A group of carriages and horses were traveling very fast.
After leaving Niujin Road, the view suddenly opened up. After walking eastward along the Han River for half a day, we saw the place where the Bao River enters the river. On both sides of the Bao River, we saw farmers weeding and fertilizing their fields.
Han Qi'an couldn't move his eyes away for a long time.
Gradually, the magnificent city outline of Hanzhong City came into view, and the Song flag was flying on the city tower.
In the south of the city, workers are building a bridge.
This was obviously a large-scale construction project. The men shouted together and carried huge wooden beams to the river bank. Occasionally, explosions could be heard from the mountains in the distance. They were removing stones.
Han Qi'an knew at a glance that Li Xia wanted to build an iron cable bridge first, and then a stone pillar bridge.
"Alang worked so hard." He couldn't help but sigh.
His staff hadn't arrived yet, but along the way he saw that things like profiteering, farming, and building bridges and roads had already begun.
Li Zhaocheng sighed and drove his horse to the ferry.
In fact, there is a temporary pontoon bridge on the Han River, but they brought too much cargo and it was troublesome to move it.
"Boatman... may I ask if the carriage can cross the river?"
"Young Master is from the southeast, right? His accent sounds very smooth! The carriage has to wait for the big ship to arrive tomorrow. It's late today."
"Okay, please ask the boatman to ferry us and the goods across the river..."
Li Zhaocheng took out the money as he spoke, and when he looked back, he saw Han Qi'an, Jiang Fan, Gao Nianfeng and others had already driven over.
He thought for a moment, then rode up to the carriage and asked, "Aunt Yan, we are about to cross the river, will you come down?"
Yan Yunyun turned around and took a look, and saw that her people were already carrying salt bags. She first said, "Don't get the salt wet," in a stern tone.
After that, she responded to Li Zhaocheng: "I will take care of the accounts after the goods have passed."
After that, he lowered his head and ignored Li Zhaocheng.
The boatman over there was also frightened when he saw Gao Nianfeng's two hundred soldiers.
Han Qi'an stepped forward and said: "Don't be afraid of the boatman, just make a few more trips. By the way, when the bridge is built, what will you do with your livelihood?"
"Hey, the government has said that when the bridge is repaired, I will call you to work in the navy. Your life will not be better than in the past. Look at your appearance. I'm afraid he is not a high official, right? I'm offended."
Han Qi'an waved his hand and said: "It's not about being an official... I wonder if the Hanzhong trade route is still smooth now?"
"In the past, the Mongols were also traders, and goods from the north were shipped many miles away. Now that Hanzhong has been recaptured by the Song Dynasty...the imperial court has stopped trade. I heard that they will continue to trade with Hubei and Jiangnan, but Xiaomi
I think about it, people from the south are used to living in peace, how can they come to Hanzhong, a land of war and chaos? Sir, don’t you think so?"
"Life will be good, it will be fine." Han Qi'an said.
"Of course it's good. I told my husband that the little old man had a few acres of thin farmland, but they were trapped by the fools. Now that Marshal Li has come back, he is growing useless crops at home, and the little old man can put up a good show."
I just don’t know how long this life will last..."
The meaning behind the boatman's words is that he has some hopes for the current rulers of Hanzhong, but he doesn't fully trust him yet...
They talked about this while crossing the river. After crossing the river, Han Qi'an left the ginger rice behind. Gao Nianfeng continued to carry the goods he had brought, and he led Li Zhaocheng straight to the commander's mansion.
Entering the city from Wangjiang Gate in the south, I showed my token and was led by soldiers.
The main street of Hanzhong City is called "Tianhan Street". Today, there are still many shops that have not been opened, and the population is not prosperous.
When the Mongols retreated, they took away a large number of Han troops, and most of the people on the streets were old and weak.
From time to time, soldiers can be seen patrolling. Obviously, the security of the newly recovered city is not reassuring.
Only Caotang Temple in the south of the city still looks gorgeous, while everything else looks dilapidated.
Walking all the way to the city, you reach East Street, and when you turn a corner, you will see the ancient Hantai, which is now the Shuai Mansion.
The gate of the Marshal's Mansion opens to the north, perhaps because Liu Bang was unwilling to occupy the position of King of Han and wanted to visit the Qin Pass in the north, so he built a high platform here.
The government offices built later followed this pattern.
At this time, the government office had not been renovated, but was kept very clean. There were two rows of female Bo soldiers standing in front of the door, looking murderous.
Han Qi'an entered the door and looked at the Han Terrace on the right. All the way in, he felt it was empty.
"Commander, Mr. Yining and Mr. Zhanghua are here."
Before he finished speaking, Li Xia came out to welcome him in person.
"Alang."
Han Qi'an had the best friendship with Li Xia. He quickly stepped forward and looked at the jade-faced man in official robes who was so young that he was not used to it.
"It's time for Alang to grow a beard."
As soon as they met, Han Qi'an made a useful suggestion in his first sentence.
