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Chapter 870 Development is also the last word

Although this trip to the eastern frontier was not delayed, it still exceeded the estimated time of Fang Jie, and the anxious waiting in the hearts of the people who stayed behind in the camp for several months back and forth can be imagined. Fortunately, there is a very efficient spy organization like the Xiao Riding School, and it will not be long before Fang Jie's itinerary will be transmitted back to the camp, so that the people at home can feel more at ease.

Speaking of which, leaders like Fang Xie are indeed rare. Any leader in the early stage of entrepreneurship will not easily take the risk of going to the enemy's territory to do things that do not seem to be very important, and if something happens, then the previous struggle will be gone.

Sometimes Fang Xie is a very rational and terrible person, and sometimes he is an emotional and difficult person to understand. If it was someone else's hard work to become a Black Flag Army, he might never rush to Dongjiang for the sake of satisfying his dignity and morality, no matter from which point of view, this is not a wise thing. But that's what Fang Xie did, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with reason.

After returning to the camp, all the people who stayed behind in the camp breathed a sigh of relief.

Dugu Wenxiu took the generals of the Black Flag Army out of the camp for dozens of miles to welcome Fang Xie back, and the generals of each battalion and the local civil officials finally relaxed when they saw that Fang Xie was safe and sound.

The white lion left Fang Xie in a daze, and had been a little uncomfortable, but when it saw Fang Jie, it immediately rushed up and groped Fang Jie's body with its huge head. The voice that came out of his mouth was full of reproach and complaining, as if to say why did you leave for so long?

Fang Xie stroked the head of the white lion and greeted everyone with a smile.

"There's nothing going on at home, is there?"

Fang Xie asked as he walked.

Dugu Wenxiu hurriedly replied: "Back to the lord, everything is fine at home." In the past month, all the local officials assigned by his subordinates have taken up their posts, and the local authorities are still peaceful. The three roads in the south were a little messy, but because the lord had left the army uniform before, they were quickly cleaned up. ”

"Wei Xiting also handled the matter over there in Dali City very well. According to the meaning of the lord, the original place of Nanyan was re-integrated into one and named Yunnan Road. After Wei Xiting became the governor of Yunnan Province, everything was done in accordance with the rules set by the lord to pacify the people and govern the place. Sanjin Hou arranged for the people of the world to be responsible for the construction of the workshop, and now the workshop in Dali City has been issued a scale. Nanyan's shipyard had not rebuilt warships for many years, and it would take some time to recover, but the craftsmen had been recruited, and it should not be long before they could start building ships. ”

"On the iron ore side, General Qin Yuan personally assigned a team of men and horses to guard it, speaking of which, there is good news, the quality of iron ore in Yunnan Province is better than that of the iron ore in the hands of Jin Shixiong in the northwest, and now it has begun to resume excavation."

"Chen Yishan, did they attack the south smoothly?"

Fang asked.

"It's going well."

Dugu Wenxiu replied: "With the help of Zhu Zhijian, General Chen's march to the south is very fast. It was only not long after the lord left, and Yunnan Province sent news that Chen Yishan was sick because of water and soil, and his subordinates did not have time to ask the lord, so after discussing with the generals, General Chen Dingnan rushed to Yunnan Province to replace General Chen Yishan. ”

"Well, this matter has been rushed to me by the Xiao Riding School, and you have done a good job."

Fang Xie nodded and said.

"General Chen Dingnan is a member of the lord's father."

Dugu Wenxiu couldn't help but sigh in admiration: "After arriving in Yunnan Province, Chen Dingnan immediately took over Chen Yishan to preside over military affairs, and within half a month, the remnants of Nanyan were defeated in successive battles. Yesterday, I received a battle report that Chen Dingnan had already led his troops to attack the southernmost part of Yunnan Province, and it was estimated that in less than a month, the entire territory of Yunnan Province would be cleaned up. ”

"Looks like I'm going to give him a good reward when I go back."

