Chapter 1473
Northern Route
Chapter 1473 The Northern Route ([-])
Regarding his brother's short and extreme reply, it was difficult for He Li to infer what the other party thought after receiving his telegram, but since He Xiao said yes, he agreed with He Li's opinion, and the follow-up matters can be Immediately began to split the implementation.
He Li immediately expressed to the officials of the Ministry of Commerce that he had the intention to build a store in Majiazhuang, but due to the itinerary, He Li was about to leave for Liaodong with the fleet, so he purchased land and hired people to start the construction. For such matters, he can only do it himself when he returns from Liaodong to Fushan County.But He Li still left a close friend here, who will follow up on the matter first.
Of course, this kind of operation of building a storehouse in a different place is bound to be expensive, and coupled with the increasing prosperity of Majiazhuang, He Li estimates that this plan will require three to four thousand taels of silver to be implemented.However, if it is possible to gain a slight advantage in the team of carriers on the northern route, He Li believes that such a result is still cost-effective. In this environment, it must be the first to act first, and the only thing to do is to eat the soup later.Based on the current situation of Majiazhuang, after the commercial warehouse is built, it will only take a year and a half to recover the cost.
He Li hurriedly explained the work to the cronies who stayed in Shandong, and then hurriedly boarded the ship and set off.Most of the goods transported by this fleet are military supplies, and there are military warships accompanying them. The departure time cannot be determined by himself, and He Li does not dare to delay the sailing schedule because of his personal affairs.
The voyage from Zhifu Island to Liaodong is the last part of the journey of the carrier's merchant fleet. The distance of [-] to [-] nautical miles between Zhifu Port and Lushun Port can be reached in just one day. The merchants came to the deck in advance, waiting for the outline of the land that would appear on the sea level in the distance.
But their emotions obviously came a little earlier. In fact, it was a long time after night fell that the fleet arrived there. If it weren't for the light from the lighthouse on the sea in the distance, it would be difficult for them to even confirm that the Liaodong mainland was ahead.At this time, most of the impatient sea merchants have returned to the cabin. After all, the sea breeze blowing on the deck for a day is not a good thing.
He Li is more restrained. He has studied the brief chart provided by the military in advance, and roughly calculates the voyage time, so he has been recuperating during the day. He did not come to the deck until after dinner, waiting for the end of the journey. arrival.After seeing the light of the lighthouse in the distance, he immediately confirmed to the ship's escort that it was the Laohuwei Lighthouse outside Lushun Port, and it was the only lighthouse on the coastline of the Liaodong mainland. It can be confirmed that it has reached the coast of Liaodong.
From Zhejiang to Lushun, the journey of more than [-] miles on the sea, the voyage of more than ten days, is finally coming to an end.He Li was not very excited, because the visibility at sea was not good at this time. Apart from that looming light, in fact, the outline of the Liaodong mainland could not be seen at all, and there was only a dark area in front of him.Moreover, even if the lighthouse outside Port Lushun has been seen, and the distance is calculated based on the visibility at sea, it will take at least an hour or so to reach the location of the lighthouse.
In fact, when the lighthouse was still a few miles away from the waterway, the leading ship had already signaled, causing the entire fleet to slow down.This is because the entry channel of Port Lushun is relatively narrow. If dozens of ships in the fleet swarm in, it will definitely be difficult to ensure the safety of navigation at night, and they can only slow down.Fortunately, Lushun Port has been notified by telegram from Shandong, so many bonfires were lit on the land on both sides of the channel in advance, which also greatly improved the safety of the fleet when entering the harbor.
Rao is so, and it has been tossing until midnight, and the entire fleet has entered the Port of Port Arthur one after another.After bypassing the Laohuwei Peninsula, you can see the Lushun Port wharf, which is still brightly lit by the shore.At this time, He Li did not continue to watch on the deck, but leisurely returned to the cabin to rest.
