A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 916: Strike first to gain the upper hand

In the first month of the eighth year of Zhenguan,

Wu Huaiyu rode the wind and waves to reach Liuqiu.

"Is this the Luermen?"

At this time, standing next to him on the deck of the ship was Tang Fengyi, who rushed to Penghu to greet him. This cheap father-in-law was currently in charge of Liuqiu's affairs for Wu Huaiyu.

"The sand horns on these two banks are shaped like deer ears, and the waterway is as narrow as a door, hence the name."

Standing on the deck, you can see the group of sandbanks in front of you, where the Wu family's Anping Fort is located.

"The Lu'er Gate is the gateway to this area. It is the largest tidal outlet among the sandbanks. It was eroded by the tide and became an important harbor for entering and exiting the bay.

However, the harbor is winding and winding, with solid rocks piled up at the bottom and red reefs, making it difficult for large ships to pass through. It can be called a natural hazard. "

"Large ships can come in and out at high tide,"

"But there is another river in the south. That river is deep and wide, suitable for large ships to pass through."

"You can only be a thief in a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against thieves in a thousand days. Since those island barbarians have murderous intentions towards us, let's attack first."

First of all, if you are new here, it is not advisable to rush to the big island as the risk of being attacked is very high.

A group of sandbanks surrounded an inland sea, and the sea was calm.

"The location of Anping Fort was chosen well. I heard it was chosen by the Prime Minister himself. He is really discerning." Tang Fengyi, the cheap old husband, flattered his son-in-law without any blush.

The Anping Fort of the Wu family chose the narrower Kun body in the south, mainly because it saw a smooth and wide waterway at the north end of the Kun, while its southern end was only connected to the mainland of Liuqiu Island by a narrow gorge.

"On the first and fifteenth day of every month, there will be a big tide at Luermen. The water level is five to six feet higher than usual. No matter how big the boat is, it can enter and exit smoothly."

I have to admire Wu Huaiyu for choosing a good location. Even if Daoyi can really unite many tribes to attack, the narrow gorge is also across the sea, which will greatly restrict Daoyi. Even if they cross the sea, the Kun is so long and narrow. , having too many soldiers is of no use.

The Wu family's stronghold in Liuqiu was decided by Wu Huaiyu himself. Tang Fengyi didn't think anything of it before he came, but after he came, he discovered after careful inspection that this location was really suitable.

Choosing it on a sandbank is easy to defend but difficult to attack. And I chose Kunshen. Firstly, it is right next to the smoothest and widest of the two waterways that enter the inland sea of ​​Taijiang River. Secondly, there is only a narrow gorge to the south of the sandbank from the main island. It will be convenient to connect to the land in the future.

At this time, the tide was missed.

What's more, when the Wu family came to the island, they were the first to build the dock and Anping Fort. Now, Anping Fort has not been completed, but the foundations of the city wall, enemy tower, and arrow tower are in place. With the door closed and condescending, there is water and food. Those island barbarians can't besiege them if they want to. It’s not easy. It’s not a problem if you really stick to it for a year and a half.

Anping Fort was built on a Kunshen sandbar, now renamed Anpingzhou. To the north is an adjacent sandbar at the end of the northern line. The two narrow sandbars are like two closed doors, leaving only a little gap. On the north line To the north of Weishabar, there is a larger sandbar with a smaller gap between the two sandbars, which is Luermen.

"Not yet, but there have been a lot of Daoyi coming here recently to spy, and they are probably going to attack soon." When Tang Fengyi said this, he didn't panic at all.

"Have the island barbarians not attacked yet?"

It has to be said that after all, Tang Fengyi once dared to kill the king, and he was also able to serve as a governor, and he came to seek pioneers and pioneers. Although everything was difficult at the beginning, he still did well.

Then there is a small sandbar on the north and west side of Yikun's body that is usually connected but disconnected at high tide. Although the sandbar is not big, it has a mountain of earth.

