Coming to Chongzhou again, Chen Mingzhe was already from the identity of the imperial history of the Liupin Inspection School, wearing a lake-blue official robe, standing on the bow of the ship with his uncle Chen Huawen, looking at the towering military mountain in the river.

This inspection school was newly established and was under the jurisdiction of the two Kyoto Procuratorates, mainly to control the new control envoys established in various places, and to prevent the control of the control of the envoys from being too large and separating the localities.

The imperial history of the inspection of the six southeastern counties was issued by the Jiangning Metropolitan Procuratorate, which also officially stated the imperial court's decision that "the southeastern governments should go out of Jiangning". It's just that it's really hard to say how much of a role this school inspection can play.

Huaixi, Huinan's inspection of the imperial history, everyone scrambles; The post of Xuzhou inspector of the imperial history, everyone avoided it as if avoiding ghosts, and finally used Liu Yefei, who had lived in Jiangning for two years.

Liu Yefei was in the position of the envoy in Shandong that year, but due to the mutiny of the Qingzhou soldiers, Tang Haoxin and Lin Jian joined forces to bring him down; And the cause of the Qingzhou mutiny, the Sun family of the Xihe Society is now the core force of Huaidong - Chen Mingzhen really can't guess how Lin Lian and Gu Wuchen think about Liu Yefei's recovery.

Huaidong's inspection school imperial history is the previous Jianghuai Ducao imperial history Tang Enshu. When the Wandering People's Army attacked Yunti Pass, Uncle Tang En's luck picked up a life, so he must stay in Chongzhou. The Jinhai Grain Road was under the control of Huaidong and Dongyang, and the existence of Tang Enshu and other officials only enabled the imperial court to have a more accurate grasp of the situation of the Jinhai Grain Road.

Uncle Tang En's personal relationship with Huaidong is also quite complicated.

Uncle Tang En's ability to save his life and official position is inseparable from the help of the Huaidong Military Division, but Uncle Tang En's favorite concubine who stayed in Yunti Pass back then was occupied by Sun Zhuang, who later joined the Huaidong Military Division and served as the commander of the rear army of the Huaidong Military Division, and he has been sending people to ask for it, but he has never paid attention to it - and I have not seen Lin Jian say anything about it.

Uncle Tang En's alone in Chongzhou, it is hard to imagine what saving effect he can have on Lin Bin. During the Jiangning military meeting, Lin Jian promised the Inner Government Department of King Ning's Mansion to add two river berths in Chongzhou to collect taxes, but King Ning's Mansion took the initiative to forget about this matter.

Among the Huaidong officials, the only one who really has some restrictions on Lin Jian is actually Liu Tingzhou, the prefect of Huai'an and the commander of the Huaidong Army.

Chen Mingzhe served as the imperial history of the Northern Zhejiang Inspection School, which was also the result of the checks and balances of forces on all sides.

Chen Mingzhe knew that Dong Yuan's means were extremely strong, and he did not expect to be able to meddle in the affairs of the three prefectures of Jiahanghu at this time, and his main energy was still on Pingjiang Mansion, restricting Dong Yuan's infiltration into Pingjiang Mansion, and making sure that the taxes and salaries of Pingjiang Mansion were used by the local military of Pingjiang Mansion as much as possible.

It's a pity that the local military garrisons of Pingjiang Prefecture, including the Haiyu Township Battalion and the Bai Nao Army, do not have the confidence to intercept the taxes and salaries of Pingjiang Mansion for their own use.

Chen Mingzhe accompanied Chen Huawen to Chongzhou this time, first, to discuss the matter of attacking Daishan and Changguo after the autumn, second, to strengthen the local military garrison of Pingjiang Prefecture with the help of Huaidong, and third, to strengthen commercial and trade exchanges between Pingjiang and Huaidong.

Looking at the verdant military mountain, Chen Mingzhe remembered what his mentor Chen Xiyan warned in Jiyang: Dong Yuan and Li Zhuo have a teacher-student friendship, and Lin Jian was also secretly promoted by Li Zhuo to have such a status.

After the construction of Jinghai Sea City, Junshan and Zilang Mountain and Xinchongcheng were integrated with stone dams, and the river surface surrounded by the south cliff wharf and west of the stone dam was exclusive to Jinghai Sea Camp; Official ships come and go, and they have to anchor at Dongcheng Wharf.

Chen Mingzhe, Chen Huawen and others could not get a glimpse of the whole picture of the newly built Jinghai Sea City, but when crossing the river, they could see the water gate, breakwater, flat wave platform, wharf, lighthouse, city wall, enemy platform and other buildings on the periphery of Junshan from the periphery, and it was not difficult to imagine the majesty of Jinghai City.

