control the heavens

Chapter 27
On the roof of the Xiangyang old house, a black shadow stood there, taking in everything.

"Sigh, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for Lin Zhennan to get the 'Evil Resisting Sword Manual'!" Looking at the Buddhist hall, Lin Zhennan yelled madly, Tang Han felt very unhappy.

In this era, human ethics is talked about. This kind of martial arts like waving a knife from the palace is unacceptable to ordinary people. After all, waving a knife from the palace means that you have lost your roots.

It's just that Tang Han knew very well that if Lin Zhennan didn't get the "Evil Resisting Sword Manual", then facing the Qingcheng faction and the hidden hunters, the Fuwei Escort would be doomed, and the Lin family's destruction would also be inevitable.

After all, the Fuwei Escort Agency seems to be the number one Escort Agency in the world, but its power is spread too widely, and it is impossible to recall the bodyguard masters and troopers scattered all over the place to the Fuzhou main helm in a short time.

When Tang Han was thinking about it, he saw a flash of light, and a smear of blood splashed on the window, which was so dazzling, followed by Lin Zhennan's wild laughter and crying.

Exercising Jinyan Hengkong, Tang Han jumped from the roof and left Xiangyang Old Alley.

In the next few days, Tang Han knew about the situation in Fuzhou Prefecture. As the general judge of Fuzhou, he was in charge of grain transportation, farmland, water conservancy, litigation and other matters in the prefecture, which can be said to be a heavy responsibility.As the core and political center of Fujian, Fuzhou Prefecture has the largest river in Fujian, the Minjiang River, and has the most abundant water resources.As the capital of Fujian, Fuzhou Prefecture has jurisdiction over 10 counties including Min County, Houguan, Huai'an, Changle, Lianjiang, Gutian, Yongfu, Minqing, Luoyuan, and Fuqing, which can be described as very large.

It took Tang Han five days to get a clear understanding of the information on Fuzhou Prefecture. He secretly felt that Fuzhou had a developed shipbuilding industry and advanced navigation technology during this period. There was also a Fujian Shipping Department. Rouyuan Station is specially used to receive Ryukyu envoys and businessmen.It can be said that Fuzhou's commerce and trade are very prosperous, coupled with abundant water resources, agriculture can also be self-sufficient.

"My lord, Mr. Jiang sent someone to invite you to go to the magistrate's yamen!" Tang Han's hired master 'Master Zhao' came in and reported.

Mr. Zhao, whose real name is Zhao Pengju, is 36 years old this year. He is a local candidate in Fuzhou. He failed the examination this year and left the capital to return to Fuzhou. Tang Han went to Fuzhou to serve as a general judge. He needed to hire a master. After learning about it, he invited him. Zhao Pengju.

Because of a coincidence, Zhao Pengju and Tang Han lived in the same inn at the beginning.

"Did Master Jiang say anything about it?" Tang Han asked.

Lord Jiang, that is, 'Jiang Wei', the magistrate of Fuzhou Prefecture, is a Jinshi of Xin Chou Ke in Chenghua for 17 years. He has been an official for 22 years.
This person has a good reputation and has a good reputation in Fuzhou.

"I heard that Japanese pirates appeared in Dongshan, Zhangzhou Prefecture." Zhao Pengju said.

Tang Han nodded slightly, and the general judge was in charge of grain transportation, water conservancy, farmland, horse herding, river and sea defense, etc. The Japanese pirate invasion involved river and sea defense, and Tang Han's general judgment could not be avoided.

Although Japanese pirates have not become a serious problem like later generations, Japanese pirates from the East still invade coastal villages on a small scale from time to time and plunder the people in coastal villages.

There are Fujian navy stationed in Fuzhou Prefecture, so Japanese pirates will naturally not blindly attack Fuzhou Prefecture, but once other prefectures are invaded by Japanese pirates, they will also turn to Fuzhou Prefecture for help.

Tang Han tidied up his clothes, then left the Tongpan Yamen and went to the Zhifu Yamen. The Tongpan Yamen and the Zhifu Yamen were very close, but only 500 meters apart. When Tang Han entered the Zhifu Yamen, he saw Jiang Wei.

"I pay my respects to the magistrate!" Tang Han bowed his hands slightly.

Jiang Miao is about 55 years old, with white hair, wearing the magistrate's robe, gentle and elegant, and is a typical civil servant.

He smiled slightly and said, "Master Tang is here, please sit down!"

Immediately afterward, a maidservant brought tea. Fujian is a famous tea town, rich in tea. The tea used in this yamen comes from Mount Wuyi, which can be regarded as good tea. Tang Han picked up the teacup and took a sip, only to feel that his articulateness was fragrant.

At this time, I heard Jiang Mian say: "This time, Mr. Tang was invited to come here because of the Japanese pirates! In the morning, I received a document from the Zhangzhou government. Mr. Lin, the magistrate of Zhangzhou Prefecture, said that there were Japanese pirates invading Dongshan and occupying Dongshan Island. I asked the navy to go and wipe them out." Japanese pirates."

Fujian has eight prefectures including Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Xinghua, Yanping, Tingzhou, Shaowu, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou, so Fujian is also called 'Eight Min'.Zhangzhou Prefecture is a famous "Hometown of Fish, Rice, Flowers and Fruits" in Fujian. The Zhangzhou Plain is the largest plain in Fujian and is known as "Zou Lu on the Seashore".Zhangzhou prefecture’s grain accounted for one-third of Fujian’s grain output. It was because of Zhangzhou prefecture’s grain that Fujian could be self-sufficient and there was no need to mobilize grain from other chief secretaries.

