In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 495: The Song army marches into the Baicollar Strait, and the Mongolian army prepares for war

After Shi Liming finished writing, he wrote down the time, and then handed it to the generals one by one, and each general signed his name to express confirmation.

Jin Zhizhong watched calmly from the side, thinking, Emperor Zhao Yurui of the Song Dynasty, how could he bribe the generals of the Song army like this?
Jin Zhizhong had been dealing with the Song Army for many years and knew that it was not easy to bribe the Song Army generals. Zheng Youcai did not dare to meet him in private for fear of being discovered and complained by Shi Liming, who joined the army.

But it is even more difficult to bribe Shi Liming and Zheng Youcai at the same time.

Because the imperial court has the support of attacking first and fishing for law enforcement, if Zheng Youcai and Shi Liming dare to take advantage of others at the same time, whoever reports it first will make a great contribution.

Jin Zhizhong's country of Goryeo was very corrupt. He felt that the Song emperor's move was very powerful. Unfortunately, the Goryeo king could not speak now and could not do this.

His wine today can be regarded as a way to build relationships, and the other party can accept it openly.

After accepting the wine, Zheng Youcai took Shi Liming, who joined the army, and a few others to take Jin Zhizhong to the warehouse near the port.

When they arrived at the warehouse, as soon as the door opened, they were greeted by the smell of furs and saw that there were piles of all kinds of furs inside. Jin Zhizhong suddenly smiled.

There are many wild animals in the Far East, including black bears, brown bears, Siberian tigers, roe deer, deer deer, deer, wolves, foxes, eagles, etc., as well as otters, lynxes, etc., especially small animals as numerous as cow hairs.

"Remember it for you next time I have tiger skins to sell to you."

There are also differences in antlers and deer skin. There are sika deer and reindeer here, and the former is more valuable.

Not to mention fox skin, otter skin, deer skin, etc.

Deer skins, antlers and even deer blood here are among the most popular goods.

In the afternoon, Jin Zhizhong sent people to make several trips and transported thousands of furs of various kinds to the warehouse by horse-drawn carriage. He also bought the remaining tiger bones. Zheng Youcai discussed with Shi Liming, who joined the army, and in return for his gift of wine, A black bear paw was given to Jin Zhizhong, which made Jin Zhizhong very happy.

Because tigers are often shot here in Liaodong, Zhao Yurui also requested that every time a tiger is shot, a little tiger bone should be sent over, not too much.

At this time, everyone originally didn't eat bear paws very much, but Emperor Zhao Yurui asked to eat them, and the Song Army below also knew that this stuff was delicious.

The imperial court also had requirements for this. Furs and other items captured by the garrison could be bought and sold freely, with 40% of the profits going to all sergeants, 30% to the military attachés, and 30% to the imperial court.

In addition to training, hunting is also an important task for the Song Army here. Every few days, a wave of troops will be organized to go hunting. When hunting, they mainly use bows and crossbows, and rarely use flintlocks. This is mainly to train the flintlocks when they are out of ammunition. Archery ability.

"I gave it to Shangguan a long time ago. It's your turn." Zheng Youcai said with a smile.

Jin Zhizhong was dazzled when he saw so many kinds of furs filling the warehouse, and he quickly rushed in to choose.

Dusi Yamen sent people to the capital again, and some of them were given to Zhao Yurui.

"This is this?" Suddenly Jin Zhizhong stared and saw a pile of bones piled on a shelf.

He rushed towards it with surprise and surprise, took it into his hand and smelled it, and then he seemed to be much more energetic.

This stuff is a great tonic.

"Is this a tiger bone?" Jin Zhizhong was overjoyed.

"Where's the tiger skin?" Jin Zhizhong asked again.

This is the tiger bone of a Siberian tiger. This thing is a good thing. After Zheng Youcai got it, he immediately sent it to the top and sent someone directly to Liaodong Dusi Yamen.

"That's it. I sent some to the court and we used some ourselves. There are still so many left. Just look at the price." Zheng Youcai laughed.

Deer antlers and deer skin are popular items in both Korea and Japan, but other furs are less popular because Korea also has them.

"I'll leave you a note next time. The price is high." Jin Zhizhong jumped to his feet and said, "There are many dignitaries in our country who are buying it at high prices."

When paying the bill, Jin Zhizhong said there were only silver and copper coins.

The Song Dynasty was already promoting gold and silver coins, but Jin Zhizhong had to go to the coast of Shandong in the Song Dynasty, where the government supported the new silver coin trade.

Jin Zhizhong knew that the Song Dynasty court was promoting silver coins across the country. Kuye was far away and had no use for the time being. They still used copper coins and gold and silver.

Zheng Youcai said yes and agreed to accept the gold, silver and copper coins, and then go back to the bank to exchange them.

Thirty percent of this transaction belongs to the court, but it does not have to be turned over.

Because the salary to be paid by the court next month can be paid from it.

In this way, Zheng Youcai and the others often hunted here and sold goods. The money they received did not need to be turned over. The court directly converted part of the money into salary and sent it back to them.

