In Sizhou, the summer harvest of short-term crops has been completed.

Although it was affected by the locust plague that spread from Huainan, with the concerted efforts of 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers and civilians in the two prefectures, about 70 percent of the harvest was preserved.

Compared with Huainan Road on the other side of the Huai River, the gnawed grass can't even grow and is bare and miserable, but it is particularly fortunate and joyful.

Freshly dug sweet potatoes and potatoes, with fresh vine branches and leaves, are piled up on the field to wait for exposure and drying before processing.

In addition to the underground rhizomes to be sent to neighboring Xuzhou and Haizhou to be processed into various products that are more resistant to storage, even those vine branches and leaves have to be hoeed and crushed as feed ingredients for livestock.

In addition, there are all kinds of birds that have been open to eat locusts, and the eggs of more than 100,000 chickens, ducks and geese left in the local area can be regarded as a slight improvement in the local living standards.

It's just that what happened in the new Jin Jin made most of the local military and civilian people inevitably feel a little worried or uneasy.

"You can stay in peace......"

I stood on the carriage that had been rebuilt from the temporary platform, and said so comforting and proclaiming to the military and civilian representatives and officials who had come to greet me.

"The previous reclamation and operation can't be in vain......

"Even if things change in the future......"

"Naturally, I will also give you a ...... of placement and a way out"

"The two governments of Huaidong will definitely not easily give up any citizen who is loyal to the country......"

"This time, I just handed over the defense on the orders of the imperial court...... Everything else is still business as usual. ”

Of course, the reality is not as easy as it says, and there are too many aspects involved in the follow-up.

For example, Suzhou and Sizhou, which have only suffered floods in the past few years, have relatively limited land area that has been rehabilitated, mainly concentrated in the northern areas adjacent to Xuzhou, Haizhou and Yizhou;

In the south, along the Huai region, only some roads and settlements have been rebuilt. Therefore, the main role in these two states is to absorb and resettle the displaced population from the south of the Huai River.

Therefore, after the loss of these two states, the impact on the overall layout of Huaidong is still within the scope of control and compensation. After all, in order to maintain the top-down management system of these two states, it has been a negative state of investment until then.

Of course, no matter how much you invest, you can't invest much; The long-term operation and arrangement in these two states is not so easy to give up. At least for the time being, the status quo will continue to be maintained, at least in the face of limited compromises.

At least until the new commander-in-chief takes office, the newly established Henan Special Army will not be able to come in handy immediately, and it also needs the support of Huaidong. Unless their logistics and supply lines do not intend to pass through Huaibei, they never plan to rely on the manpower of Huaidong Town nearby.

According to recent information, as the former military department with the most effective combat effectiveness in it, Wang Gui, the commander-in-chief, will be appointed as the only deputy envoy of this special army. In this way, I am not without support and calls for help in this new unit.

On the other hand, after the change of jurisdiction between the two states, it is not without some opportunities and loopholes to take advantage of.

Although the dynasty took away the land of the two states along the Huai, it did not clarify the specific ownership of the local officials, which gave me and the upper limit and space for the black box operation of the six states Zhenfu Mansion.

In accordance with the suggestions and plans of the timber regiment, I could have promoted and transferred a group of local people in a surprise manner, seized the opportunity to make a fortune in a muffled manner, and then used the local fait accompli to demand from the DPRK an equal establishment arrangement and to provide corresponding status and treatment.

After all, although the base camp took away these two states from the military defense, the jurisdiction of the political envoy of Huaidong, the transit envoy, and the observation envoy Yamen was not clearly demarcated; This leaves me with plenty of leeway to maintain my influence and indirectly control the local situation.

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Looking back, Anton also has some hands to deal with, although I can't help those people who are hiding in the rear to make waves in the country for the time being, can't I still solve those who have been pushed out.

I have never been a magnanimous Virgin, nor do I care about the last resort and the bitter insider.

"Have you found out the background of those princes......

At the makeshift meeting during the stopover, I dictated to the people involved

"Since they dare to directly appeal to the DPRK for the ......"

"Do you want to achieve your goals through pressure from the country......

"I don't know who gave them confidence and courage,,"

"And how did you give birth to such unrealistic delusions and attempts......

"It's good to teach them how to be people, what is called the truth that county officials are not as good as being in charge"

"Let Ma Tong dispatch some reliable and capable men from the garrison troops in western Liaoning."

"It's best to have the kind of background where the relatives and relatives are settled in Huaidong......"

"Lord,"

At this time, the fifth level was rarely admonished

"Is this something ...... some people's hands?"

"We must guard against the reason for making a big fuss about this...... or to the disrepute of the town,"

"Understood, then let people do it neatly......"

I humbly accept the Word.

Recently, things have come one after another, and there is no Xin Jiaxuan to discuss with them, so they can't help but be a little overconfident and over-inflated.

"It must be clear to people at a glance, but it has nothing to do with us......"

Soon after, news came from across the sea that the home cities of several small princes, such as the Zhou Domain of Pingzhou, the Qing Domain of Dunzhou, and the Zhu Domain of Yizhou, on the southeast coast of Andong, were attacked by nearby rogues and almost wiped out, leaving only a group of women and children who had lost their hearts and souls.

