The wind and the setting sun filtered in from the window, and Lin Fu and Gao Zongting sat facing each other.
The time is right and the situation is right, a battle in western Liaoning is unavoidable. However, Lin Fu and Gao Zongting are both worried. At present, they can only sit down quietly and discuss the details of sending troops from Linyu Pass.
"The opportunity for the Donglu to gather outside Datong was when Li Shuai led his troops from Linyu to attack Liaoxi," Gao Zongting said. "Looking at the situation, it will not be delayed until the end of the Autumn Period at the latest..."
The timing was really bad. At that time, Huaidong was about to send troops to Daishan and Changguo, and Chen Zhihu was also fighting fiercely in Henan. Lin Fu sighed deeply and said: "The Tianjin navy divided its troops and moved to Changli. I am confident to persuade my elder brother
Ma Yigong, Yang Yihang and the others agreed; if they want Tianjin Navy to leave the customs, Mr. Gao will have to go to Jinhai to mediate..."
Changli is located to the south of Linyu Pass. It is now the seat of the Jibei Army and the grain and fodder transfer center of the Jibei Army. It has a large post road connecting Linyu, a deep river and the Bohai Sea, and sea ships can sail directly into it.
Mooring at the dock south of Changli City.
Due to the maintenance of the Gyeonggi bureaucracy and the Beijing camp, the frontier army almost all relied on the Jinhai grain road to the east, and the Yanbei defense line was also forced to form a pattern of strong in the east and weak in the west. After Li Zhuo's reorganization, the Jibei army included
The total strength of the garrison troops at the Linyu Pass reached one hundred thousand, and together with the imperial guards in the capital, they were almost the last bargaining chip the imperial court had in the north.
Sending troops from Linyu Pass to attack western Liaoning only attracts the main force of the Donglu to the eastern front and establishes an external defense two to three hundred miles deep outside Linyu Pass. A hundred thousand troops are more than enough.
"On the other side of Changli, I'm afraid Hao Zongcheng won't be able to pass the first pass," Gao Zongting said, giving up the idea of asking the Tianjin Navy to help guard Changli, "After winter, the waters in the northern part of the Bohai Sea freeze nine times in ten years, and we don't expect a warm winter this year.
, we even need to consider that the ice line will extend to the south of Jinhai. After winter, we can only consider the land route from Jinhai to Laoting and then to Changli, so we would like to ask you to mediate on our behalf and ask the Tianjin Navy to take charge.
Renovating the post road from Jinhai to Laoting. Hubu and Jibei Military Command may not be reliable, especially since the ice line may extend to the south of Jinhai, and the sea ice will block the overseas ports of Jinhai. By then, Gyeonggi will
I would like to ask you to consider whether the grain reserves can support the consumption of the Liaoxi war!"
The Jibei Army is currently stationed on the inner line, and can cope with the 100,000 kilograms of grain per month. Once the troops are sent into the hinterland of western Liaoning, especially in winter, the sea route is blocked by ice, and supplies can only be transported by land. The consumption of grain and grass will be much alarming. Not so much.
Worried about the unfavorable outcome of the war on the front line, Gao Zongting was even more worried about not being able to keep up with the supply of food and grass.
The Jibei Army's supply of grain, grass and weapons was controlled by the Jibei Army Commander, who was under the control of Hao Zongcheng. Gao Zongting hoped that Lin Fu could help with the remedial work in advance.
Lin Fu nodded and said: "I will write a letter about the renovation of Jinle Post Road. Mr. Gao will show it to my elder brother when he goes to Jinhai. I think this is not a big problem. As for the money, the big deal is to pay it from Huaidong Bank first."
I can borrow it, and the Huaidong Military Division will be responsible for making up for it in the future. In addition, when the storm season in the East China Sea passes, I will reserve an additional 300,000 kilograms of rice and food in Jinhai before the cold winter comes to prepare for emergencies..."
