Chapter 21
To say that the ground in North Korea is really evil, it really comes to mind when I think of the green beads hanging on my arms.
This green pearl girl's hand is wrapped in a bandage, and the other hand is holding the reins. Her equestrian skills are in a mess. One look at her shows that she is a woman who rides horses all year round.
When they reached the dismounting stone at the door, Lu Zhu dismounted his horse. When Ao Canghai saw this little girl, he grunted and turned away. A good man who doesn't fight with women looks like he will never be able to get revenge in this life.
When Lv Zhu saw Man Gui, she groaned and turned away. She couldn't beat this big guy, and it seemed like she would never be able to get revenge in this life.
Mangui was sitting on a chair, with a leg of lamb roasting on the charcoal brazier. When one layer was roasted, he would use a knife to peel off one layer and eat it. He turned a blind eye to the arrival of Luzhu!
"Girl, stop whining. Just say what you have to say!" Li Xiao also held a leg of lamb in his hand and was roasting it in the same brazier as Man Gui.
The lamb legs are all marinated with cinnamon, and I don’t know what ingredients are used. But the Mongolians are really good at cooking lamb. When roasted until tender, the taste is authentic.
"I'm here to deliver a message. The Khan agreed to your conditions. When did you release Jueluo Baishan?" Seeing Li Xiao's careless look, Luzhu swallowed. There was no roasting in the Jurchen camp outside the city.
She eats sheep. All day long, besides sticky bean buns, there are only damn sticky bean buns. After eating them, Lvzhu’s stomach regurgitated acid water!
"Let him go? Are you stupid or am I stupid? Just one word from you and I will let him go. Then you will regret it and laugh at me for being a fool." Li Xiao looked at this beautiful woman with the eyes of an idiot.
.They say women have big breasts but no brains, and it seems true.
"Stop talking nonsense, we Jurchens are loyal."
"Pull them down! You probably don't believe this! It's not hard for you. It's written in black and white that you can't do it. I'm just telling you, Dahan, that if you dare to come to North Korea, I will come over and help the North Koreans deal with you.
As for what I want, send it to Pyongyang City. A few pairs up, you take the Joluobai Mountain and the prisoners and leave. We take what we want and leave both the people and the goods. How about that?"
"Okay!" Seeing Li Xiao's scoundrel look, Lu Zhu felt angry for no reason. She stood up and was about to leave!
"Girl, eat before you leave!"
Luzhu’s steps paused!
"Why are you leaving a Tatar girl here to eat? What's wrong? Have you fallen in love with this little girl? Brother Man will buckle it for you, strip it naked and put it on your bed. As a brother, this is what I can do to help you.
It's time." Mangui shouted a piece of mutton and spoke with a mean smile. His little eyes were still blinking, which was extremely vulgar.
Lu Zhu turned around and left!
"I said, brother, he's gone! You've decided to rush there now, or else, brother, I'll catch him back for you right now?"
"Get out!" Li Xiao threw down the sheep bones and left, arguing with the salty guy. The only one who suffered was himself.
After walking out of the door, you can still hear Mangui's seductive words about big breasts, thin waist, round butt, etc.
The Jurchens have given up, and now they need to talk to the North Korean King Li Zhu. You are not my father-in-law, so why should I protect you for no reason? I have to... charge some protection money!
The gift given to the King of Korea was a round glass ball with a fiery red three-legged golden crow inside. This is the sacred bird in Korean mythology, or it is more appropriate to say that it is the totem of the Korean nation.
Looking at Li Xiao's smiling face like a chrysanthemum blooming, you can tell that he is very satisfied with Li Xiao's gift. To be able to help fight off the Jurchens and give him such an expensive gift, Li Xiao is a good person. Not all!
"Your Majesty, Li has reached an agreement with the Jurchens. From now on, the Jurchens will not invade Korean territory again. If the Jurchens come back, we will send troops again...!"
"That's great!" Before Li Xiao finished speaking, Li Xiao had already stood up. He walked up to Li Xiao and took Li Xiao's hand. His eyes were full of warmth, and Li Xiao felt like the shadow of a mountain was shrouding his back.
own.
"Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet. My master needs something, so I ask your Majesty to do your best to provide it."
"Do you want gold or silver?" Li Zhu asked generously as he was on the road. Anyway, as long as he can still be the king of North Korea, spending more money every year is not a big deal.
"Uh...!" Li Xiao didn't expect Li Zhu to be so happy, so he was speechless.
"What the general is saying is that we also ask the king to provide me with refined iron ore. There are also several kinds of ores that we need. As for gold and silver, we don't need it. Just provide twenty ships of rice every year, plus fifty ships of coarse grains!
"Most of the people living on the island are Shandong people. They are used to eating noodles but not rice. There are 20 ships of rice every year and it is impossible to finish them all.
As for coarse grains, they are even more luxurious. There are pig farms and wineries on the island. Sorghum is used to make wine first, and the distiller's grains can be fed to pigs, killing two birds with one stone.
"You don't want money?" Li Zhu was very unsure whether he heard correctly.
When officials from the Ming Dynasty came to North Korea, they all tried their best to get money. The young man in front of me actually said that he didn't want any money. He only wanted those ores?
"No money!" Li Xiao said with a smile.
