In the early hours of the morning, there was a strong wind on the sea, and it was impossible to cross the sea to Changguo Island for a while, so Lin Zhengjun temporarily transferred to Hukou Port at the mouth of the Yongjiang River to avoid the wind and waves.

In Haiyanmenshan Port, seeing that there were dozens of large and small fishing boats stationed in the harbor to avoid the wind and waves, Chu Zheng felt that the prosperity of fishing in Jiaxing Mansion was rare in the north.

In the harbor at the mouth of the Yongjiang River, in addition to the warships of the Jinghai Camp and many cargo sailing ships, there are as many as four or five hundred large and small fishing boats that have entered the harbor to avoid the wind and waves, and the sail masts are as dense as a forest, and there are many large two-masted or even three-masted large fishing boats.

"Lin Zhengjun" entered Hukou Port to avoid the wind, and rushed to Mingzhou Mansion with the order of Meng Xinshi, the imperial historian of Zuodu, to cross the sea to see Lin Bin. It is far safer to take the official boat to cross the sea, accompanied by Ye Junan, to come to Hukou first, meet with Gao Zongting, and wait for the wind and waves to calm down, and then cross the sea together to see Lin Tie in Changguo.

Chen Zhihu attacked Leling, and then Yan Hu's soldiers and horses in Yannan marched to the sun, and Jiang Ning was not without calmness in this drastic change. The changes in the situation in Yangxin have profoundly affected the safety of the entire Hehuai defense line, but the transfer of troops from Jianghuai to support Hehuai will seriously affect the war on the southern front.

How to deal with the situation in Yangxin, Jiang Ning had to communicate with the commanders and ministers of various places to discuss countermeasures.

Meng Xinshi was the envoy sent by Jiangning to communicate with Huaidong.

Meng Xinshi was also anxious to see Lin Bin, but seeing that the waves that were six or seven feet high on the wave-proof sea pond, he also knew that he was in a hurry, but fortunately, Gao Zongting had become a Huaidong adviser that Lin Tie relied on, and when he saw Gao Zongting, he could communicate with some opinions.

Standing on the windproof sea pond, the crown hair was messy with the sea breeze, looking at the large and small ships stationed in the shelter on the inner side of the wave-proof sea pond, Meng Xinshi couldn't help but sigh: "It's only been a year since the recovery of Mingzhou, and the prosperity of fishing here can be compared with the Qingjia period, which is not easy, and Jiaxing and Pingjiang are also very envious......

The sea areas such as Changguk, Daisan, Shengsi and Heseong have been natural and excellent fishing grounds since ancient times due to the existence of large-scale fishing news. In the middle of the Yue Dynasty, there were tens of thousands of fishermen in the official records of Mingzhou Prefecture alone, and correspondingly, the shipbuilding industry and maritime trade in Mingzhou Prefecture were also at their peak.

In the past 100 years, the prosperity of pirate power has caused the fishing, maritime trade and shipbuilding industry of Mingzhou Prefecture to be devastated.

In order to make up for the lack of meat, Huaidong vigorously developed the fishing industry in Hecheng after actually controlling Hecheng.

In the later period, a large number of displaced people poured into Hecheng, and in addition to the large-scale reclamation and planting, a considerable number of people were diverted to the sea to fish. After Huaidong recovered eastern Zhejiang, a large number of fishing boats moved south from Hecheng, so that in just one year, the fishing affairs of Mingzhou Mansion were restored to the old view.

Huaidong took advantage of the "ban on sea and fishing" promulgated in the early years and the strong combat power of the Huaidong water camp to actually obtain jurisdiction over the sea territory.

In addition to the three major fishing fleets of Hechang, Shengsi, and Changguo, which are directly under the jurisdiction of the Military Department, which have more than 70 large and medium-sized fishing vessels of more than two masts, more than 600 fishing licenses of various types have been issued to fishing boats of various sizes in recent years, and more than 4,000 fishermen have registered for naturalization.

Chu Zheng saw dozens of fishing boats in Haiyanmenshan Port, which was actually under the jurisdiction of Huaidong.

For this matter, the Jiaxing Prefecture and the Northern Zhejiang Prefecture frequently wrote to Huaidong to complain about it, but Huaidong only excused himself on the grounds of maritime affairs and authorized the Huaidong Water Battalion to inspect the warships, and had the right to detain and crack down on all fishing boats and merchant cargo ships that went to sea without the permission of the Huaidong Military Division.

