Tang Haoxin rushed to Jinhai in person regardless of his seventy-two-year-old age. Not to mention Tang Haoxin, Lin Fu could also imagine how critical the grain shortage in the capital was..com
Tang Hao
Unexpectedly, Ma Chao would be in Yanjing at this time and followed Tang Haoxin to Jinhai to greet him: "Long time no see. When did you come to the north? How are you, Mr. Gu and everyone in Jiangning?"
"I didn't arrive in the capital until the 23rd..." Ma Chao hesitated to speak. Apparently there were too many people here and it was difficult to speak directly.
Lin Fu thought that maybe Gu Wuchen saw something fishy after receiving the special order to supervise the grain supply, so he specially sent Ma Chao to Beijing to find out the news. He asked directly: "Have you left Jiangning, have all the river boats been sent?"
"On the night when we received the special order, the river boats were sent out one after another," Ma Chao replied, "Your Excellency and Madam are thinking about the old man, so they asked me to pack up and rush to the capital to pay my respects to the old man."
Lin Fu nodded and said to Ma Chao: "You should take a rest first. I will ask you about Jiang Ning's affairs later."
Gu Wuchen was cautious and cautious, with more experience and knowledge than ordinary people, and he also had his own opinions on military matters. Even if there was no way to get the first-hand information from Yan Nan, Gu Wuchen should have thought of destroying the canals and rivers before Donglu left the pass.
As he should do, he can also read a lot of information hidden behind the special purpose.
Even if he received the special order and couldn't delay it, he would definitely urge the river gang to set off on the road immediately. However, sending Ma Chao to the capital to find out the news was a very normal backup plan for Gu Wuchen.
When Tang Haoxin saw Lin Fu asking about the situation in just a few words, Tang Haoxin sighed in his heart, remembering that when he was over 40 years old, he had some ability to see the subtle things. He didn't know that Lin Fu was so young.
How did this scheming, this city, and this sophistication come from?
Lin Mengde first secretly went to Beijing to find Tang Haoxin and told him about the Yellow River bursting its banks. Naturally, the target of the attack was that there was something fishy behind the special order to supervise food supply, and he wanted Tang Haoxin to make the decision. Then Ma Chao came from Jiangning, and Ma Chao wanted to get around it.
We walked an extra day in the floodplain area. I saw with my own eyes the seriousness of the disaster caused by the Yellow River bursting its banks, and told Tang Haoxin the truth.
Without Lin Meng saying anything more, Tang Haoxin could guess that Yue Lengqiu deliberately downplayed the seriousness of the disaster caused by the Yellow River bursting in his memorial in early February. Afterwards, Yue Lengqiu did not mention it in the memorial sent to Beijing.
When the Yellow River burst its banks, there was no local memorial. As a result, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs miscalculated the disaster caused by the Yellow River bursting its banks.
What can Tang Haoxin do? What can Zhang Xie do? What excuse does the imperial court have to reprimand the Governor-General Qin Wangshi on the Southern Front who is stationed in Yue Lengqiu in the north of Xingzhou Prefecture? We can only pretend that nothing has happened and try our best.
To make up for this mess, at least it can't sink or capsize the ship now.
"The imperial court has dispatched personnel from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Industry to Pingyuan Prefecture to verify the disaster situation," Tang Haoxin's white beard twitched as he spoke. Even though he said this, his face was calm, a bit flattering.
He said, "Perhaps a detailed report will be sent to Beijing in the next two days, but Beijing can't delay it. I just threw my old bones into pieces on the road without waiting.
The Ministry of Industry has verified the disaster situation, and then requested an order to leave the capital and come to find you. At this time, the only way to solve the crisis of food shortage in the capital is to rely on you..."
Zhang Xie and Tang Haoxin were able to achieve their current status because they were capable officials. Lin Xuwen was able to think of the three strategies of "regulating grain in central Shanxi, opening sea canals, and moving troops to feed the army." Zhang Xie, Tang Haoxin, and officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry
After deliberation, I thought of everything one by one.
At the moment, we can only take various measures to alleviate the crisis of food shortage.
To transport grain from central Shanxi, we can only go overland and take the Taihang Mountain Tunnel. The traffic conditions are very difficult. The limit of transporting three and a half million dan of grain to Beijing a year is far from solving the food shortage in the capital.
In addition to the necessary garrison, most of the garrison troops were transferred to coastal forts such as Jinhai, Ninghe, Changli, etc. to transport grain directly from the sea to Jinhai, Ninghe, and Changli, thus eliminating the most troublesome and complicated inland waterways.