Li Xia waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm not used to it."
He glanced at Li Zhaocheng again, nodded, and said, "Let's talk in the hall. There are still many documents waiting for you two to deal with."
Han Qi'an followed Li Xia into the meeting hall and looked from the desk to the floor.
"How come...this newly recovered land has so many files?" Gu Ming
"The people trust." Li Xia said loudly and seemed to have a sense of accomplishment.
Han Qi'an had no choice but to bow to Han Chengxu.
"Father."
"It's good if you come. If you come, I can take care of Alang's worries..."
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Li Xia already has Jiang Fan who is responsible for intelligence, but now Li Xia has planned to separate the intelligence, Lin Zi is responsible for external military information, and Jiang Fan is responsible for internal public opinion.
And supervise each other to prevent spies from using their power to bully the people. For example, when Jiang Fan does dirty things for Li Xia, there is a possibility of personal gain...
This is not distrust, as Han Chengxu said, "prevent it before it happens", otherwise it will be too late to regret if this happens.
Only by restraining people through systems, rather than relying entirely on people's self-consciousness, can we achieve long-term success.
Now Lin Zi is responsible for investigating the military situation in various places, and has sentry horses to collect Mongolian intelligence every day. When Han Qi'an arrived, he was reporting to Li Xia.
"Go on."
"yes."
Lin Zi hurriedly took out several pieces of information and handed them over.
After Li Xia read it, he pondered: "Does this mean... Baiyin really got lost and was completely wiped out? Is the information correct?"
"Commander, that's exactly what happened." Lin Zi scratched his head and said, "I also think this matter is outrageous. I asked it several times. Is this Mongolian army really lost? It went north from Laocangguan and was ambushed several times.
, did not retreat to Dali, and were finally wiped out in Hengshan."
Li Xia has been fighting for three years and has never seen such a Mongolian army.
"What does Mr. Han think?"
"It's just some strange things occasionally." Han Chengxu said: "But based on this matter, we may be able to get a glimpse of the center..."
Halfway through his words, he glanced at Li Zhaocheng.
When there are more people, discussions become inconvenient.
Li Xia raised his hand and said, "But it doesn't matter."
Han Chengxu just continued: "With the death of Brother Meng and the retreat of Kublai Khan, the Song Dynasty can be said to have achieved a great victory. In addition, more than 10,000 Mongolian troops have been completely annihilated. The imperial court will probably think that... the Mongols are not good enough and they are satisfied with their ambitions."
"I'm afraid there's already a lot of flattery in Lin'an City?"
"Born in sorrow, died in happiness." Han Chengxu shook his head and sighed, saying: "Alang is too young, and he can hold the position of commander entirely because of Diaoyu City, Hanzhong's two great achievements, coupled with the crisis in Ezhou, and the help of the DPRK."
Li Xia said: "When the army is in danger and the war is fierce, the officials need people who can fight to control Shu. Now when I see how miserable Bai Yin's Mongolian army is, I feel that I won these battles by luck."
Han Chengxu had something else to say, but because Li Zhaocheng was there, he didn't say anything and only looked at Li Xia to indicate it.
This means that when the officials find out that no more sons will be born, the position of Li Xia, the loyal enemy of the king, will no longer matter.
It will definitely affect the position of Shu Commander.
There is still time, but you need to plan early.
Although Li Xia has ordered everyone to evacuate the mountain city, this will not happen overnight.
…
It was obviously not the first time they had considered this issue. Li Xia didn't need to think about it and asked Linzi again: "How is the war between the Mongols north of Shu Road?"
"The news has not come back yet."
Li Xia nodded, explained a few words about the situation in Mongolia to Han Qi'an, and finally said: "Because I sent the message, Alan Dal'er escaped quickly. The last time I got the news, he had joined forces with Hundu Hai in
Ganzhou.”
Han Qi'an understood this and trusted Li Zhaocheng more, so he asked directly: "Do you respect yourself when raising bandits?"
"Um."
"It's difficult." Han Qi'an said: "Firstly, the Mongols are busy fighting for the throne, so they will not look south. Secondly, the imperial court will probably send a large number of officials. If they lie about the military situation, they will be discovered."
After that, he added another sentence.
"The position of Commander-in-Chief of Shu is important, and bandits and bandits who are making small troubles cannot change the court's attitude."
Li Xia thought for a moment and said, "Then let's play it real."
Li Zhaocheng was stunned.
He was frightened by them.
I had just entered the handsome manor in Hanzhong City, and all they were talking about was...
Li Xia took a few steps and said, "Since the Mongols won't come, we will send a small force to sneak attack on them from time to time and force them to send me troops outside the Shu Road."
Everyone was stunned.
"When the officials sent by the imperial court arrive, they should be taken out of Shu Road to see the Mongolian people's force. Training soldiers and generals. This is what those scholars from Lin'an should learn when they come to Hanzhong... Born in