Everyone benefited, and the court did not need to send a large amount of money.

If they hunted a lot, they would basically be able to support themselves, and the court wouldn't be able to provide much money.

In early July, a decree from the imperial court came down, and Zheng Youcai took Shi Liming, Chen Zhong, and his son Zheng Wei across the sea to Kushuo Island.

There are three battalions of 1,500 Song troops stationed on the island, and they are all under the command of Zheng Youcai.

In addition to training, the Song Army here is also responsible for hunting and fishing. They supply the fish in Kuye Port.

On this day, Zheng Youcai led the three battalion commanders on the island to the southernmost part of the island.

There is a garrison bastion here, and a port has been built at the south end. Over the years, the court has been expanding the port. The garrison spends one-fifth of the year doing this, but no one knows what its use is.

"The imperial court has decreed that this area will be called 'Yuan Zhenhai' (Okhot Sea) from now on." Zheng Youcai stood on the seaside and pointed to the later Okhotsk Sea in front of him, which was renamed Yuan Zhenhai.

This means that during the Yuanzhen period, the Song Dynasty would begin to develop here.

"Lin Ruoshan."

"Here." The commander of the local battalion quickly stepped forward.

"Starting from this month, send ships and people to the opposite side to build a stronghold first. Before winter comes, build a warehouse. After winter comes, withdraw them all, and then go back next spring."

The Song army had to pass through Sherekhov Bay (renamed Yuanzhen Bay) and reach the opposite side of Alaska.

Among them, there are more than 3,000 miles in the sea, and the boat will take about ten days to travel.

After arriving on the opposite side, they will first build a stronghold, warehouse, and then a port. Zhao Yurui plans to send troops to the inland in three years, and finally to the opposite side of Alaska. After the Song Army gains a foothold on the opposite side, it can enter Alaska at any time, and can officially enter North America.

After more than eight years to build Kuye City, the Song Army immediately expanded northward, preparing to occupy a large area on the other side of Alaska and allow the Song Army's warships to enter the Bering Strait.

Zhao Yurui calculated that this would occupy the Bering Strait and the cost was extremely low. All he had to pay was nothing more than a few thousand men and horses, plus annual transportation, and the annual investment would be converted into silver coins, up to hundreds of thousands or two hundred thousand guan.

But in future generations, if you want to occupy even a small corner of this place and start a local war, it will cost hundreds of billions or trillions.

Of course we have to do such a cheap thing now.

In the eleventh year of Yuanzhen (1243), when the Song army was preparing to march into the Bering Strait, the Mongols were also preparing for war.

This time, as in history, the Mongols were preparing to attack the Roma Sultanate.

The Sultanate of Roma was a feudal dynasty established by a branch of the Seljuk Dynasty. Because it moved its capital to Konya (Turkey), it was also called the Sultanate of Konya.
The territory was basically most of Turkey in later generations. During the reign of Sultan Aladdin Kay Qubad I (reigned 1219-1236), the power of the Rom Sultan reached its peak. They successively captured Antalya on the central coast (1207 ) and Sinope on the Black Sea (1214), forcing the Greek empires of Nicaea and Trebizond and the Kingdom of Armenia to pay tribute.

But in 1230, the Mongolian army Choermahan led his army to the west. Qubad I of the Rom Sultanate realized the threat of the Mongols. He originally wanted to join forces with Zalandin to deal with the Mongols, but Zalandin's character was capricious. , and ended up turning against Kubad I.

The Mongolian army suddenly attacked and defeated Zalandin. After killing Zalandin, Choermahan was stationed in Tabriz.

Tabriz happened to be in the Armenian region and was already a neighbor to the Sultanate of Roma. This was the peak period of the Sultanate of Roma. However, Qubad I was very smart and was not arrogant. Seeing how powerful the Mongolian army was, he He took the initiative to show his goodwill and sent someone to find Choermahan to present gifts to the Mongols to express his surrender.

Choermahan saw that Qubad I was on his way, and he was more polite to the Roma Sultanate. From then on, the two sides remained friendly, and the Mongolian army quietly stationed in Tabriz.

Historically, after Choermahan died of a stroke, the coach was replaced by Baizhu. In 1242, Baizhu asked the new sultan of the Roma Sultanate, Kaikhoslu II, to go to the east to meet their great khan in person, and handed over the After accepting the position of Daruchachi as a hostage, Kaikhoslu II felt that the Mongols were humiliating him and decisively refused.

At the same time, the army was gathered and prepared to fight.

Baizhu also invaded the Sultanate this year (1243). On the Kesai Mountain near Erzincan in northeastern Turkey, Mongolian troops fought against troops of Kaikhoslu II. After defeating Kaikhoslu II, Kaikhoslu II was forced to pay tribute to Mongolia, leaving only a certain degree of autonomy and becoming a vassal state of the Mongols. Not long after, the Mongols executed their last sultan. The Sultanate of Roma was also officially destroyed.

