Since it is not as soft as it can be, there is only one that is hard. If Changlu Salt Field can be destroyed and the salt source in North Zhili is cut off, the coarse and refined salt produced by Laizhou Bay Salt Field can penetrate the entire northern market and grab the big market of North Zhili. If Changlu Salt Field is destroyed, the six senior officials can only be anxious.

Changlu Salt Field starts from Huanghua in the south and from Shanhaiguan in the north, and is in the coastal area. Under normal circumstances, they are protected by the Tianjin Navy. According to Zhang Zhun's plan, they originally wanted to use the navy to pretend to be pirates, first defeat the Tianjin Navy, and then directly bombard these salt fields. But now it seems that there is no need to proceed so directly, so roughly, and so as to give people a handle. Aren't the Tartars going to launch a third invasion? As long as the Tartars go south, the Changlu Salt Field will definitely be impacted. As long as the Tiger Army put on the cloak of fighting against the Tartars, many things can be carried out openly.

"Sir, you're so fast that I can't keep up."

Wang Mingyu said panting from behind.

When Zhang Zhun passed by Laizhou City, he called Wang Mingyu. Once the Hu Ben Army really dealt with the Tartar cavalry in Cangzhou, Wang Mingyu, the prefect, had to personally capture the logistics supply. So, the young Laizhou Prefecture prefecture, had just learned to ride a horse, and Zhang Zhun was caught on the back of the horse. He was bumpy all the way and he couldn't keep up.

"hey-hey."

Zhang Zhun laughed dryly and slowed down.

Fortunately, Wang Mingyu was from a military family and was still quite strong. Although he was bumped by the horse's back, he could still bear it. It would be a bit troublesome for ordinary civil servants, like Zhou Yiming and others. There were indeed not many civil servants like Lu Xiangsheng who could be literary and military, and who could ride horses and speed. Gao Hongtu, Zhang Shenyan and others were either in a carriage or in a sedan chair.

"Sir, the horse under your crotch is a thousand miles away. You can leave me far away with just moving."

Wang Mingyu complained helplessly.

"hehe!"

Zhang Zhun smiled again.

The one he rode today was the White Dragon Horse, and the speed was quite fast. Wang Mingyu was riding only an ordinary war horse. In order to prevent accidents, he was still the most docile war horse. A war horse without temper would naturally not run too fast. In terms of speed alone, the White Dragon Horse could indeed leave Wang Mingyu's mount for several streets.

"The road here needs to be repaired."

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

"Okay! I get it."

Wang Mingyu immediately recorded it.

The roads in the northern part of Laizhou Prefecture are quite good. The roads from Changyi, Weixian to Yexian have been specially repaired and are much easier to walk than before. However, the roads from Yexian (i.e. Laizhou City) to Wangxuzhai Qianshou had not yet been sent to repair them. In the past, no one expected that Wangxuzhai Qianshou would be put into use so soon. The speculation at that time was that when the Hu Ben Army counterattacked Liaodong, it was necessary to rush to the wharf of Wangxuzhai Qianshou.

The purpose of building a road is of course conducive to the transportation of materials. At present, the transportation of materials on land mainly relies on wheelbarrows, ox carts, flatbed trucks, etc. If it is a hard-bottom road paved with cement, the transportation speed will be several times faster and the cost will be greatly reduced. But in general, the cost of land transportation is still much higher than that of water transportation. As long as it is possible, the Hu Ben Army will give priority to water transportation.

"Da da da da!"

The sound of horse hooves was crisp, and the front of Wang Xuzhai arrived soon.

"grown ups."

Zhou Zhengyu came up to greet him.

After receiving Zhang Zhun's order, Zhou Zhengyu drove the warship and docked in front of Wang Xuzhai in advance.

Once Zhang Zhun decides to open a battlefield in Northern Zhili, it will definitely be inseparable from the strong support of the Navy. The Navy can help the Army implement effective excitement on the coast, and can also make the Tatars sigh. What's more, while fighting the Tatars, Zhang Zhun also arranged a lot of private work for the Navy to do. Some private work can only be carried out secretly in private, so Zhang Zhun called Zhou Zhengyu over and gave him the opportunity in person.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that all the personnel were in place, Zhang Zhun nodded, jumped off the horse, and led his group to the dock directly at the front of Wang Xuzhai.

When the Ming Navy built a water camp here, it was actually a supplement to Dengzhou City and met the needs of shipping in Liaodong. When the Ming Navy was prosperous, the scale of the wharf was still very large, with twenty large berths. At that time, so many berths were considered large-scale ports. During the Wanli period, the Ming army fought against the Japanese army in Korea, and a lot of supplies were transported here and then sent to Korea.

