A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 914 Duke Wu’s journey eastward

Among the six prefectures of Fufu, Wu Huaiyu directly replaced the governors of three prefectures with his own people without even discussing the matter with the governor Qian Jiulong.

The title of Chengzhi is so awesome.

After everyone here was transferred, Wu Huaiyu said hello to Qian Jiulong, just a notification.

Only three governors were replaced, which was considered to be Wu Huaiyu's way of saving face.

If you want the train to run fast, you need a headband. He is still optimistic about Qian Jiulong's ability, but he can't count on him, the governor who just landed in the air.

At that time, on the top of Longxi City,

Facing the overwhelming attack of tens of thousands of Turkic troops, Longxi City was crumbling, with only a few hundred wounded and exhausted soldiers left in the city.

Cheng Chumo stood on the top of the city, waved his flag and shouted, not retreating, not retreating.

County Magistrate Wang Da also gave up his plan to break out, and Magistrate Wang, the son of the Duke of Guo, personally beat drums to cheer.

Wu Huaiyu led the hospital camp across the river, facing tens of thousands of Turkic troops in the middle, but resolutely ordered the attack.

This fire-making brotherhood has still been maintained very well after all these years.

Isn't the Longxi Huang family much stronger than the Liuqiu Island barbarians?

There is a big change in the civil and military affairs of Minyue. With this shareholder style and prestige restored, Qian Jiulong can also take the opportunity to gain control of Minyue. Of course, this control is given to him by Wu Huaiyu, and he can act under Wu Huaiyu's command.

But he doesn't mind.

If you want to replace it, just replace it all.

The saint and the court completely let him do it.

Qian Jiulong just laughed. He had already figured it out. If he, the governor of Fuzhou, wanted to make some achievements here, he could not do without Wu Huaiyu. And he is also sixty this year. He has already made up his mind to cooperate with Wu Huaiyu. In fact, he has chosen to join the princelings.

"I think it's time to change the governors of Jianzhou and Tingzhou. Everything is new, with new people and a new atmosphere. Those people in the past are really not good enough. I drafted an official letter to Marshal Lian on my behalf, suggesting that Marshal Lian change the governors of the two states,"

Qian Jiulong was not surprised. Wu Huaiyu had passed by Ludao and encountered the Longxi Huang family rebellion. Five thousand people came to attack, and there were only 300 tooth soldiers around him. , five thousand rebels were wiped out in one night.

"I heard that the Liuqiu natives are planning to jointly attack the Wu family's wharves, castles, and towns, and that the Prime Minister will personally cross the sea," said an aide.

"How many people will Xiang Wu mobilize to rescue the scene?"

"It seems that only Dai Yi from the Guangzhou Naval Battalion and the thousand marines he brought to Fujian and Yue this time were transferred."

Now when employing people, the first thing Wu Huaiyu thinks of is these true brothers.

The two sons he brought have all been sent to Wu Huaiyu to work as errands.

But several staff members also felt that Wu Huaiyu acted a little too arrogant, so weren't they afraid of settling the score in the future?

This kind of situation is unimaginable in the Central Plains.

But in Lingnan,

"This Lingnan area is almost full of military ministers."

Like Wu Huaiyu, he was a person from above, a member of the imperial court. What they had to face together were people from the six states of Fujian and Yue. They had to herd these sheep for the imperial court.

Several staff who followed from Chang'an couldn't help but sigh after seeing it. Wu Huaiyu has really followed his own whim in Lingnan in recent years. Not to mention appointing and dismissing governors at will, he has changed several governors, and the seven towns, seven battalions and fourteenth of Lingnan These soldiers and horses in the government were basically organized by him. Most of the high and middle-level officers were promoted and recommended by him.

"Do you really want to bring this few people?"

It's enviable.

This is the best statement, proton.

When Qian Jiulong received the notice, he read the official document and then put it aside.

"Xianggong Wu is really unscrupulous. Aren't you afraid of someone participating in the impeachment?"

If Wu Huaiyu can mobilize a thousand Guangzhou naval forces, the barbarians can already see him.

