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Chapter 379 12.29 Recent Situations of Frontline Battles in the South of the Yangtze River
Chapter 12
12.29 Frontline battles, recent developments in Jiangnan

The time is already at the end of March, Jinling, Jiangnan Governor's Yamen, the living room of the back house, on the small table between the two main seats, there is a big red bronzing post, Lin Ruhai sits on the left seat with a complicated expression, picks up the post and rubs it .

"My lord, it will soon be the day of the young lady's great joy. Although you definitely won't be able to go back, it shouldn't be the case, but is there anything that needs to be handled by a lowly position?" Xu Fei, who has been transferred to the commander of the Jinling Guard, asked softly .

"You'd better arrange your home first. The children are running all over the place, and the seat in the main room is still vacant. It's all right now. Ben Fu finally found you a suitable one. When they heard that it was you, they immediately declined.

How long are you and that Liu family going to delay?Anyway, he is also a person with a real job of the fourth rank, so is it possible to drag it on? "Lin Ruhai said angrily, staring at her eyes.

Lin Ruhai was actually very satisfied with Xu Fei, who was considered an outstanding talent in terms of ability, and who took the initiative to call himself a subordinate, but it was another matter with his performance on the issue of men and women, especially Liu Feixu, who was really dissatisfied.

With Xu Fei's current status, he is only 22 years old and ranks as a fourth-rank military officer. Although it is unlikely that he will improve any more in more than ten years, he is still a worthy young hero in the world.

But on the issue of men and women, it's fine to be ambiguous with an oiran, but the position of the main room has been vacant because of this. From the perspective of Lin Ruhai, who was born in a standard feudal scholar-bureaucrat, it is simply ignorant.

Xu Fei actually knew about Lin Ruhai's dissatisfaction, but he could only complain about it. He really didn't have the guts to tell Lin Ruhai about Liu Feixu's background in the White Lotus Sect, otherwise it would only be more troublesome.

Not only did he hide it from him, but Wei Xu never told his father-in-law that the so-called "White Lotus Saint Army" currently running across Zhongnan is actually his own horse. Lin Ruhai still thinks that Wei Xu just wants to be a "Shi Zhenjiang" The power and honor of the South".

Even Lin Daiyu didn't know how to tell her father about this, because although Lin Ruhai was disappointed with Yongzheng, there was nothing wrong with her loyalty to Dashun Dynasty. If she said it now, the result would definitely be bad, but the process would Very troublesome.

"My lord, Feixu over there." Xu Fei could only touch his nose in embarrassment.

"Okay, I got it." Lin Ruhai threw the post on the table, "This Lord Hou is very patient. If Yu'er hadn't been writing letters to persuade me, I would have come to Beijing to ask him what he is. mean.

Now I finally sent a letter, but it was a direct post. I didn’t even leave the invitation period, so I was ready to greet him personally. If Yu’er was not in the capital now, the old man would definitely make him look good, hum! "

According to the practice of feudal society, a girl's family would arrange a blind date or even see each other when she was thirteen or fourteen. child.

Wei Xu only cared about his own girls, but forgot about these "conventions". In his capacity, because he already had his wife in court, no one dared to remind him, but both girls had been baptized by modern thinking, so he thought it was okay.

As a result, after so many years of abrupt delay, many people suspected that Wei Xu was playing "chaos and abandonment", dragging Lin Ruhai into a rage, but because of Lin Daiyu's persuasion, it is really enough to save face by being able to endure until now.

"This." Xu Fei continued to be embarrassed. Regarding the matter of the master's house, it was really inconvenient for him to say more as a servant. "Originally, Lord Hou wanted to let the adults come to Beijing in person. After all, the young lady is about to leave the cabinet."

"It's rare that this unfilial daughter still remembers my father." Lin Ruhai interrupted him angrily, "Okay, I understand, don't worry about the capital, now that the war in the south is rotten, how can I have time to go to Beijing?

A few days ago, Commander Chen Ruiwen from the front line of Wusheng Pass personally wrote to me, asking me to help solve part of the food and wages. As the saying goes, "the important affairs of the country are only for the priests and the soldiers." "

"My lord, don't worry, everything is ready." Xu Fei quickly agreed, "It's just that the Jiangnan Army already has [-] elite soldiers, and it's not a small number for people to eat horse chews every day. What a plan!"

"Why don't I know?" Lin Ruhai sighed, "I don't know what the imperial court thinks. There are [-] elite Jiangnan troops left unused, but the front line is so corrupted. Even if you are worried that there will be no rewards, don't you know the 'Tweet Order' '?

It is true that your Marquis is not easy to be sealed again, but there are many women in his house, and how many children will not be there in the future. If he is not sealed at this time, the big deal is that if he has a child, he will be kind. Why sit and watch the corruption in the south, which is almost out of control? "

"This." Xu Fei only felt very tired, "My lord, since His Majesty has chosen such a behavior, he naturally has his considerations. We are too close to Lord Hou, so it is really inconvenient to talk."

"Okay, I got it." Lin Ruhai asked with a sigh of relief, "What's going on at Wusheng Pass? How did I hear that the battle there is very critical and has reached a critical moment?"

