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Gao Zongting was also a man who thought highly of himself. Lin Fu invited him to join Huaidong and entrusted him with the important task of Dian Shu Ling, but he did not give in humbly.
After sitting down, the more core secrets Lin Fu revealed, the more uneasy Gao Zongting felt.
Before Li Zhuo took up the post of Minister of War in Jiangning, Gao Zongting went to Jiangning on behalf of Li Zhuo to observe the situation. It was at that time that he noticed Lin Fu and was the first to realize Lin Fu's extraordinary qualities hidden under the bad reputation of "pig herder".
Since then, Gao Zongting has been paying close attention to Lin Fu's rise, and he has a close relationship with Huaidong. He can guess the secrets of Huaidong that outsiders don't know, but the true power of Huaidong hidden under the water has been revealed.
In front of his eyes, Gao Zongting was still shocked.
As early as September last year, Lin Fu had borrowed money from the Huaidong Bank established in Xincheng and absorbed a large amount of rice from the local area to prepare for emergencies.
In the eyes of the world, the power of Huaidong only expanded rapidly after March this year.
In the name of King Qin, he carried out the strategy of attacking the east and attacking the west. He rushed to the east of Zhejiang. In a very short period of time, Huaidong rapidly expanded the total number of standing troops to nearly 70,000. The war in eastern Zhejiang lasted for two months, and Huaidong would continue to fight in the later period.
East Zhejiang maintains a standing army of about 50,000 people to engage in military confrontation with the She family. Huaidong also secretly supports the Red Coat Army to relieve the Huaisi refugees, and takes the lead in recruiting the refugee army to prepare for the establishment of the Huaiyang Town Army. Still in June
, in July, 30,000 able-bodied troops were recruited from Huaisi and incorporated into the workers' camp, bringing the scale of the workers' camp back to about 80,000. Huaidong also completed more than 300 miles of sea defense during this period.
Construction of the embankment.
Behind each of these incidents, it means a huge consumption of materials.
The Tianjin-Hai Grain Road has been interrupted since early February, which means that Huaidong can no longer benefit from the Tianjin-Hai Grain Road from early February.
Gao Zongting previously speculated that the reason why Huaidong was able to expand rapidly in the first half of the year and accomplish so many things was mainly due to last year's grain reserves. At the same time, he speculated that once Huaidong's grain reserves are exhausted, the momentum of expansion will be curbed.
, relying solely on the tax revenue from Hailing, Huai'an, and Mingzhou to maintain such a huge military equipment, it is easy to fall into a dilemma of being stretched and lacking rice and grain.
However, the truth of the matter is that Huaidong's rice and grain reserves have never been less than 800,000 shi. And after the Jinhai forces joined in, they provided supplies equivalent to 400,000 meters of grain for nearly 400,000 soldiers and civilians to move south. Huaidong's
The rice grain reserve was even further increased to 1.4 million shi - Gao Zongting knew that his joining Huaidong was just the icing on the cake. Huaidong had already laid a solid foundation on the road to conquering the world.
In the face of absolute strength, the role of strategy will be powerless.
If Yanjing had a million kilograms of grain reserves before the siege, even if the Beijing army failed, the final outcome of the Yan-Hebei war would most likely be that the Donghu people would withdraw from the pass after plundering.
Obviously, even if the Donghu people occupy the city of Yanjing, it will not be easy to completely control the situation in Yanji and Jin counties.
"From what Zongting sees, how long will it take for Yanhu to completely control the North and regain the ability to use large-scale troops in the Hehuai region?" Lin Fu asked.
"The commander-in-chief often lamented when he was still alive that when he met the two kings of the captives in Donghu, they were all great kings, which was the greatest misfortune for Vietnam in recent decades. This is exactly the case," Gao Zongting sighed.
Amnesty for the whole country, and tax exemptions for three years in areas affected by the war. On the surface, Yanhu could not collect any money or grain from Yanji and other places in the three years, but in fact, the King of Lu had a very clever idea - Yanji and other places had already
Being disabled and without three years of rest and recuperation, it was extremely difficult for Yanhu to collect money and food from ordinary people. Yanhu reduced taxes and reduced taxes. While winning the hearts of the people, it also allowed the refugees to return to their hometowns without bearing the material costs of resettlement. The people
Poverty, starvation, and even exchange of sons for food, but this does not mean that the wealthy gentry households have no food in their hands-Southern Shanxi and central Shanxi have not been severely damaged by the war.