Speaking of jurisdiction, it is also a conflict of interests, and Meng Xinshi stood on the sea pond and expressed such feelings, which was not without purpose.

A two-masted medium-sized fishing boat obtained a fishing license from the Huaidong Military Division, and had to pay more than 90 taels of silver every year. Not to mention the most profitable sea trade, only more than 600 fishing licenses can ensure that Huaidong can get more than 20,000 taels of silver fishing tax revenue every year - since the rise of Huaidong, the vision is more on the ocean, how to tolerate Pingjiang Mansion, Jiaxing Mansion to share profits?

Regarding Meng Xinshi's feelings, Gao Zongting and Ye Junan both smiled and laughed, and there was no intention of in-depth discussion.

Chu Zheng didn't know the competing interests behind it for a while, but looking at the fishing boats in Hukou Port, he knew that Huaidong's rise in just a few years was not a fluke.

The silence of Gao Zongting and Ye Junan made Meng Xinshi feel complicated.

The Wu Party supported the establishment of the new emperor, and in this respect, it was opposed to Huaidong, which supported the army and respected itself. But on the other hand, many Wu Party officials, while supporting imperial power, hope to maintain local order and stability and restore people's livelihood; In this regard, there is no place to do better than Huaidong.

Represented by Meng Xinshi, there are a group of officials in the Wu Party, and their feelings towards Huaidong have become complicated, rather than simply rejecting them at first. Even though many people still have a strong sense of defensiveness against Huaidong, at a time when Huaidong is becoming more and more powerful, there is little direct confrontation and hostility towards Huaidong.

Lin Zhengjun was blocked by the wind and waves, and was delayed for two days at Hukou before crossing the sea from Laotangshan Port to Changguo Island.

Lin Jian walked back to the road, put on his boots and socks, and said to Meng Xinshi: "In this typhoon, the hurricane swept through Changguo Island, and there were more than 1,000 houses that collapsed; Lord Meng came here, just to ask you to inform the court of this matter......"

Meng Xinshi smiled bitterly in his heart: Jiang Ning also needs to have money for disaster relief, that is, he knows that Huaidong does not count on Jiang Ning in disaster relief, and he can't help Jiang Ning shirk this matter, so he can only say perfunctorily: "The wind and disaster in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the court knows it, which is the duty of this official; However, this official came to Mingzhou to find Lord Lin this time to ask Lord Lin for advice on how to deal with the situation in Qingzhou......"

"Qingzhou ......" Lin Jian stood up, subconsciously turned to look at the north, the clear sky was floating with sparse light clouds, and there was calm after the storm. Yesterday, there was news that the main force of the Qingzhou Army was encircled in Yangxin, and the preliminary estimate of the number of Yanhu soldiers and horses entering Qingzhou from Lelingdu was as high as 60,000 or 70,000, and Yanhu also had a tendency to further increase troops on the eastern front......

Although Huaidong's strength today is not weak, it also does not have the strength to assume all the responsibilities of the world.

"What is the opinion of the emperor and the princes of the imperial court," Lin Jian asked Meng Xinshi rhetorically, and said, "It is the responsibility of the marquis to share the worries of the imperial court, as long as there is an edict from the emperor, all of them will be obeyed." ”

Meng Xinshi said: If only the edict can make Huaidong obey, why bother him to come all the way to ask for advice on behalf of the imperial court?

"When the original plan was made to defend the river, it was considered that the Yangxin city was strong, so the Qingzhou army was allowed to build a fortification on the south bank of the Zhulong River. At this time, although a large number of captives crossed the Zhulong River to the south and besieged Yangxin, Yangxin City was strong and there was no danger of falling for a while," Meng Xinshi said, "Although Hehuai is divided into four towns to resist the enemy, the army is empty, which is not enough to compete with the captives of Yannan and Jinnan, and it also causes the captives to dare to gather troops to fight all the way, and they are not afraid of the three towns to help." The emperor and the princes believed that the only way to reverse the situation in Hehuai was to fill the Hehuai defense army. It's just that there are too few troops in the world at this time, so this official came to Mingzhou to discuss with Lord Lin......"

Lin Jian frowned slightly: Jiang Ning believed that the Qingzhou army could hold out in Yangxin for a period of time, and had no intention of directly sending troops to reinforce Qingzhou, in case the captives were besieged and reinforced, but wanted to continue to strengthen the strength of the Hehuai defense line, increase the pressure on the periphery, and force the captives who were unfavorable to attack the city to relieve the siege from Yangxin.

