The fifth volume destroys the barbarians and sweeps the world

In June of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the majestic passes of Jinzhou and Lushun in eastern Liaodong had gradually taken shape.

The two passes are built behind the sea, and the stone is quarried and carved on the spot to build one by one, which is time-consuming and laborious.

Relying on the old city wall site to expand, Jinzhou connects Lulong and Jieshi in the east, and has two cities, the urn city, the east and west, which are faintly connected into horns in a V-shape.

In another year or two, the two cities will be completely separated from Liaodong and form a solid defensive place.

Along the two passes, it is connected with the Guanning defense line.

As the Shanhaiguan Pass connecting the entire northern region to the grasslands of western Liaoning, the endless grasslands and hills are full of herds of cattle and sheep, driven in the Chinese dialect of the Mongolian Tatars.

After the trade route was reopened, the caravans along the route set off from the surrounding counties one after another, forming a procession that flowed like a long river, which was a picture of palpitations.

On the way, the river was so clear that a large number of passing caravans occasionally stopped here, filling their water bags with clear water and heading east to Golden State.

The valleys that gather here branch off to the ocean or down to the south.

It was the season of abundant rain, and soon after the rain, it entered the Golden State; The roads in Arthur became muddy.

On both sides of the road, you can see the newly cultivated fields, showing a green and vibrant landscape.

Travelers walk through here, and at the end of the view, they can see the outline of the village in the drizzle, and the earthen or wooden houses are very close together.

The smoke rose into the sky, and occasionally the cheerful cries of children could be heard coming from there: "Daddy! My mother asked me to call you home for dinner. ”。

"Just go back!"

The farmer who had risen straight from the field smiled back at the child, and with a smile on his face, he looked back at the caravans and travelers passing by the road, and waved his hand with a smile.

Shouldered the hoe, walked up the ridge, drank a sip of water, and slowly walked in the direction of home.

Hundreds of thousands of people who fled from Liaodong last year have finally opened up a new home here after a long journey of hardship and initial strangeness.

In this strange land, it took root.

The area of Jinzhou and Lushun for more than 100 miles has become a gathering area for the people of Liaodong.

This arrangement was also requested by Yan Yingyuan, so that the recruitment of the Dingnan Army could be effectively distinguished from the local population.

Of course, it is also convenient to protect the people.

Dozens of miles around the city wall, a large number of workshops, livestock sales areas, courtyards and tent fences are uniformly divided in the west and north directions, and they are spread out one after another.

Although it still looks a little rudimentary, it looks surprisingly neat and consistent from a distance.

There are also some houses in the middle that stand out as yamen responsible for the security and taxation of the trading area, as well as the residence of the public who specializes in handling animal manure.

It can be said that thanks to Qin Haoming, the people of Liaodong who escaped from the clutches of Jiannu have lived a slightly stable life here.

However, for soldiers, it is training in a race against time.

The newly recruited soldiers would do a lot of drills and runs every morning and evening, and after lunch at noon, they would concentrate on lectures and meetings.

In addition to emphasizing the bravery and discipline that a soldier should have, there is also loyalty.

This is the consistent practice of the Dingnan Army, and now, it is just a copy, and there is nothing new.

On the outskirts of the southern part of the city, the stocking area for war horses is still expanding, and the mares and foals are in another pen near the bottom of the hills.

On the hills, several guard towers and scout camps were built to guard the horses and keep an eye on the Jiannu who might come from the Wafangdian.

Sometimes, the scouts stationed there would look at the carts coming out of the city in confusion, carrying sick and dead animals into the mountains to feed the wolves.

The city that was once under the front of the Jiannu soldiers has undergone earth-shaking changes for the Han people in Liaodong in the past half a year.

Even Jinzhou will change a little every day, especially in the eyes of the Dingnan Army and Navy, the speed of change is particularly drastic in their eyes.

In the afternoon, the rain stopped, and a seven-colored rainbow hung in the direction of the west.

The carriage was returning from outside the city, and it was bustling with people.

From time to time, hawkers and shoppers carrying loads of goods and shouting in front of the stalls crowded past the rolling wheels.

Soon after, stopping at the gate of the yamen, Yan Yingyuan walked into the yamen, and in the office building, he saw Chen Mingyu, who was originally ill, annotating the government affairs on the bamboo slips under the lamplight.

"If you're not in good health, you should take a good break, I'll just go out to inspect for a while, and you will come ......"

Hearing the familiar voice, Chen Mingyu raised his head, a smile appeared on his somewhat blue face, and pointed to him to a stack of folds on the table:

"This place was first built,...... Ahem...... In terms of government affairs, I handle it myself, and I am not at ease...... You have to finish it......"

Yan Yingyuan has never been sentimental, but for a long time, he has been getting along with this scholar who is five or six years older than him, and he has some pity in his heart.

After being silent for a moment, he snatched the wolf hair from the other party's hand, and his face showed a rare angry expression: "What is the condition of your body, don't you have any points in your heart?" Exhausted, who cares about you-"

"Huh...... Ahem......" Chen Mingyu smiled and waved his hand, taking back the pen from his hand, "I have a son...... Of course, someone sent it to the end, haven't you seen it?

Quite a clever kid......"

Yan Yingyuan frowned, "I'm talking about your body, don't tear the ...... apart"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside, and then inside, and another stack of folds was handed in.

“…… Look, slow down, and you won't be able to deal with it. ”

Looking at the bamboo slips handed over, Chen Mingyu said with a smile, and coughed twice:

"Mere ...... has no ability, and can't solve problems for Marquis Qin, so he can only make up for it like this......

You see, which of the people under Qin Haoming's command who is not powerful?

Feng Houdun and I have average ability, or even inferior, but we can't let them look down on me......"

Yan Yingyuan shook his head: "You are mistaken, don't look at the fact that there are so many people under the command of Marquis Qin, in fact...... Even if you don't do anything, no one will dare to look down on you. ”

"Yes...... "The warm yellow light shone on Chen Mingyu's face, and there was a bright smile, "Actually, I never thought about this......

I just want to do more, Jinzhou and Lushun have just begun to recover, and you are all busy with the military, so you have to ...... more government affairs by yourself."

"Alas...... I'll help you. ”

Yan Yingyuan looked at it for a while, but finally sighed, stepped forward to sit opposite him, and helped review the more important things in the two places.

It wasn't until the night was getting deeper that he finished all this, Yan Yingyuan shook his head and muttered to himself, he had to ask Marquis Qin to send some people over.

Otherwise, you will have to manage both the army and the people, and you will lack skills!

The main reason is that the people here are complicated, which is very different from that of Kannai.