Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 916
In troubled times, where is the safest place?

For Shao Shude, sleeping in the barracks is the most comfortable.

His current life is extremely regular, sleeping with the concubine for five days every ten days, sleeping with the concubine Ji for two days, sleeping with the wild woman for one day, and sleeping in the military camp for two days - take it easy.

The old man in the military camp listens to his words, obeys orders, and does things neatly. There is really no way not to like him.

On May 27th, Shao Shude personally led 3 generals, and went south along the Ru River to Xiangcheng.

"Has Rushui been dredged last winter?" While sitting on the boat, Shao Shude asked Han Jian, the governor of Ruzhou who was accompanying him.

Han Jian has been working very hard recently.

He has no culture, and he didn't even know the words at first.During the period when he was the governor of Huizhou, he even directly engraved the names of his subordinates on the Hu bed to forcefully remember them.Over time, I slowly learned a lot of words.

The current Han Jian is already proficient in writing and ink, and he is also familiar with the ways of being an official.

"Knowing that your majesty is going to establish the capital in Luoyang, of course Rushui must be dredged." Han Jian said with a smile: "Xiangyang Rent Fu, go north via Bishui to Fangcheng County, and then transfer by land to Rushui. Without Rushui Water, Ru, Tang, Deng, Xiang and other prefectures have to detour through Chen Xu, which is very troublesome.”

Bishui is the Tang River, which connects to Fangcheng County at the southern end of the Wanye Corridor in the north and Xiangyang in the south.

The materials disembarked at Fangcheng, passed through the Wanye Corridor, a total of more than [-] miles by land, to the wharf of Jiacheng County, Ruzhou, then transported by water to Linru County, and then transferred by land for [-] miles to Yique in the Yishui River Valley County, and then transported to Luoyang by water.

Xiangyang to Luoyang is 850 miles, including 260 miles by land and 590 miles by water, which is actually acceptable.

"Luoyang is just one of the capitals." Shao Shude said with a smile: "But it is also the most important capital."

Han Jian understood.

Your Majesty started from Kansai, so it is impossible to completely give up the huge benefits there, and Chang'an is also one of the capitals anyway.

"Xiangyang is a good place, it can be regarded as the hinterland of Luoyang." Shao Shude said: "Mr. Han, the post road from Ruzhou to Xiangzhou must be tidied up carefully."

"I don't need your majesty's orders." Han Jianli said loudly immediately, "The [-]-mile land road from Linru to Yique has been rebuilt after the Spring Festival. According to the standard of the king's first-class national highway, it is busy."

"There are so many people in Ruzhou, and it will be tax-free again, so it's okay to issue more corvees." Shao Shude nodded, glanced at Han Jian approvingly, and said, "The section between Yique and Linru is forty miles away. There is a master who is building roads, do it well, and it must be completed this year."

"Of order." Han Jian replied without hesitation.

It is really not too heavy a burden to repair forty miles a year.If possible, he also planned to straighten out the road from Jiacheng to Ye County.

After the Anshi Rebellion, because Huaixi was repeatedly attacked by war, Tang, Deng, and Ru suffered a great crime.Later, there was the chaos of Huangchao and Qin Zongquan. From Hanoi to Luoyang, and then to Ruzhou, Nanyang, and Xiangyang, this line was basically abolished.

After the Battle of Heqing, Shao Shude began to immigrate to Heyang. He invested a lot of resources, and even moved Song Le, who was good at governing the region, there. After five years, he finally made some progress.

After the Battle of Luoyang, Henan Mansion entered the development stage, almost two years ago.Then there is Ruzhou, which has only been developed for a year.

From Hanoi to Xiangyang, it runs through more than a thousand miles. There are Hanoi Plain, Yiluo Basin, Ruzhou Basin, Nanyang Basin, and Jianghan Plain. It was originally a densely populated and prosperous area, but after the Qin Zongquan Rebellion, it almost became a ghost.

But dialectically, it is not without benefits.

