Chen Mingzhe rode up to the river bank and looked north at the mouth of the Dongjiang River. Quite coincidentally, Lin Fu was across the river from Chen Mingzhe at this time, and was on Jiangmen Island near the north bank of the river.
Most of the sandbanks and sand islands in the Yangtze River Estuary are close to the north bank. Whether it is Xisha Island, a large island with a circumference of more than a hundred miles, or Jiangmen Island, a small island with a circumference of several miles, it is twenty or thirty miles away from the south bank, but only one or two miles away from the north bank.
, and as siltation becomes increasingly serious, there is a tendency to connect with the land.
People in the world were confused about this geographical phenomenon, but Lin Fu, who had certain geographical knowledge in later generations, knew that this geographical phenomenon was related to the rotation of the earth. Due to the rotation of the earth, when the water of the Yangtze River flows into the sea, it generates a southward deflection force.
It has a stronger scouring force on the south bank of the river mouth, making the north bank more susceptible to sedimentation.
This natural phenomenon cannot be observed with the naked eye, but over decades or even hundreds of years, people will find that the estuary channel is slowly moving southward, and the sandbars and islands that appear on the north shore are connected to the land.
, the speed of land formation is much higher than that of the south coast.
The land formation process of the entire Hailing Prefecture is roughly the same, but it only took thousands of years. Chongzhou County was basically formed into land almost six or seven hundred years ago, while Hecheng Caochang's land formation took a slower time, almost at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
It was basically landmass by 2000, and in the early years it was also a large tidal flat.
Jiangmen Island is a small island in Jiangkouzi, facing the estuary where the Dongjiang River merges into the Yangtze River. When it comes to the gateway to Chongzhou, Jiangmen Island, sixty miles east of Xisha Island, is the real gateway to Chongzhou, along with Hecheng on the north bank.
The pastures are only four or five hundred paces apart.
Lin Fu got off his horse, squatted down and grabbed a handful of sand, put it to his mouth and licked it, and said to Chang Sun Geng behind him: "This soil does not have an alkaline smell, unlike the tidal flats in the north. It is not saline-alkali land and can be used to grow pasture."
Plow cattle, mules and horses!”
Changsun Geng and Lin Fu have been together for a long time, and they have long lost the habit of being a scholar. They neglect poetry and prose, and are devoted to farming and craftsmanship all day long. After hearing Lin Fu say that grass can be grown here, Changsun Geng also squatted down and grabbed a handful of sand.
After tasting it, he nodded and said: "Although the land is thinner, it is still possible to grow grass... There are more than ten or twenty exiled prisoners arriving every day. It is feasible to set up a prison department on Jiangmen Island to grow grass and raise cattle and horses.
, But we can’t neglect our precautions, I’m afraid the jailer’s manpower is insufficient.” He took the slightly turbid river water in his hands and rinsed away the mud in his mouth. He didn’t feel that doing so would undermine his status as a scholar, so he squatted on the river beach and talked with him.
Lin Fu discussed the matter of setting up a prison chief.
The county magistrates of the six southeastern counties did not care whether the prison city was built or not. After the court officially issued the order, the exiled prisoners who had settled the case and been sentenced were escorted one after another. The flood season has just passed, and the number of exiled prisoners in Xisha Island plus their accompanying family members has exceeded a hundred people.
, and the number of people is increasing every day. At this time, it is a troubled and chaotic autumn, and there are many desperate people. Even thousands of new criminals in Jiangdong County are sentenced to heavy punishments of more than exile every day, which really does not arouse people's surprise.
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According to the system, the sentence ranges from exile, hard labor, or military exile for three to ten years. Parents and children can accompany them or stay in their hometown, but wives and concubines must accompany them.
Jiangkou Prison City will accept felons from the six southeastern counties. Even if it only accepts half of them, the capacity of Jiangkou Prison City will rapidly expand to as many as 300,000 to 50,000 people in two to three years, far beyond what the previous Prison Island could match.
The surrounding area of Jiangmen Island is only more than eight miles away, and all the land is counted, which is only more than 2,000 acres. It may be enough to build a large prison to hold 30,000 to 50,000 people, but Lin Fu only received 50,000 taels from the county secretary.
Silver is barely enough to build a prison city, but he can't support these exiled prisoners in vain.
Jiangmen Island is just a smoke bomb released by Lin Fu to build a prison city. After all, in the documents given to the Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a prison city must be formally built step by step for everyone to see.
Lin Fu's real target was the Hecheng Grassland on the north bank. However, at this time, the Hecheng Grassland was owned by the Weiyang Salt and Iron Company, which provided the necessary fodder for the Lianghuai Salt Field to cook sea salt. In the official letter, Lin Fu could not say that he would
The prison city was built within the scope of Hecheng Grassland, so as not to cause unnecessary worries to some officials in the DPRK and China.
