Since the twelfth lunar month, it has been raining and snowing in Chongzhou, which is good for farming, but a big trouble for construction.
The road between Jiangmen and Hecheng has long been trampled into mud.
The riding boots that had been polished so well when we set out were no longer in their original shape. The toes were even cracked, mud and water had mixed in, and their feet were numb from the cold. Lin Fu walked back to the roadside, sat on the front shaft of the carriage, and put the boots on.
He took off his socks, wrapped his feet with dry cloth, sat cross-legged, and talked to Han Caizhi and others: "I didn't expect it to be so painful, right?"
"I don't think it's hard, but it rains and snows all the time. The ground is rotten, the roads are rotten, and when it gets cold, the ice becomes solid. It's hard to dig and transport the soil. Things are done slowly, for fear of betraying the trust of the adults!" Han Caizhi said.
The forces of all parties continued to be in a stalemate, and no one was able to break the situation for a while. The scale and intensity of the war were much gentler than those in spring and summer. Defending the sea embankment was Chongzhou's top priority. For this reason, Lin Fu was just taking steps.
The Fifth Battalion of the Military Division's Central Army transferred its infantry southward to strengthen the Shengsi defense line, but was in no hurry to launch an offensive against Daishan and Changguo in the waters south of the Shengsi Islands.
From Jiangmen to Hecheng, four work sections were divided into building the sea-defending embankment at the same time. Sun Jingtang, Ge Siyu, and Wang Chengfu were in charge of the work. Lin Mengde, Qin Chengzu, and others were also working on a larger scale in Chongcheng.
Responsible for the coordination of materials and human resources.
Next, there is a section chief, Han Caizhi is also one of them, Zhang Gou is his deputy, and there is also a construction officer as the chief technical person in charge. This construction officer is none other than the one who came from Yandu to the Xianbei section of Chongzhou
Zhu Ai, a native of Xinjin, who is responsible for the embankment construction plan.
Lin Fu also walked up the embankment when he had time. The entire defense of the embankment would involve the foundation of Huaidong, so how could Lin Fu not pay attention to it.
"We have to overcome difficulties, compete with the sky for time, and compete with the earth for profits, but we must not be too anxious or use up too much manpower. We must be considerate of everyone's hard work," Lin Fu said with a smile, "Now there are seven to eight thousand people pressing down on us.
Here, everyone opens their mouths and eats 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms of rice every day. The burden on your shoulders is very heavy, and you have to learn to adapt. It is a little chaotic at first, which is normal. As long as you can see improvement, it is a good thing. Get through this period
In time, things will get better in the spring..."
Chen Hanzhi previously served as a general under the red coat girl. He only had four to five hundred soldiers and horses under his command, and he did not need to worry about the supply of rations. When he first came to the construction section, he supervised the construction of embankments, dressing, eating, and everything else for seven or eight thousand people.
I have been busy for a while. In the past two months, I can't say that I have fully adapted to it, but I am not as embarrassed as I was at the beginning. People always have to work hard to adapt in order to grow.
Lin Fu looked at Zhang Gou, a subordinate under Qu Shuai Sun Zhuang, the pioneer of the original refugee army, and asked: "Are you still used to coming to Chongzhou?"
"No need to wander around anymore. It's always good. Thank you so much for your help." Zhang Gou replied.
It has been two months since he went south. After arriving in Chongzhou, he entered the camp here, separated from Chen Zhi, and stopped contacting him again. He was also afraid that Chongzhou would become suspicious, so he refrained from contacting him.
There aren't many good things in the camp here, but they have enough food to eat, families are resettled nearby, and an extra ration is given at the beginning and middle of the month.
Military attachés above the rank of captain do not receive much extra pay, only three to five hundred dollars per month. They do not have many privileges in other aspects, and they eat and live with ordinary soldiers.
Although there are nearly 8,000 people in the work section here, about 80% are descended from the refugee army, but most of these military attachés were transferred from various departments of the Huaidong Army Department.
