Offense (2)

Wen Tianxiang had no troops to send.

In the Battle of Fujian, the Broken Captives Army adopted the strategy suggested by Du Hu and Zhang Tang to hold on to the middle road and fight on the outside line, which inflicted the heaviest losses on the Yuan army since it moved south. Lu Shikui, Ali Hague, Zhang Hongfan and others successively lost nearly 200,000 soldiers. However, 3,000 enemies were killed, 800 were self-inflicted, and the Broken Army also suffered the greatest losses since its establishment.

Xiao Mingzhe's second bid, Yang Xiaorong's fifth bid, and Zhang Yuan's sixth bid left behind were beaten into empty shelves, and Li Xing's fourth bid was only half left, and he had to defend the long defense line at the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian. Li Guida's seventh standard, except for a few people who fled back from Da Chun's command, was almost completely wiped out. Tao Laomo's eighth bid loss was relatively small, but the number of casualties was also more than 2,000.

In the end, in Wen Tianxiang's hands, in addition to Zhang Tang's first standard and the artillery division that could not fight independently, only Chen Hangyan's ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth four targets were available. But the entire Western Front still needs Chen Hang's eyes to defend. If it weren't for the fire in the backyard of the Yuan Court and the strategic center of gravity moving north, if the fight continued, the outcome of the victory or defeat would indeed be unpredictable.

In the past two months, Zhang Shijie's old subordinate Su Liuyi and others have repeatedly asked for war, asking Wen Tianxiang to send someone to take them to recover the lost territory of Liangguang. When the remnants of the Song Dynasty who escaped from danger heard that Zhang Hongfan had returned to the north, they also went to the imperial court one after another, urging the broken army to leave the two Zhejiang provinces as soon as possible and restore the old capital. Wen Tianxiang did not move at all.

He himself knew best how powerful the Broken Army was now. At present, this ending is already the limit of the military strength of the Fujian Metropolitan Governor. Although the Northern Yuan suffered setbacks, its strength was still far above that of the Great Song Dynasty. Kublai Khan, Zhang Hongfan and others suffered losses, and they suffered in the absence of a complete water division. If the Northern Yuan could send a fleet to suddenly land on the coast of Fujian, the seemingly good battle situation in front of them would immediately develop in the opposite direction.

After Zhang Hongfan returned to the north and the battle situation on the front line calmed down a little, a large number of young people who fled enthusiastically joined the army, which alleviated the situation of the shortage of soldiers and major generals in the Dadu Governor's Mansion to a certain extent. However, the influx of a large number of displaced people also increased the difficulty of food supply for the Fujian Metropolitan Governorate.

In addition to the lack of experienced veterans, the second major difficulty faced by the Fujian Metropolitan Governorate was the lack of food. Although the Metropolitan Governor's Office repeatedly raised the price of grain entering the port, and despite the efforts of the Su and Fang families and the Yan Gang to deliver rice and noodles to Fujian, Fujian still faced the danger of famine.

Fujian is mountainous and has little flat land, so it cannot be completely self-sufficient in grain. Zhang Hongfan and Da Chun grabbed and burned it, turning the surplus grain of the people for the winter and the seeds that will be planted in the field next spring into ashes. This means that within two years, the people will have to rely on the Metropolitan Governor's Office to survive. At this moment, the number of people on Fujian Road has exceeded any road under the rule of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

During the stalemate of the war, the Broken Army organized the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people to Quanzhou and Fuzhou. These two cities have never experienced the same tragic offensive and defensive battles as Shao Wu, although they have changed hands several times in three years, and they have basically been handed over in a "peaceful" manner, and the population of the city has not changed significantly, and has remained between 300,000 and 400,000. After the influx of people evacuated from all parts of the country, the population of each city exceeded 500,000 in an instant. Coupled with the influx of displaced people from all over the country who could not bear the tyranny of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the already small city immediately became crowded. (According to historical records, the population of Quanzhou was around 400,000 at the end of the Song Dynasty, and Hangzhou exceeded 1 million)

In the six big cities of Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Shaowu, Jianpu and Jianning, two million people are waiting to be fed every day. It can't solve the problem of eating with more than two million mouths, and without the Northern Yuan Dynasty attacking again, the riots of the people can subvert the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, which has just gained a foothold.

Quanzhou Mansion, Dugui Duzhi Wailang Du Gui suddenly felt the pressure on his shoulders, and his abacus crackled every day, and he couldn't wait to dig out a few warehouses of grain from the ground. He was born in a merchant family and knew the minds of the people at the bottom. If a government can't even let the people eat, all loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, and righteousness are all bullshit. Scholars say that starvation is small, and intemperance is big. If thou hast starved him who said this for three or five days, thou hast opened his mouth and stuffed it into his throat with the food that comes his mouth. In Du Gui's view, all the words of the sages are not as true as these two sentences, "Cang Liao is honest and knows etiquette, and food and clothing are sufficient to know honor and disgrace", if a government does not even fulfill the responsibility of feeding the people under its rule, then no matter whether the people above are under the banner of the Great Song Dynasty or the banner of the Great Yuan, there is no difference in essence.