Fang Xie smiled and said, "When he first followed me, Chen Dingnan was still an easily excited teenager, and now he can take charge on his own. How is Chen Yishan? Are you getting better? ”

"It's a lot better, and he is now staying in Dali City to assist Wei Xiting in dealing with local affairs. Chen Dingnan played too fast, so it was inevitable that there would be any legacy behind him, Chen Yishan was prudent and cautious, he left the aftermath, and the cooperation between the two was seamless. ”

Dugu Wenxiu said with a smile: "After the remnants of Nanyan were basically cleared in Yunnan Province, Wei Xiting sent people to discuss with me, he planned to move some of the people of Yunnan Province to Pingshang Road, Pingshang Road is the land of fish and rice, but now the number of people is too small, and the fields are too barren, and most of the people of Nanyan live in those big cities, and the arable land is not enough to distribute, so Wei Xiting plans to move some people." The subordinates felt that this was a good thing for the stability of the south, so they agreed. ”

"Hmm"

Fang Xie nodded: "Not only do you want to move the people from Yunnan Province, but also from Yongbei Province and Nanhui Road, especially from these two provinces, you have to forcibly move the people away from the people controlled by those family members, if they don't dare to make trouble because of this, then it's best, if they make trouble because of this, then it's even better." By using the excuse of their trouble, killing a group of people will make the place quieter. ”

"When the subordinates turn around, they will send someone to arrange it."

Dugu Wenxiu bowed his head and said.

Fang Xie turned over the white lion, smiled and said, "I'll talk about other things when I go back, it's not like a word to let so many of you go with me." ”

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"After the lord's military order was returned, his subordinates discussed it with the generals."

Cui Zhongzhen clenched his fists and said: "The front line of Xinyang City is the top priority of defense, and on the south side of the Yangtze River, if the imperial court, the two brothers of the Jin family and Luo Tu have a decisive battle, there will definitely be a rout fleeing to the southwest." Therefore, his subordinates dispatched men and horses to Xinyang City overnight, and General Xiahou Baichuan had already set off, because he was afraid of delaying the business, so he did not wait for the lord. General Xiahou led 60,000 troops to leave the camp 10 days ago, taking the same road as Anxian County, because it was recently discovered that some foolish people believed in cults and spread them in the local area, so General Xiahou led his troops to Anxian County to exterminate them along the way. ”

Fang Xie snorted: "In troubled times, there will be a cult, such people fool the people, collect money, and can't do any good things." Dugu, you go back and order the local government to find out that there is a cult, don't be merciful. Counsel will not make the people turn back, and only when people see blood will they know that they are afraid. ”

"Whether I lead the army to fight or govern the place......

Fang Xie said slowly: "The people come first in everything, but you can't lose the rules and lose the restraint just because the people are the first people." Let the people know that the Black Flag Army is really good for them, and let the people know that something is wrong. ”

Dugu Wenxiu said: "My subordinates understand. ”

Fang Xie sat down, took a sip of tea, and said, "The three things I miss the most in my heart after I leave this time. First, it is the local governance of Yunnan Province, Wei Xiting did things very well, and there were no mistakes. As for the war, it is still going well, and it won't be long before the remnants of Nanyan will be cleaned up. The second thing is the excavation of iron ore and the construction of workshops, although the workshops on Huangyang Road have been fully built, but because of the iron ore, they have not been able to make weapons with all their might. On the other side of Yunnan Road, the conditions are better, Hou Ye...... Go back and arrange more manpower, and I'll leave the matter over there to you. ”

Wu Yiyi hurriedly lowered his head: "Don't worry, your subordinates will go all out." ”

Fang Xie nodded: "The first thing is handled by Wei Xiting, and the second thing is handled by Sanjin Hou, I can rest assured." The third thing is the ...... of the sailors."

Fang Xie looked at Zheng Qiu, the general who had taken refuge with the sailor a while ago, and Duan Zheng, the general of the Navy division of the Black Flag Army.

"How's this going?"

Zheng Qiu glanced at Duan Zheng, Duan Zheng bowed his head to him, Zheng Qiu smiled gratefully, Duan Zheng's humility made him feel quite moved.

