Chapter 93 The Queen of the Sea and Princess Mandala
Li Jing knew that many border generals had the ability to raise bandits and respect themselves, but this was to raise bandits rather than bandits. Once he accepted Huang Huzi's proposal, he would be the real bandits. He had to consider this consequence. Although it was the late Tang Dynasty and the world was about to be in chaos, Li Jing still had to be cautious about such a matter.
The yellow beard ate all the donkey meat in front of him like a wind storing clouds, and drank the small jar of green wine. He patted his belly with satisfaction, then took a silver toothpick from his belt, and picked his teeth leisurely. "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Now the world's officials are bandits, and bandits can also be transformed into officials. Dengzhou, Haizhou, and Xuzhou have sent people to recruit us, but my brothers are used to being free and can't see the style of those dog officials, so they have refused. But do you think the official army is good? You know, the Daxi Village you are about to take office, in fact, there are a group of bandits with officers and soldiers from top to bottom. They not only charge taxes on various supply points in the seaway, but they even often robbed Shanghai. They are much crueler than us, so we ask for some money. As long as we pay according to the rules, they will not harm the merchant ship. But if the merchant ship meets these people, they will basically have to sink to the bottom of the sea to accompany the Dragon King."
"We serious pirates, we hate these pirates the most at sea, who pretend to be pirates. They have messed up the rules at sea and ruined the reputation of our pirates."
"If I promise you join forces, what are you going to let me do?" Li Jing frowned and asked, "Are there any specific plans?"
"What kind of plan does this require? If you are willing to join forces with us, you don't need to take any risks. We will communicate with each other. If you know any news that is not good for us, you can pass it on to us. If we find out any news related to you, it will also be passed on to you. Another thing is that we have done business on sea that is not suitable for sale, and if we need to replenish our weapons, you can find a way to help."
This requirement seems not high. The status of both sides has no master-slave relationship, but is just a simple ally relationship, and is equal to each other. However, Li Jing still asked carefully: "Then what benefits can I get?" Since it is about cooperation, Li Jing has to put aside the previous relationships and put his own interests first. If Zhen Donghai just helps him find out some news, then this alliance will not make much sense to him.
"If you get a business and business, you can sell all the goods that are inconvenient to sell. In addition, we can also give you all the excess grains that you robbed. I know that you will be a general in Shamen and you will be a big problem with hundreds of people in the future. In addition, if you have anything to deal with in Daxie Village but are inconvenient to take action, you can borrow the name of Zhendonghai in the future. If you are not convenient to take action yourself, we can also help you."
"I want 30% of the profits of all transactions in Zhendonghai in the future! In addition, the conditions you just said remain unchanged." Li Jing proposed his own conditions. He wanted to train troops and raise troops, and planned to form a servant army. It would be impossible to do without a large sum of money and food. Since he had already planned to join forces with Zhendonghai, Li Jing would no longer be polite. If he took such a big risk of tying bandits, if he could not obtain more profits, it would be completely worth it.
"How can 30% be enough? Since we are all brothers in the future, there is no need to be polite." Huang Huzi shook his head, and he was indebted to refute, "Five, open halfway, and all the trading income of my town in Donghai will be 55 points in the future."
"Second leader, I'd rather be respectful than obedient." Li Jing bowed his fists and said, "We will be brothers from now on, but I hope this matter can be hidden. It is best to know the fewer people, the better. In this way, I'll be me, you Hello everyone."
The yellow beard said through his thick yellow beard, "I naturally know this. Brother Li is decisive and will be extraordinary in the future. I think Li Zhengyi, a Goguryeo Hu, could have been able to reach the first primary school of Pinglu Army, and finally gained 100,000 troops from the 12 small prefectures in Shandong for 60 years, and passed down for three generations and four generations. With Brother Li's ability, he may not be able to become the second Li Zhengyi in the future."
The alliance has been formed, and although there are still many specific issues, Li Jing and Huang Huzi both felt relieved at this time. Zhen Donghai took the Li Jing line, and there was no future troubles in the sea. Li Jing joined Zhen Donghai and chose a strong ally for his upcoming Shamen Town. Both of them were very satisfied. Li Jing asked in this relaxed atmosphere: "I heard the words of the second in command before, and it seemed like I knew Zhang Yingying?"
Huang Huzi was stunned when he heard this: "Don't you know Zhang Yingying?"
"Of course I met her, but I met Pingshui. I only knew her name but not her identity. I heard you before, was she also a pirate?"
"Of course not." Huang Beard shook his head and told him directly: "Zhang Yingying is a well-known figure in the East China Sea, but it is normal that I don't know much on the land. But if you mention her grandfather's name, I'm sure you know it."
"Her grandfather?"
"That's right, her grandfather was Zhang Bao. Sixty-six years ago, Zhang Bao was just a citizen of Silla who was not worthy of his surname. At that time, he was still named Gong Fu. He joined the Tang Dynasty with his friend Zheng Nian, and then joined the Wuning Army in Xuzhou to become a small soldier. Because of his high martial arts skills, bravery and good at fighting, he made many military achievements. He participated in the rebellion of Li Qi in Zhenjiang, Wu Yuanji in Huaixi Town and Li Shidao in Ziqing Town. Twelve years later, he was promoted to the Wuning Army's young general. Five years later, he came to Chishanpu and established the Chishan Fahua Courtyard in Chishan."
