A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 910 Changle Army

Fuzhou.

Qian Jiulong smiled and crossed his arms to greet Wu Huaiyu, "I'm late, I hope Duke Wu will forgive me."

Wu Huaiyu also said with a smile, "The remote road between Fujian and Yue is difficult. Governor Qian has worked hard. They say that the road to Shu is difficult, but the road to Fujian is even more difficult."

Qian Jiulong, a native of Wu, was also deeply touched. This time he brought 1,500 troops with him because of the order, so he followed the ancient road that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used when he sent troops to attack the Minyue Kingdom, also known as the Ancient Ehu Road.

"After gathering 1,500 soldiers and horses in Chang'an, I left Lantian, crossed Wuguan, passed through Xiangyang, went down to the Han River, entered the Yangtze River, entered Poyang Lake, passed the Xinjiang River to Shangrao County, and entered Jianzhou from the Qianshan watershed. This road is It’s so difficult.”

Shangrao, the so-called Wu head and Chu tail.

"Oh, you didn't take the Quzhou road?"

"From Chang'an to Bianzhou, then go south via Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Muzhou, Quzhou, and then cross Yongfeng Shuiguan into Jianzhou. It's a bit far away, and you still have to go around to Qianshan. Xianxia Ridge is blocking the way, so there is no way to Quzhou. Go directly to Jianzhou."

Only then did Wu Huaiyu remember that he would have to wait until hundreds of years later for Huang Chao, who wrote that when autumn comes on September 8th, all the flowers will bloom and the flowers will bloom. Chang'an will be filled with fragrance, and the city will be filled with golden armor. After the defeat in the Central Plains, From Jiangxi and Zhejiang to Fujian, we had to open a mountain road for 700 miles, and then opened up the Xianxia Ridge, and then it became a narrow road.

In the past few years, the Wu family has recruited many people from these Chong'an porters every year because of their hard-working and perseverance character.

However, although it is hard and tiring, you can make more money than working in the mountains, so many people still come out to engage in this industry.

Every year during the tea season, tea leaves from all over the country are first brought to Cha'an in Wuyi Mountain, where they are then picked up by porters to the mouth of the river and loaded onto ships for export.

Most of the tea leaves in Chong'an Dantiao belong to the Wu family. The Wu family is very fond of tea from Wuyi Mountain. Since Zhenguan, they have purchased tea here, even purchased tea mountains and established tea houses. Now they employ thousands of people every year. The Fujian people are engaged in tea picking and processing.

At this time, we can only enter Fujian from Jiangxi, but the road in the watershed is really difficult.

"Eighty miles to the Ehu Station, sixty miles to the Chepan Station, forty miles to Da'an Station, thirty miles to Chong'an Changping Shui Station, water and horses go hand in hand, and the mountains and mountains are extremely dangerous. The difficulty of climbing is as dangerous as Shu Road. It is more than a hundred miles apart, and there is only Fenshuilingguan Posthouse to stay in the middle. If you go beyond this, you will be at a loss to advance or retreat."

But now, the main route is still along the old Qin and Han Dynasty roads, passing through Shangrao Qianshan Fenshuiguan to Chong'an, Fujian Province.

It is said that this post road was planned and built when Wu Huaiyu was an envoy. After it was completed, it really made it easier to enter Fujian.

There is an endless stream of carriages, horses and porters on Ehu Road. Cars and horses are transported on the flat road, but the mountain road of more than 100 miles relies on porters.

Qian Jiulong brought 1,500 soldiers, which surprised Wu Huaiyu. The emperor was quite fond of this side and sent a general to be the governor, who was also a duke.

"These 1,500 soldiers have been given the military title Changle Army by Your Majesty. They will be commanded by the Governor and will be stationed in Fuzhou."

It can be said that the Wu family's tea has led to the prosperity of both sides of Ehu Road. In recent years, many businessmen from the Central Plains have gone south and opened businesses in Hekou and Chong'an.