Chen Mingzhe and Chen Huawen also couldn't get a glimpse of the whole picture of Zilang Mountain City, but when they saw the streets and alleys of the castle town at the east gate of Chongcheng, which stretched for several miles, they knew that the foundation of Huaidong was much more solid than when they crossed the river last time they came back.

The official in charge of greeting him at the dock on the Chongzhou side was headed by Li Shuyi, the head of Chongzhou County and the secretary of the Huaidong Army, who was one of the earliest figures in the local forces in Chongzhou to join Lin Binding, and now he is also very important. Lin Jian is also the messenger of Chongzhou County, but he actually has no energy to manage the affairs of Chongzhou, and Li Shuyi is the nameless and real Chongzhou County.

Chen Mingzhe saw that Li Shuyi was thirty-one or twelve years old, not tall, with thin cheeks, and looked very capable. The officials of the Huaidong Military Division have a characteristic, that is, they can hardly find fat heads and big ears.

"The envoy calculates the footsteps, and he will not be able to return to Chongzhou until late tomorrow at the earliest. The two adults, Zuo Changshi and Right Sima, also have something to go to Hecheng temporarily, and they can rush back at night, so let me apologize to the two! Li Shuyi said, please Chen Mingzhen and Chen Huawen to make a car and follow him into the city.

Lin is bound to ban sedan chairs in Chongzhou, and officials travel, either by car or on foot, Chen Mingzhen knows about this, so he will not feel that he is snubbing them here.

After entering the city, Chen Mingzhe, Chen Huawen and others first arranged to enter the post house to rest first, but how could Chen Huawen, Chen Mingzhe's uncle and nephew rest at ease? Although it was a bumpy day on the road, it was all a boat ride, and there was nothing hard about it.

"Uncle, when you entered the city, did you notice that the number of Chengfang households at the east gate of Chongzhou is huge, I am afraid that there are no less than six or seven thousand households," Chen Mingzhe went back to the house and washed his face, and came to discuss things with Chen Huawen, and mentioned some special things he saw after landing on the shore to Chen Huayi, and said, "Before Lin Jian entered Chongzhou, there were more than 1,000 Chengfang households in Chongzhou, and in just two or three years, it would have increased by six or seven times......

"The price of rice in Jiangdong County has also skyrocketed in the past two years, from three or four to six or seven to now." In Pingjiang and Haiyu cities, most of the urban households rely on craftsmanship to make a living. In recent years, the price of silk and cotton has fallen sharply, and the price of iron has not risen. Chengfang households can't survive in Pingjiang and Haiyu cities by relying on their previous wages, so they rush to Chongzhou to recruit craftsmen everywhere, and they rush to Chongzhou together, and there is nothing strange about the surge of Chengfang households in Chongzhou. ”

"Lin Jian has worked hard to open up the trade routes in Haidong, and his vision is much higher than that of other families!" Chen Mingzhe sighed slightly, "But I don't know how much Chongzhou can loosen up in this matter!" ”

The price of silk has dropped so much, and the Chen family has a painful skin.

The reason why the Chen family was able to become the richest man in Pingjiang Mansion was not anything else, but because the Chen family was the most powerful silk merchant in Pingjiang Mansion and even the entire Dayue Dynasty. In Haiyu, the Chen family's mulberry garden is nearly 2,000 hectares, and there are tens of thousands of tenant farmers in the mulberry garden.

Compared with the price of rice, the price of raw silk has actually dropped by more than 70% in recent years. If it weren't for the thick foundation, the Chen family would not have been able to withstand such a blow.

Chen Huawen and Chen Mingzhe's uncle and nephew came here, in addition to military cooperation, they also hoped to transport the Chen family's raw silk and silk to the Haidong area for sale through the maritime trade routes controlled by Huaidong.

Haiyu County is next to the sea, and naturally knows what the price of raw silk in Haidong is. In the past, the power of the East China Sea was flourishing, and the sea route was interrupted, but now those who have the ability to contact Haidong, except for Huaidong, are the luxury families who occupy Zhejiang and Fujian.

Why did Huaidong bother to find Daishan and Changguo? Chen Huawen and Chen Mingzhe's uncles and nephews also have their understanding: after conquering Daishan and Changguo, it will be ten thousand times more difficult for the luxury family's sea ships to go to sea from Mingzhou Mansion, and the merchant ships of Jin'an Mansion will also be greatly affected. In the final analysis, Huaidong still wants to monopolize Haidong's trade routes.

It was getting late, and Li Shuyi came over to accompany Chen Huawen and Chen Mingzhe's uncle and nephew to dinner.