The salt tax of two million taels paid by the Duyang Salt and Iron Division every year is almost the lifeblood of the Dai Viet Dynasty. If anyone dares to touch this, a large number of people will jump out.
Some things can never be done.
"Let's go to the north shore and have a look..." Lin Fu clapped his hands, wiped off the sand and soil on his hands, and got on a car and boat parked by the water, heading to the north shore. Don't look at the fast current of the river. Jiangmen Island
The river water between it and the north shore is actually very shallow. When the water is shallow in winter, a large swath of river beach is exposed on the north shore of Jiangmen Island. The shallow water separated from the north shore is only two to three hundred steps wide. Large ships cannot dock on Jiangmen Island, and Lin Fu
You can only transfer to a small car and boat to inspect the island.
The north bank is a settlement in Hecheng Caochang. There are about a hundred grassland households and a team of salt soldiers stationed here. However, people on the river can only see the grass and trees on the bank, and no houses or courtyards. If it were not for it,
When Tsurugiji got the map, outsiders would never have guessed that there was a settlement behind the river bank.
Seven or eight dilapidated grass-carrying boats were towed to the river beach. A dozen men in ragged clothes were repairing the boats on the river beach. It seems that when the grass is cut and bundled in late autumn, these grassland farmers will use these dilapidated boats to transport the grass.
Go to the salt field to the north.
The Jinhai, which is more than twenty feet long, is parked in the middle of the river. There is also a Jinhai-class warship, three Jiyun-class warships, and varying numbers of loach boats, Cangshan boats, stern boats, and wing boats.
Surrounded by boats, a magnificent water camp fleet was formed, which had a huge impact on the Caochang households who almost lived in isolation.
They had no intention of working, and watched vigilantly as the fleet released several small boats to board Jiangmen Island. After a while, they crossed the river and came towards them. They abandoned the straw boat on the river beach and climbed up the river bank to escape, only to see in the distance.
A group of cavalry gathered around, and it seemed that they were in the same group as the fleet in the river. These men were frightened and doubtful, and knew that they had no way to escape. Seeing that the fleet and the cavalry looked like officers and soldiers, they had to send someone over first to inform Wang Qitou
go.
A dozen salt men came over first with weapons. They watched the fleet parked in the middle of the river and did not approach the shore. The cavalry was parked far away and did not come close. They watched several small boats coming this way before the cavalry came to join them.
They hurriedly went to the Duting courtyard to pull out Qitou, who had been drunk all day.
"We are all poor people. The pirates were sick last time, so they came ashore to rob. Fortunately, grandpa can run fast with you and there are no injuries. What are you dragging grandpa out for now?" said the flag-head opponent.
The servant dragged himself off the couch, quite dissatisfied, and stumbled over the path, cursing. When he saw the cavalry, he broke into a cold sweat and sobered up a little. Coming from the east, he almost woke up.
There are no roads, and the land is overgrown with weeds and bushes. It is easy to understand why the fleet took the river route. Why did this cavalry team go through so much effort to come overland? Why is it necessary to use the delicate cavalry to explore the road in the wilderness? He
Although the ship was far away and he couldn't see the big characters on the flag clearly, he could distinguish the shape and color of the flag clearly. His face was filled with surprise and confusion. After a while, he pretended to be rude and said: "Fuck that bird."
, they are officers and soldiers! It seems that you have a good background. You all follow the rules and kowtow after me to say hello. Don't talk too much. Don't be too talkative. Don't get whipped later. I blame Grandpa for not warning you in advance."
When the boat docked, Lin Fu jumped out of the boat and stepped ashore on the soft sand. Looking at the flag leader who came to greet him, he asked: "Isn't there a captain in charge of the capital of Jiangmen? Where have they gone?"
"Reporting to your lord, the king has been going to Hecheng Division for the past few days. The young Wang Chengfu is the flag leader..." Wang Chengfu kowtowed to say hello, not to mention the fleet parked in the middle of the river, and the cavalry on the shore approached.
There were more than two hundred people who were brave, strong, and full of murderous intent. The official who asked the question was surrounded on the left and on the right. He was wearing a crimson official robe that could only be worn by courtiers of the fifth rank and above. He did not dare to ask Lin Fu's purpose.
"I am Lin Fu, the governor of Jinghai, and I am here on patrol," Lin Fu said. "Since the capital is not here, I would like to ask you some questions..."
Lin Fu reported his name, and Wang Chengfu was also shocked. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at Lin Fu. Then he realized that this was extremely rude. He broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly knocked his head on the soft sand: "The villain king."
