At the mouth of the river branch, the river slopes toward the southwest corner. The west bank of the river mouth and the river bank form an acute-angled platform with a terrain slightly higher than the surrounding area. It is about 300 acres. During this period, Jiyunshe has successively acquired 300 acres of land.
The right to buy it. Three hundred acres is neither too big nor too small. It is about 1,300 paces in a circle. Except for the river bank pier and the bamboo embankment pier, the terrace is surrounded by fences made of bamboo branches and wickers.
Protect it.
The willow sticks have been planted for more than half a month, and they have taken root and sprouted in the spring breeze. From a distance, they are covered with green, clearly distinguishing the platform from the outside world.
The buildings on the platform are still very limited. There is a large enclosed house in the west corner near the river embankment. It consists of nearly forty single-family houses. Such an enclosed house covers an area of about fifteen or six acres. The exterior walls are high and thick. In addition to the superb
In the four turrets of the outer wall, Zhao Qinmin, Lin Fu and others stood on the high ground on the Zhudi Pier side, and could not see the situation surrounding the house at all.
Listening to the whistle warning, Ge Fu, Wu Yanqing, Zhao Shuhan, Ge Siyu and others did not go to Prison Island to escape. They all followed Lin Fu ashore with Zhao Qinmin and walked to the high ground here.
The poplar forest blocked the view, and I could only see the birds starting in the southwest. I didn't know how many people and horses were rushing this way.
Listening to the constant buzzing of the whistle clock, Zhao Qinmin felt panicked, but Lin Fu stood calmly on the high ground. He could only suppress his panic and look around.
He knew that on the west side of the large enclosed house that blocked the view, there was another enclosed house of similar size that was half-way through construction, as well as thatched cottages, dozens of shacks, and earth-enclosed round barns for storing goods, as well as the river mouth.
The construction of the Bamboo Hall is beginning to take shape - the Bamboo Hall is a single-family building. Zhao Qinmin stood at the height of the Bamboo Embankment Pier and looked at the entire semi-curved Bamboo Hall, which covers an area of about two acres. It is hard to imagine that it is just a single-family building.
Moso bamboo can build large palace-like buildings.
Except for these few buildings, most of the terraces within the fence are still empty. It is no wonder that Lin Fu has been serving as prison officer on Jing Island for just over two months. During this period, another incident occurred at the mouth of the river.
Due to the tragedy of the refugees, Jiyunshe mainly focused on digging river embankments and piers. To see such a scene shows that the efficiency here has been astonishingly high.
On the one hand, it shows that Lin Fu and Jiyun Society have done a lot of preparation work early on and have been planning for the Hekou area for a long time; on the other hand, it shows that the financial resources behind Jiyun Society are sufficient, and Jiyun Society is by no means just an empty frame as rumored by the outside world;
On the other hand, Jiyun Society's organization here is extremely efficient, whether it is material transportation, personnel organization, or construction work, it is all very efficient.
Zhao Qinmin was able to work as Wang Xueshan's staff for eight years. Even though he was in a panic at this time, his basic eyesight had not been lost. He thought that people in Jiangning city were sitting in the well and looking at the well, thinking that Lin Fu was just an arrogant and domineering fanatic. If
If you can come here and take a look, you will know that Lin Fu is highly valued by Gu Wuchen. In addition to his unstoppable and strong personality, which Gu Wuchen can use as a sharp knife, he does have a great talent for world management that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. Last night, he performed a spell to fix it with a plaster.
Broken bones are another example.
Maybe he should have some confidence in him, Zhao Qinmin thought. Although there was a large group of people approaching from the southwest, he noticed that Lin Fu's eyes were looking to the west and north. Following Lin Fu's line of sight, Zhao Qinmin discovered the castle-like castle.
The riverside turret surrounding the northeast corner of the house is the commanding height of this terrace. The whistle bell is rung from that turret. A string of two-color pennants is raised on the flagpole from the turret surrounding the southwest corner of the house. Although it is blown by the wind,
It was a bit chaotic. Zhao Qinmin counted ten triangular flags in total.
"Well, Wang Xueshan really thinks highly of us. There are a thousand people here, only half of them are not just soldiers, but there are two hundred cavalry. The rest may come to watch the fun..." Lin Fu said, and then he took the lead.
