Ali said: "Xie Dongjia, I don't understand this point, why do you Song people look down on businessmen so much?" ”

Xie Yuanqiu said: "This is because businessmen are not producing, but only trying to barter and pursue profits from the capital, so that the people's hearts are not ancient." She turned her head to Xie Yuanqing and smiled: "Brother, these are not what I said, they are all said by the sage." ”

Xie Yuanqing smiled bitterly: "I know." ”

Ali exclaimed and said, "What is the reason, how much tax can a farmer pay to the state in a year, and how much can a businessman pay?" Take Xie Dongjia as an example, the tax he paid when he went to sea this time could exceed 100 and 1,000 peasant households. He turned to Yang Yan again and said, "Yang, the most important goods that you Da Song bought overseas are porcelain, silk and a certain leaf. The raw material of porcelain is nothing but clay, the material of silk is silk, and the tea is the leaves of plants. These are all very inexpensive things, but the value overseas can reach more than ten times that of the Great Song Dynasty, or even higher. ”

Yang Yan was also taken aback when he heard this, and said, "Xie Yuanwai, is this true?" ”

Xie Yuanqing nodded, picked up a tea cup and said, "This is an ordinary teacup, which may only be worth a few tens of dollars in the Great Song Dynasty, but it can be exchanged for goods worth four or five yuan overseas." ”

Yang Yan was really taken aback at this time, he didn't expect such a huge profit from overseas business competition.

Ali said: "Business can bring you great wealth, and these are the merits of merchants. Why do you look down on the merchants? I really don't understand this, but in my hometown businessmen are very respected. ”

Xie Yuanqiu said: "In fact, business is established by agriculture, and agriculture depends on business. Agribusiness should be equally important, and one is indispensable. ”

Yang Yan didn't expect her to suddenly say such a sentence and said, "Miss's words are really high-minded." ”

Xie Yuanqiu's face turned red and said, "I didn't say this, but Mr. Chen Liang, our fellow villager in Wuzhou. ”

Xie Yuanqing smiled slightly: "This is because Mr. Chen Liang is the fiancé of the little sister, and the two of them will get married in just one or two years." ”

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The newly appointed Guangnan West Road envoy, Fan Chengda of Jingjiang Mansion, has come to Jingjiang Mansion to take office.

And now Wu Gong and Qi Fangzheng are divided into troops to guard the front line of Xunzhou, Tengzhou, Wuxie, and Fengzhou, and confront the Manichaean army. After receiving the news of Fan Chengda's arrival, the two immediately got up and rushed to Jingjiang Mansion to meet Fan Chengda and face the current military situation.

In the yamen of the envoy of Jingjiang Prefecture, the three of them sat down. After listening to their statements, Fan Chengda said: "General Wu and General Qi, because the former was defeated in Goukou Mountain and Cen Xi, and the emperor lost his land again and again, it was the emperor who appointed this official to serve as the envoy of Guangnan and the governor to quell the chaos. Now this palace wants to know why the two battles of Goukou Mountain and Cen Xi were defeated. ”

Although Fan Chengda's question made Wu Gong and Qi Fang a little embarrassed, now Fan Chengda is in charge of the military and political power along the way, and his position is above himself. Moreover, continuing the matter of the Governor's suppression, it is also natural to understand the reasons for the defeat of previous battles.

Therefore, Wu Ting was also prepared, and replied: "Fan Zhizhi, there are three reasons for the defeat of Goukou Mountain and Cen Xi in the previous time, one is that our army is all from Jianghuai or the Central Plains, and when they first arrived in the south, some of them were not adapted to the water and soil, and among the ten pavilions, two or three pavilions were seriously ill and bedridden, and many soldiers died of illness. Most of the other soldiers also suffered from minor illnesses, so the combat effectiveness of our army was sharply reduced. ”

Fan Chengda knew that Guangnan had been known as the "land of smoke miasma" since ancient times, and the lack of adaptation to water and soil was a problem that the Great Song Dynasty had always encountered in the use of troops in the Guangnan area. Ten adults and horses are often dismantled because of the water and soil.

