After Jin Longquan left, Shi Zhen and Zheng Tu also left the secret stronghold under the protection of several guards.
Returning to the shop courtyard, he saw his sister-in-law Wei Chenglong and nephew Wei Jiang still sitting in the courtyard where he temporarily stayed. Shi Zhen rubbed his face with his hands to cheer up his tired face and asked, "Why haven't you gone back to rest?
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"It's rare for you to come to Xiangyang. Wei Jiang is really looking forward to meeting my eldest brother and having a few reunion dinners," Wei Chenglong said. "Eldest brother still wants to stay in Xiangyang for a few days. Why don't you come to my place to rest at night? Puyuan.
Although there is no shortage of anything here, there are so many people and it is so noisy that I am afraid that it will disturb my brother and prevent him from having a good rest..."
In Chushan, we will try our best to ensure the supply of supplies for generals and their families. Especially for grassroots military officers, their daily diet must be meat-free to ensure their abundant physical strength and physical fitness. It is impossible to practice absolute egalitarianism like ordinary soldiers, but Chushan
The daily expenses of mountain generals are still much simpler and more frugal than those of the gentry of the time, and can even be said to be shabby.
Zheng Tu and other officials and guards who were stationed in Xiangyang all lived in the dormitory in the back house of Puyuan. The courtyard where Shi Zhen stayed temporarily was not only small, but the rooms were not well decorated. It was just a damp mud floor, not to mention the pavilion.
The floors are wooden and slate, not even a layer of blue bricks.
Although Wei Chenglong was now serving in Puyuan, he still had another family business in Xiangyang, so he wanted to take Shi Zhen home to stay for a few days, so as to heal the previous rift.
Without waiting for Shi Zhen to answer, Zheng Tu laughed and said: "When Shi Changshi came to Xiangyang, the Marquis specifically ordered not to sleep outside. It's not like you don't understand Chushan's rules, Old Wei. What's your intention, Shi Changshi?"
I can only accept it with my heart..."
The internal and external struggles were fierce, bloody, and cruel. How could Chushan dare to relax the security of Shi Zhen and others' guards?
On the surface, Puyuan serves as the peripheral institution of Zhufengtang in Xiangyang. It mainly uses Xiangyang as a transit point to be responsible for bulk commercial goods passing through Hanshui River and Jingjiang River for resale in Jinghu, Jianghuai and other places. Secretly, it collects goods from Xiangyang, Jinghu, Jianghuai and other places.
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Millions of refugees flowed into Jinghu and Jianghuai. The places were overcrowded and the conflict between man and land was fierce.
To support the war on the northern front, Xiangyang had to continuously increase taxes from Jianghuai, Jinghu and other places, and the gentry family tried every means to pass the taxes on to small and medium-sized farmers and tenant farmers, forcing more people to have no livelihood.
Therefore, although Jinghu, Jianghuai and other places were located inside the Jianghuai defense line and did not directly engage the Chihu people, in just six months since Emperor Jianji came to the throne, more and more people in Jianghuai, Jinghu and other places took desperate risks.
No matter what the situation is, Zhufengtang is required to retain the caravan guard establishment of Zhufengwei.
The security at Puyuan is much tighter than outsiders imagine.
Although the Chushan camp only governed the three counties of Huaiyuan, Chushan, and Xinyang, as a war zone, it enjoyed the same status as all the road supervisors. Therefore, military and political affairs were directly subject to the imperial edicts of Emperor Jianji, Zhongshu Menxia and the Privy Council.
The specific military and political affairs of the Cao Cao under the jurisdiction of the Changshi Yuan and Sima Yuan are directly connected with the supervision departments of the ministries and the Privy Council under the Zhongshu Province.
Therefore, in addition to Zheng Tu, who was stationed in Xiangyang, there were also many generals from Chushan who traveled to and from Xiangyang on official business.
In order to ensure the personal safety of Chushan generals and ensure that the morale of Chushan generals would not be corrupted, Xu Huaiming ordered that generals who came to Xiangyang temporarily for official business must stay in the courtyard and were not allowed to sleep outside at will.
