Lord of the House

Liu Tingzhou went south to Luzhou in late July, and represented Huaixi to participate in the military and political meeting convened by Lin Fu in Juchao. At the end of July, he went to the north bank of Chaohu Lake, met Yuan Jinsheng who came from Nanyang to discuss matters, and went to Juchao along the west bank of Chaohu Lake. And go.

Chaohu Lake gathers water from the surrounding mountains and has many water systems, which is beneficial for Chaohu Plain to use natural river channels to sit on a large number of paddy fields, but at the same time, these rivers have short water channels. Severe flooding.

In the past, Luzhou was not directly involved in the war, but it was heavily taxed. In addition, most of the money and food supplies for the troops and horses of Luzhou were obtained from the local area, which made the local government unwilling and unable to rectify it. Civil, this has also exacerbated the flooding of Chaohu Lake since this summer.

When Liu Tingzhou drove south to live in the nest, the roads along the way were destroyed by floods.

It's just different from the past. After entering Luzhou, you can see that many Huaidong soldiers are participating in disaster relief in an orderly manner. The people recruited by the Luzhou government to participate in road construction and disaster relief are no longer unpaid labor, but can receive a certain amount of rice on a daily basis.

This is Huaidong's consistent "relief for work" method, but it is extremely effective. Since it ensures that even if the affected farmers will not escape from the famine due to the disaster, it can also ensure that the affected areas can quickly resume production after the water recedes, and increase the local flood resistance.

Of course, there is a premise for these things that the tax paid by Luzhou to the Ministry of Household will not be reduced, and Huaidong will need to subsidize a lot of money to Luzhou to accomplish these things.

Luzhou has prepared a ferry on the north bank of Chaohu Lake to send Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng to Juchao, but Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng would like to see with their own eyes what has changed in the half year that Luzhou was under the control of Huaidong, and insisted on bringing their own vehicles and horses. Southbound. Anyway, Juchao has to wait for Jinghu to come, not afraid of Lin Bie waiting impatiently in Juchao.

In the north of Juchao, a section of the road was washed away by the flood, and the water receded, but the past was muddy, and under the grassy slopes of the fields, there were puddles with sparkling waves.

Different from Chaohu Lake, which was encircled by the embankment around the lake in later generations, the Chaohu Lake in the current world was composed of a series of lakes and danglings for more than 800 miles. When the water was dry, the lake area was full of sandbars. There are many wetlands, lake beaches and swamps around.

After the summer, the water rose, and the area of ​​800-mile Chaohu Lake more than doubled.

The polders and polders formed by the people spontaneously manage the dykes and surround the dykes stand in the water like isolated islands.

Seeing a large group of people coming here from a distance, there are soldiers and civilians, Liu Tingzhou only thought it was Huaidong soldiers and civilians who were helping disaster relief and repairing roads, but he didn't pay attention, and said to Yuan Jinsheng: "It seems that we can only change boats to live here. Nest..."

Yuan Jinsheng looked left and right, and the road ahead was washed away by the flood. I was afraid that the road from Luohu Mountain to the west bank of Chaohu Lake would be different. We had to go around the foot of Luohu Mountain. After walking for a day, they retreated north at this time, and at the back of the pavilion, they could enter Juchao City before nightfall...

Yuan Jinsheng nodded, asked Liu Tingzhou to get on the bus first, and said, "Master Liu goes first."

At this time, several military horses galloped in the mud, and asked from a distance: "In front of you are the Yushi of the Right Deputy Commander, and Master Liu of Huaixi Zuocheng Liu Tingzhou..."

Liu Tingzhou stopped, looked at the approaching person, clasped his fists and said, "This official is Liu Tingzhou..."

"Chongguo Gong has invited Master Liu to come over!" said the visitor.

Only then did Liu Tingzhou know that the large group of people in front were actually Lin Fu.

Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng abandoned the car and rode with their horses. They did not take off their shoes and socks, rolled up their trousers and walked along the washed-out road.

Lin Bie sat barefoot on the mud ridge, with his pants rolled to his knees, watching Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng come over, and said with a smile: "It hurts Master Liu and Jinsheng to walk this bad road, and after arriving at the nest, I will ask Huawen to give you a toast. Compensation is not..." He introduced Chen Huawen, Zhu Ai, Tang Xitai and others around him to Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng.

Liu Tingzhou saw that Lin Fu and others were all muddy, and knew that they were here to inspect the disaster, and they happened to meet, but he did not intend to greet them half-heartedly - Liu Tingzhou had no hope that Lin Fu would come out of the city to meet them.

Lin Fuzheng and Chen Huawen and other officials talked about the construction of dykes and roads and disaster relief. Thinking of the important points, they ordered them casually, and did not deliberately avoid Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng. After a while, they returned to Juchao together.

Lin Fu's accompanying guards were almost all on foot. It was not that there were no horses to ride, but that the horses had been walking in the flooded muddy ground for a long time, and their hooves were easy to rot. The horses were very expensive. When they entered the floodplain, Lin Fu also dismounted and went barefoot. OK, the army and the people will support you.

Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng looked at each other, and they could see the surprise in each other's eyes - Lin Fu was in power at this time, and Jiangning Chaotang could say that he covered the sky with one hand. , Yi, difficult to control, Lin Fu did not change his previous style. Huai'an will not loosen up internally. As time goes by, Huaidong will only become stronger and stronger. Can Huaixi and Jinghu really compete with Huaidong?

Thinking this way can be frustrating.

Going south, Liu Tingzhou discovered that the disaster situation in the north of Juchao County was more serious than expected. Large sections of the dykes on both sides of the Qingwei River that descended from Luohu Mountain were washed away by the flood, and there were flooded houses and houses everywhere. Village, but the chaos is much lighter than expected.

