In the following days, Funiu Mountain entered an extremely busy state. Under the chairmanship of Lin Jue, the "Wartime Emergency Regulations" were promulgated. In short, all resources were tilted towards the army and the military-first policy was implemented. In fact,
This has always been done in the Funiu Mountains, but to varying degrees, and there are no formal regulations. Now this is done in the form of regulations, so that all soldiers and civilians in the mountain can abide by them. It also achieves rules to follow and reduces disputes.
The implementation of the regulations has a great impact on the people in the mountains. The first is to establish a common people's joint defense system, select young people from among the people for training, hand over some of the public security responsibilities in the mountains to the township warriors, and let the Luoyan Army officially
Get rid of the entanglement of some trivial public security affairs and train with all your strength. In fact, Lin Jue's real intention of doing this is to build up reserve troops. Once the Luoyan Army goes out to fight, there will be casualties. At this time, they can supplement it from the reserves. This is done
The advantage is that the new people who come in will not have all combat experience, and early training is necessary.
At the same time, Lin Jue asked Lin Boyong to lead the Lin family to recruit seven or eight merchants from outside the mountain who had fled to the mountains to form a purchasing group. At the same time, some people from the Luoyan Army were selected as helpers and supplementary manpower. This group of merchants was in
After returning to the mountain, Lin Jue officially left Funiu Mountain and divided into eight caravans to start going to various state capitals in the Great Zhou Dynasty for large-scale purchases. Of course, Lin Jue did not want to use power for personal gain. Letting the Lin family take the lead in purchasing was not out of profit, but because merchants purchased items.
Compared with Luo Yanjun who took the initiative to purchase, he was much more skilled and had a wider network of contacts. Lin Jue also had a discussion and communication with Lin Boyong and other seven or eight people from merchant families, explained the situation, and obtained their consent before doing so.
made.
They have greater advantages and professionalism in purchasing than the Luoyan Army who sends people to purchase by themselves. People are put to the best use, and there are very few people in Funiu Mountain who can be used. There are some people from all walks of life. At this time, it is natural to have
Mobilize them all.
Of course, selecting hundreds of Luoyan Army soldiers to join them is not only to help protect them, but also to supervise them. Lin Jue does not want anyone to take his own money and run away halfway. Even if it is a member of the Lin family, Lin Jue cannot allow this.
A loophole occurred. Lin Jue didn't mind spending all his money, as long as he had enough money to pay for the army. At this time, all the gold, silver and jewelry were not as valuable as replacing them with more powerful combat equipment and weapons.
For practicality.
When the merchants went out to purchase, the operation of vigorously integrating weapons workshops also began. Shen Tan led his men out of the mountains and went to nearby villages and towns to start the operation of forcibly arresting the craftsmen into the mountains. Although this was barbaric, Lin Jue had to
For this reason, he needs more craftsmen to prepare for the vigorous construction of equipment. More than a dozen workshops have been integrated into one place, and the large arsenal on the slopes of the West Mountain will require a large number of craftsmen to be stationed. They can make armor, weapons and firearms, rockets and arrows, etc.
Wait, the manpower required is seriously insufficient. It is already too late to wait for the disciples and professors of the original mountain craftsmen, so they can only go outside the mountain and forcibly rob those craftsmen into the mountain. At this time, it is no longer possible to take care of their feelings.
The "Wartime Emergency Regulations" clearly stipulates that as long as the situation requires, all resources inside and outside the mountain can be forcibly collected, including manpower, vehicles, horses, boats, buildings, materials, etc. You must know that the scope of application of this "Wartime Emergency Regulations" is not limited to
It is only in Funiu Mountain, but the scope covers the entire territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This not only declares that the Luoyan Army in Funiu Mountain is the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not a rebel army, but also means that in the future, when going out to fight in the mountains to collect materials for military use, there will be no need to be mentally disturbed.
obstacle.
War is cruel, and Lin Jue knows this. If the Luoyan Army wants to go out to fight, they can only win at all costs. Lin Jue will naturally not pay attention to these trivial things. Therefore, some people have raised objections to these actions, thinking that these
When his actions were no different from those of bandits, Lin Jue scoffed and chose to ignore them.
Since the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, a steady stream of news from outside the mountain has been collected. It was the news sent back by a large number of scouts who went out to inquire for news. The news sent was numerous and miscellaneous, but what Lin Jue wanted was about the imperial court and Liao Dynasty.
The news of war or peace between people has not come yet. Although less than half a month has passed, the matter may not have a result so quickly, but Lin Jue wants to know the result immediately. Because of this
It is not only a matter for the imperial court, but also related to whether the direction of the mountain needs to be adjusted in time or to speed up the pace.
Seven days later, Lin Jue finally received the news from the capital: the Zhou Dynasty and the Liao people had reached a peace agreement, and Yang Jun was killed because of the defeat. When he received the news, Lin Jue was with his wives and concubines at the waterside pavilion on a summer night.
They were chatting and laughing in the cool air. After hearing the report, Lin Jue squirted all the tea on the slightly swollen belly of Gao Muqing, who was sitting opposite, causing Gao Muqing to glare angrily.
The reason why Lin Jue was shocked by this news was not because of the result of the peace negotiation. Lin Jue had actually expected this result. Because Lin Jue had expected that Guo Xu would put the preservation of the throne first and did not dare to take risks. Moreover, with Guo Xu's
Although he has the wisdom and courage to do so, he may not dare to risk everything. He will choose the safest method. Negotiating peace is undoubtedly the best method in his opinion.
