A long scroll is displayed in front of Yu Wenwen, with dense line drawings on it. The main trunk is a straight line, and boxes are distributed equidistantly on the straight line, and branches are derived from the box.

The name of the station is written in the box, and the branches derived from the box are notes to indicate the corresponding station.

Some of these stations existed originally, while others were newly built. Some of these newly built stations need to change because of inappropriate address. Some of them were added in some rugged roads to shorten the distance between the two stations so that passers-by could stay.

From Nanchang, Jiangzhou to the northern foot of Dayuling, there are Gan River and its tributaries that can be borrowed, but from north to south, it is upstream. If you want to sail, you need to take a boat in some dangerous river sections. However, the water level in some river sections is too low during the dry season, and you also need to take a boat to help you cross the shallows.

Therefore, water stations are needed in some river sections to allow boaters to have a place to live, ships only have a place to repair, and passers-by business travelers and officials have a place to stay.

Similarly, when you start from Guangzhou Fanyu, you will head north. Even if you don’t take the water route at the beginning, you will still have to go up the water route and cross the Zhenyang Gorge to Qujiang when you arrive in the area of ​​Zhenyang Gorge because the walls on both sides of the Qingshui are thousands of feet high.

This section of the waterway is abundant even during the dry season. It does not require a boatman but requires a large number of boatmen to row. Therefore, it is necessary to set up a water station to facilitate the solution of various problems.

Jiangzhou and Lingbiao were originally under the rule of the Chen State, and there were post roads between the north and south of Dayu Ling, but for various reasons, it could only ensure the needs of official posters and materials and military exchanges, which was not convenient for ordinary people.

Since Yuwen Wen led his troops into Jiangzhou, he has been paying attention to the situation of this post road. First, to ensure military security, to have an understanding of the terrain along the way, and secondly, to ensure the food and grass gathered in Nanchang City, and to transport the food and supplies to the Lingbing table unobstructedly to support the official army's combat.

Finally, we focused on establishing the jurisdiction of the government over the Lingbiao area after the war. A complete post road could ensure postage and material circulation. This is one of the signs that a government can effectively govern the local area.

It is also a necessary means to control the areas along the way. This is an extraordinary political achievement for Yu Wenwen, who was in charge of military affairs in Lingnan.

"If I want too many such political achievements, I will useless, so... just add your names."

"King, what do you think about this matter?"

"Changshi Cui must sign. What do you want to do? He is arrogant? What should you do if you make others do? It's not a waste of credit. There are so many governors and governors along the route. I have spent a lot of effort to renovate this post road. Don't you consider their feelings?"

Faced with Yuwen Wen's questioning, Yang Ji smiled bitterly and shook his head. Of course he didn't mean that. After all, what the other party said was the facts, but the actual renovation of the post road was completed within a few months, which was Yuwen Wen's greatest contribution.

Since the other party wants to make the names of relevant officials compliment in the memorial, it is certainly good to be happy about everyone.

"This picture is still a bit sloppy. I have asked someone to re-draw a detailed schematic diagram and report it to the court with the memorial, so that the court can see the results of everyone's efforts and avoid anyone whispering."

"King, is there any news from the court? About Linyi Kingdom."

"How could it be that fast? The nursery rhyme before came to our hands so quickly because there were flying pigeons sending a letter. But in just a few days that day, there was really news from the court. The postman walked all the way south, and I'm afraid it wasn't there yet. Why are you anxious?"

Yuwen slowly put the scroll aside and then ate the lychees on the plate. It is the lychees ripening season, so people on the ridge can enjoy the food.

It is said that eating too much lychees will cause heat, but Yuwen Wen is not afraid. Because there are herbal teas that have good effects on removing fire, he is as confident as many people. After all, once he leaves Lingbiao, it is unknown when he will be able to eat lychees again in the future.

"I eat 300 lychees a day and become a Lingnan person for a long time. However, Lingnan is considered a place of smoky and smoky in many people. There are very few people who are willing to go south to settle in Lingbiao. If the population is insufficient, the development will be slow, and the miasma will not be eliminated, and it is still a place of exile."

