Song Yang set off in a hurry, leaving all contact with Li Chengen on Shannan West Road to Qiao Jinglong.
As for the civil servants who audited, it was not Song Yang who distrusted Qiao Jinglong, but Jiangzhou's system.
Song Yang has already established a system to conduct an audit every year.
This year I happened to bring the audit clerks with me.
The inspection on Shannan East Road was hurried but efficient.
It only took Song Yang half a month to visit Tangzhou, Dengzhou, Junzhou and other state capitals in Shannan East Road.
He also met with the two brothers from Kuizhou and Guizhou in Guizhou.
The two of them had maintained a neutral attitude in the past few years.
But in the past two years, all of Shannan East Road have defected to Song Yang.
And they also keep an eye on the development of Fangzhou.
After discussing it, the two brothers also decided to lean towards Song Yang.
So after learning that Song Yang had come to Shannan East Road, the two of them invited Song Yang to come to Guizhou.
Song Yang was going back to Jiangzhou and originally planned to board the ship in Yiling.
The invitation given to him by the two kings was to meet in Zigui.
Song Yang just happened to board the ship from Zigui.
So he immediately agreed to go to Zigui to meet with the two kings, and dispatched water troops to Zigui to meet them.
From Yiling to Zigui, you have to pass through Xiling Gorge.
This section of the waterway is extremely difficult to navigate.
If it weren't for the steam-powered ship towing it, large ships wouldn't be able to get up at all.
The navy came, the warships came, and the steamships also appeared in Zigui.
Once these things are laid out.
The meeting between Song Yang and the two kings went very smoothly. The two actively expressed their loyalty to Song Yang and accepted the management of Jiangzhou.
He also invited Song Yang to send officials to oversee the military and political affairs of the two states.
Song Yang readily accepted it and gave the two kings the right to assist in governing the country.
This treatment is much worse than those of the alliance members who joined before.
The first batch of members in Hongzhou, Yongzhou, and Jizhou were given autonomy rights.
Those who join in the future will not have such a good thing.
Since you came later than others, you must be aware that you will be treated worse than others.
The two kings had no objections to this.
Their envoys witnessed the power of the Crouching Tiger Artillery during military exercises in Fangzhou.
Now the warships on the riverside are full of Crouching Tiger Cannons.
One large ship even had a larger type of artillery that they had never seen before.
In a house like this, how could the two kings have any intention of fighting for autonomy.
In this way, Song Yang's sphere of influence expanded to two more state capitals.
The entire Shannan East Road was officially incorporated into the jurisdiction of Song Yang's forces.
In mid-October, Song Yang boarded the ship in Zigui.
Officially returned to Jiangzhou.
At this time, the child in Tong Qian's belly was already four months old.
Seeing Tong Qian's belly getting bigger day by day, Song Yang became more and more anxious to send her back to Jiangzhou to have the baby.
On October 16, the boat arrived at Yiling in half a day's sail.
The waterway behind would be easier to travel, so Song Yang asked the fleet to revise in Yiling overnight, planning to head straight to Jiangzhou without stopping tomorrow.
In the evening, Zhang Wenhai and Wan Qianyan hosted a dinner.
Song Yang also asked Wan Qianyan if he had anything to send to Wan Qianxue.
After hearing Song Yang's words, Wan Qianyan was embarrassed to say that there was something wrong.
As a result, early the next morning, Wan Qian moved three large boxes onto the ship...
When moving things to the prince's ship, you need to unpack them and inspect them.
The navy soldiers opened the box and took a look.
Good guy, I made two big boxes of pickles, bacon and salted fish.
The other box also contains some dried vegetables unique to Xiazhou.
Wan Qianyan was afraid that his sister would not be able to eat delicious food in Jiangzhou!
Song Yang looked at the three big boxes with emotion and admired Wan Qianyan as his elder brother...
The fleet continued to set sail, moving down the river very quickly.
We arrived in Baling in one day and one night.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived in Baling. Do you want to stop for a while? Xue Jing and Lin Yong are looking forward to seeing Your Majesty in Yuezhou."
At dusk, the fleet arrived at the Baling River.
Yu Ming came over to ask.
Song Yang thought that it was time to return anyway, so he would stay in Baling overnight and set off again at noon tomorrow.
This way you can have a chat with Xue Jing and Lin Yong.
After Xue Jing became the magistrate of Yuezhou, he has been focusing on restoring the cultural and social construction of Yuezhou.
After continuous efforts in the past two years, Yuezhou's population finally exceeded 100,000.
Moreover, we can be completely self-sufficient in food, and we can still have some food reserves.
The social situation is developing for the better.
"Let's dock. I haven't been to Yuezhou for a while. Let's see how Lao Xue and Lao Lin have developed Yuezhou."
The fleet docked at Baling Pier, and Xue Jing and Lin Yong were already waiting at the pier.
"Huh? What's wrong? These two people don't look right!"
Before getting off the boat, Song Yang saw Xue Jing and Lin Yong on the dock.
Both of their faces showed a little anxiety.
Song Yang was afraid that something would happen, so he got off the ship with a few quick steps.
"Your Majesty, you are here."
Xue Jing basically smiled and said.
"What's wrong? Something happened in Yuezhou?" Song Yang asked immediately.
"Your Majesty, it's not that something happened in Yuezhou. It's in Daye! I just received the news that a mining accident occurred in Daye! More than thirty people were trapped in the mine!" Lin Yong handed over a letter and said in a deep voice.
