Lord of the House

Coinciding with the trial sailing of the "Lin Zhengjun" to Daheng Island, Lin Fu invited Chen Mingzhe, Liu Wenzhong, Zuo Guangrong and others to board the "Lin Zhengjun" to visit.

Compared with the previous placement of the crossbow on the exposed deck, the "Lin Zhengjun" has a special crossbow bay at the bow and stern, each with eight giant crossbows capable of shooting four or five hundred steps, and the sides can be closed for shooting. Holes, so that the armored soldiers can be deployed on the deck of the crossbow cabin to strengthen the attack density of enemy ships.

The giant crossbow can shoot huge iron arrows the size of spears into the depths of the city bricks, and the destructive power is quite terrifying. With a blunt arrow, it can even shatter two or three inches of shipboard, causing direct damage to less sturdy enemy ships.

"Lin Zhengjun" is currently only an armed merchant ship, with more than 200 soldiers in armor and more than 40 sailors, crew members and other handymen.

Compared with the **** force, the more remarkable feature of the "Lin Zhengjun" is its speed.

This sailboat, which Lin Bie personally participated in the finalization and supervision of, saves a quarter to one-fifth of the time compared to the current clipper in Jinghaiying, whether it is a tailwind or a headwind, and a hundred-mile journey.

This makes the "Linzhengjun" very convenient as an armed merchant ship. Even if it encounters pirates and hostile naval forces at sea, it can quickly get rid of the pursuit, and there is almost no possibility of interception by enemy ships at sea.

The carrying capacity of nearly 20,000 stone is even more dazzling for the "Lin Zhengjun".

If the salaries and materials allocated to the Yongjia Army in the north of Zhejiang were transported by the most common two-masted sea ships in the world, it would take a huge transport fleet of as many as 150 to 200 ships.

If such a huge transport fleet traveled to Yongjia Prefecture through the waters outside the Changguo Islands, it would be impossible for the Zhedong Navy to avoid the battle!

And these materials are transported by the "Lin Zhengjun", which only takes three round trips.

Not to mention the excellent performance of the "Lin Zhengjun", only the transport fleet composed of the Lin Zhengjun and several fast **** warships quickly passed through the waters outside the Changguo Islands, the goal was more than a hundred cargo ships and **** warships. The huge fleet formed is much smaller, and the probability of being intercepted by the Zhedong Navy is quite low.

In order to support the Yongjia Army and Jishan Island, and to strengthen the confrontation with the Shejia Navy in the East China Sea, Lin Fu decided to temporarily incorporate the "Lin Zhengjun", which had been on trial for two months, as an armed transport ship in the Jinghai Sea. Yishui Camp was used for the unified command and dispatch of the Shengsi line of defense.

The use of the Lin Zhengjun to import a large amount of materials into southern Zhejiang is one aspect; the Lin Zhengjun is incorporated into the first water battalion in Jinghai. Staying outside the Hengdao base for a month or even longer - this will give the captain of the southern raider time to ambush commercial ships in the Zhejiang and Fujian areas in the waters outside eastern Fujian and southern Zhejiang.

At first, Liu Wenzhong was worried about how to transport the money and materials to Yueqing. After visiting the "Lin Zhengjun" with Lin Fu, he was quite relieved.

From Chen Mingzhe's point of view, Huaidong was coming with his sharp fangs open.

Chen Mingzhe felt this way, and it was precisely because Huaidong had expected the price of rice in Jiangdong to surge two months ago. At that time, others only took it as a joke and did not pay attention to it. However, just two months later, as expected by the people in Huaidong, the price of rice in Jiangdong surged by more than 30%.

"Luo Xiancheng led the Changle bandit army into Qichun, causing great damage to the farming in the southern area of ​​Jinghu Lake. This is one of them; the other is that Qichun cut off the openings for rice and grain in Hunan and eastern Sichuan; Between Qichun, a large number of people fled eastward from thieves - these three points have increased the food pressure in Jiangdong County," Lin Fu said, "The second point is the most important, there is still no detailed data at this time, so that people can know the past How many rice grains flow into Jiangdong from the two lakes and eastern Sichuan every year..."