The seaworthiness season in autumn and winter only lasts for more than three months. Considering that the Koryo Navy has been frequently operating in the waters off Dengzhou, Lin Fu will have to reserve an additional 300,000 kilograms of grain in Tianjin Sea before the year, which is almost the limit, and even
It will seriously affect the deployment of troops on the southern front.
At this time, Lin Mengde came in personally with a letter from Tangzhi and said: "The officers and soldiers of Jinghu suffered another defeat in Suizhou..."
Lin Fu took the copy of the pond over, read it, handed it to Gao Zongting, and said: "After the Lianghu Year, there was a severe drought in the counties, and civil unrest broke out. Luo Xiancheng was beaten by Yue Lengqiu in Shouchun until he lost his temper, and fled west to Xiangyang.
Immediately, the momentum increased again, and the number of soldiers and horses increased to 200,000. Xiangyang, Hanzhong, Nanyang and other places were all out of control, and the Cao family only clung to the gate of Western Qin..."
Xiangyang was originally a key place in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and there were many standing garrison troops. However, for more than 200 years since the peace of Vietnam, military preparations had been depleted, and Xiangyang City was actually captured by Luo Xiancheng's troops. This time, the officers and soldiers were defeated again in Suizhou.
I really don’t know how to deal with the situation in Jinghu.
Gao Zongting sighed: "The spring drought has just passed, and the summer floods are coming again. Who knows how many more civil unrests will occur? Speaking of droughts and floods, the Central Plains' thousands of miles of territory, how can there be less? Even during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, there were also
After a severe drought that lasted for two to three thousand miles, there was no trouble at that time. After all, the country was strong, and the court and local officials still had the ability to provide relief and turnover. How could it be like this time, when one county was in disaster and another was in trouble?
If the people of the county are in chaos, ten counties will be in trouble, and one county will be in chaos?"
Lin Fu was thinking about the impact of Suizhou's defeat on Chongzhou: "If the situation in the two lakes cannot be controlled, Jiangdong will not be able to get rice from the two lakes, and Jiangxi's rice grain will be tight. I am afraid that grain prices will rise again in summer and autumn!"
"Is Jiangdong unable to suppress food prices this year?" Gao Zongting asked.
"I'm afraid it's difficult," Lin Fu said. "In recent decades, many grain fields in Pingjiang Prefecture have been converted to mulberry and cotton. Before the Donghai bandits made trouble, grain production could only maintain self-sufficiency. In the past three or four years, Pingjiang Prefecture and
Danyang Prefecture was seriously injured and lost some of its vitality. Although the land in the two places is fertile, adjustment and recovery are easy, but it also takes time. It is not yet known how Dong Yuan can carry out the war between Zhejiang and Zhejiang. Huaixi and Huaisi are not needed
As I said, the loss of people was so severe that we would not be able to recover for three to five years. The spring drought in Huinan this year was very serious, and we didn’t know whether we could withstand this additional tax. Although Huaidong was frequently hit by disasters, we could barely cope with the situation.
In the past, the only ones that were slightly better were Jiangning, Luzhou, and Weiyang..."
Jiangdong was the last sacred land that the imperial court could save, but many people did not expect that the situation in Jiangdong was not easy.
Take Chongzhou as an example. In three years, there were three bandit attacks, two high tides, and one major flood. It can be said that it was a disaster.
The more blows Chongzhou experienced, the stronger it rose. In the end, it was Lin Fu who was able to control the negative impact of each disaster to the minimum. In the spring tide disaster at the beginning of the year, more than 200 people drowned in the labor camp.
Households, the number of farmers who drowned was still ten times that, but Chongzhou easily absorbed this setback. If it were any other county, without Lin Fu's means and strength, there would have been a big mess long ago.
Gao Zongting was deeply worried and said: "This situation is getting more and more difficult!" He believed Lin Fu's words. Others knew that Lin Fu's military management was unparalleled in the world, and he was equal to Li Shuai, but they did not know that Lin Fu was stronger because of his political ability.
This is the basis for Huaidong’s rise.
