The water of the lake was blown by the wind, and the reeds on the lake gradually lost their green, and when the wind blew it, it made a loud noise.
This season is not the busy farming season, and most of the people who rely on the land to eat are more leisurely at this time, but this year is different, they have a lot to do.
The young men went to cut wood, build ships, and earn some extra money to support their families, while others went to work for the sea salt works under construction.
There are old and weak women and children by the lake, where they weave fishing nets.
A large net was tied between two large trees with a rope, and five or six old men were weaving the mesh together, they were old, but they were skillful, and a good boy might not have the speed of doing this kind of work.
A big man with a cloth scarf on his head and a short robe of arrowroot cloth was also between them, carrying a bamboo pole in one arm, weaving a large net with two old men, and talking and laughing loudly.
"Yes, I have already surveyed, from the five lakes to our Nanwu Lake, from the north to the east, there is a very wide river channel, only the front part of the middle is a little silted, as long as it is cleaned up, it can be convenient for ships to pass.
From our Nanwu Lake to the northwest and turn back, to the mouth of the Wangyu River, it is extremely close to the river, and there is probably still a gap of two or three miles to enter the river directly.
After digging up the river there, from here, by a boat, you can go west to the capital Gusu, north to the big river, and then you can go up the river to Jingchu, or to the east into the sea, and you can also directly cross the river into Dongyi, Chen, Song, and Lu Therefore, the salt produced in the salt factory we run here, and the fish and shrimp caught by the fleet going to sea after the completion of the big ship and huge net, will not be able to be sold.
At that time, there will be many businessmen who will come to buy, a few old people, the world has not been quiet in the past two years, and there is a shortage of food everywhere, and at that time, our fish and shrimp and salt can still be sold at a good price, look at it, it won't take two years to make every household rich here. ” "Oh, that dare is good, that dare is good, Cheng Da General Ji Yan."
Several old people listened happily, and the crow's feet in the corners of their eyes were piled up with laughter.
A young man in his twenties walked over with two small officials, wiped the sweat on his face, stepped forward and bowed his hand to the big man in the big robe: "Xiaguan Shi Zhan has seen the general. ” It turned out that this big man in the ge-robed robe was Liang Huzi, the general of the Wu State stationed in Nanwu City, he glanced back and asked, "Hmm, the new farmers have been settled."
Shi Zhan said happily: "Yes, there are eleven new farmers here, a total of 39 people, and the sergeants have helped them build houses and set aside wasteland for them to cultivate.
At this time, it is the agricultural slack season, and it is just in time to open up the wasteland.
Among them, several young and strong laborers were arranged by the lower officials to work in the salt works and ship yards.
According to the lower officials, according to the speed at which the people gather, by the beginning of next summer, a new city will be able to rise. ” This Shi Zhan is a Song person, a broken nobleman, although he has learned the four arts and six arts, and has a body of knowledge, but the family is in decline, there is no way to seek office, not only the future is hopeless, but also in his hometown is quite bullied by a family who has gradually become rich by doing business, I heard that Wu Guoguang recruited scholars, and brought his family to Wu State.
After Qingji's personal investigation, he was hired and sent to Liang Huzi.
Nowadays, in the east ten miles of Nanbu Castle, a new area has been demarcated, and the number of households is increasing, and with the expansion of the scale, it has been designated as a county and named Hokubu County.
After he arrived here, he became the county governor of Beiwu County, in charge of local civil affairs.
Nowadays, all the newly built administrative areas of Wu from the barren land are not divided into feudal towns, and all counties are set up.
Shi Xiancheng finished answering and said, "The general summoned the officials, I don't know what to order."
Liang Huzi handed the bamboo pole to an old man who was weaving a net, turned around and walked in front of him, walked side by side with him, and said: "With the increase in population, Beiwu County has gradually become a climate, and it is already a little busy to rely on the county order and your county lord.
The court now sent five newly hired scholars, two of whom were from Wu, and the other three were from Chu, Chen, and Cai.
I picked two people from there for you, one of whom is good at managing money, but you can go to your county to be a Kuqifu in charge of money and sundries, and the other is a county clerk.
