It took half a year to prepare, and the foundation for the construction of Chongzhou New City was only excavated in early August. By late October in early winter, the city wall along the river had been built nearly one foot high, stretching across the eastern foot of Zilang Mountain and standing in the shallows of the river.
The army is surrounded by mountains and mountains.
As the boat sails on the river, people stand on the bow and look from afar. The new Chongqing City, which has not yet been finally completed, already has a somewhat majestic air.
Chongcheng is adjacent to the river. Although it is located at the foot of a mountain, the land is mostly silted soil. The difficulty in building the city lies in building a foundation. The floating soil is dug out, and a large number of green strips are laid as the foundation. Then Sanhe soil is rammed on top to form the core of the wall.
Covered with blue bricks - the same money could be used to build a large city with a circumference of two thousand steps elsewhere. After the completion of the new Chongcheng City, the circumference was only 1,200 steps, and the city wall was only planned to be built to a height of one foot and five feet.
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Xinchong City is far from a big city when placed in the Jianghuai City, which generally does not pay attention to city building.
Looking at Chongcheng alone, it is indeed not a majestic city, but the danger of Chongcheng is not in the city, but in Zilang Mountain.
Using Guangjiao Temple as a cover, the She family has been operating Zilang Mountain for several years. They intend to build Zilang Mountain into a military stronghold that can support their naval forces in occupying the Jiangkou and even attacking Jiangning.
The She family not only dug a dock and built a secret warehouse on the south cliff, but also built the eastern and northern foothills and the Zen temple on the top of the mountain to be extremely strong, like a fort. They also built mountain roads to connect the upper and lower mountains, and built the mountain gate as a pass to guard the dangerous road, and cut the gentle slope.
The earth-covered bricks form a steep cliff, which is completely inaccessible to climbers except at the northeastern foothills.
After Lin Fu wiped out the monks and bandits of Guangjiao Temple, he unabashedly wanted to further transform Zilang Mountain into a mountain city defense system based on the original one.
A triple defensive fort is formed at the northern foot, the eastern foot, the Nanya Pier, the southeast slope, the northeast slope and the top of the mountain. Relatively stable paved ramps are opened on the inner line to facilitate the rapid movement of troops on the inner line and realize the coordination between the forts.
To support each other, build passes in dangerous places, cut slopes and cover them with bricks to form city walls, or build barrier walls.
The garrison of more than a thousand elite troops is enough to hold thousands of troops at the foot of the mountain, forming the most solid and reliable western barrier for Xinchong City.
Chongcheng and Zilangshan City are dependent on each other, which is not Lin Fu's complete concept of Chongzhou's comprehensive defense system.
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On the 25th, Lin Fu led the Jinghai First Water Battalion to escort nearly 3,000 prisoners of war back to Chongzhou. Lin Mengde, Qin Chengzu, Sun Jingtang, Sun Jingxuan, Hu Zhiyong, Hu Zhicheng, Li Shuyi, Li Shutang and others who were in Chongcheng went to Guanyin Beach to meet each other.
Welcome, Wu Mei returned to her hometown to recuperate after being ill for a long time, and she has left Chongzhou.
When Lin Fu returned to Chongzhou, Zhao Qingshan led the Jinghai First Water Battalion to garrison Junshan Village. Lin Fu asked everyone to accompany him to Junshan Village.
Junshan Mountain is opposite to Zilang Mountain and is independent of the river. The mountain exposed above the river covers an area of about 300 acres and is slightly higher than Zilang Mountain. It is actually measured to be 35 feet and 4 feet high.
Looking at the land of Yanzhou, Junshan is really not a majestic mountain. However, at the corner of the river and sea where siltation has formed, the terrain of Junshan and Zilang Mountain appears to be extra dangerous. Because of its elephantine shape, it was called Xiangshan in the early years.
During the Qin Dynasty, the King of Qin stationed troops at Junshan to block the river mouth, hence the name Junshan.
When the bandits invaded the East China Sea, Chongzhou County built a water village on Junshan Mountain to guard against the invaders. Two years ago, it officially became the water camp of Ninghai Town. Xiao Taoyuan also wanted to run Junshan and stationed troops there.
With elite confidants, most of the military resources obtained in the past two years have been invested here, and the military mountain and water village has been further renovated and expanded.
In terms of the formation of the army, the inner port of Junshanzhai can accommodate three battalions of the boat division, and it is the most important camp in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River except Jiyang.
With Fu Qinghe leading heavy troops to guard the outer line of Shengsi, there is no need to specially garrison heavy troops on Xisha Island. Zhao Qingshan leads the Jinghai First Water Battalion to directly garrison Junshanzhai and directly use Junshanzhai as a garrison. Guanyin Beach and the port on the east side can be transferred
It is for civilian use, and the money is collected to realize military supplies.
"The layout of Junshan Village is still too small," Lin Fu said to the old worker Ge Fu as he stood on the cliff of Junshan and pointed to the river below. "When I first came to Chongzhou, I wanted to build a barrier between the two mountains.