In order to improve the accommodation and administrative conditions for people traveling to and from Xiangyang, Zheng Tu also thought of expanding the Chushan Guild Hall on the basis of Puyuan's back house, but he did not want the undercurrent of southward migration to suddenly surge in Xiangyang city.
Wei Chenglong waited until midnight to see Shi Zhen return to his house, but he didn't want to ask Shi Zhen to live in his house. However, Zheng Tu rejected it first and said with an embarrassed smile: "Since the Marquis has specifically given the order, then Wei Chenglong doesn't want to
It’s unnecessary…”
No matter what, Wei Chenglong was his sister-in-law. Shi Zhen didn't want to see him in his heart, but he didn't want to send him away without even a cup of hot tea or a few words of personal comment at night, and asked Zheng Tu to rest first.
Dragging his tired body, he waited for the guards to boil hot water, made tea for his sister-in-law Wei Chenglong and nephew Wei Jiang, and asked them about their work in Zhufeng Hall during this period.
On the surface, Zheng Tuming was still Chushan's official in Xiangyang, but in fact he was responsible for all affairs of Chushan in Xiangyang, and he was divided into several offices, each in charge of specific affairs.
Wei Chenglong had a short-sighted talent but an impetuous temperament. He was appointed as the director of Zhufengtang, but he had to participate in general merchandise sales affairs.
Wei Chenglong was not ready to vent his inner dissatisfaction directly, but when he sat down to drink tea, he said that Zheng Tu was serving in Xiangyang on behalf of Chushan, but he was ridiculed by the gentry in Xiangyang because of his background.
However, since the founding of the Dai Viet dynasty, they have attached great importance to merchants, and there are even precedents of clans marrying big merchants. Wei Chenglong also wanted to show off his achievements in having a good relationship with the Xiangyang gentry since he served in Chushan.
Seeing that Wei Chenglong was comparing himself to Zheng Tu, what could Shi Zhen say? After drinking tea for a while, he said that it was so late at night that Wei Chenglong and Wei Jiang should go back to rest and ask Wei Chenglong to send his sister to him tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
Went to the shop courtyard to have a reunion dinner.
"There seems to be some discussion in Xiangyang these days that is not good for the Marquis!" Wei Chenglong said before leaving the house.
Shi Zhen did not expect that Wei Chenglong also heard some rumors in Xiangyang. He did not mention it to his immediate boss Zheng Tu, nor did he mention it when many sex workers discussed matters together in the morning, but at this time he came over to ask for credit. He wanted to kick this incompetent guy.
Shi Zhen said calmly: "What kind of discussion is unfavorable to Chushan?"
"Xiangyang was too close to the enemy, and the ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government wanted to move south to better organize the Jianghuai army and people to resist the barbarians. However, there was a lot of discussion that the marquis had hidden selfish desires and was planning something big, so he strongly opposed this..." Wei Chenglong said.
"Okay, I understand this." Shi Zhen waved his hand a little tiredly, signaling Wei Chenglong that Wei Jiang should go back and rest soon...
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A ray of sword light slashed down with a violent momentum, rolling around the flowers and plants in the courtyard and breaking countless pieces. However, before the violent sword force was fully deployed, it suddenly withdrew, and the next moment the figure quietly put away the sword and stood still.
Xu Huai sheathed the sword and handed it to the guard. When he saw Shi Zhen standing in the corridor for a long time with his sleeves rolled up, he smiled and said, "Mr. Shi, are you hiding so far away because you are afraid that I, Xiang Zhuang, will wield my sword?"
"Master Hou's use of the sword, even if Xiao Jia practices it, makes people feel frightened, but I still stay away and feel at ease." Shi Zhen stepped forward and said.
Xu Huai took the sweat towel from Liu Qiong'er's hand and wiped away the sweat stains on his forehead.
Seeing Xu Wuqi, Xu Wujiang, Su Laochang, Wang Ju, Pan Chenghu, Guo Junpan and others walking in, Xu Wuqi signaled the guards in the courtyard, Shi Hu, Wu Shehai and others to avoid, Xu Huaijiang Khan
Putting the towel on the railing, he smacked his lips and said, "Mr. Shi went to Xiangyang and gained something amazing!"
