Jiang Wan put down the letter in her hand, with a hint of worry on her face.
The letter was sent by Jiang Yanran. Under her arrangement, more than half of the affairs in Beijing have been done quietly. Now Catherine has arrived at the Sihai Trading Company in Haojing'ao. Jiang Yanran vaguely gave her
Revealing some of her plans, I think Catherine now knows her situation.
When she arrived at Haojing'ao, the forces of the Sihai Trading Company were basically able to protect her. Even if there was pressure, the Victor Chamber of Commerce was still there. For the sake of next February, Jose would probably not tolerate Daming putting his own
My niece asked me to go back, especially when Kessely explicitly asked for help.
Probably no one in the imperial court is willing to provoke another dispute with the Folangji people in Guangdong.
On Li Fuyao's side, Jiang Yanran made arrangements for her to stay in Tianjin temporarily. With Fan Zhen's fleet now going back and forth between Tianjin and Pidao, it is almost certain that Li Fuyao can take a boat out to sea at any time.
He doesn't need to worry too much about this.
The only thing he is worried about is Xu Caining and his son whom he has never met. To be honest, although the son he has never met is also of his blood, he is far inferior to Xu Caining in his heart. This is probably the same as all the Ming Dynasties.
People's opinions are somewhat different.
However, it was Xu Caining's personal decision to stay in the capital. Jiang Wan really couldn't say anything. Xu Caining knew very well that if she left the capital with her son, not to mention how difficult the process of leaving the capital would be, as long as she had this intention
, I'm afraid the emperor will notice immediately that all this was arranged by him, Jiang Wan.
And when the time comes, no matter what Jiang Wan does, I'm afraid the emperor will be wary of him, and this situation is obviously not what Jiang Wan is willing to see right now.
Apart from being slightly grateful for Xu Caining's decision, Jiang Wan really had nothing else to do.
Fortunately, Xu Caining is the daughter of Duke Dingguo. With this status, as long as Jiang Wan doesn't raise a banner to rebel, she can still protect her. If Jiang Wan doesn't rebel, even if the emperor really wants to touch Xu Caining, he has to consider Duke Dingguo.
And Xu Guogong's reaction, after all, there are no two characters "Xu" in this stroke.
No matter how stupid Zhu Youjian was, he would never make such a decision to destroy the Great Wall.
So thinking about it this way, although Xu Caining's decision is a bit risky, in fact, it still depends on Jiang Wan's actions in Dongjiang Town. The risk is not as big as imagined. Even if Xu Caining and Jiang Wan's son are together, it is still possible
It became a communication channel between Jiang Wan and the emperor, and even the noble group of Ming Dynasty.
"That's all we can do now!" He shook his head slightly, put away the letter in his hand, and focused on the things he had to deal with.
The autumn harvest has ended, and the confrontation between Malanyu and Panjiakou is still going on. However, the weather will soon get colder. The main thing he has to consider is to move the tens of thousands of people around Zhenjiang Fort to a few deputy towns before withdrawing his troops.
Come to the castle.
This winter, he was not sure whether the Tartars would take any action, but if war really came to Zhenjiang Fort, the first people to suffer would definitely be the people who were attached to Zhenjiang Fort.
But now, the matter of moving the people from the farms and villages outside the city into the deputy fort has encountered great obstacles.
He did not expect that most of the people were unwilling to leave the fields they had cultivated this year and the homes they had built themselves, and moved to the city to spend the winter.
Gaoxing Sheng sent people to investigate and the news came out all kinds of things.
Some are worried about the food in their hands, fearing that they will not be able to keep the food that belongs to them after entering the city. After the autumn harvest, Jiang Wan left the food that they deserved according to the share he promised to the people who cultivated the fields. For these
For the people who are basically used to starvation, this year's harvest is so rich that they just want to keep their own food and don't want to go anywhere.
For some, it was because Jiang Wan had made a promise that after three years of continuous cultivation of the land, the land would belong to the cultivators. This means that after three years, all the output will belong to the people who cultivated it. This part
They are worried that if they leave their own land, they will have no land to farm next spring, or that the land allocated to them for farming will not be the same land as this year.
Therefore, they would rather take the risk outside the city. Besides, the risk may not be too great. If the Tartars don't invade, they will earn one more year than others.
There are also some people who simply do not trust the officers and soldiers, who feel that the officers and soldiers are deliberately trying to take back the food in their hands and then force them to work in the city, so they are unwilling to enter the city.
Contrary to this idea, there is also a group of people who trust the officers and soldiers too much. They feel that since the officers and soldiers dare to take the initiative to fight the Tartars, it means that the officers and soldiers in Dongjiang Town are strong enough. It is not known who will fight who this year.
Well, there is no need to move to the city and be crowded with so many people. It would be much more comfortable to live in Maodong outside the city!
Faced with this situation, Jiang Wan was really dumbfounded and helpless.
This civil affairs matter is much more difficult than leading an army. He feels that he is really not talented in this area. It seems that he has to find a group of people who are good at civil affairs. Even if Dongjiang Town is a military town, there are Pidao and
The total number of people in Zhenjiang Fort now exceeds 100,000. It is indeed not appropriate to just use the military style to manage the people.
"Those who are willing to come to the city will all be moved to the city. Those who are unwilling to come to the city, villages, towns, settlements and farms must have basic self-protection capabilities and the ability to seek help. Each settlement will organize young people and give them basic
We will set up regiment training for weapons, and the officers will be sent by capable personnel from each deputy fort. If there are injured and disabled veterans in the army, they can also be arranged to join the regiment training!"
After completing this approval, he picked up another official document, which was a plan for building long walls between the various auxiliary forts.
In short, we need money and people.
Jiang Wan thought for a while and gave her approval.
"First of all, recruit people from the people who have moved into the city. In addition to providing each person with two meals a day, they will be given a daily salary of five to twenty yuan, depending on the complexity of the work. Each battalion will recruit on its own.
The money and food will be distributed by the military town after being registered!"
He rubbed his forehead. It was no longer appropriate to leave all these matters to Gao Sheng. The civil affairs officials he needed were already urgent matters. He thought about it and added in his reply.
"When each battalion recruits manpower, the literate personnel should be separately coordinated and arranged. If there are any available people, they can be directly recommended to the military town, and the military town will send people to assess them for future use!"