If the situation in the two lakes cannot be brought under control, and more than a dozen counties suffer severe floods in summer and autumn, and the price of food in Jiangdong soars, the broken ship of Vietnam will become even more bumpy. Even if Li Shuai can achieve military victory in western Liaoning, it will still be too late.
Nothing can be done.
At this moment, Gao Zongting's retinue going south came in and reported: "The carriage sent by Mr. Dong has arrived outside the thatched cottage..."
"Tao Chun doesn't see me, but Dong Yuan and Gao Yi will always meet. I will go with Gao Yi to Xuchang to meet Chen Zhihu," Gao Zongting said, "Maybe after this separation, we will never see each other again..."
Lin Fu felt sad in his heart and stood up and said: "Although Huaidong is poor, there is always a place for Mr. Gao to stand; no matter how dilapidated the mountains and rivers are, there is still a chance to clean up!"
Gao Zongting smiled bitterly and did not respond to Lin Fu's words.
The commander-in-chief cares about the world and is loyal to the court. He is not afraid of losing his reputation and is unwilling to shift the responsibility of going to Liaoxi to others. Although Lin Fu also cares about people's livelihood, Lin Fu will not die for this decadent court. He will
Try our best to facilitate the Jibei Army's expedition to western Liaoning, but we will not put the foundation of Huaidong on the battle of western Liaoning.
Gao Zongting knew the difference, so he could only bow his hands and leave.
Lin Fu did not see Gao Zongting out, but sat back in front of the window under the sunset.
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"Today is the day when my sister is retiring from citizenship. Why are you sitting here with a sad face?" Xiaoman walked in and looked at Lin Fu sitting at the table with a bitter look on his face.
Lin Fu smiled and said, "Where is it?"
Xiaoman stretched out his cold little hand, touched Lin Fu's forehead, and said, "Look, if you wrinkle it again, it will start to wrinkle. You are so young, and you have wrinkles, but they are so ugly!"
"Sister is going to hold a thank you banquet and asked someone to send a message to invite you over. Will you go?" Xiaoman said.
Su Mei is retiring from her citizenship today. She is going to hold a banquet to bid farewell to her old friends and colleagues, so she will announce it widely. From now on, she will stay behind closed doors to thank guests and be a good woman.
"Why don't you change your clothes and go over there?" Lin Fu asked.
"Can I go too?" Xiaoman asked happily.
"Why not?" Lin Fu looked at the smile on Xiaoman's face and felt a little better. He didn't bother to pay attention to the ethics.
The great empire of Nuovo has become weaker and weaker with the replacement of dynasties over thousands of years. There are many reasons. The most fundamental one is that the entire society is becoming less and less active and more and more afraid of active things.
Advocating ethics and teachings, advocating Taoism and suppressing arts, advocating farming and suppressing industry and commerce are all for the purpose of strengthening imperial power and trying every possible means to remove active factors in society.
I wish I could rule under a government where everyone is as docile as a sheep, where everyone only works on farming and weaving, everyone follows the rules, and everyone does not interact with each other. The internal society seems to be stable, and the imperial power and royal power seem to have been consolidated.
But they fail to see that society lacks flexibility and that it has no ability to adjust itself.
Once a big change occurs, the world will be completely turned upside down. A big country with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people cannot withstand the invasion and trampling of millions of people. It is more of a shame than hatred.
At this moment, Gu Junxun's personal maid Cai'er walked in and said: "Madam heard that today is the happy day for Miss Su Mei to leave her citizenship. She chose some gifts. I don't know which one to give. I want the master and the young lady to go there.
Help me come up with an idea..."
Jun Xun had always worked hard to be a royal wife who conformed to the standards and ethical requirements. At this time, Lin Fu began to hate and love the ethical ethics; the ethical ethics indulged men's greed.
Lin Fu thought to himself that he did not have the courage to be a radical changer. Maybe this society could not withstand radical changes. Maybe it would be best to loosen the tightening rope as much as possible and adjust the direction of social development in the right direction.
It is what he should do, and he should not expect that everything can be accomplished overnight.