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Chapter 466 Transportation Problems
Guangxin County, Nanshu City.

Ren Ning was writing something in the study.

bang bang.

The study door rang softly.

Without looking up, he said, "Come in!"

The door opened, and outside was the housekeeper Zou Dahe with a calm face.

"You're here," Ren Ning signaled, "Sit down and talk!"

"What's new in the north?"

"Thank you, General!" Zou Dahe didn't sit down immediately, but first sent the message from the windmill he just received, "There is indeed a new situation in Huayang County."

"Yesterday at noon, the three Japanese pirate fleets set off from the Sishan Islands and went straight to the Dinghai Wharf. Master Mo once again sent an emergency request to the surroundings. Now Huayang County is in chaos, and many landlords and gentry are moving their families. There are so many people that even Blocked all the post roads."

Ren Ning read the information silently.

He looked up at the hourglass, "Winter is approaching now, and the wind near the East China Sea should be westerly."

"The general is right." Zou Dahe nodded.

He was also a Starfall soldier before, and during his more than [-] years of military career, he moved around with the legion every three years, so he roughly understood the climate of each defense zone.

"The climate in the east of Hwayang County is not much different from that of the Baekje Peninsula. In summer, the easterly wind blows from the sea to the land. In winter, the wind is reversed, mostly blowing from the land to the sea."

"The Japanese pirates are sailing against the wind." Ren Ning walked to the map and estimated the distance from the Xiasishan Islands to the Dinghai Wharf, and then glanced at the hourglass. "It is almost time for the Japanese pirates' front fleet to arrive at the Dinghai Wharf."

Zou Dahe naturally knew it in his heart, and nodded in agreement, "Even if he didn't arrive, he probably already appeared in the sight of the defenders on the shore."

"The war is about to break out." Ren Ning's eyes fell on the south of Xingji City on the map, "The Central Army has moved out?"

A few days ago, when Li Hebai led the fleet northward from Zhennan Pass, he also received news from Xingji City.

The King of Qin approved Feng Haohan's support plan on behalf of Emperor Changxing, and the Central Army Corps was ready to go.

"Back to the general, Feng Haohan's words sound nice, but the Central Army Corps is moving slowly. As of today, only more than 1 vanguard troops have left the Ruinan Mountain camp. The luggage and the like have not yet been loaded into vehicles or ships."

Ugh.

Speaking of this, Zou Dahe sighed.

"As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first. Now the luggage and food have not been loaded on the trucks and ships, and I don't know how the Central Army has been training these years."

"Besides, from Ruinan County to Huayang County, the two places are far apart, and the current post road is blocked by refugees. I don't know when these 1 people will arrive at Dinghai Wharf."

Ren Ning was silent for a while, before speaking out after a while, "If they want to leave, it's fine."

If the Central Army Corps doesn't want to leave or deliberately delays, Ren Ning and the others are on the side of Guangxin County, so it's useless to worry about it.

"I hope Master Mo can defend until the reinforcements arrive." Zou Dahe said.

Ren Ning nodded, and he changed the subject, "What else do you have to do now?"

"Back to General," Zou Dahe said in a much more relaxed tone, "There are a lot of small things, but only two or three big ones. The subordinates are continuing to purchase the land in Laigu County according to your instructions, and the progress is going smoothly."

cough.

Ren Ning coughed.

This task was not given by him, in fact it was still the meaning of Princess Yiguang.

It's just that the Zhen Guogong's mansion has been closely watched by Jin Linwei and other parties, which made Ren Ning think of a way.

But the strange thing is that the money spent to buy the fields and forests is paid by the Zhen Guogong, but all the land deeds are written in Ren Ning's name.

"In addition, the matter of transporting timber to Pinghai County finally took place last month. However, the number of caravans has not yet reached the general's requirements, and we have to continue to search. The subordinates are working hard."

Ren Ning nodded.

This is what Wei Junqian meant.

Yun Chui's navy is the East China Sea Barrier, and its base camp is in Pinghai County, the hometown of the Gu family caravan.

Now that the East China Sea has repeatedly fought wars, many warships are in urgent need of repairs.

And Ishikawa Taki clearly wants to forcibly land on Yunchui's mainland, so in the coming years, Yunchui urgently needs to build a large number of new warships and transport ships.

For a time, the wood and iron stored in Pinghai County were not enough.

As the saying goes, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice.

The war is coming, but the East China Sea barrier is short of iron and wood.The news spread to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, Guan Yi and Luo Ken, the two ministers, were also anxious.

Iron ore is the lifeblood of the empire. Under normal circumstances, no one dares to touch it, so I won't talk about it here.

As for the wood for shipbuilding, it's okay to find wood for logging, but how to transport it is a problem.

After all, most of the places where Yunchui is rich in wood are located in the frontier.

For example, Yumu and Yanhui County in the northeast; Guangxin County in the south; Xingluo, Yingchuan and Yunzhong County in the southwest; and Laigu, Tianshui and Luoxia Mountains in the west.

These places all have a common characteristic, that is, they are far away from Pinghai County in the east.

Although the imperial court has its own convoy that can come in handy.But as we all know, the efficiency of the iron rice bowls is hard to describe, and it is outrageously low.

Perhaps before they could transport enough wood, the East China Sea barrier or the Japanese pirate fleet were destroyed for several rounds.

Therefore, when he was in Golden Dragon Beach, the foresighted Wei Junqian took the initiative to chat with Lu Fuhai, and the two giants quickly reached a consensus.

Lu Fuhai sent someone to send a letter back to Xingji City, suggesting that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry should not only send the imperial court's own convoy to transport timber, but also recruit caravans to help.

And the only one of the two legions who has a close relationship with the caravan is Ren Ning, so this task falls to Guangxin again.

As long as there is work to do, there will be money to collect.

What's more, the caravan transporting the wood is just a connector or an intermediary, and it doesn't take much effort at all.

So Zou Dahe happily took it after consulting his master.

"There are not enough caravans, are they not willing to transport wood?" Ren Ning asked.

"Of course not." Zou Dahe shook his head hehe, "Speaking of which, they can't wait."

Think about it too.

Yunchui traditionally has two caravans, one east-west and one north-south.Almost all other commercial routes are separated from these two lines, but the destinations or distances are different.

However, the East-West Line has been cut off for three or four years. The large caravans that used to take the East-West Line have either been resting at home or shortened their trips or changed directions. Life is very unsatisfactory.

Now that Xiliang has finally returned to the grassland, some caravans can no longer sit still and start to ask about the recovery time of the east-west trade route, but after all, there are still not many caravans who dare to set foot on the westward road in the next two years.

After all, businessmen love money, but at the same time they also cherish life.

As for the North-South Line, this line cannot be traveled for a long time every year due to heavy snow blocking the mountains.

Now that the Japanese pirates are trying to start a war in the east again, it is estimated that the caravan will not dare to even go to Huayang County, so the caravan traveling on the north-south line will soon have to suspend or shorten the itinerary.

Under such circumstances, it was hard to find a stable job. Although the delivery was heavy wood, the caravans still flocked to it.

After all, no matter how heavy the wood is, it is not as heavy as the stones in Dingxi County. In the past, there were many caravans dedicated to sending stones.

"General, there are a lot of caravans that have signed up, but we, Guangxin, live in southern Xinjiang. Many business leaders have doubts in their hearts, but they can't catch up for a while, so the number of signings is not enough for the time being."

"However, I believe that it won't be long before we can find enough caravans to transport the wood."

"Very good." Ren Ning was very satisfied, "Keep working hard."

(End of this chapter)