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Chucai Yicai had a plan in mind, and slapped several books on the table:
"Song people have always loved money. As early as in the Yongxi period of Emperor Taizong, they sent servants to various countries on the sea with books and gold and silk. Later, the Song Dynasty was broken by Dajin, and the court south The border is narrow and the country is scarce, so it pays more and more attention to the benefits of Shibo, and the domestic control of merchants is also the first in Shibo. At this moment, the Southern Dynasty blocked our grain trade, and it was Shibo who came forward , to strictly control the northward travel of grain ships to the ports of Mizhou, Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places, and there may have been a blending of interests..."

Guo Ning nodded again and again:

"The problem is, they can restrict the merchants of the Song Dynasty, how can they restrict the merchants of other countries? They suddenly cut off the sea route for the grain coming from the north. Then, the grain that was originally planned to be transported north has been sent from Champa and other places to Quanzhou, Mingzhou and other ports. , Should it be sold at a low price? If it cannot be sold in time, the ship will not be able to vacate the cargo space to carry the goods on the return journey. This kind of long-distance maritime trade cannot be done two or three times a year. Once a loss occurs, some merchants will go bankrupt! "

"In this way, on the one hand, the sea merchants are trying to find a way to get through the joints of the shipping department in the Song Dynasty, and on the other hand, they must find other channels to sell grain as soon as possible. Unfortunately, only our family is in urgent need of bulk grain in the north. They can easily I can't find anyone who can accept it, unless..."

"Unless at this time, a Korean businessman suddenly comes forward and is willing to take over the grain."

With a smile on his face, Yila Chucai talked eloquently: "There is no official communication between Song and Goryeo. So they don't have an exact channel to determine the specific whereabouts of the grain after it is transferred to the fleet of Goryeo merchants."

Guo Ning slapped his thigh, elated: "Because there is no official communication between the Song Dynasty and Korea, they can't even verify the identity of some maritime merchants. As long as the ship carries the flag of Korea and uses a few Koreans, Could it be that the Shibo Department of the Song State still pushes merchants out?"

"Even if the Maritime Department of the Song Dynasty is aware of it, for many maritime merchants, they can find the Koryo caravan to sell food, and the official has already given an explanation to the imperial court. Is it necessary to kill them all? At that time, since There are officials in the Song Dynasty fighting each other, and it may kill you, it is unknown!"

"Then, the key lies in Goryeo. Goryeo has always been barren, and the financial resources brought by its maritime caravans must be in the hands of an important person with military and political strength. Does Jin Qing know who this person is?"

Yichai Chucai turned out the book that was pressed at the bottom: "Naturally, it is Cui Zhongxian, the powerful minister who controls the state affairs of Goryeo now. This person is the son of Cui Yuanhao, the general of Goryeo. In just 15 years, the four Kings of Koryo were successively abolished and established, and they were awarded the titles of Koryo Yasukuni Hero, Bishang Sanhan, Da Kuang, Taizhong Doctor, General, and Zhu Guo."

"This title is very long, tsk tsk..." Guo Ning praised a few times.

At this time, his mood became happier.He relaxed his body, leaned on the back of the chair and continued: "Don't worry about these things. Since this person has been in control of Goryeo for many years, he naturally hopes that Goryeo will be stable and not suffer from war. Since Yelusi did not lead the troops across the Yalu River, He might have a headache."

"So, the marshal can just send someone to Korea once, and negotiate a condition and reach a little cooperation on the grounds of assisting in the pacification. It's even possible..."

"What else can I do?"

"As a powerful minister, Mrs. Cui must hope to be recognized and even canonized by the upper kingdom, and most of his own family also wants to replace him. When we need it, why not grant him a high-ranking official position and help him? At this price, It's enough!"

"it is good!"

In the past few days, the food problem that made him extremely angry, unexpectedly appeared to be resolved.The many wooden targets in the martial arts field in the Marshal's Mansion may have escaped unharmed.