"There is no exact number in Huaidong?" asked Chen Mingzhe. He served as the censor of the northern Zhejiang. The four prefectures under the jurisdiction of northern Zhejiang, Jiangning prefecture and Weiyang prefecture are precisely the three areas with the most serious shortage of food in Jiangdong. He regrets it very much. At the beginning, I did not resolutely store grain in Huaidong in Pingjiang Prefecture. Changing to mulberry cultivation was a time-consuming and labor-intensive task. It was delayed for two months, or one season. I still don’t know if I can convince others.

Lin Fu shook his head and said, "There is no need to report to Huaidong for the merchant ships that transport grain to the east. How can there be an exact number? It can only be roughly estimated that the total amount of rice grains from the two lakes and east of Sichuan is three million stone. Between 5 million shi, about 600,000-700,000-700,000 Zhuangzhuang’s rations for a year—Shi Lin Mengde, the director of the Huaidong Army, has gone to Jiangning on my behalf, maybe the Jiangning household department has more accurate data…”

Chen Mingzhe didn't have any expectations for Jiangning's Ministry of Households. In this regard, he can definitely say that no yamen has done better than Huaidong. It's ridiculous that many people ridiculed Lin Fu as a pig herd who only raised pigs. .

Compared with his youth and frivolity at first, Chen Mingzhe has been concentrating on studying the art of economy and the people in recent years, and he has become more pragmatic. deeper.

Compared to the nearly 10 million Dingkou in Jiangdong County, the shortage of three to five million stone seems to be small, but this is only a factor.

The wars in Henan and Huaisi are still going on. Although Haozhou, Shouzhou, Xuzhou and other places have been recovered, Dingkou has been displaced, and the animal power, which is almost indispensable for grain farming, has almost been lost. Investment, if the grain production of these prefectures wants to return to the pre-war level, it must take ten or eight years to rest and recuperate.

Jiahang Lake is a traditional land of fish and rice, but it is at the forefront of confrontation with luxury homes. Due to the existence of the Zhedong Navy, the entire Qianjiang River is almost under the control of the south bank. The soldiers and horses of the She family in eastern Zhejiang often sneaked into the hinterland of the three prefectures of Jiahang Lake through warships and the branch rivers on the north bank of the Qianjiang River to harass the grain fields of the three prefectures of Jiahang Lake. The yield is less than 60-70% of the past - this gap is quite terrifying.

Luo Xiancheng led his troops to the south, forcing them into the west of Jiangdong County, causing the southwestern part of Luzhou Prefecture to be involved in military disasters, and the damage to agricultural production was also great. At the same time, all the armies in Jiangdong County were expanding their troops, increasing the consumption of rice and grain, but also reducing the number of local farms.

Pingjiang Mansion and Danyang Mansion were already short of food. They were severely attacked by East Sea pirates in the past two years, and they have not fully recovered.

Almost at the same time, only the grain production in the eleven counties of the two prefectures in Huaidong was growing rapidly. However, the eleven counties of the two prefectures in Huaidong accommodate too many refugees in Huaisi, and the output of rice grains is also limited—compared to the 139 counties of the fifteen prefectures actually under the jurisdiction of Jiangdong County at this time, the two prefectures in Huaidong Eleven counties are just a corner.

It was still November, and soon after the autumn grains were harvested, the price of rice rose by 30%. If the situation is not eased, the pressure on food will be even greater in the later years of the year, at least in the spring of next year, there will be no escape from the food shortage in Jiangdong.

Of course, the most urgent and effective means at present is for the Huaidong Navy to enter the Qianjiang River. As long as the Huaidong Navy competes for the control of the Qianjiang River, it will have an immediate effect on the stability of the three prefectures of Jiahang Lake and the restoration of grain farming. Effect.

Chen Mingzhe mentioned this matter in the north of Zhejiang, but he was rejected and hostile in the north of Zhejiang.

Obviously, the Huaidong Military Division included all the territories of the East China Sea into its jurisdiction, and strictly prohibited all merchants and civilian ships south of Changshan Island from going to sea, which has already made people in northern Zhejiang quite unhappy. Come?

Lin Fu's envoy in northern Zhejiang is not without eyes and ears, and Chen Mingzhe's words and deeds in the military department in northern Zhejiang also know a thing or two.

