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

Chapter 619 Shocking the Heavenly Being
Walking on Jiuzhou Street is no different from walking on Dayuan.

Chinese is everywhere here, all the shops are in Chinese characters, and you can't see any Japanese words from before.

But you can still see Japanese people on the streets, and many girls are wearing kimonos, they should be the former Japanese ethnic group.

Zhao Yurui had seen Dongyan's ID cards, and their ethnicities were written on them, including Han, Japanese, Korean, etc.

Although Dongyan ruled Japan for decades, the Japanese still make up the largest population in the country.

The locals are not allowed to speak Japanese and use Japanese only, but some kimonos, Japanese swords and other things are still preserved.

"There doesn't seem to be any uprising in Dongyan?" Zhao Yurui muttered to himself at this time.

Because Chang Yuchun and others who followed him had little education and probably didn't understand the history.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yusheng came up and said, "There were also cases in the early days of the founding of the country. The former shogunate and the descendants of their king rose up in rebellion, but they were suppressed later because it had little impact on the lives of ordinary people. Gradually, the rule became stable and there were no uprisings."

"You also know Japanese history?" Zhao Yurui looked at his cousin strangely.

"Hehe." Zhao Yusheng laughed dryly and felt a little embarrassed. It turned out that he had also wanted to immigrate.

If Zhao Yurui hadn't traveled through time again and taken him with them, his life would not have been good and he would have planned to emigrate.

Now that Zhao Yurui has traveled through time for the second time and is taking him with him, his life has improved, so naturally he will not immigrate again.

Of course he did some research before immigrating, so he also knows some of the local history.

In terms of domestic conditions, Eastern Yan was much better than Great Yuan.

The civil situation in Dongyan was better than that in Dayuan, and the official situation was even better than that in Dayuan.

Zhao Yurui found a store on the road and bought a gift box, then stuffed another five thousand yuan into it. After everything was ready, he went to the Commerce Department, only to discover that the situations in the two countries were completely different.

The office building of the Department of Commerce is very inconspicuous. It is a small two-story house with four rooms on each floor, a total of eight rooms.

Zhao Yurui knew at a glance that the Commerce Department had no more than twenty staff members.

This is a provincial-level commerce department.

The equivalent provincial-level units of the Yuan Dynasty had probably fewer than 50 people during the reigns of Zhao and Rui in the Song Dynasty.

Now there are at least a hundred, half of whom are temporary workers.

When I entered the house, I saw a large hall in front of me, which took up two rooms. There were about two people in each room, so there were only about a dozen people in the eight rooms in total.

The Business Department is quite busy and there are people queuing at the door of each room.

A little girl in the hall saw Zhao Yurui and others come in, and immediately came up to them and asked them what they were doing.

After Zhao Yurui finished speaking, the girl said, for something like yours, only one person is needed, and the others please wait outside because the Commerce Department is too small.

Zhao Yurui immediately asked Chang Yuchun and the others to go out.

The girl then handed Zhao Yurui a form and asked him to fill in relevant identity information, Dayuan’s contact address, what kind of machinery to export, what it would be used for, machinery drawings, and custom manufacturer information, including Cao’s, as well as Cao’s written application and guarantee.

Cao Wang had already given him some of the following information.

He lowered his head and filled out his information. He felt that the place was well-organized and the staff were very enthusiastic, which was much better than Dayuan.

After filling in the information, he went to queue. There were not many people in the queue, with only four or five people in front of him.

Zhao Yurui chatted with the person in front of him. The other party's surname was Liu and he was from Fujian. He came mainly to purchase lathes.

Dongyan’s lathes are better, so Boss Liu came to purchase lathes, specializing in making bearings for carriages, cars, etc.

But Lao Liu said that Dongyan was on guard against Dayuan. There are three levels of lathe precision, and they only export level one and level two, and refuse to export level three.

"Can't it be made in China? I remember that the lathe was first invented by our Yuan Dynasty." Zhao Yurui asked curiously.

"Now it's all run by the imperial court, and the workers are paid a lot, so how can they work hard? The quality is terrible." Old Liu said, "Dongyan is all privately owned, and the workmanship is excellent, so of course I buy from here."

Zhao Yurui nodded silently. This was somewhat similar to the late Ming Dynasty. The quality of firearms in the Ming Dynasty was extremely poor.

Of course, the quality of Ming Dynasty firearms was poor because the craftsmen were not treated well, and the quality of Yuan Dynasty firearms was poor because they treated the same whether they did a good job or a bad job, because the money would not be less anyway.

"The best craftsmen have also come to Dongyan." Old Liu said: "I know an old craftsman from a domestic machinery factory. He is over 80 years old. He was one of the first craftsmen in the court to build lathes. He was recruited to Dongyan ten years ago and is still a local consultant."

Zhao Yurui was stunned.

The first batch of lathes were built under his guidance and wise leadership, and he didn't know almost all the craftsmen involved.

Unexpectedly, most people ended up coming to Dongyan.