Beiwu is a new city, the population comes from different places, many dialects are too strong, it is difficult to talk to others, some of them are used to idleness, they are some brave and ruthless ruffians, and they must be controlled as early as possible, so as not to cause right and wrong. ” Shi Zhan Zhengjue has more and more affairs, and some doppelgangers lack skills, as soon as he heard that two right-hand men were sent to him, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, Liang Huzi smiled and said: "Let's go, let's go back to the city, I'll take you to meet them, and then take your people away." ” At present, there is no pastoral official in charge of civil affairs in the Nanwu area, so Liang Huzi is temporarily in charge of civil affairs and military affairs.
After he arrived in Nanwu City, he made a big effort to train troops and pioneer the land, build ships and weave nets, and strive to build the Wu army led by him into a team of sailors who were both army and farmers.
Wu's domestic land transportation mostly from the river, with the boat as the car, to the horse for the horse, so the position of the boat master is very important, Liang Huzi arrived in Nanwu City, selected a few suitable places to anchor to build a wharf, dock, on the lake to train sailors.
In civil affairs, the common people were encouraged to open up wasteland for farming, plant more rice, millet, wheat, beans and other crops, and encouraged them to sail on boats to catch fish and rely on water for food.
After Fan Li took power, he instructed him to enclose land in coastal areas for salt production, develop salt farms, and build fishing farms and pastures.
Liang Huzi was in charge of these affairs in terms of salt administration, civil affairs, fishery administration, military administration, etc., and he was very busy.
Fortunately, Qingji also knew that he was not good at civil affairs, and Nanwu City was originally a city mainly used for military purposes, and the civil affairs officials here were extremely weak, so he successively sent some civil affairs officials, all of whom were young people who were promoted from the Wu State scholars and other countries who came to serve.
In this era, people have a very strong sense of family, they attach importance to the development of the family and the future of the family, and they can sacrifice themselves without hesitation for the continuation of the family, but for them, the state is only a concept of a place of residence, and it has nothing to do with him.
If it is the hereditary minister of a country, because the honor and disgrace of the family and individuals are closely related to the rise and fall of the country, then it is better, and ordinary people are much more indifferent.
For those whose ancestors were once brilliant, but now they have fallen from the great nobles to the scholars, and the family status is declining, and they feel that they have some skills, but they have not been reused, it is very easy to move.
It's a bit like a person in the 21st century who works in a company and changes jobs when his future is hopeless and unwilling to fall.
Most of them are young people, dare to think and dare to do, energetic, enthusiastic, and most of them are quite knowledgeable and talented, and they are extremely rare fresh blood for Wu, a country with a serious shortage of grassroots talents.
With the increasing number of civil affairs officials, the burden on Liang Huzi's shoulders gradually lightened.
He rushed back to the city with Beiwu County, introduced the two officials assigned to him, and then he led him back to Beiwu to take office.
As soon as Shi Zhan left on his front foot, a horse flew in and sent an urgent military order summoned by King Wu.
Liang Huzi didn't know what happened to Gusu, so he was a little surprised, and hurriedly handed over the matter to his subordinates, and then hurried back to Gusu with the messenger on a fast horse.
When he arrived in Gusu City, he knew that Qilu was about to negotiate peace, if Wu did not act quickly, he would lose the best opportunity to occupy Dongyi, Qingji ordered him to immediately lead the army to the north, creating the fact that the Wu army was stationed in Dongyi, once Qilu negotiated peace, the Lu army withdrew from the Dongyi area, and immediately filled the gap left by the Lu army's forces.
Since the matter of the alliance between Dongyi and Wu was still confidential, there was another reason for sending troops this time: Dongyi bandits and Zhan Xing bandit armies often went south to harass the border and seize people's property.
Liang Huzi received the order angrily, Yingtao had already selected many experienced veterans from the Gusu City Defense Army and the nearby Acropolis garrison for him, forming an elite force ready to go.
There are many veterans led by Liang Huzi in this army, and they are now all officers with two or more ranks, so although this army has just been formed, Liang Huzi can still be like a finger and prohibit.
As the saying goes: Before the soldiers and horses move, the grain and grass go first.