Go south on the muddy road for five or six miles, and the Qingwei River merges into the Chazikou of Hudangzi. The ferry that was washed away by the flood has almost been repaired. There are many camps set up in the surrounding highlands to accommodate the victims, and there are guards stationed there. ferry. There are three ships docking, unloading stones at the north shore wharf, it seems that the ferry port will be extended to both sides to form a stable river port. Except for the hundreds of soldiers in Huaidong military uniforms, most of the people who loaded and unloaded the stone were civilians, and the order was not disordered.

Crossing the stream south, the road on the south bank has almost been repaired, and the carriage and horses are barely feasible. There are ferry crossings, there are very new traces, and they are wooden bridges built after the disaster—counting the last round of heavy rain in Lunan The season should have ended ten days ago, and Huaidong's speed was truly shocking.

"All the people who can be recruited will be recruited. The road from Chaodong to Pingtang will be repaired within a month." Okay, he instructed Chen Huawen beside him, "After that, wait for the water to recede, and the dams of the various rivers in Chaodong should be rectified first. This Chaohu Lake should be a land of fish and rice, but the current situation is too far from the land of fish and rice... As for Chaoxi," Lin Fu turned his head to look at Liu Tingzhou on the other side, "Master Liu went back and told Dong Bingbu that the Feishui River from Chaoxi General Ridge is an important waterway connecting Luzhou and Shouzhou, and the management of embankments and dredging should not be neglected. .

"Of course..." Liu Tingzhou replied perfunctorily, but he was pondering the matter of building a road in Luzhou first.

Pingtang is located at the western foot of Mount Dai, between Haozhou, Luzhou and Dongyang. There is Luojian River leading to Changfeng between Haoshou and Huaihe River. The post road from Chao to Pingtang is nothing more than to strengthen the control over the northern part of Luzhou. Haozhou and Shouzhou will naturally feel the edge of Huaidong soldiers and horses, but there is nothing to do at this time.

After entering Juchao City, Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng were arranged to go to Guanyi to rest, and no dust washing banquet was arranged.

From Chizhou, Deng Yu and Yue Duming, the son of Yue Lengqiu, came upon the call. The one sent to Luzhou by Jinghu Hu Wenmu was Jingzhou Prefecture to pass judgment on Wei Jinyuan. Tanzhou was too far away, so it was too late to send someone here... ?? After entering the inn, Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng knew that they had entered the nest at the latest.

The relationship between Jinghu and Huaidong is the most shallow, and they have been in a separate line for a long time. I really can't understand their attitude towards Huaidong, but Chizhou, Huaixi and Nanyang are driven by interests. At this time, they must come together to work together. advance and retreat.

Liu Tingzhou and Yuan Jinsheng entered the nest, and Deng Yu invited them over to have a banquet.

As soon as the banquet was held, Yue Duming complained: "I waited for more than 100 entourages to live in the hotel, and the expenses actually came to my own money. Speaking of which, Huaidong is really petty..."

Liu Tingzhou smiled slightly, and Yue Lengqiu was just a little over the top, but there was no one in his nephews and nephews. This time, Yue Duming was asked to cross the river with Deng Yu, probably to increase his experience. I didn't expect him to pay attention to other things, only in In the minutiae, he is preoccupied with Huaidong.

Liu Tingzhou has his own identity, and he doesn't need to perfunctory Yue Duming. He directly asked Deng Yu: "The privy envoy convened a military meeting in Luzhou this time. I am afraid that it is planning to use troops in Jiangxi. What can Chizhou have decided?"

After Emperor Yongxing returned to Jiangning, the Imperial Navy Army was reorganized into Chizhou, including a large number of battleships of the Imperial Navy Navy, all of which were also given to Chizhou. It has been half a year since Yingshui was incorporated into Chizhou~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Chizhou still wants to use the excuse of resting and digesting the water army to delay the use of troops in Jiangzhou. Obviously, Lin Fu will not be able to pass.

Half a year ago, Lin Fu did not dare to cut off the money and food in Chizhou, but in the past half a year, Lin Fu has deployed 60,000 elite soldiers, including Jia soldiers and navy troops, to Qingyang and Nanling to the east of Qiupu River. , Yijiang, and the counties of Luzhou on the north bank, the Jiangning West Screen defense line has been built solidly, and if Chizhou delays, he will be worried that Lin Bing will cut off their money and food.

"The area of ​​Chizhou is narrow, and from Chizhou westward, there are mountains on both sides. There are only narrow and long trails along the river. There are many lakes and ponds. There are few people in Chizhou, Ding Zhuang is only more than 10,000, and the military commander has suffered a little loss and cannot make up. These difficulties can be seen even if you want to come to the Privy Council. Governor Yue asked me to come here, and he also explained one or two in detail with the Privy Council..."

Liu Tingzhou nodded, and after Qingyang, Nanling and other places were set aside to establish a new residence with Yijiang, Chizhou only had two counties on the west bank of Qiupu River. Due to the ravages of war, the population of these two counties was only 50,000 to 60,000. Don't think that Yue Leng still has more than 50,000 water infantry troops in his hands, but it is difficult to obtain supplements after consumption.

Unlike the Huaidong Army, which became stronger and stronger, the Chizhou Army won more and more battles, and most of the time, it would only become weaker and weaker. Lin Fu forced Yue Lengqiu to fight Jiangzhou, and he was cruel.

Liu Tingzhou also felt that Lin Fu's strategy was very familiar. Thinking about it, Yue Lengqiu was the governor of Jianghuai, but it was not because Lin Fu was forced to lead the Jiangdong Zuo army to fight hard against the East China Sea bandits at that time. Weak Jiangdong Left Army who had just established a foothold in Chongzhou at that time?

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