In the end, Wu Meijiu said all the good things, Han Zai agreed to pay the Jiangdong Left Army 10,000 taels of silver immediately, Lin Jian changed his smile, and let the intersection in front of the dock let Han Zai and his accompanying guards set foot on the land of Chongzhou.

Han Zai naturally did not have the excitement and triumph of stepping on the land of Chongzhou for the first time, his face was blue and gloomy, and his eyes looked at Lin Tie as if he was going to swallow him alive into his stomach, he didn't expect Lin Tie to be so arrogant, and almost robbed Lin Tie of his belongings.

"The conditions in the county are simple, the new city has not been built, and the county government is also borrowing the Shanmen Zen Temple, so naturally there is no way to prepare a special trip for Lord Han. There is a fine house courtyard at the east foot mountain gate, which is quite quiet, and adjacent to the Jiangdong Left Army garrison camp, so I didn't want to be disturbed by the night, I originally wanted to place Lord Han there, but I didn't expect Lord Han to have a lot of followers, and now it seems that the courtyard is a little narrow...... "Wu Meijiu said, the temporary residence for Han Zai was arranged by Li Shuyi, and he didn't think too much at the time, seeing Han Zai when he first came, Lin Jian was like fire and water with him, and he felt that it was very inappropriate to arrange Han Zai's residence on the edge of the Jiangdong Left Army garrison.

"You'll arrange a place!" Han Zai snorted coldly, but he didn't know what to say, although he brought two or three hundred people, but he still had nothing to do about the arrangements of Chongzhou County, where he lived, and tried his best to comfort himself, saying that Lin Jian and Wu Meijiu were so tossed that he wanted to drive himself out of Chongzhou, he must be calm, and he must not let Lin Jian and Wu Meijiu's treacherous plan succeed......

Xiao Baiming, who came to the ferry to greet him, said: "Just in the north of the mountain, my family Xiao Duwei has a private garden, which is a little smaller, barely able to live one or two hundred people. If Lord Han doesn't dislike it, he can live there temporarily, and as for the guards, the military cottage can also draw three or five hundred people out to take care of Lord Han's daily life......"

"Then it's troublesome for Xiao Dujian ......" Han Zai's face softened slightly.

Wu Meijiu secretly complained in his heart, thinking that Han Zai probably mistakenly thought that he had deliberately arranged him in a residence convenient for the Jiangdong Left Army to monitor, and looking at his eyes, he probably wanted to peel himself off with Lin Tie.

Lin Jian saw that Xiao Baiming and Han Zai were very close, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. He wants to publish the truth of the Chongzhou boy case to the world, so that Chen Enze, Hu Qiaozhong, Hu Qiaoguan and others can reunite with their families, in order to prevent Xiao Taoyuan from jumping over the wall in a hurry to join Donghai Kou, the only way to do this is to completely push Xiao Taoyuan to Yue Lengqiu's side.

Lin Lian smiled at Zhao Qinmin, Gu Siyuan and the others: "Mr. Zhao and Shaojun have had a hard journey, presumably Lord Han doesn't need me to pick him up and wash the dust, there is thin wine in the mountain gate, so I will treat Mr. Zhao and Shaojun...... "Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang, Sun Jingtang and others also saluted Zhao Qinmin, Gu Siyuan and others.

Zhao Qinmin and Gu Siyuan gave Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang, Sun Jingtang and others one by one. He could also guess what Lin Jian was thinking. Jiangdong Left Army Yannan Qinwang won four battles and four victories, killing and defeating several times the strong enemy, famous all over the world, although the water battalion in Ninghai Town has six battalions, but it will not be shown to Lin Tie, at the moment it is just to guard against letting them go to the luxury family and take refuge in the East China Sea.

Seeing Lin Tie so unceremoniously giving Han Zai a dismount at the ferry, Zhao Qinmin knew that Lin Tie was a real force, and he was no longer as cautious as he was at the mouth of the river. But then again, when Lin was tied to the estuary, he couldn't talk about being cautious, which of Wang Xueshan, Fan Ding, and Qu Wuyang didn't notice it for a while and folded it in his hands? Han Jae thought that he could suppress Lin Jian by coming over by himself, and he really thought too highly of himself.

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Gu Siyuan wanted to borrow a road from Chongzhou to Qingzhou.

