Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 557: Datang's Deterrent Power
Fang Guoshou directly put forward the request to borrow the boat, and the whole warm hall fell silent.

The leader of the Bohai Kingdom looked at his prime minister, Gao Yangbi, and the prime minister of the Bohai Kingdom lowered his head like a tortoise, not daring to express any opinions.

Fang Guoshou had already expected the reaction of the Bohai monarch and ministers, and he said directly:

"Borrowing the boat this time is a joint order from His Royal Highness Longyou Yue King and Pinglu Town Jiedu Envoy Wang Xuanzhi. If the Bohai King refuses to borrow the boat, then he will be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty!"

Fang Guoshou stood where he was, staring straight into the eyes of King Da Qinmao of Bohai.

Although the King of Bohai has always been generous, he was so humiliated by such a small informal envoy as Fang Guoshou, and he was furious:

"Is Fang Envoy going to persecute this king? Are you not afraid that this king will take your head to see the Shi family and his son?"

During the rebellion between Datang and Hedong, Bohai State maintained a neutral attitude.

Datang is far from Taiyuan on the Bohai Sea, and Hedong is too close to the Bohai Sea.

In the early days of the rebellion, the King of Bohai still wanted to make a fortune from maritime trade.

Unexpectedly, Datang cut off the maritime trade, which dealt a blow to Bohai State's speculation.

Fang Guoshou's request to borrow a boat is to turn his face against the father and son of the historian who is dominant in Fanyang, Taiyuan.

The King of Bohai was naturally angry.

Fang Guoshou said calmly: "Does the king of Bohai really want to betray Tang? If you kill me today, aren't you afraid that the Tang army will conquer Bohai tomorrow?"

"How does the Balhae country today compare with the Baekje country and Koguryo country in the past?"

After saying this, King Bohai fell silent.

The battle between Baekje and Goguryeo was a battle between Emperor Taizong in the early Tang Dynasty. Few people knew about this battle in the Tang Dynasty, but it was the nightmare of all the kings in the northern border of the empire.

Baekje is a country living on the Bangzi Peninsula. Its territory is slightly smaller than that of Balhae, but its population is much larger than that of Balhae.

Back then, Baekje united with Goguryeo and often made some small moves behind the Tang Dynasty. Taizong ordered the general Su Dingfang to lead an army of [-] to land in Baekje by boat, and let Baekje destroy the country within a month.

Su Dingfang also destroyed Goguryeo and the Western Turks, "the three kingdoms were destroyed before and after, and the kings were all captured alive."

Most of the Tang Dynasty's great reputation in the northern border of the empire was achieved by Su Dingfang, a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty.

Now the people on the peninsula regard Su Dingfang as the god of war.

Comparing the Balhae Kingdom with Baekje Goguryeo, the King of Balhae still has some ideas in his mind. The combat power of the Balhae Kingdom is not enough to give Goguryeo the shoes.

Even a powerful country like Goguryeo was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty really wanted to deal with the Bohai Kingdom with determination, even if the capital was moved to the ends of the earth, the country would perish.

Seeing the fearful expression on King Bohai's face, Fang Guoshou took a step forward and said, "Wang Xuanzhi, the Jiedu envoy of Pinglu Town, has decided to bring order out of chaos and return to the Tang Dynasty. Are you still afraid of Shi Siming and his son?"

The King of Bohai was stunned. Indeed, if the town of Pinglu surrendered to Datang, then the Shijia father and son would only attack Pinglu first, and it was impossible to attack Bohai in the snow and ice.

Fang Guoshou continued: "Although our Great Tang's anti-rebellion war has been repeated, but with the national strength of the Great Tang against the land of Hedong, does the King of Bohai think that An Qingxu and the Shijia father and son still have a chance?"

King Bohai shook his head.

The King of Bohai knew about the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. He had heard people talk about the prosperous port of Yangzhou and Quanzhou, and he had also heard about the splendor of Chang'an from Tang envoys.

Relying on the manpower and material resources of the three towns in Hedong, it is impossible to conquer Datang!
Before the An Lushan rebellion, he also wrote a letter asking the Bohai Kingdom to send troops together. The King of Bohai was not optimistic that Anlu Mountain could replace the Tang Dynasty, so he would rather move the capital than get involved in the war within the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Guoshou took a step closer and said, "There will always be a time when the Hedong rebellion subsides. How will the King of Bohai pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty at that time?"

The king of Bohai was shocked.

Today, Fang Guoshou borrowed a boat under the order of the King of Yue and Pinglu Zhen Jiedushi, but the Bohai Kingdom refused to borrow the boat. After that day, when the counter-insurgency is over, will these two great figures take the opportunity to liquidate Bohai?

In particular, Pinglu Town is already outside the customs, and is responsible for suppressing the northern barbarians. What if Bohai State is labeled as a fake Yan remnant?
How did the King of Bohai know that Fang Guoshou said that he had obeyed Wang Xuanzhi's order, and the military envoy of Pinglu didn't know about it at all.

However, Fang Guoshou had discussed trade with the King of Bohai on behalf of Wang Xuanzhi a few times before, and now Bohai businessmen can also enter and exit Pinglu Town and stop at the port of Pinglu Town to do business. The King of Bohai subconsciously regards Fang Guoshou as Wang Xuanzhi's confidant.

The Yue King who is far away in Longyou is also underestimated. The Yue King is the son of the Tang Emperor and the noble prince of the Tang Dynasty. If the Yue King proposes to punish the Bohai Kingdom, the Bohai King will have no way to resist.

Seeing the hesitant expression on King Bohai's face, Fang Guoshou went further and said:
"Your Majesty, the Bohai Kingdom has received the grace of the Tang Dynasty, and now is the time for you to repay the favor!"

"I only need [-] transport ships! The Bohai Kingdom only needs a boatman!"

The king of Bohai almost vomited blood when he heard Fang Guoshou's request. Although Bohai is known as a country with a thousand ships, the entire Bohai state and fishing boats only have a thousand ships.

Even if you count small transport ships, you can only make up [-] transport ships at full cost.

Fang Guoshou actually asked for [-] transport ships, which is equivalent to requisitioning all the transport merchant ships of Bohai State.

Just when King Bohai opened his mouth to bargain, Fang Guoshou said again:

"If the King of Bohai is willing to help Datang, then all the ports along the northern coast can be opened to the Bohai Kingdom, allowing you to trade!"

Northern port?

The King of Bohai looked at Fang Guoshou. Now that Datang has cut off foreign trade, if someone else promised this, the King of Bohai would naturally throw him out.

But Fang Guoshou came on behalf of King Yue and Wang Xuanzhi.

Wang Xuanzhi is the Jiedu envoy of Pinglu Town. As long as he nods, merchant ships from Bohai Kingdom can call at ports outside the customs.

And King Yue is the emperor's own son. If he wrote a letter requesting to open the northern port to the Bohai Kingdom, it would be really interesting.

Although the northern ports are not as prosperous as the southern ports, at least they can continue to do business with Datang, and the fleet in the Bohai Sea will not starve to death.

The King of Bohai looked at Fang Guoshou and said, "The envoy Fang won't deceive the king, will he?"

Fang Guoshou said calmly: "What I discussed with the King of Bohai was a military matter, and this time I represented the King of Yue and Wang Jieshuai. How could there be any jokes?"

Fang Guoshou moved out of Yue Wang Ping Lu Town Jiedu envoy, and Bohai King felt relieved.

"These five hundred transport ships are really too many. Now that the sea is frozen, many ships cannot leave the port."

Fang Guoshou was also secretly surprised. Originally, he had casually mentioned the [-] transport ships, and he just wanted to bargain with the King of Bohai.

But I didn't expect that Bohai State could really collect so many ships.

It seems that I have underestimated the power of this Haidong Shengguo.

Fang Guoshou studied history, and in the thin history books, he only talked about the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in general.

But in this game, Fang Guoshou felt what is called the Great Tang Dynasty.

A small vassal country located in the north of the Tang Dynasty can even gather [-] transport ships. How powerful was the Tang Dynasty in its heyday?

Fang Guoshou put away these messy thoughts and asked: "How many ships can your country produce?"

The Lord of Bohai looked at Gao Yangbi who had been pretending to be dead, and the Prime Minister of Bohai immediately said:

"Zhongjing Prefecture and Longquan Prefecture still have some transport ships that can be opened. The fleet that is about to return from Fusang should be able to gather [-] ships."

Two hundred ships!
In today's Tongliao City, there are only 4000 players and indigenous troops in total.

Two hundred ships are enough to complete the plan of the sea attack.

However, there are a full 1 defenders in Yuguan. Although the players have cannons and grenades, Yu Chixin still has no confidence in winning Yuguan.

Thinking of this, Fang Guoshou looked at the Lord of Bohai and said:

"My lord, to attack the historians and his sons, all you need is a ship from your country, but King Yue and Wang Jiedu want five hundred ships, and you can only gather two hundred ships."

At this moment, the heart of the Lord of Bohai was suspended again, only to hear Fang Guoshou say: "Then the Bohai Kingdom will also send people!"

The envoy of Datang in front of him had a tough attitude, but the Lord of Bohai still felt that he was a little sorry for Datang, so he said hastily:

"Your envoy, my country of Bohai is small and sparsely populated, and we really can't get enough people."

Fang Guoshou said: "I heard that noble families in your country like to raise private soldiers, and the Lu family where the queen lives has thousands of private soldiers?"

Da Qinmao looked up at Fang Guoshou, only to hear Fang Guoshou say:

"The lord of the country has put in so much effort, shouldn't these noble relatives who are connected to Bohai Guozuo contribute?"

"Please, in the name of supporting the Great Tang, the lord of the country calls on all the relatives to gather 3000 people and send troops with the king's Jiedu envoy!"

King Bohai's eyes lit up, and he looked at his prime minister.

Gao Yangbi also nodded. Since the troops were sent at the request of the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, this was a national policy related to the survival of the Bohai Kingdom. Even the Lu family had nothing to say.

Moreover, the Lord of the Bohai Sea has been in power for 20 years, and he also has domestic appeal and influence. When other families hear that they are fighting for the Tang Dynasty, they should also respond.

The next day, the Royal Court of Bohai issued an edict in response to Datang's call. The King of Bohai ordered his son Dahonglin to lead [-] ships to go south to Pinglu Town to support Datang in suppressing the rebellion.

At the same time, he ordered the noble relatives in the country to hand over their family private soldiers and set off with the fleet.

As soon as this order came out, the Bohai Kingdom was boiling.

Many ministers wondered why the lord's attitude suddenly changed, abandoning the national policy of neutrality and supporting Datang in an all-round way.

But after they met Fang Guoshou in the royal court and were intimidated by Fang Guoshou's words, they all gave up their original positions and supported the King of Bohai to send troops.

Zhongshu Sheng caught Lu Lin by surprise, and was forced to hand over a thousand private soldiers from the Lu family, and went south with the fleet to fight.

The wharf of Bohai State exploded instantly, the big ship in the dock was pulled out, the huge sails were raised, and the fleet sailed out of the port and down the coast!

(End of this chapter)