Everything went as usual, before the secret edict was announced, the news of the new Zhejiang Northern Zhejiang Envoy Office spread first. Lin Fu rushed to Prince Ning's Mansion, and the officials who arrived first were already talking in groups of three or five people.
Those who came to the government to discuss matters under imperial edicts were mainly general magistrates and officials above the prefecture level. County officials could only participate in the discussion and government affairs, and only assistant officials above the Qianshi level were eligible to attend. The officials in the six departments of Jiangning who attended were either ministers, ministers, and officials.
Their grades are surprisingly higher, and they are also representatives of officials from Jiangxi, Lianghu, Guangnan and other counties.
More than forty people crowded around, almost all powerful figures or representatives from the southeastern counties of Dayue Dynasty gathered here, but Lin Fu didn't recognize most of their faces.
He does not recognize others, but others recognize him.
Among so many people present, there were only two people who were not yet qualified enough to receive imperial gifts and were qualified to wear purple uniforms.
In addition to Lin Fu, the other one is Zhang Xitong, the chief minister of Prince Ning, who is also known as the Young Prime Minister.
Lin Fu became famous for his military exploits.
Zhang Xitong is known as the Young Prime Minister, not because he is Zhang Xie's eldest son, but because all edicts issued by Prince Ning's Palace must have his counter-signature to take effect.
Now that King Ning is vassaling Jiangning, he also leads the six departments of Jiangning and is responsible for the political affairs of the southeastern counties. He just wears the title of Minister of Southeastern Affairs. Although the chief historian of the palace is only an official of the fifth rank, Zhang Xitong has the power of deputy judge.
, it is really astonishingly big, and there is nothing wrong with calling it the little prime minister.
Prince Ning would not come out in a hurry. Yue Lengqiu, Cheng Yuqian, and Gu Wuchen were summoned to the inner house to discuss matters. Dong Yuan did not show up, so he must be there. Lin Fu didn't know who was coming and who was not coming yet.
The officials from the Sixth Department of Jiangning, although they still held the titles of Minister and Minister, were waiting together in the hall. There was no complaint on their faces. When they saw Zhang Xitong coming out, they all gathered around and talked and laughed happily.
The weather was hot, but Lin Fu's heart felt cold, and he stood aside coldly, looking at Zhang Xitong who was surrounded by everyone; looking at his proud look, Chen Zhihu's transfer to the south was probably due to his Zhang family's "strategic planning".
The impatient Emperor Chongguan couldn't wait to transfer Chen Zhihu to the south, which made the Yanbei defense line, which was already in danger, on the verge of collapse. It was no longer possible for Li Zhuo to support the toppling building.
The person sent to contact Li Zhuo had not returned yet, and Lin Fu could not guess what Li Zhuo and Gao Zongting were thinking.
It was impossible for Li Zhuo and Gao Zongting not to see the crisis in front of them, but they had nothing to do. Zhang Xie and Hao Zongcheng almost controlled the government. How much of Li Zhuo's words of loyalty and bitterness could Emperor Chongguan hear?
At this time, Zhang Yubo came from outside in a dusty state. He was the first to see Lin Fu, walking towards this side.
"Why are you so late? Do you think you can't make it?" Lin Fu asked.
"The official boat leaked before it left the Sishui River, so we went to Shanyang and borrowed a boat from Zi'ang. This delay lasted two days, so we hurried and hurried slowly. We only arrived at Chaotiandang last night and stayed overnight on the north bank.
Let’s leave before tomorrow, finally we won’t miss anything..." Zhang Yubo panted slightly, which showed that he was in a hurry when he came to the city to reach Prince Ning's Mansion.
"You can't even use a good official ship in Xuzhou?" Lin Fu felt bad for Zhang Yubo when he saw that Zhang Yubo's official robes were all patched.
Zhang Yubo didn't feel sad at all, and said calmly: "In the battle of Huaisi, Xuzhou suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and countless rebellious people returned home one after another after last autumn. The bandits were like locusts, not even a blade of grass could grow. They were already poor, and they were delayed for two years.
Harvest season. The city of Xuzhou is almost crippled and needs to be repaired. No part of it needs money - I thought the ship could last for a while. By the way, you sent people to open a furnace to smelt iron in Shanyang. Can you
Give me more than a hundred craftsmen? Xuzhou has coal and iron. If you have craftsmen who can open a furnace and smelt iron, you can breathe a sigh of relief if you can smelt iron!"
