Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 454
Zou Yuan led a thousand marines on two passing caravan blessing ships, and arrived at Dwarf Horse Harbor three days later.

This time, Zou Run had seen the mighty power of the local tribes, and when the appointed day came, the boundless caravan came.

The smallest caravan is two or three hundred mules and horses, and there are as many as a thousand. The horses are sent along the mountain road for several miles.

Pickles, leek flowers, canned food, French fries, soap, kitchen knives, hoes, shovels, and even needles and threads from Cangzhou are all hot sellers.

There was actually a caravan from Dali. The Dali caravan, shopkeeper Duan came here first, and saw how the pier had changed a lot. Fences were built around it and sandbags were laid.

The soldiers didn't see many, they were all hidden.

Shopkeeper Duan asked Zou Run, speaking in bad Song Mandarin.

"I said big brother, why are there so many fences and horse refusals reinforced?"

Zou Run said: "Some things are not safe recently, so they have been reinforced to ensure the safety of the goods."

"Don't be careless about safety issues. What kind of goods are there this time?"

Zou Run waved his hand and said, "We are only responsible for safety, we should go to the shopkeeper here to buy goods."

Shopkeeper Duan threw the caravan outside and brought a few people inside.

At first glance, they are all hard goods, kitchen knives, hoes, shovels, plowshares, hammers, and axes.This is the favorite thing of Dali people, and the profit is very high.

Dali is a peaceful country with underdeveloped handicraft industry, and all kinds of iron products are very popular.

Boss Duan brought special products from Dali, such as tea, Panax notoginseng, dendrobium and so on.

The general process is like this, sell the goods first, and then sell the goods to the port.Then the goods are loaded and departed from the port.

There are as many as a dozen caravans in Dali, and they are all big caravans.

Shopkeeper Duan's horse helped to survive for a day before leading the team away, not far after walking out.

I met the Liao family's caravan who also came from Dali head-on. The two caravans used to have hatred because of their business contacts.

Shopkeeper Duan saw the Liao family's caravan approaching, and spat heavily on the ground.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper of the Liao family scolded, "Dogs know how to cleanse themselves."

Shopkeeper Duan said, "Who are you scolding?"

"Why scold you?"

Two groups of hundreds of people pushed and shoved on the road, and the narrow road was blocked immediately.

Zou Run saw that it was worth it, you blocked the road, how can this business be done.

Zou Run gave an order and rushed out with more than a hundred marines, holding a long-fired blunderbuss.

It's a pity that these caravan caravans don't understand the power of long fire guns.

Zou Run said: "Shopkeeper Duan, Shopkeeper Liao, the rules of Pony Horse Port can't be broken, any grievances you have can't be resolved here."

The two of them were in a fit of anger, and shopkeeper Duan said, "No, my two families have a deep hatred, today there is him without me, and there is me without him."

Shopkeeper Liao said: "Look at you crazy, brothers copy guys."

Both sides took out their machetes, and the battle was about to break out.

Zou Run said: "Well, there is a story in our Central Plains called shooting a halberd at the gate, have you two heard of it before?"

Shopkeeper Duan said: "I have admired the culture of the Central Plains for a long time, so I have heard of it. It is said that Lu Buyuanmen shot a halberd and mediated the battle between Ji Ling and Liu Bei."

Shopkeeper Liao said: "Why, you also want to shoot a halberd, but I don't see you have a bow and arrow."

Zou Run said: "There is no painted halberd, no bow and arrow, but it will not delay my mediation between the two of you. In this way, let's put a wine jar on that black stone, and I will hit it with a bludgeon. If the wine jar is broken, Let the two families stop now, if they can't be broken, how about just two of them fighting?"

Shopkeeper Duan and Shopkeeper Liao are riding a tiger right now, and they definitely don't want to fight, but if they don't fight, it's about face.

"Okay, it's a deal."

The three of them decided so, and Zou Run asked someone to put a wine jar over. The distance was not too far, about 80 meters.

Zou Run took the firecracker and loaded it with bullets, took aim, and bang.

The wine jar shattered with a bang.

Shopkeeper Duan was shocked, thinking that the fire stick he was holding was a mysterious weapon.

Zou Run said: "Both of you, let's stop each other. Harmony makes money, there are many businesses in the world, and no one can monopolize it no matter how big their mouth is. Once there is a fight, the expenses for medicine and pensions are like spending money. Why bother?"

Shopkeeper Liao clasped his fists and said, "General Zou is righteous, and I, Liao, have accepted it. This matter depends on your face, so don't mention it here. Brothers, enter the port and unload the goods."

Shopkeeper Duan said, "Okay, let's leave now, we're leaving too."

A dispute was thus resolved.

When Zou Run returned to his post, he saw Zou Yuan came with a brigade. There were 500 defenders at the small port.

Zou Run said, "Uncle, why are you here?"

"The war on Ryukyu Island is basically over, and the bombing battalion led by Li Kui is there. My brother worried that there would be conflicts between our marines and the bombing battalion, so he sent me over," Zou Yuan said.

"It's good here, but there's nothing to do. Occasionally deal with some fights, and there's nothing to do." Zou Run sighed.

"Let's go, let's talk in the camp." Zou Yuan dragged his nephew into the barracks.

Zou Yuan said mysteriously: "Tell me, what is the big mission. Our Marine Corps has always been to expand the territory. Are we going to take Dali?"

"Just thinking about it, Ryukyu Island is such a big place, only to develop a small tip, what kind of Dali. Timber, my brother wants the caravan to purchase teak in large quantities. Most of the teak traders are some bully kings on Nanyang Island. There are few people to deter them. I can’t live with them, so my brother sent me here. Starting tomorrow, the temporary fortifications at the pier will be built into permanent fortifications, blue brick walls, turrets, and bunkers.”

"Well, our manpower is a little short. There are no blue bricks or stones." Zou Run was a little worried.

"Stone materials are procured locally, and we build kilns and burn bricks for green bricks. The cement is transported from Cangzhou. 500 people are quite a lot, and there are all kinds of talents in it." Zou Yuan said.

"I'll go out and shout out." Zou Run was still a little bit unconvinced, and when he left the barracks, he shouted to the resting marines, "Who knows how to put up a mason's hand?"

Swipe, at least 200 people raised their hands.Before joining the army, they were all from the village, and there are too many masons who can be masons.

"Is there anyone who can fire a kiln?"

This time there were relatively few hands raised, only a few dozen, but it was enough. It was enough for a few to know technology, and others did not need to know technology.

Zou Run came back and said: "Then let's start tomorrow, first build walls and forts, and finally build a few blockhouses."

The purchase of teak wood is also easy to handle. Boss He from Quanzhou is familiar with people from nearby island countries.

The teak is very huge, 40 meters long, it can be as thick as someone's, and the thinnest is also as thick as a hug.Teak is an excellent material for making warships and merchant ships. General merchants cannot do this business, and only big merchants are playing with it.

(End of this chapter)