Although the salary of military attachés is not much, it is given to those who have made great achievements in war. They are rewarded with land, and they are exempted from land tax during their service, so they do not have to worry about the livelihood of their families. With the salary, they can provide more support.
at home.
These military attaches are loyal to the Huaidong Army Division. Of course, there are also a small number of people below who have performed well and have been promoted to become military attaches. Although this group is not large in number, it gives everyone some hope.
As the deputy commander of the work section, Zhang Gou said that he was paid according to the salary of the battalion commander, and he could get a monthly salary of two taels of silver. His family was settled in Chongcheng, and he never visited once. He received the salary every month.
Someone sent him there, but he had money here and it was of no use. He could read, and his wife could read too, so she could write letters.
His family and Chen Zhi's family were settled in the same courtyard, so Zhang Gou knew that Chen Zhi's situation in Hecheng was similar to his.
At home, in addition to the salary and money he brought back, the Huaidong Army also sent grain, noodles, fish and meat during the festival, and also sent money and cloth during the Great Cold Festival. Life was not bad. If you want, you can also send Gouwa.
The school is not forced.
If possible, Zhang Gou wouldn't want to go through any more trouble, but he knew what Mr. Gan was thinking when he surrendered to the Huaidong Army. If Master Gan and the Huaidong Army fought in the future, he would never be able to disrespect Mr. Gan's friendship.
People are thinking that even if they are driven to the battlefield by the Huaidong Army Commander, their families can have a stable life and have a future. Isn’t this why most people are raising flags to rebel?
Those who are ambitious and want to be favored by others will not have no chance with the Huai'an Military Division. Han Caizhi and Chen Kuili, these idiots, are determined to follow the Huaidong Military Division.
Even if there were not so many military attachés transferred from the Huaidong Military Division to suppress him, Zhang Gou would not have the confidence to recruit many people to support him just because he could feed himself by working as a soldier here.
There are seven to eight thousand people here, how many of them are born with enough to eat on a regular basis?
Zhang Gou didn't know how capable Huaidong Military Division was, how rich his family background was, and how good Japonica rice could make everyone eat with open stomachs, and even have a meal of meat every once in a while.
The working camp has a fixed establishment of 60,000 people, and rations are given to the family members, who go to the embankment or participate in reclaiming wasteland, and are paid for work and food. Not to mention other things, the Huaidong Army's working camp supports 60,000 people, only
The consumption of rice alone is astonishingly large.
When I was fighting against Jiangdong Zuojun in Huaisi, I only knew that Jiangdong Zuojun could fight and was very strong, but I was blind as to why Jiangdong Zuojun was so capable and strong.
After two months in Chongzhou, Zhang Gou had some vague understanding that the shovels and shovels in everyone's hands were made of high-quality iron that they had not dared to expect before.
The shovels commonly used in labor camps are wear-resistant and have hard edges. The shovel body is not easy to break when digging hard soil. The amount of iron used in two or three shovels can be used to make a good horse-killing sword. Chongzhou is so luxurious.
Use this good iron to make shovels.
Zhang Gou still thought about what Mr. Gan said before entering Huaisi, thinking about conquering Xuzhou, starting a furnace to smelt iron, making two thousand fine horse-killing swords, and preparing a team of elite horse-killing soldiers.
Demons kill demons.
Xuzhou was not captured, and An Shuai was killed by Chen Han and three dog thieves. Master Gan's dream of having two thousand horse-killing swords and horse-killing soldiers was naturally shattered.
The extravagant hopes and dreams before were so easy and within reach in Chongzhou.
Zhang Gou was filled with emotion. Except for a few of him who still cherished their friendship in the past, others might not even have the intention to resist the Huaidong Army Division in the end, right?
Lin Fu ignored Zhang Gou's distraction. The red-coat girl and Luo Xiancheng were at each other's horns in Huaixi, fighting against the Chang Huai army and Liang Chengchong's troops in the north. Sun Zhuang was quite peaceful in Suining for two or three months. As long as Suining
If there is no trouble in Ning's side, it will be stable here. Most of the generals of the refugee army can still be won over, and the embankment construction is also a transformation.
