Chu Huan picked up the soy milk and took a sip, the soy milk tasted very fragrant, on this winter morning, he took a sip, but it was also hot and very comfortable.

"Don't talk about the benefits on the road." Yuan Chongshang said slowly: "What the Huang family really manages with heart is the Yusuo Lake within a radius of hundreds of miles. Yusuo Lake is rich in aquatic products, and the large and small boats on Yusuo Lake belong to the Huang family. On the two islands, the Huang family also built a very large courtyard, Huang Tianyi every summer, will take his family to the island to escape the summer, when invited, I also went to the island to see, the island is really not small, the grass and trees are thick, the road is rugged, in addition to the house where Huang Tianyi lives, in addition to the large and small houses, the Huang family fishermen who fish in the lake, many of them live on the island all year round. ”

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Lord Governor means that there are a group of people living on the water all year round under the Huang family?" ”

Yuan Chongshang seemed to understand what Chu Huan meant, and said with a smile: "Lord Chu don't worry, it's just some fishermen, a rabble, although there are four or five hundred people, but as long as we attack, they will definitely be vulnerable." ”

Chu Huan was unimpressed, and asked, "Has the Governor already launched an attack on Huang Tianyi?" ”

Yuan Chongshang sighed and said helplessly: "If he could fight, this official would have gone up to kill him a long time ago, but ...... Hey, Lord Chu, let's tell you the truth, within ten days and half a month, I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything to the Huang family. ”

Chu Huan understood something and asked, "What did the adults say...... Boat? ”

Yuan Chongshang nodded and said, "Exactly." He smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Chu, to be honest with you, although this official has never had a good impression of the Huang family, he really didn't expect them to rebel." I always thought that what the Huang family did in Anyi was nothing more than greed, the Huang family raised customers, and the estates even hired those ruffians as villagers, and even built ships in Yusuo Lake, I just thought that they were just showing off their might, who knows ......! He shook his head, a slight look of regret on his face.

Chu Huan had heard Yuan Chongshang say that it was not difficult to attack Yusuo Lake, and he really thought that things were not as complicated as he thought, but after Yuan Chongshang said this, Chu Huan faintly felt that things were even worse than he thought.

"How many troops have you deployed in Yusuo Lake now?" Chu Huan groaned slightly, and finally asked.

Yuan Chongshang said: "Five thousand Praetorian Guards, one thousand left in the city, four thousand Praetorian Guards were transferred to Yusuo Lake, in addition to the six states of Anyi, each state has two thousand state troops, this official ordered each state to draw a thousand troops, and the officers and soldiers of each state have now arrived, and the troops besieging Yusuo Lake add up to about 10,000 people, all of whom are well-trained elite soldiers." ”

Chu Huan knew very well that a general under the direct jurisdiction of the governor was a Praetorian Guard with an establishment of no more than 5,000 people, while each local state had a state army with an establishment of no more than 2,000 people.

His Majesty the Emperor established the country by force, and the control of the army was very strict from the beginning of the founding of the country, and the military power of the local officials was strictly controlled, and the main force of the empire was the guard army of each province, and the guard army was stationed in the guard battalions of each province and state, at the beginning of the founding of the country, a state set up three guards, and a guard had five thousand households under its jurisdiction, and the establishment of each thousand households was 1,100 people, and in the case of full staff, one guard was 5,500 people, and a state was usually stationed with about 16,000 guards.

Moreover, at the beginning of the founding of the country, military households were established, and the taxes of military households could be exempted, and they only needed to devote themselves to training and combat.

However, after the emperor's superstitious cultivation, the treasury became increasingly empty, and the empire's huge military expenditure was difficult to maintain, so the provinces also reduced their establishment, although the states still maintained three guards, but the five thousand households under each guard have been reduced to three thousand households, and the strength of the large state thousand households remained unchanged, while the smaller states, the establishment of the thousand households was reduced to seven hundred.

For a long time, the suppression of bandits was the responsibility of the Governor's Praetorian Guard and the local state army, and unless the troops were overstretched, the Imperial Military Department would issue an order to transfer troops.

A governor has 5,000 Praetorian Guards under his direct jurisdiction, and in case of emergency, he also has the right to mobilize local state troops to assist in quelling the rebellion.

The Huang family rebelled, Huang Tian Yi Xiao gathered Yusuo Lake, and Yuan Chongshang mobilized the state army to assist in quelling the chaos in order to obtain absolute superiority in troops, which is also a reasonable thing.

Yuan Chongshang had already dipped his fingers in the tea at this time, and nodded several points around the terrain of Yusuo Lake on the table, "Lord Chu, please see, this is the deployment of our army, the dangerous area around Yusuo Lake, we have already deployed troops, the Huang family is now completely surrounded in Yusuo Lake, we are not short of men and horses, what we lack now is warships." ”

"Warships?"

