Chapter 1099 Dilemma
Huan Wen did not stay in Yangkou too much.
When the princess's family ordered Liu Miao to carry fifty Jingfuyuan tribes to unload all the goods, he brought a thousand soldiers and five hundred soldiers from the right cavalry guards on the ship, set sail on the 23rd, and headed west.
It seems that because of the flood season, the Yangshui water is slightly turbid and has a little yellowish color.
Don't underestimate the turbid river water. Without them, the underwater delta would not appear, and there would be no chance that the delta would rise year by year and gradually reveal the water surface to form land.
Yunmengze can fade away little by little, forming many lands, and these rivers carrying a large amount of silt and sand make an indelible contribution.
Huan Wen came outside the cabin to get some air.
Seeing him coming out, the boatmen were excited. At this time, the boat was walking to a bend, and the water was still a little fast. The boatmen were either calm or tried their best to adjust the course. Under their operation, the hull only tilted slightly and continued to move forward steadily.
A gust of south wind blows from the river bank, mixed with a few traces of rice fragrance.
Huan Wen's nose moved lightly, and when he looked around, he saw a big banner appearing in the south with the letter "Sima".
Um? Sima?
The ship continued to move forward, and soon there was another "Sima" banner. Some people with disheveled hair were lying in front of their own straw huts, carefully cooking corn porridge.
Some warriors with a knife and a bow stand high, wiping their sweat while watching the people below.
The mud on the river bank was trampled to death. Some Qiang people who had eaten, Huan Wen, were not sure, but they looked like they were holding simple wooden farm tools and climbing up the soil on the river bank. Perhaps it was too hot, they almost took off all their clothes, with only their noses as a crotch cloth under their crotch, and their bodies were covered with mud, and their faces were numb.
Swamps, woods, rivers, smoke from cooking stoves, farmers and the fog that swells together form this slightly poetic and cruel picture.
On the 25th, the fleet was moored near Huarong County and rested here for two days.
It's impossible to get through without resting, because the 500 Luoyang children who came with the boat were not very comfortable.
The weather is too hot, and I am stuffed in the cabin all day long. The surrounding environment is so unfriendly that many people have fallen ill.
Huan Wen is okay. Although he is from the north, he is good at Jiangnan and his adaptability seems to be much better than these people.
But his troops were also sick, after all, a considerable number of them were his old subordinates recruited in Qinzhou and Hezhou. They are used to the cool and dry climate there, and even if they have the experience of adapting to the transitional area of Xiangyang, it is still very difficult.
All sick people were roughly divided into two, and those with milder symptoms were concentrated on some ships, while those with more serious symptoms were concentrated on others.
To be honest, it's a bit cruel, but this is already the most "gentle" way to deal with it - Age of Discovery, a sick crew member is highly likely to be thrown into the sea because the captain wants to ensure that others are in a healthy state.
After arriving in Huarong County, the patient was placed on the spot and went to Jiangling after he recovered.
Huan Wen looked at the city.
The traces of the last war are still clearly visible, and you can even find broken arrows and spears in the fields near the city.
The city was in a dilapidated state, and the damaged parts during the siege were not repaired.
Huarong City does not even have a serious defender. The new county magistrate can only ask grandpa to sue his grandmother and ask local wealthy families to take turns to send troops to help defend. After all, this place was considered an important town during the Eastern Wu period, and its development level was good, and it was still somewhat basic.
The owner of the Hu family’s manor in Huarong City has been changed.
The Hu family is considered the largest wealthy family in the local area and suffered a heavy blow due to a wrong choice. Except for a few children who have moved to Wuchang and Jianye, the family was almost destroyed, and even the manor changed hands - more than 600 hectares of fertile fields that had been planted for many years were distributed to the four families of Wang, Yu, Pei and Yang, and there were enough open spaces around, so the four families could fully reclaim and expand outward.
They have sent people to take over. They have managed fertile land, ready-made farm tools and farmers for many years, and can generate profits from the first day of taking over. Who doesn’t like it?
The fields of the Huang family and Zhang family in Jiangxia were also divided.
The former is slightly larger and was rewarded to Wang Que'er, Jin Zheng and Hou Feihu. The latter is slightly smaller and was given to Li Chong and Shao Shen. They can also expand into the surrounding swamps without restrictions.
From these rewards, the emperor was still very generous, and those who followed him to conquer the world received continuous benefits.
The emperor was also serious about the cultivation of the three southern counties, using all kinds of means, trying every means to let more people enter the wilderness and slowly change the environment.
This may be one of the things the emperor values most in the second half of his life.
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On the 27th, the fleet arrived in Jiangling and entered the Shuicheng in the east of the city.
In fact—there is water but no city.
After Huan Wen went down to the shore, he looked around and found that many ships were moored on the lake and poured ships of yellow mud into the water. Occasionally, stones of different sizes will be pulled up and filled into the shallows under the water surface, compacting and raising them little by little.
Some of the city walls have indeed been built, mainly located on the land east of the city.
The East City of Jiangling even opened a water gate. In the future, ships parked in the water city can enter Jiangling through this gate.
