Lin Fu stood in the dry and hot kiln, watching Zhao Zuigui'er organize the craftsmen to stack the wood on the wind vent. He saw Qin Chengzu, Cao Zi'ang, Lin Mengde and others at the entrance of the kiln, looking in, walked over and said:
"I want to go to Jinhai..." Lin Fu took a leave of absence for three months in the name of keeping filial piety. Qin Chengzu and the others knew that his knot was untied. At this time, they heard Lin Fu say that he was going to Jinhai. Qin Chengzu thought for a while.
Said: "You really should go to Jinhai. You can't go there openly, but there is no need to go unnoticed..." After Lin Fu led the Jiangdong Left Army back to Chongzhou, Tang Haoxin was the backbone of the northern line.
Although Lin Xuwen is presiding over the sea, Lin Xuwen's prestige still cannot be compared with Tang Haoxin and Lin Fu...
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Tang Haoxin died in office on a hunger strike. People in Tianjin and Hainan, especially those merchants from Denglai who were relatively loose to begin with, would inevitably feel a little uncomfortable with what to do.
At this time, the people's hearts over there must not be lost. It was necessary for Lin Fu to go over at this time, and he could also test how deep his connections and reputation were.
After all, Lin Fu was hiding in the name of keeping filial piety, so he couldn't go openly, but he still wanted to let the court, especially the Liang family, know that Lin Fu had been to Jinhai. This was to warn these people about the influence this place has on Jinhai.
What they cannot take lightly is a counterattack.
"I plan to transfer the First Water Battalion to strengthen the Shengsi defense line. The river defense on the Chongzhou side will be handled by Yang Shi. Currently, the river defense here is mainly training," Lin Fu said, "In this way, the Jinhai Sea can be
After all the ships were drawn out, five more Jiyun-class warships were drawn out and headed north.
The kiln can now produce one-third of the qualified wood at one time. This result is better than my expectation, but it is not really qualified. We still need to build a few ships to test the water before we can use the kiln to prepare materials on a large scale.
The Longjiang Shipyard will do the last-ditch deal, and we will produce as much material as we can at one time. It is best to have six to eight Jinhai-class warships built here before the end of the summer..."
Sun Jingxuan suddenly felt great pressure on his shoulders.
At the beginning of the construction of the shipyard, it was only planned to reach the level of building ten to twelve Jinhai-class warships in three years. The shipyard has only been preparing for construction for less than eight months. Lin Fu hopes to build the shipyard in the next six months.
You can build six to eight Jinhai ships here, but you still have to risk your life? Of course, if the drying kiln can be completed, the time for preparing materials will be greatly shortened, and it is not impossible to form a large-scale shipbuilding capability in a short period of time.
Shuiying was stationed in Junshan Village, and almost all the open-air docks outside Guanyin Beach were given away. Nearly a hundred craftsmen were brought over from Jiangning, which made the manpower here much more abundant. Sun Jingxuan did not say it was difficult, and just said: "Then
I'll go back to Jiangning..." The aniseed materials needed to build Jinhai-class warships can only be bought secretly from Longjiang Shipyard. Buying enough aniseed materials to build six to eight ships at a time is really a one-time deal. Afterwards,
The Ministry of Industry in Jiangning didn't wake up anymore, that's really stupid.
"The Liang family was unable to deal with the Donglu in Yanbei, but they were still very sharp against the Tianyi Army, which was hastily formed by 300,000 people who were building embankments on the Yellow River.
Under pressure from the northern front, Ge Ping will most likely choose to lead the Tianyi refugee army to retreat south.
In that case, the war will soon extend from the plains and Jinan to the south, affecting Jining and Linyi, and it will not be a surprise to see the influx of refugee troops into Xu and Su areas.
It is not difficult to defeat the refugee army, but the difficulty is that this fire is difficult to extinguish.
Once the refugee army is dispersed, it will be like a burst of sparks, which will ignite a bigger fire," Lin Fu said, "We don't care how the refugee army fights with the officers and soldiers, and we can't control it. The dredging of the Salt River is very important.
To complete it within three months, we need to recruit 30,000 to 40,000 young and strong laborers.
Immediately sent sentries to the north and secretly guided the refugees south to Chongzhou.
