Zhang Jinxian wanted to continue his inspection of the Jiaolai River south, and was going to Jimo and the former Shouguang magistrate. Du Juefu, the counselor of the Xuanfu Envoy in Shandong Province, met to discuss the canal supervision matters, so he temporarily said goodbye to Lin Fu in Kanjia Town..com
The Jiangdong Left Army chose to camp on a platform between Tarbao Mountain and the Jiaolai River. The Xihe Congregation had not received formal military training, so Lin Fu transferred workers and camp auxiliary troops to camp on the south side of the Xihe Congregation on the sunny slope.
A camp.
There was a rare moonlight at night, so Lin Fu invited Sun Jingtang to come over and talk.
Cao Ziang and Ge Cunxin stayed at the mouth of Jiaolai River, and Lin Mengde stayed in Qingzhou City to deal with the trivial official matters, so Lin Fu talked to Sun Jingtang and did not let anyone else participate.
The moonlight shines on the rocks, as if the rocks are soaked in clear spring water, covered with a layer of crystal clear light and shadow. Guards are scattered on the left and right. Lin Fu invites Sun Jingtang to sit down casually on the rocks and asks him: "What do you mean to me?
How much do you know about the Jiangdong Left Army?"
"To be honest with you, sir, the reason why the Xihe Club was timid before was that you really felt that you were not a thing in the pond." Sun Jingtang said.
Lin Fu smiled slightly. In the past, Xihe would regard him as the cause of trouble, but it turned out that he was called "not a thing in the pool". He didn't mind this. He didn't have any sense, so how could he be convinced?
"I have been walking on a single-plank bridge. There is no way out. There are abyss on both sides that can break people's bones." Lin Fu told Sun Jingtang sincerely. "This is a troubled time. In order to survive and for the people around me to survive,
Sometimes you have to use less upright means. I think you are aware of this incident. In this world, wolves are in power. Either you eat the wolf, or the wolf eats you. Is there a second way for you and me to choose? " You Qing
He sighed lightly and said, "Of course, the past things are not important anymore, and there is no need to think too much about the past things."
Sun Jingtang nodded and said: "My Sun family has now figured it out. From now on, we will only have to follow our lead..."
Indeed, the problem of Changshan Island is no longer a problem today, and there is not much risk. Even if the past of Changshan Island is exposed, it will probably be just an insignificant stain. Some people may regard this as a good talk.
Legend has it that Chen Zhihu, an officer who worshiped the general of Datong, was just a thief who was rescued from the execution ground by Li Zhuo and was about to be executed.
Lin Fu did not tell Sun Jingtang about this matter seriously.
"I have discussed with Mr. Tang," Lin Fu said. "It is impossible not to hold the Sun family accountable for the Changyi mutiny. Otherwise, the court will lose face. But there is nothing to worry about. Even if the sentence is exiled, it will be exiled to Chongzhou."
The islands outside Jiangkou——this is the lowest limit I can promise. There are seven or eight thousand people from the Xihe Society plus their families, so we must carefully arrange them."
Being deprived of water transportation is almost the lightest and inevitable punishment. The Xihe Association can no longer exist at least in name. After all, more than 2,000 members gathered because of water transportation, and it is also the water transportation that maintains more than 2,000 members.
and the livelihood of a larger number of family members - after being deprived of water, the way out will have to be rearranged.
If the canal service is deprived, the canal boats under the name of the Xihehui will also be returned to the government - these canal boats were originally entrusted by the government to the river gang for management in the name of canal transport. In addition to the burned canal grain and canal boats in Kanjiazhai
In addition to the canal, other ships and grain were impounded by Jimo County.
Sun Jingtang thought of something and said, "What should we do if Yue Lengqiu wants Xihehui to pay for the boat and food?"
"Well, it is possible," Lin Fu nodded. Xihehui had more than 200 grain-laden canal boats and more than 20,000 grain grains burned by rebels in Kanjia Town. Ordinarily, the responsibility should not be placed on Xihehui.
