Flies occupy the key points, and whether the likes it or not, they have to meet with the flies.

The leader of the flies is surnamed Du, and he is a white-bearded old man in his sixties. He surrendered his home, his surname was Du, and he was the county guard of Shunqing Mansion commissioned by the Ming court.

"The last general, Chen Youfu, is the battalion officer of the caravan." Lin Yan stepped forward sullenly and saluted, "Alarm the prefect, the final general deserves death!" ”

"Oops! It turned out that in front of this mansion was Chen Yingguan, the caravan guard of the western Sichuan! I didn't expect Chen Yingguan to be so young and handsome! Governor Du was surprised, and hurriedly took a few steps forward to help Lin Yan up, "Chen Yingguan is a soldier of the prince's family, and he knelt in this mansion, doesn't he want this mansion to lose his life?" ”

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The exit of northern Sichuan connecting Hanzhong in Shaanxi is Guangyuan, the hometown of the empress. From Guangyuan through Baoning, Shunqing to Chongqing, it is almost a straight line running from north to south. And the Jialing River goes back and forth around this straight line. Water transport between the four cities is extremely well developed. In addition to the main stream of the Jialing River, the Qujiang River, an important tributary of the Jialing River, also connects many cities, such as Bazhou in Baoning Province, Guang'an in Shunqing Province, Dazhou in Kuizhou Province and Hezhou in Chongqing Province.

Shunqing Prefecture was known as Guozhou in ancient times, and has jurisdiction over two counties directly under the central government, two scattered prefectures and six prefecture-administered counties. The two counties directly under the central government are Nanchong County and Xichong County, and Nanchong County is Yikou; Pengzhou Lingyi, Longhe and Yingshan counties; Guang'an Prefecture Lingyuechi, Qu County, Dazhu, Linshui four counties. Shunqing Mansion is located in the center of the Sichuan Basin, bordering Baoning Mansion in the north, Chongqing Prefecture in the south, Tongchuan Prefecture in the west, and Huaying Mountain in the east, connecting with Kuizhou Mansion. It controls the waterway of the Jialing River, and it is a place of four wars.

In addition to its geographical location, Thuan Khanh is also a large province. The so-called big mansion is three more: more people, more land, and more grain.

Because of the early development of agriculture, the population of Shunqing Province is second only to Chengdu Province and Chongqing Province. Due to the large number of big rivers in the territory, although there are hills and hills, but along the river along the banks of the gully valley is flat and wide, forming many unconnected flat dams, becoming a very good rice planting area. The relatively superior geographical environment allowed the imperial court to collect more taxes in Shunqing Province. It is also two states and eight counties, and the amount of grain in Shunqing Mansion is more than three and a half times that of Boryeong Mansion!

Therefore, choosing the Xinzheng Dam on the Jialing River as the iron nail to protect the caravan in northern Sichuan, Zhu Pingjian, the son of Shu, did not just stare at the Baoning Mansion. He took a fancy to the fact that the Xinzheng Dam is located at the junction of Baoning and Shunqing, and also because of the ability of the Xinzheng Dam to radiate the entire Jialing River basin along the Jialing River.

How to plan the high-level strategy, middle and lower-level officers like Lin Yan know very little. He just vaguely felt that the prefect of Shunqing would not be so condescending to greet him. Either you have something to ask for to protect the caravan, or you can flatter the prince. But he had already appeared on behalf of the battalion commander and made an appearance, and the role of the battalion officer of the caravan had to continue.

On the side of the Shunqing Mansion, there is a five-storey restaurant that rises by the river and the hill, which is called Duwei Building. From the top of the building, the wide Jialing River in the east looks like a silver carpet, paved beyond the winding city wall. Fishing boats and merchant ships dotted on the river, coming from north to south. Turning his head to look, the West Mountain is lush with grass and trees, full of verdant, like a huge brocade screen, inserted behind the city. A large river (Xihe) quietly slips out of the foot of the West Mountain and flows into the Jialing River in the south of the city. At the confluence of the rivers is a large and bustling wharf.

"What a beautiful landscape, so beautiful!" Lin Yan climbed upstairs to face the wind, and couldn't help but sigh against the railing.