If the defeated refugee army wants to take refuge in Chongzhou, they can do so, but the prerequisite is that they must accept Chongzhou's adaptation - after the dredging of the Yanyan River is completed, don't worry that the displaced people will not be able to arrange it. Hecheng is reclaimed, and preparations will be made now from the junction of the two places.
..." The concept of boundaries in the world was quite vague at that time. Although there were boundary stones, they were quietly moved a mile or two eastward. No one in Chongzhou said anything. Since Hecheng also belonged to the Jiangdong Zuojun defense area, there was no worry at all.
Who can get the conclusive evidence?
If the water conservancy facilities cannot keep up temporarily, spring wheat can be planted first.
If we really want to stop the ministry of supplying grass to the salt area and fill the Hecheng grassland with 100,000 people, there will be no pressure at all.
"Many people despise Chongzhou. In their view, Chongzhou County is too narrow as a base to be of any use," Lin Fu said with his hands behind his hands. "But I don't think so. To measure the war potential of a place, the vast territory
Population density is one aspect, but it is not a decisive factor. The key depends on the wealth of materials and the ability to organize and mobilize. I think you also have a deep understanding..." In the history that Lin Fu knew, a small country defeated the big empire to its fullest extent.
It seems that it is more common to find teeth in the ground, so he will not be confused that Chongzhou is too small as a place to establish a base.
Speaking of experience, Lin Mengde and Cao Ziang felt the deepest.
Jiangdong Zuojun had the most outstanding achievements in Yannan, and even Zhang Xie, Yue Lengqiu and others could not openly stand up and call for the disbandment of Jiangdong Zuojun after the war - the vicious plan they had in mind was to bring down Jiangdong Zuojun financially.
Lin Fu was overthrown, and Chongzhou County was designated as a reward for the Jiangdong Left Army's salary source and garrison, leaving Lin Fu to do whatever he wanted.
At that time, the Jiangdong Left Army had only 3,000 soldiers on the surface, and countless people firmly believed that the financial resources of Chongzhou County could not afford to support 3,000 elite soldiers.
Lin Mengde and Cao Ziang were also worried at first. Lin Mengde was so worried that his temples turned white in the first six months.
After Lin Fu used thunderous means to investigate the monastery's farmland in Chongzhou County through the bandit case, the Jiangdong Left Army secretly acquired nearly 180,000 acres of farmland with low yields. Lin Mengda and Cao Ziang had some confidence.
"When people use the name of 'swineherd' to slander me, it only exposes their ignorance and incompetence." Lin Fu smiled with his hands behind his hands. He thought about the bad reputation he had been carrying for two years. "I send you and others six
You need to keep in mind the following words: "Build the city high and accumulate grain widely." Since the territory cannot be expanded, planting the fields well is the best and good policy..." Lin Fu hid the words "Slowly become king" without saying.
When it comes to farming, Hu Zhiyong and others feel the most.
Xisha Island has a large area with nearly 200,000 acres of reclaimable land. However, due to the harsh environment, the number of islanders has only been around a thousand for a long time.
After the large-scale migration of refugees to the south, the number suddenly expanded to more than 40,000.
A storm swept away half of the lives - almost no one thought that the barren land and harsh environment of Xisha Island could support the remaining 20,000 people.
During the most difficult period, Lin Fu sent his treasured warships to search islands all over the world to dig up bird droppings to accumulate fertilizer. Within a year and a half, he took these islanders who had no escape route to Xisha Island.
Twenty thousand acres of mulberry orchards, more than 20,000 acres of cotton and linen fields, 120,000 acres of rice and wheat fields were cultivated, more than 30 miles of canals were dug, and more than 500 miles of irrigation ditches were dug.
Last year Xisha Island's autumn grain harvest reached 100,000 shi, and this year's annual grain production is expected to reach 200,000 shi.
Assuming that the average adult needs an annual ration of six shi, and the old and young reduce this by half, the annual grain output of Xisha Island reaches 200,000 shi. In addition to satisfying the needs of the more than 36,000 people on the island, it can also save 40,000 to 50,000 shi.
Food to supply military needs.
Probably because he was used to living in poverty, Lin Fu decided to use rice bran, wheat bran and other materials as feed, but Hu Zhiyong was scolded a lot on the island.
The island produces cotton, mulberry and hemp, which can also meet the clothing needs of the islanders. In addition, the amount of poultry, pigs and cattle raised on the island is far higher than the level of Fufu County in the south of the Yangtze River.
