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Yang Yan patted his feet and said: "This is easy to do, let's ask Xie Yuanqing, he has been doing business here for many years, and he must be very familiar with the waters in this area, so he should know." Saying that, he immediately ordered someone to invite Xie Yuanqing and Ali to come to the Yamen of the Establishment Envoy.

After a while, the two of them came, Yang Yan told them what he had just discussed, and as soon as he finished speaking, Ali Ji said: "Lord Yang, I think your method is very good, the state provides security for merchant ships, which can not only increase financial revenue, but also improve the status of the country in the hearts of merchants, it is really a good way, and I know that there is such an island at the southern end of thousands of miles of Changsha, with a radius of more than ten miles, tens of thousands of people can be stationed, and there is also a freshwater lake on the island, which can be solved by drinking water, which should be very in line with your requirements." Suddenly, he touched the back of his head and said, "What is this island called?" I can't remember it all at once, do you remember Xie Dongjia? ”

Xie Yuanqing smiled slightly: "You mean Gulang Island, right?" ”

Ali laughed and said, "Ah! By the way, it's called Gulang Island. ”

Xie Yuanqing nodded and said to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, Gulang Island is indeed a good place, about fifteen days by sea from Guangzhou, and many merchant ships coming to the Great Song Dynasty will anchor there, either to avoid the wind and rain, or to replenish fresh water. And it is indeed a good way for you to propose to escort merchant ships, but I have a little concern below, and I hope you will refer to one or two when you say it. ”

Yang Yan said: "Xie Yuanwai, you are a native of the local area, and you know more than us, if you have any concerns, just say it directly, we can discuss it together." ”

Xie Yuanqing said: "I am afraid that other caravans still have fear of pirates, even if the imperial court comes forward to protect them, they will not dare to obey their orders, so I hope that you will be more considerate." ”

Yang Yan nodded, although Xie Yuanqing said tactfully, the meaning was very clear, the merchants did not have much trust in the Great Song Dynasty, because in the past ten years, the imperial court had no way to deal with pirates, and the pirates' accumulated power in the past ten years could not be resolved in a few words. If it didn't work out, the merchants went to sea under the protection of the Great Song fleet and continued to pay tribute to the pirates, which would only increase the burden on the merchants.

Yang Yan said: "Xie Yuanwai, don't worry, we will consider it carefully." He said to Li Gongzuo again: "Commander Li, see when you will leave to Gulang Island to inspect." ”

Li Gongzuo said: "Commander, the last general thinks that although this Gulang Island is close, it will take more than twenty or thirty days to go back and forth, so the last general plans to bring enough items and personnel this time, if Gulang Island is really suitable, he will immediately leave personnel on the island to start stationing, so as not to delay time." ”

Yang Yan said: "You are right, then give you three days to prepare, and set off in three days." ”

Ali stood up and said, "Okay, three days later, I will go to sea with you and take you to Gulang Island." ”

After Xie Yuanqing and Ali left, Yang Yan said: "This time, it will take about a month for Li Tongzhi to go to Gulang Island and come back, if Gulang Island can really garrison troops, then we can start preparing to escort merchant ships." However, in escorting merchant ships, according to what Li Tongzhi said, we changed the warships to the appearance of merchant ships, lured pirates out, and won a few battles, so that the merchants knew that we had the ability to defeat pirates, so that they would have confidence in us, stop paying tribute to pirates, and ask us for protection instead. ”

When they heard this, they all nodded yes.

Yang Yan said again: "In addition, we can't just stare at the sea, the security of Guangzhou is not to be ignored, maybe the pirates will suddenly attack Guangzhou, I think let Wu Xi's men and horses be stationed in the city of Guangzhou, Gao Zhen will not send men and horses to garrison the coast, don't be careless." ”

Zhao Ruyu said: "Yang Zhizhi is right, and he agrees to do so." However, Lord Yang is about to raise troops to Dali, after the Lord is gone, who will be responsible here, is it Li Tong or Gao Dutong? Please make it clear. ”

Yang Yan said with a smile: "After I leave, Princess Yongning will be responsible for everything in Guangzhou." ”

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That night, Yue Lin took Yue Ke and Yue Ying to visit Yang Yan again at the Envoy Division, and thanked Yang Yan again and again for sending them to Guangzhou.

Yang Yan said: "Lord Yue, this is just a gesture, if you start from my grandfather and Yue Wu Mugong, our two families are still world friends, these little things don't have to be taken to heart." ”

Zhao Qianru smiled slightly: "Lord Yue, I and I see that Ling Lang and Ling Yuan are both smart and capable, and we like them very much, and I hope to keep them by my side to listen to them, I don't know if Lord Yue is reluctant." ”

Yue Lin was overjoyed, it turned out that Yue Ke and Yue Ying had been begging Yue Lin since they went home, so that they could continue to follow Yang Yan. This time, he brought Yue Ke and Yue Ying to visit Yang Yan's purpose, hoping that Yang Yan could keep them by his side and listen.

Although the Great Song Dynasty has always had the fashion of emphasizing civil officials, suspicious of the accumulated habits of military generals, especially the tragic lesson of Yue Fei's murder, Yue Lin did not want Yue Ke and Yue Ying to inherit the legacy of Jiangmen, and abandoned martial arts and literature. But Yang Yan is now a hot young latecomer, he is already a fourth-grade envoy at a young age, he controls the military and political power of the two routes, and he is also a concubine of the dynasty, which is different from ordinary military generals, and letting Yue Ke and Yue Ying follow him can be regarded as a promising future.

And through the contact some time ago, Yue Lin also has an understanding of Yang Yan's personality, and feels that he can rest assured that he can hand over Yue Ke and Yue Ying to him, and the father doesn't want his children to have a good future, so he specially came to Yang Yan, who knew that he hadn't opened his mouth yet, Zhao Qian raised it first, saved enough face for himself, and was naturally very happy, and said at the moment: "Since the concubine and the princess love it, the lower officials are naturally willing, I am afraid that these two children will be dull, and I will ask the concubine and the princess to stay more in the future." As he spoke, he hurriedly asked Yue Ke and Yue Ying to kneel down for them.

Yang Yan hurriedly helped them up and said, "You're welcome, but I'm about to enter Dali, and the two of you are still young, so you don't have to go this time, stay in Guangzhou for the time being, and follow the princess first." Xiao Ke is still with Cheng Lin, working as a writer in the waiting guard, and Xiao Ying and Xue Ping are together as the princess's guard. ”