Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 593
After leaving Suizhou, Hu Jiaoxiu and Zheng Chen traveled side by side. On the sixth day, they finally arrived in Tangzhou.

The two entered the station, changed into their casual clothes, and let out a sigh of relief.Hu Jiaoxiu said to Zheng Chen: "After driving for a few days, I feel like I've fallen apart. Let's go out to find a restaurant, drink a glass of wine, and let's get tired."

Zheng Chen agreed and left the station with Hu Jiaoxiu.

The society under Wang Xiaolie's rule is stable, and there is no mess like other places.The two came out without any entourage and wandered along the street.After walking not far, Hu Jiaoxiu said, "It's strange, Tangzhou isn't a big deal. Why are there so many people on the streets? Along the way, there is no other place that is so prosperous."

Zheng Chen said, "Yes, it's a little strange."

The two of them were talking, and saw the signboard of a "Riverside Restaurant" on the street, with colorful buildings outside, which was extremely gorgeous.Hu Jiaoxiu said: "People who have been to Xiangyang say that this 'Riverside Restaurant' under Wang Jieshuai's rule is excellent. The wine inside is full-bodied and the dishes are exquisite. I didn't expect that there are also here in Tangzhou."

Zheng Chen said, "Yes, let's go in and have a look."

The two of them had just walked to the door of the restaurant when a servant came up and greeted them cordially.

Ask the boy to lead him to the pavilion on the second floor, and Hu Jiaoxiu said: "Little brother, I have something to ask. We are foreigners. We just arrived in Tangzhou, and we saw crowds in the street just now, which is unusual. Place. Speaking of which, Tangzhou is not a big place, so why are there so many people all of a sudden?"

The boy smiled and said: "The guest officer must have come from a far away place, and he doesn't know what's going on here. This year, the commander-in-chief led the army to the northern expedition and needed food and grass. Our Tangzhou is the place where the food and grass go northward. In the south, Suizhou, Xiangyang and other counties , Grain and other things are transported to Tangzhou to pay, and then to Ruzhou. There are many people who deliver grain here, and those who transport grain to the north!"

Hu Jiaoxiu nodded: "I see! Thank you very much!"

The boy hurriedly said that he didn't dare, so he said goodbye and went out.

Hu Jiaoxiu said to Zheng Chen: "Wang Xiaolie's place is indeed different from other places. Everything is in order. Along the way, how many places do not transport grain? But like Wang Xiaolie's rule of Xiazhou County, there is no one .”

Zheng Chen said: "It's really different. That's right, if you don't manage the place well, how can you have an army of [-] for the Northern Expedition?"

After a while, the servants brought the food and drinks, and Hu Jiaoxiu and Zheng Chen talked while drinking, discussing what they had seen and heard on the road.

The two set off from Lin'an Mansion, and the Chizhou and Jiangzhou they passed by on the way were attacked by Li Cheng, and they were quite dilapidated.Fortunately, Zhang Jun led Yue Fei's troops to drive away Li Cheng, and the road was calm.When they arrived in Ezhou, Kong Yanzhou was domineering, and the two suffered a lot.When we arrived at De'an Mansion, Chen Gui's rule was fairly stable, but the atmosphere was quite tense just to guard against Kong Yanzhou.It wasn't until entering Suizhou and under Wang Xiaolie's rule that the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

After talking for a while, Hu Jiaoxiu sighed: "In this world today, the place under Wang Jieshuai's rule can be regarded as peaceful and peaceful, just like the sky."

Coming out of the "Riverside Restaurant", the sun was already setting.There are still people coming and going on the street, which is very lively.

Zhizhou Xie Hongde got the news and waited in the posthouse.When Hu Jiaoxiu and Zheng Chen came back, they hurried forward to salute.

After talking about some trivial matters, Hu Jiaoxiu said: "Zhizhou, I don't know how the frontline war is going? We came from Suizhou, and we were worried all the way!"

Xie Hongde said: "This time the Jin army invaded Xijing, there were three routes. The North route was led by Wanyan Yuying, who led three thousand gold troops, and wanted to go south to help Liu Lin's army. As a result, they were blocked by Jin and Jiang Zhaofu Jiang Min in Shenshan County. .In just a few hours, Jiang Min used 300 people to wipe out the [-] Golden Army! It's a pity that Wan Yan Yuying was killed and escaped!"

Hu Jiaoxiu couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.I have fought with the Jin Army for five or six years. When did I hear that the Three Thousand Jin Army was wiped out in World War I?Hastily asked: "Who is this Jiang Min? He is so powerful, why haven't he heard of it before?"

Xie Hongde said: "Jiang Min was originally an ordinary farm boy. After Jingkang, he went to Tangzhou and met Jieshuai. Jieshuai saw that he was smart and took him with him. Last year he was sent to Hedong Road and occupied the county of Shenshan. This year he made a great contribution!"

