Chapter 698 Niuzhuji
Early the next morning, Fang Jun made it easy for Li Ke to say goodbye. The fleet was divided into two. One team went straight down the river to Suzhou and was now being repaired in Haiyu Town; the other team was led by Fang Jun himself and went up the river to Gushu City. , to explore local iron ore deposits.
On the pier, Li Ke said worriedly: "Recently, the Xuanzhou area has been uneasy. The Shanyue people are ready to make trouble. I always feel that they are going to cause trouble. You must be careful and pay attention to safety. Although the Shanyue people are just Shanliao, their folk customs are fierce. Once they start, The destructive power of riots cannot be underestimated.”
Fang Jun's heart trembled, Shanyue people?
A pretty figure and a mysterious tattoo appeared in my mind involuntarily...
In this era, the orthodox class used to refer to all the people in the mountains and fields who did not belong to the king as Liao people, and the Shanyue people were also a branch of the Liao people.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I have already prepared for you." Fang Jun looked at the three generals around him, Liu Rengui, Xi Junmai, and Liu Renyuan, and he was full of confidence. Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian were sent to Suzhou by him to rectify it first.
Li Ke has always admired Fang Jun's ability to do things. Seeing that he was confident, he stopped talking and said with his fists in his hands: "If something happens, just send someone to deliver the message. I will definitely do my best to rescue you. I will send you a thousand miles and you will have to wait for me." No! Erlang, take care!”
"Your Highness, please take care of me!" Fang Jun also bowed his hands as a gift, turned around and stepped onto the gangplank, boarding the Five-Tooth Battleship.
The Five-Tooth Battleship slowly sailed away from the dock. Fang Jun stood on the bow, knowing that Li Ke's figure on the shore was gradually blurring. Then he turned around and entered the cabin, and climbed up the stairs to the uppermost building.
The river is vast and the fleet is vast, all the way up the river.
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The wind on the river is strong, the river is full of clear blue, water birds are flying in the sky, and fish are flying under the water.
The bow of the five-tooth warship plows through the green river water, spreading white foam to the sides of the ship on both sides, riding the wind and waves like an arrow from a string.
Fang Jun stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the vast river surface, and sighed in his heart, the water of the Yangtze River 1,500 years ago was so clear. No wonder the poet Zhang Ji could write the poem "The spring water of the Yangtze River is dyed with green." Later generations will think it is an exaggerated description, but when you can really look at the Yangtze River 1,500 years ago, you will know what magnificence is!
The guide for this trip was a craftsman from Fangfu named Han Ben.
Han Ben is in his forties, lean and short, and is second only to Wang Xiaoer in skill among the Fang family blacksmiths. It was he who came to Gushu City to build the Fang family's first iron mine and first iron factory here.
"The front is Niuzhuji. Because there is a silt-rich Jiangxin Island in the middle of the river, the river surface is narrow, so the water flow is fast."
Fang Jun looked far into the distance and saw a broad Jiangxin Island appearing in front of him. The river was divided into two by the Jiangxin Island, the river channel narrowed, and the water flow became really fast.
Led by the Five Tooth Battleship, the fleet moved closer to the left river channel. As soon as they rounded the sharp corner of Jiangxin Continent, they saw a cliff rising into the clouds on the wide surface of the Yangtze River, with continuous peaks and majestic momentum. The whirlpools among the rocks on the riverside are overlapping, the echoes are rising, and the snow waves are crashing on the shore.
The mountains are full of beautiful trees, with strange shapes, like unpredictable spirits.
Liu Rengui came behind Fang Jun and praised: "This is the famous Niuzhuji. It is in the middle of a sudden river, with cliffs in the air, and it controls the main river. The water is fast and the terrain is dangerous. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times."
"During the Huangwu period, Sun Quan sent Quan Cong to garrison Niuzhu. In the second year of Jianheng of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, Sun Hao planned to attack the Jin Dynasty. He sent a large number of troops from Niuzhu to the west and led them back. He Zhi was appointed as the governor of Niuzhu and built as Hengjiangwu. In the fifth year of Xianning in the Western Jin Dynasty, , Jin attacked Wu and sent Wang Hun to Niuzhu. In the first year of Yongjia, Chen Min took control of Jianye. Liu Ji, the governor of Yangzhou, and others went out to Liyang to attack Min. In the 27th year of Yuanjia in the Song Dynasty, the Wei lord Tuoba Tao invaded the army and sent troops to garrison and quarry in Guabu. Fleet camp, on the bank of Zhou Gen River, six to seven hundred miles from quarrying to Jiyang..."
Fang Jun turned around and looked at Liu Renyuan, who was very familiar with Niu Zhuji, and was shocked.