Lin Lian pushed the boat down the river and said: "Although the war in eastern Zhejiang is tense, but the imperial court must be sent, Huaidong is willing to send twenty or thirty battalions of elite soldiers to guard Yinan, and can also go out of Yishan to aid Qingzhou......"

Of course, Meng Xinshi could hear the meaning of Lin Tie's retreat: Liang Gu supported the defeat of King Lilu, and the Liang family stationed more than 10,000 elite soldiers in Yinan, just to prevent Huaidong from stabbing the Liang family in the back, how could the imperial court have the ability to let the Liang family let Yinan out and send troops to Huaidong to garrison?

"The war in eastern Zhejiang is related to the foundation of Jiangning, and if Huaidong is not competent, the princes of Jiangning also hope that Huaidong can concentrate on the war in eastern Zhejiang," Meng Xinshi said, "Chen Xiang wants the official to ask Lord Lin, is Lord Dong up to the task?" ”

Chu Zheng had already guessed that the imperial court might not allow Huaidong to draw troops from the southern front to support Qingzhou, but when he heard Meng Xinshi say it with his own ears, he still didn't feel good in his heart. If Huaidong does not aid Qingzhou, where can the imperial court transfer troops to relieve the siege of Yangxin?

"How?" Lin Jian asked Meng Xinshi.

"Lu Guogong sent an envoy to Jiangning to state the reason for the garrison in Yinan: the soldiers and horses of Xu and Huai towns were recruited to recruit Liukou, who was unkind and unrighteous, and his mind changed, so he could not be unguarded. If there are generals stationed in Huaixi, and the two towns of Xu and Huai together with Huaidong do not dare to make any changes, so that they will be loyal to the imperial court, Lu Guogong can rest assured that the soldiers and horses of Yinan will be transferred north...... Chen Xiangsi thought about it and thought that Master Dong might be suitable, what did Master Lin think? Meng Xinshi said.

Lin Jian smiled secretly in his heart: Liang Xi, the Duke of Lu, will find an excuse and use the two towns of Xuzhou and Huaiyang as an excuse, but he hopes that there will be a figure in Huaixi who can contain Huaidong to balance Huaidong's control over the Huaisi region.

Chen Xiyan was anxious to drive Dong Yuan away from northern Zhejiang, so as to strengthen Jiangning's control over northern Zhejiang, but he was worried that after transferring Dong Yuan from northern Zhejiang, Meng Yishan and Chen Huawen would not be enough to hold Hanghu, and they did not dare to easily adjust the deployment of troops in southern Zhejiang.

Gao Zongting and Ye Junan looked at each other and smiled, they had long speculated about the Wu Party's intention to expel Dong Yuan, and Yan Huwei beat Yang Xin, which only promoted the development of the situation.

Lin Jian couldn't hope that Dong Yuan would be transferred from northern Zhejiang earlier, but on the surface, he pretended to be in control and asked Meng Xinshi: "Yue Xiang, Cheng Xiang and others, what is their opinion?" At this time, the north of Zhejiang left not to be presided over by Lord Dong. ”

"Yue Xiang thought that if Huaidong could use troops against Huiji, then Hanghu would have no worries, and he could even transfer a group of soldiers and horses from southern Hui to the north to really grow the Huai army......," Meng Xinshi said.

"Let me think about it," Lin Jian lowered his head and thought about it, and said to the people around him, "Arrange for Lord Meng to go back to the city to rest first......

Chu Zheng didn't know what Huaidong's plans were, and thought that Huaidong would not be able to draw troops and horses to aid Qingzhou for a while, but according to Meng Xinshi's words, as long as Huaidong immediately used troops against Huiji, and the luxury family could not use troops against Huinan and Hanghu on the eastern front, the imperial court could transfer Dong Yuan to strengthen Huaixi's military deployment. At the same time, it can also directly transfer an elite army from southern Huizhou to fill in the beam, and the Liang family can also transfer soldiers and horses from southern Yinan to the north to supplement the lack of troops in Jinan.

Although this series of transfers and adjustments did not mean to directly send troops to relieve the siege of Yangxin, as long as the strength of the Hehuai defense line was enriched, it would inevitably be able to restrain Yanhu from daring to let go of the attack on Yangxin.