The sun was setting over the trees in the distant village. Lin Fu stood on a high point on the west side of the surrounding house, looking at the scene at the river mouth.
Four enclosed houses have been built on the river mouth side. Each enclosed house can accommodate 80 to 100 households. The two enclosed houses are used to house the initial refugees recruited for labor and the families of the newly recruited soldiers. The two newly built enclosed houses are
The house is used to house the refugees who have fled to the river mouth this time.
A single-family house usually houses three or four households of refugees, and two large enclosed houses house nearly 400 households, or about 1,800 people. However, the number of refugees stranded at the mouth of the river has exceeded 3,000, and a large number of refugees are still temporarily resettled in the
A shack area with even simpler housing conditions.
Lin Fu asked Jiyun Society to purchase another 120 acres of land in the west at one time, and at the same time started construction of four enclosed houses, and also set aside an open space for a temporary village.
Lin Fu stood on a slightly higher earth platform and looked at the village heroes who had gathered to make trouble. After a while, he put his hands behind his hands and said: "The village camp was attacked and the second son was killed. This matter was unexpected. It is not your fault."
, there is no need for any of you to take responsibility for this, and you have devoted yourself to protecting the village over the years, and your hard work has paid off. I was born in the forest and grew up in the forest. I understand your contribution best in my heart, and I want to tell you here.
'Thank you for your hard work'..." He immediately joined his hands and bowed to everyone.
The heroes in the audience were all speechless.
Lin Fu continued: "Shanglin suffered such a catastrophe, and the Lin family's losses were beyond imagination. They had to make many adjustments, and I ask for your understanding. I have reached an agreement with my family, and you can choose to enter
Jiyunshe acts as a military guard, or you can choose to leave the Lin family and leave Hekou. Remember that everyone has dedicated themselves to protecting the village for many years, no matter who decides to leave Hekou today, they will be given twenty taels of silver as travel expenses——"
This time everyone fell out. Some people were afraid that the Lin family would settle the score in the future, and hoped that leaving would not be so difficult to understand.
Lin Xulu remained silent. Lin Fu wanted to take over these village heroes, and it was his business to promise to give them travel aid to those who chose to leave.
The five leaders of the troublemakers stood behind Lin Fu. They knew the details and the attitude of the Lin family's widow and elders towards the troublemakers. If Lin Fu hadn't been willing to take them in, these village heroes would have been forcibly disbanded.
, there was no road money at all; the money was all paid out by Lin Fu himself. The five people were moved, and Xiangxiang Yong whispered in the stands, seeing that they even thought they had twenty taels of silver each.
I brought out the road capital, and there was a burning sensation in my chest.
Taixia Xiangyong felt that the two options mentioned by Lin Fu were both good, and it was difficult to decide for the moment.
Twenty taels of silver is not too small for ordinary people. In Jiangning, you can buy forty or fifty dan of fine grain. Even if you bring your family with you, it will not be a problem to survive the difficulties in Jiangning.
Xiangyong gathered a crowd to cause trouble today. He only hoped that the Lin family could give everyone some settlement allowance when they were disbanded. He didn't even expect to receive so much.
"I've said all the good things, now it's time to put the bad words first," Lin Fu's face darkened at this time. He waited for a moment and waited for everyone in the audience to calm down before continuing, "You have some resentment towards the Lin family's handling of the situation."
, can enable people to communicate and discuss, but it is disobedient to arbitrarily gather people with weapons and intimidate them to pursue their own selfish desires. If it were in war, I would not hesitate to deploy troops to suppress it, but even here and now, it is intolerable.
Wrong. Accomplices can forget the blame. Although I am tolerant to the first offender and will not be held accountable, I cannot tolerate these people entering Jiyun Society as military guards..."
The five local heroes who were leading the trouble on the stage never expected that Lin Fu would suddenly make such a move. They knelt down and begged: "We know that we have acted recklessly and committed the following crimes, which deserve death, but we ask Master Lin to correct our behavior."
New opportunities, even if it means dozens of whips, we are willing to accept the punishment, as long as we are not driven out of the river mouth..."
"I've said all the good and bad things," Lin Fu said with his hands behind his hands, "I feel bad about driving you away today. Chen Kuili, Han Caizhi, Gou Jingzhong, I know three of you five, but there are no rules without rules. You
Come to the thatched cottage and receive twenty taels of silver each. Take your family away from the river mouth and settle elsewhere. I will not leave you behind. Others who choose to leave the river mouth will hand their armor to the thatched cottage to receive twenty taels of silver and leave; choose to go to Jiyun
Those who serve as military guards in the community, please put on your armor and gather in front of the thatched cottage. There will be a boat to take you to Prison Island tonight..."
"Let's go and let them make their own choices..." Lin Fu, Gu Yingxiu, Lin Xulu, and Lin Mengde said, and then got off the platform and walked to the thatched cottage in the east to pick up the Xiang Yong who had gathered to make trouble.
They all stay where they are.
Lin Xulu looked back at the five rioters who had driven Lin Fu out of the river mouth. They knelt on the platform and begged Lin Fu to take him in. The other heroes looked at each other in confusion, so after all, these five people were leading the riots, so they should be more worried.
To settle the accounts of the Lin family, being able to take twenty taels of silver with the family to settle elsewhere cannot be regarded as punishment. Why do you beg Lin Fu to take him in like this?
Lin Xulu's ability to control the overall situation is not strong, and he lacks courage and courage. However, he can see some things clearly. This is probably the so-called "high vision but low hand".
Lin Xulu sighed slightly in his heart. In the final analysis, Lin Fu just wanted to take back the troublemakers and drive the five leading troublemakers out to avoid causing trouble in the future.
If he drives people away forcefully, even if Lin Fu temporarily establishes the authority of clear rewards and punishments, not to mention the five people who are driven away will feel resentful, and the other village heroes will also be dissatisfied, which will leave a lot of trouble in the future.
But what about now? The five people who knelt down and begged were full of self-blame and guilt. How could they have the slightest resentment towards Lin Fu? After knowing the truth of the matter, most of the other heroes would give up their worries and choose to stay.
He came down and was incorporated into Jiyunshe Wuwei.
In other words, Lin Fu only used a hundred and ten taels of silver to drive away the five leaders and completely solve all the troubles. This kind of method is really not something ordinary people can use.
Lin Xulu followed Lin Fu, a little frustrated. He was disgraced by what happened today. At this time, he really felt that it was too far away from Lin Fu. Since arriving at the mouth of the river, his self-confidence had suffered such a serious setback for the first time.
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The development of the matter was just as Lin Xulu expected. After knowing the truth of the matter, most of the local warriors chose to stay and join the Jiyunshe Military Guard. Nearly 150 soldiers gathered in front of the thatched cottage in order. Lin Fu immediately sent
The boat took them to Prison Island across the water for training.
In addition to the five leading troublemakers, there were more than a dozen Xiangyong who chose to leave. These Xiangyong chose to leave not because they were worried about settling accounts with the Lin family in the future, but because their families had not been able to escape to Jiangning, and they were worried that they could
When I had the chance to leave, I thought about sneaking back to Shiliang County to find my family.
It was already dark, and the bright moonlight, coupled with the lights cast from the turrets, illuminated the courtyard in front of the thatched cottage hall as bright as day. More than 20 local heroes who were about to leave the river mouth knelt in the courtyard to bid farewell to Lin Fu.
"I have prepared some silver coins, broken silver and loose money for you. I have collected twenty taels of official silver. You cannot carry knives or spears with you. I have prepared a boning knife for you that is easy to hide.
, I hope you won’t use it for evil... Each of you can take a package and leave. If you want to go back to Shiliang County, I will send a boat to take you to the north of Gutang County at night to pass the checkpoint. If you want to live somewhere else in Jiangning,
You can leave tomorrow." Lin Fu said.
"I just ask you to give us a chance to prove our merits." Han Caizhi and other five Xiangyong who led the trouble were still unwilling to leave the mouth of the river like this, and knelt down and begged.
"Let's go, I won't change my mind." Lin Fu said with a hard heart.
"We will never forget your kindness..." Seeing that Lin Fu had made up his mind, Han Caizhi and others knew that it would be difficult to undo it, so they kowtowed and left the thatched cottage. The families of the other three Xiangyong who led the trouble were at the mouth of the river.
We will move to another place tomorrow. We already have some savings, and with the twenty taels of silver given by Lin Fu as travel expenses, we can support each other and help them survive the difficulties in Jiangning. It is not a big problem.
Han Caizhi's parents fled to Jiangning. However, when the chaos broke out in Hongzepu, his wife and young son returned to her parents' home to visit relatives. They are still stranded in Shiliang County and their whereabouts are unknown. Chen Kuili, another township hero who led the trouble, followed his wife and children.
They escaped, but their mother stayed in Shiliang County. Han Caizhi and Chen Kuili entrusted the care of their families in Jiangning to three others. They sneaked back to Shiliang County with more than ten other Xiangyong who went back to look for their families, and sat in the forest that night.
The boat prepared for them left.
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The matter was resolved smoothly. Nearly 150 local warriors who were incorporated into the military guard were also sent to the prison island. Lin Fu left Lin Xulu behind. Lin Xuhong had a simple dinner in the thatched cottage and said to Lin Xulu during the dinner:
"You have to send the salary back to Dongyang Mansion and worry about encountering bandits on the way. I think this is good. Jiyunshe's two clippers will officially receive the goods in the next two days. There are still enough manpower at the mouth of the river. In two days,
I will send you back to Dongyang tomorrow. Many things here at the mouth of the river have been temporarily settled. I want to go to Dongyang to see Mr. Gu."
Although Lin Xulu had not witnessed Dongyang's performance in Luoyang Lake with his own eyes, he had heard a lot about it these days. If there were three ships like this escorting them to Dongyang Fucheng, they really wouldn't have to worry about ordinary rogue water bandits.
"Then this is really the best," Lin Xulu said happily, "I'm still worried about how to send the money back."
Lin Fu said: "I didn't want to say anything more about my family's affairs, but judging from today's events, it is really not an appropriate thing to leave the Lin family to a few ladies. I will go to Dongyang this time to meet
I have discussed with my second uncle and hope that you, my third brother, can stay in Jiangning for a long time and take charge."
Lin Xulu felt ashamed. He couldn't handle the matter today, but Lin Fu's words made him feel very comfortable. After all, putting the responsibility on others is something that no one can help but want to do. Lin Xulu
He thought that if several aunts had not panicked and ordered things here and there, he would not have lost his law.
Lin Mengde sat aside and said nothing, but Lin Xuhong truly understood in his heart that Lin Xulu was really far inferior to Lin Fu.
"Shanglinli will be difficult to recover for a while. If the Lin family wants to maintain its industrial operations in Jiangning, it must look for sources of goods elsewhere. Bulk trade in various places is controlled by local forces. If the Lin family rashly gets involved, there will be no shortage of conflicts," Lin Fu said, "These
Conflicts are all kinds of weird and involve many methods. It is common for local forces to collude with water bandits or directly pretend to be water bandits to rob. Our family has a fleet with a total capacity of five thousand stones, but most of them are ordinary wooden ships with poor defense and speed.
It's very ordinary. In the past, the fleet mainly used the Shiliang River waterway, so you don't have to worry too much. In the future, you can't be so careless when looking for sources of goods elsewhere. I hope that we will add more large ships that can be equipped with weapons. After all, we still have a hundred ships at the mouth of the river.
Fifty country warriors are available. In fact, my family does not need to keep so many private soldiers at the mouth of the river. We can only keep twenty or thirty people to guard the house. The remaining warriors can be arranged to board the boat. Tomorrow I will ask the third brother to go to Dongyang
After watching the military drills on the ship, I knew that it would be more beneficial for the Lin family to prepare such fast and strong ships when the situation is unpredictable. Maybe Dongyang may also use them in the future. Even after regaining Shanglinli, large ships can be used on the rocks.
Lianghe transports goods, with a larger capacity and fewer manpower... I will discuss these matters with my second uncle carefully after I go to Dongyang, and I hope my third brother will also consider it. It is not early, and I have to go to the island for a walk.
After all, I just sent him there and I’m worried, so I won’t send Third Brother back.”
Lin Fu sent Lin Xulu off, and Lin Xuhong sent him out of the thatched cottage, and said to Lin Mengde: "When you contact the three clan elders, you should also talk more about the benefits of preparing a big and strong ship."
Jiangdong County is located in a vast plain, and the most dangerous terrain lies in the word "water". Moreover, Lin Fu uses Changshan Island as his foundation and uses the Yangtze River waterway to connect Changshan Island and the mouth of the river, so he naturally regards it as a solid place.
Galleons are floating fortresses in vast waters.
After two days of getting the new ship, Lin Fu had four thousand-stone ships in his hands. Now the main warships of the East China Sea pirates are also large sailing ships with a capacity of one thousand stones. Although the Dongyang and other ships may be stronger and the sail speed is stronger than that of the East China Sea pirates.
The main warship, but in a sea confrontation, after all, it can't match the large number of pirate ships in the East China Sea.
Lin Fu hopes that Changshan Island can avoid conflicts with the East China Sea bandits as much as possible, but it will not take too long for the She family to integrate the East China Sea bandits to invade the coastal provinces on a large scale. Will they tolerate Changshan Island, which is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River?
The existence of island power?
Lin Fu likes to keep the chips in his own hands. According to Changshan Island's reconnaissance of the East China Sea pirate forces, Lin Fu hopes to own a five-masted or even eight-masted super-large fast sailing ship. On the big sailing ship, he can install scorpion crossbows, bed crossbows and other combat equipment.
, with a small amount of elite combat power, it can also gain an advantage on the sea against many main warships of the East China Sea pirates.
Based on the Dongyang's ability to withstand offshore waves and impact, the five-masted, eight-thousand-stone super-large sailing ship cost approximately 18,000 to 20,000 taels of silver.
Although Lin Fu and the others fished in troubled waters this time and got nearly 100,000 taels of cash, if possible, Lin Fu would like to use it all to buy a boat, but this money must not be spent lavishly.
Lin Fu now wants to do everything possible to encourage the Lin family to buy more large ships. At least he must place orders with Longjiang Shipyard in the name of the Lin family now. At most, he will buy these large ships back from the Lin family at a higher price in the future.
Even if all the materials are available, it will take half a year to complete the construction of a large sailing ship. Lin Fu is worried that in half a year, the integrated forces of the East China Sea pirates will have almost reached the Yangtze River estuary. Time waits for no one.
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