Chapter 104: There is a cloud platform at sea 2
Wu Haogu and others sat in the best private room in Xiankeju. It is located on a corner of the restaurant, with large windows on both sides, facing Yuntai Mountain and Haizhou Bay. Sitting inside, you can enjoy the sea view and mountain scenery at the same time.
There is a large table in the center of the private room. There shouldn’t be a round table these days. Anyway, Wu Haogu has never seen it before. He naturally sat on his head, facing the gate, Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing sat on the left and right sides of his side, and the others sat down. The blonde girl whom I just saw at the wine cabinet had already entered with a tray of various fruits, and said with a smile: “Dear guests, are you satisfied with this private room? If you are satisfied, what is this place? Fresh big yellow croaker cut sausage and stewed fish soup are the specialties of our store, as well as good noodles, cooked mutton, and famous dog meat in Xuhai, which will ensure that you are satisfied and enjoyable.
In addition, the shop also has girls who drink and sing, not only Han girls, but also Korean girls, Japanese girls, Japanese girls and Persian girls…”
Mi Youren suddenly waved his hand and interrupted, "What do you call Madam? Where did he come from?"
"Slave?" Jin Hainiu smiled, "Slave's surname is Jin, I don't remember where it came from. I was still young at that time, and I only vaguely remembered that I had been floating on the sea for a long time, and then I arrived here and was sold to the owner of the Xiankeju as a slave."
That’s right, of course there were slaves in the Song Dynasty! Xiao Pinger, who followed Pan Qiaolian’s butt all day long, was a slave... She is Pan Qiaolian’s private property, and it is legal!
"Then do you know who sold you to Haizhou?" Ma Zhi asked again.
"I don't know," said the golden-fingered girl, "if the guest wants to buy a golden-fingered maid like the slave, I can introduce some merchants to the guest."
Hearing this conversation, everyone in the room smiled and looked at Mi Youren, who always looked like a romantic and talented man: It turned out that this person likes golden retrievers.
But Mi Youren just pretended not to see it and continued to ask: "Is there any female slave of Bai Fan who can sing and dance well?"
"Yes, yes, as long as you have money, there are even female slaves." The golden girl smiled. "I have a good friend, and I do this. I will go to Yuntai Island in a few days. I will ask him to wait in the inn for a few days. How about it?"
Cyclops are not only restaurants, but also inns. However, the guest rooms and restaurants are not in the same building. The guest rooms are in a town thousands of feet away, and it is a large courtyard with five rooms.
However, Wu Haogu and his group would not live in the Xianke Residence. They would go to Yuntai Mountain to find a temple and Taoist temple to live, and then leave Suchenggang after a while.
"Okay, I'll make up for it."
After the golden-finch girl left, Mi Youren smiled and said to Wu Haogu in front of everyone: "When the students saw that there was no one to serve the teacher, they wanted to send a few top-notch Baifan family kids, and the teacher's trading company also needed them. Now, there are female envoys of excellent appearance to attract customers in Kaifeng Prefecture."
"What a truth?" Wu Haogu was stunned when he heard this, "Yuanhui, you, you, you want to..."
"Yes, yes, yes." Mi Youren nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "As a teacher, there are a few stunning talents who should be there to serve you. Who is not like this? But it is unlikely that the servants you bought are both talented and beautiful.
If you want to raise a few top-notch ones, someone will need to train them. The student sees that Ji Yizhi’s lady Mo is good and can come to train the female slave.
Moreover, it is not enough to have white maids, so you have to raise some Song maids and Gaoli maids. This is what a romantic talent should do..."
"Brother Yin, what are you talking about?" Before Mi Youren finished speaking, Pan Qiaolian was about to jump up, her almond eyes widened, and her anger was almost spurting out and burning Mi Youren.
Wu Haogu also frowned. He couldn't understand why Mi Youren said these words in front of Pan Qiaolian?
Could it be that most women in the Song Dynasty did not care about men looking for mistresses?
"Pan Xiaolang, Mi Xiaoyi is kind," Ximen Qing glanced at Mi Youren and smiled to smooth things over. "Dalang is doing something on the table, how can he not be accompanied by beautiful people? Brother Ma, do you think this is the reason?"