Lin Fu looked at Zhu Ai, an industrial official who was a cattle herder, and asked him to come to the front to speak: "Prefect Liu Tingzhou also appreciates your talents. Work hard for me in Chongzhou..."
"You know this, I will definitely live up to your expectations." Zhu Ai replied excitedly.
When Zhu Ai was a boy, he fought with others. Half of his face was scarred and looked a bit ferocious, but the other half of his face was pretty. People in Yandu Chongjin called him Madman Zhu, also known as Zhu Banlian. He made a living by herding cattle.
At the age of twenty-eight, he has not even married a wife.
There are sages in the countryside, and this can be applied to Zhu Ai. Zhu Ai made a living by herding cattle when he was young, but he secretly learned to read and practiced writing on the sand with willow branches, and he also became good at handwriting.
Zhu Ai's knowledge of building seawalls is far from simple experience and superficial understanding. After receiving praise for his suggestions to Liu Tingzhou, Zhu Ai dreamed of offering Liu Tingzhou a job as an official in the county, and even worked on building seawalls.
Put some thought into it.
In the past few years, Zhu Ai took advantage of the opportunity of herding cattle to travel almost all over Yandu and Sheyang's seaside. He measured the topography and tide charts of Yandu and Sheyang coastal areas very accurately, and obtained a large amount of first-hand information from fishermen and salt households.
, and also wrote a large number of manuscripts - it's just that his behavior will only attract more ridicule in the countryside. He can't fill his stomach, but he wants to be an official. He is so poor that he sleeps in a cowshed, and there is no one.
The girl would marry him, but Liu Tingzhou never promoted him to an official.
In order to build and defend the sea wall, Chongzhou advertised for talents from coastal counties. Zhu Ai secretly sold his master's cattle in exchange for money and came to Chongzhou to offer advice and gain a career. He was appointed as an official and sent to work.
Make officials.
Because of Zhu Ai's cattle-selling incident, Hu Dahai, the magistrate of Yandu County, also issued a sea arrest document and sent officers to Chongzhou to arrest the people. It was only Lin Fu who wrote to Liu Tingzhou that smoothed the matter over.
After talking to Han Caizhi, Zhang Gou, Zhu Ai and others, Lin Fu continued walking south to Jiangmen; when he returned, he planned to go to the sea from Jiangmen to inspect Shengsi.
In rainy and snowy weather, this section of road can be quite rotten. Without enough coal slag, the hardening of the road is a big problem.
Starting from Hecheng and heading south, a car broke its axle on the way. There was only one carriage left in the team. Lin Fu lifted the curtain and got in. Song Jia just stepped aside and didn't mind riding in the car with Lin Fu.
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When it was getting late, less than ten miles away from Jiangmen, a sentinel came up from behind. It was an urgent report from Ge Changgen across the sea from Danluo Island.
Ge Changgen was ordered to build the Jeju Port on the west coast of Danluo Island and use it as Jeju to conduct military, horse and copper and iron ore trade with Danluo Island and Kyushu in the southeast of Danluo Island.
Goryeo's vigilance is also impossible.
Since August and September, Goryeo has been putting pressure on Danluo to directly station troops on Danluo Island. Ge Changgen had already informed Chongzhou about this situation. However, after November, the situation became more serious, and Goryeo directly invaded Danluo Island.
The army circled to the west coast to harass, and there have been three conflicts, the latest one just five days ago.
Although the Goryeo Navy was repulsed, Ge Changgen served as the Goryeo National Assembly to organize a larger-scale offensive, which was beyond the capabilities of the existing troops in Jeju Army. A special ship was sent across the sea to Chongzhou for rescue.
"Go back to Chongcheng!" Lin Fu had to give up his plan to inspect Shengsi and change his route back to Chongzhou. The Jeju military fortress on Danluo Island was an extremely important move and could not be missed.