According to the itinerary informed by the military before departure, for any port arriving at night, the crew on board must wait for the next day to land before landing.This Liaodong area is an area under the control of the Haihan Army, and naturally this is the rule.He Li knew that this was because the Haihan people were worried about unidentified spies sneaking in. Since they could get off the ship tomorrow morning, they couldn't see the surrounding environment when they stayed on the deck at this time, so it was better to rest earlier.
Of course, there are still a few calm people like He Li. People who had already rested on other ships heard about Lushun and ran to the deck to see the strangeness.However, the area on the pier illuminated by the lantern torches is limited, and the scenes that can be seen are also pitiful.After everyone was excited, they finally went back to sleep.
At dawn the next day, people from the garrison, the Ministry of Shipping, and the Ministry of Commerce all came and began to hand over the cargo on board.The inventory work is still to exclude all private carriers and their subordinates, so as to avoid leakage of information on the quantity of goods shipped.
He Li and other carriers were invited to a small tea shop on the wharf. The free tea provided here was not as particular as it was in Majiazhuang before. The level of tea is up.Of course, this kind of opening on the wharf is aimed at consumer groups such as laborers, and it is not practical to use better tea leaves.
This wait took a long time. During this period, people from various departments of Haihan came to meet with them one after another to complete the goods handover and freight settlement procedures.He Li must have made money from this errand, but it is far from enough to support his investment plan in the north, not even the construction of the commercial store in Shandong. Row.
When it was almost noon, the security on the dock suddenly increased a lot. He Li and others were not newbies. Knowing that there might be a big person coming, they hurriedly arranged their clothes to avoid losing their courtesy.Not long after, a black carriage came from the official road and stopped outside the small tea shop.A middle-aged man got off the carriage. Everyone saw his clothes and knew that this man must be a high-ranking official from Haihan, so they hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.A nearby Haihan official introduced them to him, and the person who came was Sha Xi, the chief executive of Haihan in Liaodong.
"The Caomin knocks down to see Lord Sha!" He Li hurriedly followed the others and knelt down to the ground.Although he also knew that Haihan people were not interested in kneeling and bowing, but since this is the first time he has dealt with this Lord Sha and Chief Sha, and there may be business contacts in the future, it is necessary to leave a It is good to have a good impression of humility and politeness. Kneeling at this time may save a lot of trouble in the future.
Sha Xi hurriedly helped everyone up one by one, saying that they were hard at work, then sat down with everyone, and asked some questions about the situation on the way to the north.Everyone saw that he seemed to speak very well, and the originally uneasy mood was also much calmer.
Sha Xi said: "Liaodong, as we all know, is the land of our Han people. It was occupied by gold thieves a few years ago. We took out this place and took away all the people. We sent troops to take this place. The purpose of grabbing it is to take back these lands for the Han people, and by the way, kill more gold thieves to avenge the dead people! But you also know that this place is too far from our country of Haihan, and many materials come from the south It will take a month to ship it, so we must get the support of gentlemen and merchants like you who are profound and righteous, so that we can maintain the current situation in Liaodong. For me, Haihanguo, you are not only our business cooperation My partner, and also an ally who fought together, I, Shaxi, represent the Haihan Kingdom here, thank you all for being exhausted and working hard!”
Seeing Shaxi stand up and bow, everyone hurriedly stood up and returned the salute.He Li secretly said that this high-ranking Haihan official is very eloquent. He said these words, it seemed very comfortable to listen to, but when he took a closer look, he felt that something was wrong. He never mentioned "Da Ming" once inside or outside of his words. , kept saying that this Liaodong was the land of the Han people, but after Haihan regained this land, it seemed that he had no intention of returning it to Daming.
Of course, this was actually expected by everyone, otherwise, why would Haihan have to spend a lot of time on a private carrier to deliver a large amount of materials to Liaodong?I just didn't expect that this high-ranking Haihan official didn't even mention Daming in the scene. The attitude of hiding a needle in cotton can be said to be quite firm.
Sha Xi continued: "As far as I know, it is the first time for you to come to Liaodong, and you may not be too familiar with the situation here, so I will give you a brief introduction to the situation here."