"My lord, the dried fish purchased from Xinghua and Meizhou has arrived!" A low-level official trotted to Du Gui's side and whispered.

"How many, have you checked the texture?" Du Gui stopped his fingers and asked without raising his head.

"This batch of 30,000 catties is fresh, and it hasn't completely dried yet. The owner of the goods promised to settle according to sixty percent and fold farm tools! The clerk replied clearly and neatly. He was born in a hotel, and he was trained in a crash course at Shao Wu's night school, and his performance was quite capable.

"Divided into three parts, one for Shao Wu, one for Jianpu, and the other for the city. Give the owner a tax exemption certificate and a discount certificate, and let him go to the warehouse to pick up farm tools! Du Gui made a few notes in the account book, pulled the abacus a few times, and ordered in a low voice.

"Yes!" The clerk agreed, turned around freely, and was called back by Du Gui.

"Wait, inform him, the next trip will be sent directly to Fuzhou, and find Lord Tian from the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. If the delivery exceeds 50,000 catties at a time, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion will give him a half-discount discount! Du Gui thought about it and said, a pair of small naked eye bubbles were sewn into a thin line, and two large black circles were very clear around the eye sockets.

"Ziju, can you mobilize the surrounding fish farmers and buy fresh sea fish from them!" I didn't hear the response of the little official, but it was a familiar voice.

This voice, Du Gui will never forget. If it weren't for this person, he might still be a mediocre and inactive trader. The tiredness in his body disappeared in an instant, and Du Gui jumped up from his chair suddenly, and asked in surprise while arranging his official uniform: "Prime Minister, why are you here!" ”

"Meet a few guests, and by the way, go to Butler Du to see if tomorrow's breakfast is still available. Ziju, you seem to have lost weight! Wen Tianxiang slowly walked in from the door, dressed in casual clothes, and became more and more like a fairy wind bone.

"No, not skinny, thinner, fine. Prime Minister, fresh fish can't be purchased in large quantities, that thing can only be eaten on the same day, and you can't put it away! Du Gui was moved, and hurriedly stopped. Wen Tianxiang's greeting made him feel cordial, but Wen Tianxiang's suggestion was not a good idea. The sea fish is delicious, especially in Quanzhou, a port that is not short of spices, and occasionally getting a few yellow flowers to drink is really a great joy in life. But it is not possible to supply the people and the army as food, because it is not enough to feed and deteriorates extremely quickly. Even though it is now winter in Fujian, fresh fish cannot be stored for three days. Unless there is a big ice cellar at home, even a wealthy family like the Chen family and the Xu family may not be able to afford to build a luxury that day. "Yes, the fish farmers in this area have never dared to catch more, just because they can't hold back! It's better in the north, and it freezes in winter, so you can pull frozen fish far away to sell! A household official stood up and echoed Du Gui's suggestion. If the ice cellar was a common thing, with excellent fishing skills, those fishmen who begged for a living at sea would have become rich long ago, and would not have been poor for generations while guarding the sea......

"Well, the Academy of Sciences has come up with a good way to cook the fish and store it, and it will not be a problem to store it for two months. Come, you can taste it, this is Xiao Zi's craft, and the taste is very special! Wen Tianxiang took out a bowl made of clay, put it in front of Du Gui, and shaved off the wax seal around the lid.

Under the wax seal, there is a layer of fine paper rope. Although Du Gui is very familiar with Wen Tianxiang and knows his easy-going temperament, he does not dare to let the prime minister serve him. Ordered someone to bring a few chairs, asked Wen Tianxiang and the head of the guard, Wan Yan Jingyuan, to sit down, snatched the pottery bowl, and opened it himself.

As soon as the paper rope was wound, a strong fragrance wafted through the room. Several household officials who worked with Du Gui were hooked and gurgled in their stomachs, and they came over boldly, and from under the lid, they saw golden fish pieces and translucent soup.

"Jingyuan, open a few more samples of ours, and today I will reward a few adults from the household department, they have worked hard recently!" Wen Tianxiang commanded with a smile.

After Yan Jingyuan, the head of the guard, agreed, went out and took a few more clay pots, opened them one by one, and placed them on an empty table. Several household officials knew that Wen Tianxiang didn't like too much red tape, so they thanked him and surrounded him.

Each clay jar looks to have a capacity of two catties, and there are different fish in it, with few spines, and the soup is very thick, although it is a cold food, there is not much fishy smell.

