16. Shatuo people are in distress
From the mouth of the Weiruchuan River, looking at the opposite bank, the trees are sparse, and the distant mountains are almost flush with the quicksand. In a monotonous harmony, it seems to be winding and changing with the Yellow River cutting the river bank. The dragon-like Yellow River is abnormally docile in this section of the river, with almost no swelling, but moving north calmly and uniformly. Only half of the dead trees that can be seen by chance in the river were washed by the river at an extremely fast speed by the river. Gao Yue, Pu Wang, Ju Wenzhen and others could feel the rapid flow of the river, and they could not help but be dazzled by it.
At this time, King Pu Shi was excited, grabbed the roaring reins of the war horse, and immediately took a poem:
"The rising sun shines on the golden sword,
The clouds are blocked and the yellow umbrella is chased.
Crossing the river through the dawn,
The six armies and thousands of people call us!"
Originally, Gao Yue was about to respond, but when he heard the poem by King Pu, he almost broke out in cold sweat. At this time, the eyes of Ju Wenzhen next to him suddenly became sharp.
This yellow umbrella, also known as the Huangluo umbrella or Huagai, and these six armies refer to the system of the emperor's six armies. In the poem chanted by Puwang, two images of "yellow umbrella" and "six armies" suddenly appeared, and this!
Fortunately, Gao Yue was clever and quickly sighed: "What King Pu's poem thinks about is the scene of the holy lord traveling to the west in the future, after the mountains and rivers are restored, and the holy lord will be paraded here. When my minister Yue is alive, he will definitely realize the vision of King Pu."
At this moment, King Pu also woke up and hurriedly stepped down the donkey, bowed to Gao Yue and said, "Yes, Xiao Wang immediately copied this poem on hemp paper and sent it to Your Majesty in the East."
It was not until this that I could barely get rid of Ju Wenzhen.
Gao Yue hurriedly changed the topic and invited Ju Wenzhen to inspect the camp and the shipbuilding by the water.
This time, Feng'an City was built in Hekou, and three thousand gods of Jingyuan were used to express that after the Tang family restored most of Yuanzhou, they restored the Jingyuan to Lingwu water transportation, and reorganized the three major towns of Shuofang, Jingyuan and Fenglong into a comprehensive offensive and defense-oriented painting; but Gao Yue's ambition did not stop there. He pointed to the vast Yellow River and expressed his opinion to Ju Wenzhen, "The big river to Lingwu is another big song, crossing Fengzhou, Shengzhou and other three suzhou cities, and another big song, until Lishi, Hedong, and Lishi. After Feng'an City was successful, three hundred thousand hu boats and five hundred salt boats could be built here in three years. For grain transportation and trade, it can not only revitalize Shuofang, but also regain control of the three suzhou cities. Within such a big river, my Tang Dynasty will be stable."
By the river, Master Mingxuan was wearing a simple monk's robe, squatting on the sand, and was next to several disciples, old carpenters and old boatmen, and compared the rules of the ship with branches. "The shipbuilding is a thousand hu of load, which can be seven hu long, one and a half deep, and one hull wide. The hull shore is made of elm wood, nanmu wood, and the beam is made of locust wood, mixed with tung oil and linen cloth, which can be waterproof and seepage; the side side is also opened to facilitate cargo loading and unloading, and the other is convenient for boating when there is no wind. Because the waterway to Lingwu City is single, a crane is set on the bow and a tow (rudder) is set on the stern. The boat has two masts, one mast is used as a sail, one mast is used as a cloth, the other is used as a sail, the other is used as a slant wind, and the other is used as a slant wind, and ten thousand hu boats are set on a strait. Now, twenty masts are built, two hundred ships are built. The river can be seaworthy from March to November every year... "
One of the children next to him was busy recording, while the other was drawing on the hemp paper supported by the bracket.
When Gao Yue and others arrived, Wang Shao, Wan Qizhu and other officials who supervised the construction of the city and the shipbuilding officials came forward and bowed.
When Master Mingxuan saw Gao Yue, he also stood up and smiled happily, then clasped his hands and bowed.
Gao Yue nodded and asked Wang Shao: "When will the military city be completed?"
Wang Shao replied: "Three thousand Shence's children, General Zhu Zhongliang is the governor, and it can be within one month."
"Where is the ship?"
"Before six months, you can make the Eight Principles well. By nine months, you can make the Twenty Principles well. This year, you can transport 200,000 stones of grain from Lingwu City and Baibao, plus 30,000 stones of salt." Wan Qizhu replied.
"Very good." Then Gao Yue pointed at the boiling boat yard with the tip of the whip, where craftsmen, soldiers and even criminals worked hard to make wood, rub hemp ropes, "Building ships is difficult. This group of people do not care about their identity, must eat enough, and they will also be rewarded with clothes, wine, meat, pickles and money during festivals. If there is any deduction, they will be severely punished."
Wang Shao and Wanqi were asked to ask the ambassador of the camp to rest assured. Then Wang Shao said that the water journey from Feng'an to Lingwu is about 700 miles, and it can be reached in five days. Five water posts can be set up along the coast, each water post is equipped with 140 sailors, thirty houses, one beacon tower, ten post boats, five cows, sixty sheep, and five peaks of camels. The water post can deliver letters, and can guard the water and land sections between Feng'an and Lingwu, predict the invasion of Xifan and Dangxiang, rescue the dangerous situation of the Grand Boat ship, and store trade goods.
"Okay, what Wang Desu said is very worthy!" Gao Yue agreed and said that the construction of the water station and the recruitment of personnel were immediately handed over to the Transportation Inspection Institute here after the Feng'an Military City was completed.
The inspection at the mouth of Feng'an River made Gao Yue very satisfied. Just before he and Ju Wenzhen and King Pu were about to return to the town, Wang Shao told him a key message:
From Feng'an City to Shas Castle, Liupan City, there are Shaniuling and Tiandu Mountain, on the west side of the mountain, to the boundary of Huizhou, as if Xifan Rangshatu and the little king of Tuyuhun were grazing, building cities and logging, and digging soil, the soldiers of Shence who were in the mountains and forests several times found traces of their activities.
Gao Yue's brow moved.
Ju Wenzhen said, will this Shatuo and Tuyuhun pose a threat to the Shence Army City and Mafang north of Yuanzhou? Is it necessary to conquer? If it is necessary? I will send a message to the court immediately and ask Tan Zhi, the supervisor of Shence Right Camp, to re-print and send troops.
"Let's go." Gao Yue raised his hand, "Whether Shatuo or Tuyuhun, shouldn't the little kings of these two tribes stay in Liangzhou in Hexi? Why did they appear in Huizhou? Are they the ones who had failed to siege and destroy the sand castle and Baicao Army City before burning the siege and escape?"
Faced with Gao Yue's questions, Wang Shao and Wanqi pondered for a while, and then said that there were originally Nanshan Dangqiang around Tiandu Mountain. Since they were driven away by Gao Dayin, the entire Tiandu Mountain went to the Shaniuling, and there was very little farming and animal husbandry. This group of Shatuo and Tuyuhun seemed to be miserable. From time to time, scattered people ran to Feng'an City to exchange for the food and salt in the hands of Shen Ce soldiers.
"What can they say?"
"They said that in the winter, there were snow on Tiandu Mountain several feet, and their horses and livestock were frozen to death. They were so helpless that they would use the rest for food, clothes, and salt."
Chapter completed!