In the end, Wu Meijiu put in all his good words, and Han Zai agreed to immediately pay the Jiangdong Left Army 10,000 taels of silver. Lin Fu changed his smile and allowed Han Zai and his accompanying soldiers to set foot on Chongzhou at the intersection in front of the dock.
Naturally, Han Zai was not as excited and elated as setting foot on the land of Chongzhou for the first time. His face was livid and his expression was gloomy. He looked at Lin Fu with a look that seemed to cut him alive and swallow him alive. He did not expect that Lin Fu would
He was so arrogant that he almost lost all his belongings to Lin Fu.
"The conditions in the county are simple, the new city has not been built, and the county government is borrowing the Shanmen Zen Temple. Naturally, there is no way to prepare a special carriage for Lord Han. There is a jingshe courtyard at the mountain gate at the east foot of the mountain. It is relatively quiet, and it is close to the Jiangdong Left Army garrison.
Adjacent to each other, I didn’t expect to be disturbed by the night. I originally wanted to place Mr. Han there, but I didn’t expect that Mr. Han would have a large entourage. Now it seems that the courtyard is a bit small..." Wu Meijiu said that the temporary residence for Han Zai was arranged by Li Shuyi.
, He didn't think too much at the time. When he saw Han Zai's first arrival, Lin Fu was in direct conflict with him, so he felt that it was very inappropriate to arrange Han Zai's residence next to the Zuojun garrison in Jiangdong.
"You know how to arrange the place!" Han Zai snorted coldly, but didn't know what to say. Although he brought two to three hundred people, he was still at a loss to make arrangements for the place in Chongzhou County where he lived and traveled.
He comforted himself desperately, thinking that Lin Fu and Wu Meijiu were going through such trouble just to drive him out of Chongzhou. He must be calm and must not let Lin Fu and Wu Meijiu succeed in their conspiracy...
Xiao Baiming, who came to the ferry to greet him, said: "Just in the north of the mountain, my Captain Xiao has a private garden. It is a little small and can barely accommodate one or two hundred people. If Mr. Han doesn't dislike it, you can stay there temporarily. As for the guards,
Junshan Village can also draw three to five hundred people to take care of Mr. Han's whereabouts..."
"Then I'll trouble Superintendent Xiao..." Han Zai's expression softened slightly.
Wu Meijiu secretly complained in his heart, thinking that Han Zai might have mistakenly thought that he had deliberately placed him in a residence convenient for Jiangdong Zuojun to monitor. The look in his eyes suggested that he might want to strip himself and Lin Fu alive.
Lin Fu saw the closeness between Xiao Baiming and Han Zai, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. He wanted to announce the truth about the Chongzhou boy case to the world, so that Chen Enze, Hu Qiaozhong, Hu Qiaoguan and others could be reunited with their families. In order to prevent Xiao Taoyuan from getting anxious
Instead of jumping over the wall and joining the East China Sea bandits, the only plan at the moment was to push Xiao Taoyuan completely to Yue Lengqiu's side.
Lin Fu raised his hands to Zhao Qinmin, Gu Siyuan and others and smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao and Shaojun have had a hard journey. I guess Mr. Han doesn't need me to help him clean up the dust. There is some wine at the mountain gate, so I will reward Mr. Zhao and Shaojun..."
Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang, Sun Jingtang and others also saluted Zhao Qinmin, Gu Siyuan and others.
Zhao Qinmin and Gu Siyuan returned greetings to Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang, Sun Jingtang and others one by one. He could also guess what Lin Fu was planning. King Yan Nanqin of the Jiangdong Left Army had four victories in four battles, killing and defeating several times stronger enemies, and was famous.
In the world, although there are six battalions in the Ninghai Zhenshui camp, they will not be noticed by Lin Fu. At the moment, they are just on guard against letting them go to the She family or the Donghai bandits.
Seeing Lin Fu giving Han Zai such an unceremonious blow at the ferry, Zhao Qinmin knew that Lin Fu had become a real power and was no longer as cautious as he was at the mouth of the river. But having said that, when Lin Fu was at the mouth of the river,
It’s not to mention cautious. Which one of Wang Xueshan, Fan Ding and Qu Wuyang was not noticed and fell into his hands? Han Zai thought that he could suppress Lin Fu by himself. He really thought too highly of himself.
Gu Siyuan wanted to borrow a road from Chongzhou to Qingzhou.