Lin Fu shook his head and said: "You know I don't trust Chen Hansan; you can transport the coal and iron stone from Xuzhou to Shanyang, and I will ask Shanyang to buy them at the price, but I will not give you the craftsmen.
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Even the furnaces built in Shanyang only make pig iron and wrought iron. Refined iron, especially the double-furnace refining method, is strictly controlled in Chongzhou. In order to maximize the steel (refined) production in Chongzhou in a short period of time,
To increase iron production, Lin Fu converted all six blast furnaces in Guanyintan into steel-making furnaces, using the double-furnace stirring method and the sandwich pouring method to make steel.
For the production of raw wrought iron raw materials, one must either build a blast furnace in Shanyang County or directly purchase raw wrought iron as raw materials from local iron smelting workshops in Danyang, Pingjiang and other places.
Over in Xuzhou, there was a blast furnace for smelting raw wrought iron, and Lin Fu would severely suppress it! The same was true over Sun Zhuang's side, Lin Fu would never allow a skilled blacksmith to cross from Huaidong to Huaibei.
Lin Fu didn't mind expressing this attitude in front of Zhang Yubo; Zhang Yubo could only smile helplessly. Lin Fu's attitude was straightforward enough: if Xuzhou wants to improve its financial resources, it can only organize people to go into the mountains to dig coal and transport iron and stone to Shanyang in exchange for silver.
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Lin Fu noticed that a middle-aged official who came with Zhang Yubo changed his face slightly when he heard his words, and asked Zhang Yubo, "Who is this?"
"Shi Ma Zhen, the director of the Xuzhou Zhizhi Envoy, has met your Excellency!" Ma Zhen reported to his family in a spiteful manner.
"Oh, Chen Hansan didn't have the guts to come here, you came for him," Lin Fu smiled contemptuously and waved his hand, "You don't need to be polite. Maybe one day Chen Hansan will be the slave of the fourth family. We still have to come here."
We are going to meet each other in war!"
Ma Zhen was filled with hatred, but he did not dare to contradict them face to face. When they came in, all the soldiers and armors were taken away, but Lin Fu tied the saber on his waist in a grand manner - this is the difference between status and status.
Chen Hansan has to keep his tail between his legs now, and Ma Zhen doesn't dare to cause trouble for him. Ma Zhen and Zhang Yubo are not the same people, they just came from Xuzhou together, and now they taught Lin Fu a lesson, and then hid in despair
Go aside.
Ma Zhen was also a counselor who followed Chen Hansan in his early years. He had a goatee on his chin and wore a green official robe, just like a wealthy man.
Although Lin Fu is not liked by others, others will not look down upon him and instead deal with him. When Ma Zhen comes over, others know his identity and don't even give him a serious look. It's not that Ma Zhen's official status is low.
, the key point is that if Chen and Han rebel again and again, anyone would be ashamed to associate with them.
Zhang Yubo would not defend Ma Zhen. When Ma Zhen left, he could easily talk to Lin Fu and asked, "Where is your lord?"
The "adult" in Zhang Yubo's mouth refers to Gu Wuchen, which shows that Zhang Yubo still regards them as officials of the Gu family.
Lin Fu said: "I came too late. Yang Pu is outside. I must have called you in first to discuss the matter. Zhang Yan, Yue Lengqiu, Dong Yuan, Cheng Yuqian and others were not seen..."
"Oh," Zhang Yubo said again, "When I came in, I heard that we were going to set up an envoy in northern Zhejiang. Is this true?"
"It's said to be a secret order, but the news was leaked yesterday," Lin Fu said, "I think there won't be just one secret order this time, and there will be more 'surprises' waiting for us!"
When Zhang Yubo saw Lin Fu say the word "surprise", his face was cold. Knowing that Lin Fu meant to be sarcastic, he lowered his voice and asked, "Are you not optimistic about the current situation?"
"..." Lin Fu shook his head and retreated to a corner with Zhang Yubo to talk, "You see, everyone in this room is busy waiting for a share of the benefits, but the Yanbei defense line has been stabbed to pieces. Today is
What's the use of sharing a little more? The messenger I sent to Jibei to find Li Bingbu has been there for half a month, and there has been no reply to this day. I really don't know what Li Bingbu is thinking - maybe
The decision Li Bingbu has to make is difficult!"
