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Chapter 304 Friends and Foes

Inspecting the mining and metallurgy today, we can see that everything is developing smoothly.

The treatment Guo Ning gave to the miners was equivalent to that of artisans in the army. At the same time, they were managed according to the army model, except that there was no land grant.Generally speaking, the daily diet is similar to that of ordinary congregation, and those with special skills will be treated better.

Last month, a miner was directly promoted to official because of his contribution in leading the discovery of a new mine vein, and was rewarded with [-] guan coins and a small house in Qutai City.Therefore, the enthusiasm of the miners is also high these days.

With the development of several new veins, a large amount of ore was produced, which was made into iron and shipped to the workshop, where it was soon forged into agricultural tools and weapons.According to the estimates of the miners, the output of ironware in Laizhou this year is probably equivalent to the output of four to five iron smelters in Laiwu Jian's heyday, which is about 25 to [-] jin.

There are also several small mining areas in Dengzhou, with an output of [-] to [-] jin. In this way, within a year, the common people can gradually use iron farm tools, and the grain output will increase; The armor rate will also increase, which means that if you have an extra life in a fierce battlefield.

Maybe in the next year, our own side will be able to export ironware to the outside world, and both salt and iron will become a major source of income for the Ding Navy.

For this reason, everyone is in a good mood.

Hearing Guo Ning make a joke, a young man immediately made fun of it, and whispered to the left and right: "I don't believe it! Is there really a handwriting that is uglier than Jieshuai? Are you writing with your toes while holding the penholder?"

After Guo Ning got married, under the urging of Lu Han, he worked really hard to study and practice essays. When he heard this, he immediately became furious: "You kid, are you belittling me? Drag him out and beat him!"

The other men responded gigglingly, and dragged the boy to a distance.The boy begged for mercy, and then was pushed to the ground by his companions, and he was beaten a few times.

Guo Ning took the letter and sat down on a tree stump.

The content of the letter is not long, and there are a few words of greetings to Geng Ge at the beginning.

The latter is to say that it is very lucky to get some more armor and weapons from the marine merchants of the Song Dynasty this time, to enrich the combat power a little bit.After these materials are ready, he will write a letter to ask for a battle, and go to Jeju and Xuzhou.This trip will definitely hit the Jurchen army hard, and Wanyan Heda will never be given an opportunity.

Guo Ning read it twice again slowly, and murmured: "Is this to reassure us that we promise never to use Laizhou's ordnance and supplies to make Laizhou an enemy?"

Geng Ge nodded: "He said that he took the weapon and went to Jeju and Xuzhou. Obviously, he wrote it for us. He needs our material support. He also knows who the enemy of Yang Aner's department is, and he knows more clearly that we hope Yang Aner What role will it play...Jie Shuai, Guo Yaoer must have been thinking about this for a long time."

"It can be seen that he is indeed somewhat loyal to Yang An'er. There are probably fewer and fewer people like this under Yang An'er's command."

"……Yes."

Regarding the specific situation of Yang An'er's department, Geng Ge had already discussed it with Guo Ning many times.It is precisely because he was once an ally of Yang An'er, once he stepped out of this identity, he would see it more clearly.

After answering yes, he couldn't help sighing: "Marshal Yang is a well-known traitor, yes, but he is not the kind of leader in history books who rises up and goes forward... He is too shrewd and capable, so he thinks too much, but What he thinks and thinks about is not necessarily what he expected when it comes to reality.”

Yang An'er's initial rise of troops was at the time when Dajin was fighting with the Song Kingdom in the Southern Dynasty. Once the war between the two countries ended, he immediately received recruitment in order to preserve his core members.However, its allies and other subordinates who remained in Shandong either surrendered or continued to rebel, going through a rough process that lasted for several years.

During these years, the former leaders of the uprising took completely different paths.Everyone has to think for themselves, and everyone will face pros and cons to choose and even merge and confront each other, so people's hearts become more and more different.

For example, Xu Ruxian in Laizhou, he also rebelled because he couldn't survive, but Ding Haijun came to the south and saw that Xu Ruxian and his party were any different from the local tyrants in the fish and meat town?

Thanks to the court's ineffective governance, when Yang An'er returned to Shandong, he found that these allies and subordinates were stronger than before, so when he gave an order, most of Shandong changed color instantly.But the problem is that Yang An'er has been disconnected from them for several years, and her control over them has actually weakened to the extreme.

Previously, Guo Ning Qingqi went to Leigu Mountain and saw the banner with the title of general and marshal written on it, which made him feel like he was crowned the monkey.

But later he understood that Yang An'er's headquarters, Yang An'er's old headquarters in Shandong, the forces that Liu Erzu could influence, the local local tyrants in Shandong...these forces from different sources are not affiliated with each other.Yang An'er's prestige can only be used to incite, but not enough to establish a system of control.

And Yang An'er's headquarters, in the subsequent rapid expansion process, could not maintain the suppression of these subordinates.

Therefore, Yang An'er, the big leader, could only coax the subordinates with a good voice, and constantly used his official position and power to lure and satisfy the subordinates.And the real power leaders below only flatter the above because of their old friendship. The more they get, the more they want.

Up to now, Yang An'er's territory is getting bigger and bigger, but the minds of the people below are all focused on fighting for territory, expanding the army, grabbing more money, and higher official positions.

And if Yang An'er wanted to become emperor, it might not necessarily be because he wanted to be emperor. With his shrewdness and ability, didn't he know that once he became emperor, he would have to fight with the Great Jin Kingdom forever, and even with the Song Kingdom in the Southern Dynasty, there was no room for liaison?
However, his thoughts were useless by this time.

Everyone below is like a glutton who can't get enough to eat, and they push the leader to a higher place together, because the higher the leader's position, the more room there is for the people below to eat and drink.As for whether this emperor is embarrassing, whether it will cause all forces to attack... What does this have to do with the people below?
The ridiculous thing is that in this process, those generals who followed the law and were loyal to Yang An'er did not get any benefits.For example, Guo Yaoer, in order to prepare military resources in Mizhou, he had to secretly accept the benefits of the Ding Navy, and even allowed maritime merchants with a background in the Ding Navy to move freely in Mizhou.

So, what is loyalty and what is disloyalty?Who is the enemy and who is the friend?

I'm afraid Guo Yao'er can't explain it clearly.I'm afraid that none of Yang An'er's subordinates can tell.

"I remember that the sages said that we should make our enemies less, and our friends more... The same is true for Guobaier. I also asked Governor Geng to reply as soon as possible, saying that the ordnance promised to be given to him The supplies will arrive soon. The sea route is blocked temporarily, so we will take the land route. I will ask Gao Xin to come forward and provide a little cover."

But who is this sage?The truth is not bad, the words are very vulgar.

Geng Ge thought so, and the respectful voice should be.

At this time, in Zhucheng County, Laizhou, Jiqi and Jixian were camped with [-] households.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Ji Qi and Ji Xian sat high on the seats, their faces were a bit ugly.

A small school prostrated in front of him, and said respectfully: "General Ji, General Ji, what the villain said is true. That Guobaier has already colluded with Dinghai Guo Ning."

(End of this chapter)