There are a lot of rice grains saved in them, but the people don’t have money, so they can’t imagine that these wealthy gentry will give them rice grains for free..."
Gao Zongting continued: "...not to mention Jin County, the damage caused by the war in the eastern Hebei region was not as severe as expected. In the ninth year of Chongguan, the Donghu people broke through the border and invaded. The main areas that suffered the attack were Yannan and eastern Shandong.
Ten years later in the spring, the captive cavalry passed through Jidong and left Linyu. However, there was no large-scale siege of cities and land in Jidong, and there were not many Wubao that were captured. However, because most of the generals and generals of the Jizhen army came from Jidong, Jizhen
Many of the military generals themselves were wealthy gentry who occupied land in the counties of eastern Hebei and invaded the countryside and connected the counties. Therefore, after the war, the court reduced the land tax of the counties in eastern Hebei for one year. I estimate that even then, the counties in eastern Hebei still had
There is some surplus grain... The higher the price of grain in the capital, the more the wealthy gentry in the capital and the counties in eastern Hebei Province hold on to the grain, and the more grain merchants hoard it. Including the governor, the weak and incompetent court has already
There is nothing we can do to change this situation.”
"...For Yan Hu, the most important thing at the moment is not to worry about not being able to raise food, but to get these wealthy gentry to come up with food without causing fierce confrontation," Gao Zongting said, "Zhang Xie surrendered, and the prisoners
Before entering the city, the king also promised not to loot the city. Officials, generals and assistants were all appointed with the same salary as before the war. However, it is not known how much money the inner court and the king's family members could plunder for Yan Hu. Only the area around the capital belonged to the inner court.
The Gongtian Imperial Village under its jurisdiction has no less than a million acres of fertile land - if Yan Hu uses official title and gold and silver redemption to buy it, he should be able to raise a lot of food in eastern Hebei and southern Shanxi."
"Of course, even the refugees did not have enough food to survive the famine years after returning home," Gao Zongting continued. "When the captured soldiers came and the people fled, except for the gold, silver and necessary dry food on their bodies, many people would take away the food they could not take away."
If they are buried, they may not all be found by the soldiers. They can use this food to survive the famine years when they return home. For us, the most optimistic estimate is that it will not be until next autumn that Yanhu can resume its large-scale control of the Hehuai region.
The ability to use troops on a large scale; in fact, it is very likely that after the Yellow River freezes this winter, Yanhu will use troops on the Hehuai River..."
"The Hehuai defense line is still vulnerable at the moment. If it were me, I would not miss this opportunity if possible." Lin Fu sighed softly.
"Mr. Gao, let me ask one more question, is there any possibility that Chen Zhihu can be used by Yanhu?" Lin Xuwen asked.
Chen Zhihu fell into three rivers alone and was trapped by the group. There was no possibility of breaking out. Chen Zhihu might die or surrender. Even if he surrendered, there would be many situations. Lin Xuwen was afraid that after Chen Zhihu surrendered, he would be determined to help the tiger - Chen Zhihu, as the fifth Five-Year Plan of East Fujian
The leader of the tiger, during the period of guarding Datong and serving as the envoy to Henan Province, Chuangxia's reputation had far surpassed that of the other four. If Chen Zhihu was used by Donghu, it would be a huge blow to the morale of the southern generals.
On the Hehuai defense line, there was almost no general who could match Chen Zhihu.
Gao Zongting looked gloomy and said: "Chen Zhihu attaches great importance to grudges and neglects loyalty. If he doesn't know the truth about the death penalty given by the commander-in-chief, he may die fighting and not surrendering to the barbarians, but... I really don't have much confidence." Obviously.
Yanhuhui sent people to Sanhe to persuade them to surrender, but Gao Zongting could not predict the outcome.
Lin Fu didn't care much about this. It was unnecessary to be afraid of one person and his morale would be greatly depressed. Chen Zhihu was an extremely sharp knife. The key was to see who held it. Chen Zhihu guarded Datong or served as the envoy of Henan. It seemed that
The brutal killing did not actually show the great wisdom to reverse the situation. He only had military courage but lacked political strategy, so he could not be regarded as a handsome man.
