A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 912 Anping Fort

(Happy New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Eve! Happy New Year to everyone!)

early morning,

Asang brought breakfast to Huaiyu, including roasted pork rice dumplings, Hutou rice noodles and Quanzhou water balls.

"This meat rice dumpling is good, soft, glutinous and sweet. It contains not only pork but also chicken." Wu Huaiyu was very satisfied with today's roasted meat rice dumpling.

Asang said with a smile, "This water ball is also very good. It is carefully made from pork and starch. It mainly uses eel and sweet potato powder, and is cooked with meat and bone broth. It is delicious and elastic in the mouth."

Huaiyu looked at the snow-white meatballs and picked one up. It was indeed delicious.

"You should eat too."

Huaiyu took one and brought it to her mouth. Asang blushed a little embarrassed and was about to eat, but suddenly turned his head aside.

"vomit!"

"Ok?"

Huaiyu was stunned for a moment, such a big reaction,

"Ms. sir, I didn't do it on purpose or suddenly."

Wu Huaiyu checked Asang's pulse with both hands, and it was basically certain. Diagnosing the pulse to identify male and female is actually not a big problem in the hands of a skilled doctor. It is mainly determined by the change of yin and yang in the pulse. The slippery pulse has a Stringy and astringent pulses indicate a baby boy. This is a positive pulse within a negative pulse. In the same way, if there are thin pulses in the slippery pulse, it is probably a baby girl, and the negative pulses are even more negative.

Asang was stunned,

"Oh," Assanson breathed, "Maybe my throat was a little dry when I woke up in the morning."

"It's the Ximai pulse. You've had it for almost two months."

Unexpectedly, it suddenly appeared, and it has been two months.

Wu Huaiyu shook his head, "Your pulse is slippery."

Wu Huaiyu said with a smile, "Your husband, I am a close disciple of the mighty land god. I am known as one of the three great medicine kings in Xinglin. Can I be wrong about this? You are indeed pregnant, and you are pregnant with a baby."

If the Shaoyin pulse of a woman's hand is severe, she is pregnant.

Ordinary doctors may have to wait until the fifth month of pregnancy to make a more accurate diagnosis of male and female pulses.

If the pulse feels fluent, it should be round and smooth, like beads rolling on a jade plate. This is the slippery pulse. The slippery pulse governs symptoms such as phlegm and fluid retention, food stagnation, excessive heat, and pregnancy. If a woman is not sick but has a slippery pulse, she can be judged to be pregnant.

"Do you really have a slave, sir?"

"Are you unhappy?"

"Can you know this?"

Asang was so excited that he didn’t even know what to say.

She had been looking forward to getting pregnant for a long time. She followed her all the way south from Dengzhou, and it was the Chinese New Year in a blink of an eye. It can be said that she was uniquely favored during this period. It was a rare opportunity to serve Alang often.

But she was a little anxious after not being pregnant for so long. She also knew that Alang had many wives and concubines. If she waited to return to Guangzhou, it would be difficult for her to have such a good opportunity again.

"No, slave, slave, I'm just happy," Asang couldn't say anything excited, even though in fact Guishui Yue didn't come,

"what?"

Looking at the nervous Asang, Huaiyu smiled and said, "You're not sick."

Huaiyu saw her look and said, "Give me your hand and I'll give you a pulse."

Huaiyu asked about some information.

Basically there is a judgment.

Asang doesn't understand.

It's also because she has no experience, otherwise she should have been prepared when she didn't come to Guishui on time.

Compared to Asang who was very excited when he just learned that she was going to be a mother, Wu Huaiyu was quite calm. After all, she had so many children.

But Wu Huaiyu is still very happy. He likes children. Anyway, he can afford to raise them if he has a big business. What's more, if the Wu family wants to grow stronger, they also need people to follow them.

With more children, there are more choices, and there will always be excellent ones.

Wu Huaiyu's concept of raising children has always been to teach children in accordance with their aptitude, depending on their own talents and aspirations. If some sons have no big ambitions and just want to be a rich man, Huaiyu will not force him to learn martial arts and join the army. Yes, he will not interfere, but will provide help in this area. If you want to study and become a scholar, or take the imperial examination and become an official, it will be no problem. He will try his best to provide help.