Yes, but there are two official names. Yue Lengqiu is the governor of Jianghuai at this time. It is also a headache for Xihehui to take responsibility for killing him. Lin Fu scratched his forehead with his fingers and said, "This is the
The danger has been overcome, and these waffling matters will be left to the future... If it is not possible, let the Shandong County Secretary take the initiative to take the responsibility, and let Yue Lengqiu ask the Shandong County Secretary to compensate for the ship and food!"
Sun Jingtang nodded, thinking to himself that it was really a dangerous hurdle.
At this time, Lin Fu and the Jiangdong Left Army could be said to have emerged and gradually became a force, but after all, this force was still weak, at least in the hinterland of Gyeonggi Province, and it was not really a big force.
The Yanshan defense line of Datong, Xuanhua, and Jibei towns plus the Yanjing Forbidden Army has a total strength of 280,000. This 280,000 army is not without elite field warriors.
When the Eastern invaders invaded, the armies avoided the enemy and were afraid to fight. It was said that it was a court battle and the intention was unclear. Especially after the Jinzhong Army was betrayed by Hao Zongcheng, it directly caused the armies to be passive and lazy in fighting.
Speaking of elites, before Chen Zhihu took up the post of garrison of Datong, he brought 20,000 elites from his direct lineage northward from East Fujian. With these 20,000 elites as the core, the total strength of the Datong garrison after reorganization reached more than 60,000.
The Xuanhua Army is slightly weaker, but the strength of the Jibei Army is actually not much different.
In addition, Dengzhou Town's naval division and town army also have a strength of 20,000.
Dengzhou, located in the northeastern corner of Shandong, had the power to suppress Liaodong. The imperial court had always attached great importance to the construction of the Dengzhou Marine Division. Not only did the Dengzhou Marine Division's personnel establishment, warships and generals' combat capabilities were obviously stronger than those of Ninghai and Jiangning Shuiying.
These soldiers and horses are nominally directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Today, the Ministry of War does not have much trust. Eunuchs are selected from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve as military supervisors to strengthen the control of these soldiers and horses.
These 300,000 troops are almost one of the most important assets of the Yuan clan.
Under such circumstances, Lin Fu resolutely marched into Shandong with his troops to support Xihehui and the Sun family. In other words, he was tied to Tang Gu and took the risk of a food shortage in the capital.
But if Lin Fu really dares to cause chaos in the capital, not only Li Zhuo and others will stand on the opposite side of Lin Fu, but the 300,000-strong army will also swoop over without hesitation and beat the Jiangdong Zuo Army, which has only 3 to 5,000 troops.
Crushed.
This is completely a game of power. Smart people will only let their opponents see the existence of that bottom line, but they will not touch that bottom line until the final moment when everything is broken.
Previously, because they saw that Lin Fu liked to take risks, the Sun family and the Xihe Society were in awe of him and stayed away from him. Now Lin Fu was the Sun family and the Xihe Society did not avoid danger.
Surrendering, what else can be done?
In fact, the Sun family had no other choice but to go all the way with Lin Fu.
Of course, neither Sun Wenbing nor Sun Wenwan could make this decision on behalf of the Sun family before. Sun Jingxuan was still in prison, and Sun Jingtang was the only person outside prison who could make this decision on behalf of the Sun family.
Lin Fu was also very eager to take over the Sun family and the Xihe Society for his own use. He mentioned some thoughts that had been lingering in his mind for the past few days: "Maybe some of the members will return home or find another way out.
Thoughts, let's not stop them. At least at this time, the melons that are forced will not be sweet..."
Lin Fu, Lin Mengde, and Cao Ziang had discussed it beforehand and believed that members of the congregation with a lot of wealth were unlikely to follow them into trouble, and many people might choose to leave the Xihe Society. These members of the congregation with a lot of wealth were exactly the same.
They are the middle-level leaders in the Xihe Association who are seriously tainted with Jianghu habits. These people are not good candidates for recruitment. Those poor ordinary members actually have no other better way out to choose. Due to the existence of permanent tenant rights, even if they want to return home
It is not easy to rent land and be a tenant farmer. These are the people Lin Fu wants to win over the most, and they are precisely the people who will choose to join the Jiangdong Zuojun with the Sun family, and may become the core of the Jiangdong Zuojun in the future...