"After he returned to China, built his own fleet, chased and suppressed pirates near the Sila Sea, and gradually had a strong force. After pacifying the pirates, he served as the ambassador of Qinghai Town, and he held his own troops. He began to form a powerful caravan to trade with the Tang Dynasty, Japan and other countries in the name of Sila. He also built the Fahua Court in the Qing Walrus Imperial Peak and the Heyuan Cave of Danluo Island, which corresponds to the Fahua Court of Chishan, Shandong, and is the liaison point for maritime trade. Zhang Baogao's maritime trade became larger and larger, forming a maritime commercial trade network with Qinghai Town as its base camp, Chishan, Penglai, Laizhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, Yangzhou, Mingzhou, Quanzhou and Jiuzhou, Japan as its basis. At the sea, he was called the King of the Sea. He was the most powerful force on the sea at that time."
"But later, Zhang Bao was involved in the battle between the Silla royal family. Thirty-five years ago, Silla Lord Jin Ming forced King Xi Kang to ascend the throne. In order to avenge the "revenge of killing the king and father" to avoid disaster, Jin Youzheng asked for help, Zhang Baogao divided his troops into 5,000 troops in Zheng Nian to defeat Jin Ming's army. Jin Youzheng successfully ascended the throne and became King Shenwu. King Shenwu died of illness only 6 months after his son Wen Sheng ascended the throne, and his son named Zhang Baogao as "General Zhenhai and also gave him a seal.
". Zhang Baogao was named the envoy of the Ganyi Army for his merits and was granted a fief of 2,000 households. King Wensheng wanted to take Zhang Baogao's daughter as his concubine, and the nobles in the court stopped him because of his humble origin. Before he could accept the concubine, the seeds of conflict were planted between King Wensheng and Zhang Baogao. Fearing Zhang Baogao's power, King Wensheng and the nobles of Silla sent people to kill Zhang Baogao thirty-two years ago on the charge of "desiring to plot chaos and siege".
Listening to the yellow beard slowly, Li Jing was also very surprised with a look of respect. Zhang Baogao's life was too legendary. When he was young, he went to a foreign country alone, then made a fame and returned to China. He built his own armed forces and had his own troops. Finally, he had the power to control the Silla royal family as a slight person. Although the ending was a bit tragic, this person's ability was still amazing. When he thought that Zhang Yingying was actually a descendant of Zhang Baogao, he couldn't help but be surprised. He thought of the group of killers he heard in the Fahua Court that day call the leader and good woman His Highness.
"By the way, since King Silla killed Zhang Baogao, why is his descendants still there?"
"Of course, the Silla royal family was unwilling to leave troubles. After they sent killers to kill Zhang Baogao, they sent a large army to attack Qinghai Town. However, although Zhang Baogao died, there were tens of thousands of households in Qinghai Town at that time, and Zhang Baogao's army exceeded 10,000. Zhang's generals protected the rest of the Zhang family and fled out of Qinghai, and fled to the sea, and had been fighting against the Silla court. In the early years, Zhang Yingying's father took charge of this force, but later Zhang Yingying's father was in danger, and his sons died early, so he let him go. His subordinates supported Zhang Yingying as the new king of sea. Zhang Yingying took over his father's position at the age of 16, and now six years have passed. At the beginning, many people thought that Zhang Yingying would not last long, and the most powerful maritime power in the East China Sea would break. But in fact, Zhang Yingying replaced the queen of sea and changed from half-merchant and half-thief to comprehensive maritime trade. Instead, her power grew very fast and gradually recovered to the glory of Zhang Baogao's orders to the Three Seas."
"Is Zhang Yingying's Silla Business Group very strong?"
Huang Beard smiled: "Do you know how many sea boats Zhang Yingying has? Do you know how many armed guards Zhang Yingying has?"
"How many?"
"It is said that Zhang Yingying has thousands of merchant ships of all sizes and large, and there are 3,000 armed guards. I don't know whether the specific situation is as legendary, but I only know that although Zhang Yingying's fleet no longer does unsubstantiated business, no one on the three major seas dares to move the Silu Qinghai Merchant Group with the shark flag on the Liaohai Sea, the East China Sea and even the South China Sea." Huang Huzi said with a strange look at Li Jing. He had read the letter on Li Jing's table before, so he could naturally guess that Li Jing had some relationship with Zhang Yingying. He said tentatively: "Compared with the King of Sea, I don't even deserve to carry their boots in Donghai. If you want to conquer the Queen of Sea, it would be hard not to make a fortune."
"The second chief doesn't have to talk to me. I just accidentally saved her from a group of assassins a few days ago. I remember that the leader of the assassin was a woman at that time, and they called her Your Highness. You often run to the sea. Do you know what this person is?"
Chapter completed!