Correspondingly, the river also needs to be dredged and excavated. Overall, it is a major labor service, which requires the use of many people and requires a lot of money and food.
Shao Shen, the governor of the water and land of six counties, was outside the east gate. After seeing Huan Wen, he nodded slightly. Huan Wen stepped forward and bowed, saying, "See the Governor."
Shao Shen then reached out and bowed, saying, "Yuanzi, are you bringing the army?"
After saying that, he pointed to the young men who were getting off the boat not far away. "That's right, there are 420 people in total, all of which are here." Huan Wen said, "There are dozens of people who are not good at traveling, so I will stay in Huarong for the time being." Shao Shen nodded and said no more.
However, just as he turned around and left, he hesitated and asked, "Have you ever asked you to bring a message?"
"No."
Shao Shen nodded and went back to the city directly. "Yuanzi." Deng Yue, who was originally standing behind Shao Shen, walked over and took the favor close.
He and Huan Wen met several times in Xiangyang.
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When Huan Wen saw this, he said in surprise: "I went back to Luoyang. I didn't see you again, but I didn't want to come to Jiangling."
"I got the position of Jiangling Order." Deng Yue said: "Now, it is mainly to collect food, population, and money for the Prince of Julu to provide the water army with the needs of recruitment and training."
"Oh? Where is the water army?" Huan Wen looked at the water city and asked. "I went to the river to teach martial arts." Deng Yue said, "You can't practice hiding in the water city." "How can you do it? The navy suffered heavy losses a few months ago." Huan Wen said.
"Duke Yang transferred all the navy troops in Heyang and Shahai, and recruited some people. Now there are dozens of warships and 6,000 soldiers." Deng Yue said: "In July, two ships came over from Baling, most of which were the children of the Shen family in Wuxing, and came with dozens of people. Duke Yang tried their skills and was very happy and was awarded official positions." "The children of the Shen family are a good time." Huan Wen sighed.
In this world, generally speaking, promotion is relatively slow, but there are several special situations that can directly turn you from a state of being penniless to an official who can shout and shout, and it is all about the formation of a navy army.
"Shen's family ran away, and Zhuge Daoming didn't pursue it, but just took it seriously." Deng Yue said: "In this situation in the south, I think Wuchang and Xiakou will be thrown away sooner or later. I felt that relying on the strong city of Xiangyang, Jiangling and the battle-friendly naval forces could stop the Daliang King's Army. Now it seems-"
After speaking of this, he shook his head and said: "Wuchang is also difficult to protect when the civil and military plays. Now he is a descendant of the Shen family, and he will be the serious Jingzhou Navy in the future."
"Can you know what's going on in Badong?" Huan Wen asked again. "What? Yuanzi, do you want to go?" Deng Yue smiled and looked at him, "You can't go. The Prince of Julu doesn't want anything to happen to his sister-in-law." Huan Wen was helpless.
Some things are really hard to speak to outsiders. He even suspected that he would make a contribution and be promoted in the future, and outsiders would say that he relied on the princess.
He is destined to be unable to get rid of these rumors in his life.
"Actually, I want to go, but I don't have a chance." Deng Yue said again: "The Prince of Julu doesn't want me to take my troops to Badong. Maybe I'm worried that the old story of the Shouchun Ancestors and the Young Masters will be repeated." Huan Wen understood what he meant.
There were thousands of soldiers who surrendered to the two cities of Xiangfan. As far as he knew, they have now been divided into several parts and settled in Jingling, Nanjun, Xiangyang and Jiangxia.
Because most of the soldiers' families are in Wuchang, it is difficult for these people to gain trust. The court was worried that they would defect to them like Zu Yue's tribe, so they would rather not use it.
After all, the Prince of Julu may be really worried that once Xiangyang surrendered troops to Badong, they would directly make trouble, tie down Deng Yue, Wuqiu Ao and others, and report to Wuchang to ask the navy to come and respond - to be honest, the possibility is still very high.
At this time, Huan Wen suddenly realized a problem: Duke Shao seemed to have planned to take over Badong.
He kept thinking on the way to come that if he took over Badong, most of the Jiangbei part of Jianping and Yidu counties would also have to be captured.
Yidu has some soldiers, but Jianping is as empty as Badong. Maybe he can go down in one go, and then go against the east and the west to take Yidu. But in this way, Zhuge Hui must be unfair. Will he become angry and destroy the current stable situation? If he sends troops to retaliate, then wars in the south will begin again.
But from another perspective, the temptation of Patong County is too great!
It is too difficult to attack Shuzhong. First of all, food and supplies can drag down the turbulent Guanzhong. Secondly, there are so many dangerous passes along the way. Do you have to defeat them one by one? Li Cheng has no civil strife now, and they are even in a state of expansion. The overall national situation is moving upward, and those barriers are not easy to take.
But if you go up from Patong, it will be much easier.
If Li Cheng did not covet Badong, he could still keep going without hesitation, but how could the world be as you wish? It's too beautiful to think about it.
Li Chengruo came for the second time, Badong would definitely not be able to defend it, and it was inevitable that he would send more reinforcements.
This is a dilemma, but it seems that the Prince of Julu has made a decision.
(This chapter ends)