Of course, there will definitely be some guidance when they are young, but in the end they will not be too interfering in what they choose.

It doesn't matter if you like to study knowledge, history, art, or just want to be free and happy. Don't be too pushy. Anyway, there are many sons and everyone has their own ambitions, but there will always be those who are willing to pursue an official career and inherit the family business.

As the family grows, it needs talents in all aspects. For example, for example, Jingzhao Weidu, there are not only officials and generals, but also monks, Taoist priests, and even pig farmers.

If Wu Huaiyu’s sons were to become poets, painters, calligraphers, historians, doctors, or Taoist priests, Wu Huaiyu would think that would be great, and would even be willing to provide resources to help them go further.

"Since this boy was conceived here, I think he can be allowed to flourish in Ludao or Liuqiu in the future."

Being the founder of the Ludao samurai family, or the founder of the Ryukyu samurai family, well, that's pretty good.

Although Asang was born a bastard, Wu Huaiyu was willing to arrange a share of the family property for this boy in advance. This was not considered a preference, since other children also had them.

It's just that Chengsi, as the eldest son, is the eldest son and will inherit the entire family. The other legitimate sons will also inherit more.

"Thank you, Alang, for being so kind to our mother and son." Asang's eyes were bright.

Ah Sang's morning sickness is quite severe. It seems like the floodgates have suddenly opened. She can't stop vomiting and feels nauseous at every turn.

I can't even eat breakfast. "In this case, you have to eat small meals frequently, try to avoid greasy food, eat some fruits appropriately, take a walk every day, have a good rest, relax, and it will be very easy to relieve."

"You can have a good rest on Ludao Island. If you want to be quieter, you can stay at Gulangyu Manor across the street. I'm going to Liuqiu Island next, and I don't have time to accompany you. I'll arrange for more people to take care of you. You can do it yourself. You also need to have a good rest. Now in the first trimester, you need to pay more attention..."

Asang said apologetically, "I can no longer accompany my husband to serve him."

"Your health is important, your children are important,"

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, when will Alang return to Guangzhou?"

"I won't go back during the Chinese New Year. There are so many things going on here, and it's not convenient to go back and forth. I'd better sort things out before I go back."

The main thing is Liuqiu Island, Wu Huaiyu has to go there.

When the Wu family was running Ludao, they were also running Penghu and Liuqiu at the same time. Now that they had preliminary results, of course he wanted to take a look.

This is the current grand strategy of the Wu family. He, the head of the family, must be at the helm.

Especially Liuqiu’s side has recently reported that many conflicts have broken out with the island barbarians there, and there is now a potential threat of escalation of the conflict.

It is possible that a war will come at any time,

The Wu family established a small gate in Taiyuan Port. At first, they did not want to have an immediate conflict with the island barbarians, so they traded with the island barbarians under the guise of trade here.

The main thing Dao Yi had in hand was deer skin.

The initial transaction went smoothly, but of course the Wu family was not just here to trade, the Wu family was here to develop, so not only did the ships not leave, but ships kept coming.

The small fence also continued to expand, and even fortresses were built. At the same time, people and cattle were brought in by ship to cultivate the wasteland.

The barbarians on this island are not going to do it anymore.

Isn’t this a land grab?

There are also some tribes who feel that they have suffered a loss from trading with the Wu family. There are many kinds of goods on the Wu family's ship. They want everything, but they are all very expensive. Their deer skins are worthless, and other medicinal materials cannot be exchanged for much.

But slaves are worth more,

If you don’t have anything to exchange for but you still want it, then you’ll be jealous and ready to rob it.

Wu Huaiyu is not afraid of war, and has long been mentally prepared. In the early stage, friendly trade with the natives is just a development strategy to gain a foothold first.

Now that we have a stronghold, we are no longer afraid.

After breakfast, Wu Huaiyu summoned the steward who had come over from Liuqiu to question him.

The location the Wu family chose for their stronghold on Liuqiu Island was the location where the Dutch later landed. It was in Tainan. Firstly, it was closer to Penghu. Secondly, the land here was fertile and the climate was good.