Although it would only take three days and three nights to reach Qingzhou by land from Chongzhou, a five-hundred-mile rush, changing horses without changing people, Gu Wuchen asked Gu Siyuan to bring a hundred followers to Qingzhou, not Gu Siyuan and Zhao
The two men from Jin went there alone. With so many people, they all rushed to Qingzhou by land if they wanted to avoid being left behind. The stations along the way did not provide that many horses to replace the horsepower. It took at least ten or eight days to reach Qingzhou.
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For people to go to Qingzhou, taking the sea route is the best and fastest option.
It was already late April, and the southeast monsoon began to prevail. It took two days to take a boat out to sea to land in Jiaozhou Bay, and then ride a horse and take the overland road to Qingzhou, which only took a little more than four days.
The southeast monsoon is conducive to northbound travel, and the Heishui Ocean route in the sea east of Changshan Island is also conducive to northbound travel. At this time, there is no fast sailing southward.
Except for the four thousand-stone ships left in the Jinhai Sea to participate in the transportation of grain and escort in the Bohai Sea, Lin Fu had no plans to send ships northward in the near future; however, in order to preserve the situation in Qingzhou that was rarely won, Lin Fu still sent two thousand-stone ships to come, that day
In the afternoon, he sent Gu Siyuan, Zhao Jin and more than a hundred retinue to the north; Lin Fu also added these two thousand-stone ships to strengthen the maritime power on the Jinhai side.
After Gu Siyuan left, Zhao Qinmin didn't have to rush back to Jiangning.
It is undeniable that Yue Lengqiu has the title of Governor of Jianghuai and has a large number of troops. Many officials in Jiangning have turned to Yue Lengqiu. Gu Wuchen has to say that he is at an absolute disadvantage. How to regain some initiative? How to write this article
Yes, Zhao Qinmin still has many things to discuss with Lin Fu.
Besides, the marriage between Lin Jingzhong and Sun Wenpei is scheduled for the 23rd. On the surface, the Sun family is a criminal family that has been exiled after being convicted. The marriage between Lin Jingzhong and Sun Wenpei in Chongzhou is actually a public announcement of the complete integration of the Sun family and Xihe Society.
Among the forces of the Jiangdong Left Army, Zhao Qinmin came here on behalf of Gu Wuchen, and he wanted to drink this wedding wine before returning to Jiangning.
Lin Fu didn't need to be secretive at this time. Apart from the Buddhist temple where the She family's aunt was imprisoned on the top of Zilang Mountain, there was no other place where he could hide Gu Wuchen and Zhao Qinmin for the time being. He openly let Zhao Qinmin see the power he had in Chongzhou.
Even if he detaches two thousand-stone warships to go north, Lin Fu still has three five-thousand-stone warships, seven thousand-stone warships, eight loach ships, and a large number of private ships brought by the Sun family to join Lin Fu in Chongzhou.
The Sun Family and the Xihe Society make a living by water transportation. There are water ships specially allocated by the government to transport grain, and the loss of water ships is replenished at a ratio of one-eighth every year. However, the Sun Family and the Xihe Society rely on water for their livelihood, except in Jiangning.
They purchased land and built houses for the congregation to live in. The most focused thing they did was to purchase ships and develop their power on the water.
Passed down by four generations for nearly a hundred years, the Sun family and the Xihe Association have accumulated hundreds of private boats. Many members of the congregation are even boat households who make boats their home and live on the water.
Before Yue Lengqiu sent people to seize the property of the Xihe Huihui and the Sun family, almost a hundred private ships were transferred to the name of Jiyun Society in time, escaping the government's seizure. Although the nearly a hundred ships transferred were too many,
It is a wooden boat with a load of one to two hundred stones or less, but its hull is strong and its shape is conducive to traveling quickly on the water.
The river gangs are not all harmonious, and there are many pirates and bandits in the rivers and lakes. These ships are originally weapons that the Sun family and Xihe will rely on to fight for victory on the water and protect themselves. It is very easy to transform them into warships.
I also have to say that Aunt Zhao has the demeanor of a woman, is decisive and capable in doing things, does not procrastinate, is decisive, and knows what to make.
Lin Fu didn't even need to buy more ships. By modifying the existing ships, it was enough to build a navy comparable in size to Ninghai Zhenshui Camp.
A strong water battalion must have strong logistical support. Before the water battalion is formally established, it is necessary to have a dock capable of repairing large sea-going ships and building small and medium-sized warships.
Xihe will live on water and boats. It has a large number of boats. In addition to experts in boating and sailing, of course it also has a considerable number of craftsmen who are skilled in ship repair.
