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() Chu Huan picked up the soy milk and took a sip. The soy milk tasted very fragrant. On this winter morning, taking a sip was hot and very comfortable.

"Not to mention the income on the road." Yuan Chongshang said slowly: "The Huang family really manages the Yusuo Lake with a radius of hundreds of miles. Yusuo Lake is rich in aquatic products, and all the boats and boats on Yusuo Lake belong to Huang. It is owned by the family. On the two islands, the Huang family also built very luxurious courtyards. Huang Tianyi would take his family to the islands to escape the summer heat every summer. When I was invited, I went to the islands to have a look. It's not small, with overgrown vegetation and rough roads, besides Huang Tianyi's house, there are also many houses of various sizes, many of the Huang family's fishermen who fish in the lake live on the island all year round."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "What does the governor mean to say that the Huang family has a group of people who live on the water all year round?"

Yuan Chongshang seemed to understand what Chu Huan meant, and said with a smile, "Master Chu, don't worry. They are just fishermen. Although there are four to five hundred mobs, as long as we launch an attack, they will be vulnerable."

Chu Huan didn't take it seriously, and asked, "Has the governor launched an attack on Huang Tianyi?"

Yuan Chongshang sighed, and said helplessly: "If he could fight, I would have gone up and killed him to have a good time, but... hey, Mr. Chu, to tell you the truth, within ten days and a half months, I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with Huang. The family is on the move."

Chu Huan understood something, and asked, "Your Excellency is talking about... a boat?"

Yuan Chongshang nodded and said, "Exactly." With a wry smile, "Lord Chu, to tell you the truth, although I have never had a good impression of the Huang family, I really didn't expect them to rebel. I always thought that the Huang family What they have done in Anyi is nothing more than greed. The Huang family feeds their followers, and the manors even hire those local ruffians as their servants, and they even build boats in Yusuo Lake. I just think they are just showing off their power. Who knew...!" Shaking his head, a slight look of regret appeared on his face.

Chu Huan heard Yuan Chongshang say that attacking Yusuo Lake was not difficult, and he really thought that the matter was not as complicated as he thought, but after Yuan Chongshang said this, Chu Huan faintly felt that the matter was even more complicated than he thought Oops.

"How many troops has your lord deployed in Yusuo Lake?" Chu Huan finally asked after pondering for a while.

Yuan Chongshang said: "Five thousand Imperial Guards, one thousand stayed in the city, and four thousand Imperial Guards were transferred to Yusuo Lake. In addition to the six prefectures of Anyi, each prefecture has 1 prefectural troops. The troops, officers and soldiers from all states have arrived now, and the troops besieging Yusuo Lake add up to about [-] people, all of whom are well-trained elite soldiers."

Chu Huan knew very well that the generals under the direct control of the governor were the imperial guards with an organization of less than 2000, while the local states all had state troops with an organization of no more than [-].

His Majesty the Emperor established the country with military force, and the control of the army has been very strict since the founding of the country. He has always strictly controlled the military power of local officials. The camp, at the beginning of the founding of the country, set up three guards in one state, and one guard had five thousand households under its jurisdiction. Each thousand households had an establishment of 100 people. There are usually about 500 guards stationed in a state.

Moreover, at the beginning of the founding of the country, military households were established, and the taxes of military households could be exempted, and they only needed to devote themselves to training and combat.

But after the emperor became superstitious and practiced Taoism, the national treasury became more and more empty, and the huge military expenditure of the empire was difficult to maintain, so the various provinces also reduced their establishment. Although each state still maintained three guards, the five thousand households under each guard had been reduced to three thousand households. , the strength of the Qianhusuo in the large states remained unchanged, while in smaller states, the establishment of the Qianhusuo was reduced to 700 people.

For a long time, the matter of suppressing bandits has been in the charge of the Governor's Imperial Guard and the local state army. Unless the troops are stretched, the imperial military department will issue an order to transfer troops.

A governor directly controls the [-] imperial guards, and in times of emergency, he also has the right to mobilize local state troops to help quell the chaos.

The Huang family rebelled, Huang Tianyi Xiao gathered at Yusuo Lake, and Yuan Chongshang mobilized the state army to help quell the chaos in order to gain an absolute advantage in military strength, which is also a reasonable thing.

Yuan Chongshang had dipped his fingers in the tea at this time, and marked several points around the terrain of Yusuo Lake on the table, "Master Chu, please look, this is our army's defense, and we have already covered the dangerous areas around Yusuo Lake." With the deployment of troops, the Huang family is now completely besieged in Yusuo Lake, we have no shortage of men and horses, what we lack now are warships."

"Battleship?"

"That's right." Yuan Chongshang clenched his fists and said, "Huang Tianyi is in Yusuo Lake. Including those fishing boats, there are nearly a hundred boats of all sizes. Among them are five very large boats. When those boats were built The Huang family only said that they wanted to use those boats to swim in the lake, and I only thought that they were showing off their power, their family had a big business, and it was no big deal to build a few boats, but now it seems that those few big boats have become the biggest. Threat, according to reliable sources, Huang Tianyi has ordered those ships to be converted into warships...!"

Chu Huan stroked his chin and asked, "Then do we have warships here?"

