From Shanyang County, go southeast along the Baitang River, and from Tinghu County southwest into Qingjiangpu.

Cross the Qingjiangpu into the Beiguan River, is Yandu County (now Yancheng), to the south, is Hailing Mansion Jianling County, and then to the south is Gaocheng, Gaocheng west is Xinghua, Xinghua west is Weiyang, from Gaocheng to the southwest is Hailing, to the southeast is Chongzhou.

The Huai River and the Yangtze River continue to carry sediment into the sea, and continue downstream to form an alluvial plain, and the sea area between the two alluvial plains has not yet become a land before a thousand years, and it is a large bay.

Under the action of the tides, a large amount of sediment is pushed to the mouth of the bay and piled up into a sand bank, forming a lagoon. Under the influence of the injection of many tributaries of the Jianghuai River, the sediment in the lagoon was silted into land, and gradually formed today's three counties of Yandu, Jianling and Gaocheng.

Due to the characteristics of land, the terrain in the four counties is low and flat, susceptible to waterlogging, the water network is dense, the lakes are connected, and there are many wetlands and swamps.

The topographical features of Qingjiangpu are a miniature version of the entire Beiguanhe Plain before it became land.

The Beiguanhe Plain is susceptible to waterlogging secondary, and the harm caused by the recharge of the sea tide is greater, so in the entire Jianghuai Plain, the three counties of Yandu, Jianling and Gaocheng are far from the land of fish and rice in the usual sense.

Lin Jian stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the entire Hudang Plain, Xiao Man looked at the scenery in the southwest corner, but he was very surprised: "That field, surrounded by water, piece by piece, how can it be the same as a haystack?" ”

Lin Jian looked over and said with a smile: "Speaking of haystacks, it's really an image." If you remember, this should be the town of Duotian, right? In the last sentence, Lin Jian turned around and asked Sun Jingtang.

"My lord remembers it well, it's Dutian Town!" Sun Jingtang said, "The river here is vertical and horizontal, the terrain is too low, and it is waterlogged at every turn, and the villagers continue to dredge the river to take soil and increase the fields in order to prevent floods. If the country people want to farm, they have to swing a boat over......"

"Isn't that hard?" Xiaoman said.

"What's not hard in farming?" Song Jia said with a smile on the side, "The land should be fertile and have a good harvest, and it is worth the hard work...... If you are afraid, you are afraid that the floods will be too frequent, and then you will be bitter. ”

"Waterlogging is secondary," Lin said, "The three counties of Yandu, Jianling, and Gaocheng are low and flat, and the recharge of the sea tide is the big harm." The sea water contains salt, and the fields encroach on salt, which is thin soil. This saltwater-soaked land looks very different from the fertile land in Chongzhou, and the harvest can be three or four times worse......"

Today's autumn is still good, Chen Yan, Zhang Gou, Han Caizhi, Chen Kuili and other generals are also invited to come over to enjoy the autumn scenery and contact feelings.

They are all from low backgrounds, and they are no strangers to farming, listening to Lin Jian and talking to everyone, looking at the past from afar, they have a feeling. However, I was puzzled in my heart: Lin Lian is a dignified Huaidong envoy, with tens of thousands of male soldiers under his command, and he has nothing to do with such lowly agricultural affairs?

"This seawall must be repaired, and it can't be delayed!" Lin Jian pinched his left fist and beat his right hand, and made up his mind, "Draw 50,000 yuan from the people in the south and put it into the labor camp." Starting from Jiangmen, it was repaired to the north, repaired for 300 miles, and repaired until the south bank of Qingjiangpu. The embankment must be able to block the tide, and the embankment must be able to walk horse-drawn carriages! Strive to complete it within two years! He pointed to Chen Yan, Zhang Gou, Han Caizhi, and Chen Kuili, and said to Sun Jingtang, "These four people are all given to you, and Ge Siyu and Wang Chengfu are also given to you!" Who else do you want? ”

Chen Yan and Zhang Gou are generals, and they are the hostages that Lin Jian used to blackmail Sun Zhuang into not rebelling in Suining, it doesn't matter how he arranges it, he is put under house arrest, and he is also psychologically prepared, not to mention that he is pulled to repair and defend the seawall.