Although it is said that it takes only three days and three nights to get to Qingzhou by land from Chongzhou, five hundred miles of expeditious, changing horses without changing people, and rushing to Qingzhou as quickly as possible, Gu Wuchen asked Gu Siyuan to take one hundred and ten servants to Qingzhou, not Gu Siyuan and Zhao Jin alone. So many people, if they want not to fall behind, they all rushed to Qingzhou by land, and the post stations along the way did not provide so many horses to replace the horsepower, and it was ten days and eight days later to arrive in Qingzhou.

Tang Haoxin is old and has limited energy, and there are not many available and trustworthy people in Shandong at this time. If Zhang Xie's calculation cannot be carried out and Tang Haoxin's body is dragged down by heavy political affairs, Gu Siyuan and others must be sent to Qingzhou as soon as possible, and taking the sea route is the best and fastest choice.

At this time, it is late April, the southeast monsoon begins to prevail, and it takes only more than four days to go to Jiaozhou Bay to land in two days by boat, and then ride a horse to Qingzhou by land.

The southeast monsoon is conducive to northward travel, and the Black Water Ocean route in the sea east of Changshan Island is also conducive to northward travel, but there is no rapid southward sailing at this time.

Except for the four thousand-stone ships that stayed in Jinhai to participate in the transportation and escort of grain in the Bohai Sea, Lin Jian had no plans to send ships north in the near future; However, in order to maintain the rare situation in Qingzhou, Lin Jian still took out two thousand-stone ships and sent Gu Siyuan, Zhao Jin and more than 100 people from the north that afternoon; These two thousand-stone ships, Lin Tie is also used to strengthen the sea power on the other side of the Jinhai Sea.

After Gu Siyuan left, Zhao Qinmin didn't have to rush back to Jiangning.

It is undeniable that after all, Yue Lengqiu has the name of the governor of Jianghuai, and he has a heavy army, and many officials in Jiangning have fallen to Yue Lengqiu, and Gu Wuchen cannot but be said to be at an absolute disadvantage. How to take back some initiative, how to do this article, Zhao Qinmin still has a lot of things to discuss with Lin Bin.

Besides, the marriage between Lin Jingzhong and Sun Wenpei was about the 23rd - on the surface, the Sun family was a criminal family who had been convicted and migrated, and the marriage between Lin Jingzhong and Sun Wenpei in Chongzhou was actually a public announcement that the Sun family and Xihe would be completely integrated into the forces of the Jiangdong Left Army - Zhao Qinmin came on behalf of Gu Wuchen, so why did he have to drink this cup of wedding wine and then go back to Jiangning.

Lin Jian didn't need to hide it at this time, except for the Zen courtyard where the aunt and sister-in-law of the luxury family were imprisoned on the top of Zilang Mountain, there was no other place to hide Gu Wuchen and Zhao Qinmin for the time being, and let Zhao Qinmin see the power he had in Chongzhou generously.

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Even if two thousand-stone ships were drawn out to go north, Lin Jian still had three 5,000-stone warships, seven thousand-stone warships, eight loach ships, and a large number of private ships brought by the Sun family to join Lin Tie in Chongzhou.

The Sun family and Xihe will make a living from the transportation of water, and there are boats specially allocated by the government to transport grain, and the proportion of one-eighth of the boats is added every year to make up for the loss of the boats. However, the Sun family and the Xihe Society lived on water, and in addition to buying land and building houses in Jiangning for the congregation to live in, one of the things they focused on most was to buy boats and develop their power on the water.

Four generations have been passed down for nearly 100 years, and the Sun family and the Xihe Association have also accumulated hundreds of private boats, and even many congregations are boat owners who use boats as their homes and live on the water.

Before the Xihe Society's property and the Sun family's property were seized by Yue Lengqiu, nearly 100 private ships were transferred to the name of Jiyun Society in time and escaped the seizure of the government. Although most of the nearly 100 ships transferred out were wooden ships with a capacity of one or two hundred stones or even less, their hulls were sturdy and their shape was conducive to rapid passage on the water.

There is no harmony between the river gangs, and there are many pirates in the rivers and lakes, these ships are originally a sharp weapon that the Sun family and the Xihe will rely on to compete and win on the water and protect themselves, and it is very easy to transform in the direction of the warship.

I also have to say that Aunt Zhao has a woman's demeanor, is decisive and capable, does not drag mud and water, and has the decisiveness to know the trade-offs.

Lin Jian didn't even need to add more ships, and the existing ships would be enough to build a sailor that could be comparable in size to the water camp in Ninghai Town.

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A strong water battalion must have strong logistical support, and before the water battalion is formally formed, it is necessary to have the ability to repair large sea ships and build docks for small and medium-sized warships.