Even if he had Qian Jiulong, a thousand navy troops and 300 tooth soldiers from the Bei Ya Forbidden Army, he would have the confidence to walk sideways on the island.

If Wu Huaiyu capsized, it would be a big surprise and impossible.

It would be better to worry about him going out to sea and getting caught in a storm.

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In the first month of the eighth year of Zhenguan,

After celebrating the Lantern Festival in Lugang, Wu Huaiyu's fleet set sail and said goodbye to Asang, along with Chen Sheng, Niu Jianwu, Wu Xizhe, Fan Xiuyi, Wang Fangyi, Qiu Shenji and others who came to see him off.

Board the ship and leave.

The boat is sailing on the sea, boundless.

People feel very small on the sea, especially when they can't see the land coast. Some soldiers who are sailing for the first time may even feel extremely uneasy.

The boat rises and falls with the waves,

Fortunately, I am very familiar with the route from Ludao to Penghu. Before setting off, I carefully checked the weather and picked the day.

sunny day,

Soon we were approaching the Penghu Islands.

Seeing Penghu, everyone on the boat couldn't help but cheer. The joy and longing were really like relatives seeing each other after a long absence.

"I forgot to tell you, Governor Wang, that there are not only more than 2,000 of our people in Liuzhou. I forgot to include Penghu. There is also a castle and a dock town here. There are also more than 2,000 people here."

The Penghu Islands are quite large, consisting of the main island and 64 surrounding islands. There are two small bays, one large and one small, connected to the southwest of the Penghu Island. When the weather is calm, it looks like a large calm lake, so it is called Pinghu. This is where fishermen fish. A wonderful haven. The sea water is calm in Penghu Bay,

Calm bays, blue waters, beautiful beaches,

The largest main island in Penghu is connected to the three islands of Zhongtun, Baisha and Xiyu and looks like a lake. The sea water outside is turbulent and the waves inside the lake are calm.

This is really like a holy place in the vast sea.

The main island is almost 100,000 acres in size.

"Is there no one on this island before?" Wanda was surprised by the beauty of the islands.

"Of course there are people, but there were originally a small number of island barbarians. Later, when the Sui Dynasty conquered Liuqiu, they captured all the island barbarians on the island. Later, only some fishermen came here to stay or take shelter from the wind when they were fishing."

Wanda was amazed at such a big island, especially Pinghu, which is such a magical natural shelter.

"These islands are relatively dry and have less rain than Zhangquan or Liuqiu Island. Moreover, the soil on these islands is shallow, making it difficult to grow food. However, you can grow some sweet potatoes, peanuts and fruits. Now there are more than 2,000 people in Penghu. men, chiefly those who built castles, towns, and docks,"

Huaiyu pointed to the Fengguiwei Peninsula on the main island, where a small fortress was being built and began to take shape. This small fortress was built with stones from the sea at the end of the peninsula.

"This fortress is called Pinghu Fort. It is surrounded by earth ridges and covered with turf as a shelter. The southwestern city wall is adjacent to Fenggui Peninsula, and its outside is made of stone and lime. Outside the earth wall is a dry trench. , the remaining three sides are adjacent to the sea, and the outer sides of the earthen wall are surrounded by wooden boards, and the wood comes from scrap ships in Guangzhou."

There are prominent enemy towers at each of the four corners of the castle.

The location of the fortress was well chosen. It is located on a small protruding peninsula, commonly known as Snake Head Mountain. Together with another Gongwu Peninsula, it guards Wugong Bay.

The Wugong Peninsula was naturally named by the Wu family. In fact, the main island of Penghu was also named Wugong Island by them.

A second fort is planned for the Wugong Peninsula, followed by a third fort on the island.

These are fortresses with purely military functions like Anping Fort.

On the inner shore of the harbor guarded by the two peninsulas are the port terminals and towns that are still under construction. There are ship repair yards, residential areas, schools, hospitals, restaurants, warehouses, and some workshops.

In Wu Huaiyu’s plan, Penghu Port will become an important transit station and supply station for shipping trade between the north and south of the strait, as well as connecting the mainland and Liuqiu.