In fact, Shaxi didn't come much earlier than these southern merchants, but because of the different levels of information he had been exposed to, his understanding of the region was naturally far from comparable to these merchants.In the situation Shaxi introduced to them, the main content was how the Haihan army fought bravely and drove away the Houjin army who occupied the area, emphasizing Haihan's role in the process of regaining control of this area. effect.
Although these businessmen are not familiar with the military, they still do not believe it when they hear that Haihan destroyed thousands of enemies in the process of fighting with the enemy.Because according to the battle reports in recent years, Daming has more losses than the Shangjin people, and most of them can only defend the city, and they dare not go out of the city to fight with the enemy cavalry.This Haihan attacked from sea to land, and was able to defeat the Jinren's cavalry troops. This kind of victory made them a little unacceptable.
As if guessing what these people were thinking, Sha Xi smiled and said: "During the battle, the Ming Army troops originally belonging to Dongjiang Town also gave us a lot of support, so after the war, in order to express our gratitude, we put This military exploit was given to them, allowing them to cut off the enemy's head to repay the court. If you are willing to stay in Liaodong for a while, you may be able to wait for the officials sent by the court to verify the results."
Sha Xi's words surprised everyone. They didn't know about the Ming army's participation in the war in Liaodong before they arrived here, but if this is the case, then the object of this army's retribution is obviously not the Haihan court, but It was the Ming Dynasty.But if Shaxi did not brag about the results of the battle, and Dongjiang Town reported the military exploits, the court would definitely think that this place was taken back by the Ming army, so how could it allow Haihan, an outsider, to occupy it?Besides, when the court really sent officials here to inspect the results of the war, wouldn't it be possible to expose the truth at a glance?
Finally someone dared to ask: "My lord, Caomin dares to ask, if the officials sent by the imperial court do not recognize your country's power here, what will happen?"
Sha Xigu said in an embarrassing manner: "Of course our country wants to peacefully resolve the issue of Liaodong's ownership with Daming, but how to do it depends on the sincerity shown by the Daming court. If the big figures in the capital do not want peace , then you can only do what you want to do.”
Do what you want to do, it sounds like a very helpless sentence, but for these businessmen, it is tantamount to thunder.Although they are currently doing things for the Haihan people, they are still wise people, and naturally they don't want the two countries to go to war.Moreover, with the combat effectiveness of Haihan in the south, as well as the terrifying armed fleet, it is difficult to hope that the court can use force to regain the ownership of Liaodong-this may be more difficult than regaining Liaodong from the Jin people. much more.
He Li thought more. He felt that the surnamed Sha was throwing the blame in advance, and first put the responsibility of starting a fight in case the negotiation failed to Daming, as if Haihan was the passive party.But in fact, it was the Haihan side who dominated the situation, and if they really wanted to fight, the performance of the Haihan army would never be as helpless as Sha Xi described.How could an army capable of driving the Houjin armed forces out of this area be afraid of a Ming army that could not even defeat its defeated generals?
He Li had never heard of a character named Sha Xi in Haihan before, but in such a short period of contact, He Li found that this man was very sophisticated, and he spoke very succinctly. In the future, you must be careful when dealing with them.
Then I heard Sha Xi continue: "Actually, I'm just a civil official, and I can only manage the land in Liaodong, who to fight with and when to start fighting, it's not my turn to decide this kind of thing, at most it's a wartime help. The army has handled the logistical issues well. So about the war, you don’t need to waste your saliva and time asking me for news. What I want to tell you is that regardless of whether there will be wars in Liaodong in the future, our Haihan Kingdom established The northern route will definitely get busier and busier, and everyone entering this market will be very grateful for your decision in the future, because you are the first group of people to seize the opportunity!"
Sha Xi's speech was very convincing, but He Li still wanted to know more about the things he was interested in, so after Sha Xi indicated that he could ask questions, He Li took the initiative to ask: "Master Sha, Caomin wants to know more, I will wait. Can the carrier do business locally? Does the government have any recommendations?"
