The river from the southeast of Liyang from the east to the south of the river from east to south, so it is called the Heng River.

The Hengjiang section can be said to be the most important ferry port in the middle reaches of the river, and its gains and losses are directly related to the safety of the entire Jiangdong hinterland.

The boat crossed the river from Niuzhu, and before it docked, it was already possible to see the flag waving on the shore, and the soldiers were displayed horizontally, and the scene was solemn and spectacular.

When the boat slowly docked in the dock on the other side of the river, Shen Zhezi and his party hurriedly disembarked, and Yu Yi, who had been waiting on the shore for a long time, also strode up to meet him surrounded by guards. Shen Zhezi hadn't had time to bow down here, and he had already held his arms and pulled him in front of him: "Wei Zhou has helped a lot this time, since this is here, why do you need to be more polite!" ”

In such a cold weather, the riverside was wet and cold, and the frost on the ground was dark, Shen Zhezi really didn't want to pay a big salute, so he took the opportunity to bow and said with a smile: "I should have arrived a few days ago, but Her Majesty the Empress Dowager in the capital was retained again, and the trip was delayed, and Uncle Lao waited for a long time." ”

Yu Yi's posture is now quite majestic, with his uniform on his body, his armor is cold, his short beard under his chin is like a hedgehog thorn, and the strong wind behind him sounds, and the whole person exudes a capable and brave atmosphere of the commander of the army and the town. Looking at Shen Zhezi, there was still a smile on his face, but his gaze fell on him and became stiff again.

Yu Manzhi didn't expect to get the same treatment as Shen Zhezi in front of his father, and when the stern gaze turned over, he hurriedly bent down and bowed, and the cold penetrated his palms and knees in an instant, freezing his face faintly distorted.

Yu Yi didn't rush to let his son get up, but first went around to meet some Taiwanese ministers and the Xi family who came with the team to send relatives, and after some greetings, Yu Manzhi's snot bubbles were frozen out, and he turned around and pointed at Yu Manzhi and said, "Get up." ”

After that, he turned to everyone and said with a smile: "There is no shortage of bad sons, but there is only a little comfort to people's hearts, and they can invite a family woman to marry for my family." In the coming days, we must invite all relatives and friends to celebrate. ”

Yu Manzhi worshipped in the frost for a long time, and when he got up, his figure was already a little staggering, but he didn't dare to complain about his father's neglect of him. Looking at Shen Zhezi who was standing on the side with no lack of smiles, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, his old man could treat him half as kind as the father of the horse, then he would be grateful.

Although he was slandered in his heart, he still hurried to the boat again, and while his father was greeting others, he led his bride off the boat to meet the family.

"The riverside is cold and cold, the lady is weak and cold, there is no need to rush to salute, and get in the car first, and see you when you return home."

Yu Yi was not very enthusiastic about his son, but he still cared for the bride, and with a wave of his hand, more than a dozen servants rushed out behind him, and got on the boat to meet the Xi family lady into the car. Then the group left the riverside by car or horse and went to the riverside mansion.

Because the personnel are located in various places, the marriage of the Yu family can be described as extremely cumbersome. Shen Zhezi and his entourage first went to Guangling to welcome their relatives, then went to Jinling to pay homage, and then returned to the capital to meet the queen mother, and then came to Liyang Yuyi Town. For more than a month, there was little respite.

Now in this Liyang mansion, everyone witnessed the Xi family's lady meeting the family, and this marriage finally came to a successful end.

Although Yu Yi had a lot of displeasure with his son, he saw that the bride was gentle and polite, and her posture was far beyond his expectations, and even his face for his son improved, and he smiled and said sternly: "My family is trusted by my family, and I am willing to pay my mother." Now that you are also a Cheng Ding family, you must restrain your anxious posture in previous years, don't make waves again, remember the kindness of the country, and don't live up to the hopes of your relatives and your father-in-law. ”

Yu Manzhi had a rare good face, and he was really a little flattered, so he avoided the table and bowed again and again. Then there is the staggered planning, and the guests and hosts are happy.

The group rested for two days in the riverside mansion before continuing on the road to Liyang Town. On the road, Yu Yi summoned Shen Zhezi to go with the car, and there was no lack of smiles on his face recently, which showed that he was quite satisfied with this marriage.

After the military disaster the year before last, his family's momentum was declining all the way, although it was also his own choice to sit in Xifu, but in the eyes of the people of the time, there was no lack of despondency and despondency of being expelled from the center because of the loss of power. But the hardest days have come over, and now he and his relatives Weng Xijian are in charge of the two sides of Gyeonggi, supporting each other, and their momentum has grown, which can be said to be no longer declining.