"What choice do you think Li Bingbu will make?" Zhang Yubo asked.
"Fight out of Linyu Pass!" Lin Fu said.
"Ah!" Zhang Yubo was stunned for a moment and then said, "With the bravery of the generals of the Huaidong Army, and an additional one hundred thousand troops, to attack Liaoxi, the victory or defeat will be 50-50! Li Bingbu will not be so impatient, right?"
"It's not that Li Bingbu is impatient, it's that Li Bingbu has no choice," Lin Fu said sadly. "First, the government and the opposition are forcing me to be impatient. I'm afraid the man on the throne doesn't have much patience, otherwise he wouldn't have thought there was an opportunity to take advantage of it this time.
Chen Zhihu went south. Secondly, if Li Bingbu does not take the initiative to attack Liaoxi, and the Donglu sieges Datong again, Li Bingbu will be forced to lead his troops into Datong to fight the main force of Donglu. That's when!"
Zhang Yubo sighed helplessly. He knew why it was said that the decisive battle in Datong was more disadvantageous. In the final analysis, it was still food and grass!
Attacking western Liaoning, western Liaoning is close to the east coast of the Bohai Sea. Before winter, the northern Bohai Sea is not frozen, and grain and grass can be transported by sea, connected to the Tianjin-Sea Grain Road. Li Zhuo only needs to consider military issues, and there is no need to do anything.
Worry about food and grass.
The straight-line distance between Datong and Jinhai is seven hundred miles, separated by Yanshan and Hengshan. If Li Zhuo transferred the main force of the Jibei army to Datong for a decisive battle with Donglu, and the war dragged on for half a year, he could directly bring down the Dai Viet Dynasty!
The northern part of Shanxi Province was crippled last year, and the southern part suffered from continuous severe drought, which could not provide grain support for the Datong defense line. The tax grain of the Western Qin Dynasty was withheld by the Cao family, and most of Zhongzhou was crippled by bandits. The more complete Hezhong Prefecture was Liang
The family's territory. Further south, if grain and grass are to be transported to the northern line, one must take the Tianjin-Hai Grain Road.
It is not a matter of money. The transport capacity of the Jinhai Liang Road at this time is simply unable to support a large-scale battle far away from the coastline and far away from the Tianjin Hailiang Road.
What is even more painful is that the Korean warships have appeared in the sea east of Denglai. Although the combat power of Denglai Navy is not too weak, it is afraid of a war of attrition. No matter how weak Koryo is, it is still two
In a country with a population of three million, how can the Dengrai navy compete with the Korean navy?
Seeing Zhang Yubo frowning, Lin Fu said: "Even if Li's army successfully marches into western Liaoning, it will only be able to survive, and the situation will change drastically. Whether we can clean up the mess depends on Jiangdong. I advise you to quit Xuzhou, Chen
Han San is not worthy of trust!"
"You also said that whether we can clean up the mess depends on Jiangdong," Zhang Yubo said firmly, "How can I escape Xuzhou at this time?"
Lin Fu didn't know how to persuade Zhang Yubo. Zhang Yubo's temperament was too straight, and he was easy to break if he was strong. Maybe in the future, when Huaidong wants to go against the grain, Zhang Yubo will be the first to stand up against Huaidong.
Lin Fu couldn't care less about the calculation. He didn't want to see Zhang Yubo fall into Chen Hansan's hands. He frowned and thought, and said: "Perhaps I advise you to let Liu Xilin go to Xuzhou with you. There will always be someone to take care of you!"
"Can Jiangning live without Liu Xilin?" Zhang Yubo asked.
"The first secret decree is to set up an envoy in northern Zhejiang. Who knows that there will be some earth-shattering news today," Lin Fu said, "Judging from this situation, the power of Prince Ning's Mansion will increase greatly. There’s no point in Liu Xilin staying here!”
Liu Xilin served as Dongcheng Lieutenant and controlled the two battalions of horse and infantry in Dongcheng. He was once an important bargaining chip for them to fight against Wang Xueshan. Prince Ning's Mansion is now also in Dongcheng, and the elite five battalions of Prince Ning's Guards Camp are stationed in Dongcheng. Compared with before, Dongcheng Lieutenant has already It's not that important anymore.
