Chapter 1116 The Geng character volume does not stop
"Last year's harvest in Huguang was pretty good, but Sichuan's was a little worse. Chongqing, Shunqing, Tongchuan, Baoning, and Xuzhou all suffered from drought. Chengdu, Long'an, and Jiading had a good harvest..." Li Tingji also frowned, "The roads in Sichuan are a bit worse, and transportation costs are higher..."
“Yang He wrote a letter saying that the situation of the refugees in Jingxiang is relatively stable, but the White Lotus Sect is widely spread among them. Huguang has a good harvest this year, and it is necessary to further stabilize food prices in the Yunyang Mountain area, so..."
Li Sancai also frowned deeply. After Yang He took office as governor of Yunyang, he seemed to be focused on stabilizing the refugees in Jingxiang, and was not very concerned about the other tasks of the court, or he felt that Wang Ziteng was too senior to command. , or maybe you think Sun Chengzong went there to share his power?
These Huguang people also have some thoughts and are not willing to torment Huguang too much because of the war in Sichuan, but they do not want to think about it. If the Bozhou chaos cannot be controlled, it will inevitably spread to Huguang, and it will really happen. Raising tigers is a problem.
The chieftains in Huguang, an area to the east of Chongqing Mansion, are not good scumbags. If Yang Yinglong is quickly put down, they can even help the government. If the war between the government and the army is unfavorable, will these guys be ready to take action? It’s really hard to say.
As far as Li Sancai knows, the chieftains in Baojing Prefecture Xuanwei Division, Yongshun Xuanwei Division, and Shizhouwei Province in the west of Huguang have always been unruly, but the conflicts are not as prominent as in Sichuan and Guizhou. But if we really get the opportunity, there is a high possibility of taking advantage of it to cause trouble.
"Yang He went to Huguang, why did he become so careless about the overall situation?" Ye Xianggao was a little unhappy: "Is Huguang more important, or is the entire Zhou Dynasty more important? When he was in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he kept claiming that the overall situation was the most important thing, how could he be so fooled? Has the governor become so narrow-minded?"
After coughing dryly, Li Tingji calmed Yang He's cheeks, "Yang He just said it's difficult. He is from Huguang. It's understandable that he shouts difficulties for Huguang twice. But I believe that if the court orders it, he will still obey it. of."
"We are still unsure about the Southwest War. How long it will last, what it will look like, and how much preparations the Ministry of Revenue has made are still unknown." Ye Xianggao did not pursue further, "The soldiers in Guyuan Town Where have you been?"
"We should be arriving in Xi'an." Li Sancai said, "Yesterday Jingqiu was still saying that it would be difficult to walk south from Xi'an. I'm afraid we won't be able to get there until the beginning of next spring."
"Our actions are still a little slow. When someone proposed to consider using soldiers on three sides as soon as possible, we thought it was a bit of a fuss, but now it seems..." Ye Xianggao stopped talking.
Wang Ziteng's Denglai troops were unreliable and had been wandering around Huguang. They had not yet entered the Shizhou Guards and Yongshun Xuanwei Division. This made the court intolerable and gave Wang Ziteng an ultimatum. Only then did Wang Ziteng begin. Slowly march westward from the area of Yongdingwei and Anfusuo.
To the west, we will enter the so-called Xiangxi area, which is also under the jurisdiction of various chieftains. However, with the tens of thousands of Denglai troops, there is no doubt that there will be no one who has the foresight to provoke, but once you cross this area and enter Xuanfu, Youyang, Sichuan, The follow-up logistics support line of the Si, Pingchadong Si, and Yimeidong Si will be completely exposed to the soldiers of chieftains such as Baojing Prefecture Xuanwei Si and Yongshun Xuanwei Si. If they win the battle, it is easy to say , if the war situation is unfavorable, how will these chieftains react?
Wang Ziteng also clearly raised this concern in his letter to the court. Although he was criticized and ordered by the court, he finally went west. However, some people, including the Ministry of War, still admitted that Wang Ziteng's worries were not unreasonable. .
The western part of Huguang has always been an unstable place. Yunyang and Xiangyang in the northwest are where Jingxiang refugees gather. Shizhouwei, Yongshun Xuanweisi, and Baojing Xuanweisi in the southwest are all home to chieftains, and the people's sentiments are complicated. It is said that they are not convinced by the king, and this place is adjacent to Chongqing Prefecture and Bozhou. Once the situation becomes unstable, it will inevitably affect the direction of these chieftains.
But now that there is chaos in Bozhou, the imperial court must express its stance no matter what. Sun Chengzong has already begun to order the mobilization of the guards from Sichuan before he arrived at Xuma. , a large amount of military supplies are still being imported, and the Guyuan Army is stepping up its march south. Everyone is still confident in the pacification of Bozhou.
Ye Xianggao’s words mentioned the pain point again.
But it is not that simple to transfer troops from Guyuan or Yulin. The situation in Yulin and Guyuan needs to be arranged first. The invasion of the Mongols caused the Datong army to be transferred to Shuntian Prefecture, in order to prevent the Tumuts from taking the opportunity to cause chaos. , the soldiers from Yulin Town and Shanxi Town did not dare to move, so they could only mobilize the soldiers from Guyuan Town.