I judge people by their appearance. Looking at Liu Renyuan's strong figure, which is comparable to that of Cheng Wuting, I thought he was just a strong general with well-developed muscles and a smooth brain, but I completely forgot that he was born into a wealthy family in Diaoyin County and had been well-read on military science since he was a child...< br>
Liu Renyuan felt a little guilty when he saw Fang Jun's surprised look. He just wanted to show off. Could it be that he had made the Bangchui Marquis dissatisfied?
Fang Jun turned his head, looked at this ancient historical site, and said to himself: "What you don't know is that five hundred years later, there will be a 'Song and Jin Quarrying War' where the Han people resisted the nomads. Although the Han people won this battle with less and more, they ended up ruining the Han people. For the first time, they were ruled by foreigners. The land of China collapsed, all the people were in silence, and there was no China after Yashan! ”
Under the command of the guide, the fleet bypassed Niuzhuji and entered the waterway on one side.
Niuzhuji is like a large rock standing in the river, surrounded by waterways. Behind Niuzhuji is a large port. At that time, this was also an ancient battlefield where warriors and horses fought to the death. However, with the unification of the world, the fortress has become desolate and decayed. It is surrounded by barren mountains and rivers. The common people, merchants and merchants all use Gushu City not far to the south for water transportation. This port It is considered completely abandoned.
On the shore is Cuiluo Mountain, which rises from the ground.
Cuiluo Mountain faces the river to the north and is surrounded by the Niuzhu River on three sides. It looks like a huge green snail floating on the water, hence the name of the mountain. This mountain was originally called Niuzhu Mountain. According to legend, a golden bull came out of Zhug here in ancient times.
The forests in the mountains are lush and green, and the mountains are deep and beautiful. The cliffs jutting out from the river at the west foot are the famous Niuzhuji; there are depressions near the river in the northwest, the ridges in the north are steep, and the trees in the south are lush and lush, with hidden pavilions. It is a famous place where celebrities gathered in ancient times.
A clean space has been carved out by Fang family craftsmen on the abandoned wharf, and a few huts have been built crudely for the transportation of goods. The iron ore is not far behind Cuiluo Mountain. If you go upstream, The distance to Gushu City has more than doubled out of thin air.
"The situation in the mountains is much better than here. After all, it is just a simple dock. It has been abandoned for too long and is not worthy of reinforcement or reconstruction." Han Ben explained when he saw Fang Jun frowning and looking around.
Fang Jun raised his head and looked at Cuiluo Mountain with its beautiful green screen, and then at Niuzhuji behind him, and asked: "Is this place within the fiefdom of King Wu?"
"It was under the rule of King Wu."
Fang Jun then ordered: "I will write a letter to the King of Wu later, allocating the entire area near the dock to the 'Eastern Datang Company', and the company will be responsible for paying for the construction of the dock for the transportation of iron ore."< br>
Just kidding, this is the largest iron ore area in the country. Is there anything more stupid than leaving such a strategically located dock unused?
Han Ben is considered the manager of this iron factory. He naturally knows that his Erlang has a close relationship with His Highness the King of Wu. As long as Erlang speaks, such a dilapidated wharf will naturally be no problem, not to mention that Erlang is not asking for it, but It is classified under the name of "Eastern Datang Company". That is the emperor's property, and the whole world belongs to the emperor, not to mention the Niuzhuji Pier?
The fleet docked properly at the dock, and the nobles disembarked one after another.
In addition to the more than 30 generals of the Fang family, the generals who were "blackmailed" from major families were organized by Fang Jun according to the Tang army. Ten people were in one fire, five fires were in one team, and every two teams were in one brigade. , every two brigades form a regiment, with fire commanders, team commanders, brigade commanders, and school lieutenants respectively. All the families were divided into groups, with a total of more than 2,000 people.
This time, Fang Jun personally led five regiments with a total of more than 500 people, as well as soldiers composed of his own generals.
More than 500 soldiers and more than 100 craftsmen were making a mess on the emperor's side at the dock. Fang Junren's head hurt. He thought that when he got to Huating Town, he would practice these hobs to death. They were all thugs from major families. The existence of evil slaves means that each one is trained to death and the other becomes immortal. Those who are trained to be immortal will become elite warriors...
The soldiers who had no idea that their end was approaching were all twisted and twisted, but it wasn't that their quality was too low. Most of them were government soldiers, and they were all warriors in the army. Otherwise, how could the major families take notice of them? ? It's just that I have been riding on horseback for most of my life, taking a sudden boat ride from Chang'an directly to Xuanzhou, a journey of more than a thousand miles? It is not easy for these landlubbers to persist here. Many soldiers are seasick and unable to eat. They have long been vomiting and are so thin that they have lost their appearance...
Fang Jun is just a general with a stick, how could he think of this?
Seeing these gang of sneaky guys, I was so angry that I wanted to teach these guys a lesson with a whip and a black face. Fortunately, I was stopped by Liu Rengui...
Second update!
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