The huge fleet of the Song Dynasty did not always stay on the coast of the Jurchens in the East China Sea. On the contrary, they were constantly transporting soldiers and supplies between Japan and the Jurchens. The merchant ships of the Song Dynasty were recruited and temporarily used as transport ships, so as to ensure that the Song Dynasty could continuously send troops and supplies to the Jurchens.

Afterwards, the warships of the Song Dynasty completely gave up transport. For this war, the merchant ships mobilized were able to meet the needs of transportation. The sea ships of the Song Dynasty were not as simple as dozens or hundreds of ships, thanks to the trade between Zhao Zhen and the Abbas Dynasty...

After decades of trading, the sea ships of the Song Dynasty have already been much advanced. Even if you set out from Quanzhou and Mingzhou, you can reach the Arabian Peninsula thousands of miles, let alone from Dengzhou to Japan?

After so many years of operation, the number of sea ships in the Song Dynasty has exceeded 2,000, and some merchants even have fleets of dozens or even hundreds of ships. This scale can already catch up with the ordinary navy of the Song Dynasty.

But they respected the small and cautiously abide by the laws of the Song Dynasty. Once they crossed the bottom line, the fleet would never pass the blockade of the South China Sea countries. The Song Dynasty had heavy troops in the Strait of Malacca...

The merchants of this era were not profit-oriented like later generations, nor did they use any means for the sake of profit. Their sense of belonging and self-esteem were even far higher than the moral standards of later generations. They were disdainful of doing things that were not prohibited by law, that is, freedom.

So when Zhao Zhen issued an order to issue a war mobilization order to the merchants of the Song Dynasty through the Trade Department, it almost received a unanimous response from the merchants of the Song Dynasty. The enthusiasm and response were so high that all the civil officials who had always been skeptical of the merchants were shocked.

The donations from merchants alone have reached a huge amount of tens of millions of yuan, so Zhao Zhen had to issue an order to strictly prohibit officials and the court from accepting donations from merchants...

At the beginning, some people thought that these merchants donated their property to get a wife and son. What is this called a matter and what is the difference between spending money to buy an official? For Zhao Zhen, he did not want to spend money to buy an official in the Song Dynasty.

But soon he realized that he was wrong. Although these merchants did not make any excessive demands to the court, they just hoped that the court could treat him fairly and justly. Zhao Zhen then discovered that the merchants in the Song Dynasty had begun to be divided into different levels.

This situation is also inevitable. It can even be said that Zhao Zhen himself caused it. Cai Ji was the first to bear the brunt. After Cai Ji, there were the queen Biyaxuan, which led to more royal business names and official business names.

When this situation became more and more intense, Zhao Zhen suddenly realized that he had forgotten the impact of the power effect, which often exceeded the control of the development of things itself. This is the case with the business of the Song Dynasty.

What these merchants hope for is just a fair business environment, but it is difficult for Zhao Zhen to change this situation now. There are many reasons. The changes now will inevitably touch the interests of the privileged class, and it is harmful and useless for the Song Dynasty, which is in a state of war.

Now with the support of merchants, it is much more convenient for the Song Dynasty to transport officers and soldiers, food, supplies, weapons, etc. to the Jurchens. Logistics is still the top priority of a war. The war machines of the Song Dynasty must rely on a solid logistics line to ensure its normal operation.

These merchant ships kept traveling between the Song Dynasty and the Japanese nation day and night. Now they once again assumed the responsibility of the Song Dynasty naval army and began to transport them to the Jurchens. At the beginning, they were worried that the Jurchens would attack the merchant ships, but soon discovered that this was impossible.

The Jurchens even went to sea to fish and fish, including small sampans, not to mention large sea boats. They just need to avoid pirates who fell into the sea for various reasons. Now the news of the Song Dynasty's recruitment of merchant ships has been released. Once the pirates reach out to these merchant ships... the consequences are unimaginable.

Who knows if the merchant ship in front of me is full of rich goods, if it is not the goods but the soldiers of the Song Dynasty? Wouldn't that be seeking death?!

Therefore, the waters around the Song Dynasty were almost calm during this period. The merchants of the Song Dynasty were relieved without any scruples on the sea and no longer had to worry about the harassment of pirates. This is an unexpected gain!

The merchant ships of the Song Dynasty replaced the navy's warships, but these warships did not stop, but were loaded with more than 30,000 soldiers of the Song Dynasty, and led the team to the newlyweds of Shi San and Duofei.

Duofeizhen was completely disappointed with Uguna after seeing the true face of him. The Jurchens' daring to love and hate made her very "harmonious" relationship with the Shi San. She supported the Jurchens sent troops to the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen once painted a beautiful prospect to her, completely crushing a chaotic and broken Jurchen, re-casting a complete Jurchen, and allowing them to live a happy life?

She saw this kind of peace that used violence to fight violence from the Song Dynasty. This was the case with the Dali people. After they were annexed by the Song Dynasty, they did not resist much. On the contrary, they lived better than before, and not to mention the Dangxiang people, they quickly integrated into the Song Dynasty and became one with the Song people. Now they are not much better than their life in Xixia.

Duofeizhen hopes that the Jurchens can do the same. She has been in the Song Dynasty. She knows what the Song Dynasty looks like. She is not very repulsive to foreign tribes. Duofeizhen knows that this is Zhao Zhen’s method to integrate foreign tribes into the Song Dynasty.

The fleet walked along the river and Duofeizhen knew very well about the land of Jurchen, so she became the guide of the Song Dynasty fleet, entering from the estuary of the Huntong River, along the Huntong River, as long as she walked along this river, she would soon reach the Yazi River.

The Yazi River is a river that crosses the Jurchen land and has many branches. One of them is the Lishui that Shi Yuansun’s troops have just crossed. The waters in Liaodong are wide and the depth of the water also meet the needs of the Song Dynasty’s sea ships, so the road is basically unobstructed.

It seemed as if God was helping. The water level during this period was very high, and the warships of the Song Dynasty were unobstructed. It was just because they went up against the current, which delayed a little time. Fortunately, the northwest wind helped the boat. The boat borrowed the wind and helped the boat sail, but it did not delay much time.

Duofei gently stroked the cannon with metallic luster on the ship. It was hard to imagine that the cold cannon body would emit hot flames. She had seen the power of this cannon in the sea. The Song Dynasty navy must have a test cannon before going to war.

To this day, I can't forget the shock of these ships and thousands of cannons. The howling roar is deafening. The rapid cannon stone destroys the world. The severe punishment makes people breathless...

“Is war really inevitable?”

Duofei, who was a little confused, turned her head and asked Mo San. Her mood was no longer described as complicated at this moment.
Chapter completed!