The city wall of Quanzhou was built in the Tang Dynasty during the Jiushi period, and the construction of the city followed the system of Tang Ziluo, that is, there was a small city in the big city, and the small city was called the "sub-city".

The city wall of Quanzhou began to be built in the Tang Dynasty during the Jiushi period, until now, in the second year of Song Chongnian, during which the city was built intermittently.

The city wall of Quanzhou City was also built into three sets of city walls by a single city wall, that is, the Yacheng, the sub-city, and the Luocheng were formed.

The city wall of Quanzhou is made of rammed earth, two zhang high, although it is not as majestic as the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion of Jingshi, the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion of Jingshi is as high as four zhang to six zhang, but in the city of the southeast coast, it is still relatively solid and tall, even the governance of the road-level yamen, Fuzhou is not as good as Quanzhou.

Quanzhou has a low terrain and a lot of rain, so many thorn trees are planted outside Quanzi City and Luocheng City to consolidate the rammed earth city foundation, improve soil quality, prevent sand erosion, and so on.

Therefore, Quanzhou is also called "Thorn Tong City".

"The way to control is to give both grace and power." Li Sanjian stood on the gate tower of Quanzhou City and said to his subordinates: "Blind prestige will only make the subordinates afraid, can only be temporary, not a long-term solution, your subordinates are afraid of you because of fear, because of fear and hate you, hatred will lead to your subordinates want you to die early, so how can it last for a long time, how to make people truly respectful?" ”

"Hahahaha!" Li Sanjian's witty and straightforward words made the officials laugh.

However, Li Sanjian's words are not rough, and the people under his command or the people under his rule are afraid and hateful, and they want you to die immediately, so in the future, if they have the slightest chance, they will definitely eat you alive...

"What are you laughing at?" Li Sanjian rolled his eyes and then said: "You are all court officials, and you all have subordinates or rule the people, so you should remember the words of this official today, give both grace and might, reward the good and punish the evil, put virtue first, and control the way." ”

"Li Zhizhou's good words, the lower officials and others should keep it in mind." Zhou Fangwei, the judge of the Quanzhou Prefecture, Yao Yu, the commander of the Quanzhou Black Flag Army, and Li Gang, the secretary of the Quanzhou Prefecture, and others all said.

The stone on the side also silently recited Li Sanjian's words in his heart.

Li Sanjian nodded, held the battlements of the city wall with both hands, looked outside the city gate and said: "This official sentenced more than 100 thieves to be beheaded, it is for the sake of prestige, but it is also a helpless move. Quanzhou thieves have been plagued for a long time, and thieves are rampant, and the people have been suffering from pirates plundering and harassing for a long time. Therefore, the official had to do this to deter the crowd, but the official was not as the layman rumored, but a person who loved to kill. If the thieves in the East China Sea can wake up, disarm and surrender, and return to the royal road, the official will definitely be punished lightly, and will never kill indiscriminately or wantonly. ”

"Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot?" Zhou Fangwei shook his head slightly when he heard this: "A thief is a thief, and a dog can't change its eating... The East China Sea group can spontaneously... Wake up, he is not a thief, and my Great Song Haijiang will be at peace. ”

Hearing this, Li Sanjian glanced at Zhou Fangwei and nodded: "What Judge Zhou said is that he hopes that the thieves can wake up, but it is just wishful thinking on the part of the official. Therefore, at present, the top priority in Quanzhou is still to suppress the thieves, in order to repay His Majesty's grace and plan for my great Song Dynasty, we must also exterminate the thieves in the East China Sea. And the key to suppressing thieves is to calm the people, the people do not obey thieves, and there can be thieves? Or can it be said that the thief is like a fish, and the people are like water, and the fish without water can jump for a while? ”

"Uncle Shi said yes... Yao Yu nodded.

Yao Yu is a few years older than Li Sanjian, but since Li Sanjian went to the court and avenged his teacher, he has willingly regarded Li Sanjian as his uncle in the center of his heart, not just in words...

At this moment, no matter from which aspect, Yao Yu is already convinced of Li Sanjian.

Li Sanjian glanced at Yao Yu, who was dressed in military uniform, and pressed the wall battlement, looking outside the city gate, he always felt that something was wrong, but for a while, he couldn't say it.

"At this time, it is not in the flowering period of the thorn tree... Wu Congming, the secretary of the state government, thought that Li Sanjian was enjoying the scenery of the thorn tree outside the city, so he said: "To the flowering period of the thorn tree, the crown of the tree will be decorated with red flowers, and it looks like fire from afar, which is for the prosperity and prosperity of the city, wealth and auspiciousness。。。。。 ”

"Wait。。。。。" When Li Sanjian heard this, he suddenly interrupted Wu Congming's transformation and said, "Thorn Tong... Thorn tree? ”

Li Sanjian then pointed to the rows and rows of dense thorn trees in front of the city gate, and said to everyone: "The scenery is good, but have you thought about it?" If an enemy comes to attack the city, won't this thorn tree become a hiding place for the enemy? Not only that, but the enemy can also cut down trees to make ladders, make ordnance, and even cut down trees and pile them under the city, and burn the city. ”

"Li Zhizhou is too worried... Zhou Fangwei shook his head when he heard this: "My Quanzhou City has not been attacked by the enemy for more than 100 years, where will the enemy attack the city at this time?" Are the East Sea Pirates? The East China Sea pirates are only dominating the sea, where do they have the courage to come and capture the city of Quanzhou? ”

"What Judge Zhou said is reasonable." Li Gang also opened his mouth and said: "The pirates don't dare to attack the county seat, where do they have the courage to attack the city of Quanzhou?" Big brother... Is Li Zhizhou really worried? ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and they all felt that Li Sanjian was a little worried, except for Yao Yu and Zhang Kan.