This guy who once participated in the regicide in Jiangdu also once served as the governor of Yuezhou and the governor of Guangzhou after defecting to the Tang Dynasty. He was later demoted to the governor of Guangzhou and then exiled to Lingnan.

His ability is still very strong.

He had previously persuaded his daughter to open a trading company in Guangzhou Port. He actually managed it and was doing very well. Wu Huaiyu had always paid attention to this cheap father-in-law. After getting permission to develop Liuqiu Island, Wu Huaiyu thought twice and sent Tang Fengyi here. host.

Although there was no big tide, Wu Huaiyu and his team's ship was not particularly big, and they were guided by sailors from Tang Fengyi who were familiar with the Luermen Waterway. They slowed down and slowly passed through the narrow, tortuous and reef-covered Luermen Waterway, and entered the Taijiang River where it enters the sea. Damuan Bay, also known as the inland sea of ​​Anping Bay,

Wu Huaiyu nodded, because the current base operated by the Wu family is in the sandbank group, not on the main island of Liuqiu. Therefore, it is inconvenient for large ships to enter Anping Port by taking that smooth river.

Huaiyu set off after the Lantern Festival. It took one day to get from Lugang to Penghu. He rested overnight from Penghu and came here. It was just noon.

Of course, there are several small sandbars surrounding the waterway, which are suitable for building small forts to station troops and defend them.

Wu Huaiyu said against the wind.

The fleet sailed into the inland sea from the Luermen Waterway between Weishazhou and Anshun Island on the northern line. In fact, Wu Huaiyu and the others did not have to go from here. They could enter Anping Port directly from the waterway in the south, but he specifically allowed them to enter from the north. In the inland sea, we have to go around the sandbar at the end of the northern line and return to Anping Port.

No one knows why Mr. Wu is in so much trouble. He has to take this dangerous route instead of taking the good water channel.

Only Wu Huaiyu, who was standing facing the wind on the deck, was thinking about a certain Guo surnamed man. He sailed into Luermen a thousand years in advance. Maybe the future would change and Liuqiu could be developed in advance.

In later generations, the Taijiang inland sea basically disappeared and became part of the land connection. However, at this time, this inland sea was still very large.

"Let's change the name of Weizhou on the Northern Line to An Ning."

Anping, Anning, Anshun, the three most important connected sandbanks, all have "an" in their names, which has a very good meaning.

"The next step is to develop these three sandbanks first. We will build a wharf, shipyard and town here in Anping Port, and cultivate wasteland in other places to raise chickens, ducks, pigs and cattle..."

"When this battle is over, we will start preparing to build a town and castle on the land opposite Anping Fort and expand the original simple market."

The previous onshore market was specially opened for the island tribes. It was very simple. It was just a row of thatched sheds built to protect against wind and rain and facilitate transactions. There was not even a fence.

The atmosphere is tense now and trading has stopped long ago.

"The Liuzhou Governor's Mansion will be located there when the time comes," Wu Huaiyu said to Liuzhou Governor Wanda.

Wang Da originally thought that it would be fine if the governor's office was located in Anping Port, but he didn't object to it when Huaiyu said, "It's better to be on land. It's more convenient in the long run." He felt that Wu Huaiyu might still regard Anping Port as his home. The meaning of territory,

The arrival of dozens of ships, large and small, still made Anping Port lively.

The atmosphere has been tense recently. There are many rumors that people on Anpingzhou also know that Dao Yi will not come to trade and may invade at any time.

It would be a lie to say I'm not nervous.

After all, there are more than 2,000 people here, and not all of them are desperadoes. The Wu family has recruited a group of people who dare to fight as guards, but the number is only 200. The rest are craftsmen, farmers, clerks, etc., come here Those who built forts, built wharves, and cultivated fields to clear up wasteland,

The people who came here in the early stage were basically people from the Wu family.