Liu Shidu, Shen Rong, and Liu Tingzhou came out of the inner palace at this time. Seeing Lin Fu and Zhang Yubo standing in the corner talking, Shen Rong's face darkened and he walked away. Liu Shidu and Liu Tingzhou looked over.
Lin Fu nodded and asked, wondering if Liu Shidu or Liu Tingzhou had anything to say to him at this time.
Someone was rushing to talk to Liu Tingzhou; Liu Shidu came over and gave Lin Fu a fist. Zhang Yubo greeted him and said: "Brother Yubo came to Jiangning last night. Wang Xuanfu first asked a few of us to go over and pass the gas..."
"How much?" Lin Fu asked bluntly.
"After the quarrel, they all agreed that the tax would be divided equally per mu, with an additional tax of one cent and eight cents per mu!" Liu Shidu said.
"Bah!" Lin Fu took a breath of cold air.
Zhang Yubo didn't hold back, he got angry on the spot and said, "Isn't this strangulation to death?" The voice was sharp and sharp, and everyone in the hall looked in shock.
Others also knew to some extent that the tax was going to be increased. They all understood the meaning of Zhang Yubo's words and did not add fuel to the fire.
"It hasn't been finalized yet. Brother Yu Bo is a little restless..." Liu Shidu persuaded.
Lin Fu tugged on Zhang Yubo's sleeve and said: "The situation in Xuzhou is different. The county magistrate will give special consideration to it. No matter how much we share, it will not fall equally on Xuzhou's head." However, he also felt in his heart that this time the levy was really unfair. A little harsher.
An additional tax of one cent and eight miles per mu is added. In Hailing Prefecture, in addition to Chongzhou County, Hailing Prefecture, Xinghua, Gaocheng, and Jianling Counties, the total number of naturalized acres is about 7 million acres. This means that Hailing Prefecture will not pay taxes in addition to the previous tax. In addition, nearly 130,000 taels of silver must be paid to the county secretary every year.
After comforting Zhang Yubo, Lin Fu stared at Liu Shidu.
The four counties in Hailing are able to absorb the additional payment of 130,000 taels of silver every year. But if Liu Shidu and the magistrates below do not want the prefectures and counties to absorb this additional levy, they will have to pay an additional 130,000 taels of silver this time. Once again spread across the fields, it will do great harm to farmers who are already poor and struggling on the edge of bankruptcy.
Liu Shidu was stared at by Lin Fu, and felt a little guilty. He wanted to have the county absorb the additional tax within the county, so as not to increase the burden on farmers, but would the following four counties agree?
At that time, industry and commerce were underdeveloped, and there were few bribers. If you wanted to make a fortune as an official, you had to rely on corruption.
The so-called "Three years to clear the prefecture, one hundred thousand snowflake silver", where does this snowflake silver come from? Every year, grain taxes and various apportionments are levied. After deducting the money paid to the county secretary, for canal and local expenditure, most of the money saved will be used for food. Falling into the pockets of individuals is the main source of this snowflake silver.
Officials can't wait to increase their miscellaneous taxes and assessments. How many honest people are willing to absorb the above increase internally? Isn't this a problem for their own pockets?
Lin Fu smiled coldly and said to Liu Shidu: "I will not make things difficult for Master Liu. When Master Liu was discussing with the four counties, he told them not to cause civil unrest. When I led the troops to suppress it, everyone would have a good face. No light!"
"Of course, Jiangdong will never be in chaos again!" Liu Shidu said.
Liu Tingzhou is quite upright, and Liu Shidu is soft-tempered, but he is not someone who will cause big troubles. Lin Fu can protect Huaian and eleven counties, but what about the other eight prefectures in Jiangdong County? There are also the newly annexed northern Zhejiang and Henan provinces.
Qifu, what kind of additional conquest method? These are beyond Lin Fu's control.
It's Dongyang Mansion. Is Lin Ting Li Zhen willing to take an extra hundreds of thousands taels of silver from the treasury and county warehouse to pay to the county magistrate every year instead of spreading it to the farmers?
Lin Fu couldn't help but become frustrated. In fact, he had no influence on Dongyang Mansion's additional conquests. Apart from being depressed, Lin Fu also had the thought of giving up on himself: Let's mess around. The world is already in chaos, so let's do it completely.
After the mess is done, it would be easier to leave it to Huaidong to clean up the mess.
Lin Fu then made up his mind that Huaidong would not argue at all this time. It would depend on how long those who gained the benefits could keep them in their hands!g