saw a four-wheeled carriage.

Tokyo City is more prosperous than in the past.

Not long after, Zhao Chen got off the boat at the ferry in the inner city.

He got into a carriage very quietly.

He remembered that this neighborhood was not far from Zheng's Mansion. He took a sneak peek and found that many people gathered at the gate of Zheng's Mansion, coming in and out.

"Then is the Zheng Mansion in front?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Yes, Your Highness." The servants from the palace who came to meet him were arranged by Wang Huaiji.

"What do those people do? How can they enter and leave Zheng's residence at will?"

"Your Highness still doesn't know something. Zheng Hanlin committed a crime, and the Zheng Mansion has been sealed off. Now this house is being auctioned. I heard that a new rich man from Hangzhou bought this house and spent 30 yuan to buy it!"

The Zheng family was actually sealed up!

Zhao Chen was even more surprised, and the servant briefly explained what had happened before.

Only then did Zhao Chen come back to his senses.

He didn't ask any more questions, but entered the palace in a low-key manner.

Not many people in the capital know that King Qi has returned to the capital.

At this time, Zhao Ning was teaching the fifth prince Zhao Chun to write by the imperial pool in the back garden.

Qian Yuqing stood by and watched, and another person stood by.

This person is none other than Yue Fei, the envoy of Hebei Liang Road.

"Father, writing is too troublesome, can I do the abacus like uncle?" Zhao Chun said suddenly.

Zhao Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You also know that your uncle will make plans?"

"I heard what mother said, the last time mother was planning, she said that uncle taught her."

Qian Yuqing smiled and said, "Even if it's an abacus, you need to learn to write first."

"Then I will go to Hebei with Yue Xianggong, and I will lead the army to fight, so I won't learn how to write?" Zhao Chunren said with impunity.

A rare smile appeared on Yue Fei's face, and he said, "Your Highness, you must also learn to write when leading soldiers in battle."

"Isn't war just about cutting people with knives, and you also need to write?" five-year-old Zhao Chun said in surprise with wide-eyed eyes.

"need."

"Oh, okay." Zhao Chun said suddenly, "Then can I take these to find my mother?"

"Your father, I will teach you how to write, and you are suffering?" Zhao Ning looked at the little boy and asked.

Zhao Chun showed a painful expression: "I'm hungry and want to eat some pastries."

"Go, go." Zhao Ning patted Zhao Chun's little head dotingly.

Zhao Chun ran away as if he was about to receive an amnesty.

Qian Yuqing said with a smile: "The fifth prince is too similar to his mother, so naughty."

"Oh?"

"Jinshu has been like a boy since she was a child. Once, she beat the child next door to tears."

"Then your uncle will teach him more in the future."

"Don't worry, officials, although Chun'er is a bit mischievous, she is very smart."

Zhao Ning said suddenly: "Pengju, you have been summoned to the palace as soon as you came back, thank you for your hard work."