At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 52 The battle for hearts and minds
On the Ou River, the dragon boat number C slowly docked on the pier. Before it could stop, Ling Fangju jumped off the boat holding ten yellow flags, walked quickly to Zhao Shi, bowed and said: "My minister Ling Fangju was the first to get ten flags, please hand over." make."

The imperial guard took it, counted it, and informed the emperor that the number was correct.

"Good!" Zhao Shilongyan was delighted and said, "You can win the first place. I want to be familiar with the things on the river. Would you like to be appointed as a naval officer?"

Ling Fangju said: "I don't dare to be greedy for credit. Dragon boat number C can take first place because of the concerted efforts of the rowers, and even more because of Qian Yi's proper command."

"Oh, who is Qian Yi?" Zhao Shi asked.

In addition to creating excitement for the military and civilians, the Dragon Boat Festival race actually also has the meaning of finding naval talents.

Ling Fang's father Ling Zhen was promoted to Jinshi in the fourth year of Chunyou (1244), and he was promoted to the governor of Guangdong. When Jiang Guan went to Guangdong, he, Zhang Zhensun and Wang Daofu gathered more than [-] troops to respond.

Zhao Shi originally thought that Ling Fang's first place was due to his family background, but he didn't expect that the commander was someone else.

However, after thinking about it, I realized that although Ling Zhen had achieved metropolitan control, after Zhao Paopao, local metropolitan control was mostly provided by civilian officials to control the local army, so he might not be able to fight.

Ling Fangju replied: "He is from Chaozhou, originally a fisherman. When I went north, I crossed the Han River and took his boat. I saw that Kong Wu was heroic, so I talked with him, and found that he was fighting in the water, so I invited him to go with him.

It happened that His Majesty organized a dragon boat race, so I invited him to participate so that His Majesty could see his ability and entrust him with important tasks. "

Zhao Shi nodded and said, "Your Majesty is astute as you are, and it is really rare that you have summoned me to see you."

Ling Fangju hurriedly called Qian Yi to come and see him.

After the ceremony, Zhao Shi asked about his background again, and Qian Yi replied: "My father originally had twenty acres of land, so I was able to study when I was young. Later, because my grandparents became seriously ill one after another, I had no choice but to sell the land and became a tenant."

The villain worked on merchant ships for a living. Because there were many bandits on the water, he had to practice martial arts to defend himself. Later, he learned how to sail a boat and lead the boat to and from the Korean River.

In order to gain wealth, he once went to sea to Champa and other places, but gained little. Later, in order to serve his parents, he bought a fishing boat and sailed on the Han River to make a living.

This year, the king's army returned and distributed the land. My father was grateful for the government's kindness and asked his ministers to serve in the army. However, his parents were old, so he hesitated. "

Zhao Shi asked: "Now that the imperial court is planning to build a navy, what do you think?"

Qian Yi replied: "I don't know the truth and I don't dare to speak nonsense."

Zhao Shi asked again: "What if you command the navy?"

Qian Yi replied: "If you are brave, I will send troops to control the Qiantang River Estuary and Dajiang Estuary, and look for opportunities to invade. First, block the Yuanlu Boat Division from going south. Secondly, protect Tongzhou and immigrants. Thirdly, you can destroy the Yuanlu Sea Channel. Fourthly, you can test the Yuanlu Navy's strength. Five exhausted Yuanlu troops, six reduced defense pressure along the river."

"Great kindness!" Zhao Shi clapped his hands, looked at Jiang Dongting next to him, and asked, "What do Jiang Qing think?"

Jiang Dongting replied: "With such knowledge, I can't compare with you!"

Zhao Shi asked again: "Maybe it can be used?"

Jiang Dongting said: "Use talents according to their abilities. The navy is preparing for construction. Don't worry about credit."

"Good!" Zhao Shi looked at Qian Yi and asked, "Will you join the navy?"

"I'm determined to be a mess." Qian Yi accepted the order.

As for how to appoint him, this was something that the naval commander Jiang Dongting needed to consider, and it was not appropriate for the emperor to interfere.

Zhao Shi looked at Ling Fangju and said, "You have a sharp eye and know people. You are willing to help King Xiu search for talented people."

Ling Fangju said: "Your Majesty has a destiny and is thirsty for talents. Talents from all over the world will inevitably flock to you. Why do you need to go out of your way to look for him?"

I flattered him and declined.

Originally, he had already become a disciple of Jiang Qiu. He would study for three to five years and become a Jinshi. He could become a provincial governor or above. Even if he failed to pass the exam and become an official, he would definitely have a better future than a minor official looking for talents.

Zhao did not force it. After the other dragon boats docked, he asked someone to send a banner of "Dragon Boat No. [-]" and sent it to Ling Fangju. He encouraged others and then headed to Huagai Mountain.

