Jin'an City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but after it was captured, the terrain inside the city was easy. Except for the crisscrossing river branches, there weren't many complex terrains that the remaining soldiers could resist stubbornly. Teams of soldiers moved into the city and blocked the streets and alleys.
, searching along the street for the remnants of the Fujian soldiers who had not been evacuated.
The faces of the people abandoned in the city by the She family showed fear, hatred, and resentment from the gaps between the doors and windows...
The Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian at Shewenzhuang had searched the place several times to make sure everything was safe before welcoming Lin Fu and others in.
The plaque of "Grand Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian" had long been taken off and thrown aside. The place where the plaque was originally placed under the eaves left a deep imprint. Lin Fu stood up and stared at the imprint for a while before asking, "Lin Fu
Fu shook his head and said with a smile, "This arrangement is okay for the time being. I won't have the strength to build Jian'an Mansion for a while..."
The situation in Jiangning was in danger. After taking the Jin'an Mansion, they could not attack up the Min River in one go. Lin Fu wanted to leave Hu Zhiyong, Zhao Qingshan, and Ye Jun'an to take charge of the military and political affairs in eastern Fujian.
Since the terrain of coastal prefectures and counties in eastern Fujian and southern Fujian is very shallow, and at the same time they need to maintain contact with Yizhou, control the Nanyang waterways, and deter Guangnan County, it is necessary to retain a strong naval force in eastern Fujian.
Lin Fu decided to establish the East Fujian Marching Camp on the basis of the No. 1 Water Camp in Jinghai and Zuo Shiying of the Zhejiang and Fujian Marching Camps.
The marching army serves as the garrison of Eastern Fujian. Zhao Qingshan serves as the commander of the marching army. Chen Dingbang, Zuo Shiying, Song Yi and others are deputy generals, responsible for the garrison of Eastern Fujian and the military deployment of Jian'an Prefecture in the upper reaches of the Min River.
The number of troops in the camp was initially set at 25,000, including 10,000 navy troops and 15,000 infantry. Nearly 6,000 wounded soldiers left over from the war in Eastern Fujian will also be sent to the camp in Eastern Fujian after recuperating on the spot.
The army received it to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the army marching to the east of Fujian.
Chen Dingbang was originally a general under the Infantry Department. He was from the East Fujian Army. He was deeply trusted and relied upon by Lu Jingyan in his early years. There were not many such generals under the direct jurisdiction of the Infantry Department. If Chen Dingbang hadn't led his troops to attack Jin'an City
When he was wounded by an arrow, Lin Fu could not bear the pain and left Chen Dingbang with Zhao Qingshan.
Jian'an Mansion is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Min River, and the terrain is relatively closed. Except for the Min River channel, the other entrances to Jian'an Mansion from the east coast of Fujian to the west are all in the high mountains and ridges, which are not conducive to the passage of large armies. The She family will not give up the last piece of Jian'an Mansion easily.
Its foundation in East Fujian will even use Jian'an Prefecture as its base to counterattack along the Min River at any time.
After the war in Eastern Fujian, the She family was finally able to gather the strength of the Jian'an Prefecture, even if it was less than 30,000, it would not be much different.
Huaidong cannot deploy too few troops in the lower reaches of the Minjiang River. The relatively advantageous place is to go up from Zhuqi and Jingxi, and there are mountains along the Minjiang River. In the lower reaches, as long as the Minjiang waterway is sealed, it can block possible incoming traffic from Jian'an Prefecture.
This offensive was the fundamental reason why Lin Fu had to capture Jin'an City first, life or death.
Lin Fu also sent the Quanzhou Army of the Song family and Zuo Shiying's troops to seize Zhuqi and Jingxi. At this time, he also used the soldiers of the First Water Battalion to take over Jin'an City, thus reducing the time for troop adjustments.
The original Jinghai First Water Battalion, including two "Lin Zhengjun-class" warships, four "Jinhai-class" warships, and some of the warships as well as the generals on board will be incorporated into Commander Ge Cun's trust.
Second Water Camp, strengthen the strength of the Second Water Camp.
Next, the focus of the competition in the East China Sea is in the north rather than the south. Huaidong's limited military budget cannot be used to infinitely expand the navy.
Although it is necessary to retain a strong naval force on the southern front to act as a threat and liaison, the actual threats that can be encountered on the southern front are far less than those on the northern front. The second water camp is the next step for Huaidong.
Strengthen the focus.
As the largest river in the southeast, the Minjiang River has the characteristics of a short flow and a large drop. The waterway from Zhuqi to the west has rapid water flow due to the difference in water level. However, the actual water level is not deep and is not suitable for large warships to enter combat.
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The next thing to be added to the First Water Battalion is elite small and medium-sized warships. The main warships are drawn out to strengthen the Second Water Battalion, which is naturally what the title means.
