Chapter 24: Base Areas
"Do you have any opinions?" Chen Yiming felt that it was almost there.
"I have an opinion." Lu Hua raised his hand and said, his pretty face was slightly red, obviously a little unhappy, "I asked to go ashore, I floated on the sea all day, I couldn't do anything, I was about to get sick." ”
"Yes, I also ask to go ashore, eat, drink and sleep every day, and I can't maintain my physical strength in that little space on the ship." Sun Lei also shouted when he saw the opportunity.
"It's not for everyone's safety." Chen Yiming replied with a smile, but the words he said were obviously lacking in confidence.
"Lin team, you say, what's the danger for us to go ashore?" Lu Hua did not relent, and turned his fire to Lin Xiao.
"yes, is there going to be someone who will assassinate us?" Sun Lei believes that everything Lu Hua said is right.
"Well, it's really risky to go ashore." Lin Xiao scratched his head, touched his nose and said, "For example, the personnel are complex, such as food safety, health and epidemic prevention issues, ......"
Lin Xiao is not wrong, modern people go back to ancient times, and the health problem is indeed not very adaptable. These soldiers are fine, but the experts are all baby bumps, and nothing can happen.
"We're not muddy, you can adapt to it, can't we?" Lu Hua was really unhappy, "Besides, isn't Dr. Yu on the shore?" ”
"yes, let's just try to pay attention to something, okay? Besides, with so many soldiers stationed, who is so bold to do something? Sun Lei picked up and shouted.
"Alright then, let's go ashore and take a walk?" Lin Xiao said with a wry smile, turned his head and asked Chen Yiming, "Old Chen, what do you say?" ”
"It's okay, it's normal to go ashore at the port, as long as the safety of the experts can be guaranteed, I think it's okay." Chen Yiming was still a little worried, but he readily agreed.
"I think it's safer to just drive the big boat into the bay, and the crew can take turns to go ashore and do some training or something, and if necessary, they can help defend." Li Tao also echoed.
"Okay, so it's decided? Zhou Gong and Cao Gong went ashore together, right? Maybe we can do some research. Lin Xiao coughed lightly and said.
"Okay, let's go around too."
After reaching a consensus, Lin Xiao immediately returned to Haiphong, and there were still many things waiting for him.
The big ship sailed into the bay and anchored near the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the speedboats shuttled back and forth, which unexpectedly caused another wave of panic and exclamation.
Lin Xiao found Gong Zhenhao, arranged the experts and his party into the backyard of the "Longsheng Commercial Bank" to rest, and asked Xiao Kaifeng to send a squad of soldiers to arrange sentry posts around.
Gong Zhenhao hurriedly asked someone to clean up the West Wing and arrange for the guests to move in, and asked Zhang Haifa to choose two sturdy and capable servants to be responsible for tea, food, cleaning and other chores.
After everything was busy, Lin Xiao had another meeting with Gong Zhenhao and He Shouxin in the inner hall of the backyard.
"My lord, in recent days, refugees from nearby areas have come to Haiphong, and more and more people have recently fled from Daming by land and sea, and there have been more than 10,000."
In the back hall of the inner courtyard of "Longsheng Commercial Bank", Lin Xiao and Gong Zhenhao talked while drinking tea.
"The old club has worked hard." Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Is the money and food enough?" ”
After many contacts, Lin Xiao found that Gong Zhenhao was not an ordinary businessman, and he was a person with a sense of justice and patriotism in his bones.
"According to the current population, 10,000 stone of grain is enough for three months, and other ingredients are also enough, and salt and sand are the specialties of this place. It's just that after three months, the adults must open up the situation. Gong Zhenhao replied; The number of refugees continues to increase, and when the time comes, we must find a way to buy grain, and the small people's Zhuangzi still has some grain in stock, but the wind in Tokyo has been tight recently, and the grain cannot be transported. ”
"It doesn't take three months, within a month, you can find out, and the old owner doesn't have to worry about this matter." Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Lin still has another big thing, I don't know if I can entrust it to my old club?" ”’
Lin Xiao came to Gong Zhenhao this time, and there was another thing to discuss with them, that is, to repair the city, establish a base area, resettle a large number of refugees, and at the same time use it to recruit troops and expand the army.
This is a big project, which will not only cost a lot of financial and material resources, but also the planning, implementation, and organization work is very heavy. In fact, even Lin Xiao was a little hesitant to open his mouth to support him, so he carefully picked out the benefits and disadvantages one by one.
Unexpectedly, after Gong Zhenhao listened to Lin Xiao's words, he agreed to it.
"My lord, this is a great act of kindness for the people, how can the people not do their best to help?"
"The old club, everything depends on the old club's hard work this time, if this matter is successful, I am really grateful."
Lin Xiao immediately got up, with a straight face, and said: "Old Gong is concerned about Li Min, if you can restore my Ming in the future, I will definitely thank you!" After speaking, he took a deep breath.
"Oh, how dare the little people be such a big gift, the adults really torture the little people." Gong Zhenhao hurriedly got up and returned the salute.
"The old club is righteous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he deserves to be worshiped here." Lin Xiao insisted on giving a salute.
After the ceremony, Lin Xiao asked He Shouxin again: "He Gongzi, what is the current situation in Tokyo?" ”
"Recently, the situation in Tokyo is very tense, the news of the defeat of the official army has arrived, the Annam Imperial Court is transferring troops from all over the country, and there are already many reinforcements gathered in Haiyang, and more local garrisons are coming."
He Shouxin was secretly entrusted by Lin Xiao a few days ago to go to Hanoi with his junior disciples to find out the inside story, and he had just turned around.
"However, through Shibo's housekeeper's inquiry, I learned that there is a lord and force within the Annan Imperial Court, and he wants to consider recruiting An, and the two sides of the war are currently quarrelling."
"That's good." Lin Xiao said lightly, as long as they mess up, Lin Xiao's goal will be achieved, and when the time comes, just add another handful of firewood, and this pot of rice will be done.
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When the plan was agreed, Lin Xiao ordered the construction of a new city.
Lin Xiao ordered a group of soldiers to take more than 3,000 prisoners to dig roadbeds and drainage ditches to the west of the Haiphong bazaar, and first build the streets and sewers.
As a result, the young men among the refugees heard the news and asked to participate in the repair of the city.
So Lin Xiao decided to work for relief, as long as the family has young and strong laborers, only one laborer a day is needed, and he can receive enough rations for three people to eat for one day. Those who do not have young and strong old people, the sick, and the disabled will be given porridge separately.
As a result, the enthusiasm of the refugees was high, and the speed of the project was significantly accelerated.
The construction of Haiphong New City was in an orderly manner, and in just a few days, the foundation and sewer works of the streets and roads had been basically completed, and Lin Xiao's soldiers did not abuse the prisoners, and the prisoners who had enough to eat were also very cooperative.
The refugee youth is mainly responsible for the construction of the houses on both sides of the street, and the foundations of a large row of houses have been dug and compacted, and several places are already being built into the walls.
The weather was hot, the refugees were soaked but energetic, and the scene was full of ox carts and carts carrying materials.
The use of a large number of captives saved labor costs, the gold and silver seized from the "unicorns" were mainly used to buy materials such as bricks, wood, lime, etc., and the sand was a local specialty, which cost almost nothing.
As soon as the planning, progress and other specific affairs were entrusted to Li Tao and Gong Zhenhao, Lin Xiao had to consider military issues again.
It's almost time to go on an expedition to Hanoi!