It's really not that Chen Mu is shameless, Mo Jingdian was indeed dragged by him, saying that the siege is an exaggeration, but blocking the way back to the north of Mo Jingdian's army, he is the one who will not let it go.

There are several roads from Thanh Hoa to Thang Long, but all of these roads have a must-pass place, which is Namsan.

At the foot of the mountain, by the sea, a road by the sea, just within the range of the heavy artillery of the Chihai-class battleships, Mo Jingdian's soldiers and horses had the slightest hint of wanting to pass here, and the twelve Chihai-class battleships bombarded them with heavy artillery.

Even if they stormed, the 4,000 military guards at the foot of the mountain camped, digging trenches and building civil bunkers, and no one could force themselves to break through the military guards.

In this way, Mo Jingdian could not walk, and he would inevitably face another result by passing through Nanshan, either going north for three hundred miles to walk the mountain road, or walking halfway up the mountain, or no matter how good other dangerous roads were.

The large army will be forced to disperse into small troops, and the small troops, the thousands of households under Deng Zilong's command are waiting on the other side of the mountain, not to mention that there is a Lin Manjue in the mountain.

Chen Mu is very comfortable!

He not only blocked Mo Jingdian in Nanshan, but more importantly, he achieved his real goal of participating in the Battle of Annam and shocked others.

The news of Annan always spread slowly, but the news of the Ming army's victory over Mo Jingdian in Guteng County still spread far south.

Nanshan Daying.

Chen Mu played with the official seal of the general army of Guangnan Town, an Annan country, sent by the sailors at sea, and looked at the important ministers of the Southern Dynasty who were dressed in robes and hats in front of him, and were nearly forty years old, neither humble nor arrogant, raised his hand and handed the official seal to the family soldiers, and his own family soldiers returned the official seal to Ruan Huang.

Chen Mu retracted his gaze, and asked Ruan Huang to sit down in the tent, and said: "Chen relieved the siege of Yi'an, and I didn't see Pan Gongji with the army; To relieve the siege of Qinghua, Zheng Song was not seen; General Nguyen, who has never been in contact with him, came, I don't understand, so what? ”

"That's their rudeness, even if there are many wrong people and wrong things, it won't be wrong to come down to pay respects."

Ruan Huang bowed his hand, thanked Chen Mu for giving a seat before sitting down, although he was dressed as a fisherman, just the right bearing but could not deceive people, he chuckled lightly, and said: "Quang Nam, Hue, since ancient times, is a place of exile, exiled in the place of exile, but the general's name has been like thunder into his ears a few years ago, and I heard that the general was tired of defeating Ruan of the Northern Dynasty, so I came to visit. ”

First of all, he said that his territory was very poor, Chen Mu understood, he raised his hand and smiled: "Your Excellency's outfit really doesn't look like a special trip to meet you, you are here to borrow soldiers?" ”

"The general said with a smile, although there are always bandits in the Guangshun area, Mo Jingdian led the sailors to attack earlier, although I am weak, they are not opponents, and they have not come to take refuge, this outfit."

Ruan Huang smiled heartily and said, "The Qinghua Zheng family, since his father Zheng Jian, wanted to get rid of me quickly, so he had to guard against it. ”

"Quang Thuan is not as remote as Thang Long Thanh Hoa, the population is sparse, and the daily necessities of the people's livelihood are also insufficient.

"Some merchants said that there was a merchant fleet under the general's command, and now the general is in control of the foreign oceans, and he would like to ask the general to send a fleet to and from Malacca to trade in the land of Guangshun."

Trade?

Chen Mu was interested, he originally thought that the soldiers in all parts of Annan only knew about war, but he didn't expect that there was a smart person here, who knew the essence of war and what it was about, he said: "I seem to have heard from Your Excellency just now, the land of Quang Thuan is tired, even if my caravan goes to Hue, what will it sell?" ”

"What can you buy it for?"

