Yang Qin led three ships over and also brought a batch of supplies, which was planned for emergencies.
At present, Du Chongtao has officially entrusted Li Zhigao to serve as the vanguard general of the left front, leaving the left defense line mainly to the Longque Army. Naturally, Xiangzhou City will be responsible for coordinating the supply of money, food and materials in this direction. The Yang Qin brought this time
There is no need to put in supplies temporarily.
This batch of supplies, including two thousand stones of japonica rice, one hundred barrels of tung oil, and some tea medicine, iron materials, homespun cloth, and bacon, could not be transported to Jinling for sale at this time. Han Qian asked Yang Qin to immediately arrange for someone to unload the supplies and transport them ashore.
No one knows how much materials are needed to build a city here?
Han Qian even sent someone to inform Feng Xuan that when the main force of the Longque Army entered the Han River, they loaded up supplies and the fleet that was temporarily staying in Yuezhou on standby also followed.
As for the four surnames, as long as they make money and are not tricked by Han Daoxun and Han Qian's father, as long as Han Qian can finally settle the money to them, they will not care about the materials shipped out from Xuzhou and finally shipped to
Where to go.
Although Han Qian planned to use the salt matter as the first lever to leverage many things, in fact, his first step to really control the salt matter here was not easy.
Commercial transportation and sales also require a salt guide issued by the Salt and Iron Commissioner, so that salt merchants can transport salt to designated locations. Transportation and opening of salt shops for sale also need to be supervised by salt officials.
Even if Anning Palace and the Prince's family did not set up obstacles during this process, it would still be two or three months before the first bag of salt was transported to Canglang according to normal procedures.
If it were to wait until then, the war would be stalemate, and Han Qian would most likely be at a loss for what to do, and most of the day lilies would be completely cold.
After most of Zuosi's scouts had gathered in Canglang, Han Qian asked Tian Cheng to stay in Canglang to take charge, and sent people to carry tea, medicine and other supplies into the mountains to find the strongholds to give gifts. He first established preliminary contacts and sent the army to Danshui.
Jiang Beijin's tense atmosphere eased, and he followed Yang Qin by airship to Xiangzhou City to meet the third prince Yang Yuanpu.
From Canglang, you can go down the Han River for one hundred and sixty miles to reach Xiangzhou City.
There is a broken road on the north bank, and it would take two days for the soldiers to walk, and one day for the horsemen to reach it. However, sailing along the river, it took only half a day to reach the outside of the north city of Xiangzhou.
Of course, Han Qian took Xi Rong, who was disguised as a man, to meet the third prince, and only let Yang Qin and a few people accompany him.
The main warship was taken by Guo Nuer to Yuezhou to find Feng Xuan's news. The two paddle boats followed Lin Zongjing and docked at the river beach in the north of Xiangzhou City. After Han Qian met the third prince Yang Yuanpu, they could transport them to Jingzikou.
Take over the errands of food, fodder and military supplies.
Xiangzhou City, also known as Xiangcheng, is the seat of Xiangzhou Prefecture. After Du Chongtao left Xiangzhou, his key task was to repair Xiangcheng. However, in addition to the city being deeper and wider than Qianyang City in Xuzhou, there are still remnants of ruins everywhere in the city.
Traces of war damage.
The most serious destruction of Xiangzhou City occurred during the Hede period of the previous dynasty, when the bandit leader Qin Zongquan led an influx of 300,000 bandits into Xiangzhou. At that time, all the cities were under attack, but Xiangzhou City had a high wall and was dangerous and could not be attacked for a long time. Qin Zongquan finally drove
People from all over the country transported earth and rocks to fill the Liuzi River, which originated from Jingshan Mountain and flowed into the Han River from the west of Xiangzhou City. They opened canals to divert the water from the Liuzi River to the foot of Xiangzhou City, where it flooded for more than a month, eventually causing the city wall to collapse.
This battle also severely damaged the vitality of Xiangzhou, a famous city through the ages, known as the iron barrel.
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When Du Chongtao rebuilt Xiangzhou City, he still built Xiangzhou City as a military fortress. More than one-third of the city was occupied by state offices, defense envoys and garrison offices.
The third prince Yang Yuanpu was the deputy commander, and Du Chongtao also set aside Jinxingfang in Xicheng as Yang Yuanpu's residence.
Han Qian entered the city and rushed straight to Jinxingfang. The guards inside and outside the south-facing square gate had all been replaced by guards from the Linjiang Marquis Mansion.
At this time, the third prince, accompanied by Chai Jian, had just left Jinxingfang to meet the defense envoy Du Chongtao. Han Qian did not know how long the third prince and Chai Jian would stay with Du Chongtao. He heard from the gatekeeper that the third prince was also in Jinxingfang.
A house was specially arranged for him, and the primary school led them there first.
Walking in the alleyway inside the courtyard, there are wisps of melodious music coming from the piano.