"Looking to the new year, there is a lot of confusion. Fortunately, Lai Weizhou cleared the fog of disturbance, so that he could rectify the decline of the old days and use it for the country again. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Yi already had a lot of emotion, and his eyes looked at Shen Zhezi with gratitude, and the death of his eldest brother made him have to stand in front of the stage in advance. But to be honest, in the face of such an endgame, he really has no confidence in his heart, and he has no clue at all. Along the way, almost all of them were pushed forward by the young man in front of them. In the past two years, if there is no Shen family to help, it is not easy for him to lead the family out of the quagmire!

"If my uncle says so, then I'll see the outside. If there was no brother-in-law to help me back then, my family was afraid that they would have been martyred by the king, how dare I hope that it will be of great use today! You and I are two families, support each other, treat each other with all sincerity, and there is no need to talk about anything else! ”

Shen Zhezi said with a smile.

When Yu Yi heard this, his face turned to a look of reminiscence, and then he laughed, patted Shen Zhezi on the shoulder and sighed: "The kid used to slander me in the past, and I still felt that I took advantage of the gap to get a plan!" In that case, I really shouldn't thank you. But there is no need to hold grudges, if it weren't for your audacity and deception in previous years, the two families may not be able to succeed in the world now. What do you think? Is there any quiet thinking in the capital, until my house has worked hard to make up for the previous mistakes? ”

Hearing Yu Yi laughing and talking about old things, Shen Zhezi also felt a little embarrassed, for Yu Yi's invitation, he shook his head after a little wry smile, and sighed: "I want to invest in the affairs of my side immediately, but it's a pity that there are still many obscurities in the internal planning." Besides, the queen mother of the stage may not be happy with me to travel far away at the moment......"

Yu Yi's face also sank, about Wang Shu's suspicion of killing the king, he naturally got the letter early, at this time, when he heard the words, his heart was half sad and half resentful: "The first emperor has shown his talents, and he has cleared the haze of Jiangdong!" If you can hold the throne for a long time, there will be many troubles in this life! The king is a man with a clear face and a strong heart, and for this retrograde, the victim is not only the king, but also makes the society turbulent and unstable, which is really deserved! ”

Hearing Yu Yi's indignant words, Shen Zhezi knew that he had even hung the old account of his family's suffering from Su Jun's rebellion on Wang Shu. But in fact, if the facts are revealed, it is unacceptably cold. The death of the first emperor may not be the only blame for Wang Shu, and it can even be said to be the harm of the entire world. Anyone who is in his place, even if he is not an accomplice, is all indulgent, a confused account, and he can't figure it out.

"Yes, the Empress Dowager said that Wei Zhou, you will have a move this spring, I don't know how to prepare? You don't have to worry about me here, in the past year, I have been diligent in military affairs, and I have been more than 7,000 armor, and I have controlled thousands of people! Once there is an urgent edict to enable, the upper can defend Gyeonggi, and the lower can line up the thunder pool! ”

Yu Yi said this, his eyes were already shining, although he had not been in the town for more than a year, and it was a mess to take over, but thanks to the input of all parties, and Liyang was originally a place where homeless people gathered, recruiting Ding Yong, and training diligently to form an army, the strength has made great progress. Of course, the overall military strength is not comparable to the old town of Jiangzhou, but if there is no way, even if he directly faces Wang Shu, he will have the strength to fight!

If you really have strength, you will be tough when you speak. Seeing Yu Yi's momentum soaring and not afraid of the first battle, Shen Zhezi was also quite pleased. However, he actually has reservations about using force to directly kill Wang Shu: "After the Jiangdong Rebellion, it is not easy to breed vitality, and it is really not a natural choice to raise troops well." The royal gate may be declining, but it is not dead, if it is really rushed into the poor alley, it may not be able to fight back. Wang Chuming will not live past this age, please rest assured that this uncle. As for the specific measures, I have not yet made a decision, and once there are measures, I will inform them urgently. ”

Hearing Shen Zhezi say this, Yu Yi's momentum was slightly restrained, and the trust he had in his heart for Shen Zhezi came from long-term facts. As for whether he really raised troops to attack Wang Shu, he was actually a little hesitant in his heart. The current situation in Jiangdong really cannot withstand too violent turbulence. Since Shen Zhezi promised that there was a better way, he might as well wait and see what happened.