Cheng Fu pays homage to the Governor, who is famous all over the world. I am truly lucky to have witnessed the brilliance of the Governor in this life. If you have any instructions, I will tell you everything."
Lin Fu saw that the flag leader in front of him was about forty years old. He looked dark and skinny. He was only half-dressed in military uniform and had no saber on his waist. He was probably too troublesome and smelled of alcohol. He must have drank a lot at noon.
He was not drunk yet, but he spoke as if he had read a book. Except for Wang Cheng's clothes, which looked different, the dozen or so salt men who gathered around him were still somewhat energetic and not as baggy as ordinary soldiers. The men from the grassland households around him were all well-dressed.
He is in tatters, but his body is still strong, and his life is not as miserable as it seems.
Lin Fu sat down on the sand ridge, patted the grass in front of him, and said to Wang Chengfu: "You also sit down and answer the question," and then asked with interest: "You have read the book, how come you are the leader of the flag here?"
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"Just kneel down and reply," Wang Chengfu replied respectfully. "This villain studied in his early years, committed crimes in his hometown, and was sent to the army. Just because he had studied for a few years, he came to Jiangmen to serve the king.
The head serves as a deputy..."
"What have you committed? How many years have you been in the army and been in the pasture of Hecheng?" Lin Fu asked, not so easy to explain to Wang Chengfu.
Even if Wang Chengfu didn't want to answer this question, he had to answer truthfully. He knew that Lin Fu could easily retrieve his files. If Lin Fu came to chat and was thinking about him, wouldn't he be asking for trouble? He replied: "Little
He is from Fengcheng in the Western Qin Dynasty. He committed adultery and was deprived of his fame. He barely managed to save his life. He was assassinated by Yongchong, and he has been in the pasture of Hecheng for eight years..."
The Western Qin Dynasty sentenced Wang Chengfu to the pastures of Liuhe City and exiled him to the army. He was exiled to the far side. Lin Fu did not ask Wang Chengfu in detail what kind of adultery he had committed. The world was tolerant of men, and those who committed adultery or adultery while they were famous were still sentenced to death.
Most of the people who stabbed Pei Yongchong were the wives and daughters of powerful people and were retaliated against. Lin Fu stared at Wang Chengfu and looked carefully. There was a tattoo on his cheek, but it was not so obvious as time went by. His actual age should be older than
It seems to be much less. Liu Jun can get along with a small flag leader and live drunkenly - these days, even privately brewed alcohol is a luxury. Even if Wang Chengfu is given to Yong Chong Liu,
He can't get any results from the torture, so he should be a character.
On the surface, Lin Fu chose to build a prison city on Jiangmen Island, but he actually set his sights on this land on the north shore. He had also established a good relationship with the Salt and Iron Company, and the relevant people would pretend to be deaf and mute, but Lin Fu was afraid
When you meet someone who understands below, you can't keep things under wraps, so you can't be cautious about this Wang Chengfu.
Lin Fu glanced at Wang Chengfu and said with a smile: "Smelling the aroma of wine, I think there is good wine in Duting Courtyard. Wouldn't Wang Qitou mind sharing a glass with me?"
Wang Chengfu's face changed slightly, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.
The pasture area is vast, and no one knows about opening up a piece of land to plant some rice, wheat, trees and fruits. Even if the superiors who come on patrol accidentally stumble upon it, as long as they pay enough fodder on time every year, everything else will turn a blind eye.
One eye even wants a share of the pie from here.
It has been six years since Wang Chengfu came to Duting, Jiangmen. In the second year after he arrived, he opened private land to grow grain and began to make wine for himself. Every year, he also sends hundreds of jars of good wine to Hecheng Division, and he lives in peace and harmony.
Nothing happened, and my days were spent happily.
Private brewing is a serious crime, and Wang Chengfu is already the wife of Yongchong. If Lin Fu takes this matter seriously, even if Wang Chengfu is an accessory, he will be sentenced to death.
Wang Chengfu couldn't figure out the purpose of Lin Fu's visit. He heard that he was passing by this road while patrolling the river, and he had nothing to do to ask for a drink. It sounded harmless, but if he really wanted to make things difficult for him, he would be at his mercy.
Fish and meat. If Lin Fu was a greedy man, it would be fine, but if he suffered some exploitation, if Lin Fu was an honest official determined to pursue an official career, Wang Chengfu would have to worry about the head on his neck.
Lin Fu peeked at the path and walked towards the capital pavilion. Wang Chengfu felt uneasy, but he did not dare to stop him. Lin Fu was a high-ranking official from the fifth rank, and he was just a fugitive who was always serving as a concubine.
In the sky or on the ground, the slightest disrespect will be the result of being beaten to death with random sticks.