As everyone walked around the thatched cottage and went straight to the south gate, other guards who stayed in the thatched cottage also came to join them. Only then did Zhao Qinmin find that these guard soldiers came out carrying bows and arrows.
Is that a signaling flag?
Zhao Qinmin glanced at the southwest corner building again in surprise. There were many literate people in Jiangning's urban and rural areas. However, in such a short period of time, he could clearly count the thousands of people swarming in, distinguish them clearly, and accurately convey the message.
There are not many among a hundred people. Not to mention that the sentry posts of Jiangning Prefecture's soldiers and horses are not of such high quality. I am afraid that the military camp sentries under Jiangning's garrison general's mansion that have not been practiced for a long time may not be able to send messages so accurately and quickly.
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Zhao Qinmin found that the recruiters working in various places on the platform did not panic as expected after hearing the whistle sound. At the construction site they passed, the recruiters stopped working and gathered on the ground to sit on the ground. There were only one or two foremen or supervisors.
The handsome-looking man stood looking towards the turret. When Zhao Qinmin followed Lin Fu and the others to the south fence gate, he discovered that a group of men with bamboo guns, about seventy or eighty people, had gathered in front of the fence gate.
There are also two obstacles such as horses and horses set up three to four feet away; on the river embankment in the north, there is another group of people gathering to distribute bamboo guns.
Zhao Qinmin saw the difference at this time. When he heard the whistle bell, people gathered at various construction sites and sat on the ground. They were all laborers hired by Jiyun Society from Moling County and the outskirts of Jiangning City. These people with bamboo guns in formation were from Jiyun Society.
The refugee workers who were recruited from the north bank of Chaotiandang many months ago. Zhao Qinmin never expected that after the refugee tragedy, not only would the will of these refugee workers not be defeated, but they would be organized in such an orderly manner by Lin Fu.
Lin Jingyun, Cao Ziang and others, who had not appeared just now, also came to the south fence.
Zhao Qinmin was frightened by what he saw. How did Lin Fu do what he saw? He thought to himself: He went to Prison Island to serve as the prison officer, and Jiyun Society has only been established here for two months. If it happens again,
Give him half a year, and I'm afraid he won't have to worry about the rabble under Dongcheng Lieutenant.
After receiving the report that Yang Pu led the arresting cavalry back to the city, Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi dispatched more than 500 people from the Army and Horse Division, including horse infantry, sword archers, and Zaoban Yamen servants, to the mouth of the river to apprehend Zhao Qinmin and his family.
Some time ago, after the government recognized that the Jiangdao prison guards had the right to assist in the defense of the river mouth, the sea arrest document issued by the Jiangning government did not follow the signature of the Inspectorate, and it did not have enough binding force on the small area of the river mouth. However,
He is not worried about this. He has more than 500 people in his force. One person can flood the small piece of land at the mouth of the river with just a spit. Why is he afraid that Lin Fu will block it and not let anyone go?
There are still eleven or two miles from the Donghua Gate official road to the river mouth, and the carriage road has not yet been built. Ge Siyu calculated that it would be eight steps wide from the river mouth, enough for two cars to pass each other.
There is a sewer ditch on the side and a carriage road with willows planted to protect the road slope. It requires more than 120 acres of land to be requisitioned, and it cannot be built without 2,500 taels of silver or 3 million coppers. Therefore, this planned carriage road
Lin Fu has been putting off building the access road. Materials transported to the river mouth are transported by water. There is only a dirt road that leads directly to the village at the west end of the poplar forest at the mouth of the river, and then bypasses the south end of the poplar forest to the river mouth.
The 500-man troop of the Jiangning Prefecture's Military and Horse Division was so vast that when spread out, it could occupy nearly two acres of land. They lined up in four rows and were 40 to 50 feet long. They came out from the Donghua Gate in an orderly and majestic manner. Chen Zhi
Riding a tall horse in front, surrounded by several escorts, he was very successful. The news that his nephew died of serious injuries at noon did not bring much sadness. There are many rogue teenagers and ruffians in the city, especially those who were killed by Lin Fu yesterday.
