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Chapter 1013 Quasi-department, here alone
Just as the enthronement ceremony was proceeding in an orderly manner, news of Lao Ba suddenly came.

The old eight actually took refuge in the Junggar people!
Yuzhu was thinking about it, and found an excuse to solve the Junggar problem. Unexpectedly, Lao Ba went to the past.

This is simply, when I just wanted to fall asleep, I met the pillow!
As a result, the civil servants continued to organize the enthronement ceremony with great fanfare, while Yuzhu quietly left the capital and went to Dagukou.

Just pacified the first town in Sichuan, and switched defenses with the sixth town.

The first town starts from Chengdu, takes a boat through the Zhongjiang River, enters the Yangtze River and goes out to sea, and then goes west along the Yellow River.

Because, the first town not only has many horses, but also dozens of 8-pound army field guns.

If the first town goes north on the Jinniu Road, pushing so many heavy artillery across the Qinling Mountains for hundreds of miles will not only be slow, but also it will be difficult to supply food and grass in time, and the soldiers will be too tired.

On the contrary, if you arrive at Fengling Ferry on the Yellow River by boat, you only need to walk dozens of miles of mountain roads to enter the Guanzhong Plain.

Yuzhu's idea of ​​dispatching troops has always been that there is a waterway, even if the journey is farther, he will never go by land.

When Qin Shihuang attacked Baiyue, he first built the Lingqu Canal and opened up the food transportation line on the water, so that it was possible to supply military food at low cost.

If the grain is transported by land, if 100 shi of grain is transported from Chengdu to Baoji in Shaanxi, there may be less than [-] shi of grain left.

Because there is no food in Shaanxi, and when the peasants in Sichuan go back empty-handed, they also need to eat food.

Not to mention anything else, a [-]-ton foreign ship, full of grain, will go east and then west with the army, and only a few dozen sailors are needed.

The food saved is more than ten times?
So, the cost of water transportation is much lower than that of land transportation.

Some children always say that Shanxi coal is good, but don't use it if you have the ability in the eastern region.The implication is that the developed eastern regions have taken advantage of the resource-rich western provinces.

This is actually bragging without economic common sense.

In fact, the CIF price of a shipment of tens of thousands of tons, or even 10,000+ tons of high-quality coal from Australia to the eastern port is higher in quality and lower in price than that of Shanxi coal transported by train.

If the higher-ups hadn't considered the income of millions of waterworkers in Shanxi, allowed the steel mills and power plants in the eastern region to import Australian coal, the coal mines in Shanxi would have been miserable.

Shanxi's coal has an advantage, not only in large quantities, but also independently and controllable, so it is not afraid of foreign coal getting stuck.

In fact, similar problems have the same logic as the Qing Dynasty did not dare to engage in sea transportation and insisted on protecting water transportation.

I'm afraid that among the millions of water workers, there will be Li Zicheng!
When the first town entered the mouth of the Yellow River, Yuzhu had already arrived in Xuzhou.

At a time when sea transportation is booming and water transportation is not abolished, Xuzhou is definitely the most important military hub in the country, not one of them.

As long as Xuzhou is held in Yuzhu's palm, the bannermen in the capital will not dare to move rashly.

Moreover, after Xuzhou stationed heavy troops, it simultaneously controlled the lifelines of the Yellow River, Huaihe River and the Canal, which was enough to deter half of the entire eastern country.

Xuzhou, Yuzhu can be regarded as a revisited old place.

Qian Yinglan was originally the daughter-in-law of the Li family in Xuzhou, but was snatched by Yuzhu. This incident made him somewhat proud!
This time, Peng Yingyue and Chen Qiongbao followed Yuzhu to the south.

Liu Zheng, commander of the fifth town and admiral of Jiangsu, led officers, large and small, waiting on the pier to welcome Yuzhu.

When Yuzhu's figure appeared at the bow of the boat, "Stand at attention." Following the voice of the command, Liu Zheng led the officers, put their legs together and stood up straight.

Among the new army, the kneeling ceremony has long been abolished.Officers, regardless of their rank, stand at attention and salute.

After Yuzhu passed the gangway and disembarked, Liu Zheng slammed his riding boots this time, raised his hand in salute, and said loudly, "Reporting to the head of the mountain, the commander of the fifth town, student Liu Zheng, welcome to you."

Yu Zhu, who was wearing a general's uniform, raised his hand as a military salute, held Liu Zheng's hand, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a while, how are you doing in Xuzhou?"

"Haha, Xuzhou Liu Shengxiang's stinky fermented bean curd has a pungent smell and a strange fragrance in the mouth. Students must eat it every day. However, the mutton soup is already tired, and I plan to change the taste."

Liu is Yuzhu's favorite general, he naturally knows very well that Yuzhu especially loves special snacks from all over the world.Therefore, it can be said that we have spared no effort to introduce the local snacks in Xuzhou.

Anyway, it's like this these days, what the boss likes, even if the subordinates don't like it, they have to pretend to like it.

After a long time of installation, there is no need to install it.

Because Yuzhu likes to go to food stalls, when the old subordinates in the new army arrange their schedules, they will always recommend local specialty old shops to their immediate superiors.

Just in time for dinner, Liu Zheng accompanied Yuzhu to the streets of the city, drank two bowls of mutton soup, ate two cages of crab roe soup dumplings, and then returned to Xingyuan satisfied.

After the first town, the second town and Jinwei town arrived in Xuzhou successively, the Western Expeditionary Army Command was formally established.

The territory occupied by the Junggar tribe is not small, and its total population is not large, just over 60.

