Chapter 13

In the same late spring season, in Chunzhou Prefecture, Lingnan Road, there were completely different green flowers and grass and birds flying. I gently shook the feather fan in my hand and urged the tea soup on the small red mud stove in front of me to boil three times. While Qingyi was dividing the tea, Feng Ruofang smiled slightly and said, "This water heater is not yet boiling, and it is best to be old and tender. Only with this water can you get the true taste of the tea. My second brother is really a good drink today!"

Ignoring Feng Ruolong's expression of desire, the Aquaman, who was scattered across the South China Sea, reached out and bowed to the guest, then raised his own cup and sniffed a deep sip of the tea, then sipped in a small gulp, enjoying the deliciousness of the treasures of the world. At this time, he sat on the felt, with a wide robe and big sleeves, and then looked at the three-point obsession on his face, which made him look like an indescribable elegance of a famous scholar.

Feng Ruolong knew his elder brother's temperament. When he boiled water and boiled tea, he would put the big things aside. Therefore, although he was anxious, he did not speak out. He reached out to take a cup of tea and sipped in a small sip. He had no choice but to calm down when he had something to do in his heart. Only God knows how much the tea smells fragrant.

Feng Ruofang, who had just used the incense stick and drank the fragrant tea in the cup, sighed reluctantly, then closed her eyes and savored for a moment, then closed her expression and said lightly: "The second brother's heart fire is mixed, but I don't know what's going on here?"

"I am a rough man, but I can't compare to my elder brother's cultivation. I don't know how to stop the news sent back from Hebei Dao yesterday?" After hearing his brother's faint words, Feng Ruolong suppressed his heart and said with a self-deprecating smile.

Upon hearing this, Feng Ruofang did not reply to this question immediately, but said, "The second brother has been lingering in the boat field recently. How many of the sea ships have been built now?"

"Since last autumn, two 16,000 stone ships have been built, and four more. The bottom keels of the ship have been completed. In two months, they will be completed." Feng Ruofang saw his brother's appearance, and answered this question in a hurry, and then continued: "Half a month ago, Yu Jian had already condemned people and said that he would come to our Jiangnan border to open Kaili City during the current year of the trade winds. The elder brother immediately refused. Then there was a big disturbance in the Bohai Sea. Just look at the news sent back this time, they had already mobilized comprehensively! So what if I did, I would make him clear? It's all at sea to ask for it.

It is not easy for Bohai to live in the past six months. We should sell them in terms of face! Besides, at that time, we only need to point out a few ocean-going merchants that have never hired escort ships to them, so that they will not lose our face. We will also criticize those who refuse to pay for escort ships. Wouldn't this be a two-handed kill? Why bother to cause a sky-high fight for the customs temple?" I think these questions have been depressed in his heart for a long time, so once he spoke at this time, he would have a constant lingering intention.

As if he had known that he would say this, Feng Ruofang listened calmly and pondered for a moment before he asked, "After walking east of this manor, you and my brothers will make a living, you and my brothers, second brother, who do you know who this vast blue wave belongs to?"

"Of course it's the big brother. Who doesn't know about the ground in the South China Sea?" Feng Ruolong blurted out without hesitation.

"All the king's land is the king's land; the shores of the earth are the king's ministers! The second brother must remember that the words of the previous saint will never be forgotten. If you lose this thought in your heart, even if you are strong for the rest of your life, you will end up dead and destruction!" After saying this slightly, Feng Ruofang glanced at his second brother who was dissatisfied with his disapproval, and said again: "Twenty-three years ago, when the civil strife of the imperial court first appeared, there was no time to suppress all the things along the coast, and then there was a three-year battle for hegemony. Then, after the Anshi Rebellion and the local vassal states

The disaster is that the court is getting weaker and weaker. You and my brothers are able to grow up in the South China Sea by taking advantage of the situation. In short, the situation in the sea is the result of the court's inability to supervise. If this was the Kaiyuan period, how could I have such a situation in the South China Sea? I have more than a hundred ships and thousands of people under my jurisdiction. However, it is just a few soldiers in one state. Even if you are invincible at the sea, you can never go ashore! As for other methods, it is only half a year since Cui Po took office. The Bohai Sea has fallen to this point, and the second brother should have some feelings."

"I still understand this principle if the people don't fight with officials, but this time is really extraordinary. If Yu Jian really went south, I'm afraid that the old things would happen again twenty years ago, and I don't know how many brothers would be buried in the South China Sea! Then I let him give in, what's wrong?" Feng Ruolong looked straight into his brother's eyes and said without giving in at all.

After looking at each other for a moment, seeing that his brother's eyes were full of stubbornness, Feng Ruofang smiled bitterly and said, "Since the peace agreement that day, there has been no regrets about Bohai for decades. If you want to say that there is no reason to refuse this time, just have the second brother ever thought about what to do after this? "

"after?"