Han Qian frowned slightly. Since there are more than a hundred courtyards in Jinxingfang, which are all individually designated for the use of the third prince, there should be no idlers stranded here. The third prince landed from Jiangzhou and traveled no less than three hundred miles a day.
He came here on a fast horse, and there would be no female relatives or musicians accompanying him. How could there be music coming from the yard?
Could it be that just two days after he and Li Zhigao left, Du Chongtao sent musicians and actresses to the third prince for entertainment?
Du Chongtao wanted to comfort the third prince so as not to cause trouble for him. This was something that Du Chongtao was very likely to do. However, the sound of the piano did not sound like it was coming from the back house where the third prince lived. Is there any low-level officer in the guard camp who could do this?
Elegant?
Han Qian was thinking wildly in his mind, and as he walked deeper into the alleyway to the primary school, the sound of the piano became more real and clearer. Finally, they stopped in front of a courtyard gate, and the sound of the piano came from the yard next door.
"Who lives next door?" Han Qian asked the principal with a slight frown.
"The newly appointed governor of the Hou Mansion, Mr. Zhang Ping, lives next door to you." the principal asked.
Han Qian asked Yang Qin to lead the people into the courtyard to rest. He took Xi Rong to the courtyard next door. Without knocking on the door, he directly opened the ajar door and walked through the hanging flower door. He saw the vegetation withered.
, in the atrium where there was still snow, Yao Xishui, accompanied by two maids, wearing a snow-white fox fur, was sitting on the porch playing the strings of the piano.
Han Qian didn't expect to see Yao Xishui and was slightly startled, but in the blink of an eye he curled his lips and smiled again and said:
"Yes, I was worried about the cold night in Xiangzhou and there was no one to warm my feet. It turns out that the foot warmer is already waiting here." Yao Xishui looked over with a pair of beautiful eyes and glanced at Han Qian with an arrogant expression, but he didn't
Pay attention to him.
"As the leader of Wanhong Mansion, Miss Yao seems not suitable to appear in Xiangzhou City. Could it be that Madam, she has finally thought about it and wants to give you to me to warm my bed?" Han Qian saw a short dress beside Yao Xishui.
He walked over to the stool with a playful smile and reached out to grab Yao Xishui's slender white hands.
Yao Xi raised the sailor, a cold light flashed through, and half of a sharp and bright short blade slipped through his sleeve.
Han Qian took back his hand and said, "You have to have an identity when you come here, right? Zhao Mingting's spies in Xiangzhou City are not necessarily less than those in Jinling."
"A common girl has been alone since she was a child and had to live in the world and beg for work. Fortunately, the uncle of the inner temple, Zhang Ping, took pity on him and took him as his adopted daughter to stay with him. Mr. Han, do you still have the heart to continue to bully this little girl?" Yao Xishui will be short.
Putting the sword into his sleeve, he stared at Han Qian with his beautiful eyes and asked.
Seeing that no one else was in the courtyard, Han Qian secretly felt that the chamberlain Zhang Ping was either in the house where the third prince lived, or he was accompanying the third prince to see Du Chongtao.
Han Qian had already guessed that there must be someone from Wanhonglou around Concubine Shi to help deliver the news and take care of the confinement life of Concubine Shi and the third prince in the palace.
However, when Han Qian was in Jinling, he did not hear that the Ministry of Internal Affairs intended to send someone else to replace Guo Rong as the supervisor in the Linjiang Marquis Mansion. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ping and Yao Xishui were already in Xiangzhou City at this time.
The speed of action is really not slow!
The third prince had met Yao Xishui, so it was not difficult to guess the true identity of the inner temple uncle Zhang Ping. Han Qian had not met the third prince at this time, and he did not know what the third prince's true thoughts and feelings were.
Anger or fear?
Han Qian put his hand on the piano stand, but his heart twitched slightly, and a chill ran down his spine.
Unexpectedly, when the third prince showed any sign of being out of control, they could no longer live there. Chai Jian, Li Chong and others were not enough. The woman in black veil and Xinchang Hou Li Pu actually arranged Zhang Ping and Yao Xishui directly to the third prince.
By his side, he could directly strengthen his control over the Third Prince to ensure that everything was under their control.
Han Qian glanced at the two maids next to Yao Xishui, then stood up and took Xi Rong back to the house next door arranged for him to live in Xiangzhou City.
"Why, don't you feel happy to see that you are not the only smart person in the world?" Xi Rong couldn't help but sarcastically said when she saw Han Qian's dejected look.
"I think you should change your name. Don't call me Xi Rong. You can change your name to Xi Rong from now on." Han Qian glared at Xi Rong and said, "If I'm unlucky, can you make it happen?"
Xi Rong also knew that the ridicule just now was a bit excessive. She took off the saber from her waist and took off her thick robe. The girl Han Tian's coat was worn by Han Tian and she came over to help Han Qian take off the robe.