And the land transportation process can effectively alleviate the grain shortage in Gyeonggi, but it can only alleviate it.
The amount of food needed to solve the grain shortage in Gyeonggi Province is huge, and the best hope can only be placed on "reopening the sea canal".
From Hejian Prefecture to the north all the way to Ninghe, almost all the counties were crippled. The most organized system, manpower, and material resources were the most sufficient. It can also be said that the only one with the conditions to open a sea canal was Jinhai Wokou.
Since the great victory of Jinhai, more than 40,000 villagers and troops have gathered in Wuokou, Changlu and Qingqi villages, and Lin Futong has been transporting grain, grass and other materials to Jinhai Wuokou by sea since early last month.
We have begun. Although the accumulated supplies are far from being a massive amount, they can definitely support the smooth progress of many large-scale projects such as opening rivers, building seaports, and building granaries.
In addition, Lin Xu had the reputation established by Cangnan, Xiaobotou Village, Jinhai, Yangxin and the villagers for rescuing refugees, which enabled him and Lin Xuwen to mobilize villagers and local forces in the Jinhai area to participate in the opening of the sea canal.
His abilities far exceed those of other officials.
Zhang Xie and Tang Haoxin didn't know about Lin Fu in Beijing. Lin Xuwen couldn't wait for the court's instructions to start preparations for the opening of the sea canal in Jinhai. They were actually very worried about Lin Fu in Beijing. Lin Xuwen would not cooperate.
Of course, the main reason is that I am worried that Lin Fu will not cooperate.
In the eyes of Zhang Xie and Tang Haoxin, Lin Fu and Yue Lengqiu were somewhat unhappy in Jinan. Yue Lengqiu clearly wanted to play tricks on them this time. As for Lin Fu, he opened the lid in time and delayed it until April.
In the second half of the year, the capital was in great turmoil due to food shortages, and it would be difficult for Yue Lengqiu to clear himself of responsibility by then.
Young people are always full of energy. Maybe Lin Fuzhen will force Yue Lengqiu to death regardless of the overall situation. Tang Haoxin was worried about this happening in Beijing. This is probably because Lin Fuzhen used small measures to win big things to check Yue Lengqiu.
Leng Qiu's only chance.
Out of all these considerations, Tang Haoxin took the trouble to come here in person. After all, there was no one more suitable to appease Lin Fu than him in the capital.
Lin Fu just sighed slightly in his heart. At least Tang Haoxin was trying his best to maintain a united and stable situation at this juncture, and he had an overall view of the situation.
Lin Fu nodded and said: "If Mr. Tang doesn't come, we can't wait to ask the court for orders and will start work without permission. Time waits for no one, and maybe a big mess will happen if we delay it for a day. My eldest brother and I are late
I'll be back for a day just to inspect the Guoshui River... It would be great if Chief Tang and Chief Chen come over."
Lin Fu knew that Yue Lengqiu and the special order of the grain inspector would not be mentioned again, so he put these thoughts aside and focused on alleviating the grain shortage in the capital.
Lin Fu expressed his position like this, and Tang Haoxin breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Then I will rest in Jinhai for a few days before returning to Beijing. My body and bones will really fall apart on the way. I was in such a hurry when I left Beijing this time.
, I only brought two edicts, one is for the continuation of the edict, and the other is for you. You should quickly prepare the incense table to receive the edict!" Tang Hao's confidence was very clear, and naturally many bright-eyed people in the court knew clearly in their hearts.
In such a hurry, whether the opening of the sea canal can be completed quickly depends entirely on whether Lin Fu is willing to take the initiative and actively cooperate.
The imperial court had no excuse or reason to ask Lin Fu to cooperate with the opening of the sea canal. Even if a strict order was issued, Lin Fu could completely shirk the responsibility, and even pat his mother and ask the squadron to return to Jiangning. The Donglu invaders had already strength
Before dusk on the 24th, completely retreat to Linyu Pass, and the battle of King Qin will be over.
Since the formation of the Jiangdong Left Army, apart from receiving 30,000 taels of Anjia silver and 30,000 taels of salary silver from the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, they have not received a penny of silver from the imperial court, nor have they seen a penny of reward money for their victory in the four battles.
.No matter how much supplies the Jiangdong Zuojun had hoarded in Jinhai, even Emperor Chongguan would not be able to do anything to him if Lin Fu did not spit out a grain of grain.
You can ask the Jiangdong Left Army to attack, and you can even order Lin Fu to go down the river with the soldiers of the Jiangdong Left Army to dig mud, but you can't order Lin Fu to organize and mobilize the refugees and villagers gathered in Jinhai to dig rivers and build seawalls.