However, the standing army of the Junggars numbered as many as [-].

Yuzhu concentrated the main force of the three towns to march west, and he also looked up to the Junggar people.

Because of the high mobility of the Junggars, the No. [-] town with the strongest mobility in the new army had to march west along with them.

On the day the Western Expeditionary Army set off from Xuzhou, my good fellow, the entire Yellow River was covered with wooden boats with sails up, covering the sky and the sun, and you couldn't see the end at a glance.

After setting off, Yuzhu stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, looking at the boundless westward fleet, his heart fluctuated.

Western Regions, here I come!

When they arrived in Kaifeng, the fleet of the army continued westward, and Yuzhu stayed in Kaifeng for several days.

Do you still need to ask, Henan governor Wu Sidao is in Kaifeng!

"Brother Yulu, let's meet again." Yuzhu hugged Wu Sidao's shoulder happily, and shook it vigorously a few times.

Wu Sidao looked at the jade pillar with mixed feelings, alas, I thought the jade pillar would disappear.

Unexpectedly, not only did Yuzhu not kill Wu Sidao, but instead reused him.

Such a benevolent lord, what else can I say?
Yuzhu simply lived in Wu Sidao's Fuya, and the two had a long talk by candlelight.

Yuzhu smiled and said, "You spread the news about Emperor Daxing being poisoned by the fourth brother in a timely manner. However, my uncle also helped a lot."

Wu Sidao saw Yu Zhu's conversation was in full swing, so he smiled and said: "It was really dangerous at that time. When the golden eagle fell from the sky, the movement was a bit loud and almost alarmed others. If it wasn't for the fourth brother who was worried about revealing his privacy, he deliberately threw the guards It’s all gone, and I’m afraid it will be difficult for me to spread accurate news.”

At that time, Wu Sidao had already gained the trust of the fourth child, and the fourth child brought him into Changchun Garden together.

However, Yu Zhu didn't completely count on Wu Sidao, and at the same time, he still had the dark line of his uncle An Lin as a backup.

Yuzhu's eldest uncle, Anlin, has been promoted from Qipin to Yuanwailang all the way, and has been staying safely in Changchun Garden.

Who would have expected that as early as more than ten years ago, Yu Zhu had buried such a deep secret?

In fact, Yu Zhu arranged for Wei Zhu to help spread the news.

In times of crisis, three insurances are truly reliable.

It was Yu Zhu who received the news from his uncle An Lin and Wu Sidao that he dared to seize the palace.

But Wei Zhu, that old eunuch, has never heard of it.

Later, after Yuzhu took control of Changchun Garden, it was discovered that Wei Zhu had hanged himself to die for Emperor Daxing.

If someone else commits suicide, Yuzhu may be dubious.

Wei Zhu, who is afraid of death, will commit suicide, hey, sows will climb trees.

It must be the fourth brother who killed people.

"Since Nian Gengyao was defeated, the fourth brother has been missing. I guess, he should have fled to Fujian." Yu Zhu analyzed the possible whereabouts of the fourth child.

Wu Sidao pondered for a moment, but said: "Your Majesty, with my understanding of the temper of the fourth child, he must not be willing. Also, the thirteenth child has been living outside, you must pay more attention to safety, and don't be careless."

"Old Thirteen is a person who loves and hates very clearly, and will definitely cling to you."

Yu Zhu nodded with a smile, and said: "Old Wu, don't worry, my whereabouts have been erratic, even if I am one of my own, it is difficult to find out."

The two chatted until midnight, they were hungry, one cooked a bowl of braised noodles, ate soup and water, and continued to chat.

When parting, Yuzhu told Wu Sidao: "With your talents, you will not stay in a foreign office for a long time, and you will return to Beijing sooner or later."

Ouch, Wu Sidao was so moved in his heart!

Wei Zhu helped the fourth child to do bad things, and in the blink of an eye, he was silenced.

Then look at Wu Sidao, who knows the most scandals, not only became a big official in the frontier, but also had the opportunity to enter the court as a prime minister.

Yuzhu really has nothing to say when he treats his own people!
The entire army marched westward and landed at Fengling Ferry in Shanxi. The peasants recruited from Shaanxi and Shanxi were responsible for transporting grain to the Guanzhong Plain west of Tongguan in Shaanxi.

After crossing the Fengling Ferry, the main force marched along the Wei River, both land and water, with a month's supply of food.

Most of the food for logistics will follow up later.

Due to the Hukou Waterfall in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the drop is too large, and ships cannot pass at all.

The entire Yellow River is divided into two parts, the upper part of the Hukou and the lower part of the Hukou, each of which is navigable separately.

The difficulty of the Western Expedition lies in the fact that the cost of transporting grain from the Central Plains to Shaanxi and Gansu is too huge, and national strength must be piled up.

However, in order to regain the Western Regions and keep the tail of the rooster map intact, no matter how much it costs, Yuzhu will choose to go west.

Objectively speaking, Yuzhu and the Junggar people have fought many times, and they have always maintained a proud record of complete victory.

This Western Expedition, from Shaanxi to Gansu, and from Gansu to the Western Regions, the difficulty of political battles far exceeds that of military battles.

So, Yuzhu came in person.

Another one is that the main force of the three towns is concentrated in the westward expedition. It is not suitable to arrange anyone except Yuzhu who is the commander of the army.

A certain military leader has too much prestige in the army, and it is definitely not a way of self-preservation!

Why did the old emperor personally conquer Galdan several times? It is also the same emperor's mind.

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