"... When I return to Jiangdong, I will formally form a navy, and Jiyun Society will also form a merchant fleet, which will require a large number of familiar shipwrights and sailors," Lin Fu added, "In my eyes, or in Jiangdong Zuojun
Internally, don't worry about your status. Maybe I haven't done well enough, but at least I am working hard towards the goal of appointing people based on their ability and merit. When Sun Huishou and Wen Yao come out, heal their wounds first.
Arrange so many disciples and their families in the Xihe Society, and then entrust them with specific duties..."
"Please rest assured, sir, the Sun family is willing to do their best for you..." Sun Jingtang cupped his fists and saluted.
"No one works for anyone. In this time of crisis, we are all in the same boat," Lin Fu said. "When we go back to Jiangdong, we will not only directly fight against the Donghai bandits and the She family, but also have to fight against the fierce crocodile Yue Lengqiu.
.The road before was dangerous, and the road in the future will be even more dangerous. You must be mentally prepared for this..." After saying this, Lin Fu chuckled and elaborated on some things that Sun Jingtang had not yet been exposed to.
He listens.
Even though Emperor Chongguan had always severely criticized the move of the capital in the court, Yue Lengqiu became the governor of Jianghuai and took charge of the military and political affairs of Jiangdong County and Jiangning Prefecture. There was no admiral to limit his military power in command of the town army, and local centralization of power
This is unprecedented, and there is actually the intention to pave the way for moving the capital.
The Changhuai Army was wiped out in Haozhou, and the Hongze bandits and other bandits in Huaishang caused great harm. The imperial court envoy Yue Lengqiu reorganized the Changhuai Army and became the main force of the Qing Dynasty to suppress the Hongze bandits.
Before the Battle of Haozhou, the army in Changhuai Town was fully organized into twenty battalions of regular soldiers. The reorganized Changhuai Army expanded its establishment three times to sixty battalions of regular soldiers, totaling more than 36,000 people.
The imperial court's deployment in this way not only attached great importance to suppressing bandits, but also further confirmed its intention to move the capital to Jiangning. After the capital was moved to Jiangning, the defense area was the first barrier to the north of Jiangning, the Changhuai Army in the middle reaches of the Huaihe River. This barrier had to be laid solidly
.
Before taking up the post of Governor of the Jianghuai River, Yue Lengqiu was the Governor of the Qinwang Division on the Southern Front. In view of the fact that the Hongze invaders also caused harm to Chu and Henan, the rebuilt Changhuai Army was actually based on the East Fujian Army led by Yue Lengqiu himself, with Zhongzhou, Jingchu (Hubei)
) and Jiangdong Qinwang Division originally led by Cheng Yuqian, selected the best from the three Qinwang Divisions and eliminated the weak while retaining the strong, resulting in sixty battalions with more than 36,000 regular soldiers.
Of course, how effective these sixty battalion soldiers will be in the end, and whether they can become the core of suppressing the banditry, depends on Yue Lengqiu's military management methods.
In addition to the Changhuai Army under the direct jurisdiction of Yue Lengqiu, at this time, three towns in Jiangdong County including Ninghai Town and the nearly 70,000 Jiangning garrison were under the jurisdiction of Yue Lengqiu.
Gu Wuchen has just established a foothold in Jiangning, and he is far from being able to cover the sky with one hand. Even if the government wants to use Gu Wuchen to check and balance Yue Lengqiu - even if Zhang Xie controls everything behind the scenes, it is impossible to control Jiangdong County.
All military and political power will be placed in the hands of Yue Lengqiu, which will make Yue Lengqiu an uncontrollable power figure - but it is undeniable that Yue and Gu have a power check and balance structure in Jiangning, and Gu Wuchen
is at a disadvantage.
In the power structure of Jiangning, there are not only Yue and Gu, but also Wang Xueshan, the governor of Jiangning, Cheng Yuqian who replaced Li Zhuo as Jiangning garrison, Wang Tian, the governor of Jiangdong County, the leader of the Wu Party who is actually the spokesperson of local forces, Yu Xinyuan, and even Wei Yang
The prefect Dong Yuan is a core figure who can influence the direction of Jiangning's power structure.