From the riverside to Liyang, it is a thoroughfare. Although it is still the new spring and winter, there is no shortage of convoys on the road, each loaded with full supplies, constantly injecting new vitality into Liyang.

There are many constructions within the governance of Yan Dao, and Yu Yi is also full of excitement and gushing. When he was running Liyang, he got a lot of inspiration from Shen Zhezi.

Originally, Su Jun was in charge of this place, and it can be said that the destruction was greater than the construction, although the armor soldiers were prosperous, but there was almost no construction in the local area. A large number of fields are barren, and a large number of homeless people wander in the wilderness. Even if there were any savings, they were all consumed in that final madness. What Yu Yi took over was just an empty shell, a land of ruins.

When he first arrived, even the county town of Liyang was destroyed by the Jingzhou army that counterattacked, not to mention any grand prospects, just the hungry refugees who could be seen everywhere inside and outside the city and in the wilderness made Yu Yi helpless. Just collecting the dead bodies and burying the bones has been busy for more than a month.

During this time, Yu Yi could only live with those soldiers in the dilapidated and leaky buildings of the county town. While cleaning up here, it is also necessary to suppress and exterminate small groups of chaotic people, which can be described as miserable.

But there is also the advantage of being ruined, that is, in this ruin, some of the local clan forces have almost been swept away. As for the rest of them, they have already become frightened birds, and they dare not jump out to compete with Yu Yi for local authority.

If there are fewer constraints, they will be much more relaxed, and Yu Yi will not let them go because of this, going door to door to ask for rice, grain and materials, and if there is a little resistance, he will install the name of a traitor and a fellow party, and people and things will be obtained. This purge allowed Yu Yi to overcome the initial difficulties, and at the same time, his control over the local area was further strengthened. By now, in the entire territory of Liyang, there is no local power that is still a climate.

When it comes to unimpeded government decrees, Yuzhou, which is governed by Yu Yi, can be said to be among the best. But behind this, there are a series of killings, bloody bones. Right and wrong, good and evil, in such a world, there is no small inadequacy.

"Now there are more than 50,000 households in Liyang County alone, which is more than double when Su Yi was in the town, and there is still a great gain in ten months."

Speaking of this, Yu Yi was already in high spirits, pointed to the large open field outside the car and said with a smile: "Wei Zhou, the left and right ends you are all in the county. Although it is still a barren land at present, it is because of the lack of agricultural tools, grain seeds and other materials, and it will be used to reclaim it after spring. ”

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he was also excited. In this world, everything else is empty, only soldiers and food are the foundation of life! The wasteland is not terrible, as long as there are enough armor to protect it, as long as there is a large amount of manpower and material resources invested, the land will naturally continue to feed back, nourishing a foundation for the world to ascend to the world!

"Not only Liyang, but also the rest of the counties are also increasing their efforts to recruit people and reclaim the wasteland. As for the consumption, it is the method of using the one-fifth of the policy you suggested. The big introduction of foreign wealthy sects into the county, divided into one of the number of fields, for five points of military tun. The treasury armor is flourishing, and it is enough to relieve worries and make people feel at ease to buy a house. ”

Yu Yi's eyes flashed with hope, and he said with a smile: "Those wealthy sects may be able to benefit from the location because of this. However, because of the remote guest residence and the strong army to deter them, it is difficult to oppose the guest. It recruits workers and carries goods, and it depends on the state capital, which can be described as a great good. ”

Hearing that this idea was feasible, Shen Zhezi couldn't help laughing. The occupation of the countryside by the Haoyou of the clan and the wide shade of Dingkou can be said to be a long-term accumulation of disadvantages since the Han Dynasty, and it is too difficult to uproot them. Because Liyang is at the core and birthplace of turmoil, although the local powerful forces have been swept away, the entire area is also completely devoid of vitality, and it is almost a wasteland.

Killing is a very simple thing, no matter how hard the neck is, it can't be a steel knife, but what about after killing? At present, it is still a place in Liyang, if it spreads to the entire Jiangdong, if the entire Jiangdong becomes a wasteland, what is the country as the country, what is the home for the family, and what is the people for the people?

Shen Zhezi painstakingly lured the wealthy sects of Jiangzhou into the game, just to borrow the wealth of these wealthy sects to revitalize the entire world. With Liyang's current state, Taichung does not have enough material support, and even if more refugees are recruited, it is just a matter of putting people together and waiting for death. Instead of holding a large number of refugees and waiting for the wasteland to die, it is better to make a small profit and use a part of the land to attract wealth and living water, and set up the whole situation.

