The wind and the setting sun came in through the window, and Lin Jian sat with Gao Zongting facing each other.

The time is also, the situation is also, the battle in western Liaoning is unavoidable, but Lin Jian and Gao Zongting are both worried, and they can only sit down quietly and discuss the details of sending troops from Linyu Pass.

"The opportunity for the eastern captives to gather on the periphery of Datong was when Li Shuai led his troops from Linyu to attack western Liaoning," Gao Zongting said, "It depends on the situation that it will not be delayed after the autumn at the latest......

The timing is really not good, at that time Huaidong will use troops against Daishan and Changguo, and Chen Zhihu should also be fighting in Henan, Lin Jian sighed deeply and said: "The Tianjin Navy will move to Changli, I am sure to persuade my eldest brother to agree with Ma Yigong and Yang Yihang; If you want the Tianjin Navy to go out of the customs, you also need Mr. Gao to go to the Tianjin Sea to mediate......"

Changli is located in the south of Linyu Pass, now it is the seat of the Jibei Army Commander, and it is also the grain and straw transshipment center of the Jibei Army, there is a big post road connected with Linyu, there is a deep river and the Bohai Sea directly, and the sea ships can directly sail into the wharf in the south of Changli City.

Due to the maintenance of the Gyeonggi bureaucracy and the rice and grain of the Jingying and border armies almost all depended on the Jinhai grain route in the east, the Yanbei defense line was also forced to form a pattern of strong in the east and weak in the west. After Li Zhuo's rectification, the Jibei Army, including the defenders of Linyu Zhuguan, had a total strength of 100,000, plus the Jingying Forbidden Army, which was almost the last bargaining chip of the imperial court in the north.

Sending troops from Linyu Pass to attack western Liaoxi was only to attract the main force of the eastern captives to the eastern front and establish an external defense two or three hundred miles outside Linyu Pass, and 100,000 troops were more than enough.

"Changli's side, I'm just afraid that Hao Zongcheng won't be able to pass the pass," Gao Zongting dispelled the idea of asking the Tianjin Navy to assist in guarding Changli, and said, "After winter, the sea area in the northern part of the Bohai Sea will freeze for nine times in ten years, and we don't expect a warm winter this year, and we even have to consider that the ice line will extend to the south of the Jinhai Sea." After the winter, we can only consider taking the land route in advance for the grain transportation from Jinhai to Leting and then to Changli, so I would like to ask you to mediate on your behalf and ask the Tianjin Navy to be responsible for repairing the post road from Jinhai to Leting. The head of the household department and the Jibei army may not be reliable, especially the ice line may extend to the south of the Jinhai Sea, and the sea ice will blockade the port of Tianjin. When the time comes, whether the Gyeonggi grain reserves can support the consumption of the war in western Liaoxi, I still have to consider it on your behalf! ”

The Jibei army is now stationed on the inner line, and 100,000 stone rice grains per month can cope with it, once the troops are sent into the hinterland of western Liaoning, especially in winter, the sea route is frozen up, and the supply can only be transported by land, and the consumption of grain and grass will be much more amazing. Rather than worrying about the unfavorable situation on the front line, Gao Zongting was more worried about the supply of grain and grass at this time.

The supply of grain, grass and ordnance to the Jibei Army was controlled by Hao Zongcheng, and Gao Zongting hoped that Lin Jian could help make up the remedial work in advance.

Lin Lian nodded and said: "The renovation of Jinle Post Road, I will write a letter, when Mr. Gao goes to Jinhai, show it to my eldest brother, I think this problem is not big, the matter of silver, the big deal is to borrow it from Huaidong Qianzhuang first, and the Huaidong Military Division will be responsible for making up for it in the future." In addition, when the storm season in the East China Sea passes, I will reserve 300,000 more stone rice grains in Jinhai before the cold winter comes, just in case of ......."

