Fenghou

Chapter 1116 Jiangxia
In the past two days, the Shangshu Xingtai on Jingnan South Road was established. Without accident, Chen Qing appointed Zhang Shun, the prefect of Jiangling, as the head of the Xingtai, and continued to serve as the prefect of Jiangling.

Walking in the internal affairs hall is a qualification, not an official position. Counselor in the internal affairs hall is also a qualification. Counselor means to participate in the discussion, and walking means to attend, and you have the qualification to attend the internal affairs hall.

Of course, this qualification is one level lower than that of the counselor of the Internal Affairs Hall. Among the current four directors, Zhang Xiao, the comforter of the Henan Road, and Shi Lu Qingshan, the director of the Sichuan Road, have the qualifications for counselors. Director Shi Zhang Xiaochun is currently only in the internal affairs hall, and now Zhang Shun is the same, and the qualifications of the two of them are slightly inferior.

Shangshuxingtai was established. At present, the most important task of Xingtai is to establish a group of material transfer warehouses in Hengyang. The treasury will pay [-] guan, and the states will contribute manpower and material resources. Then Shangshuxingtai will take the lead and supervise, dredge and build Hengyang. Xiangshui Wharf will build a warehouse group, and at the same time, a small warehouse group will also be built at Changsha Wharf to facilitate the transfer of materials from various counties in Tanzhou.

Chen Qing has already issued the order to allocate money. The first sum of [-] guan was issued from the Sichuan-Shaanxi No. [-] Cabinet in Chengdu. With the money, the officials of Shangshuxingtai began to move to allocate food and tents to Hengzhou. , purchased stone and timber from major merchants, and recruited peasants in Hengzhou and nearby counties.

Zhou Kuan and Jiang Yanxian have returned to Jingzhao, and Chen Qing also came to Jiangxia by boat for inspection.

In the cabin, Zhao Yingluo brought Chen Qing a cup of tea, and Chen Qing took a sip of the hot tea. Seeing that Zhao Yingluo was also holding a piece of beautiful jade, he smiled and said, "Why did you learn from elder sister and start playing with this?"

Zhao Yingluo sat down and smiled slightly: "I didn't learn this from my eldest sister, it's just that you don't understand it. The most prosperous thing in the Song Dynasty is playing with stones. From the emperor to the rich merchants, everyone is obsessed with stones. One is the Taihu stone. , one is Yushi, my name means Meiyu, Husband thinks I don't like Yu?"

Chen Qing said with a thoughtful smile, "When you said that, I remembered that the grandfather of Eldest Sister Ni was a well-known jade idiot, and your elder sister's liking for jade was passed down from her grandfather. It's hundreds of dollars, do you want me to get you some more?"

Zhao Yingluo smiled and nodded, "Husband, you'd better get more, otherwise everyone will say you're biased, and when the wind blows by your pillow, you'll get dizzy."

"That's right!"

Chen Qing laughed twice and said: "The world only knows the blessings of Qi people, but they don't know the difficulties of Qi people!"

"I don't care about others. If you promise me, you will give me at least ten pieces of beautiful jade, and even the best."

Zhao Yingluo sat in her husband's arms and acted coquettishly, and Chen Qing's lower abdomen was on fire again. At this time, a horn sounded outside, and Jiangxia City had arrived.

On South Jinghu Road, there are two prefectures with the most strategic positions. One is Jiangling Mansion, which straddles the banks of the Yangtze River. It has a vast territory and the largest population. It is the leader of Jinghu South Road.

The other place is Ezhou. Ezhou is located at the junction of Jingnan South Road, Jinghu North Road, Huaixi Road and Jiangnan West Road. water.

In fact, Ezhou, like Jiangling Mansion, should have belonged to Jingbei Road, but Chen Qing had secretly changed the concept. Of course, Chen Qing’s reasons were also very good. Fangzhou, Xiangzhou and Suizhou in the north should belong to Jingxi South Road.

But the problem is that the capital is gone, so Jingxi South Road should naturally be abolished and merged into Jinghu North Road. If Jinghu North Road expands northward, then Jinghu South Road should also expand northward. Chen Qing took the Yangtze River as the boundary and divided Jiangling Mansion And Ezhou expanded to Jinghu South Road.