Almost all of these people or forces who can influence the political situation in Jiangning have an ambiguous attitude. Even if they do not immediately support Yue Lengqiu, their attitude towards Gu Wuchen is obviously cold.
In terms of military power, Gu Wuchen was also at a disadvantage.
The combat power of the government army is very weak. At present, the army of Dongyang Mansion and Weiyang Mansion are probably elite under the control of Shen Rong and Dong Yuan. The only man who can be directly controlled by Gu Wuchen is the Dongcheng Lieutenant under Liu Xilin.
Two battalions of government troops. Gu Wuchen has the name of supervising the township camp, but in fact the township camp pays local wages and recruits local children. In fact, it is controlled by local forces. For example, Dongyang Township Yong is jointly controlled by the Lin clan and Gu Wuchen, Jiangdong
Zuoying was controlled by Lin Fu alone, and Weiyang's Xiangying was controlled by Dong Yuan and Weiyang's local forces. The Xiangying was responsible for the local area and had a legitimate name to refuse to leave the hometown to fight. Even if Gu Wuchen had the name to supervise the Xiangying, it would actually be difficult for him to do so.
He mobilized the rural camps for his own use and contended with Yue Lengqiu, who controlled more than 100,000 town troops.
At this time, Jiangdong is indeed in a very dangerous situation, and their side has some advantages.
From the Huaihe River mouth, take the sea route to Jiaozhou Bay, then take the Jiao Lai River from Jiaozhou River across the Shandong Peninsula to Laizhou Bay in the north, then cross the sea from Laizhou Bay to Tianjin Sea, and then take the Wishui River from Jinhai to Weitai-
---This temporary canal road can be said to be the lifeline of the Gyeonggi region and the northern front army. It is actually under their control at this time, and it is also their biggest reliance at this time.
The most substantial significance of suppressing the mutiny of the Qingzhou Army and completely defeating Liu Yefei is to further strengthen the control of this temporary canal route. Tang Haoxin did not make much adjustments to the officials of the Shandong County Division, but the appointment of Zhang Jinxian and Du Juefu were directly related to
The Jiao Lai River canal service is directly related.
Tang Hao
After getting better, his political status will be rock-solid.
Lin Fu couldn't easily see through a mature person like Tang Haoxin, but there was no possibility of a heart-to-heart talk between them. He would just watch Tang Haoxin's performance in Shandong.
It has been two months since the Donghai bandits occupied the islands in Changguo County. No matter what, the Jiangdong Left Army's move south cannot be delayed any longer.
Lin Fu talked a lot with Sun Jingtang until the moon reached the zenith before returning to the camp to rest. There were some things he could only say to Sun Jingtang, not to Sun Wenbing and Sun Wenwan.
People like Sun Jingtang grew up at the bottom, and their ability to actually do things is much better than those officials. He was responsible for water transportation affairs, traveled all over the country for half his life, and interacted with officials, people, Jianghu factions and local forces at all levels.
Having had in-depth contact, his knowledge and experience are better than those of capable ministers and officials in the ordinary sense.
Lin Fu paid more attention to pragmatic talents. Although people like Chen Mingzhe had great talents such as the number one scholar and the most talented scholar in Jiangnan, he looked down upon them.
When Lin Fu returned to the camp, a messenger delivered a message and newspaper from Qingzhou overnight.
The various departments reviewed the Changyi mutiny case and quickly came to a preliminary conclusion. After all, no one wanted to delay this matter. This preliminary conclusion needs Lin Fu's approval before it can become a preliminary conclusion, so it must be handed over to Kanjiazhen first.
After Fu Chuan Xin Yue approved, he rushed eight hundred miles to Beijing to play.
At this time, the vital interests of the Sun family and the Xihe Society were involved. Lin Fu sent someone to call Sun Jingtang, Sun Wenbing, and Sun Wenwan, who had just returned to the camp to rest, to ask whether they could accept the conclusion of the Qingzhou Trial and respect their opinions. ,!