Besides, there is a nice harbor there.

"The Anping Fort plan is to build an inner and outer city. The inner city is square in shape and has three floors. The lower floor is located under the ground and serves as a warehouse. However, it is not completed yet, but it can already be used as a fortress."

Wu Huaiyu had a map in front of him.

At this time, there was still a vast ocean in the west of Tainan, which can be called the Taijiang Inland Sea. It was surrounded by sandbars on the western edge of the inland sea. Among them, Kunyu Island ranked first, which in Fujian means "floating like a big fish on the water". Land, this is a long and narrow sandbar,

Anping Fort is built on this sandbank, and there are also towns on the sandbank.

There is also a market on land not far away from the sea.

In the plan, the Wu family was to build two more forts on a nearby sandbank and on land. Anping Fort would be the center in the early stage.

The reason why we chose to build a stronghold on the sandbank was to facilitate defense and avoid a sneak attack by the island barbarians.

The Luermen channel in Damuan Bay is relatively shallow, but the boats at this time are not big anyway, so the sea inside the Taijiang River is actually a good harbor with calm waves.

The fortress is purely military in nature, relatively small, but designed to be taller and stronger. Soldiers and grain can be stationed inside, while the town is a residential area or a commercial area.

The market on the opposite land is a trading market with the island barbarians.

At this stage, the Wu family began to cultivate wasteland on the sandbanks around Anping Fort. Because of Anping Fort, it is now also called Anpingzhou or Anping Island.

Anping Fort was designed by Wu Huaiyu himself. It is a very special bastion. In addition to the main bastion and half-moon fort, there are also small forts on the peripheral sand dunes for support. In the later stage, supporting inclined embankments, ditches, fences, and low walls will be built. wait,

The three-story fortress mainly has a good view and can better utilize the power of long-range weapons such as crossbows. Of course, it also has disadvantages, that is, it is very small. Compared with the cities in the Central Plains, this is just a fortress after all and cannot accommodate many people. But this book It is purely for military purposes. When it was designed, it was not intended to accommodate other people.

That’s why another town was built on the other side of the sandbank.

Towns are much simpler, with only fences and trenches, and some watchtowers and arrow towers.

"How many people do we have now?"

"More than two thousand people,"

"Do you know how many people in Daoyi want to attack us?"

"The information we have heard is not complete. There may be roughly five to six thousand, or it may be as many as ten thousand. There are many tribes on the islands connected together, so it is impossible to judge accurately, so we estimate that it is between five thousand and ten thousand. People, of course, if the island barbarians, men, women, old and young are dispatched together, then it is possible that there will be ten or twenty thousand people,"

The main thing we have to face are the island barbarians near Taiyuan Port, that is, the flat island barbarians. These people are barely familiar with them because they often come into contact with merchants who come to trade by boat.

"There are many tribes on the island, and they are very chaotic. Many of them are enemies of each other. It is not easy to unite. It would be great to be able to gather ten or twenty thousand people together."

"We estimate that the total population of barbarians on the flat land to the west of Liuqiu Island is only 200,000 to 300,000, while those in the mountains and the east are estimated to have a population of 100,000 to 200,000."

Hearing what the steward said, Huaiyu also nodded. Although such a backward island barbarian was relatively closed, it also had fierce internal conflicts, not to mention the colonization by outsiders. Previously, the Sui Dynasty sent troops to defeat King Kejidou. , from Funan,

"There are ten to twenty thousand island barbarians, that is, all the tribes hundreds of miles away from Taiyuan Port are probably called,"

"Just in time, we'll deal with them all at once," Huaiyu tapped on the map, "Come on, come on, let's look for them one by one."

After fighting this battle, we will be able to capture more prisoners. Before spring, we can use these prisoners to help build forts and build cities. Next spring, we will open up wasteland and cultivate land.

Liuqiu Tainan has fertile land and a good climate, which is good for growing rice, sugar cane and even cotton.

He silently made a note in his mind that he must capture more and kill less.

After this battle is over, the prestige has been established, and a firm foothold has been established. Next year, we can recruit workers here on a large scale, and even immigrate here under the banner of Liuzhou.

(End of this chapter)