At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 23

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty." Chen Yizhong and Su Liuyi bowed.

Zhao Shi stepped forward quickly, helped the two of them up, and said, "You two are worthy of Ding Liuqiu and have established a lasting legacy for the country. They have made outstanding contributions. I am very pleased."

"Without His Majesty's guidance, who would have thought that there is such a big island overseas? This is His Majesty's credit. I was just running around, how dare I take credit?" Chen Yizhong replied.

"Thanks to your majesty's blessing, everything went smoothly." Su Liuyi flattered him and said, "I was overjoyed when I heard about the great victory in Taizhou. It is actually your majesty who is wise and powerful and commanded well."

Zhao Shi said with a smile: "Your exaggeration is true. This victory is due to Liu Shiyong and others' command. The frontline soldiers are not afraid of life and death. I sit in the back and enjoy the success."

Chen Yizhong said: "If Your Majesty hadn't made gunpowder, even if Liu Shiyong and ten thousand men were wrong, and Lin Jingxi and others were as resourceful as demons, it would be difficult to destroy the five thousand thieves."

We entered the government office chatting idle chatter, and after giving everyone a seat, the topic shifted to the Liuqiu immigration matter.

"For new immigrants, lack of food and clothing can be overcome, but illness is the most deadly."

Chen Yizhong said: "The waves were undulating, and there were many seasick people. When we came to the current, at least [-] people fell ill. Even if we prepared doctors and medicinal materials, half of them died.

Fifty thousand people immigrated this time, and more than two thousand people died. The loss is not insignificant. "

"Today we know how difficult it is to immigrate!" Liu Fu said with emotion.

Zhao didn't expect that it would be so difficult to move. He originally planned to open a third base quickly. Whether it was to go south or further to Oceania, it was an excellent idea. However, with this mortality rate, he was afraid that half of the people would die. even more.

If you think about it carefully, you can understand that the transportation at this time is not convenient, the medical conditions and material support are poor, and the most important thing is that the local flora is different and the human body lacks immunity, so traveling long distances is the most fatal.

However, the plan to develop sub-bases must not be stopped. This is the base for Qianliang soldiers, and it is also a retreat.

Besides, it is better to die of being acclimatized than to die of martyrdom for one's country, because the former dies of hope, while the latter dies of despair.

Zhao Shi asked: "How is the morale of the rest?"

"It's not bad." Su Liuyi said: "While going south, countless people died on the way. Everyone has been used to life and death and has become numb.

At that time, the future was slim and all deaths were in vain. But it is different today. As long as you survive, you will have land and a house, and a stable life is in front of you, so everyone is willing to persevere. "

Zhao was relieved after noticing that Su Liuyi said he was happy.

Su Liuyi added: "After the immigrants arrived on the island, the orphans were paired up, and then voluntarily distributed to the orphans without fathers and mothers. They were given to one household, twenty acres of land, a set of farming tools such as a shovel, fork, and sickle on credit, and three stones of grain.

Because the construction period of the house is long, the government pays for the construction, hires people to build it, and then sells it to the immigrants, with installment payment in the coming year. This can slightly reduce the pressure on the government. "

"For long-term purposes, we will start repaying it from the year after next. Three shi of grain per year can be converted into money, and it will be calculated in ten years." Chen Yizhong added.

"The island has vast wilderness and fertile soil. When it becomes mature farmland, it will not be a problem to harvest two or three stones per acre, and the people will not have much pressure to repay their debts."

Chen Yizhong and others even arranged zero down payment installments. What else could Zhao say?I can only give praise.

"This is Your Majesty..."

Kacha~
rumbling~
Probably because he couldn't stand Chen Yizhong's flattery, a thunder suddenly sounded in the air.

The thunder had not subsided, and the clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, as dark as night. Before the guards had time to light the lamp, huge raindrops rained down randomly.

Everyone looked outside the door and saw heavy rain pouring down from the sky to the ground, and the water flowing from the eaves was like a waterfall.

Zhao couldn't help but ask: "Will such heavy rain cause floods?"

The new Wenzhou magistrate, Peng Guan and Zhao Shu, replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Wenzhou has complete water conservancy, and occasional heavy rains will not cause floods."

