Sun Chengzong's line was set up in the town guard house of Shanhaiguan, the four of them sat down in Sun Chengzhong's study, the old servant sent tea, and then quietly faded away and took the door, stood outside the door with his sleeves folded, and guarded the door for everyone half-asleep, because he knew that what he was talking about today and night was definitely a secret that could not be known by outsiders, which was also the formulation of the direction of the situation in eastern Liaodong in the future. Tian Lai Xiao said

Sun Chengzhong was the first to speak, because he was the biggest here at this time, Sun Chengzhong discarded the polite detours in the officialdom as soon as he opened his mouth, and asked Lu Hanqiang directly: "Brother Jianxian, you came this time to build the Daling River on the order of the emperor, and the three castles on the left and right, I don't know what Brother Jianxian thinks about the planning of these three cities, and the old brother is here to listen." ”

As soon as he talked about this topic, Zu Dashou immediately straightened his sitting posture and pricked up his ears, because it was too much for his interests. Let go of the resentment that he missed the opportunity to make money because he couldn't take money from the imperial court to repair the city, if Lu Hanqiang can really build the Daling River in front of Jinzhou and then build the left and right guards, then it will be a huge barrier for his own Jinzhou, so that his wife will sit in Jinzhou peacefully in his former army and enjoy peace.

Lu Hanqiang took a sip of tea, then put the teacup on the table, raised his head with a slight sigh: "This time, it is indeed very difficult for the lower officials to repair these three cities according to the emperor's holy decree. The emperor not only asked me to build three castles in one year, but also did not give me a penny or a grain of grain, which is simply using me as a laborer and a coolie. Speaking of this, I couldn't help but shake my head and smile bitterly.

Sun Chengzhong said with a smile: "Since the emperor gave you this errand, it proves that you have this ability, and at the same time, I also know that your means are people, you don't do things that you are not sure of, since you promised the emperor, then this matter will definitely be done, and I also believe that you will be able to do it, come, tell me what your vision of this castle looks like?" ”

Repeatedly urged by Sun Chengzhong, Lu Hanqiang also knew that he couldn't hide, and at the same time, it was necessary to tell the two people present about his plan to gain their understanding, so he said unceremoniously: "Since I promised the emperor, of course I have to do it, first I want to build these three castles into military fortresses, not a mixed city of military and civilian, please understand Lord Sun on this point." ”

Sun Chengzhong couldn't help frowning: "Brother Jianxian, these three castles are still in accordance with the normal city construction as well, because in this Liaodong there are countless displaced people who have fled to Liaoxi, and their homeland is difficult to leave and is not willing to go away and is arranged into the pass, so we must arrange him in this land in Liaoxi, after all, it is closer to Liaodong, and it is also a comfort to these Han people who fled out, so these three cities should be resettled in these displaced people, otherwise they will be placed in the wilderness, and then Jiannu will come from all sides It will be a misery, This reciprocation will chill people's hearts in the future, and the Han people in Liaodong will no longer defect to the Ming Dynasty, have you ever encountered such a result? ”

At this time, Zu Dashou interjected: "Lord Sun, this method is not good. ”

Sun Chengzhong frowned and asked, "What's wrong with this method?" ”

Zu Dashou also had his own understanding of this matter, and couldn't help but poke his head out and explain: "Lord Sun, when these three cities were first built, the last general and Lord Lu had something in common on this point, that is, to build these three cities into strict military fortresses. ”

Then he retracted his body and said with a painful face: "The rise of Jianzhou, the last general will fight with them endlessly, and I want to be trapped in Jinzhou at the end of that year, when there are not only 10,000 Guanning iron horsemen in the city, but also tens of thousands of ordinary people in the city, as a result, the city was besieged by Jiannu for a month, and the grain and grass in the city were exhausted." In fact, Jinzhou was only a military fortress at that time, and the grain stored in the city was enough for my 10,000 troops to last for a year. ”

Looking at Lu Hanqiang, who looked understanding, Zu Dashou was grateful, and then turned his head to Sun Chengzhong and said: "Lord Jinglue, we are now in the period of war, everything should be military-oriented, and the construction of a purely militarized acropolis castle is a huge oppression for Houjin, and if a city is built with tens of thousands of mouths in it, it will be an oppression for us. ”

Lu Hanqiang agreed with Zu Dashou's personal experience, he really didn't expect a seemingly rude military man to have such insight, so that he could convince Sun Chengzhong and agree that he would build three cities into three fortresses in the future.

At this time, Xu Jie, who was sitting in the shadows, whispered to Sun Chengzong: "Lord Sun, my family is experienced in building fortresses, and they are also sure, but if you follow what you said, all the refugees from Liaodong are stuffed in the city, in fact, they are not saving them, but harming him, once there is a situation like Jinzhou again, where is their way to live?" Rather than this, it is better to settle these Liaodong refugees behind the fortress and give them land to live, and as long as the first three fortresses do not fall, then the refugees in Liaodong can produce with peace of mind, and their output can be directly supplied to the local garrison, which will appear a virtuous circle, so that we can achieve it step by step. ”

For Xu Jie, Sun Chengzong has a good impression, because he has too much of the kind of literati temperament he admires, that kind of carefree and calm, looking at it makes him feel close to himself who is also a literati, especially what Xu Jie said just now seems to be very reasonable, hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in a lonely city, then the tragedy of Zu Dashou being besieged in Jinzhou will be born again, which is indeed his own inconsiderateness.

Although Sun Chengzong is old but not stubborn, he is a person who is easy to follow, so after thinking about it carefully, he nodded: "In this case, then follow the proposal of Brother Jianxian, however, the construction of the three cities must be fast, otherwise after a period of time, Houjin will recover and come over again, then it will be too late." ”

Lu Hanqiang smiled and said, "Actually, there is one more thing I want to discuss with Master Sun. ”

Sun Chengzhong stroked his beard and said: "Today is not a formal meeting, but you and I and General Zu are the four of us, just say what you have, I am not old and stubborn to the point where I can't listen to people's words." Then he laughed himself.