Chapter 879 A Dou
Fan Lin left Tonghai Fort to find the camp by the Qilu Lake.
Tonghai Fort, located by the Xiushui River, is the garrison of the army. It is a strong fortress, but it is not big. Usually, there are no other people in the city except the sergeants. Even some artisans, grooms, etc. accompanying the army are outside the military fort. Live in a walled city.
Its site was chosen by Qin Lang himself. It was not chosen on the lakeside plain near the lake, but on the banks of the Xiushui River in Wulongtan in the southeast of it. Although the Xiushui River is a small river, it flows into the Quzhou River in the southwest. River, and finally merged into the Nanpan River, this location is a water and land hub, a necessary place to enter and exit the Tonghai lake plain.
Therefore, Qin Lang set up Tonghai Fort here to control the dangerous points, guard the passage, and the mountains and rivers, as well as the convenience of water and land transportation.
As for Tonghai City, where the Tonghai Governor's Office is located, it is located fifteen miles away on the lakeside plain to the north.
The military fort is first and foremost safe and strong, but the state city is required to accommodate more people and open a market, so the two cities are built separately.
Take what you need.
By the lake, a new city is being built. Countless Nanman strong men recruited from all directions are building the city under the command and supervision of the Tang army. In several mountains by the lake, charcoal kilns have also been built, burning white smoke day and night. carbon. Near the lake, there are also brick kilns, tile kilns and so on.
Not to mention countless logging teams and transport teams brought many huge trees from the mountains, and many stones were picked up, and various materials were gathered at the foot of Xiushan by the lake, and then built little by little.
Fan Lin was riding on a horse, with a hat on her head and a green veil, surrounded by a large group of Qin Lang's personal guards, and the Wuman female general Ah Cha also rode on her horse and bowed to one side.
Looking at the huge crowd like ants, Fan Lin sighed very much. Such a large construction site has recruited so many barbarians, and it is managed in an orderly manner. There are not many severe punishments for supervisors here, and there are not many barbarians. Angry eyes, even on the contrary, these people seem to be having a good time doing it.
Seeing her doubts, Acha explained, "These barbarians belong to various barbarian tribes, but no matter which tribe they belong to, in fact, life was not very good in the past. Now the governor's mansion enlists them to serve. There are 20 days of free labor, but the Dudu Mansion has asked the villages to prepare dry food for these people in advance, and you can even see that most of these people's clothes are uniform, right?"
"Those are the two sets of clothes, including the hats, issued by the Governor's Mansion to the barbarians who came to work on the construction site under the order of the Duke of Wei. Although the style is simple and they are just some coarse homemade cloth, they are all new. Putting on clothes, the barbarians themselves can't earn money even if they do 20 days of work for others. What's more, they are here to serve, although they have tasks, but the set is more reasonable, not too heavy, and can be completed , plus the food is pretty good, three meals a day, plus fish every day, this kind of life, many barbarians couldn't enjoy it before, it's all here to enjoy the blessings, of course I worked hard."
Acha admired Qin Lang's methods very much. He was so generous to a group of barbarians who conquered the tribe. He knew that Qin Lang had transferred the food and clothes from Jiaoguang. It takes a month's waterway from Jiaozhou Port to Tonghai.
I heard that Qin Lang sent orders to many merchants in Lingnan, asking them to deliver supplies, and then in exchange for various business rights and interests here, such as exchanging slave tickets, first delivering the needed supplies for Tonghai Mansion, and even needing to pay for it by himself. After purchasing the materials and transporting them, the Tonghai Governor’s Mansion issued them a ticket. They took the ticket, and then went to the military forts and barbarian villages of the Tang army in various places in the mountains to exchange for slaves, cattle, horses, fur, medicinal materials, etc. loot.
Because Qin Lang left enough profits for the merchants, although it was very hard work, many merchants rushed to advance money to buy goods and deliver them, which saved Qin Lang from worrying about the future. The loot was shipped out again and again.
Once in and out, Tonghai didn't have to worry about food, grass and supplies at all. He had food in his hands, and Qin Lang was extraordinarily generous to the barbarians who came to serve. Even when you come, you will send out two sets of clothes...
Not to mention, there are many benefits such as the possibility of being selected into the Tutuan and Fubing if you perform well in service and hard work.
The savages are of course moved.
"Actually, there are so many savages here, and Duke Wei manages them very well. After all the savages are recruited, they will be issued with two sets of clothes first. After changing into the new clothes, they used to wear blue, black, white, and flowers. Yes, those different characteristics are gone. Wei Gong broke up all these barbarians again and formed them into engineering battalions one after another. It is the same, but there is a characteristic, that is, it is no longer divided by tribal villages, all of them are disrupted, and it is no longer managed by the chiefs of the original villages, but by military officers, and then select obedient and attentive people from among the barbarians. People as assistants..."
Acha admired Qin Lang's method very much. Nowadays, a large number of barbarians gathered by Qilu Lake, but none of them made trouble. It is not only because of his generosity, but also because he disintegrated the original barbarian organization, so that the various barbarians are now mixed. After that, there is no way to organize and communicate effectively.
The leaders of the various ministries were all invited by Qin Lang to Tonghai Fort by the Xiushui River to popularize the official language and Chinese characters to eliminate illiteracy.
"Is the princess going to Guanlan Pavilion?"
Guanshuilan Pavilion is a lakeside villa manor, but it is not in this direction.
"No, I'm here to find my brother Wang."
Walking through one team after another, and one gray construction site after another, they came to a large camp.
This is the shed area next to the Xincheng construction site. It was originally planned to be used by the barbarians who came to work. There are rows of simple wooden shacks interspersed with some cow felt tents.
