Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

On Penglai Island in Shandong, the weather has gradually warmed up at this time.

There are many fishing boats that can be seen on the sea in the distance!

At dusk, the number of fishing boats is increasing, and the songs of fishermen are constantly coming from the sea! They fished all day and now they are back!

A relatively large fishing boat docked on the shore, and more than 20 fishermen got off the boat. Finally, two strong men helped an old man in his fifties to get off the fishing boat.

"Master Zhou, be careful!" The old man in his fifties came to the ground, his feet were a little weak, and he almost fell, and the people next to him hurriedly supported him.

"I'm old, I'm too tired to stand up after going to sea with you for a day!" The old man laughed.

"Master Zhou actually went fishing with us in person, it's really unprecedented!" A fisherman next to him said.

The rest of the fishermen looked at the old man with reverence and admiration in their eyes.

This old man is none other than the magistrate of Penglai County. His name is Zhou Zikun. He was originally a county magistrate in Sichuan and Sichuan. He came to Yanyun last winter and was then assigned to Penglai Island as the magistrate.

"A lot of fish were caught this day!" Zhou Zikun laughed.

"Yeah, I caught a lot of fish, and I can sell them for a good price!" said the fisherman next to him happily.

"Did you encounter Japanese pirates when you were fishing?" Zhou Zikun asked while other fishermen were packing their boats and nets.

"I encountered Japanese pirates a few years ago, but there were not many of them! If we had a large number of fishermen, they would not dare to invade us! Japanese pirates often go to the south, especially in Quanzhou!" said a fisherman in his forties.

The Japanese pirates appeared from the Tang Dynasty, and by the time of the Song Dynasty, the Japanese pirates had become relatively large in scale! When the Japanese pirates were at their most powerful in the Northern Song Dynasty, they tried to attack Fuzhou City, causing the court to shake! However, the Japanese pirates in the Song Dynasty were still minor problems in the final analysis, and they were far from being comparable to the Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty! Almost with the support of the Japanese government, the Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty plundered China's coastal areas in an organized and large-scale manner.

"Now the imperial navy is stationed in the Dengzhou area, and it is impossible for Japanese pirates to come here." Another fisherman said.

Wu Lin led 50,000 people to station in Dengzhou, and these fishermen in Penglai had already received the news.

"In fact, the Dongying people are still very friendly to us Central Plains people. They have always treated us like the kingdom of heaven." The fisherman in his forties said.

"Has any of you ever been to Japan?" Zhou Zikun asked.

These fishermen shook their heads one after another, and Zhou Zikun showed a disappointed expression on his face.

"Master Zhou, although we have never been to Dongying, Dengzhou often did business with Dongying more than ten years ago. At that time, many people went to Dongying, and they also told us about the situation in Dongying." The fisherman in his forties road.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Zhou Zikun looked interested.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou wants to hear it, so I will tell Mr. Zhou! Dongying is a small barbarian country, and they also have an emperor, who calls themselves the emperor! But the emperor of Dongying has very little power, and their regent minister has great power! Dongying is everywhere in the country. Lord, some lords don't listen to the emperor at all! At that time, when our merchants in Penglai went to Dongying to do business, they all did business with local lords! The lords in those places have great power, and no one can control them." The fisherman said .

The history of the ancient Japan was very chaotic. Before the 14th century, although there was an emperor in Japan, the scope of the emperor's rule was very small! At that time, Dongying was a bit like the emperor in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, with princes everywhere! However, Dongying in this era is much more barbaric and chaotic than China in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties.

"My lord, I heard that Dongpu has two emperors, but I don't know if it's true or not." Another fisherman said.

In fact, the fisherman's news is completely wrong. Dongying is not two emperors, but the previous emperor abdicated early, and the previous emperor and the current emperor and the regent are fighting for power and profit! After the Emperor of Japan abdicated, he was called the Emperor. For more than 300 years in Japanese history, there was a struggle for power between the Emperor, the Emperor, and the Regent! In the 13th and 14th centuries, Japan still had the "Southern and Northern Dynasties", and it was really divided into two emperors to rule the world! It wasn't until the rise of the shogunate and the rise of the samurai group that Japan was considered to have completed the real unification!

Zhou Zikun kept all these in his heart as the fishermen chattered.

He served as the magistrate of Penglai, on the one hand to develop Penglai's economy, and on the other hand to investigate the situation in Dongying and Korea.

