On the sixth day of September, Niu Laosan finally led the fleet to Fengyang.
Along the way, Niu Laosan also brought some urgently needed things to Huangshi, Ezhou County and Jiayu along the way.
There had to be a stop at each port for loading and unloading, which delayed the shipment for several days.
"Master Tongpan is here."
As soon as the boat docked here, an official on the shore went to inform Chen Lin.
Niu Laosan was arranging for the Fuxing Army to disembark, when Chen Lin came.
"My lord, may I ask where you are from?" Chen Lin asked Niu Laosan, clasping his fists.
Niu Laosan is already a Qianhu. Although he is not wearing a Qianhu robe (the official uniform cannot be found), he has a Qianhu seal hanging on his waist.
"My official Niu...Niu Jun, I have met this gentleman." Niu Laosan said, clasping his fists.
Niu Jun is his new name. Ma Cheng said that as a member of a thousand households, what does it look like to be called Niu Laosan?
So I changed his name...
Daqian's Qianhu was in the fifth rank, and Tongpan was in the sixth rank, so he would not call himself an official in front of the tongpan.
Of course, Da Qian also emphasized civility over military affairs. Although Chen Lin was lowered by one level, he did not need to call himself a lower official.
The two of them are roughly equal.
"Old Wang! Little Fugui! Come down quickly!" Niu Laosan introduced himself and shouted towards the boat.
He is just a navy officer. He doesn't want to deal with matters on land, and it is not within his scope of authority.
Of course, I don’t know how to deal with officials.
"Little rich man? The prince is back!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Lin immediately thought that the prince had come back from looking for rescue.
"Master Chen, long time no see!"
As he spoke, Wang Yongning came out of the cabin carrying a weapon box from the other end.
Although he had a thousand households, Wang Yongning still almost ate, lived and worked with the soldiers.
Yu Ming also told Song Yang that he admired Wang Yongning's style of leading troops.
"Hello, Mr. Wang!"
Xiao Fugui also came out. He had just directed thirty of his men in the cabin to carry his things for him.
Song Yang asked Wang Yongning to allocate thirty people to him, so Xiao Fugui already had someone under his command.
"It's you! The prince is here, I'm going to pay him a visit!" Chen Lin looked at the two of them with an excited expression on his face.
The Crown Prince went to ask for help, and now that they are back, it at least shows that he is asking for help.
"Master Chen, the prince has not come back. He stayed in Jiangzhou." Little Fugui carefully stepped on the plank and got off the boat.
"Jiangzhou? Didn't you go to Jiangning?" Chen Lin looked confused, why did he go to Jiangzhou?
"Sir, Daqian has been destroyed, Jiangzhou has been destroyed!" Xiao Fugui said in a low voice.
"Ah!" Although Chen Lin is a general judge, he is only a conservative official.
I didn't even think about taking care of the affairs of surrounding state capitals.
Not to mention going out to explore the current situation of Daqian.
As a person in charge of prisons, it is considered good for him to be able to maintain people's livelihood when he is in danger.
Now I suddenly heard that the imperial court collapsed and the country was gone.
How could Chen Lin not be excited?
"Master Chen, the prince and the prince asked us to come back to help you rebuild Fengzhou. Can we talk about the specific matters when we get back?" Wang Yongning also got off the boat and came over to remind Chen Lin.
Chen Lin looked at Wang Yongning. This guy also had a Qianhu seal hanging on his waist!
"Your Majesty?" Chen Lin asked in confusion.
"Prince of Jiangzhou!" Wang Yongning emphasized.
Chen Lin was confused again, what was going on.
Chen Lin, who was confused about the situation, handed over the placement of the Fuxing Army and sailors to his subordinates, and returned to the government office with two thousand households and a guarding eunuch.
The western half of Fengyang City was completely destroyed, and not even a single scrap of wood could be found from the fire.
The east half is much better, and many residences have been preserved.
Therefore, Chen Lin did not move the people out, but settled them in the east half.
Food had been exhausted some time ago, so Chen Lin could only let the people rely on wild vegetables, fishing, and hunting to satisfy their hunger.
Later, news came from Anxiang County that some grain was found in the grain depot.
Chen Lin immediately arranged for a fleet to bring some back.
Finally, I had some life-saving porridge to drink.
During this period after that, I was almost always running around for food.
As for the following counties, the situation is slightly better than that of Fucheng. Except for Anxiang, which is wealthy, they basically can only look after their own affairs.
Shimen's county is still short of chief officials, and Chen Lin only found a suitable candidate to send him there a few days ago.
In short, he was very busy cleaning up the mess in a state by himself.
"Master Chen, the imperial court is gone and the government is ruined. The prince has surrendered to the prince of Jiangzhou."
Wang Yongning said straight to the point.
Chen Lin frowned and digested it for a while before asking: "Is the prince okay?"
"Naturally everything is fine. The prince now has no worries about eating and drinking, he is always smiling, and he is still teaching and educating people in the school. He is living a very happy life." Xiao Fugui said with a smile.
The prince's happiness is shown on his face, and everyone can see that he is happier than he was in Fengzhou.
"Teaching? Well, it's not bad. You can also do some learning. The prince is very talented. If you can persevere... Alas, what's the use of literary talents in troubled times?"
At this point, Chen Lin sighed.
He was also a well-educated scholar. Although he had been an official for many years, he only dealt with prison sentences and Fengzhou had always been peaceful.
In addition, the main things are done by the people below. As a leader, he usually just recites poetry and complies with the arty.
I originally thought that I had good literary talent and talent.
It wasn't until after the natural disaster that Chen Lin realized firsthand that in such troubled times, one had to rely on practical ability!
"Lord Chen, the world in Jiangzhou has been peaceful, and the prince's literary talents still have room to be put to use."
"The prince has said that from now on, our prince can be the most talented person in the world!"
Xiao Fugui said with a smile.
"Peace in Jiangzhou? Is there no disaster?" Chen Lin was surprised and asked hurriedly.
After that, the three of them took turns speaking out.
The situation in Jiangzhou gradually unfolded before Chen Lin's eyes.
It took me a full hour to hear all the big and small things in Jiangzhou.
Chen Lin couldn't help but sigh: "The prince of Jiangzhou actually has such ability!"
What Song Yang did was nothing outstanding on the surface, but it was to stabilize people's livelihood amid chaos.
But in fact, this is extremely difficult.
The world is in chaos and people's minds have changed.
I want the people to listen to your command with peace of mind, and I want to implement a state of emergency under public ownership.
It is completely impossible to achieve without some means and popularity.
Especially when people's hearts are not aligned, the top and bottom will stumble for you.
Nothing can be done.
Just like Fengzhou, at first Chen Lin felt that it was finally time to show off.
As a result, the real big mouth slapped him to the point of death.
I never thought that being an official could be so tiring.
For a few moments, Chen Lin was ready to give up.
Wouldn’t it be nice to be a corrupt official?
But looking at the struggling people among the ruins.
Chen Lin finally persisted with his passion.
Of course, his persistence also paid off.
Fortunately, he insisted on becoming a good official, an official who could be accepted by Song Yang.
Jiangzhou’s resources have arrived!
Jiangzhou soldiers are also here!
If virtue is not matched, it may even oppress the people.
Now the only people sitting in the room for a meeting are the three people who got off the boat...