Chapter 277: Golden State
Jinzhou Wei is the southernmost guard of the Ming Dynasty on the Liaodong Peninsula, because the Ming Dynasty has always pursued a policy of banning the sea, and the only ships of the Ming Dynasty are anchored in Dengzhou, so there is no water division in Jinzhou Wei at all, and there are no large ships.
The imperial court didn't pay attention to it, and the location was too remote, so the previous Jinzhou guards lived like they were called Huazi.
It was only after Ye Xun took charge of Liaodong that he gradually increased his investment in Jinzhouwei, which gave it a bit of a military camp atmosphere.
There are more than 2,000 military households in Jinzhouwei, and the total population is less than 10,000 people, and there is no commander here, not even a general general, and only one elderly thousand households are responsible for managing here.
Ye Xun didn't inform anyone before he came, and now, he doesn't need to rely on Liwei to command his subordinates, and the reason why he came quietly is to see what the real Jinzhou Wei is like.
When he worked in the West Factory in the capital before, he had already learned some things about shipping through Zhang Weixian, so in the future, Jinzhouwei will be the focus of the development of Liaodong and build a seaport integrating military and trade.
In March, the harsh winter has not yet gone far, and the cold and damp sea breeze blows on the body, even colder than the northwest wind in winter.
Ye Xun rode on his horse and looked around, there was smoke rising from a town-like place in the distance, and most of the rest of the place was white.
A scout had already told Ye Xun that there was the Jinzhou Guard in front, there were no guards, no sentinels, and there was not even a fence on the periphery, which was also called a guard?
Ye Xun shook his head secretly, he knew that the military households of the Ming Dynasty were very hard, especially in places like Jin Zhouwei, where his grandmother didn't hurt and his uncle didn't love him, so he didn't plan to hold the officers here responsible.
Ye Xun ordered the guards to find the thousand households of Jinzhou Wei, and he himself rode towards the sea with the guards.
The Liaodong Bend in later generations is an ice-free port, but Ye Xun knows that the Ming Dynasty is still in the Xiaoice River period, and he doesn't know whether there will be troops in the offshore sea, so he plans to go and see it in person.
Jin Zhouwei's station was not far from the seaside, and in just over half an hour, Ye Xun and his party arrived at the beach.
Sure enough, as Ye Xun expected, although there was the roar of the waves in the distance, there was still a layer of jagged ice in the distance.
Seeing this scene, Ye Xun's brows furrowed again, the North Korean side should be about to start a war, and a dock must be built here as soon as possible in order to transport the North Korean people over.
While pondering, a rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded behind him, and when he looked back, he saw that in addition to his own guards, there were more than ten generals dressed in Ming military uniforms following him, and the oldest military general in front should be the highest officer here.
A group of people arrived not far from Ye Xun, threw off their horses, and then quickly came to Ye Xun's horse and knelt on one knee.
"Mo will Jinzhou Wei Qianhu Sun Biao, see Ye Gonggong"
The Qianhu named Sun Biao who spoke, was about fifty years old, not very tall, wearing a thick jacket, and his face was full of dust, if he was not wearing a military uniform, it would be easy for Ye Xun to treat him as a fisherman.
Jin Zhouwei is no wonder Sun Biao in this situation, and Ye Xun is not here to find fault, so he jumped off the horse and helped Sun Biao up.
"Get up! The court left you here, because the court can't stand everyone, and it's also my Ye's negligence, brothers have worked hard."
For ordinary soldiers and civilians, sometimes what they want is not necessarily a special reward, and a thoughtful greeting can often have unexpected effects.
Listening to Ye Xun's words, Sun Biao's eyes suddenly turned red, and his lips trembled and said, "Father-in-law, I, we..."
Ye Xun patted him on the shoulder, signaled him to stop talking, turned to face the sea, and said, "General Sun, do you know when this seaside will thaw?" Where are there deep-water ports? Is there a shipyard nearby? ”
Sun Biao obviously didn't expect Ye Xun to enter the topic so quickly, he was slightly stunned, and immediately replied: "Back to my father-in-law, if you want the ship to dock, you don't need to wait for the sea to thaw, thirty miles south from here, there is a harbor where you can dock a thousand large ships, but I'm afraid it will disappoint my father-in-law, we don't have a shipyard here at all, but there is one in Dengzhou."
Similar to what Ye Xun thought, he continued: "I plan to build a shipyard here, I need a large number of shipbuilders, and the salary is three times that of Dengzhou Shipyard, if you can do this for me, you will be the first prefect of Jinzhou."
Sun Biao was taken aback, the imperial court explicitly forbade shipbuilding, did Gonggong Ye do this, did he get the consent of the imperial court?
What else is the Golden State Governor? Listening to the meaning of Ye Gonggong, it is obvious that he is going to turn Jinzhou Wei into Jinzhou Mansion, although the prefect is much higher than the official position of Qianhu, but how can he listen to it as if he is listening to a story?
It's not that Sun Biao hasn't heard of Ye Xun's deeds, but the news from Jinzhouwei's side is too closed, so that he doesn't know much about this magical Ye Gonggong.
Ye Xun turned his head and said to Sun Biao very seriously: "General Sun, this is your opportunity, grasp it, Fuyin descendants, if you feel embarrassed, my father will not be difficult for you, but the command of Jinzhouwei will have to be replaced, my time is limited, from here to the journey back to Jinzhouwei's station, it is the time for you to make a decision."
Listening to Ye Xun's words, Sun Biao couldn't help but look bitter, everyone is willing to be promoted and make a fortune, but the question is that this is still a big tomorrow, if he follows Ye Xun, in the future, if the court blames him, can he have good fruits to eat?
But if he doesn't do it, won't this Ye Gong Guild turn his face? After all, the reputation of eunuchs is not very good, and Ye Xun has too little time for him to think about it.
Ye Xun didn't urge him, what he needed was an impulsive and enterprising official, this Sun Biao was really a little old, if Sun Biao refused to follow him, then he could only let him step aside.
Half an hour's journey was not far away, and Ye Xun and his entourage, accompanied by Sun Biao, soon returned to the Jinzhouwei station.
When he entered the station, Ye Xun found that the situation inside was even worse than he imagined, except for the guardhouse, there was not even a decent house in the entire military town.
There are two hundred guards around Ye Xun, and there are so many people at once, it is difficult to find a place to live.
Ye Xun did not embarrass Sun Biao, and he has never been a master who likes to enjoy, so he immediately ordered the guards to set up tents, and Sun Biao was only responsible for burning firewood and other fireworks.
The closest to Jinzhouwei is Guangning, and after settling down, Ye Xun immediately ordered Zhang Qi, who was stationed in Guangning, to deliver various supplies to Jinzhouwei.
At the same time, he ordered Sun Biao to recruit people in the military town, he must first improve the living conditions here, food and clothing are the first priority, and when the people's hearts are settled, they will be in the mood to do other things.
In his busyness, Sun Biao did not make it clear to Ye Xun whether he would accept the official position of the prefect of Jinzhou.
Ye Xun knew that this was not a tacit acquiescence, but a silent confrontation, that is, Sun Biao did not plan to cooperate with Ye Xun.
Ye Xun also had a tacit understanding that he didn't mention this matter again, he just came, and he didn't know much about the people here, and this matter was only suitable for locals to do...