At the end of the dinner, Lin Mengde and Qin Chengzu returned to Chongcheng.

It's getting late, but Chen Huawen, Chen Mingzhe's uncle and nephew know that there are many things that need to be done urgently, and when Lin Jian returns to Chongzhou, he just has an idea, and the specific details still have to be discussed with Lin Mengde, Qin Chengzu, Sun Jingxuan and others.

Chen Huawen and Chen Mingzhe's uncle and nephew didn't want to drag it out for a moment, and proposed to Li Shuyi, hoping to talk to Lin Mengde and Qin Chengzu at night, and when Lin came back tomorrow, many things could be settled.

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In early August, the weather is getting cooler, at least at night.

Lin Mengde and Qin Chengzu went back to Dongya to take a breath, and they didn't bother to go home to eat, Li Shuyi sent someone over to say that Chen Huawen and Chen Mingzhe's uncle and nephew hoped to start talking tonight.

Qin Chengzu rubbed his face with his hand and asked the person sent by Li Shuyi: "Has Su Pinxiao come over?" ”

Su Pinxiao was the leader of the Taihu Bainao Army.

After the water camp in Ninghai Town rebelled against the luxury family, part of the jurisdiction was assigned to the Jinghai Sea Camp, and part of the jurisdiction was assigned to the Jiangning Water Camp, but the Taihu Lake Basin, whether it was Pingjiang Mansion or Danyang Mansion, resisted the entry of the Jinghai Sea Camp and the Jiangning Water Camp. It is to let the Bainao Army, the power of Taihu Lake Water Village, gain space for development and become the most important township army force on Taihu Lake.

In the early years, during the great plundering of Taihu Lake in the East China Sea, Lin Jian maintained a good relationship with the Taihu Lake Water Village forces led by Bai Nao's army. Not only did they unite against the Donghai Kou, but during the establishment of Chongzhou and Xisha Island, a large number of materials needed by Lin Lian, such as coal, iron, lime, rice grain, bamboo and wood in the southwest of Taihu Lake, were transported and sold through the areas controlled by the Bainao Army.

Under the rubbing and reconciliation of Chen Xiyan, Yu Xinyuan and other Wu Party bigwigs, the Bai Nao Army, which had a close relationship with the Wu Party and had the same origin and roots, was also officially incorporated into the Haiyu Army, which was officially recognized by the imperial court in July, and its leader Su Pinxiao served as the deputy general of the Haiyu Army.

Huaidong has not yet had the ability to cross the border to absorb the Bai Nao Army, and Huai Dong is more happy to see the result than to incorporate Dong Yuan, and the Bai Nao Army will be merged into the Haiyu Army.

Compared with the Haiyu Chen family, Huaidong's side attaches more importance to the Bai Nao army.

"Here, I'm in the post house with Lord Chen, accompanied by Li Xiancheng." The person sent by Li Shuyi replied.

"See you then, shall we?" Qin Chengzu asked Lin Mengde inquiringly.

"You can see it, but you can't delay it. The matter is generally settled, and when the adults come back to get an idea," Lin Mengde said, "Anyway, if the war can be delayed, it will be delayed, and other things must be straightened out first!" ”

"In the later stage of the Huaisi War, why did the imperial court generously let Huaidong out?" Qin Chengzu sighed lightly and said, "Didn't you see that the eleven counties of the two prefectures in Huaidong are not a place that can become a climate?" ”

"According to ordinary understanding, it's not wrong for them to look at Huaidong like this," Lin Mengde smiled and said, "But Huaidong will soon have a chance to make them dumbfounded!" ”

Although the eleven counties of Huaidong Prefecture can be regarded as the land of fish and rice, most of the area is a low-lying Hudang area with low yield, and the output of crops such as rice, grain, mulberry, cotton and linen is not as good as that of Weiyang Mansion, and it is far less than that of Pingjiang Mansion.

Not to mention coal, iron and wood for shipbuilding, Huaidong even has a serious shortage of lime; The richest salt industry was also controlled by the two Huai Salt and Iron Divisions of Weiyang.

In the eyes of many people, although Lin Jian and the Huaidong Army were arrogant and domineering, they were still not worried about what kind of climate Lin Jian could achieve when he controlled Huaidong.

Qin Chengzu smiled lightly and said, "Send someone to ask Jing Xuan and Zhiyong if they are free, and it is best to meet the people of Pingjiang Mansion together...... "What the Chen family lacks, what can the Chen family provide to Huaidong, Qin Chengzu and they can all know a rough idea, so they also know who to pull out to talk to the Chen family."