After nightfall, news came back from Seogwipo one after another.

The side hall on the second floor of the main building is used as a simple war room, and on the west wall, there is a map of Danluo Island, and the latest movements of the soldiers of Haiyang County in Seogwipo and Xianlupo are marked on the map.

Ge Changgen led a water battalion to attack the remnants of the Haiyang/Navy Army in Seogwipo, and at this time the battle had already been engaged, and Lin Lian, Zhou Pu, Zhao Hu, Lin Jingzhong, and others were all waiting in the war room for the latest battle report to come back.

The climate of Jeju Island is similar to that of Chongju, and it is also the cold season, so a brazier is burned in the room. The blazing charcoal fire was sizzling in the copper basin on stilts, and Lin Jian sat in front of the brazier, drinking the local tea produced in Jeju, which was a little fishy, but he could barely drink it.

At this time, the stairs outside were creaking, listening to Song Jia whispering to people outside, and after a long time, I saw her come in and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The lord of Danluo is thoughtful, and he is afraid that the adults will be inconvenient in Jeju, so he specially sent four well-behaved and clever girls over to serve the adults here," Song Jia replied with a smile on the corner of her mouth, "They are all daughters of big families, they are knowledgeable and courteous, and they have learned Hanshu since childhood, so adults don't have to worry that they can't understand what they say." They're all waiting outside, do you want to bring them in and show them to the adults? ”

The empire lost Liaodong, but in the past fourteen years, the cultural influence on the Danluo and Goryeo people has not been weakened much by this time. The officials and nobles of Danluo and Goryeo all regarded Xi Hanshu as fashionable, and it is not surprising that four girls with the same language can be selected on Danluo Island.

It's just that at this moment, Li Jian, the king of Danluo, wants to sacrifice girls here, but it is not the right time.

Looking at the smile on the corner of Song Jia's mouth, Lin Jian waved his hand and said, "Send it back!" When is it time to add to this mess? ”

Zhou Pu, Zhao Hu and others are all military generals, and they don't like this kind of behavior of sending their daughters to please and stammer, so they sat there without saying a word; Lin Jingzhong was noncommittal, remembering that this kind of thing was normal.

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate to send it back like this, the lord of Danluo intends to make friends, isn't it chilling to send it back? Besides, it's not good for these four girls: the things that are sold are returned to them, but they are really worthless......" Song Jia said.

Lin Jian led his troops to aid Jeju Sai, which was the idea of taking advantage of the situation, and he was even worried about the position of the Danluo people at that time, but he did not expect that just after coming, the Danluo people had no room to choose a position.

Leading troops to fight, there are Zhou Pu, Ge Cunxin, Zhao Hu and others, there is no shortage of people with ideas, but force cannot solve all problems. Hearing Song Jia say this, Lin Jian thought that this matter was not just a simple matter of sending four girls over to serve, his brows frowned slightly, and he also felt that it was not good to send them back directly.

"What do you say?" Lin Jian asked.

"These four girls are all well-read and reasonable, and they are indeed from big families on the island," Song Jia said, "It's better not to refuse first, and it is also a good match to those officials and generals in Chongzhou who have not yet started a family." It's not insulting to each other, it's a good marriage......"

"......" Lin Jian frowned, the difference between offering a daughter as a maid and marrying a good marriage is very big, this involves the most fundamental position on Danluo Island, it is not so easy to make a decision, stood up, and said to Song Jia, "Do you think it is better to support the Li family to establish a country in Danluo for now?" ”

"What else is there to do?" Song Jia asked.

"......" Lin Lian thought about it, things are far from being as simple as they seem on the surface.

"The Chongzhou soldiers are divided into three routes, how long can the army stay in Danluo?" Song Jia said, "The country of Korea is small and weak, but after all, it is a country of millions. Even if you gather Chongzhou soldiers and horses, what good can you do if you can capture Hanyang and destroy the Goryeo Kingdom in one fell swoop? ”

"The Danluo forces are too weak," Lin Jian said, "they have always succumbed to strong states, and the government and the people may not have much will to resist......

"The vassal states of Fusang are also strong and weak, choose the weak and support them, ask the imperial court, canonize them, and allow them to profit from the Jeju sea trade and cooperate with Danluo, it is better than Chongzhou directly stationing troops here," Song Jia said, "If the luxury family is not sluggish, they should also make arrangements in this regard......

"You mean Kyushu?" Lin Jian asked.

"Well," Song Jia nodded, and said, "The maritime merchants of Jin'an don't know how to sail under the stars yet, but from Jin'an to the sea, the ship goes northeast along the current, if it goes well, after three or five days, you can also see the land, there is a country named Osumi, and I think it is the Osumi domain on Kyushu Island......"

Due to the limitations of shipbuilding and navigation technology, the Central Plains and the Goryeo Peninsula mostly traveled by land, but nearly a thousand years ago, there were records of navigation with the Fuso Islands.