When it comes to the bravery of leading troops, Ning Zechen, Ao Canghai, Zhou Pu and others from Huaidong, and even Sun Zhuang, are not necessarily much worse than Chen Zhihu! And the female tiger Liu Miaozhen in Huaiyang should be able to fight on the frontal battlefield
Give Chen Zhihu some suffering.
Song Jia stood behind Lin Fu and interrupted: "From what I can see, even if Chen Zhihu can be used by Yan Hu, Yan Hu will also use him to find the Cao family!"
Of course, Gao Zongting and Lin Xuwen were not clear about Song Jia's role in Lin Fu's side. Gao Zongting was quite surprised to hear Song Jia participate in the discussion and hit the mark, saying: "What Miss Song said is absolutely true. Tao Chun guards Qinghe, and from then on
From Hehuai to Huaidong, they are all inextricably linked with the former Eastern Fujian Army. Yanhu will not fail to prevent Chen Zhihu from rebelling in front of the battle..."
Sitting and talking, it is easy to forget that time flies by, and before you know it, you can see the morning star rising in the sky.
Lin Xuwen and Gao Zongting arranged to rest in another courtyard. Just as they were about to say goodbye and leave, Chen Hualian came in and informed Chen/Yuan Liang that they had come to Laizhou and that they had arrived at the Xiashan camp and wanted to see Lin Fu.
"It's so greedy that a snake can swallow an elephant." Lin Fu angrily slapped the table and stood up, pointing at Chen Hua's face and said, "Go and answer, just say I don't see him."
Without the support of Huaidong, just relying on the Gu family and the Liang family to support King Lu is simply a fool's dream.
After Lin Fu arrived in Laizhou, although he sent people to express condolences to the Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu, it was only as a courtesy to the courtiers. He did not contact Gu Siyuan and others, but he had clearly stated Huaidong's position, which was to ask Gu Siyuan and others to face the difficulties.
Retreat, don't create extraneous branches at this time.
Gu Siyuan took the Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu to Qingzhou. He himself did not come, but Chen Yuanliang came. After Chen Yuanliang arrived in Laizhou, he came to see him without waiting for the time. Naturally, he made up his mind to persuade Lin Yuanliang.
Fu agreed to support King Lu as emperor together.
The desire for profit inflames the heart, and the profit makes the mind faint - Lin Fu did not expect that after Gu Siyuan, Chen Yuanliang and others organized the Qingzhou Army, they would cling to this greed.
"Sir, I think it would be better to meet..." Gao Zongting suggested.
"Yes," Lin Xuwen also advised, "This may just be the thoughts of the people in Qingzhou, and Master Jiangning Gu may not support it. It is better not to create a stalemate in the relationship if possible!"
Lin Fu frowned, he really didn't have much confidence in Gu Wuchen.
Gao Zongting put his hands together, he also suspected that Gu Wuchen could not withstand the temptation of supporting him.
When Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian went to Jiangning, they actually announced that Huaidong would no longer support Gu Wuchen in the struggle for power in Jiangning.
Gu Wuchen is the left minister of the Ministry of War. Without Huaidong's support, there is no chance to become the prime minister. If Gu Wuchen wants to become the prime minister, he can only take this opportunity to support King Lu as emperor.
politics.
Counting the time when Gu Siyuan took the Empress Dowager Liang, King Lu and his party to Qingzhou, they should have asked Gu Wuchen what he meant.
Gao Zongting advised Lin Fu not to break up immediately, but to stabilize them and prevent them from taking risks.
After listening to Gao Zongting and Lin Xuwen's advice, Lin Fu softened his expression and asked Chen Hualian: "Is Chen/Yuan Liang coming here alone?"
"There is also a man named Zuo who looks like a eunuch," Chen Hualian said. "Uncle Yang Pu also came here."
Yang Pu has been in Jiangning during this time, and his coming here means that Gu Wuchen wants to use his support to pay homage to the prime minister.
Lin Fu lowered his hands feebly. He didn't expect that the Lin and Gu families had supported each other through thick and thin over the years, but he didn't expect that they would have such an ending.