Governor Du exchanged excited eyes with the scribe beside him, and sighed with a smile: "I didn't expect Chen Yingguan to be such an elegant general!" This house is clumsy! It can be seen that the son of the world knows people with discernment! ”。

Du Zhifu "couldn't think of it" and reminded Lin Yan. He secretly stuck out his tongue and almost got into a goof. He is pretending to be Chen Youfu, and Chen Youfu is only from Dongmen Caobiao. Although the battalion commander went to study with the big-headed soldiers every night, this kind of graceful thing that played with the wind and the moon was born with him.

Lin Yan fixed his mind and meditated on what Chen Youfu should say on such an occasion. Just as he was thinking, he suddenly noticed that the large number of officials and squires downstairs were gone. In the empty room, only the two in front of them remained. In addition to the prefect Du who has white hair, there is also a scribe who chats with guests. This scribe is slightly younger than the prefect of Du, with a dignified appearance and an extraordinary atmosphere. But the strange thing is that this person's Yin Tang is blackened and his face is dark, as if he has recently encountered a catastrophe.

"Do they want to discuss with me?" Lin Yan secretly paid for himself, and quietly admonished himself to be calm.

Seeing that Lin Yan noticed him, the scribe smiled slightly, and bowed his hand: "Contemptible Jiang Dingzhen (Note 1), a criminal official!" ”

"Master Jiang, that's Geng Jie's loyal minister!"

While giving up his seat to Lin Yan, Governor Du was indignant and introduced Jiangding Town to Lin Yan.

"Master Jiang is the thirteenth Jinshi in the fifth year of the Apocalypse! There are more than eight buckets of talents, and there are more splendid articles! Last year, Lord Jiang was transferred from Fujian Zuo to the post of Sichuan Dong Dao Shou, and because of his strict anti-pay inspectors, he offended the gentry of Chongqing Prefecture. Wang Yingxiong's brother Wang Yingxi entangled a group of officials and gentry and slandered Lord Jiang for corruption! Therefore, Jiang Daren returned to his hometown of Nanchong County. ”

Du Zhifu slowly sat down in the middle position, and sighed to himself: "Hey! In today's world, the traitor is in the dynasty, and the righteous are far away! Pity this Ming Dynasty, it's dangerous! ”

The intrigue and fighting and killing in the officialdom are neither understood nor interested in by Lin Yan. He just wanted to hear what the mysterious two had to say, and then find an excuse to get out and chase the big army.

Hearing that Du Zhifu was upset for the villagers, Lin Yan smiled perfunctorily: "The gentry is this virtue!" On weekdays, he is loyal to the monarch and serves the country, shouting louder than anyone else. really let them donate money and wages, share worries for the country, and all of them are shrunken turtles! Shizi once said: When the thieves put the knife on their necks, they will understand: My Ming Dynasty is their paradise! Unfortunately, it was too late! ”

Chen Yingguan casually said how the prince of the world was, which shows that he is deeply respected by the prince of the world, and he can often serve around; The prince said that the Ming Dynasty was a paradise for the gentry, which seems to have a deep meaning.

Du and Jiang interpreted Lin Yan's words separately, and inadvertently exchanged excited eyes again.

"What the son of the world said, it is deafening!" Du Zhifu patted the table and said bitterly: "It's really a warning to the world!" I hate those gentry, who only know how to spend all day and drink, and do misdeeds, but they don't know that the end is coming! ”

Jiang Dingzhen was even more furious: "Sad Qin and Han Dynasty Economic Office, the palace has been made of soil!" Xing, the people suffer; Death, the people suffer! Those gentry thought that after changing to a new dynasty, only the heavenly family would be destroyed, and only the people would suffer, and they had no interference with them. As for them, they are still human beings! Bah! Dream! As the old saying goes, under the nest, there are eggs! For example, the brothers Wang Yingxiong and Wang Yingxi of Chongqing Mansion, holding the black yarn in one hand and the silver scale in the other, the military rations and salaries of the host and guest armies in eastern Sichuan are all covered and all of them are collected; Thousands of sails on the river, thousands of acres on the shore, the wealth of the family is comparable to the palace, and Weifu is better than the emperor......"

