"What?"

In the dark night, Qingye sat in the cabin, looked at Uncle Yan Wen and asked in surprise: "You mean, your husband is now the governor of the railway, and this railway is what he wants to build?" ”

When Qing Ye left Guide Mansion a few years ago, Su Baiyi was still a lecturer at Wenzheng Academy, she knew that Su Baiyi had cured the disease and saved people by pit Qin Jingfang for 6,000 taels of silver, and knew that Su Baiyi had won Qin Youde 6,000 taels of silver by betting on the Vulcan Terrace.

Just after Huoshentai confirmed that the atmosphere was not enough, she successfully left the country and invited Su Baiyi to the plum blossom garden in Nanhu, and the two were happy overnight, and they had this child in the belly.

After that, she left Guide Mansion, and she didn't know what happened to Su Baiyi in the future.

"Don't you, ma'am, know?" Uncle Yan Wen was slightly stunned.

In Uncle Yan Wen's imagination, this ugly middle-aged woman should have come to take refuge after hearing that her husband had become a senior official, but she didn't know that Su Baiyi was the governor of the railway.

"I really don't know." Qingye said: "When I was coerced by the homeless, at that time I only knew that he was a gentleman from the Wenzheng Academy of Guide Prefecture, I heard that he was talented, he was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he could teach the old woman to cook, to teach the old farmer to farm, and to teach Langzhong to practice medicine, and I didn't know about other old bodies." ”

"Oh!" Uncle Yan Wen nodded and said, "It should be that Mrs. is under Luo Rucai's command and has not received news from Guide Mansion." ”

"Maybe!" Qingye sat on the bow of the boat, holding his face and looking at the dark and deep sky, there was no moon in the middle of the night, the stars were dotted, a little bit of light was reflected on the river, and the distant mountains were like giant beasts lying low on the ground, rushing towards him: "Then tell me about Mr. Su, right?" Well, let's start after his Vulcan Terrace sermon. ”

"Good!" Uncle Yan Wen also sat on the bow of the boat, looking at this old woman with scars on her face, and there was an illusion in a trance, just the eyes that glanced at her in a hurry, and the breath that came from her body when she was close, as if she was a girl.

"After Huoshentai argued, Mr. Su taught his disciple Wu Degui to grow cucumbers in the winter, and after Wu Degui planted cucumbers, he took them to Wenzheng Academy to find Mr. Su for the first time, and happened to meet Kou Yong, a new teacher of Guide Mansion, who took office, and Wu Degui was mistaken for a thief who stole things and was caught......"

Uncle Yan Wen told the story......

Qingye listened very seriously, very seriously, she dragged her cheeks, and her heart fluctuated with the life experiences of the protagonist in the story, and her face swelled with joy, anger and sorrow.

She didn't expect that so many things would happen in less than ten months after leaving the deputy of Guide?

He went so far as to establish a academy called Yuyuan, and also made soap, glass, perfume, and other items; He was also awarded the title of Lieutenant of the Sixth Rank Qin Heavenly Prison by the Emperor. Later, he was besieged by court officials in Beijing, and was named the governor of the railway by the emperor, and was almost shipwrecked at sea, and went to Shandong by the way to quell the Shandong rebellion, and also held a railway share sales conference and sold a high price of 18 million taels of silver.

Qingye took a deep breath, although she had long known that her man was a talented person, but she never expected that man to be so good?

"And!" Uncle Yan Wen said: "The reason why Luo Rucai sent troops to return to Defu this time is because of the massive wealth in the hands of Mr. Greedy, alas...... Born in troubled times, I don't know if it's my husband's luck or my husband's misfortune! ”

"What did you say?" Qingye said with a puzzled face: "Guide Mansion? Isn't Luo Dashuai going to open the seal? He sent us an order in the afternoon, saying that he would pull out the camp early tomorrow morning and attack the seal! ”

"That's just a façade!" Uncle Yan Wen looked worried at her, and said, "Madam, don't worry, a few days ago, I already sent the news that Luo Rucai was going to attack Guide Mansion to Mr., and Mr. has already started to prepare for everything." ”

"Well, that's good!" Qingye's heart couldn't help but get upset again.

She clearly knew that Luo Rucai had nearly 200,000 displaced people under his hands, and the total number of people in the entire Shangqiu City was only 30,000, what should she do?

Can Su Baiyi hold it?

Looking at her expression, Uncle Yan Wen smiled and said, "Don't worry, when Mr. single-handedly quelled the Denglai Rebellion with his bare hands, Luo Ru was nothing, and Mr. was naturally captured." ”

……

Su Baiyi really didn't take Luo Rucai to heart.

At this moment, he was standing on the tower of Guide Mansion and wandering, inspecting the entire city, and was frowning and thinking about another question.

Luo Rucai came to attack Guide Mansion and brought nearly 200,000 people in one go, and these 200,000 refugees, if left to wander, are thieves and a scourge of the Ming Dynasty.

But on the other hand, if used properly, it is a large amount of human resources.

The railway is being surveyed, laid off, and land is being acquired, and the roadbed earthwork and bridge works are about to be launched. Since Luo Rucai has sent 200,000 people as a savior, if you don't laugh at it, you're too sorry.

The so-called heaven does not take it, but suffers the blame.

Su Baiyi is worried now: How to swallow Luo Rucai's 200,000 people in one go?

