Early the next morning, streaks of white water appeared on the water at Renmen, and the operation to blow up the reef began. But in the end, Chen Qing's method was used, using a long bamboo tube to stick out of the water. At this time, because there was a lot of water underwater,
For a single stone pillar, iron fire thunder had to be tied to the stone pillar to blow it up. It took a whole month, hundreds of rocks were blown up, the eddy disappeared, the water became gentle, and a three-thousand-stone cargo ship loaded with cargo could also blow up.
Under the guidance of the tracker, we sailed safely through Sanmenxia, which is undoubtedly a huge progress.
This means that materials from Jianghuai, Jiangnan and even Hebei can be transported directly to Jingzhao in large ships with three thousand stones. Bianliang has once again emerged as a material transit place, thus forming two lines. Overseas goods are transported to Xiangyang for transit.
Domestic goods are transported to Bianliang for transit. There are more than a dozen specialized large-scale transport fleets on the Yellow River. They are familiar with hydrology and continuously transport materials from the Bianliang transit warehouse to Jingzhao.
Tens of thousands of camels are responsible for land transportation. As long as it is transportation between Guanzhong and Bashu, and transportation between Guanzhong and Shangluo, camels are known as the ships of the land. The goods transported by each camel are equivalent to a small boat.
Of course, camels only transport general cargo to Bashu. Bulk materials transportation between Guanzhong and Bashu still has to be transported by water, taking Xiangyang and Shuijiang waterways. The distance is a little longer, but the advantage is the large volume of bulk goods such as grain.
, one trip can transport 200,000 stone.
In the blink of an eye, it was late autumn. Autumn is the season when fruits mature and harvest. Chen Qing also had children. His wife Lu Xiu and Yu Ying gave birth to a son for him, while Zhao Yingluo gave birth to a daughter.
What makes Chen Qing most happy is that all the mothers are safe and the children are healthy.
That morning, Hu Yun, the Minister of Civil Affairs, returned to Jingzhao from Yanshan Road and immediately came to report his work to Chen Qing.
Hu Yun had not come directly to Jingzhao before. He received an appointment from Chen Qing in Xiangyang, appointing him as the minister of the Ministry of official affairs and the pacifier of Yanshan Road. He immediately transferred to Yanshan Road to replace Lu Qingshan in Yanshan Road. He had lacked local officials before.
In terms of working experience, this time he went to Yanshan Road to work for two years, which was undoubtedly a great training for him.
Hu Yun was away from Jingzhao, so the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel were temporarily put in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel by Shangshu's right servant, Jiang Yanxian. He was originally in charge of the three departments of Li Huli, and the three departments of military, criminal and engineering were in charge of the left servant of Shangshu, Lu Qingshan.
In the official room, Chen Qing smiled and asked Hu Yun to sit down, and asked his soldiers to serve tea.
"When did you arrive in Jingzhao?" Chen Qing asked.
"I just arrived this morning, and I just came to send the gifts back to the house."
Hu Yun's parents, wife and children are all in Daxing City, but he has an official residence in Jingzhao. His 16-year-old eldest son Hu Sheng is studying at the Imperial Academy in Jingzhao, and sometimes he goes back to his hometown to stay for two days.
Chen Qing nodded, "It's not too late to take a good rest for two days before reporting on your work."
"As a humble duty, I will give a brief introduction to His Highness first, and I will formally report on my duties in two days."
"How is Yanshan Road now?"
Hu Yun shook his head, "It looks calm on the surface, but we can still feel a tense atmosphere. Some people are hostile to us. Wu Wenli, the magistrate of Jixian County, was killed on his way to Daxing City for business. His head is missing, and the internal guards are missing."
We are still investigating this case. I came to Jingzhao this time. I also hope that His Highness can send more internal guards. In particular, we need capable generals. I suggest that Zhong Huan go to Yanshan Road."