Following Lin Fu back to the north, in addition to the strengthened Second Water Camp, there was also the Chongcheng Army of the Infantry Division Zuo Army with Zhou Tong as the commander.
In the war in Eastern Fujian, the Chongcheng Army served as the main force in conquering Nantai Island and Jin'an City, causing heavy casualties to the Chongcheng Army. Chen Dingbang was also wounded by an arrow and had to stay in Jin'an to recuperate.
Lin Fu asked the Chongcheng Army to strip off the wounded soldiers and field medical camps and receive them from the local government. In the future, these wounded soldiers would either be placed locally or received by the Mindong Marching Army to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Mindong Marching Army.
After the Chongcheng Army got rid of its burden, the number of troops was reduced to less than 20,000. They did not enter Jin'an Mansion. Instead, they withdrew directly to Nantai Island to rest and recuperate, preparing to return north at any time.
Judging from the current tense situation, there is no possibility for the Chongcheng Army to expand to 30,000 troops in a short period of time.
In addition to military arrangements, Lin Fu appointed Ye Jun'an to have the right to know the affairs of Jin'an Prefecture, to take direct control of Huaidong, and to manage the core area of Eastern Fujian; above Zhao Qingshan and Ye Junan, he appointed Hu Zhiyong to use the Huaidong system to appoint the right chief of the envoy
The deputy envoy of Shi Jianzhi Du was in charge of the affairs of various prefectures in eastern Fujian, southern Fujian, and Yizhou, and also supervised the military preparations.
Lin Fu wanted to directly give Hu Zhiyong the title of Xuan Fu Envoy or Xuan Comfort Envoy of Eastern Fujian, but without a formal declaration from Jiangning or an edict from Emperor Yongxing, it seemed too unruly to impose it on him. The prefectures and counties in Eastern Fujian
The military and administrative affairs of Huaiyin were all taken over by Huaidong dispatches. Even if Hu Zhiyong did not have a formal title, it would not be much of a hindrance for the time being.
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In the end, the defenders were more concerned with withdrawing more troops and preserving it, rather than wreaking havoc on Jin'an City. The damage to the buildings in the city, including the Governor's Office of Zhejiang and Fujian, was not serious.
The defenders had to withdraw from the trails of Beifeng Mountain and escape to Jian'an through the high mountains. They could not carry a large amount of baggage, and even overweight armor, mules and horses were cumbersome.
After the capture of Jin'an City, the seizures were pretty decent. After the fire in the granary was extinguished, 60,000 to 70,000 bags of grain, armor, ironware and other supplies were seized. There were also considerable reserves that the She family had not evacuated in time, nor had they had time to destroy.
These are not as good as the new grain fields obtained after the capture of Jin'an Mansion.
There are more than 1.4 million acres of flatland in the Mindong River Mouth Basin between Zhuqi and Nantai Island alone.
The She family evacuated a large number of people to the west, and Huaidong occupied these grain fields. Without even considering the sentiments of the remaining local forces, including Xiapu, Luoyuan, Jiaocheng, Xing'an and other coastal counties, Huaidong will retain the eight surnames.
If the power continues to be suppressed, the public land that can be directly confiscated is expected to exceed two million acres.
Of course, in addition to the Song family, there are also small clans like the Du family in Eastern Mindong who eventually chose to surrender to Huaidong, and Huaidong cannot harm their interests excessively.
"Bad news will come from the north at any time, and I will leave Northeastern Fujian and return at any time." Lin Fu led everyone into the house and sat down, and discussed the issue of the land system, "For some things, it is best to set a tone first, Hu.
Ye stayed in Fujian and acted with a basis..."
Lin Fu left Ye Junan with the right to know the affairs of Jin'an Mansion. In addition to the fact that when Huaidong conquered eastern Zhejiang, the Ye family headed by Ye Junan made great efforts to stabilize eastern Zhejiang. Also, Ye Junan stayed with Lin Fu for a long time and had great influence on Huaihe.
He has a deep understanding of many new policy ideas in East Asia.
"Each family owns grain fields, limited to 500 acres, and is allowed to be divided into families. But if each family exceeds this number, it will be purchased at a base price of two and a half years of harvest," Lin Fu said, "If it is paid directly in money
The acquisition, this figure is too huge, not something the Huaidong Army Division can afford; if the Huaidong Army Division misuses Huaidong copper coins to acquire grain fields, the Song family may be the first to jump out and object..."
"Song doesn't dare." Song Fu said.
The Song family owns more than 2,000 hectares of grain fields in Quanzhou, and the land in Yongtai County is no less than this amount. Even if the clan is divided, each direct descendant of the Song family will own thousands of acres of grain fields.
It far exceeds the limit of "five hundred acres" mentioned by Lin Fu.