The advantage of doing this is to send a clear signal to the imperial court. From the initial encirclement and suppression of Yang Yao, to the attack on Liu Guangshi's separatist regime, to the subsequent suppression of bandits and the annihilation of private salt, he carried out within the scope of Jinghu South Road. It did not cross the red line to encroach on Jinghu North Road, which gave the court enough face and made the court acquiesce in the Western Army's control of Jinghu South Road.

Even now, when Chen Qing wanted to take Xiangyang City, he did not resort to direct force, but asked Wang Gui to surrender and occupy Xiangyang indirectly.

Yang Yuanqing led the warships to Hanshui to intercept the main force of the enemy. Jiangxia City was garrisoned by the deputy general Wang Kai with [-] troops. Hearing that King Yong was coming, Wang Kai hurried to the dock to greet him, and Ge Qinghong, the magistrate of Ezhou, also came to greet him.

Chen Qing appeased everyone, then took a carriage and entered the city under the guard of the army. Jiangxia City is not very big and belongs to a medium-sized county.

It stands to reason that this place is located in an important place, so the business should be very prosperous, but Chen Qing can't feel this, there are not many shops and restaurants, which makes Chen Qing slightly surprised.

Chen Qing asked the personal guard Zhao Yingluo to go to the Guike Inn to rest first, and he went up to the city accompanied by everyone. From the top of the city, overlooking the vast river and the cool river breeze blowing on the face, it immediately opened up people's hearts and made them feel refreshed.

"That's Hanyang City over there!" Chen Qing asked, pointing to the northern county town in the distance.

Ge Qinghong nodded, "It is Hanyang City, the geographical location is equally important, and the division of labor with Jiangxia is clear."

"What division of labor?" Chen Qing asked puzzled.

"We have Jiangxia army here since ancient times. According to Hanyang merchants, Jiangxia is the place where the army is stationed, and Hanyang is the place where merchants gather."

Chen Qing was stunned, nodded and smiled, "No wonder I feel that Jiangxia City is a bit deserted, and the business is not very prosperous. It turns out that the business has gone to Hanyang."

"There is a warehouse city over there, which is very popular among merchants."

When mentioning Cangcheng, Chen Qing's heart moved. He now wants to set up a material transfer station on the Han River. Isn't Cangcheng in Hanyang Mansion ready-made?

Chen Qing asked again: "The commercial development of Jiangxia City is not possible, is it because Hanyang has a warehouse city?"

Wang Kai said next to him: "I feel that the main reason is the lack of docks. Usually military ships are crowded, and they will not berth for merchant ships."

"And before that? What happened before the warships of the Western Army docked in Jiangxia?" Chen Qing asked.

"I don't know about this humble job."

He really didn't know, after they came, they took up all the docks, how could they know what it was like before?
Chen Qing looked at Zhizhou Ge Qinghong again, and Ge Qinghong sighed, "It turns out that the wharf is relatively loose, but now it is really tense. The civilian boats of the people can only stop in the Jiangxia River."

"Where is Jiang Xiahe?" Chen Qing asked.

"Ten miles to the south of the city, there is a small river that can sail and moor passenger ships and cargo ships under [-] shi. If it is dredged, it can also moor ships with a thousand shi. It is full of small boats, but it is not convenient to come to the county. The road is not good. Go, and give birth to the ferry donkey.”

"What is a ferry donkey?"

"It's just that some people use donkeys to transport passengers and goods. From Jiangxia River to the county town, they can't use carts, but donkeys. Their business is still very good."

Chen Qing was a little displeased and said: "The army doesn't leave in a day or two, why not pave a road? In addition, the river should be dredged, so the thousand-stone cargo ship can come in?"

Ge Qinghong didn't speak for a while, but Chen Qing saw his worries, and said, "If you have any difficulties, tell them directly, don't hide it, because there is not enough money for paving the way?"

Ge Qinghong sighed and said: "It's not about money. I believe that as long as the road is built, many people will come to help without money. We are afraid that when the road is repaired and the river is widened, military ships will also stop in. At that time, civilian ships will really come in." There is no place to stand."

"It turns out that I was worried about this. You can solve it earlier if you say so?"

Chen Qing immediately said to Wang Kai: "After Yang Tongzhi comes back, you tell him that it is my military order that military ships are not allowed to park in the Jiangxia River. If it is an emergency and needs to berth temporarily, you must discuss it with the local government. stop!"

"Humble post obeys orders!"

(End of this chapter)