When Zhao Qinmin saw that there were as many as three to four hundred women weaving sails organized by Lin Fu on Xisha Island, he finally understood why Lin Fu would not hesitate to invade Shandong with his troops to help the Xihe Society out of danger.
Xihe Club has more than just those mud-footed people who can only sail boats on water. It is a river gang that has been passed down for nearly a hundred years and has actually been involved in all aspects of the shipping industry.
Lin Fu was even able to set up a shipbuilding yard just by drawing manpower from the Xihe Association. Although the scale was far from comparable to the Longjiang Shipyard under the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, it was still quite complete.
While preparing for the wedding of Lin Jingzhong and Sun Wenpei, Lin Fu also further clarified that Sun Jingxuan's responsibility in Chongzhou was to prepare and build shipyards and shipyards.
Zhao Qinmin was now curious about how much money Lin Fu had in his hand.
At dusk, Zhao Qinmin and Lin Fu climbed up to the sentry tower on the east bank of the Xiaoman River in Guanyintan and looked into the distance.
The transformation of Xisha Island is far from complete. The main work in the early stage is to resettle the refugees. In addition to the three enclosed buildings on Guanyin Beach and the forty or fifty enclosed houses radiating along the Xiaoman River to the island, the island has been reclaimed
There are not many fields, but in the southeast, there are large mulberry gardens.
"As the saying goes, three-year-old mulberry branches can be used to make old sticks, ten-year-old mulberry branches can be used to make riding whips, and fifteen-year-old mulberry branches can be used to make bow materials. There are also many families in Pingjiang Prefecture who plant mulberry and raise silkworms to weave cotton, but
It will take several years to see results," Zhao Qinmin gently held his beard under his chin and said, "This side of Xisha Island seems to have been a bottomless pit of money a few years ago!"
In fact, Zhao Qinmin is not very familiar with planting mulberry and raising silkworms. The mulberry garden does not need to be fully grown to be profitable. As long as the leaves are collected without damaging the tree, silkworms can be raised. In addition, Lin Fu planted the mulberry garden on Xisha Island not mainly for planting.
Mulberries and silkworms were raised, and silk weaving was developed.
Weaving needs to be developed because weaving can accommodate a large number of surplus women's labor force, and cloth and rice are two necessities of life. However, Linfu will not develop the silk weaving industry that consumes a lot of manpower and occupies a large amount of fertile fields, and will not weave gorgeous products.
Jin forged to meet the luxury needs of the upper class celebrities.
What Lin Fu wants to develop in Xisha Island is also cotton and linen weaving. If possible, he will even suppress the mulberry and silk weaving industry. In addition to cotton and linen necessities, the fertile and limited fields should be organized to produce food.
The situation of Xisha Island is special. On the one hand, the land is barren, and more importantly, there are serious natural disasters.
"There is no way. Planting trees and grass is necessary to stabilize the sand and prevent wind and waves!" Lin Fu knew that Zhao Qinmin had strayed onto this topic and wanted to know how long his financial resources could last. He was also willing to reveal some details about Tang Haoxin and Gu Wuchen's current situation.
It is actually very difficult. They must be given some confidence here. Lin Fu pointed to the southeastern part of Xisha Island and explained to Zhao Qinmin, "We have almost figured out the situation of typhoons landing on the island in summer and autumn and the return of tides by asking many old people and comparing them with county records.
The main direction. Therefore, we are now concentrating our efforts to plant more mulberry seedlings and shrubs in the southeastern area before the summer rainy season. You may not be afraid of laughing at us. We also specially ship manure and apply it to the southeastern beach, hoping that the reeds in that area can
Grow more lush..."
"There are about 32,000 to 3,000 people on the island now," Lin Fu told Zhao Qinmin the details. "The cultivated land is less than 10,000 acres. Wheat has been planted in a hurry. The harvest will be harvested in more than a month. It is barely growing and can be harvested."
Seven or eight thousand kilo of grain is better than nothing. After summer, we may be able to plant nearly 10,000 acres of rice, but this does not explain the problem of self-sufficiency in food for the time being. Fortunately, Chongzhou also has abundant aquatic products and low food prices, so we can barely cope with it..."
"More than 30,000 people," Zhao Qinmin knew that Lin Fu had trapped many Dingkou on Xisha Island, but he did not expect so many. When the refugees were resettled on the island, only 2,000 households were counted here, and only 7,000 were counted.
Yu Dingkou, so all parties lost their vigilance and allowed Lin Fu to control Xisha Island. Chongzhou County even agreed to completely entrust the reclamation of wasteland on Xisha Island to Jiyun Society, and only collected 3,000 taels of silver in taxes every year. Zhao Qinmin calculated in his mind.
