On the north bank of the Yangtze River, Tongyang, and the dock outside the city, the naval army general came to Hu'er and the generals to send the angel on the ship. When the boat he was riding on the other side was on the river, the generals began to talk in a low voice, everyone showed joy and were excited in their words.

Listening to the buzzing whispers, Lai Hu'er did not scold her, but instead talked and laughed with her left and right because she was in a good mood.

At the end of the previous year, the court used troops to Chen State and came to Hu'er as the chief naval army of the Lingnan Road march. He led the soldiers to fight bloody battles and made great contributions to the Lingnan Road march to attack Jiangzhou. However, not long after the Lingnan marching pacified Lingbing (Lingnan), the court underwent a huge change, and Prime Minister Yuchi Dun and the emperor broke up.

The outbreak of the civil war caught many people off guard. For the soldiers of the Lingnan Road marching, the military achievements they made during the southern expedition may be far from being fulfilled, and they are confused.

However, everyone had confidence in the King of Xiyang. Not long after Yecheng changed, the King of Xiyang miraculously arrived in Jiangzhou and Huangzhou from Lingbiao thousands of miles away in time, stabilizing the hearts of the people. He also promptly distributed rewards and pensions according to the military achievements made by the soldiers.

Money, grain and even land were distributed in full, but only official positions and titles were not decided by King Xiyang, so there was no promotion for the time being, but the soldiers were excited about this because they knew that King Xiyang would fulfill all this one day.

So the naval army general manager came to Hu'er and his soldiers to swing, waiting for Chen's army to counterattack, so they could give him a head-on blow.

As the situation changed, the naval army garrison was transferred from Sangluozhou on the river outside the Songkou City in Jiangzhou to Tongyang County, Hezhou as the gateway to Jiangzhou, and intercepting the invading Chen State naval army at any time.

The navy soldiers were waiting day and night, but they didn't expect the Chen navy to come. The emperor was unable to pass the imperial examination. He was rescued by the King of Xiyang and came to Shannan again and decided to join forces with Chen to resist the Yuchi family, so there was no war on the Yangtze River.

So Lai Hu'er and his navy soldiers were stationed in Tongyang for more than half a year. After land troops captured Lujiang County, Hezhou, they stopped moving forward. Tongyang became a transit port for water and land transfer, supporting the food route for Lujiang garrison.

Later, the emperor rebuilt the court. After the situation stabilized, he sent an envoy to Shannan to commend the former Jiangnan West Road and the former Jiangnan Road's meritorious soldiers, and promoted their titles.

The angel arrived in Tongyang and brought good news to the navy soldiers. So it was natural that the generals were excited. He took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. Seeing that more than twenty minutes had passed, he clapped his hands and said loudly:

"Okay, okay, everyone laughed from ear to ear. Just laugh in the room at night. It's not too early, do whatever you should do!"

"Yes, the headmaster!"

The generals dispersed, not to go back to the camp to sleep, but to perform their duties step by step. Although the naval soldiers were stationed in Tongyang, they were preparing for war, including the reconstruction of the Jiangzhou naval army, so today is another training day.

After Zhou State took over the Jiangzhou area, the former Chen State Jiangzhou naval army was reorganized to rebuild the naval army that had always been able to fight to enhance its combat effectiveness. This important task was undertaken by the Huangzhou naval army. First, personnel were reorganized, replenished, and ships were built in Poyang Lake. The newly built naval army was transferred to Tongyang, and the war was prepared while practicing.

Tongyang is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, with a large lake in the north. Tongyang is located at the mouth of the river in the Great Lakes. Cargo ships from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River can directly reach the boundary of Lujiang County on the north bank of the lake after turning into the Great Lakes at Tongyang.

There is a river from the Dabie Mountains in the north of the lake. The river is abundant. The cargo ship can flow backwards for a distance and then unload the food, grass and supplies, and transport it to Lujiang by land. The land distance is only fifty miles, which is very convenient.

Therefore, the Huangzhou Navy stationed in Tongyang is not only responsible for the defense of the river and the training of the Jiangzhou Navy, but also maintain this important food route. To protect the other and generals, it has not been idle for half a year.

The training of the navy was carried out in the big lake, and the lake area was very large. In many villages along the coast, fishermen were both civilian and enemy fishermen. They sent troops to sweep the lake area for half a year to ensure that no water bandits dared to harass the official army in the lake.