The mighty and powerful families have all disappeared, and unclaimed wasteland can be seen everywhere, and you can distribute it as you like without any trouble.In addition, it has not been plowed for many years, and the soil has gained a valuable respite and has accumulated considerable fertility.

The former towns of Heyang, Dongdu, Tangdeng, Xiangyang, and Shanguo are basically the "colonies" established by Shao Shude, the Kansai military and political group, after they crossed Tongguan. Immigrants from Guanlong Zhuzhou became the mainstream.

Luoyang has inadvertently become the source of the Kansai forces' eastward expansion, while Hanoi, Nanyang, and Xiangyang have to provide nourishment for the military and political machines at the source.In this way, more efficient communication between the North and the South has become a top priority.

The first-class national highway in Heyang will be completed this year.From Taihang Xingkou to the south to Mengzhou, the total length is 95 miles.

The first-class national road between Heyang Nancheng and Luoyang has already started, and the road between Linru and Yique has been under construction for three and a half months.

These are all good.After the completion of the project, the 120-mile national highway from Luoyang to Yique and the [-]-mile national highway from Jiacheng to Yexian will start next year.

This is the first high-standard highway in the world. Most sections of the road can also be transported by water. The transportation volume will be greatly increased and the cost will be greatly reduced. It will be of great benefit to economic development and communication between the north and the south.

"In the past, I worked hard to develop Guanbei. Now I'm going back to my old business and tidying up Hanoi, Luoyang, Nanyang, and Xiangyang. To clear up the feudal towns and develop the people's livelihood, in more than ten years, Luoyang will be like Lingxia Steady." Shao Shude said with a smile: "Let's go, go ashore, General Tudor Erlang has finished his team. Mr. Han, pull out the soldiers from Ruzhou and go to Yingshui to practice together. I'll see if there is anything we can do."

"Follow orders." Han Jian said with a smile, "You can also let some frogs in the well see what a strong army in the world looks like."

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"Shuai Zhao, you are so confused!" Li Hang stomped his feet, looking annoyed.

Zhao Jue sat on the Hu bed, with a look of shame on his face, and said: "My nephew is rude, and I have sent him to Luoyang to plead guilty."

"Shuai Zhao still doesn't understand, alas!" Li Hang shook his head and sighed, and made his words clear: "Do you know that the Weisheng Army has conquered Anzhou?"

"I've heard about it." Zhao Jue said, "Zhe Shuai is old and strong, which is admirable. Wei Sheng's army has been completely reborn in the past few years, and it will not be bad even if it goes north to fight."

"Presumably Zhao Shuai didn't know that after Zhe ordered the thieves to kill Qu Zhang, Li Shenfu and Liu Wei fled in a hurry. The Weisheng army took advantage of the situation to pursue them, and defeated the thieves again at Huangpi Wu Lake. More than two thousand people were captured and killed. The thieves threw themselves into the water and died. Countless. This meeting has been going all the way to Huangzhou in the starry night, and the Huai soldiers are in panic, and the general trend of Huangzhou is over." Li Hang said again.

"Oh? Seriously?" Zhao Jue was a little surprised. He hadn't received the news.

"Can this be fake?" Li Hang sighed: "You will know when the news of Huangzhou City's destruction comes."

Of course, the Huaining army was attacked by Zhu Renshou by land and water, and he didn't mention the defeat and retreat to Shouzhou.

"If Huangzhou is lost again, Wei Sheng's army will be killed in Qizhou. Over the past few years, Yang Xingmi's expansion in the Jiangxia area has been wiped out." Li Hang said.

Zhao Jue was thoughtful.

In this way, Zhe Zongben was completely free.Wei Sheng's army has more than [-] people, and the combat power is still acceptable at present, not bad.If they go north to Chen Xu, it will be quite troublesome.

"Duke Zheling is so brave, and the Weisheng Army can almost rival the Tielin Army. Your Majesty must be very pleased." Zhao Jue said, "I don't know how to reward him?"

Li Hang smiled.

Zhao Jue said this with a lot of meaning.No matter what time it is, don't forget to provoke.