Fuso and Goryeo are not new continents.

Due to the characteristics of the shipping routes, most of the maritime merchants who went to sea from Mingzhou and Jin'an were connected with the southern part of Kyushu Island, and Danluo Island was never taken seriously.

In the eyes of pirates, Danluo Island is also a remote place and is rarely visited.

Lin Jian directly applied the astrological technique to isolatitude navigation, making it possible to open up a fast route from Chongju to Jeju, and the status of Danluo Island was highlighted.

In the past, the maritime trade routes were blocked, firstly, the imperial court forbade commerce and forbidden the sea, and secondly, the East China Sea was hugely powerful, covering the mountains and blocking the sea.

In fact, the maritime trade routes have never been completely cut off, but for a long time, the Tokai Kou became the main body of maritime trade with the feudal states of Goryeo, Honshu, Kyushu, and other feudal states, and the scale has always been quite large.

Even if the luxury family did not raise a flag in the early years, it was not surprising that they participated in smuggling activities on a small scale. In addition, a large number of former East China Sea Kou forces have joined the luxury family, how can the luxury family not know the benefits of the maritime trade route?

In the past two years, the luxury family has infiltrated the East China Sea, and a large amount of property looted from the coastal areas of Zhejiang and Jiangdong has flowed into eastern Fujian, while the attention of the luxury family has been concentrated in eastern Zhejiang, and the scale of the maritime trade route has decreased sharply.

The timing of the Jeju mission to run Jeju was the right time to fill the gap, but at the same time, the luxury family would inevitably resume the route between Jin'an Province or Myeongju Province and the southern part of Kyushu Island......

Raw silk, cane sugar, iron, and tea in eastern Fujian are all scarce materials on the maritime trade routes, which can make huge profits and make up for the lack of military funds.

The luxury family did not have the spare strength to send troops across the sea, but at this time, it was possible to support proxy forces in the southern part of Kyushu Island, make peace with Goryeo, or make peace with the Donghu people, and join forces to suppress the forces of Chongzhou in the East China Sea.

It is also impossible for Lin Jian to invest unlimited troops on Jeju Island, support the proxy forces, and win over and divide the forces in the East China Sea, which is also the strategy that Chongju should choose.

Ge Cunxin pushed the door and walked over, his armor was stained with snowflakes, pushed the door into the house, and melted the fire.

"It's snowing outside?" Lin Jian looked at the snowflakes on Ge Cunxin's armor and asked in surprise.

"Well, it's snowing," Ge Cunxin said, unpacking the big one, "It's a shame to go to sea a day early, otherwise there will be some minor trouble." News came from the north that Naggen had just routed Goryeo's naval forces at Seogwipo and was leading his troops back. What the result will be, we will not know until Changgen returns. In addition, as expected by your lordship, the pirate forces that participated in the siege of Jeju Fortress yesterday were indeed bribed by the Koreans. However, I didn't catch a big fish, and I couldn't find out if there were any other transactions behind it......"

Lin Jian stood up, pushed the door and wooden window, a cold wind rushed in, licking his neck and getting goosebumps, there were torches around the school yard in front of the building, and the snow was quite small.

Thinking of an incident, Lin Jian asked Ge Cunxin: "Is Changgen the same as Cunxiong, and he hasn't remarried?" ”

"Yes," Ge Cunxin asked in surprise, "why did your lord bring up this matter?" ”

In order to oppose the government, the Ge family pinned their heads to the waistbands of their trousers, and the wives of Ge Cunxiong and Ge Changgen were tortured and killed by the government.

Zhou Pu sat on the side and dialed the brazier, and said with a smile: "My lord promised your Ge family a daughter-in-law of the Danluo people, why don't you hurry up and kowtow to thank you?" ”

"Ahh Ge Cunxin didn't understand why he mentioned this incident.

"Li Jian sent four girls, all of whom are daughters of Danluo's big family," Lin Jian said, "Miss Song means that the marriage is good, but we can't fool others casually, so ask your opinion first." ”

"How can this be? This is all Li Jian's dedication to you! Ge Cunxin said.

"The signs of the luxury family's involvement are obvious, Chongzhou has no way to station many soldiers and horses here, and it is a feasible strategy to borrow or support the Li family's forces. What do I want four pampered girls to do, and I don't think the house is lively enough? Lin Jian smiled, "If you don't feel wronged, wait for Changgen to come back, and then ask him what he means!" ”

"It's not his turn to speak," Ge Cunxin took the initiative to be the master of the eldest son, and said, "I will thank Lord Xie on his behalf." ”

Lin Jian asked Song Jia: "Who is responsible for sending those four girls?" ”

"Princess Danluo, accompanied by Zhou Lizheng's insiders, is still waiting in the west...... Song Jia said.

