Fortunately, Cai Fuyi, the governor of Yunyang, is very reliable.
The supplies of 2,000 mules and horses and Xiangyang and Yunyang have been secured in advance and can be mobilized now. Moreover, only a small part of the supplies and grain needed to be transported from the blocked river in advance can be transported from the Yangtze River.
Junxian, Fangxian, Yunxi County, Yunyang's Hunhe Army, and Jianshejun garrison all gathered towards Zhushan County. Yunyang Prefecture mobilized villages and towns along the counties to boil water for cooking and provide rest conditions for the army.
The magistrate of Zhushan County summoned all the people in the county to prepare temporary resting places for the various Hunhe armies and to build military camps; Zhou Dunji's relatives, comrades, and friends all took action.
The families of the refugees in Zhushan County, who had become a military camp, treated the Hunhe Army who came from all over the country as hosts, regardless of age or child, to build a military camp. They actively supported the front line more than others.
The most touching scene is that they gave up their new houses to other people from the construction army, and lived in temporary tents themselves, boiling water and cooking for outsiders day and night, and asking for warmth.
They also set up a stage to sing operas and tell stories for the Hunhe Army and the construction military camp heading to the front line.
More than a dozen young wives took turns singing "Send Off Relatives", a song written by Liu Fuwen, who went to county school and is now an official in Zhushan County.
They have put on new clothes. Although they are coarse clothes, they no longer need to wear tattered and messy clothes, not covering their bodies, and hiding behind to avoid seeing people like in the past. They have taken on a new lease of life.
There are also some people who have gone to night school, and most of them can recognize dozens of words. They didn't even know their own names in the past, but now they can do the math when buying things. They can also participate in the management of military affairs and have the power to supervise their superiors.
The local people are busy supporting the front line; Cai Fuyi, the governor of Yunyang, is transporting supplies; the Yunyang government office is also preparing for the war; Wang Hongyu, Zhou Zhaoan, Qin Ling, Zou Wenqi, and Zhou Yijie reunited after leaving.
Zhang Mingshi had already led the artillery to set off in advance, and the others gradually arrived at the Hunhe Army in Zhushan County. The main force of the Jianshe Army took a short rest and then sent troops to Sichuan.
Yunyang Prefecture sent Lei Ming to take charge of Zhushan County to coordinate the frontline personnel and materials of each county and coordinate all aspects of relations; the auxiliary troops dispatched by each county were also ready and ready to obey Lei Ming's dispatch at any time.
After handling the mobilization of generals, troops and horses, and contacting the capital, Xiangyang, Sichuan, Baoding and other places, it is time to leave Yunyang.
We are well prepared for this war, but we must also have more support from the court and a stable rear.
Only in this way can we cut through the mess quickly and with all our strength.
...
At this time, Jiannu had not yet recovered from the Battle of Hunhe.
Although Shenyang and Liaoyang were conquered and there were many people, the Eight Banners lost too much. It would take at least half a year to expand the army from the Barbarian Jurchens and Saurons, and their strength has not been restored in the short term.
There was also Zhang Shenwu fighting guerrillas in Tieling and Kaiyuan Mountains, which prevented the Eight Banners from concentrating on operations and recruiting troops, so there was still no war in Liaodong.
The situation in Beijing is also stable.
Gao Panlong, the Guanglu Shaoqing who was a radical member of the Donglin Party, was dismissed from his post and returned home. Zhao Nanxing, one of the founders of Donglin Academy and a censor of the left capital of the Donglin Party, was demoted two levels and retained.
Zou Yuanbiao, representative of the pragmatic faction of the Donglin Party and founder of Nangao Academy, was promoted to Zuodu Censor.
When Zou Yuanbiao announced that Donglin Academy and Nangao Academy were no longer related, it was determined that the Donglin Party had split.
Moreover, Ye Xianggao, the Donglin Party boss and chief assistant in charge of the outer court, did not dare to have too much contact with Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong.