As for Dongshan, it is the second largest island in Fujian and is under the jurisdiction of Zhangzhou Prefecture.

Tang Han frowned slightly, the Japanese pirates actually occupied Dongshan Island, this matter is a bit tricky.Once the Japanese pirates use Dongshan Island as a springboard, they can harass Zhangzhou coastal areas at any time.

"I don't know what Master Tang thinks, how to deal with this matter!" Jiang Wei said.

Although Jiang Miao is an official of the fourth rank and is the direct superior of Tang Han, Jiang Miao's words are very polite. As an official of the fourth rank, Jiang Miao naturally understands some things about Tang Han, knows Tang Han's "Lianzhong Sanyuan", and is close to the crown prince. Hou, although he is only a sixth-rank official now, he might be promoted and become his boss.

"Lord Jiang, these Japanese pirates are occupying Dongshan Island. If they are not wiped out as soon as possible, they may become a serious disaster." Tang Han said: "The lower officials think that it is better to dispatch troops as soon as possible to wipe out the Japanese pirates."

The two discussed for a while, and Tang Han went to see the governor of Fujian and prepared the documents. Tang Han took people to the station of the Fujian Navy, and saw that there were only a dozen or so lucky boats in the water village of the Fujian Navy. Tang Han couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

Since Zheng He's voyages to the West, the imperial court has implemented a sea ban to prevent the remnants of coastal warlords and pirates from disturbing, and has strict regulations. The above-mentioned illegal large ships will bring prohibited goods to the sea, go to Fanguo for trading, sneak in pirates, conspire to gather together, and serve as guides to rob good people. Those who build the sea-going ships mentioned above and sell them to the barbarians for profit are compared with those who will ban weapons into the sea, so they will leak the law of military sentiment, the leader will be executed, and the followers will be exiled to the army."

Although the government's supervision was loosened later, and many businessmen secretly went to sea for trade, even if the government found out, they just turned a blind eye, but an indisputable fact is that the navy has completely declined.

Think back to when Zheng He sailed to the West, the mighty fleet went to the West with majesty, but now it is only about 100 years ago, and a navy has only a dozen ships.

Showing the official documents, he entered the water village, and asked people to beat drums and gather together. According to the record, there were more than [-] people in the Fujian navy, but there were only more than [-] people gathered in the water village, and many of them were old, weak, sick and disabled. , Tang Han was speechless in his heart.

Don't even think about Tang Han, he knew that there must be some people who are not paid. Of course, there is also a reason, that is, the salary of the navy is lower than that of the guard, and no one is willing to come.

Tang Han took a deep breath. The first thing he did was to weed out the old and the weak, and distributed the money to let the old and the weak leave the Fujian Navy. Even though it hurts, I have to continue.

First of all, he started to raise the banner of recruiting soldiers and horses in the water village, and increased the monthly salary of the sailors. It is six taels of silver.

The new Fujian navy established by the Tang and Han Dynasties is divided into small teams, squadrons, brigades, and corps. Every 10 people have a small team with a small leader, every 100 people have a squadron with a squadron leader, and every 1000 people have a brigade with a big team. team leader.As for the establishment of the entire Fujian Navy, there are 3000 people, and there are three brigades, and the commander of the Fujian Navy is the commander.

Tang Han was busy recruiting troops, and only recruited 1000 people in a month. Tang Han had to turn 1000 people into 10 squadrons, and then drilled. He was not in a hurry to send troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates. After all, the new recruits had not been drilled. Once a battle broke out It will only lead to heavy casualties.

In February of the 17th year of Hongzhi, Tang Han, who was training as a navy, received a letter from Zhao Pengju, saying that Fuwei Escort Bureau and Qingcheng faction had a fire fight in Fuzhou City, causing heavy casualties on both sides and affecting residents.

"This 'Evil Resisting Sword Manual' is really miraculous. It took Lin Zhennan only a few months to practice the 'Evil Resisting Sword Manual', and it allowed Lin Zhennan to step into the first-class realm in one fell swoop, and even cut off an arm of Yu Canghai." Tang Han looked at the letter. I am deeply moved in my heart.

This time, the Fuwei Escort killed dozens of bodyguards and troopers. Except for Yu Canghai and a few disciples of the Qingcheng Sect, all of them fell in Fuzhou. Arrested into jail.

Lin Zhennan was willing to spend a lot of money, in order to eliminate the influence, he actually distributed a lot of money, even he, the general judge of Fuzhou Prefecture, also got 1000 taels of filial piety silver, Tang Han didn't say anything about it.

Because many new soldiers were recruited, Tang Han had to solve the navy's finances. For this reason, Tang Han deliberately opened up a large number of salt fields along the coast of Fuzhou. In just a few months, he actually made a profit of 10 taels of silver. The issue of the Fujian navy's salary also caused all kinds of waves. Some damaged salt merchants colluded with court officials to impeach Tang and Han, competed with the people for profit, recruited soldiers privately, and attempted to rebel.Tang Han received the news from the crown prince, and went directly to the memorial, and put the salt field under the royal family, and suggested that the emperor add official salt. hand in.

For a time, the imperial court was turbulent, noisy every day, very lively.

In the end, Emperor Hongzhi suppressed all parties and established a new Yamen—Yanlingsi. The Yanlingsi was jointly managed by the imperial court and the royal family, and the income from the national treasury and the internal treasury were divided into fifty-fifths every year.

(End of this chapter)