The West River Society lives on water and boats, and has a large number of boats, in addition to experts in boating and walking on the water, of course, there are also a considerable number of craftsmen who are skilled in ship building.

When Zhao Qinmin saw that there were as many as three or four hundred women weaving sails organized by Lin Tie on Xisha Island, he understood a little why Lin Tie would not hesitate to support troops to force Shandong to relieve the Xihe Society from danger.

The West River Club has more than just mud feet that can only sail and walk the water, a river gang that has been inherited for nearly a hundred years, in fact, has long been involved in all aspects of the shipping industry.

Lin Jian even needed to draw people from the Xihe Society to set up a shipyard, although the scale was far from being comparable to the Longjiang Shipyard under the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, but it was quite complete.

While preparing for the wedding of Lin Jingzhong and Sun Wenpei, Lin Jian also further clarified that Sun Jingxuan's responsibility in Chongzhou was to prepare for the construction of shipyards and docks.

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Zhao Qinmin was curious now about how much silver Lin Lian was holding in his hand.

At dusk, Zhao Qinmin climbed up to the watchtower on the east bank of the Xiaoman River in Guanyin Beach with Lin Tie and looked into the distance.

Xisha Island is far from being renovated, and the main work in the early stage is to resettle displaced people. Except for the three enclosure towers in Guanyin Beach and the forty or fifty enclosed houses radiating along the Xiaoman River to the island, there are not many fields reclaimed on the island, but in the southeast, a large mulberry garden is planted.

"The so-called three-year mulberry branches can be used as old sticks, ten-year mulberry branches can be used as horse whips, and fifteen-year dry branches can be used as bow materials - there are also many people in Pingjiang Mansion who plant mulberry and raise silkworms to weave silkworms, but it will take several years to see the effect," Zhao Qinmin lightly stroked his beard and said, "Here on Xisha Island, it seems that a few years ago, it was a bottomless pit of eating silver!" ”

In fact, Zhao Qinmin is not very familiar with planting mulberry and raising silkworms, and the mulberry garden does not need to be fully grown to produce benefits, as long as the leaves do not hurt the tree, silkworms can be raised. In addition, Lin Tie planted mulberry orchards on Xisha Island, mainly not for planting mulberry and raising silkworms and weaving silk.

Weaving should be prosperous, because weaving can accommodate a large number of surplus women's labor, and cloth and rice are the two major necessities of life, but Lin Jian will not develop the silk weaving industry, which will consume a lot of manpower and occupy a large number of fertile fields, and will not weave gorgeous brocade forging to meet the luxurious needs of the upper class celebrities.

Lin Lian's development on Xisha Island is also cotton and linen weaving, and if possible, he will even suppress the mulberry silk weaving industry, and in addition to cotton and linen necessities, fertile and limited fields should be organized to produce food.

The situation of Xisha Island is special, the land is barren, and more importantly, the natural disasters are serious.

"There is no way, planting trees and grass is necessary to fix sand and prevent wind and tide!" Lin Lian knew that Zhao Qinmin had come to this topic, and wanted to know how long his financial resources could support it, and he was also willing to find out some of the bottom, Tang Haoxin and Gu Wuchen's current situation was actually very difficult, and they had to be given some confidence here, Lin Lian pointed to the southeast of Xisha Island and explained to Zhao Qinmin, "Ask a lot of old people, and compare the county records, almost find out the main direction of typhoon landing on the island in summer and autumn and the return of the tide." Therefore, now concentrate manpower to rush before the summer rainy season, and plant more mulberry seedlings and shrubs in the southeast. I'm not afraid of your jokes, we also specially use the ship to load manure and apply it to the southeast beach, just to think that the reeds can grow more luxuriantly......"

"Now there are about 32,300 people on the island," Lin Jian told Zhao Qinmin in detail, "The reclaimed fields are less than 10,000 mu, and the wheat has been planted, and there will be a harvest in more than a month. After the summer, we may be able to grow nearly 10,000 acres of rice, but for the time being, we can't explain the problem of self-sufficiency in food, but fortunately, Chongzhou is also rich in aquatic products and the price of grain is also cheap, so it can barely cope with the ......."

