Lin Jian slept until the sun rose, and Gu Junxun listened to the sound of him getting up before coming in to serve him and dress. Lin Jian said: "I have hands and feet, and I still want you to serve?" "That being said, it was Ren Junxun who collected the leader for him, looking at the sunlight shining through the window, the rainy weather that lasted for many days, and finally the harvest was sunny today, and said, "If it can continue to be sunny for two days, the wheat field can be harvested, otherwise it will affect the harvest somewhat......"

"Huaidong is another rainy year, I heard that in the future, the rain will only be more and not less, and it is inevitable that there will be waterlogging in some places; There is too much rain here, but Jiangxi and the two lakes are in a big drought - I heard that southern Zhejiang is also a big drought in spring and summer this year, and it doesn't rain much, so it's a good thing, but think about it, aren't all ordinary people suffering? Gu Junxun said.

Lin Lian smiled, the competition between the forces for hegemony was bloody and cruel, and there was no room for mercy.

Speaking of natural and man-made disasters, Ao Canghai, Zhang Gou and others drew up a plan in Shengzhou to organize people to abandon stones and trees to the Lanxi River, increase blockages, and then induce floods in the middle and lower reaches.

Huaidong's Luohe Mountain Defense Camp on the east bank of the Lanxi River is in a favorable position in the terrain, but the control area is very small, only a corner of the upper reaches of the Lanxi River; Dongyang County, where the Luxury Flying Tiger is located, is the core, firmly controlling the vast area on the west bank and the middle and lower reaches of the upper reaches of the Lanxi River, and is also the core area of the Dongyang Valley Plain in the west of Zhejiang.

Under the current situation, whether Huaidong sends troops to attack the west bank or Feihu attacks the east bank, it is very unfavorable. Even if you pay a heavy price, it is difficult to tell the winner in a short period of time.

The waterways of the Lanxi River in Dongyang County are about forty or fifty zhang wide, and the narrow places are even less than twenty or thirty zhang, so it is relatively easy to artificially create silt and blockage. Once the drought and flood turn sharply, the amount of water brought by the heavy rain will increase greatly, and the flood water will not be able to discharge smoothly, and it is very likely to overflow the river embankment and river embankment, and directly impact the grain fields and villages on the banks of Dongyang County and the middle and lower reaches......

In wars, especially in long-term stalemates, the race to control the upper reaches of the river source is often the key to the development of the war, and there are not one or two examples of damming and damming water and using floodwaters to storm the defenders' cities in history.

Because the luxury Feihu still firmly controls the west bank of the upper reaches of the Lanxi River, it is impossible to directly build a dam here, but the plan proposed by Ao Canghai and Zhang Gou can still win a great initiative for Huaidong, and at the same time will implicate the ordinary people in the middle and lower reaches of the Lanxi River.

Fu Qinghe, Liang Wenzhan, Hu Zhiyong, Ye Junan and others had a lot of controversy over this plan in eastern Zhejiang, and they couldn't make an easy decision and threw this hot potato to Chongzhou.

In addition to this, Lin Jian also signed an order agreeing that the southern attack troops could forcibly buy rice, grain, iron tools, mules, horses, cattle, and other materials from the local authorities while harassing the southern Zhejiang and eastern Fujian coasts and not harassing and plundering the middle and lower poor peasants.

Huaidong was able to bring in a large amount of cheap copper from the Haidong region - including Lin Mengde, Zhou Guangnan, Sun Fengyi and others, all of whom had been asking to open a mold in Huaidong to raise coins.

Even in the era when the prices of silver and copper fell and the prices of grain, iron, cloth and cattle soared, Huaidong still had huge profits by using Haidong copper to open mold coins, which could greatly make up for the lack of military funds.

Lin Lian's understanding of finance can only be regarded as some common sense in later generations, but it is also much deeper and far-reaching than that of the world.

If Huaidong opens up the amount of money to raise money, a large number of copper coins will only circulate within Huaidong, and in the end it will only exacerbate the soaring prices in Huaidong, which is not conducive to the long-term governance of Huaidong.

Sometimes, Lin Jian can recognize this, but it is difficult to convince others.

When there was a large surplus of copper transported from Haidong, how could Lin Mengde and others, who were driven crazy by giving military supplies every day, not to use these copper coins to exchange for scarce materials?

In the end, Wang Chengfu suggested that Huaidong raise a large amount of coins, these copper coins do not need to be circulated in the core area of Huaidong, but can be transported into Mingzhou Mansion on a large scale in the early stage, and used to purchase rice, cloth, mules and horses and even fields from the local forces of Mingzhou Prefecture, so as to maintain the needs of the Huaidong Army's early garrison in Mingzhou Prefecture.