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Now Wen Chong is in charge of Wu Guo's money and grain, Liang Huzi is anxious to send troops, collect the army, and immediately rush to Wen Chong to urge him to ask for grain and grass, but he doesn't want to "be stingy with Wen" Sure enough, in the face of Liang Huzi, the general of Wu State, Wen Chong is still a dime, holding Liang Huzi's list of grain and grass, he pinched his fingers like a warlock and read words, talking about how much money Wu is currently using, how difficult it is for him to be a big shopkeeper, and chattered for a long time, but he refused to pay, and finally provoked General Liang Huzi.
Liang Huzi grabbed him by the collar and roared loudly: "Don't talk these to General Ben, there is no food and grass, how do you let General Ben go out to fight Qilu Once peace is negotiated, I am afraid that Dongyi will also change his hexagram and refuse to return to my Wu State, the matter of sending troops cannot be delayed, you dare to make it so difficult, can you afford such a big event, don't look at what young Situ you are, believe it or not, General Ben will cut you with a sword" Liang Huzi roared like thunder, spitting Xingzi sprayed Wen Chong's face, Wen Chong was just lifted by him, his feet were almost off the ground, he didn't wipe the saliva on his face, but rolled his eyes, and said in a weird manner: "It turns out that the general also knows that the matter of sending troops is urgent, but I don't know how many men and horses Da Sima gave to the general."
When Liang Huzi saw him ask about the number of soldiers and horses, he thought that a bitter scolding had made this "miserly Wen" cowardly obey his fate, so he let go of his hand and said angrily: "10,000 horses." ” "10,000 horses, what can you do" "You know a fart" Liang Huzi looked down on these officials who had no military exploits and were all extremely popular ministers with one mouth, and said with a sneer: "The soldiers are very fast, and this general must rush to the east before the news of Qilu's peace agreement reaches the ears of the Dongyi people."
At this time, it was too late for the Dongyi people to welcome them, and when they got the news that the Qi people were no longer going south, it would be difficult to regret it.
It's easy to open the door to welcome us in, but it's not so easy to sweep us out. ” Wen Chong smiled, arched his hand and said: "It turns out that you need to be a soldier and a god, be taught, be taught."
The general said this, Wen Chong is a little confused, if a large number of grain and grass are prepared to go north, and the baggage vehicles will go with the army, then how can we talk about the speed of the soldiers, I am afraid that when the general arrives, the Dongyi people have happily disbanded the alliance and returned home. ” Liang Huzi was stunned for a moment and said: "Then what is the difficulty, the general can order the soldiers to carry a few days of rice and grain, march day and night, and the grain and grass can follow." ” Wen Chong pinched his fingers like a warlock: "A soldier, excluding weapons and armor, can only carry enough food for seven to ten days at most, well, during this time, it is just enough for the general's men and horses to rush to Dongyi."
Then the grain and grass will be re-marched to the army, and it will take at least half a month to arrive, and I don't know how the general will be going to spend the next ten days. ” Liang Huzi was stunned again, unable to answer for a while.
Wen Chong continued in a muttered voice: "Also, this grain and grass is heavy, and it is necessary to prepare a large number of cattle and horses and vehicles, and recruit a group of imperial servants, who do not know how much grain and grass they will consume along the way.
There is so much grain and grass, there is no army to escort it, once it is robbed and the general's grain route is cut off, what should I do, so I also need a sufficient number of troops to escort it, and this army of grain has to eat and drink on the way, this is to prepare hundreds of carts of grain and grass, and the rest of the food and grass that is transported to the general is only half at most, and I don't know if the general can hold on to the next batch of grain and grass."
Liang Huzi was stunned when he heard this, he had no problem with the method of fighting with soldiers, but when Qingji attacked Chu for Wu, he was only a middle-level officer under Qingji, and he did not need to worry about the transportation of military supplies.
So he never had a problem with provisions.
He had risen to his present high position because of his military exploits, had never systematically studied military books and tactics, and had no experience in the supply of military supplies in his previous combat career, so that he had neglected such a vital issue.
Liang Huzi was secretly shocked into a cold sweat, but he saw Wen Chong and said with a smile: "General, this is going to Dongyi, in the eyes of the Dongyi people, the general is to assist the Yi people to resist the captives, with the general here, they themselves have a much less chance of fighting in battle, let the Dongyi tribes give some rice and grain, they should not refuse In front of the two countries of Qi and Lu, the general's banner is to send troops to exterminate the bandits who often cross the border to rob the people of Wu, and the general must fight with them when he arrives in Dongyi."