Du Gui took a bite and took a look. I put another chopstick into my mouth, closed my eyes and tasted it carefully, and sighed with satisfaction. The chopsticks were like the wind, and they swept half a bowl in an instant. Seeing Wen Tianxiang looking at him with a smile, Fang Jue lost his temper, blushed, and said with a smile: "If it tastes like this, it can be compared to the chef in Songhe Tower?" I don't know what secret recipe Xiao Zi used, how could they keep it for so long! ”

"It's Xiao Zi who offered a reward at the Academy of Sciences and spent a lot of money to overcome the problem!" Wen Tianxiang said with a smile. In Wen Zhong's memory, canned food was an invention of a Western country called France. But Wen Zhong himself did not know how to make canned food. Wen Tianxiang searched Wen Zhong's memories all over the place, and only found an impression that the ** teams of later generations mostly carried canned food to satisfy their hunger.

So, he passed on this concept of flying pigeons to Xiao Zi and asked the Academy of Sciences to focus on research. Xiao Zi put up a reward notice in Shao Wu with the mood of trying it out, but less than a day after the notice came out, it was unveiled by a cook named Sang Dabao.

Sang Dabao is a big man in Shandong, eight feet tall, but he is timid to death. The Mongol army "suppressed the rebellion" in Shandong and went on a killing spree. Sang Dabao fled south with his family, separated from his family halfway, lost both dry food and silver, and had to rely on begging for food to make a living. But in these years, there is a shortage of soldiers, where can there be so many alms. The beggars who traveled with him starved to death, but he survived all the way to Shao Wu and found a job as a cook in a restaurant.

When he saw the notice from the Academy of Sciences, he immediately offered the secret of storing food. It turned out that Sang Dabao was begging on the road, and once he had excess food, he was not like other beggars, who took care of the bag or ate it desperately, but put it in a clay pot and burned it for an hour, and then sealed it in the best possible way, which could ensure that the leftovers would not be broken for several days, and became his life-saving food several times.

Xiao Zi got the secret recipe, and after someone tried it, it really worked. The first batch of canned fish was stored for two months, and it was still fresh and delicious, and as a sample, it was sent to Jianpu by Wen Tianxiang. It just so happened that Wen Tianxiang had something to do in Quanzhou, so he brought it with him.

"People say that in all industries, there is learning everywhere, and sure enough!" After listening to Wen Tianxiang's introduction, a household official exclaimed with an oily mouth. Chen Longfu called for food saving in Quanzhou Mansion, and these low-level officials had not let go of their stomachs to eat for a long time.

Wen Tianxiang smiled, knowing that everyone was having a hard time. Under the constraints of the absence of a perfect system, whether the officials at the bottom are attentive and honest or not depends entirely on the personal qualities of the officials in charge at the higher levels. The so-called upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, and a corrupt official's subordinates will never bring out any good birds. Under an honest and capable official like Chen Longfu, it is difficult for anyone to be slippery and lazy.

However, to govern a place or a country, it is not enough to rely on the consciousness of officials alone, and an appropriate mechanism must be established. At this point, the original science of the Great Song Dynasty and the world harmony in Wenzhong's memory may not work. Although in his sleep, he was often excited by the beautiful ideal in Wen Zhong's memory. But as a master of science who witnessed the decline of the Great Song Dynasty, he knew that Zhu Zi's so-called world of sages was not much different from the world that Wen Zhong said was pursuing, and all that was required was personal qualities. And personal quality is the most unreliable. Liu Mengyan, Ye Li and others, who are now serving in the Northern Dynasty, have been exemplary in terms of knowledge and character. But at the critical moment, his personal integrity is not as good as that of a small official like Peng Zhenlong, who was removed for greed for ink.

Just thinking about it, I heard Du Gui ask: "Dare to ask the Prime Minister, how much does it cost to make this can of fish?" How much can I do in a day? ”

"This is what I was about to discuss with you, the materials for making canned fish, whether it is a clay pot or fish, are all your Quanzhou specialties. Among the people who fled were strong laborers. Xiao Zi and they designed a production line, I brought detailed information such as drawings, and you can arrange business cooperation immediately. Out of the product, part of the supply of military supplies, part of the relief of the people, you see, is there a chance to make it bigger......" Wen Tianxiang took out a stack of drawings and explained in detail.

Many things need to be done step by step, and what methods will be used to ensure the immortality of Huaxia in the future is a matter of the future. The most important thing right now is survival. The second year of Xiangxing in Wenzhong's memory passed immediately, and with the efforts of everyone, the tragedy of Yashan finally did not repeat. The future historical trend is completely different from Wenzhong's memory. It can be said that from the moment the young emperor was rescued from Yashan by Miao Chun, a new page has been opened in history. The Chinese civilization and the grassland civilization have started a race again.

Where Huaxia is about to go, what changes will be made on the way, Wen Zhong will not know, for Wen Tianxiang, Du Gui, Chen Longfu, and for everyone, it is also unknown.

Alcoholic's Note: 1. The record of the Mongol emperor's murder of the minister and not announcing the real crime can be found in the historical books. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the three great corrupt Ahema, Lu Shirong and Sang Ge were all accused of disloyalty, not corruption and perversion of the law.

2. The inventor of the original canned food has nowhere to verify, and is rumored to be Napoleon. In the last century, some time-honored pork sauces in China were also preserved by the clay pot sealing method.

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