If we only meet the standard of drawing and raising three thousand elite soldiers, we only need one place on Xisha Island.
At this time, the strength of the Jiangdong Left Army had actually expanded to 12,000 men, which was enough to equal the entire establishment of Ninghai Town.
In the eyes of Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang, Hu Zhiyong and others, even without the more than 30,000 taels of silver allocated by the county secretary every year, as long as they get through this year and complete the Yanyan River dredging project, the land of Chongzhou County will be
, with the more than 400,000 acres of farmland and public land actually controlled by the Jiangdong Left Army (excluding Xisha Island), it can barely support these more than 12,000 elites.
Of course, the goals they want to achieve in Chongzhou will not stop there.
"Jiangmen, Hecheng, Jiuhua, and Guanyintan all have inspection departments. Even if the county officials don't recognize it, they must first give the seal in the name of the county government and Jinghai Metropolitan Supervisory Office," Lin Fu said, "Looking at the current situation, Jiujiu
When Hua Yi is in urgent need, Hu Zhiyong goes to Jiuhua, asks Li Shutang to go to Guanyin Beach to take your place, Wang Chengfu is in charge of Hecheng, and Chen Lei goes to Jiangmen..." Once the dredging project of the Yanyan River is completed, the Yanyan River, Xishan River, and Yangtze River Road,
The East China Sea forms the natural outer trench of Chongzhou and Hecheng. Jiuhua is in the northwest corner and borders Xinghua, Gaocheng and Hailing counties.
Cao Ziang and others were secretly excited when they heard that Lin Fu mentioned Jiuhua as the most important place at present. This actually had the purpose of keeping foreign enemies out of the northwest of Chongzhou. What kind of foreign enemies would invade the northwest of Chongzhou? Hu Zhiyong also readily agreed.
Although at present it seems that apart from Chongcheng, Guanyintan is the most important. Apart from a military fortress, Jiuhua's situation is even far less complete than Jiangmen and Hecheng.
Since Lin Fu wanted to defend Chongzhou for self-reliance, Jiuhua's defensive strategic position naturally crossed Jiangmen, Hecheng, and Guanyintan.
"If the inspection department follows the usual practice and focuses on arresting theft, then there is no need to set up additional ones," Lin Fu said. "I want you to set up all the inspection departments like the county government, with offices for punishment, soldiers, workers, and etiquette."
, officials and Cang Qicao, set up officials with one principal and three deputies. If others want to streamline the army and simplify administration, we will have to redundant personnel and complicated administration. This time, in selecting officials, we can let big families recommend their children to serve..." Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang and the others also
And it was agreed that as early as the beginning of the reorganization of the county government, Lin Fu had set up redundant staff and officials, so that in the small county government, there were fifty or sixty officials who were eating from the official family. Counting the officials in the east government office, there were one
More than a hundred people.
If the Ministry of Civil Affairs evaluates redundant personnel, Chongzhou will probably get the lowest evaluation.
However, when many major events such as the construction of Chongzhou City, dredging of silt, and inventory of public fields were carried out, so many people were still not enough.
With the addition of four inspection departments and the establishment of seven chief officials and three deputy officials, plus the clerk's office, copying and other miscellaneous officials, there will be more than 256 subordinate officials in Chongzhou County. At least in this world, this is an amazing thing.
Jaw-dropping numbers.
The total number of Dingkou in Chongzhou is more than 350,000 (including Xisha Island), and there are only 10,000 literate people, if not 20,000. Lin Fu can still pick and choose one official from one hundred or fifty people.
After all, children from wealthy families are in the minority. For ordinary people, being able to earn a living from a government official is something they all want to do. Most of them don’t care whether the inspection department is privately established and whether it violates the law or not.
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The reason why the refugee army is a refugee army and a rogue bandit may be that in the long-term struggle, it will cultivate a group of suitable and even excellent generals, but it will be difficult to cultivate a large number of internal affairs officials.
Without these sorting out government affairs, it is almost impossible to gain a foothold in a place.
"In addition, the combat training literacy class will be changed from now on to the military combat training school, and I will be the head of the school myself," Lin Fu said. "I will ask Mr. Qin to be the chief instructor... I will go to Tianjin when the ship is taken out from Shengsi.
Mr. Hai will be back in a month or two. In the meantime, it is up to you to perform your duties and plant the fields first."