"Zhe Shuai has outstanding military exploits, and Wei Sheng's army is powerful. He wants to reward." Li Hangdao: "I heard that Zhe Shuai has always disliked Tang Deng Sui Sanzhou's dilapidated state, and he couldn't afford to support the warriors under his command. The public has the friendship of a son-in-law, so naturally he doesn't want to let his father-in-law suffer, so he is already looking for a place."

Zhao Jue's heart almost missed a beat.

The combined population of Tang, Deng and the three prefectures is not comparable to that of any of the two prefectures of Chen and Xu.If Zhezong thought Tang Town was dilapidated and wanted to move the town to Chen Xu, what should we do?
Shao Shude took the opportunity to take back the three prefectures of Tang and Deng Sui, and folded the original book into Xuzhou, but the Zhao family was the only one who suffered?

Seeing Zhao Jue's expressionless face, Li Hang rolled his eyes, and said again: "Shuai Zhao should know that [-] members of the Youguo Army envoy Dinghui are stationed in Changshe."

"Of course I know." Zhao Jue nodded.

The food and drink are still provided by Xuzhou, how can I not know?
"Does Zhao Shuai know that Ding Hui also covets Xuzhou?" Li Hangshen said mysteriously: "Ding Hui secretly sent people to Qingshu Palace and Luoyang. Your Majesty ordered the attack on Xuzhou."

Zhao Jue's heart was shaken, but his expression remained unchanged, with a smile on his face, he said: "The loyal military army is extremely obedient, King Xia will not be moved."

"It's hard to say." Li Hang shook his head, and said: "Gao Renhou, the governor of the Eastern Capital, has already planned to submit a petition to ask Ren Dinghui to be the governor of Chen Xu."

Zhao Jue still had a smile on his face, and said: "Gao Shuai was only angry for a while. The kid bumped into him accidentally, and I have sent my nephew to come to make amends. There are a lot of Gao Shuai adults, so I definitely won't blame him."

Li Hang sneered secretly in his heart. Zhao Jue was really stable, so he must be pretending, so he added a strong medicine: "By the way, the king has led the generals to ride [-] steps to Yingshui to practice soldiers and horses. Ruzhou The state army has also arrived, and I estimate that in a few days, the king will order the Zhongwu army to come to Yingshui to parade the army. Zhao Shuai should make preparations for this, and don't rush into things."

The smile on Zhao Jue's face finally froze.

Xuzhou will face unprecedented pressure with 2 Tu generals, [-] Youguo army, and more than [-] Wesheng troops who may go north.

Li Hang arrived yesterday.He had a personal entourage who "accidentally" revealed King Xia's hole cards while drinking in the posthouse: [-]. Chenzhou was ceded to the Xuanwu Army, and Zhao Jue was still the military governor of the Zhongwu Army; [-]. Zhao Yan bound himself to him Before the army, wait to be dealt with; [-]. After the founding of the country, Zhao Yu could be promoted to the Duke of Fangling County, and [-] households would be enfeoffed; [-] households.

He dismissed this condition.There are more than [-] households in Chen Xu Erzhou, and you want food for thousands of households?But now that he heard that Zhezongben had won successive victories on the southern front, and Dinghui's Youguo Army stayed near Xuzhou again, with ulterior motives, Shao Shude also led the general Tu to ride [-] steps to Yingshui, and his pressure suddenly increased. stand up.

If Shao Shude asked Ding Hui to hand over most of his soldiers and horses and serve as the military governor of the Zhongwu Army, would Ding Hui be willing?Don't even think about it, I definitely want to.

In addition, Yang Xingmi's men and horses were defeated in An and Huang, and it seemed difficult to contact them, and foreign aid was also cut off.

That's hard.

But Zhao Jue wouldn't really believe Li Hang's words.In the battle on the southern front, he would also send someone to secretly inquire whether Yang Xingmi was really defeated and unable to turn back.

This is very important, directly related to his final decision.

(End of this chapter)