There are more and more Chong'an burden bearers on the Ehu Road. They are in groups of three and five. These young and strong men from Wuyi Mountain are very hard-working. They wear bamboo hats on their heads, sweat towels on their shoulders, straw sandals on their feet, and Wearing leggings, carrying poles, and carrying more than one hundred kilograms of goods, we walked seventy or eighty miles of mountain roads every day, over mountains and ridges. It took two or three days and nights to walk from Chong'an to Hekou.

The other end of the Ehu Road is Chong'an in Wuyi Mountain. Chong'an is located on the Jianyang River in the upper reaches of the Min River. Since the reconstruction of the Ehu Road, a large number of Wuyishan people from Chong'an have become porters, and they are called Chong'an Dan.

On one side of Ehu Road is the mouth of the Qianshan River located on the Xinjiang River. It is at the intersection of the Xinjiang River and the Qianhe River. You can follow the Xinjiang River to reach Poyang Lake, and connect the Ganjiang River and Yueqiling to Guangzhou. You can also go up the Xinjiang River to Yushan. Turn eighty miles to Changshan, Zhejiang, and reach Hangzhou via the Qiantang River.

Therefore, since the Zhenguan Dynasty, Hekou Town has become a large wharf, where goods from several provinces have gathered.

Qian Jiulong took 1,500 soldiers from Chang'an to Qianshan very smoothly. Most of them took the water route. When they arrived at Poyang Lake, they also took a boat via the Xinjiang River to reach Qianshan.

But they walked for a long time over that hundred miles, and they were deeply impressed.

They carried tea, longan, lychees, salt, etc. from Fujian to the mouth of the river, and then carried silk, porcelain, cloth, paper, etc. from the mouth of the river to Chong'an.

This time, the six states of Fujian were included in Lingnan Road, and he also planned to recruit a group of soldiers from them.

Huaiyu smiled and said, "You are quite lucky. Since the Zhenguan Dynasty, the imperial court has specially invested money to open up the post road, repaired the road, widened the rugged and narrow ridge road, paved the road with large cobblestones, and added railings on the steep stone walls. , a road pavilion is built every ten miles, and a post house is built every tens of miles."

Wu Huaiyu nodded after hearing this. This Changle army is equivalent to the governor's tooth soldiers.

It is a garrison similar to the previous six towns in Lingnan. The soldiers from the Central Plains are deployed to guard and must be rotated.

"There were originally six towns in Lingnan, each with a population of 5,000. Now Fuzhou Town has 1,500 people, which is a bit small. I can supplement it to 5,000, and the remaining 3,500, I think, can be recruited from Wuyi Mountain, where porters can be found. , can bear hardships and stand hard work, and be honest." Qian Jiulong just came from there, and he was also deeply impressed by the porters. They carried heavy loads on such a steep and steep mountain road of hundreds of miles, and climbed over the mountains and ridges step by step. The people are truly amazing.

"My husband has given me 3,500 more troops now. I'm so grateful." Qian Jiulong thanked him repeatedly.

Wu Huaiyu and Qian Jiulong were not very close, so they would not rush to recruit him. The two of them sat drinking Wuyi Mountain tea and chatting. After a while,

Wu Huaiyu also revealed his true plan.

The newly established Fuzhou Dudufu will supervise the six states and the Changle Army, with a troop strength of 5,000. Then, like the other six prefectures in Lingnan, a new Fufu Guard Camp with 3,000 people will be built. These two troops will both be from Fujian. There are standing troops in the local area, and in addition there will be united troops from various states and counties, which are rural soldiers. They are trained in leisure periods and recruited in emergencies.

Five thousand Changle troops and three thousand guarding the capture camp. Wu Huaiyu meant that he would draw 1,500 people from Guangdong, plus the 1,500 people brought by Qian Jiulong, as the backbone to pull up these two troops. We will recruit 3,000 mountain people from Wuyi Mountain and 2,000 fishermen from the coast.

Qian Jiulong also served as the garrison envoy of Changle Army, but the deputy envoy of Changle Army, Wu Huaiyu, was transferred from Guangzhou, and the garrison envoy of Fuzhou was also transferred from Lingnan.