The river is dammed to connect the two mountains. At this time, the river is shallow. I think it’s time to do this. It’s the old worker’s turn to show off his skills..."
The old engineer Ge Fu stroked his white beard with his hand and laughed.
His revised plan is to build two stone dams to block the river. One stone dam rises steeply from the northern foot of Junshan Mountain and is directly connected to the south wall of Chongcheng. The other stone dam connects the stone headland at the western foot of Junshan Mountain and the southern cliff of Zilang Mountain. Completely connecting Jiangjun Mountain and the southern cliff of Zilang Mountain.
The topography of Zilang Mountain and Chongcheng are connected together.
The northwest foot of Junshan Mountain and the steep cliff of Zilang South Cliff face each other. If a wall is built on the stone dam, a garrison port city with a thousand acres of water can be formed, which can accommodate hundreds of warships. The scale is ten times that of the current Junshan Village.
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To the east of the stone dam that blocks the river, the water surface between the southern city wall of Chongcheng and the northeastern foothills of Junshan is also five to six hundred acres wide. It can be used as an outer port for berthing commercial and civilian ships, and Jiang City can be developed outside the east gate of Chongcheng.
Including the new Chong City, Zilang Mountain Triple Fortress and Junshan Port City, along the mountains and rivers, this is Lin Fu's complete land and water city defense system concept planned for Chongzhou, so that the idea of sea control can be integrated into it.
The future pattern of Chongzhou is far beyond what can be reflected in the new Chongcheng that took 1,200 steps on Monday.
Sun Jingxuan, Sun Jingtang, Hu Zhiyong, Hu Zhicheng, Li Shuyi, Li Shutang and others were all very excited after hearing this. They all knew the overall plan.
Although the situation in eastern Zhejiang collapsed, the Jiangdong Left Army's series of victories on the northern front completely stabilized Lin Fu's position in Chongzhou. Perhaps everyone in Chongzhou was quite optimistic about the direction of the situation.
For many days, not only have no voices against Lin Fu been heard in Chongzhou, but everyone can be sure that all the way up to the county magistrate, the court cannot do without Lin Fu leading the Jiangdong Left Army to guard the Jianghai Gate - this is what Lin Fu can manage calmly
The most fundamental foundation of Chongzhou. With this foundation, all other difficulties are temporary.
Lin Mengde had a bitter look on his face. He had always believed that compared to majestic ideas, the money in hand was the most solid foundation.
Lin Meng was heartbroken, so Lin Fu turned around and said to him: "I plan to organize all the prisoners of war into the labor camp. After the Hecheng bandits surrender, the scale of the labor camp will be expanded to 8,000 people, and the supply will be as auxiliary troops."
The supply will be reduced to the first level, and the salary will not be taken into account for the time being. I plan to let Jingtang take charge of the labor camp, but the greater pressure is on your shoulders..."
"What can I say, you can't dig a hole and fill it up." Lin Mengde said helplessly.
"..." Lin Fu smiled, ignored Lin Mengde's resentment, and said to Sun Jingtang, "For an army to be established, it must be based on grassroots military attachés as its skeleton. This is also the reason why I established a war training literacy class in Chongzhou.
The grassroots military attachés who serve as the skeleton are all taken out and imprisoned separately. Ordinary Jin'an old soldiers may still have nostalgia for the She family, but it is limited. I will draw flag heads from each battalion, and more than a hundred people from Wu Zheng will be given to you to supplement them.
Joining the labor camp as the captain of the capital soldiers is considered the skeleton of the army. But you must remember a few points. These prisoners of war can be reformed through labor service, but they must not be treated with contempt or insult. You must also treat the captains of the capital soldiers.
Follow the guidance and do not create conflicts in the work camp. Those who are willing to serve Chongzhou and are active and not slack in their work must be rewarded. They can be promoted to Wu Zheng and the flag leader will serve as an example. There is no absolute separation between the principles of establishing an army and reforming prisoners of war.
Hey, steamed buns and big sticks - besides building forts and roads in the labor camps, simple drills cannot be stopped. In daily life, we need to preach more about the evils of the luxury family and the preferential treatment of Chongzhou. Use these prisoners of war well.
It also has miraculous effects.”
Sun Jingtang nodded in agreement, but his expression was quite solemn, and he did not feel that the burden he had to bear was lighter than that of Lin Mengde.
If the two thousand soldiers trapped in Hecheng can be successfully made to abandon their weapons and surrender, the number of prisoners of war to be taken over by the labor camp will reach more than 7,000, which will exceed the number of soldiers after the expansion of Jiangdong Left Army.
Some of these prisoners of war were pirates from Jiangdong and Zhejiang, and more were old soldiers from Jin'an who were loyal to the She family.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Eastern Fujian could be said to be a barbaric land. Only then were the three prefectures of Jin'an, Jian'an, and Quanzhou established. After the Eight Surnames entered Fujian, Eastern Fujian was truly developed in more than two hundred years. Therefore, the Eight Surnames were
The influence of East Fujian is unimaginable to ordinary people.