"Yes! From now on..." Feng Ruofang stood up and looked at the junction of sea and sky in the distance and said, "According to the means performed by the Customs Temple, there is no cargo for attracting sea passengers. The decline of the Bohai commercial route is inevitable. This time it can be given, but what about the future? Do you want to give it every time? Besides, if you really give it this time, how should Cui Pochu explain it?"

"He was a Huangkouru. How respectful he was when he met his elder brother that day? He still needed to explain to him? Even if he asked his brothers to change careers and serve as guards recently, it was just because he was willing to let us take charge of the sale of seafood in the six states of Lingnan and Jiangnan East, and there was also a little bit of incense between Nephew Nan and him. Otherwise, he would not have the responsibility of the South China Sea Channel!" Feng Ruolong said with anger.

"Cui Po is certainly not scary, but the court he represents behind him must be afraid! He was respectful to me that day, and he just wanted to borrow us and accomplish something. Otherwise, he only needed to issue a sea ban order in the coastal states, so that he could dismiss my troops without fighting." Feng Ruofang, who had a smile on his face, stared at his brother and said, "I will not be respectful to see this person again. With him, my brothers in the South China Sea will no longer be bandits. With him, my brothers in the South China Sea will no longer be robbers.

You can also benefit from the people; with him, Nan'er, Chun'er can have a better future; with him, we can also gain a share of the ocean trade in the future. In short, whether it is the prosperity of my Feng family or the future livelihoods of my brothers, it is actually closely related to this person, and the person is not enough to win over. If you dare to act arbitrarily, don't blame my family's laws and ruthless rules!" At this point, Feng Ruofang has already had a harsh voice.

Both the Feng brothers died since childhood, and Feng Ruolong was raised by his brother. He felt awe of Feng Ruofang in his heart. At this time, he saw the elder brother who had never spoken loudly to him for more than ten years, and in a daze, he seemed to have returned to his youth. He replied naturally, "Brother is saying it."

Seeing him like this, Feng Ruofang felt a little warm in his heart. He also felt that his words had been too heavy. Just as Wen Yan was comforting him, he saw a figure tilted, with a hideous scar on his face, and his clothes were dressed in the underworld and said, "There are a group of craftsmen outside the village, and they are also escorting dozens of big cars. The leader said that it was Lord Cui of Customs Temple who condemned him to come here..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Feng Ruofang with a little joy on his face and said, "Oh, it's coming so fast! Second brother, go, follow me to the village gate to greet him."

When Feng Ruolong heard that the person was just a group of craftsmen, he felt a little dissatisfied. He just scolded his elder brother, but at this time he stopped responding rashly. While getting up to accompany him, he asked in a low voice: "What kind of people are these people? The elder brother who is the one who is here to welcome him?"

"This time we have a big battle with Yu Jian from Bohai. With these people and things, we will have a better chance of winning. It is our duty to welcome you and I intimately." Feng Ruofang, in a good mood, said with a smile while leading forward.

After a greeting, a servant brought the craftsmen from the middle of the Beijing Institute to eat and rest after a meal. Feng Ruolong, who was surprised, came to the dozens of black cloth carts with interest.

With a "swish", a cold light suddenly appeared. Feng Ruolong's eyes were blooming. After a while, he was concentrating on his mind, even this hero from the South China Sea who started his career could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

I saw that the carriage was carrying just a crossbow. The crossbow was fifteen feet long and was equipped with a winch next to it. It was obviously used for arching. Seven crossbow arrows were neatly placed under the crossbow, with thick as strong men's forearms. The three-foot-long fine iron arrows were made into triangular shapes, emitting a flowing cold light under the sunlight.

"This object is called the Big Wooden Car Crossbow, which is one of the two most powerful crossbows among the Tang Dynasty. With a winch, each arrow is 'sound like thunder roaring', and it can reach 800 steps from a distance, which is the most domineering; this time there is also a 'car crossbow' specially customized for siege. After last year's transformation, this crossbow can fire seven arrows in a row, and it will be destroyed in the city walls of the county." Just as Feng Ruolong was temporarily concentrating on this murder weapon, his brother's faint voice came to his ears and explained.

"Brother, is this prepared for this naval battle?"

"That's right! The southern ships and northern horses are not afraid of Yu Jian in the art of boat racing. The only thing that can be considered is that the northern man is strong and has grown up. Once he gets close to the string, the consequences are worrying. In the battle twenty years ago, my brothers in the South China Sea were killed and killed in this place, and seven stops were taken in ten stops. This time, I want every warship to be equipped with such far-fighting weapons, and then these craftsmen improved the speed of the ship and equipped the "General's cannon (that is, the stone chariot, which was later transformed by the Tang people into a rotating left and right, also known as the whirlwind throwing cart and the general's cannon). Even if it is in close combat, he still has two thousand magical crossbows. I want to see how Yu Jian came to fight me in close combat! The grudges of twenty years ago should be broken!", gently stroked the crossbow body with his hand, Feng Ruofang said coldly, at this moment, his palms were faintly hot.
Chapter completed!