The gangsters who were taught a lesson in Dongshi but escaped in time, knew that Dongcheng Wei's men were coming to the river mouth to arrest people, so they all flocked to watch the excitement. Some of them had guys in their hands, thinking that they were about to take action, so they could follow Jiangning Prefecture's Soldiers and Horses Department.
They took advantage of the situation and robbed them later.
Such a mighty and majestic team that came out of Donghua Gate was packed into a pile of sand on a two-arm-wide hard dirt road. By the time Chen Zhi arrived at the fence gate of the river mouth, two of his men were already dragging their feet.
Three miles away, Chen Zhi's expression turned ugly, and the space outside the fence gate was very limited, so he couldn't force so many of his men out in a majestic manner to intimidate the people inside the fence.
It happened that Chen Zhi stopped outside the fence gate, and the soldiers and horses behind him kept gathering. The venue was small, and there was a deep drainage ditch outside the venue. The military attaché could not command and dispatch in time, so the venue was suddenly crowded and chaotic.
There was no plan. In the end, Chen Zhi couldn't help it. He sent out several horsemen around him and beat them with whips, and then stopped the people behind from rushing forward. The scene was a little better.
Lin Fu calmly looked at everything outside the fence door, sighed and shook his head, turning his head and joking with Zhao Qinmin and others: "Look, Jiangning has 150,000 households. To prevent thieves and thefts, they rely on these mobs.
If I have thirty or fifty elite men at my disposal, I’ll open the gate and kill the fucking bastards..."
Zhao Qinmin looked at the refugees who had formed a line and dispersed to both sides of the gate, holding simple bamboo guns, and knew that Lin Fu was really not talking big words. Lin Fu's words were rude, and he was probably angry at the shapeless crowd in front of him.
Zhao Shuhan, Ge Siyu, Ge Fu, Ge Yanqing and others also shook their heads silently. The combat power of the government army was so eroded, and the entire town army was not much better. What the court can expect in front of it is the elite commanded by Li Zhuo from the East and Fujian, and the troops from the North.
After the defeat of Chentangyi on the front line, the hundreds of thousands of remnant troops were reorganized, and the other elite divisions were fragmented and difficult to reach a large scale. Of course, the more than 10,000 troops and horses retained by the She family after their surrender were also rare elites. It was just the She family army.
The elites are not a blessing to the imperial court.
Chen Zhi saw Lin Fu and others waiting in formation inside the fence. The refugees who had just settled in Moling County were lined up neatly on the inside of the fence with bamboo spears. He felt angry and raised his stirrup.
The silver gun pointed at Lin Fu behind Ju Ma: "Master Lin, what do you mean?"
"General Chen, what do you mean?" Lin Fu asked.
"Zhao Qinmin, who is with you, stole government money, robbed civilian women, and framed innocent people in prison with swords and pens. He has been sued and the evidence is conclusive. This department will take him back to the Jiangning Prefecture Yamen for trial..." Chen Zhi said.
Duanzu took out the sea arrest document issued by Jiangning Mansion and read it out in a measured tone.
"That's enough," Lin Fu listened impatiently as Chen Zhinian continued, "The guards at the prison have the right to assist in the defense of the fence at the mouth of the river. If the document is not signed by the Inspector General Si Gu, whoever dares to go further with weapons will be killed.
"Pardon! Soldiers, Zhang Xian..." the halberd finger pointed at Chen Zhi and ordered. The eight guard soldiers on his side scattered to the front, took off the long bows on their backs, took out the arrow feathers, picked them up in their hands, and pointed straight at
Chen Zhi outside the fence gate.
Only then did Chen Zhi feel that the horse he was riding was too tall, and he immediately became a target for arrows. He did not have the courage to bet that Lin Fu did not dare to order the arrows to be fired. He climbed down from the horse in a panic, pulled two escorts in front of him, and waited for his men.
After erecting more than a dozen shields in front of him, he shouted loudly from behind the human wall: "Little Lin Fu, are you going to rebel? Point your arrow at me. Be careful, I want you to be doomed and pierced by thousands of arrows..."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Lin Fu said sternly, "If you have the guts to rush into this door, I will kill you. If the lawsuit goes to Qinghe Palace, Mr. Lin is not afraid that you will come alive and bite me!"