Yuan Chongshang said embarrassingly: "There are many berths in Anyi Road, and there is no shortage of boats, but most of them are just fishing boats. A boat can only accommodate seven or eight people, and a boat that can accommodate ten people is considered a big boat. I saw it with my own eyes at the time. A boat can accommodate two or three hundred people. If you use a fishing boat to deal with his big boat, you don’t need to fight at all. His warship needs to be touched lightly, and the fishing boat will be smashed to pieces.”

Chu Huan also understands that the rapid development of the empire's navy is not very good. Although there are many lakes in Anyi Road, it is inland after all, so it is naturally impossible to vigorously develop the navy.

Seeing Chu Huan frowning, Yuan Chongshang immediately said: "However, I have already sent people to dispatch ships, and even summoned craftsmen. Now the ship is being built, and the progress is quite smooth. When there are enough ships, Huang Tianyi can be besieged from all sides."

"At this time, is there time to build a ship?" Chu Huan frowned.

Yuan Chongshang said: "I have sent people to recruit any craftsmen who can build ships in Anyi. The progress is not slow. Master Chu can go and have a look."

Chu Huan nodded slightly, then lowered his voice and said, "The Holy One is most concerned about Shenyiwei."

Yuan Chongshang's expression immediately became solemn and said in a low voice: "The Holy One must be Longyan furious."

"The governor also knows that Shenyiwei is the darling of the Holy One." Chu Huan sighed: "This time, the two great Shenyiwei died in Anyi without knowing why, and ten Shenyi school captains were also picked up. Shen Yiwei suffered the heaviest loss since the establishment of the Yamen, and the Holy One was furious, which is also expected."

Yuan Chongshang showed a worried look on his face, and said softly: "Lord Chu, what does His Majesty think about me?" He knew that this kind of question should not be asked, but he felt a little panic in his heart and couldn't help it. Live to ask out.

Shen Yiwei was murdered on his land. As a governor, he didn't even know who the murderer was, so how could he not feel panic?He naturally understands the importance of Shenyiwei in the emperor's heart, and understands the impact of Shenyiwei's murder on the emperor's face. After the emperor is old, his temper is more bloodthirsty than when he was young. However, the emperor was merciless, and Yuan Chongshang was always worried.

Chu Huan smiled and said: "You don't need to think too much, Your Majesty still trusts your Majesty the Governor. In front of all the ministers, your Majesty said that the Governor is a loyal minister, and even mentioned that the Governor was desperate to protect you."

Yuan Chongshang breathed a sigh of relief, with excitement in his eyes, and sighed: "Your Majesty's kindness to me, even if I die, I can't repay it."

At this moment, Yuan Chongshang frowned when he heard a knock on the door, and said in a deep voice, "Who is it?"

A sweet voice sounded outside the door: "Master, I am a concubine!"

Only then did Yuan Chongshang stretch his brows, got up and went over, opened the door, and saw the third aunt standing outside the door, the third aunt was holding a tray with two cups of almond tea inside, seeing Yuan Chongshang, the third aunt was very charming There was already a charming smile on Zhong's face: "Master, you haven't had tea in the morning, and this concubine has made it for you."

Yuan Chongshang frowned slightly, but faced with the sweet smile on the third aunt's face, he didn't get angry. He let the third aunt in, and introduced to Chu Huan: "Master Chu, this is the third lady in the official's inner room, Xue Ke, This is Lord Chu from Beijing!"

Chu Huan had already stood up at this time, and said to the third aunt, "I have seen the third lady!"

Chu Huan glanced over, only to see that the third aunt was wearing a lavender silk shirt with a pink brocade short-sleeved jacket outside, and her thick black hair was tied up with a white jade hairpin. The flowing black hair further accentuates her crystal clear complexion, her skin is as smooth as snow, and her skin is as white and tender as a fresh lychee. Her steps are very light, like green willows fluttering in the wind. With a sweet smile on her face, she salutes with a tray , with a sweet voice: "I have met Lord Chu in person!"

She looks only 24 or [-] years old, and she has a charming style in every frown and smile. Although she is also a beautiful person, she has seen Mrs. Liuli's national beauty, and such a woman is in Chu Huan's eyes. But it is commonplace.

The third aunt walked to the table and put two cups of almond tea on the table with her slender hands, Yuan Chongshang came over and said with a smile: "Lord Chu, I'm not boasting, my third wife's tea making method is absolutely unique. Pointing to the almond tea, "Your Majesty Chu might as well have a taste, I'm afraid you'll be obsessed with this almond tea from now on...!"

The third aunt smiled sweetly, and said angrily: "The master made fun of it, don't let Master Chu make fun of it."

However, Chu Huan had already picked up the teacup, took a sip, closed his eyes and clicked his mouth, then smiled and said, "My lord governor, with just one sip of tea, my trip to Taiyuan is worthwhile."

Yuan Chongshang burst out laughing triumphantly, and then said to the third aunt: "Xue Ke, you go down first, I still have something to discuss with Master Chu."

Third Aunt gave another salute to Chu Huanying, swayed her waist and limbs, and was about to leave when she suddenly thought of something, turned her head, and said, "Master, the young master of the Lu family just came over...!"

Yuan Chongshang frowned and said, "What is he running here for?" But he suddenly realized it, and said with a smile, "I almost forgot, there is another big event today...!" Xiang Chuhuan said, "Master Chu, you are really here! What a coincidence."