What shocked Lin Jue was that Guo Xu actually killed Yang Jun because of the defeat. This was simply unbelievable. Killing Yang Jun at this time? Isn't this crazy? Although Yang Jun was defeated, he was not there.
To the point of killing him. After all, Yang Jun is currently the only person in the Zhou army who can take on important responsibilities and unite the morale of the army. A defeat cannot change this. Guo Xu killed Yang Jun on the grounds of defeat.
It is different from destroying the Great Wall. Doesn't Guo Xu understand the importance of Yang Jun to him? Isn't he afraid that Yang Jun's leading generals will mutiny? How dare he, how could he do this? Lin Jue felt that if the news was true, among them
There must be an article.
The next morning, when Lin Jue got up, Guo Kun, Ma Bin and other generals came together. Lin Jue hadn't even finished washing, and they couldn't wait. Because they also got the news, after Lin Jue received the news last night
, several messages were sent in succession in the middle of the night, all of which were sent by the scouts in the capital about the peace agreement between the imperial court and the Liao Kingdom and the murder of Yang Jun. The news heard by these different scouts naturally completely confirmed the news.
Accuracy. Moreover, one of the scout teams also sent back the full text of Yang Jun's apology memorial published by the court.
When Lin Jue read the memorial carefully, he was filled with doubts. There was no intention of death in Yang Jun's apology memorial. Even if he admitted the crime of defeat, Guo Xu would not kill him. Lin Jue thought anxiously.
We knew the content of the peace agreement, but the news that came next did not contain this content. It seems that the imperial court only announced that the peace agreement had been reached, but did not announce the content of the peace agreement.
Lin Jue was really puzzled by this. He had several possibilities in his mind, but he couldn't implement them.
Four days later in the afternoon, the Luoyan Army at the entrance of Dongshan Canyon captured a family of more than a dozen people trying to enter the mountain. One of the old men claimed that he was an old friend of Lin Jue and had come specifically to join Lin Jue. The soldiers escorted them
He went to the county government office and informed Lin Jue. Lin Jue was overjoyed after hearing the soldier's report. The soldier reported the name of the captured old man, who was named Zhang Hanqiu. He was Lin Jue's old friend in the Ordinance Department.
.Last winter, when Lin Jue went to Snake Island and stopped by the capital to inquire about the whereabouts of Erbo Lin Bonian, he took the risk to meet Zhang Hanqiu, hoping that he could help inquire about his whereabouts. It was from his mouth that he learned
He knew about the news that Lin Bonian, the second uncle, had drowned and died in the Chuzhou Canal. Lin Jue still trusted Zhang Hanqiu. Going to see him in the capital was taking a huge risk, but Zhang Hanqiu showed his trust in Zhang Hanqiu with his practical actions.
Proved his reliability.
Lin Jue hurriedly rode over. As soon as he entered the county government hall, he saw Zhang Hanqiu, dressed in a black robe and dressed like an ordinary citizen, sitting on a chair in a daze.
"Master Zhang, it's really you, oh my, this really surprises me. They reported your name, I can't believe it at all. Hahahaha." Lin Jue laughed and held his hand forward, meeting old friends.
The joy in my heart is real.
Zhang Hanqiu stood up and looked at it for a long time, and finally recognized Lin Jue, bowed and saluted: "Master Lin, hahaha, I almost didn't recognize him. Master Lin has lost weight and his skin has become much darker and thinner. Last winter,
When we met in the capital, Mr. Lin was still a white-faced scholar."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Isn't it? How can I look good in this barren mountain? The sun in the mountains is fierce, how can it not be dark? Why did Mr. Zhang come to me suddenly? He came here specially to see me.
Are they? Or just passing by? Are they Mr. Zhang’s family members?”
Zhang Hanqiu said: "It's a long story, let me introduce it to Mr. Lin."
Zhang Hanqiu led Lin Jue to the seven or eight family members sitting around and introduced him to Lin Jue. The two old women were Zhang Hanqiu's old wife and concubine, a young man was Zhang Hanqiu's only son, and a young man was Zhang Hanqiu's only son.
The woman is his daughter-in-law. The two boys aged five or six are Zhang Hanqiu's two grandchildren.
After the ceremony was over, Lin Jue was even more puzzled. Zhang Hanqiu came with his whole family. Could it be that he really resigned from his job and came to join him?
"Mr. Zhang, this is not the place to talk. Come with me to your home to rest. I have a big house, so you will stay at my home tonight. I will take care of you at night. I will arrange your accommodation tomorrow. Take a walk. Come and be prepared.
Cars and horses, please carry Mr. Zhang's luggage into the car." Lin Jue didn't ask any more questions for the time being. Looking at the extremely tired look of the family, he had to wash away the dust first.
Zhang Hanqiu responded repeatedly. The family came from the capital city and it was summer. They were really tired. So he followed Lin Jue down the mountain village and went to Luoyan Valley to Lin Jue's residence. Once in Luoyan Valley, Zhang Hanqiu
The whole family was dumbfounded. They never expected that there would be a paradise-like scene in the valley at the foot of the hillside.
"Oh, Mr. Lin, this place... this place is truly a paradise. In this valley, there are waves of rice, meandering rivers, egrets flying down, and isolated villages. It's hard to believe that there is such a place in the Funiu Mountains.
.How did you find this place? It seems that Mr. Lin has already prepared for a rainy day."
Zhang Hanqiu looked at the criss-crossed rivers and ditches, the straight roads and the neatly planned villages. He was so overwhelmed that he couldn't believe the facts in front of him. He originally thought that Lin Jue must have lived a barren life in the mountains. Entering that place
He was already surprised when he saw the magnificent village. Now when he saw the scene in front of him, it naturally completely subverted his imagination.