The use of copper coins for redemption is far more mild than forcible expropriation or looting, and it is also more acceptable to local powers.

Another point is to take advantage of the opportunity of raiding and harassing operations to carry out the strategy of forcible ransom from enemy-controlled areas.

It is considered to be plundering, and the amount of materials that can be plundered will also be limited by the penetration of the plundering troops.

By forcibly buying people in eastern Fujian and southern Zhejiang, the intensity of resistance of local people can be reduced. In addition, the influx of a large number of copper coins will make the material resources in the hinterland of Zhejiang and Fujian continue to flow to the coast, and the eastern part of Zhejiang will continue to use copper coins to redeem materials from the coastal areas of Zhejiang and Fujian. As long as it is profitable, it can even induce local forces along the coast such as eastern Fujian and southern Zhejiang to participate.

Of course, the ultimate goal is to secretly push the price rise in the area controlled by the luxury family, and further limit the ability of the luxury family to obtain supplies from the local area.

In the end, Lin Jian did not grant the right to raise coins to Huaidong Money, but only agreed to set up a coin raising department under the Zhidu Envoy, and approved the opening of the mold in early May to prepare copper coins equivalent to 200,000 taels of silver.

War is always unscrupulous, and it cannot be carried out with mercy. Some are hard knives that can be seen to kill people and see blood, and some are soft knives that can't see bloodshed but are more deadly - Huaidong used trade monopoly means to exchange raw silk and other luxuries for basic survival materials such as rice, copper, iron and leather, in essence, the means are not necessarily much more merciful than direct plunder.

Gu Junxun said that she recognized the hardships of the people's livelihood, but Lin Jian just responded with a smile, but did not reveal the blood and cruelty behind it.

"The eldest brother refused to stay for two more days, saying that he would go back to Qingzhou in the afternoon today, and it would not be a full day. My sister-in-law is about to give birth in Jiangning, and he doesn't take a look at it......" Gu Junxun complained about being a woman.

"How could Si Yuan have the time to go to Jiangning at this time? If he returns to Qingzhou a day earlier, he can also make more preparations," Lin Lian took Jun Xun's tender little hand and said, "At noon, I will invite Si Yuan to come up the mountain for a banquet. ”

The matter of the luncheon, Jun Xun went to Zhang Luo, Lin Jian got up late, practiced the knife and sweated, did not go down the mountain to Dongya, Gu Siyuan had Lin Mengde to take care of it, Liu Miaozhen had Song Jia to take care of it, and Lin Jian sat in the inner house to read the briefing before noon.

At noon, Lin Mengde and Sun Jingxuan accompanied Gu Siyuan, Zhao Qinmin, Yang Pu and others to the mountain for a banquet.

After Huaidong changed his position, everything was coordinated as much as possible, and even agreed that Qingzhou would first borrow a sum of silver from Huaidong Qianzhuang to meet the needs in the early stage, and then repay it after getting two Huaidong salt and silver - Gu Siyuan, Zhao Qinmin and others were not dissatisfied with Huaidong, and without Huaidong's support, it was impossible for Huaidong Qianzhuang to lend silver to Qingzhou before the Qingzhou army could establish a solid and reliable defense line.

The big principles and things are determined, and the specific details don't need Gu Siyuan to stay and talk about them in detail. Even Zhao Qinmin will go to Qingzhou with Gu Siyuan first, it is obvious that the affairs of Qingzhou are more urgent, Yang Pu will stay in Chongzhou for a few more days, and he will also go back to Jiangning.

After the banquet, Lin Jian asked Lin Mengde to send Gu Siyuan and Lin Mengde and his party north on his behalf, and Yang Pu also went to see them off, and he didn't return until the sun fell.

Lin Lian respected Yang Pu as his father's leader, asked Gu Junxun to prepare a place to live on the mountain, and asked Yang Pu to stay on the mountain for a few days before going to Jiangning.

Lin Jian discussed the matter of Yizhou with Lin Mengde, Zhou Guangnan, Sun Fengyi and others in the front house in the afternoon, and Gu Junxun asked him to say that Yang Pu wanted to talk to him.

The differences between the two lines of Lin Gu seem to have been repaired this time, but in fact, the rift has become more profound, and it is impossible for Yang Pu, who is loyal to the Gu family and has been drifting and stumbling with Gu Wuchen all his life, not to see it.

Lin Jian sighed lightly, and asked Lin Mengde and them to avoid going to the side hall to talk about things first, and invited Yang Pu over to talk.

Yang Pu is only sixty years old, but his temples are frosty white, and his face has deep wrinkles.