The seaworthiness season in autumn and winter is only more than three months, considering that the Goryeo navy has been frequently active in the waters outside Dengzhou, Lin Jian has to reserve an additional 300,000 stone rice grain in Jinhai before the year, which is almost the limit, and will even seriously affect the deployment of troops on the southern front.

At this time, Lin Mengde personally walked in with a copy of the pond and said, "The officers and soldiers of Jinghu have suffered another defeat in Suizhou......

Lin Lian took the pond copy, and after reading it, handed it to Gao Zongting, and said: "After the two lakes year, there will be a great drought in the counties, and the civil unrest will be everywhere. Luo Xiancheng gave Yue Lengqiu no temper in Shouchun, and fled west into Xiangyang, and suddenly his momentum rose again, and the number of soldiers and horses increased to 200,000, Xiangyang, Hanzhong, Nanyang and other places were out of control, and the Cao family was only guarding the gate of Western Qin......"

Xiangyang was originally a key place in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and there were many standing garrisons; It's just that Dayue Chengping has been in a state of arms for more than 200 years, and Xiangyang City was actually attacked by Luo Xiancheng's troops. This time, the officers and soldiers were defeated again in Suizhou, and they really didn't know how to clean up the situation in Jinghu.

Gao Zongting sighed: "The spring drought has just passed, and the summer flood has come again, who knows how many more civil unrests will occur?" If you want to talk about drought and waterlogging, the territory of the Central Plains is thousands of miles, which year can it be missing? Even during the reign of Gaozong, there was also a great drought that was two or three thousand miles wide, and there was no chaos at that time. In the final analysis, it is also the strength of the country, and the imperial court and the local government still have the ability to relieve and turnover, where is the extent of the disaster in one county, the civil unrest in one county, the disaster in ten counties, and the chaos in one county? ”

Lin Lian was considering the impact of Suizhou's defeat on Chongzhou: "If the situation in the two lakes cannot be controlled, Jiangdong will not be able to get rice from the two lakes, and the rice grain in Jiangxi will also be tight, and the price of grain in summer and autumn may rise again!" ”

"Can't Jiangdong not be able to suppress food prices this year?" Gao Zongting asked.

"I'm afraid it's difficult," Lin Jian said, "In Pingjiang Prefecture in recent decades, there have been many people who have converted grain fields into mulberry cotton, and before the Donghai Kou made a big splash, grain production could only remain self-sufficient. In the past three or four years, Pingjiang Mansion and Danyang Mansion have been seriously injured and have hurt some vitality. Although the land in both places is fertile and it is easy to adjust and recover, it will take time. It is still unknown what Dong Yuan can do in the war between the two Zhejiang. Needless to say, Huaixi and Huaisi have suffered a lot of losses, and they will not be able to recover their vitality without three or five years. The spring drought in southern Huinan this year is very serious, and I don't know if I can withstand this levy, although Huaidong has been affected by frequent disasters, the situation can barely cope with the past, and the slightly better ones are Jiangning, Luzhou, and Weiyang......

Jiangdong is the last piece of land that the imperial court can keep, but many people can't imagine that the situation in Jiangdong is not easy.

Taking Chongzhou as an example, in the past three years, there have been three raids, two major tides, and one major flood, which can also be said to have been full of disasters.

The more Chongzhou experienced the blow, the stronger it rose, and in the final analysis, it was Lin Jian who was able to control the negative impact of each disaster within the minimum range. At the beginning of the year, more than 200 people drowned in the workers' camp, and the number of salt farmers and farmers drowned was still ten times higher, but Chongzhou easily digested the setback. In other prefectures and counties, how can there be the means and strength of Lin Binding, I am afraid that there will be a big mess a long time ago.

Gao Zongting was deeply worried and said, "This situation is getting more and more difficult! He believed Lin Lian's words. Others know that Lin Lian's governance of the army is unparalleled in the world, and he is called Li Shuai, but they don't know that Lin Lian's stronger governance ability is his ability to govern, which is the foundation of Huaidong's rise.