"Not bad." Yuan Chongshang clenched his fists and said: "Huang Tianyi is in Yusuo Lake, plus those fishing boats, there are nearly 100 large and small ships, and there are five very large ships, when those boats were built, the Huang family only said that they wanted to use those boats to swim in the lake, and the official only thought that they were showing off their might, and their families had a big business, and it was not a big deal to build a few boats, but now it seems that those big ships have become the biggest threat, according to reliable sources, Huang Tianyi has let people convert those ships into warships......!" ”

Chu Huan touched his chin and asked, "Then do we have a warship here?" ”

Yuan Chongshang said embarrassedly: "There are many water berths in this Anyi Road, and there is no shortage of boats, but most of them are just fishing boats, and a boat can only accommodate seven or eight people, and those that can accommodate more than ten people are already considered big boats." Huang Tianyi's boats, I saw with my own eyes at the beginning, a boat can accommodate two or three hundred people, if you use fishing boats against his big boats, there is no need to make any moves, his warships need to be touched lightly, and the fishing boats will be shattered. ”

Chu Huan also understood that the development of the empire's navy was not very good, although there were many lakes in Anyi Dao, but after all, it was inland, so it was naturally impossible to vigorously develop the navy.

Seeing Chu Huan frowning, Yuan Chongshang immediately said: "But I have already sent people to dispatch ships, and even gathered craftsmen, and now I am building ships, and the progress is quite smooth, and when the ships are enough, I can besiege Huang Tianyi from all sides." ”

"At this time, is it too late to build a ship?" Chu Huan frowned.

Yuan Chongshang said: "I have sent people to recruit all craftsmen who can build ships in Anyi, and the progress is not slow, Lord Chu can go back and take a look." ”

Chu Huan bowed slightly, and then lowered his voice and said, "The most concerned thing about the Holy Lord is the matter of the Divine Guard. ”

Yuan Chongshang's expression immediately stood solemn and said in a low voice: "The Holy Lord must be Long Yan angry. ”

"The Governor also knows that the Divine Guards are the treasures of the Holy Heavens." Chu Huan sighed: "This time, the two major gods and guards died in Anyi for unknown reasons, and they also took ten gods and guards with them, this is the worst loss of the gods and guards since the establishment of the yamen, and the saint is angry, which is also expected." ”

Yuan Chongshang's face showed a worried look, and he said softly: "Lord Chu, the Holy Lord is right...... What does the Holy One think of me? He knew that he shouldn't have asked this kind of thing, but his heart was a little frightened, and he couldn't help but ask.

The Divine Guard was killed on his land, and as a governor, he didn't even know who the murderer was, so how could he not be afraid? He naturally understands the weight of Shenyiwei in the emperor's heart, and understands the impact of the murder of Shenyiwei on the emperor's face, after the emperor is old, his heart is more murderous than when he was young, and after many heroes have angered the emperor, the emperor is ruthless, and Yuan Chongshang has always been worried.

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Lord Governor, don't think about it, the Holy Lord still trusts Lord Governor very much. Moreover, in front of all the ministers, the saint said that the Governor was a loyal minister, and even mentioned that the Governor did not hesitate to protect himself. ”

Yuan Chongshang breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes showed excitement, and he sighed: "The saint's kindness to the minister, although the minister dies, he can't repay it." ”

At this moment, he heard a knock outside the door, Yuan Chongshang locked his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice: "Who is it?" ”

A sweet voice sounded outside the door: "Master, it's a concubine!" ”

Yuan Chongshang stretched his brows, got up and went over, opened the door, and saw the third aunt standing outside the door, the third aunt was holding a tray, and there were two cups of almond tea inside. ”

Yuan Chongshang frowned slightly, but in the face of the third aunt's sweet smile, he didn't get angry, and let the third aunt in, and introduced to Chu Huan: "Lord Chu, this is the third lady in the inner room of the official, Xue Ke, this is Lord Chu from Beijing!" ”

Chu Huan had already gotten up at this time, and bowed his hand to the third aunt: "I've seen the third lady!" ”

Chu Huan swept it at a glance, only to see that the third aunt was wearing a lilac silk shirt, with a pink brocade short-sleeved jacket on the outside, and her thick black hair was only fixed with a white hosta, and the green silk flowed, which set off her face was crystal clear, her skin was as bright as snow, white and tender as a fresh lychee, her steps were very light, like green willows fluttering in the wind, with a sweet smile on her face, holding a tray and a salute, and her voice was sweet: "The concubine has seen Lord Chu!" ”

She looks like she is only twenty-four or five years old, and between her smile and smile, she has a charming style, although she is also a beautiful person, but she has seen the national color and fragrance of Mrs. Liuli, and such a woman is common in Chu Huan's eyes.

The third aunt walked to the table, put two cups of almond tea on the table with her slender hand, and Yuan Chongshang had already come over and said with a smile: "Lord Chu, it's not that I sell myself and boast, my third lady's tea-making method is a must." Pointing to the almond tea, "Lord Chu might as well taste it, I'm afraid that I will be hooked on this almond tea from now on......!" ”

The third aunt smiled and said angrily: "The master is making fun of me, don't let Lord Chu laugh." ”

Chu Huan had already picked up the teacup, took a sip, closed his eyes and slurped, and then said with a smile: "Lord Governor, with only this sip of tea, my trip to Taiyuan will be worth it." ”

Yuan Chongshang suddenly laughed proudly, and then said to the third aunt: "Xue Ke, you go down first, I still have something to discuss with Lord Chu." ”

The third aunt saluted Chu Huanying again, her waist was swinging, and she was about to leave, when she suddenly thought of something, turned around, and said, "Master, the eldest young master of the Lu family just came over for a ......!" ”

Yuan Chongshang frowned and said, "What is he doing here?" But in an instant, he suddenly realized and said with a smile: "The official almost forgot that there is a big ...... today!" Xiang Chu Huan said: "Lord Chu, you are really a coincidence. ”