He stayed at the seaside for three days, and went out to sea with the fishermen every day. After three days, he returned to the Penglai County Yamen in the middle of the night.

When he returned to the Penglai County Office, he immediately called the chief official of Penglai County over.

In the past few days, he went to the seaside to inspect, and the chief official went to various villages to inspect the work.

"How is the farming situation now?" Under the oil lamp, Zhou Zikun asked while eating in a hurry.

"The situation is very good! The people are very active! They finally got the land, and now they are working day and night! Our Penglai County has always had plenty of rain, and there will definitely be a good harvest this year!" The official said with a smile .

"That's great!" Zhou Zikun also showed an excited smile on his face.

"Master Zhou, we Penglai women have always had a tradition of embroidery. I have seen their embroidery, and it is very exquisite! Ten years ago, when the world was still peaceful, merchants often received their embroidery, and then shipped it to Korea, Dongying, etc. Goryeo and Dongying aristocrats like our embroidery in Penglai County very much! But this year, the world has just been peaceful, and the former merchants have been killed by the Jurchens, and no one accepts their embroidery!" said the chief official.

"I don't think it's better than this. We take out all our salaries. If the salary is not enough, we take out all our savings, and then we hire people to collect these embroidery, and then transport them to Korea and Japan to sell! You see How?" Zhou Zikun asked.

"Okay!" The official nodded.

"We can also learn about the situation of Korea and Dongying by the way! If His Majesty has given us a task, we must investigate the current situation of Korea and Dongying." Zhou Zikun said.

Zhou Zikun is not young anymore, but when he came here from Sichuan, he felt as if he had endless energy. After talking with the chief official, he began to check the documents and materials of these days again, until midnight. before falling asleep.

*** ***

Wu Lin, Wu Gong and others have also been in Dengzhou for many days!

After they came to Dengzhou, they also built a military port here!

In addition to building a military port, more than 50,000 of their soldiers actually cultivated land and grew food here.

Now they spend half their day training and the other half growing crops! Of course, sometimes the training is intense, and they may need to stay at sea for a few days, while the remaining soldiers are taking care of the crops.

The country is short of food, so they have to do this kind of work too! After the country has enough food, they can fully devote themselves to training.

Soldiers still gather to study every night.

There are special teachers to teach them literacy. They mainly study infantry drills, but sometimes they also learn some knowledge of Confucianism, arithmetic, and economics! The imperial court wants to set up an imperial examination, but this imperial examination is different from the previous dynasties. The production and construction corps and each army will select soldiers to participate in the imperial examination so that they can enter the official system of the imperial court.

Wu Lin and his nephew Wu Gong were strolling by the port at the moment, seeing the bright lights in the distance and the soldiers studying hard, Wu Lin couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Uncle, when are we going to attack Jurchen?" Wu Gong asked.

"It may be in autumn! Now we still have 100,000 mu of fertile land here, so we can't let it go." Wu Lin said.

"What are we collecting information on Korea and Japan?" Wu Gong asked.

"When necessary, we will launch an attack on Korea and Japan! The General Staff Headquarters has asked our navy to make such preparations now!" Wu Lin said.

"Ah!" A shocked expression appeared on Wu Gong's face.

"The Goryeo people are fools. When the Liao Kingdom was strong, they surrendered to the Liao Kingdom! When the Liao Kingdom perished, they immediately surrendered to our Song Dynasty! When the Jurchens invaded and Kaifeng was destroyed, they immediately surrendered to the Jin Kingdom! Now If we expel the Jurchens and restore the Central Plains, they may have plans to become our vassals again! However, it’s better not to have such vassals, it’s best to bring down all of Koryo, we Han people don’t need such a fool!” Wu Lin said.

"Not bad." Wu Gong nodded.

"The current king of Goryeo is called Wang Gou. He is only thirteen years old. He is not old enough to rule the government! The Cui clan of Goryeo is a powerful minister, and the current prime minister is called Cui Yunong! Gong'er, I have an important matter for you. Do it." Wu Lin said.

"I don't know what it is?" Wu Gong said.

"I want to send you as an envoy to Korea. Let's talk with Cui Yunong first." Wu Lin said.

In the early morning of March 19th, Wu Gong left for Koryo on a large ship, while Wu Lin continued to train and farm with 50,000 naval troops, and he was busy every day.