If the situation in the two lakes cannot be controlled, and more than a dozen counties will be flooded in the summer and autumn, and the price of grain in Jiangdong will soar, the broken ship of the Dayue Dynasty will be even more bumpy. Even if Li Shuai was able to achieve a military victory in western Liaoning, it would still be useless.

At this time, Hu Cong, who accompanied Gao Zongting to the south, came in and reported: "The carriage sent by Master Dong has arrived outside the cottage......

"Tao Chun doesn't see me, but Dong Yuan and Gao Yi always want to see me. I will go to Xuchang with Gao Yi to meet Chen Zhihu," Gao Zongting said, "Maybe this farewell, we will see each other indefinitely......"

Lin Jian was also sad in his heart, stood up and said: "Although Huaidong is poor, there is always a place for Mr. Gao; No matter how broken the mountains and rivers are, there is also a chance to clean up! ”

Gao Zongting smiled bitterly and did not respond to Lin Bin's words.

The governor is concerned about the world and loyal to the imperial court, and he is not afraid of being ruined, and he is not willing to put the responsibility of fighting in Liaoxi on the heads of others. Although Lin Jian is also concerned about the people's livelihood, Lin Jian will not be martyred for this rotten court. He will try his best to facilitate the Jibei Army's expedition to western Liaoning, but he will not put the foundation of Huaidong on the first battle of western Liaoning.

Gao Zongting knew the difference here, so he could only bow his hand and leave at this time.

Lin Jian did not send Gao Zongting out, but sat back in the sunset in front of the window.

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"Today is the day of my sister's departure, why are you sitting here with a sad face?" Xiao Man walked in and looked at Lin Jian sitting at the table with a bitter and bitter appearance.

Lin Jian smiled and said, "How can there be? ”

Xiao Man stretched out his cool little hand, wiped it on Lin Bin's forehead, and said: "Look at it, if you wrinkle again, you will have pleats, and if you are young, you will have pleats, but it is ugly!" ”

"My sister wants to hold a thank-you banquet, and I ask someone to invite you over, will you go?" Xiaoman said.

Su Mei left the country today, and she wanted to hold a banquet to say goodbye to her old friends and peers, and she also advertised it widely, and since then she has closed her door to thank her guests and be a woman from a good family.

"Why don't you change your clothes?" Lin Jian asked.

"Can I go too?" Xiao Man asked happily.

"Why not?" Lin Jian looked at the smile on Xiaoman's face, and his mood was a little better, and he didn't bother to pay attention to this set of things.

There are many reasons why the empire of Nuoda, which has changed dynasties for thousands of years, has become weaker and weaker. The most fundamental one is that society as a whole is becoming more and more devoid of inactive things, and more and more afraid of active things.

The worship of rituals, the worship of Taoism and the suppression of art, and the promotion of agriculture and the suppression of industry and commerce are all aimed at strengthening the imperial power, and they are trying in every possible way to remove the active factors in society.

Everyone is docile as a sheep under the rule of hate, everyone is only engaged in farming, everyone follows the rules, everyone does not interact with each other, the internal society seems to be stable, the imperial power and royal power seem to have been consolidated, but they cannot see that the society is inelastic and has no ability to adjust.

Once there is a big change, it will be completely turned upside down. A large country with tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, could not resist the invasion and trampling of aliens with hundreds of millions of mouths. It's not so much hatred as shame.

At this moment, Gu Junxun's personal maid Cai'er walked in and said, "Madame heard that today is the happy day for Miss Su Mei to leave the country, and I chose some gifts, I don't know which one to give, I want the master and the little lady to come over and help get an idea......"

Jun Xun has always tried to be a lady who meets the requirements of the model and etiquette, and Lin Jian hated and loved the etiquette at this time; Etiquette indulges men's greed.

Lin Lian thought to himself that he didn't have the courage to be a radical changer, maybe this society could not withstand radical change, maybe the biggest limit was to loosen the tightening rope and adjust the direction of social development to the right direction, which was what he should do, and he shouldn't expect everything to be done in his own hands.