A flash of anger flashed in Chen Qing's eyes. He dared to kill officials. Needless to say, he also knew that it was the powerful forces of Yanshan Road. He had murderous intentions in his heart and nodded slowly, "I will send Zhong Huan to Yanshan Road."
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"Let's talk about what we have agreed upon. The people at the bottom of Yanshan Road now support us. They have received benefits. The tax exemption has greatly improved their lives. Many farmers are planning to start planting corn and pumpkins next year. This time when I come back, I also want some.
I also hope to send some planting experts to Yanshan Road to teach everyone how to grow corn and pumpkins."
"No problem. You can go back to Lu Shen for political affairs and he will arrange it."
After a pause, Chen Qing asked again: "What's the situation with Jin Bing? Are there any spies infiltrating Yanshan Mansion?"
"The Kingdom of Jin sent Wanyan Zonghan to station 80,000 troops in Jinzhou to build siege weapons. The spies must have infiltrated. There are too many powerful locals who secretly support the Kingdom of Jin, but there is a strange feeling in a humble position."
"What weird feeling?"
Hu Yun thought for a while and said: "On the surface, the Jin soldiers are actively preparing for war in Jinzhou and want to go south to attack us, but they feel that the attack is an illusion and they are actually defending."
"why would you say so?"
"I got news that Wanyan Wushu led an army of 100,000 people to go south to attack the Kingdom of Goryeo. At this time, the Kingdom of Jin will definitely defend us."
In fact, Chen Qing is not in a hurry to attack the Kingdom of Jin. At least he will not consider it in the next few years. He needs time to digest the Yanshan Road, seize more court resources, and start to build his own empire. He has already recaptured everything that belonged to the Han people.
In this land, it is not so urgent to destroy the Jin Kingdom.
However, the Jin State's attack on Goryeo aroused Chen Qing's vigilance. The Jin State was now exhausted and very weak. It must have wanted to annex Goryeo to regain its blood, but annexing Goryeo was not that easy. The Jin State also had to pay a heavy price.
Maybe the blood was not sucked, but instead fell into the quagmire of Goryeo, and the national power became even weaker. It was very possible, but I couldn't sit idly by and the plan to seize Tamna Island would be implemented next year.
Thinking of this, Chen Qing said to Hu Yun: "Your next task is to ignore the Kingdom of Jin for the time being, concentrate on managing Yanshan Road, win over those wealthy families who are willing to submit to us, and then cooperate with the internal defense to severely crack down on those local forces that are hostile to us, and use
In the next year, we will completely eradicate the cancer on Yanshan Road, and in another year, we will return Yanshan Road to normal, and your term will be over."
"I understand that I will not disappoint His Highness!"
At dinner, his son Chen Ji put a piece of steamed pumpkin on his father's plate. Chen Qing was startled because it was the first time that his son had put a piece of steamed pumpkin on his father's plate.
Lu Xiu smiled and said, "Husband, please try the pumpkin first!"
Chen Qing thought about it and asked his son with a smile: "Is this the pumpkin you grew yourself?"
Chen Ji nodded. Bing'er and Xue'er beside him became anxious and raised their hands and shouted: "Dad, we also helped our brother plant it, and we watered it!"
Chen Ji's face turned pale. His father had warned him that he had to plant his own crops and not let outsiders help him. In fact, his studies were relatively heavy, thanks to his two sisters who helped him water the fields every day.
Chen Qing chuckled and said, "Okay! If you count, daddy will give you a reward."
"Dad, I want a piece of jade, one with red skin."
"I want the yellow one!"
When the two little guys heard that there was a reward, they immediately thought of the prize. Chen Qing smiled and said, "Okay! Daddy will reward you later."
The two daughters ate happily, and Chen Qing smiled at Chen Ji and said, "I said I don't want outsiders to help, but my sister is not an outsider. The brothers and sisters work together to plant pumpkins and corns, and dad is even happier!"
Chen Ji breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "Dad, four vines grew in one plot and twenty-four large pumpkins were harvested. Is this harvest okay?"