When the Tanzhou soldiers were about to march eastward to Hongzhou, Song Yang had already made arrangements for Yuezhou.
There were not many people in Yuezhou, so they only set up four camps, namely at Baling, Xiangyin, Changjiang, and Linxiang.
In addition, four or five small transfer stations were set up in Yueyang, Pingjiang and other places with convenient water transportation.
Among the large camps, only Baling is officially operated, and 5,000 residents who moved to Fengzhou settled here permanently.
In the other three places, only a thousand strong men were left for garrison defense.
Song Yang had to temporarily give up on conquering Tanzhou because the food and grass they had left were simply not enough to support the labor expedition.
Even if Jiang Ning transported 500 dan, it would only be a drop in the bucket.
Of course, Song Tong, the king of Tanzhou, also understood this, so instead of urging Song Yang to help him collect and pay Tanzhou, he instead advised Song Yang to deal with the current situation with a defensive posture for the time being.
Song Yang admired this seventh uncle who had a big picture view and even wanted him to stay in Yuezhou to take charge of the affairs of the surrounding camps.
But Song Tong refused to agree to anything.
Tanzhou has not lived a good life. Now that he has taken refuge with his eldest nephew, he cannot continue to live in the barren land of Yuezhou.
Of course, after all, the uncle and nephew were different and rashly took charge of thousands of elites. Song Tong was also afraid that Song Yang would be uneasy.
Besides, it was okay for him to plan a layout by himself. It was really not that good to let him direct the specific battles, otherwise Changsha would not have fallen so quickly.
"Well, since Uncle Qi doesn't want to stay in Yuezhou, then come with me back to Jiangzhou to help. After the autumn harvest, the food crisis will be lifted, and we can discuss the next step."
The last person left to take care of Yuezhou was Xue Jing. He was transferred from Ezhou and directly served as the prefect of Yuezhou.
After only one month of working as the magistrate of Ezhou, he was immediately promoted to another level and became the magistrate of Yuezhou.
"Master Xue, I will leave Yuezhou to you. Master Lin will recover after a while. You two must work together to defend Yuezhou."
Before leaving, Song Yang gave him some encouragement.
Xue Jing hurriedly responded.
If Song Yang can trust him to take care of the entire Yuezhou, Xue Jing will naturally do his best.
Although Yuezhou does not have much civil affairs now, it has four military camps and strongholds, which is a considerable force.
Xue Jing admired Song Yang's employment without doubt, and his loyalty to Song Yang increased even more.
"Old Lin, take a good rest and recuperate, don't be in a hurry to return to work."
"Your Majesty, a humble position must..."
"Hey! Don't move, just lie down!"
After several days of careful care by Lu Jimin, Lin Yong's injuries finally recovered.
Lu Jimin said that Lin Yong should rest and recuperate now, so Song Yang had no plans to take him back to Jiangzhou to recuperate.
However, Lu Jimin was left here to continue taking care of him.
In Lu Jimin's words, it will take at least a month for Lin Yong's injury to recover to the point where it does not affect his movements.
In addition, since Yuezhou was first established, the medical system also needed corresponding supporting facilities, so it was necessary for Lu Jimin to stay.
"Old Wang, Ezhou's security cannot be relaxed, don't let these thieves take advantage of the loopholes."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. Your Majesty understands that we have left a hundred exploration horses in Tongcheng. We will pay attention to possible situations in the near future."
"Old Wang, when I return in a few days, I will go to Daye. If you go back too, you will go to Daye and wait for me."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Yeah. You are all capable officials, so I can rest assured. Come back, I will set sail now."
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After bidding farewell to the officials and generals who saw him off, Song Yang boarded Niu Laosan's ship.
He is going to Fengzhou to see how the people are doing.
After Fengzhou was acquired, not even the officials of Fengzhou had seen Song Yang. This time when Song Yang arrived in Yuezhou, Chen Lin invited Song Yang to visit Fengzhou.
Song Yang thought that it would be okay to go to Fengzhou as it was not that far anyway, so he decided to go to Fengzhou.
It was already dusk when we arrived at Fengzhou. We were going upstream, but the boat was not going fast.
Chen Lin and Xiao Fugui were already waiting at the dock with Fengzhou officials.
It is said that they are Fengzhou officials, but in fact they are only some officials from Fengyang and most recently Anxiang officials.
"Your Majesty, a thousand years old!"
When Song Yang got off the boat, Chen Lin was the one who shouted loudest.
The officials had long known that there was a new master, and they were all very enthusiastic about Song Yang.
Especially the trip to Yuezhou eliminated the Xiangyin bandits and completely connected Fengzhou and Jiangzhou.
Officials admired Song Yang even more.
"Everyone, get up. I'm just here to see you. I heard that Fengzhou has developed quite well during this period!" Song Yang called everyone up and praised them.
"It's all the prince's support! Without the prince's support, there would be no development in Fengzhou." Xiao Fugui said with a smile.
It had only been less than half a month, and Xiao Fugui had fully experienced the pleasure of being an official and the taste of power.
It's not that he wants to do anything, but that kind of fulfilling feeling, which the little rich man as an eunuch would never be able to experience in his life.
Song Yang gave him a chance, and he would do his best to do it well.
He was even more devoted to Song Yang.
"Eunuch Fugui is right. Our Fengzhou has been able to stabilize so quickly because of the support of the prince."
"We are just doing small things to help the prince show his face."
Chen Lin hurriedly expressed his position.