Iron ore, as well as the coal and various ores needed on the island, are much more important than silver. Not to mention anything else, the amount of coal burned on Phi Island in a year is an astonishing number. Every family has a stove and a kang.
Moreover, cutting down trees for firewood is not allowed on Pi Island.
There is only such a big island in total. If you cut down all the trees and make Pi Island look like Geyou, then there will be no landslides when it rains.
"Okay, no problem." Li Ju's mind is now focused on protecting the throne from infringement. As for the loss of some minerals, he thinks it is insignificant. They don't need much food anyway!
People in these days care far more about food than mineral resources. Having enough to eat and drink is a good wish shared by every nation. Although North Korea is a little poorer, twenty ships of rice and fifty ships of coarse grains are still a drop in the bucket.
Li Xiao understood Li Xiao's current mood, but he didn't expect that Li Xiao's mood was so urgent. He had almost no intention of rejecting Li Xiao's request. This was not a one-time deal, and the stability of North Korea in the future depended on it.
This kid in front of me.
Li Zhu, who has lived for a long time, certainly knows that the young man in front of him is much more reliable than the official Zhao Shujiao. At least he can fight, and he is invincible in Liaodong. It is said that Jurchens are invincible if they are less than 10,000, but if they are more than 10,000, they are invincible.
Jurchen Tatars. If they meet this guy, they will lose their troops and lose their generals.
"I still want to be alone!" Li Xiao saw Li Zhu agreeing so happily and immediately added additional terms.
"Who?" Li Xiao looked at Li Xiao excitedly, eagerly hoping that Li Xiao would like any of his daughters or granddaughters. If Li Xiao liked him, there would be no problem in taking his wife away. The throne is more important than his wife.
More!
"Wu Taji!"
Li Xiao valued this language genius very much. This guy's ancestor was a maritime merchant, and he also traveled across the sea. Not only did he go to Japan, but he also went to Yizhou and Macau. This kind of international talent must be introduced.
"Uh...! This...! As long as Wu Taji doesn't object, I don't mind!" He said he didn't mind, but actually he did. Wu Taji was very talented in language, and Li Zhu also relied on him very much. Besides, Hai was an important figure in the family.
Shang, it is impossible for him to leave his entire family and follow Li Xiao.
"Oh! I'll go talk to Mr. Wu about this matter." Li Xiao cupped his hands at Li Yan and turned to leave.
Li Xiao was eager for talents. Through senior generals of the Ming army like Zhao Zuijiao, Li Xiao finally understood that the Ming Dynasty had been eaten away by these moths. The generals were so cowardly that they heard that the civil servants were keen on each other.
At present, the Donglin Party and other political parties in the imperial court are really fighting each other, and they have no idea how powerful the Jurchens are.
If you want to save the Han people in Liaodong, it is better to rely on the Ming Dynasty than to rely on a sow climbing a tree. It is better to ask for help than to ask for yourself. Only with the sword and iron blood in your hands can you snatch the Han people's land back from the Tatars. Thousands of people suffer.
Only the Han compatriots who were enslaved by the Manchus could no longer be bullied by foreigners.
If you want to be strong, you must have money. If you have money, you can recruit soldiers, and if you have money, you can buy horses. Li Xiao's goal starts from a very high level - international trade!
The geographical location of Pi Island is good, very close to North Korea. On the other side, it is close to Liaodong, not far from Japan, and across the Yellow Sea is Shandong. If a port and terminal are built on the island, it should be no problem to become a trade distribution center. Historically
This is what Mao Wenlong did!
However, Mao Wenlong only operates as a trade distribution center and collects tolls. Li Xiao wants more, but if he wants more, he needs more people. People like Wu Daji who are fluent in the languages of various countries and are familiar with business operations are exactly the
Li Xiao needs it.
Hong Yihan was assigned to take Mangui to ask the Koreans if there was any pyrite ore here. Li Xiao brought a generous gift to visit Wu Daji. These scholars had better save face. This kind of private visit must be done with enough etiquette.
Just fine.
Seeing Li Xiao coming in, Wu Daji had a wry smile on his face. The king's servant had just slipped out of the back door, and he already knew the purpose of Li Xiao's trip. Although he was very optimistic about this young man, Wu Daji still felt that it was not reliable to go with Li Xiao. Besides, he was very optimistic about this young man.
, the Wu family is a prosperous family in North Korea. What will happen to the whole family if he leaves? Do you mean to move? Do you want to lose the foundation built by ancestors for generations?
A scholar is a scholar, and Wu Daji immediately took it into consideration as soon as his eyes rolled. "Hey" "hey"! Today I will kill someone with a borrowed knife!
After figuring out the key, Wu Daji smiled and said to the steward: "Please come in, General Li."
Although Li Xiao does not have an official status now, everyone in North Korea calls Li Xiao General Li. It is a title anyway, and Li Xiao happily accepts it. You can't just call yourself little brother or boy!
"I take the liberty of visiting, please forgive me, Mr. Wu!" Li Xiao imitated the scholar's behavior and bowed to Wu Daji. He looked like Liu Xuande was visiting the thatched cottage for three times!
"Haha! General Li is here to visit. My Wu family is in full bloom! Please!"
Chapter completed!