, after deducting the Xihe congregation and their families who moved here this time, Lin Fu fiddled with his fingers and found that he could only count less than one-third of the Dingkou population. He thought to himself that Lin Fu was really bold in what he did, and said, "Even if it is
The most difficult thing is that we have to transport 10,000 tons of rice and food to the island every month! It’s not easy for you here either.”
"It's almost a little more than this number. It's not easy!" Lin Fu nodded, "I won't hide it from you. In the battles in Yannan, there were quite a lot of seizures. In addition to the horses sold and the captured materials were exchanged for silver, there were almost two.
1560,000 taels. In fact, it has taken seven months since the Jiangdong Zuojun rushed into force in Jiangning to now pay for the casualties, and the total expenditure is 2560000 taels. If it were not possible to support the war with war, the Jiangdong Zuojun would have
I personally can't afford it. I have to have a surplus, which is the 60,000 taels of silver that your Excellency collected for me from the Ministry of Industry in Jiangning at the beginning, and the 50,000 taels of silver allocated by the court as a reward, plus other odds and ends.
From the income, I now have a balance of almost 140,000 taels of silver. Almost all the money I accumulated before was invested in this island and Jiyun Society."
It was impossible for Lin Fu to reveal all the details to Zhao Qinmin. At least he kept the 200,000 taels of silver he received from the private trade of heads with Hao Zongcheng hidden. There was also Lin Fu's knowledge of the soldiers who died or had military merit in the Jiangdong Left Army.
, mainly in the form of land allotment as compensation or reward. By distributing nearly 10,000 acres of newly cultivated fields on the island, almost 60,000 taels of silver were saved. Lin Fu actually had 400,000 taels of silver on hand.
"The thieves monks in Guangjiao Temple are all fat and big-eared." Zhao Qinmin said meaningfully.
"This time we destroyed Guangjiao Temple and we gained some money. However, we changed the names and lent them to Chongzhou County. I am going to use this to blackmail Han Zai. I have to set a trap for him..." Lin Fu said, "If
If we can successfully collect money, we can accumulate almost two hundred thousand taels of silver."
"Haha," Zhao Qinmin smiled softly and said, "Han Zai can't stop you from doing what you want to do in Chongzhou."
Lin Fu also smiled slightly and said: "The investment on Xisha Island is too great, and it is indeed a bottomless pit, but there is no way. This is a fundamental matter that must be done well. But the most difficult time has passed, and now there is a benefit
That is, the salaries of the regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers can almost support the expenses of the families on the island, so there is no need for additional relief..."
Zhao Qinmin was dumbfounded. To support his family with wages meant that each household had to select one soldier or auxiliary soldier. There were 32,000 to 3,000 people on the island. It also meant that Lin Fu had to maintain the actual strength of the Jiangdong Left Army.
There are about seven to eight thousand people.
In this way, Lin Fu does not need to provide additional relief to the refugees on Xisha Island, but how much financial resources are needed to support a force of seven to eight thousand troops?
When Li Zhuo led the army in East Fujian, he mainly drew pay from Jiangning and other prefectures; Zhao Qinmin had been Wang Xueshan's staff for many years, and Zhao Qinmin knew how expensive it was to maintain an elite army.
Lin Fu said that the Jiangdong Left Army spent 256,000 taels of silver in six or seven months from hastily organizing the army to paying for casualties. Zhao Qinmin was not surprised at all.
As far as the entire Dayue Dynasty is concerned, Lin Fu spent 256,000 taels of silver to achieve such a brilliant result, which was definitely the most cost-effective battle. You must know that in the entire East Fujian War, the southeastern counties consumed food and wages for more than 2,000 taels of silver.
Ten thousand liang, and this does not include the devastation caused by the war to the place.
When Donglu invaded the border, the losses were incalculable. Just breaking the river embankments and destroying the river channels in Pingyuan Prefecture would cause direct losses exceeding tens of millions of taels of silver...
If Lin Fu were to provide food and pay according to the standard of the army: one stone of food, eight coins of silver, two sets of shoes and clothes each for each soldier, and weapons and armor were rotated for five years, the average annual consumption of ordinary soldiers would also be twenty-five cents.
More than two taels of silver, eight thousand soldiers per year is equivalent to 200,000 taels of silver. In addition, a large number of costs for garrisoning and combat equipment, mules and horses, vehicles, construction, etc. must be added to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong Left Army.
, there is no way to survive without three hundred thousand taels of silver a year.