At the same time, water camps were established, shipyards were built in the lake, naval troops were trained, and warships were built to enhance the combat effectiveness of our naval troops. On the side of the Yangtze River, water camps were also set up to control river defense. We must not only guard against the Chen army's sneak attacks, but also do a good job in tax collection.

What is tax? Commercial tax paid by passing ships.

The Zhou State (Yuwen family) and Chen State have good friendship, and Chen State now only has the three Wus and a Fengzhou with many mountains and few lands. They are also using troops to Huainan, so they need to purchase a large amount of grain and other materials from other places, so the trade between the two countries is becoming more and more frequent.

The State of Chen sent ships westward, loading sea salt and other materials to Jiangzhou and even upstream Huangzhou to exchange food. Merchant ships from all over the south of the mountain, including Huangzhou, were loaded with various materials and went downstream to Chen to do business.

The Yangtze River shipping, which was interrupted by the war, has become active with the handshake between Zhou and Chen, so taxing ships through Tongyang is the responsibility that the Tongyang garrison must bear.

Lai Hu'er came to the riverside village, climbed the watchtower and used a thousand-mile mirror to observe the river surface. At this time, many ships on the river surface passed by the water village, and at first glance they looked dense, as if the crucian carp crossing the river was very spectacular.

A large number of naval clutches were shuttled between these crossing rivers. The soldiers on the ship also served as tax collectors. The ship berthed and commuted to collect taxes. The tax money was actually not high. According to the load capacity of the ship, the ship owner paid taxes directly according to the level.

This way, there is no need to care whether the goods loaded on the ship are expensive or cheap, but opening the cabin inspection is necessary. We should always be wary of Chen Jun downstream from a white-clothed crossing the river to launch a sneak attack, so we have always been concerned about the inspection of Chen's ships.

The water village by the riverside has always been preparing for it. Once it is discovered that the ships of Chen State moving westward are not loading goods but many people, these clutches can immediately rush out and set fire, leaving the other party without any return.

One thing that Hu'er must do every day is to inspect the watchtower to see if the soldiers patrol the river defenses are lax, and to see how many ships there are only on the side that are advancing eastward.

Since the Jiangzhou area was owned by the Zhou State, the Huangzhou Merchants Group and the powerful people from all over Jiangzhou jointly engaged in business. In just one year, the scale of the transaction increased sharply, and the subsequent large amount of profits were like floods, supporting the "ships" on the water surface to keep rising.

These "ships" that float on profit are all big and small businesses. Later, there were many officials and soldiers among the big and small owners. Everyone relied on the rise and gained considerable income. Lai Huer was one of them. So he looked at the crucian carp in front of him and was quite looking forward to it.

The more ships heading to Chen State, the more transactions the Huangzhou Merchant Group will be, and the more income the officials and soldiers who run the industry will get. Therefore, the Tongyang garrison welcomes their own ships with a smile, and is so enthusiastic that they can't be more enthusiastic.

If the General Administration had not explicitly ordered taxes to be collected, no one would want to collect money from their own fleets. After all, now that the Hongzhou General Administration was first established, it would be better to strictly abide by the laws.

Lai Hu'er was watching the river with a thousand-mile mirror. Among the dense ships, several large ships with slightly unique styles were found. These ships have a considerable background, but they still pay taxes as usual.

This is a ship under the name of the Xiyang Prince's Mansion. Lai Huer has seen its structure up close. The bottom of these ships is sharp. I am afraid that the final destination is not a port along the Yangtze River, but a port on the coast.

Don’t ask what shouldn’t be asked. If the King of Xiyang doesn’t say it, no one will ask where these ships are going. However, Lai Huer has his own guess about the destination of these ships: after entering the sea, you must go south and go to Panyu, Guangzhou.

Although the wind direction is wrong now, hard sails can make winds on all sides, so the ship sails along the coastline, and even against the wind is fine. Thinking of this, Lai Huer remembered another thing.

The southeast wind is strong in spring and summer. It is the season when sea ships from foreign countries arrive in Panyu, Guangzhou. The other party will transport a large number of overseas treasures. The Huangzhou caravan that has opened the trade route will transport these overseas treasures back to Huangzhou by land.

These goods are divided by "distributors" at all levels and then transferred to various places for sale, thereby making a lot of profits. Among the owners of these "distributors", there are many officials and soldiers.

The King of Xiyang's Nanzhengling not only created opportunities for everyone to make contributions, but also brought everyone a lot of wealth. Therefore, everyone was looking forward to the King of Xiyang clearing the two Huaihe Rivers.
Chapter completed!