"What! Mine disaster! More than thirty people!" Song Yang jumped.
It has been more than three years since the mine started, and there has not been a single accident in such a long time.
I didn't expect that a sudden accident would turn out to be so big.
"Let's go! Don't stop, go to Daye overnight!"
Song Yang's face was extremely solemn. After receiving the letter, he turned back to the ship.
It turns out that just an hour ago, a group of fast horses came from Daye and arrived in Baling with news about the Daye mine.
The messenger was there to report a message to Song Yang.
The news of Song Yang's return was sent back by speedboat yesterday.
The clipper rested at Daye Pier yesterday, and Daye also knew Song Yang's return route.
So as soon as something happened there, a dozen or so fast horses were immediately dispatched to report the situation upstream along the Yangtze River.
I hope that when I meet Song Yang, I will report the matter to Song Yang.
This is an urgent message. The speed of a speed boat going upstream cannot be compared to the speed of a 600-mile speed boat.
Therefore, the cavalry arrived at Baling first and really waited for Song Yang in Baling.
Song Yang got on the boat, opened the letter and took a look at what happened this morning.
In one day, the trapped absentee must not have been rescued yet!
We must go to Daye immediately to participate in the rescue!
The fleet set off in a hurry.
Go down the river at full speed.
Song Yang's steam battleship directly threw away the ships behind it.
At midnight the next morning, the steam battleship arrived at Daye Pier first.
"The prince is here!"
The steward at the dock was also surprised when he saw Song Yang. He didn't expect that the prince had arrived in person today after sending the message yesterday.
"Let's go! Go to the mine immediately!"
Song Yang got off the boat and immediately changed his horse, taking Yu Ming directly and galloping away.
After coming out of Yiling, Bai Wenju and Song Yang parted ways.
When they came back, it was the 800 Renaissance Army that Song Yang brought out.
We drove all the way to Daye Mine, and it was only noon.
"The prince is here! The prince is here!"
"Your Majesty, a thousand years old!"
When the mine guards saw Song Yang, they immediately shouted.
"Where is Song Tian! Where is he!"
Song Yang waved his hand to interrupt the guards' salute and shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty, Song Baihu led people to rescue people in the mine. He has not rested all day and night."
The guards saw Song Yang looking unkind, but they still put in a good word for Song Tian.
Indeed, Song Tian has never rested since the beginning of the mine.
He has been leading people to carry out excavation work.
Unfortunately, the workers were buried a bit deep, and digging has yielded no results so far.
Song Yang hurried to the mine.
A large group of people were carrying earth and rocks on the mountain.
Someone saw Song Yang and immediately reported Song Tian.
"Your Majesty! I am humbled by your entrustment!" Song Tian knelt down directly in front of Song Yang.
"Get up and talk!" Song Yang couldn't bear to scold Song Tian when he saw Song Tian covered in dust and with red eyes.
"Your Majesty..."
Song Tian was in a daze as he spoke, and he fell down again without losing his balance.
"She must be exhausted and exhausted!" Yu Ming said after checking Song Tian's condition.
"Have someone carry him to rest! From now on, I will take over the rescue work!"
Song Yang said loudly.
Song Yang took over the rescue work.
The first thing was not to dig out gravel, but to find a long iron pipe.
There are many such pipes in the mine, and the workers quickly found a dozen of them.
"Pull the iron pipe through the gap! Be careful! Call out while you're at it!"
Song Yang gave the order.
The workers below were trapped all day and night, and it was unknown whether there were vents inside at this time.
If it is completely blocked, even if it is not buried, it will die of lack of oxygen and suffocation.
So the top priority now is to open a channel to transport oxygen, water and food.
"clang!"
"clang!"
The iron pipe passed down for a while, and there was a faint knocking sound from the other end.
"Can the people below hear what I am saying? This king is Song Yang, the king of Jiangzhou!"
Song Yang must have heard something, and immediately shouted loudly to the iron pipe.
"Your Majesty, there are people inside. Twenty-one of us are trapped here. There is a mine tunnel inside and there are other workers."
Soon, an echo came from inside.
This is the first level of the mine passage, not too far from the collapse mouth. Song Tian led people to dig for another day and night.
Now the iron pipe can be passed directly through.
Moreover, this layer is not completely sealed. Although there is no food and water source, the workers are in good condition.
"You pull this iron pipe in and use it to pass through the landslide over there, and I will send you food and water!"
"I will rescue you soon!"
Song Yang shouted into the pipe.
With the life pipeline, at least the workers inside will not have to worry about air and water.
The subsequent rescue can also be more leisurely.
Soon the workers inside pulled the iron pipe in and opened the passage to the next floor.
But bad news also came out, someone was killed in the mine on the next level!
According to the news from inside, the landslide probably killed three people at that time, and several more people suffocated to death later.
The exact number of victims is still uncertain, but it will be at least seven!
Song Yang frowned, directing the cleaning of the cave entrance while transporting a material into the mine.
In addition to food and water, some iron rods were also sent in along the iron pipes.
These iron pipes allow workers to make supports inside.
Because external excavation may also cause secondary collapse, a safety guarantee must be provided.
After doing some things that can be done at this stage, the rest is waiting anxiously.
At midnight on the third day, after three days of continuous digging operations, the first layer of the mine was finally dug!
All twenty-one absentees on the first floor survived!
But there is some unfortunate news. Starting from this morning, the response voice from the next level of the mine has disappeared!