Han Caizhi and Chen Kuili felt a little aggrieved in their hearts, they were all children in the forest, thinking that they could get a good position in the Huaidong Army by joining them, but they didn't expect to press this messenger.

Lin Jian seemed to be able to see through the hearts of Han Caizhi and Chen Kuili, and said to them sideways: "If you don't practice political affairs, it is difficult to be a good general." In the past two years, you will follow Sun Zhisi to study political affairs. In addition, I have a military book for you, you study it hard, and you have the opportunity to stand out, so you are not in a hurry. "Let people bring four training manuals and give them to Han Caizhi and others.

Chen Yan also took a copy, and he bared his teeth at Zhang Gou.

Zhang Gou still knows a few words, but he doesn't know a single big word, so he gave him a book just as straw paper to wipe his buttocks.

"You are a reckless person, you make the belly of an adult girl, and you don't recognize people when you lift your pants?" Lin Jian scolded Chen Yan.

"Which one doesn't recognize? I still worshipped! Chen Yan said aggrievedly, "Sui Ning was taken away by the adults, I heard that the girl of the Li family died in the chaos, and besides, I will run to Li Wei Lao'er and kowtow to him as my father, and he will not stab me to death?" ”

"If you dare to tear this book and wipe your ass, if you can't read all the words in it in a year, you will build a seawall for the rest of your life!" Lin Jian didn't say that Li Wei's daughter sent him to Chongzhou, and said, "I have taken your family to Chongzhou." You honestly build the seawall for me for a year or two, and then say, if you dare to run away to Sun Zhuang, I have the means to deal with you......"

Chen Yan wondered in his heart, listening to Lin Lian's tone, he suspected that Li Wei's daughter was still alive, but even if she was alive, she would not have his share. Li Wei is Suining Zhixian and is from Jinshi, how can he marry him as a thief?

It was getting late, Sun Jingtang and the others did not disturb Lin Tie Qingyang, and left Lin Tie's boat with everyone.

"Everyone is eager to expand their power, and all the money they have is used to buy ordnance and raise soldiers, and you are willing to build this sea-defying embankment on such a large scale?" Only then did Song Jia discuss with Lin Jian the matter of repairing the seawall with emotion.

"Expand your power, where to expand?" Lin Jian asked with a smile, "Fighting for the thousand-year-old dream of dominating the world, everyone wants to do it, but it takes time and momentum." The time is not coming, the momentum is not successful, can ensure the peace of the water and soil, isn't it a hero? ”

If the historical trajectory does not change, Fan Zhongyan in the Northern Song Dynasty should build a seawall along the coast of Jianghuai and go down in history.

The historical trajectory has changed, and naturally no one has built any seawalls, and the three counties of Yandu, Jianling, and Gaocheng are still suffering from sea invasion, and people's livelihood is withering.

Last year, Lin Jian wanted to build a sea pond outside the Hecheng grassland, but the dredging project of the Yunyan River was completed, and the matter of repairing the sea pond has not yet been put on the agenda.

Now sitting in the position of the Huai'an envoy, it is necessary to stand in the overall situation of Huaidong to consider the problem, and the repair of Haitang can not only repair the Hecheng, but also ruthlessly repair from the south to the north, no matter how the situation in the world changes in the future, it can be regarded as leaving a blessed site for the people of Huaidong.

"This is also true, the matter of hegemony is really urgent," Song Jia stared at Lin Jian with his eyes, and said with a smile, "Let me guess what are the benefits of repairing and defending the seawall......

"Then guess!" Lin Jian said with a smile.