If it were Li Zhuo, he would not dare to gather seven or eight thousand prisoners of war and use them as hard labor. If something goes wrong, it will be a big mess and it will be difficult to clean up. But for the Jiangdong Left Army with extremely weak foundation, so many cheap things
Young and strong laborers cannot be used, so incorporating them into labor camps may be the best way.
First, it can be centralized and controlled with strict military means. Second, the work and supply camps often follow the movements of the garrison. If there is chaos, the garrison can be mobilized to suppress it in time. As for the miraculous effects mentioned by Lin Fu, Sun Jingtang did not have any extravagant thoughts at this time.
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After coming down from Junshan, Lin Fu took a boat directly to Dongya and had no time to rush up the mountain.
Since Wu Mei had been ill for a long time and the war had just entered a stalemate, many affairs in Chongzhou County were still concentrated in Dongya.
While the external war was raging, Chongzhou's autumn grain collection was not greatly affected and had been successfully completed.
The reduction and exemption of Ding tax and various capitation apportionments have saved Chongzhou County a large amount of losses. However, the inventory of land acres in the past six months has caused the number of naturalized land acres in Chongzhou to increase by nearly 500,000 acres, reaching 2 million acres. This area can increase a lot of income.
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However, after the autumn grain collection came up, the income from the land tax was still far beyond the previous predictions and everyone's imagination. The total amount of grain collection and tax payment in terms of rice grain reached 180,000 shi - the waterlogging disaster in summer and autumn this year was more serious than in previous years.
, and the total annual income from the field tax and tax in Chongzhou County in normal years was only 70,000 to 80,000 shi.
Inspecting the land and suppressing the hidden households, the influence of local wealthy people in hidden fields is an important factor. In April, Chongcheng was massacred, all the old officials were wiped out, and the officials elected by by-election can all perform their duties, and there is very little corruption and exploitation among them. This is a factor--
--What it boils down to is that General Lin Fu's tentacles of controlling Chongzhou have penetrated into every corner of Chongzhou.
In addition to the autumn grain harvest, the inventory of public land centered on major rivers in Chongzhou such as Yunyan River and Xishan River has also been basically completed, with 240,000 acres of public land inspected.
Although the vast majority of these public fields are waterlogged and abandoned, the fines and taxes are as follows. However, the cumulative rent is calculated at 30% of the annual harvest. The cumulative fines and taxes for five years also amount to a total of 360,000 shi in rice grain and discounted silver.
----Those wealthy households in Chongzhou who had invaded public lands were given a thorough blood draw this time.
The great military victory achieved by the Jiangdong Left Army also suppressed any possible opposition voices within Chongzhou and the county officials.
In addition, the largest piece of income is the land rental income from farmland and public land. Lin Fu led the Jiangdong Left Army to station in Chongzhou. Through thorough investigation of the banditry case and the investigation of the land assigned to the monastery, the number of naturalized acres in Chongzhou was greatly increased. At the same time, a large amount of land directly belonged to the Jiangdong Left Army.
of farming.
The total number of these farmlands and the public fields that have been inventoried exceeds 400,000 acres. Although these fields are mainly middle and lower acres with low yields, Lin Fu's rent reduction and tax reduction campaign in Chongzhou reduced the rent collection ratio to 30%.
This area also provided the Jiangdong Left Army with an autumn grain income of nearly 120,000 dan.
Ordinary officials only knew that Chongzhou's autumn grain collection was 180,000 dan, and they were already dumbfounded. However, Lin Mengde, Sun Jingtang, Sun Jingxuan, Hu Zhicheng, Hu Zhiyong, Li Shuyi, Li Shutang and a few others knew that the actual number of warehouses for this autumn grain collection reached
Sixty-six million dan—if anyone knew this number, their tongues would be scared off.
Even if the fines and taxes are deducted, the autumn grain income will reach 300,000 shi. Adding the summer grain, Chongzhou County's annual rent income will exceed 450,000 shi of grain, which is equivalent to more than 200,000 taels of silver.
Together with the Jiangdong Zuojun's other industries in Chongzhou, it is more than enough to support 10,000 elites in one county.
Lin Fu was not surprised by this result.
There is a saying that there are "nine mountains and one land" in many places in Eastern Fujian. When the She family was at its peak, it controlled most of the land in Eastern Fujian. In terms of fertile land, it was actually not as much as Hailing alone - the She family could support ten people.
Wan Jingrui had a stalemate with Li Zhuo in East Fujian for ten years.
It is appropriate to calculate the potential of Chongzhou based on the standards used by the She family in East Fujian. The key is to be able to tap out the potential of Chongzhou and prevent tax sources from flowing into the hands of wealthy local households and corrupt officials.