, building a granary--this has nothing to do with Lin Fu's responsibilities.
Lin Fu didn't know how big a consolation prize Tang Haoxin brought him when he came out of Beijing this time, so he hurriedly asked Lin Mengde to prepare the incense case to receive the order. Even if there was no consolation prize, he still had to do some things. The so-called rise and fall of a country depends on everyone.
Lin Fu had no loyalty to the Yuan family, but he couldn't bear to see the country in turmoil and countless people starving to death on the streets.
There are two edicts, one is for Lin Xuwen.
The grain shortage in the capital was critical, and this time it was rare to make a quick decision. The imperial court decided to formally establish the Tianjin-Haidu Water Transport Department Yamen in Jinhai. It was the fourth rank. Lin Xuwen was appointed as the right censor of the capital, and he also knew the affairs of the Hejian Prefecture and supervised the troops of the Hejian Prefecture.
As the chief minister, he also serves as the Water Transport Department of Tianjin and Haidu, and is fully responsible for the opening of the Tianjin and Hainan canals.
Due to the rush of time, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has not given any instructions on how to fill in the structure below the Tianjin-Haidu Water Transport Department. However, Xu Linxuwen took charge of the matter and could select local officials with meritorious titles or directly select officials as subordinates.
The ministry later ratified it. The edict did not directly clarify that the Cao Transportation Army was established under the Imperial Water Transport Department, but it also clearly stated that the remnants of the Shanxi Army headed by Ma Yigong and General Yang Yihang were temporarily under the control of Lin Xuwen and had the responsibility of protecting the canal.
Although the remnants of the Jinzhong Army were given an official name to stay in Hejian Prefecture, the status of the remnants of the Jinzhong Army was also reduced from the town army to the level of canal protection and auxiliary soldiers.
Lin Fu knew that the remnants of the Jinzhong Army could achieve such a result, and it was because Hao Zongcheng, the Minister of Internal Affairs, was willing to trade with him for military honors and did not interfere. Even if the remnants of the Jinzhong Army were reduced to the level of auxiliary soldiers, they would not have enough food, salary and military equipment.
The supplies are even worse than those of the Fu army, but whether the remnants of the Jinzhong army can maintain their combat effectiveness depends on Lin Xuwen and whether the Jinhai Water Transport Department can squeeze out an extra sum of money.
If it doesn't work, just reduce the number of troops. It's not more expensive to have more soldiers, but more valuable. It's okay to retain an elite combat force and organize the rest into auxiliary troops. As long as you have the name of staying in Jinhai, everything will be easy to handle.
How should Shandong cooperate with the opening of the Tianjin Sea in Hejian Prefecture? How can grain be collected in Shandong? How can ships be organized to transport the grain from Shandong to Tianjin? How much grain can Shandong organize? When Tang Haoxin left Beijing, neither the DPRK nor China had made a final plan.
The crudeness of the plan shows the haste and panic of the Central Committee's decision to open the sea canal. It is difficult to expect Zhang Xie, Tang Haoxin and others to have considered everything thoroughly in a day or two.
There was also an edict to reward Lin Fu for military merit.
The Ministry of War has not fully calculated the military merits of the Jinhai Victory and the Yangxin Guards Victory. However, when Tang Haoxin left the capital, he expected Lin Fu to actively cooperate with the sea canal. In Beijing, he was worried that delaying the military merits without reward would make Lin Fu
He was dissatisfied. Therefore, when Tang Haoxin left the capital in a hurry, he still brought a letter specifically for Lin Fu's personal meritorious service. It was not a letter from the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Personnel, but the seal of Emperor Chongguan himself. This in itself is considered rare.
of honor.
As the governor of the capital, Lin Fu actually led the Jiangdong Left Army to the north and marched north to Yannan. He achieved complete victory in four battles and ranked first among all the Qinwang divisions. Due to his military achievements, he was granted the title of Baron of Jinhai County. His title was the fifth rank and he had 300 households in the city.
, granted 500 acres of Yongye land, and both Shiyi and Yongye land were allocated from Jinhai County. In addition, the San rank was promoted three levels in a row, from the seventh rank to the fifth rank Chaosan Dafu. Taking a male from Jinhai County,
Chaosan Dafu, Jiangdong, as the inspector general, commanded Jiangdong's left army to temporarily station in Jinhai, assisting Lin Xuwen in opening sea and canal projects.
Fifty thousand taels of silver will be allocated for the first-level meritorious service of the Jiangdong Left Army. After verification and counting, the deficiency will be made up. It will take some time for the generals of the Jiangdong Left Army to be rewarded. ,!