Fishing will also be developed here.

Although the island is barren, the conditions for growing sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts, melons and fruits are good, and it is no problem to develop a sideline business.

This archipelago relies on shipping and trade, and can accommodate even two to thirty thousand people.

In this era, places that could become wealthy were basically driven by water and land transportation. Even a market could often sprout next to the imperial posthouse.

Water and land transportation means flow, and the passage of goods means business opportunities.

Penghu's location is truly unique. For the development of maritime transportation, sea trade, and flow development, it is even more advantageous at the right time and place. The Wu family will lead the development, which will undoubtedly enable it to develop rapidly and stably.

"Let's set up a county in Penghu."

Liuzhou will now have two counties, Penghu County and Anping County, which are only eighty miles away from the west coast of Liuqiu Island.

"Enter the port and take a rest, there's no rush."

The fleet sailed into Penghu Bay and then into Wugong Port, a large bay and a small bay, with calm waves.

The Snakehead Fort at the end of Fenggui and the Golden Turtle Fort on the opposite Wugong Peninsula guard Wugong Port. Once the two forts are completed, Penghu Island and Wugong Port will be very safe. There is no fear of pirates at all, let alone hurricanes.

As soon as the ship docked, Wanda couldn't wait to get off the ship and began to patrol the land under his rule. As he walked, he looked around and asked questions to the people on the island from time to time.

Although the island still looks very simple, the general structure can be seen.

"Can these people settle in Penghu County?" Wang Da asked Wu Huaiyu. He was very hopeful. If there were more than 2,000 people at once, the county would truly live up to its name.

"These people are basically employees of the Wu family. They were brought by the Wu family to develop and build Penghu. There will be many opportunities here after it is completed. Many people have expressed their willingness to stay here in the future."

If you stay here, you don't have to express your willingness to settle down.

But even temporarily registering as a customer is a good start. Once everyone is settled here and feels good, it is very possible to settle down. After all, for many people, although their hometown is good, they cannot live well at home. To survive, otherwise they would not leave their homes and come out.

"There are many Dan people floating on the water along the coast. They live on the sea and cannot live on land. They are called untouchables. However, they are actually very helpless and have no choice. Wang Governor, you can recruit some Dan people to settle in Penghu. Although the land on the island is poor, , but some are given to them to settle down, and they can live by growing some sweet potatoes, potatoes, melons and fruits. In addition, they have the traditional craft of fishing at sea. If they settle in Penghu, they are no longer homeless, and their children can even study in the island school. ········”

That group of people were called untouchables, but Wu Huaiyu never discriminated against them. Wu Huaiyu did not even discriminate against the barbarians, Shanyue, and island barbarians. They were all human beings, but they still needed a process of conquest and assimilation.

As long as they are willing to become people under the rule of the imperial court, they are their own people.

The Dan people settled in Penghu, fished, grew vegetables, and paid taxes. This was very welcome to Liuzhou today.

Wu Huaiyu and Wang Da stood at the wharf of Wugong Port, describing to him the bright future of Penghu County. Wang Xizi's calligraphy and Wu Huaiyu's paintings were both outstanding. Wu Huaiyu was especially good at painting cakes.

The cake is big and round.

"When Penghu is established as a county, please ask the Prime Minister to appoint the county magistrate, the county prime minister, the county lieutenant, the county lieutenant, Cao Zuo and other officials." As the governor of Liuzhou, Wang Da did not care at all about the selection of officials in the newly established Penghu County, and even said Both inside and outside, it is revealed that how Penghu develops in the future and how to manage it, Mr. Wu has the final say.

Minds think alike.

It is true that Wu Huaiyu specially selected Wang Sanlang to be the governor of Liuzhou. He really didn't want the imperial court to send an ignorant governor who would dictate and interfere in everything. He had already planned the development of Liuqiu and Penghu. He didn't want others to get in the way.

Wanda is good like this,

As his governor, he can just let the people below develop. As Liuzhou develops, the achievements of the governor and other officials will not be less at all, and even the taxes they should pay will certainly not be less.

(End of this chapter)