(End of this chapter)
Regarding his brother's short and extreme reply, it was difficult for He Li to infer what the other party thought after receiving his telegram, but since He Xiao said yes, he agreed with He Li's opinion, and the follow-up matters can be Immediately began to split the implementation.
He Li immediately expressed to the officials of the Ministry of Commerce that he had the intention to build a store in Majiazhuang, but due to the itinerary, He Li was about to leave for Liaodong with the fleet, so he purchased land and hired people to start the construction. For such matters, he can only do it himself when he returns from Liaodong to Fushan County.But He Li still left a close friend here, who will follow up on the matter first.
Of course, this kind of operation of building a storehouse in a different place is bound to be expensive, and coupled with the increasing prosperity of Majiazhuang, He Li estimates that this plan will require three to four thousand taels of silver to be implemented.However, if it is possible to gain a slight advantage in the team of carriers on the northern route, He Li believes that such a result is still cost-effective. In this environment, it must be the first to act first, and the only thing to do is to eat the soup later.Based on the current situation of Majiazhuang, after the commercial warehouse is built, it will only take a year and a half to recover the cost.
He Li hurriedly explained the work to the cronies who stayed in Shandong, and then hurriedly boarded the ship and set off.Most of the goods transported by this fleet are military supplies, and there are military warships accompanying them. The departure time cannot be determined by himself, and He Li does not dare to delay the sailing schedule because of his personal affairs.
The voyage from Zhifu Island to Liaodong is the last part of the journey of the carrier's merchant fleet. The distance of [-] to [-] nautical miles between Zhifu Port and Lushun Port can be reached in just one day. The merchants came to the deck in advance, waiting for the outline of the land that would appear on the sea level in the distance.
But their emotions obviously came a little earlier. In fact, it was a long time after night fell that the fleet arrived there. If it weren't for the light from the lighthouse on the sea in the distance, it would be difficult for them to even confirm that the Liaodong mainland was ahead.At this time, most of the impatient sea merchants have returned to the cabin. After all, the sea breeze blowing on the deck for a day is not a good thing.
He Li is more restrained. He has studied the brief chart provided by the military in advance, and roughly calculates the voyage time, so he has been recuperating during the day. He did not come to the deck until after dinner, waiting for the end of the journey. arrival.After seeing the light of the lighthouse in the distance, he immediately confirmed to the ship's escort that it was the Laohuwei Lighthouse outside Lushun Port, and it was the only lighthouse on the coastline of the Liaodong mainland. It can be confirmed that it has reached the coast of Liaodong.
From Zhejiang to Lushun, the journey of more than [-] miles on the sea, the voyage of more than ten days, is finally coming to an end.He Li was not very excited, because the visibility at sea was not good at this time. Apart from that looming light, in fact, the outline of the Liaodong mainland could not be seen at all, and there was only a dark area in front of him.Moreover, even if the lighthouse outside Port Lushun has been seen, and the distance is calculated based on the visibility at sea, it will take at least an hour or so to reach the location of the lighthouse.
In fact, when the lighthouse was still a few miles away from the waterway, the leading ship had already signaled, causing the entire fleet to slow down.This is because the entry channel of Port Lushun is relatively narrow. If dozens of ships in the fleet swarm in, it will definitely be difficult to ensure the safety of navigation at night, and they can only slow down.Fortunately, Lushun Port has been notified by telegram from Shandong, so many bonfires were lit on the land on both sides of the channel in advance, which also greatly improved the safety of the fleet when entering the harbor.
Rao is so, and it has been tossing until midnight, and the entire fleet has entered the Port of Port Arthur one after another.After bypassing the Laohuwei Peninsula, you can see the Lushun Port wharf, which is still brightly lit by the shore.At this time, He Li did not continue to watch on the deck, but leisurely returned to the cabin to rest.