Dong Yuan has a lot of thoughts about his territory, so how could he take the initiative to invite the Huaidong Navy to enter the Qianjiang River?

Of course, in the future, if the Huaidong Navy wanted to enter Qianjiang to fight against the Zhedong Navy, there was no need to ask Dong Yuan for instructions.

Dong Yuan has no naval power in his hands, so he has no right to speak - any problem is always realistic.

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On November 12, the "Lin Zhengjun" returned to Daheng Island from Chongzhou full of supplies. The salaries and materials shipped to Yongjia are first transferred from Chongzhou, and the settlement between Chongzhou and Pingjiang Prefecture is the most effective way to avoid disputes and improve efficiency.

On the night of the 14th, the "Lin Zhengjun" secretly departed from the Daheng Island base, and under the **** of several warships, it transported Liu Wenzhong, Zuo Guangying and others as well as the military team from Huaidong to support Jishan Island.

Lin Fu entrusted all the affairs of the southern route to Fu Qinghe and others, and he returned to Chongzhou the next day.

Huaidong maintained a repressive force against the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels in the East China Sea, but it could not reverse the deterioration of the entire Central Plains situation. On the 15th, they rushed to Chongzhou with Lin Fu at the same time. Zhang Gou, Chen Enze and other military intelligence officers also returned to Chongzhou with Lin Fu.

Lin Fu couldn't get away, Lin Mengde, as the chief history of the military commander's office, was promoted from a white body to a sixth-rank civil official position, and it was a natural move to represent Lin Fu to Jiangning on a business trip.

On the 15th, Lin Mengde also returned to Chongzhou from Jiangning at the same time, and the news he brought back was not optimistic.

"Tao Chun hurriedly led more than 10,000 Changhuai troops back to defend Luzhou, and prepared for Luo Xiancheng to lead Changle bandits eastward along the river, but in a hurry, he could not organize any offensive against Qichun," Lin Mengde brought back from Jiangning. The news was told to Lin Fu and the people of Chongzhou, "The Dongting Lake bandits marched eastward, and they gathered in Qichun. The two bandits colluded to cross the river. Ji, to prevent Changle bandits and Dongting Lake bandits from invading Jiangning eastward along the river... Jiangning saw that Huaidong's east line was indeed effective in harassing the luxury family, and Yongjia Prefecture restored Yongjia and Yueqing cities, forcing the luxury family to move from west Zhejiang. When the troops moved eastward, the people in Jiangning decided to draw troops from the southern line to strengthen the defense at the mouth of Poyang Lake and prevent Changle bandits and Dongting Lake bandits from entering Jiangxi..."

Lin Mengde said ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Zhang Gou and Chen Enze quickly marked on the map and marked the situation in Jiangdong County and its surroundings in a graphic way, thinking to himself: "Tao Chun leads the Changhuai Army Rushing back to Luzhou, the red jacket girl should be able to breathe a sigh of relief in Huaiyang..."

"How to deal with the Red Jacket Army and the transfer of Chen Zhihu's department, how did Jiangning decide?" Lin Bie asked with a frown. Jiangning's negative response did not surprise him, just the private letter sent by Gu Wuchen, meaning It is also to be the first to be old-fashioned.

"After all, Chen Zhihu also serves as the envoy of Henan, and it is difficult to mobilize it in a hurry," Lin Mengde said. "The Red Jacket Army, Jiang Ning hopes that we will send troops to take over the position of the Changhuai Army and continue to form a siege to Huaiyang..."

"There is no possibility for Huaidong to send troops on two fronts. There is nothing to discuss about this. You can directly reject it for me in Jiangning," Lin Fu said. "Jiangning also intends to recruit security, but Huaidong can do it for me!"

Hearing what Lin Fu said, Zhang Gou breathed a sigh of relief.

Hearing what Lin Bie said, Lin Mengde smiled awkwardly, if he could make up his mind so decisively, it would not be him, and said, "Then write another letter to explain the meaning, although it is more troublesome... "

Lin Fudao didn't blame Lin Mengde for not being decisive enough in Jiangning. He nodded, looked sideways at Song Jia, who was sitting on his left, and said, "I will trouble you if you reply; if you want to come, I will write it myself. The tone is definitely not euphemistic..."

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