"Uncle Yang's body is still tough?" Lin Jian smiled and asked Yang Pu to sit down.

"It's quite tough," Yang Pu said, "After all, he is a martial arts practitioner, but he doesn't fall down, and his body bones are still tough, but there are many dark injuries on his body, and he may suddenly fail at some point." Illness comes like a mountain, which means that people like us ...... "Yang Pu is already in the age of sixtieth year, and he also looks down on life and death.

Hearing Yang Pu say this, Lin Lian also felt emotional, and he couldn't think of the purpose of Yang Pu talking to him for a while, so he laughed and talked about other things.

"The situation in the north should not be able to hold up," Yang Pu asked, "If Jiangning establishes a new emperor, Cheng Yuqian may have to be transferred out, and if the master wants to go further in Jiangning, he will probably give up the Jiangning Water Camp." Is there a reason for the development of the situation in the future? ”

Lin Jian nodded, but he somewhat understood Yang Pu's intention to talk to him.

In Jiangning, the new emperor was established, and Jiangning was the new capital. Unless someone can grasp the strength to hold the Son of Heaven hostage, other forces will not want to see the emergence of a powerful minister who is "both handsome and handsome" in Jiangning.

After Li Zhuo took charge of Jizhen before, his power in the military department was basically hollowed out - this is the general principle of the power structure in itself, and no one can destroy this principle without absolute strength.

In fact, in addition to the external struggle for the marshal, the internal struggle for the phase and the real power positions such as the six Shangshu and the Shilang official is also the focus of the current power struggle.

Although Yang Pu was born as a domestic servant, he has experienced a lot of ups and downs around Gu Wuchen over the years, and he has a lot of knowledge, and he also has his own understanding of the development of the situation in the world, which is not easy.

Cheng Yuqian may not be transferred out, but if he wants to continue to serve as the secretary of the Jiangning Military Department or even the military minister, he will inevitably give up the position of Jiangning's garrison to someone else.

Similarly, if Gu Wuchen wants to go further from the position of the left attendant of the Jiangning Military Department, he must give up his direct control over the Jiangning Water Battalion. Yang Shi is an important chess piece of Gu Wuchen's direct control of Jiangning Shuiying, and he is also the status of the Gu family's retainer, and Yang Shi's external transfer is almost inevitable.

Yang Pu will not change his loyalty to the Gu family, but at the same time, he is worried about the future of his son Yang Shi, and he is also very conflicted in his heart.

"The Dengzhou Navy has suffered defeat, it is always a naval army controlled by the imperial court, and Jiangning's control over the local area will continue to weaken in the future, and it may be a good choice to transfer Yang Shi to Dengzhou," although Lin Jian also wanted to give Yang Shi a position in the Huaidong Water Army, but this choice was not good, "Uncle Yang went to Jiangning and told his father-in-law that, I think this arrangement is also appropriate......

"It's good!" Yang Pu answered, then chattered a little, and then said goodbye and left.

As soon as Yang Pu left, Lin Mengde hurried in and asked, "Brother Yang Pu left, he looks a little sluggish......"

"I suggest that Yang Shi go to the Dengzhou Navy ......" Lin Jian knew what Lin Mengde wanted to explore, so he directly told him the content of the conversation.

"Oh," Lin Meng responded, and also knew why Yang Pu looked lonely after leaving, arranging Yang Shi's future in this way meant that Lin Lian was determined to divide the two sides more clearly, he uncovered this and asked, "In two days, Huang Jinnian's eldest son Huang Chengen will withdraw to Chongzhou with his family first, can you meet him?" ”

In the current situation, Gu Wuchen will fully support Gu Siyuan to establish his power in Qingzhou, which also means that Huaidong needs to support other spokespersons in Jiangning, and the relationship between the two sides will become more distinct.

It is not difficult for Lin Xuwen to enter Jiangning and serve as an official of a certain department, but he cannot go further in the short term, and only Huang Jinnian has the qualifications to compete for a book or even a deputy minister and a second minister. But Huang Jinnian is still the core figure of the Chu Party, and he has complicated entanglements with Zhang Xie, Zhang Xitong, Yue Lengqiu and others, and Lin Jian is really not very sure whether such a figure can be used by Huaidong.

"Let Huang Chengen stay in Chongzhou for a few more days, see you or not, and then talk about it depending on the situation." Lin Jian said.

Unless Huang Jinnian openly broke with Yue Lengqiu and Zhang Xitong in Jiangning, don't say that Huaidong will not support Huang Jinnian to go to Jiangning, and will not even give him a chance to withdraw to Huaidong, Huang Jinnian's eldest son Huang Chengen and his family are naturally better to stay in Chongzhou first.