That night Yin Chang held a banquet at the Jinan military camp and had a drink with Guo Ning.
When Guo Ning returned the next day, Yin Chang said again: "Ideological and political age is still young and cannot be separated from my mother. When he grows up a little, he will be sent to the propaganda envoy. I heard that the propaganda envoy has set up monasteries in the three prefectures of Denglai, and even more
There are many martial arts people who can be taught by the propaganda envoys, so the military academies are full of talented people. If you have this blessing in terms of ideology and politics, that is the best."
Guo Ning responded with a smile.
Then he left Jinan Prefecture and walked along the foot of Mount Tai, passing through Zizhou and Yidu to Laizhou. Along the way, he visited fertile lands that could be cultivated, dangerous places that could be defended, towns that could collect commercial taxes, and inspected new areas.
Garrison camps located in various places.
The group of people rode light and fast horses without any flags, so every time they passed several inns or passed a certain military camp, they would encounter sentries.
Some are fixed sentries, there are also specially set up hidden sentries, and there are also wandering sentries who ride early and form a surrounding posture. No matter what type of sentry, they are very serious when checking their identities, especially when they are close to military key points.
It was so heavily guarded that not even Xu Jin found anything wrong.
This orderly attitude is not only because Guo Ning has always strictly governed the army and rewarded and punished heavily; it is also not only because these states are close to Mount Tai and bear the responsibility of facing important branches of the Red Coat Army, Liu Erzu, Peng Yibin and other troops.
What's more important is that the expansion of a political power will naturally create a large number of beneficiaries, and the beneficiaries will naturally tightly bind their high-spirited mentality to the political power. Later generations of poems said that "you don't need to raise your whip to get ahead", which probably means that
This is the situation.
There are two reasons why Guo Ning wants to inspect this area quickly.
First, these places are important bases for recruiting troops and relocating people.
Guo Ning pretended to be stupid in front of Yin Chang that day. In fact, the navy has been doing this for a long time.
Just because the previously controlled area was limited to the three prefectures of Denglai, facing the vast area controlled by the Red Coat Army, it was inevitable to have some scruples in recruiting exiles. Therefore, the main source of people in recent months has actually been the Khitan people in Liaodong and Bohai.
Humans or wild Jurchens. If these people were placed in Liaodong, they would all be a serious problem for He Shi Liehuanduan. It would be better to drive them as far as possible to Shandong, out of sight and out of mind.
After late autumn, Liaodong has been covered with heavy snow, the cold wind is howling, and it is difficult for women and children to survive. Most of these refugees are young and strong, and few have families with them. In more than a month, there have been some who came by boat from Gaizhou
There are four to five thousand strong men, many of whom can shoot bows and ride horses. At least half of them can be directly recruited into the army.
But there are too many foreign races, which will inevitably cause trouble in the future. Moreover, most of these foreign races are not good at farming. Thousands of strong men are thousands of mouths, and there are still people to support them.
In the final analysis, it is always the refugees of Han'er who make people feel more at ease, and the origin of the refugees of Han'er is far more than just one Dongping Prefecture.
The Zizhou and Yidu lines can recruit people from Taishan and Yanzhou villages. The Juzhou and Yizhou lines can recruit people from Yuzhou and Pizhou. The Red Coat Army could only barely maintain the livelihood of the people. Yang An'er died
Afterwards, various ministries were in chaos, and the situation was as cold as ice under the rule of Ding Haijun. Large-scale escapes were inevitable.
The Ding Navy has gained a larger territory, and can naturally carry more people. At this time, if you work hard or covertly, you can maximize the benefits of expansion and further enhance the war potential of the Ding Navy.
Of course, this is inseparable from the sorting, registration, control, and appeasement of existing people's household registration. Guo Ning is quite relieved about this as there are people who want to tamper with Chu.
The second reason is that with the expansion of the territory, Guo Ning's residence also needs to be changed. The size of Laizhou's city and geographical location determine that it is a good agricultural and production base, but it must be based on this
Controlling Shandong East Road is beyond reach at both ends.
