When it came to dawn, Lin Fu, Qin Chengzu, Lin Mengde, Sun Jingxuan, Li Shuyi and others left the post house and walked out of the west gate to the Dongya at the eastern foot of Zilang Mountain.
"Luo Xiancheng leads his troops southward, and is likely to directly reach Qichun. Even if the two lakes are not in chaos, food from the two lakes will not be able to pass through. The serious shortage of food may not be revealed until next year, but the response of grain merchants will not be slow.
"Once all the grain merchants close their mouths, the price of grain in Jiangdong will rise accordingly," Lin Fu said. "When Luo Xiancheng led his troops to march south, that was the day when the price of grain in Jiangdong soared."
"According to your opinion, by how much will the price of food rise?" Sun Jingxuan asked.
"The price must at least be equal to that of Shandong before we can take a break," Lin Fu said. "We must start immediately to transport grain from Haidong to Huaidong. I can't get away. Who can get away and go to Jeju?"
I’m afraid there are some things that I can’t explain clearly in the letter!”
"Let me go!" Lin Mengde said, "There is no one more suitable than me."
Lin Fu nodded. Everyone was working hard at this time and no one could take a break. He said, "For the time being, we will use rice grains from Haidong to supplement both sides. From now on, we still have to see if the situation can improve!"
Qin Chengzu shook his head and sighed, saying: "I don't see it. Henan has been crippled. Chen Zhihu led his troops south. Even if the situation in Henan can be calmed down in the short term, it will also force the refugee army to move south on a large scale. Luo Xiancheng led his troops south. Look,
It seems accidental, but in fact it is inevitable, and Jiang Ning lacks a clear understanding of this, so it would be strange if there is no big problem!"
Lin Fu was silent. When he inspected the northern line, he realized that Luo Xiancheng might lead his troops southward via Qichun. Prince Ning's Mansion, the Governor's Mansion, and the Jiangning Military Department all sent letters, and also wrote a private letter to Gu Wuchen, reminding him of this matter and suggesting
Some troops were mobilized from Jiangning Water Camp to march westward along the Yangtze River, and went to the mouth of Poyang Lake to prevent the refugees from crossing the river.
Jiangning's response, including Gu Wuchen's, was only to send letters to the two lakes and Jiangxi counties to order local governments to strengthen prevention, without any intention of dividing their troops to assist in defense. Jinghu was more worried that Changle's army would attack Jiangxia, Jingzhou and other cities, but Jiangxi had no response at all.
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Now Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places have forced their forces to concentrate on the southern front to block the entrance for the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels to move north. Once Luo Xiancheng leads his troops southward, he will have to adjust his deployment in a hurry. Who knows what kind of chaos it will be.
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"For the She family, perhaps there is no need for Luo Xiancheng to lead his troops across the river and into Jiangxi. As long as the Changle army marches south to disrupt the deployment of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, they will have the opportunity to take advantage of it!" Lin Fu said.
"The Changle army is marching south. The She family wants to take advantage of this opportunity. Their attention is on the western front, and their troops will inevitably be deployed on the western front." Sun Jingxuan said, "Can we seize this opportunity and capture Daishan and Changguo in one fell swoop?"
Come down?"
"I'm afraid it will be difficult," Qin Chengzu said. "The situation in Henan and Huaisi cannot be stabilized. We will not be able to spare the troops deployed on the front lines of Shanyang, Siyang, and Shuyang. They can be used to attack Daishan. Changguo's troops are really limited.
Although it is foreseeable that the focus of the She Family will be on the Western Front, no matter how few elites it deploys on the Eastern Front, it will be too difficult for us to think of taking them down!"
Although the Jiangning Army Conference set the tone for Huaidong to unite with the Haiyu Army to attack Daishan and Changguo and contain the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels, Huaidong was not determined to capture Daishan and Changguo in one fell swoop.
The troops currently deployed by Huaidong on the Shengsi defense line are mainly the Jinghai No. 1 Water Battalion and the Chongzhou Infantry Battalion. Even if all the troops on the Chongzhou side are drawn out, only about 15,000 troops can be assembled in the Shengsi direction.
The She family's defense on the eastern front is centered on Mingzhou Prefecture. The main force of the navy is concentrated in Mingzhou Prefecture, and solid island villages and island cities are built on Daishan and Changguo Islands to form a complete island chain defense line. Even though the She family's main defense line is
It wants to break through from the western front. The troops deployed on the eastern front, including infantry and naval forces, will not be less than 30,000. What can Huaidong use to conquer the Dai Mountains and prosper the country?
Qin Chengzu was a cautious man in using his troops, so he would naturally not support an all-or-nothing strategy.
The battle plan drawn up by Huaidong was to use the advantages of the Shuiying warships to contain the Zhejiang and Fujian naval forces on the inside after the autumn, and gradually encroach on the Shejia's outer islands and reefs, and compress the Shejia's islands off the coast of Mingzhou Prefecture.
Chain defense line. Only when the time is truly ripe will we spend a lot of effort to attack Daishan, the main island of Changguo.
In terms of military affairs, Qin Chengzu's opinions were naturally more important than Sun Jingxuan's. Although there were opportunities on the Eastern Front, whether or not we could seize the opportunities also depended on our strength.
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Everyone stayed up all night. Lin Fu, Lin Mengde, and Qin Chengzu even rushed back without even returning home. When they arrived at Dongya, the sky was getting brighter, and Lin Mengde remembered something and said to Lin Fu: "Uncle Chen and I
My nephew has said that he hopes that Haiyu County can convert part of the mulberry orchards into rice crops. However, judging from Chen's uncle and nephew's intentions, he doesn't seem to be very interested. He still hopes that the situation will improve in three to five years. Should he follow them again?