As a result, the city lords and the edicts of several side branches suddenly became ready to move, and fell into a new turmoil and strife.

In this way, the remaining people, in all the horror and panic, finally somewhat understood, what is called the country is far away in the sky, and Huaidong is close in front of him, and he may use a knife and gun against his neck at any time. ……

At the same time, at the northwest end of the Jiaodong Peninsula,

Penglai Port under the rule of Dengzhou also ushered in a new day.

Penglai Port, which was rebuilt from a piece of white land, has surpassed Banqiao Port in Mizhou, Haicang Port in Weizhou, and Chengshan Port in Jiaozhou in a very short period of time, and has become the second largest port city and port in Huaidong after Yuzhou Port in Haizhou.

The pattern of the five major ports in Huaidong has also begun to take shape.

In addition, the Najin Port in the east of Jeolla Province in Silla, the Dori Port in the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, the Lianshan Port on the east coast of Jinju in western Liaoning, and the Shipai Port on the coast of Yanshan County in Cangzhou, etc., are the second-class peripheral ports;

Almost the entire Bohai Bay, the trade route to the southern part of the Yellow Water Ocean, and the economic activities and commercial radiation circles related to the three feudatories in the East China Sea are directly or indirectly included.

Liu Minyou, who is dressed in cloth and is no different from ordinary people, is also looking at the bustling market, but he has a very embarrassing feeling as if he is in a different world.

After experiencing a series of life setbacks and tortures, he who originally looked broad-hearted, fat, and quite wealthy, has become emaciated and thin, and even those who knew him well at the beginning may not be able to recognize him.

"The town of Dengju has been revived......"

"But it's no longer the Dengzhou town I used to be......"

As one of the two most powerful people in Dengzhou Town in the past, in his eyes, the development pattern and prospects are far more than this corner of Huaidong or even the two Huai places, and even as far as the East China Sea and the three feudatories are also easy things;

In addition to the short time for laying the foundation, in terms of territory and population, depth and buffer, etc., it is far more than the original famous Dengzhou Town, and cannot be reached;

Such an existence is not so easy to plot and deal with.

However, he was released from the prison that did not see the light of day, and naturally wanted to squeeze and use his last bit of value, such as the origin of the Denglai immigrants who had returned to the old land one after another as the political envoy of Dengzhou.

But as the saying goes, one wrong step is all wrong, and his final choice not only harmed himself, but also ruined the last bit of hope and effort in Dengzhou Town.

I'm afraid that until now there are still people who are haunted or resentful of his decision, in contrast, Deng Keshan, who resolutely led people out and preserved the last bit of seed, doesn't know what to treat with him.

After entering the city later, the Northern Army obviously did not fulfill its promises and guarantees and continue to preserve their net worth and property.

The unscrupulous torture and plundering of these big merchants and even ordinary citizens in Dengzhou City has become the greatest pleasure and reward for their selfish desires.

Therefore, for a while, the streets and alleys of Dengzhou City have almost become another kind of hell on earth; So much so that in the end, when the commander of the Northern Army was ordered to burn the city and leave, the various residents who were escorted on the road were no longer six or seven percent of the original.

Then, because of deliberate neglect and mismanagement, coupled with the unbearable heat and hunger and thirst, the desperate drive and abuse of the escort military horses, these forcibly relocated Dengzhou hukou almost died all the way to the bones, and finally were able to survive to reach Luodu to sacrifice prisoners, but only two or three points of the original.

And as the indirect initiator of this piece, Liu Min himself did not end up much, when he could no longer provide those nobles of the Northern Dynasties, more means and names of looting and gathering, even the last bit of superficial kindness and decency, can no longer be maintained.

At all kinds of banquets and social occasions, he was regarded as a trophy that came and went, and an object of wanton amusement and play; even in the name of renewing the strings for him, he stuffed a woman who was born as a bustard mother to be his wife, and then drove him out of the house from time to time, and the bird occupied the dove's nest to do that uncovered thing in his house.

And the only thing he could be thankful for was that from the moment he made the decision to sacrifice the city, his wife quietly returned to the inner room to swallow the poison calmly, and fought against death and determination; And then his concubine and daughter, together with the war, also disappeared in the chaos, but at least they no longer have to suffer the same humiliation and pain as him.

Then one day they finally got tired of Liu Min's role as a harlequin, and then waited for him to be left with a cold and damp prison, with rancid and maggots and rats, until this moment of rediscovery.

At this moment, a voice interrupted his memories and thoughts again.

"Has Liu Weng figured it out......

"Since the proprietor of my house can get you out......"

A person who looked like an entourage standing beside him said with a little smiling

"Naturally, you can continue to go back to enjoy the blessings of the ...... when you are old"

"It's ...... anyway"

Liu Minyou's face twitched slightly.

"What else do you need from me...... this wrecked body?"

"Nothing else......"

The attendant's tone softened

"First arrange a suitable identity and reason, so that you can have old subordinates and old friends,...... Get in touch with one or two how"

Liu Minyou nodded slowly and quietly, which can be regarded as accepting.