Guo Ning got up excitedly and walked back and forth in the hall twice:

"Just now I heard Zhao Bin talk about the laws of the monsoon at sea. When the south wind blows in May and June, heavy-loaded ships will start from Mingzhou one after another. If we want to promote cooperation with Korean merchants, we must rush before the south wind stops. If you move fast, you need capable and capable people to come forward!"

"This person needs to be more familiar with the situation in the Northeast mainland and even in the direction of Korea, and understand the operation of our maritime trade routes, so that he can react accordingly."

"It's best to see blood and be able to fight. When it's critical, you can use both soft and hard tactics, and dare to be ruthless and poisonous!"

The two of you talk to each other, and I talk to each other very quickly.However, although the Ding Navy has many soldiers and generals, there is actually only one person who meets this requirement.

Guo Ning was suddenly a little worried: "Before we urgently summoned business-related officials from various places to return to Zhongdu, the envoys to Liaodong may have arrived."

"I will draw up an order immediately, and I will prepare everything I need tonight. Let's chase the envoy and travel overnight, and the fast boat will cross the sea, so there will be no delay."

Yicha Chucai said: "However, Marshal, you have to give him a name. You can use the identity of the judge of the herdsmen to travel to the Northeast and the mainland. I am afraid that if you act on behalf of Dajin in a foreign country, your name will not be right, and your words will not go well. Very suitable."

"He should have moved a long time ago. What position does Jin Qing think is better?"

Guo Ning thought for a while, and then said: "How about letting him be the doctor of the Marshal's Mansion?"

The official system within the Ding Navy is quite different from that of Daikin.For example, under the Marshal's Mansion, there is actually no left and right department responsible for receiving and paying the six departments, correcting document violations, and dividing government affairs.

The powers belonged to the left and right divisions. In terms of investigation and impeachment, Xu Yu's recording department was in charge, and Liang Chisheng's experience department was in charge of document exchanges.

However, since Guo Ning said this, he thought it was intentional to integrate all kinds of authority in the business sector, withdraw it from the Department of Government Affairs, and put it under the Department of Left and Right, and let Li Yun be promoted in the name of the Secretary of Left and Right.Yira Chucai nodded without hesitation: "Very good. I'll arrange it right away."

"It is clearly stated in the order. We are not here to beg for help, but to cooperate. Tell him not to fall into the prestige of the Marshal's Mansion!"

Yila Chucai held the pen in his hand, and smiled while studying the ink: "Marshal, don't worry, Li Yun will never embarrass us."

On that day, the main gate of the Marshal's Mansion opened suddenly, and the envoy galloped on Qingqi, and hurried out of the city for [-] miles.

mid-may.

Hundreds of cavalrymen wearing tall hats and white clothes crossed the Yalu River on a dozen ferries.

This team of cavalry was not subordinate to the Ding Navy, and their direction of crossing the river was not from west to east.They are the Goryeo cavalry from Kaesong, the capital of Goryeo.

There was a heavy house in the Goryeo Dynasty to manage the army.Under the heavy house, there are six guards of the second army, and they are also called eight guards.

Over the years, due to the power minister Cui Zhongxian suppressing the "Chongfang" with his own "capital house" six private soldiers, constantly weakening the eight guards, and using elite soldiers to enter the private sect, the soldiers of the eight guards are no longer as good as before.Moreover, a considerable number of troops were diverted to the north by the Khitans.

Only one of them called Longwu Army is still stationed in Kaijing, and because the top general Cui Junwen is a close friend of Cui Zhongxian's clan, it retains some of the elite.

At this time, those who crossed the Yalu River and entered the territory of Jin Guoposu Road were the [-] cavalry led by the general of the Longwu Army, Cui Junwen himself.Accompanying Cui Junwen was his lieutenant Jin Mingde.

The cavalry team crossed the great river and marched westward along the road for more than [-] li. They didn't see Jin Guopo's garrison at Sulu, nor did they see the horses from various local Jurchen ministries.

Jin Mingde couldn't help sneering: "The Khitan uprising of tens of thousands of people has been able to rush into our Goryeo territory from the middle, and no one dares to stop it. What kind of chaos has it become? Fortunately, they sent a document and dared to shout!"