According to the itinerary informed by the military before departure, for any port arriving at night, the crew on board must wait for the next day to land before landing.This Liaodong area is an area under the control of the Haihan Army, and naturally this is the rule.He Li knew that this was because the Haihan people were worried about unidentified spies sneaking in. Since they could get off the ship tomorrow morning, they couldn't see the surrounding environment when they stayed on the deck at this time, so it was better to rest earlier.
Of course, there are still a few calm people like He Li. People who had already rested on other ships heard about Lushun and ran to the deck to see the strangeness.However, the area on the pier illuminated by the lantern torches is limited, and the scenes that can be seen are also pitiful.After everyone was excited, they finally went back to sleep.
At dawn the next day, people from the garrison, the Ministry of Shipping, and the Ministry of Commerce all came and began to hand over the cargo on board.The inventory work is still to exclude all private carriers and their subordinates, so as to avoid leakage of information on the quantity of goods shipped.
He Li and other carriers were invited to a small tea shop on the wharf. The free tea provided here was not as particular as it was in Majiazhuang before. The level of tea is up.Of course, this kind of opening on the wharf is aimed at consumer groups such as laborers, and it is not practical to use better tea leaves.
This wait took a long time. During this period, people from various departments of Haihan came to meet with them one after another to complete the goods handover and freight settlement procedures.He Li must have made money from this errand, but it is far from enough to support his investment plan in the north, not even the construction of the commercial store in Shandong. Row.
When it was almost noon, the security on the dock suddenly increased a lot. He Li and others were not newbies. Knowing that there might be a big person coming, they hurriedly arranged their clothes to avoid losing their courtesy.Not long after, a black carriage came from the official road and stopped outside the small tea shop.A middle-aged man got off the carriage. Everyone saw his clothes and knew that this man must be a high-ranking official from Haihan, so they hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.A nearby Haihan official introduced them to him, and the person who came was Sha Xi, the chief executive of Haihan in Liaodong.
"The Caomin knocks down to see Lord Sha!" He Li hurriedly followed the others and knelt down to the ground.Although he also knew that Haihan people were not interested in kneeling and bowing, but since this is the first time he has dealt with this Lord Sha and Chief Sha, and there may be business contacts in the future, it is necessary to leave a It is good to have a good impression of humility and politeness. Kneeling at this time may save a lot of trouble in the future.
Sha Xi hurriedly helped everyone up one by one, saying that they were hard at work, then sat down with everyone, and asked some questions about the situation on the way to the north.Everyone saw that he seemed to speak very well, and the originally uneasy mood was also much calmer.
Sha Xi said: "Liaodong, as we all know, is the land of our Han people. It was occupied by gold thieves a few years ago. We took out this place and took away all the people. We sent troops to take this place. The purpose of grabbing it is to take back these lands for the Han people, and by the way, kill more gold thieves to avenge the dead people! But you also know that this place is too far from our country of Haihan, and many materials come from the south It will take a month to ship it, so we must get the support of gentlemen and merchants like you who are profound and righteous, so that we can maintain the current situation in Liaodong. For me, Haihanguo, you are not only our business cooperation My partner, and also an ally who fought together, I, Shaxi, represent the Haihan Kingdom here, thank you all for being exhausted and working hard!”
Seeing Shaxi stand up and bow, everyone hurriedly stood up and returned the salute.He Li secretly said that this high-ranking Haihan official is very eloquent. He said these words, it seemed very comfortable to listen to, but when he took a closer look, he felt that something was wrong. He never mentioned "Da Ming" once inside or outside of his words. , kept saying that this Liaodong was the land of the Han people, but after Haihan regained this land, it seemed that he had no intention of returning it to Daming.
Of course, this was actually expected by everyone, otherwise, why would Haihan have to spend a lot of time on a private carrier to deliver a large amount of materials to Liaodong?I just didn't expect that this high-ranking Haihan official didn't even mention Daming in the scene. The attitude of hiding a needle in cotton can be said to be quite firm.
Sha Xi continued: "As far as I know, it is the first time for you to come to Liaodong, and you may not be too familiar with the situation here, so I will give you a brief introduction to the situation here."