Alas, in this world now, the common people are poor, and the princes are also poor, because the common people are the people who are looted, and the princes are the people who spend money with soldiers everywhere, and there are only two kinds of people who are not poor, one is the princess of the world, and the other is the bandit and robber.
As long as the general sweeps a few bandit caves, will the thieves he obtained still have to be publicized, and he will not be able to recruit people to claim them?"
"Hmm" Liang Huzi's eyes lit up, and his arrogance gradually disappeared: "Shao Situ means to raise soldiers with war and take food on the spot" Wen Chong smiled like a fox, and said with a smile: "The general thinks it's okay to do this."
Liang Huzi arched his hand and said loudly: "Liang has been taught, please ask Master Shao Situ to prepare ten days of rice grain for Liang, Liang will send someone to fetch it in the afternoon, and then send troops to Dongyi."
When the two countries of Qi and Lu met in Jiagu, Liang Huzi's army rushed to the Dongyi area non-stop and was warmly welcomed by the Dongyi tribes.
Liang Huzi declined the invitation of Dongyi Queen Ying Chan'er to summon him, and only proposed to the elders of the Dongyi tribe who came to greet him that because his army came to support at night, the supply of grain and grass could not be supplied, and he hoped that the Dongyi tribe would solve it.
Although the Dongyi tribe is economically backward and not rich, but because it has rarely been involved in wars before, the food is not very tight, although the army of 10,000 people is a little difficult, and there is always some emergency relief, so I agreed.
As soon as Elder Dongyi left, Liang Huzi immediately led his army west to Pengcheng according to Sun Wu's instructions.
Pengcheng is the later Xuzhou, located in the Huanghuai Plain, near the Yellow Sea in the east, the Central Plains in the west, the Lunan Mountains in the north, the Jianghuai River in the south, the land radiation, and the water transportation is unimpeded.
There are confluences of harvest and Si nearby.
The surrounding hills are undulating and surrounded by hills, becoming a natural barrier to guard Pengcheng.
Reading the minutes of history Fangyu said: "The land of Pengcheng, the southern code is slightly Henan, Shandong, and the northern code overlooks Huaisi and manages the world, how can Pengcheng be the rear map."
It is known as "an important town in the south, the key to the north gate", and "the gains and losses of Pengcheng are the prosperity and decline of the north and the south".
After Zhan Nao waved his army to rebel, he persuaded the unwilling Ji retainers Zhong Liang Huai and Gongshan Buwu to rebel together, and successively occupied many of Ji's fiefdoms, Yang Hu led the troops to crusade and recovered several fiefdom cities.
Qingji is determined to be in the world, this important town in the eastern part of the Central Plains, and the key points of water and land transportation, it has become a strategic place that Sun Wu must obtain.
It just so happened that Zhong Liang Huai now took Pengcheng as a den of thieves, and gave Liang Huzi, who went out to suppress the Kou, a high-sounding reason, sent troops to suppress the Kou, took the opportunity to occupy Pengcheng, looked at Huaiyi in the east, strangles Qilu in the north, and echoes with Dongwu across the river.
Zhan Nao and Gongshan Bu are good generals, and now they are crisscrossing the heart of Dongyi and Lu State, fighting with Lu State, Zhong Liang Huai is old, and the two years of leading the army to fight are far less than Zhan Nao and Gongshan Bu Hu, so he was sent to Pengcheng to garrison.
Pengcheng, as a strategic place to conquer the world, was of little use to the Song State, which had no ambitions.
At present, north of Pengcheng is the peaceful angelic Lu State, to the east is the Dongyi tribe that has no national existence, and to the south is to fight with the Yue State and the Chu State year after year, and the power has never extended to the Wu State from the north of the Great River.
In addition, this border city is relatively barren, so the garrison is limited.
Now they and Weiguo are busy with the war with the Jin State, and they are even more powerless to look east.
Therefore, once this city is captured, Zhong Liang Huai's defense of this city is as stable as Mount Tai, and he can't find any strength that can pose a threat to him.
But he never imagined that the most unlikely enemy, at the most unlikely time, would suddenly appear under his nose.
To be continued: