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"What, the grain from all counties must be transported to Yanjing before early April, otherwise all departments will be dismissed for dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty?" Lin Fu took the copy of the special order and was shocked after reading the content.
, directly questioned the authenticity of the copy, "Could there be some mistakes in the copy? How could the DPRK and China issue such a special order?"
"I just saw what was written in the copy, and I wonder if there was an error in copying, but the deadline for sending grain to Beijing in each county is clearly stipulated. Shandong is exempted from sending grain, and grain should be sent to Jinan and Pingyuan Prefecture; Zhongzhou will have grain in late November
A large number of canal ships were frozen in the Weihe River section of Dezhou. Later, Dezhou was captured by the Donglu, and a large amount of canal grain fell into the enemy's hands. The deputy governor of the canal was dismissed from his post to investigate, and the Zhongzhou County Secretary was granted a month's delay in shipping grain to Beijing. In addition to Shandong and Zhongzhou, Jiangdong Caoliang
You need to enter Beijing at the earliest, and the time limit is set before late March. It is impossible to copy the wrong time in many places. Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang, Huaishang, Western Qin and Eastern Sichuan are all 10 to 20 days later than Jiangdong.
..." Cao Ziang said, "There shouldn't be any mistakes in copying..."
"Is the imperial court so urgently in need of bringing grain to the capital?" Lin Fu asked. He was startled by such a special order and his mind was a little stiff.
"Yenjing has been trapped for more than four months. There are tens of thousands of troops fighting in the capital, and there are also three to five million refugees who have fled into the counties of the capital. Besides the capital, a large amount of grain and grass in Yannan have been looted by the invading invaders. I am afraid that Yanjing
Food shortage has begun..." Lin Mengde said.
"There's a food shortage..." Lin Fu took a deep breath.
In the autumn and winter of previous years, although it was not the peak season for water transportation, Shandong and Zhongzhou counties took advantage of the convenience of being the closest to the Gyeonggi area. After the autumn harvest every year, they would be the first to transport grain to the Gyeonggi area before the rivers were frozen, so as to alleviate the problem.
Food shortages in autumn and winter in the Gyeonggi region and military food shortages in Zhubian towns.
In addition, before the rivers freeze, there will be a large number of grain merchants transporting grain to Beijing to make profits.
In early October last year, the Donglu invaded the border. At that time, counties such as Shandong, Zhongzhou and even Xiqin had just organized canal transportation after the autumn grain came on the market. A large number of grain ships were blocked in Dezhou, and the Linqing area was waiting to see the situation and did not dare to go north.
By mid-November, the Yan-Hebei Plain was severely cold and covered with ice for thousands of miles. Many grain transport ships were frozen in the river, unable to advance or retreat. The ships sent by the Xihe Association to support the left army in Jiangdong were also frozen in Dezhou, but Lin Fu was decisive
Lin Mengde, Sun Wenbing and others were ordered to abandon the ship and retreat south to Jinan to rendezvous to avoid unnecessary loss of personnel.
The main force of the Eastern Lu's southern route captured Dezhou, Linqing and other places. These ships and the grain and grass that were supposed to be transported to Gyeonggi before the ice-up were naturally captured by the Eastern Lu.
The Donglu invaded Yannan and destroyed the three prefectures of Yannan into wastelands. The people of Yannan either fled south or north. They were blocked by the sea to the east and the Taihang Mountains to the west. The capital city, including Yanjing, itself has a population of more than one million.
, coupled with the influx of refugees, although there are no accurate statistics, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are 1.5 million people waiting for food.
These two factors alone will cause a serious food shortage in the Gyeonggi region after the beginning of spring.
Another more critical factor is the military food problem in Xuanhua and Jibei towns.
The grain and grass needed for the military food of the garrison in Datong Border Town was mainly transported from Jinzhong County, which did not put pressure on the food supply of the Gyeonggi region. The military food of the Xuanhua garrison had always been supplied by the Gyeonggi region. The biggest and most dramatic change was for the Jibei Army.
Before the defeat of Chentangyi, the Jibei Army still occupied the western Liaoning area north of Linyu (Shanhaiguan). The garrison implemented military garrisoning, which was quite effective. The grain and grass needed for the army were basically self-sufficient.
After the defeat of Chentangyi, the Jibei army retreated to Linyu Pass and lost a large area of fertile land for military camps outside the pass. Almost all military camps were abolished. Every year, millions of stones of grain and grass were needed to be supplied from the capital, making the supply of grain and grass in the capital suddenly tight.
Since it had only been more than two years since the defeat of Chentangyi, Yanjing did not have enough time to solve the shortage of food and grass before it caught up with Donglu's large-scale invasion.
It is not unexpected at all to say that there will be a food shortage in the Gyeonggi region at the beginning of spring.
"There is such an urgent need to allocate grain from various counties. It should be that the Gyeonggi region is starting to suffer from grain shortages." Cao Zi'ang said.
Lin Fu and others could have predicted that the food supply in Yanjing would be tight after the war and food prices would skyrocket.
As early as the 16th, Lin Fu asked Ge Cunxin to lead the fleet back to Chongzhou. In addition to transporting the seized materials and wounded people back to Xisha Island, he also asked them to transport food by sea to Jinhai to make profits. However, he did not expect that riots had already begun in Gyeongsang Province.
Food is in short supply.
"I am afraid that only the officials of the Ministry of Revenue or Zhang Xie, the deputy prime minister in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, know the extent of the grain shortage in the Gyeonggi region," Lin Mengde said. "But with such a harsh tone in the special decree, I am afraid that the grain reserves in the Gyeonggi region will only be
It can last until early April.”
"But the Yellow River has dug several holes for the Donglu," Lin Fu said. "The water route from Linqing to Dezhou has been destroyed. Unless we can put wings on the river boats, I don't know if Jiangdong's canals will be killed."
It's impossible to transport it to Gyeonggi Province before late March - how could Zhang Xie pose this problem to Gu Wuchen?"
When Lin Fu saw Cao Ziang, Lin Mengde looked at him and realized, "Do you want to say that Yue Lengqiu is up to something?"
"Other than him, no one can cause trouble," Cao Zi'ang said. "Meng De and I analyzed and thought he was the most suspicious. After all, besides us, Yue Lengqiu knew the most about the Yellow River bursting its banks. If he
To downplay the disaster caused by the Yellow River bursting its banks in the official letter will definitely make Zhang Xie and the officials from the Ministry of Revenue make mistakes in their judgment!" Cao Zi'ang handed another copy of the letter to Lin Fu, "Look at this copy, this is
It was an official document sent by the Ministry of Industry to Shandong County Division on the 12th, and Jinan Prefecture asked local people to organize manpower to block the Yellow River breach. When we saw this document, we were indifferent at the time and did not notice the mystery in it----Jinan
After the fall, Shandong's county officials were all handed over. Jinan, Dezhou, and Linqing cities had just been recovered. Even if officials were temporarily appointed, the local government needed to organize manpower to block the Yellow River breach at this time. How much manpower and material resources could be mobilized?
I am afraid that the Ministry of Industry has really ignored the disaster caused by the Yellow River burst! The Ministry of Industry has made a mistake in judging the disaster of the Yellow River burst. Who else can mislead it except Yue Lengqiu? I am afraid that the Shandong County Secretary and the Jinan Prefecture cannot find anyone to care about the Yellow River at this time.
The question of the breach.”
"This beast! He even tricked his colleagues in the Chu Party!" Lin Fu slammed the table with hatred.
Lin Fu was only a seventh-grade governor and had no authority to act. The previous few times he sent messengers to Yanjing to report victory were oversteps, but after all, he had won a great victory. This kind of overstep was tolerated by the imperial court, and it could also be said to be a concession.
After returning from Yangxin, before Liu Zhi even mentioned it, Lin Fu had the idea of selling his head in exchange for money to support the army. Yangxin's victory was not reported to the Ministry of War again, and he deliberately delayed it. Besides, the imperial court appointed Liu Zhi as Jiangdong Zuojun.
Deputy Envoy Guanjun Rong found that the Jiangdong Left Army was controlled by Hao Zongcheng in terms of sequence. Lin Fu did not have a good impression of Hao Zongcheng, and he only briefly mentioned the Yellow River bursting its embankment to Liu Zhi. It seems that Liu Zhi did not pay attention to it.
Above, if Liu Zhi wants to report the Yellow River bursting its banks, he still has to go through Hao Zongcheng and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs may not be happy to catch this rat for the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Lin Fu did not pay attention to this matter. He thought that Yue Lengqiu would report to the court that the Yellow River burst its banks due to Donglu.
This was originally the responsibility of Yue Lengqiu, the governor of Qinwang Division on the Southern Front. After all, it was impossible for Yue Lengqiu to conceal such a big matter, and he did not have the courage to conceal it.
Yue Lengqiu didn't have the guts to conceal anything, but he had the guts to tell the truth.
After all, it was still early February when the Donglu embankment burst. The weather was still cold, and there was still little water under the ice of the Yellow River. After the embankment broke, it seemed that the disaster was not serious. Even if Yue Lengqiu reported truthfully, the floodplain area at that time was only
One to twenty miles wide. Compared with previous years, especially during the summer and autumn flood seasons, when the Yellow River burst its banks and covered hundreds of miles, it was indeed not serious.
Then Yue Lengqiu led his army northward to Xingzhou, and the Yellow River breach became the responsibility of Shandong County Secretary and Jinan Prefecture, and had nothing to do with Yue Lengqiu.
All the counties in Jinan Prefecture were conquered, and the bureaucracy was completely destroyed. It was almost impossible to accurately report the specific disasters of the Yellow River to the local authorities in a short time.
Even if all the holes opened by the Donglu were small, Jinan Prefecture had just been recovered and the local area was in chaos. If Yue Lengqiu only focused on grabbing military glory and ignored the Yellow River breach, the local area would not be able to organize the manpower to seal the breach.
As Cao Ziang judged, at this time, no local officials even had time to care about the Yellow River breach, and Lin Fu was not surprised.
As time enters mid-to-late February, the weather becomes warmer, the water volume of the Yellow River gradually increases, and the ice melts and forms freezing floods. The disaster of the Yellow River bursting its banks will gradually increase to the point of being unmanageable. Even if Yue Lengqiu leads his troops into Xingzhou
Xingzhou Prefecture, the floodplain area is to the south of Xingzhou Prefecture, Yue Lengqiu should also know this situation.
At this time, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household still miscalculated the disaster caused by the Yellow River burst, prompting the court to formulate a decision to make the counties deliver the canal within a time limit and issued a strict decree. If Yue Lengqiu did not deliberately watch Gu Wuchen's fun, Lin Fu
I wouldn't believe it even to death.
For this kind of special decree, Lin Fu could only wait for the General Affairs Department to copy it. Yue Lengqiu was the governor of Eastern Fujian and the governor of Qinwang Division on the southern front. The court might send someone to ask for his opinion before drafting the decree. After the decree was issued,
I will be the first to send a copy to Yue Lengqiu for reading.
Seven days have passed since the special decree was issued on the 16th. Today, Yue Lengqiu has remained silent and led his troops to march northward. Lin Fu would not believe him even if he had no bad intentions.
Lin Fu could roughly guess what Yue Lengqiu was thinking. Yue Lengqiu was preparing for Gu Wuchen's rapid rise to replace his position in the Chu Party and the government.
Lin Fu has never heard of Yue Lengqiu's cunning and treacherous behavior for his own selfish desires.
"What should we do now?" Lin Mengde asked.
Lin Fu frowned in pain. Since Yue Lengqiu deliberately concealed the disaster, and he neglected to report the disaster in time, Gu Wuchen was in Jiangning, and there was no way he could know the seriousness of the disaster caused by the Yellow River bursting its banks. Special instructions were given to
The pressure exerted on him by Jiangdong County Sheriff and Gu Wuchen will naturally be transferred directly to the Xihe Hui and other river gangs responsible for canal transportation.
The grain could not be transported to the capital in time, and it was delayed until early April. The capital was completely out of grain, and the grain shortage caused a big mess. Even if there were various difficulties, Xihehui and other river gangs and Jinan Prefecture, which had failed to provide disaster relief, would be used as scapegoats to quell public anger.
, this is almost certain, and even Gu Wuchen himself can hardly protect himself from being accused.
"The special order is to rush for eight hundred miles. We should have arrived in Jiangning three days ago. The grain shipments from Zhuhe Gang have been ready before winter. We should have shipped the ship on the same day or the next day after receiving the special order," Lin Fu
He said, "We don't have any good ideas, so we should prepare immediately. First, we will send someone to Jiangning to report to Gu Wuchen. Second, Uncle Meng De, you go to Beijing to see Tang Haoxin in person, and your whereabouts must be concealed. At this time, I am afraid that even Zhang Xie will not
You must be trustworthy! Also, prepare your horse for me immediately and I will go see the eldest son!"
Tang Haoxin has a son, but no great talent. Gu Wuchen is his son-in-law, so there is absolutely no reason to betray Gu Wuchen. But it is hard to say for Zhang Xie. Maybe Zhang Xie starts to worry that Gu Wuchen threatens his status, and wants to give Gu Wuchen a hard time in this matter.
Somersault.
Lin Xuwen led a thousand soldiers from the countryside to recapture Hejian Fucheng. They had been gone for four days.