The terrible thing about the local power is not that there is a lot of money, but that it is a deep rural foundation and a large number of shady people under its doors. If they were to leave their homeland and put the population in the hands of the local government, they would not be in trouble, even if they had a surplus of grain and rice every year.

As for what motivates them to leave their homes? It's also very simple, it's still a matter of cost.

Whether it is Jiankang, which is still building a large number of buildings, or Yuzhou, which is building on a large scale and preparing for war, it is a huge market. Comparatively speaking, their rural development is slower, and as long as there is a suitable environment, capital will always pursue profits. If they can produce directly from the market, the savings in shipping costs alone will be enough to make them a lot of money!

At the same time, due to the large amount of capital invested, they also need a more secure and stable environment to ensure the safety of their property and to urge the construction of armaments in Yuzhou. As a result, the development of Yuzhou constitutes a positive cycle.

Shen Zhezi stayed in Liyang for two days, and under the guidance of Yu Yi, he toured the construction of this domain in all aspects. Today, there are more than 100,000 registered households in Yuzhou, and tens of thousands of acres of land have been recorded. Of course, these are just literal figures, and there is no lack of exaggeration, and if you want to really get the harvest that matches them, you still need to develop and implement them in the next few years. After all, the reclamation of barren land and the cultivation of acres of land are by no means the work of the season.

At present, this number alone has surpassed that of Huiji, which is known as the land of rich money and food in the pass of Jiangdong. Of course, this is not enough to show that the heritage of Yuzhou has far surpassed Huiji, but only shows that the current wealthy family is ruthless in the shade of the fields and Dingkou.

Of course, at this point, Shen Zhezi has no position to blame others, because his family can already be said to be the most ruthless family in Huiji County. Shen Zhezi can't quibble on the moral level about this, because at the moment, this is indeed an effective means to quickly accumulate and develop strength. But if he can turn his family into a country in the future, this phenomenon will also be the target of his fierce efforts.

In addition to the increasingly solid foundation of the people and land, the development of the Yuzhou Army is also rapid. It has the original elite chassis of Liyang, plus a large number of refugees have provided abundant high-quality soldiers, Yu Yi's confidence comes from reality, the strength of the Yuzhou army has been possessed, and what is lacking is only the iron-blooded casting of outstanding military exploits!

On the third day, Han Huang and other generals rushed to Liyang to greet him, so Shen Zhezi temporarily took his leave and went to his fiefdom Wujiang.

The land of Wujiang is close to the big river, and there are many mountains and ravines in the territory, which is not easy to reclaim. However, there is only one thing to be desired, the waterways in the territory are directly connected to the big river, and the transportation conditions are really convenient. Coupled with the complex topography, the water resources are abundant, which is too important for smelting and casting. Whether it is the water mill for crushing ore, the water mill, or the hydraulic blast for blast furnace smelting, the requirements for hydraulic power are extremely high!

Wujiang County was originally an overseas Chinese after the Nandu, so the township pavilions under its jurisdiction were slightly narrower than usual. Although Shen Zhezi's fiefdom is the land of four townships, in fact, from the perspective of area, it is just an ordinary two townships.

In the past year, almost all the surplus resources that can be dispatched in Shen Zhezi's hands have been invested in the bottomless pit of Wujiang. This time I came, and I also had high hopes in my heart.

As soon as Fang entered, he smelled the smell of a fire in the air. There are many deep-digging caves and people carrying ores in the mountains. On the banks of the canals, there is no shortage of craftsmen who sift through the fine soil and cast molds. In some places with a large water flow difference, there are almost all towering racks of water mills and water mills, and a large amount of ore is piled up there. And in the gentle boundary near the river, there are blast furnaces.

Because the season is not right, the water power is exhausted, and Shen Zhezi is not fortunate to see the grand occasion of the entire base producing at full capacity. The forging of weapons has higher requirements for the process, although the current dry period can also be made up by manpower and animal power, but the cost is high, and the output will not be too large.

So at present, the workshop is mainly to produce some iron tools that can be cast, such as agricultural tools. One is to ensure output, and the other is to hone skills.

Although it is only a quick glance, Shen Zhezi is full of optimism about the prospects of the Wujiang base. He originally wanted to stay for two more days, but there was an urgent letter from Yu Yi, and there was an accident in the middle of the story, so he could only leave in a hurry. just ignored Shen Yun's pleas before leaving, and directly threw him to Han Huang to practice.