Rise From the Humble

Nothing is difficult in the world, as long as you have... the ability.

In this era, Suzhou is the most bankable state capital in the world. In terms of the size of the world's economy it occupied in the same era, modern New York, Los Angeles, London and Paris are all bundled together, oh , we have to include Tokyo and Singapore, so we can barely compete with Suzhou Prefecture in this era.

After the Suzhou Prefecture used its extraordinary capabilities, the Fengqiao Sentinel Defense Line dug the foundation trench overnight and laid an extremely solid foundation. The required materials such as blue bricks, bluestone, lime, glutinous rice, sand, and wood were also They were all brought to the construction site and piled up like a hill.

Early in the morning, before dawn, nearly a thousand people were already busy building on the site.

Zhu Ping'an woke up early in the morning and saw this scene.

The more than 100-meter-long cave bank defense has been built with five layers of blue bricks, and the sentry fort has also been built with two layers of bricks.

Military buildings do not pay attention to splendor, but only to sturdiness, which is simpler than building palaces and private houses.

Moreover, the overall scale of the Maple Bridge Defense Line is not large.

It seems that the river bank defense wall can be completed in one morning, but the defense fort will take a little longer, since it is three stories high after all.

According to the owner of the Suzhou Prefecture Workshop who presided over the construction, it takes half a day to dry the building to a certain height, and wait for the lime and polished concrete to become stronger before continuing to build upwards. Moreover, certain processes such as raising beams, roofing, installing capstones, and pillars also require certain steps. Placement time.

"Master Zhu, the three-story anti-Japanese outpost will take about six days to be completed and put into use at the earliest. However, I will keep an eye on the progress and try my best to meet the construction deadline and strive to complete it earlier..."

The housekeeper in Suzhou Prefecture said to Zhu Pingan nervously, worried that Zhu Pingan would dislike the slow progress.

When Magistrate Shang sent him to preside over the construction of the Fengqiao Defense Line, he specifically emphasized two points. The first point is that the Fengqiao Defense Line was built by Zhu Pingan, and Zhu Pingan's opinions must be listened to unconditionally during the construction process; the second point is the construction progress and Zhu Pingan must be satisfied with the quality.

Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an waved his hands repeatedly, "It doesn't take six days, as long as it is completed within ten days. We must ensure the quality. The stronger the outpost, the better. Use more lime and glutinous rice to smear it."

This is ancient times, not the era of infrastructure madness hundreds of years later. Zhu Ping'an is already very satisfied that it can be completed within ten days.

What I want is an impregnable anti-military defense line, not a quickly piled up dregs of tofu...

Moreover, this era was purely handmade, and there were no machines such as sending Gaozong, sending Huizong, fork, shovel, shovel, vomit, etc. If you rush the work too much, it will be difficult to avoid the imperial envoys and even squeeze the common people. The common people are already working hard enough, and they can no longer be squeezed. .

In addition, after the river bank defense wall is completed today, the Maple Bridge is not without danger. With the end wall, the Maple Bridge can also be defended.

"Don't worry, sir, it will be completed with quality and quantity."

When Director Zhang heard Zhu Ping'an said that it would be completed within ten days, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and promised again and again.

Zhu Pingan observed for a while and found that Director Zhang was very capable. Under his scheduling and arrangements, the entire construction site was busy and orderly, so he safely handed over the construction site to Director Zhang and returned to Fengqiao Camp.

Zhu Ping'an re-planned Fengqiao Camp. The accommodation area, training area, shooting range, breeding area, kitchen, bathhouse, toilet area, etc. are almost identical to Taohuaji Camp except for the size and orientation.

After the planning was completed, Zhu Ping'an ordered the Zhejiang Army officers and soldiers to take battalions as units and go out to train around Suzhou City.

Zhu Ping'an emphasized military discipline to the soldiers. They were not allowed to disturb the people, trample crops, or interfere with people's production and life.

The reason why Zhu Ping'an ordered the Zhejiang Army to go out to camp for training was first to display the image of the Zhejiang Army and integrate it into Suzhou and be recognized by the people of Suzhou. To defend Suzhou, we must rely on the Fengqiao defense line fortifications, and even more on the local people. The experience of great men tells us that with the support of the people, the army can be invincible.