"Back to the lord, the shipyard of Daying Water Village in Suzaku Mountain is too small to build a big ship. Even the modification of the Yellow Dragon warship is quite difficult, for several months, the subordinates and General Duan Zheng have been going to the shipyard almost every day to keep an eye on it, but the progress is not fast, because the craftsmen have no experience in modifying the warship, and they have to experiment with the impact of artillery installation on the warship, so up to now, only one Huanglong warship has installed artillery, and it is being tested daily in the lake, if it is determined that there is no adverse effect on the warship, the next progress will be much faster. ”

Duan Zheng stood up and added: "Refitting a warship is not just about pressing the artillery up. It is necessary to experiment with whether there will be problems with the operation of the warship after the installation of the artillery. For the past few days, his subordinates and General Zheng have been driving in the lake on the modified Huanglong warship, and the day before yesterday they left Xuanwu Lake and entered the Huangniu River, and the good news is that the warship has no effect. However, when the artillery fired, the rear seat was very strong, and the warship would tilt, so the people at the shipyard were still trying to figure it out. ”

He looked at Fang Xie and said: "Once the artillery is fired, the warship will shake, if it is continuously excited, will the warship shake too violently because the hull is too light, these things need to be tested to reach a conclusion." However, Andrew said that the ships should be increased or the ship's buildings should be demolished. Our Great Sui warship is too heavy on it, and Andrew said that because of this, no matter how big the ship is, it can't go to sea. Because the top is too high and heavy, the wind and waves on the river can still be carried, but once you go to sea, the wind and waves on the sea are not comparable to the river waves. Therefore, the newly built warship should be greatly changed. ”

These things are not within the scope of Fang Jie's understanding, so he nodded and said: "You can't slack off or be in a hurry, you two will discuss it, the development of the Black Flag Army will all depend on the sailor in the future." Without the water division, we will not be able to go out of the southwest, and we will not be able to control the waterway. You can imagine that if our sailors can run rampant on the great rivers, then more than half of the battle has already been won before it is fought. ”

Fang explained: "I was thinking about one thing before I left the camp, and I thought about it again in the past few months, and I think it is feasible. ”

He smiled and said, "After the first ship is successfully refitted, I will separate the two of you." Duan Zheng, the shipyard on the Yunnan side of the road can already start construction, the new warships must meet the needs of installing artillery, and the big ships built in the future must also be able to sail to sea. So as soon as this matter is over, you have to immediately rush to Yunnan Road with a group of craftsmen. I'll leave the matter of the sailor to you in the south. Let me tell you the good news again, this time I came back from Dongjiang, and I asked Sanjin Hou to bring back a group of craftsmen who knew how to build sea ships, and I will hand them over to you when I turn around. ”

"Zheng Qiu, the sailor here of the Vermilion Bird Mountain camp, I'll hand it over to you."

The two people hurriedly stood up, clasped their fists and said in unison: "Subordinates obey orders!" ”

Wu Yiyi couldn't help but nod slightly, knowing that Fang Jie's deep meaning in doing this was not just to start construction on both sides at the same time and make every effort to build a water division. Duan Zheng was the first general of the Navy Division to follow Fang Jie, and Fang Xie trusted him very much. But although Zheng Qiu had only been here for a long time, he had brought a powerful fleet with him. Therefore, among the sailors, whether to let Duan Zheng be respected or Zheng Qiu to be respected, even if the two of them do not have any discord on the surface, they are afraid that the soldiers under the two of them will also discuss it privately. Whether it is to let Duan Zheng be the most water general, or let Zheng Qiu be the general, there will be people who are not convinced.

Fang Xie separated the two of them and created two sailors, and in the future, to see who has high military merits on the battlefield, who is the leader of the sailors, so that there will be no conflict.

"That's it for today."

Fang Xie got up and hugged his fists: "I also want to thank you, without your help, I can't move an inch." ”

"The subordinates are willing to smear the liver and brain of the lord!"

Everyone hurriedly got up and clenched their fists.

"I'll go to Tuntian tomorrow to have a look, and you can go back and rest separately."

Fang Xie smiled and said, "Maybe it won't be long before the army will be launched." ”

He glanced at Dugu Wenxiu and Cui Zhongzhen: "Dugu, Zhongzhen, you two follow me to the study." ”