Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2077 Three Hydrographic Towers
Xi Yazhou continued to educate them: "Don't get it wrong, thinking that this is a small means of dividing and conquering. Our Senate administration is not so stingy! Mobilize the masses, mobilize the masses, who is mobilizing? Naturally, it is not a big gentry—of course, As long as they are honest, we will definitely not embarrass them. However, they are used to being local emperors in this area of ​​Foshan, and they can't let go of the prestige of the past. They must not look down on foreigners like us who follow the rules and rule the country according to the law. I am used to it—not only do I not like it, but I am afraid that if we have the opportunity, we will be kicked out. Therefore, what we want to unite are ordinary people."

Lin Ming cautiously interjected at this time: "This matter is indeed appropriate. But to recruit militiamen, food and wages are unavoidable—the regiments used to be borne by local wealthy families..."

Xi Yazhou laughed: "Comrade Lin, you haven't turned your head around yet. Once this Foshan town is captured by bandits, who will suffer the most?"

"Then it's the old rich and powerful." Lin Ming actually understood the chief executive's meaning at this time, but he still pretended to be confused.

"That's right, so whoever benefits will pay the food and wages." Xi Yazhou said, "Liu Si, you are the mayor of the town now, and you must start collecting taxes as soon as possible—if you have money and soldiers, don't panic."

Liu Si respectfully answered "Yes". He knew the way of the Senate, and he would never ask the big households to directly pay for their food. Most of the tax bill is passed on to the big account.Finally, the tax money is used to pay the militiamen, which is called "two lines of income and expenditure".The purpose is to let the soldiers know that it is the Senate that feeds them, not the rich.

Liu Si said again: "It's just food and weapons..."

"Foshan is a big iron shop. There were so many regiments in the past. Are the militiamen afraid of having no weapons? As for food, you don't have to worry about it after the traffic line is restored." Xi Yazhou was confident and pointed Jiangshan, "Comrade Lin, I heard that your family Have four wives?"

Lin Ming was taken aback, thinking to himself why did this gangster suddenly ask about his four concubines?In the past, in officialdom, family members were generally not mentioned when talking about scenes, and the most greetings were "Mrs. Madam".He was apprehensive, thinking what if the thief wanted to give up his concubine?He was reluctant to part with any of them—even if he was willing, his wife would never agree.But since the boss asked the question, he had to answer: "Yes, there are indeed four little stars in the humble family, and the chief laughed."

"What are you laughing at?" Xi Yazhou said with a smile, "I heard that although you have many wives and concubines in your family, you can live in harmony. It can be seen that you are skilled at running a family. Familiar with me, you need to contribute a lot to govern this town—you have served the Senate before, and the Senate will never forget your contribution, let alone your safety and wealth."

"Yes, thank you very much for the kindness of the Senate. The humble family is very grateful..." Lin Ming knew that these words were a reassurance for himself, and by the way, it was also a "support" for him to be the deputy mayor here.

After Xi Yazhou inspected various affairs, he returned to the Octopus and ordered the ship to sail.

The waterway from Foshan to Sanshui was about [-] kilometers away. Although the Octopus was a steam ship, its speed was only [-] kilometers per hour, and it towed several barges. It couldn't get up any faster, and Xi Yazhou was delayed in Foshan for several hours.Fortunately, there were few boats sailing on the Xijiang River due to the turmoil of the war. The boats traveled smoothly and finally arrived at Sanshui County before sunset.

Standing on the bridge, Xi Yazhou saw that the red sun had sunk and the stars were faintly visible. In the twilight, the black silhouette of the city emerged from the network of rice fields and rivers. Hekou Town, where Sanshui County is located, was within easy reach.The Wen Pagoda on Kuigang suddenly blocks the river, towering into the Han Dynasty, and the river outside the city is open and vast.Xi Yazhou couldn't help but broaden his mind.

Most of the various ships of the Senate are moored at Sixianjiao.All kinds of transport ships, Daihatsu, Zhongfa boats, gunboats... one by one, berthed neatly.All kinds of signal lights on the ship flicker accordingly, and the whole Sixianjiao looks like a Milky Way.

This waterway is 5 meters deep, 100 meters wide at the west mouth, 200 meters wide at the east mouth, 500 meters wide in the middle, and 1.5 kilometers long.Starting from here, not only can military supplies be replenished through the waterway, but it can also be used as a blood-drawing pipeline to continuously obtain various supplies from the middle and west roads.When Thorpe was on a staff trip in Guangdong, he made a special trip to investigate here.

On the wharf of Hekou Town, the flagship of the Pearl River Squadron of the Navy, the newly built 798-type river gunboat "Lijiang", is moored. The outline of the 130mm front-loading rifled gun is particularly conspicuous under the dark blue night.

Although Xi Yaya didn't care too much about land and sea disputes, when he saw this gunboat, he couldn't help cursing inwardly:

"NND, the limelight is all for you! It's still the kind of show that spends a lot of money!"

Because of his important status, the General Staff specially sent Hong Huangnan here to coordinate the advance supply business - and also avoided Liu Xiang's noise: because Liu Xiang thought he stretched his hands too far in Guangzhou, he had already chattered with the military for a long time faded for a long time.