The rebellious son Zhao Yi only cared about his throne and didn't care about the management and construction of the whole country. The rebellious son Zhao Yi was definitely the one who was most responsible for the Yuan Dynasty's current situation.

I really hope that the Yuan Dynasty will be destroyed by Eastern Yan. Zhao Yurui became more determined in his heart that he must contact Wu Tianbao when he returns. He must not let Wu Tianbao be wiped out by the court so easily.

After waiting in line for about half an hour, it was finally Zhao Yurui's turn.

After Zhao Yurui entered, there was only a local official named Zhu in the room, and others called him Zhu Ke.

He took the application form from Zhao Yurui and looked at the drawings carefully. He learned that Zhao Yurui was in the cigarette making business and asked Zhao Yurui to show him the cigarette leaves.

Zhao Yurui took the opportunity to ask him to order one, but Zhu Ke refused.

Zhao Yurui then took out the gift box he had brought, hinting that there was money inside.

Zhu Ke's face changed drastically, and he pushed the gift box away: "Mr. Zhao, if you think we are the Yuan Dynasty, I'm sorry, I have to report Jin."

Zhao Yurui was filled with awe and quickly expressed his humility.

After reading all the information, Zhu Ke explained to Zhao Yurui: "From the current information, this machine is not for military use, nor is it a large machine. It can be exported, but we still need to go to Cao's company to confirm it."

Then he asked Zhao and Rui to come back in a week. After seven days, they would confirm whether the application could be approved.

Beep, he finally stamped a note for Zhao Yurui with a date on it. Seven days later at 9:30 in the morning, Zhao Yurui came over with the note.

If they agree, Zhao Yurui can get the approval document directly. If they disagree, there will also be feedback.

In less than an hour, Zhao Yurui came out of the Commerce Department.

Standing at the door of the Commerce Department, Zhao Yurui was also very emotional.

If the same thing happens in Dayuan, it will take several days to complete the first thing today, and you may have to visit many units and get many stamps.

The most important thing is that it may not be possible without giving gifts.

Because they still had to wait for seven days in the local area, Zhao Yurui gave Chang Yuchun and the others a day off and let them have a good time in Jiuzhou.

Everyone was very happy and almost dispersed, but Zhao Yusheng did not go anywhere and still followed Zhao Yurui every day.

Zhao Yurui took Zhao Yusheng out for walks every day and also visited Kyushu.

After playing for about three days, one morning, Zhao Yurui was about to go out for breakfast with Zhao Yusheng when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

The two men looked suspicious, and Zhao Yusheng immediately turned around and took the gun under the pillow.

Zhao Yurui also took his gun and retreated behind the table, ready to lift the table up and use it as a shield at any time.

"Who?" Zhao Yu asked in a deep voice.

"Excuse me, is Mr. Zhao from Dayuan here?" someone whispered outside.

Zhao Yurui was stunned for a moment. The only one who knew that he lived here was Cao Wang from the Cao family.

"Who are you?" Zhao Yusheng asked again. "I was introduced by Boss Cao."

Zhao Yurui then nodded to Zhao Yusheng, the door opened, and three young men stood outside.

When Zhao Yurui saw the three people for the first time, his heart skipped a beat and he almost wanted to draw his gun.

These three men all looked like soldiers, as if they had killed someone.

The three of them have dark skin, not like the natives of Dongyan Jiuzhou.

The leading young man was about thirty years old. He led two people into the house and saw at a glance that Zhao Yusheng was holding a gun in his hand.

His expression remained unchanged, he smiled, and waved his hand from behind.

The two people behind him put two boxes on the table last time: "It's just a small gift, not a respect."

Zhao Yusheng closed the door, still holding the gun in his hand, with a wary look on his face.

Zhao Yurui asked, "Open it. What is it?"

The young man went forward and opened it, and there were several bars of gold neatly stacked inside.

There are probably seven or eight pieces in the two boxes together, each weighing at least half a pound.

That's a lot of money.

Of course, the price of gold in the Yuan Dynasty was only about 80 yuan per gram, which had not yet reached the level of later generations.

Zhao Yurui glanced at him calmly and said in a deep voice, "Be direct, don't beat around the bush."

The young man nodded secretly and quickly explained the whole story.

They were also from Dayuan. The young man's surname was Wu. He wanted to go to Cao's to order machinery, but Cao said no, because what they ordered was a drilling machine. Cao said that what they ordered could be used to make gun barrels, which might be suspected of military use, and they were afraid that it would not pass the Ministry of Commerce.

Wu kept nagging Cao Wang, and finally he told him that a man named Zhao had come to Dayuan recently and he wanted to make a cigarette-making machine.

The cigarette rolling machine is used to roll up the paper, and it is also a tube.

You can use this as an excuse, saying that you need to make a paper roll model, so you need to drill holes, and ask them to help you order a drill press.

So the man named Wu came to the door.

Mr. Wu said, "We want ten drilling machines. For every one we buy, we will give Mr. Zhao one pound of gold."

Now a pound of gold costs 40,000 yuan, a machine tool costs 40,000 yuan, and ten machines cost 400,000 yuan.