Yao Yu and Zhang Kan are both military attachés, so Li Sanjian's mention of this matter can't help but arouse the vigilance of the two.

"The young general thinks that the teacher... Li Zhizhou is right. So Yao Yu said: "If I were a pirate, I would have caught you off guard and caught you off guard." The art of war, all those who fight, with the right fit, with the odd victory. Therefore, those who are good and surprising are as infinite as heaven and earth, and inexhaustible as rivers and seas. If the pirates really came to the nest, wouldn't the woods outside the city gate help the thieves? ”

"Master Yao!" Zhou Fangwei shook his head when he heard this: "Who are the pirates?" Cao Kou is a thief, and he doesn't know a few big characters, so how can he talk about the art of war? Even if the pirates come and attack the city of Quanzhou, with the solidity of the Quanzhou city and the spirit of the new army in Quanzhou, they will definitely return with their feathers. ”

"Judge Zhou!" Zhang Kan opened his mouth to agree with Yao Yu and said: "Don't underestimate the thieves in the East China Sea, the East China Sea bandits have been suffering from my Great Song Haijiang for decades, and they have their own way of survival, and there will be capable people and strange people among the bandits." ”

"Li Zhizhou!" Zhang Kan then bowed his hand to Li Sanjian and said: "The last general agrees with Li Zhizhou's words and cuts down all the woods within ten miles around Quanzhou City to protect Quanzhou City." ”

"This... Li Zhizhou, it is not easy to plant the thorn tree, and all of them are cut down, isn't it... Isn't it... Zhou Fangwei was suddenly a little anxious when he heard this, and said to Li Sanjian.

Li Sanjian looked at the two and smacked his lips, and for a moment, he was a little hesitant.

Li Sanjian just felt that the thorn tree forest was a little obscured from view, and if the enemy attacked, it would be extremely unfavorable to the defenders.

But Li Sanjian didn't say that he wanted to cut down all the thorn trees around Quanzhou City, and Li Sanjian was really a little reluctant to cut down all the such beautiful thorn trees。。。。。

In fact, Li Sanjian didn't believe that the East China Sea pirates would come to attack Quanzhou City.

The art of war is cloudy, so the army is strategic, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is to attack the city. The method of siege is a last resort. Repair the oar, with equipment, three months and then become, distance from the trench, and then three months and then be. The one who will be overwhelmed by the anger and the ants will possess it, and the one who kills one-third of the soldiers and the city will not be pulled out, and this attack will also be a disaster.

Therefore, those who make good use of soldiers, the soldiers of the people instead of the war, the city of the people instead of the attack, the destruction of the country of the people instead of the long, will fight for the whole world, so the soldiers will not stop, and the benefits can be complete, this method of attacking is also.

The art of war is cloudy, so the law of war, ten are to surround it, five to attack it, and the multiple is divided, the enemy can fight, and if it is less, it can escape, and if not, it can be avoided. Therefore, the small enemy is strong, and the big enemy is also captured.

If you want to forcibly capture a fortified city, you must have more than ten times the number of troops!

There are more than 2,000 new troops in Quanzhou, and there are thousands of village soldiers and archers who are half soldiers and half farmers, plus in case of emergency war, some soldiers and horses can be recruited temporarily, and there is no problem in making up more than 5,000 people, that is to say, if the enemy wants to forcibly capture the city of Quanzhou, it is possible to gather tens of thousands of troops.

In case of an emergency war, Quanzhou can also ask for help from the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army and Xiang Army in Zhangzhou, Fuzhou and other places, so it is almost impossible for the enemy to capture the city of Quanzhou.

Although Li Sanjian has never led troops into battle, after all, he has read a lot of military books, and he can still talk about soldiers on paper...

Therefore, Li Sanjian did not believe in the enemy or pirates, and was stupid enough to want to capture the city of Quanzhou...

However, Li Sanjian still weighed the pros and cons and thought about it for a long time: "People have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries." In order to ensure that the city of Quanzhou is foolproof, according to the words of the military lord of Zhang, all the trees within ten miles around the city will be cut down. ”

"Li Zhizhou, it is not easy to plant the thorn tree, and it solidifies the city and soil, so . . . Zhou Fangwei heard the words and persuaded.

"Human life is bigger than heaven!" Li Sanjian waved his hand to interrupt Zhou Fangwei's words and said: "What's wrong with Quanzhou City, the loss is not only the official positions of you and me, but also the people of the whole city will also suffer catastrophe. If the tree is gone, it can be replanted, but when the person is gone, everything is gone. Judge Zhou and Master Yao, the matter of logging will be handed over to the two of you, not only to cut down the trees, but also to strengthen the city defense and strengthen the vigilance, so as to deal with the unexpected. ”

"The subordinate obeys!" Zhou Fangwei had no choice but to answer the order.

Yao Yu also bowed down to receive Li Sanjian's government order.

"Yan Si!" Li Sanjian then said to Yan Si: "You put down everything at hand now, and only do one thing, that is, pay attention to all the movements of Quanzhou, and even the pirates on Fujian Road, and report any movement immediately." ”

"Subordinates obey!" Yan Si bowed in response.

"Those who use soldiers, who know the potential of the virtual and the real, are invincible!" Li Sanjian then slowly said to Yan Si: "Therefore, the way of reality is the way to win." ”

Li Sanjian finally whispered to Yan Si: "You not only have to know about the affairs of Quanzhou and Fujian, but also the affairs of Jingshi and even the affairs of the north, no matter what it is, no matter how big or small, this official is interested." ”

At this moment, Li Sanjian's voice was very small, and only Yan Si heard it.