Old man Hong Yuan was not happy with this appointment—his original plan was to take advantage of the wind of the Northern Expedition to set up several farms or orchards directly under the joint service in the affluent and affluent Guangzhou.He has already set his sights on Luogang in Panyu.However, before he could start, he was sent to Sanshui by a transfer order.Although he is still in charge of the joint logistics business in Guangzhou, but without him, things will not go so smoothly.

The Octopus stopped at the wharf of Hekou Town, and the general headquarters of the Senate in Sanshui was located in Kuigang outside the south gate of Sanshui County.It is less than 1 kilometer away from Hekou Town, so it is very convenient for communicating with civil affairs agencies in the city and commanding and controlling ships on the river.After Hong Huangnan took office, he immediately fell in love with this place.

Seeing the bright light on the top of the tower, Xi Yaya thought to himself that it was used as a lighthouse, but Hong Huangnan really had an idea!

There are already guards on the pier to greet them.Xi Yayuan said that where there is a pagoda, there must be a temple. Hong Huangnan's headquarters is probably located in the temple. Unexpectedly, the guards who greeted him said that the headquarters is actually in Wenta.

"What? How can there be such a big place in the tower?" Xi Ya was puzzled.

Although this pagoda looks like a pagoda, it actually has nothing to do with a Buddhist temple, but a Fengshui building.The purpose of Jianwen Pagoda is to encourage learning and encourage scholars, which is similar to the architectural functions of Zhuangyuan Well, Jinshi and Di Memorial Archway.The so-called advocating literary movement and promoting literary style.Although relatively rare in other regions, it is a common public building in the Lingnan area.

Hong Huangnan is a native of Guangzhou, and has always been interested in Guangdong's literature and history, so he naturally knows the origin of this Wenta.What's more, the Kuigang Wenta has a very good omen. It is said that before the construction of the Wenta in Sanshui, the county "had no Hanlin, no military guards, and no wealth of [-]." With the flourishing of hydrology, there are many middle school scholars and candidates. In modern times, Liang Shiyi, the cabinet prime minister and "second president" of the Beiyang government, became famous.If non-local natives like Zheng Tingkui who made their fortunes from Sanshui are included, then Sanshui after the construction of the Wenta is really star-studded and celebrities have emerged in large numbers.

Under the guidance of the guards, Xi Yazhou crossed the heavily guarded cordon and came to Kuigang.It turns out that there are no buildings around the Wen Pagoda, but there is a circle of masonry walls around it, which is very convenient for guards.Walking into the gate, you can see that many temporary buildings have been built against the base of the wall.At this time, the lights were brightly lit, and the military officers, messengers, and naturalized civilian cadres who came to work came in and out, looking busy.

Xi Yazhou looked at the Wen Pagoda, and saw that it was a flat octagonal, nine-story masonry tower imitating a pavilion.It is more than 40 meters high, facing west and backing east.Shrink layer by layer from the bottom layer.There is a copper gourd with a height of more than ten feet on the top of the tower. Each floor is octagonal, and a copper bell is hung on the corner clip.It was just at night, and the wind blew the bells, and the base of the pagoda was made of granite a few miles away, which was more than 1 meter high from the ground.It is more than 2 meters wide and has eight stone steps, each of which is more than 2 meters long and nearly half a meter wide.The momentum is quite majestic.

Because this Wen Tower is imitated in the style of a pavilion, the area of ​​each floor is quite large, especially the lower floors, which can indeed be used as a simple office building.

"Chief, please go this way." The guard said.

Xi Yazhou walked up the steps with his command saber in his hand.The first floor has been set up as an office, with several desks lined up, a large map hanging on the wall, and a bright and dazzling calcium carbide lamp hanging from the ceiling.Because the floor height is nearly 5 meters, it doesn't feel cramped at all.

The Kuigangwen Pagoda at this time was built in the 27th year of Wanli.In terms of age, it is still a relatively new building. After Hong Huangnan occupied it, he did some cleaning and decoration work. The original small inverted U-shaped window openings were all demolished and large windows inlaid with glass were added.If it weren't for the octagonal inner wall, it would really feel like an old-fashioned office building when you walk in.It's just that the stairs are still narrow and steep.

The guard said Chief Hong's office and dormitory are located on the fifth floor.Xi Yazhou had no choice but to climb the stairs.I saw that Hong Huangnan had already greeted him at the stairs.

Xi Yazhou saw that although the area on this floor was small, it was neatly organized.There are curtains on the windows, camp beds, desks, and bookshelves.The kerosene lamp was brightly lit, and there was a flower table in the corner, and a pot of unknown flowers.It looks peaceful and comfortable.

"You're living a good life." Xi Yazhou said, "You're living in a high-rise."

"Compared to the front-line commanders, I'm quite comfortable here. But it takes a lot of brainpower to do logistical work, and you must rest well to avoid mistakes." Hong Huangnan chuckled, "Sit down first, and have a sip of tea." .”

　PS: Section 263 of Volume [-] - Guangzhou Governance will be updated tomorrow

　　
　
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