However, due to the large number of laborers, many merchants who came over sensed business opportunities and simply built a temporary market in the residential area next to the construction site of Tonghai New City.
Some people built a few wooden houses here, set up Xinghuang flags to sell wine, some sold tea, some even sold sex, and some opened gambling stalls.
Those who run grocery stores, restaurants, and pharmacies and medical clinics, and some people open brothels and brothels, and some people simply open cattle and horses here, and sell slaves. They are no longer limited to the business of the officers and soldiers on the construction site. , also doing business with those barbarians, and even attracting barbarian villages from all directions to come to the market for trading.
Business is booming day by day.
Qin Lang specially planned a piece of land for this purpose, surrounded it with a wooden fence, built the city of Hainan, and assigned special personnel to manage it.
Princess Fan Lin went directly to a restaurant called Zuixianlou after entering Tonghainan City.
In Courtyard A of Tianzi Building, the princess saw her elder brother Fan Zhenlong drinking with his arms around the girl early in the morning. He, the king brother, felt a little bit drunk, and now he directly bought one in Zuixian Building in Nanshi City. In the yard, he would drink or play with women all day long, or go to the casino to gamble.
The virtuous Linyi prince who used to have a good reputation in Linyipu, now behaves very disappointingly. He is intoxicated with wine and sex, spends money like water, and sends people to her sister every now and then to ask for money. No audio contact.
Because he spends money generously and loses every bet, Fan Zhenlong even has a reputation as a wealth-spreading prince in Nanshi, and he is loved by everyone. Anyone who sees him will give a few compliments, anyway, as long as the prince is happy, he will give a reward.
"Drinking early in the morning, or drinking until last night?"
"What time is it now, why is Sister Wang here?"
Seeing that her brother drank so much that he couldn't even remember the time, the princess waved to the woman he was pregnant with and drove her away in disgust.
"Don't go, beauty, keep drinking!"
Fan Zhenlong pulled the woman reluctantly.
"Brother Wang, I have something to talk to you about."
Fan Zhenlong let go of his hand reluctantly, not forgetting to take out a silver bean and put it in the woman's hand, "I'll call you later!"
"Sister Wang, what's the matter? Could it be that you are going to marry into the Duke of Wei's mansion as the ninth concubine? It's a pity that our brothers and sisters are down and out. Otherwise, you, a dignified princess of the Linyi Kingdom, would not be able to be a concubine for others."
"Brother Wang, do you know that something serious has happened to Lin Yi recently?"
Fan Zhenlong's eyes were drunk and blurred, holding a wine glass in his hand, "Oh, what's the matter, did your fiancé break into Sengapura, or did the regicide die suddenly?"
Fan Lin walked up to her elder brother, grabbed the wine glass in his hand, looked at the mess in disgust, and simply gathered up the debris, "Not long ago, Duke Wei sent a letter to Wu'an Zhougang, and sent someone to organize A fleet of ships shipped a batch of goods to Linyipu, "
Fan Zhenlong regained his energy all of a sudden.
He sat up straight, "Then, what's going on over there now? Is the kingslayer deserted? Is everyone in the country waiting for us to go back?"
The princess sighed helplessly, "Brother Wang, you think too much. On the contrary, Linyipu City is calm now, and the kingslayer has completely cleaned up the court, not only controlling the capital, but also all over the world. He surrendered and surrendered, and no one still misses our royal family."
Fan Zhenlong sat down again dejectedly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, "This is the big thing you want to tell me? It's a big deal, you are sleeping with the surname Qin now, he promised me You want to put down the rebellion for me, why is there still no movement?" He stared at his sister with red eyes.
"Wei Gong said it's not time yet."
"It's not time yet, I think he's just cheating us, and you are the same, now you follow that Qin Lang all day, why would you want to go back to Lin Yi, just want to go to Chang'an sooner? But let me tell you, Even if you get to Chang'an, you are nothing but a concubine, without Lin Yiguo, you are nothing."
"Brother Wang wants to restore the country just because of the muddy mud like it is now? Even if Duke Wei is willing to help, he can't afford such muddy mud!"
"Presumptuous!"
Fan Zhenlong raised his hand and slapped Fan Lin's face. The princess didn't dodge or resist, and stuck her neck to let him hit her.
Ke slap was held in mid-air, but Ah Cha grabbed his hand.
"Let go, you ugly monster!" Fan Zhenlong stared at the tattoo on Ah Cha's face and cursed.
Ah Cha let out a cold snort, adding some strength to his hand, and Fan Zhenlong screamed, "Let go of me!"
"Apologize to the princess!"
"Why, I am the son of Lin Yi, and I am still his elder brother!"
"In my eyes, you are nothing, sorry, or I will **** your hand!"
The arm hurt more and more, Fan Zhenlong, whose body was hollowed out by the wine, couldn't help crying, begging for mercy.
The princess looked disappointedly at her brother who fell on the ground.
"Originally, I came here to tell you that I have already asked Duke Wei to lend me a fleet of men and horses to go back to Linyi with me. I came to pick you up and go back together, but now, I don't want to take you with me." The beach is muddy."
After speaking, the princess turned and left.
Fan Zhenlong yelled from behind, "I am the eldest son of Lin Yi, and I am your elder brother. I should be the leader of that team!"
"Bah!"
Ah Cha spat at Fan Zhenlong, "You useless person is going to rot here, Duke Wei has already decided to support the princess to go back to be the king of Linyi!"
"No!"
"You **** bitch, you **** bitches, and Qin Lang's dishonest liar, you **** bitch, Linyi is mine, mine!"
The door was closed with a bang, and Fan Lin walked away without looking back.
In the past, when Qin Lang proposed to support her instead of her brother as Linyi King, she hesitated or even refused, but now, she has already made up her mind, she should do it herself!
(end of this chapter)