The second is to familiarize themselves with the geographical terrain of Suzhou. By training around Suzhou City, the Zhejiang Army officers and soldiers will be familiar with the water, land, forest, wood and other geographical terrain of Suzhou City, so that they can take advantage of the home field and enjoy geographical advantages when war breaks out in the future.

Soon, people rushing to the morning market outside Changmen discovered the Zhejiang troops leaving camp for training.

"I am a soldier, I come from the common people, and I have received great favor from the emperor... I am a soldier, I love the emperor and the people..."

"Every officer of the Zhejiang Army must keep in mind the Four Iron Rules and Eighteen Kills; firstly, follow the command in all actions; secondly, do not take a single step from the masses..."

A battalion of soldiers lined up neatly, sang loud military songs, and ran past on the street.

At first, people were a little nervous and worried, but when they saw that this group of soldiers was different from the Guard Army, they were strictly disciplined, did not commit any crimes, respected the old and loved the young, and the military songs they sang were all about loving the army and the people, so people gradually relaxed. .

"Oh, so this is the Zhejiang Army. Look, they are all wearing armor. They are all young and strong."

"I heard that their general was the number one scholar of the year..."

People looked at the fully armed Zhejiang Army officers and soldiers training, started talking, and gradually got used to the Zhejiang Army soldiers training.

"Report, Mr. Zhu, there is an urgent document from the imperial envoy Zhao Wenhua and Mr. Zhao." A flag-carrying cavalry came outside the Zhejiang Army's Fengqiao Camp and interrupted Zhu Ping'an's work.

Zhu Pingan opened the official document, which required Zhu Pingan to immediately select 800 elite soldiers from the Zhejiang Army and rush to the sandbank to worship the sea, waiting for orders without making any mistakes.

The sea festival is about to begin!

Shazhou is a natural port at the junction of Jiangyin and Changshu. It borders Changshu to the east and Jiangyin to the west. Changshu County is under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture. The own Zhejiang Army is stationed in Suzhou Prefecture. Zhao Wenhua was deployed to assist in the sea sacrifice, which was also regulated.

Sacrifice to the sea was a major event that Emperor Jiajing, who cultivated immortality, attached great importance to. Zhao Wenhua was the imperial envoy to worship the sea. He could use chicken feathers as command arrows, so he had no choice but to obey his orders.

Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to put down his work, call Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and other battalion commanders, and announce Zhao Wenhua's official document to them.

Zhu Ping'an ordered Liu Dadao and Ruofeng to select 800 elite men from the camp and follow him to the sandbank to obey his orders. He asked everyone to be fully armed. In addition to one firecracker each, he also had to bring two hundred spare firecrackers to avoid danger. There were losses such as bombs exploding, and twelve of the twenty-three artillery pieces in the camp were also taken away.

"This is my saber. You hold this saber and sit in the Fengqiao camp on my behalf. If anyone doesn't obey your command, you can kill them first and then tell them."

Zhu Ping'an handed the sword to Liu Mu in public and asked him to take charge of the Fengqiao camp on his behalf. He granted him the right to kill first and then report later, and told Liu Mu again and again:

"This sea sacrifice is of huge scale, and many local officers and soldiers have been mobilized to assist. The Japanese pirates will not sit idly by and mess up the sea sacrifice or the place. You must be very careful and send soldiers to take turns to guard the river bank wall. Three hundred soldiers must be present at all times

Stand ready behind the wall. In addition, soldiers were sent to patrol the area from Changmen to Fengqiao to guard against Japanese pirates mixing in and causing trouble. "

"During this period, troops were sent to inspect all merchants and people passing through Fengqiao, whether they were passing on the bridge or boating under the bridge, and told them that they were not allowed to enter Suzhou with weapons, and any suspicious persons hiding weapons would be handed over to Suzhou House screening.

"I strictly advise all officers and soldiers not to take advantage of the opportunity to extort money, extort money, or harass the people. Once discovered, they will be severely punished."