Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 969

According to the outline given to him, he focused on inquiring about several leading officers in the Dengzhou Rebellion: Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Li Jiucheng and his son.

But Sun Yuan didn't know much about them.All I know is that they were originally from Dongjiang Town.After Mao Wenlong's death, they couldn't get along with Huang Long, the current general soldier of Dongjiang, and they went to Dengzhou one after another.The only one who knows Geng Zhongming better is that Geng Zhongming is in the Chinese army and has more contacts with these servants.

Here in Dengzhou, troops gathered from all over the country, and the local Shandong soldiers were the most aggressive, followed by the guest troops transferred from the south. Zhang Keda, the chief soldier, mainly relied on the Southern Army.It turned out that the Liao army who came from Dongjiang Town was somewhat dispirited.As a Shandong soldier, Sun Yuan didn't think highly of them either.In his opinion, if the Denglai Navy hadn't guarded the islands on the Bohai Bay and transported supplies and salaries to the Dongjiang River without risking their lives, the Dongjiang Town in Lushun would have been finished.

However, according to him, Sun Yuanhua took great care of the Liao army transferred to Denglai from Dongjiang, not only gave preferential treatment to the generals, but also arranged for the family members of the Liao army who had withdrawn from Lushun, Jinzhou and other places, so Sun Yuanhua's prestige in the Liao army was relatively higher .

"The people in the Liao army are hugging each other tightly. The Kong Youde you asked about has a high prestige in the Liao army, and the army gate is very polite to him." He spat, "If the army gate hadn't taken him in Deng Lai, a lonely ghost who lived on the island and ate salt sand——now he is trembling."

Then he said that the Liao army had a lot of cavalry, and Kong Youde had more than 1000 cavalry under his command, so Sun Yuanhua looked at him very differently.

Huang Ande just listened and rarely spoke.Not to give Sun Yuan some more wine.After inquiring about the news, he proposed to go to Shuicheng to meet relatives and friends from the past.

Sun Yuan laughed and said: "What's so rare about this, there are craftsmen and servants who come into and out of the city every day, I will help you find the leader of the team tomorrow and talk about it, you just come in with the team. There are many people coming in and out of the city Gotta go, it's nothing serious."

Huang Ande couldn't help but despise the officers and soldiers -- things that he didn't care about in the past, since he became the Fubo Army, it feels shameful to look at it when the tide rises.

When the wine was half full, the two parties broke up happily.The next day, Huang Ande sneaked into Shuicheng smoothly, and wandered around in Shuicheng in the name of visiting relatives and friends in the past—he knew most of the facilities and specific directions in Shuicheng in the past, but now he just confirmed it again.

While Huang Ande was working as a "spy" in Dengzhou, Lu Wenyuan went to Longkou according to the prior arrangement to investigate possible land bases.

Longkou was located in Huang County in the Ming Dynasty, and Huang County was the area where Kong Youde and the Ming army fought back and forth. Therefore, the location must be as far away as possible from the battle zone. The final location chosen by the staff is Qimu Island in Longkou Bay.

Qimu Island is a long and narrow peninsula extending from Longkou to Bohai Bay, surrounded by sea on three sides.The area is about 4 square kilometers.In the south is the open golden beach, and in the north is the sea cliff.The entire island is connected to the land by a sand embankment 10 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide, like a giant arm reaching out to the sea.

Even in the 21st century, Qimu Island was only developed as a tourist area, but in the 17th century, it was just a barren peninsula, with almost no people except for a few small fishing villages.Most of the land on the island is saline and sandy and cannot be cultivated.

But for the veterans, this place is an excellent base. Qimu Island is surrounded by the sea on three sides. As long as a small number of naval ships and a small number of troops are used as the backbone, and mobilized troops are used to guard the fort on the sand embankment, the entire island can be guaranteed. safety. The island of 4 square kilometers is large enough to accommodate many refugees.The only downside is that fresh water is relatively scarce, but not completely absent.According to the guide, there are still some streams and springs in the mountains in the north of the island that are "sweet water" - that is, fresh water.As for the wells on the island, water can also come out, but that is "bitter water" and can only be washed.Coupled with the rain collection system, it can barely be used by refugees.

This location is relatively remote in Huang County, unnoticed.Thirty kilometers away from Huangxian County, and only 17 kilometers away from Penglai, the core area of ​​the Dengzhou Rebellion.Once you want to intervene, you can quickly go into battle.And it's all wasteland that no one wanted in the [-]th century - no farming.It is very suitable for the Senate that needs to "diligently manage the family".

Lu Wenyuan was riding a horse, feeling the howling sea wind blowing on his face-it's still summer, what if it's going to be winter?Considering that in the 21st century, the Bohai Sea is often frozen over a large area, and the Little Ice Age in this time and space may have thousands of miles of ice and snow drifting. It will not be pleasant to be a "landlord" here blowing the sea breeze and watching the ice sea.

Thinking that he would be the owner of the villa here for at least two years, Lu Wenyuan's hot heart stimulated by hormones gradually cooled down.Shandong girls are attractive, but they have to take good care of themselves to have this physical strength.