At that time, the price of farmland was based on a two-and-a-half-year harvest. Based on an upper-maturity field with a yield of four shi per mu in eastern Fujian, the price of each mu of land was approximately ten shi of japonica rice.
If Huaidong honestly purchases grain fields from the Song family at this price, it will have to spend more than three to four million shi of grain or the equivalent in gold and silver, plus the large and small clan tycoons in Quan, Zhang, Xing, Jie and other places.
The purchase of grain fields alone was enough to bankrupt Huaidong.
Of course, Huaidong can also use force to promote Huaidong copper coins, but the result of indiscriminate distribution of Huaidong copper coins is that Huaidong copper coins will become notorious and worthless from now on.
Changing the land system and suppressing wealthy households is a natural move for any emerging power, but the means may be strong or weak, and some may be good or bad.
In the past, when Huaidong promoted the New Deal in Hailing, Huai'an and other places, it only adopted some more moderate measures to reduce rents and taxes, and did not directly "limit farmland".
Song Fu also wanted to see if Lin Fu had any better means.
"The prefectures and counties have to get involved in the land purchase, but the leader is Huaidong Bank," Lin Fu said. "Zhou Guangnan should be able to arrive in Jin'an tomorrow. The bank will set up a special branch in Jin'an to pay one thousand taels of silver."
Calculate one share, and use the bank's principal shares as land payment, which is paid to large households in eastern Fujian for purchasing land. The concentrated grain fields will also be sold by the bank to farmers at the original price, and the land payment is charged to the bank as the principal, and the military department
Don’t make any profit from it. In this way, even if each family hands over their grain fields, the number of bank shares they hold can correspond to the bank’s principal, and they don’t have to worry about loss of profits..."
"It is said that Huaidong has strong ships and strong soldiers. From what I see, the bank is Huaidong's most powerful weapon." Song Fu said with a smile, which seemed to agree with Lin Fu's handling method.
Except for the Song family, all the eight surnames in eastern Fujian are the targets of suppression. The remaining small clans and small households will all keep an eye on the Song family.
The Song family has no ambitions to separate the country, but it owns hundreds of thousands of acres of grain fields, and the majority of the tenants are Song people. This makes the Song family a hidden danger that is taboo for those in power, even if it has no ambitions.
Only by implementing the most thorough land division in eastern Fujian can the Song family's control over the clan be reduced to the weakest level and they will no longer become a threat.
Of course, he was unwilling to ask the Song family to hand over so many fields for free, but with so many fields occupied and so many Song clan members supported on these fields, Song Fu himself felt very uneasy.
The method proposed by Lin Fu was to convert the land owned by the Song family into shares in the bank. As long as the Song family did not have the ambition to separate the country, the interests would not be damaged. It was considered a proper and clever disposal, and Song Fu could not refuse it.
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Hu Zhiyong, Ye Junan, Zhao Qingshan and others all echoed. Lin Fu mentioned this matter, mainly against the Song family. As long as Song Fu has no objection on behalf of the Song family, naturally it is good for him, me, and everyone.
As for the current main government affairs in Eastern Fujian, it is to confiscate the property of the eight surnames in Eastern Fujian except the Song family and turn it into public land.
To deal with the Song family, in addition to Song Yi as deputy general to assist in guarding Zhuqi, and Song Bo as a counselor to assist Hu Zhiyong in handling political affairs in eastern Fujian, other important officials of the Song family headed by Song Fu will return to the north with Lin Fu and go to Zhejiang.
Dong or Huaidong, Xu Si respectively held official positions.
Lin Fu's attitude towards the Song family is clear. He will not let the Song family have the opportunity to dominate Quanzhou or even Eastern Fujian, but he will not restrict the Song family and eliminate hidden dangers. Everyone will feel at ease with each other and will completely control the Song family.
Tied to Huaidong's chariot.
Ye Junan stayed to preside over the political affairs of Jin'an, and his original position was replaced by Song Fu.
The She family had planned to evacuate the population to the upper reaches of the Min River years ago, leaving a large number of vacancies along the east coast of Fujian. Only in the Min River estuary basin, around Jin'an City, could one hundred thousand new households be relocated without much pressure.
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Next, the focus of Huaidong's work in Eastern Fujian is to relocate military households from Xusi and other places through sea and land routes, and resettle displaced households southward. It will also recruit people from Pingjiang, Danyang, northern Zhejiang and other places to come to Eastern Fujian.
Farming, in order to consolidate the foundation of Huaidong's rule in eastern Fujian.
At nightfall on the 8th, Feihuang'an was lost, and news came that Deng Yu had led his troops to escape into the mountains of Xiling. Lin Fu did not care about the difficult reality that the army had only rested for two days, and the morale and physical strength of the generals had not yet recovered.
The Chongcheng Army could only be ordered to board the ship from Nantai Island and return north immediately.