Of course, the wharf is now abandoned. There are no trestles and warehouses. As long as the things that can be dismantled and sold are gone, there are no more. The entire military household in the front office of Wang Xuzhai has been removed from the military household status in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Housing Registration Order", and has been distributed to its own fields and farmed honestly.

"To load the supplies of twenty merchant ships every day, a lot of equipment must be installed."

"Your Navy needs to formulate a basic plan and then negotiate with Wang Mingyu to restore the function of the dock as soon as possible."

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

Once a war really starts, the navy's transportation task is still quite heavy. If the navy's logistics supply cannot be provided, the Hu Ben Army in Cangzhou will be in trouble. This is absolutely not allowed. If the navy has enough transport ships, the key is how to effectively organize and implement the highest efficiency of operation.

Fortunately, the distance from Wang Xuzhai to Huanghua Port is really close, and you can go back and forth in one day. Moreover, this section of the waterway is very calm and there will be no wind and waves. Even the most primitive sampan can come and go freely. The key is to speed up the loading and unloading of goods. The loading in Wang Xuzhai and unloading in Huanghua Port must be fast.

To meet this requirement, a large number of gantry cranes and pulley sets must be installed, and a large number of warehouses must be built to stockpile various strategic materials. A group of loaders and unloaders must be professionally trained. Fortunately, these are all civilian equipment and facilities, and there are stocks at the Queqiao Bay Wharf, just pull them over and install them. As for cleaning the berth, as long as there is someone to hand in it. As for building a trestle, the construction period can be greatly shortened after the cement is available.

Zhang Zhun made a preliminary estimate that it may cost about 30,000 taels of silver to restore the use function of the Wangxuzhai Qianshuo terminal. For a pure civilian terminal, such investment is relatively high. Since it is for civilian purposes, it should be private investment, and the Hu Ben Army generally does not invest. However, in the long run, this money is worth it. Because in the future, the counterattack of Liaodong, the Wangxuzhai Qianshuo terminal can also be used.

Judging from the current situation, the production of materials in Laizhou Prefecture is much more than that in Dengzhou Prefecture. Weapons, grain, ammunition, and even the source of troops are mainly produced in Laizhou Prefecture. In the future, the main supply of materials should be from Laizhou Prefecture. The direct loading of materials in front of Wang Xuzhai is faster than loading ships in Dengzhou City. Landing in Liaodong is completely different from opening a battlefield in Cangzhou. With the same military deployment, the material support required to land in Liaodong is at least several times as high as opening a battlefield in Cangzhou.

In fact, if there were only 7,000 troops, Zhang Zhun could not land in Liaodong. It was the territory of the Tartars. The Tartars had the right time, place, and people, which could put a lot of pressure on Zhang Zhun. If you want to attack someone else's home, you have no twelve points of strength and only have to be beaten. The most conservative estimate is that if you land in Liaodong, you will basically not be able to gain a foothold without 20,000 elite troops. The Tartars went south just to plunder, and their desperate spirit would be weaker. However, if your lair is attacked, the Tartars would have to sacrifice their strength.

"The construction is completed at the end of December, and it's not too late to get up?"

Zhang Zhun asked with a cold face.

Zhou Zhengyu and Wang Mingyu briefly discussed it, and then answered affirmatively: "It's time!"

It is October now, and there are still two months left to build twenty wharf berths, which is completely free. As for warehouses, they can be built at the same time. Because this is not a military port, it is just a pure civil port. As long as there are wharfs, berths, trests, warehouses, gantry cranes, pulley sets, and workers, they can run at high speed. More problems can be solved during operation.

"Hard road..."

"Twenty berths..."

"Ganal crane, pulley set..."

Wang Mingyu meticulously recorded all Zhang Zhun’s requests.

The biggest pressure to restore the port function of the Wangxuzhai Former House is also in Laizhou Prefecture. All civil servants must have a Laizhou Prefecture organization. In order to restore the functions of the Wangxuzhai Former House within two months, at least 300 craftsmen and 2,000 civil servants are required. However, with the arrival of a large number of refugees, there is no problem with the number of civil servants.

I don’t know if the Hong Niang brought the people from Daming Mansion had an effect. Now there are many refugees from Northern Zhili and even Shanxi. The governments along the way said that refugees were going to surrender to Zhang Zhun, so they opened the door to convenience. Some even deliberately guided refugees to Zhang Zhun’s territory. In their opinion, it would be best to throw these troubles to Zhang Zhun to solve them. They were so happy to get rid of these burdens.

They never thought that once these people arrived at Zhang Zhun's territory, they would be transformed into productivity. And productivity would be transformed into combat power. As Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture had more and more populations, Zhang Zhun's accumulated power would become stronger and stronger. In the end, this force would suddenly destroy all the obstacles around them like a flood in the dike and roll down.
Chapter completed!