Wu Gong continued: "Second, I am not familiar with the terrain of the south, there are many hills and jungles in the south, and the terrain is very different from the plains and lakes in the Jianghuai area. Third, our army fought with the rebels for the first time, and we were also a little careless, thinking that the rebels were just a rabble composed of ordinary people, but we did not expect that the rebels were extremely brave in battle, and almost everyone was not afraid of death, which made us unexpected, so there were two defeats in Goukou Mountain and Cen Xi. ”

Fan Chengdao: "So what is the situation of the rebels now?" ”

Qi Fang said: "The spies are here, for more than a month, the rebels have also been making tools and gathering grain and grass. Now there is a rebel leader Chen Ziming leading an army stationed in the area of Zuojiang Road in Yongzhou, and Lai Wenzheng, Li Jin, Chen Tong and others have led the army to assemble in Deqing Mansion. At most, within ten kings' days, there will be a large-scale attack on Wuzhou and Tengzhou. ”

Fan Cheng ordered someone to take the map of Guangnan West Road, and saw the location of Deqing Mansion, Wuzhou, and Tengzhou on the map, and said in a deep voice: "If this is the case, how should we deal with it?" ”

Wu Gong said: "Now the lower officials have retreated to Xunzhou, Tengzhou, Wuzhou, Fengzhou and other places for more than a month, and most of the soldiers have also adapted to the local climate, and most of them have recovered from illness. Moreover, over the past month or so, we have also stepped up our military training at all times, and we have gradually become accustomed to fighting in the hills and jungles, and we have reorganized more than 10,000 local Xiang troops and township troops, and most of the armies are fully prepared. Moreover, General Xiaguan Jiaqi also agreed on the next plan, which could fight the rebels again. ”

Fan Chengda nodded and said, "The plan will be released." ”

Wu Gong said: "In the previous stage, the rebels won consecutive battles, attacking the city and seizing land. There are many mountains at the junction of Wuzhou and Fengzhou, which is the place where troops are used. Xia Guan wanted to set up an ambush in that area, lead the rebels there, and annihilate the main force of the rebels. Then take advantage of the victory and raise troops to counterattack, then the rebels can be broken and the rebellion can be quelled. ”

Fan Chengda looked at the map carefully, and there were indeed many mountains in the border area between Wuzhou and Fengzhou, and it was indeed a good place to set up ambushes. According to Wu Gong's plan, it is very promising to annihilate the main force of the rebels in one fell swoop.

Wu Gong said again: "This time the battle can be led by the lower officials, and the adults can mobilize the military horses from Jingjiang Mansion, Liuzhou, Rongzhou, Zhaozhou and other places, led by General Qi." Once Xiaguan defeated the rebels in Wuzhou and Fengzhou, General Qi could lead his army to attack Rongzhou and Huazhou from Tengzhou, and Xiaguan led his army to attack Deqing Mansion from Fengzhou. In this way, most of the areas captured by the rebels will be recovered. This Quang Nam Rebellion can be decided in one fell swoop. ”

Fan Chengda nodded with satisfaction. Wu Gong is really still a famous general who is proficient in the art of war, not only looking at the current battle, but also taking into account the overall situation of the entire rebellion. In Fan Chengda's view, this is indeed a good plan to quell the chaos. If this campaign is successful, it will completely reverse the entire situation in Quang Nam, and there is a great confidence that the rebellion will be put down in one fell swoop.

Next, Fan Chengda asked Wu Gong and Qi Fang in detail about the arrangements for ambushing the Manichaean army in the border area between Wuzhou and Fengzhou, as well as the details of the later two-way attack on the Manichaean army. In this regard, Wu Gong and Qi Fang looked at the map and gave a detailed explanation of the plan and layout of this series of marches. The three of them discussed for more than an hour, and finally Fan Chengda was completely relieved.

So Fan Chengdao: "Then don't hesitate, General Wu immediately rushed to Wuzhou to arrange an ambush army." General Qi had already stayed in Jingjiang Mansion, and the official immediately ordered that the regimental training envoys and soldiers and horses from Liuzhou, Rongzhou, Zhaozhou, Hezhou and other places should be transferred to Jingjiang Mansion to assemble, and General Qi would reorganize it, and we would act according to the plan. ”