Lin Yan didn't know that he had been tricked by two old and cunning old thieves in the officialdom, and when he saw that Du Zhifu was so worried about the country and the people, he couldn't help but feel a little close; And for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Society, Jiang Daren spoke up and abandoned his official position, which was even more admired in his heart. It's just that on such a high-profile occasion, his eloquence is not much better, so he has to nod frequently.

Du Zhifu and Jiang Dingzhen scolded a few gentry, and seeing that Lin Yan's train of thought did not follow up in time, they quietly turned the topic to Chen Yingguan's life experience. Lin Yan had heard Chen Youfu's tearful accusations several times in the study class, so he answered carefully according to what he knew.

"I can't imagine that Chen Yingguan's life experience is so bumpy!" Du Zhifu shook his head and sighed, "I can't imagine that those local tyrants are so brutal!" The grace of the son of the world, Yu Chen Yingguan can be described as high in the sky and deep in the sea! ”

Du Zhifu followed his words and pulled the topic to the prince again.

"The last general led his troops to Boryeong Mansion this time, and he went with the heart of protecting the country and the people!" After thinking about it, Lin Yan felt that there was nothing wrong with what he was going to say, so he spoke: "Before the end of the general leaves, the prince and Liao Fu and Liu Ji are reviewing outside the east gate of the provincial capital. The prince issued an order to kill all the local tyrants who harmed the people and did not repent of their deaths, and they would not be tolerated! Let the people of eastern Sichuan and northern Sichuan know that the Ming Dynasty has not forgotten them, and the Shu Wangfu has not forgotten them! ”

"Proofreading the Armies...... The prince ordered...... The second station received the order"

"The Shu Wangfu has not forgotten the Sichuan people!"

The two old thieves of officialdom quickly extracted the main points from Lin Yan's words. The two of them have a good understanding of each other, and they both feel that it is time to cut to the chase.

Du Zhifu patted his hands towards the door, and a large table of various dishes was quickly placed on the table.

Du Zhifu held the wine glass in both hands: "General Chen, please!" ”

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After three rounds of drinking, everyone laughed again. Lin Yan became a little drunk, and his guard gradually relaxed. At this time, Jiang Dingzhen seemed to suddenly think of something, first toasted to Lin Yan, and then asked: "The criminal official Yu Chuandong once heard the merchants of Jiangshang, and the prince of the quasi-land was dedicated to the palace, but is it true?" ”

This is certainly true. Lin Yan trained from Bifeng Gorge, and he first started with the village protection team in Mingshan County, and he knew everything about it. And now that the palace is accepting contributions, it is becoming more and more open, more and more fanfare, and more and more unscrupulous, I heard that even Liu Zhibo, the governor of the imperial history, is helpless. Lin Yan thought about it and nodded.

"The palace has received the contribution, what about the imperial grain and national tax?" Du Zhifu seemed to be in a hurry.

What to do? Lin Yan didn't know what to do. He only knows what to do with the army.

"After receiving the offering, we will set up a royal village! Wang Zhuang! Do you two adults know? Lin Yan's tongue was knotted, and when he saw Governor Du and Jiang Dingzhen nodding frequently, he muttered: "If we set up Wang Zhuang, we will send Zhuang Ding to guard it!" Where there are many Wangzhuang, we also have to garrison county towns and state towns! ”

"That's right! Right! Garrison! Garrison! Du Zhifu and Jiang Dingzhen echoed in unison, hoping that Lin Yan would quickly say the key things, the more the better, the more detailed the better.

"Garrison!" Lin Yan said, "Doesn't that save the government a lot of money?" ”

Note 1: History said that Jiangding Town first surrendered to the local tyrants, and then surrendered to Zhang Xianzhong in Kuizhou, and briefly served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites after the founding of the Great Western Army, and finally ended up being stripped of skin and cramps like other ministers. But he certainly didn't join the local tyrants in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen.

Jiangding Town is from Nanchong, not from Xichong. This is evidenced by his school records, and some historical records are incorrect.