"You are Mr. Chen Linchen, right? You are very good! You are capable and your handwriting is beautiful." Song Yang said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, thank you!" Chen Lin said with joy.
Of course Chen Lin was very happy to be praised by Song Yang.
He was the last one to seek refuge with Song Yang and was not considered a close confidant. To build up goodwill, he had to do it step by step.
Today I received a verbal praise from Song Yang, which was a good start for Chen Lin.
After getting off the pier, Chen Lin led the way to his hotel, which was the best place he could find in Fengyang City.
Originally this place was reserved for Song Chengwang, but that boy didn't want to come back.
Now it has become a guest reception center.
After dinner, Song Yang summoned Chen Lin and Xiao Fugui overnight.
Niu Laosan and Wang Yongning had already reported to him on Fengzhou's military matters.
It is up to Chen Lin and Xiao Fugui to discuss civil affairs matters.
"Your Majesty, the Fengzhou personnel registration form has been compiled. Most of them are ordinary farmers, not many craftsmen and merchants." The statistical personnel situation of Xiao Fugui's mission.
He was the internal manager and had a better relationship with Song Yang, so of course he was the first to speak.
Chen Lin curled his lips and didn't know what to say.
"Are there any special talents?" Song Yang asked.
"There are more than a dozen miners among the craftsmen. Is this considered special?" Xiao Fugui thought for a moment and said.
"Miner?" Song Yang immediately sat up straight.
This is the first time I have heard of such professional talents as miners.
Originally, there should be many miners in Daye, but Wang Ran has not found any of them until now, and he doesn't know if they all died in natural disasters.
As soon as Xiao Fugui saw Song Yang's performance, he knew that he was right to mention the miners, and he explained hurriedly:
"Your Majesty, we have a tin mine and two coal mines in the west of Fengyang, so there are some miners."
"Oh? Is there a mine?" Song Yang immediately turned to look at Xiao Fugui.
"They are all small mines, not as good as those in Daye." Xiao Fugui said hurriedly.
Song Yang frowned and thought for a while, actually checking the encyclopedia.
Sure enough, there are records of coal mines here in Fenyang.
The coal mine here should belong to the Shimen Coal Series in the Sanshi Coalfield System.
It's not mentioned in the tin mine book, so the reserves are probably impressive and not worth mentioning.
But it's better than nothing.
Especially coal mines. If the two small coal mines here can be mined and the coal is transported to Daye by ship, steel can be smelted on site in Daye.
"Let someone take me to the coal mine tomorrow!" Song Yang made a decision immediately.
The autumn harvest is coming soon. After the autumn harvest, there will be no shortage of food, but there will be a shortage of other energy sources.
As long as we master coal and iron, our future development will reach a new level.
There used to be a small coal mine over there in Daye, but unfortunately it collapsed due to the earthquake, and now even the entrance has not been found.
Moreover, the coal seam there is deep and it is not easy to dig.
If Fengzhou is suitable, the manpower in Daye can be freed up to develop iron ore.
"My lord, you must never go to the coal mine!"
Before Xiao Fugui could speak, Chen Lin on the side waved his hands hurriedly and said.
"Oh? Why?" Song Yang looked at Chen Lin curiously.
"Your Majesty, that black coal is poisonous. Although it can burn, people rarely use it. Because it is poisonous, people have been poisoned more than once."
"You are talking about carbon monoxide poisoning. Because coal is not fully burned, the toxic gas carbon monoxide is produced. Coupled with the relatively closed environment, the human body will be poisoned if it absorbs carbon monoxide." Song Yang said calmly.
Chen Lin was confused, what is carbon monoxide?
I have no idea at all!
"This is called studying things! Your Majesty is a master at it!" Xiao Fugui said from the side.
He had attended several nature classes, although he had not yet learned about carbon monoxide.
But Xiao Fugui was not as surprised as Chen Lin by this strange knowledge.
"Gewu? Oh, it turns out that the prince still understands this."
"But the coal mine is indeed poisonous, and miners are often poisoned in the mine."
Chen Lin was still a little worried.
"It's probably due to the high sulfur content in the coal. If I don't go into the mine, nothing will happen." Song Yang said with a smile.
"Then...just find a few more experienced miners to follow." Chen Lin suggested.
"That's natural, we will make arrangements accordingly." Xiao Fugui said hurriedly.
Finished talking about the coal mine.
It was finally Chen Lin's turn to speak. He reported everything he had done in Fengzhou recently.
From civil affairs to agricultural affairs, all aspects are explained in detail.
"How is the autumn grain growth here in Fengzhou? How much can the yield per mu be achieved? How much harvestable land is there?" Song Yang asked three questions in a row.
Chen Lin had been prepared a long time ago and immediately answered:
"Go back to your lord. Fengzhou is a little late in taking care of the autumn crops. Especially in Linfeng and Fengxian, less than 30% of the crops are left."
"The growth has been pretty good, with a yield of about 100 kilograms per mu. The total harvested area is almost 2.6 million acres."
Although Fengzhou's territory is much larger than Jiangzhou, its topography is dominated by mountains and rivers.
There is indeed not much cultivated land that has been developed.
Song Yang looked at Chen Lin and asked: "Two million six hundred thousand acres, if the yield per mu is one hundred catties, the total harvest would be one hundred seventy and eight hundred thousand shi of grain."
"Just looking at the numbers, it's enough for Fengzhou to spend, but can they all be collected?"