"More than 30,000 people," Zhao Qinmin knew that Lin Lian had hidden a lot of Dingkou on Xisha Island, but he didn't expect so much. When the displaced people were resettled on the island, there were only 2,000 households counted here, and there were only more than 7,000 Dingkou, so all sides lost their vigilance and let Lin Lian control Xisha Island, and Chongzhou County even agreed to completely entrust the reclamation of wasteland on Xisha Island to Jiyun Society, and only draw 3,000 taels of silver in taxes every year. Zhao Qinmin silently calculated in his heart, after deducting the Xihe congregation and their families who moved this time, Lin Lian moved his hands and feet, and actually counted less than one-third of Dingkou, thinking that Lin Lian was really bold in doing things, and said, "Even if it is the most difficult, let alone 10,000 stone rice grains to the island every month!" It's not easy on your side. ”

"It's not easy, it's almost a little more than that!" Lin Lian nodded, "I won't tell you anything, the battles in Yannan are quite rich, and the horses sold outside the mouth and the seized materials are almost 2560,000 taels in silver." In fact, the Jiangdong Left Army has been compensating for casualties for seven months from Jiangning Cangfeng to the present, and the total number of branches is 2.56 million taels. If it weren't for the fact that I could not support the war with war, I personally would not have been able to raise the Jiangdong Left Army. There must be a surplus, that is, the 60,000 taels of silver that the lord asked for me from the Jiangning Ministry of Industry at the beginning, and the 50,000 taels of silver allocated by the imperial court, plus other odds and ends, I now have a surplus of almost 140,000 taels of silver in my hand. Almost all the money accumulated before was invested in this island and Jiyun Society. ”

It is impossible for Lin Jian to completely reveal the details to Zhao Qinmin, at least he will hide the 200,000 taels of silver obtained from the private transaction with Hao Zongcheng. There are also Lin Tie's soldiers who sacrificed or made military merits in the Jiangdong Left Army, mainly in the form of fields to give compensation or rewards. The distribution of nearly 10,000 acres of newly cultivated land on the island almost saved nearly 60,000 taels of silver, and Lin Jian actually had 400,000 taels of silver on hand.

"The thief monks in Guangjiao Temple are all fat heads and big ears." Zhao Qinmin said meaningfully.

"This time, I suppressed Guangjiao Temple, and I got some, but I changed my name and lent it to Chongzhou County, so I was ready to use this to blackmail Han Zai, and I couldn't help but set him ......," Lin Jian said, "If you can successfully get money, you can almost accumulate 200,000 taels of silver." ”

"Hehe," Zhao Qinmin smiled lightly and said, "Han Jae can't stop you from doing what you want to do in Chongzhou. ”

Lin Jian also smiled slightly, and said: "The investment on Xisha Island is too big, and it is indeed a bottomless pit, but there is no way, this is a fundamental matter, and it must be done well." However, the most difficult time has passed, and now there is an advantage that the salaries of the main soldiers and auxiliary soldiers can almost support the expenses of the family on the island, so there is no need for additional relief......

Zhao Qinmin was dumbfounded, in order to support his family, it means that each household has to draw a piece of the army as a pawn or auxiliary, 32,300 people on the whole island, which also means that Lin Jian will maintain the actual strength of the Jiangdong Left Army at about 78,000 people.

In this way, Lin Jian really doesn't need to provide additional relief to the displaced people on Xisha Island, but how much financial resources does it take to raise a team of seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses?

When Li Zhuo led the army in Eastern Fujian, he mainly drew salaries from Jiangning and other prefectures; Zhao Qinmin has been a staff member to Wang Xueshan for many years, and Zhao Qinmin knows how staggering the cost of maintaining an elite army is.

Lin Lian said that the Jiangdong Left Army spent 256,000 taels of silver in six or seven months from the rush to the time of compensating for the casualties, and Zhao Qinmin was not surprised at all.

As far as the entire Dayue Dynasty is concerned, Lin Jian used up 2560,000 taels of silver, and achieved such a brilliant result, which was definitely the most expensive battle. You must know that during the entire war in Eastern Fujian, the southeastern counties consumed more than 20 million taels of grain and silver, and this did not count the destruction of the war on the localities.

The losses are even more incalculable, and the direct losses caused by just breaking the river embankment and destroying the river channel of Pingyuan Mansion will exceed 10 million taels of silver......

If Lin Jian is paid according to the standard of the town army: the main soldier is provided with one stone of grain and eight silver coins per month, two sets of shoes and clothes, and weapons and armor are rotated for five years, and the average annual consumption of ordinary soldiers is more than 25 taels of silver, and 8,000 pawns are 200,000 taels of silver a year. In addition, it is necessary to add a large amount of expenses for garrisoning camps, war equipment, mules and horses, chariots, and construction, so as to maintain the combat strength of the Jiangdong Left Army without declining, and it will not be able to fight without 300,000 taels of silver a year.

Where did Lin Jian raise so much money?