This can also be considered a big deal.

"As far as I know, a drilling machine doesn't cost that much?" Zhao Yurui was very surprised.

Cao's drilling machine cost about 100,000 yuan each, but Mr. Wu actually gave Zhao and Rui 400,000 yuan.

"Our company needs it, there's no other way. We hope Boss Zhao can help. We will definitely not forget it." The man surnamed Wu sighed.

Zhao Yurui listened to his accent, looked at the momentum of the three people, and suddenly asked: "Who is Wu Tianbao to you?"

Hiss, the faces of the three people opposite immediately changed.

One of them immediately put his hands behind his waist.

"Don't move." Zhao Yusheng raised his gun.

Zhao Yurui raised his hands: "No, put the gun down."

The man surnamed Wu also looked back at his subordinate and signaled him not to move.

The two sides looked at each other for a few seconds, and the one with the surname Wu said, "Wu Tianbao is my eldest brother, and my name is Wu Tiancheng."

"I am a small flag of the Jinyiwei of the Yuan Dynasty." Zhao Yurui said with a smile.

The face of the other party changed even more, and the person behind Wu Tiancheng was about to draw his gun again.

But Zhao Yurui didn't move, and Wu Tiancheng was quite courageous. He turned around and glared at the person behind him.

Without saying a word, he took a step forward and sat opposite Zhao Yurui: "So you are someone from the court, then you have to pay more."

He pushed two boxes of gold in front of Zhao Yurui and said, "After the matter is done, we will add another ten kilograms of gold."

Wu Tianbao rebelled in Hunan, captured various cities and looted a lot of gold and silver.

They use large-yuan banknotes in their country, but when they come here, they mainly use gold and silver.

"Where did Wu Tianbao fight?" Zhao Yurui did not mention the drilling machine.

Before Wu Tiancheng could say anything, the person behind him said unconvincedly, "It's none of your business. Just tell me whether you want to help or not. Give me a quick death."

Zhao Yurui said, "I have to see how he fights. If he has a chance to become powerful, I will certainly help him. If he is about to be destroyed by the court, how can I seek death? If it is traced back to me, I will be in trouble."

Wu Tiancheng was overjoyed. He did not expect Zhao Yurui to say such a thing. He immediately said, "Brother is already preparing to attack Tanzhou and Yuezhou."

Historically, Wu Tianbao did conquer the city, but that happened in December this year.

At present, it is still suppressed by the government troops.

All the guns of Wu Tiancheng were looted. They also destroyed the official arsenal and got a lot of gun-making machines. However, there were no large official machinery factories in the places they captured, so it was difficult to replace the guns after the loss.

Now Wu Tianbao sent his younger brother to buy a drill press because he wanted to make his own guns.

"You can't do this. You just fight and rob and then leave. You don't defend a city or a place. You don't have a base. Sooner or later you will be destroyed by the government army." Zhao Yurui said.

Wu Tiancheng's eyes lit up and he sighed, "I also tried to persuade my elder brother, but he was afraid of being surrounded by government troops. If he couldn't escape, he would be doomed."

"Run a few bases, try to collect taxes, and replenish military forces."

"This is the only way to carry out a long-term confrontation with the government troops."

"This is the age of firearms. As long as we defend well, fighting in the streets of the city will be more difficult than fighting in the field outside the city."

Today's weapons are probably between the levels of World War I and World War II. They don't have enough power to destroy fortified cities, and there are no tanks. If we use street fighting, it will still be difficult to conquer them.

Zhao Yurui chatted with Wu Tiancheng for a while, and Wu Tiancheng was amazed by her beauty and admired her very much.

Zhao and Rui asked them to capture Baoqing Prefecture as soon as possible, instead of moving on to Henan after taking Tanzhou and Yuezhou as had been done in history.

Henan is relatively difficult to defend, while Hunan has numerous waterways, which is good for defense but not good for large-scale mechanized troops to enter and exit.

Baoqing has one of the largest gun and artillery factories in Hunan, as well as a shipyard. After it is captured, it can be used as a base to replenish weapons.

But Wu Tiancheng said that Baoqing Prefecture had a large number of troops and was well defended, making it difficult to attack.

"Send spies." Zhao Yurui said, "Send two or three people in batches every day. Send them to pretend to be merchants and bring boats in. Wrap the weapons in oil paper and tie them to the bottom of the boat and sink them into the water."

Wu Tiancheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, he found it incredible.

“As long as we can get in over a hundred people, that’ll be enough.

When attacking a city, choose night, cooperate with the insiders, and let the people inside seize the city gates and set fires everywhere. Although the Yuan army has a large number of troops, their military preparations are lax and their morale is low. When they hear that the city has been broken, they will inevitably collapse and flee in all directions. "

Wu Tiancheng became more and more excited as he heard what happened next. He suddenly fell to the ground and said, "Whether Zhao Xiaoqi is willing to come to Hunan or not, my elder brother will definitely make use of Zhao Xiaoqi."

Zhao Yurui smiled and said, "Let's wait until he has a base and stabilizes his position."

(End of this chapter)