"My lord, we can't actually talk about the situation of the battle. It's more appropriate to say it's a stalemate." Xu Fei said with a smile, "Chen Dudu has been organizing an attack, and reinforcements from the capital have also arrived, but little progress has been made.

Wusheng Pass is a thousand-year-old pass. If you rely solely on conventional ant attacks to attack the city, you may not be able to fill it with all the people. Now the frontline officers and soldiers have suffered heavy losses and their morale is extremely low. If they don't repair it for a period of time, they may not be able to attack. "Where is the White Lotus Bandit Army?" "Lin Ruhai actually thought of it, and continued to ask with a frown, "I heard that they didn't put all their energy on the front line, but on sorting out the place?" "

"According to our information," Xu Fei continued to complain, it was indeed "our" information, "Currently, the Bailian Holy Army has completely controlled the Huguang area, and all the 'big households' in the area have been cleaned up.

In addition, Jiangxi Province and Guizhou Province, although the upper ranks of these two places are completely sorted out, it is basically a matter of time. In other words, the White Lotus Holy Army will be able to occupy the land of the four provinces within two months. Wuchang Every day, there are crowds of people who persuade the Empress Bailian to petition. "

"This group of trash!" Lin Ruhai snorted coldly, but Xu Fei didn't know how to respond, "I'm afraid they're still daydreaming about the power of the dragon? But they don't know how the two women will inherit it?"

"Ahem!" Xu Fei almost choked on his own saliva, "My lord, since the imperial court doesn't have any requirements, we don't need to worry about it. It's better to focus on the construction of Jiangnan, especially the improvement of transportation and business. run."

"Although the old man doesn't understand why he didn't abide by the policy of 'emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce' but made Jiangnan far richer than ever, but he is not a person who doesn't know how to adapt, especially for the sake of money.

At present, all the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River are connected by Wuzhang (about 12 meters) cement avenues, and some counties with good relations also have avenues. Does Wei Hou mean that all counties are also connected? " Lin Ruhai asked lightly.

"What your lord said is true!" Xu Fei nodded, "Not just in Jiangnan Province, what Hou Ye meant was to build a road that goes out of the province and goes directly to the capital through Qilu, so as to completely solve the problem of land transportation between the north and the south.

Although the canal is convenient, there is a speed limit for water transportation after all. For some urgent matters, it is better to rely on fast horses. Now we have sufficient funds in hand, but relying on the existing cement production, it is too difficult to build. "

"Then execute according to the plan reported in the newspaper." Lin Ruhai nodded, remembering the phrase "rich and willful" someone said, "But, how did I hear that there is also a cement road on the side of the White Lotus Bandit Army? "

"My lord, the technical formula from the cement workshop has been leaked." Xu Fei said without changing his face, "It may be because he has seen the prosperity and development of Jiangnan, and the Holy Empress of White Lotus has copied many things from us."

"It seems that the technical secrecy that Marquis Wei said is really important." Lin Ruhai always felt that something was wrong, but didn't think too much about it, "Since there are no problems in all aspects, let's implement it as soon as possible.

Also, regarding the unchanged commercial tax rate but increased tax coverage, the main purpose is to ensure that all commercial activities with a monthly turnover of more than [-] taels must pay tax. Do you have any specific plans? "

"My lord, I have no right to intervene in this matter, but I still understand the general situation. The basic principle is that 'shops must pay taxes, and stalls charge a nominal fee'. The shops here mainly refer to cities in counties and above.

Because people who can own shops in the prosperous areas of these areas are unlikely to be poor, and the tax rate set is not high, basically less than [-]%.

If it is the so-called "shops" in some small towns, they basically don't charge any money, which means they charge some management fees and the like, and all commercial activities must have the administrative permission of the government. "

"It is estimated in the plan that this tax can guarantee an increase of about 20 taels of fiscal revenue per month." Lin Ruhai nodded, "That is, no less than 200 million taels a year, and we can indeed do a lot of things.

According to the meaning of the plan, the money can be invested in new schools, but according to Wei Houye's request, do these schools pay too little attention to Confucian classics?Just a compendium course called "Chinese"? "

"My lord, the cultivation of talents should be based on practicality, and it must be started from a young age. The new school is divided into three years of primary school and two years of middle school. Graduates can basically guarantee that they will have enough knowledge to work anywhere.

After that, they can choose different courses in business, administration, or military, and embark on a different life path, instead of being like these rotten scholars now, who don't know anything except the basics. "Xu Fei said seriously.

"Forget it, since it's still the intention of Master Hou, then follow the requirements. Anyway, the first batch of graduates will have to be five years later, just to see the situation." Lin Ruhai said lightly, "You think about it!"

"Yes, my lord!" Xu Fei turned and exited.

Lin Ruhai sighed lightly, how could he not have doubts about something obviously wrong?It's just that I don't want to ask too much, anyway, it's my daughter and son-in-law, and he did all this for his own people.

"Min'er, have you seen it? Our daughter is married." After thinking about this, he took out two identical jade pendants and gently stroked them. They were the betrothal gifts from Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rong at the time, when he was engaged to Jia Min. Originally, he and Jia Min were alone.

(End of this chapter)