"Master Chief Assistant, it's hard to tell the situation of the Southwest War, but Chu Cai and Zhisheng specifically mentioned the issue of logistical support. Wang Ziteng is also worried about this matter, and Yang He also mentioned that the Southwest War and the counterinsurgency in the Northwest may be the same. We will face the problem of excessive losses in the transportation of grain and supplies. Even if it is to transport grain and supplies from Chengdu, Jiading or Huguang to the front line, it will cost a lot of labor, and this does not include the consumption from Guyuan..."
Li Sancai couldn't help but shook his head, "But the Shuntian Prefecture's relief this winter and next spring will cost two hundred thousand taels of silver to redeem soldiers from the Beijing camp. I'm still a little worried that there will be more Japanese pirates who suddenly disappeared in Nantong Prefecture. It’s a big conspiracy. The strength of the guard station in the south of the Yangtze River is far inferior to that of the nine sides. What if the water transport..."
Li Sancai was a governor of water transportation, and he was well aware of the importance of water transportation to the capital. Especially after experiencing this war, there was a greater demand for people's supplies such as food and cloth.
Supplies from Huguang and Jiangnan need to come through the canal. If the Japanese pirates target water transportation, even if they just create one or two chaos, the price of food along the Beidi Canal will skyrocket. For some businessmen, it may be a robbery. A good time for wealth, but for the common people, it is a catastrophe.
Financial problems have always been the biggest problem plaguing the Zhou Dynasty. Especially after the thirty-seventh year of Yuanxi, the imperial court's financial situation worsened day by day. However, even under huge financial pressure, Emperor Yuanxi still embarked on his sixth trip to the south of the Yangtze River. , which cost a lot and caused great controversy within the court.
Some censors even wrote directly to the emperor, asking them to stop traveling to the south and spend the money on nine-border defense. However, Emperor Yuanxi still stubbornly insisted on going to the south of the Yangtze River for the sixth time. This also greatly worsened the situation of the scholar-officials, especially those in the north. The relationship between scholars and Emperor Yuanxi made it almost impossible for Emperor Yuanxi to receive support from court officials in the thirty-seventh year of Yuanxi, so he had to adopt the strategy of not going to court despite his illness.
Forty years after Yuanxi, Emperor Yuanxi had to consider abdication in advance to resolve the increasingly antagonistic relationship between monarch and minister. Only then did King Zhongxiao ascend the throne and become Emperor Yonglong.
Ye Xianggao also had a headache. He knew very well that Zheng Jizhi had tried his best. It should be said that it was only because the financial situation of the court had eased after the opening of the sea in the past two years that he could sustain it. However, the Great Zhou Dynasty was like a broken ship. It's blocked, but it's leaking again. Everything is going wrong, and it's really stretched.
"Okay, Daofu, there's no point in talking too much now. We can only solve it one by one." Ye Xianggao paused for a moment, "The refugee problem in Shuntian Prefecture is the first to bear the brunt. I'm afraid we still have to ask all counties to solve it as soon as possible." To encourage people to return, relief grains have to be transported from various warehouses. Tongzhou should consider transferring some first, so that at least these refugees will not freeze to death and starve to death this winter and next spring..."
“I heard Chengfeng say the day before yesterday that many refugees from Fengrun and Yutian have gone to Yongping Prefecture, but Yongping Prefecture is quite welcoming...”
Li Sancai hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Welcome?” This sentence surprised both Ye Xianggao and Li Tingji.
Who would welcome refugees these days? Who doesn’t know that these refugees mean relief. Over the winter and spring, the expenses are not small. Even if there is food relief from the court, it will affect the local social security and the management of the local government, which requires a huge amount of energy. I've never heard of anyone thinking this is a good thing.
Li Sancai thought for a while and then said: "Zhu Zhiren and Feng Ziying are engaged in mining and burning charcoal in several counties of Yongping Prefecture, setting up iron plants and building charcoal fields. The amount of iron produced is not small, which requires a lot of labor. They have also started something called what? The 'cement' workshop is mainly used for building walls and paving floors. It is said that it is similar to the rice juice used to build city walls. It can condense and bridge the gaps between bricks, and can also condense stones and sand together. It is very effective, very popular, and in short supply. , I heard a familiar Shanxi businessman say that they are now waiting for the Mongols to retreat, and the mines, iron works, and charcoal fields in Lulong and Qian'an will be restarted and expanded immediately, and the war bureau and weapons of the Ministry of War will be added. Judu and Foshan Zhuangji built two workshops for repairing guns and cannons in Yongping Prefecture relying on these iron factories, so there are many people needed,..."
Ye Xianggao and Li Tingji were both dazzled by what they heard, but Li Sancai didn't mean to stop yet: "I heard that businessman said that in order to facilitate the transportation of iron materials and ironware from Lulong and Qian'an to Yuguan Port for loading, Ships were exported. Feng Ziying even proposed with Shanxi businessmen to build a cement road from Lulong to Yuguan, which is a road like stone slabs. This kind of road will not even be soaked by the rain in the rainy season and become muddy and difficult to walk... "
"Is it really so powerful?" Li Tingji couldn't help but ask, "If this is true, Feng Ziying really doesn't stop wherever he goes. He will never stop dying if his words are not amazing, but his actions are not amazing. I will never stop!"
(End of this chapter)