"The Zheng family was behind the move to the south, and they were very impatient and unscrupulous!" Shi Zhen said, "It seems that the Zheng family can no longer support themselves in Heluo..."
Xu Huai and everyone walked into the study, where a map of the topography of the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River was spread out on a long table that was more than ten feet long.
He Luo was an indispensable part of Xu Huai's strategy of stalemate. Unexpectedly, the Zheng family became afraid at this juncture.
Xu Huai stared at the Kan map for a long time, then raised his head and asked Shi Zhen: "Does Mr. Shi have any good ideas?"
"A melon that is twisted is not sweet," Shi Zhen said. "The prince wants to use Qinling, Xiong'er, Funiu, Tongbai, and Huaiyang mountains to hold on for a long time. This is a good strategy, but the Zheng family cannot support it and there is nothing they can do.
In the past year or so, the Zheng family has made considerable sacrifices in Pinglu, Hulao, and Xingyang. And at this juncture, it is impossible for Your Majesty to force the Zheng family to go too far..."
"But Heluo can't help but defend it!" Guo Junpuan shouted with a frown.
From last winter to this spring, Chushan was relatively relaxed. Objectively speaking, it was Heluo and Shaanxi that attracted the main force of the offensive. The Red Husbands were in Wuyang, and Chushan invested a total of 5,000 elite cavalry and Yue Hailou's troops.
Sixty thousand troops were surrendered to the auxiliary army.
If the Zheng family abandons the defense of Heluo, the Red Husbands will be able to free up hundreds of thousands of troops on the western front. Putting them in any direction will be extremely terrifying pressure.
"The Zheng family has withdrawn to the south to rest. Your Majesty still has honest people who can be used to defend Xiong'er Mountain and Funiu Mountain!" Shi Zhen said.
Xu Huai took a charcoal pencil on the map of Kan, circled the Yang Lin tribe who were guarding Gong County and Yanshi at this time, and drew a schematic route for the southward retreat of Xiong'er and Funiu.
It was originally the Zheng family's responsibility to stay in Heluo and guard Funiu Mountain and Xiongniu Mountain to contain the Japanese soldiers who entered Heluo. Yang Lin led his troops to Gong County and Yanshi to share the pressure on the Zheng family.
If Yang Lin's troops are used to guard the northwest foot of Funiu Mountain and Xiong'er Mountain to contain the enemy forces in Heluo, the size of the army and horses will be enough, but as Shi Zhen said, it will also bully honest people.
Of course, this is not something Chushan has to consider.
"Many people in the court now support moving south, and we should consider whether Huainan can sustain it," Shi Zhen said. "If the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty have the ambition to burn the cauldron and sink the boat, it would naturally be the best, but we have to
Take a step back and think about it. The Marquis can take advantage of the situation and ask the Zheng family to lead their troops to retreat south to Nanyang or even Xiangyang to rest and recuperate, and we will take over the defense of Wuyang..."
Shi Zhen stepped forward, circled Wuyang where Liu Yan was guarding, drew a long line, and moved it to Anzhou.
The defense of Dai Viet needs to undergo a new adjustment. The left and right Xuanwu troops moved south with Emperor Jian to take up residence in Dajiang. Zheng Huaizhong's troops withdrew to Xiangyang and rested in Nanyang. However, since they had more soldiers and generals, they should take over the defense of Wuyang, Fangcheng, and Chushan.
They act as horns to each other to resist the enemy troops arriving on the Huai River; in this way, they can also free up Liu Yan's right-hand and victorious army that originally guarded Wuyang and other cities.
However, the Zheng family was so eager to withdraw southward and was doing so many things behind the scenes that Shi Zhen advocated taking advantage of the situation and forcing the Zheng family to go to Nanyang or Xiangyang to defend the second line, while Chushan took over the Huaishang defense line.
Nowadays, the money and food that the imperial court can mobilize is limited, so in the short term, it can only focus on the front line to contact the enemy's troops as much as possible.
The Zheng family has no chance to engage the enemy. They are only responsible for guarding the deep city behind Huaishang. Naturally, they should reduce their troops and horses, and use the reduced money and food to move towards the Chushan camp...