Today, history has been changed by Zhao and Rui, but what remains unchanged is that the Mongolian army is still stationed in Tabriz and has strengthened its troops in Persia.

This time I was still in Tabriz, but only Kuoduan's subordinates.

But it was Batu who started the war.

After the Song people opened up trade, Batu could get a large amount of goods shipped from the Song people from the Caspian Sea, and his business became more and more prosperous.

But Batu did not forget that the Song people drove the entire Mongolian people from the grasslands to Central Asia.

Wokuotai and Chagatai also thought about returning to the army every day for the Eastern Expedition.

At the beginning of the eleventh year of Yuanzhen, Wo Kuotai suddenly suffered a stroke, one year later than in history. Like Choermahan, he lay in bed for a month or two before dying.

When Wokuotai was lying on the bed, he decided to lose his stronghold and become a prodigal.

Now the entire Mongolian aristocracy is about to explode.

Who is the Lost Liemen? Wo Kuotai's third son Kuo Chu's son, Wo Kuotai's grandson, is only seven or eight years old now.

Wo Kuotai loved his third son Kuo Chu the most, and had long wanted to make him his heir (prince), but his wife, the Sixth Queen, Naimazhen Queen Tolegena, strongly opposed it.

Brother Tuolie was Guyu's mother, and wanted to make Guyuk the Great Khan, but Wo Kuotai was a house-loving guy, and his favorite son Kuo Chu was no longer around, so he wanted to establish the Lieutenant family as the emperor's grandson.

As soon as his idea was expressed, he was opposed by all the Mongolian nobles, including Chagatai.

Originally, the second brother Chagatai and Ogedai had a very good relationship, and the two discussed everything. However, when it came to establishing the Great Khan, Chagatai also opposed the Shiliemen this time.

Because the current situation in Mongolia is completely different from that in history. The Song army has forced 7 to 800,000 people to the edge of the Ishimu River. At this critical moment, Mongolia needs someone with absolute leadership like Temujin who can A superhero who leads the entire people to fight back and fight back to the Central Plains.

On the third day of the eleventh month of the Yuanzhen year, Chagatai proposed that Batu be the Great Khan.

Batu was not there at the time, and the nobles at the scene were silent. Chagatai's sons did not agree (because they also wanted Chagatai or themselves to be the Great Khan), and Ogodei's children and grandchildren did not agree even more.

Wokuotai was furious. He scolded Batu in bed and refused to send troops. He stayed in the Fuerjia River and watched the Song people approach step by step. He even did business with the Song people without telling them.

In the third year of junior high school, everyone had a quarrel, but no candidate was decided. Even Temujin's younger brother, Ogodei's youngest uncle, Temujin brother Ochijin wanted to be the Great Khan.

Historically, this guy wanted to seize the throne after Wokuotai's death, but was executed by Guyu.

Everyone was dissatisfied with each other, and everyone had their own thoughts. Except for Chagatai, who really thought about the great Mongolia and did not think about the Khan position and wanted Batu to stand up, everyone else, including Chagatai's sons and grandsons, all wanted to be the king. Sweat profusely.

On the third day of the junior high school, the quarrel was fruitless and the crowd gradually dispersed.

Turegona and Yelu Chucai planned to wait for Ogedai to wake up before persuading him. They believed that Ogedai had some brain problems after his stroke. If they really couldn't persuade him, they would have to convene a meeting of Huliletai.

Indeed, in ancient times, it was not known that this disease was a stroke. Now that the blood vessels in Wogotai's brain are blocked, he is really a little unconscious.

A few days later, a fast rider quickly arrived at Rai City where Meng Ge was stationed.

After a while, brothers Meng Ge and Kublai Khan were summoned by their mother Luheteni.

Soluheteni was captured by the Song army. The Song army slaughtered almost all the Mongolian soldiers and craftsmen in Haraholin City. However, Soluheteni was Tuo Lei's wife and had Tuo Lei's sons. All survived.

There are rumors outside that Zhao Yurui, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, specially sent Lu Heteni to Lin'an to see the woman dragging the thunder with his own eyes, and then sent it back. At that time, Meng Ge heard that a businessman from other places was in Lai. When Cheng heard about this, he became furious and killed the foreign businessman directly because there were rumors outside that his mother had instigated Luheteni to be insulted by Zhao Yurui, the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

This is actually very common in the eyes of the Mongolian army. They attack each other, and it is common for the winner to have the wife and daughter of the loser, but Brother Meng cannot accept what people outside are saying.

After being released by the Song Army, Luheteni lived quietly in Lai City, accompanying her son like an ordinary woman, and never participated in Meng Ge's military affairs.

But today, Soluheteni suddenly summoned Meng Ge and Kublai Khan.

The two sons soon came to their mother's room and paid homage to her.

Soluheteni looked at his two sons who had gone through many trials and hardships and were now fully mature, and felt very comforted in his heart.

"Close the door." Soluheteni suddenly said.

Brother Meng seemed to realize something and turned around to signal his subordinates to stay away from the room. The subordinates immediately left the room ten steps away.

(End of this chapter)