"Defending the seawall is built, boiling salt outside the embankment, and planting rice outside the embankment is beneficial to the people and Huaidong, which is to consume millions of silver, which can increase the grain endowment of Huaidong, and also help you nourish your prestige in Huaidong, so it is the first benefit and the most important benefit." Song Jia said.

"That's right," Lin Lian said with a smile, "This benefit comes too slowly, far less than holding 100,000 male soldiers and deterring the township, others may disdain, but I have some patience......"

"In the battle of Huaisi, you have to 60,000 Ding Zhuang, all of them will be incorporated into the army, and the Huaidong army will increase by 100,000, swaggering and useless, and consuming the resources of the army, Chongzhou is afraid that it will not be able to support it, and the wise man will not do it," Song Jia said, "Incorporated into the military tun and reclaimed the grassland of Hecheng, it should be the most beneficial thing for you." However, it is also a good strategy to be incorporated into the workers' camp and to repair the sea pond, the military system will not be dispersed, and the war will be fierce, and it will be able to be incorporated into the armies at any time as a pawn to drive......

Lin Jian nodded, admitting that Song Jia had a point.

Building a 300-mile seawall is a super-large project in the world, and the most important thing to pay attention to is organization.

In addition to the difference in armor and equipment and the intensity of combat training, the establishment of the workers' battalion is no different from that of the armies, and the organization and military discipline will also be carried out strictly in accordance with the battalion.

Once the fighting is fierce, qualified soldiers who can adapt to the battlefield discipline of the Huaidong Army can be directly transferred from the engineering battalion to supplement the army, and a large-scale expansion can be carried out quickly.

"Third, if you build a seawall, of course, you don't just build along the dividing line between the salt area and the county, move one more step to the salt area, and the fertile land outside the embankment will belong to you," Song Jia said, "Although Zhang Yan is a salt and iron envoy, and the grade is above you, but the two Huai salt districts and the ten prison courtyards add up to 20,000 salt soldiers, and if you work and build the seawall, there will be 50,000 or 60,000 people, and the two Huai salt areas will inevitably not be able to compete for land." Xiuhaitang also has a salt area. As far as I know, the tide is rising, the coastal houses are drifting, the salt stoves are destroyed, and the first to be damaged is the salt household. Although the salt area is outside the embankment, the salt households always have a place to live and be protected from the tide. If you preside over such a major event, Zhang Yan will always retreat and let you score three points. If you move one more mile to the east, you will be able to get 100,000 acres of fertile land, which can make up for the cost of building the embankment for one or two ......."

"It's time for you to be my marching chief," Lin Jian said with a smile, "This account is not even counted by ordinary people, it is a benefit." ”

"I think the young lady is comparable to the female Zhuge ." Xiao Man interjected on the side, although she was resistant to Song Jia in her heart, but among the many female dependents, there was really no one who could compare to Song Jianeng to give advice to Lin Jia.

"In the three counties of Yandu, Jianling and Gaocheng, the lakes are full of lakes and swamps, and the land route is far less convenient than the waterway," Song Jia said. The construction of the Hanhai embankment and the construction of a fast military road from Chongzhou to the south bank of Qingjiangpu are conducive to mastering the entire Huaidong situation in Chongzhou - its benefits are also four! ”

"In addition, repairing and defending the seawall is a matter of great benefit, and it is inevitable to mobilize local forces, and local forces will also be willing to work for you," Song Jia said, "It is beneficial for you to win over the local forces in the three counties of Yandu, Jianling, and Gaocheng, and recruit talents from their places for your use, which is also beneficial!" Do you make sense of what I'm saying? ”

"It's always a headache that women are too smart," Lin Jian smiled slightly and said, "In your opinion, there are really many benefits, but in my opinion, life is in a hurry, and you must always leave some benefits in the world, so as not to be in vain." Repairing the seawall is beneficial to Huaidong, I can do it, how can I not do it? Sometimes, it's as simple as that. ”

Song Jia pursed her lips and smiled, she didn't believe in such a thing as mobilizing the people, Lin Jian took a simple reason to convince the people of Chongzhou.