Under the siege of 200,000 people, as long as there is no shortage of food and clothing in the city, and the people have been helping to build the city with concrete in recent days, it is difficult for Luo Rucai to break through the city.

But if you keep it, you won't have the initiative.

Without the initiative, how can you swallow 200,000 people in one bite?

Things seem to have reached a dead end.

Su Baiyi thought for a long time and didn't think of any safe way, so he said to himself: Forget it, take one step at a time, and adapt to the situation, the most important thing at the moment is to ensure that there is nothing wrong when defending the city.

At this time, Wang Zheng dragged his fat body up to the city tower, walked up to Su Baiyi and gasped for breath, and asked with a bitter face: "Lord Governor, you can make it easy for your subordinates to find it!" ”

Su Baiyi asked, "Didn't you go to move, what are you looking for me?" ”

Now Luo Rucai is going to attack within half a month, and many of the industries under Yuyuan are outside the city, so Su Baiyi gave Wang Zheng and Fu Lin a death order, what can be moved to the city, try to move it to the inner city, even if it is destroyed, it can't be left to Luo Rucai.

Wang Zheng said: "According to the arrangement of the governor, we are already moving, but we have too much coal and stone, so we can't all move to the inner city, and there is also iron ore!" ”

"You can move as much coal and stone as you can, but you have to move all the coke." Su Baiyi thought for a while, and then said: "The iron ore is also placed by the river and does not need to be moved, and they can't use it if it is left to Luo Rucai, but all the equipment in the steel workshop must be moved in." ”

"And what about the railroad tracks?" Wang Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "A lot of railroad tracks, we won't be able to move them for a while, there are too many, and they are heavy." ”

The key is that the Yellow River is still dozens of miles away from Shangqiu City, and the transportation is not realistic.

Su Baiyi thought for a while and said, "The railroad tracks are also left, so Luo Ru won't move!" ”

A ten-meter rail can weigh up to 1,000 pounds.

If it is transported, it will require at least one horse and one cart, and at least 20 people will be required for employment.

But this thing can't be eaten, and Luo Rucai can't all be made into weapons, so even if it is stolen by the thief army, it won't be looted.

Therefore, the rails do not need to be moved for the time being.

"That's fine!" Wang Zheng said: "My subordinates know, coke has been brought over, other alloys have been brought over, weapons have been made, and various boilers for dry distillation have also been brought over. ”

"And asphalt!" When Su Baiyi heard Wang Zheng talk about dry distillation, he suddenly remembered the by-product coal asphalt produced after the dry distillation of coal and stone, these things are usually not used at all, and the quantity has accumulated over time, and a lot has been accumulated.

"Find a way to transport more asphalt in, this thing is a weapon for defending the city!" Su Baiyi smiled, and his heart couldn't help but make up for the appearance when he poured hot asphalt on the besieging thieves from the city.

As soon as Wang Zheng left, Li Suo climbed up again.

Su Baiyi asked, "Have we moved all our things?" ”

"I'm almost done!" Li Suo arched his hand and said: "My lord, everything in the family has been moved into the city and temporarily placed on Lord Zhou's mansion. ”

"Hmm!" Su Baiyi nodded, Zhou Shipu's house was very spacious, and he knew that Su Baiyi's mansion was outside the inner city, so he left a small courtyard for his family to live in. In fact, the Yu family also left him a yard, originally thinking that Yu Mutong was the daughter of the Yu family, but now the son-in-law's family has no place to live and lives in their Yu family, but he didn't expect to be rejected by Su Baiyi.

"Lord Qin's family began to announce around the city and within a radius of ten miles yesterday, asking the nearby people to enter the city as soon as possible, and there will already be many people entering the city."

Su Baiyi nodded, his gaze fell on the city, indeed, there were already many people who were either leading cattle and sheep, or pulling their own food and bedding into the city. The soldiers of the three guards of the railway waited at the four gates of the east, west, south, and north of the city, guiding the people into the residential area in an orderly manner.

Some soldiers, led by the students of the Yuyuan, began to dig wells in the open space of the inner city.

Su Baiyi estimated that there would probably be forty or fifty thousand people in the entire city by then, not to mention forty or fifty thousand people, not to mention eating, just drinking water was a big problem, which had to be solved before the people entered the city.

"I just don't know where Luo Rucai and they are now?" Su Baiyi's face was solemn, and he looked at Li Suo with concern, and said: "When you repel the bandits this time, this official will allocate some people to you, you first follow the set of Jinyiwei and train some spies and scouts for me, our news is too closed, which is a big disadvantage." ”

"Yes, sir!"

While he was talking, someone came to pay a visit.

Su Baiyi turned his head, glanced at a rather strange and said, "Uncle Wen? You're not gone yet? ”

Uncle Yan Wen hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Don't dare, the student has already returned to Xingyang according to Mr. 's instructions." I happened to meet one of my husband's relatives, and the student was afraid that they would suffer again, so I sent it to my husband! ”

"Relatives?" Su Baiyi touched his head in pain: Since he crossed over, he doesn't seem to have touched it, and he really doesn't know if it's there.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw an ugly-faced old woman suddenly flash behind Uncle Yan Wen, and he didn't see anything unusual for a while, so he looked at her in surprise and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Qing Ye didn't speak, raised his head and gently tore off the disguise on his face, revealing a thin and pale little face.