Lin Jian sighed slightly, although Danluo is called a country, but the national strength is small, in exchange for other states, even if there is the power of the country, there is no need for the princess to come out to do this kind of thing? said to Song Jia: "It's inconvenient for me to come forward, you go and do this properly, pick a ...... with a good background" This kind of marriage, appearance is secondary, life experience is the most important, so it is not considered to have condescended to the Ge family.

Ge Cunxin also saluted Song Jia: "Trouble Miss Song!" ”

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A night of wind and snow, Ge Changgen only returned at dawn.

The remnants of the Goryeo naval army in Seogwipo consisted of only twenty warships and more than 400 people.

In Goryeo, the captain of the ship, Samjo, was a large warship. Ge Changgen led his troops to attack the past, there were five warships of more than ten zhang, and the naval soldiers were twice the remnants of the Goryeo naval army in Seogwipo, Ge Changgen was more familiar with the terrain of Seogwipo than the Goryeo naval army, and there was not much suspense in such a war.

However, on the return trip, a Jiyun-class warship was pushed by the wind and waves, hit the reef, broke a big hole, and almost sank, becoming the biggest loss in the rush battle.

Jeju Saiwu Port already has the ability to repair ships, but there is no need to worry about the loss of water camp combat power.

The wind and snow on the island are still endless, and there is a tendency to become more and more intense, and the wind and waves on the sea are also strong, and the water and land cannot use troops, and the situation on Danluo Island suddenly returned to the surface calm. The situation behind the scenes will never be calm.

Lin Jian fell asleep at dawn, opened his eyes, it was already dawn, and he listened to the sound of light movement outside the door, and knew that Song Jia was outside, so he sat up. Song Jia listened to the sound of the squeaky bed, and knew that Lin Jian woke up, so she pushed the door in.

"The marriage is settled," Song Jia said, "She is the youngest daughter of the Prime Minister's family, and she has good character and appearance, and Captain Ge himself is also very satisfied, and it seems that they have met before." In addition, the son of Zhou Guitang's family wants to ask for a daughter-in-law for his youngest son......"

The Danluo state system imitates the Central Plains, below the monarch, the prime minister, Jiuqing and other officials in one fell swoop, although the sparrow is small, the five organs are complete. It's just that there are only more than 30,000 people in Dingkou, only one-tenth of Chongzhou County, and as a monarchy, it is too small.

"Zhou Guitang wants to take root in Danluo, that's fine," Lin Jian said, "You promise Zhou Guitang that it will be at home." ”

Lin Lian stretched out his hand to pick up the clothes on the bedside table and put them on, caught a glimpse of a woman outside the door, and asked suspiciously, "Who is outside?" ”

"Of the four girls, two have been found. There is also a pair of little sisters, who are girls from Guangluqing's family. Guangluqing was killed by the Goryeo people in Xianlupo with the crown prince Li Gong, and there were no characters in the family. One son was very young, and he was left with an orphan daughter and a widow. The pair of little sisters didn't have a suitable family for a while, one was called Zuo Lan and the other was Zuo Yan, and if they returned, they would be allowed to lowly families at will, and maybe they would be fought for by rich and noble families. Seeing that it was pitiful, I took it upon myself to advocate and stay," Song Jia looked at Lin Lian's face and replied, "Aren't there still two people missing by my side?" ”

Lin Jian glanced at Song Jia and asked, "Could it be inappropriate?" ”

Four girls, two married, and two stayed as maids, and the gap was very big. In this world, "there is no widowhood, there is unevenness", a bowl of water is uneven, causing resentment, but it is a bad thing.

"But the orphans and widows begged me, and if you don't think it's suitable, then send them back." Song Jia said.

"I beg you don't drive us back...... the two girls at the door listened to the conversation inside, walked in and ran on the cold ground and kowtowed.

These two girls can't speak accurately, but they can understand it, their voices are delicate and tender, and they have an exotic atmosphere when they listen to them. The two girls lay on the ground, and Lin Jian couldn't see their faces clearly, and he didn't want to refute Song Jia's face, so he said, "I'll let Miss Song keep you, let's go out first......"

The two girls raised their heads, Lin Jian looked at it, and felt that the complexion of these two girls was really delicate, the complexion was like clotted fat, delicate and snow-white, and said secretly: Goryeo people don't have plastic surgery and beautiful embryos? The youngest is thirteen or fourteen years old, and his face is still childish, if it weren't for the older one being a little more mature, he thought it was twin sisters, and he didn't know which one was called Zuo Lan and which one was Zuo Yan, so he waved his hand and asked them to retreat first.

Lin Jian understood why Song Jia advocated to keep these two girls without authorization, the head of the Danluo Zuo clan had just died, the young son was still young, and there was no one else who could support the family business. The two girls retreated, and their fate was indeed not much better. Song Jia may have felt pity; For Zuo's family, the two women staying as maids are undoubtedly regarded as thick thighs that are hugged here.