At present, there is only one suitable location, and that is Yidu. Guo Ning and his staff have discussed this several times, and now that they have made a personal visit, they really have a good idea.
At this time, he reined up his horse and stood on the north road of Yidu City, looking around. He saw the sky was long and wide, the mountains were stacked, the Zi River, Qu River and Yang River were rolling like waves, and the city was like iron, covering the wilderness.
"Envoy, please see, the location we are at right now is between Dongyang City and Nanyang City in Yidu, on the Yang River. Both sides of the river in this section are built with huge rocks, and dozens of giant trees are interspersed and connected to form a frame.
It is a flying bridge, so it is called Nanyang Bridge, and because of its flying buttress shape across the water, it is also called Hongqiao."
Guo Ning faced the sun and urged his horse to step onto the Hong Bridge.
Yi La Chucai, who was explaining, immediately followed.
He had just reported on the appeasement process of the soldiers and civilians in Yidu Prefecture and the inventory of materials in the treasury. He also took Guo Ning to see the newly built official offices and military camps. At this time, he explained casually, still in detail:
"This road that passes through Hongqiao is a section of the 5,900-mile official road built on Jingdong Road by the Song Dynasty people in the Southern Dynasty. It is also the end point of the southward extension of the official road after Emperor Zhangzong set up an express delivery shop during the Taihe period.
. From here, there are more than two roads connected to Binzhou Prefecture in the north, Jinan in the west, Denglai in the east, and Jumi in the south. Even if there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses dispatched, they can all get along smoothly."
Guo Ning nodded, and then looked at the road that stretched to the end of his sight. He felt that the trees on both sides of the road were lined up, like a famous soldier standing tall, which made people feel proud and heroic, as if they were swallowing thousands of miles.
at this time.
"Then it's settled, no further discussion is needed."
Guo Ning tapped Anqiao with his horsewhip: "The Xuanfu Envoy of Shandong Province is located in Yidu. The relevant government offices and military departments will be moved immediately. Orders are sent down. Soldiers, generals, government offices, food and supplies will be in place within ten days without delay.
"
It has been more than a year since Ding Haijun stationed in Laizhou. Countless people have built huge foundations through hard work. It is a huge project to move. But the move of Chu Cai showed no embarrassment and bowed: "Ten days will be enough."
Already."
Starting from the next day, officials from the Administrative Department of the Navy and the Recording Department, as well as the administrative officers of the supervisory offices, bureaus, departments, and offices directly under the Second Department, were ordered to go first. Thousands of family members set off on the same day. Then came the civil and military schools.
The scholars and warriors inside also followed one after another.
After they arrived in Yidu, they divided the government offices according to their functions and needs, occupied the yamen, allocated the officials' residences, etc., and Zhang Lin made the arrangements himself.
As for the deployment of the army and the adjustment of the garrison, there is no need to mention it. Regarding the demarcation of the marching route and the supply of food and fodder along the way, although it is cumbersome, the whole military government is familiar with it, and the people of Jing'an are responsible for the whole process, and everything is done immediately.
On the eighth day, Guo Ning's family members, Xiang Jian, bodyguards, and others all arrived. On that day, they officially moved into the large-scale Shandong Tongjun Envoy's residence in Yidu City. The residence was more than two miles in radius and covered a large area.
, In the front yard, there are various palaces layer upon layer, used for official offices, while in the backyard there are pavilions and pavilions, scattered high and low among the flowing water in the garden.
On the day the mansion was opened, Guo Ning held a banquet in the backyard and sent people to invite close civil and military officials.
Among his important ministers, Han Xuan is currently stationed in Liaodong, Yin Chang is stationed in Jinan, and most of the others from Jing'an Min to Monk Luo are here. Li Ting foiled a rebellion conspiracy in Mizhou a while ago and killed more than 400 people in one go.
My son just happened to be galloping back to report the military situation.
It was a rare occasion for everyone to gather together, and everyone was in high spirits.