"You only have eight or nine people. How can you show off your authority? Could it be that these refugees really listen to your words and dare to kill officers and soldiers?" No matter how useless Chen Zhi is, he will not be afraid of the eight or nine soldiers in front of Lin Fu. He is on this trip.
With more than a hundred archers alone, even if they shoot random arrows at each other, they will still have the upper hand.
Ignoring Chen Zhi outside the fence, Lin Fu walked straight to the queue of refugees armed with bamboo guns and said loudly: "A few dozen days ago, the night bandits attacked the camp. My brothers and sisters and I killed and injured more than a hundred people. Jiangning soldiers
Is there anyone in Masiko?"
"No one is here." The refugees replied in a loud voice.
"The Jiangning Military and Horse Division framed a good man, despised the majesty of the Inspector General, and came here with illegal orders to arrest his good man. Do you allow him to come in?" Lin Fu asked again loudly.
"No." The refugee shouted back.
"They are waiting for me to force their way in and trample my home and my brothers' home. Do they dare to kill me without mercy?" Lin Fu asked again in a loud voice.
"Kill without mercy! Kill without mercy! Kill without mercy!"
Not to mention that Chen Zhi's legs weakened after hearing this outside the fence, his face was depressed, and his courage was gone. Zhao Qinmin was also frightened inside the fence, thinking that these nearly two hundred people were really going to charge out with bamboo guns. Here,
In a narrow place, it may not be possible to defeat Dongcheng Lieutenant's soldiers and horses.
It's no wonder that Lin Fu dares to be so arrogant and domineering. He does have the qualifications to be arrogant and domineering. How many people in this world can bring together these refugee organizations from all over the world in just over a month and train such morale?
Like a rainbow?
A group of refugees armed with bamboo guns were recruiting workers to defend the array with bows and arrows. Lin Fu walked back to the middle of Zhao Qinmin and others, looked at Chen Zhi outside the fence door with contempt, and said: "There are also prison guards in front of the door.
Where the soldiers are assisting the defense, you are allowed to withdraw the men and horses when half the incense stick is used up. If the incense stick is half gone, shoot them to death... Burn the incense for a time! When the time comes, shoot an arrow and open the door to kill the enemy."
There was a fire nearby and the incense was lit and inserted under the simple lintel of the fence gate.
Even though Lin Fu was so powerful, Zhao Qinmin was still worried that Chen Zhi would order a forceful attack. Seeing the worry on his face, Lin Fu chuckled and whispered: "Chen Zhi doesn't dare to attack by force. Wang Xueshan wants to kill you, so why bother with a sword and a spear?"
It’s just a matter of fact.”
Zhao Qinmin gave Lin Fu a clear explanation and instantly figured it out. He was also a very smart person, but everything concerned himself, which made him confused. Some matters were far less clear than Lin Fu. Wang Xueshan poured sewage on him to frame him.
The charge only lowers the credibility of him standing up to testify against Wang Xueshan's crimes; if Wang Xueshan openly robs people and fights with the guards and refugees under random orders, it will leave others with the excuse that he is guilty of being a thief, which is far less appropriate than sending someone to assassinate him.
; However, the Jiangning Prefecture issued a sea arrest document and knew that Zhao Qin's people were at the mouth of the river, but they had to pretend to come and arrest them.
Chen Zhi brought so many people here hoping to intimidate them. But if he couldn't, of course Chen Zhi didn't dare to rush in. Instead, he was suppressed by this person's overwhelming momentum.
Chen Zhi was shocked and confused. He didn't know whether to retreat or hold on for a while. The soldiers in front of the gate clearing also felt guilty. Lin Fu had cut off a man's hands and feet in the street last night. Many of them had seen it with their own eyes, and they were really afraid that he would commit a crime.
With his temper, regardless of whether Chen Zhi gave the order or not, some people began to sneak out of the field, at least avoiding the direction pointed by the arrow.
Halfway through the incense burning, Chen Zhi had not yet ordered a retreat, and the field in front of the gate was half empty. With such soldiers, it was hard to imagine that Chen Zhi could lead them to attack by force.
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