Ma Zhi glanced at Ximen Qing, then looked at Pan Qiaolian, whose pretty face was flushed, smiled bitterly, and changed the topic: "Actually, Dalang can buy a few white war slaves to defend himself."
Wu Haogu worked with Ma Zhi to change the topic: "Brother Ma, I didn't expect you to know about Bai Fan's battle slave."
"How come you don't know?" Ma Zhi smiled. "The Great Liao is a great country that is thousands of miles away. It borders the Black Khan Uighurs to the west. They have Gulam war slaves, who are the private soldiers of the Khan. I heard that in some places further west, these war slave soldiers can also be bought and sold. After a few days, they will meet the golden-haired maid's lover, so why not ask."
Hua Manshan took over the topic and said, "Don't go further west, even the Baifan merchants who traded along the coast of the Song Dynasty have all raised war slaves. They are both guards of merchants and thugs who looted at sea!"
The Arabs naturally did not rely entirely on their skilled navigation skills, and murder and setting fires were also essential. Therefore, every Arab merchant who could eat this business had war slaves guards.
"What's the use of this kind of war slave Ma's second brother?" Wu Haogu asked,
"It is for the purpose of picking up the strengths of all families." Ma Zhi said, "Dalang's painting skills are also a great achievement of all families. The way of using troops and training is no exception. The powerful countries of the Dashi Kingdom and the Western Regions all have the ability to raise war slaves, and they must be used. If you have the opportunity, you might as well buy one or two to gain strengths."
Wu Haogu was not very interested in the war slaves, so he changed the topic: "Listen to what Brother Ma said, it seems that he is proficient in military tactics."
Ximen Qing took over the topic and smiled and said, "The Ma family is the Yanyun clan, and Ma Shibo is also the talent of the Ma family. He is naturally both civil and military."
Wu Haogu still didn't know that the organizational model of the Han tribe in Yanyun was different from the popular Yimen in the Song Dynasty.
The Yanyun Han clan was actually a quasi-military organization, similar to the powerful people in the late Han Dynasty, and it was also possible to say that it was a warrior family! The patriarch, the young master and the backbone of the clan must be civil and military. For example, the Shi Tianze family, which later became the minions of the Mongol Yuan, and the Zhang Rou family (Zhang Hongfan and his family) were all Han clans of Yanyun.
At present, the Ma family in Yanjing is one of the largest Han powerful families in Yanyun area. Ma Zhi can achieve such a career in history, so he naturally has the ability.
In addition, the Yanyun Han clan has a strict hierarchy, and the head of the family and the young master are the kings! The children of the mundane are retainers, and the dependent Qu tribes are soldiers and civilians. Moreover, the children of the clan (including vassals) must practice martial arts and battle formations. Once needed, they can organize the army immediately!
Such a family's military capabilities are completely different from those of the Yimen who are based on the imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty.
After confirming Ma Zhi's military strategy, Wu Haogu asked half-jokingly: "Then... if Ma Er Ge is the second brother who is guarding this Yuzhou Island, where should he set up defense?"
Ma Zhi was stunned. He never expected that Wu Haogu would ask such a question.
"Stay Yuzhou Island?" Ma Zhi asked.
"Yes." Wu Haogu nodded.
"It's here." Ma Zhi said, "just beside Sucheng Port."
"Why?" Wu Haogu seemed very interested in this question.
"Because Yuzhou Island is a flat land here, you can spread troops." Ma Zhi said, "If you build a seawall here and build a high city, even if there are millions of enemies, you will not be able to defeat Yuzhou Island."
“Can’t you land on the mountain coast?”
Ma Zhi shook his head and said, "How can you enter a dangerous place in the mountains and rivers easily? Besides, it comes through the sea. How dare you enter a dangerous place without any mistakes? If there is any mistake, the entire army will lose all the troops.
In addition, the army guarding the island will build a tower on Mount Yuntai, and will almost need elite troops in the mountains to set up traps."
Wu Haogu thought about it and asked again: "If Brother Ma is in charge of the army, how many people can he use to defend Yuzhou Island?"
What does it mean? Everyone present sounded a little confused. Will Wu Haogu want to live in seclusion on Yuzhou Island in the future or want to seize Yuzhou Island as a thief?
Chapter completed!