Wu Huaiyu also invited many people to develop Liuqiu, but to be honest, many people were not very interested in coming to this vast East China Sea island to open up wasteland, and Wu Huaiyu did not force it.

If you don’t come now, it will be different if you come later.

The thousand-man Guangzhou Navy led by Dai Yi is the most popular among the fleet. Their ships are battleships. There are several battleships of different styles, but they look very majestic, especially those battleships.

When entering the port, Dai Yi specially asked some navy soldiers to stand on the deck and appear, wearing armor and carrying weapons. They were all regular troops.

Under the military flag, military uniforms and armor,

It immediately brings a great sense of security to everyone who has been uneasy in recent times.

And when Wu Huaiyu's ship appeared, the mast raised the flag with the word Wu, and Wu Huaiyu stood on the deck and appeared in front of everyone,

Waves of cheers immediately erupted.

These people in Anping include employees of the Wu family and slaves of the Wu family. Whether they are free people or slaves, they are all members of the Wu family.

Now that the legendary head of the Wu family has appeared, everyone has no worries anymore.

Some are just excited,

Many of the stewards here have never seen Mr. Wu in person before.

The Wu family now has a big business. As for the industry and commerce, there are a lot of departments, each with its own team to manage. However, generally only a few top shopkeepers from each business office are qualified to meet the head of the family.

on a boat,

Brother Seng, Song Wei, and Xiao Mao also felt the joy and excitement of the cheers.

The three of them were the first batch to come over as the new Liuzhou Shouzhuolang, and their family members arranged to come over later. They were the first batch of 250 people, and they started to be the first batch.

"Is this Anping Port?"

"It only takes a day and a half to get here from Lugang. It's better to have a night's rest in Penghu. It turns out it's so close."

The trip went really smoothly and we arrived in less than two days.

Anping Port was built at the same time as Lugang, but after all, it is not as close to the mainland as Lugang, so it appears to be simpler than Lugang.

But to the three of them, they felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

The docks of the two ports look so eerily similar, and even the Red Fort looks so eerily similar.

There is a piece of Damuan Bay here, and a piece of Yuandang Bay on Ludao Island.

"Is our land divided on this sandbank?"

"I guess they will be assigned to the land over there."

Xiao Mao excitedly pressed the Hengdao on his waist. As the first batch of guards, they had already received the equipment before they came, including a leather armor, an iron helmet, a set of military uniforms, and a Hengdao. , a bow, three strings, thirty arrows, a spear, and a knife.

The rest of the fine equipment is also distributed uniformly.

When he became the Shou Zhu Lang, all his equipment was issued by the higher authorities, and he also directly received three hundred yuan to settle down.

The three of them are all from the south of the Yangtze River. Although the waves were a bit rough when crossing the sea, there were no adverse reactions. They had another night's rest in Penghu last night and are still in high spirits.

"Brothers, do you think the reward for Daoyi is higher than that for Shanyue? Is there a hundred dollars for beheading a head, and a hundred and fifty dollars for a prisoner?" Xiao Mao looked excited.

Song Wei smiled and said, "How can there be so many good things? Last time it was a special situation."

This time Wu Huaiyu brought 300 military soldiers, 1,000 Guangzhou navy, and 250 Liuzhou guards. In addition to Anping's 200 armed guards, these troops alone amounted to 1,750. .

Penghu transferred another two hundred and fifty to make up the number of two thousand.

At that time, Yang Guang sent a general to conquer Liuqiu and sent tens of thousands of troops to defeat the barbarian king on the island. However, Song Wei believed that Wu Xianggong had 2,000 people, which was enough to sweep away the barbarians on the island. Those who want to attack Anping are definitely more than enough.

Since it is a matter of control, how can there be such a high reward?

"We are no longer the heroes of the country and the people. We are now the guards of Liuzhou, officers and soldiers."

"Yes, Shou Zhu Lang, an officer and a soldier."

(End of this chapter)