There are several cronies sent by Sun Yuanhua in the team.Zhao Yingong proposed to set up a farm in Longkou, Huang County, to recruit refugees to engage in seaside agriculture, and at the same time to build a church, which impressed Sun Yuanhua.So he specially sent someone to accompany Lu Wenyuan to handle the matter.

"Master Deer!" The guide and the team couldn't help shouting when they were still walking deep into Qimu Island: Although Qimu Island is not big, the sand embankment is very long, and it will take at least half a day to reach the end. an hour.And there is nothing to see along the road-except for some mountains in the north at the end of the island, which can be regarded as a little scenery, there are sandy beaches and saline land everywhere.He wondered if Master Lu had some kind of hysteria at such a young age. If he wanted to visit this deserted island, he still had to look at the land.

"What's the matter?" Lu Wenyuan bit his tongue and said strange Lanqing official dialect.

"This island is the same after all. It's full of sandy land and saline-alkali land. It can't be used for farming and lacks water." The guest advised, "Please go back, master."

Lu Wenyuan said, "I just want saline-alkali land, let's go! Look ahead."

The guide secretly scolded the Cantonese barbarians for being unreasonable, so he had no choice but to take them along.Finally came to the end.Lu Wenyuan looked out against the sea breeze.To the south of Qimu Island is Longkou Bay, which was the location of Longkou Port in the old days.The strange topography of Qimu Island actually acts as a breakwater for Longkou Bay.making it a natural bay.On the southeast coast of Longkou Bay, there are many private boats moored with their sails down, and some town streets can be vaguely seen on the coast.Obviously, it is much more prosperous than Qimu Island.As for the reason, it is also very simple. The south bank of Qimu Island facing Longkou Bay is full of sand and shallows, and it is almost impossible for large ships to dock.

No wonder there are no merchant ships docking here, and even the fishing village is very small.If fishermen settle here, they can only use small fishing boats, and it is quite laborious to moor - there are almost no natural harbors and wharves available along the coast.

"What ships are those?" he asked.

"It's merchant ships from Tianjin Wei and the south." The guide said, "The ships from the north are here to sell grain, and the ships from the south are to sell paper and sugar. The return trip is to ship local dried seafood. The merchants are here. The fishing village over there has built some warehouses."

Lu Wenyuan nodded. If he wants to develop in Longkou in the future, he should go to the southeast coast of the bay.Qimu Island is not very suitable as a dock port.He saw that there was a tall mound on the opposite bank, which looked like a beacon tower facing high, so he asked, "Is there a beacon tower over there?"

"Exactly, that is Longkou Pier. It is said that it was built by a prince during the reign of Emperor Hongwu. The place Longkou got its name from this pier."

He looked around again. In the northern part of Qimu Island, there was a mountainous area with several peaks. Although they were not high, they looked a little undulating, but they were also lush and green.If you want to set up a farm, the valley should be a suitable place - at least sheltered from the wind.And I heard from the guide that the "sweet water" on the island's surface is in the mountains.

He asked the guide to bring it, and then he came up the mountain again, walked all the way to see all the way, memorized the topography and landforms in his heart, and if he couldn't remember it, he drew a sketch with a sketchpad on the spot, and quickly drew a rough plan in his mind. Set up farms, where to build forts, where to build lookout posts, where to build piers and trestles, and where to resettle refugees when they arrive.

He climbed up to the highest peak on the island with great enthusiasm, the warm sunshine was shining down, the white sand in the east of the coast was like a stone, dotted with golden light, and the cliffs and rocks in the west, with jagged rocks and occasional tall stone pillars protruding from the sea.The warm wind blows slowly, making him feel comfortable all over.Can't help but secretly admire the picturesque scenery here.

Standing on the highest peak, he can clearly see the topography of the entire Qimu Island: Strictly speaking, Qimu Island itself does not include the nearly ten kilometers of sand embankment.The entire island is almost covered with hills, the terrain is high in the north and low in the south. There are seven hills on the island, including Laobei Mountain, Dengta Mountain, Phoenix Mountain, Paotai Mountain, Dongshan Mountain, Xishan Mountain and Snake Mountain.Of course, these hills are named by modern people.In this time and space, they are just nameless mountains.

Although the mountains on the island are not high, the scenery is pleasant: the so-called mountains are as steep as the peaks of the Phoenix, the waters are as vast as the Bohai Sea, the caves are as deep as the Dragon Cave, and the rocks are as majestic as the General Stone.It has the shape of mountains and seas.

On the west side of the island, there is a vast expanse of blue water, which is the only place for ships entering and leaving Longkou Bay; the cliffs and cliffs in the north of the island, where "clouds move and snow waves spot light gulls", you can enjoy the mountains and the sea, and enjoy the sunset and morning light.In the south of the island is the golden sand shoal, where small boats with shallow drafts can anchor.To the east of the island, the wind is calm and the sea is calm, and it is Longkou Port, which is known as one of the six major ports in the north.
"Is there any landlord in the land here?" Lu Wenyuan asked.

"This place is a fishing village. Where do you get any landlords?" said the guide, "Who will farm here unless he is insane!" Having said this, he felt a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly said, "This place is neither suitable nor suitable for farming. What’s the use of buying land to build a yin and yang house? Except that some land around the fishing village is owned by the owner, and most of it is official land.”

(End of this chapter)