Yuwen Wen sighed that it is not a formal occasion now, so Yang Ji is also eating lychees. The two of them are talking while eating, and there is no taboo in using words. After all, the poems they sometimes say do not exist in this era.

The great development of Lingnan (Lingbiao) was completed after the Tang and Song dynasties. Since the Anshi Rebellion, the situation in the Central Plains has gradually become chaotic. In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, many people took their families to Fujian or entered Lingnan to take refuge. As more and more people settled, the two places ushered in a new wave of development.

But even so, Lingnan was still a place of smoky mist, so in the Song Dynasty, Lingnan was still the first choice for exiled officials. After the Jingkang Incident, the Song court settled in Jiangnan, which promoted the re-exploitation of Jiangnan. Only then did more people enter Lingbei.

From the transition from the Sui and Tang dynasties to the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, the continuous development over more than 600 years has gradually escaped the reputation of the smoky and exiled places. By the Ming Dynasty, the Guangzhou Prefecture, Zhaoqing Prefecture, Shaozhou Prefecture and other places under the jurisdiction of the Political Envoy of Guangdong were already densely populated and economically developed.

Even if Yu Wen Wen had any ideas, he would not have been able to develop Lingnan until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty in his lifetime, let alone the development level in the Ming Dynasty, but he had his own plan to at least ensure the smooth road between Lingnan and the Central Plains.

In addition, at least the land post road must be kept unobstructed to ensure effective jurisdiction over the Lingnan region by the Central Plains court. Once a large-scale rebellion occurs, the official army can immediately go south into Lingnan to suppress the rebellion.

The act of clearing the post road is also a public-private and private situation, because this post road will be a new lifeline for merchants in Huangzhou, Jiangzhou and Shannan.

Yuwen Wen conquered Jiangzhou and Lingnan. As the commander who went on expedition, he had the power to appoint acting local officials to maintain local order, not to mention that he already had the title of "governor of the military of Lingnan", so the appointment of acting local officials was justified.

However, these powerful governors and county magistrates must be recognized by the court later. If they are acting in state affairs, they have political achievements or perform well when acting in county affairs, the chances of becoming a regular person are very high.

This is also one of the reasons why Yuwen Wen mobilized manpower and material resources to repair the post road while using troops to fight. It is to give everyone a chance to make political achievements and facilitate "becoming a regular".

Whenever the official army went there, it appointed the governor of the powerful and county magistrates. In addition to restoring order, organizing farming, and protecting the country and the people, it also took advantage of the opportunity to organize people to repair post roads and repair stations during the slack farming period. Under unified dispatch, the progress was very fast.

So now, the post road from Nanchang, Jiangzhou to Fanyu in Guangzhou has been completely renewed, and the Dayuling Road has been rebuilt to facilitate large-scale material transfer. This is the result of the efforts of officials and civilians along the route, and the role of merchants is indispensable.

The merchants in Huangzhou followed the government troops all the way south, and as the war progressed smoothly, the caravans also began to become active, traveling back and forth between Xiyang and Fanyu. The caravans composed of escorts had traveled back and forth several times. On the establishment of the post station, they summarized extremely reliable opinions from the cost perspective.

After being shocked by the heads of the people outside Nanchang City, the wealthy families and powerful people in Jiangzhou had surrendered to the new court regardless of whether they were convinced or not. Their power was borrowed by Yuwen Wen, providing a lot of manpower and material resources for the renovation of the post road.

Such support is about to be rewarded. Major tribes from all over Jiangzhou participated in the business of sea salt, rare treasures and other transactions from Lingnan, which is considered a thank-you gift from Yuwen Wen. Of course, this depends on the size of the contributions of each company before.

For various reasons, Yuwen Wen's territory has always been limited to Huangzhou, a place that is neither up nor down, and later it was regarded as an obstacle and arranged to attack Lingnan. However, this was an excellent opportunity for Yuwen Wen.

The smoky land in the eyes of others is a golden land where Yuwen Wen opened up the situation.

"I will be in charge sooner or later. The court should recognize you as the general manager of Guangzhou. If that is true, the ancient Xijing Road will be cleared before leaving office. By then, the transportation between northern Guangdong and southern Hunan will be improved as well as the transportation between northern Guangdong and southern Jiangxi."
Chapter completed!