"So that's it!" Hu Jiaoxiu suddenly realized. "To be brought by Jie Shuai's side, he must not be an ordinary person!"

Jiang Min was relatively silent by nature, and he didn't attract much attention when he was in Xiangyang. Xie Hongde didn't know what kind of person he was at all.It's just that in the last battle, the first victory was won by Jiang Min, and suddenly everyone knew his name.Jiang Min had been by Wang Xiaolie's side for many years, and the officials were embarrassed to say that they hadn't paid attention to him, and when they asked, they all pretended to know about it, but they couldn't really tell why.

Zheng Chen said: "The Zhizhou said that the Jin army is divided into three groups, but what about the other two groups?"

Xie Hongde said: "Jiang Min won a big victory on Hedong Road, and the other two roads suddenly became cautious. Liu Lin on the East Road led 3 people, but he stopped when he arrived in Zhongmou. Zhe Keqiu is still on the road, and he is also waiting and watching."

"Oh—" Hu Jiaoxiu and Zheng Chen looked at each other and let out a sigh of relief.According to what Xie Hongde said, Wang Xiaolie was not at a disadvantage, and the battle was still at a stalemate.In so many years, apart from the front lines in Sichuan and Sichuan, it was the first time that the Song Army was in a stalemate with the Jin Army, which is really a happy thing.

In Suizhou, when he heard that a hundred thousand gold army was attacking Luoyang, Hu Jiaoxiu's heart suddenly rose to his throat.What is the concept of a hundred thousand troops?When the Jin army broke through the Kaifeng mansion, it was only [-].Now a hundred thousand gold army is coming, what can Wang Xiaolie use to stop it?Only now do I know that the Jin army is actually only [-] to [-], and the rest are surrendered troops.Although the descending soldiers are also an army, they are far behind the Jin army.

Having already had dinner and wine at the "Riverside Restaurant", Hu Jiaoxiu politely declined Xie Hongde's banquet.Went to bed early with Zheng Chen and set off early the next morning.

Before the sun rose in the morning, Hu Jiaoxiu and Chen Chen left the city.I saw that the road to the north was full of wheelbarrows, like a long dragon, with no end in sight.At intervals, a large flag was erected next to the car, with the words "a certain county in a certain state" written on it.

Hu Jiaoxiu couldn't help being surprised.I have lived for decades, and I have never seen such a scene.Stopped the team, looked around, saw a man who looked like an official standing beside the car, and ordered his followers to call him over.

The man hurriedly saluted before Hu handed in his horse.

Hu Jiaoxiu said: "My surname is Hu, and my name is Jiaoxiu. I am a scholar of the Hanlin Academy and know how to make a patent. I came to Xijing under the imperial decree. Why are there so many cars here?"

The man said: "I'm Wenxiang, and now I'm the master of Tongbai. The cars here are used to transport grain and grass to the north, and they are arranged according to the counties and counties. The chief bookkeeper is in charge of the scribes, and the scribes are in charge of the people and vehicles in the village, and proceed according to the order of the general order. Today, the general commander of the Xinyang Army, Zhuang Gaofu, is leading the team and is preparing to go to Fangcheng County."

Hu Jiaoxiu said to Zheng Chen beside him: "I have never seen such a delivery of grain and grass before, but Wang Xiaolie's work here is very careful."

Tell Wen Xiang to go back, while Hu Jiaoxiu and Zheng Chen are waiting.

Not long after, a sharp whistle was heard.With the sound of the whistle, a large flag was shaken in front, which was particularly conspicuous in the morning sun.When the drivers on the road heard the whistle and saw the flag waving, they all got ready and held on to the handlebars.

Hu Jiaoxiu said: "It's like marching to fight a war, it's really not easy here in Tangzhou!"

Zheng Chen said: "Scholar, this is a war! The army in front is short of food and grass, how to fight?"

"That's right, this is a war!" Hu Jiaoxiu murmured. "Other places are also fighting. Why haven't I seen such a thing? From Suizhou to here, I see that the grain transportation under Wang Jieshuai is different from other places. The people hand over the grain to the village, and the servants transport it into the county. The county is then transported to the state city, and the state is then uniformly transported to places like Tangzhou. The drivers here, I heard from them, are hired by He, and there are people from every state and county. I think that when I came to the front city, it was another look."

Zheng Chen nodded, looked at the coachman who was out of sight, and was speechless for a while.

This is organizational ability.In the event of a war, Wang Xiaolie's ability to organize all the people under his rule is unmatched by other places.All states and counties transported the grain and grass to distribution centers like Tangzhou, and then uniformly used wheelbarrows to transport them to Fangcheng.When they arrived in Fangcheng, there was a special transport unit to transport them over the mountains to Ye County.After that, the transportation team organized by Ruzhou will transport the grain and grass to Ruzhou.When they arrived in Ruzhou, the army's supply troops took over, and civilian husbands were no longer used.

The whole process was orderly, and although the folks were a little busy, they were not chaotic at all.

(End of this chapter)