"How about other places?" Zhao Shi asked again.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Just wait for the report. If there is no report, it will be a good result." Chen Yizhong replied.Lu Xiufu suddenly said: "I'm afraid that the waves on the sea will rise, and the immigration fleet may encounter disaster."

"As long as there is no strong wind, there is no need to worry about safety." Su Liuyi said, "I'm afraid it will rain heavily and the thunder will fail, and Yuanlu will take the opportunity to attack Qingtian."

Su Liuyi entered the role quickly and immediately became worried about the front line.

Taizhou is not afraid. The [-] main force was killed in the First World War. It is already traumatized. Without a long-term rest or re-mobilization of the army, it is impossible to launch an offensive again.

Only Qingtian County is still engaged in the battle, and after a long period of bombardment by returning artillery, the city walls are broken and the defense pressure is very high.

Jiang Zheng didn't know the worries in Wenzhou City, but said he was not under much pressure.

The city wall was repaired as it was broken down, and fences were erected on the inside. Even if the city wall was breached, it could still hold on.

Precisely because Jiang Zheng's defense was watertight, Liu Shen gave up his plan to raid.

The main reason was that the crossbows failed under the heavy rain and the siege equipment was difficult to move. The attackers suffered too much. Moreover, Liu Shen had not tasted gunpowder yet, so he did not expect that gunpowder would fail during heavy rain.

Xu Chen and Zhang Shenghu, who were full of confidence in gunpowder, led an army of [-] people and rushed outside Tiantai County in the rain.

Zhang Shenghu wiped his face and cursed: "Straight bitch, what a heavy rain."

Xu Chen smiled and said: "Zhang Tongzhi, this rain is the tears of Yuan Lu, the bigger the better."

Zhang Shenghu laughed and said: "What the bachelor said is very true. We will work together as one. When Tiantai County is reorganized, we will immediately send troops to Shaoxing Prefecture. By then, the bachelor will be the governor of the state and I will be the envoy. We will complement each other."

Zhang Shenghu was originally a commander. In the Battle of Taizhou, he was promoted to the 32nd level. He was promoted to the commander with merit and was sent to garrison the rooftop.

And Xu Chen left Pingyang County, was promoted to a higher level and knew Tiantai County, so he naturally wanted to go further.

Because of the examples of Lin Jingxi and Liu Shiyong, Xu Chen wanted to use Zhang Shenghu's ability, so he deliberately made friends, so the two got along harmoniously.

"Report~" A soldier rushed over and said: "Command, 30 officials and civilians from Tiantai County are waiting at the city gate for the king's division to enter the city."

"Haha, Thief Dong vomited blood in the first battle, and the thieves retreated. The king's majesty was fully displayed. Who dares to resist?" Zhang Shenghu laughed.

Xu Chen continued: "This is the display of His Majesty's majesty, ZTE is right in front of you."

Talking and laughing, we arrived at the city gate, and saw the city gate open. A group of people quickly came forward and bowed down. The leader said: "We have been waiting for Master Wang for a long time. Today, we are back under the king's authority. I am overjoyed."

Xu Chen stepped forward to help him up and said: "It is really rare for you to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. The court will definitely reward you."

Most of the officials fled, and the leader with the highest position was just a police officer named Lin Yuzhang, an unworthy civil servant.

Xu Chen needed to rely on these people to stabilize the place, so he was very affectionate. Lang was interested in concubine, and they quickly got along with each other.

In the evening, Lin Yuzhang held a banquet in the brothel, and the powerful men in the city sent a lot of wine and food to the military camp. It was said that the whole city was enjoying themselves.

When his ears were full of wine, there was a sudden shouting outside. Zhang Shenghu listened carefully and only heard "Kill~".

"Not good~" Zhang Shenghu broke into a cold sweat and immediately shouted: "Come here, prepare for battle!"

It was too late, only a loud bang was heard, the building shook, tables and chairs jumped, and dishes were turned over on the floor.

Others did not know, but Zhang Shenghu knew that the person guarding the gunpowder had ignited the sky thunder, and [-] sky thunders exploded at once.

A personal guard rushed in and shouted: "Commander, the whole city is rebelling, kill out of the city quickly."

Zhang Shenghu didn't care much, grabbed the drunk Xu Chen, drew his knife and went out to kill him.

(End of this chapter)