Let’s communicate about this matter?”
"I don't think it's necessary," Qin Chengzu said, "We have already been reminded, and we are benevolent and righteous. If we really want Haiyu County to be self-sufficient in rice production, then we will import 200,000 tons of rice to Haiyu County every year.
It doesn’t make much sense! Furthermore, if the Chen family only listens to our advice and switches to mulberry and grain farming, it will have no obvious benefit to the overall situation of Jiangdong County - I don’t think there is any need to make a special trip to remind the Chen family about this matter.
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Lin Fu put his hands behind his back, thought for a moment, and said: "Since I have warned you, saying it twice may not please you, so let them go!"
Lin Fu said this, but Lin Mengde didn't insist on anything.
Two hundred thousand stones of rice and grain is neither too much nor too little. If the Chen family can be tied to a chariot in Huaidong without struggling, then the greatest use of these two hundred thousand stones of rice and grain can be realized.
"Everyone should go back and rest first," Lin Fu said, pinching his sore and swollen eyebrows, "I rushed back from Yanqing yesterday, and I haven't slept a wink until now. I'm very tired. The soaring price of food is an inevitable trend.
, although it is not what everyone expected, it has to be said that this situation is beneficial to Huaidong. In Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places, including Dong Yuan and others, although they resolutely blocked the refugees from going south, the price of rice soared.
, how do they solve the conflict that makes it difficult for households in the city to make a living? Yanjing has learned from the past. This time, Jiangdong County has encountered a large-scale increase in troops. Jiangning cannot be in chaos, but no one can find a better way!"
Since the Donglu invaded the south, the Cao Canal Road between Shandong and Yannan was destroyed. The agricultural production in Yannan also suffered a devastating blow. The rice going north through the Jinhai grain road was mainly for official use and could not take into account the people's livelihood.
, the price of food in Yanjing soared several times for a while, and it has not come down to this day.
There are 130,000 households in the city of Yanjing. With such high food prices, it is difficult for most people to make ends meet. In order to ease conflicts and avoid turmoil, the imperial court can only order the Imperial Guards from the Beijing Camp and the Jibei Army to leave the city.
Huli recruited a large number of soldiers.
The quality of soldiers from urban households is relatively poor. It is difficult to train into elite soldiers who are not afraid of death. However, in order to ensure the stability of the overall situation, most of the more than 40,000 soldiers added to the Jibei Army in the past two years are from Yan.
Recruitment was conducted in every household in the capital and Gyeonggi region.
After the price of rice in Jiangdong skyrockets, Jiangning, Weiyang, Pingjiang, Hangzhou and other cities where households are concentrated will experience great turbulence. In order to reduce turmoil and conflicts, Jiangdong County will also be forced to increase its military strength in large numbers.
Recruiting urban households into the military camp.
What is good for Huaidong is that the armies of Northern Zhejiang, Huinan, and Jiangning are expanding their troops. Although their strength will be greatly increased, it will not actually put much pressure on Huaidong. However, Lin Fu is also a little worried.
The sources of the soldiers in the army are complicated and their quality is not high. Whether they can block the She family's southward movement is really worrying.
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Lin Fu did not enter Dongya. He thought that his family members were all waiting on the mountain. He rushed back to Chongzhou last night without going up the mountain first, and he was already complaining. How could he dare to stay in Dongya's inner house to rest? Walking halfway up the mountain, he heard the lonely morning forest.
Suddenly interrupted by a loud baby cry...
Lin Fu was slightly startled, thinking that Xunniang's delivery date was only a few days away, could it be that Xunniang gave birth?
Lin Fu took three steps together and climbed to the top of the mountain. Others saluted him and did not bother to respond. Listening to the baby's cry becoming more and more clear, Lin Fu just walked into the backyard and gave Jun Xun's personal maid a scroll.
A basin of blood filled his arms.
Lin Fu had time to dodge half of his body, half of his robe was soaked in the rain, and the copper basin fell on the steps with a tinkling sound. Juan'er hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to apologize, his face turned pale with fright, and his whole body was trembling. To people in the world, this was
One of the most taboo things.
Gu Yingxiu, Shan Rou, Liu Yue'er and others listened to the commotion outside, walked in and saw Lin Fu, and asked, "Why do you come back so rashly at this time?"
"How is Xun Niang? Are you safe?" Lin Fu didn't care about his robe getting wet and walked in to see Xun Niang.
"Men don't want to enter the delivery room," Gu Yingxiu blocked him and said, "She fell asleep, so it's not a big deal. I had fetal pressure last night, so the delivery went smoothly!"
"Xunniang gave birth, why didn't you tell me? I came back last night, didn't you know?" Lin Fu complained.
"That stubborn girl refused to let me go, saying that your business is important, and having a child is not a big deal, and you won't be able to help me when you come back!" Gu Yingxiu said.
"What a fool!" Lin Fu complained pitifully and lovingly. Seeing Juan'er still knocking on the ground, he said, "Get up, can I punish you by giving me a piece of clothing?" Only now did he have time.
Ask if the baby is a boy or a girl.
"It's a young lady. You go change your clothes first and I'll hold her for you later!" Gu Yingxiu said, asking Liu Yue'er to take Lin Fu away first.
Lin Fu didn't see Xiaoman's figure and asked Liu Yue'er: "Where is Xiaoman?"
"I rushed back to the Seventh Madam," Liu Yue'er said. "Having a child is a difficult problem for a woman. Xiaoman hasn't given birth yet, so how can we let her help?"