In fact, Shaxi didn't come much earlier than these southern merchants, but because of the different levels of information he had been exposed to, his understanding of the region was naturally far from comparable to these merchants.In the situation Shaxi introduced to them, the main content was how the Haihan army fought bravely and drove away the Houjin army who occupied the area, emphasizing Haihan's role in the process of regaining control of this area. effect.
Although these businessmen are not familiar with the military, they still do not believe it when they hear that Haihan destroyed thousands of enemies in the process of fighting with the enemy.Because according to the battle reports in recent years, Daming has more losses than the Shangjin people, and most of them can only defend the city, and they dare not go out of the city to fight with the enemy cavalry.This Haihan attacked from sea to land, and was able to defeat the Jinren's cavalry troops. This kind of victory made them a little unacceptable.
As if guessing what these people were thinking, Sha Xi smiled and said: "During the battle, the Ming Army troops originally belonging to Dongjiang Town also gave us a lot of support, so after the war, in order to express our gratitude, we put This military exploit was given to them, allowing them to cut off the enemy's head to repay the court. If you are willing to stay in Liaodong for a while, you may be able to wait for the officials sent by the court to verify the results."
Sha Xi's words surprised everyone. They didn't know about the Ming army's participation in the war in Liaodong before they arrived here, but if this is the case, then the object of this army's retribution is obviously not the Haihan court, but It was the Ming Dynasty.But if Shaxi did not brag about the results of the battle, and Dongjiang Town reported the military exploits, the court would definitely think that this place was taken back by the Ming army, so how could it allow Haihan, an outsider, to occupy it?Besides, when the court really sent officials here to inspect the results of the war, wouldn't it be possible to expose the truth at a glance?
Finally someone dared to ask: "My lord, Caomin dares to ask, if the officials sent by the imperial court do not recognize your country's power here, what will happen?"
Sha Xigu said in an embarrassing manner: "Of course our country wants to peacefully resolve the issue of Liaodong's ownership with Daming, but how to do it depends on the sincerity shown by the Daming court. If the big figures in the capital do not want peace , then you can only do what you want to do.”
Do what you want to do, it sounds like a very helpless sentence, but for these businessmen, it is tantamount to thunder.Although they are currently doing things for the Haihan people, they are still wise people, and naturally they don't want the two countries to go to war.Moreover, with the combat effectiveness of Haihan in the south, as well as the terrifying armed fleet, it is difficult to hope that the court can use force to regain the ownership of Liaodong-this may be more difficult than regaining Liaodong from the Jin people. much more.
He Li thought more. He felt that the surnamed Sha was throwing the blame in advance, and first put the responsibility of starting a fight in case the negotiation failed to Daming, as if Haihan was the passive party.But in fact, it was the Haihan side who dominated the situation, and if they really wanted to fight, the performance of the Haihan army would never be as helpless as Sha Xi described.How could an army capable of driving the Houjin armed forces out of this area be afraid of a Ming army that could not even defeat its defeated generals?
He Li had never heard of a character named Sha Xi in Haihan before, but in such a short period of contact, He Li found that this man was very sophisticated, and he spoke very succinctly. In the future, you must be careful when dealing with them.
Then I heard Sha Xi continue: "Actually, I'm just a civil official, and I can only manage the land in Liaodong, who to fight with and when to start fighting, it's not my turn to decide this kind of thing, at most it's a wartime help. The army has handled the logistical issues well. So about the war, you don’t need to waste your saliva and time asking me for news. What I want to tell you is that regardless of whether there will be wars in Liaodong in the future, our Haihan Kingdom established The northern route will definitely get busier and busier, and everyone entering this market will be very grateful for your decision in the future, because you are the first group of people to seize the opportunity!"
Sha Xi's speech was very convincing, but He Li still wanted to know more about the things he was interested in, so after Sha Xi indicated that he could ask questions, He Li took the initiative to ask: "Master Sha, Caomin wants to know more, I will wait. Can the carrier do business locally? Does the government have any recommendations?"
(End of this chapter)