"It is true that Guangshun is poor, but its land is poor because there is no trade, and once it trades, it is no longer poor." Ruan Huang's eyes were shining when he said this, and he said: "Thousands of miles from north to south, there are more than 400,000 people, the mountains have gold and iron, and the sea has fishing salt. ”

"As long as the general's merchant ships can reach Quang Nam ......"

Chen Mu usually doesn't like to interrupt others, but this time he frowned and said: "Chen is not against the trade between Shang Jia and Quang Nam Hue, but General Nguyen, as far as I know, Quang Nam Hue doesn't even have a decent unloading port, is it too early to say this?" ”

"I have found the harbor in Xia, Hoi An 60 miles of coast, the water is deep and sheltered from the wind, I know the rules of the Nanyang Military Government, if I don't like Hoi An Port, I will follow the general's selection of the coast under my rule, and build a camp to garrison warships, it doesn't hurt."

Ruan Huang said and arched his hand again, and said: "It's still the same sentence below, as long as the general's merchant ship goes to Guangnan, I will buy whatever the merchant wants, except for grain and the people, I will sell whatever the general wants!" ”

Obviously, Ruan Huang came prepared, it was not the first time that Chen Mu had seen others begging him to go to the garrison, he had enough experience to deal with this situation.

Often small overseas countries beg him to garrison and trade, just like Ruan Huang now, there is only one possibility in those places - to give him a poor place that he doesn't want.

But this did not prevent Chen Mu from appreciating Ruan Huang's courage.

Although the man before him was clothed in a garment, humble, and poor, he was not a poor man, and his power was comparable to that of a king, the lord of 400,000 people in a hundred miles.

Chen Mu had never been to Quang Nam Hue, but he could feel that this person wanted to be rich and strong at all costs.

"Gold, silver, copper, iron, good wood, salt and soil, how much can you sell in a year?"

Ruan Huang's eyes lit up, and he said eagerly: "400 catties of gold, 20,000 catties of copper, 80,000 catties of iron, 30,000 stones of salt, and inexhaustible wood!" ”

"It's not much, cotton, pottery, porcelain, dyes, tea, sugar and wine, lamps and candles, how much can you eat, and what do you want most?"

In fact, this answer has already come out in Chen Mu's heart, and he knows what Quang Nam Hue wants most.

Ruan Huang was categorical: "Steel! ”

"What do you want steel for?"

"Build weapons!"

"Who will be killed by making weapons?"

Ruan Huang paused, with a little worry on his face that shouldn't exist, and said: "Don't hide it, the Zheng family regards me as a thorn in the side, and now the general Vamo, when Zheng Song has no great trouble in the Northern Dynasty, he will look back and attack me, not to kill anyone, to protect himself." ”

Chen Mu bowed his head slowly, nodded after thinking for a moment: "As soon as the battle of Shenglong is over, someone will go to your territory to find a good port, and the port will be completed within half a year, and the imperial court garrison will be 1,000, gold, copper and iron, according to the number you said, 1,000 sets of armor will be changed every year." ”

"Daggers, knives, spears, chain ring mail, pockets, arm bindings, and shin guards are a complete set, with two two-pound cannons and two tiger squats."

"The rest of the wood, stone, and refined salt are sold by merchants and other daily necessities such as cotton cloth."

Chen Mu closed his eyes and said the right goods, opened his eyes and said, "How?" ”

Ruan Huang got up and clenched his fists and said, "Thank you for the success of the general!" ”

"Don't thank me, be honest and honest, I don't look down on the little product of Hue in Quang Nam." Chen Mu showed no mercy, raised his hand and pointed at Ruan Huang and said: "But I like you, I have heard people say that you went to Guangshun because of a sentence, the Hengshan area, forever accommodated?" ”

"You have the talent and courage, and when the situation in Annan is stable in a few years, as long as you want, I can give you a fleet of boats and follow me to a farther place to see."