After paying homage to the heroes, Zhao Shi announced the title of Wang Huiniang as "Queen Zhongxiaomu", and at the same time gave posthumous titles and posthumous titles to ministers who died for the country.

There were more than [-] people including Yang Zhen, who lured the enemy to death when he fled Lin'an, Jiang Yu, who died in the battle in Wuzhou, Li Fu, the pacifying envoy of Tanzhou, who lost his family and his country, Xu Yingchao, his father and his son, who did not want to go north and committed suicide in a well.

It sounds like a lot of people, but when you think about the tens of millions of people in the south and north of the Yangtze River, and only these few people have left their names, you know how precious loyalty is.

Then, Cui Bin and others were brought in, all of them were beheaded, and their heads were hung in front of the tombs as a sacrifice to the heroic spirits.

At this time, Ali, the political minister of Pingzhang of Zhejiang Province, held a special banquet on the West Lake, inviting officials, celebrities and wealthy households to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.Unlike the shabby emperor of the Song Dynasty, here there are cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks and fish, all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables and candied fruits, and there are also singers and dancers to entertain.

Everyone offered wine to Ali, except Zhiyuan, the appeasement department of Lin'an Prefecture who had experienced Shen Tu and was unmoved.

After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, Ali said: "The Great Khan is tolerant and has never killed any official or citizen in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if some of your relatives resisted the king, he did not pursue it.

When King Wang arrived in Lin'an, he never entered the city, let alone disturbed the people. How can you repay him? "

Someone said: "The Emperor's kindness has never been seen in ancient times. We should be loyal and repay him."

"Loyalty?" Ali said with a sneer: "If loyalty can be seen, how can we sit here facing each other? Jiangnan is rich, so we should repay the Khan with money and food. Let's talk about it."

Everyone was speechless when they saw that Ali looked so ugly.

"What, you don't want to?" Ali said calmly.

Then I definitely don’t want to, who dares to say?There were already soldiers surrounding us outside, looking like they would not stop until there was blood.

In order to escape, everyone had to open their money bags. If they gave less, Ali should not be cold and silent. If he gave enough, he would immediately smile enthusiastically.

Hundreds of people gathered more than [-] yuan to escape.

On the road, from time to time, soldiers could be seen crashing into people's homes, then coming out with messy things, and some even dragged women away.

Everyone didn't dare to say much, they hid their faces and walked away.

When they arrived at the city gate, they saw soldiers blocking the road and shouting: "Thirty cents for a car, twenty cents for a horse, and five cents for a pedestrian."

Some people retorted: "I have never seen anyone coming to the city to ask for money. How can I be lenient to this level of greed?"

"Come here, there are thieves from Tongnan who are slandering the imperial court!" With an angry shout, dozens of soldiers rushed forward and arrested the common people.

"Stop!" Boyan shouted when he saw the soldiers raising their swords to attack the people.

The guards on the left and right swarmed up and captured more than ten soldiers.

Boyan was too lazy to talk to the soldier and said, "Bring him and other officers to see me."

Not a moment later, thousands of soldiers arrived, and as soon as they rolled off their horses and saluted, Boyan said before he opened his mouth: "Huainan has not been newly attached for a long time, and the people have not yet settled, and they have indulged in military discipline. How can we stabilize Huainan?"

Come on, push it down and kill it, and send the head to each army, but whoever violates the military law, regardless of the general, will be killed! "

"Prime Minister, please forgive me... ah..." Qianhu didn't finish begging for mercy, but he was already dead by the sword.

Boyan said: "The Great Khan wants to conquer the world, and his first priority is the people's hearts. Those who dare to harm the country's plans will not be forgiven!"

The bodyguard cut off his head, carried it with a long spear, and ran towards the Xuyi Army and the Yuan Army's garrison.

At this time, in Fengqiao Town, Fan Wenhu, who replaced Zhang Hongfan as guard, was patrolling outside the city.

Under the supervision of soldiers, thousands of people were busy digging trenches like ants.

A commoner suddenly fell to the ground, and the soldier next to him shouted: "How brave, you are actually lazy!"

When he got close, he fired a shot and said: "The southern thieves will attack at any time, and those who cheat and cheat will be killed without mercy!"

Fan Wenhu turned a blind eye and drove away.

In order to resist the Song army, it was imperative to repair the fortifications of Fengqiao Town, so Fan Wenhu, who took over the defense, kidnapped more than [-] people from the surrounding areas.

In the city of Wenzhou, Zhao Shi was handing out rice dumplings to the people, six of whom were over sixty years old, along with a dou of glutinous rice and a jug of realgar wine.

"This is personally guaranteed by the women in the Queen Mother's leadership. I only hope that my husband will be healthy and live a long life."

"The official's love is so great, the old man really... really doesn't know what to say." The old man couldn't help wiping his tears.

The imperial court was indeed poor, and the image project could not distribute much, but the emperor personally distributed the rice dumplings made by the Queen Mother, which naturally made the people deeply grateful.

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