"What about the future military expenditures for these eight thousand people?" Qian Jiulong asked.

"According to the old practice in Lingnan, isn't it true that the imperial court now pays two and three cents in taxes? Your governor's office gets one point, the court gets one point, and my envoy's office gets one point. Of these eight thousand soldiers, your governor's office pays half, and I get one point. The government will pay half of it.

The same goes for state and county unity, half of you and half of me. "

Qian Jiulong is a rather cunning person. He and Xu Jingzong even have children and are related to each other. Wu Huaiyu and Xu Jingzong are also related to children. In other words, they are half relatives.

This man could transform from a slave to the founding father of the country, and even become a real meritorious official. He was originally Li Yuan's confidant, but after sitting on the bench for several years in Zhenguan and becoming a prison general, you know that this guy is not simple.

Wu Huaiyu reached out to Fu Mansion and wanted to reach out to Changle Army and Shouzuoying. Qian Jiulong could also see clearly, but he did not refuse directly.

He is also new here,

Although he was the governor, Wu Huaiyu still held the titles of Lingnan Road Observer and Deposed Envoy and Seven Prefectures Manager, and that was his real top boss.

"Mr. Jinglue has thought about everything for me. I can just open my mouth when I have a meal, hahaha," Qian Jiulong laughed, "I'd like to thank you very much. I'll just follow Mr. Jinglue's arrangements. I Fully cooperate."

After reaching this agreement, the two princes were also very happy.

Although Qian Jiulong is the founding father of the country, he does not dare to put on airs in front of Wu Huaiyu. He knows that Wu Huaiyu is always smiling, but he is ruthless when he falls out. This guy used to fuck Chai Shao, Wei Ting, and Wen Yanbo. Up and down, they were all merciless and never had the upper hand.

How could he, a martial arts hero, dare to fight with Wu Huaiyu? What's more, this was Minyue. He had just arrived, but Wu Huaiyu had been operating in Lingnan for several years.

"In Fujian, I plan to petition the imperial court to establish two new unified military offices. I will select 2,400 troops from the Central Plains and the local area and station them in Longxi City on the Liuying River and Jian'an City in Jianzhou on the Minjiang River... ·”

Qian Jiulong fully cooperated.

"Next, the focus of Minyue is to implement the two taxes. It is necessary to conduct a comprehensive inventory of household registrations and land measurements. Anyone who dares to resist the law and taxes must be severely punished. After this situation is sorted out, they will gradually get back on track and teach lessons. Farm mulberry trees, educate the people, build water conservancy projects, develop industry and commerce..."

"Fufu must obey Mr. Jinglue's arrangements and fully cooperate."

Qian Jiulong's main focus is cooperation. Whatever you say is what he wants, and he will never fight for it. Although Wu Huaiyu is young, he is operating and developing in Lingnan and has achieved remarkable results. In the past, Qian Jiulong only knew how to lead troops in war. Although he also served in Governor, but to be honest, he is not very good at being a governor.

Facing the six prefectures of Fuzhou Dudufu, this obviously remote and backward place, he was a little helpless to govern. He didn't know where to start. Now Wu Huaiyu is willing to take the trouble to organize, and he happily obeys.

If things don't go well, it's Wu Huaiyu's blind direction. If things go well, he deserves a share of the credit. As for his Changle army, Wu Huaiyu suddenly expanded his army. In fact, he took over a lot of control over the troops that were originally under his command. Qian Jiulong didn't care.

It’s useless to care,

Might as well be more generous.

"How do you manage things in Liuzhou? Do you need to start making arrangements now?"

It can be said that the imperial court relocated Liuqiu Island to Liuzhou, which is unprecedented, because there is currently no imperial household on the island, and the imperial court only allowed the Wu family to develop and manage it before.

In this case, it is very unusual to directly place Yi Zhengzhou.

"Let's straighten out the five states here first. As for Liuqiu Island, the Wu family has pioneered the pioneering work. Once they have opened up the wasteland, the Fu Mansion will directly send officials to open an office there."

(End of this chapter)