The first assistant, Ye Xianggao, has already promoted the pragmatic minister Cai Fuyi, the former political envoy of Shanxi Province, to the governor of Yunyang, and cooperates with Wang Hongyu to suppress the rebellion of She Chongming and An Bangyan.
A group of officials who supported Wang Hongyu were re-employed: Xu Guangqi, Ai Youzhi, and Sun Chuanting were all promoted.
In addition, Emperor Tianqi's teacher Sun Chengzong, who had drawn a clear line with Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong in advance and was down-to-earth and capable, was promoted.
A group of people who were attracted by the Donglin Party, or took the initiative to move closer to the Donglin Party. Anyone with a little bit of wisdom could see that the situation of the Donglin Party being in power was gone forever, and they all cooperated with the Donglin Party.
Keep a distance.
Even those public officials who rely on words to punish people and take advantage of others already know that relying on trolling and false accusations to gain reputation will not only fail to improve their own reputations, but will lead to them losing their positions and being punished for false accusations against others.
Zuo Guangdou became honest, Wang Wenyan no longer had a source of information in the inner court, and no one in the Donglin Party regarded him as a military adviser. He was about to be forgotten, so he felt safer this way, and he learned to be patient.
Only Yang Lian is still quite confident, as if no matter what the situation is, he is as strong as iron and will still be the most powerful critic.
"I, Yang Lian, am a well-known honest and upright official. I am famous for admonishing ministers in household affairs and military affairs. You, a little warrior, think that you can defeat the scholars in the world by using some intrigues and tricks to please the eunuchs and the emperor.
?"
From his perspective, scholars should stop warriors, eunuchs from fawning over, and coercing emperors.
It's a pity that nothing can be done...
There are still two people in the capital who can't sleep, namely Emperor Tianqi and Wei Zhongxian.
In the past few days, Tianqi and Wei Zhongxian repeatedly read the "Preface to the Theory of Production" detailed in Wang Hongyu's letter. The more they read, the more they wanted to read it. Both of them were impressed by Wang Hongyu's discussion.
According to the discussion in "On Production", the unsolvable problem of the Ming Dynasty - economy, that is, money, will be realized in a few years, and then a prosperous and powerful Ming Dynasty will stand in the east of the world.
Tianqi has always been worried that he will become the poorest emperor.
Before he came to power, his father spent several million taels a month.
In the next six months, when he had no real power, Wang An and Dong Lin spent millions more.
In the end, the money was twice the result with half the effort...
Don’t worry now, you may become the king of Ming Dynasty’s revival.
...
Meng Biao, the director who Wang Hongyu stayed in the capital, was also working hard to advance the work at hand.
Meng Biao is calculating revenue for the first three quarters of this year:
Xishan Coal Mine has opened several new shafts, and the output of mixed coal has quadrupled compared to last year. After deducting the cost of additional investment, it has earned 20,000 taels of silver in the first three quarters.
The production of briquettes has not been expanded. Because of the initiative to reduce prices, a lot more sales have been made. However, minus the losses caused by price reductions, the sales are basically the same as in the first three quarters of last year.
Flat glass and glass products have begun to be sold, and it is expected that an additional 4,000 taels can be collected a year.
Since the watch production is supplied to the Hunhe Army, it is recorded at a discounted price and will be deducted from military expenses in the future. Including the market and orders, the income in the third quarter is 3,000 taels, and the discounted price is 2,000 taels, and the total income is 5,000 taels.
The construction team only started operating in the third quarter. Currently, it has only recovered 70% of the cost, with a loss of 1,500 taels. It is estimated that the net profit will be 5,000 taels after the cost is recovered in the fourth quarter.
It is calculated that the construction team's income will exceed the total income other than coal in two years, and the development prospects are optimistic.
"Your Majesty, you are so wise. Even I and others have such a bright future~"
Not only Meng Biao, but also most of the craftsmen worked harder and harder.